Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 2

THE SATURDAY STAR-BULLETIN, HONOLULU, MARCH 16, 1957 PAGE 2 I mi hi if si'-sr" I a 0 I I 1 Police birens Won Be used Nominated by Ike Gates Here; Likely Next Navy Leader The Navy revealed today that Undersecretary of the Navy Thomas S'. Gates Jr. arrived last Sunday for conferences with Pacific commanders. For Isle Tidal Wave Warnings 1 if NEW CONSUL Heinz Krekeler, right, Ambassador to the United States from West Germany, congratulates Herbert M. Richards, Republican National Committeeman, on his appointment as honorary consul in Hawaii for West Germany in a ceremony last night at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.

Richards is now one of three such consuls in this country. Krekeler flew here Thursday to make the presentation and return to the Mainland tomorrow. Star-Bulletin Photo. wi Therefore, he said, it does not fall under the Federal regulation governing the use of other Civil Defense alarms and restricting their use to only warnings of enemy attack. Valiant Leaves For H-Test Site A four-jet Valiant bomber, with British Air Commodore C.

T. Weir as a passenger, left yesterday for the site of the British H-bomb tests. The bomb drops will be in the vicinity of the Christmas Islands. It was the second Valiant bomber to pass through Hawaii this week en route to the test site. A British spokesman at Hickam Air Force Base said "some more" Valiants are expected, but he said he didn't know how many, or when.

Commodore Weir will direct the bomb drops from the Valiants. Also aboard the bomber as it left were Squadron Leader David Roberts, at the controls, and Flying Officer Alan Pringle. HIGH BURSTS Commodore R. B. N.

Hicks, commander of British Navy forces at Christmas Island, said Wednesday that the tests will be held "in late spring or early summer." They will be high air bursts, he indicated, from planes flying at 40,000 to 50,000 feet. The British carrier Warrior, has been here 48 hours to "give some 1,200 sailors rest leaves, also left yesterday for the Christmas area. King Says Minimizing Red Issue Hurls Statehood Governor King last night repeated his belief that the Communist issue here is no justification for denying Hawaii its "rightful place in the union." He said, however, that minimizing the issue will hurt chances for Slate-hood. He also reiterated his charges that the and the United Public Workers Union are Communist-led. Speaking before some 170 persons at the 38th anniversary banquet oi the Oahu County Council of the American Legion at the Waikiki Lau Yee Chai, the Governpr said; 1 "A frank recognition though not exaggeration of our problem would help, rather than hinder our efforts for Statehood." MORE EFFECTIVELY 2 And, "as a state, we could handle, the problem more effectively." 3 "As soon as I.L.W.U.

and U.P.W. union members here realize they are 'being led into activities harmful both to themselves and their country I have faith they'll rid themselves of this type of leadership like labor has done on the national 4 "We need the help of the national Government in fighting communism here, for it has the proper means to do so." $. -i '-i" -if- CELEBRATING David K. (Daddy) Bray, widely known to thousands as official guide at lolani Palace and authority on Hawaiiana, receives telephone congratulations from well-wishers before hit departure to the Mainland Thursday night. Bray is on his first visit to the Coast in many years the gift of his daughter and son-in-law, Kahala and Tom Yancy of Encino, California, on his 69th birthday.

He will return in a month. Pan American Airways Photo. Hanalei and Waialua Small Business Agency Names 2 Disaster Areas The Small Business Administration in Washington yesterday declared Hanalei on Kauai and Waialua, Oahu, as disaster areas, because of extensive damages March 9 caused by the, tidal wave. Edward L. Turkington, regional di rector of the S.B.A., telephoned Governor King's office yesterday, informing him that Hanalei and Waialua residents are eligible to apply for S.B.A.

disaster loans for rehabilitation or reconstruction on their property. Turkington's message said Wendell B. Barnes, Washington S.B.A. admin- istrator, officially declared the two areas disaster areas yesterday. TO BE OPENED SOON Turkington said an emergency loan office will be opened soon on Kauai and another at 440 South Hotel Street in Honolulu.

Warren Johnson has been appointed head of the Honolulu S.B.A. branch office, Turkington said. Eligible Waialua residents may file their applications with the Honolulu office, he said. Turkington said an S.B.A. representative is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu next week.

De Escamilla Slander Suit Dale Scheduled A verdict by a jury yesterday after noon in favor of Mrs. Theodora C. S. Leong, insurance firm executive, and against Ricardo de Escamilla cleared the way for trial of other cases involving both. Upon receiving the verdict.

Circuit Judge Carrick H. Buck set for trial a $600,000 slander suit brought by de Escamilla against Mrs. Leong and her husband, James Y. T. Leong, starting March 25.

Jurors in the case finished yesterday deliberated about four hours before finding that Mrs. Leong did not remove $2,000 from de Escamilla's safety deposit box and she therefore does not owe him that amount. Previously Judge Buck directed a verdict in favor of Mrs. Leong holding she did not convert to her own use about $2,000 worth of bonds owned by de Escamilla and denied de Escamilla's claim for $4,000 damages. SLANDER SUIT In the pending suit de Escamilla charges that the Ieongs circulated slanderous statements about him in October, 1955.

He was formerly employed as sales manager for the agency. Opens Today Retail Shop to Offer Items Made by Blind An unusual shop. The Beretania Odds Ends, opens today at 1297 South Beretania Street. It will sell products created by blind persons in the Territory. Managing the store will be Mrs.

Dorothy Campbell of 1081-D Young Street. Mrs. Campbell lost 70 per cent of her vision in 1945. She has been an advertising representative with the Hawaii Catholic Herald and was publisher of the Army-Navy Review during World War II. The shop is being run with the support and assistance of the Bureau of Sight Conservation, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Products to be sold include woven mats and rugs, brooms, mops, polished coconut bowls and buttons and Hawaiian gift items. The public is invited to today's The Honolulu Police Department has "decided to preserve" the use of highway patrol car sirens "for police use only" and rely on siro-vox public address units for future tidal wave and disaster warnings. Police Chief Dan S. C. Liu said yesterday, following a meeting with top Police Department officials, that they agreed the patrol car sirens "should not be used for disaster warnings." SUGGESTION The meeting was held to rule on the suggestion by Windward Oahu residents that either Civil Defense air raid alarms or police sirens be used for such warnings.

However, the Territorial Civil Defense agency yesterday said Federal regulations prohibit use of Civil Defense air raid sirens for disaster or tidal wave warnings. Residents complained that they did not receive adequate warning March 9 when the tidal wave struck the Islands. Despite the suggestion, Chief Liu said, the Police Department feels patrol car sirens would be "ignored" by the public. Chief Liu pointed out that "such sirens on patrol cars and ambulances and fire engines are common" and would "lose their effectiveness for disaster Warnings." "We feel the most effective signal is the public address system used March 9 to warn beach residents of the tidal wave," Chief Liu said. Police now have six of the electronically-operated siro-vox units, sirens which can be converted into a public address system by flipping a switch.

Also, Chief Liu said, eight more will be added to the six units now on Police Department cars. 27 UNITS T. G. S. Walker, vice-president of the T.C.D.A.

said in addition to the eight siro-voxs, the agency has ordered 27 loudspeaker units for police cars and fire stations throughout the Islands. Another unit, built especially for airplane or helicopter installation, has also been ordered, he said. A Territorial Civil Defense Agency spokesman said the Civil Defense siren atop Aloha Tower is the only siren under T.C.D.A. jurisdiction that is used for any purpose other than air raid or enemy attack warnings. USED DAILY This siren is used daily at 8 p.m.

to sound the curfew signal in downtown Honolulu. However, the spokesman said, this siren, unlike other Civil Defense alarms, was not erected under the matching Territorial-Federal fund that paid for the other sirens. Waikiki Dwellers Ired By Rain of Leaflets Waikiki residents, including some tourists, are ired with the bombardment of Kalakaua Avenue with advertising handbills. Several have written or telephoned Mayor Blaisdell protesting the dropping of the leaflets from the top of the Waikiki Biltmore Hotel and from a plane. The handbills advertised projects of Radio Station KHON.

Mayor Blaisdell has referred the complaints to the City Attorney. Police have received no complaints but say the common nuisance law could apply to such instances. A citizen can have remedy by getting a warrant from the Public Prosecutor's office, Deputy Chief of Police Arthur M. Tarbell said. $500 This Week Pruzzle Entries Top Vz Million Mark Five hundred dollars is a goodly sum and it's all yours if you can come up with a Pruzzle winner this week.

Today Pruzzle observes two milestones, i The contest i is two and one-half years old, a mighty ripe old age for a newspaper feature that Star-Bulletin editors originally thought might interest its readers for a month or possibly more. The second noteworthy item is that as of last week the total number of entries passed the two and one-half million mark. MILLION A YEAR That's a million entries a year, un doubtedly a record for any contest of any kind ever held in Hawaii. Because the judges' explanations of the more difficult clues in last week Pruzzle failed to arrive in time for yesterday's editions of the paper, you'll find them on Page 5 today. The new Pruzzle, Number 125 for $500 in cash, appears in its usual spot today in the Hawaiian Life magazine.

R.O.T.C. Dress Parade A dress parade by the R.O.T.C. Corps of the Kamehameha School for Boys will honor Lieutenant General B. M. Bryan, Pacific Army commanding gen- eral, at 3:15 p.m.

tomorrow at the Ma- waena Field of the Kapalama Heights Campus. Gates has been nominated by President Eisenhower to assume the full duties of Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas, whose resignation becomes effective April 1. Gates, the Navy said, is on a two-week work and rest vacation and is being briefed on general naval operations of the Pacific Fleet. HOUSE GUESTS He and Mrs.

Gates are house guests of Vice Admiral M. E. Curts, deputy commander of the Pacific Fleet. Gates, was a surprise guest at a reception at the Curts home last night for 15 civilian guests of the Navy who arrived Thursday on the carrier York-town. Gates is accompanied by his naval aide, Captain D.

L. Kauffman. The Undersecretary is scheduled to return to the Mainland March 24. Humuula Trouble Is Termed Minor SAN DIEGO, March 16 (UP) Officials of the San Diego Marine Construction Company reported today that it was only- minor trouble that forced the old Hawaiian freighter Humuula to break down 600 miles west of California. The Humujla was brought to port Tuesday night in tow of the tug San Miguel.

A construction company spokesman says leaks in water storage tanks caused the breakdown and that inspection showed nothing to be structurally wrong with the 27-year-old vessel. Captain Freeman Lang of the Humuula says repairs should be completed over the week end and that he plans to sail for Miami, Florida, Tuesday. Edwin Silva to Manage 2 Downtown Theatres Edwin Silva, former Big Island district manager for Consolidated Amusement Company, has been appointed supervising manager of the Hawaii and Princess Theatres in downtown Honolulu, Fred G. Williams, Consolidated president, announced yesterday. Silva succeeds Harry J.

Delgado, Hawaii Theatre manager who retired yesterday after 30 years with Consolidated, and Charles B. Thode, who recently resigned as Princess Theatre manager. Hiroshi Ogawa, former assistant to Silva, has stepped up as Big Island manager. Silva has been with Consolidated since 1933 when he started as a doorman at the Palace Theatre. He was Big Island manager since 1946.

Delgado's retirement came after more than 50 years in show business, during which time he was publicity agent for New York's Hippodrome Theatre and press agent for many ueorge m. Cohan shows. He came to Hawaii in 1927 and managed the old Empire Theatre until 1929 when he was appointed Hawaii Theatre manager. Kaiser's Radio Station On Air 2 Days Early Henry J. Kaiser's radio station KHVH went on the air permanently at 7:45 p.m.

yesterday, two days ahead of schedule. A Kaiser spokesman said the station made its premature entrance into Island homes because the Federal Communications Commission approval was received yesterday afternoon. Personnel and equipment were ready to begin broadcasting immediately, but stood by while painters put finishing touches to the station's tower. BUILT IN 4i DAYS The tower, to transmit with 5.000 watts, was built in four and a half days. The spokesman said the station will operate 18 hours a day until Monday.

On Monday, the spokesman said, the station will begin a 24-hour-a-daj? schedule, featuring news and music. However, the station will go off the air each Sunday night at midnight until 5:30 a.m. Monday, for maintenance purposes. Woman Hit by Car Mrs. Nobuko Namba, of 1423-A Meyers Street, suffered painful injuries but no broken bones at 6:30 this morning when she was struck by a car at King and Pensacola Streets.

An attendant at the City-County Emergency Hospital said Mrs. Namba suffered possible internal chest injuries, damge to her left shoulder and left chest wall and abrasions on both knees. She was transferred to Kuakini Hospital for confinement Police are investigating. Sergeant John McBride said the car was driven by Howard Kawata, 3334 Manoa Road. With living costs inching up, Den-i mark foresees new wage "boosts, Copenhagen reports.

leltse I tin A es A ne Pvrtrtinlo Trial May Start April 2 for Amalu DENVER, March 16 (AP) Sam Amalu, self-styled Hawaiian prince, and his two companions probably will go on trial in U.S. District Court the first week of April. Amalu and Walter Parman, 24, will be tried on charges of interstate transportation of forged securities. They and Frederick Aykens, 44, will be tried on charges of using interstate wires to defraud the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver and hotels in other States. Court Clerk G.

Walter Bowman said the trial before Judge Lee Knous may start April 2 if another trial ends on time. Amalu is held in the Denver County jail in lieu of $10,000 bond and Aykens in lieu of $5,000 bond. Parman was at-liberty on bond for about three weeks and surrendered voluntarily last week. He said he used his freedom to collect evidence for his defense. Top Civilian Job Given To Woman at Schnf iM A woman with 29 years' experience in the Army civilian personnel named to the top civilian job at Schofield Barracks.

WW? Mrs. P. P. Kramer, 211 Kainalu Drive, succeeds John Torbert as civilian personnel officer. Mr.

Tor- Mrs. Kramer bert, 36, who has spent 10 years in Hawaii as a personnel officer for the Army, will become chief of employe utilization for the Military District of Washington. Mrs. Kramer, a native of Oahu, will supervise nearly 800 employes and a $3 million payroll. She has been serving as personnel assistantof the Hawaii Army Base Command at Fort Shafter.

Army Plans to Study Kaunakakai Harbor Authority for the Army Engineers to survey a project to deepen Kaunakakai Harbor, Molokai, has been approved by a Public Works Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Associated Press reports. The subcommittee's approval is subject to confirmation by the full committee, but no further congressional action is necessary to get the survey under way. The resolution for the survey, to cost $35,000, was introduced by Delegate John A. Burns.

The proposed project would deepen the harbor to 35 feet and double the width. H.S.P.A. Official To Arrive Tuesday Star-Bulletin Bureau WASHINGTON, March 16 Slatof M. Miller, director of the Washington office of the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association, is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu Tuesday afternoon for a 10 days stay in the Islands. Miller said the purpose of his trip is to attend the Department of Agriculture's hearings at Hilo to determine a "fair price" for Territorial sugar cane workers.

Four Navy Ships Arrive Pearl Harbor hosts some 1,000 men as three destroyers and a radar picket destroyer arrived today from th Far East en route to the West Coast. Captain Marshall F. Thompson, commander Destroyer Division 112, is aboard the destroyer Ozbourn. Other ships are, destroyers: Hollister and Arnold J. Isbell; and radar picket destroyed Frank Knoc.

Suspects Cleared In Cabbie Shooting Police have released two young servicemen arrested Thursday night as suspects in the robbery-shooting of a Honolulu cab driver. They said the driver, Bonifacio Por-tuguez of 730-A Ekela Street, told them the suspects did not fit the descriptions of two men he picked up downtown Thursday night. Portuguez is reported in good condition at the Queen's Hospital. Mr. Portuguez, 46, told a reporter at Queen's Hospital last night how he escaped death at the hands of a thug Thursday night.

EXPECT THE WORSE Portuguez, who said he ran for it because he expected death whether he produced his wallet" or not, suffered a bullet wound in his thigh. The taxi driver picked up two men I near the Armed Services Y.M.C.A. One of his fares got out at Aala Park, the other directed him to Aliamanu Homes I near Pearl Harbor. "I ran into a roadblock and was turning around when I saw this big, black gun pointed in my face. "He told me he wanted my money and I took out a leather pocketbook that had about $5 in change," the cabbie said.

DEMANDED WALLET "He wanted my wallet and said he'd shoot me if I didn't give it to him. "I told him it was in the trunk compartment and he made me get out and throw the keys to him. "I made up my mind to run for a stone wall just off the road a little way. "I waited until he started to put in the key and then took off. He shot once and missed me.

"I dove into the rocks. The second shot got me in the leg." STILL AT LARGE Portuguez stumbled to safety behind a tractor and then made his way to a nearby house and called police who searched the area for the gunman. He is still at large. "When he said he would shoot if I didn't give him the wallet, I had a feeling he would shoot anyway after he got it," Portuguez said. "Then when I told him it was in the trunk compartment, I had to run, because it wasn't there.

I had it in my back pocket." Four Islanders to Attend Washington 4-H Meet Three Oahu youths and a fourth from the Big Island will attend the National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C., June 15-21. They were named by a central selection committee of the University of Hawaii Agricultural Service from a slate of 18 nominated by County committees throughout the Territory. They are Kenneth Yoda, 18, a freshman at the University of Hawaii and president of the 4-H Club Federation of Hawaii: Betty Tanimura, 19, a sophomore at the U.H. Teacher's College and president of the South Oahu 4-H Club Federation; Kay Mihata, 17-year-old junior at Kailua High School and secretary of the 4-H Territorial federation; and Albert Kuroyama, 18, a senior at Konawaena High School who is president of his county 4-H federation. Two alternatives also were named: Doris Kumano, of Holualoa, Hawaii, and Ronald Watanabe, of Waiakoa, Maui.

Local firms and foundations will finance their trips, with an additional $500 from the 4-H Club 'Federation of Hawaii. To Preach Tomorrow Mrs." Harper Sibley, New York lay-woman, will preach at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow at the Citizen Youth and Family Service Central Union Church. Thomas L. Crosby, minister, said Mrs.

Sibley was en route to Tokyo with a group of churchwomen to study the International Church University there. Of Racial Harmony ASILOMAR, March 16 (AP A University of California political science professor has cited Hawaii as "an admirable example of the possibility of harmonious international relations." Dr. Leslie Lipson said yesterday Hawaii is "a great credit to American democracy." He spoke to some 400 delegates at a Northern California Mental Health Association conference which ends tomorrow. He said South Africa and soma Southern cities are examples of what happens "when the principles of equality are opposed by fanatical people." In Hawaii, he said, it "socially and economically advantageous to intermarry." Gambling Suspects Forfeit Bail Eight men who were arrested early this morning forfeited $23 bail each in District Court when they failed to show up for arraignment on charges of being present at a gambling game. Police Vice Division officers arrested the men at 2:30 a.m.

at a Damon Tract home. I I C. CC JOlllS LIDraiy 3iatT Mrs. Anthony Trigiani has joined the staff of the Library of Hawaii as assistant to the head of the extension division. She arrived recently from Notre Dame, Indiana, I where she was ar-f chitectural librari-1 an and later head of the circulation Mrs.

Trigiani department at the library. University of Notre Dame. She is originally from Minnesota..