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278 Telephone Your Order DI 3131 or EM 8 0429 A HOME OWNED NEWSPAPER "XXP tWItED AWpAS5QClATED FBESS DIRECT. WIRES SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1955 ABBOTT DRINKING BOUT TOLD Times Cover Man Runs Oregon Motel NEARLY HALF INCH OF RAIN FALLS SUNDAY Week end rains throughout San Mateo county hiked rainfall totals for the year, but every station was still running substantially behind last year's figures at a comparable date. The mountainous southern region of the county reported the Health Office Waits Report On Efficiency Quiz By VIRGIL WILSON (Tmti Rtd wood City Bur nn) REDWOOD CITY, Nov. 21 Leaders in the field of health in San Mateo county are keeping close tabs on the conduct of an efficiency study the county health department. The final report by a team of efficiency experts, due December 15, could have far reaching repercussions.

The apprehension of local health leaders stems from their knowledge of what happened in Marin 'county when the same team of experts made a study the Marin welfare department. 5c PER Ike Goes to Camp David GETTYSBURG Ml President Eisenhower motors to Camp David in the snow covered Catoctin Mountains, today for on expanded meeting" of the National Security Council. ft is his first meeting with the nation's top defense planning group since before his SerA. 24 heart at lacj Guests by Helicopter President, arranged to make the 22 mile drive with Allen Dulles, head of Central Intelligence Agency (CI.O, and CoL A'n'dre'w Goodpaster. White House, stall secretary'.

The White House said Dulles had some CIA matters to take up with the PresidenL enroute. Most of the regular members of the Security Council, including Vice President Nixon, flew from Washington to David by helicopter. Dictates Letters Eisenhower spent the morning dictating letters at his downtown Gettysburg office. Mrs. Eisenhower left their farm a short time before that for Washington, where she planned to remain overnight attending to some housekeeping NSC members who also are heads of government departments wcrej remaining overnight at Camp David for a Cabinet meeting to i morrow.

Share Cabin Sharing the President's cabin with Eisenhower were Nixon. Secretary of State Dulles and the President's Gen. Howard M. SnydA. Eisenhower drove from his farm home to his offices in the Post Office Building at 9:45 a.m.

for two hours" work in advance af his departure for Camp David, Matean Hurt In Fatal Crash Miss Norma Hage, 39, 244 West Thirty sixth avenue, San Mateo, librarian at Dalmo Victor plant in San Carlos, was reported in critical condition at Wheeler hospital in Gilroy today followi ing a three car collision at Pa checo Pass Saturday afternoon, in which two persons were kiiled. The accident occurred six miles east Gilroy" in Santa Clara county. Miss Hage's mother, Mrs. Gil bert Hage of Arcadia, said her daughter was en route here when the fatal crash resulted. She said 'that she was told by COPY PER MONTH Downed Lots of Whiskey Day After Killing Tavern Keeper Testifies at Resumption of Trial.

Today OAKLAND OP) A Trinity county bar who said Burton W. Abbott s'pent'most of April 29 drinking to worth of 90 proof "bourbon highballs was' used by the prosecution today to strike anew at the main alibi of the accused kidnaper murderer. Abbott. 27 year old University of California accounting student, has said he was in Trinity County the night of April 23. The Stephanie Bryan, 14, disappeared that day on the way home from school in Berkeley.

The Day Alter But when the prosecution asked Delbert Cox, grai'haired owner of the Wildwood' Tavern in Trinity County, when he first saw Abbott at the tavern in 1955, Cox said; was April 29." Abbott has insisted he was at the tavern the night of the 28th. as well as the afternoon of the 29th. He says he left his Alameda hojne, en to Trinity County, about 11 a.m., 'April 2S; almost five hoiirs before Stephanie was last seen by a schoolmate. No Corpus Delicti The defense, citing previous cases, insisted, strongly today that the testimony of Cox was out of order because "the corpus delicti has not been Dist. Atty, J.

'Frank CoaWey retorted: "The corpus. delicti' will.be established in no uncertain terms." Judge Charles' Wade Snook overruled the "defense objections. The prosecution said the testimony of 'Cox was intended to be another link in the charge of kidnaping. Earlier, testimony was intended to show that Abbott was in the Berkeley area at the time Stephanie vanished on' her" way home from school. Crude Grave Her body was found in a crude grave on a hill near mountain cabin, not far from the Wild wood Tavern where his drinking was described by Cox today.

Over defense objections, Cox testified that never before had he seen Abbott' drink so heavily as he did that April 29, a date on which the prosecution' contends, Stephanie already was dead and possibly in the nearby crude, shallow, hillside grave. Switch lo Bwze Cox said he had known Abbott since "about 1953." Until April 29, he continued, he had never seen him drink anything but beer. But an the date in question, he testified, Abbott drank bourbon high bulls at the rate of one every 1(1 or 15 minutes from 2 p.m. until the tavern closed about midnight. Cox said Abbott did much of his drinking while talking to a mill Turn to Page 2, Column 2) take the guesswork.

out of giving records! GIVE THE SELF SELECTION GIFT CERTIFICATE only Utl0 or GIVE THE GLENN MILLER ARMY AIR FORCE BAND GIFT CERTIFICATE for only. mn Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Huher of Gave Junction, Ore. Hubcr gained considerable fame when picture of lum as an imantrymaii on Corrigedor reading a copy of the San Mateo Tunes, appeared on the cover of Yank magazine during World War The Rubers now operate a motel at Cave Junction.

Month THREE SECTIONS At the lime Ruber was an infantryman with the Twenty fDurth division and the United States was at war with Hub.er now lives a. fairly quiet but active life with his wife, Joan, and. their 5 year old daughter, Pauline. He operates, alone his father, Werner, the Forest Lodge motel, just outside Cave Junction. When he isn't doing chores around the motel, he turns his energy to his' jot? as scoutmaster of Boy Scout troop No.

20. There are 30 boys in the (Turn to Page 2, Column 3) iRome Confirms Papal lsion VATICAN CITY WV Thc Vatican announced today that Pope Pius XII saw a vision of Jesus Christ during the most critical moments of his grave illness last winter. The recovery of the desperately ill pontift began soon afLer. The announcement was made by Luciano Casimtri. chief of the Vatican press office, upon authorization of, the papal Secretariat of State.

The secretariat normally would make such statement only with" the pcrsonal authorization of the Pope. Casimiri told newsmen that they could state that "responsible Vatican circles'' confirm the report of the vision published last week in Oggi I Today), the. largest Italian weekly magazine. A press office communique said it was authorized to confirm the Oggi report on the vision. "The holy father is perfectly sure he saw Jesus it was no dream in that moment (on Dec.

1954) he was fully awake and clear minded. "On the following day, when it' seemed there were no hopes left. when the world's newspapers al ready had been circulating with forecasts of a forthcoming grave catastrophe, the ailing Pope start sd to improve in such a sudden manner that many people consid ered it a miracle." Forecast Is for Fair Weather SAN FRANCISCO UP) California's skies were Clearing today and the Weather Bureau said it should be fair tomorrow in most sections of the state. The northern' third was clear early today except for some flurries of snow above the 4,000 foot level in the Siskiyous and the Sierra. of a to be on in at FORTY FOUR PAGES Soviets Attack West Before Indian Solons New Eielhi Legislators Told Russia Battling for World Peace NEW India UP) Soviet chiefs Nikolai Bui ganin and Nikita Khrushchev owned a 'double barreled' attack on the, West in the Indian parliament today.

They told the more than 700 members, in the presence of Prime Minister Ncllru, that Russia was united with India in an "unending battle for peace." Rap Wftst Both critjtciied the West nn grounds it was. "attempting to follow policies based on a position of strength." Soviet Premier Bulganin and first Communist Party Secretary Khrushchev are here on a good will visit expected to last mare, than two weeks. At a slate banquet last nipht, Nehru warned them not to expect that' their good will invasion would lead India into the Communist bloc. Bluntly, he said India "in no camp and no military al lianec." Policy of Peace "The foreign o. union is a policy ana friendship hetween''SaUons7 Bul ganin told Parliament members, who frequently applauded.

"The people of the 'Soviet' Union' feel a deep respect for the Indian government's efforts directed 'against a policy of creating military aggres sive alignments and tor the defense collective peace." Atoms Threats Khrushchev "We can not close our eyes to the fact that the spirit of Geneva causes indi gestion to certain persons. Certain circles in some states are still try ing to follow the notorious policy of from a position of strength, of threat.5 by atomic weapons which is a disgrace to modern civilization," The prospect of Russian assistance to India's industrial development appeared to be emerging as the leading topic. during the Soviet leaders visit. They brought, up the subject for the third day in ad dresses to a children's meeting earlier loday. Khrushchev told the children they must help India industrialize rapidly and increase agricultural production quicks and that in this they could count on the help of Russian youth.

Up to 'Youth "We old men have got together and now it is for the young boys and girls to continue that mend siiip for generation after genera )n," he said. At private luncheon, informed sources said Nehru and the two Turn to Page 2, Column 5) Abortion Case Before Jury REDWOOD CITY, Nov. 21. As sistant District Attorney Howard Hartley said only one indictment will, be sought at a special meet it the county grand jury to night. District Attorney Keith Soren son and Hartley will ask the jury vote an illegal surgery indictment against Mrs.

Anderson. Whether an indictment will be oted against her daughter, Mrs. Mae Rodley, Hartley said, will left to the discretion of the jury. The two women, both of whom have served prison terms for abortion, were arrested last week charges that they operated an illegal surgery mill at the' Anderson home at 590 Washington street Colma. Hartley said witnesses tonight ill ineludi the San' Francisco housewife whose statement to authorities led to the arrests.

The woman said she developed com plications an operation the Anderson home. Upon her recovery, she told her story to police. Other witnesses tonight will in clude two cab drivers who. are expected to. give corroborative 'Hartley said' and two San Francisco police inspectors.

Teen agers at Napa Admit Killing Inmate Boys Smothered and Sat on Teen ager Until He Was Dead NAPA (LP) Three boy inmates of Napa" State Mental hospital admitted today, they strangled 13 year old boy in his ward bed, deputy sheriff Joe Meyer reported. The boys were 12, and 14 years old. The victim was Robert R. Yarak of San Jose, who was dead Saturday night in a ward housing about 35' boys. The 14 year old boy today admitted he was the instigator of the assault and said he did it because "Bobby reminded me of my father and mother and I hated both of them." Suffocation Caused Death He.

said he recruiter! the other boys and they went to Robert's bed where smothered hirn with blankets and sat on his body. The. 14 year old said he also strangled him with his hands. Coroner' Charles Vurch'ell said an autopsy today revealed the death was due to suffocation, but' that he had. not been.

able, to' determine if it was manual strangulation or duestjthe fact blankets, had been' held" over the youngster's head far more. than 10 minutes, Dr Theo K. superintendent of the hospital, said the three boys had been n'nder investigation immediately following the discovery of Robert's Miller said Yarak suffered from schizophrenia. said the illness left the boy unable to Robert's death brought to three (he number of persons connected with. the state hospital who have been involved in murder in the past four month n.

On August 15, Walter J. Moore, 48, was, stabbed, to death while he slept by a fellow inmate, Chris Zervaf, 61. On July 31, David. R. Petri, 68, Walked off the hospital grounds and bludgeoned his wife, Gertrude, 56, to.

death at their Napa home. Both Zeraf and Petri were adjudged insane and. committed to the maximum security hospital at Atascadero. Yvonne de Carlo Weds Rob't Morgan HOLLYWOOD HPi Actress Yvonne dc Carlo. lor years Hollywood's most glamorous spinster, married actor Robert Morgan in a surprise ceremony at Reno, her studio announced.

The 33 year old glohetrotting film quec and Morgan, a stiuit man and supporting player whom she's known for five years, eloped iq the gambling city after finishing a picture at Universal International studio, "Raw "I'm getting married because now I know what I want from life from a man who will be a lifelong partner," Yvonne said before the ceremony. Wife's Hand Caught In Electric Mixer SAN CARLOS, 21. A San Carlos housewife suffered lacerations of her fingers, shortly before noon today when her right hand became entangled in the whirling blades of an electric mixer she was using to beat a cake frosting. It took the efforts of a fire department rescue crew to free the hand of the victim, Mrs. itooert Schmid.

788 Tamarack avenue. She was taken to Sequoia hospital by a poiice patrol car ior emergency treatment. Firemen had to use a bolt cutter to sever the main shaft of' the. beater. Three Arrested As Nylon Bandits SAN FRANCISCO CUP Robert MeCann, 20, California Youth authority parolee, confessed to beiiig one of the "sheer bandits who robbed three small hotels here last week, police said today.

McCaan was arrested last, night along with his 19 year old attractive blonde wife, Vickii, and ex convict, Richard Blake, when were spotted driving, a stolen car. heaviest rains an the week end, almost a half inch, snd north Coastside residents were hit by a heavy downpour late yesterday, although an exact measurement was not available. Behind Last Year Despite the substantial south end rains, thai area was running far behind its 1954 rainfall. Firemen at the Sky Lor.d'a station said that .47 of an inch was recorded in the 24 hour period ending at 8 a.m. today, bringing the seasonal' total to 3.16 indies.

Both figures are tops for. the county, but it is still 2.63 off Sky Londa's reading of November 21, 195 1 Other rainfall figures reported for the week end were .23 at Mills Field, .25 at Woodide .15 in San Mateo, and 'in Redwood city. San Mateo most approximates' year's measuve I his; l'83 a ear'ago oh "in is' date. Traffic Rerouted rains caused some traffic disturbances Juni pero Serra boulevard and! automobiles hail, to he rerouted to El Camiho Real. The closure was caused by mud.

slides from the Rollingwood subdivision between Mickey boulevard and Sneath lane. Conditions on the road were reported normal again this morning. Minor slides also were reported on the Coast highway, but there was' no detouring traffic. Fair Tomorrow Some 90,000 spectators at Saturday's Big Game at Palo Alto were blessed with clear skies and the weatherman, now turning his attention to Thanksgiving, gave no immediate warnings a storm on its way. His forecast for tonight and tomorrow was "mostly fair" and he predicted slightly cooler weather with a low of 40 tonight and a high of 61 tomorrow.

2 Gunmen Rob Sailor, Girl (TUnc CouiUjKcin Senict) DALY CITY, Nov. 21. A sailor and his girlfriend were stopped on Coast highway near Thomson Beach by two gunmen last night and robbed of $45, police reported. Wilburn Bayne; 18, a sailor stationed at Hunters Point, told police he was driving on Highway No. 1 with his companion, Diane Frost, 16, of 41 Mjuirwood drive, when they were flagged down by two youths dressed in dark clothes near the entrance to Thornton Beach.

As Bayne slowed down, one of the young men jumped on the running hoard, shoved a gun through window and commanded, 'Pull on to the beach parking lot," The other jumped on the passenger side running board and displayed a similar weapon. In the parking the first bandit ordered Bayne to throw his wallet on the ground while the other gunman took the girl's purse. Eayne had $45 in his wallet There was no money in the girl's purse. The thieves cut the gasoline on Bayne's car before fleeing. They were described as 1.7.

or 18 years old. short wearing, dark clothes. Late Race Results GOLD HD DSSESONG 11.20 The northbay study resulted in a recommendation that 11 members of the department be 'dismissed. Question of Understating A different situation exists in San Mateo county. The Marin welfare department was admittedly over staffed.

In San Mateo county the question is whether or not the size of the public health staff will be increased. Last, spring Harold D. Chope, 'county health director, asked the board 'of supervisors to 7proviae me j.aoo at coumy budget. for five additional clerks About the same time, there was a demand for'an increase in the county's public health nursing staff. Manager E.

R. Stallings did not approve Dr. request. He recommended the hiring of one new 'clerk and asked the board to approve a survey of the department to determine if the other "positions were Survey Ordered "I wanted to be sure we were getting maximum production front our present staff before adding more1 help," Stallings said. The board hired the industrial engineering firm of Ernst and Ernst to do the survey for S15, 000.

which was allocated from funds of the public health assistance act. There has been considerable criticism of taking money from that source, which is normally ear marked for the iealLh department building fund. Stallings. however, defended the allocation. "It is a special state subsidy for the improvement county health services," he said.

"That is exactly what we are trying to do with the money." Meanwhile, Dr. Chope said he has heen forced to use higher paid personnel, such as nurses, to do routine clerical work. When a request for additional public health nurses was submitted io the board of supervisors, Stallings pointed out that part of the time of the present nursing staff is used in clerical work. The Ernst and Ernst study is going into the field of public health nursing. Nursing Staff Inadequate At present, there is one nurse for each 15,000 population in San Mateo county.

The national average is one per 3000 population. Dr. Chope said an adequate staff for San Mateo county lies somewhere between the two extremes. The Ernst and Ernst staff is (Turn lo Page 2, Column 2) Rumblin; Quake Hits Boulder City BOULDER CITY, Nev. fUP A rumbling earthquake awakened Boulder City residents yesterday' morning.

Windows rattled and homes and buildings rolled gentiy but no damage was reported. The tremor occurred about 4 a.m. and laste'd for seven or eight seconds. It was not felt in nearby Las Vegas. Notice to Subscribers If you do not receive jour copy of the San Mateo Times, please call the CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT, DI 3 1831, before 7:30 p.m.

and a special copy will be delivered to you. Subscribers in So. San Francisco, San Brano and Redwood City please call ux "TOLL FREE" at Enterprise 1 1285. CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. (U' Ralph Hubcv looks and acts pretty, much like anyone else in this tiny community of some 300 persons near the Rogue river on the fringe of the, redwoods.

But he has one distinction. He's Cave Junction's only cover man," Hubec "made" the cover of the April 6, 1945. edition of Yank magazine. The picture showed Hutxrr sitting in a foxhole on Corregidor island in the Philippines reading a copy of the San Mateo Times. Marie Dionne Seriously 111 MONTREAL Hi Quintuplet Marie Dionne today was reported seriously will with pernicious anemia.

The 21 year old girl, who ha' been studying for religious orders. was brought here by a nurse last week to Notre Dame l'Esperance Hospital from Quebec City's convent of the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament. Two other of the four surviving quintuplets, Cecile and Yvonne, (Turn to Page 2, Column 4) Thanksgiving At The Villa! lf' a tradition to take, the family to the Villa for delicious Thanksgiving dinner! Why bother with all the fust of dinner at home make your reservations now! For rirvqion 5757 authorities that a car driven by a 21 year old San Jose State college student, who was subsequently killed, sought to: pass another auto on a sharp curve on the two lane road near Soap Lake. Mrs. Habe's mother said her daughter saw the oncoming car on the left side of the road and swerved but could not avoid a head on impact.

The auto following her also was unable to avoid the collision and rammed the Hage car on the side. Miss Hage was taken unconscious with head injuries to Wheeler hospital. She is reported as having received several broken bones, including a jaw fracture, according' to her mother. Hage was reached at her daughter's apartment in San Mateo She. said Miss Hage, former librarian at Monrovia High school, had just booked passage on a ship to South' (Torn to Page Column 8) OPtN THIS FRIDAY fVININO.