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TORRANCE HERALDMany School Summer Playground Program In City Districts Vote In Doubt Due To Lack Of Finances To Add Taxes

Torrance is not alone amongschool districts of California ask­ ing for special taxes to meet school cost needs, although the I V situation of Torrance schools is , unique in that t'hey are deprived ; of State school support during the first year of operation. \

The people of Torrance City School district will vote on July ' 22 on the question of adding 50 . cents to the ^0 cJnts per $100 I assessed valuation elementary school tax for one year only. ; j This Is to make up partially for ' the loss of some $180,000 in state * funds which go to Los Angeles ' during the next school year, based on the average dally at- : tendance of the schools of Tor- ' ranee this year while under Los ; Angeles control. I

According to Superintendent ! of Schools T. H. Hull, the fol- , j lowing school districts have held | « elections which have carried for ,! increasing the tax rate for the I] coming year. They are: Baldwin 11 Park, Bassett, Belleview, Clear- j! water, El Monte elementary, El jf Monte Union High , Glendora, Hermosa Beach City, Inglewood City, Las Virgcnes, Leona, Moun­ tain View, Roscmead, San Ga­ briel, South Pasadena City, South Santa Anita, South Whittler, West Covlna, WHlsona. Artesla, Bellflower, Carmenlta and Eliza­ beth Lake. Claretnont Unified, Excelsior Union High and Pomo­ na High

Whether or not Torranee will be able to maintain an ade­ quate summer playground program this year is a question of finances toth municipal and school- it was reported this week.

In the past Los Angeles has assigned playground directors to Torrnnee schools to supervise games during the summer.

* The City Recreation depart- "^ | ment has been conducting regu-

AWAITS BIG BANG — Here we have pretty Lillian Wells, screen actress, booming up the American Legion's County Council annual Fourth of July Fireworks Show at the Coliseum by posing with a giant cracker. A complete circus will be com-

s ,, . bitted with the fireworks dis-

The following school districts P'«y this year.will have special elections duringJuly and August, at which timethey will vote upon increasingthe tax to support their schools:Alhambra high school, ComptonUnion High and Compton Juniorcollege, Covina Union High, ElMonte Union High, PasadenaHigh and Junior college, LosNletos, Old River. Palmdale, LaVerne City, Saugus Union, Tor-ranee City, Rlvcra, Redondo Un-ion High, Redondo Beach City, thManhattan Beach City Glendora Brothers , was announcedAntelope Valley Joint Union .... , _, ...High, Hawthorne, Hermosa today for the 18th annual Fourth

Beach City. Compton City, El of July show at the coliseumCamlno Junlbr college, Palos Ver- Announcement was mad<

South Pasadena and San wm, , SchMarino High, Inglewood City and wllllam J SchuAlameda. el of Los

Hull declared <=» of th(1 Ameri"Most of these districts are lowing a meeting with C.

raising their taxes 25 to 50c and (Jack) Steele, chairman of th only two of them are having the

Annual July 4 Show Scheduled For Coliseum

Combination of the largest fire- rks display In the world and nationally famed Polack

r programs, Including softball leagues and other con-' tests.

This year the Torrance City Board of Education finds itself in a position of being without 'unds for the operation of sum­ mer playgrounds, but willing and.nxious to conduct them If the

funds can be provided. Schools'ill get no tax funds until No­

vember.Also, this year the City Re­

creation department finds its funds curtailed to a degree which threatens to deprive the young­ sters of Torrance of their usual park athletic program.

The status of finances of the two bodies was subject to a re­ cent discussion between the Board of Education and the City Council, in an effort to work out a Joint program.

It was suggested this week by local authorities that the $6,000 which the City of Torrance ap­ propriated to buy from Los An­ geles the Fern avenue school lot at El Dorado and Fern aves.. might be directed to operation of the parks and playgrounds during the summer.

The Superior court restrained Los Angeles schools from selling the site to the city, ruling that it Is the property of the Tor­ rance City School District, notLos Angeles. The restrainercame at a time when Torrance City treasury Was preparing topay the $6,000 to Los Angeles.

Officials have said they williivp this thought early discus-ilon.

'Learn To Swim' Classes To Open Monday, June 23

The annual "Learn to Swim' program sponsored by the Ameri jan Red Cross, opens Monday,

Conn- Boys and girls and men and Legion, fol- women of this area desiring t

se ">" *"d Harry Myen, man-

t and Redondo Union High aslng director.first time in the 15-dist

School district. Th

earn to swim free of charge are iked to legister at the Oaffey :. Pool, San Pedro, Cabrlllo

ans com- Beach, Inglewood High School,

c .are voting these extra taxes for y(,ar history of the July 4th fire- periods of three, five or ten works 3now a- ih< coliseum, all vears This Inlormatlon -should . make it clear to those Interested!*** wl11 ^ reserved. Com-

that the request of the Tor.ance mander Schuessler icvealed that

Board of Education for extra tickets may be obtained now at funds for a period of one year a Thrifty Drug store throug- in order to help get started when . . no state aid is available, Is a hu» lh<1 collnty. as we» as S0"'"

reasonable minimum request ern California Music Co., 637 S which the voters should willingly Hill St., Los Angeles. Thereapprov the ed

, if they are interested in icatlon of Torrance child

imly two prices; $1.50 and $2.50, wol director'Ith kids under 12 r.dmltted foi

T5c.

, , Louzingrr High or Compton Jun-

Colleg charge.

A total

with the instructor

23 municipal and other fools are participating in his year's "Learn to Swim" pro- 'ect which, during the summer of 1946, saw a new all time record ,-ct in the number of Red Cross >eg!nners' certificates awarded.

The free swimming classes will be conducted every morning, Monday through Fi iday, at i

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Pringle Attends Inauguration Of College Head

O. L. Pi-ingle, vice president in charge of operations for Columbia Steel Company, west coast subsidiary of the United States Steel Coiporation, repre ienled Carnegie Institute ol

hnology at the inauguration of Robert Kdward Burns as pres dent of-the College of the Pa :lflc at Stocktori, Monday.

Selection of Pringle for this honor was contained in a letter from Robert E. Doherty. presl lent of the Carnegie Institute o Technology. Pi ingle graduatei from the Pennsylvania inslltut in 1911.

SHASTA CQUNTY KIKIIINGAnglers were enjoying sonv

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