The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 9

Tm WIMPli I lUiCilW THE FRESNO BEE Brain Twizzlers The Rains Came The Bee's new serial by Louis Bromfieli Is It la real fun figuring the answers to th-se (Tripping story of what happened when a torrential downpour brought a great catastrophe tn nuzzles It keeps the mind alert Try it on the Bt grain Twizzlers appearing daily on the comic pay Ranchipur India elements and how human beings met a crisis It is a lasdnating story' of the arisii THE REPUBLICAN VOL 35 FRESNO CAL WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY 24 1940 Truck Driver SHurt In Highway Crash Succumbs PREDICTS BUSINESS RISE Traffic Council Plans Drive To Cut Auto Toll SEEK SAFETY FOR FRESNANS CifyBoardStudies New Court Plan InPrivateSession William Irwin 25 Of Los 'Angeles Dies In Fresno Hospital Education Campaign Is Listed As First Activity Of Commission Star Chamber Parley Attendants Decline To Reveal Discussion A plan to create a second depart ment of the police court was discussed today in a private conference of four members of the city commission and the city attorney as a possible means of relieving the Prospects for a prosperous year in the real estate business industry and trade generally are seen byHL Gianetti of Pasadena seated center president of the California Real Estate Association who was a visitor in Fresno yesterday Shown with him are Morgan of Bakersfield district vice president and Roderick Hale vice president of the Fresno Realty Board and standing left to right Addison Baird president of the Fresno Insurance Association Hambleton Leas local realty board secretary and Glenn Willaman state associa The newly created Fresno Safety Commission late yesterday launched plans for a community education campaign as its initial activity move in an effort to decrease Fresno's annual accident cost of $800000 At an organization meeting in the city hall the commission discussed the city's accident record declared to be one of the worst in the country among municipalities of its size and agreed that community education in safety is one of the principal needs Smythe Is Secretary Police Patrolman Paul Smythe was nominated by the commission to serve as its secretary and his appointment was confirmed by Mayor Frank A Homan Public Works Commissioner Jean Vin-cenz was named city traffic engineer The police traffic division represented by Chief Wallace and Captain Brady reported that only one of the sixteen traffic fatalities of last year was prevent- able by enforcement of driving rules The remainder they said were due principally to carelessness lack of courtesy and failure' to observe commen sense driving practices Analyses Accidents In recommending a community education program Brady said that seven of the city's fatalities of last year were elderly pedestrians and Here are members of the newly created Fresno Safety Commission which was set up jn an ordinance adopted in an effort to decrease the annual loss of 800100 caused by accident 9 in Fresno In the back row left to right are Milo Rowell Jr Harry MacDonald Robert Craighead Swett and Tom Cooper and front row left to right Public Works Commissioner Jean Vincenz Mayor Frank A Homan Police Chief Wallace City Attorney Ozias and Harry Andrews Staff Photo Census Takers Balked By Snow In Mountains Fresnans this morning awakened to see a clear sky for the first time that the commission should attempt111 nn days The drizzle which fell William Irwin 28 a Los Angeles truck driver died in a local sanitarium last night of a crushed chest punctured lung and other Injuries suffered when his truck crashed almost headon Into one driven by Edward Willms 35 of Fresno early yesterday morning on the Golden Slate Highway between Cedar and Orange Avenue The highway patrol reported Irwin traveling north with a load of paper drove to the wrong side of the highway end into truck traveling south Remains Unconscious Irwin never retained consciousness sufficiently to explain the accident Investigators said he may have fallen asleep at the wheel of hit truck He lived at 1160 West Seventh Street Los Angeles He was pinned within the crushed cab of his overturned truck while escaping butane gas swirled about him and prevented rescuers from rutting through the wreckage with a torch A dozen men assisted in prying the tangled metal apart and in pulling Irwin out The body is at the Lisle Funeral Home pending the completion of funeral arrangements Other Driver la Hurt Willms suffered ruts bruises and a back injury but is not In a serious condition Irwin's death is the third traffic fatality this year in Fresno County Four persons had been fatally injured in traffic crashes at this date last year Fresno City has jet to record a traffic fatality this year Barbara Moxsey 18 of 635 Dear-Sng Avenue and McGinnis 1521 Van Ness Avenue escaped injury when they were struck last night shortly before midnight at Fresno and Fulton Streets by an automobile driven by Anthony Conte 22 of 738 Dearlng Avenue Alfred Alvarez 24 of 1026 Collins Avenue was jailed by the police after his automobile collided on Merced Street between A and Streets last night about 8 o'clock with a parked rar in which James Teleseo of 1242 Thorne Avenue was seated Alvarez was treated at the Fresno Emergency Hospital for a lacerated chin Teleseo was uninjured Crash Injurea Man A collision at Mono and 1 Streets at 6:50 involving automobiles driven by Sarah 39 of 651 Street and Kenneth Bierman 39 of 512 Franklyn Avenue sent Sarah to the emergency hospital with a bruised head and abrasions of the left hand Sarah's rar finally came to rest on the sidewalk at the corner -Two boys were hurt early last night when their automobile crashed into a bridge at Westlawn and Barstow Avenues Leroy Rosenthal 18 of Route 10 Box 178 suffered a scalp laceration and Peter Haupt 16 of Route 10 Box 173 brain concussion bruise and abrasion of the jaw and a right blp injury Haupt was taken to the Burnett Sanitarium after emergency hospital treatment Staff Photo Young Burglar Hides On Store Roof Is Captured A 16 year old boy from Boise Idaho who said he spent a night and a day in a roof vent without food or water hiding from the police today is held in Jail on a charge of burglarizing the Penney atore 926 Fulton Street Assistant District Attorney James Thuesen said Thornton Scoggins caught by the police last night as he was climbing from the Penney store roof had concealed himself in the store until after closing time the previous evening and then packed a suitcase of stolen clothing Heard By Workers The police said Scoggins climbed from a third story window of the store and was walking arross the roof of thq adjoining Wool-worth store Monday night when Woolworth employes heard him and called the police He eluded search that night however by climbing Into the vent and pulling shut the cover The boy said he heard the police tugging at the fastened cover as he cowered within Remains Jn Vent Scoggins Said he remained in the vent all night and yesterday until nightfall when he crept out and was lowering the suitcase to the ground when he was captured so cold" the youth said In describing his stay in the vent I got plenty thirsty and hungry" Scoggins told the investigators he took care in selecting the clothing trying on two auits and a sport coat for size and choosing an overcoat shirts neckties handkerchiefs gloves a hat and underwear to fit The value of the loot totaled 8113 The boy told the police he has a wife In Boise and that he came to Fresno Monday on a freight train Clovis Man Breaks Leg Wrestling at Clovis last night resulted in a broken right leg for Ben Gorubec 36 of Route 1 Box 75 Clovis who said he was injured in tussle tion secretary SUSPECT Thornton Scoggins 20-30 Club Votes To Sponsor Big Brother Program Sponsorship of a proposed big brother movement backed by the Fresno Police Department in an effort to decrease juvenile delinquency was voted yesterday by the Fresno 20-30 Club At the weekly luncheon meeting in the Commercial Club the mem her heard talks by Police Chief Ray Wallace and Rev James Dowling on the proposed movement and suggestions for the club's part in the drive Wallace said crime prevention is the first job in any civic body with the apprehension and prosecution of criminals second in importance He said a jail record facing any juvenile will boomerang later when the young man ot woman seeks to enter public life He cited cases of other cities where a big brother movement has been responsible for drastically reducing juvenile rrime Rev Dowling blamed lewd shows filthy literature and conditions in the home for a low grade youthful population He explained the proposal to establish a juvenile board to consult with minors to hear their problems and try to reach conclusions that would prevent prison records: He said the juvenile court Is not equipped to handle the problem satisfactorily being essentially a disciplinary tribunal rather than a crime prevention bureau Robert Kempen club president presided Yerania Takorian 66 Fresno Rancher Dies Yerania Takorian 66 a farmer living at Orange and Maple Avenues died yesterday in a local hospital following a long illness He was born in Armenia and had lived in Fresno County for more than wenty years There are no known survivors Funeral rites are scheduled for Friday at 2 in the SL Gregorian Armenian Church in Fowler with Rev LeVont Parounak officiating followed by interment in the Ararat Cemetery under the direction of the Ypst Webb Mortuary Tailspin Tommy Rain Tomorrow Is Forecast For Valley District yesterday and last night accounted for 05 of an inch of precipitation Unsettled weather with probable rain by tomorrow night is forecast for the San Joaquin Valley Meteorologist Bonnett in charge of the United States Weather Bureau's Fresno office said the precipitation increased the seasonal total to 6-58 inches far above the normal of 451 inches and the total to this date last year of 369 inches Bonnett said temperatures also moved upward with the disturbance which caused the rain This morning's lowest reading was 40 degrees Yesterday's maximum was 54 degrees Bonnett said the disturbance apparently has dissipated the high fog which for the past nine days clothed the valley and kept temperatures near the freezing mark He said partly cloudy and unset tied weather with cooler temperatures is In store tonight and tomorrow The storm was general throughout the state and brought snow to the higher elevations Other California cities reported rain as follows: Slorkton 03 of an inch Lindsay 06 Porterville 05 Coalinga 33 Firebaugh 04 West Haven 14 Madera 03 Angiola 07 Los Banos 17 Wasco 13 Visalia 06 and Friant 02 Children Will See Lamp In Play Series Hundreds of Fresno school children are expected to attend the final theater series play in the Fresno Memorial Auditorium next Wednesday afternoon The aeries is sponsored by the San Joaquin Valley Crippled Childrens Society and the Fresno Pyramid of Sciota Sunshine Fund The play an adaption of the story of Aladdin And His Wonderful Lamp will be offered by a cast of New York actors under the diretv tion of Clare Tree Major noted producer of plays designed for youngsters It will begin at 4 Aladdin And Ills Wonderful Lamp is the third in the series The others given recently were Rip Van Winkle and Under The Lilacs Series tickets were sold in the public schools under the sponsorship of officials who termed the plays beneficial educationally and culturally Single admissions for the last play now are offered in all Kings Food Markets and other locations for 30 cents They may also be obtained at the door of the auditorium when the play is presented Proceeds from the dramas will be used to aid crippled children and for the operation of the Fresno Nutritional Home Tot Drinks Kerosene Margaret Annabel Giffin 35 months old of Route 4 Box 367 last night was treated at the Fresno County Genera Hospital after swallowing a small amount of kerosene at her home Her condition waa pronounced good crowded calendar in the court of Ibl Police Judge Gibbs None of the city officials would confirm the report but It was learned on good authority that the proposal may be made at tomorrow's regular meeting of the city commission Have Authority The charter provides that as many departments of the court as are necessary to handle tha business may be created The charter however is not clear on how the office may be filled prior to the next city election The charter provides that the department can be created by a 4 to 1 vote of the commission but the or offices of judge shall be filled by a vote at the next general municipal election" Suggested By Gibbs It was learned that the proposal was made to the four commissioners and the city attorney by Gibbs Justice of the Peace Earl Church was judge of a second department of police court for two years beginning in 1929 before the position was abolished The commissioner who discussed the proposal with Gibbs are Mayor Frank A Homan Finance Commissioner William Glass Public Works Commissioner Jean Vincenz and Legislative Commissioner George Ball Bankin Not Invited Commissioner James Rankirf aid although he was not aware the other rommlssloneri had discussed the matter at a meeting today he had an appointment with Gibbs later today and thought Gibbs might have made the appointment for the purpose of discussing the matter with him didn't know anything about any meeting today" said Rankin wasn't asked to attend but they have many meetings over there don't know anything abouL intend to bring the matter up at the next commission meeting if I find they called a session without inviting me to attend Wants Discussion "I think any proposals for adding another court should be discussed in the open by the commission Rankin said he heard of a proposal for creating an additional department about a month ago hut had heard nothing recently concern ing the plan i He said he is not opposed to the creation of another court should the activities of tne present court make It necessary Rankin uid he would be inclined to rely on the recommendations of Gibbs in any action In the matter Admit The conference was not called for the purpose of discussing the additional judgeship It was learned The commissioners admitting they had conferred several matters" said the four members present just ((happened" to gather at the time Among the other matters they said they discussed wag a proposed contract with the Fresno Irrigation District for the Improvement of canals aa a flood control measure The salary fixed by the charter for police judge la $3600 a year Gibbs' clerk receives $200' a month and his deputies $145 and $155 It ia not known how many deputies would be provided the second judge if the position is Treated Held To Answer Police Judge Gibbs ordered John Fox 50l of Los Angeles accused by the police of knifing Rob ert Lee of 1111 Street at Tulare and Streets held to answer in the superior court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon Legion Will Meet A meeting of the Slate Center Unit No 51L American Legion Auxiliary scheduled tonight has been postponed until Friday night at 8:30 o'clock when the auxiliary will meet with the post in the Legion Hall EVEfATOtAlI I SHOES Clever styling lustrous fine calf-skins and shape-retaining allleather construction make Douglas the most foot-flattering shoes you can wear 1 49-5N Exclusively in Fresno at The plight of several census enumerators today led officials of the Fresntf office to consider the possibility of using skis snowshoes and dog teams Like the postman the census taker cannot falter In his rounds He must go to every business establishment and obtain the data required for making up the current census of business Washington is waiting for the results but bemoan the census takers Washington does not consider how deep the snow gets in the Sierra Farlier Man Balked Yesterday Haley of Farlier started Into the high country to obtain Information from ten establishments He drove for several hours but fipally ran into ever deepening snow with new snow falling Near General Grant Park something happened to Haley's automobile He tried to fix it as the white flakes began casting a blanket across the road For two hours he struggled with the motor and finally got It running By that time the snow was so deep he feared to go on and returned to hla headquarters predicament is only one of many faring the enumerators Today Durknorn of Sanger another worker Is tiring to visit twenty concerns in the vicinity of Huntington Lake where the snow really gets deep There are other workers who must visit like areas Roy Traber district supervisor said today: I have Instructed my men to get what they ran in the snow country but they are not to take unnecessary chances of being trapped by atorms Junior Chamber Will Elect Staff Members of the Fresno Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow night at 7 o'clock in the Commercial Club for the annual dinner and election of twelve new directors The nominating committee Includes II Marsella Lawrence King Verne Redman Richard Redway Ralph Aten and Thomas Cooper Immediately following the election of the executive board the new officers for 1940 will be selected by tlje group Directors seeking reelection are Fred Armstrong Albert Hyde Channlng Manning James Mayer Louis Patterson Stephens Jr George Thomas and Albert Thorpe New candidates are Keith Collins Parker Frisselle Jr William Haire Clyde Hinckley Wayne Johnson Harold Maybee James McCollum Jack MuIIIs Lin-ville Munday Jr Marvin Shupe William Tillman and El 1L Tusch-hoff Spano Rites Set Funeral rites for Joseph Spano 59 of Route 2 Box 222 who died yesterday In his home are planned for tomorrow at 9:30 A in the SL John's Cathedral followed by interment in the Holy Cross Cemetery-under the direction of the Fresno Funeral Home A rosary service Is set for tonight at 8 o'clock in the funeral chapel to reach such personi particularly in whatever campaign is decided upon The commission scheduled in-other meeting for January 30th to appoint committees for publicity enforcement and similar activities in a coordinated safety program Wallace said that annual fire loss was reduced from upwards of $300000 to $65000 last year through an intensive campaign of education and fire prevention Says Enforcement Efficient He and Brady said they believe the enforcement program of the police department had reached virtually maximum efficiency as indicated by only one fatality involving a law violation last year but that the education program must be undertaken for the efforts of the police to be effective At Its next meeting the commission also is scheduled to suggest appointees to a traffic safety committee of thirty members which will serve as an advisory group in airing traffic problems and in suggesting solutions Mrs Goldie Carter 32 Dies In Fresno Hospital Mrs Goldie Carter 32 of 1743 South Third Street died last night in a local sanitarium following a long illness She was born in Missouri and for the past sixteen years had lived in the Fresno district Survivors include her husband David Carter her father George Estep and a brother Elmer Estep all of Fresno Obsequies are scheduled for tomorrow at 2 in the chapel of the Lisle Funeral Home to be followed by interment in the Belmont Memorial Park High and low this data last year 55 gntf jRk Tima of sunrise today 7:08 o'clock of sunset 6:15 o'clock Observations Today A (P 9 T) Highest Lowest Prerin last 24 last 24 hours 65 last maht 28 18 8 an i 8 19 51 18 40 27 hours 35 07 00 01 07 07 05 jin no 00 72 00 00 00 00 jn 00 17 00 dm 14 54 01 00 52 Bakersfield -BnlM inaiMi Boiltofl saasaa 28 Calgary 1 Ch-yenna 12 Chicago 24 Cleveland 23 Denver 18 Den Moines 14 Detroit 24 Eureka HI Fort Worth 37 FRESNO 54 Helena 4 Juneau 32 taf Anttleft 61 Mi a a Montreal 7 NeedlM 58 New York 32 Oklahoma City 35 Omaha 15 Phoenix 84 Portland 42 Redding 48 Reno 42 Sacramento 49 Salt Lake City 32 San Diego 70 Snn Francisco 53 Seattle 48 Washington 31 Winnipeg 2 Yuma 95 1 A OhaervalloM Stnrktnn 48 40 Merced 49 39 Lindsay 57 44 Portervllla 57 44 River Reports Kings Pledre i7 A Ml stage 234 feet: discharge 583 second feet San Joaquin River Keirkhoff Power House (average for 24 houra to last mid nlghtJ 837 second feet Dynamite Experiment Blows Up Fresno Youth Is Injured Radio Broadcast Will Aid March Of -Dimes Drive The March of Dimes campaign designed to raise funds to finance infantile paralysis treatment and research was stimulated here today with the announcement that Thomas Breneman conductor of the CBS Spelling Beeliner each Sunday afternoon will broadcast his regular program from the Fresno Memorial Auditorium February 4th Milton Possons chairman of the Fresno County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc announced he has received word from the Hollywood studios of CBS Brenemsn will originate his program in Fresno to aid the local March of Dimes campaign Decide On Price Possons said the admission price for the program and the method of distributing tickets will be discussed at a general meeting of the county infantile paralysis committee probably Monday He said the receipts of the broadcast will add materially to the county Infantile paralysis' fund Receipts from this show like the March of Dimes will be divided equally between the local organization and the national foundation for infantile paralysis research Breneman la a veteran in Pacific Coast radio circles He formerly was production manager in the San Francisco offices of the Columbia Broadcasting System Ia Weekly Fes ure His Spelling Beeliner is released from 2 to 2:30 o'clock each Sunday afternoon and features an old time spelling bee with the words being provided by persons writing to the program managers It is sponsored by a Pacific Coast soap company While the program is broadcast for only one half hour Possons said the complete show will cover approximately one and one half hours Breneman holds a half hour rehearsal period with the audience prior to the actual broadcast and in addition a musical program will be arranged to open and close the show Possons said returns from the March of Dimes to date total more than $1000 and Indications are the current sale will far surpass that of last year Motorists Get Day Of Grace In Obtaining New License Plates Fresno motorists have a day of grace to obtain their 1940 automobile license plates Mrs Ethel Kay Collins manager of the local office said she has been advised that Attorney General Earl Warren has ruled the department of motor vehicles may continue to accept applications up to midnight February 5th 4th" Mrs Collins said deadline for registering motor vehicles falls on Sunday Howard Philbrlck director of the department has informed us the law Is specific and will not permit any further extension" Mrs Collins urged all who can obtain their licenses before the deadline in order to avoid an expected rush of applicants Fees collected by the Fresnn office to date are more than $6090 ahead of the 1939 figures The local unit has received $31081918 compared to $30439907 Hal Forrest I i Jhr IS THE SCARLET CE HE TAKES the Air bent UPON DEADLY reprisal The Weather I'alM WalM nrpartmwrt Ot Artrlt Wrathrr flarraa Fresno Cnllf January 24 1940 Fam-aula Till I Tamurraw KKKSNO AND rartly ckiurty tnnlgM and Thursday: iwiler tonight lu in morning light virlublr wind NORTH RN CALIFORNIA LrnJJ' cloudy tonight and 'ihursday light ram on extreme north coast: alisully colder tonight with local floats Heather Cuadltloaa Light to moderate ahoweta fell In all parta of California In the last twenty low houra with iht heaviest falla over the southern part of tha aiate and the greatest amount reported In thia valley at Hahenj-field Light rain or snow fell in Oregon southern waahtnglon and the plateau fhe southern storm has moved northeast along I he Atlantic Const and ia off theNorlh Camlina-VIrginia enasl It was attended by general pin-inilation of rain and mow and it la followed by mia-h colder weather In I ha lower Mississippi Valley The atnrm at sea ia held off shore by persistently hiih pressure over the con-tin Inent and no rain In thia valley over Thursday is expected BONNETT Loral Hate 5 PM 5 AM Noon Barometer 9000 3008 39-17 Temperature dry 50 44 54 Temperature wet 48 44 BO Humidity per cent 88 96 SI Rainfall -01-04 Seasonal rainfall to dale BM Inches Normal rainfall tn date 451 Inches Last year's rainfall to thi dais 365 Inrhea Normal dally maximum temperature for January SB Normal daily minimum temperature for January 3d Tempera lure at 2:30 today 68 degrees Highest yesterday lowest this date 64 and 40 Orrhird maximum yesterday minimum thia date 54 and 39 Experimenting with dynamite raps yesterday afternoon resulted in injury to 18 year old Archie Settle of 619 Inez Avenue whose left fingers were torn and his face peppered when a cap exploded in his hand He was taken to a local sanitarium after treatment at the Fresno Emergency Hospital His enndi lion is not regarded aa serious however His mother Mrs Harold Petersen of Kingsburg said Settle and companion Raymond Wherry 18 of 327 Dayton Avenue were playing with caps which his father the late Settle obtained for use in mining She said her son Ignited a rap with a short fuse and that It exploded before he could get it out of hia hands Wherry was not injured The youths said the accident occurred on a road southeast of Fresno near Butler Avenue 39th Anniversary SALE FINAL CLEARANCE All Departments Everything Except Few Nationally Advertised Items A Small Deposit Will Hold Anything for Future Delivery Odd Buffets Beds Dressers Broken Sets CHICAGO The Scarlet Ace Seeks Revengel AVENGING ANGCLS TH A FIY AGAIN ON MISSION TO BOMB THE Ore At bragando Airdrome home PORT OF 60RGARIA5 BEST FLYER TH6 (SCARLET AfE IAWKS ROAR DOWN UPON THE ENEMY HANGARS RELEASING THEIR "EGGS OF DESTRUCTION CUT 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