11 )eakers at f Club College; Jack Beauniont; Glen Goodwill, Monterey superintendent of' schools; Guy Curtis, Monterey councilman; · Bill Alliger, Houston, Texas; Bill Strickland, head of the oldest -title company in Monterey county; Clayton Neill; "Jeff" Jef- fers, Monterey librarian; George Homes; and Jack Dougherty of the Casa .Munras. Other guests were James Silli- man, Maj. Gen. Walter Lauer and John Dallerup. A feature of the luncheon meet- ings of the Rotary club is the awarding of a number of prizes. At the Tuesday gathering, prizes wei'e donated by Lowell Bowhay and Beauford Fisher.. Winners'were: Dr. Jesse Mills, E. R. McAnaney, Jack Dough- erty, Tom Work, A. B. Ingham and Dr. J. A. Johnson. Harold Davis and Fred X. Fry, through some clever maneuvering, collected some funds for the Boy Scout troop 90, sponsored by the club. June 19th is the date of the local Rotary club's charter night, and an attendance of 480 men is expected. Conetrt Dinner tions and other events of wide local interest, influence the selection of artists. The committee also endeavors to have. each concert fall on a differ- ent night of the week, in order to avoid fratefnal organization con- flicts. The Montefey. Peninsula Com- mlinity C6ncert association is just completing ith annual membership drive for renewals. This is the tenth season and ac- cording to Mrs. C. B. Bentley, me)nbership chairman, there will be,very few, if any, memberships available for..new members af· ter next, Monday, which is the official .opening day for the drive. : Many local music lovers have mailed.their (checks ($6 for adults and $3 fof students) on the chance that there might be cancellations froth,.last year. So far these have all· been accepted and have taken the places of members who have moved away. < Headquarters are located in the three Peninsuld communities: the Grove Pharmacy in Pacific Grove, and f Abihante's music store in Monterey ·and Carmel. tendent of Grove schools; C. E. Easterbrook, Grove high school principal; A. B. Ingham, veteran Pacific Grove educator and former superintendent of schools; and Ralph Johnson, who by breaking the building, brought the box and its contents to light. Representing the Pacific Grove high school student body were Dorothy Stout,· president, Jim Thomas, .senior class president. Also present were the two com- mencement speakers for the class of '48, Rita Hazeltine and Tom Bottaro. A Scientist And Friend of Many Passes Edward F. Ricketts, the kindly and philosophical "Doc" of John Steinbeck's novel, "Cannery Row", passed away last Tuesday from in- Juries received when his car was hit by a Southern Pacific train Saturday evening. Ricketts, who was 50 at the time of his death, had done the work of two lifetimes in less than one. The.data on Western marine life which he had accumulated over a period of more than 25 years was totally destroyed in the big Can- nery Row fire of 1936, in which he barely escaped from his home and laboratory with his life. With courage and determination he began again to build a new laboratory. He undertook the gigan- tic task of making a complete catalogue of all known Western tid- al animals. A.trip with Steinbeck to Queen Charlotte Sound, which was to have,been made this month, would to all intents and purposes have seen the final work on this catalogue. Ricketts and Steinbeck also plan- ned to collaborate on a second book together. The first they- wrote, "Sea of Cortez"·was written sever- al years ago, from information gath- ered on a trip to the Gulf of Cali- fornia. The love "Doc" had for his work gave him the desire to share his knowledge with all. The many who came to -him found that he talked "their language", .and that science warn't just cold, dead facts, but a living world of wonders from which a philosophy may be drawn. For the student and those who make a hobby of studying marine life, he wrote "Between Pacific Tides". Written some fifteen years ago, final proofs for a second edi- tion were just received by Stan- ford: Press, from- Ricketts. Private funeral services were held Wednesday, May 12 for Ed. ward F. Ricketts at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea Crematorium in Pacific Grove. He is survived by his wife, Alice; three children, Edward Ricketts, Jr.. -San· Francisco; Mrs. Nancy Pickering, Baltimore, Maryland; and Cornelia Ricketts, Los Gatos; a brother, Thayer Ricketts, of Chica- go: and a sister, Mrs. Fred Strong of Carmel. He also leaves his many.friends who will miss him., IA F. Vh• •41•i "pull channels for the initiative and drive which comes from the "grass roots." One of the primary purposes Of the conference will be to: answer the question "What are Some pro- jects by .which UNESCO objectives can be advanced in "operation hometown"? Carmel a Pl Informal Vil "Conversation piece" this week on the Peninsula is the article on Carmel appearing in the May 15 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Hi Heiland, who has 'the Bell Magazine agency in Pacific Grove brought a copy of the Post into the Tribune office. The article paints the neigh- boring ' community as a place whose residents despise progress and fight against civic improve· ments. A controversial statement, to say the least, but the author, Elmont Waite, does his best to prove it. He begins his article by giving the platform of Perry Newberry at the time when Newberry was running for village trustee of Car- mel-by-the-Sea, which read as fol- lows: "Don't vote for Perry New- berry if you hope to see tarmel be- come a city; if you want its growth boosted; if you desire its commer- cial success; if street lamps on its corners mean happiness to you; if concrete street pavements repre- sent your civic ambitions. "If you think that a glass factory is of greater value than a sand dune, or a millionaire than an art- ist, or a mansion than a little brown cottage. "If you truly want Carmel to be- come a boosting, hustling, wide- awake, lively metropolis - .don't vote for Perry Newberry." According to Mr. Waite, although Newberry died in 1938„ the New berry attitude towards progress still governs Carmel. ' Writes the author: "Motor courts P. G. VISITORS TO OAKLAND FLOWWER SHOW Mrs. M. L. Conger : returned breathless and with her store of ad- jectives descriptive of beauty com- pletely depleted after visiting the Oakland flower show, Saturday, May 1. , a She and her niece, Mrs. Edwa]d Peterson, of Monterey accompanied by Mrs. Henry Laugathery, and Charles Dawson, both of Pacific Grove, left at 5:30 a. m. Saturday morning for Oakland. They left early to get there "before the crowds,' but from the story Mrs. Conger tells, others were of the same mind as they. The flower show grounds were full of people as well as beauty. lar ages has· been fostered :by school UNESCO' projects. In. ad- dition, -many civic minded newspa- pen ahd radio 'stkitions are giving extra attention' I to methods by which "mass media" may improve communications. between peoples and so build a solid basis for inter. national understanding. (Please turn zo page 7) easant [lage? were repelled from the villabc gates by Carm61 pressure upon the county government as well as by local restrictions. Paving crept in to a limited extent after four years of argument and a court fight." He quotes Mayor Fred Godwin as to the reason there are no side- walks outside the compact business district-"People just refuse to put them in; they like the sandy foot- paths the village has always had." He tells of Carmel's beginning in 1900 "as a tiny cluster of squat- ters' cabins and how San Francis- co's earthquake and fire in 1906 sent many more to Carmel. By 1923 the quiet little village was so upset by an influx of tour- ists that Newberry proposed toll- gates be set up on every road into town, to provide some revenue and at the same time cut down the throngs of summer visitors he said were ruining the place. This pro- ject, however, went no further. Incidentally, the picture paint- ed of Carmel by Mr. Waite's, · story should realIy draw the tourists. Mr. Wait brings forth for his readers many of the Carmel leg- ends; the temperamental garbage man, Gus Englund and his white horse and the m¥stery of Aimae Semple McPhersoh. A note of regret for the old days is kounded when the author writes: "Yet it is sad truth that one import- ant group of people who created Carmel-young artists with rarely enough coins to . make a mel*y jingle - can' never, never come again. The unique village atin6- sphere they built has become far too valuable for their sort to buy." Carmel's population nowdays, writes the author,- is composed of the wealthy, the established artists or the amateurs with adequate funds, businessmen and the retir- ed...as well as many military figures. Mr. Waite evidently places ·110 faith in the oftln-expressed belief that in Carmel "anything goes"i On the contral¥, Mr. Waite write's that because 'of r preponderatice · of solid citizens, women wearing shorts and slacks: are frowned up- on-it just isn't ddne. (Can this bb Carmel? ) Mr. Waite stresies the fact, how- ever, that Carmel has maintained "the pleasant informality of a vil- Iage". PO. 71€ / 8 UA) (y 1*/2»yj ,00« /4/7 PE- 94C007--wt=hiM1-11--1#0--1.rn!9-i€ , OCR Text: 11 )eakers at f Club College; Jack Beauniont; Glen Goodwill, Monterey superintendent of' schools; Guy Curtis, Monterey councilman; · Bill Alliger, Houston, Texas; Bill Strickland, head of the oldest -title company in Monterey county; Clayton Neill; "Jeff" Jef- fers, Monterey librarian; George Homes; and Jack Dougherty of the Casa .Munras. Other guests were James Silli- man, Maj. Gen. Walter Lauer and John Dallerup. A feature of the luncheon meet- ings of the Rotary club is the awarding of a number of prizes. At the Tuesday gathering, prizes wei'e donated by Lowell Bowhay and Beauford Fisher.. Winners'were: Dr. Jesse Mills, E. R. McAnaney, Jack Dough- erty, Tom Work, A. B. Ingham and Dr. J. A. Johnson. Harold Davis and Fred X. Fry, through some clever maneuvering, collected some funds for the Boy Scout troop 90, sponsored by the club. June 19th is the date of the local Rotary club's charter night, and an attendance of 480 men is expected. Conetrt Dinner tions and other events of wide local interest, influence the selection of artists. The committee also endeavors to have. each concert fall on a differ- ent night of the week, in order to avoid fratefnal organization con- flicts. The Montefey. Peninsula Com- mlinity C6ncert association is just completing ith annual membership drive for renewals. This is the tenth season and ac- cording to Mrs. C. B. Bentley, me)nbership chairman, there will be,very few, if any, memberships available for..new members af· ter next, Monday, which is the official .opening day for the drive. : Many local music lovers have mailed.their (checks ($6 for adults and $3 fof students) on the chance that there might be cancellations froth,.last year. So far these have all· been accepted and have taken the places of members who have moved away. < Headquarters are located in the three Peninsuld communities: the Grove Pharmacy in Pacific Grove, and f Abihante's music store in Monterey ·and Carmel. tendent of Grove schools; C. E. Easterbrook, Grove high school principal; A. B. Ingham, veteran Pacific Grove educator and former superintendent of schools; and Ralph Johnson, who by breaking the building, brought the box and its contents to light. Representing the Pacific Grove high school student body were Dorothy Stout,· president, Jim Thomas, .senior class president. Also present were the two com- mencement speakers for the class of '48, Rita Hazeltine and Tom Bottaro. A Scientist And Friend of Many Passes Edward F. Ricketts, the kindly and philosophical "Doc" of John Steinbeck's novel, "Cannery Row", passed away last Tuesday from in- Juries received when his car was hit by a Southern Pacific train Saturday evening. Ricketts, who was 50 at the time of his death, had done the work of two lifetimes in less than one. The.data on Western marine life which he had accumulated over a period of more than 25 years was totally destroyed in the big Can- nery Row fire of 1936, in which he barely escaped from his home and laboratory with his life. With courage and determination he began again to build a new laboratory. He undertook the gigan- tic task of making a complete catalogue of all known Western tid- al animals. A.trip with Steinbeck to Queen Charlotte Sound, which was to have,been made this month, would to all intents and purposes have seen the final work on this catalogue. Ricketts and Steinbeck also plan- ned to collaborate on a second book together. The first they- wrote, "Sea of Cortez"·was written sever- al years ago, from information gath- ered on a trip to the Gulf of Cali- fornia. The love "Doc" had for his work gave him the desire to share his knowledge with all. The many who came to -him found that he talked "their language", .and that science warn't just cold, dead facts, but a living world of wonders from which a philosophy may be drawn. For the student and those who make a hobby of studying marine life, he wrote "Between Pacific Tides". Written some fifteen years ago, final proofs for a second edi- tion were just received by Stan- ford: Press, from- Ricketts. Private funeral services were held Wednesday, May 12 for Ed. ward F. Ricketts at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea Crematorium in Pacific Grove. He is survived by his wife, Alice; three children, Edward Ricketts, Jr.. -San· Francisco; Mrs. Nancy Pickering, Baltimore, Maryland; and Cornelia Ricketts, Los Gatos; a brother, Thayer Ricketts, of Chica- go: and a sister, Mrs. Fred Strong of Carmel. He also leaves his many.friends who will miss him., IA F. Vh• •41•i "pull channels for the initiative and drive which comes from the "grass roots." One of the primary purposes Of the conference will be to: answer the question "What are Some pro- jects by .which UNESCO objectives can be advanced in "operation hometown"? Carmel a Pl Informal Vil "Conversation piece" this week on the Peninsula is the article on Carmel appearing in the May 15 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Hi Heiland, who has 'the Bell Magazine agency in Pacific Grove brought a copy of the Post into the Tribune office. The article paints the neigh- boring ' community as a place whose residents despise progress and fight against civic improve· ments. A controversial statement, to say the least, but the author, Elmont Waite, does his best to prove it. He begins his article by giving the platform of Perry Newberry at the time when Newberry was running for village trustee of Car- mel-by-the-Sea, which read as fol- lows: "Don't vote for Perry New- berry if you hope to see tarmel be- come a city; if you want its growth boosted; if you desire its commer- cial success; if street lamps on its corners mean happiness to you; if concrete street pavements repre- sent your civic ambitions. "If you think that a glass factory is of greater value than a sand dune, or a millionaire than an art- ist, or a mansion than a little brown cottage. "If you truly want Carmel to be- come a boosting, hustling, wide- awake, lively metropolis - .don't vote for Perry Newberry." According to Mr. Waite, although Newberry died in 1938„ the New berry attitude towards progress still governs Carmel. ' Writes the author: "Motor courts P. G. VISITORS TO OAKLAND FLOWWER SHOW Mrs. M. L. Conger : returned breathless and with her store of ad- jectives descriptive of beauty com- pletely depleted after visiting the Oakland flower show, Saturday, May 1. , a She and her niece, Mrs. Edwa]d Peterson, of Monterey accompanied by Mrs. Henry Laugathery, and Charles Dawson, both of Pacific Grove, left at 5:30 a. m. Saturday morning for Oakland. They left early to get there "before the crowds,' but from the story Mrs. Conger tells, others were of the same mind as they. The flower show grounds were full of people as well as beauty. lar ages has· been fostered :by school UNESCO' projects. In. ad- dition, -many civic minded newspa- pen ahd radio 'stkitions are giving extra attention' I to methods by which "mass media" may improve communications. between peoples and so build a solid basis for inter. national understanding. (Please turn zo page 7) easant [lage? were repelled from the villabc gates by Carm61 pressure upon the county government as well as by local restrictions. Paving crept in to a limited extent after four years of argument and a court fight." He quotes Mayor Fred Godwin as to the reason there are no side- walks outside the compact business district-"People just refuse to put them in; they like the sandy foot- paths the village has always had." He tells of Carmel's beginning in 1900 "as a tiny cluster of squat- ters' cabins and how San Francis- co's earthquake and fire in 1906 sent many more to Carmel. By 1923 the quiet little village was so upset by an influx of tour- ists that Newberry proposed toll- gates be set up on every road into town, to provide some revenue and at the same time cut down the throngs of summer visitors he said were ruining the place. This pro- ject, however, went no further. Incidentally, the picture paint- ed of Carmel by Mr. Waite's, · story should realIy draw the tourists. Mr. Wait brings forth for his readers many of the Carmel leg- ends; the temperamental garbage man, Gus Englund and his white horse and the m¥stery of Aimae Semple McPhersoh. A note of regret for the old days is kounded when the author writes: "Yet it is sad truth that one import- ant group of people who created Carmel-young artists with rarely enough coins to . make a mel*y jingle - can' never, never come again. The unique village atin6- sphere they built has become far too valuable for their sort to buy." Carmel's population nowdays, writes the author,- is composed of the wealthy, the established artists or the amateurs with adequate funds, businessmen and the retir- ed...as well as many military figures. Mr. Waite evidently places ·110 faith in the oftln-expressed belief that in Carmel "anything goes"i On the contral¥, Mr. Waite write's that because 'of r preponderatice · of solid citizens, women wearing shorts and slacks: are frowned up- on-it just isn't ddne. (Can this bb Carmel? ) Mr. Waite stresies the fact, how- ever, that Carmel has maintained "the pleasant informality of a vil- Iage". PO. 71€ / 8 UA) (y 1*/2»yj ,00« /4/7 PE- 94C007--wt=hiM1-11--1#0--1.rn!9-i€ , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,Q through R File names,Ricketts,RICKETTS_002.pdf,RICKETTS_002.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: RICKETTS_002.PDF, RICKETTS_002.pdf 1 Page 1