The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 11

FEE Brain Twfzzlen It la raal fun figuring the answers tn the fiuzzlaa It keepi tha mind alert Try It on ha Brain Twlzzlars appearing dally on tha comic page DRUM MAJOR Tl Taka a heroine who want fame I rdf fortune and a hoy hark home who doesn't get the girl and you have the Ingredients of Vida Hurst's new romantic serial Drum Major beginning next Monday in The Fresno Bee i THE REPUBLICAN VOL 18 FRESNO CAL FRIDAY EVENING AUGUST 29 1941 SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR THE COMMANDER ym 'jf? '-V 1 y-1 Moffett Flying enter Is Moved North Of Chico Air Base Chiefs Welcomed Win City Citizenship Cross Section Of Fresno Community Attends Luncheon For 1 70 Men 1941 Dried Figs Bring Highest Prices JnYears $220 A Ton Sales Are Repo ted Compered To $160 Ton In 1940 Prosecutor Says Revenge Fear Led To Hilljaying Funeral Is Conducted For Former Fresnan Shot To Death In Sleep $2000000 Training Bate Will Be Erected On 964 Acre Site Forecaster Is Crossed Up Hot Weather Delayed A audden' drop In atmoapherlr pressure over tha north plateau of Idaho Nevada and eastern Oregon Isle yraterday crossed up theUnhcd Slates Weather Bureau'a forerasl if a return to normal Summer tempera urea In the Freano district Harry Bahr aaslstant meteorologist temporarily In rharge of the bureau sold the weather should he warmer today but the predicted maximum of 95 degreea would not be reached Bahr said tha low pressure area which haa raused the subnormal temperatures of the past few days was moving eastward and the conditions indicated warmer weather here when unexpectedly the northwest atmospheric condition reverted Itself Fred Roullard county agricultural rommlaaloner said the present temperatures are not low enough to eauae damage but will retard the usual increase In the tigar content of grapes and delay drying of the fruit already on rays -L SUNNYVALE Aug (UOf flcials of the west const air training renter announced today the receipt of a communication from the war department ordering removal of the basic flying school from Mod-felt Field to Chico Removal of the school must he made some time before March 1 1942 which is approximately the time the United States Navy will lake over Moffett Field for an air Valley Kites Considered Sites in Fresno and Merced Coun-(ies had been under consideration for the Moffett Field center The war department In its order lo Moffett Field said it had approved a 964 acre site five miles north of Chico for the school following long negotiations with the Chico City Council Officials said headquarters of the army corps training center also will be removed from Moffett Field but no decision has been reached as to its new location 2000 Next Will Be Moved It was announced construction of a semi permanent nature will be started shortly on barracks runways hangars quarters for enlisted men and officers jind olher buildings at the Chico field to cost approximately $2000040 Equipment necessary for training of flying cadets also will be transferred to Chico from Moffett Field About 2000 men and officers will be sent to the Chico base The basic flying school is the second stage In the training of flying cadets At present the West Coast Air Corps training center consists of nine primary schools six basic and six advanced schools and an air corps gunnery school These units are scattered from Coloradoi lo California and from Canada to Mexico Dealers Approve Auto Show For October 29th tion wan made at a civic luncheon at The Californian at which the air bane officern were inducted into citizenship of the city They are left to right Betty Kruger Dorothy Baunman Juanita Davin and Mickey Walton neated with Colonel Smith and Midge Holliday kneeling All about the air nay thene five Frenno girln attired in drum majorette contumen to Colonel Lotha A Smith commander of the Frenno Air Bane an they pre-sent him with nouvenir copien of a npecial air bane edition of The Frenno Bee The presenta MERCED (Merced Co) Aug 29 killer impelled by the twin forrr of revenge and fear was pictured by District Attorney Allen A Henderson today as the slayer of Don Hill 33 former Frexnan and half owner of a Merced bar The prosecutor declated a desire to repay Hill for a real or fancied grievance la the most probable motive for the crime so for advanced Henderson said the slaying of Hill as he slept on a aeltec in a corner of Ihe bar Indicates the killer feared the former Fresno High School btisehnll nlayer Premeditation la Doubted Henderson agreed with olher Invest I valors the killer probably went to Hill's ritz Club early Wednesday morning to confront Hill and lo dicu thp grievance with him but not to kill him Henderson doubt the ntutder was premeditated Sixty persons attended a brief funeral service for Hill this morning in Ihe Welch-Nelson Mortuary Many flowers were banked around ihe easkel and covered the wall behind it Hill's widow Mrs Gertrude Hill waa present as were his iu rents Mr and Mrs Fred Hill of Fresno Rev Lumsden of the First Christian Church who officiated spoke briefly He described Ihe ar-arrlval of death as resembling the progress of a railroad Irain that rounds a rorner and comes suddenly into siRht He did not directly mention the slaying A commitment service waa held later in Ihe day in the Belmont Memorial Park Fresno Captain Dean Dudley of the Merced police and Undersheriff Merill Morse questioned John Wilson bartender and friend of Hill for tha second time The officers said they railed Wilson hnrk for questioning because they heard that he had been seen In the har operated hy Hill and Joe Soares early an the morning of the murder Wilson told the officers he had not been to the place Cash Is Reported Short Dudley and Morse said Soares after a careful rherkup found $17! waa missing from the cash register They saidil is hard to believe a robber would rhool a man who was asleep especially when the sound of a Kim (hot might attract attention to the siml he planned to rob They said it is equally hard to be lieve A robber would shoot a sleeping man after he had successfully accomplished hla purpose of robbing me establishment The officers lute yesterday they had questioned two Fresno women in connection with Ihe case The women Misses Jua-ni'a Tnlon and Darlene Rii-hiaon were in the hsr at 10 o'clock Tuesday night The officers said Hill had been acquainted with Mias Talon in Fnsnn Realtors Launch Preparations For Convention Here The official family nf Ihe Fresno Air Base headed hy Cotnnei Lotha A Smith the commanding officer waa officially Inducted into citizen ship In Fresno today at a luncheon in The Californian given by tha business and professional men of the community Each of the 170 officers present was paired with a civilian repra-senling a cross section of thaom munlty life for the occasion with the ballroom of the hotel packed ta capa ity l-cymel Kurpriae Officers In a surprise move during his official address of welcome Mayor 7 Leympl presented official certificate of citizenKhlp to the officer present and at the same time (old I hem alL of the city's advantages as citizens are now theirs ta enjoy Leyml announced the affair la the first of a aeries for both officers and enlisted men to acquaint them formally with the citizens of the city in which they are now stationed 'Tn this room is the finest cross sections of Fresno citizens and want to tell you they are happy for this privilege and honor of greeting Leymel said 'These boys of the local air base are just like our own hoys who have gone to camps elsewhere and there are 2500 of them you may he surprised to Tet l'i Know Your Needs' Turning to Colonel Smith Leymel said: Just let us know your needs and we will do our beat to meet them We are Just getting acquainted here now but you are from thla time on citizens of our Colonel Smith In response to Leymel welcome said he and hts men are happy to be made the newest citizens of the city "The city commissioners and the county supervisors have done everything in their power to have thla addition here and I for one am happy and I am sure my officers are that this luncheon of welcome la not just a Colonel Smith said Illustrate! your desire to do your part In national defense If the other parts of the country are one half as cooperative and interested as Fresno City and County are we do not have to worry about the future of America" Faya Tribute To Commander Supervisor Todd Clark chairman of the county hoard of auper-visors pad a personal tribute to Smith in a short talk of welcome from the county government your men take on the qualities we have found in you we are sure you will be most welcome citizens of Fresno City and County" Clark said The luncheon attracted nearly 4(10 officers and citizena who crowded the ballroom and overflowed on to the mezzanine outside Warren Tinkler chairman of I-cymel'a committee which arranged the affair introduced a number of Colonel Smith's stiff seated at the head table including Lieutenant Colonel Frierson executive officer at the base Major Wittkop commander of the tactical group and Majors Walter Heine Miller Warren Arnold Moore and Captain A Boot Air Bane Edition Distributed A feature of the luncheon was the Virtually all merchantable dried figs which 'will he prrduced In the San Joaquin Valley this year have been contracted for by packers prices to growers sre substantially higher than in 1940 and indications are the farm value of the crop may exceed the KMXXLOOO mark for the first time In the history of the Industry These exceptionally early erase factors were revealed today in a checkup of orchardlst and packer Interest a ahowlng hut a few scattered lota remain unsold and that these generally are the erops of pmducera holding cn a speculative basis Price Range lx Higher The price range for Callmyrnas today's- checkup showed has been from $200 to $220 a ton as against a $160- top last year for Adriatic $180 and some sales at higher figures compared with $120 and acme at $123 last year Kadoias $120 to $123 and some at $140 compared with aubstnnl tally lower quotations last year and blacks $100 to $110 as against $70 generally and some at $80 last year Uptrends In the price quotations to growers are alirihuted to several major factors among them the curtailment of Imports from overseas as a result of the European war a nation wide advertising and promotional campaign undertaken by the Industry and to the improved quality of dried figs resulting from the proration program based upon diversion of all dried figs whirh do not meet high qualily standards The prospective farm value fig- Dure was cited today hy Harold II Ilyrie director of the California Fig Institute and prorate zone agent who said: "In view of the higher prieea reported paid growers along with other favorable factors appnrenl de-spile damage to Callmyrnas as a result of recent weather conditions It is estimated the farm value of dried figs this year may reach or possibly exceed the $30(10000 figure compares with a farm value of approximately $2108000 for the 1940 dried fig crop as reportr last January by the California Cooperative Crop Reporting Service" Hyde also said no esti males are available regarding the probable sire of the Calimyrna fig crop hut the rullout probably will lie somewhat heavier than In 1940 The good fruit this year however he said Is bigger and mealier and filled sweat hose weigh thirty pounds more than usual In 1940 the merchantable dried Callmyrnas Misled S28 tons and Ihe remalndei' testing below 70 per rent passable were diverted Into a substandard pool as were other varietlea rlasaed as unmerchantable Trire Baed On Rll Test The 10 and II rents a pound price level which haa prevailed for Call myrnas has hern based upon an 80 test with provisions for $1 more or $1 less a ton for variations from this test figure Some deals also wrre reported on 70 test basis wilh $1 more a ton for those testing above Adriatic deals at 9 rents a pound and higher also have hern on the 80 lest generally tsiih $1 up or down Merchantable Adriallrs last year amounted to 9305 tons regarded as a large crop and In some quarters today It waa believed the 1941 yield may he 10 to 20 per cent greater than last year Prices paid for Kadoias are regarded as exrepllonally good as compared w'lh the 1940 levels which were quite low because a large carryover of this variety remained from Iho 1979 crop Plana for an annual Central California Automobile Show In the Fresno Memorial Auditorium frem October 29th to November 2nd Inclusive were announced today hy members of the Fresno Motor Car Dealers Association following a meeting last nlghl when the organization' voted unanimous approval of the show Fred Kurr Ihe association president said the day program featuring all new 1942 model cars Inlest design acces-xenes fog Hi motorist Is expected to rank in Importance with this year's showa In San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago and Detroit Professional entertainers who have been appearing in eastern cities will he engaged for the dally stage shows Special deer rations in ihe auditorium will stress the pro-tram theme National Defense Ef forts By The Automobile Industry Dealers and salesmen from throughout the San Joaquin Valley will he special guests II also Was annruneed that special admission rales wll he offered men stationed at Ihe new Fresno Air Base Plane Reported Missing Is Found Near Tranquillity Old Radio Sets Are Sought For Use At Air Base Life in the army ia not all drill and work go the Fresno 20-30 Club today launched a movement to forestall the possibility that the men of the Fresno Air Base may become shining examples of the adage work and no play makes Jack a dull The soldiers have considerable lime aside from their daily schedules of military duty and to help them spend It pleasantly the club asks Fresnans to contribute old radio sets and musical instrument a whirh are no longer in use In Fresno homes Can Repair Sets James Lambert announced the club has been assured by Lieutenant Kerby base morale officer the soldiers ran use all the radio lets and musical instrument they ran get even though the radios are not in good working order Kerhy said the radio technicians at the base will repair seta that have been laid aside because of minor mechanical troubles Both radios and musical Instrument may be left with Lee Roy Schultz president of the club at 1232 Broadway next to the old city hall or a telephone call to 3-7337 will bring a member of the club to pick up the contribution Mrs Emma Weirick 81 Dies In Local Hospital Name Is Sought For Army Men's Housing Project Wanted At Once A suitahle name for the Federal Works Agency housing project nearing completion on North Fresno Avenue for families of married enlisted personnel stationed at the new Fresno Air Base This need waa announced today by Harry Wildnauer FWA representative assigned to manage the project who said suggestions will be welcomed from all residents of Fresno and the surrounding district I oral organizations also are Invited send suggested names lo Wildnauer who has temporary headquarters in The Californian and the individual or group whose recommended name is accepted by Washington authorities will have a place of honor at the dedication ceremony Keek To Avoid ItiipHratinn has been decided it would be inappropriate to name defense housing projects for any living person" Wildnauer said the proposed name should not duplicate or he similar to the names of other housing project! or private real m- Fresno Realty Board member and their guests numbering about eighty persons last night began formal preparations for the California Real Estate Association's thirty seventh annual convention whirh is expected to attract from 1200 to 2000 visitors 1q Fresno October 7th to 10th inclusive Meeting for a precon ven I ion rally and dinner program in the Commercial Club dealers salesmen and their wive heard teniative plans Tor the annual conclave oul lined by-Paul Bnmherger of Modesto president of the state association Glenn Willaman of Lo Angeles secretary and Colhouer of Fresno regional vice president and chairman of the general convention committee 1911 Is Important Year Bomberger said 1941 is a decidedly important year In the history of the stale's real estate Industry particularly in organized effort by-brokers and salesmen and that the convention in Fresno should prove one of the best ever conducted The convention theme Willaman said will he Thirty Six Year Of Real Estate Association Service and speaker will include a number of widely known figures from throughout the nation Others who spoke last night Included Joseph Moore Modesto a regional vire president Cross Visalia pioneer San Joaquin Valley really broker and Herbert Levy president of the Fresno hoard Vndcriheriff John Ford today announced an ait plane belonging to Saunders of San Leandro reported stolen Wednesday from the Oakland Airport has been located on the Brown Ranch twelve mile ioulhwrst of Tranquillity He said the plane was landed hy A Robison a friend cf Saunders who borrowed the ship for a visit with friend In the Fresno dislricl From the report I received Rohlson fa supposed to he visiting some friends in Tranquillity" said Ford Ford said tha Oakland authorities anreled the slate wide broadcast shout the airplane being stolen When Saunders reported his plane missing he expressed ihe il might have been borrowed hy a friend Robison slopped at Chandler Munleipnl Airport in Fresno Wednesday night to refuel and signed the field register After lunch he took off presumably for Bakersfield aerording to airport at Inches Pair Involved In Allack Arrests Plead Not Guilty Utility pleas entered hv Fred William Silvas 69 Packing Plant Foreman Dies In Local Hospital William Silvas 89 of 1435 Street a Fresno resident for Ihe past forty five years and an employe of the California Packing Aguilera 22 and Tom Franco Corporation in Fresno most of that time died In a local hospital today after an illness of two months both of Sangrr to rhaiges of Mr Emma-H Weirick 81 who tat developments in the vicinity' lived with her daughter Mrs Gladys jje gUjjRMj names he identified Orr on East Belmont Avenue died with om MovH character some in a local hospital this morning fol- happening of historical or local in-lowing an illness of eleven days lprMfi or with geographical or Mr Weirick was a native of 0pographical features of tha site The Weather Freana Bee Michigan and came here thirty eight years ago She was a member of Ihe Westminster Presbyterian Church and the Clovis Grange She is survived hy two son Weirick and I Weirick two received hy Wildnauer hy midnight daughters Mrs Orr and Mrs Berthasptembpr Blh irl dressed as drum majorette Hutchens all of Fresno twelve such aa Fresno Field or Sunlight Gardens Entries will he llmiled to fhreejdiatributinn of rrptes of the suggested names and all must he Air Edition of the Freano Alma Celia Fresno soprano Tempera! nm Nt 1 SI today S'! degrrex Maximum temperature veaterdav minimum thla dale SV and 57 Maximum and minimum thla date laat year 0 and S-T Normal maximum and minimum UN August Peterson Dies After Short Illness sang a number of musical selections The Star Spungted Banner was sung hy Doris Ingham of Sanger Other musir was furnished by thd Freano Bee Radio KMJ Orchestra led hy Coyle Chamber The exercise began with an Invocation hy Rev Chester A Snyder pastor of the Belmont Avenua Christian Church Th American flag was presented hy Boney representing the American Leglcn Gilbert 11 Jertherg chairman of the local United Service Organizations outlined plans for providing the enlisted pewonnel "wholesoma S'llakiart Rites Set Funeral services fur Jhn Snl-sk 71 727 Poplar Avenue a retired who died yesterday In till home will he rnndurted hy Rev Sarktssian In Ihe Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Chtirrh Thursday morning at 10 n'rlock followed by Interment In the Ararat Cemetery He la survived hy Iwn sons Lei) Kalakln of Detroit Mich and ChaHrs Salakln of Raise Idaho three daughleis Mrs Agnes Rnghosian Mrs May Kherian and Mrs Louise nenjamln all of Los Angeles and alx grandchildren unlawfully detaining Mr Francis Carvnbal 10 of Clovis who the polii euy was rrimlnally assaulted hy nine farm laborers wne withdrawn vestenlav hef ire Justice of Ihe pem-e nrg IVWolf Aqullcti and FranrA are -hei tiled lo appear In cnilrl September 10th si 2 tn have Iheir Jury i rnl r-t on nev pleas not guilty Tain Ve'cr of Fresno Julian Car-ilia 21 of Malaga and l-orrn-tto Rivero 2(5 of Sander ho pleaded gitllly to the oflrnse applied for probation The lime for pronouncing Judgment was fixed for September 12th at 10 A Boys Are Involved Detective Sergeant CJ Vind said two boys and 17 also In vnlved In Ihe rase have been referred to the Juvenile court He said Ihe woman was attacked hy the men under a fig tree on lieghes Avenue between Callfnr -tin and t'liun-Ji Avenues early Inal Sunday have had rumors Mexican 'mm workers nave hern Belling Indian women Irluxlcatrd and Inking hem out in the i-ottnlry where they were al tnckel In gang fashion hui inis Is the first arrest" aalil lretec-llvo Sergeant ft t( Vind He said Mi Carvahal a widow whs loft alone In Ihe count ry after the attacks and walked Inin Fresnn where she stayed with friends until relnllves informed the police of the kidnaping Sil vax was born in Boston For forty fuur years lie had been in the employ of the CPC and during the past few years had been foreman of the stemming depart menl He is survived hy his widow Mrs Mary Ambrose Silvas two daughters Mrs Rose Erieson and Mr Margnret Williams hnlh of Fresno two sons William Silvas of San Franrlxco and Tony Silvas Fresno two brothers Frank ami Tony Silvas nnrl a sister Mr Mary Souza all nf Fresno Eleven grandchildren also survive Funeral riles will he mndurlrd from the SI Alphnnsu' Catholic Church at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning The funeral cortege will leave Sullivan Burn and Blair Funeral Directors at 9:30 o'clock Burial will he In Calvary Cemetery The rosary service Is scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight In the mortuary Held For Car Theft Foy Weddell 215 a soldier front lie Fresno Air Base was arrested 'list night hy ihe iwlicr after a sixty five mile an hour chase lint ended In the 22141 block on Fulton Street The police said he hnd In hi possession a coupe registered to Snfkl of 1308 North Ninth Street which was reported stolen earlier from a parking lot In the 1400 block on Fulton SI root The officers said Weddell had been (1 'lnklng lie was hooked In Ihe Freans County ail I IM WilH Hfpsrlmnl Of Wrather Hnrraa Freann Oillf Ausnal 29 141 FumraI I'nlll 4: lift MlMrSar KltKMNO ANP VICINITY Partly rSiHdy tiHiialit anil NatuMay: milrt lam-peratiim: mxMnuim alnut 00 itrzrsaa san-lr mirlliwrit iml NORTHERN CAIIKORNI Tartly rhaitly with annarra in rxtrrmr nnrtli w-twn tnniaht apmnilln aniilhnrri In central portion Stturila) trmpcratiirr hr km lairmnl Wil'TIIKR-X CALIFORNIA COAATAI ARKA NikM ana imirnlnn km rlmirtr atone the mnat amt ratenrtln Into all roastal vallrya nr weekend with lair weather In anernootta hut with Monday umhahly rlnudy all day: little rhanaa In temperature with afternoon Irmperalurra near 77 degreea at the bearhea and generally near degreea in IM coaatal i alleye liraeral raadlttaae The rlae In prraaiira over the Pacific nnrttiwrat veaterdav morning proved tn he nly temimrary and retain elv low preaatirr now toerliea all western atalee Iih' elnmere nrrurred In aniitt ern Oregon mill the weather la unreltlnl In extreme Northern California Temia-ralurea nuitinue lie ton normal In weatern atalee Nlmwcra and lliundrr ehnwrnt tell In th Mrxli-an lainlrr atalra and from Muni a na raalMArd 'n Mlnnrmta With Ihe rxi-eiiihm of ad-dlllnnal lluinder akunrra In llir aniilliraal rn atalea Ilia wrallirr rrinalna fair in Ihr teuton rnel Ihe Mlralpmiil Temper-aim ea are higher In Ihe central plain and upper Miealaainpt Valley Tartly rkuidy aklea and mild temperature are indleated (or thla alley over Saturday I oral llala a 8 A Noon Rammeler HU SI 2 mi 29 SO Temperature dry HZ- sa 77 Temperature wet Nil Xd Nit llumMlly per rent ZN NS XX Nraannal rainfall tn dale 07 Inch Normal rainfall In dnle 01 Inch grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren Funeral service are being arranged hy the Lisle Funeral Home Police Chief Is Not Immune To Burglary Police Chief Wallace despite hi position and gold braid la not immune from burglars Two young hoy recently arrested hy the special service bureau today cmifeed they stole a ciiae of shotgun shells from tit- ihief'a garage In Ihe tear of his home at 128! North Van Ness Avenue Patrolman Harry Meeks of Ihe special service bureau recovered ten boxes of the shells in the hsarment of one of the hoy's home The youths also admitted burglarizing twenty four other Freano residences during ihe past two months August Peterson 78 of 3112 Lewi Avenu died yesterday in a local hospital after a brief illness A native of Sweden Peterson had resided In California fifty five jeara and Fresno seven years He was a member of the Madera Independent Order of Odd Fellows He is survived hy his widow Mrs Esther Peterson of Fresno twojxnd decent entertainment" ilepsons Carl McColliter of Madera and' John M'-Colliater of Vallejo and a ktrpdaughtrr Mrs Ruth Beasley of Ft earn Funeral services will he conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Jay Funetsl Home In Madera wilh the Madera IOOF and Rev A King officiating Interment will he In the Madera Cemetery The Lisle Funeral Home Is In charge of arrangements Dangerous Trails! 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