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has approximately a fifty-foot front. and seven feet in width at the tail had been formed by removing the gray atone and replacing it with a light tan stone, thereby creating a sharp contrast to the dark gray color of the balance of the roof. The arrow evidently hed deen so placed to point north and the letter "H* to indicate the direction. The three adjoining building all have a similar type roof which ie covered with the same type of roofing. Each of the four buildings On the three adjoining mildings the nane "La Jolla" was spelled in letters fifteen feet high and approximately fourteen fect at the base. The letters were formed using this same kind of material as was used for the arrow. Due to the contour of the roofs ef the buildings, the rain had evidently washed some of the stones down which rained the clear-cut outline of most of the letters. MAadviced the buildings are owned by la Jolle Company, Limited of which La Jolla Company, Limited which owns the four buildings on Girard Avenue on which the errov and letters were found. QB further stated he was not aware of the fact that the letters had been placed on the buildinge but suggested Qi might know something about it. interviewed at his office at on October 9, 1942, stated he had forgotten all about the arrowand letters on the roofs of the buildings owned by La Jolla Co Limited. He related that about twelve years ago a at La Jolla, had come to him after receiving a request from some Government agency mggesting that a civic-minded person in La Jolla be approached with reference to placing the name of the city on some roof so it would be visible from the air. As NE «000212. the purpose was to assist civilian pilots flying along the coast in that wicinity. stated a short tine afterwarde he hed the letters and the name of the city placed on the rocfs of the buildings at his expense, He received a letter from some Government agency thanking him for his cooperation. He did not recall the name of the agency referred to but was of the opinion he still had the letter in his files end if so, would provide any additional infDrmation contained therein. further stated he would be very willing to take the necessary steps to have the arrow and tters eliminated should it be deemed advisable tc do so. On Octoder 12, GHEE 0) ephontcally advised he had found the letter he had referred to when contacted and advised it was in the form of a certificate of appreciation issued by Deniel Guggenheim Foundation for -=2-=