Paul B. Norton (From P. G. Tide 12/29/39) The Protector of the Butterflies will probably be the name for which Paul B. (for Bruce) Norton goes down into the history of Pacific Grove. Paul was the author of the now nationally famous ordinance which makes it a misdemeanor to throw sticks and stones at the butterilies. He also was responsible for the produc- tion of Pacille Grove's famous windshield stickers. 'Can t catch A Butterfly' 1 0. Says Law In This Town Paul Norton was born in San Jose on Independence Day, July 4, 1876. He attended the training school of the San Jose Teacher's College and later a country school. He then attended the Oak- land Technical School of Engineering. For more that 20 years he was traffic agent for the Southern Pacific railroad. Wlien the merger with the Union Pacific took place, he became district pas- senger agent for that line in Fresno. - A+: igi f ANY PERiON (AU6!II MOLISTING 1 -¥s V TilE BUITIRFLIES WILL RE j 'f-PROSEUTEDTOTHIFULL1 Z 4 EXTENT oF TME LAW - LM IFIC GROVE POUC[ DEPRT. 1 /.10:;*:·/·.* During the first World War, the railroads went under government control. Paul found his office in Fresno closed, the furniture being sent to a station in Pocatello, Idaho. He came to Pacific Grove, wliere he had purchased a cottage on Nineteenth Street to await instructions. Finally, Secretary of the Treasury W. G. MeAdoo sent him a wire to report to Junction City, Kansas, and take charge of an office there. Paul's reply was forthright and characteristic: "I'd rather be a skunk in California than a rose in Kansas." He asked for and received a leave of absence. So far as he knows, it is still good. 11 4 111 1 4 ..4 1 . 111 :. 1# _ J.11*6 1 The Law In Pacific Grove, Calif. Two years in the wholesale florist business in San Francisco net- ted Paul Norton a tidy fortune. He sold out and came to Pacific Grove to make his permanent residence. He has been the man- ager of the receiving and delivery department of the Holman de- partment store for the past 15 years. He served two terms on the city council and has established a reputation for constructive work. He has long been a director of the Chamber of Commerce and has been one of the most faithful of local citizens in the mat- ter of committee work. As a member of the Exchange Club for several years, he has reached fame for his regular weekly "horse- collar" reports. They are gems of humorous imagination gone wild. AP Feature Service PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. - This town has enacted a law with real teeth in it-just to protect butterflies. If you molest the migratory beauties here, you are liable to fine or imprison- ment. remember, the butterflies have Paul Norton has also carved a niche for himself as a layer of cor- nerstones, a deliverer of eulogies and a responder with thanks to official felicitations of all varieties. In other words, people have come to rely upon him to say the right thing at the right time. That's a monumental achievement. As far back as people swarmed here by the millions ev- et·y aritumn and stayed until spring. Scientists w llc) havt studied the phenomenon vouct for the fAct thal they always ar· rive at 4 in the afternoon and always go to the same small grovc of trees near the seaside resort 01 Asilomar. The date of arrival varies. Old timers are certain that the but- terflies know when they face a severe winter and come early. This year they arrived late. "We're trying to trace their movements through reports by amateur radio operators," says David Visel of Asilomar. "It seems pretty certain that they summer in the northwest and in Canada." Dr. John Adams Comstock, for- mer director of the Southwest mu- scum, identifies them as "Mon- archs" and says they are the only truly migratory butterflies in North America. They produce several genera- lions a year, and the brood that finds its way to the traditional "butterMy trees" at Asilomar is an entirely different one from that which fluttered north the previouN spring. -sj-(Jan. 19, 1940) Famous AP photo seen 'round the world in early 1940 1 , OCR Text: Paul B. Norton (From P. G. Tide 12/29/39) The Protector of the Butterflies will probably be the name for which Paul B. (for Bruce) Norton goes down into the history of Pacific Grove. Paul was the author of the now nationally famous ordinance which makes it a misdemeanor to throw sticks and stones at the butterilies. He also was responsible for the produc- tion of Pacille Grove's famous windshield stickers. 'Can t catch A Butterfly' 1 0. Says Law In This Town Paul Norton was born in San Jose on Independence Day, July 4, 1876. He attended the training school of the San Jose Teacher's College and later a country school. He then attended the Oak- land Technical School of Engineering. For more that 20 years he was traffic agent for the Southern Pacific railroad. Wlien the merger with the Union Pacific took place, he became district pas- senger agent for that line in Fresno. - A : igi f ANY PERiON (AU6!II MOLISTING 1 -¥s V TilE BUITIRFLIES WILL RE j 'f-PROSEUTEDTOTHIFULL1 Z 4 EXTENT oF TME LAW - LM IFIC GROVE POUC[ DEPRT. 1 /.10:;*:·/·.* During the first World War, the railroads went under government control. Paul found his office in Fresno closed, the furniture being sent to a station in Pocatello, Idaho. He came to Pacific Grove, wliere he had purchased a cottage on Nineteenth Street to await instructions. Finally, Secretary of the Treasury W. G. MeAdoo sent him a wire to report to Junction City, Kansas, and take charge of an office there. Paul's reply was forthright and characteristic: "I'd rather be a skunk in California than a rose in Kansas." He asked for and received a leave of absence. So far as he knows, it is still good. 11 4 111 1 4 ..4 1 . 111 :. 1# _ J.11*6 1 The Law In Pacific Grove, Calif. Two years in the wholesale florist business in San Francisco net- ted Paul Norton a tidy fortune. He sold out and came to Pacific Grove to make his permanent residence. He has been the man- ager of the receiving and delivery department of the Holman de- partment store for the past 15 years. He served two terms on the city council and has established a reputation for constructive work. He has long been a director of the Chamber of Commerce and has been one of the most faithful of local citizens in the mat- ter of committee work. As a member of the Exchange Club for several years, he has reached fame for his regular weekly "horse- collar" reports. They are gems of humorous imagination gone wild. AP Feature Service PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. - This town has enacted a law with real teeth in it-just to protect butterflies. If you molest the migratory beauties here, you are liable to fine or imprison- ment. remember, the butterflies have Paul Norton has also carved a niche for himself as a layer of cor- nerstones, a deliverer of eulogies and a responder with thanks to official felicitations of all varieties. In other words, people have come to rely upon him to say the right thing at the right time. That's a monumental achievement. As far back as people swarmed here by the millions ev- et·y aritumn and stayed until spring. Scientists w llc) havt studied the phenomenon vouct for the fAct thal they always ar· rive at 4 in the afternoon and always go to the same small grovc of trees near the seaside resort 01 Asilomar. The date of arrival varies. Old timers are certain that the but- terflies know when they face a severe winter and come early. This year they arrived late. "We're trying to trace their movements through reports by amateur radio operators," says David Visel of Asilomar. "It seems pretty certain that they summer in the northwest and in Canada." Dr. John Adams Comstock, for- mer director of the Southwest mu- scum, identifies them as "Mon- archs" and says they are the only truly migratory butterflies in North America. They produce several genera- lions a year, and the brood that finds its way to the traditional "butterMy trees" at Asilomar is an entirely different one from that which fluttered north the previouN spring. -sj-(Jan. 19, 1940) Famous AP photo seen 'round the world in early 1940 1 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,N through P File names,Norton, Mary E B (2),NORTON, J.B._009.pdf,NORTON, J.B._009.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: J.B._009.PDF,NORTON, NORTON, J.B._009.pdf 1 Page 1