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Conimittee T Malibu School All-Malibu Newspaper SM School Board Asks Chance To Present Proposal Meeting Before County The Malibu Times Board Postponed 1 Week Vol. I—No. 39 MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 24, 1947 Price 5c A special meeting between Malibu's voluntary school com- mittee and the members of the U.S. POSTOFFICE Board Members Of Board of Education of Santa Council Monica will be held at the Township Board of Education building, CORNELL Nominated 19 1336 6th Street, Santa Monica, Jan. at 7:30 tonight (Friday), Jean Election To Be Held at Couchois, head of the Malibu Open Sun. committee, announced today. Meeting Next Tonight's meeting is the result The names of eleven men and of a request on the part of the one woman were selected as nomi- Santa Board to nees from a total of 40 possible present its own proposals for candidates to serve on the first establishment of school facili- hoard of directors of the Malibu ties in the Malibu. Township Council, Inc., at a spe- At a special meeting of Mali- cial open meeting last Sunday af- bu's school committee before ternoon at the Malibu justice the County Board of Supervis- court. Election of the board mem- ors last Monday morning, the bers to serve for one year will be local group agreed to post- held at another open meeting next ponement of their scheduled Sunday, Jan. 26. at 12:30 p.m., hearing this week on a request Malibu courthouse. for establishment of a new Those nominated were : county school district in Malibu Zone !—C. H. Spurgin, To- pending of tonight's outcome panga Beach. meeting before the Santa Mon- ica board. Zone 2—Maj. C Robert Hov- nie. Las Mores Canyon. Zone 3- Temple- This week in news review for —Reeves D. Malibu's proponents of a plan to man, Malibu Mesa, Rambla Pa- cifico. erect a school in the area started on a aiScbtiraging note of prom- Zone 4—Eugene Brodrick, Ma- ised opposition from the Santa libu La Costa. Monica Board of Education and Zone s—-Dave Duncan, Malibu at week's end had developed into Beach. a juggernaught of apparent poli- Zone 6—Ralph La.nb. Puerco tical importance to several fac- Beach. tions. "Hank's" Store and Cornell Post Office. Upper photo, reading from left to right: Bill Zone 7—Max Couchois, Latigo .A few days before a scheduled Littman, rural route carrier; Walter Brandenberger, assistant postmaster, and Henry Canyon. special hearing before the County "Hank" Brandenberger, Cornell postmaster. Zone B—K. O. Sherman, Ram- Board of Supervisors to consider eriz Canyon. the feasibility of establishing a Zone 9—George Wilson, Tran- county school district in the Mali- Cornell P. O., Over the Mountain, cas Beach. Just Receive Offer to Build bu, it was reported in the Santa By Henry Brandenberger Zone 10 Cornelia Runyon, Monica Outlook that Dr. C. C. Run 'Hank' Hospital in the Malibu Encinal. Trillingham, county superinten- Zone 11—Ray Goodson, Deck- Just over the mountain as the crow fiies, not too many dent of schools, had instructed er Canyon. miles from Malibu's shoreline district lies a valley in which Percy H. Davis, head of the San- As we go to press this Zone 12—F. M. Shelton, Nich- is located a place known as Cornell and in Cornell is a ( Continued on page 6) week, 'word has been receiv- olas Beach. place known as Hank's Store and in Hank's Store is a post ed through a source that Following election of directors office known as the office serving not Cornell post only cannot be revealed at this at next Sunday's meeting of the the local vicinity but a large section of West Malibu Ormsby via time that a bonifide offer has (Continued on page six) Mrs. Joe a rural route over the mountains. been made to construct and The head custodian of Hank's" Escapes Injury 1 equip a small hospital the and the of the in Exceptional Film store postmaster Dorothy Morris To Head Malibu. In Train Wreck place known as Cornell is a tall genial young man by the name of Red Cross Fund Campaign Office space will be re- Fare Assured For Her Car First One to Stay Henry M. "Hank" Brandenberg- For Entire Malibu Area served for doctors and den- These are the Early '47, Report er who has been holding forth in tists. tentative Upright in Ow! Tragedy Maintaining plans will that area since 1940. Henry is West District lead- which no doubt be ership More Films Competing For Mrs. Joe Ormsby, wife of the his duties postmaster in the Red Cross Fund expanded at a later date. In- assisted in as Awards Than in 20 Years former manager of the Examiner by his brother, Walter, and by campaign, H. Clay Best is the first terested doctors and dentists Los please contact Mrs. C. H. Agency in Malibu La Costa, nar- Bill Littman, rural mail carrier. Angeles district chairman to By Perry Lieber, RKO Radio at rowly escaped death or serious in- Postal Business Almost Triples announce complete enrollment of Spurgin Malibu 8802. Studios Vury early last Friday morning There are, incidentally, three key personnel for the 1947 drive. when' the crack California train, Brandenberger brothers in the Mrs. Jason S. Joy will be in Malibu Archery Club Holds There is good news for movie- The Owl, derailed 12 miles north charge of the kick-off rally, which goers in the Academy Award situ- Cornell district. Hank is the store- Annual Election of Officers of Bakersfield, causing death to man and postmaster, Walter is as- will take place March 3rd in the ation this. year. With the majority 8' and injury to 85. The Pullman Community Clubhouse at 10975 of "Best Picture' candidates sistant postmaster and Cornell's The second Sunday January in which Mrs. Ormsby was riding beeman and another brother is Wilshire Blvd. Mrs. Dorothy in rushed out near the end of 1946, in saw the regular monthly tourna- was next to the last of the five the cattle business. All three Morn's of 65 Malibu Colony- and such an astonishing number are ment of the Malibu Mountain cars that turned over. Her car was bachelors and live together on a 160 was selected to head the Malibu in the competition, exceptional film spared only because the coupling committee. Other appointments Archery Club and also the annual fare for at least the early part of acre ranch not far from the store. election of officers and banquet between the car in which she was business has announced by Chairman Best in- 1947 is assured. Cornell's postoffice for 50 archers under the manage- riding and the one ahead broke grown clude Mr. Robert Robinson, who The number of really fine pic- steadily since Hank became ment of Max Couchois, owner of loose. postmaster on May 17, 1940. In will head the Commerce and In- tures competing this year for the Felt Uneasy dustry division, and the following the clubhouse and originator of Academy's "Best Picture" award that first year, the stamp and the club in 1937. The accident occurred at ap- money order business amounted to division Colonels: is unequalcd in the twenty-year Newly elected officers proximately 2:45 in the morning. $5,648.82. Last year's business to- Mrs. Mark A. Sawyer, 1002 are: history of the event. Charles president; Cliff Mrs. Ormsby said she was asleep talled which is a very Westholme. Howe, Early in 1946 some "sure-fire" $13,403.95 vice president; Frieda in her lower berth but awakened handsome increase. Mrs. Winston Leach, 10735 Parker, award winners were picked. To J. Hoff, second vice president; Bet- a few minutes before the accident When Bill Littman started car- Rochester. name one, "The Bells of St. ty secretary; and with a vague feeling of uneasiness rying the mail five years ago, there Mrs. Paul A. Daus, 1957 Pel- Hendershot, Marys," produced and directed by Dick Tro- because the train seemed to have were some 48 mail boxes in the ham. Hendershot, treasurer. Leo McCarey and starring In- phy winners picked up more speed. Suddenly district. Today there are 182 and Mrs. Luthiger, 2134 Pa- were Bonnie Touth, grid Bergman and Bing Crosby, a Wm. Lou Neely, Bet- the car began to sway, then the more are going up every day. tricia. first, second, and trio of previous year award win- ty Hendershot, in wheels left the track and seemed By way of giving The Malibu Mrs. Rulon R. Free, Ama- third, the wom- ners. 417 en's flight. to bump along the ties. The noise Times a little inside information pola Lane. In the men's, Gus After a few months, other can- Touth took Dick Hender- and confusion was terrific. Finally on the historical background of Mrs. Ralph Herrckc, 10331 first, didates crowded these early ones J. and Al third. the car came to a halt jammed Cornell's post office, Postmaster Dunle»r Dr. shot, second, Biordi, out of Hollywood's mind as Acad- against a telephone pole beside the Henry "H an k" Branden-berger Mrs. George D. Fitzhugh, 320 Many new members are expect- emy contenders. And finally came tracks. checked into his orderly file sys- Canyon View Dr. ed to swell the ranks during the that astoundingly numerous, as- The first impulse was to leave tem and came up with these salient Mrs. Alfred Swanson, 550 Al- coming year and big plans are be- toundingly strong final group, in- car immediately.