 The sale was not concluded, since the city did not have the necessary funds available, so the property was purchased by the Southern California Turkey Growers Association; who used the property as a turkey and chicken ranch.In the late 1950s, Roy Haskins and Alexander Theos purchased the turkey ranch, and began to refurbish the buildings to restore it as an aviation facility.In 1962, with the help of a $20,000 loan from Lockheed, the City purchased land to expand the airport site and make the airport a municipal facility.