A FELLOW CAME IN TO THE MANE MAN on Ingraham Street a while back and allowed as how he used to get his hair cut there in the 1950s when it was Chet’s Barber Shop. Now owner Hector Salgado is wondering if he might be operating the oldest tonsorial palace in the beach. I was able to trace it back to 1952 in the city directories at the Central Library. NOT THAT IT’LL DO ME ANY GOOD, but I think I’ve identified the nearby homes that pound out party music ’til the wee hours during the summer months. It’s far from a slam dunk, but the “No on D” signs in the front yards littered with beer cans appear likely candidates to me. Artistic Licenses: “TOW MEE” sounds like he’s begging for trouble. “BIQUINI” could be a bathing suit you’d pay big money for in La Jolla. I’ve heard of yellow snow, but “REDSNO” might wanna see a doctor. PB NATIVE MIKE KLONOWSKI is the latest to ask what used to be at the northwest corner of Felspar and Soledad Mountain Road? I keep hoping someone will have the answer. Best guess at this time is Bayview Terrace Military Housing Community Hall. 25 Years Ago: Neil Morgan revealed the fact that some local Mobil stations were receiving terminals that would allow them to accept debit cards, “subtracting fuel costs from the customers’ bank accounts.” Wonder how that worked out? Elsewhere in the Evening Tribune, IBM revealed that it was entering the home computer industry with its “PCjr”. The 64 RAM version would retail at $699, the 128 RAM at $1,269. 50 Years Ago: One of the “Unsung Sports Heroes” in the Nov. 4, 1958, Evening Tribune was 126-pound second-string Mission Bay quarterback Tommy Wood. With the score tied 12-12 against Hoover, Wood had to jump to his feet to pull down a high snap from center on the point after kick. Wood got the ball down in time for Bill Cravens to split the uprights for a 13-12 victory. 75 Years Ago: Edward Pate, Curator of Mayan Civilization at the Museum of Man, “gave a most interesting talk” at the Pacific Beach Women’s Club meeting in the clubhouse on Hornblend. T. Morley Harvey, accompanied by Howard, Kenneth and Gwendolyn Harvey, entertained with a group of songs. Hostesses were Mrs. P. D. Diamond, Mrs. Charles H. Favel, Mrs. A. F. Bond and Ms. E. R. Rounds. 100 Years Ago: “ENTIRE REPUBLICAN TICKET ELECTED” trumpeted the headline in the Nov. 4, 1908, Evening Tribune. “SAN DIEGO COUNTY GIVES TAFT A HANDSOME MAJORITY.” In the 1st Ward, 5th Precinct (Pacific Beach), William Howard Taft received 56 votes, William Jennings Bryan 19 and Eugene V. Debs 10. In the 79th Assembly Race Victor Hinkle out polled Mr. Dodson, 30-20. Mr. Hinkle’s house still stands on the corner of Law and Ingraham. John Fry may be reached at (858) 272-6655 or [email protected].