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THUHSDAY. JANUARY 31. 1963
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON
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- By Jimmy Hatlo
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Sierra Sky Park Answer To
Flying Enthusiasts Dream
By CLYDE F. JABIN
United Press International
Fresno, Calif. CUPH Over a
landscaped turf about 10 foot
ball fields long just north of
this central California city,
light planes make turns down
wind and come in for graceful
landings.
The planes then roll to an
exit ramp and turn onto
streets appropriately named
Doolittle drive, Chcnnault
ave., Spaatz ave., and Vandc-
grift ave. Finally, the sleek
craft come to a stop on plane
ports connected to ranch-style
homes.
This is Sierra Sky Park, a
subdivision which answers a
flying enthusiasts dreams. He
can park his plane at his front
door as he does his auto
mobile. Near Downtown
This airplane-oriented com
munity is about a 10-minulc
drive from downtown Fresno
and sits on a 1 HO acre site on
a bluff overlooking the San
Joaquin river and the distant
Sierra mountains.
The only development in
the nation incorporating a
landing field for planes, Sier
ra Sky Park is the brainchild
of William V. Smilio.
The graying, soft - spoken
former civilian flight Instruc
tor for the Army Air Corps is
founder and president of Sier
ra Sky Park. He, his wife and
two teenage daughters are
charter residents.
Smilie bought the land in
1945 when it was a fig or
chard. Since then it has
undergone dramatic change
but it's been only a prelude
to his ultimate plans.
County Approves
Approved by Fresno county
In 194(1, the tract has extra
wide paved streets leading olf
the landing area to permit
taxiing. With 105 residential
lots, it also is zoned for a
shopping center, Air-O-Tel
with swimming pool, res
taurant and cocktail bar, com
mercial offices and mainten
ance hangars.'
Thirty -. five lots already
have been sold to persons who
will construct homes with
plane-ports. Five homes are
built a n d occupied, with
plane-ports in use.
Costing s;t,75(l to $10,500
a lot, the prices includes com
plete pilot instruction from
Smilie, plus permanent use
of the airstrip. Lot frontages
range from 80 ft. to 220 ft.
"Several Air Force officers
have bought lots and plan to
retire here in a few years,"
Smilie says. "My flying stu
dents also have been among
my best customers. They
sometimes refer others to
me."
Park Planned
Two hangars in a corner of
the subdivision where other
commercial development is
planned contain an aviation
sales and service center and
Smilie's flight school, includ
ing classrooms and a Link
trainer. A small park is
planned near the end of the
runway.
Sky Park is surrounded by
farm land and three golf
courses.
Flights take off over the
edge of the bluff, 100 feet up
from the river basin. Because
winds blow consistently
northeast or southwest, the
runway with its 320-140 de
gree headings has no cross
wind problems.
In addition to approval by
stale and county agencies con
cerned, the project has the
California Division of Aero
nautics endorsement as a
forerunner of similar develop
ments yet to come.
Provides The Best
Clyde P. Barnett, stale di
rector of aeronautics, said
Sky Park was "well planned
from its Inception," and pro
vides "the ultimate in utility
and convenience for users of
private aircraft . . ."
"As to safety," he said,
". . . the design of the air
strip and its combination taxi-way-streets
is such that haz
ards from use of aircraft will
be no greater, and perhaps
less, than the hazards we have
come to accept as routine in
many oilier living areas, par
ticularly when high speed
ground traffic is involved."
However, the dual use
roads, where aucratl taxi on
the outside and other vehicles
use the center, has raised a
legal question which Smilie
hopes the state legislation will
resolve.
He wants the streets taken
into the public road system
for maintenance purposes.
Hut stale law forbids aircraft
using roads.
The county board of super
visors has requested the need
ed change in the State High
way code and State Sen. Hugh
Burns of Fresno, said he will
Introduce the necessary meas
ure. Washed Airplanes
As a youth, Smilie lived in
San Diego, Calif., where at
Lindbergh Field he first wash
ed airplanes and later became
a mechanic's helper to be
around aircraft. He obtained
his private pilot's license in
1939 and during World War
II trained Air Corps pilots.
During this period he
thought of operating a private
air field - giving flying les
sons and doing aerial photog
raphy. It was then he decided
on the sky park concept, pro
viding built-in customers.
After the war, Smilie went
into the real estate business,
conducting a thorough survey
of the best possible location
In Nevada or California.
Finally, he chose Fresno be
cause of its near perfect fly
ing weather.
The federal government
plans to dam up the river be
low Smilie's properly, creat
ing a reservoir. He envisions
use of the reservoir as a land
ing runway for seaplanes.
"The people could park
their seaplanes at a dock,"
he says, "and with a short
walk be home."
Vessels Collide
Near Tongue Point
Astoria -lUPIl- The Norwe
gian freighter Silja, loaded
with 18,50(1 tons of barley,
collided with an empty, an
chored Liberty ship near
Tongue Point here early
Wednesday while a strong
east wind was blowing.
The freighter suffered a 30
fool gash above the water line
and headed back for Portland
for a damage survey.
The Liberly ship, the Carlos
Carillo, recently was pur
chased by Zidell Exploration
for scrapping. It had been
towed from S i u s u in Bay,
Calif., and anchored near
Tongue Point Tuesday night.
The Silja was b'.iilt last year
at Bergen, Norway, and reg
istered at 14,820 gross tons.
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Bill To Increase
Legislative Pay
Salem -H'Pli- Pay scales for
members of the Oregon Leg
islature were materially im
proved today after Gov. Mark
Hatfield late Wednesday
signed the first bill of the
session into law.
It provides for legislators
to receive salaries of 83,000
per year, plus expenses of S20
per day up to 120 days during
a legislative session.
It replaces the previous
$600 a year salary that rank
ed Oregon among the states
with the lowest legislative
pay. Oregon legislators dur
ing the past two years also
were reimbursed for certain
expenses under a temporary
measure passed in 1961.
Middle of Bracket
The new salary levels rank
Oregon in the middle bracket
of states.
Members of both parties
cast votes for the pay bill in
the Oregon House and Sen
ate, but most of the opposing
votes came from Republicans.
Supporters said in addition
to providing fair compensa
tion, it will make it possible
for a wider selection of com
petent persons to serve in the
legislature.
Opponents called the pay
levels loo high, particulary in
one step, and particularly
when the legislature is ex
pected to raise taxes this year.
Legislative pay, however,
makes up only a fraction of
state government costs.
The voters authorized legis
lators to set their own pay
by passing a constitutional
amendment at the primary
election in May, 1962.
Baby Brown Bear
Adopts Mongrel Dog
Little Rock, Ark.-il'PIi-Y'icre
is peaceful co-existence at the
Little Rock Zoo between a
baby Russian brown bear and
a 15-pound American mongrel
dog.
The bear, neglected by its
mother, has adopted the mon
grel dog and cries when she
leaves.
"The two seem quite fond
of each other," zoo Director
Raymond Squires said Wed
nesday night. "But we aren't
sure tile situlion will work
out because we've never
heard of it being done before."
Squires said the dog's milk
may not be rich enough for
the female cub or the supply
may be insufficient.
The mother bear also aban
doned her other cubs and they
died before they could be res
cued. Squires said this is not
unusual behavior for wild an
imals in captivity.
Dr. SemlerAsks
Decision Reversal
Portland - 'L'PH - Dr. Hurry
Sender filed a petition in Cir
cuit Court Wednesday askini;
a stay and reversal of a de
cision by the Ore-Ron Board of
Dental Examiners to revoke
his license.
Judge Paul R. Harris or
dered the petition assigned
out Keb. 13 for trial the fol
lowing day.
Dr. Seinler, who operates
dental climes in Portland, Sa
lem and Eugene, said in the
petition that the board s de
cision was not supported by
evidence and was '"dictated by
bias and prejudice" on the
part of some board nieinbiTs.
The board said basis of the
action was alleged employ
ment of unauthorized and un
licensed personnel "who. in
certain instances, practiced
dentistry in his Eugene of
fice "
A spokesman lor Dr. Scm
ler said his clinics would re
main open.
In 17H! a French refugee
from the lland of S.mto Do
mingo introduced the tomato
into Philadelphia, but few
people would late it. It wa
considered poisonous
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child weighing only 21 pound. a'ut
sulfetmg from severe malnutrition The
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