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PRIMARY ELECTION SET TUESDAY GITY SECTION A Nwpptr fof Ian rnardlne County County Focuses 'Sets World Puts It Out Forest Service On Then One Killed, Nine Hurt in 17 May 30, 1948 MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES TO HONOR CITY'S WAR DEAD Special Ceremonies Will Be Held Monday Under Auspices of Veterans' Organizations San Bernardino residents will join with the city's veterans' organizations and auxiliaries in honoring the war dead at two Memorial day ceremonies tomorrow. By RALPH W. DAVIS JR. The U. S.

forest service sets the world on fire then puts It out. That's what It did for three days last week set blazes then worked like all fury to subdue them. It was all part of the service's annual fire fighting school, held at 'the Los Flores ranch near Hesperla. The school Is held each year during this period, Just prior to the opening of the San Bernardino National forest's high hazard fire season. However, that's not all the 70 forestry department employes division of state forestry workers, and members of the area's fire districts did.

They studied all phases of the fighting of fires from line location and construction to mop-plng-up the dying embers. The school was held under actual emergency conditions, 'the foresters "roughing It" on the camp site. The program opened Tuesday with the workers studying driver training, line location and Thousands to Visit Resorts In tAountains Thousands of Southern California motorists, In the holiday exodui, yesterday began crowding Into San Bernardino mountain resorts for the extended Memorial day week end. Because of the forecast for nearly ideal weather, the vacation spots are expected to lure a record crowd of motorists for the three-day holiday, which officially opens the summer season in the mountains. Heavy travel on mountain highways, beginning Friday night and continuing all day Saturday, was reported, and resort owners said nearly all accommodations were taken.

Temperatures In the mountains and at the desert and a are expected to be slightly over normal for this time of the year with sunny weather throughout Southern California through Monday, the weather bureau announced. All available state highway officers will be on duty during the holiday to patrol the crowded roads and highway officials urged motorists to use caution In driving. MOVING? rilONE 251-63 EXPERIENCED FURNITURE MOVERS Economy Transfer Co. Anywhere Anytime 7(1 -'ft jn 1 JSS11 -V I TlAv "Vx. Major Interest On Two Issues Races for Congress, Supervisor Hold Voters' Attention San Bernardino county's biennial primary election will be held next Tuesday, with an estimated 50,000 voters expected to go to the polls.

Voters will Cast ballots in the congressional, assembly and super visorial races and electors of the two major parties will select new central committees. But interest is chiefly focused on two matters, They are: 1 A five-way sorambla for the twenty-first district Repub lloan congressional nomination. 2 The Inuo of whether tome 92 per cent of the oounty will be left without direct representation on the board of supervisors. FOUR REPUBLICANS Four Republicans are battling for their party's nomination to congress. They are Lowell E.

La-throp, San Bernardino a'uorney who was defeated by Congressman Harry R. Sheppard in a close race two years ago; C. Burton Thrall of Colton, county superintendent of schools; William D. Keller, Lancaster justice of the peace, and Frederick Rose of Fontana, operator of a Pomona plumbing concern. The Democratic incumbent, Representative Sheppard, is also a candidate on the G.

0. P. ticket Three of the Republican candidates, Mr. Lathrop, Mr. Thrall and Mr.

Rose, have cross-filed on the Democratic ticket to oppose Congressman Sheppard. Howard G. Louks, San Bernardino retail clerk, is unopposed for the Independent Progressive party's nomination. The early edition at the Los Angeles Sunday Times which arrived in San Bernardino last night endorsed Mr. Lathrop for the Republican congressional nomination.

MANY FAVOR DORAN The hot issue of the primary election, however, lies in the first supervisorial district. Pointing out that the desert section of the first district embraces 92.87 per (Continued on Page 26, Column 1) Mayor Asks Display Of National Colors On Memorial Day Mayor James E. Cunningham yesterday urged all San Bernar dino residents and business estab lishments to display the national colors In observance of Memorial day. "Please join with millions of patriotic Americans throughout the country in paying respects and tribute to those gallant sons who gave themselves so generously that we might enjoy the fruits of their efforts," he said. "May we never forget the great sacrifice those boys made on the far-flung battlegrounds all over the world which made America the greatest country of them all." Notice Through an error In an advertisement In the Barstow Printer-Review the San Bernardino Sun Is listed as having endorsed William D.

Keller for congress. The San Bernardino Sun has made no such endorse ment. It was explained by a member of the Keller committee that the advertisement should have listed the San Fernando Sun, which has no connection with the San Bernardino Sun, The Sun Company. construction, crew boss training and sector boss training. On the following day, driver training was continued, supplemented by one-man controlling and suppression of fires, pumper training, Job Instruction training and defining the "rules of the game." The school was climaxed Thursday afternoon by demonstrations by fire crewsv Blazes were set and then turned over to the crews.

A typical scene found them battling with a fire, fanned by winds. They surveyed the situation, then spread out and confined the conflagration by clearing a break around It with axes and shovels. With the blaze restricted and burning out, they put on the finishing touches by mopping It up, with the same shovels and axes. After all crews were well heated and smoked out by the fires, the forest service called It a day and broke camp. Addresses by Norman J.

Far-red. forest supervisor, and Wal- (Continued on Page 26, Column 2) Civil Service Examination This board will conduct examination for superintendent of shop maintenance eligible list. All applicants must have resided within the city limits at least one-(l) year prior to examination, and be between the ages of 35 years and 55 years of age. All applicants must have proven ability of supervision and years experience In the automotive trade. All applications must he on file with the city clerk by June 1st, 1948, at the close of business.

CIVIL SERVICE BOARD CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO J. HOBART CLARK Secretary and Chief Examiner FOR RENT On lovely stream, 1 mi. above Arrowhead Springs Hotel, Waterman Canyon. Shady, quiet, secluded; modern 4 rm. furn.

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before 10 A.M. TOP SOIL $5.00 Per 5-yd. Load in City DECOMPOSED GRANITE For Parking Lots and Driveways For Sale, Delivered Excavating, Grading, Landscaping Garden Tractors and Lawn Renovators for Rent F.H.A. Terms on Landscaping FREE ESTIMATES WENNERMARK KERN 799 Base Line Phone 762-59 Traffic Crashes One Driver Held on ManslaughterCharges After Fatal Accident One man was killed and nine other persons injured, two of them seriously, in a series of accidents in different parts of San Bernar dino county last night. James R.

Gordon, 47, a building contractor of 13393 Herron avenue, Burbank, and widely-known in the Big Bear area, was fatally injured when his pickup truck was hit by another truck on the Johnson grade about 10 miles east of Lucerne. Driver of the other truck was Herman Mathews, 39, of 521 Eighth street, Victorville. According to Chief Dep. Coroner E. P.

Doyle, who investigated the accident for Coroner R. E. Williams, the Mathews truck tore off Gordon's left arm and inflicted serious head injuries. He bled to death before aid could be summoned. California Highway Tatrol Officers Gaylor Strom and John K.

Wood took Mathews into custody and issued a citation charging him with manslaughter. Mrs. Mathews, a passenger in her husband's truck, escaped in jury and Mrs. Gordon, traveling with her hus band, was given emergency treat- ment for slight injuries. Killed in County In the county Highway jn Beri ous condition was S4 s.me Date j0hn Mendoza, 52, of 1430 King street, San Bernardino, whose left hand was virtually severed and who sustained possible inter nal Injuries when he was run down in the pedestrian crossing zone at Sixth street and Mt.

Ver non avenue at 10 o'clock last night by a hit-run driver. Also in serious condition at the hospital is William C. Delphin, 60, of 416 Wall street, Los Angeles, injured in a crash on U. S. Highway 66 near Helendale at 8:45 p.m.

In other hospitals with less serious injuries were the following: Odis Davis, 38, 487 Sunnyside avenue, San Bernardino; Mr. and Mrs. David Hicks, same address; Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Scott, 47, LaJolla, and H.

B. Okey, 60, La Jolla. DRAPES CORNICE BOXES 2698 Arrowhead Phone 2-5305 FERTILIZER For Lawn and Garden 100 lbs. Vigoro $4.00 COOLEY HARDWARE 3R3-3S9 Third Street 1197 Street rhone 2107 Phone 231-91 "Idle Money Earns" 3ryf Interest 0 Compounded Semi-Annually at FIRST THRIFT of San Bernardino E1S Base Line, San Bernardino 213 South Sierra, Fontana "OUR 26th YEAR" GIFTS FOR GRADUATION Parker and Sheaffer Pen Sets 6.50 up Eaton's Stationery Boxed or in 0pen Stock (Never a Problem to Match) Only 1.00 Barnum Flagg Co. 439 Court Street 442 Third Street Phone 2165 AT PHONE 291-62 officer for the forest, uses a flame thrower to set the brush land ablaze.

No sooner was the fire blazing merrily, however, when along came suppression crews and kicked the daylights out of It. This Is shown In the lower picture, with Horace Jones, left, and Ed Moran In action. The truck driver is Henry Guerrero. THIS FIRE IS JUST FOR PRACTICE As part of their training for the coming summer season, fire suppression crews of the San Bernardino national forest attended a three-day school at Los Flores ranch near Hesperia. Among other things, the crews set fires and then put them out.

At the top, Walter Puhn, fire control Retail business establishments, banks, schools, and public offices-will be closed for the holiday. Leonard Armstrong post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct a special memorial serv ice at 2 p.m. today in the veterans plot at Mountain View cemetery. The first of Monday's two ob servances will be held at 10 a.m. in the Municipal auditorium and will feature an address by the Rev.

Boyce Van Osdel, pastor of Calvary Baptist church. William H. Krips, commander Coors to Be Placed National and post colors of all veterans' organizations in San Bernardino will be placed on the stage of the Municipal a i Hum for tomorrow's Memorial day rites and post representatives are requested to have the colors and stand holders at the auditorium by 9:30 a.m., announced Chair- man William M. Poffenberger. of the American Legion Post 14, will be master of ceremonies for.

the memorial event, and the program will include songs by Miss Gwendolyn Roberts, recitation of President Lincoln's Gettysburg address by Terrence DeBeal, past commander of the Guy Wynton Morris American Legion post, and reading of Gen. John A. Logan's orders by Mr. Krips. Mayor James (Continued on Tage 26, Column 1) BARBER SHOPS WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY Glen Farloy Scc'y-Treas.

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T. WIDMEYER. Rep. Phone 3-0388 or 4-9284 NEW CAR? No, Just a Silk Enamel Paint Job (Formerly at 1221 St.) Coupes (32.50 Sedans $35.00 Reasonable Body and Fender Repair Drive In for Free Estimate 1092 'i Street Phone 81-0284 Traffic Laws To Be Enforced Mayor Orders Curb On Holiday Motorists Calling attention to last year's) outstanding three-day holiday traffic record, Mayor James E. Cunningham yesterday Instructed Police Chief Daniel G.

Murdockj and his officers to rigidly enforce traffic laws during the Memorial day holiday. The mayor requested officers to place special emphasis upon speed, reckless driving, and failure to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians. "Your department handled three-day holiday traffic on two occasions last year, and performed most outstandingly. I urge you to stress the importance of a safe, sane holiday by rigidly enforcing the law," he said. Councilman in Hospital Elmer Hoien, San Bernardino city councilman, is in Loma Linda hospital undergoing medical treatment.

Hospital personnel described his condition last night as good. New officers of the board of directors of the American Red Cross San Bernardino chapter will be elected Wednesday when board members meet at 4 p.m. at the chapter house, 646 street, announced Chairman Robert Neu- man. At the same time, 10 board members will be chosen to serve a three-year term; 10 for a two-year term, and 10 for a one-year term, he said. Selected to serve on the board as replacements of retiring members are Mmes.

Soren Christensen, Nora Parker Coy, H. C. Prentice, and Messrs, J. Clifford Lee, William R. McCook, and Dr.

Merle E. Cosand. Members who have completed their terms are Mmes, J. C. Smith, P.

R. S. Aubyn, S. Wesley Break, and Messrs. E.

D. Franz, Clarence Gurr and John L. King. Civil Service Examination This board will conduct examination for fireman in the fire department eligible list. All applicants must have resided within the city limits at least one year prior to examination, and be between the ages of 21 years and 35 years of age.

AppliT.tions must be on file with the city clerk by June 1st, 1948, at the close of business. CIVIL SERVICE BOARD CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO J. HOBART CLARK Secretary and Chief Examiner Add on to Your Present Budget with NO INCREASE IN PAYMENTS UPHOLSTERY SEAT COVERS Convertible Tops Complete Interiors Designed All Work May Be Added to Your Budget No Car's an Old Car When Harmonized at San Bernardino Valley's Largest Automobile Sealer AL HARMON 635 STREET PHONE 7253 Distributor of Dodge, Plymouth and Dodge Trucke SERVICING ALL MAKES OF CARS AND TRUCK3 Other board members are Mmes. Rov Lincoln. Gabrielle T.

Mul- vane, Olive Palmtag, H. J. Wilder; Messrs. Raymond J. Doyle, James A.

Guthrie, Melville D. Harris, Earnist McCook, William H. Meyer, Robert Neuman, Chester Nuckolls. John M. Oakey.

Gordon W. Park, George C. Perry, W. 0 Schultze, Joseph W. Snyder, Ellis L.

Spackman, Everett H. Swing, Arthur W. Walker, William J. Walmsley, Judge Martin J. Cough- lin, Dr.

Elsie Gibbs, Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym, and the Rev. Lawrence J. Weinert. EAGLES CAFE 455 Street ENJOY A DELICIOUS MEMORIAL DAY DINNER WITH US Closed Sundays COCKTAILS MOTEL Foothill Hiway 66 All New.

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M. IT IS A PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE AS ADDITIONS TO OUR STAFF WILLARD A. BATZLE C. KENNETH EILER NICHOLSON'S rMy Mother Told Me lo Be Honestr Junior High School Girl Finds Money Lost in Freak Mishap That $20 bill which took wings Thursday afternoon has come home to roost. The homecoming was brought about by a Junior high school girl's honesty and through a story In The 8un and Evening Telegram, Ted Watt, 16, lost the twenty while riding his blcyole through the Intersection of Eighth and street on his way to pay an account for his parents.

A gust of wind swept It out of' his hand and Into the radiator grille of a northbound car. Thoroughly disappointed, young Watt took his troubles to The Sun-Telegram and a story describing the freak mishap appeared in the two papers. Betty Nichols, 14, of 379 East Sixteenth street, read the story and Immediately called young Watt. She had found the bill Thursday afternoon. While riding with her mother she had seen It lying In the gutter on street between Seventh and Eighth Ted insisted that Betty take a $3 reward.

A student at Arrow-view Junior High school, the said simply, "My mother always told I me to ba honest." 639 THIRD STREET Certified Public Accountant (Wisconsin and California) CEMETERY BOUQUETS' REASONABLY PRICED Save Money Cash and Carry FLOWER PHONE 82-1439 HOUSE OF FLOWERS CORNER HIGHLAND AND STREET OPEN SUNDAY TILL 3 P. M. ATTENTION SERVICE STATION Third st CLOSING OUT INVENTORY AT COST ALL GAS, OIL, TIRES. BATTERIES, FIXTURES AND CERTAIN GASOLINE STATION EQUIPMENT HURRY! IT WON'T LAST! JAMES A. GORMAN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT TAX COUNSELLOR 317 ANDRESON BLDG.

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