FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1964 Yosemite National Park, Calif

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FRIDAY, JANUARY10, 1964
NATIONALSKI PATROL
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Anyoneinterested in joining a local
chapter of The National Ski Patrol is
¯ invited to attend a meeting in the
training room at the Museumon Friday, January 17, at 8:00 p.m.
DougLarabee, Section Chief of the
National Ski Patrol, will .be present to
discuss the advantages and responsibilities of this organization.
¯ If there is sufficient interest in a
Junior Ski Patrol, steps will be taken
to organize a junior group.
Bill Cooper, head of the regular
Badger Patrol will also be present to
answer questions.
Ski movies will be shownand there
will be an election of officers. Everyone, (including family groups)
cordially invited to attend. Anyone
with questions in regard to the above
may contact ¯George Briggs or Dave
Huson.
SAFETYREPORT
For the First Quarter of the year,
October through December, YPCCo.
Safety Director Ned English reports a
100%reduction in industrial injuries
compared to a year ago. On a Company-wide basis there have been but
3 disabling injuries this year as compared to 8 a year ago. Lost time records, too, are improved, with a total
of 27 days this year, 162 last year.
The Maintenance Dept. and Hotel Division, English stated, have been particularly successfulin injury prevention,
with Maintenancehaving no disabling
injuries or lost time days, as compared
to 4 injuries and 32 lost time days last
.year; Hotel Division has had 2 disabling injuries and 20 lost time days as
compared
to last year’s 3 injuries, 102
lost time days.
YosemiteNational Park, Calif.
VILLAGESTORIES
by Andy
SPECIAL AGENT ENGAGED
Mr. Tom Thomashas accepted the
There are times when a person
position of Special Agent for YPCCo.,
gets the urge to write; then there are according to Harold Ouimet, personnel
times when a person is delighted to department head.
write. Again, there are times whenhe
Thomaswill be responsible for the
feels, "Someonehas to do it, and I
investigation of possible misappropriguess it’s me." This is one of those ation or misuse of companyproperty
times.
and with investigation of casesinvolLast MaywhenMr. Walter Fitzpatving the conduct of guests or emrick retired,
a large vacancy was ployees thought to be contrary to
created in our community. The Lions accepted local standards.
Club had to search desperately among
It is felt by Ouimet that a company
its remaining membership to find
with as widely diversified activities
someoneto take the place of Secre- and so widely scattered as YPCC o.’s.,
tary-Treasurer (which required some- is normally subject to a certain aone whocould write and also balance mountof misappropriation of its prothe books with the proper flourish to petty. This likelihood is increased by
makea desperate situation look like
the great numberof short-term seaa well-planned success).
sonal employeeshired and the hundrThe MasonicLodgefeels that it has eds of thousands of park visitors.
lost a master of spontaneousoratory
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whocould maintain the interest of an
audience from a period of two minutes
HOUSING STUDY
to two weeks. Members
of this caliber
A detailed lemployee .housing study
are prized very highly. The Irish have is being conducted under the supera gift for it.
vision of HousingDirector NedEnglish.
Mr. Fitzpatrick was also postmaster in this project he is being assisted by
for manyyears. Everyone loved him, John Curry, Dick Ditton and Gene
including his secretary, Mrs. FitzEwing. The aim of the report is to
patrick.
determine the need for improvement
But the position he vacated which of married employee housing and the
caused most concern, to a very select increase in the capacity of single emgroup, was that of head of the Audu- ployee housing suitable for all year
bon Society in this area.
use.
Folks whoare not familiar with the
The survey is basedon four aspects:
AudubonMovementask whether it is
Curry is gathering ’information from
a right-wing or a left-wing organiza- similarly situated areas on the numertion. Thefact is, it is a right wing AND ical relationship betweenguests and
a left wing organization. Actually,
employee capacity, along with the
it is a sort of PERCH
Society which standards of quality maintained in
usually leaves its membersout on a employeehousing; Ditton is document.
limb. We may add the organization
ing the present living conditions of
is strictly for the birds.
employeesduring the off-season; EwEveryone is invited to join. It’s
ing is correlating off-season employee
national and gets a lot of publicity.
turnover to housing, housing effect
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Since 1945, Thomashas .been enYPCCo.’s maintenancemenare eni
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gaged
in various fields of investigagagedin severalprojects of plant pre"
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information
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servation.Mostactivi.ty is in the Lodge tion for the united States Marine
Yosem.ite Valley residents.
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area, where TomRennelshas a crew Corps,for the CalexicoPolice Departi
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
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of ten carpenters, ¯plumbers and merit and for the Imperial County
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H. K Ouimet
Advisor
electricians remodeling bungalows Sheriff’s Office. Whilewith the last orH. Berrey ..........
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Advisor
with bath. Scheduledfor completion ganization, he also servedas an in.
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Mail communications
to Yosernite
by May20 (when guests will move vestigation consul.tant for the Calif:
Sentinel, C/o Y. P. & C. Co., or
inl) twenty bungalows
are getting new ornia State Committeeon Narcotics,
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tile
floors,
new
walls
are goingup in helping write someof the present
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ten alcoves and six bathroomsare laws on the unlawful use of narcotics
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being refurbished with new wash- and dangerousdrugs. Thomas’further "
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’ In addition to the 1,400 SENTINELSbasins and formica-topped dressing qualifications include a credential
i~ which are distributed in Yosemite,
i " 330 are mailed to former employees. tables. All the spring-loaded water from the California State Department
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faucets (the kind that won’t stay on) of IndustrialRelationsto instruct police
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: i ngfor chit chat about the life and youdon’t needthree handsto operate. a credential fromthe California State
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times of former residents. 50 replies Tenbungalowswithout bath are hav- Institute of JuvenileControl.
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ing their interiors painted.All cabins
A.t the present,Thomas’
family, his
parts will be reprinted in these that have saggeda bit .through the wife and two daughters, are living
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columns.Herewithis the first instal- yearsandthe floods are beingstraigh- in the SanJoaquin Valley, but will
iment.
tenedup to level.
movesoonto a homein El Portal.
FromJim Barbour, 1336Lake Street,
Electriciansare c o mpl e t i n g an
-oSanFrancisco.
$8,000job of replacing the old-type
HOUSING
"1 worked for Hilmer Oehlmann fuse boxes with new breaker-type
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ba~k in the years 1927-34A.D., but electrical panels.And,four housekeep. on moraleand housing effect on emneverfor a minutehaveI lost interest ing bungalows
with bath are receiving ployeerecruiting. Englishis compiling
in glorious YosemiteValley. I’m em- a newundergroundelectrical supply. a ten-year statistical history of the
ployed by AmericanForest Products,
increase in off-season housecounts
-oalthough I’m beyond the usual
and mealsserved, as compared
to the
FORSALE
retirementage. I’m active in the Photocapacity of off-seasonemployee
hous.?
1957Great LakesMobile Home,8x ing.
chromeClub and CinemaClub of San
27. Excellentcond.,newtires, air cond.
Francisco...Last winter I led a bus
Uponcompletionof the study, solu$1695.Dick FreedVillage Station.
’’trip
. to theValley
tions will be sought to whatever
Bedroomset, davenport and chair
Goodfor you, Jim Barbour.
problemsappearto exist.
FromMrs. TomKnowles,215 Virginia. name your price. Audrey. Ewing,
372-4481days, 372-4859evenings.
Ave., SanMateo
THE BURNINGTOWERAT BADGER
Underwood
typewriter, office style,
"1 amstill in our apartmentwhere
14" carriage. Dignified age, but reTheguard’s houseatop tower four
we movedbefore Tompassed away.
of
the No. 1 Constam
at Badger Pass
cently reconditioned. $18.95. Phone
...... I aminterested in helping out
caughtfire at aboutthree p.m., Janat a newChristian ScienceHomefor 372-4776.
uary 5 sending its occupant, Mike
Senior Citizens and manageto keep every day and whenI amalone, she Soboslayscurryingfor help. ApparentbusY.I do wish someof the Yosemite spendsa night or two with me. There ly the oil stove in the housebecame
friends would stop by when they are so many pleasant memoriesof overheated,causingthe blaze. Several
are downmy way~As for my family the Valley and myassociates".
of the cross-membersat the top of
,- Bob and Sally KnowlesPlumband From Tillie Sample, 709 W. Lemon the tower weredamaged,necessitatthe four grandchildren,they are living Ave. Monrovia.
ing replacementat a cost of abou.t
in Durango, Colorado and have been
"1 havehada very quiet life since $1500, according to GordonWarren.
there for morethan two years. Sally I left Yosemite
in 1943.I hadstarted Thelift will be backin operationfor
saysit is the nearestto living in Yo- in 1921so I had quite a long time this weekend.
semite."
there. I send mySENTINEL
to Martha
Bill Meacham
and Dusty Cloward
From Thoma Moran, 3565 Dimond Ewbankin Scottsdale, Arizona. She were overcomeby smokeduring the
Ave., Oakland..
started working in Yosemitein 1920. fire fighting; no injuries occurred;T"1 havebeenill for the past two I was in the park recently and of
bar riders wereadvisedby ski patrolyearsso I don’t get out very often. I course visited with Cy and Agnes
mento dismount, whenthe blaze was
visit with HelenDeLano
over the phone Wright."
discovered.
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You
people
frol
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colonels,
Mr. Gear
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(Birdwatch~
It’S educatic
the open.It
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suspect, so
George,pro
.little wood
around.
CHRISTMAS
The Gueh
whichis ,bei
Women’s
masgreetin!
9 from the
mothers:I
write you.I!
take the
arum, and
who make
threequa’rtc
having very
you a
and happy
th and the
of you and
Daniel are
small card.
And pret
the youngst
mothers:I
mas, Happy
th for you
kisses."
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The Mamr
reports that
Junior "Poinl
uary 18
Saturday,
Drawing for
held on Jan
ceivedafter
addedto the
Racefee
includelift
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L. Rustant
ling the de
team’s
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HOUSEKEEPING
PROJECT
FROM THE LODGE
A walk or drive through the area
The
Earl
Pomeroys have departed
.... .:.. You would meet many interesting
of Housekeeping Campwhere the new for Florida with quickstops at several
’ people from butchers’
wives to
units are under construction will re.. colonels, millionaires,
beatniks, and veal, perhaps for the first time, the Utah and Colorado ski areas.
Lodge Bellman Jerry Love, a YPC
MrS George Murphy, who is now in
placementof the units, the space be- Co. employeesince 1949, starts his
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charge of the Yosemite local branch
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tween them and their relation to the vacation this month. Jerry and his
(Birdwatchers). It’s a fun assignment.
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river. Before all the walls were in Cadillac will travel .through the southIt’s educational and gets you out in
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position, this was not possible. Now, west. For part of the way he will have
’ .theopen. It’s also.interesting, but re:.
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however, one can picture better how company-Don Beam to Pasadena
i quires more effort
than one would attractive the area will appear when
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and Pat Thorsonto Phoenix.
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so I take my hat off to
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completeand landscaped.
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Two young people, supplyman
i George,
providing
one of his sneaky
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Acco,rding to Gordon Warren, the
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Dave
Evans and Server Linda Wag.... .little
woodpecker friends isn’t hanging
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entire 100 patios have been poured goener, regulars in the Lodge Cafe.~r " ’,. ’
. around.
and, in the shops, the metal work for teria, have becomeengaged.
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the ridge poles and for the beds is
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They say good things comein small
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FROMFRANCE being fabricated. Screening fences in
packagesand Sally Franco of the gift
.. The Guehofamily of Molac, France, several sizes madeof cedar saplings,
shop
is one. She and Charles Thibo¯ . which is .being sponsoredby the local too, are being pre-fabbed.
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deaux, former wine steward at The
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Group, sent along its ChristWith reasonable weather, Warren Ahwahnee, are engaged to be
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¯ mas greetings. A note dated December says he will have the units ready for
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married in November.
’~ 9 from the mother says: "Dear God.
May Day.
Billy Jo Nelson, Chris Skene, Ross
¯ "mothers: I take a momenttonight to
HOUSEKEEPINGNAMECONTEST
Hallberg,
Posie Stoeckel and Pat Thor..... write you. It is cold now. Wehad to
The SENTINELoffice has received
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take the flowers inside, the geranium, several suggestions for a namefor the son entertained during the holidays
in Hootenanny-fashion in the Mounarum, and the dahlia. I love flowers new units at Housekeeping Campin
tain Room. Four concerts were well
: :who makeour house so beautiful, for
the "Namethe Camp"contest describattended and with lots of good sing’ th:ree quarters of the .year. We are ed in the November29, 1963 issue of
along talent. Anyone interested in
having very cold rain presently. I wish, the SENTINEL.
getting together with voice and guitar,
you a Merry Christmas and a good
The nameshould relate to the local
see Pat at the Lodge.
and happy new year with good heal.
environment, either from an historic
After muchinstruction and planning
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point of view, connectedperhapswith ahead, Nick Fiore has assigned three
ofyouand your family. Annick and the early explorers, the ’49ers, the
Danie are joining me writing you a pioneers - or to an event, or other Lodge employees to .teach skiing to
the local school children on their Wed¯ small card. Guehofamily".
aspect of Yosemite history - or it
nesday ski-day at Badger Pass. Part: ’ : And
pretty little
cards came from might have somegeologic reference.
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instructors are John CurryrWayne
the youngsters saying "Dear GodThe contest closes January 15. If
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Hildebrand
and Spencer Grams.
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mothers: I wish you a Merry Christthe judging committee feels that
Wayne
Hildebrand
is on the YL front
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mas, Happy NewYear and good healamong the names suggested a suitdesk and Spenceris YL cafeteria manth for your family. Thousands of
able one has been proposed, the
ager.
kisses."
winner will be awarded $25.00.
Bob Stone has left his position as
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front desk clerk to becomethe busy
MAMMOTH
JR. SKI RACE
WOMEN’SGROUPMEETING
bee night auditor for YosemiteLodge.
¯ The MammothMountain Ski Club
For the January 21 meeting of the Visiting hours are 11:30 p.m. to 7:00
reports that the first of the F.W.S.A.’S Yosemite Women’sGroup, a representa.m.
Junior"Point" meetswill be held Jan- ative of the Charles of the Ritz cosLICENSE RENEWAL
uary 18 and 19, with the Slalom on metic firm will be on hand to demonNormanJaenecke, manager of the
Saturday, the Downhill on Sunday. strate make-upand its application.
office of the State Department of
~Drawing for starting times will be That part of the program is being
Motor Vehicles at Mariposa, has adheld on January 16. Any entries rearranged by Gottschalk’s of Fresno, vised that the office will be open for
Ceived.after that date will be simply where Charles of the Ritz cosmetics
the renewal of motor Vehicle registraddedto the bottomof the start lists.
happento be available.
ations on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Racefee will be $6.00, which will
Preceding the program will be a Thursday of each week from January
¯ include lift privileges for the preced- luncheon in the Ahwahnee Dining
2 through January 23.
ing Friday as well as race days.
Roomat 12.45 p.m. All local women
The final
week of the man,h,
L. Rust and C. Woessner,are hand- are invited to attend and are asked
January27-February1, the office will
ling the details of the local racing
to maketheir reservations with The be open every day, and until noon
team’s participation.
Ahwahneeby January 20.
on Saturday.
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:"All
the employees came ’out of
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hibernation when The Ahwahneere.;. "opened with.a bang on December21.
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!.. many tales of adventure being.exii:i changed: During those six weeks, the
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ANNUALMEETINGSET FOR YOSEMITE
SKI. DAY HAS UPS AND DOWNS
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CREDIT UNION
A hundred eager, youngsters turned ..’
The AnnualMeeting of the Yosem- out for the first "ski da’y".on Wednes-"
ite Credit Union will be held Monday, day January 8 and, of this number:.
January 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Yosem- 40 were first-timers and some42 were
ite Museum.It is requested that mem- from El Portal, Fish Campand Oakbers makeevery effort to attend, .as hurst.
a quorum (10% of the voting memThere were instructors in abundance. "
.. " employeestraveled in all directionsbers) is required before the meeting with Lenore Cross, Leroy Rust, Ann
" some to the East, .some South, and
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be openedand business transactHendricks0n, AmyEnglish, Ralph Par! -’: others to Mexico. Although, apparent! ’ .ly everyone had a smas’hing time, they ed.
ker, Chuck Woessner,Chet Hu.bbard,.
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Pres. GeneEwing recently announ- Wayne Hildebrand, John Curry,Nick
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ced that a dividend of 4% has been Fiore and Dotty Power each instruct.
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’ Apart from "the regulars", a num- declared, effective January4. For. all
ing a group or helping wi.th equipi . ber of the old collegiate summerset
shareholders with accounts under ment, blowing noses, etc.
were back for: the holidays and, also,
$2,000 this dividend will be posted
The best skiing was found on. No.
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.quite a numberof brand new faces to their account. Otherwise they will
2 lift hill and all went merrily until
!i .. were about.
receive a checkin the mail shortly.
seven-yearold TomBetts, skiing .with
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For the first evening, practically
-othe Yosemite Ski Team, took a nasty
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all the Dining Roompersonnel were
P.O. NEWS
spill. It was determinedlater that he
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on.duty in order to get "gened Up"
The United States Post Office at
had broken both bonesin his left leg.
L~- . for the:.busy holidays, and the guests
Yosemite has a new assistant Post- Today’s bulletin, from the hospital
were highly amusedat seeing little
master in the shape of John Hansen.. states that Tom’s coming along well
:: g:rOups:of threes running up to a table ¯ John has been with the P.O..Departand will soon be UP and. swinging
’ for.two- three wine stecvards at your ment for 20 years, he’s lived in the about on a pair of extra legs.
service, Madam,three tea stewards Park 31 years and put in some 10
NEW AT BADGER
.... for afternoon tea, .three boys to bring years with N.P.S. and YPCCo.
In addition to’snow the Badger
This change has brought another.
~. ’ out the I boxlunches, and so on.
area now has a "pla.tter run" where
.i.’. ’ :Well, we. didn’t quite hit a record Annie Reynolds will moveto the Yo- non-skiers may d’isport themselves
~. housecount, but very near it, as, for semite Lodge Post Office as station
with safety and without the ridicule
’~ seven days, the coun.t was over 250. superintendent.
often heapedon them by skiers. The
-o-I think..we...owe..a, big..thank...y.ou to
N.P.S. has designateda run east of the
the Lodge, as they were most generous JOHNEARLEJOINS COMM’L. DIV.
Ski House from the water tower down
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John Earle has been named where platters may be use. N.P.S.
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and loaned us someroll-away beds.
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Studio Supervisor by C. N. Proctor,
The Bracebridge Dinner was a ravcleared the area, the YPCCo. Badger
YPC
Co.
Commercial
Division
head,
ing success with no hitches and, as
crew maintains it. Pla,tters maybe
as
replacement
fo’r
Hal
Morris
who
always, everyone was very impressed
rented at the run.
.at the perfect timing, formation, etc. left in earlyfall.
An Oliver tractor has been added
Earle,
most
recently
from
Pasadena,
to the snow motor flee.t. This new,
of the waitresses, waiters and busboys
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is
originally
from
Chicago.
There,
he
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as they madetheir grand procession
one-man, vehicle has tracks 36" wide
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into the Dining Room.However, there was employed by Marshall Field Co. which makes it most suitable for
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was muchlamentation at the absence for twenty-three years, w o r k i ng slope packing.
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of the carolers. It is hopedthat next through and up in the organization
ANSEL ADAMSPHOTOS AT
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with responsibilities which included
year we will be able to form a little
55 GRANTAVE.
group-nobody expects a Caruso or buying and merchandising women’s
Thirty magnificent photos done by
a Sutherland, and our effor.ts, feeble sportswear,furs, suits, etc.
Ansel Adamsnow hang on the walls
’t
ill
He
attended
Northwestern
Univeror otherwise, would be very much
of the Y.P.C. Co. office at 55 Grant
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sity, earning a degree in Business
appreciated.
Ave., San Francisco. These were on
Administration.
1963 went out with a grand exit to
display at the Adamsshowing in the
During WWII,Earle served in Europe
the tune of much merry-making, gay
de Young Memorial Museum, which
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with an Infantry Regiment and, at
hats,
noisemakers,
etc.
and
1964
ended last month. Employees who
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war’s end, set up and operated the
¯ warmlygreeted.
may be in S.F. are welcome to stop
Obersdorf, Germanyski area, second
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in for a look at the collection.
Weare happy to welcomeKen Frislargest in the country.
byback again. This was Ken’s twelfth
In addition to Marshall Field, Earle store manager.
Bracebridge, but this time he plans
Mrs. Earle and son and daughter,
has been with J.J. Haggerty in Bever.
staying on until the summer,as assis- ly Hills and Palm Springs and with
ages 12 and 14, are now in Pasadena
tant manager in the Dining Room.
Kaufmans in Colorado Springs where and will moveto the park at the comill
-Dolores Hallinan
he was ski shop buyer and branch
pletion of the current school semester.
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¯ FRIDAY,JANUARY
24, 1964
CENTENNIAL OF YOSEMITE GRANT
TO BE OBSERVED
Y.P.C. Co. HOTELMANAGEMENT
CHANGES
New managers for The Ahwahnee,
YosemiteNational Park will observe,
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for a full year beginning June 30, Yosemite Lodge and CampCurry have
the Centennialof the grant whichset been announcedby YPC Co.
John Curry has been appointed
i"- aside for preservation the Yosemite
i " ~ Vailey and the.Mariposa Grove of Big managerof The Ahwahnee,to replace
Bob Maynard who has accepted a
t ’ Trees, SuPerintendent John C. Preston
position with the Grand Teton Lodge
~i:: announced.
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Co. Wayne Whiteman, former Camp
The observance will mark the signt:. ingby President Abraham Lincoln on Curry head, will take over manageJune 30, 1864, of an Act of Congress ment of the Lodge, and Keith Whitfield, who has been in YPCCo. Hotel
now commonly referred to as the
will manageCamp
!’Yosemite Grant" whereby there was Division office,
Curry.
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transferred to the State of California
~ ’ "The ’cleft’
or ’gorge’ in the granite
John Curry has been connected
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with YPCCo. year ’round since 1951
i peak of the Sierra
Nevada Moun.i " ¯ " ’
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and has worked in the Hotel and Per’ tarns known as the Yo-Semite Valley
sonnel Division office, at CampCurry,
:i ’ , and what is known as the’Mariposa
The Ahwahnee and has managed WaBig Tree Grove’." The grant was especially notable, Park officials said, be- wona Hotel and Yosemite Lodge.
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Whiteman, formerly Camp Curry
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cause it was made on the express
Manager, has worked in all YPCCo.
il
condition "that the premises shall be
hotel units except the Big Trees Lodge,
held
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creation
inalienable for all time."
Supervisor. He has been with YPCCo.
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Supe/’intendent Preston added that
since 1955.
assurance has been given the Park in
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a meet,ing w, ith officials of state
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with YPCCo. began in 1951. He has
county, and local organizations of
been most recently Director of Stan~
their cooperation in a proper obserdards for the Hotel Division, and over
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vation history. Such assurance was
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forthcoming from Charles A. DeTurk, the Lodge and the Village Restaurant.
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TOASTMASTERS’CHARTERNIGHT
Parks and Recreation; Earl P. Hanson,
The newly formed Pohono Chapter
. deputy chief of park management of
of ToastmastersInternational will rethe Division of Beaches and Parks;
Superior Court JusticeThomas Coak- ceive its charter at a special meeting
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ley; JamesDePauli, representing the to be held on Thursday evening, February 6, .in the Mountain Roomat YoMariposa County Historical Society
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and speaking for the TuoiumneCounty semite Lodge. This will be a dinner
H~istorical Society and the Golden meeting and ladies’ night at 6:30 p.m.
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Chain Council of the Mother Lode; and and will include a full program of
Lilburn Schatz,. chairmanof the Mar- speechesand table topics, as given at
the regular Toastmasters’ sessions.
iposa County Board of Supervisors.
Guests are welcome, and a special
¯ The several Park concessioners also
(Continuedoa page four).
YPC Co. QUARTERLY
STATEMENT
YPCCo. finished the first quarter
of business in somewhatbetter financial condition than for a like period last year. Accordingto the statement published January 23 by the
Accounting Dept., the present operating loss is $69,028. This compares
most favorably with last year when
the operating loss wa.s $116,951.
Ho.wever, it will be recalled by all
that we experienced a prolonged
drought last year and enjoyed no ski
activity until late February.
Examiningthe operating record for
the past six years, the 1961loss figure
of $49,768is found to be the lowest.
This year’s loss is about average. :
it appearsthis year that we mayexpect normal skier patronage, with present snowconditions, and it is hoped
that the secondquarter will be at least
as goodas the averagefor this period.
This can only be accomplishedby careful operating procedures on the part
of all employees, for as the neardisaster of last year highlights, our
L, bs.iness is highly subject to the
vagaries of the weather that influence
Yosemite visitation so strongly.
-oHISTORICALSOCIETYMEETING
JANUARY26
The next meeting of the Mariposa
County Historical Society will be at
the CommunityBuilding in El Portal
on Sunday, January 26 at 2 p.m. AI
Rose of Modesto, perhaps the most
outstanding historian of the Yosemite
Valley Railroad, will be the speaker,
and the film entitled "A Day on the
YV", which was given to the National
Park Service recently, will be shown.
Immediately following will be an Open
housefor the newly restored rail.road
vehicles at the center. Everyone is
invited.
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I." have offered their cooperation.
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.""Thestipulations in the legislation
..: " regarding public use of the granted
i.i: " .". lands,¯ and the implied admonition
¯ :.. : that tl~e natural ¯wonderswere to be
. " ...~p.reserved ifor future generations had "
. ’. the e.ffect of creating the first "public
i ~ .. park" in the United States to be ad’ . ministered. by a State government,"
’. .: M.r. Preston ¯commented.
"It maytherei.... fore.be~.iSaid, ’’ he added, ."that the
¯ .:’. Yosemite Valley. and the Mariposa
.... ¯ Groveconstituted the first State Park.
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"The condi.tions imposedfor the use.
’" ’ Of the ¯lands also is seen as the begin:. ~ ning:0f a new. concept in public land
Conceptthat.has since
.. ,.’ management-a
... beenapplied in the establ,ishmentand
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admi’nis.tration of.other areas of great
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naturalbeauty, and interest as Nation! :.al Parks." ..
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.... .. Twenty-s’ix years after the Yosem¯ ¯ ite Grant," again by Act. of Congress,
’Yosem.ite National Park was establish..i:ed,~.around the State-administered
. lands as a meansof conserving the
adjacen,t Sierra wilderness.¯ Th’is and
other-National Parks established a"
bout the sametime were placed under
the: guardianship of the U.S.A.rmy.
’, ¯ " .The State continuedits control over the
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original grant until 1906, whenit recededits lands to the Federal Governi ..
!i.". ~.. m.ent..ciVilian, supervision over the
combined areas became effective in
.... .1914, and since 1916 when the Na. tional Park’ Service was established,
.the Park has been a part of the Na..
tional Park System.
¯ Preston said that centennial plans
:to:dateinclude publication of a souven~ir booklet and special interpre-
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by
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:Woessner and Glen Power, wich their
, .. i ik ...Yosemite Park¯ and Curry Co. .
respective wives, last weekendtook
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¯ for .the information of
the long, long trip to Mammoth
(500
Valley¯¯residents.
¯ .....i~i. . Yosemite
m,iles as the car goes- 20 miles as
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Advisor
the crow flies)for
the first of ~he
:" .... " ~. ’H.K Ouimet
Advisor
season’s Junior Point Meets. Leslie
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H..:Berrey _~. ...... .... Advisor
Rust, ~ike and Greg Pawer and
". ¯ ¯ Mail communications to Yosemite
Chuckie Woessnerwere entered in the
" Sentinel, c/o Y. P. & C. Co., or
Group 3 compefitian, Robl~ie ..and
: : ... phone 372-4411.
Anne. Woessner in Groups 4 and 5,
. l,eoeo#oeoeeeoeeeee~,~e
a~ ¯ ¯ ~e
respectively. This meet ordinarily
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KARLA, ,Y. L. GUEST::.
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Yosemite.Lodge.... ..i
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guest, having arrived there on. Nov. ’:.
ofJohr
...januar’
ember15 ;’and. intending tostay ’til..
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¯ May1". Patty Thorson, Y.L. hostess, "
".daily’.’.
has becomeacquainted . with .- Miss .,".
.".As is
Karla and hasreported on her inter." ~
went m
esting background.
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In Miss Karla’s bungalowshe .has .....
on Janl
posted a large park map. on thissl~e ’
ating a:
plots her day’s walk or hike, attempt. ’-i..
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ing all those open a.t the t:ime. She .. "
narrow
photographs earnestly the changing~.i
day.ab~
¯ The group arrived .Thursday even- Valley scene, and her fin.ished pro.. i
cy
ing, in time for a swimin. Hot.Creek, ducts are outstanding. In addition to
visit, Jo
her accompi~ishmentsas a photogra-.i ...
where hot water, gurgles up from
elude
some. subterranean fissure to warm pher, she has a long background in..
makeli
the otherwise cold stream.
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music, having begun a musical career
The
Rusty reports that storm clouds at the ageof 18 whenher’stringed tr!.o...."
Beach
performed on Radio WJZin NewYork
gathered Thursdayevening and. curlCity.
ed over the Sierra crest, foretelling
With her family she moved west/
of "weather" the nex.t day. Friday,
indeed, was miserable, complete with settling in Matin County, joining ’the
¯ ~ ¯ Selec
winds, so fierce that the chair lift. o- WoodingStudios, designing and man" from D
."It h~
perations were halted, and 14 degree ufacturing rings and pieces of red-.
wood.
YPC
Co.
studios
carried
.many.
temperature. Theyoungsterspracticed
¯... .. Rockies
of her products.. Whenthe business
the ea
slalom, which event was scheduled
was
sold,
on
her
father’s
death,
she
for Saturday. The weather Saturday
beensl~
and bit
was, if poss.ible, more unpleasant took her talents, to the Matin Shipyard,
working
in
the
model
section,
¯wise,
than on Friday, and becauseof.visibility,
there could be but one of the drafting and turning out scale models.
ways
ofthe
ships
to
be
bu.ilt.
usual two slalom runs. The smallest
too
Having
kept
in
touch
with
the
world
prune
racers, those in groups 4 and 5, had
o~:
music,
Miss
Karla
worked
with
the
great difficulty staying on the course,
same
Mar.in
Public
Library’s
Record
Loan
and several small ones were literally
"Rod*
Section, and there for 18 years mana-.
blownout of the starting gate.
gie Har~
ged the distribution
of phonograph
to go
Amongthe local skiers, only Leslie
records to li.brary patrons.
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Safewc
Rust and Greg Power fini.shed the
Upon retirement, she ¯found her
at the
one slalom run, the others suffering
friends devoting their time to travelpalling
disqualification.
Lesl,ie was eighth
ing abou,t the world. She, however,
think th
among 18 e.nCrants, Greg 14th out
¯ decided to gratify an early wish - to
and ho!
of 25.
spend as much time in Yosemite as
ville Jol
At bedtime there was little
hope she chose and this is just what she’s
have.d~
that there could be a down mountain doing.
afte
race Sunday unless the weather im-Pat Thorson
’olates,
proved, which i.t didn’t resulting in
~o--princip
cancellation of that event. So, .withPAT PATTISON
LEAVESY. L.
"A bl
out dallying, the dozen Yosemite-ites ¯ " Pat Patt.ison, .who. has beenw.ith
was. he
headed for home, stopping the night
YPCCo. for the past nine years, .will
will be
in Bakersfield.
leave YosemiteFebruary1 to return .to ’
Check
his homein Fresno. Pa.trick tended
P. S. Next race at DodgeRidge.
’ "We
the community shower rooms on the
i nvited
tive programs throughout the year.
Lodge grounds and had a.cheerful ....
With m~
Other meansof observing the centen- hello for the vis.itor.
He and Mrs.
nial w,ill be developedin the nextlfew Patti.son plan a month’s trip to and
monthS.
around Hawaii.
YOSEMITESENTINEL
.. J. G. L. IMPROVING.
re
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has
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.:,. Muriel Ouimet,whohears regular.ly fromNancy
LoncaNcon the progress
of:John, reports that a letter dated
.January. 14 states "Johnis improving
daily".
.
As isgenerally known,John underwent major surgery on December26
to relieve a stomachproblem. He was
dischargedfrom St. Joseph’sHospital
on January 10 and has been recuper! in LagunaBeach.
ating at home
Forty pounds lighter and on a
narrowdiet, he is up for a bit each
day abouthis homeand garden. Nancy reports that on the doctor’s last
visit, John’sdiet wasexpanded
to indude baked squash - which must
make life muchmore worthwhile!
The Loncaric’s address in Laguna
Beachis 708 GainsboroughPlace.
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DEATH AND -
ma. California runs NewYork aclose
State and local taxes keep goingup second,with $304per inhabitant.:
and, accordingto the National IndustCitizerts of the fifty statescontributed
rial ConferenceBoard, averagedlast morethan$41 billion, per year in state
year $223 for eachpersonin the U.S., andlocal taxes.
an increase of morethan 66 percent
The accompanying
chart, one of the
since 1953. Taxes per capita varied N.C.B.’s "Roadmarps
o,f Indusltry"
from a high of $309 per person in showsthe rise of thesetaxes over the
NewYork to a low of $132 in Alaba- last ten years.
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NOTE FROMVAILSVILLE
he
!dny
~he
p,n,
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rid
he
an
ICt-
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~eler,
to
as
on
ith
~ill
to
ed
he
rs,
Selections
from a January 18 letter
from Dick Connett read as follows:
"It hassnowed
lightly all dayin the
Rockiesand apparently the passesto
the east, Vail and Loveland, have
beenslick as glass with manyslides
and blocks. So our business,drop-in.wise, wasoff. Yi, Yi! Businessis always something in a resort-either
too¢ muchor too little. I wonderi.f
prune or cling peachsales have th~
sameproblems?"
"Rodeover to Leadville with Maggie Har.risonHirschyesterday.Shehad
io go to the bank, and I enjoy th’e
Safewaythere. Lunch(mit martinis)
at the Cloud City Restaurant wasappallingly bad and disorganized.You’d
think the old Vendome
(openedin ’88
and host to somePresidentsand LeadAIa,
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ville JohnnyBrownand Tabors) could
havedonebetter, but no. Felt hungry
afterwards and boughta box of chocolates, whichis against all mydietary
CLASSIFIEDADS
principles."
goodcondition. 1 bed frame, large
FORSALE
"A busy weekendrecently...ABC TV
was here taping the Pro Raceswhich
Upright piano, see to appreciate, casters, newcondition, $6. Call 3724700 after 6 p.m.
will be on ’Wide Wide World soon. $100. Maynard, 372-4203.
Davenport and chair, ideal: for
Checkyour TV Guide, pls."
1960 Falcon. Reasonable.
Call after
children’s room.Priced for quick sale
"We’rehavinga buffet tonite - I’ve 5:30, 372-4248.
Phone372-4859 after 5 p.m.
invited Maggie and husbandto come
15-speed Schwinnbicycle. Exlnt.
with me."
WANTED
cond. 26" frame. $85. SpenceGrams,
YosemiteLodgeCafeteria.
"YosemiteEast"
Cleaning lady, one day per week,
1 pr. skis, HeadVector, 210 cm., any day. Call Lee Miller 372-4838:
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TOASTMASTERS
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invitation is extended to anyonewho
maybe interested in joining, the or’ ganization..Th@ dinner is priced at
$3.50 a plate; reservations should
bemadewith Earl Pomeroyat Yosemite Lodge, between. February 2 and 5.
District GovernorBert Du Montier,
of Reedley, will present the charter
with, appropriate flourish.
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ias.follows: Frank Betts, Robert Bevii.n.g’l’0n,~,William Breckenkamp,
¯John
iC~r:r~;~-Secretary, Harold Danz--Vice
. president, EdwinDeckelman,NedEnglish, Spencer¯ Grams, Donald Hall,
Chester
Hubbard, Roland Johnson,
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Roy Langley, Wayne Leedy, Harvey
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¯Lyon-Treasurer, Frederick Martis.!
¯ chang, William Meacham-Educational
~ice-Pres.ident,
Dana Morgensonpresident, Earle Pomeroy-Sergeant-at
-Arms,¯ Harold Schmidt, Leland Shackelton, James Taylor, Ben Twight,’
Keith Whitfield.
HOTNEWSFROMTHE FIRE DEPT.
CIGARETTESALES DOWN,GUMUP
The Yosemite SENTINELof NovemEllen Whitfield,.head of the tobacber 29 mistakenly deposed Bob Lee co department at Village Storerefrom his position of Fire Chief, namports that the sale of cigarettes has.
ing Phil Foster as chief. This wasa
declined 3~%following the vast aplain error; Lee is still Fire Chief,
mount of anti-smoking news appearFoster is Captain, captain of the YPC ing in the press. Shereports, further,
Co. Volunteer Fire Department.
that she has sold four pipes to custoThe Volunteer Fire Department, inmers.formerly addicted only to cigarcidentally,
is made up of YPC Co.
ettes. Gumsales, on the other hand,
employees who donate their¯time for
have increased 10%, due mainly,
training and, on occasion, for fight,she feels, to GeneOttonello’s frantic
ing fires.
attempt to kick the tobacco habit.
Chief Lee states that empl.oyeesare
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asked to familiarize themselves with
FRESNOBEE SKI RACE
the location of fire extinguishers nearAll local skiers are eligible and welest their place of employmentand to
study the directions for their use. And come to enter the Silver Ski Race,
any employees feeling that, for any sponsored by the Fresno Bee and Yoreason, the extinguishers in his area semite Winter Club. Details and entry
are out of whack, should report same blanks available at YPCCo. advertisto his superior. The supervisor should ing office 372-4411.
communicate .immediately with Fire
Becausefire extinguishers are the
Captain Foster at. 372-4298; if
"first line of attack" on fires, they must
he cannot be reached, Bob Lee should be used for no other purpose bey:~nd
be called at 372-4258 or 372-4851. that for which, they are intended,
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THE SNOW
Furthermore, employeeswhose duties
namely,fire fighting.
.
" . At press ¯.time, the 32" of snowon involve the handling of fuel oils are
Available from Foster are small,
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i the Valley floor is a record depth̄ for expected to know the correct method
gummed
stickers, giving t’he fire alert
at least the past ten years. This amount of storage and transferral. The fi’re
phone number, 372-4444, which
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fell ¯between Saturday, January 18 chief will make periodic inspections
should¯ be pasted on or near all YPC
and Wednesday;January22:’Approa: "of shops and offices to determine that
Co. business and residential phones.
thing this depth were 25" on March ’,~imple but effective housekeeping
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Anyone not having these may obtain i
¯ 16,¯1963;.21", February 11, 1959.
procedures are being followed.
themby ask, ing Mr. Foster.
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AUDUBONBIRD COUNT
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Each year, across the nation, the
Audubon Society organizes a bird
count between Christmas and New
¯ Year’s. The 1963 Yosemite count was
¯ ¯held on December
30 in the El Portal,
Big .Meadows, Yosemite Valley and
Badger Pass areas, embracing eleva.tionranges from 2,000 to 8,200 ft.
Twenty observers worked¯ in four
parties in the four areas above. Participating were: MesdamesTom Coakley, Alfred Glass, AndrewKoller, Don
King, DanaMorgenson,GeorgeOliver,¯
Harold Ouimet, Grace Wimble Shuman, Avery Sturm, Mary Curry Tres.id¯ tier and GordonWarren, with Messrs.
D. H. Hubbard, Hoppy Hubbard, W.
B. Jones, G. R. Murphy,G. W. Sielaff,
. T. D. Thomas,.:.and R. F. Upton, and
Anne Meux and Mary Lou Sturm.
¯ The following 48 species, and 979
individua birds were recorded:
l
Sharp Shinned Hawk,
2
Cooper’s Hawk .......
1
Red Tailed Hawk,
2
Sparrow Hawk,
1
BandTailed Pigeon,
50
Mourning Dove ....
27
Pygmy Owl,
13
Belted Kingfisher,
7
Red-shafted Flicker, ............
9
Acorn Woodpecker,
48
Red-breasted Sapsucker,
1
Nutta}.l’s
Woodpecker, ........
2
White-headed Woodpecker,
2
Black-backed 3-toed Woodpecker__ 1
Black Phoebe, .........
4
Steller’s Jay,
136
Scrub Jay, ..................
12
Mountain Chickadee,
11
Plain Titmouse, ................
5
CommonBushtit,
45
White-breasted Nuthatch .........
1
Red-breasted Nuthatch,
6
Brown Creeper,
4
Wrentit,
2
Dipper,
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Canon Wren .........
Robin .......................
Varied Thrush ...............
Hermit Thrush ....
Western
Bluebird,
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Townsend’sSolitaire,
Golden-crownedKinglet,
Ruby-crownedK, inglet .........
Hutton’s Vireo,
Solitary Vireo,
Audubon’s Warbler ...........
House Sparrow, ..............
Purple Finch ...................
Evening
Grosbeak,
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House Rnch,
Pine Siskin,
American Goldfinch,
RedCrossbill, __
Rufus-sided Towhee ...........
Brown Towhee,
Slate-colored Junco,
Oregon
Junco,
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Golden-crownedSparrow, "
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13
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BEE RACE
Frank Carter becamethe first racer
to defend successfully his title in the
Silver Ski Race, held for the eighth
year on February second at Badger
Pass. Carter’s 43.3 sec. was .5 of a
.¯second ahead of 15 year old Pat Fortune of Fresno. Liv Norman, of the
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HOTEL-MOTELTAX ADOPTED
BY COUNTY
Mariposa County Supervisors voted
adoption of a hotel and motel tax at
a January 27 public hearing. The
ordinance, which is known formally
as the Uniform Transient Occupancy
Tax, imposes a 4% tax on all hotel
and motel rooms within the county.
There are approximately 40 hotels
and motels within the county outside
the park. However, the bulk of the
new revenue will comefrom guests of
YPCCo. hotels and camps.
Sterling Cramer, YPCCo. controller
appeared at the hearing and gave the
information that had the tax been in
effect last year, the revenue to the
county from park establishments
would have been about $96,000.
Frank Carter, over-all race w~nner, Thereexists at presenta 1~ local sales
tax which returns approximately $50,
~.lashes through control :f!ags
000 to the county.
ski school staff, had the fastest time
The tax becomeeffective April 1,
for women,with 47.6 sec., 1.1 seconds
and
the first quarterly collection will
faster than last year’s girls’ champion,
Chris Craneof Fresno. Third spot went be due July 1.
Several counties in the state have
to Leslie Rust, 13, with 54.9 sees.
adopted the tax as a means of seDan Sturm’s 43.9 was good for overall .third place, aheadof Jim Berry and curing revenue to encourage tourist
visits to the county through various
Ron Hosking, both of whomran the
promotion programs. The Mariposa
39-gate course in 44.4 sec.
supervisors said that the county’s new
Some150 young and not-so-young
revenuewill not be earmarkedfor any
racers turned out for the meet, sponspecial projects but will go into the
sored jointly by the FRESNO
BEEand general fund. However, according to
Yosemite Winter Club. The BEEpays
a FRESNO
BEEstory "It has been infor the racers’ lunch, the ski lift rides, dicated that the construction of a new
and awards. Y.W.C. "puts on" the
jail and sheriff’s office is nowa step
race, providing courses, officials, etc. closer to reality". Thecounty jail is,
To allow anyone, regardless of age in fact, in lamentable condition and
or talent, to complete against others has been condemnedby the state fire
of a like skill, the field is brokeninto marshal. It is to be hoped that when
seven groups, and scoring is done this necessary building is replaced,
with.in the group. There were two hotel tax funds maybe used for some
courses, one for the four experienced purpose meaningful to the attraction
of tourists to the county.
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MONDAY,FEBRUARY10, 1964
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BADGER
FIRE
A fire, of as yet undetermined
origin,
caused about $50,000 damage Thursday morning to the Badger Pass Ski House.
YPC Co. ~ire chief Bob Lee and
Phil Foster, amongthe first on the
scenereport that, on their arrival at
about 11:40 p.m., heavy smoke was
pouring from the building’s eaves.
Ranger Gary Brown and the Badge.r
Pass employees were playing water
from 3 hoses into .the blazing area,
located ma,inly in the upstairs passage
way against the north wall of the
building. They were unable to enter
the building becauseof heavy smoke.
TheN.P.S. fire rig and crew arrived
at about 11:45 p.m., and, under the
direction of Chief RangerElmer Flad.
mark and acting fire control officer.
Lee Shackleton, began immediately
putting more water on the blaze.
Shackleton, wearing a S u r v i v a i r
breathing device, was able to enter
the basementof the building and pour
water on what seemed to be the
source of the blaze. Six hoses were
in use at this time, and despite the
hundreds of gallons of water poured
on the blaze, it did not appear to be
controlled until about 2 a.m. All firefighting personnelstayed on duty until
about 3 a.m. Through the morning
Phil Foster and the small companyrig
stayed on to guard against a later
outbreak.
Gary and Pat Brown held "open
house"for the fire fighters, supplying
coffee, a warmstove and dry socks.
They also removedsk.is from several
basement lockers when it appeared
that the area might burn. Temperature
was a brisk 18 degrees and wet fire
fighters found their clothes and whiskers freezing. The Brownscontributed
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WELCOMES-FROM THE AHWAHNEE
LIONSTO FETELIONESSES
Needless to say, we were all very The YosemiteLions Club will hold its
Published by
sorry indeed, to see Mr. Maynard annual St. Valentine’s Lad,ies Night
leave and wish him every success in at an AhwahneeSki Supper, on Thurs.
Yosemite Park and Curry Co.
for the information of
his new position. John Curry has reday, February 13. This activity was
placed Mr. Maynard and we take
Yosemite Valley residents.
started five years ago as a "thank
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
this oppor.tunity to welcomehim.
you" offering for all the help and
H. K Ouimet
Marion Dimock,foodchecker, retired
Advisor
encouragement the Lionesses have
H. Berrey
last month. All the staff got together given the club in its various projects
Advisor
Mail communicationsto Yosemite
and presentedMarion w.i.th a very nice throughthe year. It is, Lions President
Sentinel, c/o Y. P. & C. Co., or
hair dryer. Don Hall, formerly Desk WayneLeedy pointed out, about the
phone 372-4411.
Clerk at Yosemite Lodge has replaced only club activity where the better
Marion. He was just a little
dubious halves are not asked to donate their
BADGER
FIRE
about the "Ahwahneeches" but has time. He hopes all membersand their
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now decided we are not such a bad mateswill turn out for the affa’ir.
wood far a bonfire to warmthe chilly
bunchafter all. Well, at least wedon’t
crewmen.
bite! If it makesDonfeel any better,
Again, the NPS fire laddies and just for the record, we are all very
WARREN
MILLERFiLM AT Y.L.
their fine rig operated by Bill Hull,
happy indeed to have him with us.
Warren Miller’s
newest ski film
Ranger Gary Brown and the YPC Co.
A big "Welcome home" to Benny "AROUNDTHE WORLDON SKIS" will
people all are to be congratulated for
Lara, busboy. Benny had a major eye be shown at Yosemite Lodge on Satsaving the day-or night.
operation in Fresno and spent several
urday, February29. Miller’s films alAlmost before the smoke cleared,
weeks recuperating but he is now ways are enjoyable, and the advance
YPCCo. ma~intenance people were at
back to normal health and is as sprite.
notices about this one ind+icate it to
Badger evaluating the damage and ly as ever. Bennywas very muchmiss- be a round up of skiing in each area
planning repairs. A.t last reports, it
ed+at The Bracebnldge Dinner and of the globe where there are snow
appeared that while certain neces- manyguests inquired as to his where and mountains.
sary structural work would take some abouts. He was usually the last in
The film will commenceat 8 p.m.
time, the cafeteria and lounge and line in the "grand entrance" of the Admissionprice is $1.00.
Snowflake Roomwould be in condiwaiters, waitresses, and busboysand
--o-tion for use by the weekend.
was always just a few paces behind
RENT TAX DEDUCTION
--othe others, beaninghis tray with much
Sometime ago, companyattorneys
DIVOTEERS,NOTE
pride as though it contained the Crown
informed us that employeesliving in
The Yosemite winter golf circuit
Jewels.
YPC Co. owned lodgings may exwill swing into action again on SunWith the new working regulations
day, February 16th at the Turlock
for women,we have had an onslaught clude the rental value of such lodging
from income, both for Federal and
Golf and Country Club. Those squeaky of waiters and take this opportunity
swingers (who haven’t played for
of welcom,ing Douglas Ditton, Dominic State income tax purposes.
wh,ile), and those who putt on the Trichello, HowardHarris, and Anthony
Certificates for certifying to the aliving room carpet every evening are Cabezut. Peter Guenter, formerly a mount of rent paid during 1963 are
urged to start planning and give Pro busboy, has also joined the white co~t available at the Personnel Office. The
Charlie Eagle a call with advanced workers. Nowthat busine:s is boom- certificate includes a statement of the
sign-ups. Telephone 372-4600 after
ing at Badger, Peter is acting as part- facts and legal reasonswhich serve as
7 p.m.
time ski instructor and doing a very a basis for the deduction.
The Merced and Fort Washington good job too, we understand.
--ohome-n-home matches are rapidly
-Dolores Hallinan
OSTRANDERCARETAKERS
shap,ing up and should materialize for
-oDuke and Viola Malone have acabout the middle of March and April,
Y. L. PROGRESS
REPORT
cepted
the position of caretakers at
According to Norman Graham, work
respectively. Both these occasions are
competi.tive, popular events on the on the five new guest accommodations the Ostrander Lake Ski Hut and, next
local calendars.
buildings at YosemiteLodgeis in the week,will be put-putting out to their
-ofinal and detailed stages. At work newdigs.
now are the plumbing and heating
FORSALE
From Anaconda, Montana, Duke
Men’s black stretch ski pants (worn people, electricians, glaziers and tile
has been in the copper business and
twice), 34" waist, 33" leg, Franconia. setters.
has been active in volunteer mountain
$10. 372-4237, Dimock.
Completion still is expected by May rescue work. Viola has done consider1956 Chev. ~ ton pickup. See Dale 1, although several days were lost be- able cooking-which will be, indeed,
at the Y. P. C. Co. MachineShop. 8 am cause of a shortage of material. Gra- an important a:sset at Ostrander.
hamsays "we will makeit up".
to 5 pro. Phone372-4686. ExP. 5
Goodluck to them both.
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groups, the
novices.
Followinc
of local yet
and times
GROUP 1
1. Frank
3. Dennis
Group 2
1. Liv Nor
1. Dan
3. Henry
7. Ken M~
GROUP3
1. Leslie R
1. (Pat
4. Chuck
8. Greg P
10. Bobby
12. Louis
13. Rick
GROUP 4
1. (Janet
2. Anne
1. (Mark
2. Don Be
3. Tom
5. Rob Wc
GROUP6 (s
1. (Mary Tc
3. Roberta
8. Virginia
1. (Tom Bol
6. Allen Pa
15. Tom AIh
23. David
GROUP 7
1. (Scott S~
3. John AII~
8. Steve A~
9. Ken Met
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In add
Badger Pass
page, Bobble
the followini
and found
Bill Meach
Mills gave it
a good deal
ham says
35 miles lone
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groups,the other for junior an:l adult
no,~ices.
Followingare the placings by group
of local youngsters:bracketed names
and times are for first-place winners.
Secs.
GROUP1
43.3
1. Frank Carter
46.3
3. Dennis Parrish
Group 2
47.6
1. Liv Norman
1. Dan Sturm
3. Henry Berrey
7. Ken Melton
GROUP3
1. Leslie Rust
43.9
45.2
48.6
1. (Pat Fortune
4. Chuck Woessner
8. Greg Power
10. Bobby Ringrose
12. Louis Parker
13. Rick Ringrose
GROUP4
1. (Janet Turner
2. Anne Woessner
43.8)
50.1
54.6
55.9
58.8
61.8
54.9
Junior, ChzssC champsi~z Sil.vcr Ski Rrlce were, l. I,o r,, MarkTltruer, Leslie R~tst,
Jcmet Tur’~erelrid in Class C, D~t~St u.rm,
65.5)
66.6
1. (Mark Turner
2. Don Bets
3. TomCross
5. Rob Woessner
GROUP
6 (short course)
1. (Mary Taylor
3. Roberta Barnett
8. Virginia Ann Parker
53.6)
54.6
57.0
68.5
1. (Tom Bourchier
6. Allen Parker
15. TomAIIcock
23. David Hackett
GROUP7
1. (Scott Schoenfield
3. John AIIcock
8. Steve Adams
9. Ken Metherell
30.9)
32.5
37.7
49.4
30.5)
35.6
38.0
33.0)
37.6
57.6
57.8
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BRIEFS
In addition to other news from
Badger Pass which made the front
page, Bobble Hendrickson reports on
the following: Rail Creek was tried
and found wanting.
Bill Meacham,Bill Cooper and Les
Mills gave it a try and encountered
a good deal of breakable crust. Meathamsays the trail seemedto him to be
35 miles long!
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L?ln~TeShipley a~cl TomI3ourcrhier,
The season’s first Flyin.q Fifty was
run las; Friday under excellent snow
conditions, Liv Norman’s 1:09.8 was
low for the womenrunnners and fast
enoughto put her seventh on the Flying Fifty ladder. Claudia Reynoldsof
Fresno ran a very respectable 1:12.8
and gained tenth spot. Amongthe
men, Bernard Quessyran a hot 1:01.0
But, as fast as the time was, it only
tied that of the tweny-fiflh rnan on the
board.
LIONS SPONSORSKI RACE
Four Sugar Bowl youngsters invaded the local slopes and took home
most of the trophies in Sunday’sLions
Club Junior Giant Slalom.
First three places follow: B. G. Wallace 89.9 secs.; Jack MacKinlay 98.5
secs,; Bob Wallace 98.6 sees. Leslie
Rust 109.5; Jeannine Ditton 114.7;
Kaki MacKinlay, 124.6 secs.
Lion President Leedy and Coach
Rust presided at the awardsceremony.
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Reverend Stephen Walker of New a p peared.
Between the cold, gray dawn of
Hampshireis now Protestant Min,ister
’With the cascade of embers came Thursday, February 6, when the Badfor Yosemite a n d conducted his
sticks of papala wood, flaming brilger Ski Houseappeared burned, ripfirst services in the Village Chapelon liantly as they fell, like falling angels. ped apant, wet and badly smoked
So light is the wood,so muchlike the
Sunday, February 9.
and Friday noon, dramatic repairs
ReverendWalker is not new to the foamof the sea, that, before the burnwere made.
National Park Service, having served ing sticks had fallen far, the sweepof
By 9:00 a.rn., Dick Di.tton, Gordon
at Lassen Volcanic National Park and rising air caught them up and carried
Warren, Chet Hubbard, C. N. Proctor,
at Death Valley National Monument. them, upwards, sidewards, in all diAn ordained Minister in the Congrega- rections, like shootingstars. Rising and Stuart Cross and Ike Jomison had met
tional Church, ReverendWalker is a sinking uponthe breast of the air, they and mappedout plans to get .the place
back in operation as soonas possible.
graduate of Boston University and flared and glowed, lighting up the
Bill
Meacharnhad been out of town
Theological Seminary.
face of the cliff as though ghost-peoduring the fire but returned as soon
ple danceduponits steep sides, until,
.
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as
he had the sad news and took
burned out at last, .they were suddenALICE HEWITSON
charge of the reorganization.
Alice Hewitson, who left Yosemite ly extinguished.
Maintenanceelectricians and plum’In one last burst of flame a whole
just about 8 years ago, sent an inbers
were first on the scene locating
enormous
blazing
tree
was
sent
slidteresting letter to the SENTINEL
last
ing over the edge of the cliff. Roots and repairing damaged wiring and
week.
She seems to have been with Cap- first it fell, the fire streamingupward appliances, checking and repairing
over.its long trunk into the outspread the steam plant. A cleanup crew was
well’s in Oakland in the intervening
recruited from Fresno, and Cross Lumand twisted branches, to which the
years and comments that retailing
seems to be about as pressurized as leaves still clung. As the fire reached ber Companymen arrived from Merced to replace broken windows. Lew
them they, too burst into flame. It
her work in YPCCo. personnel.
Yanceyand all his painters began on
Alice reporl"s that daughl;er Doris, looked like a womanfalling, her hair
now married and living in Bend, Ore- ablaze as she camefeet first, down Friday morning to cover the smoked
areas in the kitchen, cafeteria, Snowgon, is the mother of two sons, the. into darkness."
flake Roomand bathrooms. Cleanup
-ooldest of whomis 6, and a daughter.
continued during Friday with truck"QUIZ KIDS"
WhenAlice was living in Yosemite
loads of debris being hauled off to the
she madea trip to Hawaii. Manymay
An advertisment for the Warner
El Portal dump.
and Swasey machinery building firm
remernber her "cocoanut bank" in
By the time the first skiers arrived
which she deposited coins to finance which appeared in a recent issue of
Saturday, there was scarcely a trace
her trip. Sheintends to visit the Islands U.S. NEWSAND WORLDREPORTcaragain this fall, and in anticipation of ried the headline "Quiz Kids’". The of damage and many asked, "Where
was your fire?".
Food service was
the visit, has recently completedthe copy read:
new Bushnell book "Molokai". In it
"EconomicIll,iterates,
that’s what as usual and in fact, an outdoor barbecue had been set up where hamshe found a passagethat she thought too manyof us are, and maybeit’s
burgers were selling like hotcakes.
maybe of interest to Yosemitepeople the businessman’sfault.
as it described what m,ight be called
The extraordinary job of getting a
A large manufacturer asked its
an "Hawaiian Firefall":
youngExecutive Trainees (high school severely damaged plant back into
"Whenthe singing contest was over and some college graduates) what operation in such a short time could
and the prizes were given out, the they thought the companythey work- have been done only by energetic,
night had come. Then was it time for ed for made in profits after taxes
willing, cooperative and technically
the fireworks.
skilled
people.
as a percent of sales. Averageanswer
’Like a river of lava pouring down
15%,High answer60o,/o, Fact 6%.
they vote in union meetings or anythe wall of the mountain did they
What do all American manufacturers
where else if we don’t tell them the
come,like a fall of Pele’s blood coursmake?
economicfacts of life."
ing downthe face of the pali. High
Average answer 16%, High answer
up on the very edgeof the cliff, burnTheanswerto the first question, so
80°/, Fact 5.4%
ing embers were emptied from great
far as YP Co. is concerned is: Our
cauldrons, one after the other, and the What investment must the average average profits on sales after taxes
company make per employee -i.e.
fiery coals and The smoldering sticks
is about 5%Third question: YPCCo.
burst into flames as they fell those what does it cost to provide one job? has a capital investment of $13,126,
thousandsof feet toward the plain on Average answer $17,300, Low answer 000 and an average employee count
$100, Fact $20.000.
which we sat. Like waterfalls afire
of 700, which works out in round
Try it in your ownplant!
they descended, grandly and slowly,
figures, to aninvestrnent per employee
loath to plunge into the darkness of How can we blame them for the way of about $20,000.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
21, 1964
Liv Norman,
21 year old ski instructress from
Oslo, Norway,knockedthree sees. from low
time on FlyingFifty ladder. Shealso wonover.
all first placefor women
in tile SilverSkirace.
FLYING 50 RECORDBROKEN
Liv Norman,Norwegianinstructress
on Fiore’s staff, smasheda six-year
old record by running last Friday’s
Flying 50 at Badger in 61 seconds.
Prior to Liv’s red-hot trip downthe
three-quarter mile Schuss,low time for
ladies was 64 sees. Frank Carter, with
a 1 rain., one-tenth see., earned22nd
place.
On the Flying 50 ladder are posted
the fastest twenty-five times for men
and for women. The spread, on the
men’s side, is something less than
seven seconds between the fastest,
Haldor Reinholdt’s 54.2 see., and the
slowest time of 1:00.3, held by Bill
Nutley. Among
the girls, the difference
between first and twenty-fifth is 17
seconds, slowest time being held by
Irna Morganstierner.
SENTINEL
YOSEMITEFILM TO JAPAN
CHAPELTO BE REHABILITATED
YPC Co.’s film YOSEMITEIS MY
HOME
is being "redone" and, on completion of revisions, will carry a Japanese language sound track.
Thepicture i.tself will not be altered,
save for the translation of the main
and subtitles into Japanesecharacters.
Ed McGlone, of the firm of Cate and
McGlone, producers of the film in
1962, is handling the technical details,
with Professor GeorgeTakahashi, of
the U.C.L.A. Asiatic LanguageDepartment, makingand recording .the translation. Because,in the Japaneselanguage, more words, by about onethird, are required to makea state.
mentthan in English, certain editing of
the dialogue was necessary.
The Yosemite Chapel, a landmark
familiar to visitors to YosemiteValley
since 1879, will undergo a program
of stabilization and rehabifitation intended to ’insure its preservation for
many more years. Superinttenden~t
Preston stated that the work will be
done this year under the supervision
of experts in the field of rehabilitation
of historic structures.
The Chapel, which is used as a non.
denominational church, has a seating
capacity of 100 persons. It is the last
remaining public use building in the
Old Village. The tiny NewEnglandstyle church was built under the sponsorship of the California State Sunday
School Association in 1879 while Yosemite Valley, along with the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, was still a
State Park. Much of the original
$2,343 needed to construct
the
building was raised by children in the
SundaySchools of the State. The balance came from individual
subscriptions.
Delegates to the National Sunday
School Assembly meeting in Yosemite
Valley at the time, filled the Chapel
to overflowing at the first service on
June 7, 1879.
The original
reed organ in the
Chapel was a gift from Miss Mary
Porter of Philadelphia in memoryof
Florence Hutchings, first white child
born in the Valley. Perhaps the most
celebrated person to play the memorial organ was Sir Arthur Sullivan,
famed composerand collaborator with
Sir William Gilbert in the Gilbert and
Sullivan operettas. Sir Arthur was
visiting in Yosemiteat the time of the
death of President Grant and accepted
an invitation to play at a memorial
service in the Chapel.
Whenthe film is completed, on
about March10, a print will be taken
to Tokyo and Osaka and shown there
by representatives of the San Francisco
Convention and Tourist Bureau, on a
tourism promotion mission.
According to a NEWYORKTIMES
story, currency restrictions
on the
amount of Japanese money that can
be taken from the country will be lifted
April 1 so that a national maytake out
$500 in foreign currency and maypay
transportation costs in Yen.
In view of Yosemite’s proximity to
SanFrancisco, the principal west coast
port of entry, it is hopedthat the display of the film will encourageJapanese travelers to visit the Park.
--o-LIONS CLUBEVENT
The YosemiteLions Club is sponsoring a program at Yosemite Lodge on
Tuesday, March 3 which is open to all
Yosemite residents and park guests.
The program, "The Mission of Edwards
Air Force Base", showsin de.tail the
work that is being done at Edwards
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newest ski film~
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Published by
Foster are campaigning~vigorously to
~"AROUNDTHE WORLDON SKIS" will~,
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~be shown at Yosemite Lodge on Sat-~ awaken employees to the dangers of. ~ .
. for the information of
fire and the ease with which most fire
~urday, February29. Miller’s films al-~,
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~ways are enjoyable, and the advance~ hazards can be eliminated.
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
~notices about this one ind,icate it to~
Here, and elsewhere, smoking in
Advisor
H. K Ouimet
~be a round up of skiing in each area~ bed and burning cigarets left on a
H. Berrey .
Advisor
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~of the globe where there are snow~, flammable surface are the greatest:
~and mountains.
potential causesof disaster. Then, bad
¯ The film will commenceat 8 p.m.~ housek=~.ping-com bustible materials .
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phone 372-4411.
such as cleaning fluid, lighter flu.id,
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to the conflagration, onceit starts. Lee
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LODGE NEWS
and Foster encourage all YPC Co.
Theli.ttle churchwi.th its steeplyTitles of the upcomingfilms sche- dorm, apartment and residence dwelpitched roof and tall, pointed-steeple duled for the Yosemite Lodge a,re
lers to exam,ine the:ir premises and
was built on a rise near the bose of
shownbelow. F,i,lm.s are.. shownon removeany. of these hazards.
the Four Mile Trail. I.t was torn down Tuesdayand Thursd,ay evenings in the
On the job, too, employeesare ask- . :
and reconstructed Onthe present site
lounge at 9:00 p.m.
ed to. keepa sharp eye out for situai in the fall of 1901. The eight steps
Feb. 25
Tarawa Beachhead
tions that mayprovoke or aggravate
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to the front door were reduced to two
Feb. 27
Sweet Smell of Success fires. Suchconditions, reported to one’s
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in thereconstruction on level ground.
Mar. 3 Wack.iest Ship in the Army.* supervisor, will beremediedpromptly.
Numerouschanges to the inlerior
Mar. 5
Anatomy of a Murder
haVebeenlmadesince 1901, including
Fires, along with other disastrous
Long Grey Line*
replacement of the original slat ben- Mar. 10
even.ts, are too frequently viewedwith
ches with pewsfrom the First Presby- Mar. 12
Notorious Landlady the optimistic or indifferent at.titude,
: .terian Church of Fresno about 1945. Mar. 17
Solid Gold Cadillac "it won’t happen to me!" Wesuspect
Furnace and office rooms were added
Mar. 19
SongW:ithout End* that this may have contributed to
.... onthe rear of the Chapel, and a small
someof the hotel fires read about.
The African Lion*
Catholic Chapel was built at the side Mar. 24
However, the unfortunate victims are
Gidget*
Mar. 26
. in 1953. These additions will remain.
not available for interview.
* Color
"It i.s hoped," Super ntendent Presrespective rounds.
ton said, "that the only available
WayneWhiteman reports employees
~photographof the interior as it was are welcometo attend the Wednesday
The pair is embarking now on a
will enable a degree of restoration to n’ight bingo parties (8:30) and the new venture, having set themselves up
be done in the course of the stabilizFriday night pizza p.arties held in the as a singles and doubles traveling
team representing the Lodge and the
ation work. It is also possible that
Mountain Room.
research will determine the original
Park. They bowled this week in the
Wayne
Hildebrand,
Lodge
Front
exterior colors which can be duplicaCapital Tournament in Sacramento,
Office Manager, and Linda Connor,
tedl At any rate, the work to be done
which will be followed by the Washformerly of I’he LodgeCafeteria staff,
will permit continued use of the old
ington’s Bi.rthday tournament in San
have announced their engagement, Francisco, on to Richmondand through
building asa place of worship, and
’though no weddingdate has been set.
out the year~ in and aroundthe state.
will insure its preservation as a reminder of the early days of Yosemite.
BowlingBig
They are the only bowlers in the U.S.
-o-C.harlie Schellenberg and John representing a National Park.
Other than that, they work in the
WHERETHE MONEY WENT
Halifax e n t er e d a Bowl-a-Round
Lodge HousekeepingDepartment.
According to NPSNewsof February Tournament in Fresno, as reported
MauriceRolli has joined the staff at
14, gross salaries of $1,628,482.54 recently. The competition was held
The Yosemite Lodge Front Desk. In
were paid to Yosemite .Park Service in 37 states to choosea re.inner fo.r
employees during the calenda.r year an expense paid trip to Hawai.i plus his seven years with YPCCo., Maurice
has been Ahwahnee pastry cook,
1963. Residentsof California collected a cash prize. John and Charlie didn’t
Assistant
Manager of The Ahwahnee
$1,555,570.40 of that amount. The fi.n’ish in f.irst place, but they bowled
Dining Room and Manager of Camp
next highest amount, $8,195.57, went against the top 10 pairs in Ca.lifornia.
to Texans. Arizonans collected $7,352. Charl.ie sa.id, "They were very pro- Curry Restaurant.
Also new to the desk at the Lodge
for third place. In all, 27 states and fessional and mature opponen,ts." It
was exciting,
and the boys won a is Ed Foster. Ed was at CampCurry
the District of Columbia were repretrophy apiece .for placing in their
last summeron the Front Desk.
sented in the payroll during the year.
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this opport
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for him du
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It’s thetc
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a treat in
the Snowfl,
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of thankinc
Room Mane
for their
making this
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death of
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FONDUE, ANYONE
JR. SKI TEAM
Ahwahnee Manager John Curry
CoachRust reports that last week~: i: ¯.’."Sweet music at The A hwahnee: We
states
without
qualification
that
his
i are happy to welcome Jack Sab.ine’s
end’s ski trip w,ith the junior, racing
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to DodgeRidge was a good deal
fondue
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the
best
fondue
available
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this side of St. Moritz, whichis practi- morepleasant than an earlier trip to ¯
i at the Royal College of Music in Lan... .i;. "..don, and also at Trinity. He is from cally the birthplace of fondue, and Mammoth.The weather was find, the"
’: .san Francisco and h.is wife and two that all locals are welcometo join the snow conditions were excellent and
’..children are simply thrilled with Yo- Tuesdayevening fondue parties in the former Yosemite instructor, Ray Patsemi.te. With.Jack are Richard Crooks, Indian Room. These are held between .ton, hadset excelient courses.
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and the.W o e s s n e r s accompanied
However, beer or champagne or
Geib.from Fremont. Richard plays the
the seven youngsters to the Slalom
¯ bass and vibraphone, the latter being other refreshments go awfully well
and Giant Slalom F.W.S.A. Point Meet.
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quitea new sound for The Ahwahnee with fondue.
¯ While the Giant Slalom results are
and a very definite improvement.
TRAINING DIRECTORFOR YPC Co.
not yet in, young Rabble Woessner,
Peru in the lead againl We take
Miss Ruby Gray has accepted the
racing in Group 5, took a 2nd in the
this opportuniiy of welcomingThomas position of Training Director for YPC
Slalom, to bring homethe only trophy.
Tortes. Prior to coming to Yosemite, Co., according to H. K Ouimet, personIn Group3, Lesl.ie Rust ran 7.th in a
.~......Th0mas studied English at Berkeley. nel department head.
field of 14, Greg and Mike Powerand
Prior to com.ing to the Park she wa:
.: . Thomasworks in the Dining Roomand
Chuck Woessner ran 38th, 39th, and
also at the Snowflake Roomat Badger for ten years with Consolidated Milli.
40th in a field of 55, while DonBetts,
Pass. Joining.the ranks once agai.n - nery, largest wholesale millinery orin Group 4, was 6th among12 boys,
. Enrique Nu.nez (otherwise known as ganization ¯ in the U. S. W.ith that firm
and Anne Woessner, .in the same
"Loc0"). Loco iswine steward here and she supervised the operation of nine
group, was 6th among8 girls.
i.. a:t Badger. He is studying business shops in the West and was responRust reports that this is probablythe
adminis.tration at Oakland. Luis Huaco sible for the training of some 100
last
major trip of the season, but the
¯ poPS u’p and gives us a helping hand employees.Mak.inu. ’~er homein Stock. activities of the junior racing team
¯ ¯ .. everyweek.end,but its. backto school ton, she traveled L~tweencities and
will be continuedat Badger.
" .for. himduring the week. Luis is study- ¯ .was obliged to be awayfor periods of
several months. The great amount of
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Husbandryat Col Poly.
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It’s the talk of the tov~n! Yes,every- traveling, Miss Gray says, was th~
Portable Zenith Stereo, 3 speakers,
main reasonshe resigned the position
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one is .simply raving about the mulled
record stand. Moselle Handin, Yosem’
wine now being served at the Snow- and came to work for YPC Co.
ite Lodge. Or can be seen at Camp6,
flake Roomat Badger. This is Glen
GIRL SCOUTING
Trailer E-3 between Noonand 4 p.m.
Pawer’s ownspecial recipe, and if you
The Yosemite Girl Scouts have one or after 8 p.m.
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haven’t already tasted it, you’ve got project underwayand a second on the
1957 Ford, 4 dr. sedan, Thundera treat in store for you. Incidentally,
horizon. Currently efforts are directed bi.rd motor, rad.io, heater, automatic
the Snowflake Roomis doing extreme- toward compiling a scrap book of
drive. Has newplugs, fuel pump,batly well and we take this Opportunity pictures and stories about the lives
tery and tires. $495. WebcorHi Fi and
of thank.ing Paul Marsh, Snowflake and activities
of Yosemite’s young radio comb., plug-in jack for tape ~RoomManager, and his entire crew people to be sent to France to the corder, $65. Also records for sale.
for their very wonderful efforts in
Geuhofamily, which is sponsored by WestinghouseElec., Automatic Roaster
¯ " makingthis sucha success.Evendu.r. the local Women’sGroup.
and cabinet, $29.95. Mary Tanner,
ing the couple of days the Snowflake
Coming up is the annual Cookie 379-2295.
Roomwas closed becauseof fire, Paul Sale. This will be the first time the
LIONS CLUBEVENT
and his gang got busily to work, and local girls haveparticipated in the na(Contim]ed from page one)
despite the chaos, managedto "carry
tionwide program. From profits from makingtest flights on all newly-develon regardless" by serving luncheon the sale, at 50c per box, 10c is retain- oped mannedaircraft. The hour-long
on the terrace without muchfuss or ed for local troop activities.
The presentation is made with colored
ado.
balance is turned over to the Tioga slides and motion pictures and the nar--Dolores Hallinan Girl Scout Council. The Council sup- ration is doneby Lt. Col.. O’Harra, aspor.ts the new summercamp on Big sited by Lt. Freeman.This .is reputed
MRS. E, G, ENGLISH
Creek, near Wawona, which a num- to be an interesting presentation and
The SENTINEL
ex.tends its condolen- ber of local girls have attended. The the Yosemite Lions Club urges that
local Scouting Commi.ttee concluded everyone attend.
ces to Ned and Amy English on the
There is no admission charge for
that by turning over a part of the
death of Ned’s mother at Lewis
cookie sale profits to the Council local the program, a public service project
Memorial Hospital on February 18.
of the Club. It will be presentedin the
Ned’s totherpassed away here on girls would be making their contribuYosemite LodgeLoungeat 8:00 P.M.
tion to the camp’soperation.
July 28, 1963.
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NEWSFROM THE PUMPS
GOLF ROUNDUP
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officers,
with
Bevingtonreports that ChuckHarrison,
Bill Schnet!!er’ picked for pres’ident.
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formerly Lodge station manager, is
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onwinning ballots were Leroy nowat the Y-1 Station (near the Gen. . ..
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! i.sen, handicap chailrman; GeneEwing, left February 11 to work for a Ford
dealer in Concord. Larry Behymeris
i" Larry Brochin’i and Harold Sener, tour! ’ nament¯committee and Charlie Eagle now the Lodge station manager and
i.. :and Charley Proctor, green’s commit- ¯ JimMoulton is at Chinquapin. Beving!.
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’Twenty-four avid Yosemite golfers
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a similar period of 1962 but conteed off last Sundayin Turlock, hami
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~ : Was. not like a walk in the park but midst of a personnel training program
18 holes of howling anguish. Scores which emphasizesparticularly the imwere not the best. However, consider- portance of customer relations. This
. ing:.that the balls were blown off the program i s supplemented by training
films supplied by Standard Oil Comtees, about the green and fairways,
pany.
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Weren’t bad.
Bevington pointed out, while speaking of automobile maintenance, owners of automobiles which according
to manufacturers, need to be lubricai¯ ¯ ¯
ted only every ten or twenty thousand
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I’ .Guy Lamoreaux (30); and
Ned English
¯ _.(29)...iNewg01f balls, and. a respite miles, depending on the make, take
-. ’from the cold wind, werethe awards. particular care to have preventative
maintenance inspections made every
;
The not-so~.hardy womenstruggled
twelve months, irrespective of the
through a 9.-hole medal sweepstakes
elapsed mileage since the last complay.-which blew in the.following
plete service. It is quite possible that
winners:.Nita BondshuCnet39), Ruth
an owner may drive his car but six
Ewing and RhesaBagbyCtied for secL .¯¯
or seven thousandmiles during a year.
ond with nets 41), Madeline Hickok
Thus, under the twenty thousand mile
(42), Muriel Ouimet (43) and Audrey
service recommendations,three years
Ewing (43~).
may elapse before vital mechanical
It was commendable that even
parts are inspected. All these mainblustery elements failed to smashthe tenance procedures are carefully folspirits of Yosemite swingers, because lowed at the local Chevronstations.
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after a slow winter, they now face
A recap of these important events
a stiff
golfing agenda when they
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must either defend honors or build up is shown below:
reputations.
Marcl~ 8 -Merced Home-n-home
at Merced.
Definite dates for the home-n-home
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~ ..i par. point tournament which resulted
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matches include March 8, when Yosemite will face the Merced Club at
Merced. During the last battle that
took place at Wawona,the local men
lost by one point - 13 to 14. They
also lost a year ago 10 to 26. On
Sunday, April 26, the memberstravel
to the Fort WashingtonClub in Fresno
to defend their tHles. In the last two
home-n-homematches with this group,
Yosemite men and women emerged
victorious.
On June 7, the Fresno
squad travel to Wawonafor a return
bout.
April
26 - Fort Washington Home-nhomeat Fresno.
June 7 - Wawonahost to Fresno’s
Fort Washington.
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Pro Charlie Eagle made news recently at the Fig Garden Course in
Fresno whenhe traveled the 444 yard,
14th hole, in two, sinking his 225 yard,
three woodsecondshot. "It is the first
eagle on the hole in the five and a half
years the course has been played,"
Professional GordonKnott said.
AROUNDG.H.Q.
MelbaSmith, YPCCo. cashier, found
herself unable to work efficiently,
stumbling over stacks of greenbacks
and wading ankle-deep in coins. Bob
Chivers was summonedto build an
addition to the Smith-YanceyBank.
This completed, the cashier ladies
now have room to attend to that most
important business - taking care of
money.
The Personnel people, on the other:
hand, have given up their photo
studio in the G.O. foyer to allow more
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room for job-seekers and employees
during the processing procedures. The
present area now occupied by. the
seven personnel employees is to be
rearranged, mainly to allow better
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communications between office mem¯I
bers and to permit direct passageinto
the Training Roomfrom the foyer.
These rearrangements caused consternation in the mindof Special Agent
TommyThomas, who walked into the
General Office building after being
awayfrom the area for a couple days.
He looked around the foyer in front
of the Personnel Office and noticed
that the familiar
photograph and
storage room had been removed. He
remarked, "Somebody stole partof
the building while I was gone!"
In GeorgeOliver’s Sales-Reservation
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Department, Ruth Tennis’ monkey-ont
the-back, the teletype, has beenshifted to Caroline Allen. In the reservation
section, Olive Kirk has signed on. And,
bouncing between reservations and
commercial has been Helen O’Bryant,
presently in the latter department,
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helping each department "catch up".
In the Accounting Office, newcomer
GeneO’Neal, of Fresno, is manipula~
ting a calculating machine at great
speed on the daily profit and loss
statements. Richard Allison, also from
Fresno, is back at his auditing work,
replacing Robert Irrgang, wholeft us
for Sugar Bowl.
-oREGISTRATIONNOTICE
Yosemiteresidents who wish to register to vote, maydo so with Helen
Ledson, phone 372-4270, Marge Cromer, 372-4631, or in El Portal with
Olive Kirk, 379-2237or Bartley Burgin
379-2420.
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ANNUALSPRING CLEAN-UP
T.he SENTINELhas in hand a note
from SuperintendentP.reston’s ¯office
regarding the annual "Park Spring
Clean-up",. w.hJch this year Will be
between March 15-21. We quote appropriate parts of the Super.intendent’s
¯communication.
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visit
ors andEaster,it is our desire to .have
cleaned up all winter debris and litter
¯ o that the Park will present a neat,
inviting, and attractive appearanceto
our visitors.
.... Eachemployeeis responsible for
cleaning up around his ownresidence,
yard and garage area. The various
Division heads of the governmentand
concer, sioners, are responsible for
LIONS SPRING CARNIVALSLATED
The local Lions Club is resting its
thespians this Spring and, instead of
a theatrical, will present a Carnival
at CampCurry Dining Roomon Saturday, April 4.
Much of the fun will be for the
youngsters with dart games,fishing,
booths, old motion pictures, etc.
The adults may enjoy, more some
than others, the booth where for a
dime, they can throw wet sponges at
past presidents of the Lions Club, among whomare Harold Ouimet, John
Curry and Bill Breckenkamp.
Greatest fun of all will be the
"Cake Walk", a sort of combination
of musical chairs and wrestling match.
The rewards, fine homebaked cakes,
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are worth the investment and exercise.
LIONS SPEECHCONTEST
And, imported at great expense
Robert Rummelof Midpines was from Las Vegas,will be gamesof skill
the winner¯ in the annual Yosemite and chance which maybe played with
money from the engraving plate of
Lions SpeechContest at the regular
printer Parker.
meeting on February 20. The victor
As is true of all the Lions Club actiis a student at Mariposa High School
vities, the proceedswill go to support
as are the two other competitors,
Jaseph Coakley of Mariposa and Brad the Club’s local projects and outside
Ditton of Yosemite.All three spoke on charities.
-othe subject "Moral Integrity Imperative
PARENTSGROUPPLANSFILMS
for Survival."
¯ Robert, whoreceived a trophy for
his winning efforts, will next represent the local Lions in the ZoneContest
at Sierra Sky Ranch on March 6 in
competition for one of two scholarships which will go to eventual winners of successive competition at the
District and Arealevels.
Judges fo.r the contest here were
Mrs. Pauline Shorb, Mrs. ThelmaMcGregor and James Ackley. Dana
Morgensonwas chairman of the contest. James Aspen of the Mariposa
High School faculty coached the
speakers.
Mike Hackett, secretary of the Yosemite Parents Group, reports that
at the next meeting there will be
shown two outstanding color films
supplied by NASA,the federal space
probing agency. I:ntitiled
"The John
Glenn Story" and "Your Share in
Space", each dramatically illustrates
our country’s progress in this fascinating subject and the importance of
the NASAprograms.
The meeting will be held at 8 p.m.
in the local school’s multi-purpose
room on March 16. The usual business
meetingwill preceedthe films.
BADGERFIRE ARSONSUSPECT
James McSweeney,a cook’s helper
at Badger Pass Ski House, who was
taken into custody here and charged
with arson before U.S. Commissioner
Ottonnello, is to appear before the
Federal Grand Jury in Sacramento
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The fire,
which on February 5
caused $55,000 damage to the Ski
House, was of incendiary origin,
having been started in the basement.
Twoadditional fires were found in the
dormitory abovethe ski shop.
As soon as possible¯ after the fire.
was subdued, an investigation of the
origin of the fire was begun jointly
by the N.P.S. and Tom Thomas, YPC
Co. agent. Becausethe fire was concluded to have been of incendiary
origin, the National Board of Fire
Underwriters and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation were notified. YPC
Co.’s agent, along with the other
three representatives, conducted interrogations of Badger personnel, at
the conclusion of which McSweeney
was arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Ottonello and charged with
arson under the Federal Code.
If indicted, he will be tried .in Federal District Court. If found guilty he
is subject to imprisonment of from
two to twenty years.
WHERE?
The YPCCo. publicity department
is smarting, following an incident occurring this week.
Pub. Dept., "1 would llke to place
a long distance telephone call .to Los
Angeles."
Merced phone operator, "Where are
you calling from?"
P. D., "From Yosemite National
Park."
M.P.O., "What state is that in,
please?"
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BAKESALE ’BRINGS IN BUNDLE
Volunteer firemen .John Curry, Glen.i..
According to the Yosemite Parents
Power, TomThomas,Harry Comstock,.i "
Group head baker Dorothy Johnson,
Bob
Bevington, Dick Deverlin, Carl
this year’s bakesale netted the organ.
ization $124. Sale ChairmenJohnson Strickland, Bob Jac0bs, Larry Behymer,
along
with
Fire
Chief
Bob
Lee
and Jean Leedy wish to thank the
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Included were refresher .drills
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McLanahan and Olive Martischang,
procedurers.
These
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followe~
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d.ustry’s coststo rise.
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paymentsfor em~ ~i pl0yee security-in the form of pension
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funds, social security,
iunemPloymentinsurance
and injury
/.compensation-rose
in the U.S. by
some $2 billion during 1963, reaching
:an ¯estimated $22.6 billion.
’: Total¯ paymentsfor these benefits
nowlrepresent more than 8 per cent
of all employee;compensation
(includ!. ing ¯salaries and wages), up 100 per
cent since1949 when they comprised
0nly 4 per Cent of¯total compensation.
¯ Since¯¯ 1¯959, wagesand salaries
have increased by 20 per cent, but
employer payments for employee se; curity I~ave jumped40 per cent.
¯ The fastest growing segment has
been dnemploymentinsurance, which
has doubled over the last 5 years and
now accounts’ for 21 per cent of all
payments, as compared to 15 per
¯ cent¯in 1959. Private pension and
welfare funds take 43 per cent; survivors and disability
insurance, 29
per cent; and injury compensation, 7
per cent.
While YPCCo.’s employeesecurity
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program does not parallel precisely
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that outlined above, figures that relate mostnearly are interesting. Dur.
ing the fiscal year 1963, YPCCo.’s
payroll .was.S3,160,323,including, the
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value of meals and lodgings;
employee security costs break down
as follows:
EmployerPaymentsfor
Empl,)yeeSecurity
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since
19.59,but employer
payments
for employee
sect~ity rose
40.~,Aso resull,’ thesesupplementsclimbedfrom 7.1%
of aggregatecompensation
in 1959to 8,2%In 1963.Over
the pastfive yearsunemploymentinsurance,payment
s have
almost doubled,increasing
faster thananyothersegment
of employee
security. They
now account for 20,8%of
total payments~compared
with 15,2.%In 1959,Private
pensionand welfare funds
nowtake43,4%;old.age,survivorsanddisability insurance28,8%;and compensation for injuries7,1,%
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Junior Ski
¯ March. iSfinancing
COU rse
The Alp
Alpine MI
at Squaw
however,
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F.W.S.A.
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Valley is
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S.A. beca
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the meet,
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dollars
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F.W.S.A.,
particular
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chance. A
price of tl
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staging
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will be a~
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1963
Social security taxes and Workman’s
YPCCo. paid a total of $3,525,523
CompensationInsurance
$281,517 in employee compensation; thus on
Group Life Insurance
21,949 a comparative basis it paid 10.3%
21,009 of total employee compensation to
Major Medical Plan
Pension Plan
40,72.~ employeesecurity benefits, 2%greater
Total
$365,200 than the national figure.
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A letter frorn theFar WestSki Association’ explains that the National
Junior Ski Championships,to be held
March 18-24, are in need of certain
financing and of personnel to help in
course.preparation and course patrol.
The Alpine events are to be held at
Alpine Meadows, the Nordic events
at SquawValley. Assistance is needed,
however, only in connection with the
Alpine events.
The United States Ski Association
originally awarded the meet to Heavenly Valley, one of the bidders in the
F.W.S.A. Recently, it was decided to
move the meet to Alpine Meadows
and SquawValley, although, according to F.W.S.A. officials,
Heavenly
Valley is supplying all trophies. When
the meet ch’anged locations, the F.W.
S.A. became obliged to underwrite
the expenses involved in putting on.
the meet, and, at the present, is committed to paying for several thousand
dollars of equipment rental, such as
telephones,timing devices, etc.
Always behind the efforts of the
F.W.S:A., and junior competition in
particular, the Yosemite Winter Club
is conducting a raffle on a pair of
HeadVector model skis, at $1.00 per
Chance.All proceeds, beyondthe cost
price of the skis, will be sent to F.W.
S.A. to be applied against the cost of
staging the Alpine events. In the Valley and at Badger Pass raffle tickets
will be available.
BADGERPASSES
The Badger Pass people seemto/oe
experts in "doubling in brass", for
each one, atone time or another, must
take on duties other than those assig.
ned. Jim Byers, for instance, is normally and generally a ski patrolman.
However, he can and does drive a
Snomobileand can attend the first-aid
room. The sales room girls, Bobble
Hendersonand Sonja Rice, tend the
shop, selling merchandise,lift tickets,
etc., and on Fridays becomemodels
for the weekly fashion show.
RetdairmanRogerRichie is the general h’andyman about the Lodge;
TrackmenJack Boyde and Jim Strea..
ley are Cirst rate snowshovelers, while
ski fitters
Doug Vagim, TomCampos
and Tony Herrara can bus dishes and
tidy up the place when needed. Doug
Vagim has a cabin at Wawona to
which the crew retreats from snow
and people on days off.
Whenthe boys signed on in December, noneknewhowto ski. After three
months of the environment, they can
be found grabbing a quick run during their lunch breaks, after the lodge
closes, and even under the moonlight.
Ike Jarnison, the resident supervisor,
reports that, after hours, ping pang,
television (Channels13, 3, 4 and 12)
and an occasional joust at cards
occupythe crew’s time. Ike incidentally, on his three days off, jetted to
Portland, Oregon and Bellingham,
Washington,a two thousand mile trip!
Buck and Addle Martin are in their
eighth season at Badger. Buck keeps
the lifts going, Addle is the "Girl
In addition, there will be on hand
Friday" in the office. Summers,the
"Junior Booster Buttons" supplied by.
Martins are at WawonaHotel, Buck
the F.W.S.A. for sale at $1.00 each.
as maintenance man, Addie as houseIn a phone conversation with Luggi keeper.
Foeger, now ski school head at Alpine
Race ComingUp
and Chief of Coursesfor Alpine events
The 8th Annual North-South ski
the SENTINEL
learned that there is a race, sponsored jointly by the SAN
great need for skiers who can give FRANCISCOEXAMINERand the ~’oa hand-or a foot-in course prepara- semite Winter Club, is in the race
tion and control, before and during schedule for the weekend.This year’s
the meet. Help is neededin any quan- race will find Liv Norman, Bernard
tity on any day of the meet or before, Quessey and Dan Sturm members of
between March 14 and 22. Luggi says the northern squad. In the absenceof
that he will be delighted to see any sufficient snowto use Rail Creek for
Yosemite people who are available.
a downhill course, there will be three
He can be reached at Alpine
slaloms, two run on Saturday, one on
Meadows.TahoeCity, JUniper 3-4232. Sunday.
ANNUAL CLEAN-UP
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from page one)
cleaning up around their respective
installations. YPC’Co.residents should
place all litter within the brownrefuse
containers.
The Yosemite Elementary School
children will clean up the area around
their school.
All residents on privately-owned
land within the Park are urged to
participate in this campaign.You are
free to Use the regular dumpingareas
established for such purposes.
Except for residential areas in the
Valley, debris burning permits will be
required.
F.ire Control Officer Frank Betts has
been designated as overall coord.inatar. District Park RangerLes McClanahan will coordinate and inspect the
operations in the Valley proper. Supervisory Park Ranger Bill Wortkington
will handle matters in the El Portal
and Foresta areas. District Park Ranger Walter Gammill will be in charge
.of the Wa~wona,Chilnualn’a and
South Entrance areas."
QuesseyMakesFlying Fifty
Bernard Quessey,last Friday, made
a very good Flying Fifty run, clocked
at 0:58.2 secs. This gives him tenth
spot on the ladder, bumps former
instructor Bill Nutley, and leaves, of
all people, Nick Fiore low man. Nick
has taken a ribbing for his undistinguished positionl
Ski InstructorsSlalom
Ski teachers are generally excluded
from Badger competition
because
they’re busy ski teaching. So, March
3, they ran their own slalom, with
the following results:
Two Runs
Min. Secs.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Bernard Quessey
Marcel Barel
Liv Norman
Dan Hyche
Reidunn Doving
Cris Skene
Gary McCulley
Aldee Beaudoin
Jack Jonathan
Nick foreran the course.
1:26.4
1:28.6
1:31.1
1:32.8
1:41.8
1:42.0
1:53.1
2:17.7
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¯FROM THE LODGE
Along with 30,000 others, four
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ChineseNewYear’s in San Francisco,
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February 22. WesSteele, Marion Hamf.
ilton and his new bride, Barbara, Pat
Thorsan and Ross Halberg, managed
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.to ¯plow their path up Grant Ave., all
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7 way to The.Old Spaghetti factor
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on Green St. and to hear WoodyHerman at the Off-Broadway. After all
that, they went their respective ways,
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Pat to Yosemite, Westo his work at
the ¯Santa Clara Co. Adoption Agency,
Marion to P."G. and E. and Ross back
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desk. Claims he’s a different manin
!: a d,ifferent jacket. TomRiley, also a
.... :¯former cafeteria employee,is "out
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front", getting sharpened up for the
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bellman’s life before¯ spring visitors.
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Bowlers Score
Minnie John and Joe Josep.h won
first place in the Snowline Bowl’s
"bowler of the month tournament"
held the third Sundayof each month.
Minnie’s 585 series was best for the
womenand worth a trophy and $7.50,
while Joe’s 603 copped the men’s
trophy and $5.00.
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.When trouble developed with the
steering on the Sno-Caton the Ostrantier Lake snowsurvey last week, Herb
Ewing radioed Shop Foreman George
Murphyto explain the trouble. After
sokne cogitation, Georgecalled back
to say that the problem sounded to
him like a hydrostatic lock in the
orifice.
Syd Ledson, along with the ¯party,
overheard the radio conversation.
Placing his hand over his heart, he
summed
up his feelings regarding the
possibility of a long trek through the
deep snow by saying: "If we have to
walk out of here, I’m going to have a
hydrostatic lock in my orifice."
GIRL SCOUTCOOKIES
The Girl Scouts cookie sale in the
Valley will begin on Monday, March
16. So local cookie bakers can let
their inventories run low! Pairs of
Junior Girl Scoutswill sell their goodies door-to-door at 50c per box, offering a choice of creme sandwich, mint
wafer, pecannut, or lemon thin.
Of each 50c sale, 10c will be kept
for local Girl Scoutactivities, the bal.
ance going to the Tioga Council
toward building the Scout campnear
Wawona.
-oAHWAHNEE
Congratulations to Jim Weddleon his
new appointment as Assistant Dining
RoomManager. Jim came to work at
The Ahwahnee as bartender in the
Dining Roomlast May. Prior to coming
to Yosemite he worked as Desk Clerk
at the Cliff Hotel in SanFrancisco but
as muchas he liked the Clift, he was
very anxious to get away from the
hustle and bustle of city life and has
taken to Yosemitelike a fish to water.
Weare happy to say that our Ski
~Suppers are being well a,ttended
(Mondays,
Wednesdaysand Fr!days
/
and at this stage we would like to
extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to Tony Palmari and his crew
for the very attractive andartistic display of salads, cold cuts, etc.
We are happy to welcome Kenneth
Cookfrom Fresno. Ken is the newDining Roombartender and whenhe first
camehere just over two weeks ago he
couldn’t mix a drink to save his life
(never having done this type of work
before). Now, under the capable guidance of head bartender HughMerritt,
he can mix just about every drink in
the book.
-Dolores Hallinan
--o-FOR SALE
5 ft. woodskis, $10. Ski boots, size
7 or 7½, $15. See Pat Thorson, Yosemite Lodge, 372-4451, or write Box 659.
2-wheeltrailer, all metal, easypuller, spare tire. Call Dick Begeman,
375.6271.
A walkout was not necessary, however, as Herb was able to guide the
WANTED
vehicle to the Glacier Point Road at
Piano, not too high priced for four
Chippy Meadowwhere it was loaded
children to study on it. Call Violeta
onto a truck for return to the Valley.
-From N.P.S. NEWS Hornor 375-6239.
YOSEMITE WOMEN’SGROUPTO
PRESENT UNUSUALPROGRAM
Zona Deckleman, ¯program chairman of the Yosemite Women’sGroup,
announcedtoday that the next meeting of the organization will be a
dessert on Sunday, March 22 at 8 p.m.
at The Ahwahnee.
After a short business meeting, a
part of the marvelousminiature ¯ collection of Jules Charbneau will be
displayed. Charbneau, an appraiser
of fine arts objects, ownsthe world’s
outstand.ing collection of miniatures
which he has gathered from all over
the world. The entire collection numbers 30,000 pieces; those to be on display here are from a part of an
extensive exhibit presently on display
in Seattle. Everyoneis invited.
FROMTHE N.P.S. MAILBAG
Amongletters received recently by
the National Park Service is the folIow.ing, car.rying a return address of
El Reno, Oklahoma, and was signed
simply "Occupant." The writer, apparently planning a trip to the Park,
wrote as follows:
"During the day could I be alone
and do somephotographing (secretly).
Would rather not register, for questions may be asked I don’t care to
answer. No emergencymessagesis to
be given to you and not to me either.
While in the Park no ranger is not to
bother meand shortcuts will be taken
at times.
P. S. While in the park no one is to
know of my where (abouts) not even
the (rangers)."
(Signed Occupant)
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HELP WANTED
From time to time,
ploy
Jocal
YPC Co. can em-
men, women or dependents
for part-time work. Harold Ouimet
suggests that any locals interested in
temporary work put their names on
record with YPCCo. personnel office.
J. G. L. RETURNS
John Loncaric, who has been on the
sick list for morethan two months, is
expected to return to the Valley March
8 and insists he’s going to work immediately.
Nancy will accompany
him. The SENTINELWelcomes John,
back after too long away.
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FRIDAYMARCH
20, 1964
EASTERSCHEDULE
Religious Services
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Yosemite National Park, Calif.
VILLAGESTORIES
by Andy
REPORTFROMYPC Co. HOUSING
Harold Ouimet, Chairman of YPC
Co.
Housing Committee, reports that
I just recently returned from a longThe schedule of religious services
he views with optimism negotiations
during Easter week, ¯announced by neededvacation. The old saying that
Rev. Steve Walker and Fr. Joseph Mur- a changeis as good as a rest is very between N.P.S., YPCCo. and F.H.A.
true, especially for those of us who toward the creation of a family housphy follows:
ing development in El Portal. When
Protestant: Lenten vespers, Chapel, have a soft job. A vacation is just
the program is effective, employees
5:15 p.m. March 23, 24 and 25; Holy another place to rest.
maybuild homeson certain El Portal
While driving aroundin the big city
Communion,Chapel, 8:00 p.m., March
land, with financing arrangements
26; GoodFriday Devotions, 12 noon I saw a sign that said, "Down with
vice!" l thought that was a good idea, made through F.H.A. While neither
to 3:00 p.m. Services conducted in
25 minute worship periods; Easter Day so I downedas muchof it as I could they, nor F.H.A. will havetitle to the
land, as it is federally owned,YPCCo.
manage, and now I know why they
Sunrise Services 9:45 a.m. Mirror
plans to guarantee the loan to the
Lake; Worship, Chapel11 a.m. Univer- call it vice. The next day my headfelt
F.H.A. In addition, a homeowner who
sityof Pacific choir will sing at Mirror like it wasin one.
for any reason, leaves the employ of
In the big city, parking space is
Lake and at 11:00 a.m. services.
YPCCo., maysell his equity to another
non-existent. People who are lucky
RomanCatholic: Thursday and Friday,
enoughto get one, park their car and employee;or, if unsuccessful, YPCCo.
March 26 and 27- Confessions 5:005:45 p.m. Mass, 6:00 p.m., Chapel. just never moveit. Oneused car deal- will purchasethe equity.
Housing Director English ¯reports
EasterSunday,.Masses6:45, 8:00 and er advertises that he will sell you a
that the new men’s housing section
9:00 a.m., Chapel, Confessions be- car that’s already parked.
The
big
celebration
in
San
Francisco
at Yosemite Lodge is nearing comfore each Mass.
was Chinese NewYear. Gung Hay Fat pletion. With the new facility,
men
Ski Schedule
Choy, for you who understand Euro- employeesthis summer
will live in the
While locals are welcometo enter
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SENTINEL
Published by
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
Advisor
H. K Ouimet
Advisor
H. Berrey
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phone 372-4411.
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PAULSTREETER
Word has been received by H.
Oehlmannthat Paul Streeter, an employee between about 1924 and 1940,
died February 14 in Long Beach and
was buried in Dayton, Idaho.
Mr. Streeter was a Swiss and a
great lover of the out-of.doors. During
his years here, Paul did the greens
and floral arrangements at The Ahwahnee, the Lodge and at Camp
Curry.
Even during his advanced years,
he traveled in Europe and Russia,
visited the Seattle World’s Fair and
was planning on a trip to the New
York World’s Fair this summer¯
EASTERSCHEDULE
(Continuedfrom pageone)
all the ski activities plannedfor Easter
Week,the racing set is remindedthat
the American Legion Junior Giant
Slalom starts at 11:00 a.m. on March
22; the Yosemite Junior Trophy Race
at 11:00 a.m. March 27 and 28
(Slalom Friday, Giant Slalom Saturday). Each event limited to those 16
years and under. The season’s windup
to the weekly Sunday Slaloms, the
Yosemite Winter Club Slalom Champpionship, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday.
Members of the Yosemite Winter
Club and their familes and guests are
invited to lunch on the top of Tempo
Dome at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday,
March 26. Price $1.75 per person,
childen 10 and under, $1.00. Snomobile service can be arranged.
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LION EGG HUNT
The Yosemite Lions Annual Easter
Egg Hunt will be held on Easter Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. on the
local school grounds, according to Irv
Duncan, huntmaster. All local egghunters, pre-school and through the
Wordof Mr. Streeter’s death came
third grade, are welcome.
in a letter from Julia Nosborne, a
~O~
former Yosemite resident.
FOR SALE
Shortly after newsof Paul Streeter’s
death reached the SENTINEL,a letter
1"960 DodgeCHPInterceptor. Good
was received form his nephew and Cond., 6-ply tires, oversize brakes,
niece, Bob and Mary Reeves. It is
special rear end and suspension. Exquoted herewith:
cellent mountain car. $850. Doug
"This note is to all the people who Hubbard, Box 21, phone 372-4611.
wrote¯ us telling us they at one time
1959 Chevrolet Impala coupe, autoworked in Yosemite when our late
matic transmission, radio, heater,
Uncle Paul Streeter worked there. We white wall tires. Goodcondition. $300
thought you may know each other and and assume payments. Jack Sabine,
would like to correspond. So here are Orchestra Leader, The Ahwahnee.
someYosemite Park friends and their
addresses:
wood, California.
Elizabeth Cookson, 420 E. Morris
Lidwina M. Wiemals, 1401 Park
Ave., Modesto, Calif. (Note: She was Row,La Jolla, California.
in Yosemite 28 yrs.)
John Ivanoff, 978 Ellis St., San
GeorgeF. Hopkins, Jr., 1645 E. 32nd
Francisco 9, California.
St., Tacoma, Washington.
Perhaps some of you know each
Jules Fritsch, Route1, Box46, Little~ther and will get fun corresponding
rock, California.
rememberingtimes you had together.
Florence Morris, 1023 RogueValley
Fondly,
Manor, Medford, Oregon.
Mary & Bob Reeves
Louise & Julia Nosborne, 129 AlbaBox 822
tross PI., El Cajon, California.
Crestline, California"
Carl H. Davis, 615½Lime St., Ingle-
AHWAHNEENEWS
Convention season is here ¯again
and openedto the tune of ’¯’Western
Orthopaedic Association"¯
A big welcome back to a few returning old-timers: waitresses Bee
Ollino, Vera Church, and Edith Wiggs.
¯ . ."Hello, girls, it’s nice to haveyou
back again." Also we would like to
welcome bellman Caesar Oyague.
Incidentally, Caesarwill be married in
May to Diane Farmer ¯from ¯ Menlo
Park. Diane worked as life guard at
the Lodge swimmingpool last summer
where Caesar first met her, and he
says, "It was love at first sight."
After the wedding, Caesar and his
bride will comeback to the Park until
the fall, whenCaesar will return to
school.
More wedding bells: Dining Room
Manager Ted Kosinsky and fiance
Barbara Hart, of Merced, are being
married in April. The ceremonywill
take place at the Old Village Chapel
followed by a reception at The Ahwahnee.
Brenda Hass, who has been with
YPCCa. on and off for 7 years has
been¯ transferred from telephonist to
desk clerk, and with her charming
smile and delightful personality, she
is decidedly an asset to the front desk.
We have had so many inquiries
as to who our new blond cashier is,
the time has come ¯when a formal
introduction is necessary¯This¯ charming blond happens to be none other
than Diane Montgomery from San
Carlos who has, in fact, been here
since last August, but as a brunette,
just a few weeks ago and at her
fiance’s ¯ (Jim Weddle) instigation,
Diane decided to take the plunge and
becamea "pro- vocative" blond. She
assuresus it’s the best thing she ever
did and, as she puts it "having just
one life to live, why not live it as a
blond". So, if you are fed up with
being "little
miss mousey", why not
makea beeline to Bonnie Smith, our
new hardresser, whom, Diane feels,
she owes her new life.
Pearl Ditton’s parents from Modesto
celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on March15. The entire family
which includes four boys and two
girls, waspresent, together with their
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Bill Meach
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It has bee
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blow in an~
privacy¯ w
Dave Dc
his talents.
superv sot:
in charge
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be in chart
machines,
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air here
in¯the par~
or home,s(
all winter
miss each
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Badger employeesretain their reputation as a much-traveled group;
Chet Hubbard, Les Mills and Robert
Hendersonhaving just returned from
Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows;
Bill Meachamspent a day or two
there, examiningthe lifts and slopes
and your reporter, who is heading
soon for Phoenix.
Twonew additions to the resident
crew, Ed Hendrickson and John Spitlet, with others domeciled at Badger,
partake of a little evening and lunch
time skiing nowand again.
The season’s approachingits close,
and in retrospect, wefeel we’ve learned a lot - snowshoveling at 6 a.m.,
cleaning out the ski house and area
each evening - even fighting fires.
It has been fun, too - knowing all
L)u:n L:mghlln tff O;lkland d,’;nvs the lucky r:fffle ticket for a pal," of Head skis from John Cur,’y’s
about the ski conditions before anyCOZltllillel’
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Pass, M:n’ch 15, Yosemite Winter Chnb sponsored the raffle to raise money
one else- making our ownfirst tracks Iowarcl the Far West Ski Association’s expenses in sl’nging the National Jtuuliox" Ski Ch:,mlfionships.
in fresh powder, watching the storms Carhon Chef,3’ of l.arksln:r, wonthe skis in :,bsentia. Mo,’e than $300 was nelled from the raffle.
¯ bl0w in and recede- the sort of quiet
privacy when all the pebple leave.
CENTRALBAKESHOPIN OPERATION
Dave Downingsoon will be turning
SCOUT COURT OF HONOR
A central bake shop facility at The
his talents from lift and slope-packing
Yosemite Scout Troop 50 held its
supervisor to his summerassignment, Ahwahneeis now in operation, according to Executive Chef Fred Pierson, Court of Honor March 18. The followin charge of pools, bike and refreshing scouts were awarded badges inment stands. Weunderstand Dave’s to and by summer will provide baked
dicated: Tenderfoot, Steve Adams;
be in charge of the several ice vending goodsto all YPCCo. hotel units, except
the high Sierra Camps.With the cen- Second Class, Keith Clark, David
machines, come summer.
Hackett, Ed Walliser, Bill Ward and
There’s certain anticipation in the tral shop, Pierson says quality control
Scott
Earle; First Class, Bob Beving.
air here - some of us will remain can be assured, and because of the
ton, Karl Biastock, Paul Broyles, Rob
in the park, for others, back to school quantities needed, the efficient use
Johnson, Mike Martischang,
Ken
of materials and bakers’ time can
or home,somewhere.And, after living
Metherell, Eric aster, Louis and Allan
be made.
all winter this close-togetherlife we’ll
Pies, cakes,rolls, etc., will be baked Parker, Jim Rosander, Chuck Woessmiss each other - and Badger.
net and Brinky Liles.
-Ike Jomison during two shifts daily and transporThe First Class Scouts werepresentted on portable rolling racks to trucks
REPORTFROMYPC Co. HOUSING
ed with traditional "lemon squeezer"
each day for delivery to the hotel
hats, NewZealand army hats, vintage
Lodgearea rather than in Camp 6,
units.
thereby greatly reducing the distance
Certain baking machinery which no WWI.These were secured and donated
between home and work.
longer will be neededat Valley and to the local troop by Ray Cleland,
Rhea Burris Bevel, "E" Dormitory outlying units is being installed in Superintendent of NewZealand Natmaid, resigned recently, following her The Ahwahneebake shop, where Ray ional Parks.
marriage to Joseph Bevel. They now Wilson, head baker, supervises baking
Scoutmaster Doug Hubbard and
maketheir homein Midpines. Johnny operations.
Assistant Scoutmasters Rod Broyles
Rippitoe is the new dorm maid.
-aand Dick Day are formulating plans
"E" Dormitory paint project is nearLlY NORMANINJURED
to maintain an active summerscout
ing completion. The residents were
Liv Norman,on a ski teacher’s holiprogram.Theyare assisted in this progiven their choice of colors - beige day at HeavenlyValley, is reported to ject by a committee composed of
or green -- for their rooms.
have severely broken a leg in a fall.
Granville Liles, Chairman;Ralph ParAnd the "A" dorm girls are awaitAccordingto Nick Flare, to whomLiv’s
ker, Leadership and Training; John
ing, somewhatanxiously, completion mishap was phoned by Gary McCul- Earle, Advancernent; Roland Johnson,
of the restoration of their plumbing ley, Liv suffered a doublefracture. She Finances; Chas. Woessner,Logistics;
facilities. Thosein "B" dormhavebeen was taken to a Carson City, Nevada Bob Bevington and Jake Metherell,
the alternates.
hospital.
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WAREHOUSENOTES
VILLAGESTORIES
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Warehouse.Supervisor Sonny Whitfield reports that the big trucks of peanlanguages.This is a special year.
Leslie Georgeand HobbsParsons have It is the year of the dragon. DadRing
commenced
to bring in loads of sum- says, "We are ahead of the Chinese
My loyal crew hasbeen
mer stock. Bill Malone and Dave on that.
draggin’
for
years."
Tucker are the first new men added
I also saw a number of people
:i : ’by his department during the month to the warehouse crew to work the
of February increased by 25% over
demonstrating
against demonstrations
increased quantities of merchandise.
. a year ago. The bulk of the inquiries
In addition to the nearly numberless - a mixed group. They admitted they
;- has been in regard to summerstays.
were all mixed up.
varieties of merchandisethat has ali A letter from Maxine Rowland inWealso spent a few days in Carwaysbeen stored at the Central Ware.
dicates that she’s happy in her new
house, the service station accessories mel. The weather was beautiful, and
’ home, Palm Beach Shores, Florida.
are now there, as well. To store se- the ocean put on a spectacular dis:She’s reservations .manager for the
curly the tires, batteries, etc., two new play. The waves were beautiful and
cOlOnnadesHotel, a right handsome
high as they broke over the rocky
cages have been constructed.
hotel .on the seashore which would
cliffs.
I heard one red-faced fellow
Farewell Party for Johnsons
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appear from the folder to have a hunwho
was
leaning
against his converti.
The warehouse, print shop and
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tired or so rooms. Son David swims
ble say, "1 never thought water on
butcher shop people gathered last
da!ly.
the
rocks could be so enjoyable."
week for a fine spaghetti dinner at
Maggi (Mrs. Steve) Walker, new
CAR THEFT
the warehouse to bid farewell to.
the Commercial Division, is on "deA
thirteen
year old Fresno boy was
Punch(Bill) and Judith Johnson. Bill
tached service "with the Hotel Division
will report sometime after March 20 taken into custody March 13 by N.P.S.
since the departure of Cherie Ami for Work with an outdoor advertising
rangers for assertedly having rifled
Hartman.
seven automobiles, stolen an autofirm in Sacramento.Judith and childAnd, in Accounting, welcome to
mobile, and for attempted burglary.
ren, Gretchen and Dirk are in the
Dianna Fozzard, niece of the Duke capital area househunting.
He was released to civil juvenile au1
ii Mal°nes, Ostrander caretakers.
thorities in Fresno.
AHWAHNEENEWS
George Oliver and Wendell Otter,
TomThomas,YPCCo. agent, points
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Sales, recently attended the Annual
out that had the vehicles been locked,
Meeting of the California Association respective husbands,wives, and children. This was indeed a very joyous the rifling and car theft would have
of Convention Bureaus.
occasion for the happy couple, and been impossible, and it was with a
Of particular interest to YPCCo.’s
tool from one of the rifled cars that
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accordingto Pearl, it has been fifteen
two representatives was the presentayears since the whole family has man- a windowin Best’s Studio was smashtion
by
the
S.
F.
Convention
Bureau
on
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ed, in the attempted burglary, Thomas
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the newly imposed hotel tax. Oliver
Pearl and Dick have just returned further commentedthat, with the apparticipated in the panel discussion
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proach of summer and a great inthat followed the pro and con presen- from a trip to Seattle, where Dick’s crease in the numberof visitors, some
mother is ill. This was a sad trip for
tation. It was learned that Mariposais
of whommay have dishonest inclinathe Dittons on the whole, but visiting
the 0nit county in California to invoke
tions, car owners should lock doorl
Mel and Helen Potter at their lovely
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key when
ha’me on Bainbridge Island added a and remove the ignition
ON THE JOB
leaving
their
cars
unattended.
spark of light to a somewhat
A walk around the site of the new little
dreary
scene. Mel and Helen have bowed in defeat by chalking up but
i’ buildings at Yosemite Lodge reveals
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been coming to Yosemite each summer 1~ points vs. 16~ for Merced.
great activity in the "finishing-up"
and, in fact this summerwill be their
work. No?manGraham reports that
The team of Nita Bondshuand Mur4,
fourteenth year. Pearl was very glad iel Ouimet gained one-half point and
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the project is on schedule and that,
for the opportunity of seeing them Audrey Ewing and Ruth Ewing scored
barring a catastrophe he will deliver
again¯ and discussing Yosemite with
buildings "C", 31 units and building
one-half point each. It appearedthat
them. Incidentally, the Potters send
"D", 20 units, on April 14, as planned.
no one played well enough, since the
low gross of the field was 102.
Thereafter, "B", 31 units, should be their fondest regards to all.
-Dolores
Hallinan
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The host club presented Yosemite
"E", each 20 units, on April 23.
YOSEMITEGOLFERSBENCHED
with not only a fine steak dinner after
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floor
and
wall-finishers
Yosemite
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and
women
golfers
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vinyl flooring and wall covering. Yes- sound trouncing handed them by the popularity
of the home and home
terday, the 117 pre-cast concrete steps Merced Golf Club on March 8. The series. The benchesrepose safely in a
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three 20-unit buildings.
20 to 13, and the women,likewise,
return to Mercednext fall.
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LOCALS SCOREIN SKI EVENTS
SAFETY AWARENESSPAYS OFF
During last week’s ski events at
The SENTINELsalicited
the two
The mid-way point in the fiscal
branch offices of YPC Co., in San Badger Pass, several Yosemite racers calendar ended March 31, and Safety
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Francisco and Los Angeles, for news were amongthe outstanding competi- Director Ned English; in summingup
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of the activities of the flatland em- tors.
YPCCo.’s accident history, states it
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The
fallowing
piece
was
reOn
a
snowy
Sunday,
March
22,
Mike
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ceived from the Grant Avenuers,
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Giant Slalom, took first place over
The important thing in accident
visitors Peter Fischer and Jere Foutz, statistics, English points out, is the
Diane Owens
has
become
an
auh
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while amongthe girls, Jeannine Ditton numberof disabling injuries sustained
:thority on the care.and propagation
by employees and the resultant num¯ of guppies. She started out with two and Leslie Rust ran second and third
to
former
Yosemite
skier
Diana
Ihlenber of dayslost.
::, ¯newly¯weds (since she loves to make
feldt,
now
living
at
Lake
Tahoe.
A recap of this period’s experience
¯.. reservations for honeymooncouples),
In
the
Yosemite
Junior
Trophy
Race,
as
contrasted to a similar one last
~ . and the population ¯explosion, under
a
two
event
and
combined
meet,
the
year shows the following:
: ~ I~er expert care, nowfills a five gallon
.. tank. It is Suggested no one show results for the first three placesfollow:
1963.64 1962-63
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an interest (or even mention the subSlalom - Friday, March 27
Disabling Injuries
Girls
Run
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Run
2
Total
Hotel
Div.
ect) unless he is interested in running
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a hatchery or has an excess of tartar
1. L. Rust
44.7 45.8 1:30.5 Commercial Div.
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sauce on hand.
44.5 47.2 1:32.7 Maintenance
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D.
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Life in the big city is filled with
Boys
intrigue daily .... eachlunch hour we
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1.
C. Woessner 48.2 41.5 1:24.3
Lost Time(days)
can spotI a lady pushing a twin baby
2. J. Foutz
42.2 42.7 1:24.9 Hotel Div.
buggy downGrant Ave. with two little
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3.
Rick
Cook
43.1 44.9 1:27.6 Commercial Div.
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boys running alongside. The thing that
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Giant
Slalom
(One
Run)
makesthe story most unusual is the
Maintenance
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Girls
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1. Leslie Rust
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It is plain that the Maintenance
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2. Diana Ihlenfeldt
45.1 people, performing¯ what are prothe other¯ in blue .... and the family
3.
Jeannine
Ditton
48.2 bably the most hazardous tasks, are
¯ resemblanceis¯very remarkable.
Boys
Am reminded of the lady who
exerting serious effort toward safety
1.
Jere
Foutz
39.2
practices.
asked the new S.F. clerk if she could
2.
Chuck
Woessner
42.6
give her the mileage from Tuolumne
Other areas typically producing in3.
Rick
Cook
43.3
Meadows
to
Merced
(meaning
Lake)
juries
are kitchens and Badger Pass.
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Combined
The reduction of injuries and lost
and if it werepossible to walk it with
Girls
days in all hotel operations, from five
ease. The new girl figured for quite
1. Leslie Rust
2:15.2 last year to two this, and lost days111
a ¯while, then answered, "Yes, it
2.
Jeannine
Ditton
2:20.9
to 20, likewise indicates serious ¯conwould be possible to walk it, but
2:27.3 cern for employeesafety. BadgerPass,
wouldn’t be too easy since it was 3. Diana Ihlenfeldt.
Boys
whose figures aren’t isolated from
about 130 miles".
2:04.1 other CommercialDivision operations,
If you are in S.F., and stop by the 1. Jere Foutz
.f
Moulin Rouge some evening, you 2. Chuck Woessner
2:06.9 has experienceda reduction in injuries
2:10.9 from 19 with 276 lost days in ’61-’62
¯ might be lucky enough to catch the 3. Rick Cook
exotic dances of Miss Ellaneous and
The season’s last competition, the to 2 injuries and9 days this year.
Winter
Club’s Slalom Championship,
Units with no lost time thus far in
Etcetera (better knownas Lynn Carey
and Barbara Edelhoff). These two en- held Easter afternoon, found the corn- the fiscal year are: The Ahwahnee,
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¯ ¯from Mr.¯Gordon Claycombe,director
¯ ’of KQEDdevelopment, parts of which
are¯quoted herewith ..... "1 know of
you.r personal interest in KQEDand
that of ¯other Yosemiteresidents. For
this/we here at KQEDand our Board
are grateful and appreciative.
Ai this w.riting and after serving
the. nine Bay Area counties for the
past ten years, our station finds itself
in dire financial troubles. As Jim Day
is fond of saying, "We are long on
fameandshort of cash." It is no secret
that we have lived from one financial
crisis to the other and have managed
to survive them. Today, short of a
miracle, ¯ we maynot be able to pull
ourselves out of our present difficulties. Inthis emergency,we are turning
to old friends like you in the hope
that¯you, the Curry Company,and our
other Yosemitefriends will find a way
to assist us.
I dislike, "rattling the tin cup," or
Sheddingalligator tears of self-pity,
but a brief statement of our predicamentis as follows.
--to acquire what our community
.already has in KQED. The Sameis
the case in Los Angeles, where Dr.
Dubridge and a committee have been
working for the past three years or
more to raise the funds necessary to
acquire an educational channel to
serve the Los Angeles area. Ten years
ago, webegan operations with used
and. borrowed equipment and $30,
000. in the bank. Today, we are still
operating with used and borrowed
equipment - with no funds in the
bank and $79,500. in accumulated
unpaidbills.
On the positive side of this depressing picture, in the past four
years, we have tripled our paid membership and quadrupled our viewing
audience. In ratio to population, we
now have the largest viewing audience and .paid membership of any
communitystation in the United States.
On paper this reads very well and at
first glance would appear to be. a
major accomplishment.
If we translate these figures into
percentages, we find that our programs reach 792,000 homes in our
nine-county viewing area - 98% of
these families are not membersof
KQED.Weknow that 198,000 families
in our viewing area watch our programs regularly each week and are
enthusiastic in their praise of our
programing services. However, 92%
of these fans are not members of
Channel 9.
Seventy-oneper cent of the support
we do receive to meet our annual
budget comes from those who view
our programs or make purchases
through our annual auction. Thelatter,
incidentally, producesonly 21%of the
m~inimum income needed to keep
Channel 9 on the air. The remaining
29%of our operating budget is earned by KQEDthrough the production
of programsfar use by public, private,
and parochial schools, as well as productions undertaken for distribution
through our national network (NET).
Ten years ago, Channel 9 was acFromthe above, I think it is rather
quired as an educational television
station at no cost to the community. obvious that there is no place for
Subsequently, New York, which had KQEDto go but up or off the air. If
been without a communityTV station,
you can be of any help or have any
had to ¯raise, by. public subscription, constructive suggestions to make, I
" $6,250,000. merely to acquire a chan- would really appreciate hearing from
SAFETY AWARENESSPAYS OFF
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CampCurry, Village Restaurant, Cen- "
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Village Store, Studios,
Stables, Wawona Hotel, Chevron
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Stations, and amongthe maintenance
shops, Plumbing,Electric, Paint, Car’
penter, Machine, Labor.
English concluded his statements
with particular praise for the outstan- ....
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Pass, and voiced his hope that all
supervisors and employees will continue their vigilance against accidents. .
--oFOR SALE- EL PORTAL
House-- 5 rooms- bath - enclosed
back porch, garage with small room
attached - telephone 379-2354.
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NO WINNER IN CAMP*NAMING
CONTEST
In November,the SENTINEL
announced a contest in which participants
could suggest names for the new
units at Housekeeping Campto. be
opened this spring. A $25.00 prize
was offered for the nameselected.
What was sought was a name for
type of unit. Most of the namessubmitted seemedto relate to the entire
campor to that area in which the new
units are located.
As the jury felt no namewas entirely suitable, none was selected.
Nameswere submitted by Norman
Wade,¯ Alice Cramer, Andrew Scarbrough, Ha’nk Stith, Henry Pasalakis,
Melba Smith, Hugh Merritt, Michael
Harris, and Helen Ledson.
The Hotel Division and the SEN-.
TINEL wish to thank all those who
took the time to submit suggestions.
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George Oliver and Jim Pais.ley
have arranged our television reception equipment so that Valley residents can watch KQED,which transmits unquestionably the most worthwhile, informative and interesting TV
programs offered on the coast; plus
which, the programs are without the
frequent advertising interruptions
necessary on commercial channels.
Any contributions
made by local
people to KQEDmay help forestall
removal of Channel 9 from our TV
fare.
REPO
Former
Richard Mc
Easter. wel
Richardis
as Dining
Jackson La
The East
Terrace wa
Ditton hel
we were bc
searching fl
in which
arrived fi~
result that
was terribl
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with a littl
least amou
Welcom~
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timore,
gift shop,
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terprising
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salaries, a
paper (no
girls -- no
sary" (ant
for this).
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their first
rather scc
round the
each other
cut from a
held their
their chest.
(The Presic
exotic dar
The two
and then
back offic
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stables).
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REPORT FROM DOLORES
Former Dining Room Manager
Richard McKechniewas here over the
Easter weekend. Later this monlh
Richard is going to the Tetons to work
as Dining Room Manager at the
Jackson Lake Lodge.
The Easter Egg Hunt on the East
Terrace was a great success. Jeannine
Ditton helped us hide tile eggs and
we were both up at the crack of dawn
searching for little nooksand crannies
in which to put the eggs. David Curry
arrived five minutes late with the
result that he only found one egg and
was terribly disappointed but he cheered up considerably when presented
with a little bunny-the prize for the
least amountof eggs.
Welcometo Patsi Brown, telephonist from Fresno.... Jim Moore,Transportation Agent from Tucson, Arizona
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.and Leslie Guenzel,
gift shop, from Fresno.
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terprising youngladies, in search of
somelegal meansto supplement their
salaries, answeredan ad in the local
paper (not the Sentinel) for "chorus
girls -- no previous experiencenecessary" (and they certainly qualified
for this). They felt they were cut out
for the part until they arrived for
their first interview. After seeing the
rather scantily clad girls posted around the entrance they looked at
each other and decided they had been
cut from a different pattern. But they
held their heads high and threw out
their chests and went inside anyway.
(The President Follies never called it
exotic dancing.)
The two girls can be seen every now
and then practicing their act (in the
back office, of course), and one is
remindedof a saddle trip (leaving the
stables). Onecan only note that they
will have to add to and subtract from
the pattern to fit the costumesthey
will nearly wear.
One might mistake their attention
to the phones as being that of an
overly eager employee - but we are
convinced they are only waiting for
a call to comefor an actual audition
- and warmer weather.
BADGERCREWDISPERSING
With but a week longer of operation at Badger Pass, several of the
staff membershave announced their
intentions for spring work.
Badger Lodge supervisor Chet Hubbard will resume his former role as
assistant managerof Yosemite Lodge.
Jim Byers, ski patrolman, and his
intended, Sonja Rice, will moveto
Seattle whereJim will return to school.
Bill Cooper,ski patrol chief, will be
head bellman at CampCurry.
Bobbie Henderson will be in the
Reservation Office until June, when
she will open her "outpost" office at
South Entrance.
Wawanawill have the services of
Roger Ritchie at the ChevronStation,
Les Mills on the hotel desk, Ralph
Diefenderfer and Homer Armstrong
on the golf course, Bob Ray in the
golf shop. Buck and Addie Martin will
return to Wawono,where Buck will
be Mr. Fixit and Addie again will
be housekeeper. Between jobs, they
will visit Buck, Jr. at his ski area at
Ashland, Oregon. Aldee Beaudoin will
tend the pool.
HOSPITALBENEFIT
Hazel Warren, local spokesmanfor
the annual Mariposa County benefit
drive for the JohnC. FremontHospital,
announcedthat this year’s event will
be held on May 7 at the Mariposa
County Fairgrounds. Described as a
salad luncheon, it will start at 12
Noon and, following, there will be
bridge, other card gamesand bingo.
Table prizes will be awarded, plus
a grand cash prize of $15.00.
Call Hazel at 372-4244for further
information and reservations.
The two Norwegian ski instructresses will stay in the U. S., and at
present Liv Normanis recuperating
from her broken leg in Fresno. Reidun
Doving is with an architectural firm
in SanFrancisco.
Dick Reeves and Dean Conway
will wrangle the dudes and the horses
at the stables.
Ed Hendricks, Jim Harsh and Tony
Herrara will lend their talent and
brawn to Maintenance.
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CAR THEFTS CONTINUE
i ’." " With the warmdays before Easter
~t....the early ¯ flowers have been appea.ri." .ing in the fields that lead up to our
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¯ i "." i orangefiddlenecks- our first flowers
!’!. seem to echo the sun. The meadowl. ."la.rks have long been bursting into
. ¯ song above them,~ here, where fields
The thirteen-year old boy who, on
March 13, stole and smashed a YPC
Co. vehicle has been madea ward of
the Fresno County Juvenile Court,
according to Tom Thomas, YPC Co.
agent. The lad and his family are reported to be returning to their former
homein the mid-west.
:.remain, in spite of these sub-dividing
¯ .. suburban days!
". Now the processon is making its
way into the higher foothills and up
.. such., canyans as that of the Merced
" .i. River. TheWedge-leafedceanathus,or
: California lilac of that area, is bloom. " ing in profusion with the heavy sceni
which the. sun distills from its creamy
flowers¯ drifting across the road. Bush
¯ " Jupine often accompaniesthe ceanothus, and, on the Briceburg Gradeand
’.. upalong the Merced, the redbud has
. ¯ emerged
from whiplike
thefaint branches
hint of before
cerise
along. its
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The vehicle theft was madepossible
by the keys having been left in the
ignition.
During the same spree,
several unlocked cars in the Valley
wererifled.
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It was reported by Thomasthat four
juveniles from the San Francisco area
were taken into custody on. April 1
in El Portal for the theft of three
automobiles. In this instance, as well,
the cars were unlocked.
Between March 1 and 31, five
casesof theft in dormitories havebeen
reported to Thomas. Sumsof money
between $28.00 and $120.00 were
the many. buds opened to a burst of taken. Again, the temptation to commagenta with somewhat the air of
mit thievery was aggravated by the
.fruit blossoms.In the NearEast, where victims having left their bags or wal¯ .. another species of this shrub becomes lets carelessly about.
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one of these that Judas was fabled
cases of thievery have been reported
to .have hanged himself, and .the
during his four months as special
¯ flowers, blus’hed with shamethereagent, it does not necessarily follow
¯after.
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that there are more thieves among
At. any rate, it becomesa gorgeous
local personnel. Rather, that, in the
J’ spectacle in these April days, and past, these acts may have occurred
particularly so¯ w.henthe blue of var- but went unreported.
ious lupines, notably the one menNow, as he devotes time to the intioned above,, whenits long spikes vestigation of these acts as well as
rising from a cluster of thickly gray:i
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leaved stems, joins it in an early
cometo light.
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rosy .bells of several of our manzanitas
FromIndian Flat to El Portal baby"j
are out here and there, as well. One blue-eyes open to the sun on the nor.[
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Chinquapin, several thousand feet
as do the small yellow poppies along
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the grassy slopes above.
Dogwoodbuds are hardly swelling
The delicate and waxenwhite blosyet beyond their winter shells, and
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sores of the cliff buttercup, that first
harbinger of spring days which comes it will be late April before they fill
in lateFebruary or early March, have the Valley with their "airy fairy" white
withered from their moist crannies in rays. The azaleas hold off until the
dogwoodblooms begin to hide themshaded rocks, though their basal
selves amongtheir green leaves, but
leaves, charminglyscalloped, linger
manyother lesser species will show
¯ amongthe ferns growing there until
the yellowish-orange of one of the themselves meanwhile along the
stonecrops highlights the dark red- roads leading higher where winter
snowsnow prevail.
dish slate here or the granite farther
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During the winier months, when
most give Camp Curry scarcely a
thought, YPCCo. maintenance people
have been at work accomplishing
major improvements.
Lew Yancey and his crew have
repainted completely the interior of
thirty bungalows with bath and among them, new bathrooms have
beeninstalled in six. Thesehavetiled,
stall showers and infra-red ceiling
heat. Project cost about $9,000.
Upcoming at Camp Curry Cafeteria will bethe installation of "sneeze
guards" along the serving lines. Along
with this will, bea major rearrangement of ten major pieces¯ of kitchen
equipment between kitchens at Camp
Curry, Yosemite Lodge and The Ahwahnee.This is a part of a company-..
wide programto centralize."kitch~ii:.
operations.
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eamplete refinishing of. tl’.e guest
rooms at Cedar Cottage¯ at Yosemite
Lodge and cleanup and touch-up work
in all Lodge main buildingsl Expendi:
ture for this was$5,500.
On May 1, ten maintenance men
will start an all-out push setting up
Housekeeping Camp, the new units
as well as the old types. Already
prefabbed are the required 204 bunk
beds, the cedar-sapling screen fences
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petition close amongthe men. However, first-place winner, Leslie Rust’s
1:24.0 for two runs, was 9.4 seconds
ahead of Diana Ihlenfeldt. Brian Wilhite made an excellent second run,
33.5 sec., fastest of the day. His first
trip down the course had been off
considerably and for two runs finished
neither win, place nor show.
Girls
2 Runs
1. Leslie Rust
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2. Diana Ihlenfeldt
1:33.4
3. Jeannine Ditton
1:39.1
Men
i. Tim Berrey
1:12.5
2. RandyRust
1:13.7
3. Bernard Quessy
1:13.9
As the day closed, Y.W.C. president
John Curry presented silver Revere
bowls to the Junior Racer winners
and silver trays to the slalom winners.
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FROM DOWNSOUTH
From: the land of sunshine,, smog
and freeways, the Los Angeles Office.
Will try to have this office repreSented intheSENTINEL,but if the continuity is somewhaterratic, it is because
between answering the ever!
jangling
telephone, and keeping
people at the counter happy, ones
thoughtssomeh0wseemto get a little
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Every day is a full day,with many
foreigners wanting to see the beauties
of Yosemite, and sorne of the conversations should go dawn in history.
Somehow,everything works out, and
the people find their ways, or at least
we hope they do:
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Right now, we have the good fortune of having one girl that speaks
Spanishl and another that speaks
.French,
so problems involving those
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we need, is .someone that speaks
Japaneseor Chinese.
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the Biltmore Hotel, gives us first looks
at many of the dignitaries who ar.i
rive at the entrance of the hotel where
our windowsafford a front row seat.
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ManyaV. I. P. has looked in our door,
and wavedto the girls. General Eisen.
hower,, the late President Kennedy,
Ambassador¯ Cabot Lodge, Governor
Rockefeller, Adlai Stevenson, and
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many more. Movie people are commonplace,and our ownlocal political
high commands
are almost daily visitors.
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One nice thing about being ¯where
we are, too, is the fact that many
conventions
of all descriptions are held
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HOTELDIVISION ON THE MOVE
THE AHWAHNEE
Members of the YPC Co. Hotel
The sun shining, birds singing and
Division have been active about the bells chiming; a proper setting for a
country attending seminars, on com- Saturday afternoon wedding. On April
mittee work, and in personnel recruit11, at the Yosemite chapel, Barbara
ment. All the activities are aimedto- Hart, Merced, was married to Ted
ward improving operations in that
Kosinski, matre’d at The Ahwahnee
organization.
dining room. A reception following
Keith Whitfield and Fred Pierson,
the services was held in the Solarium
on April 7,8, and 9, attended a at The Ahwahnee. The newlyweds
National Restaurant Association sem- spent their honeymoonin Monterey.
inar in San Francisco which dealt
At The Ahwahneefront desk also
with "Restaurant Merchandising".
on April 11, there was a little sunWhitfield stated that the several sub- shine missing. Brenda Hass, a good
jects discussedall related to the pro- person as well as a good employee,
position that successful merchandising left the valley for Los Angeles.Brenda
of food does not lie simply in the will be working as a secretary at
preparation of the food; in addition,
the Bel Air Country Club. She was conand of varying importance are the
nected with Yosemite for seasonal
general decor of the room, the menu periods totaling seven years.
covers, the presentation of menuconThe dining room staff at The Ahtents, appearanceof employees,etc..,
wahnee has been strengthened reAn interesting conclusion with recently by the arrival of a few new
spect to colors-of uniforms, table linhands and a couple of familiar veten, the room itself-has been reached erans.
by National Restaurant Association
Welcometo busboys John Potter,
research psychologists: blue is the
Whitney Challoner, Gary Newell, Tom
color least conducive to restaurant
Kresler, Randy Scott and John Chu.
sales, reds and oranges encourage
New waiters include Jim Dunaway
larger meal checks. Whatcolor is pre(Continuedon page four)
dominant in your favorite restaurant?
WOMEN’SGROUPPLANS DANCE
This week, John Curry and Fred
Ruth Ewing, president of the Yosem.
Pierson are in Los Angeles on an employee interviewing mission where ite Women’sGroup, announced today
that the organization would sponsor
Pierson will keep an eye peeled for
aspirants with culinary backgrounds. a spring dance on Friday, May 22
at The Ahwahnee. Eileen Berrey,
The pair are selecting employeesfor
dancechairman, is planning an affair
all job categories.
similar to that held last Mayi.e.,
Stuart Cross and John Curry last
champagne
cocktails, buffet dinner
week attended a meeting of the Resort Committeeof the California State dancing and door prizes. The tariff
Hotel and Motel Association in Mon- will be $5.00 per couple, including
cocktails, dinner, taxes and gratuities
terey. Cross is the committee’schairand chances on the door prizes. The
man. The two day meeting included
presentations and panel discussions on funds raised will be used to purchase
Sales and Promotion, Operating Pro- a television set for the YosemiteEle.
mentary School.
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its one=man
staff with three reporters.
~ Writing news about Yosemite Lodge
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TheGreat Yosemite Falls, a symbol
of.Yosemite Lodge, seemto proclaim
.... ’ summerand this proclamation is reflected inthe suddenrealization that
we have manynew faces on the premises’- and manyold ones returning.
, Finn Rhoan is making the grounds
i~ ready for the shrubs and tall grass
that are to come,raking up the left" C~versfrom last fall. Hewasalone, out
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patio. He wanted to know why it was
so quiet, with only sunshinefilling the
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had plenty to do. Joe, after having
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first to the Village Restaurantand now
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soon as the weather gets a little too
.... warmin the Valley below us.
Working at the front desk is no
quiet matter at the moment. To be
heard one must shout at the guests,
and they shout in return;"A room with
a bath, in the Lodge"...And the reply "we’re all reserved on Lodge
rooms with bath, sir." You see, our
new switchboard is going in and this
SCHOOL YOUNGSTERSON
FIELDTRIPS
ing of walls and making new rooms
Eighth graae
’ ’ . pupils of the local
out of old ones behind the desk.
elementary school recently joined with
Over in the Cafeteria, Bill Germany
the Mariposa eighth graders for a
is formally
taking command, now
visit to the Mariposa County Court
that Spencer Grams is taking Earl
House. Although court was not in sePomeroy’s place as assistant manager
sion the tour started in the court .room "
of theLodge. Everyone is muchpleawhere Judge Tom Coakley took the...
sed with the relocation of jobs, new
bench, and with Sheriff Whitley in his
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challenges, new vistas. Except per- role as bailiff,
formally openedthe .
haps for Bill, for as Cafeteria manacourt, welcomedthe students, and in- ....
ger hewill have long hours of hard
troduced various county officials, inwork ahead of him. Earl will leave
cluding District Attorney Lauritzen,
for Curry on the 8th of May, to take County Clerk Wilson, and Auditor-recharge of food service there. That is
corder Harold Rowney. County ,qono small operationl either. One day
vernment and the functions of the
you’re closed and the next you’re in
court systemof the state and federal
full operation. Wewill miss his hurgovernmentwere explained. After the
ried foot steps and the sudden roar
court session, the youngsters were
of his white GTas he comesand goes. ¯
taken on a.tour of the court house,
.
The new checker in the Cafeteria
viewing historic files, early county
is Jonathan Mitchell, Joe’s brother.
maps,old furnituJ’e and fittings gathJonathan, after attending Arizona
ered by Judge Coakley as a part of
State, has cometo Yosemite to work the court house restoration program.
and to study. His field is theology;
Jean Leedy’s first and second grahe hopes to find what capacity he ders, on April 14, made a splendid
will someday fill,
and hopes to make trip to Merced and Fresno. The 23
the decision here feeling his formal children were driven by school bus
education is closed for the time being. to Merced, where they boarded the
In the employeesdining area in the Southern Pacific train for a ride to
kitchen Cheryl King and William An- Fresno. While aboard, officials took
derson were discussing a FreudJan the group through the train..
On arrival at Fresno, they were
theory on what is instinct and what is
met
by six mothers with large cars
not in the human man and woman.
William is a newly arrived bus boy, who drove them to Roeding Park
Zoo for a picnic lunch, a look at the
coming recently to Yosemite, he said,
on a small motor scooter from Wyom- lions, tigers and giraffes-then home
ing. Canit be possible? Cheryl is from to the Park.
It was a great day for the children
Fresno, just out of high school and
and was made posslble by the perwith a background of musical theatre
having been in the Fresno Community severvance, effort and organization of
Theatre productions of "Paint Your Mrs. Leedy.
Wagon"and "Bells are Ringing". With JAMESMORGENSON
ON DEAN’S LIST
her white blond hair this must be posJames (Randy) Morgenson, son
sible. At that moment,in the kitchen,
Dana and Esther Morgenson, was
she was waving a copy of Freud in
among the 53 juniors onthe Dean’s
the air and voicing definite opinion.
List for a superior academic record
And, one of the morefamiliar face, for the fall semesterat Arizona State
Shelah Pederson is with us now, or College at Flagstaff.
A total of 217 students namedto
should I say, with the Lodge for the
the
list represents 5.5%of the total
first time. She worked last summer
enrollment of 3,910.
and fall, in the accounting department, then left for the City. But, she
to be coming quickly, in the air and
found Yosemiteirresistible and had to
in humanform, both the old and the
return. She is now a waitress in the
new, along with many early season
Restaurant.
changes.The settled time.of winter is .....
And, as was said, spring does seem at an end.
THE ROCK
sporting a
on the talus
Gordon War7
George Leds
Lem Barnett
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partment th~
ruing pool’ is
Plans are to,
as the
should be so~
June:
crew are
lines, and
tion of the
from the se
neeto the g l
be complete
begins.
specially sea
chosenby A
part of the
resting nea
Ledsonexpl~
practically ti
AhwahneeIc
tearing the
At Yosem
annex is nea
occupancy:
after the oi
employees
The new
necessitated
tion. This m~
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to a differe~
be
guest bath h
house has
costs onthe
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ted the crib f?’o?~ the track. The?z, it was pulled ahead
on the talus to The Ahwahnee pool site was engb~eered by gb],gerly, some ]~fteen ~eet at a time, by $he wi~ch on
Gordon Wa?’?’e~ and ef]ec$ed by Ron Hibpshmc~?bJim Grey, Barnett’s Cat. This process was ?’epeated twenty times
George Ledson, and Carl Stevens, w~th major ass~s~ ]rom before the rock reached iLs destination ~longside the pool
Lem Bar?~ett, N.P.S., and his D-7 Cat. Once the rock was locatio?~ where it will provide a d?’m~czt~c part o] the rockin place in its "crib", built o] 10" by 12"s by Joe Liskey,
work landscaping.
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THESICK LIST
BUYERS’ADVICE AVAILABLE
we hear from the Maintenance DeFriends of Ben Laughter, YPCCo.
YPCCo. Commercial Division head,
partment that The Ahwahnee swim- garage serviceman will be happy to
Chas. Proctor, states that nowin his
ming pool is definitely going ahead. know that he is progressing toward office are copies of CONSUMER
REPlans are to start excavating as soon recovery, although still hospitalized
PORTmagazines available to those
as the water level recedes, which at Lewis Memorial Hospital where whochooseto follow the publication’s
should be sometimetoward the end of he was taken on March 21.
counsel on the purchase of major apJune. Meanwhile, Matt Gaganand his
Ben is in his 25th year of service pliances, automobiles,etc. His office is
crew are at work rerouting water
with YPCCo., and over the years has open between 8 a.m. -12 Noon
lines, and preparing for the installamade manyfriends, who hope to see and1 ’til 5 p.m.
tion of the filtering system.The steps him back soon.
SCHOOLOPEN HOUSE
from the second floor of The AhwahSchool
Principal Jas. Ackley invites
From YTS we learn that Dusty
nee to the ground level probably will
all to attend the elementary school’s
Cloward, who has been driving for
be completed before actual digging
YTSfor more than six years, is recu- Open House on April 20 between 7
begins. Thereis a 58 ton granite rock, perating from surgery at his home and 8 p.m., as a part of Public Schools
specially searchedout and specifically
in El Portal. Dusty washospitalized in Week. In each room in the local
chosen by Architect E. T. Spencer, as Fresno, and we join with his co-work- school there will be displays of the
part of the landscape decor, already ers in wishing him a speedy recovery. year’s workof the pupils.
resting near the poolside. George Dusty’s run to Badger Pass was coverFollowing the Open House, a reLedson explains that he and others
gular parents’ meeting will be held.
ed in his absence by Harris Corbett.
practically tip-toed this rock over The
windows will be boarded and shutAhwahneelawn, in an effort to avoid
Tents are going up at CampCurry,
tearing the grass.
too. That area is being policed and tered for the season.
Peoplearen’t the only ones whowill
At Yosemite Lodge, the employees’ readied for the summercampers.
enjoy the fruits of the Maintenance
Residents of "A" dorm are quite
annexis nearly finished and ready for
Departments labors. A new manger
pleased
with
their
remodeled,
and
occupancy. Wiring is completed, and
nowdeluxe, facilities. All three show- has beenbuilt at the burro corral. It
after the oil lines have been fed in,
will be difficult to tell, fromthe sounds
er rooms were newly painted, beautiemployeeswill be able to movein.
burros make, whether they like it or
The new guest units at the Lodge fully tiled, and newshowersinstalled,
not.
necessitated relocating the tent sec- complete with the latest in fixtures,
doors and fittings. About $10,000 has
TomRennels is a victim of what is
tion. This meansmorethan just pickcalled "Hondo-Gout". Apparently this
ing up the tents and carrying them been spent on this project.
describes any injury covered or enNow
that
Badger
Pass
is
closed
for
to a different spot. The area had to
be completely rewired, and a new the season, all fixtures and appliances closed by a plaster cast. Tomsufferguest bath house and employees bath that have been borrowed from Glacier ed a break in the bones of his left
Point Hotel, Wawonaor Big Trees foot when some pipe dropped while
house has been built. Construction
costs on the bath houses totaled ap- have to be returned. The Ski Lodge he was working in the shop. Wewish
him a speedy recovery.
proximately $47,000.
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’ Hazel Warren was elected President of the WawonaWomen’s Golf
blems, Personnel Matters. Our own
Club at a meeting held April 15:
Gordon conducted a discussion on
Marge Cromer is the new Secretary¯ Building Maintenance during the
Dr. and Mrs. Sturm flew Monday
Treasurer,
Operating Problems Panel, and Wes to Montreal to visit daughter Virginia
Conner, now with Cal Poly, presented Ann and Dr. Stuart Reynolds. In adThirteen womenattended the meetinformation on Ground Maintenance. dition to the usual complement
ing:
Ex-President Inky Petersen, Exof bagSecty.-Treas. Audrey Ewing, Ex-HandIn the fall of 1963, John Green, gage, Mrs. Sturm had along, in a
icap Chairman AmyEnglish, Ex-TourPres.ident of the American Hotel and small, lap-size container, Ginny Ann’s
pet parakeet, Swinger. As with many nament Chairman Mary Proctor and
Motel Association, appoLnted Stuart
Ex-Social ChairmanRuth Culver, along
Cross chairman of a conservation com- cagedbirds, Swingercan’t fly a flutwith Ruth Ewing, Dete Oliver, Muriel
mittee with the mission of studying the ter, so the commercial, "The only way
Ouimet, Margaret AIIcock, Valerie
to fly" clearly applied to him.
ways in which the hotel industry is
Eagle, Isabel Dierksen, Hazel Warren,
,involved in the national conservation
A new nurse, Phyllis Bogdane,from
and Vonnie Lamoreaux.
program, and the manner in which Vancouver,B. C. has joined the staff.
President Hazel appointed Ruth Ewhotel mencan aid in this work.
-oing Tournament Chairman, Muriel
Ouimet
Handicap Chairman and VonCrosscalled his first meetingearly
THE AHWAHNEE
nie LamoreauxSocial Chairman.
in December in New Orleans. The
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With all officers and chairmenduly
committeset forth certain conclusions:
and .Steve (Ringo) Hoag. Jim and
elected and appointed, the group got
that. conservation should mean the
Steve will also handle the Sweet Shop down to business, between sips of
enHre relationship of manto his enfacilities
whenthe fountain reopens. coffee and bites of cake. The members
vironment; that the wisest use of the
Mary Isles and Nan Stoddard, sisters
decided to raise the dues from $3.00
resources which makeup that environfrom Scotland are, waitresses.
to $5.00.
merit should be sought; that all hotel
So, going into the season with a
men, whether concerned with urban,
Leslie Clark has returned to TheAhresort or highway establishments,
wahnee and is presently helping as fat treasury ($76.00) and an increase
have a vital stake in the issue of con- hostess in the dining room. Welcome in club dues, the ladies are looking
servation, as no hotel can be healthalso to Sally W.h,itfield,
telephone forward to a "let’s spend moneyand
ier than the environment in which it
operator at the front desk. Sally is not have fun" season.
e~ists.
new to the valley, and The Ahwahnee
FROM DOWNSOUTH
is proud to have an experienced and
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At the second meeting, held March
efficient workeron its staff. (Shegig- ever, we never get any samples of
31 in Chicago, Cross and his commit- gles, too)
clothing, or objects of art.
tee proposed a program which, in a
Our office staff consists of Evelyn
The "Bobbsie Twins", Betty O’brien
general sense, prescribed that reports
Zillmer, Virginia Kelly, Helen McGarry
on pending legislation regarding con- and Judy Murray are back as waitres(who worked one winter at Badger
ses
after
a
stay
in
Aspen,
Colorado.
servation, other information and comPass), Olivia Michel, and Ellen Hall
ments on conservation matters would Larry Cookhas returned as a waiter.
(who
has piloted this ship for 14
A new Wine Steward and a red MG
be included in A:H.M.A. bulletins to
with gray racing stripes; the manbe- years), and let’s not forget Marshall
members.
hind the bottles and the wheel of the Hall, who, with his manydiversified
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car is Peter Starring, a blond Dutch- duties for the Company, helps out
man who never mixes drinks while
whenthe office is busier than usual,
THE CREEKRUNNETH
driving.
which is getting that way earlier each
According to Tom Berrey, one of
year.
The new doorman who reads sports
the most faithful, if not the oldest,
Summer
help will be arriving at the
magazinesand parks cars in his spare
Indian Creek-watchers,the first trickle
end of Mayand the girls who will repassed under the bridge-the road time, is TomKeitges. Tomwas a bellturn are old-timers with us, too,
bridge not the horse bridge-at about man at CampCurry last summer. He who go to school and work in the
4 p.m., Sunday, April 12. Its volume also spent two seasons playing minor summer.
swells and diminishes with the time of league baseball with the Philadelphia
We extend an invitation
to all perPhillies and the Chicago White Soxs.
day. However, as of now, Tomfeels
sonnel in YosemJle to come and visit
that it only will get larger day by day
"TONY" says -- "Glad that Bob us when in Los Angeles so you can
"and that shoes are no longer neces- Bowers is staying at The Ahwahnee
get acquainted with the rest of the
sary. Can it be that summer’s only
Pantry instead of going to the Wa- YPC Co. people who you now know,
around the next page of the calendar? wona this summer".
only by remote control.
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20" and 9 Ibs., 3 oz. of him, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oerlemans.
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Pc~rk BiologisL Jcdce .Me~herell, w~hsmall ]rie~lds, poi~lts o~t t, h e upper end, at El
Capitc~nBridge, of ~ltx~t section of t.l~e MercedR~;er whicli has bee~l dcsiclnat~edc~s a
fishery ~b¢i~lc~gemeli.t research arec~. Next, t.he dc~mend of the co~lLrol c~rec is
exc~m~’necl. Right, you llg Mike Metherell, hi. anticipation oS the Mc~7t 2 season
openfl~g, prepares his gem’ ]or the great, day.
SPRING DANCEPLANS
Tickets for the Women’s Group
Wawona men and women golf
Spring Benefit Dance at The Ahwahteams were defeated soundly at the
nee on May22 will go on sale at the
recent match against the Fort WashVillage Store office on May 13 beington Golf Club in Fresno.
tween 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tickets
Twenty-six men and fourteen wo- not sold between these hours will
men players from Yosemite were mat- be available at Mrs. Herb Ewing’s
chedin equal numberby the host club.
372-4857.
Seasonal club memberssupporting the
The SENTINEL
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ly stated that the charge for the dinand Morgansof Southern California.
ner dance was $5.00 per couple. The
Despite the solid turn-out and ideal
fact is, that the tickets are $5.00 per
weather, Yosemite went down to the
person. This includes champagne
cocktune of 15 to 45 in points.
tail party, dinner, dancing. In adThe Yosemite teams winning over dition, each ticket holder will have
Fort Washingtonrivals: Harold Bond- a chance to win one of the many
shu and Harold Ouirnet; Jack Keck and door prizes. Additional door prize rafCharley Proctor; Clara French and Ra- fle tickets will be sold at the dance.
mona Sahm. Curly Dierksen and Bill
Fromthe proceeds, a television set
Krause halved their match.
for the Yosemite Elementary School
Wawona
will host the return rnatch will be .purchased; from each $5.00
on June 7th. - "The results will be ticket, $1.00, will be retained by the
different," states Val Eagle.
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LOCALGOLFERSTROUNCED
FISHING
An hour before sunup (5:14 a.m.)
on May2, mostof the Park’s trout population will be legal prey for anglers.
However, there are two new regulation to be observed:
1. The tributaries
of Lake Eleanor
(Eleanor and Frog Creeks), and the
outlet to the Cherry Lake diversion
tunnel will be closed to fishing. The
closure will also apply to the lake
itself within fifty feet on either side
of the tributaries. This action is
designedto protect spawningfish in
efforts to keep the Lake, which has
not been stocked since the early
1900’s, as a self-perpetuating natural fishery.
2. A Fishery ManagementResearch
Area is being established in the
Merced River from the El Capitan
Bridge downstream to the dam as
the beginning of an experiment
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Ran Goldstein __ The Ahwahnee
H. Amodei_ YTS, Garage, Maint.
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phone 372-4411.
THE AHWAHNEE
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The convention season is upon us
once again, and with the increase of
guests, there has comean increase in
the number of Ahwahneeemployees.
A pretty addition to Jim McDonald’s
rambunctiousfrbnt.desk staff is Joan
Vallego from San Francisco. Joan
worked at Housekeeping last year
and soon will try her hand as room
clerk at The Ahwahnee.
Former Badger Pass employee
Candy Cooper is now working in the
gift shop of The Ahwahnee.Candyis
from Fresno and her blond hair is
real.
¯ "Pennies From Heaven"; and The
Ahwahnee has one in the dining
room. Penny Stewart has recently
arrived from Los Angeles and will
serve as dining room captain. (Too
bad Uncle Samdoesn’t have captains
like Penny).
Two more newcomers in the
dining
room are wa:itress Chloris Ginger
Clark and busboy Everett Pemberton,
Jr.
If you happento see a bear dressed
in a white coat and top hat in The
Ahwahneekitchen, do not fear, it
is only John Martell, new cook from
Manhattan, New York via Tucson,
Arizona. "Little" John, whocould pass
for a Green Bay Packer, specializes
in meats, but as John says, "I’d give
SPRING DANCEPLANS
Women’sGroup for this expense.
Therewill be but 150 tickets availableso it is suggestedthat locals interested in attending maketheir plans
and get their tickets promptly.
up well-done steaks for a tender
woman any day."
Lake Tahoe has sent another good
cook to The Ahwahneein the person
of Leon Wilson. Lee, who was raised
in the western hills of Kentucky, can
be dependedupon for excellent foods.
Taking over the storeroom chores
for Terry (Marine) Leisure is David
Birnbaum. Bob Wangis a new salad
manin the kitchen and Phil Jivauean
takes care of the desserts and baked
goods.
Sometimesforgotten but always necessary is The Ahwahneenight crew.
Bolstering this fine group are Roy
Vasquez, Upton Peck, HowardRyley,
Fred Morgan, John Bowen, Clarence
Loveless and Alan Torres.
The Jack Sabine Trio, the Indian
Room’smusical wizards, acquired the
talented services of Joe O’Hara, bass
player from San Francisco. Before
coming to The Ahwahnee,Joe conducted his own band aboard a Matson
liner sailing the SouthPacific.
Jim Moore, transportation agent at
The Ahwahnee,has recently organized a sky diving club at the Mariposa
Airport. If you are interested, contact
Jim at the front desk. No jumping
experience is necessary and use of
equipmentis free.
Digger Solon attended the opening
baseball game between the Milwaukee Braves and the San Francisco
Giants. Digger Solon will attend the
doubleheader between the Giants and
the NewYork Mets on May17. Digger
Solon eats manyhot dogs and drinks
lots of beer.
"TONY" says-My apology to my
bosses Fred Pierson and John Curry
for not getting a hair cut sooner.
Thank you for offering $2.00, Mr.
Curry. Chef Pierson won’t have to
give mea violin.
Personnel Dept. should be very
proud of the office girls sent to The
Ahwahnee to help out during the
Lions Convention. Being in a strange
surrounding and never having done
waitress work; much praise is due
them for their good efforts and even
nicer personalities.
Once again, as always, the back of
the house functioned to perfection
Y. T. Sl
YTSran the first Loop Trip of the
season to Glacier Point on Sunday,
April 26th. As soon as the Glacier
Point road. reopened following the
weekend snow flurries,
YTS was advised; but, too late on Saturday to
operate as had been planned. Mr.
Whitfield, a YTSregular, will be driving the GProute this season.
Summer schedule from ~erced to
Yosemite began on April ¯ 26th. Thi.~
changegee.,, into effect¯ yearly¯ with
the advent of Daylight Saving Time,
and allows the YTSbuses to connec~
with rail and bus lines deploying at
Merced.
Dusty Clowardis still conspicuousby
his absence. He has been on the sicklist for several weeks, and is not expected to return to his job until the
middle of May.
Frank Bonaventura returned to Yo¯¯ semite last weekto begin his fifth
season with YTS. Each summer YTS
takes on approximately 25 drivers
¯to operate the summertour buses.
Frank is one who spends his summers
here at YTS, while his winter home
is in San Francisco, where he is a
postal employee.
--oWOMENSGROUP LUNCH
Yosemite WomensGroup Program
Chairman, Zona Deckelman, announced today that the next Womens
Group program will be held at 12:45
p.m. on May12 at the Yosemite Lodge
Mountain Room. Following luncheon
there will be a preview of fashions
from the Nawasa Shop at Camp
¯Curry, worn by local models.
Reservations may be made through
May 11 by calling Yosemite Lodge,
372-4431. The charge for the luncheon
is $1.50.
The Nawasa Shop will open May
15.
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Old ski boots, broken downinsoles.
Flexible enoughfor ski touring. Size
11 or 11~. Dave Roach 375-6271.
during the Lions Convention- thanks
to the guiding hand of Chef Pierson.
Whenbetter coffee is madein the
valley, Bob Pomeroyof The Ahwahnee
culinary staff will makeit.
Bart
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last we~
the dill.
shop, fc
bundles
paired,
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dates.
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replaced
plumbin
checked,
and rea
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with
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MAINTENANCE
gart Burgin, office manager, took
us on a tour of. the Maintenance
last weekand we got a chance to see
the different shops that keep YPC.Co.
renewed and repaired. At the canvas
shop, for instance , there were neat
bundles of tents which had been re-.: paired, stacked and ready for set-up
in high-country camps. Paint Shop
was, amongmany things, stenciling
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slacks of saddle bags to be used on
~ the coming pack ¯trips. All furniture
is painted in the ¯shop, and dried in
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the shop drying.room. Recently, the
painters have been renovating the
WawonaHotel, and immediately, they
are preparing Housekeeping Camp
: for :opening on May 15th.
Maintenance has finished erecting
tents at Yosemite Lodge and Camp
. Curry and each area has been readied
.. for occupancy. Currently, Big Trees
Lodge and Glacier Point Hotel are
being¯ prepared for their opening
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dates. All roomsare opened,cleaned
,
¯ ¯painted¯ if necessary,and furnishings
replaced or repaired as needed. All
plumbing and wiring is completely
checked, and the grounds̄ are cleared
: and readied for guest occupancy.
Matt Gagan and "Dec" Parrish are
enjoying their vacations at this writing. Matt has been on a trip to Stock.
ton and other stops along the coast.
"Dec" has elected to stay at home,and
relax in local surrounding.s.
FISHING
1s
with new ¯techniques to determine
future fish managementpolicies
¯ under increasedfishing pressure.
Briefly, the research area will be
open for fishing the year around, a
¯ special permit obtainable at Park
Headquarters will berequired to fish
in the area, and the bag limit will be
three trout of 12 inches or longer.
Anglers who anticipate fishing in the
research area a minimum of twelve
times a year maybe issued an annual
permit by the park biologist office.
Only fly fishing (no spinning reels)
will be permitted. Purposeof the permit, which will have questions to be
answered by the fisherman after he
has fished the area, is to obtain certain data which will be helpful in
determining future policy.
CENTRAL WAREHOUSENEWS
¯ The Central Warehouse, jumping
with spring orders plus other day-today business, is now under the managementof Eldridge Whitfield, known
to most as Sonny.
Familiar faces are returning for the
summer, one of which belongs to
George Adams from Mariposa.
Georgewill be in charge of the candy,
gum, and tobacco divisions and will
help out with other warehouseduties
in his spare time.
Willard Van Gundy, late of the
warehouse, has been called into the
Navy and is in San Diego to launch
his newcareer.
LOCALJUNIORS COMPETEIN
MERCEDMEET
¯ Thirteen local lads competedin the
last Saturday’s 20th Annual Junior
Olymp~ics in Merced and brought
homethird place in Division Iil for
their efforts.
Mike Power, competing in the 14
and
15 year old intermediate division
,
took first in the shot put (49’ 1" new
meetrecord), first in high jump(5’
new m’eet record) and a 4th in the
180 yard sprint. Mike missed high
point score by but one (measly) pointl
Dave Hackett Competedin all three
events, intermediate division.
Amongthe junior division boys (ages
Marcia Toman has been on sick
12
and 13), TomAIIcock took a 4th
leave for a month due to a back
in the standing broad jump; Brad
injury,
but we’re hoping she will
Lamoreaux tied for 2nd. Lamoreaux
be able to return soon.
also took a 3rd in the running broad
Esther Davis, of Cascades,is helpjump. TomAIIcock, B. Lamoreauxand
ing with the office paper work. She
G. Lamoreaux and Bob Cross comand Lucile Byers are loaded with the
peted for Yosemite on the 220 yard
heavy spring work.
team relay. Cross also competed in
Onceagain Kay Aranguenais tackthe 50 yard dash. In this division,
ling another season as the Studio
Louis Parker and G. Lamoreaux comWarehouse Supervisor, assisted by
peted in the running broad jump. Parsome new people and some of her
former crewmenwho return each year ker and Greg Power also competed in
the soft ball throw.
for the summer.Ronald Telshaw stayIn the midget division (ages 10
ed the winter, and now is joined by
more assistants. TomWeinzapfel is
and 11), Steve Adamstook a 5th in
replacing Bill Malone, who decided the 50 yard dash, Mike Metherell
to return to Anaconda, Montana. H. 4th in the standing broad jump. Each
Daryl Savageis filling orders in Bill’s lad competedin the dash, standing
jump and soft ball throw.
old job.
Margaret Storke, after a lengthy
In the under 10, bantam division,
illness, is working in Studio WareJohn Allcock took 2nd in the overall¯
house. We all welcome her back!
score with a first place in the 50 yard
Violet Fisher has returned to Studio
dash, 3rd place in the standing broad
Warehouse after being away during
jump. AIIcock and ShawnHarris comthe winter.
peted in the jump and softball throw.
Tilton Phillips is in charge of the
Calvin Miller competedin the 50 yard
Freight Office, assisted by Edwin
dashin this event.
Hendricks. Triton says "No Green
The youngsters were taken to the
Stamps".
Ken Larson is the assistant manager Mercedmeet by their parents. School
of the Warehouse, with a capable
principal JamesAckley acted as organizer and coach.
helper in Garry Robinson, both of
whomhave been here several months.
problems, after a successful winter at
Garry, soon to be married, will make
the ice rink.
his homein El Portal.
The Central Warehouse Butcher
B.ill
"Punch" Johnson who has
Shopcrew is still "cutting up" under
moved to Sacramento, has been rethe direction of Lowell Willis. Joe
placed by Don Crawford, Jr. Weexpect that Donwill be kept very busy Schnable and Jim Conley are having
all summer with vending machine a race for the title "HamburgerKing".
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LIMITED SATURDAY
POSTALSERVICE
PostmasterRust reports that, in line
¯ Lodgereporter Steve Barrett, having
The family of John Curry, Ahwahbeen exiled temporarily to Merced with ~conomy measures ordered by nee manager, will converge on him
while Leroy Purcell frolics on his 3- the Postmaster General, Saturday
the weekend of May 8, 9 and 10
day pass, writes this pitiful note from service at the post offices in Yosemite to help himand his twin sister, Jeanetwill be curtailed as of Saturday
never-never-land.
re Curry Batchelder, celebrate their
May9. Windowservice will continue
34th birthdays which fall on May
."This is supposedto. be about Yoto be provided on Saturday morning
Day. Jeanette and her husband, Wilsemite Lodge and the newsactivities
at present. However, no domestic or
going on therei but this time, at
liam P. Batchelder, and their three
international
money orders will be
children will comefrom RedwoodCity.
’ monthsend, this reporter finds himself
sold, no C.O.D.’s will be accepted,and
David A. Curry, their older brother,
.in "exile" as a waywardTransportathe rental of post office boxeswill be
and his wife and two children Will
.tion Agent,
confined to weekdays. All other sercome .from Menlo Park, where David
: : There is not muchto do here, outvices will be provided.
is connected with the Stanford ReSide of workl that is.. Eventhat’s a
searchlnstit~Jte.
GARAGE
NOTES
little
slow at the moment.However,
Ben Laughter went home from the
I have command
of at least one empty
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund(Ruth Curry)
hospital
on Monday morning, April
bUS and. many, many Hertz cars, a
.Burns, their mother and stepfather,.
whole stable full of "64 Chevies. No 27th. Although he is recovering he will drive up from their homein Bali lack of local transportation.
will be on leave for an undetermined boa. This is an annual get-together.
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length of time.
i Now .and then people come in,
of the Curry-Burns clan, but it was
At
YPC
Co.
Garage,
Roy
Dimock
feared for a while they would be
’ other than the regular bus passengers
Someonewanting to know how to .reports that they are expecting to
unable to .make it, as Mrs. Burns is
increase the staff to its usual summer recovering from a heart attack suffer~. get a job on the railroad, or .looking complement. The Garage triples its
ed in Mexico City in December.HOWi forthe rest rooms.. ThenI have had old staff during the summer,which brings
ever, Mrs. Burns’ recovery has been
codgers Cor~ing in for transportation
the
total
number
of
employees
to
so complete that her doctor adVises
back into the hills of MariposaCounty
about
thirty.
her the trip to this altitude will do no
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the old gold mine that never ran
rich: They makeinteresting listening
now and then, whether you’re really
interested in listening or not.
At this time of year, new employees
enter, looking forward with apprehension and joy, to a summerjob
wonderingwhat it will be like. I make
it sound rich and full of fun - as it
can. be in summer,(even if I am getting too old for beach parties.)
Mr. Dierksen paid a visit, smoking a cigar, anddriving a bright ,big
Cadillac- giving two employees a
ride into the Park. And a good thing
it.was, too, as it always seemsthat
I. run out of seats and the poor em-
I ployee is left stranded in Merced
..until the next bus, which sometimes
is the next day.
Merced isn’t the worst town to be
stranded in. You can go to the Merced
Theater and see a film you might have
seen a year ago or you can go to the
Strand and see a film from Mexico, if
your Spanish is fluent. That is one
theater that showsforeign films with!.. out subtitles.
.Me, I soak in a hot bath reading
Greek tragedies, or put the top down
on the MGand Drag the Main. (dres-
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DOUG HUBBARD HONORED
Doug Hubbard is sporting a new
pen set with a plaque designating him
California Teachers’ Association Citizen of the Year for this area.
In making the award Richard
Fiester, President of the CTA, cited
Doug’sinterest in teacher-pupil relationships as chairman of the Educational Committee of the Mariposa
County Grand Jury last year, his interest in the work of the Mariposa
CountyHistorical Society, and for being a "good father."
sed more warmly than in the tub).
All joking aside, there is much
pretty country north of Town. Come
down in the fullness of the moonin early spring if possible - it is a
silver tapestry of pastoral beauty
with cattle grazing on the grass-crested slopes and small, once lusty gold
towns now lying quietly among new
leafed trees. The small streets are
quiet, the people, interesting characters, living a life so different fromours.
Onereally appreciates Yosemite in
its gold and green luster after Merced,
its trains, SuperBombersflying over,
and the traffic.
One must watch
harm.
John, Jeanette and David are
grandchildren of the late David A.
Curry and Jennie F. Curry, founders
of CampCurry, and niece and nephews of Mrs. Donald B. Tresidder.
Their father, Foster Curry, was identified
with Camp Curry for many
years.
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FOR SALE
1956 Bel Air Chevrolet 4 door. Call
George Murphy, 372-4833.
out for the trucks, especially in a small
car like mine. In Yosemite one is
un-used to the "fight for survival"
imposed by the Great Highway of
the San Joaquin Valley. Before they
changed the highway one had to be
very careful crossing 99: I.would
leave the station for lunch, taking
an hour -twenty minutes to get across
the highway, twenty minutes to eat,
and twenty minutes to get back across
the highway. But nowl just run across
blindly.
So until I do return to Yosemiteback to my Penthouse Apartment
atop the Tioga Hotel to soak and read.
SESTINEL
YOSEMITE
FRIDAY, MAY15, 1964
COMMUNITYCOUNCIL MEETS
The newly appointed officers and
the board of directors of the Yosemite
Community Council met May 11.
Three motions were passed: the
1964 Community Council Fund Drive
will
commence May 22 and run
through June 30; the goal again will
be to raise $2,700; the samenational
and local organizations would receive Community Council support as
last year, these being: AmericanCancer Society, American Heart Association, American Red Cross, Salvation
Army, Federal Service Joint Crusade,
Area Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts of America- National and local, Yosemite
Badgers and Scholarship fund.
National organizations are constantly at work to bring aid and relief
in times of disaster and illness and to
promote research for the prevention
and cure of disease. Your willing
generosity will help these agencies
and our Nation in the relentless campaign against the hopelessness, fear
and hunger which are the daily
burden of so much of mankind.
Board MemberLes McClanahan restated the purposes of the Community
Council Fund Drive namely, as being
a method by which residents of Yosemite, El Portal and Wawonacould
makea single donation to cover contributions to each of the recognized
national charities and health organizations and to the local organizations,
each providing an activity
for the
local youngsters.
Employees of Yosemite Park and
Curry Co. will receive with their salary
checks on May 22 a form on which
they maydirect a payroll deduction,
or a return envelope for a cash contribution. National Park Service employees and employees of the other
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MaryCurry Tresidder, Della Tclylor Hoss, a~ld Tresidder Memorial Union Director
Chester A. Berry selecting Delta Hoss prints for a~ exhibit tit Tresidder Memorial
Union, May 16 to June 1, which wilt il~chlde linoleum block pri~zts by Mrs.
Hoss which illusLrcl~e MaryTresidder’s book, "The Trees oS Yosemite."
SPRING DANCENEWS
DELLAHOSSEXHIBIT
To spread appreciation for "this
Details for the WomensGroup’s
portion
of our goodly heritage," Mary
Spring Dance, scheduled for The AhCurry Tresidder and Della Taylor Hoss
wahnee on May 22 are falling into
a book titled
line, according to the dancechairman. wrote and illustrated
"The
Trees
of
Yosemite,"
which has
Door prizes are in hand from the
becomea California classic.
John Roth Chevrolet Co. in Merced;
The linoleum block prints by Mrs.
Ray Douglas has donated two dinners
at his Branding Iron in Merced; the Hoss use.d in the book, reissued last
new Del WebbHotel in Fresno has year for the fourth time, will be on
contributed an overnight stay for two; display May16 to June 1 at Tresidder
there are two tickets for the Ice Follies; Memorial Union on the Stanford UniYPC Co.’s NawasaShop has donated versity campus.
The exhibit coincides with the ana merchandise order; from Roger Van
nual Stanford CampusConference for
S., a magnificent blue leather lady’s
handbag; several bottles of wine alumni and friends on May 23. It
from Beringer Bros., and Ernie Johan- .honors Mrs. Tresidder, widow of
Stanford’s fourth president Donald
son is providing several attractive
Bertrand Tresidder for whomthe new
items from Best’s Studio.
During the evening, there will be union was named, and Mrs. Hoss
vocal solos by Barbara Fries, Fresno. whois an alumnusof the Class of ’23.
More than 50 additional works by
Miss Fries recently was named the
Mrs.
Hosswin be in the exhibit - Sumi
winner in a national competition to
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H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
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Advisor
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paintings, carbon pencil drawings,
etchings, color linoleum block prints,
and four-color wood blocks of trees
of California
and Japan, Yosemite
and Stanford scenes.
In i928, the ariist went to live in
Yosemite as a bride. She remained
for 15 years while her husband,
HermanHoss, was an official
of YPC
Co. and federal judge there.
She says, "My first impression¯ was
that all the trees in Yosemite were
pineL Mary, in her scholarly way
and. out of her deep love of nature,
taught me differently."
Mrs. Hosssays that her association
with Stanford is as close as that with
Yosemite. She received national recognition when her carbon pencil
drawings of trees on the Stanford
campus were used as ¯covers on the
Stanford Alumni Review and earned
a first award amongall university
and college alumni magazines. Her
cards ¯illustrated with familiar Stanford scenes have been sent to all
corners of the world.
COMMUNITYCOUNCIL MEETS
(Continued [rom page one)
park concessionerswill receive a note
suggesting a contribution and indicating the methodof remittance.
Newofficers of the Community¯Concil are President, Henry Berrey, Vice
President, Charles Proctor, Secretary,
Bea Upton. Treasurer James Edeal
is serving a second term. Directors,
none new, are Eileen Ball, Pauline
Trabucco, John Hanson, Les McClanahan, Bill Meacham, Dave Downing,
Ralph Parker, JamesRosander.
Y.T.S
NEWSFROM TOPSIDE
Four employees are welcome addiDick Connett and Arvi Dorseyarrivtions to the YPCCo. Garage staff.
ed at Glacier on April 27th and promOf the four, Charles Gerhardt and ptly were "snowed in". The storm
Oran Mansker are mechanics. Gerwhich started on Mayfirst and lasted
hardt and his wife, Blanche, cameto
intermittently
for 5 days deposited
Yosemitefrom Phoenix, Arizona. Mrs. some2½ feet of fresh snow.
Gerhardt is now switchboard operator
Thecrew thus far consists of Neysha
at YosemiteLodge. Manskerhails from Bellamy, checker-cashier,
Walter
Colfax, and with his wife, has ¯taken Davis, food supervisor, David Hougup residencein El Portal in the Trailer ham, busboy who was here last year,
Village. JamesKreller, a former resiPeter Meyer, room clerk and Empsie
dent of Fresno, will be parts-man; and Thomas, head maid and Shirley WarBill Hansen,son of Lloyd and Lee Han- ner, server. Not to be ¯forgotten are
sen both of whomare YPC Co. em- the cooks¯ Emile Ceresa and Tony
ployees, has taken over car washing Covarrubias. And last but not least,
and tire service.
Firefall
man Gerry Ernest who has
Hugh Campbell is off duty and been briefed on bigger and better
resting for a few days. Seemshis back spectacles.
did a "twist", resulting in a minor
The Gift Shop again is headed by
injury
which makes moving about
Gladys Golden with the assistance
a little difficult.
of Valjean Jackson. Mrs. Jackson is
-othe mother of Topsy A.raya, and Judi
A LETTER
Jackson who worked many summers
A letter recently received from Bar- in the Park. Mrs. Jackson hiked the
bara (Mrs. Peter) Kat contains news Ledge Trail in 1924 and reports she
is still enjoying the view!
about several Valley residents.
"Believe meI wait for the SENTINEL Speakingof old timers Dick Connett
like a letter from home.With the busy celebrated, on May10, his 35th sumseason upon you people brings back mer in Yosemite. He recalls that his
fond memories of when both my de- arrival in 1929 was the opening of
ceased husband, Pete, and I worked the "new" Curry Dining Room and
Cafeteria ..... and that all employees
in the Valley.
The articles written by Mary Curry were greeted and briefed by Mother
Tresidder have been so descriptive
Curry. "1 recall I was handed some
forks and told to set sometables and
and enjoyable.
it seemsto meI have been doing that
Recently I visited the Ray Lally
ever since" reminisces Connett. In
family in Fairfax and we celebrated
Lizzie Lally’s birthday. Joining us also order of service Dick is the 2nd oldest
was the Bob Lally family from San Yosemite Park & Curry Co. employee.
Mateo. Both Bill and Lizzie are fine.
Improvements at Glacier are many
Many old-timers
will remember this season. All the roomsin the Main
Bill Kat who worked at The Ahwah- hotel have been refurnished and a
nee for manyyears and will be glad number of them carpeted. The reto hear he is hale and hearty at 89. placed furniture has been movedto
He recently returned from an eight
the employees rooms where beds with
month visit in Panamavisiting his
innerspring mattresses are the Order
son, Bert, and family. In 1962 he of the day.
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flew via jet to Europe to visit his
native Holland.
SPRING DANCE NEWS
Awaiting thenext SENTINEL.
Truly yours,
select the outstanding vocalist among
Barbara Kat"
high school students.
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FORSALE
13. The demand was immediate and
Schwinn Bicycle, 15 -~peeds; ex- sustained. Anyonewishing to inquire
cellent condition. $80.00. Spencer about the availability of tickets may
Grams, Yosemite Lodge, 372-4431.
call Ruth Ewing at 372-4857.
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SKI TEACHERSSCORE
"This is a stick-up. Everybodyout other Englishman on the staff who
Eight YosemiteSki Schoolinstructors
¯ of the coach and handsup."
wishes to remain unknown,for finantook part in the F.W.S.I.A. certifi.
One m:ight hear these familiar
cial reasons. He is planning to live
cation examination recetnly at Squaw
words while watching a TV western,
like John B. Tipton and give $1 milValley.
but a recent guest of The Ahwahnee, lion away anonymously to needy
Bob Ray scored second highest aMr. Jesse Steinhardt, who celebrated
people.
mong the 85 candidates, to become
his 83rd birthday on May 11, heard
From the land of windmills and fully certified.
He was topped only
these samewords while actually ex- woodenshoes comethe following genby Gilbert Mollard, who had an experiencing a stage coach robbery. It tlemen: Waiter Jan Verhees (he just
tensive record in teaching and racing
all happened in 1900, the first time won a national medal for careful
"in his native France.
Mr. Steinhardt entered the valley. The driving), wine steward Peter Starring
Receiving the associate credential
robbery took place between Wawona (he awarded the medal to Jan), and
were A. Beaudoin, Les Mills, John Gee
and the old Sentinel Hotel where Mr. John "the baker" Brakman (the one
Rob Forbes, and Bob Harris. Forbes
Steinhardt Spent his vacation that
and only). Also from Holland is baker was certified after but one year of
summer.Mr. Steinhardt has returned Alphonse Mulder.
teaching.
to the Park many times and we hope
Part-time ski instructor and waiter
Bobby Cooper and Doris Henry, two
to help him celebrate his 100th birthfrom Germanyis Peter Guenter. Also of the ski school instructresses, attenday.
from Germanyare waitresses ¯ Helga ded the examination as observers.
Oneof the most interesting sideand Irmgard Sadowski, and dessert
School Director Fiore wasre-elected
.lights on The Ahwahneestaff is the man Karl Guntz, New wine steward
treasurer of the ski teaching organiznumber of employees from distant
Rod Kobila is from Czechoslavakia ation.
lands. These people have come to
along with baker Ladislar Hlavac
TV COMMERCIAL MAY 17
America for money, education, ad- and salad man Ferenc Susztar. From
Those who may have missed the
venture and other similar reasons. At France is cook Michel Nollet.
first Eastmancommercialon television
The Ahwahnee, where everyone is on
Notes of interest
will have a second chance to see the
an equal basis, the employees work
Good luck to Fred Lundh over at
local cast when the second one will
together and learn together, a relaHousekeeping.The front office misses be shown, on May 17, Channel 4,
tionship that produces quality em- you already, especially the "9-5"
in Walt Disney’s "Wonderful World
ployees, lasting friendships and a cologne.
of Color".
barrel of laughs.
Welcomeonce again to Kit Whitman
TOUROF NEWLODGEFACILITIES,
While these people are learning
YPCCo. Recreation Director. Kit spent
HOUSEKEEPINGCAMPPLANNED
the customs and "ways" of Americans, the winter on her ranch out of CoarseFOR LOCALS
the Americansfind out someinterestgold and we are happy to have her
All
local
friends and admirers are
ing facts about foreign nations. The delightful personality with us.
invited
on
a
conductedtour of the new
most represented country (in more
Congratulations to Pearl Ditton on
guest rooms at Yosemite Lodge and
ways than one) at The Ahwahneeis
her son’s graduation from thb Marithe new units at Housekeeping Camp
Peru. This Latin American land has posa High School.
between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on
sent to us wine stewards Henry "LaBest wishes tO Cesar Oyagueon his
Tuesday, May 26. YPC Co. Hotel
garto" Ackerman, Luis "KuKi" Huaco, coming wedding. Cesar’s wife-to-be
Division people will be on hand to
Felipe "Cutato" Pastigo, Enrique "Lo- is Diane Farmer from Carmel.
guide the visitors through the two
co" Nunez, Tomas "Rubiosa" Torres
George Wakefield invites everyoutstanding new projects.
and bellman Cesar Oyague.
body to the grand opening of his
At Yosemite Lodge the tour. will
Also from a Latin American country Hollywood race track. Millie Michels
begin
at the east end of Alder Cottage,
is Jorge Jarpa, busboy who resides
will provide the transportation.
the easternmostof the newbuildings.
in Chile. Moving north, we find busQuestion of the Month
At Housekeeping Camp, signs will
boy Marco Leonardo, who is from
Did Mr. Curry really buy his buck
showroute to the demonstration unit.
Guatamala.
shoes from Pat Boone?
Light refreshments will be served at
From Hawaii is pantryman Bob
"Tony Says" -- I’m not to fat for
Housekeeping Camp.
Wongan.d waiter Howard Reese. In
my age - just not tall enough. Thanks
the Phillipine.Manila
area, we find
to Ned English I am now a bonafide
"Sort of a reciprocation for the wonour favorite pint-size busboy, Benny resident of Yosemite - I now have derful treatment I got whenI visited
Lara along with Marry Aqu,azon,
a garage for my convertible.
her folks in Germanylast fall", said
Nick Cueva, James Boyer and Leo
Angelo Cozzaglio, SousChef, finalAngelo.
Josue.
ly got five days off. He and his
Warren Temple, a nine year man
From merrie old England is our sweetwife, Gabriele, travelled to his with The Ahwahneenight crew, will
hostess with mostess,DoloresHallinan. old stomping grounds, Santa Barbara. be confined to the hospital. All your
Another Britoner is waiter Nigel Fish- His wife and mother hit it off wonder- friends will pray for you and visit
er, a blond-haired chap who prefers fully,
making Angelo very happy. you at the hospital."
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NEWS FROM TOPSIDE
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The Point promises to be more explored as the result of a fine story
intheMay SUNSETMAGAZINEtitled
"These are the Yosemite walks John
Muir said to take". This four page
article, complete with manypictures
and a fine trail map, shows the excellent ¯ ¯trail center that starts here
and the numerous hikes that are
possible. ¯ Theseinclude the Four Mile
Trail, the Panorama
Trail (via Illilouette, Nevada and Vernal Falls and
ultimately, the Mist Trail); and The
PohonoTrail (via Sentinel Dome);the
latter being best in July and August
when the wildflowers are at their
height. This article should certainly
be "must" reading for all employees
who wish to be informed.
Comeup and see us sometime.
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received, Arvi Dorseyleft Glacier and
is at CampCurry.)
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MAINTENANCE
OFF TO THE HILLS
Pen drawings, oils and watercolors
by Charles Eckart will be exhibited at
the San Francisco YPC Co. office
during Mayand June.
Mostof the activity !n the Maintenance Departmentpresently is centered
around Housekeepng Camp and the
employees’ annex at Yosemite Lodge.
A crash-program is in effect, so that
each accommodationswill be in top
condition by May20th.
from page lwo)
On Sunday, May 3rd., Mr. & Mrs.
DonChristensen and family in Merced,
entertained ¯ many of their former
neighbors and friends from Yosemite.
A garden party was planned, but due
It o inclement weather plans were
changed and the garage substituted
as a serving place for a tempting
smorgasbord.
Many people also
gathered around the cozy fireplace
in their lovely home, and enjoyed the
cordial hospitality
offered by our
former residents.
Local guests included the Messrs.
and Mmes; Tom Fisher, G e o’r g e
Adams, "Sonny" Whitfield,
Robert
Bevington, Howard Schneider, Dick
Ditton, Bill Bomprezzi,Robert Jacobs,
and Ernie Byers.
Out of town guests included the
Christensen’s son, Tom, from Sacramento and a friend, Bob Adams.Also,
the William Johnsons who recently
movedto Sacramento. It was pleasant
visiting with Judy and "Punch", but
his inch long growth of whiskers
served as a controversial subject!
Fresnoguests included Mrs. Christie
Ernst and her son, Fred and family
who were visiting from Los Angeles.
Charles "Chuck" Eckart grew up in
Yosemite and has a personal and
discerning knowledge of the Park in
all its seasons and moods. Prevalent
in his work is a responseto the drama
and intensity of Yosemite. The depth
of the Valley, the momentumof a
waterfall, the assault of a storm are
expressed with fervor.
All of the new housekeeping units
are being¯ decorated and furnished.
In keeping with a trend to functional
furnishings, manyitems are built-in.
(For a preview, a handsome scale
model can¯be seen at the frontdesk
in the reservations office.) LandscapNow a Bay Area resident, Chuck
has as original and exciting an ap- ing and furnishing costs of these duplexes has totaled approximately $25
proach to San Francisco as he has to
Yosemite. A few examplesof his work thousand dollars.
Howard Schneider is heading a
on the inherent architecture of the
crew into the High Camps, where
City are included in this exhibit.
erection of tent accommodationshas
He received a B. A. in fine art
begun at those four units. Syd Ledson
from the University of the Pacific and will head the crew at TuolumneMeaa
t B. P. A. in advertising design a
daws, and similar activities
are in
the Art Cen.ter School. He is now an
progressthere. While getting the tents
Art Director at McCann-Erickson,Inc.
up for the summeris the major job,
Previous exhibits have been at the
considerable time must then be spent
University of the Pacific and with the in general readying of each camp
Los Angeles Art Association.
for occupation. Painting must be done
where necessary, linoleum patched¯
All locals who may be in S. F.
are invited to stop by the 55 Grant or replaced, and all plumbing and
electrical systemscheckedand repairAve. office to see Chuck’s exhibit.
ed following the long Sierra winter. At
Sam Mitchell and his family were White Wolf, the interior of the cabins
there, as well as the Ellis Whitleys.
are being painted, and the kitchen
Mercedfolks who attended the afwalls and ceiling will be recovered
fair were the Ed Delaneys, their son, or papered.
Dave and his family;
the Walter
Employees dorms are undergoing
Ganns, Nick Nickoliasen, Edwin Podredecoration,
and in "E" and "F"
liska, Harry Hart, and the Arthur
dormssomeof the furnishings, partiGallisons; Bill Septien was also in
cularly dressers and desks, are being
attendance.
refinished in a burn-proof veneer.
Dave Stratton
from Henry Coe
Weare a little late in mentioning,
State Park attended, as well as but you only have a first grandchild
Leo Sullivan and Tilton Phillips.
once, and Maintenance’s Girl Friday,
Lee Hansen,is one of the quiet types.
Newpersonnel at the Central Ware. .until you mention her grandhouse are Margaret Pedrojetti, Gordcsughter, that is. Lee’s son, the new
don Sorg and Gregory Swalley.
dad, is also a YPCCo. employee.
Like Father - like son! ! ! Rodney
Matt Gaganis back on the job, after
Whitfield has been taking fishing
a vacation which included trips to
lessons from his father and cameout Morro Bay, and Las Vegas.
a winner at the contest held in El
And despite the fact that fishing
Portal last Sunday. Now Rod has a season openedalmost two weeks ago,
new rod and reel to catch somemore we haven’t heard one good "fish"whoppers".
story" from any of the boys in Main-Lucile Byers tenance yet.
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FRIDAY, MAY29, 1964
FIRST RETURNSON COMMUNITY
COUNCIL FUND DRIVE
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VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
All employeesproperly registered
are
urged to vote at the Primary
According to Jim Edeal treasurer of
the Yosemite CommunityCouncil, the Election Tuesday, June 2, 1964.
The Polls will be open from 7 a.m.
first tally of contribution to the 1964
to7
p.m.
fund drive showsthat the first 50 responses represented commitmentsfor
According to YPCCo. president H.
$500. Edeal posts the account on Sat- Oehlmann, any employee who does
..u.rdays and the abovereturns are as not have sufficient time to vote, at
of May 23.
at either the beginning or ending of
The drive will continue through
his work day, should arrange with
June 30; the goal is $2,700.
his supervisor before election day for
National and local organizations to sufficient time to do so. The necessary
receive. Community Council support
time off may be taken without any
are: American Cancer Society, Amer- loss of pay.
ican Heart Association, American Red
-oCross, Salvation Army, Federal SerSCHOOL GRADUATION
vice Joint Crusade, Area Girl Scouts,
According to Yosemite Elementary
Boy Scouts of America - National and School Principal James Ackley, the
local, ¯ YosemiteBadgersand Yosemite
1964 eighth grade graduation exerScholarship Fund.
cises will be held at 8:00 p.m. on
Employeesof YPCCo. will receive
Thursday, June 4 in the school audiwith. their salary checks on June 7 torium. Grauduating students are:
and 22 forms on which they may Paul Aranguena,Betty Cottrell, Kathy
di,rect a payroll deduction. A number Cromer, Arnold James, David Hackett,
of employees approved a payroll de- Granville B. Liles, Jr., Glen Michael
duction following the notice received
Power,Leslie Rust.
with their May22 checks. Those who
Avery Sturrn will be the principal
have respondedwill please ignore the
speaker; his announced subject is
forms which will appear with the
"Keys to Success."
next two checks.
At El Portal, the elementary school
too-graduation is set for 8:00 p.m:, June
PARENTS GROUPOFFICERS
3, when Jim and John Clark, Tirn
Lee Shackleton was elected chairman of the Yosemite Parents Group Harvey, DannyHayes and Micki Willinghamwill graduate. Mr. L. D. Cody,
for the coming year at the group’s
last meeting May 18. John Adams Director of EducationServices for N.A.
is the new vice-chairman, Mickey S.A.’s pacific aea, will be the guest
speaker.
Curry, secretary, Arlis Carter, trea-o-surer, MidgeFiore, librarian.
A.A.A.
REPRESENTATIVE
HERE
SchoolPicnic
Jeff Scammell,representative of the
The annual school picnic, with the
California
State Automobile Associusual assortment of excellent food,
Bob McGregor’s cowboy coffee and ation, will have offices in Park Headquarters commencing June 1 and
the game-time will be held on the
continuing
through the summer
local school grounds Monday aftermonths.
noon, June 1.
YPC Co. DIRECTORSTARR
HONORED
¯Walter A Starr, distinguished Californian, conservationist, b u s i n e s s
leader, and memberof the YPCCo.
Board of Directors, was honored recently by the Sierra Club whenhe received the Fourth Annual John Muir
Award.
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"The Fourth Annual John Muir Award
1964
Presentedby the Sierra Club to
WALTERSTARR
in recognitionof his imaginative
philanthropy,of his eye for
excellence
And more than that, his willingness
to sacrifice in order to preserve excellence in the natural world in gratitude for his support of books and
exhibits that haveinterpreted the wild
places of America, that have led to
the creation and preservation of parks
and an understanding of their meaning and in appreciation of the diligence with which he assembled and
has kept current the mostfitting monument to a son who heard the call of
the wilderness and wanted others to
be guided to the John Muir Trail and
its High Sierra world ’of shining summits, bright and cool.’
His achievement carries
forward
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to time, is a return visitor, nowliving
is from O
ground in
in
San
Francisco.
"Mel
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Buffets in the sky!
1926" is another listing,
as well as ’
Park more
Glacier Point has hosted two buffet
the h ustle-k
"Ray Clarke and F. A. EIli0tt 1926."
dinners in as manyweeks. The first
Thereare notations of "It snowedon
Ed.i.i
for the magazine and travel people,
May27, June 5 and August 25, 1934;"
Hats of
up for the spring tour of Yosemite
and there’s a listening of snow on
an
old ado
Lodge and Housekeeping Camp on
June 6 and 7, 1950. A hard-to-believe
goes
wron
May 16 and the second, on May 22,
writing says "snow on July 7, 1951"
’ always
for the BoardOf Directors of the CalifAnyway, it looks like we have a few
ornia Council, American institute of
Keeping
facts for the historians.
Achitects. Each group seemedto enthe night
Newemployees since the last Wrl;’ ’
joy the spread, catered from The
puts. the
Ahwahnee, and the brisk air and ing include Hazel Brand, maid, a.~.~!
ccrning da
sunset from the porch of the main Marjorie Harris and Dierdre Harris,
problem
mother and daughter, a~ gift shop
hotel.
not Clutchil
clerks.
While ironing, one of our employees
buffer, ym
has gleaned the following interesting
handle bar
NIGHT-SIDEAT THE AHWAHNEE
IThe Ah
namesand facts that are inscribed on
It’s 12 o’clock, and all through the
the Walls of the laundry:
houseis ni
house, not a thing wasstirring except
"Francis L. Fox June 15, 1926.!’
I<eeping."
a dozen racoons, a few bears, and’
Fox worked for a long time for YPC The Ahwahneenight shift.
floor pa.r]~
Co. after this date and, from time
grounds,
WhenJack Sabine’s Indian Room
guests
band packs up its gear at midnight,
RED CROSSSWIM CLASSES
and keepir
The annual Red Cross swim classes the front-lobby bustle leaves the air
are a few
will be held at Yosemite Lodge pool and a quiet, serene atmospherecreeps
ing to Yos~
through the dim-lighted halls and alJune 15-26, Mondaythrough Friday.
Pima Cour
coves of The Ahwahnee.
Connie (Mrs. Jake) Metherell will
son; Arizor
Thenight shift is a special shift in
in charge and youngsters may be
Under
contact
registered by calling her on June many ways. There is little
we
find aa
with the guests or the rest of the
10 or 11 at 372-4695. Classes will
The Ahwa
be held during morning hours and are employees. Work incentives are at
no introdu
a minimum, although production i~
arranged according to swimmingproroundi dur
at a maximum. Because of limited
ficiency. So, when the yo:ungsters
night, anc
numbers,the night crew is a tightlyregister they will learn the hour of
baseball
knit group, each memberrespecting
their class.
sticking o~
Instructors will be Pat Brown, Ann the other’s ability to do a job under
ain’t
the
Hendrickson, Jan Haag, JoanneCross. lonely circumstances.
Assista:
Taking care of the front desk chores
Kathy Betts and Lenore Cross will
is
Harold
between 11:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
assist.
from San
are night auditors Ken Daye and
Jr.-Sr. Life Saving Courses
got a fine
Gerald Smith. Aside from the accounJunior and senior life saving couran argume
ting duties involved in their work,
ses will be given June 15-26, Monday
of wine."
each must handle the switchboard,
through Friday evenings between 6
Vince
take care of any late arrivals or early
and 8 p.m. under the direction of
"Dago
check-outs, and generally oversee the
Joanne Cross and Connie Metherell.
nee for
hotel.
The junior class members must be
a
great
Ken Daye has been with YPC Co.
between the ages of 12 and 16 years,
ing sound
for senior classes, 16 years or over. for over four years. He has workedin
eyes, Vincc
To be eligible fo the senior llfe saving the accounting office and as a room
ed bear st
classes, one must have obtained the clerk at CampCurry. Before coming
After
A.R.C. swimmerrating, or its equiva- to Yosemite, he did hotel work in
Vince dec
lent; those wishing to participate in SanFrancisco, sold insurancein Chicaleave
the junior classes who are 12, 13 or go and taught junior high school in
new
Pennsylvania.
14 years must be members of the
bed down
Gerald Sm’ith divides his night
morning swim classes. A shortened
Welcom
programwill be offered those wishing auditing lime among The Ahwahnee,
Talbott fro
the Lodge and CampCurry. Gerald
to renewtheir A.R.C.senior certificate.
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Published by
for tl-ie information of
Advisor
H. Oehlmann .
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet .
Advisor
H. Berrey
Lucile Byers _ Central Warehouse
Ran Goldstein -- The Ahwahnee
H. Amodei YTS, Garage, Maint.
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phone 372-4411
DIRECTORSTARR HONORED
.
(Continued from pa~e one)
. the historic
work :of John Muir in
rescuing for our time those primeval
places epitomized in the great national national parks.
Edgar Wayburn," President
for the Committee on the
John Muir Award"
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Amongother activities,
Starr has
served as president of the California
’ Historcal Society, director of Save-theRedwoods League, and president of
the sierra Club.
Walter Starr. and his wife, Carmen
were the parents of two sonst Allen
Moore Starr; an engineening graduate
form University of California,
and
elder son, Walter, Jr., a graduate
of Stanford Law School. A skilled
mountainclimber, he lost his life in
1933, while climbing Michael Minaret
in the High Sierra. YoungStarr had
written the first complete guide to
the High Sierra and the John Muir
Traill This work has been revised
Continuously by the senior Start and
has becomethe bible for mountaineers for some30 years.
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ASTRONAUTIN FRESNO
James Lovell, astronaut scheduled
to makethe Geminiflight, will be in
Fresno, under the sponsorship of the
Fresno Bee, on June 12. Lovell will
speak on "Why Are We Going To the
Mo0n?!,
This will marl< the first time an astronaut has ventured into the far west.
His appearancewill be at the Fresno
Memorial Auditorium at 8:00 p.m.
There is no admission charge.
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is from Oakhurst and has a background ill banking. Gerald finds the
Park more relaxing and tranquil than
the hustle-bustle of the city (Oakhurst?
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Hats off to both of these men. It’s
an old adage that "when something
goes wrong, the night auditors are
always blamedfor it".
Keeping the hotel shipshape during
the night is houseman
Bill Gallant. Bill
puts the public roomsin order for the
:crning day and handles any cleaning
problem that comes along. Whenhe’s
not clutching the handles of the floor
buffer, you’ll find him clutching the
handle bars of a speedy motorcycle.
The Ahwahnee’s man-size lighthouse is night watchmanCarl Russell.
Keepingringtail cats out of the second
floor parlor, chasing bears off the
grounds, securing the safety of the
guests and of the hotel’s property,
and keeping the night auditors awake
are a few of Carl’s jobs. Before coming to Yosemite, Carl served with the
Pima County Merchant Patrol in Tucson, Arizona.
Underthe direction of Digger Solon,
we find an outstanding night crew in
The Ahwahneekitchen. Digger needs
no introduction, for he is up and around during the day as well as at
night, and if he isn’t talking about
baseball with a chewed-off cigar
sticking out of his month - then it
ain’t the Digger.
Assistant coach on the night team
is Harold Finney, a three-year veteran
from San Pedro. Finn says, "We’ve
got a fine night crew; once in a while
an argument, once in a while a bottle
of wine."
On en~ployee Mspeetion tour. Above, Housekeeping Manager Fred Lu~dh
describes new unit to H. I(. O~rimet, Katy Strough., Jerry Hunt, Shirley Pearce and
Rich Allison.. Below, Chet Hubbard Yosemite Lodge Assistant Manager, leads
Mary Fra~ces Wyly, Mi’ndy Rose, Diane Pomeroy rind Mari Kay ]~¢athews o~
tour of Alder Cottage,
EMPLOYEI:TOUR
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CASHIERING
SUCCESSFUL
The three National Cash Register
hotel bookkeeping machines at Yosemite Lodge have had a two month
Vince Paciglio, famous for his
workout and, according to Jim Taylor,
"Dago Red, has been with The Ahwah- chief auditor, seemto be performing
nee for two seasons. Two weeks ago, as touted. Installed to increase the
a great noise awakenedVince, sleep- accuracy of accounting procedures
ing soundly in his tent. Openinghis
and to extend guest service, the three
eyes, Vince sawa beautiful buff-colormodel 52 machines cost a total of
ed bear staring him right in the eye. $7OOO.OO.
After several swings wilh a Broom,
The Lodge managementintends to
Vince decided that it was time to
expand its room service for guests
leave Camp6 for a while, since his
in both the new and old hotel-type
new roommate was determined to
rooms where telephones have been
bed down with him for the night.
installed. Thenewmachines,here, will
Welcome to new arrival
Chuck
expedite the accumulation and postTalbott from Denver, Colorado.
ing
of guest charges.
(Corni,lucd
on page four)
Earlier this week, YPC Co. employees and other locals were shown
through the new guest rooms at Yosemite Lodge and the new units at
Housekeeping Camp.
On hand as guides at Yosemite
Lodge were manager Wayne Whiteman and assistant Chet Hubbard; at
Housekeeping, manager Fred Lundh
describedthe newfacilities there. Both
were received with muchentt’~usiasm
and interest by the inspectors as were
the coffee and cakes. Y.T.S. provided
transportation, with Bill Sproule at
the wheel.
-oCOMMEMORATIVE
STAMPS, MEDALS
John Earle, YPCCo.’s studio supervisor, has in his shopstwo especially
prepared items pertaining to Yosemite’s centennial. Available is a commernorative envelope known as a
cachet amongphilatelists,
imprinted
with an attractively designed extract
of the original grant signed by President Lincoln. Onthese also, are lhe
lc El Copitan stamp first issued in
1933 and the 1958 4c Lincoln corn(Continuedon page four)
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HIGH SIERRA GPENINGS
WOMENSGROUP DANCE PROCEEDS
Local impatient to get to the mounMEET GOAL
:’ i tains maybe interested to learn that
Last Friday’s dinner dance at The
the Tuolumne Meadows Lodge will
Ahwahnee, sponsored by the local
open June 13, less than two weeks, Womens Group, was attended by
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open June 6, unless the weather be- Mariposa residents. From admission
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:trays JackRing’s plans; the Grill is
and raffle ticket sales, a total of
’..slated.
to open June 6, unless the $189.50 was netted, about $29 more
weather betrays Nick Fiore’s plans.
than was neededto pay for the tele.. (The Hotel Division now operates the vision set provided by the organiza" ’ Grill). The camps’ operdngsare sche- ition for the Yosemite Elementary
’ :uled as follows:
School. The WomensGroup wishes to
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Glen Aulin
June 19 thank all those who attended, The
Vogelsang
June 20 Ahwahneestaff and YPCCo. for their
i:: i" MercedLake
June 23 cooperation.
I. Sunrise
June 26
Merchandise and money orders
t.
May Lake
June 26 which were raffled were donated by:
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NIGHT’SIDE AT THE AHWAHNEE the Branding Iron in Merced, Selbls,
(Continued/rom pagetwo)
’ The night bakers are John Brakman Merced,John Roth Chevrolet, Merced,
Del Webb Town House, Fresno,
and Howard Berger. John is from
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¯ throughout the United States and local Nawasa Shop, Roger Van S
,!.. : muchof Canada. Heis quite a soccer handbags,Beringer Brothers Wineries,
player.as"well as a good baker-and Best’s Studio, Collins Handbags. To
if ’you don’t think so, just ask him. these rims, the WomensGroup also
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Howard is from Dearborn, Michigan extend its thanks.
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YTS,
four of YPCCo.’s regular
The Ahwahnee about a month.
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returnees are back on duty. Ed Mullin,
Notes of Interest
who resides in Phoenix in the winter
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Congratulations are in order for
and drives there for TannerGreylines
two membersof the bellmen staff.
is back for his sixteenth season.
Cesar Oyague is now a married
"Hank"
Gerhart, a former football
man and his wife, Diane, will be
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coachand retired school teacher, lives
working in the paymaster’s office.
LewVerhaarand his wife, Mary, were in Grass Valley and has been driving
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recently blessed with a 7 pound, 11 for YTS for about 20 years~ Howard
Goodfellow starts his fifth year;
ounce boy namedKenneth. The family
he lives in San Francisco during the
is nowthree strong, plus Lew.
"Tony Says"- Frank Susztar came winter months. "The Deacon", Allen
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from Hungary seven years ago. His Shanesis starting his second season.
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first job stateside was busboyat The About the 10th of June, GeneCough.
lin, who regularly drives the Yosem.
Ahwahnee.....
the past two years
ite-Mariposa school bus, will trade
he has been working in the pantry
doing a really great job. His hobby his yellow bus for a YTSgreen .job.
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garage - is always buzzing with
activity. Three busboys, two bartenders and front desk clerks were seen
doing push-ups, lifting
weights and
punching the bag.
Michel
Mollet
come s from
Chateauneuf Lorn. After his apprenticeship in France, he came to The
Ahwahnee- just wanted to stay in
one place long enough to establish
¯ citizenshi p. That was five years ago.
FOR SALE
Home of former employee Veta
Morris: ! bedroom,furnished, fenced,
good well, oak trees. See Ashby Real.
tot, Oakhurst.
Zenith Stereo Phonograph:external
speaker: Excellent condition: Contact
Jack Sabine, Orchestra leader, The
Ahwahnee.
WebcorStereo Phonograph; 4 speed
45 changer; 3 speakers. $76.00. Call
Ron Telshaw, 3724881.
MEN’S 1964 SWING SCHEDULE
The WawonaMen’s Golf Club has
a busy schedule prepared for tk~e
season beginning with the First Annual Doug Thomas Memorial Tournament to tee up on the week-end of
June 20 and to conclude the following
Sunday..
Other major competitions include
the Best Ball Championshiplined up
for the last half of July and first
part of August, and the bJ.g club
championship tournament to run from
August 3 to September 6.
Mixed group fun (men’s and women’s clubs) include the second half
of the team match with Fort Washington at Wawonaon Sunday, June 7,
the 5th Annual Mixed Scotch Championship on July 12 and the 3rd
Annual Cy and Agnes Wright Mixed
Scotch Openon September 13. Then,
on September 20, the Merced golf
team will
meet Wawona on home
groundsto battle out the first half of
the annual home-al~.d-home.
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ELECTROLUX
SERVICEAVAILABLE
Mr. C. G. Driver, a personablegentleman, stopped by the SENTINEL
office
last week.Mr. Driver, in the Electrolux
vacuumcleaner business in Fresno, explained that he is willing and able
to cometo Yosemite to repair ailing
Electroluxes--or will even part with a
new one, should there be a customer.
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His addressis: Electrolux Corporation;
3064 E. McKinley, Fresno 3, phone
266-0569.
COMMEMORATIVE
STAMPS, MEDALS
(Conthlucd
frompagethree)
memorative stamp.
Also commemorating the 100th
anniversary is a bronze medal bearing a likeness of President Lincoln on
one side, El Capitan on the other..
Through an error in minting, a number of medals was struck off bearing
the date "July 30" instead of the
correctdate, June 30.
While not associated with the Yosemite Centennial, Earle has procured
a supply of the John F. Kennedy
half-dollar attached to an attractive
key chain.
All of the aboveitems are available
in the various gift shops.
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FRIDAY, JUNE12, 1964
PRESENTATIONOF PLAQUETO OPEN
CENTENNIALYEAR
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SENTINEL
NEWSFROMTOPSIDE
June 8 and 9, will be remembered
Observance
of the Cen.tennial of the as this year’s big storm. The road to
Yosemite Grant Will be touched off
the Point was closed in the late
on Friday, June 26. On that date a afternoon Mondayand some11 guests
California Registered Historical Land- and 25 employees luxuriated around
mark plaque will be Unveiled at Park a roaring fire in the lounge and
Headquarters. The plaque will com- watched winter descend outside.
memorate the signing on June 30,
The only real sufferers were those
1864, by President Lincoln of the act of
who had cometo spend the "summer"
¯ Congress whereby Yosemite ¯Valley
and found that tennis shoes and shorts
and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove were
are not very warm or practical on
placed under the administration of the
a January night in June! Wecan now
State of California.
chalk up a new one on the laundry
The act, now called the Yosemite
walls
(rememberlast issue) "4 inches
Granfi was most significant because
of snow on June 9, 1964".
fit was the first Federal authorization
Newemployeessince the last writto preservescenic and scientific values
ing are Charles Zaloudek and Brian
for public benefit. Thegrant constituted the first State Park in America; the Durenbusboys, KennethTischner, fireman, who hails from Perth,
act was the basis for the later State .fall
Australia, Tim Heyman,bellman from
and. National Park.Systems.
The plaque is being placed by the London.
California State Park Commissionin
-ocooperation with the California HisSAFETY AWARENESS
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.tory. Commission and the National
Present at this month’s YPCCo.
Park Service. It is hopedthat Governor Safety Committee Meeting scheduled
Edmund Brown will be on hand to
for June 25, will be Mr. Herb Maier,
makethe presentation, and that Inwho is the N.P.S. Western Regional
terior Secretary Stewart¯ Udall will
Director’s special assistant on safety.
accept. Other Federal, State and local
Mr. Maier has been assigned to im¯ dignitaries are being invited to take plement the N.P.S. Director’s recently
part in the ceremony.
announced national safety campaign
Serving as master of ceremoniesfor
in the park system.
the program which is scheduled to
The Service’s safety policy wasvigbegin at 10:30 a.m., will be Horace
orously stated in a memorandum
from
M. Albright, Director of the National
N.P.S. Director GeorgeB. Ha.rtzog, Jr.,
Park Service from 1925 until 1933.
to the field headquarters, concessionThe principal speaker will be Newton
ers and contractors. Addressing himB. Drury, who was ,the Director of
self to the above, Director Hartzog
the Service from 1940 until 1951
said in part .... "1 ask each superand later served as Chief of the Calif(Continued on pa~e four)
ornia Division of Beachesand Parks.
Also scheduledto speakis Francis Far- Castle Air Force Base. The Rev. James
Murphy will deliver the invocation
quhar of the Sierra Club.
and the benediction will be by the
Music for the occasion will be furRev. Stephen Walker.
nished by the Airmen’s Chorus from
COMMUNITYCOUNCIL DRIVE
RESPONSELAGGING
As of June 9, Communi,ty Council
Treasurer Jim Edeal reports he has received 174 donations, or a total of
$1,778. $922 is needed to reach the
goal of $2700. The drive will continue
through June 30, and it is hoped that
those who have not yet contributed
(slipped the mind!) will do so, soon.
Jim says he likes to be busy.
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FROM CAMP CURRY
Fresh pine needles have been
strewn over the grounds. CampCurry
is ready for action.
The Kiosk Transportation Office,
the little building that stood on the
terrace of the Cafeteria in summers
past, now stands near the main
office, a fine addition to the skyline.
Jimmie Hamer, resident assistant
manager,divides his time betweenthe
Cafeteria and Front Office. Jim is
showing Bob Eckart the intricate routine (and tricks) of being Chief Clerk.
With the return of Vick Wyler, Dale
Hammel and Dean Savage, along
with more to come, Bob should have
a fine, dependablecrew. It’s still a
little
quiet at Curry, compared to
the Lodge where the house is most
always packed.
There is still just time for a quick
cigarette behind the stockade.
In the Cafeteria, new and modern
fixtures adornthe serving line, including glass panels between the customer and the display of food. An
aluminumrail provides for quick and
easy passageof trays. But everything
else .is about the same,still informal
and with a touch of the long-ago.
Betty Arnold is back for a second
summer,as is "Frenchie", the little
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YOSEMITESENTINEL
CENTRAL WAREHOUSE
NEWS
YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
Published by
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
H. Berrey
Advisor
Ron Goldstein __ The Ahwahnee
phone 372-4411.
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FROMTHES. F. PROVINCE
The Ernie Byers madea quick trip
to Washington during the week of
May17, to see relatives and friends,
and report that sons Howardin Graham, Ted in Port Angeles and Jim in
Seattle are well and happy. THeByers
celebrated their 31 st weddinganniversary on June3. Violet Fisher presented
Lucile with a delicious cake, so the
celebration started early in the day,
and ended with a lovely dinner in
El Portal with friends.
June has started with a rush, and
more old friends have returned to
work. Jim Conley, Bob Irwin, Tom
Johnson, Anthony Farrow and Howard Cavanagh are helping in the
butcher shop, as well as a new employee, William J. Stinnett.
David Koehn has returned tothe
warehouse, while new personnel includes Mary Fedders in the office,
Rick Matthewsand Arthur Carson, Jr.
Duane Howe and Gregory Swalley
are helping Don Crawford, Jr. with
vending machines. Tom Weinzapfel
has been transferred from Studio Dept.
to help in Freight.
Robert Jacobs, Drug Dept. Supervisor, was called out of the Valley
to attend the funeral of his step.
father. Weexpress our sympathy.
On June 1 Rosemary Byers graduated from San Joaquin Memorial High
School in Fresno. She is scheduled to
work at
the Nawasa Shop this
summer.
Mrs. Kay (Kimi) Yap is the newest
addition to ou.r San Francisco’Office
staff. This meanswe can speak Japanese, German,French, Italian (with the
help of Gail Mosley - another new
addition) -- and a little English.
Kimi is a pleasure to watch - and
listen to - when she helps the many
camera-laden Japanese ladies and
gentlemen who are eager to photograph and enjoy the beauties of Yosemite. She came to the U. S. with
her husband in 1952. Prior to this
she was a child actress in movies
JAPANESEFILM INTRODUCED
and a radio singer. Her career ended
The recently completed Japanese
whenWorld War II began (she is this
language version of the film "Yosemold?), since the Japaneseweresusp.!ciite Is My Home" was previewed on
ous that Kimi’s English grandmother
June 9 at YamatoSukiyaki Restaurant
was a spy.
inSan Francisco. The reception was to
In this country she worked for a
int, roduce, the film .to travel agents,
while as a hostess in one of our finer
bankers and passenger carriers. AJapaneserestaurants but this was too
bout 80 people attended the showing,
muchnight life for her husband and
70% of whom were Japanese, and
children, age 9 and 12 (she is this
who apparently were quite pleased
old?). They complainedthat they never
with the picture, primarily, and then
saw her, so she decided to look for
with the interest that YPCCo. has
day work, which turned out to be
displayed in .their people by having
our gain.
the film produced with a Japanese
Since arriving ’in the U. S. she has
sound track.
becomevery Americanized. She took
dancing lessons from Arthur Murray
GRIZZLY CLUB STAYS YOUNG
and bought herself a wig --which
Although the Grizzly Club, headstartles
the rest of the crew when
quarters at CampCu.rry, has been
every now and then s’he leaves it
active since 1929, it’s patrons are
lying carelessly around on a chair or
only as old as 13 or as young as 7.
in the ladies’ room. Haveyou rushed
.It all started way back then when
to a typewriter and then suddenly.
manychildren of guests were collected
--O-realize that a big bushy head of hair
by an enthusiastic young leader ....
HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP COMMENTS beat you to the seat? Or in the ladies’
and the Grizzlies have been successfully operating every summersince.
From our original crew of five who room? You often wonder if the wig
The Club which opens June 15, will
were assigned to open camp on Mc~y is on her, or draped over a typebe under the leadership of Suzanne 11, we now numbertwenty-five, with
writer. If Kimi worked in Yosemite
d!Artenay, who enjoyed working with still
more to come., as only Main it would probably be even more
the children so much last year she Section is in full swing, both old ond exciting - someonemight take it ’For
is looking forward to another, with new units. StonemanSection has been a ringtail cat or raccoon.
Darlene Gandyas her assistant.
open on weekends(ahead of schedule)
The office staff is headedby Paul
Every year, many long-time Yosem- to take up the overflow, starting on
Marsh, Chief Clerk, and a familiar
ite guests bring their grandchilden to o fuji-time basis today.
face around the Valley. To date we
.the club, which continues in the oriOur hard-working housekeeping
ginal tradition of: "A club which was staff is headed by Hilda Rust and have welcomedclerk Fred Gulick (who
originally
set up with the thought Evelyn Hibpschman, both back for a- spent the winter at BadgerPass), and
locals sons Bob Ewing and Henry
of planning a program of recreation
nother summer; Alma Brown from El
with greatest appeal to youngsters
PortaJ, returning after an absenceof Berrey,J r.
It was nip and tuck for the Mainand one that would emphasize and four years; and houseman Bob Cie.
tenance crews who worked right
create a lasting appreciation of Yo. ments of Mariposa, all of whompitchsemite’s natural wonders within the ed in and readied the campsfor open- through Memorial Day putting our 102
newunits in order for use that week¯ mind of every Grizzly".
ing date on May 22.
(Contimsed on page four)
Hello,
past bec~
is a big
reservatic
finds at
answerec
"phone g
Eckart,
Hammel,
Nar~,cy
a dai.ly
between
lines
da,te for
desks at
Rock. The
week, an(
Bobbi
trallcean
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year and
fo"r, moto
without r
commodat
assuredot
of when
This gives
park. Befc
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Valley an
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Olga Ossi,
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received i
shot a hob
hole. The
and I deck
ature golf
great care.
ed a swin
a golf ball
I hated m
that we
miniature
and tuck
happened
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check her
proudly pl
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Hello, Central is a thing of the
lady who makes so manybox lunches of new sights, new sounds, and new
past because the telephone business
in the early-morning hours. There are employees, but it is also a time to
is a big one - just ask the YPCCo.
many new faces - it takes time to
welcomeback the familiar faces from
reservation office. The average day
get to knowthem all. After all, the last year.
finds at least 300 phone calls being
time goes so fast. Towering above
Returning to the front desk for his
answered by six lovely, full-time
all this is Earl Pomeroy,supervising fourth seasonis Larry Lewis from Far"phone girls" ..... Terry Bird, Nancy
the food service, in both the Cafeteria rell, Miss., Larry recently graduated
Eckart, Patricia Graumann, Phyllis
and Restaurant, whenthe doors open. from Delta State University in MissisHammel, Dorothy McGivern and
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on page four)
-Steve Barrett
NancySwenson.They rotate shifts on
a daily basis and can be reached
Capita
Personal
Per
income.
1963
between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m., (if the
lines aren’t busy,̄ that is).
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da,te for the "branch" reservations
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desk:s at South Entrance and at Arch
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Call[.
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week, and will again be mannedby
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Bobbi Henderson Mills at South EnAlaska
trance and Ken Thomasat Arch Rock.
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This service was put into effect last
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year and proved highly successful,
Me.
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Wash.
for, motorists coming into the park
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Hawaii
without reservations can secure ac-~
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commodations, pay a deposi.t and be
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assuredof a sleeping¯ place, regardless
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of Whenthey show up to claim it.
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This gives them moretime to enjoy the
Colo.
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Wis.
park. Before these offices were set up,
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N.H.
park visitors arriving without reservae
Nebr.
tions were obliged to comeinto the
lowo
Monl.
Valley and spend time securing a
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Wawonagolfers beware! It seems
alga Ossi, of the Accounting Office,
is reluctant to talk about her golf,
bu.t according to an anonymousnote
received in the SENTINEL
office, she
shot a hole-in-one recently on the 7th
hole. The story goes like this: "alga
and I decided to play a gameof miniature golf. She chose her club with
great care. Thenshe promptly displayed a swing that would easily drive
a golf ball 275 yards downa fairway.
I hated myself for having to tell her
that we were only going to play
miniature golf. The game was nip
and tuck until the 7th hole, whenit
happened,she sank her drive. If anyone doesn’t believe me, they can
check her score card, which she has
proudly posted in her room."
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CALIFORNIA PER CAPITA INCOME
IS FIFTHHIGHEST
IN U,S.
Per capita incomein the continental
United States averaged $2,443 in
1963, a 3?," jump over the previous
year and 37%above the 1953 figure,
as shownin the above table published by the National Industrial Conference Board. Average per capita incomesrange from a high of $3,372 in
Nevadato a low of $1,379 in Mississippi. Thenext high incomestates are
Delaware($3,250), C o n n e c t i c u
($3,162), NewYork ($3,000) and
ifornia
($2,980). The Far West - with
an average per capita income of
$2,886 -leads all other regions. At
the other end of the income scale
is the Southeasternregion ($1,819).
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intendent to enlist the support and
cooperation of concessioners, construction contractors, ¯ and all others
working in a park to join forces with
us. Working together as a team we
can increase our efforts to provide
for the safety of our respective .employeesand the safety of park visitors
as related to each of our operations
in the parks ..... "
It is the intention of YPCCo. to
cooperatefully toward the realization
of the Director’s program. Through
the years, YPC Co. has been conscientious in its insistence on an effective company-wide safety program
with respect to employees and park
visitors alike.
In 1938 a safety committee was
formed and a full-time safety officer
appointed. This committee has functioned continuously since that year.
¯ Since that time, Company
industrial
injury exposure - that is, total
hours worked - has increased at a
more rapid rate than have disabling
injuries. This has resulted in a gradual
but gratifying reduction in injury frequency and severity rates.
With respect to the immediatepast,
accident records for the first six
monthsof fiscal 1964 showthat disabling injuries to employeeshave decreased by 70°,,’0 and that days lost
per disabling injury have dropped
80°,/0 below a comparable period of
the preceding year.
YPCCo. Safety Director Ned English feels that ,this markedreduction
is a result of the continuing watchfulness of supervisory personnel as
well as a safety-conscious attitude on
the part of all employees.
In addition, the Safety Committee,
through its program of regular and
frequent inspections of guest-use
areas, .tries to insure against mishap
to Yosemite visitors. At the Safety
Committee’s request, safety experts
representing YPC Co.’s insurance
underwriters make semi-annual inspections of all properties.
In view of Director Hartzog’s interest in an intensified safety program,
the YPCCo. Safety Committee plans
to exert every effort to insure concession cooperation in Yosemite.
WAWONA WINS
FROM THE LODGE
Yosemite Lodge has been endowed
with a bit of international flavor this
summer.
The Restaurant is fortunate to have
the Luck of the Irish. Miles Fleming,
a busboy, is from Dublin, Ireland
Despite the dampish weather, 84 and has been.in the U. S. all of eight
golfers turned out. The Wawonawo- weeks. Prior to coming to Yosemite,
men accumulated the greatest number Miles toured Europe and has visited
mostof the major cities in this country.
of points, defeating Fresno 20 to 4.
He plans to return to Ireland after
The men had a tougher battle, but
his summer
in Yosemi.te, to finish work
Won 20~ to 18½.
on his Bachelor of CommerceDegree
Jack Keck (Wawona member from
at the University of Dublin.
Merced, had low gross with a 68,
We find the charm of Norway in
Valerie Eagle’s 69 was low net. The the YosemiteLodgeGift Shop. To.reis
mostspectacular highlight¯ of the day Hall Eliassen (better knownas Tot),
wasBill Schnettler’s "eagle" on No. 4 came to San Francisco from Norway
with but a drive and a 6 iron.
sixteen months ago. Tot worked in
San Francisco as a governessprior to
The players were served a buffet
luncheon between nines and a cock- coming to the park far the summer.
She feels Yosemite a good place for
tail party and barbecue dinner after
the match. Nels Nelson and Execu- her to practice her English, as well as
French, German,Danish, Swedish and
tive Chef Fred Pierson barbecued in
the drizzling rain while golfers grab- Norwegian. On reaching 21 years, Tot
plans to work as a stewardess for
bed their bountiful plates and ran for
Pan AmericanAir Lines.
the recreation room.
We have Gerhard Juenemaunn
June20 starts the First AnnualDoug
from Germanyto thank for the care
ThomasMemorial 36-hole medal play
of the Lodge grounds. Gerhard is work
championship Tournament, open to
ing on his English with his co-worker
both men and women. Gene Ewing
and regular gardener, George Rhoan,
and Curly Dierksen are in charge.
a Yosemitenative-born MiwakIndian.
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all parts of the world. We’ve had
FROM THE AHWAHNEE
visitors from Scotland, NewZealand
(Cnnllnurd
from page three)
and Japan, to mention only a few...
sippi and has been granted a scholarhave even had some from Hollywoo&
ship to study law at the University of
-Judy Kulcher
Tulane.
Muddy divots flew on the home
course Sunday when the Wawona
team reaped a sweet revenge on
Fresno’s Fort Washington golfers.
Overall points gave Wawona40½,
the For.t 22½.
Dining room Maitre’d Ted Kosinski
will have somefine help once again
with the return of "Colonel" Morton,
himself, Barry Jackson and Bill Weems
from Mississippi, Ray Smith, from England, and SuzanneChristenson. Serving as Captain is Lynn Moore, who
has been a ski instructor at Badger.
LennyPervis, a transfer from the Village Restaurantlast year, is orginally
from England.
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HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP COMMENTS
(Conlinucd
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page two)
end. Theseduplex units are easier to
take care of, needing only a sweepof
the broorn and hose, since guests
either provide their own bedding or
rent our beddingkits.
Woodis a popular cornmodity at
the Campand heretofore a good deal
of time and labor were involved in
bundling the woodfor sale. This year
The Sweet Shop has been made the problem has been solved, thanks
ever sweeter with the arrival of new to the Hotel Division, whocommissionwaitress Freeda Adams.Helping Free- ed Ran Hibpschman to deliver wood
da in his spare time is RichardCrooks, already neatly bundled with wire.
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drummerfor the Jack Sabine Trio.
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C. C. BRIEFS
Well-handled reservations, astute
room-clerking, plus demandat the
desk resulted in a record 1,575 house
count at CampCurry Tuesday, June
23, according to smiling Keith Whitfield, manager.Whitfield doesn’t recall the previous high count but feels
itwas never greater than 1,550.
In the south side of the Camp
Curry Restaurant, the Sierra Club’s
"The American Earth" exhibit is now
on display.
The photos by Ansel
Adams, and the accompanying text,
tell a graphic story of the use, and
misuse, of the country’s natural resources, causing one to think in broader terms of the uses, present and
future, to which the land should be
put. All are encouraged
to see it.
Porter Fred Bartlett gave the season’s first "Hello, Glacier" call on June
13 evening. This is the 65th season
of calling for the Firefall from Glacier.
Bartlett reports that the occasion was
not marred by the wiseacres shouting
for Elmer.
Program Director Glenn Willard,
guitar, smile and warmth, is back
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TIOGA CONTROLS
Employees who may be "east side
bound" should time their departures
and their returns so they won’t be inconveniencedby the controls now imposed by the construction on the Lee
Vining grade, on Highway 120 east
of Tioga PassEntranceStation. Control
hours are:
Closed
Open
8
a.m.-10
a.m.
10 p.m.-8 a.m.
2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
8 p.m.-10 p.m.
4 p.m.-8 p.m.
There are no control hours between
8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Monday.
The road is also open on legal holidays.
ASSISTANTSUPERINTENDENT
LILES
TO BE TRANSFERRED
Granville Liles, who has served as
assistant park superintendent at Yosemite since July, 1962, has been
appointed superintendent of Rocky
MountainNational Park. Liles will replace Allyn B. Hanks, whois retiring
from the service. The replacement to
the assistant superintendencyhas not
been announced.
--o-FROM THE AHWAHNEE
"I have eaten in thousands of r.estaurants around the world, but this
is the first time that I have had the
pleasureof eating in the chef’s office."
These words of contentment, after
devouring an Ahwahneesteak, were
spoken by Vongsanakip Jayarante,
Prince of Thailand. The prince arrived
at the hotel late one night and asked
for somesoup before retiring. Assistant manager Glen Power asked the
prince if he wanted to eat in the
chef’s office and the prince was delighted. Chef Pierson put a steak on
the broiler, Glen set the table and
the prince had a meal fit for a prince.
Two unexpected personalities arrived ori the scene this week. That
"Giant" of a movie star, Rock Hudson
and Richard Deacon, producer and
TV comedian on the Dick Van Dyke
show, wined and dined at The Ahwahnee with Mr. and Mrs. John Curry.
The famous guests were served by
Annie Downey,who is famous herself.
Annie said that "Rock Hudsonis sure
good-looking; I wish I was 40 or 50
years younger."
Welcome back to Robin Williams
and Curry Johnson. Robin, on the
front desk, is a student at Stanford.
C, rry joins Jim Mooreas transportation agent.
FUNDDRIVE CLOSES¯
Community Council Chairm an
Henry Berrey reports that Treasurer
Jim Edeal’s June 26 summaryof the
CommunityCouncil fund drive reveals
that a total of $2,371.85 has been
subscribed. Out of 750 YPCCo. employees, 144 responded; out of 300
NPSemployees solicited there were
66 responses. Contributions also came
from 26 miscellaneoussources.
While the amount of money received is gratifying,
the Community
Council membersare disappointed in
the individual responses. On a percentage basis, only about 20% of
the more-or-less permanent population contributed.
-oSCHOLARSHIPS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRADS
The Yosemite Scholarship Commission announces to all high school
graduates the availability of $450 in
scholarship awards to be madesoon
for the school year of 1964-65. Any
graduate whoseparents are employed
on a year around basis in Yosemite
National Park is eligible to apply.
One scholarship of $50 a month
for 9 months is supported by the Yosemite CommunityCouncil. Twoother
scholarships in the same amount are
offered by Mary Curry Tresidder. Applications for these, as well, are received by the Scholarship Commission.
Oneis intended for college freshmen.
The other may be awarded to a
sophomore.
The following are taken into account in makingselections: Scholastic
ability, financial need, leadership,
personality, health, and general aptitude. Thereis no particular significance in this order nor does one
qualification have any special weight.
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Advisor
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet
H. Berrey
Advisor
Judy Kulcher ......
Yos. Lodge
Sentqnel, c/o Y. P. & C. Co., or
phone 372-4411.
C. C. BRIEFS
(Continued
from pa~e one)
and states that John Molinari, accordionist and Stan Noonen,vocalist, will
be on the Curry program tonight
and Saturday. Admirers of these two
fine artists ae welcometo the even.ing
program.
The campfire circle is no more.
Keith Whl~tfield claims that it waswith
regret that he had it uprooted and
removedafter all these years of campfires and .songfests. However, with
more people in Camp, some of whom
are a decibel or two on the loud
side, its discontinuance has reduced
the noise level and the early-evening
congestion in the yard.
Occasionsof objectionable conduct
have all but disappeared since
the arrival of Bill Fraser, newhouse
officer. Fraser’s a professional law
enforcement officer and knows the
simple ways to maintain peace and
quiet. Besides which, he’s 6’-3" and
weighs 250 Ibs.
Food supervisor Earl Pomeroyreports the following: tubular infrared
heat lamps have been installed on the
service counters in the Restaurant.
These keep food toasty during the
brief time betweentheir being served
up by the cooks and delivered to the
guest by the waiter. And, relates
Pomeroy,locals wishing to have the{r
dinner at the Restaurantwill find the
service best after 8:00, by then the
Curry guests will have finished; in the
Cafeteria the line will have dwindled
by 7:30.45. Also in the Pomeroy
sphere is the cone stand, wedgedbeteween the Cafeteria and the Nawasa
NEWS FROM THE HIGH CAMPS
With Sunnise and May Lake High
Sierra Campsopening today, the circle
is complete and all six Campsare
in full operation. Thosewhowill keep
them going for the summerare:
From Merced, to Merced Lake come
Elgin and Lola Baxter. Their last venture was in Alaska, having co-managed a comm.issary and cooked for
the Alaskan Railway. Mr. Baxter reports fishing is great and anything
works -- flies, lures or what have you
andit’s not difficult to limit in an hour.
At Vogelsang, Saul and Julie Wiseman are keeping house and ali’s
going smoothly. They met in Yosemite
in 1960 when they worked at the
Village Restaurant.
Howard and Cordy Layne are back
for their sixth season at May Lake,
having started there in 1959. They
also worked one winter at Wawona.
MayLake is sporting a new dock this
year, along with new boats.
Clarence and Dolly Miller couldn’t
wait to get back to Sunrise Camp
which they have managed since it
opened in 1961. The M~illers like
Yosemite, summeror winter, having
worked at Ostrander in 1962 and
Glacier Point in 1963.
Chester and Hazel Patterson are no
newcomersto Yosemite. This is their
7th seasonat White Wolf; they wintered at Wawonain 1962.
A bit of ole England can be found
at Glen Aulln. George and Margaret
Heath, mana.ging this camp, have
been in this country for 13 years, but
still have a lovely British accent.
Most recently they have been working
in Southern California.
The manager at Tuolumne Meadows.is MartyMiller. Capable,s,’niling
Marty has been with YPC Co. since
1947, having worked at Tuolumnefor
the first time in 1948. She’s what
you m.ight call a "lady jack-of-alltrades", having been an A hwahnee
waitress, chief clerk, ski instructor;
she now winters in San Francisco
where she’s on the staff of the S.F.
Opera Co. Just recently, Marry recelved a commendationfrom the Winter Olympics Comml.t.tee for her fine
work as hostess during the 1964
Gamesat Inns’bruck, Austria.
And, keeping everything and everybody organized and happy is Nick
Flare, campssupervisor. Nick hikes
- at a half trot - between camps
and thinks no more of the Merced
Lake - Tuolumne Meadows jaunt
than most do of walking to the store.
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WINDS, FIRE AT VOGELSANG
OnFriday, June 26 afternoon, winds
at Vogelsang howled with such force
that two tents were ripped and a fly
rail wastorn from its bracket. Howard
Schneider and Tex Wyly of Maintenance were dispatched forthwith to
makerepairs.
During campset up, Gerry Manuca
and Chuck Gipe were burned, though
not seriously when Manucatried to
hurry-up the fire in the stove by adding kerosene or gasoline. The blaze
caught Manuca’s jacket afire; Gipe,
dashing to help him, kicked over
the gas/kerosenecontainer setting the
tent on fire. Both menwere brought to
the hospital for treatment and discharged.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The basic requirements for the two
scholarships offered by Mrs. Tresidder
Shop.Here, the service facilities have differ from the Yosemite Scholarship
been doubled, allowing twice-faster
only in that a "B" average minimum
service.
in an accredited school during the
Recently reporting for duty as hos- preceding year is required. One of
tess is SandraSturgeon, wife of Cafe- these, under special circumstances,
teria managerBill Sturgeon. Bill, at
has been awarded occasionally to a
C.C. last season, is a law student,
sophomore. Informaton as to appliSandra a school teacher.
cations and procedure maybe obtainIn farewell, Whitfield wishes to ed from Leroy Rust at the Main Post
ask, politely, if locals will kindly re- Office or Dana Morgenson, YPC Co.
frain from parking in the 20-minute Reservation Office. Applications will
registration section.
close about July 15.
Thefirst
ject to im
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south side
ages apartr
scheduled
be landsca
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Dale Findle
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Jane Rust
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scores of 6
E/wing fu
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One of the most important events
Despite the mad, mad, mad. world
of
the
past
few
weeks
took
place
in
of
1964 - or more probably because.
...The first port. of a two part proMerced,
on
Saturday,
June
13
when
of J.t- the stables seemsto attract
ject to improve.~rhe Indian Creek
Garry Robinson of our warehouse, more and more visitors. We’d like to
apartments is. all but completedwith
believe that all those parents bring
.the addition of a sun deck along the married Miss Connie Cerda of that
cily.
Locals
who
attended
the
cereall those children to the stables to
south side of the four over-the-garmony
were
Marcia
Toman,
Mr.
and
showthem a three-dimensional horse.
ages apartments. The second, stage,
Mrs.
Tom
Fisher,
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
That the horse is an infreqLJently seen
Scheduled but not commenced,will
"Mac"
Hooper.
critter is fairly .obvious. But the.rebe landscaping and interior fencing
The
Robinsons
are
living
in
El
mance of ealier daythings mustbe.
between the two buidings to give
Portal
and
we
extend
our
sincere
yet alive in the youngsters, who. ap-.
each apartment dweller a serni-priwishes
for
many
long
years
of
happear totally fascinated by the sight. of
vate. outdoor area.
piness.
them. The most fascinated are the
Former employees who have writtykes setting off on the burro picnic GOLFERSCOMPETEIN DOUG
ten to us lately include several letters ¯ they’re ten feet high as they follow
THOMASMEMORIAL EVENT
from Josephene Blossom and husband burro-girl Ann Nollau, and are hazed
The ¯second round of the Daug Ralph. "Jo" worked in the Studio
from behind be Joey Coakley. Joey,
ThomasMemorial Golf Tourney will
Dept. and now lives in Palisades,
a full-size
young man, rides a
be played this weekend, acco.rding
Idaho. They are enjoying their new pony barely
high enough to
toGene Ewing, Tournament chairman.
home and the boat which they rekeep Coakley’s feet off the ground.
Womenplay 18 holes, the men 36 centlypurcha’sed. Atthe present time, There’s nothing inhumaneabout this
holes, and at the present reckoning,
Ralph:is busycatching fish andgetting - Joey’s gentling the animal for the
Dale Findley with a net 131, leads them smokedfor future feasts. "Jo"
pony ring.
Ralph Dieffenderfer, 132, and Herky is anxious to work amongher flowers
The stables area is spruced-upwith
AIIcock, 136, for. the required 36 holes but reports a late Spring, so has had
a black-topped parking lot which has
of medal play. There are, however, to postpone the gardening, but has reduced the dust raised by cars and
twenty-five additional men yet to
not neglected her bridge playing ses- horses. And, the burros have a new
¯ complete their second eighteen.
sions.
manger out back.
Among the 16 women entered,
Another friend who recently wrote
Dean Conway, who last winter oJane Rust and Mary Proctor have was "Punchy" Johnson from Sacraperated snomobiles at Badger, is back
played their 18 and turned in net
mento. He reported that all were at the stables as Manager Bob Bar¯ scores of 65 and 69, respectively.
well and that he likes his new job
nett’s assistant, and, in the office, is
Ewing further announcedthat July but misses his Yosemite friends. He
Janis Lint, who triples in brass be12 is the date for the 5th Annual said that someof the bill-boards were
tween dispatching relieving on the
Wawona Men’s and Women’s Clubs
so high that he could see the passen(Continued Onpage four)
MixedScotch Championship. This year bers faces as the airplanes fly by-well
a full 18 holes will be played, with almost anywayl Their present address welcomeaddition.
Gregg Swalley, who worked with
a buffet lunch (provided by the lady is: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson, 10422
clubmembers) to be served between BuenaPlaza Circle, RanchoCordova, Don Crawford Jr. on the vending
machines, decided to leave and has
nines. Entry fee $2.00 per team; California.
been replaced by JamesKo.
"Sadie Hawkins" partner selection
Willard Van Gundy wrote recently
Sunday was Father’s Day and I
with the ladies selecting their partner. from his base in San Diego: "Hi Gang"
Advance sign-up is necessary° Leroy Talk about a pc~id vacat.ion! Tell
hope all our men were treated with
Rust and Valerie Eagle will be in
the
love and respect due them on their
"Ron" he should build the Navy up
charge.
more. It’s lots of fun." Wehope he dayl Wonder how many went fish--o-continues to feel that way and are ing? One man had a birthday, too;
EMP, DEN DANCES
proud of him for serving his country. Mr. Eldridge Whitfield of Y.T.S. celebrated in the evening. His wife gave
CampCurry Den is the scene, on His address is: Willard S. Van Gundy
a surprise dinner in their pretty yard,
Tuesdays and Fridays, of employee SR 778-12-38 CO 283, U.S. Naval
and besides their sons, Eldridge A.
dances, held between 8:30 and 11:00 Training Center, San Diego, Califand Keith and their families, they
p.m. The music is recorded; all park Zip Code No. 92133.
were joined by Mrs. Colleen Bennett
Margaret Storke of Studio Dept.
employees with privilege cards are
Welcome;the charge is 25c per person, has been confined in the local hos- and son "Robbie" from Los Angeles;
pital. She has had surgery, and we also Ernie and Lucile Byers. "Chef
or 35c by the couple. These are "reSonny" really cooked the steaks to a
gular" dances. Those enjoying square hope for a speedy recovery.
dancing are invited to the Wednesday Mrs. SamMitchell has started work- "T" and a most enjoyable time was
ing in the Studio office, and is a had by all.
9 to 11 dosey-do dos. No charge.
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With understandable pride, we sub~
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Yosemite WomensGroup.acknowled!¯
ging the television receiver bought rant is an altogether pleasant place
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for :the Yosemite Elementary School to eat. And, it’s madeso by the good
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food and the attractive countenances
dance sponsored by the group:
of the employees. ..
~’.T.he faculty and students of YosemYou’ll first encounter pretty waitress Jean Lahey. She’s in her third
ite School wish to express their
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year
- wilh a brief time-out for
appreciation to the Yosem.ite Womens
airline stewardessing. Jean claims
Group for the new Magnavox telei
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such as this in the foreign
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language
pr.ogram,
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Other strong links in our service
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I.i....".Years: Thankyou aga.in, your thought- This is Pat’s second.year at the Restaurant. Originally from Kenya, Pat
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has studied medicine at U.C. Berkeley
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me ..of the delivery of a beautiful
MagnavoxT. V. set to the school as from San Jose State and back for his
third summer.He shares the title with
a gift from your-group. I am certain
DonBaldwin, an El Portalean, and the
that with the increasing number of
¯ educational television programs the area’s Methodist Minister. Don, a
.set Will be of great value to the pupils native, is also working with the Chrisand. teachers. As a representative of tian Ministers in National Parks pro:-’¢,"
the. Board of .Trustees and on behalf gram.
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There are others who keep our
¯ of.the Yosemite teachers and pupils
restaurant
hurnmng- this repesents
, I.wish to .express sincere appreciation
for the set and the interest the Yosem- a profile on but a few.
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FOR SALE
school."
1956 Chevrolet, 2 dr., hard top,
radio
and htr. Has ’59 Pontiac engine,
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FROMBARNETTSVILLE
new 3 speed trans. Contact Daryel
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Savage,
372-4651.
" bui’ro picnic rides and at the kennels.
1955 DeSoto,powersteering, brakes:
Cliff Bishop. is the head dispatcher.
good
condition, cal Terry Savage at
Torgy, Helmar Torgerson, who has
372-4545.
put in some23 years at the stables,
1956 Chevrolet 4 door Belair.
is out daily with the two hour guided
rides. Fifty-seven riders go Out on each George Murphy, 372-4833
Lambretta Motor Scooter. Goodconof .the four gu!ded rides a day - so
dition.
Excellent buy. $150. Terry Con228 park visitors have had .a chance
to experiencea pleasant ride in rather ner, 372-4854after 6 p.m.
5 rm. house,El Portal. Serviceporch,
outstanding surroundings.
garage, fruit trees, nice location.
Denzet Rowland,. who performed
before the cameras for Eastman Ko- Louise Ringquist, 379-2354.
4 Hampshirespigs, Approx. Wt. 65dak!s commercial, filmed here last
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70 Ibs. $15 each. Call Dale Allison
year, seems not to have deserted
wrangling for the films. He’s back and at YPCCo. Machine Shop or Mariposa
WO6-3817.
guides the half-clay rides.
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OUTDOOREATING SECTION
HorsebackBreakfast Dept.
Early-rising employee
s can spend a
delightful time on a HorsebackBreakfast Ride, scheduled each Monday,
Wednesdayand Friday, commencing
Monday, June 29.
The ride begins at the Stables at
7:30 a.m. followed by an hour’s jog to
the breakfast area along the Merced
River. Having risen early, and with.
the ride in the brisk morningair, the
hearty breakfast consisting of fruit,
bacon, eggs and all the hotcakes you
can eat is most welcome. After cowboy entertainment, the riders return
to the Stables.
AhwahneeBarbecue Dept.
The AhwahneeFirefall
Barbecues
are scheduled to begin on Tuesday,
June 30 and will be held each Tuesday and Saturday thereafter.
The
dinner consists of a delicious Western
buffet, barbecued steak, vegetables
and dessert, followed by cowboy entertainment, as well as folk singing
provided by HankReynolds, Pat Thorson and Ross Hallberg. The dinner
starts at 7:30 p.m. continuing until
the Firefall.
-oNEWGOODIESAT V. S.
A quick Stroll through the Village
Store reveals that, despite the summer
pressure, Dad Ring always is after
treats for local cooks.
In Vern Fuhriman’s produce department, as attractive a greengrocers as
you’ll find, the prepackaged
fruits and
vegetables appear to be approaching
their prime-apricots, plums, cherriesall cleaned and bundled in pliofilm
wrappers. Vern says that, packaged
this way, they stay fresh muchlonger
than loose. Grapes, which will come
later, also will be wrapped,defeating
the lightfingered samplers.
In the frozen food department, new
are the pastries from the Johnston
Co. Andy says they’re excellent and
about a dime less than Sara Lee’s.
Further along, are the peas and mushrooms, peas and onions and peas in
butter sauce from the ho, ho, ho,
GreenGiant and Libby’s.
Last, but not of least importanceis
the coming wedding in the fall of
Sharon Scully and Don Colp.
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FRIDAY JULY 10, 1964
THE FOURTH AT CAMP CURRY
CampCurry,the 4th of July, 1964.
This reporter, in his hunt for news
found little
of high news value. He
did find, rather, a perfect kind of
day in that it was somehowrelaxed
and special. It was a day for awakening and a newperspective.
Take, for instance, the waitress
that served me coffee in the center
of the great dining hall known as
the Curry Restaurant. The center of
the room was sunlit and bright and
warmafter the chill of the early morning.
"It’s
slow", she said, smiling warm-
ly.
"Enjoy it for the moment,"I said.
I could see the other guests receiving special and warm attention
from the smiling girl. I’m sure they
left with a good feeling about the
Camp.
At the checkout stand the cashier
was a little
less relaxed; she could
not find her pen. A young fellow advised’her to go to the Post Office,
they had plenty. That was where he
got his. Little does he knowthe Post
Office gets them from the Curry front
desk. But perhaps this savings keeps
the postage down !o 5 cents. In the
long run, we win.
The front desk is relaxed, smiling.
The houseis filled. It is with sorrow
that the clerks inform people that
"we are filled".
They turn from the
desk and walk away, thanking him,
someeven smiling a little.
The deer are cooperative. So far
on this 4th, two have paraded
by the cafeteria and front office.
That numberconstitutes a stampede.
They were enjoying the lush green
grass that growsso full and high.
Come to Curry some morning at
around 8 a.m. The sprinklers sudden-
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ly corne alive, spraying bright ,water
plumes that form an arc over the
waving grass. The sun comesup over
Half Domeand makes all manner of
rainbows during quick, elusive moments.
It must be a relaxed day for management. Division heads are standing
on the lounge porch, massing for
lunch at the Restaurant.
Nearby, the kids front the beaches,
blond and brown and wearing cut-
off Levis, clutter the rocking chairs.
The girls stand in the sun combing
their sun-bleached hair. The boys
make wise and witty comments.
Only the senior citizens hike the
trails; the young lounge, conserving
their energy.
If you should comethis way, watch
out for the caterpillars; they are all
over the walkways. It’s a good year
for them, or they are escaping from
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HOSPITALROOMRATES UPPED
Following the negotiation of a new
contract with the Department of Inter.ior, rates ,to members
of YPCCo.
Medical Plan, at Lewis Memorial
Hospital, which have not changed
since 1957, have increased as follows:
A ward bed is now $11.00 a day;
semi-private (2 bed room) $12.00;
private room, if available, $13.00$15.00.
. .There has been no change in the
costs to YPCCo. Medical plan par.ticipants, for surgical procedures, medical treatment, office or homecalls,
and :payroll deductions will continue
at the samerate.
CAMP CURRY
(Condnu,’d from pa~:e one)
something. One was on the Transportation Office counter top in the
sun but gave no explanation as to
his destination. They don’.t movefast
but seemto be in a terrible hurry.
So it’s a quiet 4th. No long lines
for eating, no unhappy people at
the front desk, the buses going out on
time- and the kids rocking. There
is not muchin the way of "fireworks",
unless Mr. C. plans somethingunusual
with the Firefall. I’m sure he could
think of something.
It’s a cool and routine day, yet
interesting if one looks about¯ and
watchesout for the caterpillars.
The fireworks are there someplace.
FORSALE
1962 Corvair. XInt. condition. Dri.
yen only by lady to and from the
bank. Call 372-4810for details.
5 rm. house,El Portal. Serviceporch,
garage, fruit trees, nice location.
Louise Ringquist, 379.2354.
A DAYIN THELIFE OF FIORE
Seve~-.LeagueBootsDept.
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ROyDimock,¯service managerof the
Y.T.S. garage, is confronted daily by
While this account may not be
an average .of thirty visitors whose typical of a day in the life of Nick
automobiles are on the blink. Of the Fiore, High Sierra CampSupervisor,
thirty, Roy estimates that thirty ask it is a representative day .and to
¯"HowIong’ll .it take to fix it?", follow- many, enviable.
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ed by, "I’ve gotla get home,my vacaDeparted
Tuolumne Meadows
tion ends tomorrow." Whycars break Lodge at 8:00 a.m. for Glen Aulin
downhere, on the last day of vacation Camp. About two miles from Soda
Springs, encountered ¯coyote perched
remains a mystery to Dimock.
Roy’s responsible for keeping rolon a high rock, apparently looking¯ for
ling the 100 vehicles - buses,̄ trucks breakfast, which I did not become.
and cars.- of YosemiteTransportation ReachedGlen Aulin at 11 a.m~ There
Systemand providing repair service
spent three hours w.ith camp man¯
for the visiting motorists. To accomp- agers, Mr.. and Mrs. George Heath,
lish this takesa crew of 1 8 mechanics, review.ing procedures, etc.
lubrication and tire men.
During afternoon, hiked up Wildcat
Mountain, north of camp. Was
Sitting on an oil can in the garage
’in the late afternoon, we could see fascinated watching a mountain blue
mechanicsa.t work on a Morris, Volks- bird (Sial.ia Currucoides) .- a fair
wagen, Simca, Chevrolet, Austin-Hea- sized bird, whosecolors range.from
"ley, Pontiac, Chrysler, Studebakerand the palest blue to gray-blue to white.
a Hillman. Roy stated that this repre- In my concentration on bird, did not
sented a greater numberof non-U.S. notice approach of large bear (Ursus
Americanus) who ev.idently d,id not
cars than usual and commentedthat
foreign cars suffered from the same notice meuntil we were nose-to-nose.
Bear advanced,I retreated - bird dismalfunction as domestic cars¯ - faiappeared.
lures of fuel pump,brakes or ignition.
At 4:30 p.m. Started for Meadows.
To the usual question, "Are cars as
At
6:30 p.m. was stricken by unbearwell-built as they used to be", Roy
replied that he felt that they were able hunger. In somepanic searched
better. However,he went on, the own- pockets and rucksack for a crumb.
ers don’t take care of themas earnest- Came upon four boys, ages about
ly as they once did. It was, in years 8-14, camped.Offered to buy a candy
bar, or other morsel. Boys, showing
past, that a car owner invariably
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would have his car serviced and pi.ty and someconcern for a tenderchecked over before starting a vaca- foot, offered candy bar and six Oreo "
tion trip. Now,they seemjust to drive cook.ies. Acceptedcandy, took but two
Oreos. Youngest boy explained patoff, without so muchas a minor inspecrion. This results in the collapse iently that it was but three miles to
¯ ¯and allowed I’d probably
of somepart or’ function which would Meadows
have madeit, with a I.ittle
mainten- makeit.
ance.
Upon arrival at Meadows(8 p.m.)
checked
in with District Ranger. He.
In thecourseof a year,thegarage
people will work on virtually
all
makesof cars, foreign and¯domes.tic,
including Rolls Royces.Roy says, however, that the Rolls Royceowner generally presents his car for storage,
and dur.ing the winter months, stops
by to take its temperature.
Despite the fact that the typical
garage customer is concerned about
his ailing car, the loss of mobility
while on his vacation and the expressed necessity for "getting¯back to work
tomorrow", they’re pleasant, by and
large. The exceptio n is the man who
has no place to sleep, and an ailing
car. He, sometimes,becomes
irritable.
The garage people are called upon
to repair cars of varying ages,¯ 1932
to 1964 and obtaining parts for the
older models is often a proble m. The
record for a prolonged parts hunt is
held by Bob Stone’s beautiful Riley
Saloon. It took six months to get a
wheel spindle from the factory in
England.
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bled to s~
Which wc
Chuck.Za]
hails
some
The m~
Chinquap
with
dant. in
brush
profusion
¯roadside.
snow pla
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Adjacent
(forget-m
All .in all
country.
The Na
that
during th~
4,..and 5.
cord,
Typically,
came the
Arch
and Tioc
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was ordeJ
climber re’
Mt. Lyell,
Replied
join searc
passenger
aloft. Rec,
Darkness
forced to
at. Lodge.
Other t!
inform
seems
sang, most
usual spot~
¯ and Merce
condition;
bloom alor
sunnyslop,
bears con
campgrour
dump.site.
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FROM THE LODGE
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a busy’Fourth’at thePoint.
With this .fine,
warm summer
The Yosemite Community Council
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parking area.filled up and weather, Lodge guests and others,
board met July 6 to Concludethe busi:kl... :i".:"..];
emptied" manytimes during the day.
some 400 daily,
find the pool a ness..of.the annual fund raising pro,r,." .:;.: .:.,..and"an especially large cr0wdassem- source of great joy, and children
ject. Treasurer Jim Edeal reported
to"....:..i..::.
" bled to. seethe Firefall:" " fromthe top seemto makemost of the splashers.
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done
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perfection
by
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From
his
high
perch,
Maynard
Moe
total
of
$2,463.85.
The
boardappro.
s ; ~... . i.%:.’ . Chuck..Zaldachek..Incidentally
Chuck keeps an eye on them and Can spot. ved the distribution
of funds as
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hails
from.
Berkeley
and
also
spent
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in a twinkling One who’s taken on follows:
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too much water. For Maynard, a Yosemite Scholarshi p Fund
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Themeadows.,
on the wayfrom junior in F.S.C., this is his. fourth
Yosemite
Badgers
200
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Boy
Scouts
100
~.... ::wi!hshooting stars, and comasabun- bertBrindley, Jean Peters and Ronald
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;;.dant in the moist areas and paint
200
Miller are the other sharp-eyed National Boy Scouts
.;brush"andpride
of the mountain in
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guards.
American Cancer Society.
400
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Heart Fund
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Jan Hubbard, a local young lady,
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American Red Cross
tends the refreshment stand, sells
350
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Salvation Army
400
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: :trail to Sentinel Domefrom the hotel.
Jan’s
a
high
school
senior
and
is
pev.........:..,. Adacent.
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Federal Service Joint Crusade 100
to. WashburnPointt.helapula. looking aheadto the fall of ’65 when
Jr..:;.. " ...i"-..": ¯ (forget-menot)
the.
200
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openslopes., she will enter S. F. State to pursue Tioga Area .Girl Scouts
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The American Red. Cross, Tioga
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. .<". ’"country wildflowers.
Area Girl Scouts and Salvation Army
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RECORD
FOURTH
for an. occasional dip and dive. Mike’s spectively, moremoneythis year than
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last. This was possible because the
~.. ... ;.":., ;;during the three-dayperiod, July 3, sport in French Morocco- (how about community’s contributions exceeded
i- " :.". i .: 4, and 5. This tops., the previous re- that?) F.S.C. is Mike’s destination,
the Council’s commitments and be.
. :".." -..cord, 44,218, of MemorialDay, 1.960. comefall.
cause the Council’s reserve funds were
reduced .to $500. Treasurer Edeal
.¯ .::Typically,
through South Entrance
The Lodge Bike Stand, along with
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the pool, are a part of Dave Down- pointed out the Council cannot Commit
d .. ’:’"";ArchRock, 14,020, Crane Flat, 6,253 ing’s domainhere. He is responsible
itself to these increased amountsin
the future and recommended that
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for the function of these two activities
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Secretary Bea Upton is in the pro¯ (Continuedfrom page two)
"Transportation Pete" H.ineman, and
cess nowof drawing checks in favor of
was .ordering. helicopter search for
his staff, which includes HansWachclimber reported to have fallen from smuth, Jerry Liles, Bruce Fladmark, the o,rgc~n’.iza.tions receiving con.tributions.
Mt. Lyell,asked if I knewthe country.
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...... Replied affirmatively. Volunteeredto quite a job to do. They arrange tours,
The Council closed its meeting with
.: join search. Found. myself strapped in
a resolution thanking the local people
on bus or horseback, barbecues,
. .i passengerseat of helicopter and soon greet arriving bus passengers and for their generous response to this
~ aloft. Reconnoitered base of Lyell.
smooth their paths. And, it seemsno year’s fund drive.
Darknessfalling - air currents bad - matter what a guest wants to know,
-o-¯ i. forced to return to Meadows.To bed he’s told to "See Transportation".
FLOWERWALKERS
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: at. Lodge.
Locals who can spare Monday
TomTischer is on his first Yosemite morning, July 13, can spend a de.... Other tidbits.from Fiore include the
.."" i. n.f o r ma t i o n that: Mosquito-cycle summer and plans to attend U. of
lightful
two hours with the flower
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seemsabout at end, including Vogel- Hawaii this fall. Hansis from Heidel- walk in the, Bridal Veil-Badger Pass
.. .... sang, mosquito heaven; fishing at the berg, Germanywhere he is a miniarea. Ray Draper, Bridal Veil camp.i....
usual spots, Townsley, Gallison, May ster in the EvengelicaI.Church. In the
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ground naturalist,
will meet flower
U.S.
since
last
September
as
an
exandMercedLakes good; trails in fine
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walkers at 10:00 p.m. at the campchange
student,
Hans
has
been
condition;
flowers commencing to
ground registration sign, lead them
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bloomalong the trailsides and up the studying in Berkeley at the Divinity
on the walk/ride over the old road
’ .i. .sunny Slopes; Tuolumnedump moved, School of the Pacific.
to Badger, with stops enroute. Bring a
Understand that Chief Clerk Wayne lunch; lemonadewill be provided.
; ’ bears: confused; finding dinner in
Fromall advancereports the flowers.
.. campgrounds until they locate new Hildebrand has made his frist ski
¯ ¯ .dumpsite.
in the area are lovely and profuse.
dive. "Ripcord" next, Wayne?
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CLIMBERKILLED IN MT. LYELL FALL
¯ RayAndewKrogh, 39, 26415 Bassi
wood Avenue, Palos Verdes was killed Friday afternoon July 3 in a fall
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on Mt. Lyell.
Krogh, with three other men, had
climbed the north side of the 13,.114
foot mountain wit.h the aid of ropes
earlier in the day. They were on the
way down, without ropes, when K.rogh
reportedly slipped on a rock face and
fell approximately 150 feet, the last
75 feet on the ice of Lyell Glacier.
.The accident occurred about 2 p.m.,
according to Whitney Anderson a
member of the party, who walked
out to Tuolumne Meadows, arriving
about 6:30 p.m., to report the accident. A helicopter on standbyfire duty
in the Park attempted to locate the
party Friday evening, but turbulent
air and advancing shadows hampered
the search. The ..helicopter took off
again next morning with Fire Control
Aides Gerry Chilton and Peter Wehner
and arrived at the scene about 8
o’clock. In the meantime,John Lewis,
also of Palos Verdes, had walked out
to report that his companion .had
died within a half hour after the fall.
Krogh’s body was removed by
waitresses
are Ramona Greb and
The Fifth Annual Club Mixed Scotch
" Lillian Navins; The kitchen staff has Championship Tournament is set for
helicopter
to Tuolumne Meadows.
¯been bolstered by Gil Sheets and Sunday, July. 12, with 55 players
Herb Ew.ing, District Ranger at the
John Day.
teeing off in foursomes to play 18 Meadows and deputy coroner for
TuolumneCounty, ordered its removal
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. The last of the Peruvians, .Jose holes. This is the largest participation
by the TuolumneCounty Sheriff’s Defor
the
joint
club
tournament.
Instead
"Panzon" Lizarroga, has returned as
partment.
’ ¯ a wine. steward. WhenJose is not of the, buffet luncheon previously
¯ .workingat. the hotel, he spends his ar~nounced, the tournament will be
LEWIS MEMORIAL
followed
by
a
picnic
supper
as
proSeveral
SENTINELShave gone by
time taking care of his adopted son,
vided by the women’sclub.
Loco Nunez.
without a report from the L. M.
,Tony Says" - It is nice to have
--o-Hospital.
friends, especially in the Tahoe-Reno
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wass(Pat Kirk)
YOSEMITEON FILM
: area. I visited Frenchy and Martha
becamethe parents of a baby daughWithin the week, tWOmotion picMeyers
over
the
weekend.
Frenchy
ter
on June 27. Baby Tanya Marie
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ture
companies
have
been
in
the
park
wants his friends to know that they
weighed8 Ibs., 2 oz. on arrival.
¯ -are assured .of gas Lmoneyback to recording the Yosemitescene for teleDr. LaurenceCutner has joined the ¯
vision release. CBSis including Yosemthe park if they go broke while visithospital staff. The Cutners, from
ite in a project, ominously entitled
ing him.
Indiana, have a fine family consisting
The other day, I remarked to Chef "What We Are Dong to The Face of
of three daughters, ages .12, 6 and 3;
America". Release is planned for the
Pierson, "You sure are loading tile
three sons, ages 8, 7, and 1.
work on me". He replied, "You asked fall of this year.
The National Educational Television release date will be reported in the
for work when you came here". Yes,
SENTINEL.
I did, but if a manasks for a drink company has a crew, with elaborate
Jack Wolper, an independent proof water, you don’t turn the hose on tape-filming equipment, in the park
now shooting the John Muir segment ducer, who did the "¯very successful
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of its "Pathfinder" series. This, too, "Making of A President" documentary,
The question of the month is: Will
Loco and Jose make enough money will be televised in the. fall. Locals will be in next weekon an exploratory
may watch in on KQED. Its exact
mission, with a future film in mind.
this summerto buy Indian Flat?¯
" ...Dolores Hallinan, Ki.t.Whitman, Nels
The first Annual Doug ThomasMei;...~. Nelson and the busy, busy crew have morial Golf Tournament ended in a
l..¯.... .: .our
hearty congratulations for their
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tie between Herb Ewing and Dale
- excellent Firefall BarbecueslnowTues- Findley, each ¯carding net scores Of
.. ":. day and Saturday events. Movedthis
131. Play-off is slated for July 11.
it ’¯¯¯¯¯¯year to the clearing east of the bungThe Wornen’s Division winner was
[:: . al0ws~ some 150 guests and valley
Jane Rust, who turned in a net 65;
~.. v.isitors..are treated to a.fine buffet
Lurline Attardo’s net. 66 took second
i"."i . followed .bY a sizzling steak. Hank
honors.
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’ Reynolds, Pat Thorson and Ross Halli;.
Charlie Eagle received a letter from
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MONDAY,JULY 27, 1964
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W. B. LEWISWIDOWDIES
Mrs. Washington̄ B. ¯Lewis, widow
of the first superintendent of Yosemite under the National Park Service,
1916 to 1928, died of cancer on
Saturday, July 11th, 1964.
Following a heai’t attack in 1927,
,Du’sty" was transferred to the Washington, D.C. ¯office as all Assistant
Director in 1928. After his death in
1930 Mrs. Lewis returned to her old
homein Parkersburg, West Virginia,
and. had lived there since that time.
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This season at Wawonastarted
dramatically as MGMrolled in and
took over for two weeks, turning our
quiet retreat intoa Nazi war hospital.
The ~Corthcoming movie is entitled
"Thirty-Six
Hours" and stars James
Garner, Eva-Marie Saint, and Rod
Taylor.
Soon after MGMleft cameanother
¯ lively weekwith the U. of C. Alumni
gathering. Then a restful week was
enjoyed by all as a group from San
Francisco passed the Fourth of July
holidays with us. As they lefL families
began¯their annual one or two week
stays¯ here, and we look forward to
having the "younger set" predominate
for the rest of the summer.
Returning for another season are
Joe Mason as Chef, Helen¯Lais as
Dining RoomHostess, Buck and Addle
Martin in Housekeeping and Maintenance, Rosella Armstrong as Chief
Clerk, Chuck Dias and Mark Reuter
as Bellmen, and "lke", "Manny", and
Paul as busboys in the dining roomall dependable employees whomWawona is proud to welcome back.
They, and our newer employees,
gathered for their first party at Big
Creeklast Thursday;e s p e c i a I I y
memorable was Harvey Christopher-
YosemiteNational Park, California
HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP
Our own Inquiring Tattler made
the rounds of a number of the new
units, to obtain from the occupants
a cross-section of "guest reaction"
to the innovations wrought therein.
Q. Goodmorning;Mr, and Mrs. Neill
of Oakland, I believe?
A. (by Mr. N.) No, not OaklandOakdale! What’s the matter with
your clerks - can’t they read?
Q. Oh. Sorry. Just wondered how
you were enjoying your stay in
our new units?
A. (Mr. N. again): Can’t say the
thing itself is too bad; but weasked
for a river tent, and we madeour
reservations six months ago (Mrs. N., interrupting): But dear, the
clerk explained all that (Mr. N. interrupting her): Shut up!
We didn’t get a river tent, and
we’ve been coming here for 18
years. And the man didn’t pick up
our garbage, either ......
Q. Oh, the housemen don’t collect
garbage while the units are occupied: only on checkout. Yousee, the
idea of HousekeepingCampis -A. (Mr. N., of course): Well that’s
hell of a way to run a camp, not
collect garbage!
Q. Er - thank you for.. your comments, sir. And madam.
After a slight interval for rehabilitation, our Tattler proceeds:
Q. Mrs. Evelyn Johnson, I believe?
You’re from Burbank, aren’t you,
Mrs. Johnson?
A. Yes, that’s right. Are you the
head of things around here?
Q. Well, I guessyoucould call it that,
(Continuedfrompa~etwo)
M. C. T. REPORT
Mrs. Tresidder recently returned’ to
Yosemite following a trip aboard.
The SENTINEL
will print, in installments, her account of the journey.
"So many people seem to have
been interested in my recent trip to
Switzerland and Norway that I decided to take typewriter in hand for
a report.
"After three days in Paris at the
beginning of June, our trio - Mrs.
Vincent Butler, Miss Anne Meuxand
I - crammed with gourmet food,
flew to Zurich, where we rented a
small" Hertz Chevy and drove by way.
of Lucerne and the Lake of the FoUr
Cantons to Grindelwald (elev. 3,402
ft.) at the foot of the Jungfraumassif,
in the BerneseOberland.
"There we stayed for a week and
a half at the Regina Hotel, which
is owned and managed by Alfred
Krebs and his wife. He had worked
at The Ahwa’hnee in the winter of
’39-’40, and I have stayed ¯ at the
Reginaseveral times. It is a very well
run hotel, beautifully
set among
larches, spruce-firs and plane trees,
facing the green slopes where the
little electric train runs up to Kleine
Scheidegg,take-off point for the cogwheel railway which goes through
tunnels in the solid rock to the Jungfraujoch at 11,350 feet. From these
green and flowery slopes rises the
sinister black wall of the Eiger (13,039
ft.), scene of so manyharrowing rockclimbing experiences.
"We had a wonderful sparkling
morning at the Jungfraujoch, from
which the Aletsch Glacier streams
son’s invention of a 10 foot long
marshmallow and weinie-roaster,
the singing led by Chuck Dias, and
the walk up and back undertaken
by some of our more ambitious
people. Weare anxiously anticipating
a promised watermelon bash in the
next few weeks.
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YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
Published by
Yosemite P.ark and Curry Co.
for ffhe information of
Yosemitei Valley residents.
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet ........
Advisor
H. Berrey
Advisor
phone 372-4411.
’GossIP FROMGLENAULIN
¯ Horsē shoes and dart ¯board for
the guests, a hammock
for the staff.
T’he.only thing missing is cold beer.
¯ Holly Hart is the official greeter for
all saddle trips, and the horses get
priority. The walking trip people get
less lavish attention.
The routine is settling downto a
steady, seven.day grind. (Sympathy
is here expected from all the other
High Sierra Camps.)
BruceBurnett has a very nice friend,
Fuzzy the Bear, who doesn’t know
which way is up. One momenthe is
being fed all the garbage, and the
next minute when he comes near
camphe is greeted with a fusilade of
rocks. A bear cub’s life was never a
happy one.
The da~k horse of the staff is our
lovely Jeannie Timby, who is a great
hiker and is looking forward to climb.
ing Mt. Conness before the summer
is over. Shealso loves the mules.
Whilst Margaret Heath was slaving
in the kitchen over a hot stove hus.
band George was trying his hand at
fishing. Hefinally got fed up. reeled
in the line, and guess what - there
.was a fish on his hook, and he didn’t
knowit. Needlessto say it was a real
lunker, all of 3 inches long. He did
not photograph it for the record, as
he is a great talker and the fish will
no doubt grow to its proper size,
given time and a poor memory.
W. B. LEWISWIDOW
DIES
Bernice Lake, below VogelsangPass
which was namedfor her, is on the
headwaters of Lewis Creek named
for her husband. The W. B. Lewis
Hospital in Yosemite was dedicated
as a memorial to him in 1930.
HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP
(Continued from page one).
As many may know, this Lodge,
(ha-ha). We were interested
south of Wawona,north of Fish Camp,
your commentson these new units,
miles from civilization (as weknowit),
Mrs. Johnson.
is quite’small. For those employees A. Oh, were you? How nice! They’re
reveling in the extremely active and
very pretty, of course, and Smartvaried social life, B.T.L. may hold
looking, compared to the older
liitle fascination. But for those who
tents; but we’ve been coming here
are interested in people, in living
so many years, we’re sort of
closely with them, Big Trees is the
in love with the canvastents. It is
place.
nice, though, to be able to enjoy
Indeed there are many advantages
an electric blanket. A.nd we are
to being in an outlying lodge such
using the electric frying-pan and
as ours. There is muchgreater freethe rotisserie ......
domin one’s work (a flexibility
un- Q. Will you come back next year
heard of in the Valley); and then,
to a new unit, then?
there is our own time off, a time
A. Oh, dear; I hadn’t thought of that.
when we hike, migrating to such
Much as I love the old tents - I
places as Bass Lake, etc.
guess it will be a new unit. But
We have taken many exhilarating
HOW
do we get a river tent? We’ve
jaunts throughthis part of the country,
been coming here so long and but an especially noteworthy one Q. Thank you! But I must run .....
occurred just the other night. About
Anotherfront is attacked:
8:45 p.m., six of us (a coed group) Q. Mrs; Sadie Nesbitt? You’re from
decidedto take the trail to the Grizzly
Petaluma, ma’am?
Giant. It all started pleasantly, if
A. Well, yes, that’s right. This here’s
unevenfully. The mooncasting ghostly
my daughter - got her hair in
shadowsacross the granite. But then
curlers, of course. Wouldn’t you
in a large meadowabout half way
know, every time a man comes
to our destination we lost the trail
around and wandered aimlessly through the
Q. I see you.’ve been ¯using the
dense brush and thickets. We could
electric hair-dryer. Howdo you enhave sworn that we were just walking
joy these conveniences?
and crawling in a big circle to the A. Oh just wonderful! ¯We’ve hooked
left, but John, our pathfinder, evenup the radio, and the electric bartually led us to the trail, just when
becuepit, and the toaster, and the
we were seriously considering spenroaster - it’s marvellous.
ding the night in the wilds.
Q.
I can see you’re really enjoying
Thus, one can see that our life,
campingout. Er- is that an electric.
though far removed from the beach
heater, too?
parties of the Valley, does have its
A. Yes, it gets kind of chilly in the
variety.
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early mornings, you know. And
Wedon’t have the spectacular grannext year we’ll brin’g along the TV,
ite of the Valley, but we do have
now that we know how grand
the sequoias. The bulk and age of
everything is.
these trees that climb towards the Q. But you know, Mrs. Nesbitt, the
sky constantly remind us of our reunits are equipped to service only
lative smallness and impermanence.
two appliances in the cooking area,
It almost seemsthat they light the
and one, like the hair-dryer or an
way for mento try to be as noble in
electric razor, in thesleeping area.
character as that these grand trees
I hope the fuse won’t blow out on
appear to express. Somehow
the quiet
you ......
pleasures we enjoy at B.T.L. compen- A. Only two appliances? Howdo they
sate fully for the absencesof the more
expect anyone to camp out with
urban life of the Valley.
onlytwo? Why, you might as well
If onemustwork, an outlying unit
forget the electricity entirely .....
such as ours seemsto allow more rap- Q. Thank you Mrs. Nesbitt ......
port from this grand land, Yosemite.
But nothing daunted, our Tattler
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Q. Mr.
We’d
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rest-re
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advancesagain:
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Q. Mr. Hal Green, of San Francisco?
We’d like your comments, sir, on
the newunits ......
:y’re
bartIder
A. ~1%$.!? ! The rest-rooms are
filthy!
Why, every camper in the
park has found out about your new
rest-rooms, and they all converge
here in OURcamp, to use the hot
water and the new fixtures!
You
should put a stop to this! Whatare
we paying for? Lord knows the
prices are high enough - $8.00 a
night for only four people! - without having to foot the bill for everybody else in the Valley to horn in
and crowd out your own guests!
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Mr. Milnes, proprietor of the Fresno
Travel Center, with offices in the Del
Webb Towne House and the Manchester Shopping Center, is now the
representative for YosemiteTransportation System.In addition to handling
Yosemite-boundbus passengers, Milnes conducts an active travel agent
business. TheYPCCo. Sales Office has
arranged for Mr. Milnes to be in Yosemite during mid-August, when he
will be glad to discuss any travel
plans being formulated by YPC Co.
employees.Milnes is active in arrang.
ing transportation and i.tineraries for
travelers to any destination.
Theexact date of his visit here will
be announced in the next SENTINEL.
M.C.T. REPORTS
GOLF NEWS.
The play off between Herb Ewing
and Dale Findley for top honors in
the First Annual Doug ThomasMemor.
ial Tournamentresulted in Herb’s winingover Dale with a net 68 to 70.
Jane Rust was the winner in the women’s division.
Twenty-six .teams teed off July 12
in extremely warmweather to vie for
the championship of the Annual Club
Mixed Scotch tournament.
Valerie Eagle and Ned English low gross, 82.
Charley Proctor and Alice Hanson,
and Jack Greenwell and Clara
Frenchtied for’ first place with
a pair of 61s.
Keith Kaeser and Audrey Ewing
2nd place, net 62.
Q. Yes, Mr. Green; we realize we do
have a Slight problem in this respect. But we’d like to knowprimarily if you find the new units
(Cont/nued from pa~¢ one)
away 12 or 13 miles to Brig. On a
more comfortable than the old?
Harold Bondshu and Isabel Dierkdrizzly
day we went on over to
sen, 3rd place, net 63.
A. I wouldn’t know, frankly;
this
Wengen
and
browsed
in
the
sport
Ruth Ewing and Bob Cromer, and
is our first year here. But what I
shopsthere, especially Molitor’s.
Les Shorb and Hazel Warrentied
want to know is why didn’t
we
"One day early in our stay we
for 4th place with nets~of 64
get a river; tent? Wemadeour rewent
up
the
cog-wheel
railway
above
Prizes
were also awarded at the
servations two weeks ago!
Interlaken to the noteworthy wild.
picnic following the tournament forQ. Well, you see, Mr. Green flower garden at Schynige Platte,
a recent "best 9" contest in the Wo-.
A. I mean, what’s the use of making
where, in addition to a great number men’s Club. Winners were ..Mary
a reservation at all, if you don’t get
of wild flowers growing ill what Proctor and Valerie Eagle.
the location you want?
approximatestheir native habitat, and
Local golf club membershave all
Q. But do you like the new unit,
all neatly labeled, there are spec- been saddened at the recent and
itself? Are you comfortable here?
tacular views of the Jungfrau group, suddendeath of Dr. Lowell Rantz Of.
A. Oh, it’s all right, I guess; but you
can hear every bit of conversation the Wetterhorn and other snowypeaks Stanford. Dr. Rantz, his wife, Helen,
rising from the placid lakes and and daughter, Liz, have vacationed
from ’the people on the other side
valleys of the Thun-Brienz region.
at Wawonafor many Summers, spenof the duplex, and probably they
A booklet published by the garden ding every day on the golf course.
can hear ours, too.
gives a most interesting account of
nq~..
Q. Yes, we’re going to try to solv~.
the various types of soil and exposure
that for next seasonwith somesort
FOR SALE
under which different groups of Alof baffle at the peak of the air
VW,1958, sunroof, rebuilt motor,
pine flowers live. Wefound this trip
space betweenthe tents.
good
tires. $700. Call 372-4282, Mara valuable briefing for the manywild
A. Hmph!To get back to those restion
Becker.
flowers then in bloom, one of our
rooms ......
1955 DeSoto, good condition. Call
main objectives.
Q. Thank you, Mr. Greenl
Terry Savageat 372-4545.
Onemoretry, to fill out the sampler
know,for the first time in years, we
1 17" Airline T.V. table model,
pattern:
succeededin getting a river tent! I
Good Cand. $50 _ 1 1~ Ton G.E.
Q. Goodmorning, Mrs. Roy Syverson
think your office staff is extremely Refrigeration air conditioner like new
of Bakersfield? Just like to trouble
capable and courteous...And those $75 -- 1 small water type air cooler
you for your opinion of these new
poor janitors! They clean the restin good cond. $20. See, Jim Simpkins
units... ....
roomsconstantly, andisn’t it terrilot 11 El Portal or call 379-2485.
A. Oh, I’m so glad to be able to tell
ble what the guests do to them? I
noyou howmuchwe like them! I didn’t
think the Campis a delightful spot,
WANTED
think it would be muchfun camping
and very well runl We’re very
Wanted to buy: Small bedroom
without the old kerosene lamps happy!
rocker, prefer maple or one that can
but what a joy to have the hook-up Q. Er- could you please repeat that
be refinished. Contact DorothY/Conner,
for the electric rotisserie!
And
ma’am?Just once more?!
YPCCo. Reserv. office or phone after
plenty of light ......
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6 p.m. 372-4854.
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"Ranger Billy Nelson was the guide
for the King and Queen. They rode
horsesup the Four Mile Trail.
NEWSFROMTOPSIDE
John Bingaman was a park ranger
in Yosemitefor 34, almost 35 years.
While the CowPalace is a long ~,vay
He and his wife, Martha, retired in
"Prince Leopold insisted on a pack from Glacier Point, the recent events
1956. There follow some anecdotes trip next day. So Ranger Nelson and there had their impact on us in person
regarding their experiences during
as well as thru TV. Governor ScranI were detailed to take the Prince
ton’s children spent the night here as
their first seasonin Yosemitein 1919.. and his bodyguard to the Bridalveil
did Jackie Robinson and his family.
Meadowson an overnight camp out.
Bingamans’homeon Glacier Point
Werode horses. I was the cook. The Robinson was an alternate in the New
1919-1920
Prince wanted to makeflapjacks and York delegation.
¯ "October 1, 1919 we were selected toss them up in the pan "cowboy"
The face of the main building is
to be winter caretakers at the Glacier style. Hegot a big thrill out of this. We
about to have a coat of paint. The
Point Mountain House.
returned via Illilouette
CanyonTrail
job which will require scaffolding,
"Thomas Farrow was General Man- next day. A successful campout.
two weeks and approximately
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ager of the Yosemite Park Company.
"The next day the Royal Party de- gallons of stain and will be handled
Mrs. Cook was manager of the Senparted for San Francisco. This party by Lew Yancey and companyl
tinel Hoiel. Both werevery helpful in
was very gracious and thanked us
getting us acquainted with the work
A recent visitor was retired Ranger
for a wonderful time.
to be doneat the hotel.
John Bingaman,* who filled us in on
"Early Novemberour first snowstorm a number of facts concerning the
"We were packed up the trail,
on
and this
riding horses. Our personal belong- closed the road to traffic,
early days "when". During the sumings and six months’ supply of food finished our housecountfor the sea- mer of 1919 he was supervisor of
wassent up by truck. There was plenty son. The new hotel was boarded up,
the operation for the YosemiteNationof can food and dry staples, but no doors and windows secured for the
al Park Company.He further reports
heavy
snows.
By
the
last
of
January
that the dining room and kitchen in
fresh things as we had no deep freewe
had
tell
feet
of
snow
on
the
level.
the main building were in use during
zer.in those days. Wehad no radio or
T.V. The telephone line went down There was plenty of hard work to keep this time and that approximately 100
guests were housed. The Mountain
with the heavy snowstormin January. snow clear of porches and valleys.
Mrs. Cooksent Dick Hyland up in late
house accommodatedonly employees
"The summer cook was Wang, the
January
to
help
shovel
snow..Lucky
and the present cafeteria area down.
C’hinaman, a very good cook. He left
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for
me
as
I
fell
off
the
roof
and
sprain.
stairs was used only in the winter.
a few days after we arrived, so I
ed
my
knee.
And
this
handicapped
became cook. Somehowmy bread and
Arthur Merlitti,
dinner cook and
mefor a week. Our fine Doctor Stine
cakes did not turn out like Wong’s
Michael
Bruton
kitchen
helper have
¯ But I learned in time, the hard way. came up and gave me necessary
joined the staff since last writing.
treatment.
’;We lived and cooked in the up.
"March the heavy storms decreased (* See Bingamanstory, page 4)
stairs of the Mountain House and
and we were able to get out on snowguests were assigned the eight rooms
long, and we were curious about how
shoes.
Easter
I
sent
a
firefall
over
the
there; over that count we had to place
things were going on the outside. We
point,
for
special
occasion.
themin the big hotel.
however, did not get so bad, as ask
a
question, and then answer it.
"March I made two trips down the
"Stages brought guests up nearly
Four Mile Trail to pick up mail and
every day when weather permitted.
"Well, first of Maycamebefore we
take back a few pounds of fresh
Wehad up to twelve guests one night.
realized it. Mrs. Temple, with a crew
There was only one extra girl to wait meat. I had snowshoes to makethis
of six, arrived to take over and open
on table, to help Martha. I remember trip. Going downwas easy, but climb- the hotel, both buildings, for the sumI baked a large ham that day. The ing back was a different story and mervisitors.
guests were from Java. They thought took about five hours.
"The kitchen and dining room was
it was delicious, along with apple
"During the long winter evenings
used in the new hotel and was very
pie and plenty of coffee.
we read books and studied about
popular, as it was filled to capacity"October 10 theKing, Albert, and nature and animals. We had bear,
125 every night during summer. I
Queenof Belgium and party of twenty fox, skunks and squirrels for our believe no more than 15 employees
arrived for a two day stay. Much neighbors, as well as bluejays, juncos were used to operate both buildings.
preparation took place. Mrs. Cook and chicadees.
"The old Mountain Housebuilt in 1878
sent up the best help she had, about
"Our first visitors were R/anger by JamesMcCauley,still in operation.
six extras, to prepare meals and Townsley and Rich. They brought a
The Newhotel built in 1916 by Guetwait on the Royal Party. Martha
turkey and did we have a big feed
taman Bros. It was an experience we
assisted on waiting on tables. Meals that night. It was good to have some- shall never forget."
were served in the big hotel.
one to visit with being isolated so
John W. Bingaman
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BIG TREESBREEZES
The Cat Howls
(Part II)
Three of our desk clerks camehome
Wereport the latest hiking advenFlowers of the Tyrol
one night to what has been called a
tures of membersof the Big Trees
"Fairyland - -"; their tent had a
We made several expeditions up Lodgecrew -- these involving two sorwall,to-wall-a nd-floor-to-ceiling car- the "First" chairlift, which rises 3,000
ties to the top of 8,700 ft. Mt. Raypenting of pink meal tickets; and there feet above Grindelwald to a high
mond, outside the par.k’s southern
were tickets in every book, shirt
plateau with very good skiing in
boundary. Two girls from the staff
pocket, pants cuff; tickets pasted on winter. In summer,one looks downat
have madethe climb, at the present,
clocks, flashlights, owls, dark glasses fields and pastures crowdedwith wild
others wi.II makeit, for it has become
and fishbowls. Merry Christmas from white geranium, somewhat larger
now a matter of pride and curiosity.
than our pale pink variety, a kind of
the waitri, who avoided decorating
Margo Loowe, John Gabel and
Gene’shigh sierra hensand their coop knotweed with long, creamy plumes,
Santi Rogers set out on a hot afterblue campanula,
only because of rain. The chickens dark red nigritella,
buttercups
and
huge
dandelions and noon last weekfor the 5 mile, 3,000
enjoy it here and manageto lay an
ft. trek. After 2Y-’ hours of strenuous
egg a .day. We’re thinking of adding manyother flowers, with plane trees
exertion, the summitwas reachedand,
scattered about the slopes. Thencome
a mountain goat to our livestock colafter sunset, the return trip began.
lection - if Sunrise can have a cow, the yellow globe-flowers or trollius,
Soon, from the thick brush flanking
anemones both white and sulphur
which is a persistentrumor.
the trail they began to hear unusual
Dr. Jan Popperof the U.C.L.A. opera colored, dainty lavender soldanella,
noises. Margo, now quite exhausted,
workshop gave a program of opera with dark conifers crowded on the
had stopped for a moment’srest. She
steep mountain-sides above them;
and light opera that sounded wonheard the noises more plainly, but
finally, toward the top of the lift,
derful-in spite of the introduction
attributed them to the boys, whohad
("Ladies and gentlemen. Dr. Yore several of the gentians (verna, stem- continued down the trail.
However,
less, kochiana) comeinto the picture
Kippur-uh Pooper-uh, Popper. ¯ .")
not
positive,
she
joined
the
boys
with their deep blues, and occasional
and in spite of a piano missing many
promptly. The off-trail noises continkeys. The number of favorable com- patches of delicate pink mosscampion ued and the group concluded it was
and even a few white crocuses edging
ments from guests indicated they abeing followed by somesort of anigree with us, that there is something the snowdrifts. It is rather like clim- mal. The animal made a brief apbing up through the different Life
fine about the combination of two
Zones from Yosemite Valley to Tioga pearance a bit later whenit bounded
beautiful, if different, things-opera
on to the trail directly behind them,
Pass.
and the High Sierra.
skidded to a stop in a cloud of obscurWehad a fine excursion to Murren,
T. Meds’ desk clerks turned maining dust and then as quickly disapalso, the early skiing capital of Sir
tenance menrecently-Tim Berrey laid
peared into the brush. This frightened
seven bridges across several streams; Arnold Lunn and his skiing cohorts.
John and Santi more than Margo,
Dana Dee Ponte hemmednew show- We drove around to Lauterbrunnen
she being too tired to care. Though
er curtains. Male guests may have and took the funicular up to Murren the nature of the animal wasn’t
been su:rprised
to meet manager (elev. 5,374). Thecharminglittle villknown, the three - boys with knives
age
is
perched
on
a
precipitous
Martha Miller in the men’s restroom
drawn - trotted back to the Lodge.
scrubbing walls in a frenzy of clean- bench with gorgeous views across
The second climb followed next
the LauterbrunnenValley (often cited
liness.
day, with John, Bob Ashley, Karl Redas the typical glacial valley) toward
Nonworkingtime has also been fillelshimer and Marren McPeakin the
the other side of the stupendousJunged-what with Ron Viale frightening
frau massif - Jungfrau, Monch, Eiger party. Two took a wrong turn somewhere along the trail and darkness
bears, John Buckley’s photography,
Cathie Carr’s bugs, and Annie Kin- Silberhorn, etc. A new aerial tram is
was falling by the time they met. On
being run from the upper Lauterbrunsella’s kiteflying. Evenorganizationthe mountain top, from somedistance
nen Valley to the Shilthorn aboveMur(Continued on page two)
man Bill Taylor tore himself away
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YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
Published by
H. Oehlmann ........
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet ........
Advisor
H. Berrey
--- Advisor
Sent, inel, c/o Y. P. & C. Co., or
phone 372-4411.
THE AHWAHNEE
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LINKS NEWS
Pool ProgressReport
ProctorsDefendTitles
A round hole, from which over 200
The Best Ball Championshipof the
cubic yards of soil were removedin
a single day by a bulldozer, was the Wawona Men’s Golf Club was won
start of the pool. Also in one day a I-his year by the following teams:
cementlining, applied by the gunite Ed Deckelman and Dick Ditton, net
118; George Oliver and Herb Ewing,
process, was blown around the hole.
Thus, within two days, the Ahwah- net 121;Hal Bondshuand Curly Dierksen, net 123. This tournament connee’s swimming pool, scheduled to
sisted
of 36 holes at matchplay.
open near the end of August, seemed
on its way to completion.
Qualifying for the 1964 club’s
1’O #’e’ooeooooo~l,
eoc, ooee e, oooo ~o 0,
The gunite process combines sand, championship tournament bega n
BiG TREES
gravel, water and cementin a central
August 3 and c o n t i n u e s through
....
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£rom page one)
August 16. Charlie Proctor is the de.
hopper, the mixture being air-blown
cameloud screeches. These caused a through a thick rubber hose. The hose fending champion.
h~,ckle or two to rise, but weanswer- was held, or perhaps, battled, by one
The women’s group completed its
ed with such rousing cries as "peanut manwith muscles as large as grapequalifying rounds for. the annual club
butter" and "hey, cougar". The scree- fruit.
championship. The Medalists were
ching ’continued (it remindedthe wriThe pool will be 44 ft. in diameter Valerie Eagle, low gross 94-90-184;
ter of the mating call of his Siamese and 8~ feet at the deepest point. A
Marge Cromer, low net 222-82-140.
cat). Before starting our descent; we diving rock will be placed at the deep
The ChampionshipFlight matchedthe
discovered in the dust, tracks made end, and, for sun lovers, there will be
following in first round competition:
by the large pads of a cat-type
a 58 ton "sunning rock" in the land- Valerie Eagle vs Isabelle Dierksen;
animal with a stride of about 3½feet.
scaping. The great rock was removed Ruth Ewing vs Mary Proctor; Inky¯
These convinced us that it was time laboriously and carefully from the taPetersen vs Sophia Kaeser; Muriel
to go home, which we did, and along lus behind the hotel.
Ouimet vs Hazel Warren. The Presithe way were accompanied by crashA sunbrust-shapedconcrete terrace,
dent’s Flight shows Marge Cromer
ing in’.the underbrush alongside the to be finished in mutedearth colors,
playing Dete Oliver and Vonnie Latrail.
We:reached the the Lodge at will surround the pool. And. there
moreaux playing Audrey Ewing. Mary
1.1:00 p.m. --no casualties.
landscapingfeatures includes a three- Proctor is defending champion.
¯ ’ With the two experienceson record, landing staircase from the second
we’re fairly certain that Mt. Ray- floor balcony, allowing swimmersto
EXPANSIONAT Y. L.
mon~d’s summit is the home of a move to and from the hotel without
YosemiteLodge’s Restaurant is exmountain lion - and we’re holding
parading through the main lobby. The
panding
eastward, with six new eat.
the mountain with respect. Wesuggest road-side area will be screened by
ing areas beautifully located among
you do, too.
moundsof earth covered by plantings
-Bob Ashley of native shrubs. Stepping-stonerocks the bowers. Four are sort of scalloped
will enable guests to cross the creek shaped, adjoining an existing wall<DIOGENES,
N.B.
to the susan garden, a fine afternoon way;the two others are set amid the
There’s an honest manin Missouri
dogwoods,each with its private pathsunning-area.
"To: CampCurry Gas Station
way. With their seclusion, they would
The pool’s filtering
and heating
From: Arthur Dunham, 1709 Hink.
seemjust great for tete-a-tetes. With
systemwill be located in the hotel’s
son-Apt. 2, .C°lumbia, Missouri.
basement. Becauseof the huge pipes less romantic arrangements,forty per.
"On checking, I discovered that I
sons can be accommodated.
needed for these, blocks from the
received too much in change this
hotel’s concrete underpinnings were dependence Day was concerned,
morning.
removedto admit the pipes.
many of the party guesls, after a
"You cashed a $20 traveler’s check
FAREWELLS
little PeruvianPisco punch,celebrated
to pay for
On Sunday night, July 26, Ahwah- Ecuador’s and Bolivia’s also.
gas $6.82 nee employees celebrated Peruvian
Oil
.73 IndependenceDay and said their farewaiter and part-time food checker
radiator cap
1.92 wells to Henry Ackerrnan and Felipe
"Jungle" Jim Dunawayfor his tre$9.47 Postigo. Henry and Felipe have been mendousprogress as a ~ky diver. Jim
"1 received $11.53 instead of $10.53 bar waiters at The Ahwahnee and is nowfree-falling and, accorc~ing to
in change. I return one dollar here- have returned to Peru to spend some transportation agent Jim Moore, anytime with their families before returnwith."
body can do the same. If you are ining to EstadosUnidosto College.
terested, contact Mr. Moore.
Thank you, Mr. Dunham.
As far as celebrating Peruvian In-Ron Goldstein
Lowe~
employe
wife, He
home to
will join
Co., a fi
Harold.
Lowell’
Co. du
1934 an(
1940. He
wahnee,
Army in
Army as
San Fran~
The Bo
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Yosemite.
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N. C. Th
working
Lakethis
U.C. at Bc
As the
stated, Mr
Travel Ce
aid any
plans. Milr
sonnel Tral
perience
on August
and on
M
ren, which
slopes wh~
winter and
swales and
The AI
rhode ld
om on
the gentian
above on th
valleys of.
FIowerbask~
Of the vi
we were th
of them we
also many
Indians (Hin,
a few Scan
of tour parti
a little earl
were beginr
we left, in
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COL. BONDSHU
RETIRES
Lowell Bondshu, former YPC Co.
employee, writes that he and his
wife, Helen are returning soon to his
home town of Mariposa, where he
will join the Mariposa County Title
Co., a firm headed by his brother,
Harold.
Lowell was employed by the YPC
Co. during the summer, from 1928 to
1934 and year around from 1934 to
1940. He was Chief Clerk at The Ahwahnee, when he was called into the
Army in 1940. He will retire from the
Army as a Colonel at the Presidio of
San Francisco on July 31, 1964.
The Bondshusreport that they are
looking forward to settling downafter
traveling over the world and to closer
association with their former home,
Yosemite. Their son, Arthur, is a 1st
Lt. in the Army,stationed at Ft. Bragg,
N. C. Their daughter, Elizabeth, is
working as a sports director at Bass
Lake this summer,and will return to
U.C. at Berkeleythis fall as a senior.
TRAVELEXPERTHERE
As the last Yosemite SENTINEL
stated, Mr. Fred Milnes, of the Fresno
Travel Center, will be in Yosemiteto
aid any Ior.,.Is in formulating travel
plans. Milnes will be in YPCCo. Personnel Training Room,armedwith experience and travel literature, etc.,
on August 12 between 2 and 8 p.m.
and on August 26, same hours.
M.C.T. CONTINUED
(Continued
frompaueone)
ren, whichwill give accessto the steep
slopes where the "Inferno" is run in
winter and to more of the flowery
swales and valleys in summer.
The Alpenrosen (a rose.colored
rhododendron) were coming into blo.
am on these sunny slopes, as well as
the gentian and other flowers noted
aboveon the "First". Oneof the upper
valleys of Murren is known as "The
Flowerbasket".
Of the visitors at the Reginawhile
we were there, probably about half
of them were Americans; there were
also many Germans, a party of
Indians (Hindu, that is, not American),
a few Scandinavians, and a couple
of tour parties of Japanese. Wewere
a little
early for the crowds, which
were beginning to come by the time
we left, in mid-June, for asia.
JIM HAMERTO GL. POINT
Jim Hamer was appointed manager
of the Glacier Point Hotel, July 31,
replacing Dick Connett.
Hamer has been with YPC Co.
since 1941; since 1961, he has been
assistant manager of CampCurry.
Jim says he madethe transition from
4,000 ft. to 7,300 ft. with no need
for oxygen and that he’s enjoying
his work immensely.
Connett is now with the San Francisco Hilton. He began service with
YPC Co. as a summer employee in
1931 as a bus boy in the CampCurry
Dining Room, while in U. C. After
graduation he returned as a full-time
employeeand, except for an absence
for military service’during WWIIand
a fall-winter tour at Vail, Colorado,
has been employed continuously.
Through the years, he has worked at
or managedall the major hotel units
and Badger Pass ski house.
EMP. DANCEAGERESTRICTION
Becauseof apparent misinformation
abroad regarding the age regulations
at the Employee Dances at Camp
Curry, the YPCCo. Personnel Office
states that no one under 16 years old
will be admitted.
T.M.L.
HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP
Midsummer’sheat, capacity housecounts are full upon us, as we lurch
courageously into August, determined
to carry through until that day of
days, Labor Day.
The Mercedis sinking fast, but the
’visitors that dot the Housekeepi~ng
beaches and splash in the river seem
unconcerned. One near-drowning is
the only serious incident s() fa~:’ this
summer.
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Thesprinkler truck, driven .on.ergo,
tically by JohnClark, :.he ps. settle.the
dust stirred, by our v!sitors .traips!ng
in and out to register, check out,
buy wood, take showers, rent equip,
ment, shop at the Store, use the Laundre-Carfacilities, usethe o.ther faciiities or just ask .for informa..tion,..
The front office has.undergonereorganization, and.John.Blaxall,. from
England,is our newChief Clerk...
Jim Waltonof Mariposa,GusSrn’i’th~
of El Portal, and Mike Dillahunty~of
Fresno are recent additions:tothe
ranks of our hard-working housemen.
Our Stonemen Section has.. been
improved by redesigning the parki"ng
area and blocking all campe’ntrances,
thus eliminating the problem ~-and
(Conl~nued from paXe one)
dangers - of vehicles driving into
from the books long enough to orgaCamp. Welcometo Diane;’Bbwler of
nize a square dance, and enjoy it.
~.StoneSan Diego, whohas joined :the
Couldn’t keep politics from the meaman maids.
"
dows due to the eagerness of our
. !Hilda Rust BesetBy Bees
Goldwater
maid, Mary Maughn,
Housekeeper Hilda Rust seems to
whose baby picketpin unfortunately
have
recovered from her recent"afiack
died before he could becomea conof "bees in her bonnet", brought ion
vert.
Bruce Kinnison and Bob Watson when a swarm of angry-wild bees resented her attempts to oust thern from
seem to be climbing everything in
sight-Conness, Cathedral, Cockscomb their new homein Hilda’s Mariposa
plus up Mount Lyell and back in a living room. Hilda was seriously inday for Bob. Harry Coza and Housh capacitated for several days as .the
Rafinia ran from here to the Valley result of their stings.
by way of Merced Lake, hitched a
ride back and fell exhaustedinto beds
-that someonehad kindly filled with
40%Bran Flakes.
The charcoal drawings of Tuolumne
country that hang in the dining room
don’t last long-they are snappedup
right after hanging, by guests and
employees-Artist Dick Shields has to
spend nearly every free minute replenishing the supply.
-Edith Fleming
OVERHEARDAT RESERVATIONS
COUNTER
After talking to Mr. Morgenson,
the mother turned to her two children,
saying, "We have a choice of staying
at YosemiteLodge in their newrooms,
,,r at CampCurry in a tent."
Replied one youngster: "Oh, let’s
stay in a tent. St,6ying in the rooms
would be too much like staying in
Los ’Angeles."
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YPCCo. Accounting Office prepared for the Manager’sOffice a classifi¯ i" " " " ’ ’ ’
¯ : .... .:cation of the shareholders of YPCCo. There are a total of 1,339 stockholders
:. i: owning 846,724 shares ofYPCCo,stock. The fol lowing shows the breakdown
.. and geographic distribution
of stockholders:
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No. of Shares
Held
of Record
ll l llIIIl
846,431
1,333
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562,830
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421
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Dealers
18,578
6
10
22,981
Nominees
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33,766
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164,029
Yosemite area
101
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284
118,940
’
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333,603
t ....¯ ..... ¯ San Francisco & No. Calif. Area
184
111,450
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3,794
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2,160
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15
3,100
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270
3
1-" i New Jersey
18
21,109
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4,655
11
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770
2
i.’.i". : . i Oklahoma.
988
9
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846,431
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846,724
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¯ MERRYCHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas and ¯Happy¯ New
Year from Wawona!Guests who happened by the Recreation Hall on the
evening of July 25 couldn’t have been
more bewildered.¯ For, inside stood
an enormousChristmas tree, with all
the traditional lights and decorations,
and employees, who, with perfectly
straight faces, exchangedChristmas
greetings.
This was our annual Christmas-inJuly celebration. Much credit ¯ and
thanks go to Clayton Wardle, Sharon
Cummings,Betty Millheim, and Chuck
Dias, who organized and decorated
for the holidays, and tO our manager,
Mr. Wright, for providing some of
the refreshments.
The highlight of the Christmasparty
came when Santa Claus (Mac MacDonald) arrived. Each employee received presents from St. Nick, who, all
the while, tested each box to see
whether it might contain a gurgly remembrance.
A week later, on August 1, came
NewYear’s’ Eve. This time employees
descended on Fish Camp where¯ a
pizza party awaited them. A lively
and good time was had by all.
Needless to say, for days after
each big holiday, guests could be
heard muttering, "l could have sworn
I heard someone say ......
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-Joan Willicombe
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UP COMING
Events coming up of greater than
casual interest: BAVARIAN
NIGHTat
Glacier Point Hotel, August 26, 7:308:30 p.m. A buffet - Ahwahnee-style
- followed by a feast of Austrian
and Germandishes. Near full-moon;
fine night for a walk to Sentinel
Dome.Bring your zither! $3.75 adults;
$2.25 children through 9yrs. Reservations at The Ahwahnee.
WAWONA
BARBECUE, August 15,
7:00-8:00 p.m. Fare similar to Ahwahnee barbecue. Served around the pool,
etc. $5.50 adults; $4.00 children. Reservations at VCawona
Hotel 375-6355.
WHITE WOLFFLOWERWALK, Auger, $15. Contact Pat ThorsonY. Lodge. ust 14, 1:00 p.m. from campground
Ladies winter and summer Ward- registration sign. RangerNaturalist
drobe, sizes 9 and 10, teas. priced.
Will Neely will conduct the walk 372-4838.
Free lemonade!
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FROMTHE T.M.L
M.C.T. TRIP
(Part II)
Flowersof the Tyrol
"Fairyland --"; their tent had a
We made several expeditions up
wall-to-wall-a nd-floor-to-ceiling carthe "First" chairlift, whichrises 3,000
penting of pink meal tickets; and there
feet above Grindelwald to a high
were tickets ir:l every book; shirt
pocket, pants cuff; tickets pasted on
winter. In summer,one looks downat
clocks, flashlights, owls, dark glasses
fields and pastures crowdedwith wild
and fishbowls. Merry Christmas from white geranium, somewhat larger
Gene’shigh sierra hens and their coop
knotweed with long, creamy plumes,
only because of rain. The chickens
dark red nigritella,
blue campanula,
enjoy it here and manageto lay an buttercup’s and huge dandelions and
egg a day. We’re thinking of adding
manyother flowers, with plane trees
a mountaingoat to our livestock colscattered about the slopes. Then come
lection - if Sunrise can have a cow, the yellow globe-flowers or trollius,
which is a persistent rumor.
workshop gave a program of opera
with dark conifers crowded on the
and light opera that sounded won- steep mountain-sides above them;
("Ladies ¯ and gentlemen. Dr. Yom several of the gentians (verna, stemKippur-uh Pooper-uh, Popper...")
and in spite of a piano missing many with their deep blues, and occasional
¯ keys. The numberof favorable com- patches of delicate pink mosscampion
ments from guests indicated they a- and even a few white crocuses edging
gree with us, that there is something the snowdrifts. It is rather like climfine about the combination of lwo bing up through the different Life
beautiful, if different, things-opera Zones from Yosemite Valley to Tioga
Pass.
T. Meds’ desk clerks turned mainWehad a fine excursion to Murren,
also, the early skiing capital of Sir
Dana Dee Ponte hemmednew showWe drove around to Lauterbrunnen
er ¯ curtains. Male guests mayhave and took the funicular up to Murren
been su~rprised to meet manager (elev. 5,374). Thecharminglittle villMartha Miller in the men’s restroom
age is perched on a precipitous
liness.
the Lauterbrunnen Valley (often cited
Nonworkingtime has also been fillas the typical glacial valley) toward
ed-what with Ron Viale frightening
the other side of the stupendousJungbears, John Buckley’s photography,
frau massif -- Jungfrau, Monch,Eiger
¯ Cathie Carr’s bugs, arid Annie Kin- Silberhorn, etc. A newaerial tram is
sella’s kiteflying. Evenorganization- being run from the upper Lauterbrunman Bill Taylor tore himself away hen Valley to the Shilthorn aboveMur(Continuedon pagethree)
SENTINEL
Yosemite National Park, California
BIG TREESBREEZES
The Cat Howls
Wereport the latest hiking adventures of membersof the Big Trees"
Lodge crew - these involving twosorties to the top of 8,700 ft. Mt. Raymond, outside the park’s southern
others will makeit, for it has become
Santi Rogers set out on a hot afternoon last week for the 5 mile, 3,000
ft. trek. After 2½hours of strenuous
¯exertion, the summitwas reached and,
after sunset, the return trip began.
heard the noises more plainly, but
attributed them to the boys, who had
continued down the trail.
However,
not positive,
she joined the boys
promptly. Theoff-trail noises continued and the group concluded it was
being followed by somesort of animal. The animal made a brief appearance a bit later whenit bounded
skidded to a stop in a cloud of obscuring dust and then as quickly disappeared into the brush. This frightened
the nature of the animal wasn’t
known, the three - boys with knives
day, with John, Bob Ashley, Karl Redelshimer and Marten McPeakin the
party. Two took a wrong turn some.
where along the trail and darkness
the mountain top, from somedistance
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¯ Yosemite Valley residents.
¯Advisor
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
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a single day by a bulldozer, was the
start of the pool. Also in one day a
cement lining, applied by the gunite
Thus, within two days, the Ahwahnee’s swimming pool, scheduled to
The gunite process combines sand,
(Continued l~rom page one)
cameloud screeches. These caused a through a thick rubber hose. The hose
hackle or two to rise,, but we answer- was held, or perhaps, battled, by one
. ed with such rousing cries as "peanut manwith muscles as large as grapebutter" and "hey, cougar". The scree- fruit.
ching continued (it remindedthe wriThe pool will be 44 ft. in diameter
ter of the mating call of his Siamese and 8½ feet at the deepest point. A
¯ Cat). Before starting our descent, we diving rock will be placed at the deep
discovered in the dust, tracks made end, and, for sun lovers, there win be
a 58 ton "sunning rock" in the landby the large pads of a cat-type
animal with a stride of about3½feet.
scaping. The great rock was removed
These convinced us that it was time laboriously and carefully from the tato.go home, which we did, and along lus behind the hotel.
the way were accompanied by crashA sunbrust-shapedconcrete terrace,
ing in the Underbrush alongside the to be finished in mutedearth colors,
trail..We
reached the the Lodge at will surround the pool. And there
11:00 p.m. -- no casualties.
landscaping features includes a threeWith the two experiences onrecord, landing staircase from the second
mond’s summit is the home of a move to and from the hotel without
parading through the main Iobbyf The
mountain¯ lion - and we’re holding
you do, too.
of native shrubs. Stepping-stonerocks
me.-will enable guests to cross the creek
DIOGENES,
N.B.
to the susan garden, a fine afternoon
sunning-area.
and heating
From: Arthur Dunham, 1709 Hinksystemwill be located in the hotel’s
son-Apt. 2, Columbia, Missouri.
basement. Becauseof the huge pipes
’;On checking, I discovered that I
receivc~d too much in change this
hotel’s concrete underpinnings were
morning.
FAREWELLS
On Sunday night, July 26, Ahwahto pay for
nee employees celebrated Peruvian
gas
$6.82
.73 IndependenceDay and said their fareO]1
1.92 wells to Henry Ackerman and Felipe
radiator cap
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Postigo. Henry and Felipe have been
$9.47
bar waiters at The Ahwahnee and
’!1 received $11.53 instead of $10.53 have returned to Peru to spend some
in change’ I return one dollar here- time with their families before returnwith.".
ing to EstadosUnidos to College.
As far as celebrating Peruvian InThank yo., Mr. Dunham.
BIG TREES
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THE AHWAHNEE
LINKS NEWS
COL.
Proctorsdefendtitles
The Best BaH Championship of the
WawonaMen’s Golf Clu~b was won
this year by the following" teams:
Ed Deckelman and Dick Ditton, net
118; George Oliver and Herb Ewing,
net 121; Hal Bondshuand Curly Dierksen, net 123. This tournament consisted of 36 holes at matchplay.
Qualifying for the 1964
championship tournament
August3 and c o n t i n u e s
August 16. Charlie Proctor is
fending champion.
club’s
began
through
the de-
qualifying rounds for the annual club
Valerie Eagle, low gross 94-90-184;
The Championshi’pFlight matchedthe
Valerie Eagle vs Isabelle Dierksen;
Ruth Ewing vs Mary Proctor; Inky
Petersen vs Sophia Kaeser; Murie’l
Ouimet vs Hazel Warren. The President’s Flight shows Marge Cromer
playing Dete Oliver and Vonnie Lamoreaux playing Audrey Ewing. Mary
Proctor is defend’ing champion.
-oEXPANSION
AT Y. L.
YosemiteLodge’s Restaurant is expanding eastward, with six new eating areas beautifully located among
the bowers. Four are sort of scalloped
shaped, adjoining an existing wa’lkway;the two others are set amid the
dogwoods,each with its private pathway. With their seclusion, they would
less romantic arrangements,forty persons can be accommodated.
dependence Day w~ concerned,
many of the party gue:ts, after a
little Peruvian Piece punch, celebrated
Ecuador’sand Bolivia’s also.
waiter and part-time food checker
"Jungle" Jim Dunawayfor his tremendousprogress as a sky diver. Jim
is nowfree-falling and, according to
transportation agent Jim Moore, anybody can do the same. If you are interested, contact Mr. Moore.
-Ron Goldstein
Lowell B,
employee,
wife, Helen
home
will join" tl"
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Harold.
Lowell w
Co. during
1934 and
1940. He w
wahnee, wl’
IArmy in 19
Army as a
SanFrancis,
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traveling Ov
association
Yosemite. T:
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working as
Lake this
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As the
stated, Mr.
Travel Cen:
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and on Au,
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The Alp
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Of the vi
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Bonds’hu,
former
YPC
Co.
Jim
Hamer was appointed manager
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of the Glacier Point:Hotel, July 31~ .....
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are full upon us, as we lurch
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Wife, Helen are returning soonto his replacing Dick Connett.
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home town of Mariposa, where he
¯.will join the Mariposa County Title
since 1941; since 1961, he has been to carry through until that. day of
net
days, Labor Day.
’.Co., a firm headed by his brother,
assistant¯ manager of Camp’ Curry.
Harold.
The Mercedissinking fast, but the
Jim says he madethe transitibn from
erkLowell was employed by the YPC 4,000 ft. to 7,300 ft. with no need visitors that dot the Housekeeping
con¯ Co. during the summer,from 1928 to for oxygen and that he’s enjoying
beachesand splash in the river seem
1934
and
year
around
from
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ub’s
1940. He was Chief Clerk at The Ahthe
only serious incident so far this
Conner, is now with .the Sa’n’Fran.
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an
wahnee, when he was called into the cisco Hilton. He began service with summer.
ugh
¯ Armyin 1940. He will retire from the YPC Co. as a summer employee in
The sprinkler truck, driven energedeArmy as a Colonel at the Presidio of
1931 as a bus boy in the CampCurry tically by JohnClark, helps settle the
dust stirred, by our Visitors traipsing.
its
¯ The Bondshus.report that they are graduation he returned as a full-time
in and. out to register, check out,
:.lub
Ioo’king forward to settling downafter
r.
employeeand, except for an absence buy wood, take showers, rent equipere
traveling over the world and to closer for military service during WWIIand ment, shop at the Store, use the Laun84;
¯ association wi.th thei.r former home, a fall-winter tour at Vail, Colorado, dre-Carfacilities, usethe other facili.
40.
Yosemite. Their son, Arthur, is a 1st has been employed continuously.
ties or just ask for information.
the
Lt..in the Army,stationed at Ft. Bragg, Through the years, he has worked at
The front office has undergonere.
organization, and John Blaxall, from
working as a sports d.irector at Bass and Badger Piss Ski House.
England, is our newC’hief Clerk.
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Lake this summe.r,and will return to
Jim Walton of Mariposa, Gus Smith
Becauseof apporent misinformation of El Portal, and Mike Dillahunty of
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TRAVELEXPERTHERE
Fresno are recent additions to the
.As the .last Yosemite SENTINEL at the EmpJoyee Dances at Camp
~.asta.ted,Mr. Fred Milnes, of the Fresr~o Curry, the YPCCo. Pesonnel Office
Our Stonemen Section has been
ry
Travel Center,¯ will be in Yosemiteto states that no one under 16 years old
improved by redesigning the parking
aid any locals in formulating travel
will be admitted.
area and blocking all campentrances,
plans..Milnes will be in YPCCo. PerT.M.L.
thus eliminating the problem - and
sonnel Training Room,armedwith ex(Conl~ued
froml~le one)’
from the books long enoughto orga- dangers - of vehicles driving into
perience and travel literature, etc.,
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Camp. Welcome to Diane Bowler of
San Diego, who has joined the Stoneand on August 26, same hours.
Couldn’t keeppolitics from the meadows due to the eagerness-of our man maids.
M.C.T. CONTINUED
ed
Goldwater maid, Mary M.aughn,
Hilda Rust BesetBy Bees
(Continued from i~lc one)
kren, whichwill give accessto the steep whose baby picketpin unfortunately
Housekeeper Hilda Rust. seems to
slopes where the "Inferno" is run in died before he could becomea con- have recoveredfrom her recent ¯attack
lhwinter and to more of the flowery
of "bees in her bonnet", brought on
vert
....
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whena swarmof angry-wild bees reBruce Kin.nison and Bob ...Watson
th
The Alpenrosen (a rose-colored
sented her attempts to oust them from
}rrhododendron) were coming into blosight-Conness, Cathedral, Cockscomb their new home in Hilda’s Marip0sa
om on these sunny slopes, as well as plus "-up Mount Lyell and back in a living room. Hilda was serious y inthe gentian and other flowers noted day for Bob. Harry Coza and; Housh
d,
capacitated for several days as the
aboveon the "First". Oneof the up’per Rafinia ran from here to the Val.ley ¯ resultof their stings.
a
¯ valleys of Murren is known as "The by way of Merced Lake, hitched a
:d
~o-Flowerbasket".
Of the visitors at the Regina while -that someonehad kindly filled with
COUNTER
40%Bran Flakes.
The charcoal drawings of Tuolomne the motherturned to her two children,
a’lso many @ermans,’a .party of
country that hang in the dining room saying, "We have a choice of staying
Indians (Hindu, that is, not American), don’t last long-they are snapped up
IO
at YosemiteLodge in their new rooms,
right after hangingl by guests and ¯ ,r at CampCurry in a tent."
#,.of tour parties of Japanese.Wewere employees-ArtistDicl~ Shields’h’as to
Replied one ’youngster: "Oh, let’s
ia little early for the crowds, which spendnearly eve’r~ fi:~e’"mihuie’ re.
stay in a tent’. Staying in ihe rooms
were beginning to comeby the time
plenishincj the supply.
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would be too’ muchlike staying in
we left, in mid-June, for Oslo.
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cation of the shareholders of YPCCo. There are a total of 1,339 stockholders
Merry Christmas and Happy New
owning 846,724 shares of YPCCo. stock. The following shows the breakdown
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from Wawona!Guests.who hap.and geographicdistribution of stockholders:
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846,431 an enormousChristmas tree, with all
Foreign
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773
562,830 and employees, who, with perfectly
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153,798
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Much credit
and
22549 July celebration.
All other (sumof 4 lines below)
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107 254 thanks go to Clayfon Wardie, Sharon.,
Fiduciary Institutions
5
31.929 Cummings,Betty Millheim, and Chuck
. Stock Brokers.& Securities Dealers
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organized
18 578 for
thewho
holidays,
and toand
ourdecorated
manager,
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981
" . Institutions & Misc.
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33 766 Mr. Wright; for providing some of:
California ’
the refreshments.
Yosemite area
101
164,029
The highlight of the Christmas party.
San Joaquin, Sacramento Valleys
’
came
when Santa Claus (Mac Macand Sierra Region
284
118,940 Donald) arrived. Each employee reSan Francisco & No. Calif. Area
645
333,603
ceived presents from St. Nick, who, all
Los Angeles& So. Calif.
184
111,450 the while, tested each box to see ~’.
¯ .. OTHERSTATES
whether it might contain a gurgly re- .....
Alabama
3
15 membrance.
.Alaska
1
28
Arizona
3
2,511 NewYear’s Eve. This time employees
:Colorado
3
962 descended on Fish Camp where a:
District of Columbia
2
216 pizza party awaited them. A lively
Hawaii
13
71,700 and good time was had by all
Idaho
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2
3,794
Needless
to
say,
for
days
after
Illinois
6
1,174 each big holiday, guests could be.
Louisiana
2
70
heard muttering, "1 could have sworn
Maryland
1
834 I heard someonesay. ¯ . ¯ . . ."
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2
550
--Joan Willic0mbe
Michigan
3
1,103
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Minnesota
1
2O
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Missouri
2
t’
154
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Montana
Events coming up of greater than
2
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221 casual interest: BAVARIAN
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Nebraska
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15
2,160
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Glacier Point Hotel, August 26, 7:30- :
Nevada
2
3,100 8:30 p.m. A buffet - Ahwahnee-styie
New Jersey
3
270
New York
- followed by a feast of Austrian:
18
21,109
:
Ohio
and Germandishes. Near full.moo.n;
11
4,655 fine night for a wall< to Sentinel ..
Oklahoma
2
770 Dome.Bring your zither! $3.75 adults; "
Oregon
9
988 $2.25 children through 9yrs. Reserva,
Pennsylvania
4
844 tions at The Ahwahnee.
RhodeIsland
.
1
5
Texas
WAWONA
BARBECUE,August’ 15,
3
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252
Washington
7:00-8:00 p.m. Faresimilar to Ahwah5
904
Total U.S.A.
nee barbecue. Served around the pool, .l
1,333
846,431
Foreign
Countries
li
etc. $5.50 adults; $4.00 children. Re6
293
servations
at Wawona
Hotel 375-6355.
1,339
846,724
sh
WHITE WOLFFLOWERWALK, Aug.
t’
FOR SALE
er, $15. Contact Pat Thorsony. Lodge¯
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i,
1950 Mercury, See Barry Jackson,
Ladies winter and summer Wardregistration sign. RangerNaturalist
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drobe, sizes. 9 and 10, reas. priced.
Will Neely will conduct the walk’- :
Westinghouseportable record play.
372-4838.
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"Fairyland --"; their tent had a
wall-to-wall-and-fl oor-to-ceili ng carpenting of pink mealtickets; and there
and fishbowls. Merry Christmas from
a mountain goat to our livestock collection - if Sunrise can have a cow,
M.C.T. TRIP
(Part II)
Flowersof the Tyrol
the "First" chairlift, whichrises 3,000
fields and pastures crowdedwith wild
white geranium, somewhat larger
blue campanula,
buttercups and huge dandelions and
the yellow globe-flowers or trollius,
workshop gave a program of opera with dark conifers crowded on the
and light opera that sounded won- steep mountain-sides above them;
("Ladies and gentlemen. Dr. Yore several of the gentians (verna, stemKippur-uh Pooper-uh, Popper...")
and in spite of a piano missing many with their deep blues, and occasional
keys. The number of favorable com- patches of delicate pink mosscampion
ments from guests indicated they a- and even a few white crocuses edging
gree with us, that there is something the snowdrifts. It is rather like climfine about the combination of two bing up through the different Life
beautiful, if different, things-opera Zones from Yosemite Valley to Tioga
Pass.
T. Meds’ desk clerks turned mainWehad a fine excursion to Murren,
Dana Dee Ponte hemmednew show- We drove around to L auterbrunnen
er curtains. Male guests may have and took the funicular up to Murren
been surprised to meet manager (elev. 5,374). Thecharminglittle viiiMartha Miller in the men’s restroom
.age is perched on a precipitous
liness.
Nonworkingtime has also been fillas the typical glacial valley) toward
ed-what with Ron Viale frightening
the other side of the stupendousJungbears, John Buckley’s photography, frau massif- Jungfrau, Monch, Eiger
Cathie Carr’s bugs, and Annie KinSilberhorn, etc. A newaerial tram is
sella’s kiteflying. Evenorganization- being run from the upper Lauterbrunman Bill Taylor tore himself away hen Valley to the Shilthorn aboveMur(Continued
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SENTINEL
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on page three)
BIG TREESBREEZES
The Cat Howls
Wereport the latest hiking adventures of membersof the Big Trees
Lodgecrew - these involving two sorties to the top of 8,700 ft. Mt. Raymond, outside the park’s southern
Santi Rogers set out on a hot after:
noon last weekfor the 5 mile, 3,000
ft. trek. After 2~’. ~ hours of strenuous
exertion, the summit was reachedand,
attributed them to the boys, whohad
However,
not positive, she joined the boys
being followed by somesort of animal. The animal made a brief appearancea bit later whenit bounded
skiddedto a stop in a cloud of obscur.
ing dust and then as quickly disappearedinto the brush. This frightened
the nature of the an’imal wasn’t
day, with John, Bob Ashley, Karl Redelshimer and Marten McPeakin the
party. Two took a wrong turn some.
where along the trail and darkness
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Published by
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
¯ H. Berrey
Advisor
Mail communicationstO Yosemite
phone 372-4411.
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BIG TREES
came¯ loud screeches. These caused a
hackle or two to rise, but we answered with such rousing cries as "peanut
butter ~’ and "hey, cougar". The screeching continued (it remindedthe writer of the mating call of his Siamese
cat).. Before starting our descent, we
¯ discovered in the dust, tracks made
by the large pads of a cat-type
T heske convinced us that it was time
to go home, which we did, and along
the way were accompanied by crashing in the underbrush alongside the
¯ trail. Wereached the the Lodge at
11:00 p.m. - no casualties.
Pool ProgressReport
a single day by a bulldozer, ¯ wasthe
cementlining, applied by the gunite
on its wayto completion.
"through a thick rubber hose. The hose
was held, or perhaps, battled, by one
manwith muscles as large as grapefruit.
The pool will be 44 ft. in diameter
and 8~ feet at the deepest point. A
diving rock will be placed at the deep
end, and, for sun lovers, there will be
a 58 ton "sunning rock" in the landscaping. The great rock wa~ removed
laboriously and carefully from the talus behind the hotel.
A sunbrust-shapedconcrete terrace,
to be finished in muted earth colors,
will surround the pool. And there
landscaping features includes a three¯ With the two experienceson record, landing staircase from the second
mond’s summit is the home of a move to and from the hotel without
mountain lion - and we’re holding
the mountainwith respect. Wesuggest road-side area will be screened by
you do, too.
of native shrubs. Stepping-stone rocks
~o--will enable guests to cross the creek
DIOGENES,
N.B.
¯There’s an honest manin Missouri
sunning-area.
and heating
From: Arthur Dunham, 1709 Hinksystemwill be located in the hotel’s
hotel’s concrete, underpinnings were
morning.
FAREWELLS
On Sunday night, July 26, Ahwah.
to pay for
nee
employees celebrated Peruvian
gas $6.82
.73 IndependenceDay and said their fareOil
radiator cap
$9.47
"1 received $11.53 instead of $10.53 have returned to Peru to spend some
in change. I return one dollar here- time with their families before returnwith."
ing to EstadosUnidos to College.
As far as celebrating Peruvian InThank you, Mr. Dunham,
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LINKS NEWS
WawonaMen’s Golf Clu’b was won
this year by the following teams:
118; George Oliver and Herb Ewi,ng,
net 121; Hal Bondshuand Curly Dierksen, net 123. This tournament consisted of 36 holes at mal:ch play.¯
Qualifying for the 1964
championship
tournament
August 3 and c on t i n u e s
fending champion.
club’s
began
through
the de-
The women’sgroup ’completed¯ its
Valerie Eagle, low gross 94-9¯0-184;
The ChampionshipFlight matched the
Valerie Eagle vs Isabelle Dierksen;
Petersen vs Sophia Kaeser; Muriel
Ouimet vs Hazel Warren. The President’s Flight shows Marge Cromer
Proctor is defending champion.
--o-EXPANSION
AT Y. L.
Yosemite Lodge’s Restaurant is expanding eastward, with six new eating areas beautifully located among
the bowers. Four are sort of sca]Joped
shaped, adjoining an existing wa’lkway;the two others are set amid the
dependence Day was concerned,
many of the party gu~:ts, after a
little PeruvianPisco punch,celebrated
is now free-falling and, according to
-Run Goldstein
Lowell
em
wife,¯ Hel
home to~
will join
Co.,a fi.
Harold.
Lowell
Co. durin
1934 ant
1940. He
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HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP
Jim Hamer was appointed manager
employee, writes that he and ,his
of the Glacier Point Hotel, July 31, ¯ Midsummer’sheat, capacity house.
counts are full upon us, as Welurch
wife, Helen are returning, soon to his replacing Dick Connett.
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col~rageously into August, determined
. home town of Mariposa,
where he
to carry through until that day of
will join the Mariposa County Title
since 1941; since 1961, he has been.days, Labor Day.
Co.,- a firm headed by his brother,
Harold.
visitors
that dot the Housekeeping
Lowell was employed by the YPC 4,000 ft. to 7,300 ft. with no need
beaches and splash in the river seem
Co.. during the summer,from 1928 to for oxygen and that he’s enjoying
1934 and year around from 1934 to
his work immensely.
the
only serious incident so far this
1940. He was Chief Clerk at T.he AhConnett is now with the San Franwahnee, when he was called into the cisco Hilton. He began service with summer,
The sprinkle r truck, driven energeArmy in 1940. He will retire from the YPC Co. as a summer employee in
tically
by JohnClark, helps settle the
Army as a Colonel at the Presidio of
1931 as a bus boy in the CampCurry
dust stirred, by our visitors traipsing
San Franc.isco on July 31, 1964.
The Bondshusreport that they are graduation he returned as a full-tin’le
employee and, except for an absence buy wood, take sh.owers, rent equiptraveling over the world and to closer for military service during WWIIand ment, shop at the Store, use the Launassociation wi.th ~hei’r former home, a fall-winter tour at Vail, Colorado, dre-Carfacilities, usethe other facilities .or just ask for information.
Yosemite. Their son, Arthur, is a 1st has been employed continuously.
The front office has undergonere.. Lt..in the Army,stationed at Ft. Bragg, Through the years, he has worked at
organization, and John Blaxall, from
....
England, is our newChief Clerk.
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work.ing as a sports director at Bass and Badger Piss Ski House.
Lake this summer,and will return to
Becauseof apparent misinformation of El Portal, and Mike Dillahunty of
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TRAVEL EXPERT HERE
Fresno are recent additions .to the
As the .last Yosemite SENTINEL at the Employee Dances at Camp ranks of our hard-working housemen.
stated; Mr. Fred Milnes, of the Fresno Curry, the YPCCo. Pesonnel Office
Travel Center, will be in Yosemiteto states that no one under 16 years old improved by redesigning the parking
aid any locals in formulating travel
will be admitted.
plans. Milnes will be in YPCCo. PerT.M.L
sonnel Training Room,armedwith exdangers - of vehicles driving into
from the books long enoughto orgaperience and travel literature, etc.,
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San Diego, who has joined the StoneCouldn’t keeppolitics from t.he mea.and on August 26, same hours.
man maids.
dows
due to the eagerness of our
M.C.T. CONTINUED
Hilda RustBesetBy Bees
Goldwater
maid, Mary Maughn,
(Con~nued
fromi~e one)
Housekeeper Hilda Rust seems to
ren, whichwill give accessto the steep whose baby picketpin unfortunately
slopes where the "Inferno" is run in
died before he could becomea con- have recovered from her recent attack
winter and to more ’of the flowery
vert.
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Bruce Kinnison and Bob .Watson when a swarmof angry-wild bees res’ented her attempts to oust them from
The Alpenrosen (a rose-colored
rhododendron) were coming into biG. sight-Conness, Cathedral, Cockscomb their new homein Hilda’s Mariposa
amon these sunny slopes, as well as plus up Mount Lyell and back in a living room. Hilda was seriously inthe gentian and other flowers noted day for Bob. Harry Coza and.i Housh capacitated for several .days as the
aboveon the "First". Oneof the upper Raf.inia rari from here to the: Valley resu.lt of their stings.
valleys of Murren is known as "The by way of Merced Lake, hi.tched a
-o¯ FIowerbasket".
Of the visitors at the Reginawhi.le -that someonehad kindly filled with
COUNTER
40%Bran Flakes.
The charcoal drawings of Tv.olumne the mother turnedto her two children,
a’lso many Germans, a party o.f
country that hang in the dining room saying, "W.e have a choice of staying
Indians (Hindu, that is, not American), don’t¯ .last long-they are snappedup at YosemiteLodgein their newrooms,
right after hanging, by guests and ~,r at CampCurry in a tent."
of tour parties of Japanese. Wewere employees--Artist Dick Shieldshas to
a little
early for the crowds, which spend nearly every fl’ee minute restay in a tent. Staying in the rooms
were beginning to come by the time plenishing the supply.
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¯MERRYCHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year from Wawona!Guests who happened by the Recreation Hall on the
evening of July 25 couldn’t have been
more bewildered. For, ¯inside stood.
an enormousChristmas tree, with all
¯the traditional lights and decorations,
and employees, who, with perfectly
straight faces, exchangedChristmas
.greeting
s
This was our annual Christmas-inJuly celebration.
Much Credit and
thanks go to Clayton Wardle, Sharon
¯Cummings,Betty Millheim, and Chuck
Dias, who organized and decorated
for the holidays, and to our manager,
Mr. Wright, for providing some of
the refreshments.
Thehighlight of the Christmasparty
came when Santa Claus (Mac MacDonald) arrived. Each employee received presents from St. Nick, who, all
the while, tested each box to see
whether it might contain a gurgly remembrance. ~.
NewYear’s Eve. This time employees¯
descended on Fish Campwhere a
¯ pizza party awaited them. A lively
and good time Was had by all.
each big ¯holiday, guests could be
¯ heard muttering, "1 could have sworn
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--Joan Willicombe
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COMING
¯ Events coming up of greater than
casual interest: BAVARIAN
NIGHTat
Glacier Point Hotel, August 26, 7:308:30 p.m. A buffet - Ahwahnee-style
- followed by a feast of Austrian
and Germandishes. Near full-moon;
fine night for a walk to ¯ Sentinel
Dome.Bring your zither! $3.75 adults;
$2.25 children through 9yrs. Reservations at The Ahwahnee.
WAWONA
7:00-8:00 p.m. Fare similar to Ahwahnee barbecue. Served around the pool,
etc. $5.50 adults; $4.00 children. Reservations at Wawona
Hotel 375-6355’
WHITE WOLFFLOWERWALK, Auger, $15. Contact Pat ThorsonY. Lodge. ust 14, 1:00 p.m. from campground
Ladies winter and summer Ward- registration sign. Ranger Naturalist
Will Neely will conduct the walkdrobe, sizes 9 and 10, reas. priced.
Free lemonadel
372-4838..
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FRIDAY, AUGUSTY, 1964
FROMTHET.M.L.
"Fairyland - -"; their tent had a
wall-to-wall-and-floor-to-ceiling
carpenting of pink mealtickets; and there
and fishbowls. Merry Christmas from
a mountain goat to our livestock collection - if Sunrise can have a cow,
Dr. Jan Popperof the U.C.L.A. opera
workshop gave a program of opera
and light opera that sounded wonderful-in spite of the introduction
("Ladies and gentlemen. Dr. Yom
Kippur-uh Pooper-uh, Popper...")
and in spite of a piano missing many
keys. The number of favorable comments from guests indicated they agree with us, that there is something
fine about the combination of two
beautiful, if different, things-opera
T. Meds’ desk clerks turned maintenance menrecently--Tim Berrey laid
seven bridges across several streams;
Dana Dee Ponte hemmednew shower curtains. Male guests may have
been surprised to meet manager
Martha Miller in the men’s restroom
scrubbing walls in a frenzy of cleanliness.
Nonworkingtime has also been filled-what with Ron Viale frightening
bears, John Buckley’s photography,
Cathie Cards bugs, and Annie Kinsella’s kiteflying. Evenorganizationman Bill Taylor tore himself away
M.C.T, TRIP
(Part II)
Flowersof the Tyrol
the "First" chairlift, whichrises 3,000
fields and postures crowdedwith wild
white geranium, somewhat larger
blue campanula,
buttercups and huge dandelions and
the yellow globe-flowers or trol/ius,
colored, dainty lavender soldanella,
with dark conifers crowded on the
steep mountain-sides above them;
several of the gentians (verna, stemless, kochiana) comeinto the picture
with their deep blues, and occasional
patches of delicate pink mosscampion
and even a few white crocuses edging
the snowdrifts. It is rather like climbing up through the different Life
Zones from Yosemite Valley to Tioga
Pass.
Wehad a fine excursion to Murren,
Arnold Lunn and his skiing cohorts.
We drove around to Lauterbrunnen
and took the funicular up to Murren
(elev. 5,374). Thecharminglittle village is perched on a precipitous
bench with gorgeous views across
as the typical glacial valley) toward
the other side of the stupendousJungfrau massif- Jungfrau, Monch, Eiger
Silberhorn, etc. A newaerial tram is
being run from the upper Lauterbrunnen Valley to the Shilthorn aboveMur(Continuedon pagethree)
BIG TREESBREEZES
The Cat Howls
Wereport the latest hiking adventures of membersof the Big Trees
Lodgecrew -- these involving two Sorties to the top of 8,700 ft. Mt. Raymond, outside the park’s southern
Margo Laowe, John Gabel and
Santi Rogers set out on a hot afternoon last weekfor the 5 mile, 3,000
ft. trek. After 2~ hours of strenuous
exertion, the summit was reachedand,
attributed them to the boys, who had
However,
not positive,
she joined the boys
being followed by somesort of ani.
real. The animal made a brief appearancea bit later whenit bounded
skiddedto a stop in a cloud of obscuring dust and then as quickly disappeared into the brush. This frightened
John and SantJ more than Margo,
the nature of the animal wasn’t
day, with John, Bob Ashley, Karl Redelshimer and Marren McPeakin the
party. Two took a wrong turn somewhere along the trail and darkness
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on pagetwo)
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SENTINEL
Published by
¯ Yosemite Park and Curry Co.
Advisor
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet .........
Advisor
H. Berrey
phone 372-4411:
THE AHWAHNEE
Pool Progress Report
a single day by a bulldozer, was the
cement lining, applied by the gunite
(Continucd from pagc one)
came loud screeches. These caused a through a thick rubber hose. The hose
hackle or two to rise, but we answer- was held, or perhaps, battled, by one
ed with such rousing cries as "peanut man with muscles as large as grapebutter" and "hey, cougar". The scree- fruit.
The pool will be 44 ft. in diameter
ching continued (it remindedthe writer of the mating call of his Siamese and 8½ feet at the deepest point. A
cat). Before starting ourdescent, we diving rock will be placed at the deep
discovered in the dust, tracks made end, and, for sun lovers, there will be
a 58 ton "sunning rock" in the landby the large pads of a cat-type
scaping. The greatrock was removed
These convinced us that it was time laboriously and carefully from the tato go home, which we did, and along lus behind the hotel.
A sunbrust-shapedconcrete terrace,
theway were accompanied by crashing in the underbrush alongside the to be finished in muted earth colors,
will surround the pool. And there
trail.
Wereached the the Lodge at
landscaping features includes a three11:00 p.m. -- no casualties.
landing staircase from the second
Withthe two experiences on record,
mond’s, summit is the home of a move to and from the hotel without
mountain lion - and we’re holding
you do, too.
of native .shrubs. Stepping-stonerocks
will enable guests to cross the creek
DIOGENES,
N.B.
sunning-area.
"To: CampCul’ry Gas Station
and heating
From: Arthur Dunham, 1709 Hinksystem will be located in the hotel’s
hotel’s concrete underpinnings were
morning.
FAREWELLS
On sunday night, July 26, Ahwahto pay for
nee employees celebrated Peruvian
gas $6.82
IndependenceDay and said their fare,73
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radiator cap
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$9.47
$10.53
have returned to Peru to spend some
’;I received $11.53 instead of
herein change. I return one dollar
time with their families before returning to EstadosUnidosto College.
with."
As far as celebrating Peruvian InThank~,ou,Mr. Dunham.
BIG TREES
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LINKS NEWS
WawonaMen’s Golf Club was won
this year by the following teams:
118; GeorgeOliver and Herb Ewi,ng,
net 121; Hal Bondshuand Curly Dierksen, net 123, This tournament consisted of 36 holes at matchplay.
¯ Qualifying for the i964
championship tournament
August 3 and c o n t i n u e s
fending champion.
club’s
began
through
the de-
Valerie Eagle, low gross 94-90.184;
Marge Cromer, low net 222.82-140.
The ChampionshipFlight matched the
Valerie Eagle vs Isabelle Dierk.sen;
Petersen vs Sophia Kaeser; Murie’l
Ouimet vs Hazel Warren. The Presi-"
dent’s Flight shows Marge Cromer
Proctor is defending champion.
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AT Y. L.
Yosemite Lodge’s Restaurant is expanding eastward, with six new eating areas beautifulJy located among
the bowers. Four are sort of scalloped
shaped, adjoining an existing walkway;the two others are set amid the
dependence Day was concerned,
many of the party guc:ts, after a
little PeruvianPisco punch, celebrated
is nowfree-falling and, according to
-Ron Goldstein
Lowell
employee,
wife,
¯. . Helen
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home town
will join the
Co., a firm
Harold.
Lowell wa~
Co.
during th
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1934 and yel
1940. He wa:
wahnee, who
Army in 1941
Army as a C
San
The Bondsl
looking forw~
traveling ove
association
Yosemite. Thd
Lt. ,in the
N. C.
working as
Lakethls
U.C. at Berl<(
TRA~
As the .I
stated, Mr. F
Travel Centc
aid any Ioc
plans. Milne:
sonnel Train~
perience
on August 1
and on Aug
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slopes wher.
winter and
swales and
The Alp,
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the gentian
aboveon the
Valleys of
Of the vi:
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of them we
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were begira
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COL, BONDSHU
RETIRES
Jim Hamer wasappointed manager
of the Glacier Point Hotel, July 31,
replacing Dick Connett.
Hamer has been with YPC Co."
since
1941; since 1961,.he has been
. i ..... will Din the Mariposa County Title
¯ ¯ CO, a firm headed by his brother,
Harold.
Lowell was employed by the YPC 4,000 ft. to 7,300 ft. with no need
Co. during the summer,from 1928 to for oxygen and that he’s enjoying
1934 and year around from 1934 to his work immensely.
¯ .....
"" 1940. He was Chief Clerk at T.he AhConnett is now with the San Fran. . .. wahnee, whenhe was called into the cisco Hilton. He began service with
.... Army n 1940. He will retire from the YPC Co. as a summer employee in
¯ . Armyas a Colonel at the Presidio of 1931 as a bus boy in the CampCurry
The Bondshusreport that they are graduation he returned as a full-time
employeeand, except for an absence
’ traveling over the world and to closer
for military Service during WWIIand
.... association with l~hei’r former home, a fall-winter tour at Vail, Colorado,
. .i.. ¯¯Yosemite.Thei.r son, Arthur, is a 1st has been employed continuously.
Lt..in the Army,stationed at Ft. Bragg, Through the years, he has worked at
....
N. C. Their daughter, Elizabeth, is or managedall the major hotel units
.working .as a sports director a.t Bass and Badger Piss Ski House.
EMP, DANCEAGERESTRICTION
Lake .this summe,r,and will return to
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Becauseof apparent misinformation
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TRAVEL
EXPERT
HERE
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As the .last Yosemite SENTINEL at the Employee Dances at Camp
stated, Mr. Fred Milnes, of the Fresno Curry, the YPCCo. Pesonnel Office
Travel Center, will be in Yosemiteto states that no one under 16 years old
will be admitted.
aid any locals¯¯¯ in formulating travel
T.M.L.
Milnes will be in YPCCo. Per(Continued from pazc one)
s0nnel Training Room,armedwith exfrom the books long enough to orgaand travel literature, etc.,
Couldn’t keeppolitics from the meaand on August 261 same hours.
dows due to the eagernessof our
M.C.T. CONTINUED
Goldwater
maid, Mary Maughn,
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ren, whichwill give accessto the steep whose baby picketpin unfortunately
slooes where the "Inferno" is run in died before he could becomea conwinter and to more of the flowery
vert.
Bruce Kinnison and Bob ¯.Watson
The AI
(a rose-colored
rhododendron.) were coming into blosight-Conness, Cathedral, Cockscomb
om on these sunny slopes, as well as plus up Mount Lyell and back in a
the gentian and other flowers noted day for Bob. Harry Coza and Housh
aboveon the "First". Oneof the upper Rafinia ran from here to the. Valley
valleys of Murren is known as "The by way of Merced Lake, hi.t.ched a
Flowerbasket".
Of the visitors at the Reginawhile -that someonehad kindly filled with
40%Bran Flakes.
The charcoal drawings of Tuolumne
a’lso many Germans, a party o.f
country that hang in the dining room
Indians (Hindu, that is, not American), don’t last long-they are snapped up
right after hanging, by guests and
of tour
of Japanese~Wewere employees-Artist Dick Shields has to
a little early for the crowds,¯ which spend nearly every free minute re¯ ¯were beg.nning to comeby the time plenishing the supply.
we left, in mid-June, for asia.
-Edith Fleming
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employee,¯ writes that he and .his
wife, Helen are returning soon to his
.. home town of Mariposa, where he
HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP
Midsummer’sheat, capacity house.counts are full upon us, as we lurch
to carry through until .that day of
days, Labor Day.
visitors that dot the Housekeeping
beaches and splash in theriver seem
the only serious incident so far this
summer.
The sprinkler truck, driven energetically by JohnClark, helps settle the
dust stirred, by our visitors traipsing
buy wood, take showers, rent equipment, shop at the Store, use the Laundre-Carfacilities, usethe other facilities or just ask for information.
The front office has ¯undergonereorganization, and John Blaxa.ll, from
England, is our newChief Clerk.
of El Portal, and Mike Dillahunty of
Fresno are recent additions to the
improved by redesigning the parking
dangers - of vehicles driving into
San Diego, who has joined the Stoneman maids.
Hilda RustBesetBy Bees.
HousekeeperHilda Rust seems.¯ to
have recovered from her recent attack
when a swarmof angry-wild bees resented her attempts to oust them from
their new home in Hilda’s Mariposa
living room. Hilda was seriously incapacitated for several days as the
resu.lt of their stings.
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AT RESERVATIONS
COUNTER
the mother turned to her two children,
saying, "We have a choice of staying
at YosemiteLodgein their newrooms,
..,r at CampCurry in a tent."
stay in a tent. Staying in the rooms
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33,766 Mr. Wright, for providing some of !~
California
the
refreshments.
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Yosemite area
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101
164,029
The highlight of the Christmas party
San Joaquin, Sacramento Valleys
came
when Santa Claus (Mac Mac’
and Sierra Region
284
118,940 Donald) arrived. Each employeereSanFrancisco & No~ Calif. Area
645
333,603 ceived presents from St. Nick, who, all
Los Angeles& So. Calif.
184
¯ 111,450 the while, tested each box to see
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whether it might contain a gurgly reAlabama.
3
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A week later,
on August 1, came ;::
Arizona
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2,511 NewYear’s Eve. This time employees ¯ L.Colorado
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3
962 descended on Fish Camp where a
;
2
216 pizza party awaited them. A lively
Hawaii
13
71,700 :and good time was had by all
;
Idaho
"
2
3,794
Illinois
6
1,174 each big holiday, guests could be
Louisiana
2
70
heard muttering, "1 could have sworn
Maryland
1
834 I heard someone say ......
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Massachusetts
2
550
-Joan Willicombe
Michigan
3
1,103
Minnesota
1
20
UP COMING
Missouri
2
154
Events coming up of greater, than
Montana
2
221.
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casual interest:
BAVARIAN
NIGHTat
Nebraska
15
2,160 Glacier Point Hotel, August 26, 7:30Nevada
2
3,100 8:30 p.m. A buffet - Ahwahnee-style "-i
New Jersey
:
3
270
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New York
-followed
by
a
feast
of
Austrian
18
21,109
and Germandishes. Near full-mooni
Ohio
11
4,655 fine night for a walk to Sentinel
Oklahoma
Dome.Bring. your zither! $3.75 adults;
2
770
Oregon
9
988 $2.25 children through 9yrs. Reserva.
Pennsylvania
4
844
tions at The Ahwahnee.
RhodeIsland
1
5
Texas
WAWONA
3
252
Washington
7:00-8:00 p.m. Fare similar to Ahwah5
904
Z..
Total U.S.A.
nee barbecue. Served around the pool,
1,333
846,431
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etc. $5.50 adults; $4.00 children. Re6
293
TOTAL
servations at Wawona
Hotel 375-6355.
i,339
846,724
WHITE WOLFFLOWERWALK, Aug.
FORSALE
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14, 1:00 p.m. from campground
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Ladies winter and summerWard- registration sign. RangerNaturalist
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drobe, sizes. 9 and 10, reas. priced.
Will Neely will conduct the walk ’~
Westinghouseportable record play.
372-4838.
Free
lemonadel
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owning 846,724 shares of YPCCo. Stock. The following shows the breakdown
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TRAVEL PLANNERHERE AUGUST26
It is alwaysinteresting to learn the
Fred Milnes, proprietor of the Fresno
reaction of an overseas visitor to the Travel Center and Y.T.S. Fresno agent,
U.S. in general, and to Yosemite in will be in YosemiteAugust 26 and will
particular)
so we asked our Chief
be available to any locals who wish
Clerk John Blaxall, who hails from his services in planning vacation trips.
London,and who attends the Fletcher
Milnes, experienced in arranging
School of Law and Diplomacy at Med- trips long or short, will be in the YPC
fordl Massl the rest of the year, for Ccr. General Offices between9-1 1:30
his impressions. Here they are:
a.m.; 2:00-4:00p.m.; in Bill Schnettler’s
¯ "And how do you find America?" Office in Park Headquarters between
Somevery popular compatriots of
12 Noon-l:00 p.m.; and at Yosemite
minerecently replied to this question: Lodge, at the hostess’s desk in the re"Turn left at Greenland." and probab- gistration lobby between 4:00-8:00
ly 1:his is the only satisfactory answer p.m.
" short of a lengthytreatise. It is difficult
Milnes, during his last visit here,
enough to summarise one’s impresarrangedfall vacation trips for seversions of even so small an area as al employees.¯
Yosemite, for the place has become
He points out that manyprospective
so familiar - and therefore immensely travelers shy awayfrom travel agents
more complicated -- since I wormed becausethey fear that there will be o
my way into an interview in June, fee for advice and for reservations
as a refugee from the Northeastern
subsequently made. This is not the
summer.
fact, Milnes says. The client, or vacaThe YosemiteValley must hold withtioner, pays nothing for the travel
in its brief extent more varied and agent’s services.
spectacular natural beauty to the mile
All park residents are welcome to
than almost any other area in the
discuss their travel plans with Milnes
world. After a while, of course, this
at any of the times or places shown
magnificenceloses someof its effect,
above.
especially if it greets one, rather
coldly, very early every morning. But
LINKS NEWS
these towering granite cliffs,
these
The 1964 Handicap Championship
glittering (if no longer thundering)
Tournament of the Wawona Men’s
water-falls,
these woods and mea.
Golf Club got under way with the
dows, lakes¯ and rivershores, these
following qualifying results: GuyLamare the essence and the dominating
oreaux, club medalist with 150 gross;
influence of the place; it is on their
Ned English was second with 151,
account that.we are here.
Harold Sener took first place as the.
There are times when this seems
handicap medalist with 132 net; Les
hardly true. Visitors to the Park are
Shorb was second with 133.
presumably attracted by the call of
The women’s club announces the
the Great Outdoors, but some are
winner of the Presiden.t’s Flight in
remarkably timid adventurers, inquitheir 1964 tournament as Vonnie
ring more about the movie theaters
Lamoreaux. Finals in the Championand the dance halls than about the
ship Flight are currently being played.
(Continued
on pagetwo)
NEWASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
David Condon has been appointed
Assistant Superintendent of Yosemite
to succeedGranville B. L.iles. Mr. Condon will assumehis new post in the
near future.
A graduate of Brigham Young
University at Provo, Utah, the new
Assistant Super~intendentholds a bachelor’s degree in botany and a master’s degree in geology. He beganhis
career in .the National Park Service
as a ranger-naturalist in Yellowstone
National Park in June 1931. He served
as chief naturalist at RockyMountain
National Park, Colorado, from February 1943 until May 1944, when he
left to enter the United States Navy
as a Lieutenant. Uponhis return from
the service in 1946, he again was
assignedto Yellowstoneas chief naturalist, remaining until June1959, when
he was appointed assistant superintendent of the Great SmokyMountains
National Park, Tennessee and North
Carolina.
During his tenure in the Great
Smokies, Mr. Condon was active in
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DANCE IN THE MOONLIGHT
The Blue Moon Dance, a sort of
traditional employeefunction, will be
held on the tennis courts at The Ahwahnee on Mondaynight, August 24,
between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m.
YPCCo. Personnel Dept. promises
a full moon, music by a six piece
band knownas the Esquires imported
from San Francisco, refreshments and
a door prize.
EmPloYeesmaybring one guest; those
not yet sixteen years old are not invited. Thecost is $1 per person.
Gentlemenare expected to have on
ties and jackets - in addition to other
attire customarily worn.
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(Continued ~rorn pa~c one)
natural pleasures of the valley. To a
surprisingly large .number, the prime
¯ reason for coming is apparently the
(to me)rather anti-climactic r~itual
the Firefallvariously referred to
as. ’the,. Fireball,’ ’the. burningwater
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deal’, ’the firework’, or even on one
occasion ’where they drop the neon
tubes over the cliff’. It seemsperverse
that the v.iew from Inspiration Point,
for example, should be merely an incidental on a visit to the Fi.refall,
but. for manythis must be the case.
On the other hand the federal government’s policy of allowing a controlled
minimum of commercial activity
seemsto me highly exemplary. I was
greatly impressedat my first sight of
a brown Coca-Cola machine!
FROM WAWONA
The past weeks at Wawonahave
found most of our staff quietly recovering from the C’hristmas holidays.
However, a few rugged outdoorsmen
and avid partygivers remain undaunted.
Howard Jost, pool attendant, and
Narendra Dhand, David Komote,
Richard Torres, from the kitchen, recently madea trip to the top of Yosemite Falls. A week or two later,
Howardtook three days off and hiked
from Tuolumne Meadows to Wawona. Another hiker, Sue Polese, hiked
all day in tennis shoes. Sue was
obliged to rest for the following two
days while her feet unflattened themselves. You might say the life of a
hiker here has its ups and downs.
An outdoorsmanon a different order is Chuck Dias who takes mysterious midnight swims in the nearby
river .....
Undaunted party-givers
include
Chuck D., Mark Reuter, and Clayton
Wardle who frequently hold forth on
the second floor balcony of the main
building. Backgroundmusic on these
nights-and also on many other as
well-is provided by. Joan Sutherland
and J. S. Bach, via Chuck’sStereo. As
these night owls drift off to sleep
the evening sounds are dominated by
a bull-frog in the fish pond (sounds
like a cross between a tuba and a
fog horn), who bewails his life of
celibacy.
Such remarks, however, could be
appl.ied to tourists and to governments
in almost every country, my own not
least; what is especially AmericanaFORSALE
bout Yosemite?Oneobvious feature is
Living room chair, brown and beige
the number(and the size) of the cars, material ,$15. TomFisher Lot D-6 El
and the fact that large numbers of
Portal Trailer Court, after 6 p.m.
people appear never to leave them
at all during their entire stay in the detail- no rustic inn or mountain
hostel can be the climber’s goal, as in
valley. Again, it is a little startlin’~
to be tramping along a trail several
the Alps for instance, but just drinking
thousand feet above the valley floor
fountain and a toilet, carefully mainand suddenly find that it is paved tained. And there is the notice near
with asphalt. There are the sophistithe top of Half-Dome:"It is dangerous
cated irrigation
and spray systems, to usecables during lightning s.torms,"
which carefully preserve the ’untouc- e
a, warning which must, I am sur
hed by human hand’ appearance of
have saved countless lives. There are
the grasslandin various spots. A touch the Rangers’ cars whose alarm give
of automation - the little
yellow
out loud forest no.ises rather than the
litter
carts manned by men with
moreusual wail of the siren, reserved
spiked sticks, charging around for all
for fire emergencies.And in the strict
Americantradition, I find it quite imthe world¯ like modern jousting
knights. There is a fine attention to possible to buy a glass of beer with-
SCHOLARSHIPSAWARDED
The Yosemite ¯Scholarship Commission has announced the following
awards:
The David A. Curry Scholarship to
RosemaryByers, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest M. Byers, whowill attend
FresnoState.
The Jennie Foster Curry Scholarship
to David M. Carter, son of Mr. and.
Mrs. Arlis M. Carter, who plans to
attend California State Polytechnic
College at San Luis Obispo.
The Yosemi.te Scholarship, suppor-.
ted by the CommunityCouncil, was l
awardedto SusanOttonello, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. GeneOttonello, who
will attend the University of California, at Santa Barbara.
Eachscholarship pays nine monthly
installments of $50 or a total of $450.
Mary Curry Tresidder established the
first two .in memoryof her father
and mother, co-founders of Camp
Curry. Our congratulations and best
wishes to these three youngstudents.
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APOLOGIA
Last week’s SENTINELplayed fast
and loose with Mary Tresidder’s story
about the flowers she encountered
during her recent stay in Switzerland.
With fine disregard for geography, a
SENTINELeditor added to her piece
the sub-head"Flowers of the Tyrol:"¯
as any schoolboy knows, the Tyrol
is only in Austria. He has writ.ten
"The Tyrol is in Austria" 500 times.
out showingmy birth certificate.
The West Coast is very different
from the Northeast where I study, in
attitudes and ideas as well as geographically; this is somethingthat foreigners are very apt to forget (and that
Americans do not always remember).
Yosemite is a memorably beautiful
valley, whereI have met a very broad
cross-section of people wholive and
work on this side of the nation. It has
been an exciting and a rewarding
experience. To answer the initial
question, I might well quote another
compatriotof mine:"1 like it here.!’
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Life in the Big City (San Francisco,
of course; with apologies to the other
ring
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office)
goes on, even after the con...".
vention.
:We are not only proud of our
tO.
Ideautiful
office as a place to work, but
~nd
we can boast one of the biggest win~nd
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dow boxes in downtown San Francisco. Whenthings get dull we can
;hip
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ment. In the two years¯of its existence,
to
the planter boxes have been rearran~nic
ged several times, cut up, sawedoff,
repotted, and the antics of the wateri..
ing system livens up each day. Short)or... ly after it¯was installed, it overflowed
into the toy store belowus. Fortunately
lter ¯
the toys were wrappedin plastic and
dried out very well. Weare not sure
if it was. the reason the store was
moved,but soon after the inundation,
~
hly
a going-0ut-of-business sale was announced.
the
Time marched on, and our garden
’ "grew and grew and withstood aphis
her
Imp
(no gophers), pigeons, window wash~"-- ~-Z
ers and the fire department’s insis:.’
rotS.
tence on an escaperoute right through
a juniper.¯ And it looked even more
beautiful when it was planted with
¯ native-to-Yosemite flowers, of indestructible plastic. A few weeksago, a
:ast
new soaker system was installed~
Dry
!(upside ¯down) and for a short while
red
we had .a fountain spraying over
ind.
Grant Avenue, ’though~ fortunately,
a
not on the pedestrians.It most.recentl’
" overflowed into the piano store
oJ;/’
us (perhaps we do have gophers) bul
our luck has improved and 0nly two
grand pianos got damp. The piano
people have a better sense of humor
than the toy people and even suggest’ent
ed they play somerain or waterfall
in
music to add to the atmosphere.It has
raIseena couple of weeks since it has
:igbeen re-worked, but we anticipate the
hat
plumbers back shortly.
’er).
We have failed to mention Mrs.
iful
"Bert" Freedman who certainly
has
been in and out of the S.F. Office and
has boken in more office managers
has
and employees than anyone else. She
ing
first came to work for YPCCo. in
tial
1943 when she and Midge Pittmar
her
mar~eup the entire office force. Sh~
has worked summerseasons for th~
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GLACIERPOINT NEWS
Old SchoolTie Dept.
In addition to the news that Jim
Hamer’s doing nicely in his new managerial job and that Dick Connett’s
not been heard from since he was
absorbedby Beatlesville, and tl~at the
entire exterior of our hotel has had
a coat of paint, we’ve surveyed members of the crew about their university affiliations
- past and present.
We find that: Peter Hunter attends
the University of Minnesota; Mickey
Hunter, is a pre-dental student at the
University of California; MasaKudamatsu, attends Berkeley Architecture
School; Timothy Heyman,is a Classics
scholar at Balliol College, Oxford,
England. Claudia King goes to San
Jose State, PamNorton to Berkeley;
Mike McQuire, U.C. at Davis, Lorna
Brand, from the Cardiff Polytechnical
Institute of WesternWalesis a graduate in physical therapy and child
psychology.
Then, there’s Charles Zaldudek, premed. student at Berkeley; Reg Lancaster, Andover Newton School of
Theology, Boston; Katherine Nichols,
Stanford; Carolyne Davis, San Francisco State; Larry Hook, Pepperdine;
Darrell Jensen, Fresno State; Mike
Barnes,Cal. State; Jim Trever, U.S.C.;
Wendy Brownton, San Jose State;
Roger Lee, Berkeley; MaureenFerguson, Fresno State; Neika Nichols, U.
of Cal. at Riverside; Elizabeth Provis,
music graduate of UCLA;Janice Woll-
NOTES FROM CAMP CURRY
It is always pleasing to see an em.
ployee do a fine job of public service
just after being promoted to a new
job. Suchis the case with Carle (Turk)
Lewis, recently promoted from busboy to waiter in the CCrestaurant.
The following excerpt was taken from
a note handed to the management:
" .... Our pleasure was increased
by the fine service and attitude of
one of your waiters, Turk Lewis, who
waited on us four or five times....
we do hope to see him again next
year when we return."
Turk, by the way, is the grandsonof
WashingtonB. Lewis, the first superintendent of the park after Congress
created the National Park Service .in
1916. Lewis served as Yosemite’s
superintendent until 1928, when he
becameassistant director of the national parks. The Lewis Memorial
Hospital is namedin his honor.
The restaurant and cafeteria crews,¯
along with the cone stand attendants,
are to be congratulated for a good
performance Saturday. For the first
time in several years, the combined
revenue cracked the $6,000 barrier.
The cafeteria led the way with $2;931,
the restaurant totaled $2,843, and the
cone stand pitched in with $377-a
total of $6,151!
HousekeeperFrieda Lienert’s maids
have unofficially been assigned to a
new job for the past several weekschasing three unruly bears out of the
tents and back up the talus slopes.
SHIRLEY SARGENT
TO BE HONORED
The job is a never-ending one as the
AT AUTOGRAPHPARTY
freeloading bears return several times
Shirley Sargent of Foresta, whose
latest work "Galen Clark-Yosemite
NEWASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
Guardian" was published recently by
fContinued from page one)
the Sierra Club, will be at The Ahwahcivic affairs in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
nee Sunday, September 6 to autoHis principal hobbies are photography
graph copies of the book. She will be
and woodcarving. In pursuit of the
in the Loungebetween 5:30 and 6:30
former interest he prepared a moving
and in the Gift Shop between 8:00
picture on the Great Smok,ies which
and 9:45 p.m. Copies of the book, to
has been widely circulated
among
which former Yosemite Superintendent
civic groups in the area and used in
Carl Russell has written the forward,
park interpretive programs.
will be available at the Gift Shop.
Mrs. Condonis also a graduate of
Locals are invited to meetShirley durBrigham Young. They have two childing either of the periods above.
ren, a son, Wilson Condon, who is a
:ast few years, and her job seems private in the Unted States Army at
’.secure as long as she keeps knitting
Fort Ord, California, and a daughter
socksfor the boss.
Marianne, of NewYork City.
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FROM TUOLUMNE MEADOWS
Films taken by manager Mortha
Miller of the I.nnsbruck W.inter Olympics were shownthe other’nigh¢ for
employeesand a few fortunate guests.
The films,-narrated by Martha, were
not only beautiful but also instructive
--some of them showing various
stageso.f skiing skills.
FROM THE LODGE
As the ¯summer season ends, most
of us are anxious to return to school
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GLACIER POINT NEWS
(Continued from page three)
ard, Pepperdine.Finally, w e I c o me
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and old friends, And in the few weeks back to GeorgeKit, g, our peripatetic
night watchman.
’remaining, someof us begin to think
i
We’re looking forward to our Baof the opportunities we passed up
varian
night on August 26. The sauerthis summer or the excitement we
braten’s soaking, the hasensare being
missed,
pfeffered and the beer steins dusted
It is at this time of year weall try
’
off. Guests and locals maywell find
Also in the entertainment departto makeup for .lost time, forcing in
men.t w.i.II be the "Dramabehind Tent everything that somehave spent mon- this Yosemite’s answer to Munich’s
Oktoberfest. See you there?
D" being rehearsed by leading actor,
ths doing,
actress and ham, Anne Healy, Margie
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But, mostly this desire turns to
Horowitz and TomDeCenso. The vii.
NOTES FROM CAMP CURRY
happy daydreaming, and our energy
(Continued from page three)
lian, John Buckley, hasn’t rehearsed goes towards sleeping.
daily.
and won’t need to, being diabolical
Hereat the Lodgewestill havea few
The maids, shouldn’t feel badly;
by nature.
commendable
individuals who fo.rfeit
however, if they have been frustrated
Alana Green and Dick Shields are their nap time to do something con.
in their attempts to keep the bears
planning on leaving late in August, structive.
away. Several visits to CampCurry by
then comes Labor Day and no one
To the "Valley Singers" for instance, the rangers haven’t brought any better
wil be here but the picketpins in
a group of employees from the caferesults than Frieda’s broomswinging
tents 56 and 57 (just a hole in the
teria, restaurant and kitchen give two maids.
ground, but it’s home)and the family
evenings each weekto lend splendid
Dressing up one corner of the resof baby mice in Gene Field’s chest
support to the park vocal.ists. They taurant is a beautiful photography
1
of drawers-wish, we could all stay
have already given an excellent per- display entitled "This is the American
longer because the meadowsbecome
formance at Camp Curry and this
Earth." Donated for summeruse by
even more wonderful as fall comes
weekendare scheduled to sing at The the Sierra Club, the display, features
closer, crisp in the morning and warm
Ahwahnee.
many Yosemite and Sierra Nevada
and clear during the day-the guests
Concerningmorephysical activities,
photographs by Ansel Adams. Valley
are ei.ther particularly
happy this
a group of four from the restaurant
residents
should visit CampCurry .to
year or particulaly vocal about ithiked, on their two day vacation, to see the display before, the restaurant
makeshaving a full house evey night
VogelsangHigh Sierra Campto spv"~d closes on Labor Day.
a pleasure.
the night. Howwonderful it is to disTwofierce desk clerks ran out with cover the High Sierra this way, as
Others at the Lodge spend their
broomsto hel.p a couple of screaming comparedto a fast drive up to Tuolu- times reading, and their.numbers are
maids who Claimed there was a bear rune Meadowsand back in one day,
increasing. In the lounge, at the beach,
in tent 13,they shall remain anony- kidding ourselves into thinking we (and even at work they read) and the
mous but the maids (Mary Maughn
interest is so great that someare puthave seenthe high country.
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and Margie Horowitz) won’t-they’re
ting in "all-nighters" over the books.
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:.,.,. quite proud.
These are a few things the Lodge
In activities closer to home, the
If you’d like to know how not to
employees
have done recently. But
housemen have organized a softspend an evening off ask Martha
no matter how we’ve spent our time,
ball teamwhich challenges other units
Miller,.who spent a ghastly few hours
we will all leave, having gained
every Mondayand Thursday nights.
at MayLake having dinner w.ith some As of this writing the teamhas a .500 something from working here.
friends. Sounds innocent enoughand
Changes Made
average.In other sports, the cafeteria
all she wanted was peace. But she basketball teampractices daily, awaiVail, the Colorado ski area, is rewasassailed abou.t reservations while ting the day when managementwill
sponsible (again) for changes in YPC
mid-lake in a rowboat by an especialfinally showup for one of their sche- Co. personnel. MauriceRolli, Big Trees
ly complaining type on shore. The duled games.
Lodge manager has accepted a pofemale half of the couple she’d gone
sition as assistant manager, to Jim
to eat dinner with said "Oh by the
Rest and Half Dome. Bruce probably Wiggins, at the Vai’l Lodge. Spence
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way, Marty, who’s managing Tuoluhas in mind .t~he entire John Muir Grams, a YL assistant manager, will
mnethis year?"
Trail on a lunch off.
fill out the seasonat BTI., Bill GerStaying in the anything-you-can-doThe honey taffy made by Anne many, YL Cafeteria manager will
r.
I-can-do-better contest between Bob Healy and Jansy Wessenberg was a moveinto Spence’s job and Jonathan
Watsonand Bruce Kinn’ison gets roug- great success-wesold it at the front
Mitchell former checker, will take over
her all the time-Bob went to the
desk as petrified wood for $2.50 a from Germanyas cafeteria manager.
volley the other day by way of Clouds piece.
Vale, Mauriceand Elfri’ede.
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4, 1964
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THE RACE
On Sunday, August 30 the Tenaya
Lake Sailing Club held its Third Annual Regatta a.t Tenaya. Four boats
vied for the coveted trophy, held by
Mickey and John Curry’s Mickey II.
SEASON’S-ENDMESSAGE
A combination Old-timers’ Day, Box
This is by way of a farewell salu-’
Lunch Social, and dedication of the
ration to our hundreds of seasonal
Pioneer Yosemite History Center will
employeeswhosoon will be scattering
be held at Wawonaon Friday Septin all directions.
ember 11.
Every summerI experience a degree
/ The day will be divided into three
of
nostalgia¯ on observing the college
Competing this year were: Banana
parts: (1) 10 a.m.-12n., open house
as my own
Boat (International 14) Earl and Diane ¯ students ¯particularly
the History Center; (2) 12n.-1 p.m. Pomeroy; Betsy-Ann (Sprite), Chuck acquaintance with Yosemite began
dedication ceremonies on the Wawona and Chucky Woessner; Sharondipiti
with three s u c c e s s i v e seasonsof
lawn. (3) this will be followed by
(Lehman 10), WesConner and Harry vacation work as a porter and waiter
box lunch social, also on the hotel
at CampCurry. In those years July
Nakagawara; (nameless as yet
lawn. (Beverages may be purchased Super Satellite),
John Curry, Roger 4th was the peak of the travel, and
but participants should bring their
Hendrickson and Bob Bevington. The by August 1st many of us were
own picnic lunches.)
starter, timer and handicapper was leaving for hiking trips into the mounThe principal speaker will be Re- Dale Hammel.
tains. Now August is our busiest
gional Director EdwardHummelof the
month, as you know so well.
Early in the day, each of the four
NPS’s WesternRegion. W. M. Sell, Jr.
In earlier years we had relatively
boats was sailed around the two-mile
will reminisce about early days. Sufew seasonal professional workers,
course by the same crew (Pomeroy,
perintendent John Preston will be
and even some of the cooks were
Woessnerand Curry) in order to estaMaster of Ceremonies.
students or teachers. Nowwith our
TheHistory Center consists of about blish handicaps for each boat. Handi- muchlonger summerseason there are
caps were: The International and the
a dozen furnished buildings,
each
.manyfine people in virtually all cateSatellite - no handicap, the Lehman(Continued on page two)
gories who cometo us each year from
6 min. 47 sec. handicap and the
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TRAVELPLANNERHERESEPTEMBER
9 Sprite 16 min. 53 sec. handicap.
areas, and it is good to see them
The race beganwith a flying start,
Fred Milnes, proprietor of the Fresno
return each spring.
Travel Center and Y.T.S. Fresno agent, BananaBoat holding the lead through.
Manyof my friends in business and
out. The Satellite movedinto second the professions look back on one or
will be in Yosemite Sept. 9 and will
be available to any locals who wish about half way through the course but more seasons of work in Yosemite
upset on the last leg and did not as highlights in their lives. Loveof the
his services in planning vacation trips.
finish.
¯Milnes, experienced in arranging
mountains, service to the public, enWinners of the 1964 Regatta were during friendships,
trips long or short, will be in the YPC
and sometimes
Co. General Offices between 9-11:30 Earl and Diane Pomeroy with a time romance culminating in matrimony
a.m.; 2:00-4:00p.m.; in Bill Schnettler’s of 18 min., 48 secs. Other times (cor- have been among the rewards of
Office in Park Headquarters between rected for handicap) were 19 min.,
this experience.
37
secs.
for
Wes
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19
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12 Noon-l:00 p.m.; and at Yosemite
Each year it strikes me that we
Lodge, at¯the hostess’s desk in the re- 54 secs. for ChuckWoessner.
have the best crew of seasonal people
gistration
lobby between 4:00-8:00
Spectators included Fred and Mar- in our history. The summerof 1964
p.m.
ion Pierson, Gordon and Hazel War- is no exception, and I hope that many
Milnes, during his last visit here, ren and the wives and families of all
of you will want to return next year.
arrangedfall vacation trips for sever- the competitors. Everyone stayed on
Numerousunsolicited commentshave
for a cookoutafter the race.
al employees.
,.ome to rne concerning the friendAll park residents are welcometo
In another event the sameday Fred liness, helpfulness and genuine interdiscuss their travel plans with Milnes Pierson,
Gordon Warren, Chucky est of our people toward park visitors,
at..any of the times or places shown Woessner and Mickey Curry were and I add my own appreciation and
above.
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SENTINEL
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H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
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phone372-4411.
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OLD-TIMERS’DAY
(Cm~tinucd
frompel~one)
telling a story of Yosemite history.
The coveredbridge at the center is the
only One in a National Park a.nd one
of 12 remaining in California.
An
excellent collection of horse drawn
vehicles and the machinery from the
old Tioga mine are attractions.
The ThomasHill Studio (known locally
as the Recreation Hall) which the
YosemitePark & Curry Co. plan to restore will be open for inspection with
several Hill paintings, bearskin rugs,
and photograp’hs of the original interior on display. A lamplight tour of
the History Center is scheduled for
8:30 p.m.
A good turnout of residencs, neighbors and former employeesis anticipated. Everyoneis cordially invited;
no formal invitations will be sent.
-oNEW CO-OP LOCATION
The Yosemite Co-op is now located
to the rear of residence no. 21. Mrs.
Bonnie Bagley, the manager, has announcedthat the hours will be 4:00 to
6:30 p.m. daily, except Sunday.
NEW GOLF CHAMPIONS
The finals of the women’s champiunship tournament for 1964 resulted in the following winners:
Valerie Eagle defeated Muriel Ouimet, 2 up in the ChampionshipFlight;
Vonnie Lamoreaux defeated Dete
Oliver 3 up in the President’s Flight;
Ruth Ewing defeated Sophia Kaeser
3 up in the ConsolationFlight.
Score highlights of the final day
play gave Inky Peterson and Valerie
Eagle the lowest scores of their links
careers- 85 and 88 gross, respectively.
The men’s annual tournament will
come down to the wire on Sunday
Sept. 6. Gene Ewing who defeated
Charley Proctor, 2-up will meet Ned
English for the club championship.
English defeated Herky AIIcock. Buck
Martin defeated Harold Ouimet 3-up
and will play Herb Ewing for the
President’s Flight title. Ewingdefeated
Dick Ditton. In the Consolationrounds,
GuyLamoreauxwill face Dale Findley,
and Bill Schnettler will battle Ed Greenemyer.
The Annual Wright Mixed-Scotch
Tournament and award presentation
picnic will be held on Sunday, September 13. Pro Charlie urges all members to sign up early for this big event.
Just before SENTINELpress time,
Gene Ewing defeated Ned English,
72-73 on the 19th hole for the WawonaMen’s Golf Champiohship.English, with an 8 handicap, gave Ewing
3 strokes over the 18.
-oFROMON HIGH
Judging from the type of activities
that have been going on at Glacier
-oPoint, it would seem as though the
FORSALE
employees haven’t eaten all summer.
1963 Fo.rd Pickup- Call 379-2698
Oneevening after the usual dinner
evenings. Jahn McLeod
had been served, Leslie Smith pre--opared a full scale Mexicandinner for
SEASON’SEND MESSAGE
the crew: tacos, enchiladas, ferried
(’ConlJnucd from pag©one)
beans, hot peppers - the works. And,
that of the staff for your excellent
the following night, Leslie, Sue Rose,
performance. May success attend you Kate Nichols and others of the crew
in whatever fields you may choose baked sugar cookies, which were
to work, and may this season in Yo- served by the platesful with hot apple
semite be as meaningful an expericider. The fire inside and the rain
ence as it has for thousandswho pre- outside created a cozy atmosphere.
ceded you in "working in Yosemite". Somewhatdampeningthe festivities,
H. Oehlmann though, was the departure of assis-
HOUSEKEEPINGCAMP
A word of appreciation to the entire staff of Housekeeping for its
collective efforts this summer.Now,
in the last-week doldrums, all are
anxious for the wind-up, and the
backd’o-schoolwhirl which mostof the
younger set await. Henry Berrey is
an exception; he will wing it to
Luxembourg and begin there a sixmonths’ tour of Europe.
After inventory and packing up the
campfor the winter, Hilda Rust will
return to CampCurry; Manager Fred
Lundh will be sailing in November
from New York on a long freighter
trip to South America and up the
Amazoninto Peruvian jungles, hoping
NOTto meet a head-shrinker with a
calculating look in his eye.
We hope the Maintenance p~ople
will come up with enough space to
store all the fancy patio furniture
(tables and chairs) from the new duplex units. Thesenew-style tent3 were
a tremendoussuccess all season, and
later additional replacementunits will
no doubt embodycertain suggestions
made by numerous guests.
In the worksfor this fall and winter
are more new structures, showers and
laundromat, utility and office buildings in a complete revision of the
campentrance area.
So, rather than looking back, it is
more fun to anticipate what changes
will be in store for those of us who
return next year: and to wish all a
successful and happy year ahead.
-The Tattler
tant manager, Walt Davis, who left
for a new position as cafeteria manager at Yosemite Lodge.
It has becomea Glacier tradition
that each employeereturning from his
three-days-off must bring back watermelons enough to treat all hands.
Thus, watermelonfeasts have been regular, and very popular.
Jimmy Hamermade an international splash with the Bavarian bashl A
hundred and thirty guests filled the
dining room last weekfor the first but we hope not last - Bavarian
Night Supper. The food - from The
Ahwahnee - was magnificent
and
disappearedin a trice.
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YosemiteSchoolPrincipal Selected
C. G, Adelsbach, Superintendent of
Mariposa .County Schools, has announced that John C. Deere has been
employedas Principal of the Yosemite
Elementary School.
Mr. Deere attended El CaminoJunior
College, PasadenaCollege, and Long
Beach State College. He was graduated with a B. A. degree in Education
from Long Beach in 1953 and was
subsequently granted a Master of Arts
degree in Education with a minor in
Physical Education from the same
college. He possesses the General
Elementary, Junior High, and Administrative Credentials granted by the
California State Department of Education.
Before coming to Yosemite, Mr.
Deeretaught the fourth, fifth, seventh
and eighth grades in Garden Grove.
He also served as Vice Principal and
Counselor of the Doig Junior High
Schoolin that city.
His wife, Marlene,also is a teacher,
having taught second grade eight
years before coming to Yosemite.
The Deeres have two sons, Steven,
age seven, who will enter the second
grade and Bradley, three and onehalf.
El Portal -- YosemiteTeachers
Dan J. McCannwill replace Mrs.
Ellen Stark as the fifth-sixth
grade
teacher in Yosemitethis fall.
Mr. McCann’has taught the sixth
grade in the Henry Studebaker school
in South Bend, Indiana during the
past three years. He has a B.S. in Education with a major in music and
minor in English from Bethel College,
Mishawaka, Indiana.
He and Mrs. McCann, who will
teach the third-fourth
grades in El
Portal, will live in one of the new
teacheragesat El Portal.
Mrs. McCann, is also a graduate
of Bethel College with a B.S. in Education and a minor in choral music.
The McCannshave a seven months
old daughter.
El Portal Principal
JamesF. Bradley has been elected
to serve as the new Principal and
seventh-eighth grade teacher at the
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"~ Excludes visitors from Canada and Mexico
Includes expenditures of travelers for business and pleasure, foreigners in
transit through thc United States, and students,
Note: Data exclude both the number and expenditures of .~orcign government
personnel and foreign businessmen cmployed in the United States,
Sou,-ce: Departmcnt of Commerce
FOREIGNTRAVELERS
TO U,S,
Oneof the recent "Road Mapsof Industry" graphs (above) prepared by the
National Industrial ConferenceBoard treated the matter of foreign visitors to
the U.S. and compared the years 1960 through 1963.
The activities of the United States Travel Service, a bureau of" the Department of Commerce,are no doubt responsible for muchof the increase shown.
This agency has offices in the world’s principal cities and spends about $4
million a year on its operation and advertising. The aim of the U.S.T.S. is to
adjust the wide difference betweenthe dollars U. S. travelers spendoutside
U. S. and the amountspent by foreign travelers in this country.
El Portal School for the comingyear.
Mr. Bradley has an A. B. in History
with minors in English and Education
and an Ed.M. in Education from the
University of Rochester. He has also
had graduate training in business at
SyracuseUniversity.
During the past ten years he h~s
taught in grades eight through twelve
in the schools of NewYork.
THE RACE
dunked in the middle of the lake
while crewing under the expert skippership of Mickey’s husband(called
somethingelse at the time).
The marvel of the mishap was how
Fred was able to keep his cigar dry,
when everything else was soaked
thoroughly.
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The SENTINEL’Saccount (August 7)
of Mrs. Tres~dder’s trip, left her and
her friends in Switzerland. Werejoin
them in Oslo.
We arrived in Oslo on June 14;
there we have Norwegian friends
who give us an authentic glimpse of
¯ Norwegian ways in their home on
the fjord and a taste of the Norwegian
specialties in food -- smokedsalmon
with its lacy fringe of fresh dill,
cloudberry preserves from the mountain pastures, etc.
On the 17th we left Oslo for a
6-day bus trip (Bennett’s Viking Tours)
toBergen, on the west coast. The first
morning, we headed north through
farming country and along the shores
of Lake Mjosa, Norway’s largest lake.
Wehad luncheon at a farm which has
been in the owner’s family a century.
He had been educated in forestry, was
connected with the Norwegian Em
bassy in Washington for eight or ten
years and was familiar with American
practices in agriculture and forestry.
He said frankly that he would have
preferred to remain in America, but
whenthe farm fell to him he felt it
his responsibility, to .carr.y. on. He-and
his wife enjoy creating "an exchange
of good will", as he put it. They gave
us a number of Norwegian specialties for luncheon, and explained about
them. Onething in particular which
we enjoyed and had frequently thereafter was the sour cream porridge,
almost a gruel, served hot or cold and
to begin or end a meal, as required.
a great deal of the terrain. However, ed roofs in the belief that it affords
in summer,the Norwegiansstretch out protection against lightning and fire".
their days to the utmost. Shopsoften
In Norwayone passes very quickly
close by 4, always by 5 at the latest’
from the lowland with the bogs and
and very promptly. Clerks do not
farmlands, through the bands of conlinger in the hope of making a sale,
ifer and mountainash and tall birches
and the customer is politely
but
to an intermediate region with a great
firmly ejected on the dot. In commun- deal of bilberry and other low shrubs
ities along the water, sailing is a very among them a kind of manzanita
livelysport. The fleets of sailboats
known there as bearberry, then a
are a lovely sight in Oslo and Bergen bleak area at or near timberline with
harbors, for instance.
dwarf birches and least willows and
We were amazedat the number of what they call Dryas-heaths, which
large resort hotels we cameupon in are often rich in wildflowers for their
isolated, out-of-the-way places, and very brief snow-free time.
most of them were filled to capacity,
After the abundance of flower
not with tourists but with Norwegians books and postal cards in Switzeron vacation. A number of English
land, we were surprised that there
people comeup there for their holiwas so little
information to be had
days, too. Later, on our boat trip to about the flora here - in foreign lanthe Noth Cape, about half the passen- guages,at least.
gers were from the United Kingdom,
There are many kinds of grasses
with a scattering of French.
and sedges, and even among the
One thing we were looking forward mountains there is a great deal of
to was a comparison of the flowers
bog-land. Oneof the interesting plants
of Switzerland, which we had just
encounteredin great profusion is the
seen at such a spectacular peak, with reindeer lichen; the reindeer often
those of Norway, as well as with our must strike downthrough the snowto
own mountain flora.
get at it. its occurrence, or lack of
it, limits their pasture lands. Wesaw
The Flowers
a
couple of reindeer groups on one
At Grindelwald the elevation was
of our days on the tour, on a mountain
about 4000 fl. and riding the "First"
chairlift took us to a little over 7,000 slope, above an almost-frozen lake
near Grotli Pass, at about 2,500 ft.
ft. Here, at the sealevel of the fjords,
elevation. Ugly creatures!
the vegetation along the lowland
roads is often quite lush, grasses and
COMMERCIAL
DIVISION
sedges dotted with a daisy nicknamed,
Winter Sports Section
the "parson’s collar", and with many
On September 9, the Commercial
flowers similar to those around GrinDivision will host a luncheon meetdelwald as we went only a little
ing at The Ahwahneefor the Sierra
higher- tall, creamy plumes of buckSki Area Association. The membership
In the afternoon, our bus climbed wheat, dark Nigritella,
white wild
is made up of ski area managers of
up through the mountainsto the hotel
geranium, flowers of the wide-spreais
at Gausdal, a favorite skiing resort
ding wild carrot family, and then, at Northern California. Bill Meacham
at 2,400 ft. elevation where our
a slightly higher elevation, a great YPCCo. representative.
friends often go. A lift rises another deal of the yellow Globe-flower,
Theconstruction contract for the exthousand feet to a bluff above open Troilus, thistles, white anemones,a tension of the cafeteria at Badger
slopes covered now only with low numberof saxifrages, and still far- ¯ Pass, an area of about 18 ft. X 65 ft.,
shrubs. Already we were at timberther up, in the sub-alpine zone, a to be enclosed by sliding glass panels
line, which, however, shifts notably great deal of Monk’s hood, which
and an overhead sun deck, has been
with the exposure tosun and wind.
they nickname "louse-hat", because let to the Robert Jolly Construction
Nights are Long
a concoction made from it is used Companyof Fresno. The cost of the
as an insecticide. Oneof the sedums .new construction and furnishings will
With long nights for so much of
is used for medicinal purposes and be approximately $63,000.
the year, Norway makes the most of
A contract to repair fire damageto
the correspondingly long summerdays also as a shampoo, according to the
one
little
flower
book
we
were
able
the
old 1ouilding at Badger Pass has
whenthey come. In mid-winter, skiing
been let to Chivers Construction Co.
is limited by the short daylight hours to find in English; it adds that "it
has often been planted on turf-coverof Mariposa.
- ten to two, much of the time, in
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
18, 1964
M.C.T,TRIP"
Chapter IV
AROUNDTHE AHWAHNEE
Therewas considerable activity poolside
at The Ahwahneelast Thursday.
On June 23rd, we took off on the
good ship Meteor of the Bergen Line Electricians, plumbers, pool-people
for the cruise up the Norwegiancoast were attaching wires, opening valves
to North Cape. (The coast line mea- and performing last-minute chores,
sures 12,500 miles, with all its twists attendant to getting the pool ready
and indentations.) TheMeteoris a ship for Saturday’s ’first dip’. Froma fire
of 2,900 tons, 296 ft. in length and hose, water was pouring in a giant
45 ft. in the beam, with a draft of stream, but the water level seemedto
16’6"--all of which combinesto allow rise very slowly. Everything appeared
to be under control, except that the
its penetration of the narrow fjords,
hotel guests on the fourth and fifth
though attimes you feel you could
reach out and touch the cliffs
on floors couldn’t take a bath-or work
either side;There was one inlet where the other plumbing. One would prewe went up to the end, and the Meteor sume that this dilemma was solved
really was like the "strawberry roan" Somehow,and fast.
The pool is beautiful. Its bottom
-it could turn on a nickle and give
color
shades from light green at the
you the change.
shallow end to dark at the deep end.
Oneof the loveliest of the fjords
This gives an "old swimmin’ hole
was the extremely narrow Trolifjord,
effect," a great relief from the very
some 50 yards wide, among the Lo(Continued
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foten Islands, off the coast, and the
HISTORYCENTERDEDICATION
sun happenedto be shining for once,
Approximately 350 persons attendas we went through. Another was the
ed
one or all phases of the program
Geiranger Fjord, with the misty Seven
Sisters Waterfall shimmering down a held at Wawonaon Friday, September 11, to mark the dedication of the
sheer, darkcliff.
Pioneer YosemiteHistory Center.
StormySeas
The day openedwith an inspection
There were times, as we ventured
of
the History Center, preceding the
into the North Sea waters, when we
dedication ceremonies at noon on the
slithered in our bunks and things
Hotel. Principal
slid off the dresser. Onevery rough lawn of the Wawona
speaker at the dedication was Respot took even the dining room stewards by surprise, at tea time, and gional Director Edward A. Hummelof
then again the waters would be the National Park Service, San Francisco, who paid tribute to those who
smooth and almost glassy.
bit
had a hand in planning the Center
All in all, there was a good
of wind, but we didn’t have the and in preparing the exhibits which
makeit a unique adjunct to the Park.
blizzards we had been told might
Also speaking were Will Sell, Jr., of
harass us, and we were especially’
Ahwahnee,
who offered reminiscences
lucky at the North Cape, where there
were clouds enoughfor a golden sun- from his long association with Yoseset at midnight as the sun disappeared mite, and Congressman Harold T.
(Bizz) Johnson, who attended with
into the western sea and gradually
madeits way around to comeup from Mrs. Johnson. Superintendent John C.
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Preston acted as master of ceremonies.
Yosemite Nationa Park, California
FROMTHE LODGE
Spencer Grams relieved Maurice
Rolli at the Big Trees Lodge when
Maurice left to accept the assistant
managerposition (with Jim Wiggins)
at Vail Lodge in Colorado. Spencer
is back at Yosemite Lodge as assistant manager; Bill Germanyhas gone
to BTLto take over there until closing.
Chet Hubbard recently attended a
clinic sponsored in Palo Alto by SKI
BUSINESS
Magazine. Chet, along with
Dave Downing and Bill Meacham,
participated in two days of panels
covering all phases(relating to skiing)
of ski resort operation.
The C.C. Transpotation office has
moved lock,
stock and barrel
to the YL Transportation desk. Steve
Barrett has temporarily left for Merced
to relieve LeRoyPurcell, whowill vacation for two weeks. Roger Brier
will head the Transportation Desk at
the Lodge, with Darrell Jensen, exgeneral utility
manat Glacier Point
all summer,
as his assistant.
The Lodge Front Desk may show
signs of stress - due to the two young
lawyers who are awaiting results of
their bar examinations, namely, Bill
Holton and Mel Najarian. There is
also a young med student, Jack Emerson behind the desk. For legal or medical advice, just see the Front Desk!
From Camp Curry came John
Mitchell, now a waiter in the Restaurant; Steve Falconer, one of the bellmen; and Bob Churchman in charge
of the Bike Shop. And, Don Scott,
sporting a cast on his left foot, is now
a cashier in the Cafeteria.
HankReynolds, Western entertainer
all summer,as well as Valley horseback breakfast guide, now rides herd
at the Lodge Pool. Leaving for Cal
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BADGERGRIDDERSPRACTICE
The Yosemite Badger footballers
YPCCo.’s advertising department,
have completed their first week of
never knownto hide its light undgr
practice and, according to CoachJake a basket, submitted the following
Metherell, the 45 boys whoturned out ¯ accountof (but) two of its activities.
represent a record squad.
A series of small space ads on The
Metherell will be assisted this year Ahwahnee has been running in the
by Bill Schnettler, TomThomasand NEWYORKERmagazine. A reader,
Elementary School Principal
John Mrs. Lucille Davidson of Glendale,
Deere; Sterling Cramer is serving
writes:
"Your New Yorker ad reall
7
again as the BadgerAthletic Director.
got to us....natives though we are!
Seventeen boys of varsity age and Please sendbrochure. Whatis :the neal,@OOO@e,
e4.@e¢~,~
6~. 41,e,.~....~J..~. ~-~.,,. 4..,~ a.6
AROUNDTHE AHWAHNEE
size are on the squad presently; rerest airport? Servedby what air lines?
turning varsity lettermen are Louis Whendo the autumncolors reach their
usual and garish odd blue of most
Parker, Karl Biastoch, Greg Power, peak? See! We’re hookedl"
pools. Contrary to rumor, it was not Brad and Gary Lamoreaux, and Ed
One ad stated in the copy "And
painted green so as to be invisible
Walliser.
Mrs. ¯Whitman pours tea at five." A
from Glacier Point. The pool isn’t
The bulk of the Badger plays will
NewYork night club, called Upsta’irs
visible at all from Glacier.
work with a balanced line and two at the Downstairs (or Downstairs at
The magnificent wedge-shapedrock tailbacks - Brad Lamoreaux on the
,the Upstairs) and said to be very
which will be up-ended when in its
right, TomAllcock on the left. From smaht had amongits entertainment, a
ultimate position no doubt will be- observation of the week’s practice
musical revue called "Ads Infinitum",
comea symbol of the pool area. The young Darryl Schmidt shows considerat the opening of which a copy of the
"diving rock", instead of the usual
able promise as a fullback.
NEWYORKER
is held up for the audispringboard, should further set the
The tentative gameschedule finds
ence to view, and the opening line
pool apart from all others. The land- the Badgers matched against:
of the script is, "On (page)one-twentyscaping, to embracenative planting,
September 26
Lodi, here one Mrs. Whitman serves tea, In
will add to the effect of a natural
October 3
Mariposa at Mariposa Yosemite Park at The Ahwahnee."
pool, rather, than one s.imply placed October 10
Menlo at Menlo
The SAN FRANCISCOEXAMINER’S
in. the ground, with no rapport with
(Stanford Univ. vs. Rice Institute
travel
editor, Georgia Hess, wrote a
thesurroundings.
same weekend)
piece during the summerwhich she
John Curry reports.that new furnOctober 17
Mariposa, here
headed"Hotels That ComeAlive". Aiture for use aroundthe pool is on its
October 24
Menlo, here mong other noble hotels around the
way. Planned, but not scheduled yet,
October 31
Open(possibly Lodi)
world, The Ahwahneewas included.
are buffet lunches to be served around
The 1963 Badger squad turned in a
Fromthe text, a direct mail piece was
thepool.
record showing of 5 wins, 1 tie.
prepared and mailed to several th~ou.
While the proper schedule for the
FOR SALE
sand former Ahwahneeguests. Some
use of the pool is yet to be discovered,
Single size bed and mattress: legs of the responsesare printed below:
at the outset it will be open between
fold. $12.00. 372-4852, Morgenson.
Mrs. Albert Anderson, Palos Verdes
9:30 in the morning and 7 in the
Housein El Portal, 4 bedroom,bath Estates: "Thank you for Hotels That
evening. Closing the pool at 7 would
and a half, large level yard. Call
ComeAlive. I have never before writseemwise - pools seemto be noisy,
Walliser, 379-2344.
ten a fan letter to a hotel - I do not,
and with The Ahwahneepool so close
in fact, care very muchfor hotels to the hotel, an early evacuation of Shirley Sargent, Foresta authoress
swimmers is good; use of the pool w h o s e GALEN CLARK YOSEMITE but the Ahwahneeis in a class all
will be restricted to hotel g uest~ and GUARDIAN
was published recently by alone".
their guests.
Mrs. Ralph Brown, San Francisco:
the Sierra Club, sold upwards of 60
In the statistical
department we copies at her autograph-reception
"We just couldn’t resist your recent
learn that 965 new-type light bulbs party held at The Ahwahnee,Sept. 6. pamphlet on the lovely Ahwahneel"
have been installed in the main floor
Amongthe ne.w people now on duty
Mrs. John Greene Santa Barbara
fixtures; 499 are in the Dining Room. are telephone operator Suzi Ginsberg "Yesterday I received a brochure from
These are Dura-Test Flamescent lamps of Fresno; Mike Mulligan is now an you reminding me and my husband
and give a brighter but moreconfined assistant dining room manager, an of a delightful
two days spent at
illumination.
import from the Camp Curry CafeThe Ahwahneelast October."
Ruth Beckwith, of the Gift Shop, teria; Dick Burlingame, late of WaMr. Lewis Andrews, Hawthorne:
reports that she saw Hal Morris and wona, is a new dining room captain.
"You shouldn’t have mailed rne your
fam’ily recently in SantaCruz; all are Night auditor Ken Daye grew weary booklet Hotels That ComeAlive. Now
well and happy and Hal’s enterprise
of nights and now works days as a you have my wife and I in the mood
coming along nicely. Ruth reports that
cashier.
again".
YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
Published by
H. Oehlrnann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet ........
Advisor
H. Berrey ............
Advisor
ph. one 372-4411.
i.
L
CA
For .the
CampCuJ
stored in
some1
tresses an
ing scrub
masked
are some
i ng.to
According
ember
ing.
Whitfie~
Division o
as
summer,
cords and
them to m
Oneaspecl
lish the
presented
i. e., how
were Selec
chicken or
is com.plet
to predict,
many ord~
be preparq
Jim Hal
from his
take char,
fall and
White Wc
Mayers wi
first snows
(c,
der Singh
India is J,
Walt Davi..
having tra~
Welcome
Lodgeho.~
also report
pondoutsic
pleted, wit
new lawn
of sproutin,
Mr. Jose
received yc
it remindec
stays at Th
1962 and
Mrs.L. S.
thank you
we note yf
ruing pool
.
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YOSEMITESENTINEL
ment,
under
vities.
The
n the
~ader,
Id.ale,
really
arei
neaines?
their
"And
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,A
stairs
rs at
very
.~ n t,
m 1’,
the
.~ntyIn
II
)te a
she
Athe
,was
ome
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not,
all
C’O:
:ent
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ar~
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CAMP CURRY FAREWELL
MAINTENANCEMEN
ACTIVE
1965 EMPLOYEEHOUSINGPROGRAM
For the 66th fall, the 429 tents at
With Monday’s closing of May Lake
Housing Committee Chairman H. K.
CampCurry are being dismantled and
Camp,all the High Sierra campswill
Ouimet announced this week that
stored in the Curry garage, along with
have been dismantled for the season. capital authorizations totaling $48,
some1,200 pillows, 900 dressers, matHoward Schneider with a crew of
048 had been secured for employee
tresses and beds. The kitchens are beeight struck the camps during the
housing for the coming year.
ing scrubbed down, the brightwork
last two weeksand saved $1000in the
In the Tecoya area, bathrooms in
masked against the elements. There
process. Customarily, the dismantling six Tecoya Apartments will be reare some20 employees on duty tendcrew has included eleven men. Twen- modeled,as will all washroomsin "B"
ing .to the needsof the 4-500 guests.
ty-two fewer mandays were required
Dormitory, "A" Dormitory will be comAccordingto Keith Whitfieldl the Septthis year, to effect the saving.
pletely refurnished; two coin-operated
ember house~ounts have been gratifyDick Ditton accompanied the crew clothes dryers will be installed in the
ing.
observing the procedures and search- laundry room. The two six-bed rooms
Whitfield has movedto the Hotel
ing for ways to cut dismantling costs in "C" and "D" Dormitories will be
Division office pursuing his activities
and improve camp operations. He, converted into four single rooms and
as Director of Standards. During the
along with Schneider, will .incorporate two three-bed rooms.
summer,he gathered statistical
rethe findings in a procedure manual.
In seasonal valley housing area,
cords and during the winter will relate
40
additional oil stoveswill be installThe unusually fair weather, Ditton
thorn to menuplanning for next year.
ed for spring, and fall use. Programs
Oneaspect of this researchis to estab- says, enabled the crew to work in
of
tent door installation and canvas
Ii.sh the popularity of one entree when comfort, contrasted to other years
when snow and .rain have hampered furniture replacementwill continue.
presented with certain other entrees,
At Wawonaand Glade Point, emthe undertaking.
i. e., how manyorders of lamb chops
The "big push" of the maintenance washroomswill be remondeled.
were selected when on the menuwith
--ochicken or roast. Whenthe research people presently is at Badger Pass,
CLOTHINGDRIVE
is complete, the kitchen will be able where a program budgeted at $25,
000
is
in
progress.
This
includes,
along
The
Yosemite
Community Church
to predict, with someaccuracy, how
wi.th
the
usual
preventive
maintewill conduct a used clothing drive for
manYorders of a given entree should
nance
work,
the
installation
of
a
10,
those in need overseas. The clothing
be prepared.
000
ga:l.
gasoline
tank
at
number
one
w,ill be distributed by the World
Jim Hamer soon will come down
life,
replacement
of
certain
lift
timChurch Service, which is a nondenofrom his aerie at Glacier Point and
bers, painting lift towers, overhauling minational organization. Any good,
take charge of CampCurry for the
clean, used clothing .will be welcome.
fall and winter. The Patlersons of mobile and stationary engine on lifts
and in snowmobiles, renewal of porPlease place clothing in a box on your
White Wolf, will replace Jim; the
tions
of
the
electrical
system.
This
front porch by 9 a.m., Saturday, SeptMayerswi.II return to Glacier with the
work
is
proceeding,
simultaneously
ember 26, at which time it will be
first snows.
with
the
two
contract
jobs,
the
repicked up. For Valley residents living
-opair
of
the
fire
damage
in
the
ski
on
the Row, please leave box at back
FROMTHE LODGE
house and the sun deck-cafeteria ex- door.
der Singh Bhatia from India; also from pansion. The former contact, awarded
--O-India is Jain Dass on the Front Desk to Bob Chivers is in the amount of
AN HONEST COOK
$55,000; the new construction, handWalt Davis is now at the Cafeteria,
in the YPCCo. mail recently came
led by RogerJolley Co. of Fresno, is
having transferred from Glacier Point.
a
box
addressed to CampCurry. InWelcometo Jeanne Weaver, the new for $63,000.
side was a skillet with a note saying:
Lodge hostess, who besides all this,
Chivers is to return the ’old’ build- "1 worked as a cook at CampCurry
also reports that the lovely reflection
ing to its original structural condition in 1941.When
I left l took this skillet.
pond outside HemlockCottage is com- and appearance. This entails the reI amenclosing $5.00 for its use during
pleted, with a running stream and a placement of major structural memthis time". Keith Whitfield has been
new lawn which shows signs already
bers, portions of the roof, walls, par- wonderingwhere that skillet went.
of sprouting green.
titions and the electrical system.Completion is expected by late October. at .the west end, and sliding glass
Mr. Joseph Ellis, Los Angeles: "We
doors along the meadowside. The
The new construction will include
received your brochure recently and
new areas, outdoor and indoor, will
it reminded us of our most pleasant the enclosureof an area off the lounge
provide some2200 additional square
-cafeteria of about 16 feet deep by
stays at The Ahwahneein October in
feet cf d;.~;ng-sunning area for Bad70 feet long.
1962 and 1963."
gerguest..,.
Mrs. L. S. Andersen, Alhambra: "We
Outside access to the new upstairs
At the v~est edge of the new buildthank you for your brochure in which area will be by a staircase at the
ing a walkway from the road and enWe note you have provided a swim- east end of the porch; to the lower
trance to the downstairs locker area
ruing pool for your guests."
area, through doors at the breezeway are being built.
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t
YOSEMITESENTINEL
M.C.T. TRIP
(Con~ued
bum~|= one)
¯ theeast.
The Cape is dark and stark and
overpoweringand its surface is bleak,
with boulders strewn about, but there
in one of the fissures of its sheer wall
we spied a clump of Moss Campion,
a delightful little plant of the Silene
genus(related to our Indian Pink),
delicate pink flower rising from a
moss-like cushion,¯ which we had last
seen on the slopes above the trail
from fhe top of the First Chairlift to
the Bach-Alp-See above Grindelwald.
Thereis an arctic gentian which grows
here, too, but we didn’t see it. There
was an airy white flower we couldn’t
identifyl and somemossesand lichens
in amongthe gravel and boulders of
the surface. Notrees, not even shrubs
break the sky line.
Thelittle coastal’ village wherewe
landed for the bus trip to the North
Cape.was like so rnany of the villages.
The main feature was a long line of
racks with drying fish turned to the
sun. The climate is so humid that to
dry hay they must mount it on racks
also, and it maytake days for it to
be dried enoughto store.
.!
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Therewas an excellent hostess on the
Meteor (she reminded us of Kit Whitman, and what could be greater
praise!) Shore excursions were scheduled almost every day, and there was
dancing every night in the long semitwilight. Thenthere were special affairs-travel talks, a ladies’ night, and
a Norwegian evening, when the purser and the head dining room steward and the doctor and others shed
their dignity and put on folk-games
and songs. Of course, there was a
ceremonialcrossing of the Arctic Circle, on the way up, and on the way
back we celebrated the Fourth of July
with American songs and a conga
line, and Americanbourbon for everyone to drink.
The Norwegian Cold Table (with
hot dishes) was always offered for
luncheon. I counted the dishes one day
and the numbercameto 36. Four hot
platters, with fish cakes, beef stew,
lamb and omelets were the main
offering, then an array of cold dishes:
shrimp salad - and such shrimpsl
(really little crayfish, I think), lobster,
sardines, pickled herring and beets,
cucumber pickles, baked ham, airdried beef like thaf of the Grisons in
Switzerland, salami, stuffed eggs,
tongue, chocolate pudding, caramel
custard, vanilla pudding, stewed
plums, floating island, stewedcurrants
(preiselbeeren, rather), pears, two
kinds of pastry, and at least three
varieties of cheese.It wasreally monumental. There were somevariations,
day by day, but always a groaning
board. Breakfast was on a similar but
smaller scale, with eggs and meats on
order.
LINKS NEWS
The team of Mary Proctor and Buck
Martin with a net 30~ were the
victors in the recent Wright Mixed
Scotch Tournament staged September
13 by the Wawonamen’s and women’sgolf clubs.
The competition was Played according to the Chapmansystem. Competitors were grouped in mixed foresomes.Eachplayer hit a tee shot; on
the secondshot, hit his partner’s ball.
Thereafter, to the cup, the best ball
was hit, but by the opposite team
member.Runners-upin the event, for
second, third and fourth places, respectively,
were Jane Rust and Harold
Twoof the shore excursions covered
some of the same terrain
we had Ouimet, 31-~; Clara French and Gene
Ewing, 32.~ Addle Martin and
already seen above the Sognefjord.
Charley Proctor, 33.
Another, to the hotel at Stalheim,
There was a three way tie with a net
took us up from the fjord to a height
where we had a spectacular
view of 34: Isabel Dierksen and George
Oliver, Audrey Ewing and Dale Findinto a long, glacial valley muchlike
ley, Muriel Ouimet and Guy Larr.,:rYosemite or Lauterbrunnen in Switeaux.
zerland, in its U-shape and imposing
TIOGA ROADTO BE CLOSED
cliffs. There were the remains of German gun-emplacements that had comTEMPORARILY
mandedthe road up the valley, one
According to the National Park Serof the points of accessto inland Nor- vice, engineers on the Tioga Pass conway, and over the walls of the restruction project will close the road
doubts rock-gardens had been built
from 9 a.m. October 5 un,til 8 p.m.
up with mountain wild flowers, many October 9. Thereafter, the usual conof which we had not seen in bloom, trols will be in effect. Theseare: the
such as larkspur and white columbine road is OPENas follows: 8 a.m. to
and forget.me-nots and a familiar10 a.m.; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and 8 p.m.
looking sedum.
to 10 p.m. during the week. It is open
Onthe 6th of July we steamedback from 8 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Monday.
into Bergen. After a day of intensive
shopping for things we had vainly
hopedto find in someof the isolated
places (for conversationpieces, if nothing else), we had an excellent dinner
at the Flien Restauranthigh abovethe
city, reachedby a funicular. It has a
tremendous view across the harbor
and the city to the fjord with its
changing clouds and setting sun our farewell to Norway.
TRAVELERS,
N. B.
PAT THORSEN,FAREWELL
We were sorry to see Pat Thorson
leave for tile San Francisco bright
lights. Pat put in two years of fine
hostessing at the Lodge. In addition to
this, she wasan outstanding entertainer having great skill and charm with
the guitar and folk songs. She and
Ross Hallberg pleased hundreds of
guests during the summerseason.
FOR SALE
1963 Plymouth 2-doo: Savoy,
Fred Milnes, travel counselor and
V-8, standard transmission, seatbelts
agent, will makehis bi-monthly trip
front and rear, less than 10,000 miles,
to Yosemite on September23. He will
be available at the YPCCo. General 5 year or 50,000 mile warranty transOffices in the morning, in Bill Sch- ferable, air conditioned, heater. Am
nettler’s office in park headquarters selling because of transfer to area
during the lunch hour, and in the where car is not needed. Contact Les
YosemiteLodgefront office during the McClanahan: Office 372-4466 Home
afternoon and until 8:00 p.m.
372-4405.
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YOSEMITE
FRIDAY,OCTOBER
2, 1964
YosemiteNational Park, CaliforMa
YPC CO. SAFETY SUMMARY
Safety Direclor
Ned English has
summarized the accident record for
the first
11 months of the 1963-64
fiscal year. The results of certain current injury cases are not known, thus
the September figures are not available, Shown below are the companywide safety record statistics
covering
lost timeinjuries:
DisablingInjuries ThisYr. LastYr,
18
20
Hotel Division
8
5
CommercialDivision
8
8
Maintenance
3
3
YTS
0
0
Stables
2
2
Other Units
39
38
Total
Lost TimeDays
194
742
Hotel Division
43
CommercialDivision 25
104
34
Maintenance
4
22
YTS
0
0
Stables
4
4
¯ OtherUnits
349
827
TOTAL
time injuries
Units with no lost
through 11 months:
Central WarehousePlumbing Shop
(Continued
on page ~wo~
IT’S DRYTHISFALL
Accordingto the National Park Service, the water supply for Yosemite "1"her~bore phr.~Logr’,q)hS~l)l)li(’d l.r~ tl~(’ SI".,NTINI’21-, I)?l G?/cr oJ’ I. he SINRRA
Valleyis potentially critical dueto the STAR,torls m(Ide d,rim.l ~he Sel)l,e~nber 11 dt, clicrl~icn~ of. ~lt(: Yose.mil, e Pio,e.er
extremely dry year. The supply a; Histor!] Ce,l.cr. Pitjuri,(d in lhe histor!] of Wilu~o,(~ (tre the yolrr mtm shmo,I
h e’rein. AI l.he left is Ck~rr2,ce Wrlslzbllr)l.
son of the late Joh, X,Vashb,r,,
present is adequatefor normal use, "who
.with his lhree brr)l.her:~’..Inlius, lfe,r!j (~,d E(llt~(trd b~lill, a,¢l (fl)crctl.t’tl
but the concentrated heavy use can X.VcI~.~)t)nr~ l-h)It’,l Jr(~m1875 to 1!1’32. Heu,~(~s the Iclst mcln(If/er of the Wr~t~;t~m~
drain the storagereservoir. Until the l-l(~tel I)efure il wr~s i)ic:l~lclc!(I i)~ l.hc (;9cralicm of YPCCo. Ne,rl t() W~tshbltrn
rains relieve the situation the sprink- iy, Willic~lnSell. ,Jr. (~J" .;Xhtocthm’e.~cll .,qr~rl(2(t li(¢’ c~s ~l .,qtcl(.lecoa(.’h (Iril)er all(I
ling of lawnsand groundareas should fl(,,.ller¢ll rolL~l.(~l)()lll ifl the’ ~.Val(~O)la(Ir(:’a r/lid I.rll.(H’ IIl.C Icfle(l C(llll.I) L, osl. Arl’ou).
,Xh.~tmh,(’e
fool.
be controlled. Sprinklersshouldnot be whichu_)~sI(~c(~t.(:cl i)~ lh(’, pr(..’.~:e~t NPSresicle,lktl ¢~1’c(~,Cr~mp
allowed to run for long periods of of Ill(.’. Pollr Mile Truil. r~,cl the Sc,li~wl llol~’l. ,~.Ir. Sell is I))’es¢’)tl.l!l nl.f~ml(.]e’r
r~J" lhe l:)~fll(!r Ilolel i~ [ll(lir, N(’,~I, is "l’t~m G(n’t/tm,too a resicle,t of .¥h~ril)o.~’tl.
time and never overnight.
(;t~r(hm i~(Is tt stt~!l,.’ctmrh drirer ’(,r the Yt~.s’(~ntite ,";u tie a,(I Tltr~l.)ilc(’ Co. i~l
If youhearthe fire siren, youshould th(’ !lcur.’~ tlrt~l~(I th(’ t.~lr~ of the (..eMllr!j. .4it)l) th(: .’~Itt!l(2 ~ I~IIt)W,H (I,"; I.ho
turn off all sprinklersso that all waler "X.V¢t.’d~l)tlr~." u,(I !/il;(;, lf~ the l)i¢),c~q ’ llixlm’!l Center 1)!1 5"PCC(). is l’](I(l!l
Slrzl)les.
is availablefor fire fighting purposes. Gorclr)tl. curl!l (Irl?l sl¢lqc rlri~,(’r ,ml i)re.’~e,tl!J "’(:()rrrzl Ims.’¢"u/. the XVr~lc’omt
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YOSEMITESENTINEL
YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
Published by
Yosem,ite Valley residents.
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
H. Berrey
Advisor
phone372-4411.
Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~e,eee,e,e,
FORSALE
Sear’s best thermostatically controlled wood heater (similar to Ashley)
has heat controlled dampening and
thermo controlled two speed circulation fan. Used 5 months. $80. Phone
372-4755 between 8 am and 5 pm.
SAFETY SUMMARY
(Con~aw~l
fimmlll~ -,c)
Village Store
Electric Shop
Studios
Paint Shop
Stabiles
Machine Shop
This year’s experience in Hotel Division food preparation and service
areas, where 19 of the division’s 20
Ios.t time injuries and 815 of its 827
lost time days haveoccurred, has been
disappointing.
Other divisions,
notably Maintenance and Commercial, have achieved substantial improvementsin their
frequency and severity rate this year.
Lost time days in the Maintenance
Department, for instance, have been
reduced by over 200%.
Stables Manager Bob Barnett has
demonstrated again that work can be
performed safely under hazardous
conditions. His Stables havea perfect
record through the year to date.
HOSPITAL NEWS
The delivery room has been the
busiest area in L.M.H. wi.th six young
ones arriving during the month. Doug
and ThelmaWarnock’s little
Kirsten
¯
arrived on September 3. Kirsten was
weighedin at 8 Ibs. 14 oz. Next day,
September 4 at 1:22 a.m., Louise
Woelbing presented husband Clarence
with a son, their third, who tipped
the scales at 8 Ibs. 4 oz. He was
promptly namedMa’rk.
Another Mark, Mark Conway, was
born to Carol and Dean Conway on
September24. Mark II weighted 7 Ibs.
and 5½ oz.
Elizabeth Ann Stewart, the daughter
of Larry and Cheryl Stewart and a
playmate for sister Robin, arrived on
September12.
Dick and Ann Ray have a new
daughter, Terri Lee, born September
18. This gives the Rays two boys and
two girls. And the Gerald Telles’ baby
boy, Robert Duane, arrived on September20. Thescore, three boys, three
girls, which, Dr. Sturm, shows complete impartiality.
The score waseven until AnneHendrickson gave birth to a babyboy on
OctoberI.
THE AHWAHNEE
Glen Power, assistant manager of
The Ahwahnee,supplied the following
tid-bits of info related, in a general
way, to his domain.
The pool, after a minimumof opening pains, is being enjoyed by Ahwahneeguests, especially during the
warmafternoons. The only complaint
came from a gentleman who, when
shown the ’diving rock’, commented
that it certainly wouldn’t give very
muchspring.
George Heath, who with wife Margaret managedthe Glen Aulin High
Sierra Camp,is nowon the hotel desk.
Mrs. Heath is ’at home’ in El Portal.
The Heaths are intending to winter
at Ostrander Lake Ski Hut. The hunters, Gordon and Hazel Warren, Fred
and Marian Pierson and Dotty and
Glen Power, had a fine hunt the opening of deer season on Everett Philp’s
place near Fish Camp.Marian brought
homethe only venison.
The Power’s oldest boy Michael, a
freshman at Mariposa High School,
figured in a scoring play in last Saturday’s Mariposa J. V. vs Merced
Frosh football game. Mike, a driving
fullback, pushedthe ball over for the
CONNER- HILDEBRANDWEDDING
only score of the contest. Less sucThe Ahwahneegarden was the scene
cessful was the Mariposa Varsity,
on September 27 of the marriage of
which lost to the MercedJ.V. squad
Lynda Conner and WayneHildebrand.
by a 14-6 score. Local footballers on
Ma’id of honor was Bonnie Conner, the
the Varsity are KennyMelton, a fullbride’s sister, while Wayne’sbest man
was TomRiley, formerly of the Yo- back, and Clark Martin, Jr., an end.
semite Lodge staff. Other attendants The Mariposa J.V.s are now two-fortwo, having beaten the Tuolumne
were bridesmaids Pat Hildebrand,
High School squad 6-0 in a practice
sister of the groom, and Sue Bowers,
game September 19.
a friend of the bride. Young David
Curry madeout nicely as ring bearer,
RETURNOF RIVER RAT
SCHOOLNEEDSTYPEWRITERS
while
Karen
Whiteman
made
a
lovely
John Deere, principal of the YosemThose of you who missed Dr. Marflower girl. The ceremony was perite ElementarySchool, is a qualified
jorie Steurt’s last lecture in Mariposa
typing instructor. He has offered to formed by the Rev. Don Baldwin of
will have the opportunity of hearing
teach typing classes starting with the El Portal.
her on October 6, 8 p.m. at the MariFollowing the reception the bride
7th grade. This would give the
posa High School. She will tell of her
students an opportunity to begin at a and groom departed for a six weeks’ experienceswith the first party to ever
trip to NewYork. Upon their return
much easier age for learning than
ride a raft on the swift rapids of the
waiting until the 10th grade, when they will be in residence in one of Fraser and Columbia Rivers.
typing is taught in high school. The the Tecoya Apartments.
Refreshments will be served, so
problem is absence of typewriters,
writers. Machines will be bought as there will be an opportunity to visit
whichthe school is not in a position to money becomes available.
Should
with Dr. Steurt after the program.
furnish.
readers wish to contribute moneyor Donationswill be $1.00 for adults, 50c
The Yosemite Parents Group has ideas to this causetheir help will be for studen.ts. The moneywill go to
started fund-raising with sights aimed gratefully received. Chairmanfor the the John C. Fremont Hospital Volunat $1200 to purchase 12 rebuilt type- drive is Doug Hubbard.
teers.
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PARENTSGROUPMEETS
I’ieve the teachersoF this time-consumCOMIN’S ANDGOIN’S AT
poin,ted
out
The Yosemite Parents GroUpmet, . that,nginresponsibility,
other areas itit iswas
quite
common
YOSEMITELODGE
in the schoolhouse on September 21
The last SENTINELstartedwith
for parents to participate. Teachers Spencer Grams-- so we might as well
with Chairman Shackleton presiding.
desperately need their lunch period
Treasurer Arlis Carter gave his report,
start v~ith h’im this time - forthe ne’xf
the substance of which was that the for a few minutes rest in privacy
few weeks we’ll see Spence~. at the
and
for
much
needed
time
to
prepare
Parents Group has on hand $20.39,
front desk while WayneHildebrand
for the afternoon work. Henry Berrey is honeymooning in NewYork. And,
exclusive of the library fund.
was appointed to prepare a statement by the time Wayne gets back, the
Repair Projects Underway
and questionnaire to be considered
newemployees
will all be’.in the sCvin’g."
and completed by the parents.
Mr. Shackleton introduced the faof things.
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Welcome to Dan Cunning" Alleh’
Membership
Drive to Start
is Dan McCann, 5th and 6th grade
Valkie, ManuelCalle in tl~e Cafeteria.
Pauline Trabucco, John Deere, Mar- Theseare only a few of the newones.
instructor. Several reports were made:
ian
Woessner and Kathy Betts were And we have a numberof trdnsferred’
the refinishing of blocks for the kincom- employees - Valeria Bussell, who
dergarten is being accomplished; TV appointed to a fund-raising
mittee;
it
is
apparent
that
additional
reception is being improved; shelves
worked at MayLake, is spend’ing’the
revenue will have to be obtained in
will be forthcoming for the library,
winter months .in the housekeeping
o~’der to improvethe condition of the department. Kathy Stebbins is in the
and new benches are to be placed
group’s treasury. Somemoneywill be Cafeteria, coming to us from Camp
about the school grounds.
madeavailable through the forthcom.
Curry. Jean Timby worked at Glen
Parents For NoonDuty
ing membership drive, which will
Aulin and is now in the Gift Shop.
Principal Deere discussed his hope start soon. Local people who may Mary Elwood, a very talented young
of teaching typing in the 7th and
not be parents or whosechildren are lady at the piano, transferred from
8th grades. Several members com.
no longer in the elementaryschool are housekeepingto the Restaurant. Mary,
mented on possible sources of typeby the way, will be playing the piano
to join the parents group
writers. Mr. Deeredescribed the need eligible
on Sunday night from 8:30 to 9:30
for Fc4rents to assumenoontime duty and their membershipis indeed wel- in the Lounge.
on the schoolgroundsin order to re- come.
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MARIPOSAFOOTBALLSKED
Loca’l football enthusiasts whodon’t
haveseasontickets for the 4’9ers, the
Indians or the Bears, maybe interested in the following schedule for
the Mariposa High School Grizzlies:
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SUMMERSWING WINDUP
WRITE NElL MORGAN
WEDIN ¯PARK
It seemsthat the Yosemitegolfers
Nell Morgan, San Die cjo newsman,
habitually get trounced whenthey inwas married to Miss Judith Blakeslee
vade the Mercedclub’s environs and in the Yosemite Chapel by the Rev.
that the reverse is true whenthe flatStephen Walker Saturday afternoon,
landers cometo the hills. In the last
September 26.
Home-n-Home
contest, September 20,
Morganhas written several pieces
Oct. 3 *
S.J. Memorial (J.V. and
at Wawonathe local men defeated
for his syndicatedcolumn Assignment
Frosh)
Merced 17K, to 15~; women’s com- West, the most recent, an account of
Oct. 9 *
Livingston
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petition did not materialize because a mule back trip to three of the High
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Oct. i6 X Le Grand
of insufficient
representation from Sierra Camps.
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Oci. 23"X Denair
Merced. However, the womenplayed
The bridal party flew from san
Oct. 23*
Merced Freshmen
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in a medal" sweepstake, with Mary ¯Diego
,
.to the airfield at Mt.. Bullion
Oct. 30 X Hilmar
Proctor winning with low gross of 91 drove to the park, were married,
Nov. 6 X Orestimba
Inky Peterson took second place with
toasted by a few local friends, reNov.’ 13"X Ripon
92 and Laureen Dunn, third, with 93. turned to Mt. Bultion, flew to Los
*Home games
Low net was won by Jane Rust with
Angelesin time to board a jetliner ’!,~
X League Games
a 69 and a tie resulted next between for London.All the abovē took place ",~
WINTERFILM PLANNED
Kay Jirsa and Mary Proctor, each with between 11 a.m. and 9 p.m.
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71s. The weather was ideal and at
of Santa M.onica has been engagedby
FREE MOVIES
the picnic supper everyone voiced enTheatrical films will be showntwice
YPC Co. advertising department to
thusiasm for next spring’s Home-nweekly at Yosemite Lodge in the
produce a winter film on Yosemite
Homein Merced.
Loungeat 9:00 p.m. Although the priduring the coming winter season.
Farewell
and
Thanks,
from
Charlie
marypurposefor providing this enterMostnotable subjects which have
On
October
4
the
Pro
Shop
at
tainment is for YosemiteLodgeguests,
been done by Pyramid were the "Leaf"
Wawona
closes
for
the
season
and
its
employeesare also welcome.
and the "River", both of which were
staff
scatters
for
the
winter.
Pro
Charfilmed in the park. Fred Hudsondid
Following is the schedule through
lie extends his thanks for a job well
the photographyfor both of these. It
October:
done not only to the golf course mainis expected that he will do the bulk
Oct. 9 "Man with. a Million", Gregory
of the nature photography in the new tenance crew but also to his top shop
Peck and Jane Griffiths.
assistant of two years, Sotero Marpicture.
Oct. 12 "Four Feathers", Ralph Richtinez. Always working and smiling,
At the present time, the story is beardson, C. Aubrey Smith.
Sotero has managedto console many
ing prepared by writer Carleton Moss.
a frustrated golfer. He will remain Oct. 16 "BambooPrison", Robert FranActual camerawork will begin in late
cis and DianeFoster.
in Yosemite for the next year. Doug
October, then continue in January.
Vagim, Fresno student, also assisted
Oct. 19 "Cape Fear", Gregory Peck,
YOSEMITE LODGE
Charlie this summerand now has reRobert Mitchum, Polly Bergen.
(Contimled from page three)
turned
to
school.
The
seasonal
golf
Welcome.back to Pat Patterson who
Oct. 23 "Champion",Kirk Douglas, Arcourse
crew
under
the
direction
of
has returned from the Fresno Hacienthur Kennedy.
da. Andl goodbye (Minnesota schools greenskeeper Homer Armstrong and Oct. 26 "Adventures of Robinson Crumust start late) to TomGoossen,who asst. Ralph Diefenderfer functioned
soe", DanO’Herily.
well during the summerwith a changwas a houseman in the new units,
ing crew which included
Jimmy Oct. 30 "The Golden Age of Comedy"
and is leaving .to return to school.
with a great list of star comedians
Congratulations on the Woelbing’s Strealy, Bill MacDonald,Sparky Philp, in their best comedybits.
(Red) 7th wedding anniversary. Their Jim Devineand Les Mills.
WANTED
The work of repairing; planting and
third son was born just four weeks
Steamer
trunk.
Contact Dolores Hall"putting the course to bed for the
ago.
inan, The A’hwahnee, 372-4421.
Steve Falconer was all smiles the winter" is now in process.
other day- his Pam(McGhee)arrived
earlier th~is month cLfter spend!ing
three monthsin Europe. Their wedding
date has been set .for December19.
And, on the not too pleasant side,
our sympathy to Charlene McMillan
who is sporting a neck brace after
a fall. Grace Grant has been in the
hospital for the past week- get well
fastl
BOY SCOUTSFOR UNICEF
In acknowledging the Scouts’ 1963
Onceagain the Scou.ts of Troop 50 gift of $71.15 UNICEFsaid, "Your
(Yosemite-ElPortal) will sell Trick-orgenerosity will enable UNICEF
to give
Treat candy in advance of Halloween. health and the promise of a happier
The proceeds will be shared equally
future .to still moreof the world’s sick.
between UNICEF,the United Nations
and hungry children. Thank you on
Children’s Fund, which aids millions
their behalf."
of needy children and mothers in
The boys hope to double last year’s
more than 100 countries, and the
gift, so don’t stock up on Halloween
troop fund.
candy until they ring your bell!
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16, 1964
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gives both co¢~ches ~ chance to work w:th ~h, eir boys wnder irene co~di~.ions, according ~o corwh Jake Metherell. On the left
No. 17 is Brrtd Lamoreau.~: with the ball, with No. 30, TomAllcock, r~nni~g interference. On the right No. 56 is Daryl
Sch, midL get~h~g of] a pass, before a Mcn’iposaboy brings him down. In their first "real" go, me with .Menlo on October 10 the
A te~n~z lost to the score of 18-0. However, the B ~eam won by 6-0. Bol:h ~eams were heavily out-weigb.ed by ~he Menlo
boys. (This ~s ~ot a’n. excuse - only a st~cmem.).
T,V. ASSOCIATIONREPORT
INDIAN SUMMERDAYS
HALLOWEENCOSTUMEDANCE
Betweenthe Indian summerdays of
As the end of the fiscal year for
YPCCo. is September 30, it seems late and the season’s dryness, our
appropriate that the Yosemite Com- autumncolor is advancing slowly and
munity TV Association should submit as yet, rather pallidly, though the
report from the East Side is that the
a report on its activities.
The Association was formed in 1957 aspen in the canyons running up into
and at that time YPCCo.
authorized the the mountains are magnificent with
expenditure of funds to bring one TV their copper tones.
channel to Yosemite Valley. The ComOnthe floor of the Valley manyof
pany agreed to finance the project,
the maples are sunshiny yellow, and
but only with the understanding that
many are still
green, though some
the Community who was to benefit
have simply dried up. The dogwood
would work out a plan to repay with
is spotty, so far. There are a couple
funds collected on a monthly or annual of trees with brilliant leaves at Happy
Isles and a few along the road bebasis from a membership made up of
residents of the Valley who were en- tween TenayaBridge and Mirror Lake,
joying the television programs. To especially near the Iron Spring. South
.q:::em~’is’.~ this end, the Yosemite of Pohono Bridge and around Fern
C:mmuni~y TV Assoc. was formed.
Spring they are coming on slowly,
A ::~r.:r:,itt~.-~
from the Company,
Park many trees with some leaves green
~’er\’!c~ an::l T,~!ep.honeCo. was ap- and somepale red to scarlet. Theblack
r’c~in]:d to sul::ervi~.e the operationoF oaks have not really started to turn
Ii~ .’:’s;.q:ialicn.
Onechannelwasre- yet, but they are usually at their peak
::r:a:’.cast into the Valley commencing at the end of the month rather than
in 1957. The system was UHF, and the rniddle.. Indian hemp,a plant two
while fairly satisfactory, proved very to four feet tall, is one of the best
(Cnntinucd nn page two)
Savethe date, Tuesday,October 27,
for a good time in the Indian Roomat
the Ahwahnee (remember, The Ahwahneecloses November1, reopening
December22). The Yosemite Parents
Group wishes you to have fun, and
at the sametime, raise moneyfor the
school. Admissionis $1.00 each, with
total proceedsto go to the school.
The theme is "ComeAs Your Favorite T.V. Star" and the affair will be
from 9:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. There
will be fine prizes for the best costume, plus o midnight buffet.
Tickets will be on sale at the Parents
Group Meeting October 19, or may
be purchased at The Ahwahnee or
Yosemite Lodge desk or the Village
Store.
GEORGE
LEDSONRETIRES
After sixteen years with YPCCo.,
MaintenanceDept., GeorgeLedsonretired recently. He cameto Yosemitein
June, 1948. George, as he was fondly
knownto manyValley residents, has
bought a home in Cathay, where he
is nowliving.
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NICK’S TOUR
Our correspondent reports a pleaEach November,for the past seven
sant hour spent in conversation with years, Nick Flare has visited ski clubs
a Mr. Phil Gutleben in Room914 of ski shops and schools to. discuss skiCedar Cottage at YosemiteLodge. Mr. ing and Badger Pass. This isn’t NovGutleben is a retired engineer and ember yet, but already he has begun
contractor, now living in Alamo in
what looks like his busiest schedule.
Contra Costa County. And, with the
Last weekendhe spent three days
orderly habits attributed to engineers, in Southern California
at May Co.
has kept careful track of the construc. stores - Downtown,Wilshire, Valley
tion work he did in Yosemitebetween and Eastland. MayCo.has ten stores
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4e.ee,¢,~ +e¢. ee # # # o.
the years 1916 and 1926.
and this fall openedski shops in four
r. V. ASSOCIATION
REPORT The National Park Service wasform- of them. If the shops becomepopular
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from page one)
ed in 1916and, with its first director, they will install them in the other six
costly to maintain. As a result, and Stephen Mather, and the park’s first
stores, and, according to Nick, the
in order to provide more complete superintendent, W. B. Lewis, Gutleben people were trying on and buying
programming,in the late fall of 1960 was involved in a number of .first
ski sweaters and stretch pants as
all of the networksplus the education buildings, several of which are yet though it was winter, instead of hot
station in San Francisco were rebroad. very much in use. Along with the (’90 degree), smoggyweather.
¯ cast into the Valley on VHFfrequency. N.P.S. work, he was builder for the
Nick is nowfree for a much-earned
This is the present arrangement now DesmondPark Co., one of the two holiday until November4. Then, and
in use, and in most cases everyone is
principal park operators.
through the month, he will visit the
enjoying better than average teleIn 1916 Gutleben built for Desmond folio.wing: Single Ski Club, (L.A.), Holvision reception.
a laundry and loath house in the
lywood High School Ski Club, the FootAs anadded service, in the very
Lodgearea. In May, 1955 this buildhill Ski Club, Bakersfield Ski Club and
near future it will be possible to also ing was razed for all practical pur- the Modesto Club; between November
bring in Channel Two, Oakland. Chan- poses, only the concrete slab floor
13--16 he and three of his instructors
¯ nel Twocarries manysports events-having been left. Onthis foundation,
will demonstratesl~i techniquesat the
football, baseball, basketball and Cedar Cottage was built in ’55. That Winter Sports Showat the CowPalace.
’hockey-and will be switched to the
the floor has held up over the 39 Others on his schedule thus far are
present education channel on week- years attests to the durability of Mr. visits to the Castle Air ForceBaseski
ends, as that is not in use at that time. Gutleben’s work, and that he wanted
enthusiasts, the Stockton Ski Club and
To date, a total of $37,248.12 has to stay in Cedar Cottage attests to
the Katharine Branson School skiers,
been spent on the TV system. As of
Mr. Gutleben’s being a slightly sen- at Ross, and Salinas’ Camber Ski
October,.1, 1964, the Association has timental engineer.
Club.
a debit of $6,059.41 with the Com(’Continued on page three)
In addition to the above, Nick will
pany. It is hopedthat w.ithin the next
conduct
a dry land ski school in Fresno
still a little of the bright yellow of
two years the Association can repay
on November17, 24 and December1,
several of the rabbit-brush family
all monies advanced by theCompany
and its associates, and here and there with a fourth lesson to be held on the
in which case Association dues could
a little scarlet fuchsia, Zauschneria slopes at Badger Pass, later in Dec.
be lowered. Presently there are 147
Nick
Californica (a mouth filling
name), ember. With all this activity,
dues-paying membersin the Associacould very well feel the ski season
above the Wawona
Tunnel, especially
tion.
along the curve. Theaspenson the old half over, before any snowflies.
’ INDIAN SUMMERDAYS
dirt road above BadgerPass are turnAHWAHNEE
GIFT SHOP
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ing orange and apricot. The meadows
"MOVES" TO LODGE
displays so far. it makespatches of
Haveyou been looking at a certain
in the Valley are tawny, for the most
vivid yellow along the Merced River
at The AhwahneeGift Shop
part, without the kaleidascopic color article
between Rocky Point and Pohono
they often show, but Royal Arch mea. that perhaps you’d like to get as a
Bridge and also in the meadowbehind dow, with its moist earth, has pools Christmas gift? And then about the
the Chapel, where the skating rink
of russet and green.
middle of December when you want
was long ago. It’s in the dogbane
to
purchase it, realize The Ahwahnee
By way of compensation for the
family, and the Indians used its long slowness of the color, the sugar pine is closed? Here’s your answer. John
black roots in making their Indian
cones this year make a tremendous Earle, MerchandiseManager, tells us
baskets.
he plans to moveapproximately oneshowing after several lean years.
Along the Wawonaroad there is a
Somehave fallen, but manywill stay third of the stock from The Ahwahnee
little pale lessingia, although most
on the trees until spring, or until a high on November1 to the Yosemite Lodge
of it is gone from the Valley. Beside wind brings them down.
Gift Shop. And, if there is something
the roads out of the Valley there is
special you’d like lo have, tell Ruth
M.C.T.
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YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
¯ Publishedby
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
H. Berrey ............
Advisor
Mail communicc~tionsto Yosemite
phone 372-4411.
Folks
General
In the P~
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was in th
Became h
Kent, near
who has
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Moore wi
husband,
left by Ba
Office. A f~
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There’s
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days, she t~
daily mail,
telephones,
to operate
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Folks coming and going, in the
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The October 19 meeting of the YoGeneral Office - from left to right Very likely the most demandingof semite Parent’s Group will feature a
In the Paymaster’s office Meg Sams
Gutleben’s projects in Yosemite was "back-to-school-night" schedulefor all
¯ has gone back to England after workthe 1916-17construction of the Glacier parents, starting at 7 p.m.
ing for Melba Smith since May. She
Point Hotel (the Mountain Househad
Principal John Deere has announced
was in the U.S. for 18 months, but
already been built, in 1878). The road that the purposeof the "back-to-scho.
becamehomesick for her Chislehurst
to Glacier was terrible,
even for
ol-night" is to give each teacher an
Kent, near London. Marl Kay Mathews
mule--drawn wagons, and during the opportunity to presentthe entire curwho has been a big help to Agnes
fall of ’16, 100 .mules were employed riculum to the parents and to show
.Westfall in the Paymaster’sOffice, is
in hauling in materials. Whenwinter them books, materials, and" various
heading for the bright lights of San
put a stop to this, 17 menwere left
other teaching aids that the children
Francisco after a brief visit down
at Glacier to work through the winter.
will be using throughout the year.
south with her family. Agnes says,
Despite the hardships and the almost This is not an open house, but rather
hopefully/"She’s only taking a leave
totally isolated situation, the building an opportunity for the teacher to reof absence." Sharon Cummings, who
was opened on schedule for the sum- view the program for the year with
worked at the WawonaCoffee Shop
mer season 1917.
the parents. The regular business
this summer, is taking Marl Kay’s
spot. Mr. Cramer’s secretary, Marilyn
During that winter, Gutleben had meetingwill take place in the all-purpose room at 8:45 p.m. following the
Schleuter, is leaving for a visit with occasion to snowshoe into Glacier.
her folks in Chicago, then she too,
This set him thinking about the use sessions in the individual rooms.
--o-is looking to the big city, S.F. Joyce of the area for winter sports. Also,
Moore will take her ¯place. Joyce’s he designed a tramway from the
AHWAHNEE
TRIO AT YOSEMITE
husband, Jim, has filled the vacancy Valley, starting at about the bottom of
LODGE
left by Bart Burgin in Maintenance the Four-Mile Trail, to Sentinel Dome.
During the month of October, the
Office. A few changes in the accoun- The drawings which he prepared for
Jack Sabine Trio is playing in the
ting end of the office, we’d say!
the tramway project showed four
Mountain Roomon Wednesdaynights
There’s a bright new face :in Com- 20-passenger cars with parasol-tops
from 9 to 11:45. According to Manamercial - Carol Pechacek,of San Car- which ran on a track in tandem, two
ger Wayne Whiteman the first
two
los, is on MindyRose’s job of checking up, two down. The lower and the
dances.were
very
successful.
It’s
very
invoices, etc. Herefrom the College of upper terminal buildings were most
attractive and reminiscent of the Geor- kind of you, Mr. Curry, to share your
San Mateo, Carol says she likes it
gian or "Republican" architecture as- orchestra. However, it seemsWedneshere (and vice versal).
days were a bit slow at the hotel, but
A newface in the Reservation Office sociated with the turn-of-the-century
busy at the Lodge.
is Gerry deChant. She is Dana Mor- Long Island summerhomesof the rich.
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genson’s right hand gal these days. The Glacier Point Hotel originally had
a drivb-through .porte cochere on tha
Her main job is the High Sierra desk,
FORSALE
but that being somewhatquiet these entrance side. Its absencemayaccount
1959 Black MGsports coupe. Phone
days, she takes dictation, opens the for the rather monotonouslyflat ap- 372-4475. Rusty
daily mail, works on the counter and pearance of the building today. Another high-altitude job of Gutleben’s there in 1903 by the Sierra Club. In
telephones, plus, which, is learning
was the construction of the cableway 1924, when the Currys wanted to exto operate the teletype.
on Half Domein 1919. Some years pand their Camp, they paid Gutleben
Miles ReCOOPERating
earlier, in 1875, GeorgeAndersonhad to moveand reconstruct it at its preSpeakingof the m’ail, we’re happy drilled holes and inserted eye-bolts
sent site.
to report that Miles Cooperis recuper- into the granite to the summit. ReWhenit was time to leave, our man
ating nicely from his recent operation, placing the bolts, and stringing cables,
inquired
of Gutleben whether he
under the good care of Lucille. We Gutleben built the cableway about as
thought the Valley was more or less
hope it won’t be too long, Miles, be- it is today.
attractive, with its moreorderly build.
fore you’re back to your old "stomping
ings, its roads and parking areas.
Buildings for NPS
grounds" again. (Perhaps only a few
Gutleben replied that its beauty cerclays after this is printed?).
Aside from the Glacier Point Hotel,
tainly hadn’t been marred-,.nd pr,’,the three best known buildings for
bably was moreattractive than in the
AHWAHNEE
GIFT SHOP
which Gutleben was responsible were
early
days. Mrs. Gutleben, who,
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the park headquarters, rangers club
through the interview sat quietly
Beckwith, and it will be sent to the
house and the museum.
crocheting, volunteered, "And 1here
Lodge. WhenThe Ahwahneereopens,
the stock will then be moved back
T’he LeConteLodgeoriginally stood certainly isn’t all that awful dust all
at
CampCurry, having been built
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30, 1964
BADGERWINTER PREPARATIONS
ACCOUNTING NEWS
PARENTS BASH A SMASH
YPCCo.’s accounting department is
To paraphrase Archie, last Tuesday
The past week’s rain had Badger
night’s
Parents Group Dance at The
manned by 28 people performing
manager Bill Meachamsquinting up
indicates "there’s life in the
various fiscally-oriented
jobs. And, Ahwahnee
at the sky and guessing when the
there’s little in this world moreimpor- old girl yet."
Badger slopes would get their first
tant than being fiscally O.K. Carl
The community, which fairly can be
white mantle. Meanwhile, the brush- Strickland, one of the numberswizcalled conservative,
dropped its
cutters are at Work, scything off o.fards, evidently felt his fellow workers guard and turned out in marvelously
fending clumps and twigs to makethe
were being overlooked by the SEN- imaginative Costumesintended to porslopes usable with little morethan a
TINEL, so wrote, on his owntime, the tray favorite television performers.
heavy frost. Dick Reevesis the head
following piece.
There were lawyers, politicians, docswinger and has instructors Bob Ray
The time has come! The time has tors, nurses,cave-dwellers,B-girls, hilland Gary McCulley, Winter Club rep
arrived for news of the accounting
billies-people w.ith exposeddigestive
Les Mills and Ernie Peigneon the team.
office to be knownto all.
tacts, head colds and dandruff.
In the Ski House, Dave Downingis
At the end of eachfiscal year (SeptAfter maddancing ’til midnight to
training Bruce Robertsonand Jim Car- ember 30), John F. Forbes and Comthe tunes of Jack Sabine’s made-upnahan to be ski repairmen. This is a pany sends men to do the annual
hi~thly important activity, for aside audit. This year, the men are from. as-waiters trio, the judges retired to
their chambersto pick the best cosfrom doing simple patch-ups, the reForbes’ San Francisco office. At the
tumes.Thefirst prize, overnight at The
pairmen must be able to set bindings moment, we have two here determinon a pair of $150 competition model ing if things are according to Hoyle. Ahwahnee, was won by Jim Edeal,
decked out as the director of "SaturHeads, which is something akin to
They are Bob Breitfeld
and Hollis
day Night at The Movies", wearing
spitting a large diamond.
Hardin. Both are very likable, and
miles of motion picture film, dark
Dariell Jenson, formerly with the
they are doing an excellent job. That
glasses and a beret. The Shackletons
LodgeTransortation Desk, is readying can be bad news, especially
when
equipment and apparel for the Bad- they start using their CPAtalk. Mr. were Mr. and Mrs. Jolly Green Giant.
ger Ski Shopand for the one at the Marvin Baker, chief auditor for Forbes, Lee,painted green to the eyeballs,
Lodge. The Lodge Shop will be moved is the head man fo the team. He wore a leafy crown and skirt and "ho
ho I~o’d" most convincingly. Ti was a
from the RedwoodRoomin the Restlovely just-picked ear of corn. They
aurant to a section of the studio. The
WOMENSGROUPTO MEET
won the champagnefor second best.
latter will open November26.
The first meeting of the season of Third place went to Dick Begeman.
Marilyn Asay, in the Commercial
the Yosemite WomensGroup will be Dick wore a magnificent Indian garb
¯ Division, is gatheringski locker rental
held Thursday, November5, according with horns, feathers, fur and beads.
fees and assigning lockers. Those who
have reserved lockers but have yet to Zona Deckelman, Chairman. Lunceon, which commencesat 12:45 p.m.
VOTERSNOTE AND VOTE
to pay for them, should do so.
in the Yosemite Lodge RedwoodRoom,
In the event it has escapedanyone’s
The snowmobile fleet will be exwill be followed by a talk and color
attention, the voting polls in Yosemite
panded by two new machines, a Bomslide presentation by Thelma McGrebardier, which will carry 21 passenwill be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00
gor on "Evidences of the Renaissance
gers, and an Oliver Tractor for slopep.m. All YPCCo. employees who are
As they Appear in RomeToday".
elgible are encouragedto vote. Anypacking" The passenger fleet of two
Mrs. Deckelmanwishes to point out one not hav.ing time to vote at either
Bombardiers, one Trackmaster, one that the luncheon and program are
the beginning or end of his working
Spryte and two weasels can haul a
open to all Valley women; cost for
total of 80 passengerson the scenic
day may arrange wth his supervisor
the luncheon is $1.50 and reservations before election day for sufficient time
loop. Dave Downingin charge of the
should be made by the evening of
to cast his ballot. The necessarytime
vehicles’ operation.
November4 with the Yosemite Lodge
maybe taken off wthout loss of pay.
P.S. Wednesdaynight’s storm left
desk.
about a foot of snowat Badger.
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THE LODGITES
"The
end
of
labor is to gain leisure",
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so sayeth Aristotle. So after a long,
Which TV person he represented was
hard season, Vacation time is here and
not clear. However,John Curry introaway the employees go. Manager
duced h.im as "Barry Goldwater in an
WayneWhiteman, and his family are
Indian Suit",.which seemsas good a
vacationing in S. F., taking in the
tag as any.
opera and then headed north. GerA.fte supper,, the contribution of The trude Stewart is spending three weeks
A.hwahnee,dancing resumeduntill the
traveling to Oregon, back down the
management
flicked the lights to sign- Redwood Highway, then on to Los
al theend of the merriment.
Angeles for some fun. Winona CopeParents Group officials state that
land, who managedthe gift shop at
their coffers are $164.00 fuller from
CampCurry, is filling
in-welcome to
the proceeds.
the Lodge, Winona.
replaced Harold Clark, who came to
Lewis Smith, our distinguished Chef
Yoserni.te for the past 17 years to per- the service station people believing
form the audit. This works out to be that the things he takes and uses is vacationing, meanwhilePaul Jones
L.
is relieving h’im. Chet Hubbardwill
come under the head of !’product
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the same number of years that the
be pointing his Thunderbird toward
i.. ’ Forbesoffice .has ’had the account.Mr. testing".
S.
F. and then to L.A. And, speaking
Clark has movedto San Francisco from
The task of being Chief Clerk falls
of Chet, NedEnglish and a few others
Los Angeles and will no longer per- upon the shoulders of Jim Taylor. J.im
will
be happyto learn that the famous
form field audit duties. He will be finds time to attend a music festival
: ;missed,"and there is a standing innow and then, and, every Wednesday ’53 Ford is no longer his. Spencer
vitation to comeback and see us at
night he can be found at Lost Arrow Grams has been boning up on his
offering a guiding hand and foot to Spanish for trip planned into Mexiany time.
The accounting section is watched square dancers. SO, when you hear co. Ethel Bownewill be enjoying her
over by YPCCo. Controller, Sterling
shouts of "do-se-do" and "swing your vacation in S. F. and San Diego.
And, oh!, those jolly three daysCramer. His iron glove assure.s him partner" you can be pretty sure they
that he will,like what he sees. Among are com.ing from him.
Kathy Diaz, Joann Muehlmann and
Clifford Baker took a fast trip to
the thousand and one duties that .he
Nowfor somegossip. It seemsthat
Grant’s Pass, Oregon. Walt Davis
has, Mr. Crameris also the leader of Vicki Ball and DaveTucker are really
the Democratic organization in the going to go thru with it. They are seemingly enjoyed a stay in S. F.,
area, a factl that would have been going to say "1 do’s" at the Yosemite while Florence Settles spent a most
enjoyable and much-earnedrest with
easy to guess, considering the massof Chapel this weekend.
literature and pins that he has availJim Edeal won first prize at the her family in Fremont. Dave Johnson
able to Democrats. This might make Halloween affair this week. He aljourneyed to Monterey. RedPaquette,
Republicane mp’loyees a little uneasy most got second prize, too, when he an opera aficionado, has been attending the operas i’n S. F. Red has 133
whenthey ask for pay raises.
unmasked.His get-up as the director
Bob Lee, the Office Manager, is a of "Saturday Night at The Movies" complete operas in his record collection. Louis and Peanuts Handin spent
nice man. He and his bride, Beatrice,
won, hands down. Huntley (your rehave been married for almost a year porter) and Brinkley (Jerry Smith) a few days in Reno. And Roger Briar
now. Besides managingthe office, Bob were there. Olga Ossi will be gone had a smashingtime in Fresno.
is the chief of the Volunteer fire defor a couple of weeks. She is going
Goodbyesto: Judy Kulcher wholeft
partment. He is always the first man to NewYork to visit her mother who for S. F. and will be sharing Pat Thorat the fire house when the alarm is having her 85th birthday. And to son’s apartment. Bob Boyd has joined
sounds. That alone can cause hard- top that off, Olga’ssister will be there, Uncle Sam.
ships, but think howit must be for his also; they haven’t seen each other
Wedding bells: Steve Barrett and
bride to haveall of those fire exting- since Olga was nineteen.
Janet Lee were married October 17
uishers, hoses, nozzles and fire fightEva Murphy,in charge of the filing,
in Chester, NewHampshire-Congrating handbookscluttering up the house! can .say the alphabet backward; she ulati’ons to you both. Tim and RoseBill ’Smith is the Assistant Office is now learning it forward.
mary Fetterly announced their enManager, as well as watch dog for
Wewill try to makethis a regular gagement. Tey will be married next
the service stations. Oh, yes, Bill is feature. So, look forward to these June.
also a memberin good standing with
items; on occasion they maybe inforNews from the newlyweds-Linda
the fire department;at least it would mative. You will receive the lowdown, and WayneHildebrand were the 200,appear so, because he has a fire de- gossip and rumors, and what better
000th and 200,001 visitors of 1964
partment sticker on his car. He must way is there to relieve the monotomy to tour Ford Mot& Co.’s giant Rouge
be a good salesman, too as he has of routine?
auto manufacturing complex in Dear-
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assume oh,
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TAX PAYERS,NOTE
YP&C-/CO.
PERSONNEbCHANGES
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. The October 19 "Back To School
Most
taxpayers
will
be
due
for
an
long,
YP&CCo. General Manager’s office
Night" meeting of tl~e Yosemite Par.
unpleasant surprise when they file
and
on October 26 announced changes in
¯ ...ents Group was attended by about their incometax returns on 1964earnter
the
company’s safety, housing and
.,95 percent of the parents, which
ings sometime in the spring of 1965.
.ily are~ "
budgetactivities, oil under the superaccording to school principal Deere, The reason is that the new 1964 with..
in .the
vision
of Director of Personnel,Harold
is a record turnout. Parents moved holding rates are just too low. WithGeri.. between class rooms where the school holding has been established at 14 K. Oumet.
weeks
GeneN. Ew.ing, was namedDirector
.... curriculumwas explained, books, ma- percent of net taxable earnings. The
the
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terials and teaching aids were demon- old rates were at 18 percent. The new of Housing, along with his primary
to Los
duties as Assistant Director of Per.strated.
tax reduction law which went into
Cope’
¯ Following, a short business meeting effect in 1964 established the reduc- sonnel. ThomasThomaswas ap0inted
~op at
was. held. Doug Hubbard, chairman tion in two steps; half in 1964 and Director of Safety, in addition to his
me Zto
half in 1965. The result is that the duties as Special Investigator.
’ of the typewriter procurement pro. gram,
reported that, as yet, no funds 14 percent withholding rate is far too
The
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low
to
cover
1964
earnings.
On
1965
ties
were formerly handled by Ned
.. had been forthcoming w.ith which to
Jones.
earnings reported in the spring of ’66, English, whowill devote all his time
": buy: typewriters, .ah.hough several
will
"leads on their procurement had been the withholding rate of 14 percent now as Secretary to the Budget Com¢zard
¯ ¯ .located. Hubbardencourageslocals to will again be a close approximation mittee,
aking
Mr. Ouimet, Chain~an of the Bud’ help ¯accomplish this program, where- of the final tax paymentunless the
others ¯
get
Committee,stated that the activitax.payer
is
in
the
higher
brackets.
by 7th and 8th graders will be given
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Thosewhohave been filing quarter- ties of this committee:have grownto
formal instruction in typing.
~encer
ly
estimated returns during the year such a degree that the services of a
Principal Deerediscussed the lunch
his
have already encountered this pro- full4ime Secretary are required.
¯hour duty program werein parents
assume charge of the school ground blem. For employees who have not,
AUTOOWNERS,PLEASENOTE
her
there .is one simple way to correct the
The
Chief Ranger’s Office has rei". activities during the lunch period, re-.
situation
without
running
the
risk
of
: .lieving the teachers to prepare for
quested that all Park residents have
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aftern’oon scl~ool activities. The pro- possible penalties and rather large
their motor vehicle registration card
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and
lump sum payments due April 15,
. gram thus far has been successful,
visable from the outside of the car as
.p to
1965. That methodis to computeyour
i the parents’ participation
generous.
required by State law. Thecard should
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tax for 1964rather closely and to inbe so placed that the owner’s name
.. Deere. further, stated that once all
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parents willing to participate had
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done their turns, the school will take months of November and December. number may be read through the
with
The withholding certificate filed with
over the duty.
windshield or a front wind0w. Citatnson
the Paymasterhas a place on it where ions are being issued for failure¯ to
sette, ": born, Michigan, marking a milestone
you may enter any amount you wish observe thi~ requirement.
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Also being enforced is the regula33
This space is Line 6 on the Form W-4
brands
received
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models
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tion pertaining to parking i.n the area
~llec¯ .. Ford Mustang and were dinner guests which you file with the Paymaster. at YosemiteLodgewhich is restricted
" : : of the company.
Beginning with January 1, 1965, you to 20-m’inute parking for guest regist.riar
may
revert to the old schedule, for
;
Jan Rosco has been under the
ration. This is the area directly in
weather for the last few weeks. Alice in that year the withholding rates
front of the Lodgeoffice.
left
Hayeshas been doing an excellent job and the tax rates.will correspond as
YOSEMITEON KPIX-TV
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filling in as.acting manager.Jan, get closely as they did prior to 1964.
Wanda
Ramay, who does the excelined
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well soon.
lent "Noon News" show on KPIX-TV
Wayne Porter and Gary Wilt have which will be distributed November
seems
to have taken Yosemite to her
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7 will reiterate the above.
been tapped .to handle decorations.
heart, having doneseveral little news.
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Their first project is to embellish the
LIONS SALERESULTS
feature bits about the park and some
ratplace for the Halloween dance.
According to Dick Klein, Lions Club of its people. Most recently televised
Mary Elwood, a very talented pianSecretary, the recent rummagesale was Julia Parker, shown with some
enist,
will entertain guests and em- netted the service organization $665
.
of her fine basketsandthose of earlier
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ployees every Sunday night in the and, as has been pointed out, this
Yosemitebasket weavers. Prior to the
Lounge.
amountis usedfor its various charities Julia Parker coverage, Miss Ramey’s
nda
The Yosemite Lodge bowling team and activities, not for the operation program included Glen Power on an
00,is now in third place. Keep up the of the club. Lion Jim Johnson, the
Ahwahneetour, and some time ago
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good work; we are expecting to see ¯ general chairmanof the sale, wishes
she presentedan excellent short of the
uge
youin first place soon.
to thank all locals, the sellers and the Valley generally.
:arJeanne Weaver
buyers, for their cooperation.
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AHWAHNEEGUEST’S OBSEVATIONS finally had backed into God’s Little
Acre, he sat there for a momentcomAmongThe Ahwahnee’s ¯frequent
pletely spent .... only to find that
and faithful
guests is the Winters ¯he had parked at a fire plug.
family from Pebble Beach. During
Missed Eddie Trossauer who always
a recent visit, the doctor volunteered
served our breakfast. Looking splendid
the following, which he titled
Strange Customsof The Ahwahnee in the morningwith his long hair, his
burning eyes, his suit and his pointNine or ten years ago Mrs. Winters, ed shoes, and while serving, exBeverly, and myself first visited The poundedat length on his girl friends.
Ahwa’hnee and have been frequent
As Mrs. Winter and Beverly were
....9isitors ever since, it wasnot only the
arriving
a day late, I was alone.
beauty of the Valley but mostly the
Therefore, selected a dinner partner.
friendliness of the staff which made
us return and select The Ahwahneeas Wemet at 7:30 and were greeted at
the Dining Roomdoor by Ted Kosinski,
our second home.
bow.ingchauvin’istically. As TedescorThis month, as usual I’departed
ted us to our’table, the womenseemed
from Pebble Beach, the golfing center to stiffen, the menstared, as my partof the world, to invade the tranquility
ner walked into the room. You cou,ld
of Yosemite and The Ahwahnee.
feel mistrust and annoyancein the air
She
was utterly beautiful, and comThere was Joe Thomasas neat and
pleasant as ever tO meet me. I was pletely charming. She was elegantly
home . . . Pat Garrard greeted me gowned and magnificently groomed.
in a Singapore British accent and un- All the men in the room, I am sure,
stared over-long at her and then burloaded my baggage from the boot
of the car. Bruce Bigelow and Robin ied their headsin their soupsas their
wives chattered frantically at them.
Depewwere also on hand. Pearl Ditton was at the switchboard, and Jim
McDonald was at the Front Desk.
Waved to Glen Power who flashed
by as if he was carrying a messageto
Garcia. Really I was home.John Curry
was kneeling at the swimming pool,
and at first I thought he was thanking
the Lord for this wonderful gift. But
discovered he was cleaning out the
leaves from the drains while Stuart
Cross watchedin reverence.
Missed Felipe Postigo who was
working his way through college, and
Henry Ackermann. Met both the boys
in Monterey, where they are attending
the Monterey Peninsula College. The
other day, got behind Felipe, on the
prowl for a parking space. He waslike
a tigress stalking a snack for her
young. Deaf to the threatening honks
behind him, he inched downthe street,
shoulders hunched, his knuckles white¯
on the wheel, his eyes narrow and
menancing. He spotted a space .....
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first he swung in and out of
the spot to stake his claim. His back
lights flashed fire. He blew his horn,
half in exultation, half in challenge.
With spastic gestures he waved the
other cars around him. And when he
BADGERSREADY FOR RETURNGAME
WITH MARIPOSA
Badger footballers, smarting after
their defeat in Mariposalast week,are
ready to avenge their loss in the
game on the local school grounds
Saturday, Nov. 1. Kickoff time is
10:00 a.m., according to assistant
coach Schnettler. Coach Metherell,
involved in last minute practice, was
unavailable at press time.
In the gameat Mariposa, the Badgers lost a scoring opportunity early
in the game after Garry Lamoreaux
broke loose for 71 yards to the opponent’s 11. An offside .penalty spoiled
the scoring chance and the Badgers
lost the ball on downs, Mariposa
scored before the half, racking up 7
points on a pass and the extra point.
Another pass, this one good for 22
yards, added another seven points in
the third period. The Badgersmarched
to the twenty following the kickoff
"and seemed to be rolling.
Another
scoring chance appeared when Bob
Cross intercepted a pass and returned
We were served one of Fred Pierson’s delicious meals by Anne Oney, the ball to the Mariposa 19. A long
a most excellent waitress, and good penalty and several unsuccessful pass
attempts foiled the opportunity. The
friend. Saw Eva Manley in the distance, as busy as ever. There were lone Badger touchdown came as a
result of punt return to the Mar iposa
Benny Lara and Leo Josue rushing
29, a 12 yard gain by G. Lamoreaux
with loaded trays held high over their
headsjust clearing the table tops. En- with Darrel Schmidt skirting end to
rique (Loco) Nunezserved somegiggle scoring territory. Final score Badger
6, Mariosa 13.
water and I was ready for anything.
After dinner we danced... six inches apart.., to the strains of "Handle
With Care" played by the Jack Sab’ine
Trio in the Indian Room.OH! . . before Louis Huacomixes the drinks ....
her namewas Dolores Hallinan.
Mrs. Winters and Beverly have arrived and soon we will be on our way,
after a very pleasant stay at The Ahwahnee. The highways will change,
high tension wires stalking across
the pass will dive underground, ramps
will appear between the two lanes,
which will multiply to four. Houses
will spring out of dim brown fields,
and soon the city will close itself
around us in a maze of overpasses,
underpasses, arches, ramps, and pedestrian walks in a fog-filtered light.
Wewill continue our progress through
The "B" squad saw Mariposa build
up a 14-0 lead in the first half, scoring
each TD on reverses. Hammon,with a
31-yard sprint around end and Bevington accounting for the extra point,
made the score 14-7 in the third
quarter. However,the hometeam tallied again on an 8-yard plunge to
makethe score 20-7, which it remained to the game’send.
a mazeof small, winding streets to a
white house which we call home.
Well, I’m sure you’ve found all this
very interesting and rewarding but it
doesn’t leave us muchs.pace to discuss the Strange Customsof The Ahwahnee Staff. Never mind. The customs aren’t really very strange anyway.
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YONEMITE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
13, 1964
RETIREMENTMEDICALPLAN
ADOPTEDBY YPC Co.
At its October 31 meeting, YPCCo.
Board of Directors aproved a medical
plan for certain retiring employees,
the cost of which will be borne by
YPCCo., according to H. Oehlmann,
President.
The medical plan has been the result of studies by Sterling Cramer,
YPC Co. Controller and representatives of Travelers Insurance Co.
The new plan is based on a $500
deductible clause, wherein the retired
employee pays the first $500 of his
medical and hospital expense. Total
lifetime coverage is $10,000 with the
employee paying 20 percent of the
expenses and the plan paying 80%.
As stated above, YPCCo. will pay
the premium for the employee; the
employee may include his spouse in
the policy, paying the annual premiums of approx. $100 himself.
Retiring employees are eligible
for inclusion in this program when
they have had 20 years of continuous
service. Becauseof the deductible aspect of the coverage, it is probable
that retired employees will carry
their own insurance for lesser medical expenses. In somequarters, it is
felt that the federal Medi-Care program will bcome law and will provide coverage for the first
and
smaller medical expenses.
This type of coverage should be
considered as insurance against disastrously expensive medical emergencies. It has been established that
one of the most nagging problems
among retired people is their concern over major medical expenses.
A number of prominent companies
have extended their medical insurance programsto cover their reti~red
In las~ Saturd~ly’s Badger-Menlo game, photographer Ha~’old Schmidt, snapped
Gary Lamore~t~lx, cls he crossed the goal lone for the first Badgerscore.
BADGERS
DO IT
The Yosemite Badgers football
squad made a heroic comeback for
the season’s final game and beat
the Menlo squad by a 14 to 9 score
on the local field November7. The
Badgers had dropped the opener at
Menlo, 18-0.
Darrel Schmidt’s long run to the 18,
after Menlo had gotten off a quick
kick that carried deep into Badger
territory, set up the first local counter
in the opening quarter. Gary Lamoreaux skirted end for the score and
added the extra point.
Louie Parker, in the secondquarter,
snagged a 25 yard pass from Brad
Lamoreaux and added a 23 yard
run to cross the goal line; Lamoreaux
again converted to makeit 14-0 at
half time.
The third period was scoreless, but
in the fourth period, a Badger drive
stalled on the 9-yard line and two
plays later Menlo’s speedy Kirk Hatfield broke loose around end for a
71-yard scoring jaunt. Blaisedell added the point to makeit 14-7. Near the
end of the game, M.enlo again threatened, but the Badgers intercepted a
pass on the two-yard line to stop the
effort. However,after movingthe ball
out to the five, Lamoreauxwas trapped behind the line for a safety
making it 14-9. The remainder of the
game was played near midfield.
The Badger B team winners at
heavier Cubs was outstanding. On
those occasionswhenthe interior line
gave way, an alert secondary, with
TommyAIIcock getting several key
tackles, saved the day.
The Badger B team, winners at
Menlo by a 6-0 score, played to a
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CARL’S COMMENTS
Time again for the accounting
section to makeitself heard.
The people of this section could
provide material to create an entire
television series. Wehave someinteresting people, someweird ones,
and some plain characters. If you
haven’t decided which are which,
Ithese a~rticles may help you. For
others they may merely confirm your
suspicions.
The accounting people are a hardworking, conscientious, underpaid
group. They thrive w.ith merely a pat
on the head. However, their moment
of glory will occur in a week when
the auditors from Forbes and Co.
leave their midst. The moment of
glory will occur only if they leave
as cheerfully as they arrived. Then,
the plugging and padding will begin
again.
Snow~Snow, Snow
Someof our people thought that
Perhapsthe washing machines had
overflowed. Others thought that the
Ajax Shining Knight had passed
through the park making everything
white. However, even we accountingtypes knew that the white stuff on
the ground was snow. Already the
talk is Of snow and snow games. The
old timers .speak of skiing, Flying
Fiftys and Run Number One. Others
speak of cartwlleels, splints and the
hospital. My own group speaks mostly of the cute ski bunnies in the Tent
Room.
AgnesWestfall is the paymistress
for YPC Co. She is a lovely woman
and is held in hig.h esteem by the
working class. Oneof her duties is
to see that the checks get out on
payday. Off duty, she drives her
DodgeDart as if she were practicing
EMPLOYEESRETIREMENTPLAN
(Con~.nued
frompa~’eone)
PROMOTION TOUR
Nick Fiore is about mid-way in
his "lecture tour", having appeared
employees. YPC Co. management is
at
eight ski clubs and shops in Southgratified that the Board of Directors
ern California. Back in the park for a
approved this new employeebenefit.
clean shirt, Nick’s next go will be at
for the drag races. It sounded very the Winter Sports Fair at the Cow
muchas if she ’speed-kicked’ it the Palace. He, along with Bob Ray and
other day.
Gary McCulley, will put on ski demonstrations. Nick and several of his
Our head cashier is Melba Smith
instructors
were highly commended
She is liked by one and all - perhaps,
on their presentations at last year’s
due to the fact that it is she who
W’inter Sports Fair in Berkeley. In
cashes our checks. Besides counting
addit.ion to the skiing demonstrations,
money, she makes excellent brownYPCCo. will have a booth from which
ies. Melba does have some rough its folders and propaganda will be
times, for frequently, during the rush distributed.
of summer,she’ll put in an aroundBetween now and Thanksgiving,
the-clock day. Melba is aided in the
Nick will makethirteen appearances
money bags deparment by Lee
in Norl~hern California, returning in
Yancey, who, because of her diminutime for turkey day. The windup of
tive size, is in charge of only small
his trip will take him to the central
bills.
coast cities, returning for his proper
Nowit is time for our gossip and duties as ski school director on Decrumor section. Sharon Deal and her
ember 4.
husband are going to Sugar Bowl Freitases on Road
perhapsto seeif it really .holds sugar?
November 13, Toney and Elsie
Jessie Taylor has been unde’rstudying Freitas loaded their station wagon
Sharon in the accounts receivable
with 5000 YPCCo. winter folders and
commenced
their anual tour, spreadsection and may take over Sharon’s
duties. WandaLoe says there are not ing the word at hotels, motels and
any Chinese in her family tree. Darol sporting goods stores betweenSacraAslin does not work so hard without
mento and Bakersfield and Monterey
reason. He is trying to figure out a and Santa Maria. On a similar junket
way to take over the company. Lus- last year they made more than 500
cious Judy Lile soon will receive her stops.
diploma for excellence in operation
PITY THE POORPEDESTRIAN
of the photo machine. Wild Bill Win.The season’s first heavy storm
chester seemsto be starting a collecpointed up a need for a word to
tion of English stamps. His correspondrivers in YosemiteValley concerning
dence with Meg Sams, formerly of
pedestrians walking along roadsides,
our cashier department, now in Engschool children and others w.ho must
land, is hot and heavy. Swinging
travel on foot cannot readily step
Kathy Marlar has adopted a Volksaside when slush and mud prevail.
wagen - cash on the line. We have
Your courtesy in slowing down as
acquired a number of pieces of new
you pass them will prevent their beofficefurniture;
Bob Lee, chief decoing splashed, and will most certainly
rator, seems to be showing little
be appreciated.
imagination in the refurbishment of
NEWPRESS FOR PRINT SHOP
the office. There is a strong hope
that he will knock out the back wall
YPC Co. printers,
Hugh and Jim
and install sliding glass doors and a Parker, are elated over their new
patio.
Heidelberg press. The machine built
in Heidelberg, West Germany,arrived
Don’t forget this is where you’ll
last week, is uncrated and awaiting
get the lowdown on who’s who on
installation. Heidelberg presses have
the scene. Readit regularly - all the
been amongthe world’s best for the
rumorsfit to print.
past 114 years. It will print a 10" by
-Carl Strickland
15" sheet at the rate of 5000per hour.
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a memorl
Kennedy.
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At this
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start cran
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will be on
shopw.ill
lockers. Bi
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hopes.
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YPC Co.
hundreds
and telet,
opening.
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CONGRATULATIONS
to
W. J. BUTLER
¯ William Butler, a Yosemite Lodge
employee, has received notice that
a poem of his has been selected as
a memorial to the Late President
Kennedy. It was reprinted from Harper’s in the Novemberissue of Redbook and is to be included ina book
due to be publis’hed this month entitled "Of ¯Poetry and Power", which
"will be presented to the Library of
Congress.
Butlerwas born in ¯Newport News,
... Virginia.
Hespent his boyhood in
England, returning to the United
States to join the U. S. Navyin 1950.
He returned to England in 1958 to
attend Oxford University for two and
one,half years;
AND AWAYTHEY GO .....
As I sit here trying to write this
column, my eyes keep glancing out
the window, watching the first snowfall of the seasonl Whata beautiful
sight! The11:40bus is ready to pull
out for Merced and it is a joy to
hear someof the Australian guests,
so excited at seeing their first snow.
And, there go a few snowballs, the
group from the housekeeping department, on their way to lunch, splattering each other. Joe Joseph, and his
pipe, is out pushing the snow .plow
(or whatever the thing is called)and he looks mighty wet. Phil Crapo
just cameflying in, announcing that
he was organizing a "Swim" party.
And I don’t think he meant a dance.
GOODTIMES ARE HERE
According
to
two recent
releases
from the National Industrial Conference Board, the ¯typical American
should be fairly content with his lot.
One story stated that during the
last 28 years, since 1936, America’s
gross national product increased 222
¯percent, employment,by 27 million,
while unemployment dropped by
morethan 6 million. Life ex.pectancy
has increased 8 full years.
Other statistical glimmerings indicate that the nation’s population has
risen from 127 million to 189 million;
per capita income,in ¯current dollars,
¯climbed from $472 to $2,449. In this.
span, automobile registrations
in.
creasedfrom 23 million to 69 million.
A baby born today can be expected
to live 70 years, rather than 62, the
typical figure 36 years ago.
There goes TomLange, headed for
parts unknown. As he waited for the
Because of copyright procedures,
bus, he said he wasn’t qu.ite sure
the SENTINEL
cannot publish Butler’s
where he would spend his vacation.
poem. However, REDBOOKMAGASuch independence. Tomtold me that
The secondrecent newsstory states
ZINEis available at the several newsMiles Flemming, from Ireland, will
that
the median income of ¯American
stands.
be leaving the Lodge the end of this
families has jumped 88 percent be---o-month and will be headed for New tween 1950 and 1963, up from
EARLY WINTER
Zealand and Australia.
$3,319 to $6,249. However, this is
Last SENTINELreported that Bill
Farewell to Steve Falconer, Steve somewhatless encouraging, as prices
Meachamwas glancing skyward, in
rose 27 percent during this perlod.
will be married next month and will
anticipation of snow. The next thing
return to the Lodge to spend his
that happened was that he got hit
And speaking of vacations ....
honeymoon. Dan Cunning returned
Doug
Frame was telling
me he had
smack in the eye wit,h a great big
from his three days in San Mateo and
a great vacation, visiting different
snowflake.
announced .his engagementto Janet
cities in California. The Woelbings
At this ,reporting, Badger had 46 Iverson. Dan will be leaving the
are
v.isiting relatives n Los Angeles.
inches of snow.̄ Lifts 1 and 4 will
Lodge in a few weeks. Weddingbells
start cranking around the morning will be ringing this coming Saturday Louie and Peanuts Handin are on va.
of November14. Several ski teachers for Signe Schulz and Bob Hicky. They cation and Tony Palmed, from the
Ahwahnee, is taking charge of the
will be on hand, the sales and rental
will be married in Fresno; a group of
shop will be open, as well as the restaurant employeesare planning to salad department during Louie’s absence.
lockers. Bill Meacham
is looking for
attend.
early-bird skiers - in quantity, he
John Halifax is heading for the
In the Gift Shop, we see all sorts
hopes.
International Tribal Indian Ceremon.
of new merchandise, very tempting
Upon.his decision to go into action, for Christmas buying. Gertrude Ste- ,ial at Gallup, New Mexico. Pare
YPCCo. publicity office ground out wart has returned from her vacation,
Yager spent a few days at Humbolt
hundredsof ’news releases, telegrams looking muchrested. Marrianne Lang State College’s homecoming,her alma
and teletypes to announce Badger’s has tansferred from the Glacier Point mater. Jain Dass went down to San
opening.
Luis Obispo to visit friends. Dave
Gift Shopto spendthis seasonat the
The weekend operation will conJohnson
and his family visited Las
Lodge. Marrianne is from Germany
tinue, until the ’grand opening’ on
and has been. in this country only Vegas and took in the shows.
December 19. In addition to the
for the past seven months. Charlie
And with winter, the "Monster"
weekend operation November 28 and and Jeanette Holmesare leaving for returns to the Lodge. There wasn’t
29, the abovefacilities will be availa five months’, vacation. Howdo you one happy face to receive this winter
able the 26th and 27th for the
like that? They are now readying
guest and there probably won’t be
Thanksgiving holiday visitors.
Nov- their trailer, heading it out of the until it leaves in the spring. The
ember 14, incidentally,
marks the Valley, in which direction, they are
monster is that awful clacking, deearliest date that Badgerhas opened.
not sure as yet.
manding Western Union teleprinter.
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YOSEMITEEXCEEDS1962 TRAVEL
PEAK
Yosemite National Park, with almost two full months left in 1964,
has surpassed .its previous record
year for total number of visitors,
according to Acting Superintendent
Elmer N. Fladmark. The total visitor
count through Nov. 4 was 1,505,
502. The prior record for a full year
was 1,505,496, set in 1962. Park
officials had estimated earlier that
the 1964 visitor count might reach
the 1.6 million mark.
Twoother records were also established by the Park during the past
summer. A new mark for a threeday holiday .period was set over the
July 4 weekendwhen 45,761 visitors
passed through the four entrances
to the park. The previous high had
been 44,218 for the Memorial Day
weekend in 1960.
August 1964 proved to be the
biggest month in the Park’s history
with a count of 377,102. The corresponding month in 1963 had been the
previous high point with 365,760.
Favorable weather was a big factor in attracting visitors, especially
summer campers, Fladmark said. A
good ski season through December
would add considerably to the total
for the year.
The last SENTINEL
carried the story about Wayneand I_,inda Hildebrand’s experience at the Ford Motor Co.’s Rouge 77mnufacturbTg plant at Dearborn. Because
they were ~he 200,O00tha’~zd 200,O01st visitors to the plant they were feted by the
Ford people with. a dinner, etc. The Ford publicity people sent along the above
photograph of the Hildebrands. While they d~dn’t ge~ a full-size Musta~Tg, each
received a model,
AHWAHNEEWORKIN PROGRESS
CENTENNIALBOOKLETSAVAILABLE
There are a few copies yet available of the excellent booklet YOSEMITE, SAGA OF A CENTURYat the
Studios and at the Museum,according to John Earle and DougHubbard,
who suggest that they (the books)
would makefine Christmas gifts for
the folks back home.
-eSUE EARLE HOMECOMING
PRINCESS
Sue Earle, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Earle, was chosen ecently
toO.-.
as the sophomoe princess to the
FORSALE
Mariposa High School Homecoming
Workmen’sinsulated boots, practiQueen, yet to be crowned.
cally new. Size 10. Call 372-4237.
Suewill attend the queen as she
mOm
presides over the annual homecomBADGERS
ing festivities,
which include a ball
(coa~u~lfrom pageone)
and the gridiron clash between Marscoreless tie with the Junior Cubsin
iposa and Ripon. Miss Earle also
the second game.
serves as one of the cheer leaders
The construction involves the moveThe local gridders finished the seaat the Mariposa JV team games.
ment of access doors on each floor,
son with a 2 and 2 record. They dropnew fire walls, and smoke vents.
have been refurnished and redecoraped the opener to Mariposa by a 13-6
Elsewhere, thirty-four
bedrooms ted. Onnext year’s schedule are the
score, but came back to win the
are receiving complete remodeling
twenty-two cottage rooms.
second Mariposa game, 18 to 13.
and redecorating. In each room there
Furniture removed from the reThey, likewise, were defeated in the
will be new drapes, carpeting, furndecorated
rooms is used at Camp
first
clash with Menlo 18-0. The
iture and lighting fixtures. Eachroom Curry, Glacier Point and Wawona.
second time out, last week’s game,
At the south end of the building,
they evened the score with the win. is being repainted. Earlier, the baths
in all but five rooms had been con- the Writing Roomand the Colonial
Twogameswere to have been playRoomare getting new carpets, as is
ed here, one against Lodi, another verted to tub-shower combinations.
The romaining five are being con- the hallway on the fifth floor. The
against a Fresno team. The local
verted under this year’s program.
conversation piece of the whole profield now is hardly considered playWhenthe current project is com- gram probably will be the leather
able and the games have been cancovered desk counter!
pleted, all rooms in the hotel will
celled.
Despite the darkened appearance
of The Ahwahnee, much is being
donewithin its stone exterior.
Of a major nature is the "smoke
tower" being constructed around the
stair well between the ground floor
and the sixth floor. This tower, in
effect, isolates the central staircase
from the room areas on each floor.
Thus, in the case of a fire on any
floor, guests would be able to reach
safety on the ground floor, where
there is a shielded exit, without danger or the discomfort of smoke inhalation. This work is being done by
the Grahamand Jensen Construction
Co. of Merced on a $30,000 contract
arrangement. This is the firm that
built the five new buildings at the
Yosemite Lodge.
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27, 1964
THE SEASONTO BE JOLLY
With the early winter storm comes
the hazards of the snow. After last
weekend, Joe Joseph was limping
with a twisted ankle-slipped on the
ice. A few casualities on the slopes,
few of the employees with limps SpencerGrams, just back from a Mexican holiday, twisted his ankle.
Claude Perfield got very brave and
took a few tumbles down the Number
1 slope. Pare Yager did it up good,
ending up with one leg in a cast.
L. L. Branscumhad a limp, too. Phil
Crapo looks like Chester with his
gameleg. His bike slipped on the ice.
News from the Restaurant ..... Joe
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CHURCHSERVICES AT BADGER
SANTA CLAUS TIME COMING
Starting Sunday, December6 and
Little Boysand Girls Dept.
on each Sunday through the ski seaSanta Claus will swoop down on
son, there will be a skiers’ outdoor
Camp
Curry on Christmas Eve and
worship at Badger Pass, according
will havegifts for all goodlittle boys
to the Rev. Donald Baldwin, minister
of the El Portal Community Church. and girls who are from one year old
Thefifteen minute service will be held’ up to and including those who are
in the grove of lrees to the right, or in the third grade whose parents
north, of the foot of the beginners are employed in the park. Santa deslope from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. The livers the presents to each child and
really wants them there to receive it.
interdenominational protestant serThere will be bags of candy for
vice is sponsoredby A Christian Minthe upper grade children. Mommies
istery in the National Parks.
Skiers are welcome to attend the and daddies and older brothers and
sisters are welcome to come along.
service on skis.
Remember,Santa comes to the Camp
Ski inst’r~ctor Gcn’y .McCulley observes
rtn eager dry land skier as site limbel’s
"..p for the eve~ing’s exercise.
Nick Fiore, o~ ~t ten-foot high. p/err:form,
demo,~strates o kick tur~ before the
420 drylcnl.d skiers. The confi)~e.ment
of: l, h e platform top cn~dthe dctngling
microphone cords .dded to the problems of this ma~euver,
h~structor Bob Ray explains the mysteries of et ski bi’nding to novice Debhie Widgett.
GRASSLAND
SKIING
Nick Fiore, Bob Ray and Gary McCulley represented the Yosemite Ski
Schooi at the FRESNO
BEEsponsored
"Dry Ski School" sessions November
17 and 24 at Holmes Playground in
Fresno.
The Ski School participated in the
program two years ago, at which the
average attendance ran about 200
enthusiasts. Present for this year’s
opening session were 586 eager
skiers, or would-be skiers.
The Playground Department people
had the entire green blocked off in
four hundred ten-foot squares and
on each, when the show began, was
a skier. The balance of the crowd
was ushered into the gymnasiumfor
an orientation talk and ski films.
Bob Ray assisted Fiore with the
ski calisthenics programout-of-doors,
while McCulley did the orientation.
A third Fresno session will be held
December1 at which Badger Ranger
Gary Brown will discuss the Badger
Ski Patrol activities and the responsibilities of the National Park Service.
The final lesson will be held at
Badger Pass on December20.
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LODGE
FLICKS
N.P.S. TRANSFERS
YosemiteLodge’sfilm fare for DecTheNational Park Service’s Southemberfollows:
west Region¯ has reached in to take
Dec. 7
-"Best of Enemies" three Yosemitepeople, all of whom
Dec.11 - "Anatomy of a Murder" will becomeAssistant Chief Rangers
Dec. 14 -- "Our Man in Havana" in their newassignments.
Dec. 18
"Battle of the Coral Sea"
First to get the call wosFire ConOnoccasions, the films get mixed
up in schedulinganda substitute film trol Officer Frank Betts, who has
shipped from the San Francisco dis- accepted a promotion and transfer
tributor. So, please don’t a.sk for to GrandCanyon.His moveis scheyou.r money back if this should duled for December18. Frank and
happento you. Besides, there’s no Kathy, with Don and Tommy,came
NOVEMBER
IN YOSEMITE
to Yosemitefrom RockyMountainin
charge for attending the pictures,
(Ed. note Mary Tresidder wrote ~he which start at 9:00 p.m. on Mondays July 19,56. Theyhavebeenactive¯ in
]ollowing two weeks ago, but too late and Fridays.
communityand school affairs during
]or the last SENTINEL.While it may
their stay in the Park, and all have
be a little late appearing and thus of their thin bark. The clustering
beenardent skiers.
present a somewhatearlier picture of leaves of the black willow trees glow
HomerLeach was the next to be
]oliage than we now see it, we ]elt
dark gold betweenSweetwaterCreek tapped. Hewill take a lateral transit a nice piece, nonetheless.)
and El Portal. Downthe Mercedmay fer to .BryceCanyon
in Utah,andwith
be seen elders, also, a roundish- BethandJeff wil’l also leave in midNovemberis often rather a dull
headed maple with smaller leaves December.In fact, a deal is being
monthin Yosemite. TheKelloggblack than those of our common
big-leaf
worked out whereby the Leach and
oaks a,re brilliant at the beginning
mapleon the Valley floor. Manyof Betts belongingswill go out on the
of the month,usually the last of our both species have retained their
autumnleaves to linger. This Novem- leaves through the long dry, warm same van. Homer, who began his
ber, however,maples,too, are lovely, fall, but thosein Yosemiteare espec- Park Service career in Yosemitein
their leaves green and sunshiny ially lovely’through their powdering August1959, has recently beenCrane
Flate Area Ranger.
yellow still. And this year snowhas .+
of snow,often with pendenticicles.
cometo filter the colors andhangon Whereoaks and aspen leaves have’.
T, he third transfereeis Dick Begethe da,rk evergreens.Pine, fir, Doug- fallen! on the snow,color andpattern man, who will go from South Enlas spruce, cedar- eachof the ever- are delightful.
trance to OrganPipe CactusNational
greenshas a characteristic silhouette
Along the river ferns are coming Monumentin Southern Arizona. A
which the snowenhances. The oaks,
to fresh life in the moist crevices of departure date for Dick, Ka,ron, and
with their gold to russet leavesstill
the dark; gleamingrocks. Flocks of their youngsters has not yet been
clinging to branchesleaning over the
determined. Dick has been with us
roads, heavily dusted with snow,and Juncosdart out from them here and since January 1963, having served
their black trunks standing stark - there. Theriver itself is roily fromthe previously as a seasonalat Theodore
detritus brought downby the recent
these are perhapsthe choicest show
heavy rains and snows, but more Roosevelt National Memorial and
at the moment.
water is dashing downthe cascades Yellowstone before becominga Park
FromMariposathrough the Brice- or flowing quietly through thd level Guide at Carlsbad Caverns.
burg grade and on the banks above placesthan wehaveseen~for several
the River Road the toyon berries
months.
WOMENS
GROUPMEETINGDEC. 2
(so-called California holly) are rapidTheCalifornia nutmegtrees; which
The next meeting of the Yosemite
ly reddening amongthe chapparal. occur between A.rch Rock and CasWomen’sGroup will be held at YoThered-bud busheson Briceburg are cadeFalls, havea fewof their curious
semite Lodge on Wednesday,Decinteresting, with their rusty pods long-olive-shaped fruits suspended ember 2 at 12:45 p.m. Following
standing out against leaves that are from the tips of twigs amongtheir
luncheon,for whichthe cost is $1.50,
often still greenor "greenery-yaller". sharp, shiny needles.
Mrs. Willard Melton will present a
Alongthe river in a numberof places
The snowy cliffs
and peaks or programat 2:00 p.m. the subject of
the Fremontcottonwoodsstill retain domesalong the rim of Yosemite
which will be "Holiday Decorating
theilr lustrous leaves as do the com- and the broad, snow-covered mea- With Pine Cones". Mrs. Melton will
paratively few remainingblack cot- dowscomplete a picture v~hich is
demonstrate how to prepa.re and
tonwoodstheir darker foliage on the rare so early in the winter season. treat conesfor decorating. Shewill
floor of Yosemite.Cottonwoods,like A moonlit night adds the last full
makedecorations and suggest ways
the rest of the willow family, are ex- measureof beauty.
for oneto executehis ownideas with
tremely vulnerable to attack because
-Mary Curry Tresidder pine cones.
YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
Publishedby
YosemitePark and Curry Co.
for the informationof
Yosem,iteValley residents.
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
H. Berrey
....
Advisor
Mail communications
to Yosemite
phone372-4411.
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PARENTSG, ROUPNOTES
ACCOUNTING
CHRISTMASCARDSAVAILABLE
. .Yosemite Parents Group met at the
According
to John E’arlei there are
We, of the Accounting Department,
" local elementary School on November
sincerely hope that all the Park many handsome Christmas cards
16. Various committees reports were
People had an enjoyable ThankS- available at the Village Store and
""heard; the following being a digest
Yosemite Lodge Studios. These may
giving.. ....
, .. .... .of these:
¯
be had w.ithout printed signature at
The people of our section have.
.. ... ’ .$152.99 were netted from the Cos- been. ma,de aware of those among ted fc~r $1.00., or for $1.50, with
k"i. tume Dance.: held in October.
us .having status. Of course, titles are narfle imprinted.
" TheSeventh and Eighth grade room
TIlE SEASON.
TO BE JOLLY
a big help, but now and then a visual
.... . received the $10 prize for bringing symbol is needed. We now" have a
Mitchell has: returned.after a week’s
: in the highest number of memberVisual Symbol System, and we shall
.: .... Ships in the Parents Group: $130 were
vacation in Arizona. WendyLawyer
explain its meaning. Whenyou drop will be leaving shortly to makeplans,’
’ realized.
in to visit, or just to look around,look
..
Best’s Studio donated $100 toward first for the ten-key adding machines. for her January wedding to Dean Sathe.typewriter fund. The goal toward They will show you the people on vage. Wewill miss you Wendy.":.,.’.:
Florence Settle left.f0rb muchearn.the purchase of 12 typewriters is
the wayup. People with brand new
ed vacation.. She will.bespending the"
$1200..
desks are yet a ’little
higher up the
time:in- Fremont. with ’ heF family~.
¯ Throughthe generosity of the .Yo- ladder. People with b r a n d new
Claude Perfield spent three days in:
semite Lions Club a new motion picdesks and a ten-key adding machine
Long Beach--Karen:-Schultz;,ithree.¯ ture projector will be provided for the are the ones that have arrived. Perdays in Fresno. Ethel B0one"returried..
school.
haps the visual symbols maketitles
from her vacation andsaidthat after
or pay raises unnecessary and may
The .weekly Ski Day program for
a leisurely trip up Nor.th, that she is
local pupils was discussed. The fees end certain frustrations along those raring to go.
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Drop in sometime and see
-i. and regulations were restated, and .lines.
A 21st birthday was celebrated.
" the need for bus mothers was exwho’s where in the ascendency.
by MartyMelton. Marty celebrated in:
..... plainedl Darla Jones volunteered to
After two weeks of snow at Bad- Los Angeles with relativesand
was
’
replace
Kathy
Betts
as
Ski
Day
chairget
Pass
many
of
the
Park
People
[." .., .
their guest at a lovely dinner partyman..The first Ski Day will be the
have .had a fling at the ski slopes. .fo lowed by "My FairLady"..
: " first Wednesdayafter Christmas va- Somehave faced reality,
but some
:..
Another engagement~. L. Barbara
. .
¯ . cation, and on the Mondayprior, a, are still having a go at it. The pros Brankston and John Fetters, looking.
""clinic
directed by Nick Fiorewill be are going strong, and the only thing
very happy, announced that. they
.held, at which time the youngsters’, that will stop them will be the lack would be married, in January.
of snow. Soon we will be able to
.. ski equipment can be checked, fitted
News from the Gift Shop.~ . The
. and adjusted,
enjoy another winter ~sport - ice
Shop has been Very busy shifting the
skating. The Ice Rink should open merchandise around, getting ready
shortly and just as in skiing everyone for the ski clothes and equipment.
FOR SALE
.[¯ Model RC 88/4 Garrard Automatic will have his "momentof truth" when Gladys Golden was snowed out of
Changer with 12 watt Eico Monaural fear or assurance enters the heart.
Glacier Point and was finally able to
"
The
Accounting
People
will
be
seen
amplifier and 10" speaker. 50 assortget a few of her things out so that.
on the rink performing Spread-Eagles, she was able to take her vacation’~
ed records plus 3 Readers Digest
Spins, and Cross-Ove..rs. Some,it must Grace Grant is back after a long illalbums $175.
be .,admitted,’,
will be flat on their ness-good to see you back, ’Grace.’
1954 Brittanica Encyclopedia with
backsl
Gertrude Stewart reports seeing Marbook case, World Atlas and DictionFor.
those
who
do
not
know,
we
garet Storke.in her lovely apartment
ary. $75.
proudly announcethat Dick...Klein is in Fresno. Margaret worked in the:
RCATape Cartridge Recorder’with
our Cost Analyst. Dick is tl~e manto Gift Shopsfor a numberof years and
4 Tape Cartridge and Case. ’$60.00.
see when you want to know how is retired. She sent word by Gertrud’e
Marcia Toman 372-4651 between 8
muchit costs to operate things. He that she would enjoy seeing or hear.
a.m. and 5p.m.
puts in a great many hours at his
ing from her friends.
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desk and machine. However, some
We have Bob Ransome back,’
JEANNE WEAVER.LEAVES LODGE
Of these are at his "bookie" activicheckingin the cafeteria, after spend.
Jeanne Weaver, who has served as
ties. He maynot be able to find his ing six. "months with theArmy, re.
Yosemite Lodge Hostess since early
corporate records quickly, but he can serve. Kathy Diaz finally has her car
September and has been the SENgive you the point-spread on any .... Kathy made a number of rushed
.TINEL’S Lodgecorrespondent, has left
gamewithin a couple of seconds.
trips to Grants Pass to pick the cai"
Yosemite for Livermore. Both her
Joyce Moore is the new girl that
up, only to find the repairs not finisl{.
Parents have fallen ill there and has added grace and charm to our
ed. Charlie Eagle is behind the Tran.
Jeanne will be taking care of them.
sportation desk.
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YOSEMITESENTINEL
. SANTA.CLAUSTIME COMING
BABY-SITTERSNEEDED
TWO CARS IN EVERY GARAGE
During the Christmas holidays,
The SENTINELis indebted to the
Curry Dining Roomat 7:30 p.m. on guests at Yosemite Lodge and The
National
Industrial Conference Board
Christmas Eve..
Ahwahnee frequently
’have along
for the follc~wing information, at
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ParentsDept..
their youngsters for whom babywhich you may take delight or urnPlease help Santa Claus by letting
sitters
may be needed during the
him knowif your child will NOTbe evenings. Local people interested in brage.
United States automobile regisat the Christmas party. Phone YPC this work are asked to communicate
Ca. PersonnelOffice - 372-4631.
with the Yosemite Lodge manage- trati0ns amountedtO 71.9 million in
ACCOUNTING
ment or with Marge Cromer in YPC 1964, more than two and one-half
times as manyas in 1946, according
(Conrin.ed~rompagethree)
Co. Personnel Office, 372-4631.
section. Joyce is Sterling Cramer’s
to the National Industrial Conference
BADGER
BANQUET
secretary. She has a great numberof
Board.
The Annual Badgers’ Awards Bantasks to perform and, through all of
Information released, recently shows
quet will be held Monday, December
them, she managesa smile and pleathat
there is one car for every 2.7
7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Yosemite Lodge
sant word. There is some thought
persons in the country comparedwith
Mountain Room. Local youngsters
that she Would look great in a skyone car for every five persons in
who have won letters for football
diver’s suit. She could have the bene1946.
and awards for track or skiing will
fit of someinStrUction in sky-diving,
The Pacific region has the highest
be presented with Badger letters by
since her husband, Jim, goes in for
per 1,000
their respective coaches. ThoseYoung- number of registrations
that sort of thing.
persons
with
441.
The
Middle
Atlantic
sters will be guests of the Lions Club
You would .have to see it before
for the evening, the Lions Club being region has the fewest, 328 per 1,000
you would believe all the work that
persons.
the sponsor of the Badgeractivities.
!"
Helen UnJta~s performs. She takes
California leads all states in auto
’1
The cost to others will be $1.50.
care of all the account cards and
Coyt Hackett, Lions Club President, registrations with 8.1 million; Alaska
accounts--payable checks. Helen is a
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will preside. Footbal’l letters will be has the least with 66,000. Nevada
very busy woman. She sometimes has
(
has one car for 2.1 persons, the
a sly smile and at these times you presented by coach Jake Metherell,
letters for skiing by coachLeRoyRust. highest proportion amongall states.
get the feeling that she knows someTrack letters will be presented, alOregonfollows with one car for every
thing going on that none else knows.
though there is no track coach at 2.2 persons. At the other end of the
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One thing she knows for sure, that
scale, the District of Columbia has
present.
l:
most don’t- and that is where she
one auto for every four persons.
A’II interested locals are cordially
keeps her cookies and candy hidden
tl
invited.
t~
FOR SALE
amid her maze of machines.
L.
M.
H.
NOTES
6
ft.
9
in
Standard
HeadSkis equipGossip and rumo.r time: Mrs. Vicki
Head Nurse Donna Laney has left
ped with both Marker and Jift reTucker is back with us. Her honey’l
to
be
married
in
Lafayette,
California
lease bindings. $65 see or Call Alice
moon must have gone very well because she has rosy cheeks ond a on December4. Jim Riley, her hus- Cramer 372-4752.
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band-to-be, was a seasonal ranger
gleam in her eye. Sally Rathsackwill
BADGER TO OPEN EARLY
i soon go to visit her son and grand- in Yosemite. He has transferred to
Bill Meachamencouraged by the
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children - and then drive back with Death Valley, where they will live
pat~ronage of the Badger ski area
after the wedding. Eileen Desmond thus far this (early) season, has dea newly purchased automobile. Fillis back to take her place, temporarily. cided to go on a daily basis on Decing in for Sally while she is gone will
Jo-Ella and William Daminguez ember 12, rather than December19,
be Nell Moe, who has been here bebecamethe parents of 9 lb. 4 oz. as planned earlier. There have been
fore and seems to know all of the
Timothy
Robbin on October 22.
answers. Sharon Cummings, who
more than twice the numberof skiers
A
guest,
Helen
Taylor,
and
husat
Badger during the past weekends
could launch a thousand ships, also
band
from
Huntington
Park
were
than
last season.
will work as a "Bunny" when the
Mrs.
Yosemite Key Club opens. Lee Huen- camping at Camp 4 recently.
Lift No. 1 will operate through the
Taylor
was
expecting
a
baby
in
10 week and will be supplemented by
gradt caused some excitement when
she started testing baby foods. (You days. The baby arrived early - in Yo- two or three others, if needed. The
may have to think about that for a semite. They namedtheir new daugh- Ski Houseand cafeteria will be open
minute.) Shirley Reedyran the Pay- ter Olivia YosemiteStarr Taylor.
though variety of food will be some.
master’s booth flawlessly while Agnes
what limited; the rental and sales
you. If you have any Thanksgiving
Westfall was gone. However, it may
shops
will be open. As during that
i:
leftovers, do not hesitate to call. In
be a good idea to audit her next
the meantime, remember that you week Nick Fiore will be having a
.!
check
there
may
be
three
extra
"shakedown week" with his instrucr
read it here.
zeros accidentally placedl
tors, there will be no ski school on
This concludes another session with
-Carl Strickland
weekdays.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER16,
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Yosemite National Park, California
ATHLETIC AWARDSDINNER HELD
Young athletes
were honored at
the 25th sports banquet at Yosemite
Lodge ,.on Monday evening, December
7. Presiding at the affair was Coyt
Hackett, President of the Yosemite
Lions Club. Letters and certificates
for participation
in football,
track,
and skiing were presented by the respective coaches. Movies taken by
Ralph Parker of several of this year’s
football
games, by Frank Betts of
activities of the junior skiers, and of
Badger football
games played iin
1953 were shown.
Letters in football
were awarded
by Coaches Jake Metherell
and Tom
Thomas as follows:
Varsity - Lester James, Lloyd Hamman, Bill Whitfield,
Bob Bevington,
Allan Parker, Louis Parker, Karl Biastoch, Brad Lamoreaux, Gary Lamoreaux, TommyAllcock, Daryl Schmidt,
Eric Oster, Chuck Woessner, Ed Walliser,
Greg Power, and Bob Cross.
CHURCH SERVICES AT BADGER
Each Sunday through the ski season, there will be a skiers’ outdoor
worship at Badger Pass, according
to the Rev. Donald Baldwin, minister
of the El Portal Community Church.
The fifteen minute service will be held
from 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. The interdenominational
protestant
sponsored by A Christian
service is
Ministery
in the National Parks.
Skiers
are welcome to attend
service on skis.
the
STUART CROSS ADDRESSESA.H.M.A.
Stuart G. Cross, YPCCo. Hotel Division head, attended the recent meeting of the Resort Committee of the
American Hotel-Motel Association at
Del Monte Lodge. Approximately 100
rnem bers representing
resorts
throughout the United States heard
Crass’s talk "Private Recreation Development On Public Lands" on Monday,
November 30.
Cross is chairman of the A.H.M.A.
Conservation Committee and recently
attended a meeting of this group in
New York.
Junior Varsity
-- Guy Hamman,
John AIIcock,
Rod Whitfield,
Don
Betts, Dave Bevington, Doug James,
Don Cottrell,
Steve Adams, Bob Walliser, Mike Metherell, Ken Metherell,
Rob Johnson, Ashley McPhaul, Jim
Whitfield,
Paul Van Buerden, Stan
Van Buerden,
Leon Van Buerden,
and Tom Cross.
Track letters were awarded on the
basis of performance in the Junior
Olympics in Merced to Mike Power,
intermediate division,
who set a new
meet record of 5 feet in winning
the high jump and another of 49
feet 1 inch in winning the shot put.
These wins, with a fourth in the 180
yard dash, brought Mike within
a
half point of being high individual
scorer. Mike Metherell took a fourth
place in the midget standing broad
(Continued
on page two)
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YOSEMITE
SENTINEL
Published by
H. Oehlmann
Advisor
H. K. Ouimet
Advisor
H. Berrey ...........
Advisor
¯ Sentinel, c/o Y. P. & C. Co., or
phone 372-4411.
SANTA CLAUS TIME COMING
¯"
SecondTime Around
Santa Claus will swoop down on
Camp Curry on Christmas Eve and
will havegifts for all goodlittle boys
and girls who are from one year old
up to and including those who are
in the third grade whose parents
are employed in the park. Santa delivers the presents to each child and
really wants them there to receive it.
In order to keep the gift-distribution moving, he will start giving gifts
to children ¯whose last namesbegin
with the letter "M", proceed to "Z",
back to "A". Clear?
There will be bags of candy for
the ¯uppergrade children. Mommies
and daddies and older brothers and
sisters are welcome to come along.
Remember, Santa comes to the Camp
Curry Dining Roomat 7:30 p.m. on
Christmas Eve.
Parents Dept.
Please help Santa Claus by letting
him knowif your child will NOTbe
at the Christmas party. Phone YPC
Co. Personnel Office- 372-4631,
ATHLETIC AWARDS
(Continued
[rom page one)
jump; Johnny AIIcock took first in
the bantam 50 yard dash and third
in the standing broad jump; and
in the junior division, TommyAllcock had a fourth in the standing
broad jump and Brad Lamoreaux second in the standing broad and third
in the long jump.
CoachLeroy Rust distributed letters
for participation in junior ski team
events to: Anne, Chuck, and Robby
Woessner, Mike and Greg Power,
Jeanine Ditton, Leslie Rust, John Allcock, Don Betts, and TomCross.
--N. P.S. News
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YOSEMITESENTINEL
ACCOUNTING NEWS
AHWAHNEEPROGRESSREPORT
Curious about the progress of the
We people in the accounting deseveral
projects under way at The
partment would rather fight than
switch. There’s a strange and strong Ahwahnee, we dispatched our man
Henry to observe the situation.
He
esprit de corps among us button
supplied
the
following
notes.
punchers and pencil pushers. While
Attempted to enter service parking
we are not clannish and welcome
area
at rear of hotel. Car became
visits from others around the maze
we do have our inner strength. We wedged between cement mixer and
are all four square and true blue - garbage-pickup machine. Abandoned
no frustrations, no back-stabbers or car.
¯under-the-table dealers.
Entered hotel by back door followTo the news at hand. We have ing workmencarrying a load of pipe,
had manyinquiries about the Yosem- urged along by man pushing cement
ite Key Club and a deluge of requests dolly.
for information, so it’s safe to say
Hotel interior
dark, cold and
the idea has caught on. Bill Smith ghostly. Furniture draped with sheets,
was first
in line to make a down floors covered with butcher paper,
payment on a key. Even thougfh
neatly taped down. Carpeting, in
Sharon Cummingsis the head bunny, huge rolls, occupied most.of elevator
the accounting department is loaded lobby area.
with other excellent material. Weold
¯ Hunted manager John Curry on
sharp-eyed members of the Girl
main floor. Unsuccessful. Passenger
Watchers Society can attest that the
ebvator in use, ,rang fc~r service
legs in our department are among elevator. Arrived from basement,
the very best. Wefeel that someeledoors opened,elevator full of furniments contend enough is being done ture and furniture movers. Walked.
for the morale and ’betterment of the Finally located Mr. Curry in office.
working class. But have faith swin- Tall man, huddled in great coat simigers, we’ll have a key club yeti
lar to .that wornby WinstonChurchill
Working in the cashier’s cage is a on bridge of North Sea patrol dessharp fellow by the name of Lawton troyer. Mr. Curry on telephone speakL. Bascum. Lawton has a good thing
ing to someonewho wanted apparengoing, with his part-time job which
he needs as he now drives a Corvette take his bride to Fresnowherehe will
Stingray. Moonlighting pays Lawton finish his schooling.
says, but it can be rough. Not as
Eva Murphy has returned from a
rough, however, as his recent jaunt
visit with her daughter and grandto Badger Pass to watch the opera- children. Wethink Mary Wylie would
tions. To be a nervous wreck at his
look great in a Doublemint gumcorn.
age is not good.
mercial. Sterling Cramer is on a
Mildred Hickok is our competent Miami Beach and NewYork vacation.
comptometeroperator. She is a fine
Jim Taylor makes a hot buttered,
friend to all of us. Her job is hard rum so full of butter and rum that it
enough, but she also has to cope would cost $9.95 on the market. Bob
with the dividend checks. This is
Lee’s wife, Beatrice sent the accountough, since somerecipients do not ting section somecookies. They were
cash them. Mildred has to balance so good that a fight broke out over
the account and when someonehangs the crumbs. Keep up the good work.
on to a 70c check, it becomesmad- Beatricet Evelyn Walrath suggests
dening.
someonepackage "Beetle Soap". Use
Gossip and rumor time: Wild Bill
it, and watch the Ring-go.
Winchester is working on his English
That’s it for now, remember to
accent, as he is going to England. address your cards and letters to the
It seemshe wants to say "1 do" with accounting office. And, above all,
an accent. He is gong there to marry smile, you may be seen by someone
Meg Sams,formerly with the cashier
from the accounting office.
department, on January 2. He will
-Carl Strickland
tly to dell
already hc
use two.
Invited
utes. Decl
After sew
tions re!
Bracebrid
of new
missing i
follow a
progress.
Two
stallation
off roor
Iong-legge
six flights
heard ex
smoke
ction ,requ
moving,
vents
each
caseof fire
down
to smoke
netic door
open unti
Doorsclosl
To
merly Iool
walk.
Large
wall, porti’
door porch
of t, rees,
Royal Arc
Returnee
floor bare
plete redo
depth to s
delier light
ostat. Cha~
too much
to create d
sixty light
In dinin.
and chairl
Rafters
Cleanerme
Mr. Curry
to undisck
by pool.
of snow
green colod
surface. St
santly wa
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YOSEMITESENTINEL
SLOPETIME
: ¯ already.had Baldwin organ, couldn’t
use two.
Badger Pass starts its daily oper:. Invited to have seat for few min- ation December12, and if the past
’
utes. Declined, warmer standing up. three weeks’ performances are any
-.- ¯After several more phone conversa- indicator, Bill Meachamshould have
¯ .. tions regarding, in order, copy for
a successful season.
.. Bracebridge Dinner menus, delivery
According to N.P.S. ¯figures there
of new carpeting,
whereabouts of
was a total of 10,160 people at Badmissing .personnel, was invited to
ger over Thanksgiving and the weekfollow along for tour of work-in
end preceding in 1963 while in 1964
progress.
14,660 winter sports fans turned up
Two main construction jobs, infor the same period: Badger Pass
i...stallation
of smoketower and balcony
operated the weekend of November
.. off.rooms 104 and 105. Mr. Curry
14-15 with a turnout of 3,000. Onthe
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long-legged,forced to trot. Trotted up Saturday of the Thanksgiving holisix flights of stairs, at each¯landing day in 1963 and 1964 the visitor
.heard explanation of function of count was identical, 3,960.
smoke.tower and details of construBill Meachamplans, during the
ction ,required. Gooddeal of wall¯moving, ¯ relocation of doors; smoke week of December 14 to 19, to
¯ vents cut.through exterior wall on operate only Lift No. 1 unless visitaeach floor. Finally grasped that, in tion warrants an additional lift. Sno¯
caseof fi.re, hotel guests could escape mobile tours will be available if
down central stairs without exposure you have out-of-town relatives who
tosmoke
or fire on any floor. Mag don’t ski. Lunchis available in the ski
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housecafeteria.
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¯ netic door closers on eachfloor. Stay
open until smoke’activates release.
¯ Doorsclose. Don’t understand.
To room 104 and 105. Each formerly Ioolced out on roof of entry
walk¯ . Probably not an inspiring view.
Large ¯French doors cut th.rough north,
wall, portion of. roof removed, outdoor porch added. View now possible
of t.rees, front lawn, flag pole and
¯ Royal Arches rooms. Much improved.
Returnedto first level. Mainlounge
floor bare and glistening after complete redo. Magnificent sheen and
depth .to surface. Learned that chan" delier lights nowcontrollable by rhe¯ ostat. Chandeliers not used formerly;
too muchlight. Can now be adjusted
to create desired atmosphere.Counted
sixty light bulbs in three fixtures.
Indining room men waxing tables
’and chairs, cleaning ceiling rafters.
Rafters thirty.six
feet from floor.
Cleanermen seemedsmall so far up.
Mr. Curry excused himself to attend
to undisclosed chore. Wanderedout
by pool. 1’4o ice on pool, few clumps
of snow around edges. Pool dark
green color, vaporous steam cloud on
Surface. Stuck finger in water. Pleasantly warm.
Rejoined by Mr. Curry. To Indian
FROM THE LODGE
W, ith the departure of Jeanne
Weaver, Yosemite Lodge hostess and
SENTINELcontributor, M a n a g e r
Wayne Whiteman has provided us
with the following tidbits about Yosemite Lodge.
Thefront desk is losing Bill Cooper,
who will don the blue jacket of the
ski school staff. Bill has workecJ as
ski patrolman in the past. Dan Sturm
will replace Cooper.
Returning to the front desk crew
is John Hellmer, and .Earl Pomeroy
is moving from the hotel division
office to serve as one of Whiteman’s
assistants. SpencerGramsis vacating
the Lodge soon for his new duties
at Badger as food:supervisor.
The management¯is looking with.
jaundiced eyes at the ski activities
of room clerks Jain Dass and Bill
Holten and bellman Roy Harland.
While it is to be ¯hoped that these
agile young menenjoy skiing, it is
’also hoped that they incur no injuries which will incapacitate them.
Roomwhere learned that bar deck Besides, a room clerk with a leg cast
recovered. Handsometile-like
linois bad for business!
leum made by Armstrong; pattern
Ade Harders has been released
called "Montina". Behind bar, work- from the hospital following an operings of Electronic Bar Mix Dispenser ation and will soon be back to the
demonstrated. 7 rubber tentacles atTent Room"mixatorium". Joe Josep,h
tached at one end to tanks of 7-up (whose ¯middle nameis Joseph), head
cola, quinine, collins mix, ginger ale houseman, and wife, Carol, report
syrups, and to soda water and plain
from various points south a finevaYosemite water outlets. Joined at
cation trip.
other end to black plastic spout with eoeoooooooooeoooeooooooooooo,
seven buttons, about size of stops on ¯ AHWAHNEE TOUR PLANNED ¯
¯ All locals, N.P.S., YPCCo., and~
accordion. Pushthe button, out squirts
mix. Got fingers mixed up, pushed ~others, are invited on a tour of The~
wrong button. MadeScotch and Cola. ~Ahwahnee to see the major im-~
~provements made there this year.~
During course of tour, noted var~Tour date is Tuesday, Dec. 22 at~
iety of craftsmen at work. Verified
o°10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Coffee and~
that sawfollowing: Lathers, plasterers
~cookies will be served.¯
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painters, steamfitters, refrigeration
’OOOOOOO¯OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO0~
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FOR SALE
engineer, cementfinishers, carpenters,
Twostereo speakers, 21"xl 1"X13",
plumbers, sheet metal workers, iron.
walnut finish. 9" bass and mid range
workers, electricians and file-setters.
speaker,
3" high frequency driver
Mr. Curry beseiged by housekeeper,
with crossover network. $70. Spencer
maintenance people, groundsman
Grams, Yosemite Lodge, 372-4431.
and decorator.
1955 Rambler Station Wagon, 51,
Felt time to leave. Returned to
000 miles, snow tires. $200. Call
point car abandoned. Found it care- Stuart Cross, office 372-4656; home
fully parked, but boxed in by fence, 372-4233.
garage, fifty
pound sack of cement
1958 Pontiac, 4 dr., H. T. Call
and a tree. Walked.
Credit Union 372-4750.
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YOSEMITESENTINEL
MAINTENANCEMENINGENIOUS
SKI TEACHERS
ARRIVING
?.
Already on the scene when this
The YPC Co. Maintenance people
piece was written were seven new
’ have a new device which allows the
ski
instructors, in addition to Steven
cross-members on the towers of num~..."
ber four Ski lift to be raised or lower- Hurd pictured elsewhere with Nick
Fiore. From Grenoble, France (the
i.. L .. ed with a good deal less difficulty
Robert
j.
.than wasthecase’prior to its construc- home of former instructor
Faure)
comes Jacques Dupont and
I. ’ tion~
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Gilbert
Rhem. Each is a memberof
JI " ’. , .When
the snow level on the track
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the E.N.&A., have instructed at Cha, "of lift No. 4 changes as muchas two
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monix and have skied as well at
feet, ¯ deeperor shallower, it is necesi.
Vol d’lsere.
i." .sary to change the ¯location of the
: . F cross-armsin o’rder to assurethat the
Bruno Zehetner and Gunter Hohlm
"J
"TS" will pull at the right angle, weg, most recently from Mt. Baker in
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Washington, were instructing
there
When thereisa
minimum of snow,
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the angle between the cable and the for Franz Gabl. Zehetner is originally
Hohlweg
-."T" is too great; when there is an from Salzburg, Austria,
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abundance of snow, the cable runs from Vienna. Michael Annett, a New
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Foundlander, has skied and instructed
close to parallel with the snow.
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in the Laurentians; Sidney Jenson,
During the course of an ordinary
from Logan, Utah, had his own school
winter,¯ it was necessary to raise or
lower the cross-arms as many as at Beaver Mt., Utah and skied Aspen,
five or six times. This required some Alto, Sun Valley, etc. Finally, Ross
Baumgardner, an Oregonian, has in. sixteen man-hours of work which had
structed at Timberline Lodge, Mt.
¯ to be ¯done after the lift shut down
Hood.
. for:fhe day.
Fiore this week.is indoctrinating
’seeking a way to reduce the chore,
the returning and new instructors in
the maintenance people set out to
anticipation of heavy patronage durdesign a. tool to do the job. They
ing the Christmas holidays.
¯ came up with a plan and had it
executed by Paul Lockwood, machi- the height of the arm, the jack allows
nistin. Midpines. The device is clam- it to slide down at a reasonable
ped to the tower below the cross-arm, speed.
a jack. put into position and the crossThe hoisting-lowering
procedure
arm jacked up to the required locanow takes about four hours, rather
tion; Whenit is necessary to reduce than sixteen as earlier.
il.
CHRISTMASEVENTS
There are a number of activities
¯taking place at Yosemite Lodge, Bad~:i
~.. get Pass and the Village Chapel during the Christmas-New Year’s holiclays in which locals maybe interes.. ted-and to ¯which all are welcome.
There will be a Protestant CommunionService at 10:30 in the Chapel
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Christmas Eve. At the RomanCatholic
Midnight Mass the Bracebridge Singers will participate.
Christmas Day
Protestant services will be .held at 11
a.m.;
Bracebridge Singers will sing.
..
RomanCatholic Masses on Christmas
Day in the Chapelwill be at 6:30 and
9:00 a.m.
ski fans are welcorneto participate
in the following activities:
Sunday, December 20- Y. W. C.
Slalom - 1:30 p.m.
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AT HOUSEKEEPING
Deep Freeze
The Grahamand Jensen construction people building the two new
shower rooms and the laundromat at
Housekeeping Camp deserve cheers
for working under somewhat less
than delightful circumstances.It’s cold
there!
Each of the two shower buildings
will have thirteen showers, one lavatory. The ladies’ building will have
two hair clryers, as well. In the laUndromat building will be thirty coinoperated Westinghouse washing
machines, ten Aldry dryers.
The new laundry facility
replaces
the portable equipment formerly
in service at Housekeeping Camp.
The shower buildings are additions
to the presentbath facilities.
The laundromat building
has a
fascinating roof line, sort of pagoda
shaped, and immediately reminding
one of a canvas roof, and in the
area of the canvas-topped tents, appears quite at home.Also interesting
are the supporting vertical members.
These are thick, round poles which
have been treated to give them a
fine, green patina.
The contractor, intends to get the
concrete floors poured this winter,
returning in early spring to complete
the job by May1.
Slalom, 1:30 p.m.
Monday, December 21 - Ski ProMonday, December28 -- Team Race
ficiency tests, YosemiteWinter Club, on Skis, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 29 - Snowshoe
morning and afternoon.
Tuesday, December22 - Short Cross Race, 12:45 p.m.; Dual Slalom Race,
Country Ski Trip to top of Old Badger, 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday,December30 -- Yosemite
1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 23 -- Slalom Winter Club Proficiency Tests, morning and afternoon.
instruction and practice - 2:30 p.m.
¯ 31 - Yosemite
Thursday, DeCember
Thursday, December24 - Short Cross
Winter Club sponsored Junior Giant
Country Ski Trip to top of Tempo
Slalom (through age 16) 1:30 p.m.
Dome,afternoon.
Friday, January 1, 1965 -- ProficFriday, December25 - Yosemite Win. iency Tests -- afternoon.
ter Club Slalom. Santa Claus arrives
The Yosemite Lodge is offering an
to race, 2:00 p.m.
expanded motion picture schedule,
Saturday, December26 - Yosemite with films at 9:00 p.m. as follows:
Winter Club Ski Proficiency Tests,
Dec. 21
-"CountyFair" (C)
morning and afternoon.
Dec. 23 "Great Locomotive Chase"
Sunday, December 27 - Sunday
Dec. 27
- "Babe Ruth Story,, (c)
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1964 Yosemite National Park, Calif

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