Press-Courier from Oxnard, California • Page 1

0xaari) Press- Courier taucl, THJH WKATJCKk! thiilMM mm IMm: 1.1 1.3 at OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1957 SERVING VENTURA COUNTY VOLUME 50 NUMBER PRICE FIVE CENTS Oxnard College Student Max Caulk Dies In Fraternity Hazing at Santa Barbara Thrown from Pier Sun Tides This Is Oxnard The way dry lima beans are being harvested and loader! onto Huge trucks, the harvest must be just about before the hoped-for rains. The tomatoes too, are still rolling out in great quantities. Stephen Davis, recreational director for Port Uiumcm working on a program that ought to bo ol unusual interest. Tonight, for example, at 7:30 the first meeting of the "Poetry uenter" will he held at the Hun new-elf's at 720 North Fourth Street Port Hueneme. Coming up Friday night at 7:30 is a panel discussion on Delinquency Disease or Symptom?" Tennis lessons will be held weekly on Saturdays, 9 to 11 and.

2 to 4, at the Hueneme school tennis court. Says Mr. Davis1: "Everyone's invited! Please spread the word!" Thunks to Trent Meredith, have on the an official World Scries program. is the New York program, and features the Yankees first, with a bit of history. "This is the twenty-third time the Yankees have said 'Welcome' to a world series throng," the foreword begins "and the twenty-first time in.

inuicee stadium, we Hope this 1057 classic will be in the tradition of the great World Series played here before. Manager Miller I-Iuggins led the Yankees to their first victory in kec pennant winners, Joe Me Carthy, latest Yankee addition to the 'Hall of Fame' managed Harris had one and Casey Stengel has managed me last eiglit. "In these 37 seasons, lamcees nave won 7S series games, lost 42 for a .650 winning jjercenrage. All ot these figures, of course, are. records.

"The Yankees and their opponents have produced many all-time World Series stars. Aloi-e names wiij be added to this distinguished list tills week." (Note: Such as Covington. UurdeLte, Matthews?) The program is packed with baseball lore and the records of Yankees and Braves participating a handsome booklet. For the purpose of comparison, you may be interested in some statistics on last vear's world series when, the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, four games to three. Total attendance was 345,903.

Receipts were $2,183,264.30 Players' share was 5875,581.63. Each player on the winning team got S8.71-l.76. Each player on the losing team got 50,034.31 From llaiTisburg, are Mr mid Mrs. C. Johnson and chil- nad with the Missile Test Section at i'oint New Orleans was the former home of.

Mr. and Mrs. Graham and son Sonny Gale. Mr, Graham is a mechanic at Tatum Bros. Garaae Transferred from Alameda to Point are and Min.

V. Foitl and children. William, Nancy and Ronald New arrivals from Stoneham are arid Mrs. A. B.

SmKh and children, Karen, Ar-vid and Judy. Dad is aboard the; Norton Sound. George Grimes Beet Pulp Fire In Boxcar Halted Jug in a boxcar ful! of sugar beet pulp at Woolcy road south of the American Crvsta! Sugar factory. When factory workers wnv smoke coming from the car they had a switch engine push it to Wooley road where it would not endanger the factory. Fire Chief F.

O. Witt said that cause of the fire is not known. The chief said that the damaged only a small portion of i no loau mat was near the box. Third Student in Custody Newbury Park TNT Case NEWBURY PARK Sheriff's, deputies sent a third student from Newbury Parte Academy to juvenile nan yesr.en.iay lor pos session, of explosives. ai'vLi cilni six youth for hiding dynamite and hampering investigation.

Last Sunday two hoys, JO and 17, were sent to juvenile hall after they set off three charges of home-made TNT in the hills behind the academy The blasts shook the Sunday quiet and started a sheriff's, vestigaiiou that uncovered dormitory room "lab" and cache ol home-made and stolen explosives. Stolen Explosives The two youths arrested Sunday reportedly took some sticks of dynamite and 200 blasting caps from the Haddock Hros Construction Co. on the Conejo Grade Saturday night. Yesterday deputies tried to re- 17-year-old, arrested recently, reportedly threw dynamite slicks and blasting caps on the root above Ins room as the search began. The six other youths cited tried to hamper the search deputies said.

Deputies finally recovered all; the exp osives. The home-made cache included a pint medicine bottle of nitroglycerin, a breaker Merchant Post's Second Issue to Come Out Friday The second issue of the Me chant Post will be distributed on Friday morning to all the communities in the southern part of Ventura County and will be on sale at newsstands in Oxnard. When the Merchant Post, i publication of the Oxnard Press Courier, made its appearance a.an. met with warm reception. Messapes congratulations and -food wishes flowed into the office from mer chants and members of the buy ing uudiic aiise.

The unusual format of the' mercnani i-osc attracted Im mediate attention, and in this week's and subsequent issues of the paper readers will be entertained and informed bv articles an myerse suDjects of interest 10 an menmorg nf the family. Grasshopper Invasion Of City Fringe Told City Manager Paul Wolvrm has notified the County Agricultural Department of an infesta tion of grasshoppers in the fringe area of the city. neve oecn geuintr somel complaints," Air. Wolveri said. Agricultural Commissioner C.

J. Barrett said today that inspectors will bo in the citv tomorrow to see what type of grasshopper has como to Oxnard. He said today that ho did not believe the grnsfilinpiior was typo that could do much. of liquid TNT and a two-quart1 mason jar lull of nitroglycerin, sodium nitrate and sawdust, a particularly powerful mixture, deputies said. Some of tile cache was recovered from the rooms' of a llor student dormitory.

The rest.was iouno hidden the hills behind the academy Board Refuses To Freeze Price Of Harbor Land VENTURA County super visors today refused to file a condemnation suit to acquire 210 acres of MeGrath property for the proposed small hoat harbor at Hollywood by the Sea. LPhvm 1 asked for the law suit as a means of "freezing" laud prices at current levels, looking forward to the time when the property could be acquired as federal funds for the harbor were appropriated. But his motion for the suit died when no other supervisor second it. He explained ActtytlH As Police Nearby By Bob Mount and Richard Lyttle SANTA BARBARA College Senior Max B. Caulk, 22, of Oxnard drowned here when fellow students threw him off the yacht harbor pier as part of a fraternity ritual last night.

Mr. Caulk, sod of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Caulk, 215 East! Cedar street, was a promising journalism student at the University California at Santa Barbara. He was a gradu ate oi Uxnard High fachool and Ventura College.

Mr. Laulk was own into the sea at 10:30 p.m.. yesterday Mr, Gaulk's parents said to day that their son could not swim. Witnesses at the scene of his death reported that the vie-tim undressed quietly and submitted willingly to the ritual. 0: UP: n-po: teJlv wenr.

un der twice. When he came to the surface for the last time line was thrown to him but he porteuly made no effort to each it, Police said that some of the raternity brothers believed Mr. Caulk was trying to scare them hy not swimming. They said they did not realize Until too late that he was drowning. jnysraiiaers ana stucie jumped into the water and be gan drying for Mr.

Caulk. i.ip, Lined tu find mm. It not until 12:15 a.m. today that a commercial diver, Murray Black ii, recovered the body. member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, Mr.

Caulk last pring gave his fraternity pm Miss Virginia Barnes of 15' South street. Fraternity rit ual demanded that Mr. Caulk receive a dunking tD commemo rate Miss a junior, -is home economics and art student; at the college. The couple had jecided to make wedding 'Plans until after Mr. Csulk's graduation next June.

Refused Pool Mr. Caulk's turn for a dunk lug came last night when fra ternlty brothers took him and fraternity president Morelan Lewis to a motel pool near the narnor here. the suit, would, "freeze" float and throw Mr, Lewis and could be dismissed at ocean. He was pulled time. if federal money failed to lie appropriated.

wen protect ourselves nuw ana freeze the price. We'll protect the taxpayers that Mr. Carty declared. He said the land has been appraiser! at Deputy Dis trict Attorney Bruce Thompson said that the MeGrath Ranch Lo. was willing to accept per are with the provision that some of the land along the- har bor frontage would be kent hvi uic company.

Vricc Objccl Supervisor Lester A. -Price of! Fillmore objected to filing the law suit and declared that ho opposed "doing anything else' until' a definite commitment fnr unds is made by federal government. Congress has authorized S2.G million for the but has appropriated 1 ipnia. Thr- county has alrearif spent RB50 000 in acquiring property at the narnor site. it any tnii in cost of the occurs Supervisor AppletrJn warned-, he demand that the harbor i.

public for ti iSTXf lie "put to the vofc," INDEX Ann Ijtm tiers Auto 4 Comics 33 Drew Pearso i 1C Editorial l'nrfe Id Markets 3 rage 8 Obituaries .1 Hfldio-TV Sport Kyi via Vm i-- j.i-j But police officers students' cars gathering at the Ocean Palms Motel. Two officers advised the fraternity bro thers not to use the motel pool because it was private and the students diri not have permis sion to use it. The police officers reportedly advised the fraternity brothers that it would "be bettor to prac tice mis custom in the ocean. The students put Mr, Lewis ana Mr. caulk back, in the cars and drove to the citv pier.

Of ficers, who followed, stopped at me nariMl'master's otficc Tollcc Nearby Ihey watched the students walk some 100 feet to a launch out almost immediatelv. According to the police rqport, otticers then turned to talk to the harbormaster. It was only after a bystander told them that one of the students did not come up, mat police knew of trouble. When the victim was being swung into the ocean, one fraternity brother recalled hearing Mr. Caul): say "Take it easy, I can't swim." Fraternity Brothers Gary Henshaw and Charles Davis told police that Mr.

Caulk removed his clothing willingly. They said when l.hcy threw a line. Mr. Caulk was floating on his: oacir. when he went under again they said they were still not sure whether or not the victim was "faking," More than persons took part In a search for Mr, Caulk.

A fire department was railed to the pie; it was almost two hours before the victim's -body was found near the pier. Police Chief R. W. Cooiey said that investigation of the in cident was continuing. Sheriff: and County Coroner John ruled the death as "acci- Santa Poulan Hit With Fine for $1,000 SANTA PAULA Raymond Villanueva Vasquez of this city got the maximum jail sentence antt line tnrown at htm justice court Monday afternoon pleaded guilty to drunk-driving; and driving without an operator's license after It had been suspended.

Judge A. Wullhrandt fined the 22-year-olt! man and sentenced him. to ymt In dental" drowning. He said that mere was apparently 'no criminal, intent." He said also that there may be an inquest. Acting Provost John Snidecor vi uie university cicciarea in a pvipji.j'uii thu morn ing that the "faculty, adminis tration and entire campus community mourn the loss of this line young man." For several years Mr.

Caulk had worked as a part-time member of The Press-Courier staff, lie- aipuii spuru- espondent during school an did general reporting for the paper during the summer months. 1 Publisher George Grimes said today: Tie was developing rapidly as- a competent news paperman, one that we. hoped time would become a permanent member of The Press Courier," Oxnard Graduate Mr. Caulk graduated from Ox nard High School in June, 1953, He was a student" there; receiving As and Bs throughout his four. In his senior year he editon "The Buzz," and helped edit the yearbook.

He received- a Helms Foundation for sports reporting while at Oxnard high. He also received, but did not accept. four-3Tear scholarship. He re jected the honoi because he be-, lieyed he would be obligated to the donor whose philosophies he did not agree with. In the fall of 1953 he entered! Ventura College.

During his yeara there he earned a I average. He was elected com missioner of publications during ms second year ana was editor of the "Pirate Pres3" and ie year book. At Ventura College, Mr. Caulk received the Alfred H. Davis scholarship fur outstanding journalism.

He planned to con tinue his journalism study in graduate work at the University of California Los Angeles. He took part in about every; publication here," C. F. Plummer, publication advisor at the college, recalled this morning. 'He gave very greaL promise," he said.

Earlv hi his high school career Mr. Caulk received a knee injury in football practice which prevented him trum participat- lti many sports. He men concentrated on writing about sports. After graduating from Ven tura College, Mr. Caulk worked year before entering the university in 1956.

Mr. Cauik was born July 1G, 1035, ill Branch, Ark. his pt rents, he is sur vived hy a brother, P.U1 Caulk of Hi Teakwood street, Oxnard; a sister. Mrs. Jeauette Cross of 'HimtersviUe, N.C.; and a grandmother, Mis.

Kobort Caulk of Caulksville, Ark. Funeral arrangements are pending at llenrdon Bros. Mor tuary. THIS SBEMT1YGLY PEACEFUL VISTA at prank which claimed the life last night of Santa Barbara harbor is the scene of a tragic i Caulk, 22, Oxnard college student High School was put on a "minimum" schedule today because 57 percent of the studpnt enrol ment has been laid up with the flu. Superintendent Everett Braun said 120 students were absent today.

Total school enrollment is 210, he said. 'From the reports wc get it. looks like Asiatic flu," he said. Yesterday the absentee ratej jumped to 52 percent. we had to send 18 students iiome during the day and about 100 had failed! to come to school," he said.

"minimum" school daj will keep classes in session until 12:30 p.m. each day for the. rest of the week, he explained. The school also has cancelled Friday night's game with Santa Ynez. Plans are being made to play the game Nov.

15. It is hnped the normal schedule can be resumed Monday, Mr, IJraim said. Plans are going ahead for a "back to school" program Monday night by the Parents Club. Bulletin NEW YORK, (UP.) The Brooklyn Dodgers announced today they are shifting their franchise to Los Angeles. The announcement, at World Series press headquarters came Jess jban 24 hours after the Los Angeles City-Council finally had passed a city ordinance making official that city's offer to provide property lor a new home for the Dodgers.

The switch was expected after the collapse last month of New York City's last efforts, to induce the Dodgers to stay here, Arthur (Red) Patterson, assistant manager of the Dodgers, and Dave Grote, official of the National. League, made this joint announcement: "In view of the action the Los Angeles City Council yesterday and in accordance with the resolution. of the National League made Oct. 1, the stockhold ers and directors of the Brooklyn Baseball club have today met and unanimously agreed that the- necessary "nJL Los Tritons," hour satellite has aiarmed' him. At' the same however.

the Navy said' Russia's "known possession" of a -Inter mediate range ballistic missile poses a serious tnreat to west ern bases ringing' the Soviet Union. The-statements came as con gressional. critics, took the first steps toward forcing a complete reappraisal of U. B. uefensi spending.

Other bevclopuieiits There were these develop ments in the mushrooming controversy over whether the Uni ted States is falling dangerously behind Russia m. the arms race Senate members of an Arm ed Services subcommittee begai gathering from Pen tagon officials on the status of and Russian rockets, satellite and related rockets. Eisenhower, sum moned ranking government aci- and defense leaders to thi White House for a secret conference on the same questions. more Democratic sen ators called for action tu 'make! UniLed States competitive with or reassert its superiority over Russia iir missiles and scientific achievement. Wilson said Mr.

Elsen hower had not given him any instructions to speed up the space satellite and rocket-lannc- project. Scientific Development From London came the report that the Soviet earth satellite paid man his first scientific dividend today. Soviet scientists checking the satellite's flight outer space said they have discovered changes the absolute mten- ity of the electro-magnetic pole." A. broadcast- hy Radio Moscow 3-Car Crash Injures Five Fivft were injured yesterday afternoon when three cars col lided on Highway, 101-A' the mam gate at the Naval Air Missile Test center. Joseph Bustos, 3C, South street and Delphino1 Salazar, 38, of 52S West street were treated for cuts and bruises at St.

John's Hospital. unaries Johnson, 50, of Ventura received a bruised leg and was examined at the hospital. tfismark Utto Beck, 61, am Verrilt Fant, 50, both of Ven Una, went home with minor injuries, The Highway Tatrol reported that a westbound car driven by Olin Armon Payne, 41, of 1205. North Birch street hit the rearl of a car driven by Mr. Beck.

Mr. Bock's auto collided "with tile rear of a third car driven by. Press-Cauriii' PhtrW Sec Wilson Claims Russia (sn't Leading in Arms Race WASHINGTON Defense! Secretary Charles -E. Wilson said today that Russia still does. not have an intercontinental tic missile in its arsenal andJias not jumped ahead of the United States in the arms race.

The retiring defense chief tok newsmen -after a farewell Con ference with President Eisenhower that Russia's successful launching of a 13,000 mile-an- Moorpark High Enrollment Hit By Flu Outbreak MOORPARK Moorpark in' -London said. thU wai learned tha short wave transmitter" aboard the The great influence oh.i'such thing3 as planning, for improved international radio communications and weather forecasting. There were these other developments: Whitney Matthews of, the Washington Naval Research Laboratory said in Cambridge, ThC United. Slates has tested itg own satellite and is ready to -launch it into space "right Frederick C. Durant, S.

vice president of the International Astronautics! Federation, said in Spain, that AND IT GOES ALL AROUNDSKY CLIFTON, N. investigating a reported ''Russian Satellite' an' 38-i inch basketball -bladder- "USSR." One end was marked "Upsky" and the other, "Downsky." the United States will launch a 8-potmd radio 'transmitting' satellite in November, -with th a. first "optically visable to be launched The United- States, is. ifeady to shoot a space rocket from a balloon oyer Eniwetok atoll In the Pacific to a 1,000 'to 4,000. miles as soon as wcither conditions are right.

This' rocket will not orbit the earth, sinco it is designed merely-to check such things as cosmic rays and gnetic field of the earth and then fall It has been long planned. P. Fokrovsky, one ot Russia's most eminent research- erg and writer on rockets and missiles, said in Moscow's gov ernment Izvestia today that "only a few years remain" before Soviet space shlpi can fly to the moon. Soviet Communist Party Chief Nlkita Khnistichcv boasted in Moscow that. the intercon tinental ballistics which the Soviets are believed to hava used shooting the sateillta into space it.

is "only one of tha many things we have" in speech hinting at other new weapons tha soviet arsenal. PRISONS LIKE BLOOD FOR TIME VENTURA County Jill prisoners are going for the idea of swapping a pint of blood for five days off their jail sentence, Inspector Wendell Lowry said' today that since tht Jaw allowing for reduction of sentencM went Into effect late this summer dome 73 pints of blood have given by prlsoneri to Blood Bank..