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i 2 Port OCT. 21,1948 LOSattgClcaO'tttCS WW Next County Draft Quota Set at 1036 it 1 'I I -vvf. Mf ''X P. I Vfc Fear of Polio Starts Inquiry Info Death Woman Who Lived Alone Had Told About Symptoms The body of Mrs. Dorothy Smith, 43-year-old bank employee who died in her apartment at 2041 Vermont Ave.

Tuesday night or early yesterday, has been ordered to General Hospital for an au Figure for Second Call Represents Increase of 32.2 This county will furnish CORNELL COEDS FED UP WITH 'BEERING DATES' ITHACA, N.Y., Oct. 20-CP) Cornell University coeds are "fed up with beering dates," some of them say. Girls taking part In a broadcast over the university's radio station suggested a stroll, periods of intelligent conversation, card playing, hiking, and "any number of things except beering." They called for "dating on a less strenuous financial scale." Two Cornell men frankly admitted during the program that the coeds' reaction to the tap room3 had "knocked the pins" from beneath them. But they said they were willing to. give the alternate proposals a whirl.

One male student observed "the girls you spend money on are the only ones you get the second date with." The other commented to his radio audience that "while the girls may be sick of beering parties, none of my dates have ever shown any aversion to champagne of 1 -mo 1036 draft registrants for early -November examination 1 1 topsy to determine cause of if 1 ii death. The autopsy was ordered after it was learned that Smith complained at work Tuesday and induction in December, Col. Kenneth H. Leitch, State Director of Selective Service, announced yesterday. The figure represents a 32.2 increase over the county quota in the first postwar call Oct.

25 to 29 for examination prior to Induction Nov. 19 to 26. That quota was for .783 registrants. The California quota for the new call will be 2802 registrants to report to induction stations for examination Nov. 4 to .15, except for Armistice Day, Col.

Leitch said. This represents an increase of about 38 over the quota of 2019 in the first call. Of those reporting in California, 934 of those physically qualified will be inducted in. Decem 9( of a severe headache and other symptoms associated with polio myelitis. China Incident One Known Death In the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday there was.

one death positively due to polio. The victim was Mrs. Virginia Esther Couple's Second Child Arrives -V- ber, as compared to 673 in No vember, the colonel said. Local boards will notify registrants rev- 11 I within 96 hours of the results of their pre-induction physical exam IN COURT Stuart Hamblen and his wife Veeva. whose race horse.

El Lobo. is threatened with eviction from stables built from its winnings in races at Santa Anita. inations. A period of 21 days is Time photo allowed between the time a reg NEW YORK, Oct. 20 (U.R) Writer Emily Hahn, who disclosed in one of her books that she bore an illegitimate child by a British major in China, gave birth today to a second child by the same man, now her husband.

The major, Charles JR. Boxer, now a professor at the University BABY RESCUED Mrs. Dorothy Smith holds year-old son Ralph after dropping him to safety in Kansas City fire. Three older children, trapped in home, expired. 1 UP) Wirephoto istrant is notified of the results and the date set for his induction.

A KICK FOR EL LOBO Bond, 34, of 135 Newlin Whlttier. She died yesterday morning. The polio count for the period listed 390 patients at General Hospital, Harbor General Hospital and Corona Naval Hospital. There were 247 at General, 82 at Harbor and 61 at Corona. Of those at General Hospital 46 were in respirators.

There were 24 patients admitted and 22 discharged. The official count does not include a few military patients with active polio in the poliomyelitis ward at Birmingham General Hospital. Slore Nurses Needed of London, was imprisoned and erish in Crash Horse Facing Eviction From Home It Paid For bayonetted by the Japs after his capture when Hong Kong fell. U.S. Attorney Dies in Plunge Down Stairwell Their baby, Carola, now seven years old, had been born 10 weeks previously, but Miss Hahn and the baby escaped Jap detention by entering a hospital.

fc-' utch Air Liner WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (U.R) W. Marvin Smith, 53-year-old Jus Meanwhile, Red Cross nursing blens purchased the 10-acre property June 16, 1947, at a tax sale. The land, now known as 1110 Foothill was owned by Paling and McCaslin but they defaulted on taxes in 1932. In attacking the tax sale, how After her return to the United States and during Boxer's intern tice Department attorney, was killed today when he plunged termed a mystery, although it officials were attempting to recruit 25 "replacement" nurses for assignment to the pdlio wards at ment, she wrote "China to Me," describing their love affair.

Upon down a seven-story stairwell of was presumed the plane struck his release, Boxer returned to the ever. Paling and McCaslin contend Cowbcy Singer Stuart Hamblen's veil-known race horse. El Lobo, known as The Poor Man's Seabiscuit, is threatened with eviction from the stables built with its own winnings. The threat was Implicit in two suits brought against Hamblen and his wife Veeva which went lb trial yesterday in Superior Judge John Gee Clark's court. Sterling M.

Paling and Lowery McCaslin filed the complaints against the Hamblens and the city of Arcadia, from which the Ham the Justice Department Building. His coworkers said Smith had been unusually depressed during the past few days. United States and married Miss Hahn. Their second child, also a girl, was named Amanda and weighed 4 pounds, 14 ounces. that Arcadia did not follow the proper' legal procedure and they asked for clear title to the land.

The Hamblens paid Arcadia and met $9000 back taxes. Judge Clark took the case under submission. Smith was a member of the staff of Solicitor General Philip B. Perlman and worked on that General Hospital. The request for the recruitment was made by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

"Scores of nurses who have come to Los Angeles from all parts of the United States must now return home to accept commitments interrupted by the emergency appeal for aid here in Los Angeles," explained! Miss M. Louise Floyd, director of nursing One-Man Prowl Car Operation Survey Asked Sheriff Gene Biscailuz was asked yesterday by the Board of Supervisors to make a study of the feasibility of operating radio patrol cars with one man instead of the present team. The request came from Supervisor William A. Smith, who said there was possibility of saving some $400,000 a year for taxpayers if the plan could be used. County Manager Wayne Allen told the Board that about 649 of cities are now receiving successful patrol service from indi vidually operated prowl cars.

Some -28 are using one-maa cars on all shifts, while 72 ar using one and two-man operation. The Sheriff's department oper ates 90 Uvo-man radio cars on around-the-clock shifts of eight hours each. Unofficial comment from Sher Iff's aides appeared to hold that one-man patrol duty would sub ject the officer to unjustified dan ger. A contrary opinion held, however, that two-way radio has eliminated most of the menaca formerly encountered by enforce ment men working alone. floor.

A graduate of the Georgetown University Law School, he was a veteran of 31 years of Justice Department service. He was considered a specialist in criminal law and had helped prepare many of the government's arguments in cases before the Supreme Court. RAIL HEIR PRODUCES $2 ASSETS IN COURT FIGHT a high tension cable while circling low to land. Later it plowed through telephone -wires, disrupting communications. Flames Block Rescue John 'Adams, Ayrshire miner who was one of the first of a rescue party to reach the wrecked plane, told reporters the flames prevented rescuers from reaching passengers trapped in the burning fuselage.

"We had heard their cries as we, were crossing the fields," he said. "Some of the bodies of both the living and the, dead were thrown clear of the wreckage. vV "We could hardly I distinguish the dead- from the survivors. However we carried all of them clear and laid them, near the roadside, covering them with our coats and Sabu Marries Actress Cast in Last Film Sabu, the film elephant boy from India, and Actress Marilyn service for the local Red Cross chapter. Volunteer registered nurses who can accept duty in the polio wards are asked to contact Miss Floyd at FItzroy 5261, Extension 68.

PRESTWICK, Scotland, Oct. 21 (Thursday) (JP) A New York-bound Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) Constellation crashed into a field near here early today and S3 were unofficially reported killed. KLM issued no statement on the casualties, but other i authorities fixed the death list at that number. Seven of the 30 pas-; sengers and 10 crewmen were re-' ported to have survived the flaming crash. 0 Among the survivors were five men and two women one an American.

All were seriously Injured. American 'Identified The American woman was Identified as Mrs. Matilda Rohs of New Jersey. Hospital attendants said she was badly hurt. An eyewitness said "her clothes were on fire when" she was dragged out of the plane.

They pulled her clothes off and beat out the flames." The infirmary said she Is in a "dangerous condition." A majority of the 33 were trapped in the burning wreckage. Others, however, were thrown dear, some as far as 50 yards. Among the otfeer survivors were the Dutch air hostesg and one of the crew. The cause of the crash was Cooper, who plays a small role in his latest picture, were married Tuesday night. Hit-bnd-Run Driver Leaves Youth Dead Two persons, one a victim of a hit-and-run driver, were killed in "How much is Mr.

Cummins holding for you now?" Downing asked. "1 have no Cushing replied. "Have you no interest in finding out?" "No," was the answer, "I trust Mr. Cummins." At the end of hearing, Atty. Herbwt Schawb, who appeared for Cushing, said that Cushing expects to petition the court to set the $5000 award aside on the ground that he and Miss Windsor have become reconciled and she has no further need of Downing's services.

She and Cushing married in Las Vegas Aug. 24, 1947. She did not appear in court yesterday. The couple met two months ago on the set of "Song of India." Miss Cooper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

A. M. Gillespie of Los Angeles, is a former singer on the New York stage. News of the marriage, which the couple hoped to keep secret for about a week, leaked out yesterday after Sabu telephoned his brother, Shaik Dastagir. The ceremony was performed at St.

Jewish Leader Named Alfred A. Shapiro has been appointed assistant director of the Federation of Jewish Welfare Organizations of Los Angeles, Leonard A. Chudacoff, president, announced yesterday. He formerly was research and budget assistant for the federation. Harry Cook Cushing IV, 25-year-old railroad fortune heir who admitted he cannot trust himself with money, could produce only $2 in court yesterday when called on to list his assets.

He was before Superior Court Commissioner H. C. Shepherd on a citation issued at the request of Atty. Judd Downing, representing Cushing's wife, Georgette Windsor, 24, screen actress, in a pending divorce suit. The lawyer haled Cushing into court because the young heir has not paid him $5000 fees awarded six months ago when Miss Windsor filed her petition.

Cushing yesterday described himself as doubly insulated against his inclination to spend too much money. In the first place, he explained, his income of, about $20,000 a year comes from a New York trust fund set up by his family so that he cannot touch the principal. Furthermore, he added, all the income is now sent here to his manager and attorney, Oscar R. Cummins, who doles the money out to him as he needs it and pays his bills. traffic accidents yesterday, bring Nicholas Episcopal Church, En- Give-Away Quiz vs.

Benny Fight Ends in Slaying RAVENNA, Oct. 20 (IP) A farmer who prefers Comedian Jack Benny to a give-away prize program on the radio shot and killed his tenant, Sheriff George Shields reported today. In fact, said Shields, it wa3 an argument over those programs that led J. A. McDonald, a 76-year-old widower, to shoot Jackson W.

Bailey, 68, yesterday. This was Shields' version: 9 Last Oct. 10 McDonald wanted to tune in the Benny show. Bailey and his wife preferred a giveaway program. The Baileys won the argument but a quarrel followed.

The bad feeling continued. Then yesterday the radio program incident came up again and McDonald got his shotgun. The Baileys went to a room where they kept a rifle but did not shoot it. McDonald insists the shooting was accidental. ing to 620 the highway fatality toll in the county this year.

Wesley Krecklau, 19, a carnival worker of Center, N. was hurled 77 feet in the air to his death when he was struck by the hit-and-run car at Sepulveda Blvd. and Irwin Van Nuys. A companion, Vernon Hall, escaped CHLORINE GAS FUMES NEARLY OVERCOME TRIO cino, by the Rev. Harley Smith.

Although still a Mohammedan, Sabu has been attending St. Nicholas for a number of years. The minister explained that the church requires only one of the marrying parties to be baptized. Sabu, now 24, was discovered 13 years ago by Sir Alexander Korda during filming of scenes for "Elephant Boy" in India. Miss Cooper is 20.

Pasadena Pushes U.N. Observance Preparations went forward ye terday for Pasadena's observance of United Nations Week, which will open tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the city's Civic Auditorium. One of the six principal speakers, Horace Holley, executive secre tary of the National Assembly of the Baha'i World Faith, is pected to arrive today. A driver of a telephone com pany trucks Don P.

Nelson, 29, of 736 71st was dead on arrival at Park Emergency Hospital, Roof Falls on Head of Man Razing Garage Having the roof fall on you is something everybody talks about. Ralph E. Pettlt, 5233 Cahuenga knows how it feels. Yesterday Pettit was helping Verne C. Miller, 6243 Eleanor demolish his garage.

He was Sturm called to the only other workers in the room and drove them to an industrial hospital at 3400 Olive Ave. They are Bill Driskell, 28, who lives with Sturm, and Everett White, 29, of 11103 Cantara Roscoe. Burbank firemen administered oxygen to Sturm and Driskell, the most seriously affected. Three men were nearly overcome by chlorine gas yesterday in a Cinecolor Corp. laboratory basement at 2800 Olive Burbank.

Don Sturm, 34, of 823 Palm Burbank, told firemen he removed a valve from a tank whose dial indicated "empty." When fumes filled the room, Compton, last night after the ve hicle hit a bump in the road and overturned at 121st St. and Hall-dale Gardena district. Mrs. Douglas Calls On Wallace to Quit Race SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 (IP) Rep.

Helen Gahagan Douglas (D) today said that Henry Wallace "can serve the cause of world peace if he will get out of the Presidential race." Here for a series of campaign talks, Mrs. Douglas said in a if'' Old-Time Religion Pastor Loses Plea SHERBURNE. N.Y.. Oct. 20 (JP) UNTANGLING OF FAMILY' ROW McAdoo Niece Files Suit for.

Separation NEW TORK, Oct. 20 Mrs. Anne B. McAdoo Serge, niece of the late Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo, sued, for a separation today.

She filed th suit in State Supreme Court against her longshoreman David John Serge. inside the partially razed, struc ture when the roof fell on him. He was taken to the Hollywood Receiving Hospital where he was The ouster of a Baptist pastor for preaching old-time religion was uDheld todav by State Supreme Father and Da te Go to Cou rt Over Estate Left By Her Mother Landlord Blamed for Brides' Death SAVANNAH, Oct. 2. (IP) A Navy veteran today blamed the death of his young bride on a landlord who, he said, removed doors and windows from her apartment while he was overseas.

The civil suit by James D. Crosby, 24, asked $20,000 damages. Named as defendants were Mr. and M. M.

Swindell. The suit said Swindell now is dead. The suit charged that Mrs. Crosby, a bride of four months, died of pneumonia in December, 1943, after the Swindells had caused the doors and windows to her apartment to be removed in an eviction attempt. treated for deep head lacefations.

Court Justice William H. Coon. The Rev. J. Frank Ryder was removed as pastor of Sherburne Baotist Church by a vote of the statement that "the recently implied intentions" of Gov.

Dewey, the Republican Presidential candidate, "to turn the control of atomic energy over to private corporations makes the withdrawal of Henry Wallace an absolute must for the peace and safety of the world." congregation Jan. 6. The trustees objected to sermons which Mr. Ryder described as old-time religion. WCTU DEDICATES NEW STATE OFFICES IN LA.

Reds Blow Up Rails SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 UP) Railway officials 'said today that Communists blew up a Malayan Peninsula trunk line last night, derailing, the engine and "crash-wagon" of a pilot train. I ing of the convention, held in the Figueroa Hotel. Adoption of resolutions and election of officers will be conducted tomorrow. i xi Xi I 1 fx MEN CALLED MORE BUSINESSLIKE Father and daughter faced each ether in court yesterday in em-! battled disagreement over his I mismanagement of a $10,399 estate left her by her mother.

Iii Superior. Judge Harold W. Schweitzer's court, the daughter, Mrs. Lillian Dlckfoss, 20, demanded that her father, Alfred M. Allen, .54.

former Deputy County Assessor, be forced to account for $3277. Mrs. Dickfoss complained that Allen had mismanaged property left her by her mother, Mrs. Henrietta Allen, including a house at 201 Imperial Highway. Allen and the girl's mother were divorced.

Mrs Allen died two years The daughter charged that her father and his present wife had compelled her to leave the Jiouse and that since then they have paid only $30 a month rent when the property is worth at least $125. Allen became guardian of his daughter's property after mother's death but sh obtained control May 8 when she became the wife of Roy Dickfoss, 22, salesman. Allen contended in court yes-, terday that he owed his daughter: nothing and that on the other hand she was indebted to him forj THAN WOMEN AT LOSING WEIGHT 1 The Women's Christian Temperance Union of Southern California yesterday dedicated a new State headquarters at 1048 8th St. as a part of the organization's 60th annual convention here: Keys to the building were presented to Mrs. Jennis Ray Thompson, State president, by Mrs.

Edith Cocks, president of the State board of trustees. Mrs. Grace Lee Scott, world superintendent of the group's social morality department, delivered the session's afternoon address at the Trinity Methodist Church. Annual reports were submitted by county presidents following Mrs. Scott's talk.

The delegates heard an address by Dr. Loui3 H. Evans, pastor of the Hollywood Presbyterian Church, at the only dinner meet 7 AT ODDS Alfred M. Allen ond his daughter, Mrs. Lil: Wan Dickfoss, opposing each other in court in disagreement.

BOSTON, Oct. 20 (JP) When it comes to taking off excess weight, men have it all over women. And that's a woman's opinion. Miss Adelia Beeuwkes, Michigan University nutritionist, finds men "more business-like" about reducing. "They nearly always see a physician and follow his advice," she said in an interview at the American Dietetic Association convention.

But the girls are suckers for dangerous reducing pills or trick The roly-poly ladles are always looking for some magic way to lose 15 pounds in one week, said Miss Beeuwkes. "They forget how many years it took to make them overweight." The only sure way to retain the girlish figure, she said, is to discipline the sweet tooth. over his management or estate len oy moiner. Time photo it 4 complains that Allen caused Dickfoss' arrest on a charge of stealing the car, when in reality vehicle had been inherited by her from her mother. $1203 advanced her before her marriage.

Another suit was pending in court over title to an automobile. In this litigation, the daughter ALL AT ONCE Nurse Bonnie Sondergaard attends to Ralph Pettit, 40. The garage roof fell on him..