The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 8

4 The Times, Ssn Mafeo, Calif. Thursday, February 13, 1964' Ames Laughs Off Five Hours Spent at Gunpoint NORTH HOLLYWOOD. Calif. Ames slopped the car for a traf (AP.l Veteran actor Lcontfic light and seven police cars Ames, released after being held moved in. An officer 'pointed a and booked Lynn Wayne Ben ner, 21, of La Mirada.

on suspicion of kidnaping and robbery. arrested was Benner's wife, Patricia Louise, 25, who pieis'on of kidnaping Police quoled Benner as say "I was broke. 1 thought this was a way to clear up my bdls and have some money to live on." was waiting in a car parked four blocks from the Ames home. With her was their 3 year old daughter. She said she knew nothing of the plot but was booked on sus ipyi.it ror soar the suspect's head and he surrendered Police recovered the money ill an.

2 YEA $50,000 extortion altempl, laughed it off. "I've played a lot of these! parts before," he said. Ames, who also is a prominent auto dealer, his wife. Christine and two others were involved in the real life drama Wednesday that ended with the capture of a young mechanic who had fied with Mrs. Ames as a hostage.

She was released unharmed after police, directed from a helicopter overhead, surrounded the car. Ames, 61, plays in the "Mr. Ed" television "series and was a star in the series, "Life With Father" as well as many movies. He said the action, reminiscent of a gangster movie, started when "I heard the doorbell ring. It was just after a.m There was a young fellow standing there with a gun.

He said. 'Back up and shut "He said. 'This is a holdup and a kidnap. Don't try anything "I couldn't believe it. He said one false move and my wife would be dead.

"He asked for $50,000 within two hours. I pretended to be sick, thinking maybe 1 could get the gun, but then I realized that CONSTANT EARNINGS 4.90 was silly." When Ames told the man did not have 50.000, the suspect told him to contact his partner, Ralph Williams, and tell him to ACTOR AND WIFE TELL OF REAL LIFE DRAMA Actor Leon Ames of television's "Mr. Ed" show and his wife, Christine, (ell newsmen at their Norlh Hollywood, 52. Mm home last night about being held at gunpoint for four hours in a 50,000 extortion kidnap attempt that ended with the arrest of a young mechanic and his wife. iAP Wirephotoi MILLION TAL current rate per annum paid or compounded quarterly come to the Ames home for a business conference.

When Williams arrived, theii i Beatles Infest Carnegie Hall SSETS Speaker's Cup For Sclmelke By winning the speaker's cup at. the San Carlus Belmont Toastmasters' Club, 1 Sclmelke, 2330 Eaton Avenue. San Carlos, also won the opportunity to continue in the club's annual speech contest elimination now under way. The club meets each Monday at p.m. in the Community Church, Arroyo at Walnut, San Carlos.

Guesls are welcome. NEW YORK (UPIi Bach. Beethoven and Brahms will never sound the same again in gunman held turn, Ames and ins wife, and a house guest, Herbert F. Baumgarteker, 50, at gunpoint until nearly 10 a.m. when the Bank of America branch opened.

The gunman ordered Williams to get 550,000 from the bank in small denominations. "Bring it here by noon or I'll kill all three of these people," he warned. They sat in the Ames home, drinking coffee under Lhc watchful eye of the young man with the encked pistol, until Williams relumed with the money about 12:15. lie handed over Hie inonev. I Jfegj a pert usherette in a green uniform who selected her occupation because she likes classical music.

She said she thought the Beatles "are funny," hat she wasn't laughing. The Beatles performed twee, each time before audiences of which spilled onlo the stage. The first audience came with love offerings of jellybeans. Some of the jellybeans bopped a policeman who stood at the footlights. He didn't mind; he munched.

The second audience was older and included some ladies in mink, accompanied by husbands in frowns. Mrs. Rockefeller Attends Also (here was Mrs. Happy Rockefeller, wife of the New York governor who, April of joining the light to save Carnegie Hall, music lovers. The Beatles were there Wednesday night and ihey broke the ac nuslics.

Yop. Yes. Uh uh. The shrieks that met these four Englishmen piled higher and higher until Ihey wormed their way into the plaster. Probably next time music is played in Carr.egie a leftover howe! will be jarred loose and strike a first violinist.

Head for Miami Their damage done, the Beatles leave for Miami, Fla. today In tape one television show and prepare far a live one Sunday in living noise. Carnegie Hall, which opened on May 5, 1S01, has never heard 1 Hillsdale I 2650 South I El Camino Real I South Son Mateo 1 Phone Fl 5 8211 Main Office Third" Avenue arid El Camino Reoi San Mateo Phone Dl 2 2001 He didn't say he had notified police and that the place was surrounded by officers including one in a helicopter overhead. The gunman had Williams tie Antes' mouth, ankles and wrists, then locked Williams and Baumgarteker in the trunk of Ames' car. He ordered Mrs.

Ames to drive him in Williams' car after letting her put a coat on ever her housecoat and pajamas. Seven blocks away. Mrs. Carnegie from progress, had declared: 'The historic and cultural value of Carnegie Hall is such that it should not be permitted to be tor p. down, merely to make way for another office building." Mrs.

Rockefeller accompanied by a bevy of children, said she came because Wendy, her daughter by a previous marriage, was "just as excited as any child." Lj EPOSiTS MADE BY THE 10TH EARN FROM THE 1ST anything lifce it. and neither had DID YOU bAY THAT WISNOM'S HAVE A RANGE WITH AN OVEN THAT CLEANS ITSELF ELECTRICALLY? INDEED WE DID! No chemicals, no brushes, no scrapers! Just set the controls to the clean position on this new GE range and its oven CLEANS ITSELF! Come in and see it and find out what a whopping big trade you can ge4 from Wisnom's for that old range of yours with the oven that is so mean to i 2ND ELLSWORTH In Downtown San Moteo.