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Vol 1, No. 3
MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, MAY 16, 1946
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Zuma Forestry Station Well Managed
— Photo by Trmptoman
TOP PHOTO: Zuma Forestry station at Point Dume. BOTTOM: Frederick Von Syoc, en¬
gineer, Jack Remmer, patrolman, and Harold Hull, relief fireman, work on motor of fire¬
fighting “rig.” This is a daily inspection task for members of the forestry crew. RIGHT:
Captain Dan S. Barnes, in charge of the Zumi Forestry station, pauses in his task of planting
Kentucky Burley tobacco “just to see if it will grow.” Captain Barnes considers it one of his
many responsibilities to determine soil potentialities in the Malibu area. He is also very much
interested in the elimination of fire hazards in the Malibu mountains. Most fires in this area.
Captain Barnes says, are carried along by due north winds that sweep in over the mountains
from the desert. He warns residents and visitors against smoking in the mountains during the
fire law season.
Sixty-Two Building, Alteration
Permits Issued to Residents o!
Malibu Area in 2-Month Period r
Builders Wait in Line for Permits; Art jones
Gets 12 for Big Rock Miracle Mile Development
Shades of the days of the Old West when Uncle Sam
opened up new land to the pioneers! Whose next now? Don’t
crowd, pardner, you'll get your turn! Sixty-two permits in a
nine-week period !
No. not 1846. hut 1946. Not a tent-office on the Cherokee
btrip but an abandoned lunchroom at the mouth of TSBariga
canyon, jpst off Malibu road. It’s the [.os Angeles County
Dept, of Bldg, office and during tht abort periods when it is'
open on Mondays. Wednesdays an ! Fridays, building inspect¬
ors and permit registrars are constantly besieged by prospective
builders seeking permits, approval of numerous plans and blue¬
prints, and all manner of building codes information.
* Open only for one hour from
9 to 10 a. m. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, the
Malibu area office is staffed by
two building inspectors, S. T.
Packard, in charge of building
inspection in Topanga, Calaba-
Malibu Woman Deplores ?as-’ AKoura and tbe Malibu
PTA President
Seeks Support
Of Bond Issue
Marines, Becks
In Litigation
Over Decker Rd.
$10,000 Action Filed by
Marine; Seeks Injunction
As the result of a decision
made in superior court last Fri¬
day by Judge Clarence M.
Hanson, the case of Marine vs.
Beck, litigants in a suit involv¬
ing the use of a road in Decker
canyon, will be set down for a
court trial some time in June,
The Malibu Times learned this
week. Decision to handle the
“feud” in a regular court trial
was based on recommendations
of Hector P. Baida, Santa Mon¬
ica attorney, officiating as ref¬
eree.
Trouble over the road start¬
ed shortly after Geo. W.
(“Buzz”) Marine, grandson of
Martha Decker, one of the or¬
iginal pioneers of Decker can-
ion and after whom the canyon
was named, returned from
service in the Army Air Corps.
Young Marine alleged that
John Beck interfered with him
and with his family in the use
of a road from the Decker road
and running through Los Ali-
sos canyon across the Beck
property to the Marine ranch.
Built by Uncle
Marine charged that Beck
used numerous methods to pre¬
vent him and his family from
using the road, although the
road in question had been in
use for 20 years. In fact, Ma¬
rine said, the road was built by
his uncle, Charlie Decker.
Seeking to stop Beck from
further interference. Marine pe¬
titioned for an injunction in
Judge Hanson's court two
months ago. judge Hanson
granted a temporary restrain¬
ing order to prevent Beck from
interfering w ith the use of the
road and set the date last Fri¬
day for a hearing on the order
to show cause why a prelimin¬
ary injunction should not be is-
( Continued on page 7)
Webster Meads Convention
Meeting at Miramar Sat.
Officers of the executive
committee of the California
State Justices’ and Constables’
Association will meet Saturday
at 10 a.m. writh members of
that organization’s Convention
Committee at the Miramar
hotel in Santa Monica to for¬
mulate plans for the state con¬
vention to be held in Santa
Monica October 10, 11 and 12,
Judge John L. Webster. Mali¬
bu jurist and Conventon Com¬
mittee chairman, announced
this week.
Judge Webster attended a
three-day meeting early this
week in Sait Francisco on an¬
other matter pertinent to the
interests of the State J. and C.
Association. He was a member
of that organization’s commit¬
tee meeting members of anoth¬
er committee represented by
the State Bar Association to
work out mutual problems con¬
cerning the so-called inferior
court system. Judge James S.
Markey of Santa Monica, State
lJ. and C. Association Conven¬
tion manager, made the trip
north with Judge Webster.
Monday Nomination Night
For Malibu Legion Post
Nomination of officers for
the ensuing year for Malibu
Post No. 605 of the American
Legion, will take place at the
Malibu courthouse next Mon¬
day night at 8 o’clock, it was re¬
ported today.
It is expected that new offic¬
ers will be chosen from the
ranks of World War II veter¬
ans, Thos. E.- Cheney, past
commander and service officer,
announced. Election of officers
will take place on the se.fond
Monday in June.
Retiring officers of the Mal¬
ibu Post are Eugene Brodrick,
commander ; Max Amsterdam, |
first vice commander; George
Marshall Jr., second vice com¬
mander and K„ O. Sherman,
adjutant.
Forestry Chief
Loves Flowers,
Despises Fires
Opt. Dan Barnes of Zuma
Station Knows Malibu Soil
Captain Dar. S. Barnes of the
Zuma Forestry station is a big
man with a love for flowers
and things that grow green. He
is also a man who takes his
fire-fighting and fire-preven¬
tion job quite seriously.
Experiments With Soil
Keeping a wary eye always
open for the smallest conflagra¬
tion, Captain Barnes devotes
the “in-between” hours to ex¬
perimenting with plants and
seeds on the grounds of the
Zuma station. He considers it
a responsibility to find out
what kind of plants, trees and
flowers grow best in Malibu
soil.
“Incidentally,” he said, “I've
got some small Monterey trees
in pots now» that are particular¬
ly adaptable to this coastal
area. Although they are short-
( Continued on page 31
Opening of Fire Season
May 1 was the opening day
of the fire season in Los Angeles
county and the Southern Califor¬
nia area, Captain Dan S. Barnes,
in charge of the Zuma Forestry
station, announced today.
“I would like to urge all pro¬
perty owners to aid our depart¬
ment in its fire prevention work
for the year,” Barnes stated. “A
fire inspection will be made
June 1 on all property in the Ma¬
libu area, consisting of checking
screens on fire places, proper
clearance of dry brush and
grass, 30 feet from all buildings
and incinerators.”
Barnes pointed out that cy¬
press hedges were a fire hazard
and should be cut to a minimum
heighth and cleaned of ail dry
branches. Burning permits are
required for all outside burning.
To report a fire, call the L. A.
Co. Forester and Fire Warden
department, Malibu 8723, give lo
cation whether brush or house
fire. For information, call the
same number.
Condition S. M. Schools
Many Malibu school children
attending Santa Monica ele¬
mentary schools are suffering
from the overcrowded condi¬
tion of the Bay City’s schools,
Mrs. C. J. Parker of 21510 Mal¬
ibu road, president of the
Roosevelt School Parent and
Teachers’ Association, said to¬
day in making a bid for support
of the forth-coming school
bond is.-ue up for consideration
as the June 4 Sections...
“More than 40 children from
Malibu attend the Roosevelt"
School in Santa Monica and
others attend the Madison
school,” Mrs. Parker said. “The
overcrow'ded condition of the
schools constitutes a serious
problem. The elementary
schools are full to capacity,
many having half-day ses¬
sions.”
The population of Santa
Monica in 1940 w-as estimated
at over 53,500. Mrs. Parker
said, and since the war. it has
increased to such an extent, un¬
less new buildings are provid¬
ed, by September a great manv
pupils will be forced to attend
only part-day sessions.
Attends Convention
Mrs. Parker, who attended
the State Convention of the
California Congress of Parent
and Teachers in San Francisco
May 1, 2 and 3, said that the
Santa Monica bond issue of $3,-
500,000, if passed, will provide
Santa Monica with adequate
school housing for the next five
years at which time it is be¬
lieved the school population
will have reached its peak.
The California Congress of
Parents and Teachers is cog¬
nizant of the school problem
all over the state, Mrs. Parker
pointed out, and is seeking ad¬
ditional state financial support
as well as a minimum salary of
$2,400 for teachers. Mr. Park¬
er, incidentally, has a nine-year-
old daughter, Rosita, who at¬
tends the Santa Monica Roose¬
velt school.
Lake district, and R. Williams,
in charge of inspection along'
the Malibu coast to the Ven¬
tura county line. Both are ex-
servicemen. Packard was in
Navy aviation and Williams
was a Marine.
Packard said today that ad¬
ditional freezes of building ma¬
terials for commercial purpos¬
es are reportedly in the offing,
although no definite action has
yet been taken by the County
Board of Supervisors.
Sixty-Two Permits
"Sixty-two" building, altera¬
tion and repair permits were is¬
sued to residents of the Malibu
area between March 4 and May
10 of this year, according to re¬
cords of the permit office.
Twelve of these permits
were issued to Art Jones, well-
known real estate man of the
Malibu Beach colony for the
sinking of piling foundations
on beach house sites in the
Big Rock district where three
homes are already in the final
stages of completion. Ten of
the Jones’ permits w'ere issued
last month. Last Friday, Jones
received permits for piling in¬
stallations on tw'o additional
sites.
A total of 16 sites have al¬
ready been leased by Jones ,'m
the Big Rock “Miracle Mile.’*
Workmen are completing the
erection of platform sites for
eight homes and a new seg¬
ment of five more sites have
just been issued. Those who
have leased sites in this area
include Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
L. York (Mr. York is an exe¬
cutive in the Johnson- Johnson
Drug company), Paul S. Roou-
ey, ex-service man, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl S. Straub _ (Mr.
Straub is an executive in tha
( Continued on page six )
To Erect Bldgs ,
On Harbor Site
Erection of several stranstee!
buildings on the site of the pro¬
posed $1,500,000 Malibu Quar¬
terdeck club, is expected to get
under way before long, accord¬
ing to a report of Edward D.
Scouts in Paper Drive president of the yacht
Malibu Scouts are making a Bulldozers and scrapers are
concerted drive for waste pap- now working along the Malibu
er and have set up a depository creek north of the bridge, lurn-
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r er said. The steel buildings will
across from the Malibu La Cos- ,)e used for storagc purpbSes in
ta beach house, William J. Mac- ;connection with development
fadyen, chairman of the Scout work on the harbor site, it was
committee, announced today, (announced.