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yesterday Maximum 56, minimum 49. Monterey Bay Area Cloudy with occasional rain today and tomorrow; little change in temperatur. 4 99th Year-No. 19 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1954 5e EIGHTEEN PAGES 1 t(9 New Jewish Community Center To Be Built At Bay And California Streets BBray Most (Off MMiin S.C Hotel Is Taken Over By Goebel Suk A 'Jr Five Mifflipt A-asr kM, Mollis dPves in ILaguuma Cmurve Death took the first traffic victim of 1954 In Santa Cruz county last night, when a car skidded on the wet pavement at the top of the Laguna curve on Highway 1 and plunged into a bank. Miguel Tabuena, 54-year-old passenger, was killed instantly in the crash, which occurred at 7:30 p.m.

The driver and four other passengers, all of San Francisco, were injured. Tabuena, who recently was released from the coast guard, i. mmzmtm ywas killed by a crushed chest and u-4 I ij fi lllkl 't My-T 4-te, I Ul. The plans call for a chapel with seating capacity of 125 and social hall to 6eat 100 persons. Other rooms in the single-story building will include a committee room which also may be used for the Sunday school, a kitchen and storage space.

The structure will-be cement block construction and SQospiitan Too ILow Om Priority List IFop Mew TO Wiimg Sale of the principal part of the Teresa Hihn Aptos property, onetime Spanish rancho which was taken over by one of California's pioneer millionaires and kept in his family until now, was announced this week. Mr. and Mrs. Evan K. Harrison of Pacific Palisades bought the 500 acres, which include the balance of the farm lands and improvements of the original Frederick A.

Hihn ranch. Frederick A. Hihn, a '49er who founded Capitola and became about the largest property owner in the county, took virgin timber on his large part of the Soquel Augmentation Rancho and milled it on the property. After the timber had been cut off, much of the forest property was sold to ranchers. Hihn's descendants kept apple orchards in the section until this week.

Hihn's vast enterprises in Santa Cruz county's early history included leadership in establishment of the county's first railroad, between Santa Cruz and Pajaro, and the city's first street railroad. His home, the outstanding residence of the city, stood where the city hall stands now. The land baron, who owned a great deal of business property in Santa Cruz as well died in 1913. Teresa Hihn, the pioneer capitalist's granddaughter, is the last of his descendents in this area. She "maintained her home near Aptos until the sale of her land Miss Hihn could not be reached for comment on the sale or her future plans yesterday.

Edward Prindle of Wilson Brothers, who handled the transaction, declined to disclose the purchase price. He said Mr. and Mrs. Harrison intend to make the ranch their permanent address and plan construction a new home soon. Molotov Wants Red China In Big Four Session Berlin Russia's V.

M. Molotov flew into Berlin in a Siberianlike snowstorm yesterday and immediately suggested a full voice for Red China in the foreign ministers conference opening here Monday on aspects of the cold war. His suggestion had no prospect of acceptance. It may well produce the first major disagreement of the Big Four in the conference. A few hours after-Molotov made his bid, American officials said they wanted no part of it.

They reported the western ministers standing firm in a conviction the conference must deal with the problems of Germany and Austria if it is to achieve its purpose, and that there are not the primary concern of Peiping. y.gvv.-jv,qi.,i mm is 1 -fl edifice will replace the center's quarters at 516 Chestnut street, occupied for the last 26 years. Members of the building committee are Dr. William Cress, center, chairman; Hyman Abrams, David Haber, Al Haber, Sam Shatkin, Dr. Bernard Zwerling, Charles Levine and Henry Rogg.

Two Services Probe Acts Of American PWs Washington UP). Amid signs of a major snafu on high levels, the marine corps and army opend formal probes yesterday of the actions of a colonel and a corporal while they were prisoners of the Chinese Communists. The actions, touched off by an army move, were taken amid much headshaking from high policy strategists in the defense department, who considered an army announcement Friday night to be unwise from a psychological warfare viewpoint The army disclosed that its has filed court martial charges against Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, the 23-year-old GI from Cracker's Neck, who at first decided to stay with the Communists in Korea, then changed his mind and came home.

Dickenson was accused of unlawful dealings with the enemy and currying favor with his Communist captors tq the detriment of fellow prisoners. Once that announcement eot out the defense department figured it was no use holding the marine corps back. So the corps announced yesterday that a court of inquiry had been formed to investigate the case of col Tank H. Schwable. a manne aviation officer who made a false confession, while prisoner of war, about participating in germ warfare.

He renounced the confession after his release in the Korean War exchange. Peiping radio Sunday made its first broadcast reference to new developments. It said both Dicken- son and Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor were "suffering persecution by American authorities" in contrast to "the peaceful life" of the 21 in the pro-Red camp.

Hunt Driver Of Car Abandoned After Wreck Police are loolcin? far a Hrivr wno crasnea ms wao rora into the guard rail on West Cliff drive at aDout 4 a. m. yesterday and aban doned the ear after the titpcIt The vehirlp ivhifh loff DiocKing me entrance into the i4ncna oei Mar notei, was towed away by investigators to hoM until the driver shows up. omcers said he apparently was going at a high rate of speed when he failed to make thp enrv anrf went into the Tail, knocking down a sign. San Jose Blast, Fire Kills Two San Jose (.

An explosion, apparently from accumulated gas in a water heater, killed two persons yesterday and shattered a duplex apartment building. Fire Marshal Bruce L. Wiggins said the badly burned bodies had been identified as those of Mrs Lillian Bargelt, 50. and Roy Whitmire, 50. Whitmire had taken Mrs.

Bargelt home from work early yesterday. The blast followed soon after. Ex-East German Police Boss Fired From Red Party Berlin Ufi. East Germany's former secret police boss, Wilhelm Zaisser. was nubliclv exDelled from the Communist party last night as a scapegoat lor tne anti-Keo wora pre rpvnlt last June 17.

The Soviet zone radio broadcast thp Tiartw rentral committee order ousting Zaisser from the party the stone will be veneered in some areas and have Monterey brick highlights. Focal point will be a redwood pylon surmounted by the Star of David. A copper candelabra design will adorn the chapel wing. The building area covers 3500 square feet. The new position of having a relatively mall number of taxpayers to draw rom.

Council members appeared sym-athetic to this difficulty, Dr. Trim-le said, but like the other two ho asked for TB unit construction unds, he was turned down. The lospital director said there was some indication Santa Cruz county Tiay stand a better chance of get-ing its application granted when unds for next fiscal year are allocated. Final application granted in Friday's fast-moving meeting, which Dr. Trimble reported took two and a half hours, was $30,000 which went to a hospital for space to treat chronic cases.

Ticket Sale For McCarthy Speech Reported Heavy A heavy sale of tickets for the Lincoln day celebration at which Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, will speak February 10 at 8 p.m. in the San Mateo Fiesta building is reported by Republican precinct workers. Mrs. Vee Hoffman, ticket chairman for the Santa Cruz unit, said the speech will be Senator McCarthy's first of the year on the west coast Tickets may be obtained from Gene Terrini, 1008 Pacific avenue; J.

R. Alcantara, 1517 Pacific avenue; A. G. Finn, 1528 Pacific avenue, and Lucille Trine, junior past president of San Lorenzo Council of Republican Women, telephone Felton 54367. Tickets also will be available at the luncheon of the Santa Cruz Council of Republican Women Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

in the Hotel Palomar. Any person "needing transportation to San Mateo may obtain a free ride by telephoning 7119. Takes Over i 0 as a part of the ceremonies Friday' which marked the transfer of command. Geisert expects to be released from active navy duty this week and return to civilian life. The acquisition of the Santa Cruz hotel, restaurant and dining room by George H.

Goebel and Anton Suk, operators of the Ship Ahoy restaurant on the beach, was disclosed yesterday. The veteran Santa Cruz restaurateurs took over the Santa Cruz hotel property from John I. Righetti who has operated it since 1948. The transfer price was not disclosed. Goebel said he and Suk will continue to feature Italian dinners in the Santa Cruz hotel site, and also will stress the wholesale and retail sale of the popular Santa Cruz hotel raviolis, made on the hotel property.

The new owners plan to close the hotel dining room and restaurant Tuesday for about 10 days or two weeks to carry on a renovation and remodeling program in the kitchen before the official opening under their operation. Various rearranging projects will be carried on during this period. Goebel and Suk have operated the Ship Ahoy since 1944, but both have long been active in restaurant and other business operations in the city. Goebel came to Santa Cruz in 1905 and for several years operated the California Market and Grocery in the Neary building on Pacific avenue, mat estaDiisnmeni was burned out in 1921 and Goe bel, after a vacation trip to Europe, opened "Goebel's at tne wnan (now Olivard's at the Wharf) in 1923. Suk opened the Town Clock cafe, at 1390 Pacific avenue in 1921 and then went to King City where he onened and operated Suk's Tavern for about 20 years before returning to Santa Cruz to 30m uoeDei in the operation of the Ship Ahoy.

He has a background of many years in the restaurant business, including operations in London, New York City and Los Angeles before coming to the Santa Cruz Rebie Holland Dies In Berkeley Friends learned last night of the death in Berkeley Wednesday of Miss Rebie Holland, a former resident of Santa Cruz and a graduate of the Santa Cruz high school and the San Jose State college. After Miss Holland's graduation from college, she and a close friend, Miss Gertrude Trazoni of Santa Cruz, entered the nursing profession together and were graduated from the Alta Bates hospital in Berkeley. They lived together in Berkeley and often visited here prior to Miss Holland's last illness. Miss Holland's parents in the late 1890's lived on Pacific avenue next to the Bowman-Forgey stationery store and operated a large tea and coffee house. estimated $12,365, plus whatever can be realized from the liquidation sale of the quarry equipment Principal items of the latter include a hammer mill with conveyor, a four-compartment loading hopper, a jaw crusher, and electrical equipment Klein indicated that his own cal culations are "more conservative than those of the street and that they indicate a successful operation to this point.

The city manager praised the street superintendent for the good installation, maintenance, and supervision of the quarry operation, basing this on a survey made here by a Hercules Powder company of ficial who has spent 40 years in this particular field. He quoted the official as saying it is not unusual in the history of private and public quarry operations to miss by a considerable amount the "expert" estimate of the volume of rock available for quarry purposes in any particular area. The city manager also raised the question of the orice of commer cial cost "What would the cost of rock have been today if the quar ry naa not Deen established by the city?" -There are several municipal quarries operating northern Cal ifornia, he said, which were install ed merely because a private con cern had a monopoly and was charging too high a price for the city to pay considering the volume of street work necessary. In these particular areas, the municipal in stallation brought down the price of rock considerably in the area. "Whether or not this is a proper approach in municipal government is a matter of opinion," Klein said.

Klein stated the city quarry now is in the position of having an insufficient amount of rock to proceed further as a municipal operation. "We might continue to operate if we were to purchase additional equipment," he said, "but because of private operations this area producing rock which would be sold to us at a reasonable price, I would not recommend that we continue the operation of the I municipal quarry." GOP Group Gives Silliman Endorsement Bakersfield CP). A Republican screening committee yesterday endorsed State Assembly Speaker James W. Silliman of Salinas over two other GOP candidates for lieutenant governor in the June primary. The vote by the fact-finding group of the unofficial California Republican Assembly: Silliman 22, Superior Judge Frederick F.

Hous-er of Los Angeles 9, and Lt Gov. Harold J. Powers of Eagleville 3. Silliman offered in advance to withdraw his candidacy if he failed to obtain the endorsement on con dition his rivals agreed to do the same, but both Houser and Powers declared they will stay in the race. Houser's supporters immediately gave notice they will appeal the committee recommendations to the CRA membership meeting in Sac ramento in late March.

Election of Silliman, first elec ted to the State Assembly in 1947 and its speaker since 1953, came af ter the CRA committee went through the undisputed formality of endorsing Gov. Knight U. S. Senator Thomas H. KucheL and omer nepuDiican incumbents in the 1954 election.

Approval was withheld, however. in the case of Charles G. (Gus) Johnson, 73, state treasurer for 32 years, and dean of elected California officials. A subcommittee recommended holding up action until Johnson could answer charges he supported two Democratic candi dates for the state assembly. me screening committee heard statements by the three candidates for lieutenant governor, then called each back individually for questioning.

The 48-year-old Silliman, who op erates grain warehouses in Mon terey County, pointed to his leadership of what he called a "good government" group which "threw out lobbyistsdominated commit tees" in the State Assembly. Houser tola the committee his election record shows his vote- getting ability. He disagreed that both Northern and Southern Cali- fornians should be represented on the Republican ticket Both Houser and Knight are from Los Angeles. Powers cited the advantage of an incumbent on the ballot He called it a "bald-faced lie" that he had supported Rep. Robert Condon, that he favored world federalism and that he was a "Samish man." Rainfall Is Expected To Continue Today Rain which varied between a soupy drizzle and sudden kept Santa Cruz county dampened rriday and Saturday and was on its way to lessen the large gap between this and last year's rainfall figures.

County weathermen reported yesterday their records for last year show a dry spell between the last of January and March 10. Intermittent rain is predicted for today. Rainfall recordings for a 24-hour period ending at 8 o'clock Saturday morning from weather stations throughout the county are as fol lows: 24 hrs. 1953 1952 Santa Cruz .1.23 Live Oak .66 7.62 14.19 Boulder Creek 1.38 18.88 41.76 Ben Lomond 1.36 17.32 37.01 Felton 1.41 Cave Gulch 1.25 12.99 22.60 Scotts Valley 1.40 12.30 28.02 Davenport .40 7.55 12.27 Capitola 82 7.05 15.53 Aptos .90 6.93 16.06 Mt. Hermon 11.50 14.07 27.51 Watsonville' 38 4.58 14.07 Soquel 1.01 7.74 14.24 Empire grade reported at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a read ing of 3.00 inches, bringing the season's total to 20.09 as compared witn tor last year.

Here We Come Spencer, Iowa M5). The price of Coffee may be climbing at other places in the nation, but it fell back to a nickel a cup at restaurants here yesterday. Cafe and restaurant men had boosted the price to 10 cents a cup 11 days agg. They said loss of customers was responsible for the cutback. abdominal injuries.

Coroner Walter Bettencourt said. The fatal crash sent the 1949 Chevrolet sedan over on its right side in a complete somersault as it landed back on its wheels. Ernesto C. Militar. 34, who was driving, told Bettencourt his car was going about 30 miles an hour through the fog and rain when it skidded in a sharp turn to the left He lost control and the vehicle went into the bank, Militar said.

Tabuena's wife, Anunciacion, 50, is being treated at Sisters hospital for serious chest injuries. The injuries suffered by the other four persons in the car were described as minor. All of the passengers were rushed to Sisters hospital for emergency treatment by Perrigo ambulanc after the wreck. The fatal accident was the second serious wreck on the Coast road yes. terday.

Vera Erickson, 48, of Richmond, was taken to Sisters hospital at 4 p. m. for treatment of a broken leg after a car driven by her husband, OscarTcrashed headon with another vehicle in the murky drizzle along the coast. accident occurred 300 feet south of Davenport, Investigating highway patrolmen reported. The other driver involved was Willard Wood, 35, who with his wife arrived in this country from Australia a few days ago.

Wood was passing another car when he saw Erickson'g oncom ing vehicle, patrolmen said, and headed oyer to the shoulder of the road. Erickson made tor the shoulder at the same time, to avoid Wood's car. They hit head-on, bashing in the front ends of both cars. Erickson. his wife, and Wood! wife were taken by Perrigo ambulance to Sister's hospital, where Erickson was given emergency treatment for a broken nose and released.

Mrs. Wood, 28, wat released from the hospital after treat ment for cuts and bruises on her forehead. Wood was unhurt in the collision. Patrolmen said the Woods were on their way to Texas when the accident happened. Two other cars collided headon after swerving into the wrong lane to avoid each other, patrolmen said.

at 3:05 p. m. on Old Highway in SoqueL Earl Rhodes, 74, of Aptos was starting to make a left turn 150 feet west of Center street, investigators reported, when a westbound car driven by George Stan-den. 17, also of Aptos, appeared in the fog. Both drivers swung into the eastbonnd lane before they hit No one was injured, patrolmen said.

Tharon O. Morse, 39, of 1817 Chanticleer avenue suffered minor injuries at 12:23 p. m. when his car ran into the side of a train engine on 41st avenue. Patrolmen said Morse was westbound when his vehicle hit the freight The train conductor was E.

Totten of La Selva Beach. E. F. Hiniker, Watsonville, was the engineer. Morse was taken to his private physician for treatment after the wreck.

There was a two-car collision, causing minor -damage to both cars, at 12:20 p. m. on Mattison lane, two-tenths of a mile south of the Watsonville Freeway. Michael Grecow, 32, or 3200 Portola drive, was back-ing his car out of a private driveway when it collided with a vehicle driven by Anthony Cancellieri, 67, of Watsonville, investigators said. No one was injured.

Paul J. Hunter, 52, of Belmont, was booked in the county jail on a drunk driving charge last night, after he reportedly caused a four-car pileup on the Los Gatos highway near Rocky Falls road, highway patrolmen said. The accident happened at 5 p.m. Hunter's car was out on the right shoulder of the highway before it skidded back on the pavement and went across in front of another car driven by Cleve L. Fleming, 29, of Freedom, patrolmen reported.

Motorists whose vehicles hit the WTeck in rapid succession were John Huffman, 38, of San Anselmo, and Donald Huckleberry, 24, of 620 Fourteenth street No one was injured, investigators said, adding damage to all the cars involved was minor. No one was injured in a two-car collision on Highway 17, two miles south of the county line, at 9:20 p.m. yesterday, highway patrolmen reported. A car driven by Frank E. Morley, 37, of Burlingame, struck the rear end of a vehicle driven by Charles A.

Vollmer, 19, of 838 Bellevue street, investigators said, ripping off the right front fender of Morley's car. HUNT CYA ESCAPEE Sheriffs officers are looking for Richard Hansing, 18, who was reported missing from the California Youth Authority camp at Ben Lomond at 5:05 p. m. yesterday. Hansing was committed to the CYA camp from San Francisco, where he was convicted on charges of burglary and car theft.

Diminishing Supply Of Rock May Halt Quarry Operation Here is the designer's sketch of the proposed new Jewish Community center, to be located at Bay and California streetsBuilding of the $35,000 structure is scheduled to get under way this spring, with February 10 the date for opening construction bids. D. A. Bruce Is Given Award By Boy Scouts Donald A. Bruce, Santa Cruz leader in Boy "Scouting, last night was one of three men to be given "silver beaver awards" for outstanding service to boyhood.

The presentation was made at the Monterey Bay Area Boy Scout council's annual meeting, held at the Riverside hotel. Other adult volunteers to earn the coveted award this year were John Morrill of Pacific Grove and Jim Hitchcock of Salinas. Bruce, who has served seven years as Scoutmaster and commissioner here, was lauded at last DONALD A. BRUCE night's annual session for his "loyalty, energy, enthusiasm and acumen." His wife, Ida, has served as den mother of Cub Scouts for nine years. Brig.

General Robert M. Perkins (retired) of Pebble Beach was elected new council president at the 21st annual meeting. He succeds Karl V. Christierson of Soledad in the top post serving Boy Scouts in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. Col.

John Cook (retired) of Santa Cruz was elected vice presi dent. The other two new vice presidents are Ree Grim of King City and Joe Gabriel of Hollister. Commissioner is Dr. Fred Fry of Pacific Grove. Guy J.

Pedroni of Sa linas was re-elected treasurer. Fred Walti of Santa Cruz was named to represent this area on the national Boy Scouts council. Those from the Santa Cruz dis trict elected to the three-county council board of directors were Norman Shockley, Col. Cook, Walti, Harvey Edmund, R. Earl Cady, Al- bon G.

Athearn and Kai Carlsen. Park Commission Accepts Cowell Redwood Acreage The state park commission in Los Angeler. Friday accepted the gift of 1623 acres of redwood land north of Santa Cruz from the Henry Cowell Lime and Cement company, according to the Associated Press. The acreage, plus 124 acres owned by Santa Cruz county, will constitute the new Henry" Cowell Redwood state park. The commission also authorized the purchase of additional properties for the Emerald Bay state park at Lake Tahoe.

The initial acquisition for this development was the Harvey E. West unit several months ago. The commission hopes eventually to have the entire Emerald Bay snoreane in the state park -f I if a f'; Dr. H. E.

Trimble, who went to San Francisco Friday on the remote chance that he might be able to get funds from the advisorj hospital council for a new tuber culosis wing at the county hospital yesterday reported the long-de ferred Santa Cruz county project still was not high enough on the state council priority list Allocations from a fund of 000,. reserved for mental hospital construction, went to two hospitals which applied specifically for money to get more beds in the mental category, Dr. Trimble said, be fore his opportunity to speak came. Then the council heard pleas from hospital spokesmen for funds to spend in ther categories, such as general acute, TB, chronic disease treatment and health centers, the Santa Cruz hospital director said. He explained that distribution of between $200,000 and $300,000, which had reverted back from projects that did not go through last fiscal year, was in question in the discussion.

Dr. Trimble put in his bid for some of the money after the council took up needs for general acute hospital construction and allocated $270,000 for a San Diego hospital. The group turned next to needs in the TB category. Dr. Trimble, who was one of three spokesmen to present arguments for funds for their respective communities, point ed out tnat benelit oi an allocation would be twofold.

When the county gets funds lor construction of a TB wing, he ex plained, the present building which is used for tuberculosis patients will be more suitably converted for care of Santa Cruz county's many senile dementia cases. Proper facilities for both are vitally needed, he pointed out. Financing the project locally by increasing taxes would be extremely difficult, Dr. Trimble told the council, because the county's big proportion of. indigents over 65 years old puts this cpunty in the New Officer Lt.

Durward F. Forbus, right, the new officer in charge of Santa Cruz' $1,500,000 naval reserve training center in DeLaveaga park formally shakes hands with Commander William O. Geisert I. i "yy After about three years of operating the municipal quarry, the city now is confronted with a steadily diminishing supply of natural rock which may necessitate discontinuance of the operation. City Manager Robert Klein told the Sentinel-News yesterday he is submitting a comprehensive report on the matter to members of the city council.

The report recommends that sale of the quarry equipment be authorized at an early date. Klein said the over-all operation has been profitable until now, and that substantial savings could be realized for the three-year period if the quarry is liquidated before purchase of additional equipment is needed for further operations. It is expected that the matter will come up for thorough discussion at an early meeting of the city council. According to an inventory compiled by the city manager, the total cost of the quarry plant, installed, has been Since rock production for the street department began in the quarry in August, 1951, a total of 37,684 tons were taken out Cost of producing this quantity has been calculated at $31,635, including the tonnage royalties paid to the Cowell company which owns the limestone deposits. Added to the equipment cost, this makes a total cost to the city of $57,935 for the rock produced.

The city 'manager holds that similar rock, purchased from and delivered to the job by a contractor, would have cost approximately $70,000. Savings amount thus to an Index Page Amusements 12 Classified Section 14-15-16 Comics 13 Editorial Features 17 Radio and TV Programs 16 Santa Cruz Yesterdays 18 Society, Club News 3-4 Sports 10-11 Tides of Fashion 4 Vital Statistics 16 Waterfront 7 xanxs..