Wilmington Daily Press Journal from Wilmington, California • 1

I nnnn IP mm Ml JV IP f0 iMi uwuuuu JJU il Unique-Shaped Pipe Laid pw9dl JOURNAL WILMINGTON WEATHER Generally celar today, tonight and Tuesday, but early morning early- fog along the coast Tuesday. Warmer today with the high near 88. cSlABLISHED IM Published at Wilmington, California, Monday Evening, New Series: Vol. 7 No. 315 Contest Determines Winning 1 i rrttB'jmTHM fmn.v una LONGEST SECTION OF WATER MAIN ever to be installed in'one piece by the Der parrment Water and rower, this U-shaped pipe 375 feet in length, part of a new' 1 16-inch main being laid across Cerritos Channel to Terminal: Island.

U-Shoped Pipe Installed Per Copy United Press Leased Wire HAEUNDE, Korea, Tuesday, 17 (UP) The Eighth Army's biggest ammunition (lump went up in a series of tremendous blajsfs yesterday, killing one American soldier, injuring 28 and leaving two missing. Flames still raged out of control early today, 14 hours after the first blast. Rockets streaked high in the air with arching trails of flame. Explosions so tremendous they rocked tank bulldozers mingled with the steady clatter of smaller explosions from bullets and shells. United Press Photographer Jim Healy said some of the blasts looked like "miniature atom bombs." "Hundreds and hundreds of tons of ammunition arrr blow-'' ing up out there right now, looking like nothing I ever -saw before.

Concussions rocked me like a huge blast of wind. "Pieces of shrapnel the size of a typewriter came spinning through the air and the road where my jeep was parked was littered with stuff." Between 20,000 and 30,000 Koreans were evacuated to nearby Pusan. Three Koreans were injured. Twenty-four of the injured Americans were returned to duty and four taken to hospitals. Slight headway was made by fire fighters who maneuvered tank-bulldozers around the edge of the dump, throwing up firewalls of earth.

But it was impossible to bring the flaming mass of shells, bullets and rockets under control and officers said (hey thought the fire would have to burn itself out. Brig. Gen. Edward Lastayo, commander of the Second Logistical Command at Pusan, said the firefighters were working at "considerable personal risk." He said he would recomm'end all of them for decorations. RIDGWAY IN ROME ROME.

June 16. (UP) Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway arrived in Rome today under an unprece dented guard of 50,000 troops and police who had orders to crush mercilessly any Communist demonstrations. The angry Reds charged that the government had put Rome in a "state of siege." BANK DEBITS Bank debits for Wilmington for June 14, as reported by Wilmington Clearing House Association: $1,471,801.77.

1 Yank Stilled, 28 Hurt Across Cerritos Channel The longest single section of pipe ever to be laid by the Department of Water and Power, part of a new 16-inch water main across Cerritos Channel to Terminal Island, has been successfully installed, the department reported yesterday. The U-shaped section, 375 feet in length, is an under water detour. Its unique shape was made necessary because the pipeline runs along the Henry Ford Avenue drawbridge and that section of the bridge which is raised June 16, 1952 Speakers Nine Hurt In 3-Car Crash Nine, persons were under treatment today in Torrance General Hospital for injuries received in a three-car collision. Police said two of the cars crashed head-on yesterday and a third vehicle then smashed into the rear of one of the other cars. Driver of the third auto, Ross Harbough, was uninjured.

Those injured in the first car driven by Francisco Franco, 23, of Tijuana, were: Francisco Mu-rillo, 23. of Tijuana; Pascquel Vargas, 23, of Lomita; Henry Lu-jan, 21, of. El Mcnte; Rufino Ru-balcaba, 22, of San Diego; Tony Sanchez, 21. of Compton, and Victor Lopez, 23, also of Compton. Charles.

E. Seitz, 41, of Lawn-dale, was injured in the second car, driven by Marvin L. Andrews, 33, of Culver City. Roth drivers were treated. MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN, Mrs.

Margaret Cooper, mernber of the Harbor Junior College speech class, and member of the Harbor Speech Club, won the Wilmington Toastmaster's speech contest and is pictured receiving a trophy from Max Ferguson, governor of Toastmasters' Area Nine, and past president of the local club. In the picture from left to right: Dr. Allan, San Pedro Toastmasters' Club; Dwight Garner, instructor in Press-Journal Pnoto and Bngravmti speech, Harbor Junior College; Sterling Simms, vice-president, Wilmington Toastmasters' Club; Dennis Koch, president, Wilmington Toastmasters' Club; Max Ferguson, Wilmingtojl area governor; Margaret Cooper, winner; Ed Anacher, San Pedro, lieutenant governor, District I David Davis, San Pedro, second place winner; Phillip Alison, Los Angeles, third place winner. Margaret Cooper Wins Harbor Speech Contest Mrs. Margaret Cooper, speaking on "American Salesmanship," won the Toastmasters' speech contest held at Harbor Junior College.

David Davis placed second, and Philip Alison was third. Other strong competitors were Bianca Detert, Catherine Lund, and Jerry Savage. These students are all from the college speech classes and are members of the Harbor to permit passage of large ships must be left free of obstructions. Assembled on a wharf at Long Beach, the pipe section was trans-' ported by barge to the place of installation. There Jt was lowered into the channel, about 55 feet deep at that point, until the base of the section, 235 feet long, rested on the channel bottom, and 70-ft.

upright arms, one at each end rose above water for attachment to the pipe line. Flexible slip joints, which link the arms of the to the elevated part of the water main, permit both horizontal and vertical movement of the pipe. The U-section was assembled and installed by Smale Robinson at a cotnract price of The new pipe line, to be in service by the end of the month, will be one of four which supply industries and military bases on Terminal Island. It replaces a cast iron main which had required frequent and costly; maintenance Because of strains exerted by the gradual subsidence of the Island. 2 Ships Manned iy SUP Woman Tills Police Of $2,500 Loss A' VVi'miiigion woman has told police she was bilked out of $2,500 by three men at Ihe Plaza 534 Broad avcnu-, Wilmington where she is a desk clerk.

Lola Spring reported one of the men, whom she identified as Joe Long, talked her into cashing a $2,500 check on the pretext he was not known in this area and could not get it cashed at bank. Miss Spring said Long I old her he was expecting a $2,500 -cabhj ier's check. She added she drew the money from the bank, gave it to Long and his two f.ncl then, suffering some qualms over the transaction asked for it b-idu She said Long refused to give it back and threatened her if she. Decame insistent. Miss Spring, said she had known Long for some lime as he had been a frequent guest at the hotel.

Officers are investigating. Red Prisoners To Be Moved KOJE ISYAND, Korea, June 10. (UP) Brig. Gen. Haydon L.

Boatner, commander of Koje Island's prisoner of war camps, has decided to move all Chinese Communist prisoners of war from Koje to the Korean mainland, it was announced todav. Boatner will move against Compound 602, which holds the Chinese, and two other compounds, C03 and 96, at 6 a.m. tomorrow. No resistance was expected. "Thfrf roh my neoltlent tr rovorii.

thin week." i.H-t-: i.iki-: thai- i Heavy Flow Of Traffic, 10 Treated No serious highway injuries or 'fatalities were reported here over the week end as heavy traffic rolled over harbor district roads on the way to and from area beaches. However, police reported 10! persons treated at Wilmington Emergency Hospital for minor cuts, scrapes and bruises resulting from two collisions. I Sustaining injuries were Rod-rigo Huerta, 44, of Torrance; Mildred Haggenmacher, 28 of 630 Flint avenue, Wilmington; Jerry N. Vlaskovich, 18, 1474 1st street, San Pedro; Neil L. O'Keefe, 24, San Diego; Arthur J.

O'Keefe, 5S, San Dieco: Vera O'Keefe, 57, San Diego iiso uuaiea were lon- nusso, 18, 1631 S. Mesa street, San Pedro; Anthony Klarich, 18, 522 18th street, San Rudy Morris, 18, 230 17th street, San Pedro and Tom Dabra, 17, 929 S. Centre street, San Pedro. Huerti and Mrs. Haggenmacher were hurt in an accident in which Huerta's auto collided with one driven by Coleman W.

Haggenmacher, 31, of 630 Flint avenue, Wilmington. The two cars collided on Anaheim street near Island avenue at 5:35 p.m. Sunday. Huorta was booked by police on suspicion of drunken driving felony. The other injured persons were all hurt in a accident in which an auto driven by Vlaskovich collided with one driven by Neil O'Keefe at the interesction of Pacific Coast Highway and Vermont avenue late Saturday night.

i 7 on JUNE 16, 1952. Random thoughts: Mrs. Barbara (Bobo) Rockefeller asserts that she is going to find it rather difficult to educate and provide for three-year-old Winthrop, on only $1,000,000, Hie amount by Winthrop, on the son. there are millions of mothers in U. S.

A. who'd like to find themselves in similar "financial difficult ies" trying to bring up a voung three-year-old with only 81,000.000 on "hand of Changing Times: 1932: vvhere'd you get the new shoes?" 1952: "Hi Kid, when did you get the new Caddie? Looks just like .1948: "MacArhtur for Hearst newspapers. 1952: "No military man should be Words in effect, credited to Gen. MacArthur, now beating the drums for Sen, Taft. of which proves that it depends on where you sit and when, just how things look and shape-up.

Men, like the times, change to meet prevailing modes and styles from dress to politics. SHIPPING According to reports from Washington, American shipping is about shipwrecked for the simple reason that it is faced with tough foreign competition and a U. S. maritime policy that is "confused, disillusioned and These are harsh, if not brutal continued on page 3 UMJ if i ft Speech Club under direction of Dwight Garner, speech Instructor. 1 Mrs.

Cooper, who lives in San Pedro, is the mother of three children and divides time among Ihe responsibilities of wife, home maker, active college speaker, and honor student. Judges of the contest were: Max Ferguson, Governor of Toastmasters' Area nine; Dennis Koch, President of Wilmington" Toastmasters' Club; Sterling Simms, Vice President Wilmington Toastmasters' Club, Ed Anacker, Lt. Governor of Toast-masters' District one; and Dr. Allan, member of the San Pedro Toastmasters' Club. The contest, held each semester, is sponsored by the Harbor Area Toastmasters' Clubs.

Trophies provided by the sponsors consist of an individual cup that becomes the personal property of the winner and a school plaque on which the names of winners are inscribed. SAN FRANCISCO, June lfi. (CD The striking Sailors Union of the Pacific will man one ship out of Seattle today and another from San Francisco tomorrow in answer to requests that the sailing of hoth vessels was of an emergency nature. The SUP yesterday approved the sailing of the freighter Sel-dovia from Seattle to carry supplies to Sitka, Alaska. Alaska's Governor Gruening requested tlv sailing after the town of 3,500 reported food supplies had dropped dangerously low.

Tomorrow, the striking sailors will sail the American President Line's President Cleveland to the Orient. The Cleveland is carrying priority passengers, many of them wives and children of servicemen overseas'. In negotiations aimed at settling the coastwide walkout against the Pacific Maritime Association, it was reported that both parties were still deadlocked. The union is asking a 5 per cnnlinucil on puge 3 Unarmed Swedish Plane Shot Down By Russians STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 16. (UP) Two Russian-type jet fighter planes shot down an unarmed Swedish Air.

Force flying boat over the open Baltic Sea today. Its seven crewmen two suffering from bullet wounds were rescued by a German freighter. The attack shocked and angered the entire nation. The government, in an unusually stern note, charged flatly that Soviet planes made the attack on the unarmed plane. It demanded punishment of the attackers and measures to prevent a recurrence, and asked a prompt reply.

Newspapers called the attackers "Russian pirates.".