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I Sunday, March 15, 1939 Treasury Department Certificate Presented Brussels Sprouts Committeemen Include SC Men Hawaii's Statehood Is Evidence Of US Intent Four Still Are Missing In Fire -In Home For Aged Aurora, 111. W) Four men were still missing Saturday as investigators probed charred wreck aged of the Jennings Terrace Home for the Aged in the wake of a fire Friday. Five residents of the home and a fireman injured in the blaze re-maincd in a hospital. Eighty-eight survivors, most of them women, settled temporarily in an old VMCA building. Dr.

Allan Filek, regional state health officer, disclosed that the home had been denied a state li-cense to provide convalescent nursing care in 1958 and 1059 because of fire hazards. When the fire broke out, workmen were in the 101-year-old building installing a $17,000 fire sprinkler system. Authorities are convinced the missing men died in the building. The elevator operator recalled taking the men to the first floor for breakfast and returning them to the fifth floor later. 1 "'mi ii i i i i Czechs Show Two Women As US Spies' Prague W.

Czechoslovakia security police called a news conference and introduced two women Saturday who said they were sent here to spy for the United Staffs. The women Identified themselves as Ludmilla Vogel and Cora Strauch and said they were West Germans. They were brought before a group of sports writers here covering the ice hockey world championships. Both women said they were instructed by the American counterintelligence corns in Munich to come to Czechoslovakia on the pretext of watching the matches of the West German ice hockey team. They said they were told to spy on military installations and were promised unspecified sums for their information on their return.

Both read their statements from prepared manuscripts. Mrs. Strauch, of medium age, ar i -nr v. Ity J. M.

Roberts Associated I'rcss News Analyst Sixty years ago the United States acquired two territories in the Pacific, one through war with Spain and one through politics. That was 31 years after the purchase of Alaska from Russia. The acquisition of the I'lilllp-pines, "000 miles west of America, and Hawaii, 2000 miles west, caused nervousness Among Eu-ropcan colonial powers which were still trying to consolidate their Far Eastern empires, and Japan which was just emerg-ng as a power in international affairs. The United States, through Its traders, had already begun to expand its importance in the Far East Her voice was being heard ever more loudly in the constant battle among the Europeans for ascendancy in China. But the United States denied any intention of becoming an imperial power, and kept her word.

Hawaii and Alaska are now ftates, or at least Hawaii will be after completion of formalities. The Philippines is an independent republic. Hawaii was held off for years mi -v TO CUSTOM BUIIT Wc Have Freelance writer Harold Coffin of 181 25th avenue, Santa Cruz, right, receives a special United States Treasury Department certificate of appreciation for his participation on an eight-man committee which has advised the secretary of the ti ill i. I jj Blue Baby Still Is Doing Well After Surgery Chicago (-TV-Little David Stewart of Sharp Park, was reported doing well Saturday in Children's Memorial hospital where he underwent heart surgery Thursday. A hospital spokes an said the 29-month-old boy's i from surgery was being aided by an oxygen tent and intravenous feeding.

David was born with a transposition of the main vessels of his heart, which caused a "blue baby" condition. Surgeons used a vein graft to reverse the flow of blood in a set of small veins leading to his heart. His skin assumed a more normal pink color after surgery. Residents of the San Francisco Bay area raised almost $10,000 to help his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Stewart, with the expens es of the trip to Chicago and the operation. SnOP IN THE GREATER SANTA CRUZ TRADING AREA said in a trembling voice that she has a child and regrets having carried out "unfriendly acts against the Czech people." Both said they were given notebooks to write down infnrma. tion in invisible ink. Mrs. Vogel said sne also was given a camera.

A Czech journalist in charge of the conference said hnth vutri apprehended soon after arriving nere. The journalist said the two women would be expelled from Czechoslovakia. Kwajalein May Be Missiles Research Site Washlnetnn ilPi Th Armv plans to begin construction July 1 on Kwajalein island in the Pacific of "certain activities" related to research and testing of antiballistic missiles. spokesman said Saturday. Up to now the navy has maintained a station on the island which is heine ahanrinnpri th spokesman said.

lie said tne armv nlans tn main- tain a force of annrnximatplv mnn men at the site, of which about 40 will be military personnel and the rest civilians. Additionally, he said, the civil. an force is being required to sud- port a continuing military air transport facility on the island. 10 ARE HURT IN AUTOMOBILE RACE Wasco (P) A snppd pnntpst hp. tween two cars in Wasco Friday resulted in a spectacular smashup in which 10 persons were injured, two critically.

Seven were chil dren. Bank Of England 'Symbol7 Is Sacrificed In Touching Rite because of American domestic politics, the fear of Communist infiltration from Asia, and the desire of some business inter-est to escape the responsibilities, expenses and possible restrictions which might be produced by statehood. Not until the islands cave the Democrats control of their legislature did the southern bloc in congress cease its bitter opposition to what meant the admission, before, of two new Republican senators. The Communists will, of course, seek to exploit Hawaii's statehood as proof of America's expansive and imperialist intent. The obvious happiness of the Hawaiians themselves, however, seems likely to stand as a testimonial before all of Asia of the good intent of the United States, and a welcome sharing of her strength.

Masonic Luncheon Club Hears Santa Cruz Artist Twins David and Dennis Redmond, identical twins of Santa Cruz now majoring in commercial art at San Jose State college, told the Masonic Luncheon club at the Palomar hotel Thursday about their recent trip to Europe. They made sketches and paintings of various scenes in different countries, many of them on order before they left for Europe. They also illustrated their talks with colored slides, as well as 'with some of their original sketches and paintings. From today to March SO, they are having an exhibit of their paintings and prints at the Aptos Beach inn. Luan or Ribbon MAHOGANY ASH OAK TEAK Bow Stock HICKORY CEDAR GA 3-0671 BRICK ORGANS 4 10 DAY TRIAL i $100 I PER DAY 4 in your home.

Free Lessons PIANOS i 5 1128 Pacific Avt. OA 9-1114 4 A number of Santa Cruz county growers have been appointed members and alternates to a state committee for marketing Brussels sprouts tor freezing. The members are: Fred and Joseph I'fyffer, Ralph Kenworthy, Edward Moceo, Jack DeBenedetti, Al Mungal and Jose Dellamora, all of Santa Cruz, and Louis Poletti of Davenport. Alternates are: Francisco rfyf- fer, Henry Pcrruclo, F.rBldo Ben-edetti. Tony Franceschinl and Nello Gianninl, all of Santa Cruz, and Ernest BontadeLli of Watson- ville.

Appointments were made by the state department of agriculture for the program committee for the marketing program for Brussels sprouts for freezing. This committee will assist lhe director of agriculture in the administration of the marketing program. Santa Cruz, San Mateo and Monterey counties are the main Brussels sprouts producing areas. The marketing program covers the entire 6tate. Attempt To Flee Is Unavailing Edwin Wallace Neal.

23. of 1690 Glen Canyon road left offi cers aghast early yesterday morn ing wnen he roared from the scene of an impending arrest in his pickup truck. But he was halted three blocks away and arrested for drunken driving and speeding. Patrolmen had halted Neal on Ocean street after he reportedly led them on a 50 miles per hour chase in 25 mile zones along Mis sion street and the Highway 1 bypass. After an on-the-spot drunk test officers said, Neal was told to park his truck in the Colonial inn parking lot Instead, he raced off down Ocean street, cut over to Plymouth street, and wheeled onto Grant street before officers could catch him, they said.

Jobs In New Hampshire Go A-Begging Plaistow. N.H. W. New Hamp shire selectmen don't mind conducting town affairs for token salaries, but some are quite particular who their fellow board members are. The second double resignation in as many days cropped up Sat urday because1 incumbent selectmen didn't like who was elected to work with them.

Plaistow Selectmen Charles II. Goodwin. William C. Bramley and Leroy S. Dube had worked together as a team the past year, and ttiey liked it.

Dube was up for re-election but didn't quite make it. So his pals Goodwin and Bramley resigned in sympathy. Frank Leathe, who defeated Dube by three votes, is in much the same position as Miss Donna Niles who was elected as selectman in the town of Wilmot. When she was chosen the first woman selectman in Wilmot's history, two male selectman promptly quit. Nothing against Miss Niles personally, they said, they just didn't care about work ing with a woman.

State law provides that a vacancy on the board of selectmen may be filled by someone chosen by the other two selectmen. But when there is only one selectman and two vacancies what to do? The problems of both commu nities probably wilt wind up in court. CHIEF JUSTICE IS GRANDPA AGAIN' Los Angeles (P)--Chief Justice Earl is a grandpa again. His youngest daughter, Nina (Honey Bear) Warren Brien, gave birth Thursday night to a daugh ter. She is the wife of Dr.

Stuart Brien, Beverly Hills gynecologist. 7 -c HER HERO Patricia Rojas, 4, cuddles a bearded doll in her arms in London. It's clearly a likeness of Cuban rebel hero Fidel Castro. The doll is complete to the armband of the "28 Julio" movement Patricia's father is the new Cuban ambassador to England, Sergio Rogas. fflAMDW(lMJD LUMBER and PLYWOOD DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED FOR YOUR PROJECT treasury in promotion of savings bonds in newspapers and magazines across the nation.

In making the presentation, Karl T. Koss, treasury department representative from San Francisco, termed the resultant 0 0 0 had become a symbol of Bank of England integrity. Coutts, with traditions of Its own, has one that requires every one from doorman to chairman be clean shaven. The story goes that the Baroness Coutts, member of the banking family who died a century and a half ago, didn't like whiskers. So Peppiatt took his razor firmly in hand, and off came the symbol of the Bank of England.

Financial colleagues said it was a touching sacrifice. But Peppiatt bore up bravely. "No one at Coutts actually told me to remove my moustache, a relic of the first World War," he said. "I made the decision myself. 'I knew the tradition, and I didn't want to embarrass anyone by not complying.

"Anyway, flecks of gray were beginning to appear, and the Knowledge that my moustache was not the handsome thing it used to be eased the pain of our parting." 3- The older you get the harder it is to make ends meet fingers and toes ASLEEP Educational Aids Smoking W.igh Problem! Special Recordings BEN SWEETLAND SYSTEM Writ for fre book lot: P.O. Box 23S Ban Lomond $anhJA ServiccJ. London W). A distinguished moustache of 35 years' standing was sacrificed to tradition bat urday. The moustache belonged to Sir Kenneth rcppiatt, eminent financier.

Peppiatt, 66, for many years was an executive director of the Bank of England. His signature, as chief cashier, appeared on millions of bank notes. He resigned from the bank recently to become a director of the old private Bank of Coutts, which serves the royal family. He was qualified for his new post in all respects except one that wiry black moustache which Youth Is Held In Attempted Theft Of Beer A 17-year-old Santa Cruz youth was booked for burglary Friday night after his attempt to carry six cases of beer from the rear of a Pacific avenue bar was interrupted by a newspaper agent. Robert Putney of 120 Cayuga street told officers the youth was carrying one case and had five more stacked on the floor of the agency at the rear of the bar when he returned from dinner shortly after 7 p.m.

The youth dropped the case and sped off in an auto, but was arrested on River street a short time later. Police said he admitted the crime. He was booked at juvenile hall. LEARN WHILE Em andPequot let you quit ironing sheets and pillowcases -forever! Select White, Select Red or Natural DIRGH WALNUT CHERRY MAPLE SILVER MAPLE SPRUCE campaign "the greatest sales program in our history." He said some $42.6 billion in savings bonds is outstanding today. Coffin was promotion manager of a San Francisco newspaper at the time of his appointment to the committee.

15 V. -N i fJk I 1 TOT 15-POUNDER Bonnie Young muses over a 15-pound fossilized dinosaur tooth found in a Cunningham, excavation. Workmen digging a pit uncovered the mighty molar 14 feet below the surface. The original owner roamed the area millions of years ago. 25 Are Hurt As Greyhound Bus, Truck Collide VaJlejo Twenty-five persons suffered injuries, mostly minor, in the collision of a Greyhound bus and a truck-trailer near here Saturday.

The crash occurred on U. S. Highway 40, a mile south of Fairfield, which is about 15 miles northeast of Vallejo. Both vehicles were southbound, the bus from Portland, Ore. It carried 37 adults and 4 children.

The highway patrol said witnesses reported a rear tire on the trailer-truck, carrying plywood, blew out. The bus then crashed into the truck. The front of the bus was smashed but the driver, William C. Meadows, 55, of Anderson, escaped injury, as did the truck driver, Harlan W. Cousey, 60, of Paso Robles, Calif.

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