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A. 1 i I i If, -m i By Arnold Wechter The thrill and shock of being selected Miss California of 1953 still hasn't worn off for Patricia Ann Johns, the 18-year-old Fresno beauty who won the honor yesterday. Some 40,00 0 self-styled beauty experts applauded her selection at the beach bandstand. The crowd, considered the largest in the local history of the pageant, withstood the sweltering heat to watch Jeanne Shores, Miss California of 1952, announce and crown the new queen. First runner-up was Mae Ent-wistle, Miss San Diego, while third-place in the three-day pageant was won by Miss Sacramento, Joyce Burger.

Pat, who plans to be a dramatic actress, had her entire family on hand to watch her victory. Her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Ward H. Johns, along with her grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. La- i 1 I iW i wY -I iV Mone Call of Eureka, and her bro ther and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Johns, were all watching the coronation. Her father called it the Father's day present I've ever received, while Mrs.

Johns said she was still in a state of "pleasant shock" this morning. The winner, who has measurements of 36 26-34, claimed it was easily the greatest thrill of her life. "It's just wonderful," she exclaimed, "and everybody has been so nice to me." Pat's plans for the future are still somewhat vague. But she is hoping to study at the famed Pasadena Playhouse with the S500 scholarship she received as one of the prizes for winning the title. Ct- i Ca fx ft rnK A fc-5 -5illMI "Of course," she said, "I plan to keep up my business studies as you never know when they'll come in handy." The trim, five-foot-five and one-half inch and 120 pounds, brown-ette plans to devote a major portion of her time for the next few months to improving her dramatic monologue for the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City in September.

She has been invited to study with Oliver Prickett, one of the pageant judges and instructor at the Pasadena Playhouse. No definite marital plans are held by Pat at the moment, but she admits she has a steady boy friend in Ralph 'Thompson, a student at Fresno junior college. Ralph, who was instrumental in having Pat in the contest, was also on hand for the coronation. It was Ralph who secretly en Pageant Winners I i i The largest crowd ever to water, a Miss Colifornia pageant at the Santa-Cruz beach was on hand yesterday afternoon to watch Pat Johns of Fresno be crowned Miss California of 1953. The crowd, as seen in this picture by Sentinel-News Photographer Spencer Chamberlain was estimated by beach officials at more than 40,000 persons.

i tered Pat, without her knowledge, jn the Miss Fresno county contest. i Nearly 40,000 Persons Visit Parks, Beaches During Weekend Pat Johns Of Fresno This was the second visit for Pat to Santa Cruz. Her first visit was to a church school at Mount Hermon a few years back. "It's a great community," she enthuses, "and I just love the city and its people. They have been thing went off in good order, the park warden said.

Big Basin State Redwood park FCC Urged To Deny Protests, Start TV Here Without Delay Crowd Sets Beach Record June records melted like so much ice cream in the hot sunshine yesterday as the combination of perfect weather, the Miss California pageant, and the start of high school and college summer vacations swamped the Santa Cruz beach with crowds unprecedented for June Sundays. The largest June run of the Sun Tan special from San Francisco brought 1400 passengers in 17 cars pulled by two engines. The complement included 300 carrier boys from the San Francisco News, here for a Sunday outing. The crowds came early everywhere. The parking lots at the beach area were filled to capacity by mid-morning, and police reported that later arrivals kept traffic circulating through downtown and beach area streets in an almost continuous search for parking space.

In front of the beach band stand, more than 200 enthusiasts arrived as early as 8:30 a.m. to await, armed with sandwiches and lunch basket, the Miss California coronation to be held five hours later. More than 40,000 were estimated in the immediate vicinity of the bandstand during the culminating event of the Miss California pageant and at about 3 p.m., lifeguards estimated that more than 5000 was "completely filled yesterday, park officials said, and the 17,515 visitors for the complete week was the largest of the year so far. Last year, the same week saw 13,214 The full hearing asked by KICY, he asserted, would result in "mean nice to me. In fact, Pat likes Santa Cruz so much she is planning to take her vacation here sometime in July.

She said the vacation will be with some of the other girls who entered the pageant. The greatest thing about entering the Miss California pageant, according to Pat, is meeting the other girls. "In three days, you make friends that will be with you for a lifetime," she said. IH 0 1 i I 1 -7 it 7 5 i i i i visitors. ingless, senseless waste of time and impose an unnecessary burden It was announced that regular evening campfire programs at Big Basin park will start this coming weekend, under the direction of Austin Coggins, recreation direc upon the commission." Frederick Ford, chief counsel for the FCC broadcast bureau, which represents the public in such matters, also urged the commission to reject KICU's protest.

tor. A feature Saturday night will Washington MP). The communications commission today was urged to reject a protest against its award of a television channel on a share-time basis to stations KSBW, Salinas, and KMBY, Monterey, Calif. The commission heard arguments on the protest by station KICU, Salinas. KICU was granted ultra high frequency channel 23 five weeks before the commission granted very high frequency Channel 8 to KSBW and KMBY.

Singer Bing Crosby is a 30 per cent owner oi KMBY. Norman Jorgensen, KSBW counsel, told the commission KICU's protest should be thrown out now so TV service can be started in Summer arrived officially with ideal 80-degree temperature over the weekend, luring nearly 40,000 persons to nearby parks and beaches. Officials reported the "saturation point" as far as facilities were concerned was reached early yesterday, the longest day of the year. Seacliff Beach state park topped the number of weekend visitors with 12,613. New Brighton and Capitola state beaches had Big Basin State Redwood park, and County Big Trees park at Felton, 2200.

Chief Ranger C. L. Cushing at Seacliff said the number of persons on the beach there yesterday broke all records. Yesterday's visitors totaled 9113. Saturday's total of 3500.

For the same weekend last year, Seacliff had 8574. Up to Saturday night, the past week's total was 18,471, several thousand ahead of the 1952 total. The camp area has been filled for the past fortnight and all picnic and parking spots were taken early yesterday. Two rangers were needed to direct a continuous flow of traffic. Also very unusual was the fact that all picnic tables were still taken at 6 o'clock last night.

be the appearance of Chief Eagle Wing, of the Karuk tribe, who will present an Indian ceremonial dance and will exhibit Indian articles. The chief tours state parks in California to present his performances. Pat is planning to model during the next few months and make public and radio and TV appearances. Her first regular television performance will come in a few weeks in her home town. She is slated to appear in a charity performance which will be a story about behind the scenes in a beauty contest Besides the expense-paid trip to Junior College Hearing Tonight At Watsonville Seven Injured In Los Gat os i bathers were in the surf.

In addition, the beach plunge counted its greatest June Sunday crowd since 1928 with more than 2000 persons going through the turnstiles. Three persons were treated at the beach first aid station for heat prostration, but were later released. Lifeguards reported no unusual incidents. Highway Crash One person was critically injured and six others received minor hurts when their car blew a tire and rolled 100 feet down Moody gulch Atlantic City and the S500 scholarship, she also received a $250 diamond ring, a wardrobe and other gifts. Miss San Dieso, runner-up in the contest, is a 20-year-old girl who won the bathing suit division of the pageant Friday night.

Her measurements are 34-23-35, while Miss Sacramento has measurements of 34-22-34. Judges were Bud Westmore, the movie makeup man; Richard Boyce of the Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara; Joe Bon-field, president of the 20-30 International; Dr. Charles Johnson, immediate past president of the California Junior Chamber of Commerce; Dr. Dwight Bentel. director of San Jose State's department of journalism and Mrs.

Alyce Yarick, Oakland physical culturist. JNTo statistics could be obtained this morning as to the consumption Usually there are plenty of tables available by 3 p.m., Ranger Cush" ing pointed out. Only one serious mishap was re finished Miss California (Pat Johns of Miss San Diego, who of ice cream, soft drinks and other refreshments, but it was learned Fresno) is flanked by the run- while Joyce Burger, Miss ner-ups in the 1953 Miss Califor- Sacramento, placed third, nia pageant Left is Mae Entwisle, ported at Seacliff. Frank J. Dinopo-li, 741 Northrup street, San Jose, suffered a serious cut on the leg caused by a bait knife in a sack.

that some concessionaires, completely stripped early in the afternoon, were hiring cabs to bring in new supplies to satisfy the huge on the Los uatos highway yesterday. Erasmo Saballas, 46, of San Francisco received severe head lacerations and is in critical condition at the Santa Clara county hospitaL He was a passenger in a car driven by Ramon Magama, 30, of Hayward, when it plunged into the gulch. Magama, Saballos' wife, Elsa, 36, and Olga Cisneros, 30, were held overnight for observation of lesser injuries. Three other occupants of the car were treated for minor injuries. They were Lydia Ramirez, 18, Marie Guerra and the Saballos daughter, Elsie, 16, all of San Francisco.

First public hearing on the proposal to establish a junior college district in Santa Cruz county will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in the E. A. Hall school in Watsonville, on Brewington avenue. The meeting will be held by the "ounty school redistricting and reorganization committee, which has 2one on record as favoring such a college and has also recommended that an election be held to decide the issue.

The law requires at least one public hearing on the matter. The committee felt that the one hearing should be held in Watsonville now. at the start of the summer. Later, when school starts again, other education meeting will held in the various sections of the county. Watsonville was selected as the site for tonight's meeting after it was agreed that the San Lorenzo valley was said to be in favor of the college and Santa Cruz was deemed to be too engrossed in its own local school problems at this time to see the issue clearly.

Watsonville. the committee de cided. was an unknown quantity and would therefore make a good testing grounds. The public from entire county is invited to attend, according to Linton Forrester of Freedom, chairman of the committee. Five Persons Tour Schools the further delay.

He said KSBW has worth of equipment tied up in Salinas pending a decision. The commission met privately after hearing the arguments. There was no sign whether there would be an immediate ruling. KICU counsel, Stephen Tuhy, contended the commission should order a full hearing before an examiner on the points raised in KICU's protest. This procedure probably would delay settlement of the Channel 8 case several months.

Tuhy said the commission should hear testimony on such things as KIXU's claim that KSBW and KMBY could "monopolize financial support" for TV in the area. He said the dual grant means KICU would have to compete with two sales staffs. Two separate financing groups back of KSBW and KMBY, he added, would enable them to offer lower advertising rates to the detriment of KICU. Jorgensen said the supreme court has ruled an applicant cannot be denied a broadcast license just because of possible economic injury to an existing station. "This protest is completely without merit," he 6aiL "It is simply an argument that Channel 8 should not have been awarded to Salinas and Monterey." Clair Stout, KMBY attorney, said KICU's protest contained only general allegations and did not set forth specific issues as required by the commission's rules.

Deputy sheriffs were called and the fisherman was removed to the Santa Cruz hospital in an Anthis ambulance, for treatment As usual, family groups and many children predominated at New Brighton and Capitola beaches, Park Supervisor Bob Crawford reported. At New Brighton, there were 5340 visitors yes-terdav and 1680 Saturday for a total of 7020. At Capitola, there were 3365 yesterday and 1268 Saturday. "We just could not handle any more persons yesterday, Crawford said. There were no mishaps or unusual incidents.

Picnickers took all available areas at the County Big Trees park early yesterday, Warden Fred Quistorf reported. More than 2200 visitors were reported for the two days, just about the same number as last year. It was the largest weekend throng of the year to date there. Every bers included Gus E. Wahlberg, William Wilkinson, Ernest Dam-Kroger and Mrs.

Wesley Reed. Included in the five non-committee members who made the tour was former supervisor Lloyd Foster. The group inspected the high school, beginning at 3 p.m., accompanied by associates of Lynn Duck-oring. architects retained by the school board for construction advice, and a school maintenance man. After completing the high school inspection the group proceeded to the Branciforte school, where the investigation was completed at 6 o'clock.

A public meeting will be held Wednesday night at 7:30 n.m. at Barbecue Was Huge Success The 1953 Holy Cross Boosters' club barbecue was termed "a complete success" by Chairman Louis Quartararo. Held yesterday at the covered bridge picnic grounds at DeLaveaga park, the annual event was attended by some 2500 persons, 1800 of which took advantage of the steak dinner. This beats last year's figure of 1600. The barbecue, held to raise funds for the Holy Cross school's athletic department, was a financial success, though Quartararo and the Boosters' other directors did not know exactly how much money had been raised by the event.

Four committeemen and five interested persons, took part in the tour of the two condemned school buildings yesterday, slated by the citizens advisory committee to the c'ty board of education. Committeemen who appeared out of the more than a dozen mem- Index Amusements 6 Classified Section 8-9-10 Comics 7 Fditorial Features 11 Markets 10 Rid 10 and TV Programs 3 Society. Club News 3 Sports 6 Vital Statistics 10 Hunt Suspect In Case Of Missing Norwalk Youngster Norwalk Authorities pressed a search today for a middle-aged man in connection with the Saturday night disappearance of an 8-year-old girl who they fear has been kidnaped. Los Angeles police said the man, who was acquitted of a child molestation charge two years agowas seen in the downtown area last night with a girl fitting the description of missing Stella Darlene Agripino Quinones Suffers Leg Injury In Korean Battle Pfc Agripino R. Quinones, brother Lawrence King, 221 Ocean street has been wounded in action in Korea, according to the latest easualty list released by the de-nartment of defense.

Pfc. Quinones, who enlisted here in July, 1950, was injured in the right leg. DOWN SIX MIGS Seoul JP. Hot U. S.

Sabre jet pilots today blasted rix Communist ilIGs from the North Korean ikies. the Branciforte junior high school.