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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHistorical Records - The Arizona Daily Star (29)Neighbors The secret's in the salsa Don Nicolas C. Segura will tell you what the ingredients are in his Poblano chili sauce, but the exact recipe is a se- cret. Neighbors West, Page 6H. Suited to a `T' . When it comes to vehicles, Robert Coretz picks the old instead of the new, especially if he has a hand in making the old run as good as new. Neighbors North, Page 3H. Computerized buddies. Learning mathe- matics can be fun when one of your best friends is a computer that has all the answers ... and the questions. Neighbors South, Page 4H. aii, Arizona Dailtt Star TUCSON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980 * PAGE ONE Word worker -- Perry Glasser, who traffics in words, has the ability to dash off "one really good page of really bad Hemingway" in 30 min- utes. (Star photo by Art Grasberger) `Papa' parodist misses boat for Italian hangout By CAROL SOWELL The Arizona Daily Star You don't have to be earnest to be Hemingway. Tucsonan Perry Glasser proved that by devoting all of 30 minutes to dashing off a page of prose in Ernest Hemingway's style. The effort made the westside resident one of 28 semifinalists out of 2,400 entries — in the Third International Imitation Hemingway Competition. The contest, sponsored by Harry's Bar and Grill in Century City, Calif., invited entrants to write "one really good page of really bad Hemingway." Judges included author Ray Bradbury and Jack Hemingway, the late author's son. , Glasser, 31, saw an advertisement for the contest in a magazine and figured, "It would be fun and easy for me because I know the material." He should know his Hemingway, after teaching high school English classes for 10 years in New York. The Brooklyn native now instructs a freshman composition course in the University of Arizona English depart- ment, where he is a graduate student in the creative - writing program. He has used Hemingway short stories in both classes to illustrate good writing. Glasser's contest entry opens: "in the afternoon in the autumn in the park when the sun was nearly set and the sky was red and gold like the leaves were red and gold, he sat, on a bench near the statue beneath the trees in the shade." Glasser's hero is joined by a young girl: "Her name was Erika and that was good because once he had known another Erika." A terse dialogue follows, with moody remarks and silences, and direct steals from Hemingway novels. "After a while he said goodbye to the statue and he went out and left the park and walked back to his hotel," Glasser closes. The ending is a parody of the last paragraph of "A Farewell to Arms," Hemingway's novel about a wartime love affair with a tragic ending. The only thing missing is the rain. The entry that won the contest is similar to Glasser's in style, but has characters named after some of Hemingway's. "I should have named her Catherine and set it in the Abruzzi," Glasser observed, referring to the heroine and the Italian setting of "A Farewell to Arms." Though Hemingway is easy to parody, Glasser ad- s 44 ,i mitted, he doesn't think that takes away from the reputation of Hemingway, a Nobel Prize winner. "I think he's clearly one of the finest writers in American literature," said Glasser, a fiction writer himself. However, "I hope my own stuff is nothing like his," he said. Contemporary fiction writers, including him- self, are more introspective than Hemingway, who dealt with "action and confrontation," Glasser ex- plained. And that difference, he said, has lessened Hemingway's reputation in recent years. "Right now it's socially and politically suspect to say you like Hemingway. He's out of fashion because of the macho thing in a feminist age," Glasser said. Hemingway began losing his popularity in the late 1960s when the war in Vietnam was at its height, Glasser explained. "He didn't glorify war, but war was a subject mat- ter of his." r But as a stylist — known for using direct sentences and simple, visual words — Hemingway is unbeatable, Glasser said. He cited Hemingway's "notion of getting a great deal into a few words" as a valuable technique for young writers to study. And he's easy to read. "It's a rare page of Heming- way that has a word of more than four syllables," Glasser said: The local writer was pleased with his high standing in the contest — except for seeing his name listed first among the semifinalists, implying that he came in third and just missed getting a prize. The second -place winner received a scholarship to the annual Santa Barbara Writers' Conference. And the first -place winner got a trip for two to have dinner at one of Hemingway's favorite hangouts — Harry's Bar and American Grill in Florence, Italy. "My wife had the bags packed," Glasser said. ■ e ors East Student juggles ambitions, time By CYNTHIA R. MADEWELL The Arizona Daily Star Michael Scott McGuire judiciously juggles his time between preparing for a military career and earning college credit for an alternate profession. The eastside resident's ambitions begin with his hope to obtain an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Though McGuirz is optimistic about the appointment, the U.S. Marine Corps reservist also has applied for admis- sion to the Marines' officer -candidate flight program. And, just in case, McGuire is a freshman engineering student at the University of Arizona. The 18-year-old has a good start on a military career. After attending boot camp as a reservist, he obtained both a presidential and a congressional nomination to the Naval Academy. His high honors in boot camp won him the presidential nomination, McGuire said. The nomination, only awarded to 100 per year, was a surprise to McGuire: "I came home one day and the letter was in the mail." Encouraged by the honor, McGuire applied for and received a congressional nomination from Arizona's Demo- cratic Rep. Morris K. Udall. However, only five of a con- gressman's nominees may attend the academy at one time. When he graduated from boot camp, McGuire also was the recipient of many awards, including the U.S. Marine Corps Leatherneck Award. "I loved boot camp. I breezed through it because I wanted to be there, and boot camp gave me self-determina- tion. I know who I am, and what I can do," he said. Even after hearing stories about the grueling work of a first -year midshipman, McGuire is determined to succeed. "People think I'm scared, but I know I can make it," he said. Proof of McGuire's determination is the hectic schedule he maintains. Along with his duties as a reservist, McGuire works 24 to 30 hours a week as a stock boy for Safeway Stores Inc. And he carries 16 units at the UA while waiting for a letter informing him of a July 1980 appointment to the academy in Annapolis, Md. He passed the written flight test for the platoon -leader class program of the U.S. Marine Corps and will receive notice of his status in early May. Meanwhile, it's just a matter of waiting. He keeps in shape by lifting weights, finding little time to participate in organized athletic events. "I would like to play football at the Naval Academy," the husky,180-pounder said. Though he enjoyed sports as a Santa Rita High School student, McGuire's practical nature took over, and he chose work over athletics to maintain and pay the insurance for his pickup truck. "I recently put new tires on the truck and had it painted," he said. Whether it's the military career or a career as an engineer, the future will be carefully planned, he said. ,FREE BEEPER demonstration At home or office. 623-2545 Rent for as little as 30 days. See how it can save time, money, gasoline. Cl Choose from among the finest instruments available. Tone or message beepers to fit your precise needs. We deliver. Fully staffed service and repair facility. GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INC. 425 E. 7th Star photo by Art Grasberger Michael Scott McGuire tends a recruiting booth at the University of Arizona Merit, store competitions 9 Tucson students awarded scholarships p Nine Tucson high school students have been awarded scholarships for outstanding academic performance in three competitions. Three Tucson seniors were named winners today in the second of three announcements in -National Merit Scholar- ship competition. The local winners, their schools, sponsors and fields of study are: •dennifer L. Carrell, Rincon High School, Frank L. Gannett Newspaper Foundation Inc., biology. • Paul W. Davis, Rincon High School, International Business Machines Corp., electrical engineering. • Martha A. Matthews, Special Projects High School, IBM, field of study undecided. The local National Merit Scholarship winners are among 1,125 named today to receive awards next fall. Local winners of annual competitions sponsored by Lucky Stores Inc. and Gemco Membership Department Stores were announced last week at an awards dinner in Tucson. The recipients of the Lucky Stores awards, their high schools and awards are: • Carrie Denker, Sahuaro High School, $1,500. • Patrick Crino, Palo Verde High School, $1,000. • Jerold Neuman, Rincon High School, $500. The recipients of the Gemco awards, their high schools and awards are. • Daniel O'Leary, Santa Rita High School, $1,500. • Ronald Schackart, Palo Verde High School, $1,000. • Lori Stiner, Flowing Wells High School, $500. Building projects • Carnes Construction Inc. is building an Eegee's res- taurant at 401 W. Valencia Road. The restaurant and drive- in window are expected to be completed July 1 at an esti- mated cost of $139,000, a spokesman for the construction firm said. • Faith Lutheran Church, 3925 E. Fifth St., is repairing fire damage in a school building and adding a second story with eight rooms to the existing structure. Liden Construc- tion Co. is the builder. The building should be completed by September, a spokesman for the church said. The cost will be $165,000 to $185,000, he said. • H.G. Toll Co. is building rwo structures at 820 E. 47th St. for Edelbrock Corp. The estimated cost of the buildings, each containing a warehouse and offices, is $314,000. They should be completed in June, a spokesman said. • A warehouse and office building at 225 E. Eighth St., owned by Corbett Properties, should be complete by June, said Tom•Gulliver of Lawrence Hickey & Sons Inc., project builders. Offices will occupy 2,000 of the total 12,150 square feet. The estimated total cost is $230,000, he said. PAGE TWO — SECTION H * THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR TUCSON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980 Neighbors North �,�h..�`1 North Like new — Robert Coretz, right, re- stores a 1927 Touring T, with the encouragement of his brother, Alan, in the driver's seat of an 1919 Huckster Wagon. (Star photo by Art Gras- berger) Fixing ancient Fords fits him to a `T' By JILL SCHENSUL The Arizona Daily Star Something is different. You can tell as you proceed up the drive- way toward the Coretz house, past street signs — first Ninth Street, then 10th, then 19th and on to 25th —all within the space of a few yards. These incongruous street signs, bought at a city auction, herald yet stranger sights. Something is definitely different. It becomes more apparent as you pass the Coretz yard, where peacocks strut in a coop called "The Estate," homing pigeons contentedly coo, and a dog named Buck smiles, really smiles, right at you. Yes, something is definitely unusual about these people, with three grand pianos in the northside home they built with their own hands and an early 1900s Edison phono- graph on which they play quarter -inch -thick recordings of Sousa marches. But, wait. Although he definitely doesn't mind sharing the limelight with the rest of his family, Robert Coretz, 16 and the young- est member, is the focus of this story. Robert is a magician of the mechanical sort. He can take a car 60 or 70 years old and make it run like a dream ... as long as it's a Model T Ford. Since he began learning about T's three years ago, he has restored two of them: a 1919 hand -cranking Huckster Wagon and a 1927 Touring T. Robert's latest automotive project in- volves building the body and roof of an oak Huckster Wagon. When his father bought the touring car seven years ago, "I didn't know what was what," Robert explained. Some interest was expressed by his father and three brothers, but the car was never in running condition. "But then one day, I just picked up a book on the car and started learning about it." He offered the volume — a dogeared, well - thumbed work — for inspection. "The next thing I knew, we had it started." It didn't take long for Robert to become thoroughly versed in the inner tickings of the stately old cars. Back then, the engine design was surpris- ingly straightforward, he said. In fact, the four -cylinder machines, though spacious, are light enough to get 31 miles to a gallon of gas, he said. There's a certain reverence in his voice when Robert talks about the T's, perhaps because he knows them so well. "They're built a lot better than cars today," he said unequivocally. He defends the cars' image wholeheart- edly, too. While many believe the elderly beasts trundle along at no more than 25 or 30 mph, he said the cars can whiz by at a good 50 mph. Of course, that can take about 20 minutes to reach, he added with a subtle smile. But for the youngest Coretz, speed is a moot point anyway because he doesn't have a driver's license yet, and his only spins are around the property. "I'm not into hot rods or anything," he said solemnly. Dressed in his riding cap and jacket (all members of the family, from parents Irving and Mollie on down, have the obligatory Model T passenger garb), he certainly looks the Model T buff. But while Robert's head may be partly in the clouds (or the crankcase) about the old cars, his feet are planted firmly in what he said are the more important, fertile soils of academics and music. Robert, who is in the top 10 percent of his Tucson High School sophomore class, wants to be a doctor. And, like every other member of the fam- ily, he plays a musical instrument. His forte is the violin, which he has played for six years. Sometimes the family gets together and Flowing Wells OKs 11% pay increase The Flowing Wells School Board at its meeting Tuesday night approved an 11 percent pay increase for administra- tive employees and an average increase of 11 percent for classified employees. The raises are the same as the average 11 percent increase for teachers approved on March 25, assistant su- perintendent Robert Lenihan said. Nogales, Marana bands in concert The Nogales and Marana high school bands will join in concert at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Marana High School auditorium. The Nogales band, under the direction of Ken Tittel- baugh, and the Marana band, directed by Marshall Stewart, will play several numbers together, including the "William Tell Overture" and a medley of Billy Joel songs. The concert also will feature individual performances by each school's jazz band. The concert is free and open to the public. More than 60 persons attended the board's regular session, many to express concerns about the recent budget cuts in the sports programs. On April 8, the board began cutting VM,000 from next year's budget by altering athletic programs. Intramural programs were substituted for interscholastic sports at the junior high school level, and the number of coaching posi- tions was reduced at the junior high and high school levels. Interscholastic golf and gymnastics were eliminated. After pleas Tuesday night from golf and gymnastics students and coaches to keep the programs, trustee James Barber said the board would not take any action, but he encouraged the staff, coaches, parents and students to pre- pare alternative program proposals for consideration by the board. Some parents at the meeting offered to pay for such expenses as uniforms, transportation and meals required for out-of-town trips. lets the tunes flow through a huge music room, bedecked with grand pianos and oil paintings of the Southwest done by brother Mike. Sometimes the four brothers get together and help their parents work on the garden. Sometimes they build a new wall or a patio. Sometimes, too, they go their separate ways, but always keeping each other's inter- ests to the fore. All the brothers, ages 16 to 24, have been involved in 4-H activities and keep a watch- ful eye on one anothers' projects. Brother Craig's peacocks and pigeons, for example, are growing fat not only from the feed their owner gives them, but from three concerned siblings, as well. Hardly a weekend goes by that a brother or two doesn't stop off in the garage, clut- tered with Model T bumpers, gears and tools, to give the cars a buffing, rewiring or look-see. All with the aim, of course, of a higher mode of mobility. As the engine sputters into life after sev- eral energetic bouts with the crank, and the car goes rumbling past 25th Street,l9th, loth and Ninth in a cloud of dust with several Coretzes hanging on the running board, it would seem they have achieved their goal. Stamos' zoning request up to Oro Valley council A rezoning request from developer John G. Stamos for a shopping center and 35 townhouses will be heard at tonight's Oro Valley Town Council meeting. The plan for the 20-acre site at North Oracle Road and West Linda Vista Boulevard was unanimously recom- mended for approval earlier this month by the town's Plan- ning and Zoning Commission. Stamos wants rezoning from suburban -ranch to transitional and local -business uses. At a 6:30 p.m. study session before the meeting, council members will hear a presentation from the Arizona Parks Board. They also will receive the resignation of Dorothy Mont- gomery from several Pima Association of Governments' planning committees and may appoint a new representative to the committees, said Patricia Noland, town clerk. Mont- gomery is vice chairman of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission. The regular meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall, 680 W. Calle Concordia. TUCSON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980 THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR * SECTION H — PAGE THREE NeighborsSouth Meeting the future —Virginia McCaulou introduces Michael Sidebottom, left, and Eric Milligan to a new "friend," a micro- computer at Los Ninos Elementary School. (Star photo by Art Grasberger) Chatty computers multiply learning foryoung whizes By CAROL SOW ELL The Arizona Daffy Star "You were doing great, Kathy. Don't blow it." Kathy's trying not to blow it. She wants to be sure of the right answer before she replies. "I'm waiting, Kathy." Kathy thinks hard, then gives a tentative answer. "No, Kathy, try again." Kathy appreciates her friend's patience, but she knows the friend will wait only so long. She gives it her best shot. "Great, Kathy' You made it!" Kathy is a sixth grader who has just figured out what you get when you divide 79 into 725,688. Her friend is a micro- computer who has all the answers, and all the questions, too. Kathy is one of about 50 accelerated students at Los Nifios Elementary School in the Sunnyside Unified School District who spends 15 minutes a day in the school's Learn- ing Resource Center, formerly the library. The youngsters work on advanced mathematical problems at one of the school's three microcomputers. While sixth graders work on complex fractions and long division, third graders. may be exploring multiplication. Each student works at his or her level, determined by Vir- ginia McCaulou, who runs the resource center. The lessons are programmed on cassettes, which the students load into the machine. The computer "talks" to the student on a small screen and offers a series of problems to be worked. The student, who signs in by name, types answers on a keyboard. "The children are highly motivated to talk back to it," McCaulou said. Green Valley vehicle tests The mobile vehicle -emissions testing unit will be in Green Valley May 13 to 16. Testing will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Haven Green Valley Mall. Vehicles may be tested up to 90 days before registra- tion expires. State officials advise motorists to drive at least five miles before testing so the engine will be at normal operating temperature. At the end of the lesson, the computer tells how many Sunnyside paid about $900 each for its machines and problems the student answered right or wrong and gives a $1,000 for a mathematics program marketed by the Dallas percent score. Independent School District. "Children have no difficulty with machines," McCaulou said. She keeps records of the students' progress and makes sure they work on new lessons when the old ones are learned. The computer lessons are performed in addition to the students' regular classroom mathematics lessons, she said. Los Nifios' machines are samples of the small, inexpen- sive "home" computers sold on the retail market, a recent offshoot of the fast -developing technology in the computer field. "The microcomputer makes computer -assisted instruc- tion economically feasible," said A.C. Riddle Jr., public - relations coordinator for the district. North The district also has five of the machines at Apollo Junior High School and five at Sunnyside High School, using the same mathematics lessons for remedial work. "Two of the sixth graders have refined their skills right out of the existing programs," McCaulou said. The two stu- dents now are writing their own programs, including games for other students to play. The machine can even provide motivation if a student seems hesitant. "Come on, try one, Tiger," it tells a youngster who has given himself a new name to use with the computer. Tiger tries one. "Great, Tiger, keep up the good work!" Amphi arbitration representatives named Representatives to arbitration meetings on teachers' salaries and benefits have been selected by the Amphithe- ater School Board and the Amphitheater Classroom Teach- ers' Association. Both sides agreed to arbitration April 15, when an impasse was reached in contract negotiations. This is the sixth time since 1967 that the district has called in an arbitrator. President Richard A. Scott announced at a regular board meeting Tuesday night that he appointed himself and board clerk Nancy J. Thomas as board representatives. Teacher representative Bev Burger said yesterday that she, Bill Nicholson and association President Larry Wurst will represent teachers. In executive session Tuesday night, board members and the district administration reviewed the seven names they received from the American Arbitration Association Monday. Teachers reviewed the names at a meeting yester- day. Each side will indicate which arbitrators are accept- able, and the final decision on who will be assigned will be made by the arbitration association, Scott said. The starting date for arbitration meetings has not been set. In other action Tuesday, the board voted 3-2 to hire a full-time art teacher to spend one day a week at each of four elementary schools — Nash, Wetmore, Keeling and Coro- nado. Thomas and Darrell L. Sabers voted against the pro- posal, saying that too little time is left in the school year for a new teacher to start an effective program. The next regular board meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. May 13 in the district office, 125 E. Prince Road. Amphitheater sets dates for kindergarten sign-up Kindergarten registration for children in the Amphithe- ater School District will be May 5-9 at the district's 10 elementary schools. Enrollment is limited to children who have reached their fifth birthdays before Oct. 1,1980. Parents should bring the child's birth certificate and immunization record at the time of registration. Registration times and dates vary from school -to school, so parents should call the school the child will attend for specific information. PAGE FOUR —SECTION H THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR TUCSON, THURSf' Y, }"PPIL 24, 399,0 Neighbors M Central 0 ApsF 1 ram' Star photo by Jim Davis Fantasy folks: Mad Hatter (Jim Goodridge), March Hare (Rich Beardsley) and Alice (Lori Bailey) Valley of the.Moon revisited, Restoration group reawakens echoes of the spirit of kindness In the past two years, the Valley of the Moon, the incarnation of a wizard's dream, has been vandal- ized. The ringing laughter and squeals of joy of the children within its caverns and crannies were si- lenced. But thanks to the determination, time and money of a group of lovers of all things magical, the Valley of the Moon, 2544 E. Allen Road, will reopen for the business of magic Sunday through May 1. Tickets for the tour, "Walk Through Wonderland with Alice," will raise funds to get the amusement park ready for another free season of fun. Cost of tickets, which can be purchased at the door, will be $3 for adults, $1 for children and $2 for students with identification. The half-hour tours will begin at about 7.30 p.m. By JILL SCHENSUL The Arizona Daily Star A spirit resides at the Valley of the Moon. The elusive entity can't be destroyed. It whips in the wind through caves and grottoes that were conjured up by a kind wizard. It is always a breath ahead of time, technology and non -believers. It is the spirit of kindness, and it will reside on the Valley of the Moon's 21/2 acres for as long as there are children to experience it. A magical light first fell on the land in 1932, when George Legler, postal clerk extraordinaire, began transmogrifying tons of stone on the property. Ce- mented with a magic paste of love and laughter, the stones became a series of caves and tunnels in which strange things could and did happen. For instance, wide-eyed children who know that all magic is true met there with the kissing bunny, the histrionic raccoon and the dancing mice for doses of concentrated kindness. And Legler, the wizard who lived there, was able to continue his magical reign even after taking ill, thanks to a diet of condensed milk and vitamin pills. A miracle, too. The light began to fade once with the wizard, as he became too ill to keep his beneficent power over the land. The rabbit didn't pucker, the raccoon didn't emote, and the dancing mice took off their tutus. They waited, in the cavernous darkness, for someone to reawaken the spirit. And of course that is just what happened, since there is no such thing as a dead fairyland spirit — especially in the Valley of the Moon. Some high school students, remembering a dream- like place they had visited when they were younger, set off to find it again. With a mixture of dismay and determination, they discovered their dusty wonderland and its wizened wizard and set out to reconstruct their dream. That was the birth of the Valley of the Moon Res- toration Association Inc. Since that time in 1973, the rodents have been re- tired, replaced by more human actors. The old wizard Legler, now 95, has moved to Posada del Sol Nursing Home. But the spirit won't die. Not even when vandals invaded the fairyland one night in the fall of 1978. They tore wires and sprinklers from the earth and destroyed bushes and. shrubs and other things that could fall down. But the wizard was wise, and knew that his magic cement could never fail. Such is the stuff from which forever is made. Though it has taken a while to heal, the fairyland is ready for magic once again. And wbo better to reopen the place than that vet- eran of enchantment, Alice of Wonderland fame? A walk through the Valley of the Moon wonderland with Alice is filled with echoes —and not just from the strange music that resounds through the caves. The echoes of the spirit of kindness are in every twist and curve, in every step and wall the wizard created. Following Alice toward the Mad Hatter and his friends, one can almost hear the ring of laughter in walls made up of stones with smiling faces painted on them. Tiger Lily questions Alice from a little nook that was labeled "Magic Tower" long before she was born, and the evasive White Rabbit makes haste past walls studded with ancient lucky pennies. While everyone knew the spirit of the Valley never left, it may bum a little brighter when the sun goes down and the moon rises over that strange and magical land next week. TUCSON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, I9SC THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR Jr SECTION! H — PACE FIVE Neighbors W =,�� ���West Lots of salsa— Nicolas C. Segura spends afternoons bottling his secret recipe for chili sauce, which he markets under the brand name Pob- lano. (Star photo by Art Grasberger) Only Don Nicolas knows recipe for Poblano sauce By KIRK McDONALD The Arizona Daily Star Nicolas C. Segura is the only person in the world who knows how to make Poblano chili sauce. The 79-year-old westside resident has been making salsa picante, spicy sauce, since he opened a restaurant when he came to Tucson in 1924. Though other members of the Segura family have helped in its production, semi- retired Don Nicolas ("don" is a Spanish term of respect) continues to control the exact recipe, which he says is getting better all the time. However, Poblano sauce is unlike most family recipes, which are reserved for rela- tives and friends. The product has been sold throughout the nation. The story of Don Nicolas and Poblano sauce began in Mexico, where, as an orphan raised by one of his aunts, he never had the opportunity to attend school. Instead, the young Nicolas spent his early years as a taco vendor on the streets and at the railroad station of Pachuca, Hidalgo, the town where he was born. Later he moved indoors, working as a waiter. Throughout these jobs he saved his money, preparing for the day he could open his own restaurant. Battles for control of Mexico were being fought in the early 1920s. Many people were afraid; they didn't know when or how the conflict would end, he said. By 1923, Don Nicolas and Angelita, his bride of one year, decided they had enough. They went to No- gales, Son., before coming to Tucson the next year. "Settling in America, I had peace and quiet plus the opportunity to have a business of my own," Don Nicolas said in Spanish, with his son Oscar translating. However, Don Nicolas did not plan to All around town 10 Tucsonans accepted by Up With People casts Ten Tucson students have been accepted to participate with the 1980-81 casts of Up With People. The students are Susan Barnes, Terri Chapman, Francisca Garcia, Dawn Jack- son, Cathy Kundrat, Lorene Long, Kathleen Mild, Tom Smalley, Pamela Traficanti and Lynda Wailes. Chosen from 7,000 applicants worldwide, the students each must raise $4,800 tuition to participate in the 11-month program. They will spend four weeks in Tucson this sum- mer learning the two-hour show, then join one of five touring groups for performances in the United States, Latin America and Europe. start a salsa factory when he arrived in the United States more than 40 years ago. That came later, after years in the restaurant business. Besides the salsa formula, the Seguras brought with them the folded taco, which at the time was an unfamiliar concoction in Tucson, even for Mexican -Americans, they said. At La Luncheria, near West Congress Street and South Stone Avenue, the first of a series of restaurants they owned and operated, they were surprised to find people reluctant to buy tacos. To promote the dish, they offered a free root beer with each order, Mrs. Segura said. Because many of their customers were cowboys who still rode horses, the restau- rant had a hitching post in front to solve the parking problems of the day, Don Nicolas said. As the family's size grew, so did the res- taurant staff. Each of the Seguras' eight children worked after school and on week- ends at the various restaurants, he said. By the 1940s, people familiar with the restaurants' food suggested to Don Nicolas that he market his salsa. He sold a few cases to some Mexican -American and Chinese- American grocers, but found it difficult to promote his product because he did not speak English. However, public response was good enough that when doctors told Don Nicolas he should leave the restaurant business be- cause of skin irritation and eye damage from the hot kitchen grease, he decided to manufacture the chili sauce as an alternate career. In 1951, he obtained the required Health Department permits and started a family business on Main Street. The Seguras moved their business to West Lester Street in the When the family began selling the salsa 1960s. in the early 1950s, the market was confined mainly to Southern Arizona. Now orders for To make the salsa, Don Nicolas grinds various types of chilies, mixing the powder with ground cayenne, vinegar (which he makes himself) and salt. The mixture is aged in plastic barrels for 15 to 20 days before it is poured by hand into the 6-ounce bottles that retailers sell. Don Nicolas is helped by his five sons and many of his 40 grandchildren. They still tighten the bottle caps by hand and even make their own glue for the labels. Trash collection Six city neighborhoods will be served during May by the Sanitation Department's special trash collection. There is no charge for the continuing service, which rotates around the city and is provided in addition to regular trash collec- tions. Piles of trash must be stacked where refuse normally is collected and may not be larger than 4 feet high, 6 feet wide and 6 feet long. Areas to be covered are: Central • Winsett Street to 32nd Street between Alvernon Way and Swan Road, May 14. • 22nd Street to the city limits between Country Club Road and Alvernon Way, May 21. • Grant Road to Pima Street between Country Club Road and Columbus Boule- vard, May 21. East • Broadway to 22nd Street between Pru- dence and Harrison roads, May 7. • Glenn Street to Grant Road between • Broadway to 22nd Street between Mann Tucson and Columbus boulevards, May 7. Avenue and Prudence Road, May 14. the salsa come from throughout the United . States and Canada. In 30 years, weekly sales have increased from 10 cases of 24 bottles each to an aver- age of 60 cases today, Oscar Segura said. Though Don Nicolas officially retired in 1974, he continues working at the salsa fac- tory in the afternoons. He has made ar- rangements for his sons to inherit the recipe so they can continue the family tradition after his death. Until then, Don Nicolas is the only one to mix the exact proportions. Don Nicolas and his wife lead quiet lives away from the salsa factory. Devout Catho- lics, they pray daily at an altar honoring the Virgin of Guadalupe in their living room at 24 N. Melwood Ave. Don Nicolas built the altar when his oldest son, Nicholas Jr., was a Marine serving in the South Pacific in World War II. At Christmas, a Mass at this altar is a neighborhood tradition, Oscar Se- gura said. The Seguras said they would like to see a return to la vida mas paci%ica r a more peaceful life. They remember Tucson in the 1920s with nostalgia: "The early days were better. The people were friendly and more courteous. There was a happier mood. Now you can't even step outside the door without being afraid," Don Nicolas said. "People don't take the time to enjoy life like in the old days. Then everybody thought, 'Let's enjoy today, because tomor- row may never come.'" PAGE SIX —SECTION H tt THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR TUCSON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980 Central At his own clip Tom Brower, left, benefits from the many years of barbering knowledge of Angela and Tony Russo. (Star photo by Art Grasberger) Barber from Italy truly got his start as a little shaver By SUSAN M. KNIGHT The Arizona Daily Star "Been in business for almost 30 years," boasted the barber as he lathered up a customer. The vision that comes to mind might be of a silver - haired barber in a white apron with a towel hanging over one arm, talking politics with the cronies as he slides a straight razor over a bristly cheek. But Tony Russo, a native of southern Italy and owner of Hair East, 5338 E. 22nd St., doesn't fit the description. His dark brown hair and youthful olive skin suggest he might be stretching the truth about being in business that long. But at a young 38, he indeed has been clipping and trimming for 27 years. That's right, since he was 11 years old. At a time most little boys have to be shanghaied to the barber shop for shearings, Russo was whisked off to cut other people's hair. Southern Italy was a poor, non -industrial area, Russo said. Youngsters had to go to school only until they were 11, and a child was trained in a trade at an early age. "So Dad put me in the barbershop where he got his hair cut and said, `Here's my son. Teach him how to cut hair,' " said Russo, his voice tinged with his Italian heritage. So began more than six years of an apprenticeship without salary. The days were a far cry from the roller skates and soccer games enjoyed by his three children today. There was no fooling around. Work began at 8 a.m. and lasted until 6 p.m. six days a week. Sundays they worked only a half - day. As an apprentice, Russo did all the chores, "like a little slave," until he was trained to shave the customers, he said. There was no running water, and the 10 to 12 apprentices were responsible for keeping the wall tank with water - warmed on a propane stove. Russo would stand on a stool to shave a customer. Then he would walk around the porcelain -decorated barber chair and watch as the "master barber" gave the haircut. "I could never understand why people would trust you to give them a shave, and they wouldn't trust you to give them a haircut," he said. Russo's first haircutting attempts were made on trips to the farm lands. The shopkeeper would trade haircuts for grain, but all the boys would get was a little nervous and "a good meal." Sometimes the apprentices would receive 25 or 50lire — a nickel or a dime —for brushing hair off a customer's shoul- ders. But the boss kept the tips, then doled them out at Christmas and Easter, after taking 10 percent off the top. "I felt pretty lucky, though. You had the guarantee that when you left there, you were a real barber," he said. After fighting for Mussolini in World War II, Russo's STORE YOUR FURS AT to protect them from HUNGRY MOTHS Storage as low as $6. SWITZER'S IN PARK MALL 7,18-81 h2 father went to Belguim to work in the coal mines to support his family. He returned to Italy once a year for a visit. In 1952, Russo's uncle sponsored his father's immigra- tion to the United States. Three years later, his father had earned enough money to bring over his family. They settled in Racine, Wis., where Russo lived until he moved to Tucson more than a year ago. He was adorning his customers with the "European look" long before it was popular in the United States, he said. "In Italy, everything was styling there. I didn't know what electric clippers were until I got here." Russo still specializes in non -electric methods. "I use strictly combs, shears and razors," he said. "But when I came to this country, I had to learn all over again. I had to learn how to give the crew cuts, the flat tops and the Perry Comos and the Princetons." Russo met his Italian wife, Angela, in Racine. She was an apprentice with him, and the two have been in business together ever since. Tucson's warm weather prompted their move. Al- though Russo said he treasured seeing that first snow when he came from Italy, he tired of the long, harsh Wisconsin winters. "It (Tucson) reminds me of the southern part of Italy with the olive trees, the orange trees, palms, figs, the moun- tains and sun. There's just no sea around," he said. But there is the haircutting business. METAL -__ BUILDINGS Illus. Approx. 30'x25' metal building erected for $goo per sq. ft. Includes: 4" slab w/footing, 1-16'xT overhead door, 1-50x3O window, 1-32" door (only) .For more information call: 888-6872 0► 88 / -2883 Winstead & Sons Const. Co. Tucson Distributor for Pacific Outdoor Products, Inc. TUCSON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980 THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR * SECTION H —PAGE SEVEN All around Southern Arizona `Breaking away' — Members of Bisbee's Cosmic Sport Club warm up for tomorrow's start of La Vuelta bicycle competi- tion. (Star photo by Howard Fischer) Hometown boys gear up to win Vuelta de Bisbee By HOWARD FISCHER The Arizona Daily Star BISBEE—Some Bisbee bicyclists are hoping the home- town advantage gives them a boost in this weekend's com- petition in La Vuelta de Bisbee. Members of the Cosmic Sport Club have been practic- ing regularly up and down the hills of this community, trying to shave seconds off their times. They will be fielding three four -man teams when the first of four events begins tomor- row night in the fourth annual meet. Most didn't start out riding bicycles with the intent of competing for prizes. "I do a lot of touring," Tim Mulvey said. "Racing goes right along with it." Bruce Brayley got his start like so many youngsters — with his own three -speed bicycle. And he hasn't lost interest yet. Serious bicycle racing, though, is a far cry from lei- surely rides around the neighborhood. And it is not without its drawbacks. There is the expense. Brayley said a good racing bicycle costs $1,300 to $1,400, not to mention the $25 to $30 a throw for tires. Granted, someone could buy a car for that amount of money, "but you wouldn't -have a car that could win the world championship," Brayley said. To a serious cyclist, a top -of -the -line bicycle is like a Ferrari to an automotive enthusiast, he added. Another consideration is the time involved. Richard Garigl — riding with the Cosmic Sport Club because his Colorado club couldn't get enough members together for a team — said he doesn't work during the summer months. He rides 350 to 500 miles a week, practicing two to three hours a day. Club members stressed that bicycle racing is not all an individual effort. "Team tactics can make all the difference," Brayley said. For example, a team's strong rider might break away from the pack while his teammates stay behind, keeping the competition back. If someone breaks away to catch the leader, the teammates may stay right on that person's tail., In that situation, Brayley explained, the competitor gets tired and the follower, shielded from the wind resis- tance, doesn't have to exert as much energy. Brayley pointed out that only 20 percent of the resis- tance comes from the bicycle and pavement itself; the remainder comes from the wind. And the wind resistance increases geometrically in proportion to the speed, he said. Traveling at 30-plus miles an hour, that can make a difference. Bicycle racing is not exclusively for men: Cosmic Sport has several female members, but they won't be participat- ing in this weekend's events. Louella Holler said that unlike most other races, La Vuelta has no women's class. With a few exceptions, she said, women do not have the same physical strength as men and therefore cannot compete against them. She hopes to change that for next year's Vuelta and push for women to be allowed to participate. Time trials a race up Mule Mountain Pass The Arizona Daily Star Team time trials are set for 8 a.m. Sunday on BISBEE — La Vuelta de Bisbee's fourth annual run Highway 666 north of Douglas. The flat 25-kilometer kicks off at 6 p.m. tomorrow with individual time (15.5-mile) route between the Bisbee -Douglas Interna- trials. tional Airport and Elfrida must be ridden in both di- rections. Bicycle riders will face a 4.7-kilometer (2.9-mile) uphill course from the foot of Main Street to the top of the Mule Mountain Pass, a rise of more than 700 feet. Last year, Jacques Boyer set a course record of 9:59 minutes, averaging better than 17 miles an hour on the climb. The road race starts at 10 a.m. Saturday from down- town Bisbee, up through the Mule Pass tunnel and then west on Highways 80 and 90 to Moson Road. Racers then turn south to Hereford Road to Highway 92 and back into Bisbee. The course covers 100 kilometers (62 miles). The fourth, and perhaps hardest, stage of the race is called the criterium starting at 1 p.m. Sunday in Old Bisbee. This is a 30-lap, 1.2-mile loop up and down the hills of the city, which constitutes a total climb of 9,000 feet for the cyclist, organizers said. Last year, only nine -tenths of a second separated the first three finishers in the criterium. The young ones will not be left out of the weekend festivities. "La Vueltita" is planned for 11 a.m. Satur- day between the mouth of Brewery Gulch and the starting line for La Vuelta. La Vueltita is open to chil- dren ages 4 to 8. Tricycles are allowed. PAGE EIGHT —SECTION H * THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR TUCSON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980