25 Years Ago
Shimon Peres in Chico
Israeli leader sees ‘world of horizons’, age of hope
Peace Prize winner talks of freedom for Palestinians
By Roger H. Aylworth, Staff Writer
If the history of men and nations can be seen in definable epochs, the last half … of the 20th Century may be the opening of a new age of peace and hope, according to former Israeli Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres.
Peres was in Chico Thursday for a lecture in the Laxson Auditorium on the Chico State University campus.
He said the … shift of power in South Africa, the … easing of tensions in Northern Island, the … conflict in Bosnia between Christians and Muslims, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and even the peace accords between Israel and the PLO and the pact with Jordan, are all part of a “major departure in human annals.”
He asked the near capacity auditorium if there was a “common denominator in all these changes.”
He answered his own question by saying, the world has gone “from an economy dependent on land, to an economy dependent on brains.” …
“I don’t say everything is rosy. The dangers are global, as well as the economy.” …
During the question and answer period a Chico State student who identified himself as a member of the General Union of Palestinian Student, asked Peres to comment on current Israeli policies that seem to encourage Jewish settlement on previously Palestinian lands.?
“There are no hopeless situations, only hopeless people,” responded Peres.
He also said he is not impressed with the performance of his country in the last three years.
“I can only justify myself by saying I did not work for (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netenyahu.”
He said during his talk that when you begin to make the compromises necessary to achieve peace, “Your own people come to you and say, ‘What the hell are you doing?'”
— Chico Enterprise-Record, March 19, 1999
50 Years Ago
Chico Meat Dealers Predict Beef Price Hikes
By Vanessa Mollenberndt
In spite of national reports that beef prices — which are not currently declining — will not go up for another two to three months, Chico stores and meat dealers say they expect prices to climb back to February or December levels within the next week to 15 days. ..
Many butchers say prices are now lower because of the old supply-and-demand law …
Ken Kimble, manager of the Wentz supermarket … said his maker has reduced beef prices “considerably” since March 4, but added the packing house prices of meat could start upward again as soon as next Monday.
Kimble and John Gast … both said that at present there is a “good” supply of beef available to them, but Gast said “choice” cattle were still hard to find. …
In sum, if Chico meat-eaters hope to take advantage of this wave of reduced beef prices they should make their move soon, or wait and hope for another price dip before too many meatless weeks have passed.
— Chico Enterprise-Record, March 20, 1974
75 Years Ago
Drunks Are County Jail Problem
The problem of what to do with the Oroville crop of itinerant drunks is under intense study here by city councilmen as a result of continued prodding by the supervisors. …
Supervisor Dan Pellicciotti, of Oroville, reported that the city council was planning to use an abandoned bath house as a “drunk tank.”
The supervisors acted to request Oroville to construct its own jail after recipt of a report that ORoville police had housed 179 drunks in the county jail during the 30 day period from Jan. 25 to Feb. 25. …
At one time last month … there were 139 prisoners in the jail that is constructed to house only 63 persons.
Pellicciotti told the board … that some councilmen had expressed the view that Oroville “had a stake” in the county jail and that it did not seem necessary for Oroville to build its own facilities.
“This subject has come before the supervisors for many years,” Supervisor Dan Corcoran of Biggs, told the board members, “and it is my understanding that the city has been on record for construction of its own jail since before the war.” …
— Paradise Post, March 18, 1949
100 Years Ago
Gold Leaf Used Lavishly In Decoration of Bank
The interior decoration of the banking rooms of the local branch of the Bank of Italy has just been completed by Constantino Faggioni and his staff of interior decorators. The effect is described by Faggioni as “Italian Renaissance” and while gold leaf and blended colors were used lavishly the result is probably the most pleasing interior in any public building in Chico. Over $500 worth of gold leaf was used in the work.
Faggioni and his staff are now engaged in the decoration of the interior of the Butte County Savings Bank which, when completed, will rival the attractiveness of the Bank of Italy. This work will be completed within a week.
—Chico Enterprise-Record, March 21, 1924
125 Years Ago
A Female’s Wrath
Wall Street Dame Speaks her Mind in Loud Tones
Yesterday morning Mrs. Maude Stockdale, an inhabitant of one of the shady resorts at the north end of Wall Street, wen to the home of Mrs. Schrimpf … and created such a disturbance that the latter swore to a complaint charging the aforesaid Maude with disturbing the peace.
Readers of the ENTERPRISE will remember that some time ago Mrs. Stockdale brought suit for divorce against her husband; also for the custody of a minor child. …
Yesterday the wife heard of his return and hied herself to the Schrimpf home to “have an understanding.” It is evident from the remarks of those who heard the flow of language that there is no misunderstanding the irate female had to say, but her manner of imparting views was rather noisy …
… Mrs. Stockdale pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $5.
— Chico Weekly Enterprise, March 17, 1899
150 Years Ago
A Woman In The Snow
On Wednesday last a man named Richards was crossing the mountains on snow shoes, and when near Mrs. Lee’s station on the Humboldt road, discovered a woman, whom he recognized as the widow Franklin, laying drunk in the snow. It was some distance from any habitation, and he did his best to arouse her from her stupor and get her to some place of protection. He was unable to do so, and hurried on the the Lee station and reported her condition. A company of men went out to look for her.
— The Northern Enterprise, March 20, 1874
