The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 14

THE FRESNO BEEFresno sun May 3 1953 NEWS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY By McClatchy Newspapers Servlet The Taft Elementary School Band of Sanger demonstrates a formation with Jean Del Carlo head drum majorette in front The band also has pep girls The Washington Elementary School Band of Dinuba marches Selma flag throwers Ted'Looper left and Manuel Garcia provided one of the spectacular stunts at the first annual All Elementary School Bandjoree culminating in performance on the Reedley High School football field last night They are shown in practice during the day All photos are by Edwin Schober Fresno Bee staff photographer Spring Choral Fete Is Set In Merced i MERCED Merced Co The 'second annual Spring Choral Festival featuring pupils of the Men ced City Elementary School District will be presented at the Merced High School athletic field Thursday at 2:30 PM -Catherine Lilley music instructor for the district will direct the group in an original production America The Beautiful The program will tell the story of America from the days of the Pilgrims to the modern era Miss Lilley also will direct the 1500 voice chorus accompanied by Mrs Lesta Harter and Lyle Chapin Pageantry on the field will spell out the story -and will be narrated by William Daniels a pupil at the Margaret Sheehy School Council Supports Clovis Chief As Police Trio Quit Mayor Wayne Rail says the city council Is backing Police Chiei Bruce Spurgeon 100 per cent In the Incident which resulted In the resignation of three members of the five man force The department he said Is functioning with relief men pending the selection of permanent officers who will be required to meet FBI specifications and to attend the state police training school Assistant Chief James May Officer Thomas Higgason and Ed Laphy a temporary policeman quit following a disagreement with Spurgeon over the handling of a brawl in a tavern last Sunday night The fifth member of the old force is Thomas Richburg One of the trio who resigned gave this account of the tavern controversy: Higgason arrested a tavern patron who resisted efforts of thq police to clear the bar at the legal closing time Chief Spurgeon who was present said he thought the man should not be arrested and released him The resignations the spokesman said were in protest of the failure to uphold them Rail however declared the outcome was the natural result of the chief's ordering his men to do something and their disregard of the order The mayor said his understanding is that Higgason and Laphy were in the tavern in the line of duty and that May appeared after the dispute with the chief began 1 Tomales Dairy Judging Team Wins In Upset SAN LUIS The Tomales team was a surprise win her of the dairy cattle judging title in the annual California Future Farmers of Airierica judging tournament held at the California Polytechnic College In the multiple -division meet which drew 800 competitors Santa Rosa as favored took the livestock judging crown another of the more eagerly sought prizes Most of the precontest talk in the dairy cattle judging concerned the Sebastopol team which finished second The Tulare team of Donald! and Robert Hobbs and Ronald Beckwith coached by Walker was the high unit all classes in agricultural mechanics judging and Ronald Beckwith was the second high individual in the field trailing Peter Souza of Lompoc Porterville was the second high team all classes in agricultural mechanics Martin Anderson of Selma'and Willie Blythe of Tranquillity were first and second high individuals respectively all -classes in milk judging Tranquillity was the third high team Porterville's poultry Judging team finished second Mrs Leola Young Is New BPWC President TULARE Tulare Co Mrs Leola Young is the new president of the Tulare Business and Professional Womens Club succeeding Mrs Pauline Avery Other officers are Mrs Ruth Turnupseed vice president Mrs Mattie Lichtenbcrger recording secretary Lenora Finlayson corresponding secretary and Viola Jordon treasurer' Mrs Young and Mrs Turnupseed were named delegates to the annual state convention in Los Angeles May 14th to 16th Annabelle Brown is the alternate Chandler Pushes Probe In Death Of Jailed Youth MADERA Madera Co The body of Earl Pond 20 who died alter a Pacheco Pass Highway automobile accident was sent to Bakersfield lor burial while an investigation into the circumstances- surrounding his death was being pressed by District Attorney Walter Chandler Chandler said he will question everyone connected with arrest and -jailing early Thursday and is seeking possible witnesses to the accident in which Fond was hurt Booked As Drunks Pond and Elmer Pollock 23 both of Arvin were booked as drunks in the Madera County Jail alter the car In which they were riding driven by Don Killian 20 also ol Arvin hit a telephone pole Chandler said his investigation indicates Killian fell asleep at the wheel Pollock and Pond were in the rear seat Killian was not held Highway Fatrolman George Corbin who said Pond and Pollock drunk" took them to jail Six hours later when neither had regained consciousness they were rushed to the Madera County Hospital where Pond died ol head Injuries shortly alter arrival Hospital attendants said condition remains serious Sheriff Justice said he was In the jail office when Corbin arrived at 8 AM with Pond and Pollock and asked Jailer Walter Brown to book them Questioned Officer Justice declared he questioned Corbin as to whether the men had been -in an accident and whether they had been given medical attention The sheriff tsaid Corbin told him he and a Chowchilla tow car operator who had been called to the scene had looked them over and assured him both were drunk Justice said Pond had to be carried into the jail while Pollock was able to walk with two trusties -holding him up Justice declared that later in the day a trusty Informed him both men were unconscious and he immediately called an ambulance and sent them to the Madera County Hospital They were received there at 2:33 PM and Pond died an hour and 45 minutes later Dr John Dickinson the medical director said Pond appeared to be in deep when he arrived but responded slightly to pressure over the right eye The doctor said Pond was placed in a bed with railings around it so he would not fall out Dr Dickinson said both men were examined for external injuries but none was apparent at first Later he said it was found Pollock had a broken left collar-bone He said both men were given intravenous injections of glucose An autopsy showed Pond died of a head injury condition is listed as serious and he still was unconscious last night 1 Stroke Is Found Death Cause For Man At Tollhouse A post mortem examination has revealed Jens Alexander Donsted S3 who was found dead in the Tollhouse Cemetery Friday after he had wandered away Wednesday was the victim of a heart attack Private funeral services will be conducted Monday in the chapel of the Lisle Funeral Home Rev Christian Justesen of the Bethel Lutheran Church will conduct the funeral services Burial will be in the Belmont Memorial Park Donsted a retired vineyard-ist was cn route from Bowie Ariz to Cedar Crest near Huntington Lake with a daughter in law Mrs Herman Donsted She told sheriffs officers he got out of their automobile when she stopped at Tollhouse at his request and refused to get back into the vehicle Instead she said he started walking down the road She sought the aid of Constable Fred Crabb of Huntington Lake but in the meantime Donsted disappeared A search Wednesday night and Thursday failed to locate him and his body was found Friday morning Hie daughter in law told the officers he had spent the Winter in and was going to Huntington Lake for the Summer according to his custom Donsted was a native of Denmark He had lived at intervals in the Fresno area for the past 3G years lie is survived by three sons Herman of Bowie Ariz and Huntington Lake Ralph A of San Diego and Swain of Oregon a daughter Mrs Aiice Wasson of Bowie: six dren and seven great grandchildren $4598531 Is Collected Jn Merced Taxes MERCED Merced Co A total of $459853179 in taxes was paid 1 Young Musicians Stage Bandjoree In Reedley REEDLEY San Joa-quin Valley elementary school bands marched and played here tonight on the lighted Reedley High School football field as the climax of a day of intermingled rehearsal and fun at the first annual All Elementary School Bandjoree here' The bands were those of the Washington Elementary School of Dinuba directed by Michael Serbu the Hanford Elementary Schools directed by A Thomas Henson Kingsburg Elementary Schools directed by Richard Bayard Lincoln Elementary School of MaHera directed by Wayne Edwards Hoover Elementary School Merced directed by Richard Lewis Taft Elementary School Sanger directed by Cecil Mahurin Roosevelt Elementary School Selma directed by Harley Freeman and Reedley Elementary Schools directed by Chandler Henderson 3Iasxed Bands Tlay The musical climax of the evening was the performance of the entire group under the baton of William A Schaefer director of bands at the University of Southern California Prior to the massed performance each of the hands presented a maneuver of its own on ceived a letter from her son Private Richard Bridgeforth who is in a hospital in Japan The 19 year old Reedley soldier was wounded In a mine explosion during the fighting on the Korean front Mrs Bridgeforth said her son did not write anything about where or how badly he was wounded Bridgeforth was a member of the 63rd Infantry Division He volunteered for the army in September 1952 and trained at Fort Ord He attended the Reedley Grammar School Dutcher Will Talk At San Jose Rose Event PARLIER Dutcher who the field The evolutions were described by Ed Wight the master of ceremonies to the audi-ence over the loudspeaker system Henderson the director of the Reedley band also was the director of the Bandjoree Mayor Forest Hammack of Reedley and Nickel superintendent of the Reedley schools made brief speeches of welcome All Receive Trophies Trophies were presented to the directors of each band by Charles Schaffer clerk of the school board and Mrs John Penner president of the Band Mothers Club of the Rccdlcv Elementary Schools spoke briefly The club sponsored the Band-joree The Reedley High School cam-us was bright with band uni-orms and gay with band musia throughout the day Buses began to arrive before midmoming and the young musicians divided their time after their arrival between musical rehearsals practice marchl ng and brief periods of relaxation There was a clinic for majorettes directed by Henderson who was himself a drum major of the Fresno State College Band during his student days Lunch and dinner were served in the high school cafeteria with the Band Mothers as hostesses Dinuba Red Cross Unit Will Hear Korea War Pilot DINUBA Tulare Co The Dinuba Chapter of the Red Cross will have its annual dinner meeting Tuesday in the Dixie Uptown It is open to the public Staley Jr who spent four months as a lieutenant in Korea will speak He was the 1933 fund campaign chairman for the Selma Chapter Rev Hugh Brunk the minister of the First Christian Church will bring the invocation The business and election of officers will be conducted by Chairman Carl Steele The following reports will be given: Mrs William Borchardt and Mrs Fred Arndt blood program Mrs Kenneth Kirby Junior Red Cross Mrs Charles Freeman production Mrs Elmer Schwab home service Arthur Freiler first aid Cecil Brooks water safety Mrs Charles Huey home nursing Mrs Myron Miller packing Mrs Ruth Morton canteen Walter Hellbaum disaster Maude Ellen Gregory publicity Richard Wilkins fund campaign Other officers for the past year included Mrs Richard Wilkins secretary Floyd Miller treasurer Mrs Wilfred Corr James Hyman and Mrs Clarence Wilson directors Paul Hurst and Rev Brunk assisted Wilkins with the fund campaign George Jadwin is chairman of the Orosi branch and Bill-man is the vice chairman Reservations for the dinner are to be made by tomorrow by calling Mrs Lawrence Collins the chapter executive secretary They were arrested April 33th at 111-W in the morning or 43-after being found in an Irwin in the afternoon and evening bar late at night with their five: small children alone in a car out- Jl reside with no coats or shoes OOIQIGT Cardoza also was cited for re- ls Wounded In Korean Fighting REEDLEY Mrs Mary Bridgeforth of 9189 South Lao-Jac Avenue Reedley has re musicians left to right George Omala Kay Tuttle Carl Hinkle and Max Yeary Friant Chamber Makes Plans For Annual Festival FRIANT The Friant Chamber of Commerce has started work on the annual festival to be held in June The men of the Chamber -of Commerce water the trees they planted along the highway several years ago There also are plans to put up street markers house numbers and highway signs at the junctions of Highway 41 -and at Pinedale Couple Who Left Tots In Auto While In Bar Receive Sentences LIVINGSTON Merced Co Frank Cardoza 38 and his wife Edna of the Hilmar area were given suspended sentences In the Livingston Justice Court sisting arrest and for assault and battery after he allegedly struck one of the arresting officers Cardoza was held to answer to the superior court on the i Chandler Henderson left kneeling di-rector of the Reedley Elementary Schools Band and of the Bandjoree with Hanford ele- merviry schools James Cox Burnett Leroy Karen Kosinen of the Reedley High School left in cage registers Richard Lewis director and Non! Randolph drum major of the Hoover Elementaxy School Band of Merced Majorettes Rena Hicks left Sally Baker center and Wanda Arnold of the Lincoln Elementary School Band of Madera rest for a few moments when band is not pierforming felony charge of resisting arrest Mrs Cardoza was given a suspended sentence of six months in the County jail and fined $100 Her husband was sentenced to six months in the county jail and to pay a fine of $100 Judgment was suspended provided he serve 30 days in the county jail Cardoza was returned to jail to appear on the felony charge Rains Make Possible Late Burning Permits NORTH FORK Madera Myron Horn North Fork district ranger stated burning permits are required by state law from April 15th to December 1st However due to late rains residents of the North Fork area Merced buglers Janice Gaffery Odessa Seymour Alice Andrews Marlene May and Theda Smiley left to right sound a note They are members of Merced's Hoover Elementary School Band Whisker Contest Ends With Three Sanger Winners Sanger wives and sweethearts probably will breathe sighs of relief this week when their men folk emerge from behind the various types of beards mustaches and goatees they grew for the whiskerino contest The contest sponsored by the Odd -Fellows Lodge as part of Sanger's annual district 'community fair produced three winners They were Crawford Inter heaviest beard Harry Handjian fanciest growth and Robert Lambrecht the least growth with the greatest effort Livestock judging took place yesterday and awards were made last night before the softball game bctjveen the Farmers and the Merchants on the high school athletic field Barr Jr was the general Of the fair Coalinga Prepares For District Square Dancing Festival A square dancing festival will be lield In "the new Coalinga High School cafeteria Saturday at 8 PM Many outstanding callers will perform on the program which is being planned cooperatively by the 25D Twirlers Coalinga Squares and the Wagonwheelers as an activity of the Coalinga Adult School evening classes in square and round dancing New and experienced dancers are invited to participate A concession for refreshments is being sponsored by the Patron-Faculty Club of the high school and all profits from the concession will go to their scholarship fund Callers in the various dances will be Carl Foster Buck Knapp Hank Sorenson Bob Baker Chuck Hammond Dale Heath Blondje Cook Max Slatten and Cleo Harden Cancer Drive Canvass Verda Weaver Is chairman of the cancer drive here She is assisted by Bonnie Bimat A house to house canvass is being made A Plan Coalinga Dinner COALING A Business and Professional Women of Coalinga will meet in the Copper Cove tomorrow evening 7 o'clock for a dinner followed by a business meeting Plans will be made for the June barbecue to be held June 8th in the home of Mr and Mrs Floyd Hove This will be the ltw here May 13th with the Taft dub The visitors will provide one of the speakers At the last meeting Vem Taylor Brackett and Ches ter McElwee were the speakers Nat Haseltine was the topic-master and Robert Locke was the evaluator Whitford presided Scout Council Will Hold District Finance Parley CARUTHERS George Daniel-sen the chairman of the Sunset District of the Sequoia Council of Boy Scouts announced a district finance meeting will be held at 8 PM Tuesday in the Caruth-era court room Wildflower Show Will Be Held In Madera Tuesday MADERA Madera Co The Ma(jera recreation program has scheduled Its show Tuesday in the auditorium of the Pershing Elementary School from 9 AM to 10 PM More than 150 varieties of wild flowers will be on exhibition collected and labeled by Jess Markle a local naturalist Among the rarer flowers will be the snow plaint red bud and globe lillies Books on wildflowers provided by Blanche Galloway the Ma-i dera County librarian also 'vil be displayed Wild flowers not available in fresh form will be shown pressed and under glass The 1 arrangements committee includes Mrs Maud Lindeman Mrs Lucille Desmond and Mrs Coe Swift by -Merced County property owners before the April 20th dead line However Tax Collector Jesse Smith said $11595629 remains to be paid of the $471448807 assessment Smith said the delinquency figures at 15 per cent compared 24 per cent last year Attend Fire School YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Chfcf Ranger Homer Istcrs participated A potluck sup-xobinson District Ranger Odin per waa served Johnson and Ranrer Herbert The teachers are Mrs June Erickson principal Mrs Starr Goldstein Mrs Maxine Tueller and Mrs-Mary Secrist final meeting until Fall The revised constitution and bylaws of the organization will be discussed pnd voted upon during the business session Teachers Entertain The teachers of the Barstow School at Barstow and Dickenson Avenues entertained for the parents of the pupils at an afternoon tea preceding an evening May Festival in which the young- may issued permits without has been appointed consulting resrrvation until May 15th andirosarian for the San Joaquin 'perhaps later I Valiev will speak at the North- Horn cautioned this applies ern California District Rose Con- only to the area around North Fork and Bass Lake and residents of other mountain and foothill areas must check with the state division of forestry ference of the American Rose Society in San Jose May 9th and 10th Hjs subject will be Rose Culture In The San Joaquin Valley 1.