Saddleback Suffers Flood Damage
Jolly NIcholas
CYCLE PROfILES
By W.M. Askins
Art by B.E.R. ServIce
By 1971 the national motorcycle scene
may welcome back one 01. Its most colorful personallties, and promtslng performers. That Js lbe Urne when Joel,
known as "Jody" Nicbolas completes his
career In the U.S. Navy. ClDTently, be is
Lt. (Jg) Joel Nicholas, an E-1B pUot,
statiooed wilb tile North islaDd-bosed
Early warning Squadron m, Detacbment 12.
Known as Jody In tile AMA racing c1rcntt, the many- talented young man from
Nssbvllle, Tenn. was a sensation In his
last year of competltioo aDd almost
dominated tbe circuit In 1965.
In tbe natiomJ race In London, N.H.
after nearly two years of inactivity In
cyc11ng, Jody f1n1sbed thtrd In competition wilb the best motorcycle racers.
. Jody Is Irked by the current publtc
image of motorcycl1ng. He says that
ractnc Is safer !ban bigbway driving In
a car. In his years -of ~Ing be has suffered only minor cuts and bruises. He
be1leves that !be explAnation for lbts lles
In tile fact that the cycle racer mows his
business and uWtzes every safety device and teehn1que available.
He Is proud to be In the U.S. Navy.
"I'm serving In a worlbwh1le cause and
Althougb I miss the thrill 01. racing, my
major concern now Is my job In the
service."
Jody bas been a cycllst s1Dce the Age
of 12 when he bougbt his first hike. By
the tender age of 16 he was In racing
competition.
At lbe Unlverslty of the South, Jody
was an accompllshed concert vlollillst.
He was a concert master on !be campus
at tile same time be was building up his
position as a leading motorcycle racer.
HIs major In college was German llterature. He said be toot up lbe vloUn to
please his parents, who have insisted on
a music career for him.
During the last year Jody has not been
able to do much cycllng, as a member of
the North Island-t.sed squadroo. But be
has raced In several local events and
competed In one national race.
PALO ALTO, CAl.- John Perez, recently elected commissioner of Dtstrtct 36,
died Feb. 5, five days before he was to
take over the post.
IDs passing Is mourned by famtly
and friends.
Len Allen, former commissioner, will
assume his former responslbWties until
the post Is filled.
" BULlACO"
Dale Brown Motors
:244] Long Beach BI vd.
Lon Beach, Cal i f.
ORANGE, Callf. - Mud, flood aDd biCh
water, 5addlellack Part bas bad tIIem all
during Soutbern CallforDla's unreasooably wet winter. Fortunately, most of tile
1andscape bas remalDed In Its normal
locatlon, lbougb an est:lmat8d $25,000 In
damage bas been
