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Only Newspaper DISASTEROUS Published BRUSH FIRES In The Malibu The Malibu Times In the Heart of Malibu Malibu in its Heart Vol. 2, No. 47 MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, Saturday, March 20, 1948 FIVE CENTS BOATING GROUP TO ART JONES, DAVE DUNCAN FOSTER YACHTING DEFINITE PLANS IN OFFING FORM PARTNERSHIP; TAKE ALONG MALIBU FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDING Malibu will shortly see the birth OVER BUSCH CO. OFFICES of its first active yachting and IN MALIBU BEACH Inside boating organization, according to AREA A new business firm took its place in the Malibu with Howard Splane, president pro tem Definite plans for development of business property in today of the formation of a full partner- of the yet-to-be-named group. the Malibu Beach area The Malibu the announcement Formed originally to foster are in the offing, Marvin Foster, between Art Jones and his business associate, Dave representative of the Roy Crummer the Wltfc ship small-boating activities in the re- interests in Malibu, and the signing of a long term lease with Mrs. Lor- owners of 35 acres adjoining the new MIVES D. TEMPLEMAN Duncan, gion, the organization has now ex- state highway on both raine Busch taking over all of the Louis T. Busch Company panded its aims and purposes to the north and south sides, announced this week. offices in the Malibu area. include affiliation with other sim- Foster said that although much PHOTO BUG—The Malibu has a The firm of Jones and Duncan ilar groups in Southen California interest has been manifested by represent the Louis T. Busch Diego to Santa Barbara, new amateur photo bug in its will Man Suicides At from San INTEREST SPLIT businessmen and residents of the Company in Malibu for the expir- with an eye to sectional competi- Malibu in development possibili- midst. He is none other than the IN OF ation of their contact with Zuma Mesa Early tion. PROPOSAL ties of the area, the Crummer who is trav- until Contractor Bill Riley Marblehead Land Company Morning The second meeting of the org- CITYFORMATION Company has not been in a pos- elling about the Malibu laden the termination of the Busch Thursday anization was held on Friday, ition to issue a statement pend- Company's lease on July 15, 1948. 12 the Splane at down with bags, sacks, and suit- Said to have been despondent March at home A divided interest in the es- ing completion of a master plan. At that time a new leaase may be 27466 Malibu Road. Escondido a City cases. will produce a camera domestic and af- tablishment of 6th Class Spiking the rumor that the He negotiated between Jones and over financial Beach. Further business included in the Malibu Beach area out of of them at the least be- property has been purchased for one Duncan and the Marblehead Land fairs, Earl Windslow Herschberg- discussion of the type of equip- came as provocation and mister, if you're evident this week purely speculative Fos- Company. er, 57, mechanic of 875 Common- ment most suitable to the partic- more and reasons, way, you're going to get more individuals ter said his Company has very in the The six Louis T. Busch Comp- wealth Avenue, Venice, commit- ular needs of residents, equipment is the Malibu expressed their opinions on definite plans for developing the "shot." Bill's any offices in the Malibu area ted suicide Thursday morning on though no final decision was made proposal. best and want for accout- the land in a style of architecture doesn't have been taken over by the new Zuma mesa. on this score. Particularly val- rements. Two light meters, a doz- The preponderance of affirm- commensurate to that of the dis- firm. The main office will be lo- Herschberger took his life by uable were the suggestions of en little yellow boxes containing ative interest in the plan, quite tict. cated just west of Malibu Creek connecting a hose from his ex- Clay McConnell, noted California the Malibu filters, tripod, extra lenses, range- naturally, centers in "It is not the company's plan bridge where the new highway haust pipe and running it into yachtsman and builder of the new Colony since the proposal finders, etc. Bill also has a dark how- truck. He itself, to 'sit on the land' as we have starts. For the time being, his panel was found by Chris-Craft showroom on Malibu emanated from members of the room as a "built-in" feature of the on expressed," ever, headquaters will be in California Highway Patrol Offic- Road just east of the Malibu Pier. Board of Directors of the Malibu occasion heard his house at Malibu LaCosta. the said. "The org- Jones and Duncan office in er Ray Goodson. Persons interested in the furth- Beach Home Owners' Association. Foster Crummer Sharpshooter Riley lined up is Inn building. Other branch Herschberger left a suicide note erance of active yachting and anization a large one with in- Frank Allan Walter Malibu who taken the op- Reed, Lund, offices are located at Malibu La in which he described his reason- boating in the Malibu are invited Those have terests in San Francisco, Los Ang- Olson and truly and posite view—that incorporation yours mowed Trancas Beach, Malibu ing for wanting to take his life. to inquiry through Howard eles, New York, Chicago, Kansas in front of the LaCosta Costa, make would be an unwise move at this us down and Malibu Riviera. The Among them ne cited domestic Splane, Route 1 Cornell, Calif, or City and elsewhere. The develop- other day. Beach time—are largely those who live of Cafe the Riviera office has just been com- difficulties and financial worries through the office of The Malibu ment property is not a new pro- in the Carbon. Beach, Puerco, and cedure for And —Perhaps you would- pleted. The firm contemplates the as paramount. Times. them. most cert- SEAFARER Corral Beach areas. Their inter- ainly I can assure the people of n't guess it—just to look at him—- erection of another offie at Zuma the ests, they explain, are not the Malibu that Both Roy but Walter Olson Olson and Creek Bridge, adjacent to Crummer of same as those in the Colony itself. Senior and Roy Lawson carries a master's license, entrance of Zuma Canyon and Crummer Junior That incorporation in the Malibu are intensely interested in which qualifies him to take a at Big Rock. the Beach area is very likely to be- Malibu project great ship of any tonnage out to sea. Dave Duncan announced that and have Hollywood Germany come a as the for its "Ole" as he is called by his many all of the personnel who formerly lnvades possibility region plans development." develops, is freely admitted by hails from Boston. Dur- were with the Busch Company Foster said that such a devel- friends, most residents. Those who do not ing the war Ole was one of would remain with his firm. They opment could not be made over last favor the plan at this say the unsung heroes who contrib- include Cal and Gene Deneen, time night and that his company did such a step forward must first uted great deal to the war but vlalibu Beach office; Morry Pierce not operate on any "fly-by-night" a be motivated by "need." did not come in for any medals. and Earl Mason, LaCosta office, or "boom" basis. The Company, Proponents of the plan to in- He skipper of a seagoing Ted Boehme and W. O. Sonksen, for instance, has already gone was a corporate at this point tug which participated in the in- Trancas Beach office; Andy Leo- time to into a survey of population trends the need for and vasion of Exchanging taud, Malibu Riviera (Mrs Leo- more control, and is satisfied that a great fut- Europe. control by reminiscences of the war, receptionist); George W. the people themselves ure is in the offing for Malibu. Ole taud, rather than the county, the and Allan Lund discovered they Field Representative, within ,Other surveys as to individual D,ickerson, confines of the had been in the Normandy in- with headquarters at Point Dume tentatively estab- business needs will be made and lished city limits; i.e., vasion on the same day. Ole has Station. Charles W. Pantel will Carbon a master plan perfected whic-J> Point on the east, the line a very "deep" background in the remain in the headquarters at west will make allowances for these Corral Beach the construction business, having the Malibu Inn Office with Mr. of on west, and needs and others which will boundary de- spent great deal of under- Jones and Mr. Duncan. an inland running to velop as the de- a time distance of residential area neath the East River of New The new firm announced that a eight miles from velops. the coast. York actually underneath the all plans of the Louis T. Busch § river, working as a sandhog. So Company will remain in effect for Advantages in the way of ad- cesspools and septic tanks are a the present. They have taken over ditional police aand fire protec- Rain Cause Of cinch for Ole. all records of the Busch Comp- tion, control of building code res- any. trictions, ability to improve and Accident In OLE'S PARTNER—The other Art Jones is reputed to be the develop property,to levy taxes Topanga Canyon half of the team of Olson and oldest real estate broker in the and collect revenues—in short, Lawson, is big, good-natured lik- Malibu and has had much to do to run its own affairs, sn cited The emptying of the skies in a able Bill Lawson.