Show Page 2—The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday December 1988 11 Winds die down crews get upper on blazes Update ' County offlco moving The eeanty clerk's office ia gearing ap to make a move to aiaUtohdlng Clerk Seth Gouty Jaatfee 110 N 113 Allen will be to aOoor the 100 Altai said hia offlee now in the nev Hall of West moat be cleaned oat and moved by Jan moving to the old Hall of Jaatice 100 N Main SL Santa Ana wind conditions’’ It was the third firs in two days to hit the Los Angelos 1200-acr- e fire Saturday that area The other fires ? in and in La Verne destroyed or damaged 40 Baldwin Park and dam21 homes inarson homes while destroyed 20 others with than more two for searched aged vestigators men seen just before the blaze losses estimated at 1105 mil- - lat Dlatrict Goort to aae hla farmer office apace whu ANGELES (UFI) -Firefighters helped by a de-a crease in winds contained LOS the atate takea over the coort'a operation atarting la 1000 Allen'a office prevtooaly had responsibility for the dlatrlct court County Executive Bruce King aald Allen’a office will move iHma Improvement! on the older building are completed “We've done aome repairs oa tbeoid boiler but we are atill working to get it back on One " King aald In addition the carpeta in the Old Hall of Justice need to bo stretched and the walls and earpets need to be cleaned King broke out The massive fire which began early Friday in the northwestern San Fernando Valiev community of Porter Ranch was contained by 2:20 pm Saturday in the remote Limekiln Canyon area of the Santa Susana Mountains He said plans to move the Chamber of Commerce tourist information and Cache Economic Development offices to the old building have not been finalised “We don’t really haves time frame for moving those offices if wcdeddeto’’ King sail sponsors still needed Sub-For-Sa- nta needs more 122 sponsors says program two-pare- to help “Uyon cannot afford to mnam a family but would like to help needs cash donations in any amount or new toys of any value These contributions are used to prepare boxes for onipou sored families” The deadline for sponsoring a family is 2 pm Dec 17 People wanting to help should eall Sub-For-Sa- Fire 752-31- C3 crews battle on the ground as a chopper drops water eember filed a California supe-ri- to build the aircraft McShane said he stopped court suit against McCarey and Wayne Fowler one of paying rent on the factory in Albuquerque after there was no foil disclosure of financial or has no legal obligation to liver on those planes because there is no legal between Phoenix Aviation and Falcon Safety But McShane contends he win stfll deliver the planes when the first Phoenix craft are produced in Lacan Alter Falcon Safety went out with Aero Limited to produce the Phoenix fat Alba- work MAaawA fog toff Former Phoenix investor Gregory Plnnell Saginaw MidL last week fUeu suit yutauf MrXfiawf Jg Northern Division's District Court fatoividusUy KESiiSlSlSiIwdtffi harrowed and never aircraft The original designer of the aircraft Romuald Drliek who works for Orion Aircraft in Albuquerque is also suing McShsne and accuses him of “stealing the company" “McShane set up a management company whose only purpose I could see was to manage me “He leeched onto the company and sucked it dry He said he had $2 million in the bank but we never had enough money to be able to produce the plane" Drliek contended breach of contract Asker has store withdrawn from the suit filed in In the eounter-iu- it April MeCarey alleges breach of contract He claims among other things that he was not paid for four months of work McShane said there is evidence that McCarey was paid for those four months The second day of nonbinding arbitration is scheduled for Dec 20 MeCarey said Nov 20 was the first day of arbitration “I encourage him to Justly settle before the 20th He has The only presented Us side of the story The evidence I intend to present will be completely 'convincing" McCarey said in a V possible - mnw pwM “He (McShane) will mass produce the plane PtaneU contended in a Other sources sar uriaimi McCarey Saa Diego farmer vice president of sales for Phoenix Aviation which is based in Carlsbad Calif McShane and business assodate Alien Asker last De- - in Albuquerque NM McShane said The suit asks $101000 for rent for a facility where seven of the "landlord" Phoenix aircraft were produced by Aero Limited said Letita Jones a spokesperson for that company The Aero Limited factory that produced seven of the nine Phoenix aircraft known to exist Learning Tree November 1017 said production was because there was no to buy the parts needed closed in Project a Tree program deLearning signed to teach adults about trees and ecosystems included Kathleen Raymond a member of the newly formed Logan City Participsats Aviation involving securities violations one Diego - in to McShane said Hoerl assistant regional administrator for die SEC confirmed the commission is investigating Phoenix Aviation but said he could not comment on an ongoing case But Hoerl did say trade of Phoenix Aviation stock as well as 30 other companies was im Sept 7-- 10 by The SEC saU sale suspended because of “questions raised about the adequacy and accuracy of SEC fiublidy disseminated concerning: the corporate history identity of shareholders and claims for exemption under which the be- ing sued by s former sn investigation S?Avdi?an of the sources Martin Saginaw Mich said in a phone interview last week he conwas hired on a two-yetract to produce the composite system and components for the aircraft but was never paid for the month he worked Martin alleges the reason McShane moved the plane to Logan is because he “burnt everthing else and needed new front bodies" McShane said he did not pay Martin or Andrew Spengler who Martin had hired because work was not being done on the Phoenix McShane said a California labor review board passed a judgment in his favor and found that he owes no money to Spender Phoenix Aviation is also con-ma- already collected depositions ar lawsuit involves Another Mike Calif federal Security Commission is also n" into foy checkbook by promising a proportion of the profits from the aircraft to the Jake- nmrosw fraMrnnfSW has GarnfndowjMnt p he paid IM00 for an aircraft that has am Friday near the Sunshine Canyon LsMfill about 22 miles northwest of Los Angeles said Jim Williamson another fire -- company stock is traded" The other investigation into Aviation is being conducted by the San Diego County District Attorney’s OfPhoenix fice Bob Sullivan county pro-sai- d last week in a interview that the investigation is in the preliminary stage and involves looking into complaints to his office b former investors to see 5 Phoenix Aviation has committed any criminal offense “The investigation is to determine if investors received fund” he vtvui n" the mass evacuation of sur arrived in the city Saturday morning consoling survivors and talking to rescue workers Gorbachev later visited' the Armenian capital of Yerevan to meet with a Politburo task force In that city hardly vivorsbyraiL Gorbachev who cut short a Gorbachev Continued from pay 1 found black flags Officials said many men left Yerevan to loin rescue teams in places like Leninakan In Moscow Deputy Foreign Minister Valentin Nikiforov tion Soviet television ' showed told a news conference prelimblack and white photographs of inary data indicated there were Gorbachev his wife and Prime 40000 to 45000 dead half a Minister Nikolai Rhyzkov who million people homeless Market HI “ “That is the reason the Phoenix is here We will design an aircraft that will be air-worthy and able to pass FAA (Federal Aviation inspection after the buyer The fuselage widened there will be greater visibility and a dangerous landing gear will be replaced” Widaufsaid New York City investor John Charles Revson says he has contributed close to a quarter of a million dollars to facilitate the move of the Phoenix to Logan He said he expects to see production begin in earnest the middle ofFebuary “I put up enough venture capital for the Phoenix to be able to have a relationship with the university “Nothing is in the way of completing the final design for the aircraft and to begin production on schedule’’ Revson said Garwood Walton Logan president of Mountain States wwuwwMiwmMmmMwtaM t-with investors “When compared with costs pthcF companies have ha&too starting up a new aircraft Phoenu Aviation has not in- curred that much AD of the problems with the company happened before Mountain 752-212- Walton said Walton said Mountain States has already received half of the 130000 McShane contracted to pay for the production of the aircraft He said further payments wiU be received as work progresses towards manufacturing Other local representatives of Mountain States — Chuck Larsen vice president of manufacturing: and Joel T toiler who is responsible for production flow also expressed - that Phoenix confidence Avia- tion's local venture wiU fly: as did Maurice Thomas who was instrumental in the university's cooperation in providing facilities for the Phoenix Widauf Larsen and Trailer are all members of the USD industrial technology and edn- - cation department which Thomas heads USU 1 SEALED DID SALE Herald Journal Dac 13 14 IS GARAGE Hit Nell ftkbrt usrsMis-ao- SHALL WRflwl Pubtitlfer REFRIGERATORS Monday ttvy Sunday morning Dy Caetto O Boa 417 Vadty PuMafung Co tnc 75 Wual M UortMogan Utah MSI 1 UMl ToMphona r Telephone HHU Aad FURNITURE II Mr morn Mr Iww Cimfe— NUNmUmi farippiMawefe Maw Senate mssavTUMSAfES Cemer OneWen One Veer Cerrfer i U 2J 17100 WOO OwMomhMol MW One Veer Med lyeldferNamM dam Am year aaner ar Aa Mamfe I ai 7H717I am May Maralyn efe camar't mm mi yfwna ISIM lafeaa M0 a far ya awfear yfeaw pi waa afelfeyai Ifeadfedaalnday OfNCf MOMS: yl Mow la 5 00pm mday TdMMfeDW MafeWianiwlro PwfeMapwUfektol i a a i (five Originul Art Tlii (’lirUlmii - M ii- lnt A lifrlimr (iflTlitil - 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' ' ‘e:’ the contends there is a “conspiracy’' by disgruntled investors to destroy Phoenix Aviation and it relationship Aviation MOTOR POOL Second daea yeelage ya w Logaa Via ‘ weeping Board A recent Focus section story incorrectly reported all the participants were school teaehers MfeW ‘ women and buildings draped in rebuilding efforts was accompanied by his wife Raisa She appeared pale and drawn surveying the scene of devasta- Urban Forestry Advisory Mfy uniting I T touched by the quake visit to New York and take thane of rescue and - saia i “The Phoenir that will produced by Mountain States Aviation will be a production model and will lead to at least mw plane being built a day and hopefully to even greater production' he said “Seventy percent of the profits generated from sales of the aircraft will stay in Cache Valley and go to the production of the aircraft" McShane said Kurtis D Hughes an accountant for Interwest Transfer Co Inc Salt Lake City has audit of done a Phoenix Aviatiim with another member of his firm He said he found no irregularities in the stock record accounts Hughes’ company purchased the accounts of 20 companies that had belonged to Nevada Stock Transfer in January 1008 Each of those companies received full audits and Phoenix Aviation was among those 20 companies Hughes said “As far as the stock is concerned Phoenix Aviation is in great shape” Hughes said “foil-blow- spokesman The cause of the fire remained under investigation but officials said they had not ruled out the possibility it was caused tor downed power lines A park ranger spotted two men appearing to be to their early 20s in a white pickup truck leaving nearby Bee Canyon just before flames reported reitigators had not determined if it was an arson fire in- formation from Phoenix Aviation At the civil level we are trying to determine if the company is guilty of any breach of contracts" Sullivan said In countering accusations and allegations McShane said he has acted first in the interest of stockholders and with the intent to mass produce the aircraft “The more deeply you look into the allegations the more it is evident that their substance is mostly made of air" McShsne contends As to the accusations he is a "con-man-” — as Drliek has contended— McShane said if that is true then he is “the dumbest "I've invited the university more production of the de- o tf-ti- of the firefighters ‘ ed nearly 14 hours to the blaze were to remain in the area overnight in case hot embers flared into flame a county Fire Department dispatcher said At the fire's peak more than 1400 firefighters battled the fire Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Ed Reed said a in strong winds allowed firefighters to gain the upper hand "The weather has made a difference” Reed said “Everything is dependent on the Harris said it costa about 825 for the food for a traditional Christmas dinner plus about S25 for each child IS and under Families range in size from a single parent with one child to families with five or more children Harris said sponsors choose the size id the family they are able Phoenix partment spokesman Gil ISO With only one week left to go in their annual holiday efforts Sub-For-Sa- The Porter Ranch fire caused 4S million in damage destroyed 15 homes and scorched another 25 Fire De- DISC Items may be inspected 8:30 am 4:00 pm all 3 days ' |