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2--San Mateo Times Monday, March 12, 1956 Miss Truman To Be Married (Continued From Page 1) served successively as senator, vice president and President. Later, she achieved worldwide recognition as a radio and television singer and performer. She made her television debut in 1030 and recently was under contract to the National Broadcasting Company. Daniel was born Sept. 19, 1912, in Zebulon.

He was graduated in from the University of North Carolina and since then has been a newspaper and news agency reporter, editor, columnist and war correspondent, A few hours later. Miss Truman, 32. and 43, happily met the press at her residence here in the Hotel Carlyle. They said they would be married sometime in April in the Trinity Kpiscopal Church in'Independence, Mo. The smiling couple told reporters i that they had met in November and Daniel proposed in January.

To Set Date Later "We're going to be married sometime after Easter in the church where I used to sing in the choir," Miss Truman said. "We'll announce the date Miss Truman appeared radiant and did most of the talking. She was dressed in a black suit with a large black velvet collar. Her fiance, known as one of the best dressed bachelors in. New York, was attired nattily in a midnight blue double breasted Mr.

Truman's press conference followed a Weekend visit by Misi Truman and Daniel to Zebulon, N.C., where he introduced her to his parents. His father is a druggist. They returned to York today amid rumors of romance and everyone took it for granted that Mr. Truman's pres-s conference was to announce their engagement, although the couple themselves refused to comment. Father Is Happy Mr.

Truman announced it in a prepared statement, smiling broadly as he read. But he refused to answer questions. "You had better ask our daughter." he said. Miss Truman and Daniel immediately called in reporters and photographers. Miss Truman wore a diamond solitaire engagement ring which Daniel said he gave her "about 10 days ago." He went shopping for It 'by himself, he said, "because Margaret Truman shopping for an engagement ring' is too conspicuous." Asked if she would continue her career, she looked at Daniel and said "He hasn't put his foot down yet." She added that she had some television commitments she would have to fulfill.

Leonard Wilson, above, 20 ear-old University of Alabama sopho- mo "from Sdrna? was expelled from the university today in action stemming from student rioting against Aulherine Luce, the school's first Negro student. Wilson, a heated advocate of' agrcitation, is shown as he spoke before students last month. University trutecs said he was expelled for his part leading rioting and for "unwarranted and outrageous public attacks" on school officials. (APJWirephoto). Aoto'FIight' Proves Fatal (Continued From Page 1) the Sequoia hotel, Redwood City, was employed as a bartender at the Pioneer hotel restaurant in Woodside.

Another address in his personal effects showed residence at 19 Moss street, San Francisco. Officers Ted Lydon, John Pawson, and Walter Earth reported they had to work 20 minutes to extricate the fatally injured man. A tow truck had to pull the jammed vehicle back out of the trees before officers were able to open the door on the driver's side to remove the victim. Physical evidence bore mute testimony the high rate of speed traveled by the vehicle. One witness, Carroll Heicu of 20 Bradford avenue.

South San Francisco, a truck driver narth- bound on the Bayshore, told police that when he first spotted the car it was traveling 70 miles an hour and then picked up momentum cs it began its fatal course. Stock Market NEW YORK stock market advanced today on heavy volume, but extent of the rise was modest. Most gains and losses were small, but the rise went to around 3 points at. the best, while losses beyond a point were infrequent. Trading came to estimated Belmont Boy Held in South A 19-year-old Belmont youth has been arrested in San Luis Obispo on'charges of kidnaping and forgery following a telephone tip to police from a "girl friend" of the suspect, the Associated Press reports.

youth, Robert Taggart, said to be a Belmont resident, is being held for Monterey authorities. He was armed with a .45 automatic pistol when officers, acting on the tip from a.girl at Shell Beach, 15 miles south of San Luis Obispo, located him today. Authorities said Taggart was charged with breaking into the home of a Monterey -widow last February and, at gunpoint, forcing her to sign four checks, amounting- to $208. Tben, according to officers, he made her go with him.to Monterey stores and cash them. The widow, Mrs.

Ancena Oyer, was returned to her home unharmed and the man fled in his Police said the 1956 model a car she js the widow of a orm was virtually demolished. Funeral services will be held 8 p.m. tomorrow, from the Wayside chapel of Patterson and O'Connell. Interment will be private. Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Elizabeth Quock of San Francisco.

He was a member of the Bartenders' and Culinary Workers' union, local 340 of San Mateo. Waldum, a freight agent for 3,000,000 shares. Railroads were outstanding at times, and oils and radio-televisions were highly favored by buyers. Coppers displayed some wide gains. Moderate losses cropped up in the motors, steels, rubbers, and the Dow-Jones stock averages: 30 500.S4.

up 2.40: 20 railroads 155.84 UD 0.85; 15 Utilities 67.47. UP 0.41:- 65 stocks 171.51. up 0.91. FolJowlns are Standard Ji Poor's c.os- inir stock Indexes '1926 CQtmls 100) 50 -o 20 90 Rails Utlls stocks X.173.8S Western airlines at Mills Field, told highway patrolman Harold Varni he was driving his sedan south on Skyline west of Belmont i when the auto went out of con! trol on a curve and plunged off the roadway. Waldum said he regained consciousness at 3:30 a.

m. and saw that the car was lying on its side against a tree. The tree provided a precarious prop for the car. he said, and it appeared that it might Indus Todav Yesterday aso Month UKO Year aco Hlch '55-56 494.49 19 106.73 137.5H 370. 105.SO 13C.33 305.77 99.72 132.53 340.03 126.J6 2S4.4: 137.54 370.8:.' 80H 47U Low -55-56" .355.23 87.22 122.46 274.57 new hlch) CloslnE prices New York Stock F.N- chanue Mnrch 12.

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He then gingerly crawled out of the car and made his way to the roadway where he hailed a passing motorist. The motorist, who was not identified, drove Waldum to the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Waldum, at 2647 San Carlos avenue. San Carlos. Mrs.

Waldum called the San Carlos police department and the call was relayed to the lighway patrol office. Varni said Waldum could not remember the exact spot where the car had left the road. Varni went to the highway and finally found faint tire marks leading off the roadway about a mile north of Ralston avenue. Waldum was examined by a private physician who said he suffered bruises, a chest injury and possibly fractured ribs. He was to be admitted at Mills hospital today for a thorough examination.

Dorothy B. Bishop, 44, of 269 Village way. South San Francisco, and her passenger. Mabel Elkins, 73, of San Francisco, sustained minor injuries at 6:30 pjn. yesterday in an accident on Canada road one mile north of Edgewood road.

Redwood City. Highway patrolmen said the car went out of control, struck the bank on the left side of the road, veered to the other side and overturned. The women were released from Sequoia hospital after treatment of minor injuries. John W. Salter, -46, of 816 Cedar street, Redwood City, was held in Sequoia hospital today for observation of injuries suffered in a two-car crash on Bayshore highway near Fifth avenue.

Redwood City, Saturday night. er sheriff of Monterey county. Killer Says Shot Accident (Continued From Page 1) however, entered the chest the heart and caused injuries from which MacDougall died three hours later. The district attorney pointec out that Erittain Saturday hac not mentioned any threats from MacDougall and had said that he had brought the gun with him because he Intended to go target shooting in Millbrae. Brit tain admitted drinking two double shots of whiskey before he took a taxi to the MacDougal' Sorenson said.

Rites in Utah for Funeral services will be hel later this week in Logan, Utah, fo Clarence Howard Wade, 71, of Lo gan, the father of Mrs. Walte Armstrong of Burlingame, wh died Saturday at 'the Kaiser Foun dation hospital in Oakland after suffering an apparent heart attack A. retired farmer and a native Iowa, Wade had been visiting rela lives here for two months when stricken. In addition to his daugh he is survived by his widow- Lena; two other children. H.

Wade of San Francisco and Mrs Dan Cox of Plattsmouth, Neb. lour grandchildren, Mrs. Georg Loone and Mrs. Charles Wentlan of San Mateo, Miss Jean Collin of Biehrut, Lebanon, and Richar Collins of Plattsmouth, and four great grandchildren. Local ar rangements are under the dircc lion of the Crosby-N.

Gray mortuary of Burlingame. The population of West Berlin is growing rapidly, with the last census recording over 2,000,000 inhabitants. Stcona ATO. san Ukteo Oalu. Ente'ed as -Class Matter at ol San Matteo.

under Act Much 3. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier month By Carrier (Annual In AtJvanct) IIS BJ Man (PwubJi auarterli la Atrraseel month Stucle Daily Centt Younger Raps 'Booties' Autos California automobile dealers have been suffering greatly from "phantom freight" charges, Rep. Arthur Younger of Snn Mateo told a -senate subcommittee last week. Representative Younger testified before the'subcommittee on automobile marketing practices of the senate interstate and foreign commerce which is currently holding hearings on problems in the retail automobile industry, Freight overcharges made by the automobile manufacturers have caused many of the evils in i Representative Younger said. It has bean the practice of auto manufacturers to charge rail freight as though every car was shipped from even though many cars are assembled on the West Coast and vcn though truck transport is ften used.

"Phantom freight" has been a ause of "bootlegging," Reprc- entative Younger said, which is he selling of supposedly new cars an unauthorized dealer. He stimated that 50 percent of the ars sold by bootleg dealers in California have been driven cross the country with discon- iccted speedometers and are not new. What automobile dealers need, Representative Younger told the ubcommittee headed by Sen. A. S.

Mike Monrpney is he elimination of "phantom reight," "territorial service ad- ustments," a revised factory 1 dealer contract and a uniform dealer price. S.S.F.Duefor Big Industry (Continued From Page 1) as a result of this development will be disclosed at the -meeting. The evening program also will include presentation of the an- lual man of the year honor to jne 'of the county's top 'industry men. The award is presented annually by the Wells, Fargo bank. The county's newest industry--Guittard Chocolate company--also will be honored.

The association president announced today that a limited number of dinner tickets will be made available to the general public. Arrangements may be made by calling the association offices in San Mateo. Chamber For School Bonds (Continued From Page 1) posal warranted our immediate attention in the interests of Burlingame school children, and the future of Eurlingame." "Nothing could cripple the growth of this city more damagingly than failure of our schools to keep pace with a population increase such as the one now underway in the Mills Estate," Plagmann continued. "We cannot threaten our future by allowing PINBALL CRITICS PLAN TO QUIZ WHITMORE REDWOOD CITY, Mar. Earl Whitmore's offer to meet his critics face-to-face has been accepted by the women's clubs representatives who are demanding repeal- of the county's pinball machine licensing ordinance.

Mrs. H. J. Broderson, chairman of civic affairs of the Palo Alto Woman's club, said she and a delegation of women will be present at 2 p.m. tomorrow when 1 4 tit i i ir i i the high standards of Burlingame Whitmore makes a report to tne classroom training to slip, because of overcrowding and lack of facilities.

Education is progress, and we hope to keep Burlingame out in front." Plagmann pointed out that of equal importance is bond's reconstruction-plan to bring existing school buildings up to standards within legal structural requirements for fire, panic and earthquake safety. The $965,000 bond provides for construction of a new elementary school on the Mills Estate; four new classrooms for the already overcrowded intermediate school, and alterations to five schools no onger complying with stale safety acts. A proposed increase in the J1.41 permissive tax limit to a maximum $1.90 rate will appeal- on the same ballot. This possible ceiling on the elementary school tax will be in effect for a five year period to meet administrative and maintenance demands in financing the education program. Increased assessed of the Mills Estate is expected to ease the present tax strain at the end of five years.

Only a 28-cent hike of the maximum 49-cent proposed increase is expected on 1956-57 tax bills. county board of supervisors on the pinball situation. Whitmore last week condemned the tactics of the women in their antipinball crusade, and said he would welcome their presence at board meeting. 'I will be glad to answer any questions they may have," the sheriff said. GreeksDemand Action by U.

S. (Continued From Page 1) Organization and Greek-Turkish Yugoslav Balkan defense pact. General Strike NICOSIA, Cyprus W--A spontaneous general strike spread like wildfire throughout Cyprus today, virtually paralyzing all business on this British colony island- in the eastern Mediterranean. Shops, banks and schools were closed in protest against Britain's exile of Archbishop Makarios, leader of the. union-with-Greece Burned Fighting Bedroom Blaze (TimfS County News Service) REDWOOD CITY, March Redwood.

City man. suffered burns on his left hand early today when he attempted to extinguish a fire which did an estimated $200 damage to the bedroom of his home. The victim, Dino Romano, 61, of 180 Central street, was given first aid at the. scene by Fire Chief Joseph Lodi. Firemen were investigating today to determine cause of the fire, which broke out at 6:38 a.

m. and destroyed the bed and bed clothing in the room. The home is owned by Louis J. Romano. 5.

M. Girls Win Nurses' Caps A record 43 girls were capped in traditional ceremonies marking their first six months of training a the Mount Zion School of Nursing Friday evening at 8 p.m. in the nurses' auditorium. Among the. girls who were capped were Patricia Bickel of San Mateo, and Linda Hammond Abortion Jury Being Chosen (Times Redwood City Bureau) REDWOOD CITY, Mar.

12-A jury was being selected here this morning to try two abortion charges against Mrs. Alta Anderson ol Colma after it was revealed that her daughter, Mrs. Mae Rodley, who had been a co-defendent, will testify against her mother. A motion-made by Defense Attorney Conrad Reisch to separate the trial' of the two women because. Mrs.

Rodley was to be a witness for the state was granted by Superior Judge-Murray Draper. A second motion for a continuance of the trial, made by Reisch on the ground that he. was unprepared to defend 1 Mrs. Anderson, was denied by Draper. Reisch had attempted last Friday to win a delay, contending that Ivan Sperbeck of Oakland was supposed to have been Mrs.

Anderson's trial attorney. That mo- ion was denied by Superior Judge Edmund Scott. Attorney Keith Sorenson approved the motion to separate trials today. It Is expected that Mrs. Rodley will not be tried.

The two women were arrested November 15 and charged with performing an illegal operation on a San Francisco housewife. A second grand jury indictment was ater voted against Mrs. Anderson. Both 'have served prison terms on convictions of abortion. British troops wielding batons dispersed a small crowd outside the Phaneromeni Church in Nicosi after the crowd had stoned a patrol car.

The British threw a cordon of soldiers around the church. Troops In Street Another group of 200 demonstrators was dispersed without incident near Metaxas Square. British troops patrolled the streets of this tense capital. In Athens, the Greek governmen: banned mass meetings called for today in protest against the depor of Archbishop Makarios ti and Linda Lester, Bruno. both of San Previn Named Music Director for Oscars HOLLYWOOD W--Andre Previn MGM composer and conductor, was named today as music director for the 28th annual Academy Awards show March 21.

He'll be aided by Murray Gerson, also of MGM. The' world's largest privately owned gun collection and western art exhibit are located at Claremore, Okla Reds to Get 'Truth Drug 9 LONDON" UPt Britain is sending two tons of pentotbal- an anaesthetic sometimes used as a "truth the Iron Curtain. Arrangements for shipment to Prague were disclosed at London. McManus HARDWARE Fireplace Ensembles 40 OFF SCREENS ANDIRONS WOOD BASKETS McMANUS HARDWARE 146 SOUTH BLVD. VUKOVICH MONUMENT FRESNO B)--The City Commission gave the Fresno Hot Stove League the go-ahead yesterday to erect a monument to the late Billy Vukovich at Memorial Audito remote Indian dcean island.

The Greek ministry third graf TA32 under Athens dateline New Stores on Fourth Avenue (Continued From Page 1) it is in violation of the city ordinance code, according to inspectors, in that it allows unhealthy, unsafe conditions to exist, making the premises dangerous and untenable. Sheds on the premises also must be removed, said Bader, who noted the property has been the subject of repeated inspections by h'is department The owner originally was notified in mid-February to abate by March 7, arid when he neglected to do so was advised that condemnation proceedings would be instituted. The owner now has received 10 days' notice of hearing and the matter will be taken up before the San Mateo city council next Monday, March 19. At. 'that time the council can grant an extension or pass a resolution' ordering the building to be' torn down.

Bids wofild be called for the demolition 30 days' after adoption of 'th'e resolution. The building is also located next to the new Carlson's book store. "We have a good question for he sheriff," Mrs. Broderson said oday. "We want to know how it that in his six years in sffice he has not confiscated a ingle" machine in the county.

Sheriff Melvin Hawley. of Santa Clara county, who has been in office for only 15 months, has confiscated 33 machines." Scheduled to be read at the hearing tomorrow are letters rom the Redwood City Ministerial association supporting the antipinball drive, and from the woman's club representatives, roundly criticizing Whitmore because of his stand in the matter. The sheriff and chiefs of police agreed at a recent meeting that linball machines are not a se- policing and should not be banned. Whitmore will report on this meeting and will tell other results of his in- to the board tomor- ow. The sheriff said' he will tell the board the of a telephone poll of members of the Redwood City Woman's club.

The survey, Whitmore said, was made to determine if the majority of club members supported the stand taken by its leaders. Illinois Farmer Shoots at Judge BAY- CITY, Mich, ffi--A shotgun blast fired at close range, narrowly missed Federal Judge Frank Picard as he presided at a trial here today. FBI agents, seized Stanley Wloch, a 58-year-old farmer whose suit to recover a farm from his divorced wife had been dismissed by Judge Picard. The pellets missed the judge's head by inches and imbedded themselves in the stone wall back of the bench. DEATH CLAIMS J.

Z. BEATON REDWOOD CITY, Mar. 12 -Jewel Z. Heaton, 59, of 2S7 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City, died at his home Saturday afternoon. He had lived here for 15 years and was a member of the Operating 'Engineers union, local No.

3, Redwood City. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Yevone Heaton, Reno; three sons, James. Laurence and Robert Heaton, all of Cupertino; and a daughter, Mrs. Marlys Nelson, Auburn.

Services are pending at the Crippen and Flynn chapel, City. Talk of Third Party Heard (Continued From Page 1) cision by the Supreme Court outlawing segregated public schools. No specific courses of action were spelled out. Read to Congress Sen. George (D-Ga) and Rep.

Howard W. Smith (D-Va) arranged to read the statement today in the Senate and House. Among other things, it declared the Supreme Court's integration decision to be "a clear abuse of power." It said the justices used "naked judicial power and substituted their personal political and social idea for the established law of the land," and continued: Creates Chaos "This unwarranted exercise of power by the court, contrary to the Constitution, is creating chaos and confusion in the states principally affected. It is destroying ie amicable relations between the white and Negro races that jave been created through 90 years, of patient effort by. the good people of both races.

It has slanted hatred and suspicion where there has been heretofore friendship and' understanding. "Without regard to the consent of the governed, outside agitators are threatening immediate and revolutionary changes in our public school systems. If done, this is certain to destroy the system of public education in some of the states." Kefauver Out Of the 22 senators from the states represented, 3 did not sign the manifesto--Senators Kefauver (D-Tenn), Gore (D-Tenn) and Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex). "I just don't agree with it," Kefauver said.

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