Ancestors West-Vol 31No. 3-2005

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SANTA BARBARACOUNTY GENEALOGICALSOCIETY ., , SF^^G ?°°!
Volume 31, Number3
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IN THIS ISSUE
Santa Barbara's "Rosie the Riveter" and her MaleCounterparts,byJohnFritsche 4
Known Employees ofLockheed andVegaAircraft inSantaBarbara 1943 through 1945 6
Family Historian's Lament 9
SomeofSantaBarbara's EarlyAviators, byKathleenBoyleBrewster 10
News from the Past 11
NewAirportoffwith"Flying" Start 11
LockheedVega VisitsCarpinteriaAirport 11
Canada's 1911 Census Update 11
TheBauhaus Brothers, PioneerAviators oftheCarpinteriaValley, byDavidGriggs 12
AmeriCorps VisitstheSahyunLibrary, byJaniceGibson Cloud 14
The BenefitsofFamilyHistoryResearch,byChristinaPeterson 15
WillRogers,BuffaloBillanda BlackSheep,byElizabethDake 15
They Shelled Ellwood, butWe Sunk theJapaneseAircraft CarrierTojo Maru atSanta Barbara
byJohnFritsche ]6
Airship Station Near this City is Southern California Plan 16
New inthe Library,compiledby TedDenniston 17
NewYork PublicLibraryDigitalImages: NotJustforFrenchResearch 26
Memoirs Make Sense, byLaRaeFreeKerr 27
Green-Wood Historic Fund'sCivilWarProject, byJeffRichman 28
TenThousand-YearCalendar 28
Book Reviews,reviewedbyS.A. Mendenhall 29
TracingYourNineteenthCentury Family History, byStuartA. Raymond
Irish Family HistoryontheWeb,aDirectory,byStuartA. Raymond
BasicFactsAbout.. .TheWesleyan Methodist Historic Roll, byRichardRatcliffe
Basic FactsAbout.. .MethodistRecordsforFamily Historians,byRichardRatcliffe
MembershipApplication forNew, Renewal orChange ofAddress 30
Benefitsof Membership 30
SurnameIndex 31
SBCGSPublicationsforSale 31
CalendarofEvents 32
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2 AncestorsWest Vol. 31, No 3, Spring2005 Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE EDITOR'S MESSAGE
A 5800-Mile Trip AcrossAmerica
Notwithstandingany New Year's Resolutions Imay
havemadeinJanuary, Iknew thisyear would beayear of
changeformepersonally. Itstarted withthepurchase ofmy
firstnew carever inJanuary, then a month-longdriving trip
tono less than 11statesmostlyby myself. No, Ididn'tpick
upany hitchhikers,but Idid pick upanold friend inOkla
homa whom Ihad workedwith inOregon in 1968-1972.
The first stop on my big road adventurewas inSt.
George, Utah whereIvisitedfor two hours the evening I
arrived with a pastLosAlamos,Californiaresident. He and
hiswife talked about the historyofLosAlamosand some of
LastApril theSanta BarbaraSymphonyasked theSanta itscolorful characters.This was anassignment Ihadgiven
BarbaraCountyGenealogical Society to participateina myselfinpreparation forour upcoming "Picnic inthe
collaborationrelated to theirconcert"LandofDreams." Graveyard,"scheduled for October 1,2005 at the Los
Featuredatthis productionwas apiecebyPeter Boyer Alamos Cemetery. Watchforthe orangeflyer inTreeTips.
entitled"EllisIsland:TheDreamofAmerica." Thework The cemeteryresidents will havesomegoodstoriesand
was conductedbythe Symphony's Music Director,Gisel history torelate, and thebox lunch inthe nearby LosAlamos
Ben-Dor,and incorporated images from Ellis Island and Parkafterwardsisanaddedtreat.
spoken performancesbyseven actors. Our partinthis The following dayafter staying over inSt.George, Imet
collaborationwas tocommunicateto the concertgoersome upwith about 13ofour SBCGS membersin Salt Lake City
ofwhat thoseentering EllisIslandmay haveexperiencedon fora weekofresearchandcomaraderie. Ididnot find much
theirjourneytoAmerica. intheway ofnew information, but Ieliminateda lotof
We,theSBCGS, were inchargeofdecoratingtheentry possibilitieson my list.
to theArlingtonTheatrewhere the concertwasheld,and we Onmyway toOmaha, Nebraska, Istopped foran
rose tothechallenge. Theentry haddisplays ofimmigrant overnight inNorth Platteand tooksome cemetery photos for
photos, flagsfromthecountries theemigres leftplus ourmemberCarrie Pardo. When approachingKearney, ona
educationalmaterialsrelated to Ellis Island. Inaddition,one whimIcalledandthenmetwiththewidowofarecently-
hourbeforethe startofthe concert,we had musical enter foundfirstcousinwhogenerouslyletmecopy thephotosof
tainmentintheformofanIrishBand,anIrishharpistanda mygreat grandmotherinher late husband's (my cousin's)
polka-playingaccordionist allstrategicallypositionedwithin album. Istayed inOmaha forthreedays while researching in
the entry way. Then toadd tothemix, "EllisIslandImmi theDouglasCounty Historical Society and thedowntown W.
grationInspectionStations"weresetup. Itwashopedthat DaleClarkPublicLibrary.Ibribed thehotelshuttledriverto
bypassingthroughthe"Stations" thoseattendingtheconcert drivepasttheapartmenthousewheremygreatgrandmother,
would havetheopportunity, inasmall way,toexperience OttilieLieberknecht,spentherlastdaysin 1900soIcould
whattheimmigrantmayhavegonethroughenteringEllis takea photo ofit.
Island. Then itwasbackto Lincolnand the archives, and down
Theconcertwas a wonderful success, as was our toDodgeCity,Kansas where myGeat UncleJohnThomson
participation. Lotsofquestions wereasked attheSBCGS Jones had hisphototaken in 1870as a buffalo hidesman. I
informationtableas well asofourmemberswho were leftDodgeearlyinthemorningbeforeBootHillwasopen
adornedintheirethnicdressastheymingledwiththe onMemorialDayandarrived inBeaver,Oklahomaatmy
concertgoersintheentry. Yes,therewasevenspontaneous
friend's farm beforenoon.
singinganddancingbysomeoftheconcertgoers. InNevada, Missouri, my friend and Iresearched inthe
Itwasagreatsuccess fortheSymphony andalsoa way VernonCounty Courthouse where we found probate records
for SBCGStoshow itselfoffto the community. Wecan't anddeeds forhergreat grandparents, and inthe public
thankJohnRobinsonoftheSantaBarbaraSymphony librarywherewefoundanobituaryenablingustolocateher
enough forthinkingofusand inviting ustoparticipateina Confederategreatgrandfather's gravesiteanddateofdeath.
truly special concert. Itwas win-winall around anda There's nothingsweeterthangoingtoasmallcounty
wonderfulexampleofjust whatcanhappenwhen"non courthouse where theclerks areso friendlyand helpful as
profits" work together tocreate averyspecialevent. theywere inVernonCounty.My research visit to the
PanhandlePlainsHistoricalMuseuminCanyon,Texaswas
cutshort due to time, but that'sanotherstory.
9A.khoCCotyan, President
A5800-miletrip I'll notsoon forget.
(Dorothy O^sner, Editor
Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society Vol.31, No.3, Spring2005 AncestorsWest 3
became known as Plant 60.
The workfortheDouglasAircraftCorporation was
performedat318and 322-324 StateStreet,which isjust
northofthefreewayunderpassonStateStreet. Somemay
remember itas the SeasideOil Building or when the
RemnantFabricstore waslocatedthereinawarehousetype
of facility. Thework forDouglasAircraftwas underthe
direction ofPacificAeronautics Co. The PacificAeronautics
Co. was a localcompany formed primarily byCharles A.
Ott.A. S. MacFarlane and T.II. Canfield for theproduction
ofDouglasAircraft assemblies.
Allthreecorporations followedthepracticeofrecruiting
local workers, who were then sent to Burbank (Lockheed
andVega)or ElSegundo (Douglas), California for training
for3-6 weeks prior toworking at theSanta Barbara facili
ties.The Vegaand Lockheed workers were paid a$5.00 per
daysubsistenceallowance while undergoing this training.
Menwith mechanical experienceearned 75cents per hour
for40 hours straight time, and timeand one-halfforan
additional 8hours perweek. Learners were paid 60cents per
hour.
Inan ad that appeared in the Santa Barbara News-Press
onApril 25, 1943,VegaAircraft encouraged those without
previous experienced toapply at once and earn high wages.
Born inSantaBarbara, Gladys Millswas one ofthe drillers
They went ontostate, "On theaverage, with normal
inthe SantaBarbaraplantoftheVegacompany. overtime a beginnerwithout previous experience earns S31
his first week. Automatic raises, plus normal overtime,
increased this toS39 per week after 90 days."
SANTA BARBARA'S "ROSIE THE
The DouglasAircraft efforts were little recorded in the
RIVETER" AND HER MALE Santa Barbara News-Press when compared to the Lockheed
COUNTERPARTS and Vegaefforts. Part ofthat is probably due to the number
ofworkers, and also inpart because Lockheed owned Vega
Aircraft but had not yet incorporated itinto Lockheed. That
ByJohnFritsche,SBCGSMember
was soon tochange, as the two firms became Lockheed/Vega
<[email protected]>
in 1943.
The Douglas Aircraft work was under thedirection of
The World WarII period of1943-1945 foreverchanged Pacific Aeronautical Corporation, which began advertising
Santa Barbara from "The land ofnewly wed and the nearly the need for workers inearly March 1943. Inthe March 31
dead" as World WarIIbrought industry and many service 1943edition ofthe Santa Barbara News-Press there appears
personnel to Santa Barbara. After the conclusion ofWW II
an article about the need for trainees sufficient to till three
manyofthepersonnel returned loSanta Barbara along with
shifts ofabout 75 to 80 workers for a total ofabout 240
the beginning ofthe defense industries in the Goleta Valley. workers. The total for the Lockheed Vega ventures was
For during the WW IIperiod the Marine Corps had a about three times that number. The work for Douglas
naval aviation-training base at the airport, and Santa Barbara Aircraft was for support ofthe production ofDouglas dive-
hadthreeaircraft assembly plants producing aircraft parts,
bombers.
and subassemblies for the Lockheed, Vega, and Douglas Workonthe Douglas dive-bombers was most likely for
Aircraft Corporations. the SBD(Scout Bomber Diver) Dauntless, which was in full
The Vegaplant was located at 122HelenaAvenue, and production in El Segundo, California in 1943. The work in
was ina Bekins Vanand Storage buildingjust north ofthe the local plant was forwing assembly.
railroad tracks and one block east ofState Street. It was The Dauntless dive-bomberwas a highly successful
known as Plant59. Itwas the first ofthe three plants to open aircraft as itparticipated in the BattlesofCoral Sea, the
when itopened on May 23, 1943.The Lockheed and Guadalcanal campaignand the Battle ofMidway, and
Douglas facilities were openedshortly thereafter. successfullysunk many Japaneseaircraft carriers and other
The Lockheed plant was located inthe California warships. AnArmy version was also produced, with the most
NationalGuardArmory at 700 E.Canon Perdido St..which notable difference being the lack ofa tail hook used for
became available when the National Guard units stationed at arrested landings on an aircraft carrier. The Dauntless was
thearmory were nationalized for WorldWar II.The plant phased out ofproduction on July 22. 1944.
4 Ancestors West Vol. 31, No 3, Spring 2005 Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society
AnotherDouglasAircraftdive-bomberthat could also inoneoperation.Thesetwoinventionswereexpected to
have been inproduction inSanta BarbarawastheTBD saveapproximately 3000 man-hours peryear atPlants 59
(TorpedoBomberDiver)Avenger.Thisplanealsotookpart and60,according to theAugust 11,1944edition ofthe
intheSouthPacificnavalengagements. LockheedStar. Mr. Brantreceiveda checkfor$315 dollars
The July 25, 1944 edition ofthe Santa BarbaraNews- forhis work simplificationefforts.
Press reported the ceasingofoperationsat the Pacific ShortlyafterVE Day(May 8, 1945),theLockheed/Vega
Aeronautics Plant.Thearticle wentontosay thatworkers effortswerecutbackand the Plant59at HelenaStreetwas
who desired tostayonwereofferedjobs at thelocal closed.Workwastransferred totheArmory where workwas
Lockheed Plant.Atthepeak ofemployment atthePacific curtailed totheproduction ofthePV-2patrolbomber.
Aeronautics planttherewere about 400employees and,at The warwithJapan ended onAugust 15, 1945and the
thetimeofclosing,therewere 150employees.Asasmall LockheedandVegaefforts ceased onAugust 21, 1945.On
sideline issue,withtheclosingoftheplantthecafeteria August 21, 1945,ahalfpage ad ofappreciationappeared in
equipment wassold totheCounty ofSantaBarbaraforuse theSantaBarbaraNews-Press thanking theemployees for
at theLosPrietos Boy's Camp. "Having produced more than 37,181 partsand major
WhileVegawasthefirstplanttoopeninSantaBarbara, assembliesforthePV-1,PV-2andB-17FlyingFortress.
theLockheedplantattheArmorywassoontofollowand Thesepartshelpedsubstantially inthebuildingof1,916
openedinearlyMayafterpreparationoftheArmoryfor bombers." Whythere isnomention oftheproduction of
productionwork by contractorsWhitakerand Snook who parts forthe P-38 fighter isamystery.
wereawardeda$25,000contractandgivenan"emergency TheLockheed/Vegaeffortswerenotallworkasthey
classification"forthework so thatalargeworkforcecould had anactiveemployee recreational effort. Articlesabout
completethe work inan estimatedsevenweeks. dances,softball, basketball, and bowling teams have
IntheApril 4, 1943edition ofthe SantaBarbara News- appearednumerous times in the Santa BarbaraNews-Press.
Pressitisreported thattheVegaplanthad225 menand TheHelena Streetplanteven hadagroup ofmen inthe
women workingand had not yet reached its desired number VolunteerPortSecurityForce,whichhadbeenauthorizedby
ofworkers. CongressshortlyafteraGermansubmarinehadtorpedoeda
ByMay21, 1943Vegahadover 1,000employees shipoffthecoastofNewJersey.
workingthreeshifts,witharatioofabout50percentmen Therewerealso anumber ofmarriages where both
and50percentwomen.Theinclusionofsomanywomen partieshadworked forLockheed/Vega.Atable hasbeen
wassomewhatduetothestart upasanewfacilityandnot prepared listing the known employeesofthe Lockheedand
many menweretransferred totheSantaBarbaraoperations Vegafacilities.The table isby nomeanscomplete. In
from Burbank.Allworkers recruited had to beU. S. citizens addition tothenamesofemployees, some information asto
18yearsorolder,draft-deferred,andnotalreadyemployed theirjobisincluded where thejobwas identified. Atthefar
inagricultureorotheressential work. right ofthetable isareference tothe location ofthe informa
Severalotherreasonscanbecitedforthelargepercent tionsothatthereadercanlookatthereproducedpagesfor
age ofwomen inthe workforce. Manywomen werewives theactualcitation.Acopy ofthedocuments are intheSanta
ofmen stationed atthe MarineAirBasein Goleta.The BarbaraCountyGenealogicalSociety's SahyunLibrary.
second factorwas thatmany women were leftwithouttheir Onlyafew individuals working forthePacificAeronau
husbands who hadeitherbeen draftedorwere nationalized tics Companyhave been identified intheSanta Barbara
when the NationalGuard unit in SantaBarbarawasmobi News-Press articles. The personnel are:
lized. Interestingly,at the closeofthe facilitiesdue to the T. H. Canfield, Presidentofthe firm
endofthewar,Lockheed/Vegawouldreverttoamoremen J. E.Harling, Managerofthefirm
thanwomenworkforceduetothefactitwasaunionshop John P.Smith, employee
andmenhadtypicallyworkedlongerforthecompanythan E.M.Daniels,employee
women whobegan working inWorldWarII. Bob Cornwall,employee
ThecombinedeffortsoftheLockheed andVega F.P.Marino, employee
facilitiesweretoproducepartsandsubassembliesforthe
LockheedP-38fighter,theBoeinglicensedB-17bomber, NOTE:
the VegaPV-1and PV-2navy patrol/bombers,and the
HudsonbombersforEnglishRoyalAirforce.Duringthis Othersubassembly plants that were mentioned inthe few
production time,theplantswereawardthecovetedEFlag issuesofthe LockheedStar Iwasable to obtain forthis
fortheirefficiencyandmeetingtheirquotas. articlewere located in Bakersfield,Taft, Fresno, and
Inearly 1944,LockheedintroducedaWorkSimplifica Pomona,California. There were undoubtedly othersasthe
tion programfortheSantaBarbaraplants.Thefirsttwo assigned plant numbers werequite high.
awards inthisprogramwereawarded toArnold Brandt of
theHelenaStreetfacilityfor"perfectingamultipledrillhead
todrillholesforplatenutsinoneoperation,alsoadrill
motor attachment tolayoutanddrillstringers andextrusions
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KNOWN EMPLOYEES OF LOCKHEED AND VEGA AIRCRAFT IN SANTA BARBARA 1943 THRU 1945
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Plant60—Lockheedatthe Armory at 700 E. Canon Perdido
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SURNAME GIVENNAME TITLE PLANT JOB/TITLE SHIFT PREVIOUSWORK SOURCEOFDATA-NP=News-PressLS=LockheedStarPress
PV=PersonalInterview
Sheridan= DatasuppliedbyElizabethSheridan
Albert Irene Unk LS08 11 1944
g Amburgey Minnie Unk. LS03 17 1944
Andretta Reno Unk Dairy NP0323 1943
Artz Harold Mr. 59 Jig Builder Day NP 09 21 1945MarriedDorisCayce
^ Ashcraft Naomi Unk. LS03 17 1944
Ayon Jane Unk. 60 LS03 17 1944
Baker Jack Mr. 60 MaintenanceDept. LS03 17 1944LS08 11 1944
Ball Joyce Unk 60 NP04I1 1943
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*<3 Bamctt WilliamR. Mr. 60 Superintendent LS03 17 1944,NP03 23 1943,04 11 1943
£ Barringer DwightS. Mr. 59 LieutenantofGuards LS 03 17 1944,NP05 02 1943 LS 08 11 1944
C5 Begg Irene Miss Foreman'ssecretary MarriedBobbyGunckelNP 0921 1945,LS03 171944
<2> Berry Bob Mr. 60 Inspector Day
Berry Naomi Mrs. 60 Riveter Swing
Betts GeorgeW. Mr. 60 Day Painter/decorator NP0921 1945
Bianchin Julia Mrs. 60 Generalassembly Day NP 09 21 1945Oneofthe originalemployeesat59
Black Lillian Unk. 60 LS03 17 1944
p
3 Blanchan Julia Mrs. 59 Driller Clerk NP04 11 1943
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P Brandt Arnold Mr. 59 Foreman ToolRepair Day7-5 Interview,LS 03 17 1944
0p0 Brandt Elise Mrs. 59 PreparationofWork
3- Orders Day TransferredfromBurbank.
p MarriedArnoldBrandt.PV
p
Brokhausen Willard Mr. 59&60 Riveter Autosalesman NP04 11 1943
o Buer Charles Mr. LS03 17 1944
c
Caballero Ralph Mr. 60 LS08 II 1944
«2 Cayce Doris Miss 60 General assembly MarriedHaroldArtzSB0921 1945LS03 17 1944
O Chanson Harry Mr. 59&60 Riveter,laterSupervisorDay Accordionteacher Interview,NP04 11 1943
CDD Chibos Clara Unk LS08 11 1944
Christiansen Emma Unk. 59 LS03 17 1944
o Colunga Arthur Mr. 60 LS03 17 1944
Coney JamesDarrel Mr. 60 LS03 17 1944
o
P_ Coney Martha Mrs. 60 LS03 17 1944
00 Converse James Mr. 60
o
o Crandall Louise Mrs. 59 Waitress NP04 11 1943
Crane Pearl Unk 60 LS08 11 1944
Culver Helen Unk LS08 11 1944
Dilley George Mr. LS03 17 1944
Eckenrode Bemice Unk. 60 LS03 17 1944
00 Edinger Hattie Unk LS08 11 1944
p
Ehrenborg Harry F. Mrs. 60 Personnelassistant Day NP0921 1945
p
00 Elkins Robert Mr. 60 Superintendent NP0921 1945
p Estelle Walter Mr. 59&60 MaintenanceSupervisorbothplants LS03 17 1944
ap* Fairgrieve Mildred Unk LS08 11 1944
3 Faulkner Helen Miss 60 SwitchBoardOperatorDay LS08 11 1944
o Fehrenbacher Dolores Miss 59&60 Riveter Day Autocourtmaid NP0921 1945One oftheoriginalemployeesat59
oc Flint Garth Mr. 60 Assistantpersonnelmanager.
0 StartedasshippingclerkDay ForestServiceand
rancheratLasCraces NP0921 1945, LS 03 17 1944
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Gerow S. W. Mr. 59 Leadman Sheetmetalcontractor NP04 II 1943
3 Gonzales M. G Mr. 60 Day NP0921 1945
p_ Granger Melba Unk 59
0oQ Gunckel Bobby Mr. 60 SectionSupervisor Day MarriedIrene BeggNP0921 1945
Hardesty Pauline(Claude) Mrs. 60 Assembler Day Housewife NP0921 1945LS08 11 1944
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Harsh Fred Judge 60 Stockroom PoliceJudge NP0530 1943
0o0 Harsh Ruth Mrs. 59 Riveter Day Wife ofJudgeHarsh NP0530 1943
Hawkins Betty Mrs. 59 Housewife NP04 11 1943
Heckert Doris Miss 59 Waitress NP04 11 1943
Heistand Joy Miss 60 Bucker Day Student Sheridan
Herman Pauline Unk LS08 11 1944
Hoag Dick Mr. LS03 17 1944
House Erin Unk 59
^ Huff—MarriednameMrs.JamesConverse
Virginia Miss 60
Ui LS03 17 1944
Huntting Charles Mr. 59 Rivetbucker NP04 11 1943
1= Kapp Carmen Miss 60 Riveter Day Married Harvey Naten NP0921 1945
u» Kelly Cotton Miss 60 Secretary Day Sheridan
Kilbourne Evelyn Unk LS08 11 1944
King Evelyn Miss 60 Buckerforriveter Day Student Sheridan
Kircher Laura Unk LS08 11 1944
f
Knowles Joe Mr. 60 Superintendentof
<^ Planning Control
Dept.Startedasriveter.Day Artteacherat
SB BoysSchool NP0921 1945
Larson LawrenceC. Mr. 59 JigDepartment Day NP0921 1945Keeperofplantcat"Tommy".
> Lee Gladys Miss 60 Personnel LS03 17 1944
s
O Lundgren Margaret Unk LS03 17 1944
o MacDougall Donald Mr. LS03 17 1944
o Martin Rosemary Miss 59 EmployesRecreationi
w Representative,LockheedStarwriterforSantaBarbara NP052 1943LS08 11 1994
3 Mathews Eloise Unk. LS03 17 1944
ft Melchioretta Anna Mrs. 60 Riveter Day FormerownerofCastle Rockfoodstandatharbor.
Closedbywarsecurity NP0921 1945ShewasaGoldStarMother.SonkilledinSicily.
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Melchioretta James Mr. 60 Generalassembly Day Carpenter NP0921 1945
Melvin Rollin Mr. LS08 11 1944
00 MesKimen LaVina UllK LS08 11 1944
> Mills Gladys Mrs. 60 Driller Housewife NP04 11 1943
3 Monk Loyd Mr. 60 PlantManager Day Ownerofliquorstore
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ft onE.CarrilloSt. InterviewAlsoNP0921 1945
© Morehouse Ellen Miss LS08 11 1944
V"I) Murphy Earl Mr. 59&60 StaffAssistantin
charge ofWork
SimplificationProgramDay LS08 11 1944
Nair Ralph K. Mr. 60 GroupSupervisor Teacher, Industrial
Department
SBCollege Interview&NP0921 1945
s Nason Less Mr. LS03 17 1944
Naten Harvey Mr. 60 Riveter Day MarriedCarmenKnappNP0921 1945
••«. Neithammer Fred Mr. 60 LS03 14 1944
§: Osborne Blanch Unk LS08 11 1944
Osborne Rosalie Miss 60 Day Student Sheridan
Perini Victor Mr. 59&60 Group supervisor Day NP0921 1945Oneoftheoriginal employees at59
Perry Susan Miss 60 Riveter/Driller Day Student Sheridan
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Pierce Elmer Mr. 19yrsold NP0321 1943
1
Potempa Davetta Unk LS08 11 1944
Prigge Walter Mr. LS03 17 1944
3 Reed Walter Mr. 59 LS08 11 1944
Rhoden Mary Mrs. 60 B-riveter Day Housewife NP0921 1945
Richert Edyth Unk LS08 11 1944
Robbins Jack Mr. LS03 17 1944
00 Rodrigues Clifford Mr. 60 LS03 17 1944
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3 Russell Harry Mr. LS03 17 1944
p Sartwell Irvin Mr. 60 Day NP0921 1945Ablind workerwith seeingeyedog.
CO Seifreat Catherine Mrs. 60 Generalassembly Day NP0921 1945
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—i Shedd Margaret Miss 60 Inspector Day Student Sheridan
P Sheetz Jack Mr. 60 Superintendentof
p Operations Day Formersuperintendenlt
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ofoperations in
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Bakersfield NP06 171945Replaces Harvey G Trembley
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Sheridan Elizabeth(Bettie) Miss 60 Riveter,Driller
o P-38andPBY. Day Student,Calif. State
ft TeachersCollege PV.Worked 1to 1Viyearsatplant.
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ft Shokneth HarryC. Mr. 60 LloydAlbright
o* Siebler Carl Mr. 59 Rivetbucker AssistantManager,
qs. WesternAutoSupply NP04 11 1943
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Siefreat Catherine Unk 60 LS08 11 1944
00 Simms Binnie Miss 60 Generalassembly Day Housewife NP0921 1945
o Sorenson Chris Mr. 60 Guard LS08 11 1944
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a' Steen Eugene Mr. 59&60 MaintenanceSupervisorreplacingEstelle LS03 17 1944
^ Story Edith Unk 60 Stockclerk LS08 11 1944
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TNEMAL S'NAIROTSIH YLIMAF
tir. Ward B* Holt
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First FlightAik MailCoverwas mailedtoWard B.Holt,the
County has a"rich flying history." In the 1940s there was a
ASSISTANTDIRECTOROFTHEMUSEUMOFNATURAL HISTORY IN1936,
long listofwell-known area men who were "sport fliers."
signed byPostmaster, R.T.Ambrose. From theauthor's
Holcombe mentioned David GrayJr., Curtis Mutton,Van
COLLECTION.
[Vanderburgh] Johnstone, Clayton H."Felix" Denmure,
John W.Stewart, Frank Sylvester, Capt. George Fiske
SOME OF SANTA BARBARA'S
Hammond, Dan Walsh, Gene Lee, "Bud" Ellwood, Amory
Smith, Harry Crosby, and Art Callies.
EARLY AVIATORS
Three Santa Barbarans are recognized as "Early Birds of
Aviation." This designation was awarded toapproximately
ByKathleen BoyleBrewster, SBCGS Member 600 persons who had flown prior to 17December 1916.Earl
Ovington iscalled "America's first important flier."
According to TheMorningPress ofTuesday 18July Ovingtonsuccessfullydemonstrated thedelivery ofthe first
1933.alargenumber ofSanta Barbara residents held federal airmail. Inthe 1920s, Ovington's Air Terminal was located at
licenses authorizing them to pilot aircraft. The Department of the northern end ofwhat is today the Municipal GolfCourse.
Commerce reported that men qualified to operate transport Itwas widely known as the "Casa Loma Field." "Field,"an
planes included: Harry M.Bowen, 1201 East Haley; Harry aproposdescriptionofmanyearly local landingareas, which
H.Crosby, 1631 San Pascual; BryantG Hall, Upham Hotel; were often little more than acleared pasture, were devoid of
Walter Hoffman, Harold C. Loe, 2325 Hollister; Grant paved landing strips or othernavigational aids.
BarneySchley IIand Samuel W. Wilson, 225 WestDe la Also on the list areAllen H. Lockheed, co-founderof
Guerra Street. the Lockheed Company, and Major MaxC. Fleischmann.
Holders ofprivate pilot licenses were FrankArguelles. local philanthropist. Fleischmann had won a balloon race
826 West Vaierio; Arlo Grant Atchison, 35 West Figueroa; from St. Louis to the Atlantic Ocean in 1909. He laterjoined
Willis M. Baldwin, 199San Leandro Lane;Aldred R. theArmy Balloon Corps during World War I. Hewas a
Copeland 49 HotSprings Road; Thomas B.Garland, 311 commanderat the United States Army Balloon School in
WestVaierio; William F.Goss, 27ArlingtonAvenue; Arthur Arcadia. California, and discharged with the pennanent rank
J. Hoe. 1732 Santa Barbara Street; Ronald De L. Kirkbride, ofmajor. In 1920. Fleischmann built a landing field and
330 Lilac; EugeneJ. Lee,2426 Castillo; J. BertSaxby.Jr.. hangers forhisseveral flying machines and those ofhis
1315Chapala; Horatio S.Shonnard, 2845 Sycamore Canyon friends. Itwas anticipated to be one ofthe "neatest,most
Road; Philip D.Tryhorn. 721 San Pascual; Roger M. completeaviation fields in Southern California."
Walters.25WestAnapamu; George C. WatsonJr..519 De la Local women also had a hand inearly aviation. In 1930.
Vina; and Everett V Wertz, Hope Ranch Park. Santa Barbara girl Edith Bond served as theassistant
In 1953, diet Holcombe reported in a 20 December manager ofthenewly opened Santa PaulaAirport. Miss
SundaySantaBarbaraNews-Pressarticle thatSanta Barbara
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