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9-2527 SECTION LOCAL CLASSIFIED VOL. LXXXVI SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1967 Timet Mirror Square, Los Angeles, Calif. 50053 625-2345 Police Officials Ask BAY or Help From Public Chiefs Outline Ways Enforcement of Law lis.i,s pm. si siiMiMSMfttMe mrnmff psf Viitill lliW I It il BASEBALL BUNNIES -Members of what has to be ohe of the most attractive baseball teams in the South Bay belong to the Bunnies. From left they are Sandy Hodges, Jo Ann Pickens and Elsie McHenry.

Weekly games attract large numbers of baseball fans and girl watchers. Times photos by Maxine Reams Centinela-South Bay Citizens Can Help in Although Mr. Average Citizen has occasionally been commended for his once-in-a-while aid to law officers in trouble, more often he has been roundly condemned for his lack of willingness to get involved in an emergency situation. During a recent South Bay robbery, a bystander nearly got himself killed when he ran to an empty police car to use its radio to call for help. The bandit winged the car with one shot missing the bystander but drilling a hole in the car's body.

But police, while lauding the efforts of citizens like the above, say that in the majority of cases, spectators remain just that spectators and can't, or won't do anything to help. Without exception, Centinela-South Bay chiefs of police ask that citizens at the scene of a crime or near an officer in apparent trouble call the police station for assistance. Chief of Police Jay Stroh of El Segundo emphasized the importance of remaining calm while getting the information to police headquarters as fast as possible. Just The Facts "Try not to exaggerate," he said. "Give all the facts as you see them much in the way a reporter might who, what, where and when." Chief Stroh also noted the importance of common sense.

"If circumstances permit, ask the officer if there's anything you can do to help; if not, stay out of the way." Hermosa Beach's Chief William Berlin pointed out that if a police radio is available, it would be the fastest way to get reinforcements. But Berlin, as did several others, pointed out the danger of using the radio. "Of course it depends on the circumstances but in many cases entering a police car and using the radio may mistakenly identify a citizen as a police officer and that could put him in danger," he said. "The telephone is almost as good if there is one located very near." Berlin noted that most police PRETTY FIX Women Softball Players Swamp Company's Call BY LEE BASTAJIAN; TimeStffWrittr EL SEG UNDO What to do with 300 female softball players This was the problem that faced management at International Rectifier after a call was sounded for enough women softball players to form a company team. Instead, more-than 300- of the firm's 800 female employes responded to the call, published in a depart mental bulletin.

"We Were overwhelmed," said Ralph Biggs, industrial manager. Frobem Solved But we solved the problem by forming a league," he explained. "Eight teams play Monday and Wednesday evenings at Recreation Park and they're really something to see." Biggs, a UCLA varsity baseball letterman in 1958, said the games have caught the interest of the townfolk as well as the firm's employes and that there's standing room only for every game. "The girls may Jack finesse but they make ud for it in other wavs he observed. "They have plenty of enthusiasm and they're easy to look fit The Bunnies, composed of office personnel and executive secretaries, are the glamour girls of the league, Biggs said.

Target fof Others "Some of them are former fashion models," he said. "For reasons only women would know; the Bunnies have become the team to the other girls want to pick them off." Because some of the women had never played softball and others hadn't played since graduation from mymmm ylMliillfi :0 y3vH radios are of the press-to-talk type and that all it takes to get in touch with headquarters is to press the microphone button and talk. "Just remember," he added, "that you have to let go of the button in order to receive." Other police officials point out that officers will welcome a verbal offer of help from a citizen in almost any case. Said a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman: "If, for instance, a police officer is in trouble and he can't get help, the simple offer of aid from a bystander could even help ease the situation by evening the, odds." But again, the officer warned against "jumping into a situation without thinking." "All it takes is a little common sense," he said. "I would feel a personal responsibility if a well-meaning citizen got hurt trying to help me." Full Credit Given The officer-gave full credit to a large number of Los Angeles residents for their, support i in past months.

He said the full cooperation of even more citizens "would help ease a critical shortage of police officers." Torrance's Chief Walter R. Koenig agreed that more and more citizens are "becoming involved" but pointed out the dangers of overinvolvement. "We can't ask any more of a person than that he use a telephone or a radio to call for help," he said. Koenig noted that the average citizen is highly unpredictable as well as being untrained and unprepared for police work. "Police officers will welcome simple assistance from spectators but I believe that most people are not ready physically or mentally to do the officer's work." Capt.

Kenneth Snover, commanding the Lennox Sheriff's Station, seemed to take a little different view. "If someone sees me in trouble at the scene of a crime I want him to get me help as fast as possible. If he Please Turn to Page 4, Col. 4 on residential streets, the complainants said. "They hit our block twice in the last six months," said Mrs.

Brewer. "Two of the windows of my daughter's car were broken. It was sitting right in front of our house. Our car had a hole in one window. It apparently was caused by a blast from a pellet gun.

A car down the street had a radio ripped out of it. Mrs. Brewer said she and members of the group favor paying a municipal tax, if necessary, in order to get extra police protection. What the group wants is more patroling of the city's streets, she said. Mrs.

Brewer said the proposal has the support of numerous residents of the city. "We talked to our friends and neighbors-before we started this and received assurance of their support," she said. "We believe the Please Turn to Page 5, Col. 1 li'i i yyysyyy 'S; Lavndale Residents Demand Additional Police Protection team gathers session. Others, from left, are Beverly Young, Elsie for a strategy McHenry, Sandy Hodges and Jo Ann Pickens.

p.m. and 8 p.m. Play in the league will conclude in late October. The teams represent various de- partments and play under such fanciful names as The Incredibles, The Wigglers, Hartman's Hippies, Sherman's Tanks and the Unbelie- vables. The Zener'etts and the Nevada-Center Tigers round out the list.

Although there wasn't room for all the womln who indicated an inter- est in softball to play, Biggs said to Open LAWNDALE The demand of a group of Lawndale residents for more police protection will be aired by city officals at 7 p.m. Monday at the Civic Center, 14701 Burin Ave. The meeting will be attended by Mayor Maurice Hooper, members of the City Council, City Manager Harry Bond and Capt. Kenneth Snover, commander of the Lennox Station of the. County Sheriff's Department.

The demand for additional protection was made in the wake of an alleged series of minor crimes and. incidents of malicious mischief in Lawndale neighborhoods. Presenting the demand were Mmes. Cecil Brewer, Roy Brewer, John Haney and George Reynoso. Roving bands of juveniles and young adults have smashed automobile windows, shot holes in automobile windows, smeared paint on garage doors and staged drag races 1 1 4 1 ilk.

2AJ A- fly'St'l Newest Junior College many of the others are holding jobs as scorekeepers or assistant mana- gers or are serving as cheerleaders, If there's a reason for the exceo- tional interest displayed by the women in the activity Biggs be- lieves it's possible industry has overlooked it female Pmnlnv in erl0kea lts emale emPloyes the Planning of recreational pro- grams t. Most of the activities are planned Please Turn to Pg. 4, Col. 1 KM rs -y. i.

i 1 A- yy.yy near. PRE-GAME PEP TALK The Bunnies around captain Hilda Brewer, center, i hlgh scho1 ld il Tas necessary to revamp the rules. There's no base stealing, for instance, even on passed balls. owners aren permuted to wind up or throw fast balls or curves. There's also free There's plenty of action, however, as few games have been of the low scoring brand.

One score, for in- stance, was 25-0-while another was 12-1L; Seven inning games are played at Though early enrollment figures indicate most of the students would be Negroes, "the people of the community feel very strongly that this -1 is not an, issue," Mrs. Hardy said. "They, don't care what the racial balance is so long as they something they can be proud in HOMEOWNERS ASK REPEAL OF LAWS -''-'it i 1 REDONDO BEACH--A drive" to repeal this city's uniform housing code and rubbish fees for single and double-family residences has been started by a group of homeowners here. Shelley F. Jones, group spokesman, said the plan: to circulate petitions calling for cancellation of the code and the fees has been endorsed by the Redondo- Beach Property Owners Assn.

6 to Los Angeles' newest junior college will open Monday, less than seven months since construction was started. Located at Western "Ave. and' Imperial Highway, Southwest Col- lege was authorized Feb. 20 with an interim budget of $2 million. Shortly thereafter, Dr.

John A. Grasham was named president and the job of creating the college was under way. Dr. Grasham proceeded with the selection of administrative aides and a faculty, the development of a curriculum and plans for the construction of an interim Although there's nothing fancy about the campus, consisting of 13 portable, wooden bungalows, the school is expected to attract 600 students, more than two-thirds of them'nonwhite. But Mrs) Georgianna Hardy, president of the Los Angeles Board of feels the curriculum planned at Southwest will keep the minority white, population from moving to other schools in the suburbs.

their own area. What they want is a good education for their young people," she added. are staffed for 600 day students and 200 evening students," Grasham said. "Registration figures indicate we will fill-the quota." The students, however, won't have rough it very long in the bungalow classrooms. Ready for occupation in the spring will be permanent facilities.

The Board of Education has authorized the expenditure of $935,000 for buildings. Eventually; more than $20 million will be spent on development of the campus on a 69-acre site. As for the curriculum, Mrs. Hardy said the college will offer a "great variety of classes." The board president said Southwest will be offering some courses "not offered at any other college" and that she is "quite sure that students from rail parts of the district who want to take these Please Turn to Page 3, Col. 1 I amm yi-y j1 i SOUTHWEST COLLEGE Student Wendell Phillips gets acquainted with a trio of instructors during registration at new college." From left, Phillips, Ber nard Van Vlaenderen, Miss Lois Franke and William Mulholland.

The city's newest coHege will open Monday, Sept. 11 at corner of Imperial and Western. Timn photo 4.