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<br /> Founded 1908- Vol. 57-No.96 10 Cents Per Copy-f5.00 Per Year PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT MANTECA,SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA FridaY, September tember 3, 1965 Entered as Second Class Matter at the Postoffice,at
<br /> Manteca, California, under the Act of March 3; 1871
<br /> P. O. Box 912- 96738
<br /> batting the breeze Spreckels May Ha. Ill Freeway Problems Spreckels Factory Manager
<br /> With The Editor �s Gives Views Of Freeway
<br /> By George Murphy, Jr, .. ����7 'a"• ,'sa. ,,,e, _
<br /> -. EDITOR'S NOTE: Falters. need to recount for you gen.
<br /> '�y '>/`� Ing Is the complete text of a tlemen the millions of dollars
<br /> It appears that the seleo- aggrevate the company's statement given to the board Spreckels spends locally each
<br /> Ran of a route for the High- waste disposal problem, and PonaPFFw of directors of the Manteca year for sugar Deets, freight,
<br /> way 120 by-pass might turn certainly it can't afford to „�' �a�'�' yia'°�` ay..�_-� `��� District Chamber of Com• payrolls, taxes and goods and
<br /> Into a real hassle, since lase much, 1( any, properly. �y -,?=. ✓� �'+� a/r��p/ ! merce Wednesday morning services to operate the plant,
<br /> some ursexpeRer thedevelop- or,Boyden pointe out, oheif Cal- Vis- ."� i}fu71wM�/"-"° � the
<br /> Al l Spreckels
<br /> manager of nor recount the sizeable in.
<br /> have entered the plc- H that the University of Cal- _ - the local Spreckels Sugar fees vestment necessary to carry
<br /> thre, IfoMa and other experts are tory. The statement outlines on these operations in Men-
<br /> The new facet Is a propos- working toward improving =_ lata,
<br /> waste disposal methods, but ,- Spreckels' feelings toward the
<br /> ed interchange which wouldassurance lose of additional property "But the tact of the mat-
<br /> take away about 36 acres of iMac can be done M lee area r \1 120 freewaydue to a rpible outin win the ghway ter is, that just to maintain
<br /> Spreckels Sugar Co. Property g our current status we need
<br /> P than It now requires. south portion of their land. to maintain at a minimum
<br /> and isolate an additional 96
<br /> acres We say this was "un- Spreckels can live with the - "I appreciate the fact that the total land area we now
<br /> expected," because every- freeway, however, if it could , + you are taking time this morn occupy, and would find it
<br /> body, including Spreckels of- obtain more land adjacent to ,A r� r__ Ing to learn something of our difficult, d not impossible, to
<br /> ficfals, had assumed such an the present site. But this situation with respect to the expand the facility if waste
<br /> interchange would be farther means costly access over / proposed freeway routes of disposal problems could not
<br /> south - about where Moffat �r�• 7� '/ Highway M. be solved economically.
<br /> Boulevard now joins Highway passes over either the 9g or / s g
<br /> 120 freeway, depending ed ,� / /"`- "As has been indicated to "With this in a ow the pi
<br /> %. whether of the 99 away or - - / let d explain how the pro-
<br /> ws and as I am sure you
<br /> Spreckels Sugar Co., Incl- land east o[the 99 freeway or tisµn s. = /; understand, no definite route posed south freeway affects
<br /> dentally, is being remarkably south of Moffat Boulevard. has been selected by the Spreckels. The so-called south
<br /> cooperative about the whole This will raise the cost to Highway Commission, but it route, which would involve
<br /> thing, adbeogM1 the company the Stale and the highway t appears the time has arrived an interchange with Highway
<br /> will no doubt fight for some People might balk at this. :r when we may soon get down gg would utilize at a mini.
<br /> met of plan that will not It Is Interesting to note that to cases. mum 38.6 acres of Spreckels
<br /> hamper their operations. As Spreckels would have to have 1 / "The route most frequently land of which over 10%, or
<br /> Plant Manager Al Boyden these private accesses to ad. - mentioned these days - the 429 acres are waste water
<br /> puts it, Spreckels wants to "�'" I ponding areas. Ti remain.
<br /> p ca of a property because r `� \ one south of the community-
<br /> be a good cd6xe and recoil- can't adilw public roads for utilizes a great deal of Spree- der is under cultivation- Fur-
<br /> nizes that the commtdty Is hauling dirt and other waste 1 4 I[: itkens' property and very eF- then, the proposed route
<br /> almost solidly In favor of a material. Because beets t1��s1 i s ` fectively isolates another would isolate n additional
<br /> southern route for the free sT' k i t `
<br /> come from all over the state ,tt , � z s ;� sizeable piece of Spreckels 36 5which
<br /> acres of ranch lend
<br /> way. and might have a variety of !; s 1 factory property. Our objec- which as I explained earlier,
<br /> A casual observer of the crop or sell diseases In with � k �4 tion to such a proposal is not is integrated In to our overall
<br /> them, the residue must be pew. factory operations.
<br /> Spreckels factory site, with
<br /> its some 500 acres of ground, propconfined to Spreckels er- HIGHWAY PROBLEM - The dotted line shown in the hand corner. Moffat Boulevard is at the left center where „N July of 1958 the Sprec- "Some -type of monetary
<br /> might wonder why the cam- ty' above aerial photo shows what one Highway 120 free- the dotted line ands. kens Sugar Company went on recompense W Spreckels Su-
<br /> pany gets so concerned about This is a very serious mat- way routing would do to Spreckels Sugar Co. property. While this proposed fre evoy'routing is only tents- record with the California Di- Bar for this Ind Is certainly
<br /> 76 acres. Actually, the Man- ter that local and comfy of- While the actual freeway would be to the left, out of the five, it is likely that any southern route would end up with vision of Highways opposing not the consideration. Basic
<br /> lees plant has far less land, fieials are going to have to picture, a cloverleaf full interchange at Highway 99 would an interchange at about this point on Highway 99, al- any loss of land or a division is the fact that we just sim-
<br /> thn any of the other four become involved in. Just of its property by a freeway ply can not get by with any
<br /> require property up to the dotted line. Following the op- though most people believe It should be farther south
<br /> Spreckels sugar factories, about every agency - the to impede progress, but the lee land.
<br /> and doesn't have enough here beard of supervisors, the proximate path of that dotted line would he an off ramp about where Moffat Boulevard now joins Highway 99. cold, hard facts are that the
<br /> pe "We do not want to ❑y in
<br /> �.�._.y�}Lis ,.,itennt inning,apJ' county p]anNng commfeion, for motorists traveling south on Highway 99 who wish to As shown above, Spreckels would lose about 36 uses entire. amount of, S .r, W f oP
<br /> t` more. the city eourseD, the city plan- pick up the Highway 120 freeway going west. of waste water ponding area, and on additional 36 acres property at Manteca fs a fano- L PT o Mani
<br /> eflesimeend
<br /> ging commission nal the lo- Glenn Kohl's recant aerial holo shows the Spreckels would be isolated on the south side of the proposed free- dal to the continued success- therefore hesitate to recom-
<br /> The big problem at Sprec- P P P P
<br /> cal chamber of commerce - tut operation of the facto In
<br /> kelps waste water - both property looking S the west. Highway t e in the fore- way, pe ry' mend the alternate routes
<br /> have gone on record favoring 1956, for instance, we effect- suggested by the Highway
<br /> disposal of water eM the ground and the Spreckels factory is in the upper right
<br /> disposal of dirt. As long es a southern route for the high- - po a trade of sorts when a
<br /> way 120 freeway route. portion near the northern Commission. One of those
<br /> we've been orouM these pe routes is, of course, north
<br /> parts, incidentally, we never This Isn't going to be 1 C of C To Host boundaries of our property, of the city; the other direct-
<br /> realized the magnitude of this enough and thew agencies was utilized for the highway ly through Manteca. Nor are
<br /> dirt problem. AI Boyden says are going to have to mite County Group 99 freeway mute. We were we qualified to say that the
<br /> in with on a specific mite. For In- able to add on a small piece highway should be routed
<br /> that the dirt brought
<br /> sager beets from the farm stance, they might went to .yl September 16 of property beyond the then further south so that it miss-
<br /> would add four feet a year unite behind a plan to move southern boundary line nal ea Spreckels property all }o-
<br /> to the level of a 2Pacre, plot. the interchange farther wutM1 - Manteca District Chamber continue aur operations as gather.
<br /> of Commerce will be host to before.
<br /> At the moment, the company as Spreckels has indicated - "However, the alternatives,
<br /> Is usinggo acres and this the County Chamber of Com-
<br /> that the thea of smell poo- 1 addition to the factory from our sto this: , seem to
<br /> muses the land to rive by one tion at the southern tip of :� merce at a dimer and cock- with iia immediate
<br /> p :�; proper, boil down to this:
<br /> foot a year. its property might be accept- lain hour, Sept. 16, in MRPS
<br /> auxiliaries such as roads,
<br /> Hall. 1. The Highway Commis-
<br /> able. tracks, shops, officesfactory
<br /> and
<br /> Water, of course, is a very A no haat cocktail hour stun select a more southerly
<br /> major problem. and the hots warehouses, the factory Ind
<br /> p P The hazard is this situs- will be from 6:30 to 7:30 accommodates functions less route than the one that is
<br /> ni this page shows the mag- flog is quite clear. The state p.m. with dinner to follow. obvious, but no less essential mentioned most frequently at
<br /> glide of the waste water highway people have some t- Arrangements are being made to the overall operations. this time;
<br /> ponds. These ponds are al- very strong convictions as to _
<br /> Commis-
<br /> ready overloaded and should where the want to put tree- by Hal Michael, county nacre- These are principally waste 2. The Highway Commis-
<br /> Y tart' for entertainment in- water disposal, waste lime
<br /> be expanded Instead of con- ways, nal d Is still our opin- stead of a speaker, and there disposal and tare dirt dispos- sion adopt one of the other
<br /> tracted. ion that the state would Pre-
<br /> stead
<br /> be door prizes. al. of the alternate routes; or
<br /> One problem, of coonster a northern route., fa Tom Tronsdal, secretary "Water and lime in large 3. That recognition be glv-
<br /> that Spreckels has a lot of The only possible way of manager of the local cham- volumes are required in the an to Spreckels total land re-
<br /> land that it can't use for combatting the awesome ber reported on the sale of processing of sugar beets and quirements and a similar
<br /> waste disposal. The 100 acres amount of power held by the tickets to the Giants game at are economically disposed amount of land and feasible
<br /> It has in almond trees along highway commission is to �! Candlestick Park Sept. 9. He after use by containment in access thereto, be made
<br /> E. Yosemite Is valuable only prevent a completely united said tickets were going very pond systems on factory land. available to Spreckels to
<br /> as a buffer zone to keep real- front. The danger here is ,ul rapidly, but many are still The areas in which the tare compensate for any land u&
<br /> dentlal a it it commercial thio: The State Is very likely - available. dirt (sell harvested with the -lived by the freeway inter-
<br /> growth away from the factory to offer an alternative that beets) can be disposed of are change and/or which beCem-
<br /> area. It can't be used for would go something Bke this: Buses will load at 9:30 a.m. severely limited by law be- es isolated from the rest of
<br /> waste disposal because d Is ,> ",: on Garfield Avenue, and leave cause unrestricted disposal the property."
<br /> too clow to existing molders- "Well, we simply cannot at 10 a.m. Tickets for the could result in the spread of AL BOYDEN
<br /> times.reae. move that Interchange any. game and transportation are plant diseases and noxious Manager
<br /> The same problem exists f8.50 each.
<br /> farther south than ft is right weeds, By systematic prat- Spreckels
<br /> with the area formerly men- now. So you people in the .t ,,, ,,, Directors agreed to lease Bees, Spreckels integrates its Sugar Factory
<br /> pied by the Moffat feedyards- community have an option of wootheir present office For an- disposal of waste water and
<br /> This also gets a little Ino either endangering your com- other five year term for 875 tan dirt by a ranch opera-
<br /> close to the Powers Park munity's biggest industry or — ^i►. '-- {s per month, an increase of tion on the factory property
<br /> 1. Herman Sots,
<br /> subdivision for there
<br /> water accepting a northern route. /�� - >� fv per month over the past thereby economically m solving C_
<br /> disposal, since there is a car- , ,L`,,. five years. Frank Jesse, own- the disposal problem and en- Nominated iron
<br /> tain amount of odor. That, of coone, would be i, er said the rent Increase riching the land.Handling the
<br /> a miserable chutta, and there would not cover the Increase waste in other means could Kiwanis Head
<br /> This waste disposal prob- is little time lett before this, in taxes on the budding. _ The Nominating Committee
<br /> lem at Spreckels continues W result in insurmountable eco-
<br /> grow because of the contino- whole business coma to a gamic problems.
<br /> public hearing. It would be Del Stoker reported on a the RlwaNs Club, present-
<br /> ing expansion at the local Mntr. He booth at the com- "The amount of adjacent th their slate o[ officer for
<br /> tragic ti the leaden of file 1 year
<br /> factory. Obviously, the more community nal of the comfy ty fair. He said the booth took land required for the sawn- � co-Ing, esday n000he mem-
<br /> beets you process, the more second in overall sweepstak- dal functions of a beet sugar P
<br /> do not get together and agree es. Expenses of the booth
<br /> water you use and the more - - pe factory varies ratecUy with Selected for auto
<br /> sales was
<br /> upon a firm position fu witch 1 � ------�^ --- - � amounted to f521, nal as the
<br /> dirt you have lett over. The the leve: of operations. Since Herman Sots,, auto salesman:
<br /> the southern route can be Chamber allows fS00 for ex-
<br /> growlh In Processing cepa- ado In such a way that It its erection y 1917,the Spred Hal Michael, teacher, first
<br /> ing at the local plant Is oath- y arnwa, a check for that kens factory operations at vice resident; Charles Shae-
<br /> g velli not hamper Spreckels In far, president;
<br /> contractor,
<br /> in sort of phenomenal and amomt was authorized be Manteca has greatly ipereaa-
<br /> further expansion Is planned. Its operations, given to the Manteca Future ed, both as to daily capacity second vice president; Wal-
<br /> Ahen the plant was opened Farmers, in charge of the and days of operation per tar Burkett, cashier, secreta-
<br /> in 1917, it had a designed Two MontoCons booth. year. It is our sincere hope ry-treasurer; and directors,
<br /> capacity of 1200 tons of beets To Etter Davis ' that such growth continue Ron Novacek, Gary Thomp-
<br /> a day. Today, the Manteca .: " : " :: - " and our plans are made ac. son and Rev. B. Stanley
<br /> plant is running at a daily Two Manteca will be, NO'flCe cordingly. We have under Moore.
<br /> processing rate of about SM among the 3,500 students BACK TO SCHOOL - With a wistful to go to stool since they will both be � consideration at this very Two new members, Tom
<br /> tons. Spreckels plans to spend which have been admitted to look back at his summer skateboard,Tho entering tht first grade. Two younger The Bulletin office will be time possible plans for ex-
<br /> several millions In additional University of California at mas Ruble, 12-year-old son of Mr. and brothers of homes, Gerald and William, closed Monday, Labor Day, pending and modernizing the Faller nal James Gould,
<br /> Y were Inducted.
<br /> dollars to boost this capacity Davis. Mrs. Jeon Ruble of 1120 Sutter Street, con- will also bi among on estimated 3000 along with almost s,6 other Manteca plant l elution the
<br /> still further da to the . to Harry G. Jonas will be e levelbusret es in Manteca. How- outlay of several o then dol- Michael, chairman of the
<br /> 4000 tans a day range. psychology junior, nal Linda templates his return to school next Tues- elementary ;drool students and nearly ever, the Wednesday morn- ]ars. The valve to the local recent family barbecue held
<br /> N. Luis, will be a freshman day, September 7. 2000 high snoal students who will attend Ing September 8, issue will economy of continued and ex- at Magna Terra Park, report-
<br /> It 1s apparont that another in the College of Leder and His two sisters, Lisa on the left, and classes on ext Tuesday's opening day. appear on schedule. panded operations by Sprec- ed on the success of the af-
<br /> boost In capacity will further Science. Stacey on the right, appear more eager __Il kels is considerable. I do not fair.
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