Closing of Gold Gulch Archery Range as well as the target range at Sixth and Laurel St., 1957
‘Dispossessed’ Archery Club Finds New Site, 1957
Temporarily stymied by en- forcement of an old city ordi- nance which forbids “dischai-ging arrows within the city limits,” Convair SD’s Archery Club has obtained a new location — from which it’s certain not to be evict- ed — and will hold the July shoot this Sunday (July 14). The ancient ordinance, invoked by the City of San Diego in con¬ nection with a realignment of Balboa Park areas and activities, forced the closing of Gold Gulch archery range, as well as the tar- get range at Sixth and Laurel Sts., and the club canceled its June shoot. Thanks to arrangements made with J. R. “Dick” Mitchell, em¬ ployée services chief for Convair Astronautics, the shoot this weekend will be held on Kearny Mesa, east of the Astronautics plant. The range is south of the Convair access road leading off U. S. 395 to the plant. A work party is scheduled to préparé the site this Saturday (July 13), said Al Phipps, Dept. 401, target captain, and A. D. Stone, Dept. 709, club president. Adult registration for Sunday’s shoot will be at 9:30 a.m., with shooting to start at 10. Children will register at 12:30 p.m., start at 1. The meet will be a target single American type, scoring to be announced at start. The archery event is open to ail Convair employées and their families, said Stone. The club hopes to develop a field range near the same location, which will be in a portion of the area set aside for CRA activities near the Astronautics plant. Other information on club activities may be obtained from Gil Crosthwaite, CRA commis¬ sioner, at ext. 1245, Plant 1.
Citation: Full text of “Convairiety San Diego Edition 1957“, page 95, regarding Convair SD Archers
