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Friday, July 31, 1942 TWO SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL-NEWS, SANTA CRUZ, Raymond Clapper is on vacation. The Washington Merry-Go-Round will be substituted until he returns to his job. Washington Merry-Go-Round (Trademark) By Drew Pearson (Major Robert S. Allen on active duty) Washington. -The question of preparing and defending San Francisco against Jap air raids has been the subject of a hot behind thescenes debate between the War shoulder Judge William Denman Department and straight-from-the- the.

of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Denman, who served as Woodrow Wilson's Shipping Board Chairman, has been hounding the War Department regarding the failure of Lieut. Gen.

John L. DeWitt to train residents of San Francisco in the evacuation of the city in case of a bombing attack. During the summer, Judge Denman points out, a blanket of fog sweeps in on San Francisco from the Pacific, providing exactly the same type, of screen which Jap planes used in bombing Dutch Harbor, Alaska: And the War Department has admitted that Jap plane could carry three or four thousand phosphorous wafers which could start fires equal to those caused by the San Francisco earthquake. With zero visibility at night because of fog, Judge Denman contends, evacuation would be extremely difficult unless planned for in advance. "Our letters have not suggested that Gen.

DeWitt is not competent to destroy assailing Japanese," Judge Denman wrote to the War Department. "We are concerned with his plan, by which our women and children and sick and aged may be burned alive by action by Japanese before they (the attack- ers) are destroyed." Similar To Tokyo After reminding Assistant Secretary of War McClay that San Francisco was built of frame houses and had the highest fire insurance rate in "the white world." Judge Denman warned: "What for seven months Gen. DeWitt has contemplated doing is to wait until this conflagration existed, and then, for the first time, place officers and soldiers, unfamiliar with the hills, valleys and ravines of San Francisco, in its streets. They then, for the first time, would attempt to direct the citizens, by that time panic stricken and choking with smoke, to the exits which he would then choose for their evacuation. "The fact that during seven months there has been no training of soldiers or of the people, and no signals or arranged for concerted population movements the designated exits, properly ten entitles to use the word 'ghastly' as describing the nature of Gen.

DeWitt's So far the War Department has not acted on Judge Denman's pleas, despite the fact that he has also pointed out that Tokyo, with a similar fire hazard, has been training for a year now how to get its residents out of the city. Failing to get action from the War Department, Judge Denman recently has been sending a wire every day not only to the Secretary of War but to Navy and State Department officials warning them of what may be in store for San Francisco if action is not taken im- mediately. Where Credit Is Due To Fulton Lewis for his crusading radio broadcasts which played a vital part in spurring ton into quicker rubber Washing tion. To L. Lion Sons San Jose, for giving away of a linoleum mat free to anyone who gave the government a rubber mat from his automobile.

To Chip Robert's engineering firm which has finished so many naval contracts ahead of schedule that Admiral Ben Moreel wrote: "I know of no other engineering organization which ranks above Robert and Company in its approach to impossible perfection." To Miss Elizabeth Rapkin, of Loch Sheldrake, N. for deluging her community with war bonds. Unfair Prejudice One of the most important new war plants is that for the manufacture of basic magnesium, now under construction at Las Vegas, Nev. Magnesium is used with aluminum to make an alloy for airplane construction, and it is also used in the manufacture of incendiary bombs. But in the Las Vegas project, an incendiary bomb of another character has already exploded.

Its repercussions were heard even in Cabinet meeting when Jessie Jones told the President how race preju- Santa Cruz Sentinel- News Established 1855 87th Year Published dally with Morning Edition except Monday, and an Evening Edition, except Saturday and Sunday by the Sentinel Publishing Company, at Street, Cruz, California. Phone 3600. Fred McPherson, Manager. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Santa Cruz, Callfornia. Member of the Associated Press SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Month .70 Three Months 2.10 Six Months 3.75 One Year 7.00 Ex-Santa Cruzan Is In Montana Internment Camp Lawrence Ghio, one time Santa Cruzan, now in a concentration camp at Fort Missoula, was visited recently by Mrs.

Louise Guidici who has just returned to her home here. Accompanying Mrs. Guidici were Mrs. Nina Guastavino and Mrs. Anna Bruno of San Francisco.

They also saw Diomigi Garbino and Albert Carraerma. These, with Ghio, the former Santa Cruzan, were taken off an Italian merchant ship and moved to Montana. Ghio, who lived here, had sent to Italy for his wife. On arriving at New York she was, on account of eye trouble, refused a landing. She was joined by her husband who, wishing to be with his family, returned with her to Italy and was on a merchant marine ship when he was taken into custody.

Mrs. Guidici drove to Fort Missoula by way of Portland, Oregon. They returned home by way of Salt Lake City, Texas, New Mexico and Nevada and up here from Los Angeles. Salvage Drive: Netted Civil Defense $647 (Continued from Page 1, Column 3) to San Jose) for a total of Sunday labor for special pickup, two men, $5, Harry Dean labor donated. (Harry Dean is assistant to Executive Director Al Huntsman of civilian The total expenses were listed as $33.71.

The total net from the drive then became $646.86. It was also reported that stored at the corporation yard are two section harrow, one eight inch mow board plow, one eight hay rake. "These items," the mayor said, "are in good shape and are being held to be sold as implements rather than as junk. He added that cable, tractor and pulleys turned over to the street department were valued at $15, and a cylinder pump turned turned over to the water department was valued at $10. These are still being held.

Loyal---to Laval Soldiers of Vichy France's new army appear for first time in recently adopted summer uniform. (Passed by Last Chance Buy Stamp For That Auto IT'S getting near the "too late" time. If you're one of those motorists who has been putting off purchase of an auto-use tax stamp, you'd better get it today -or go before the district col, lector of internal revenue. Deadline of purchase from the local postoffice is July 31, it was reported. Warning was given here that motorists who drive their cars without the stamp are liable to a penalty of $25, a fine of $25 and must buy the stamp anyway.

Total cost would then be $55. Court Briefs Court Demurrer to complaint has been filed in superior court in case of George E. 'Middleton against M. B. Curry, The case of George Hagedorn against L.

J. Wessell has been ordered submitted on briefs in the superior court. C. G. Hammer has filed the following certificates of inheritance tax appraisal: Estate of William Malone--Real property in Santa Cruz county, $1500.

Estate of Dorothy E. Hall. Cash, tangible personal property, $65. Total value, $1626.26. Affidavit for final divorce has been filed in superior court in divorce action in case of Margaret Zullo against Domenico Zullo.

Interlocutory decree was granted on July 8, 1941. Affidavit for final judgment for divorce has been filed in superior court in case of Gertrude H. Verhines against Asa C. Verhines. The divorce was granted in superior court in case of Gertrude H.

Verhines against Asa C. Verhines. Petition to establish fact of death of Harry J. Bias has been filed in superior court by Attorneys H. C.

Lucas and Loyd Miller. It is alleged he died on December 20, 1941, and that at time of death he was vested with joint tenancy interest in a $1650 promissory note. Alice B. Bias has a joint tenancy interest. C.

G. Hammer has filed inventory and appraisement in estate of Martha Alice Newlin. Estate includes 1925 Model Ford, $10; warrant, property in Bloom grade section, $1800; property on state highway from Boulder Creek to State Redwood Park, $2000; furniture and fixtures, $150. Total value, $4108.32. Inventory and appraisement of property in Kern county for $100 and a promissory note for $200 has been filed by C.

G. Hammer in estate of Thomas Guy McCreary. Complaint on promissory note has been filed in superior court in case of Peacock Finance Adjustment company, a corporation, against Randolph G. Bradley for $427.59 on first cause of action and $62.97 on second cause of action. Points and authorities have been filed in superior court of defendant's motion for custody of child in divorce action of Lela A.

Pettyes against John J. Pettyes. Inventory and appraisement has been filed in superior court in estate of Viola Peter Arganbright. Estate includes cash, personal property, $300. Total value, $782.83.

Saboteurs Claim Right As Prisoners Washington, July 30. Attorney General Francis Biddle told the U.S. Supreme Court today that eight Nazi saboteurs who landed in this country by U-boat wore fatigue clothes of the German army at the time, with a view to claiming a status as prisoners of war" if caught. Seven of the Nazis are attempting to have their trial--in which the government asks death -transferred from a special military commission created by President Roosevelt to civil courts. Opposing efforts defense counsel to obtain writs of habeas corpus, Biddle said: "They were trained in a German military school.

They came here in fatigue clothes of the German army--in which they could have been shot to prevent their landing. "They did that for the specific purpose of claiming, if caught, a status as prisoners of war, with certain rights." As prisoners of war the Nazis could not be executed. Biddle added, however, that the Nazis were not wearing fatigue clothes at the time of their capture. One group had sent their army garb back to the submarine from which they landed and another had buried theirs in the sand, where they were found later. Ensign Tells Of 'Present' San Francisco, July 30-Ensign Lawrence Stromberg, 25, son of a prominent Hollywood jeweler, today testified before a general court martial that he gave Lt.

Comdr. Maurice N. Aroff a $25 set of studs and cuff links in "appreciation" of Aroff's assistance in obtaining him a naval commission. Aroff, formerly chief assistant in the 12th naval district officer procurement office here, has been charged by the navy with taking gifts from Stromberg and another ensign and receiving a $950 automobile from Tony Martin, radio and screen star, now a chief specialist in the navy. The charges include "scandalous conduct" and "falsehood." Information Filed In Rape Case Cresentia Mendoza, 66, charged with rape, was before Judge Maurice T.

Dooling in superior court, represented by Attorney Stanford Smith, the people by District Attorney B. B. Knight. The information was filed the time set for him to plead was September 14. LABOR SHORTAGE DISCUSSION TODAY Methods of meeting the county's farm labor shortage when harvests reach their peak will be discussed by the Santa Cruz County Farm Labor committee at 2 p.

m. today in the Watsonville chamber of commerce. STRIKE Pittsburgh, July 30 A maintenance crew was on duty at the Pittsburgh Press today as a strike of AFL delivery truck drivers in protest to the dismissal of 14 driv. ers, forced the afternoon newspaper to suspend publication. er, and the other by Brenkwitz, as petitioner.

Return on sale of real property has been filed in superior court by Attorney J. L. Johnston in estate of George Frapwell. Property, part of San Augustine Rancho, was bid in by Joseph Rice and Agnes Rice, for $144.50. An Mansfield order as discharging administratrix Mendocino been filed in superior court in estate of Pearl Diggs Munroe.

Receipts of distributes were filed, $258.92 each for Western Munroe and Mendocino Mansfield. POTENTIAL ACE AND ACES. Pvt. Edward Woo of Augusta, inspects playing cards A marked with silhouettes of United Nations and enemy combat aircraft. The cards were distributed to flight personnel at a southeastern U.

S. base. Jinx to Japs rE Four of Jap flags painted fuselage of Lieut. Arthur James Brassfield's ship are for planes he shot down during battle of Midway. Others represent his Coral Sea bag.

(Official U. S. Navy photo.) Carrier Ar $500 Bond Jumps Field TOODROW Barker, a new evening edition carrier, got the jump in the current carriers' war stamp and bond contest yesterday as he reported: a $500 bond sold. He thereby takes a decided lead in the month-long, city. wide newspaper competition.

This is the largest bond sold thus far. Sentinel-News carriers, in team, captain and individual competition, are shooting for $3000 in stamps and bonds sold by Aug. 1. Help them out by calling your carrier when you desire to make purchases. Baptist Conclave At Mt.

Hermon Attended By 825 The attendance at the Baptist conference at Mount Hermon was 825 on Tuesday. The aim is 1000 and it is believed the number will be reached before the week end is over. It is the largest convention thus far this season and a full program is being carried out. Nazarene Church Camp Meet Opens The camp meeting of the Northern California District Church of the Nazarene started last night at the Nazarene camp grounds at Beulah Park on the Los Gatos highway. The senior General Superintendent, Dr.

R. T. Williams of Kansas City, Missouri, will be one of the principal speakers the camp. Rev. Holland London, district superintendent from Little Rock.

Arkansas, will bring the messages at the evening evangelistic services. Dr. H. Orton Wiley, president of Pasadena college, will speak each afternoon in "Wiley Temple" new ampitheatre named in his honor. Two Finish Air Training Completing air force advanced flying school training at Luke Field, Arizona, have been Robert G.

Williams and Lewis A. Nelson. Williams is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P.

Williams, 207 Van Ness avenue. He attended University of California for five years and belonged to Kappa Delta Rho. Nelson, reported here previously as having graduated, is son of Mr. and Mrs. George W.

Nelson, 123 Olive street. He attended Salinas junior college and San Jose state college, belonging to Alpha Eta Rho and specializing in football, track, swimming and wrestling. Seized San Francsico, July 30 Wilhelm Heinrich Rondon, fugitive from the Sharp Park Alien Interment Camp, today was again in government custody after his capture by an Oakland police inspector. Nat Pieper, director of the local FBI office, said Rondon's re yesterday was the direct result of a tip from an Oakland resident who saw the alien on the street and recognized him from newspaper photographs. Dr.

Ray G. NEWCOMER OPTOMETRIST 69 Pacific Avenue Phone 2667 Wife Of Former Sheriff Dresser Dies In Watsonville Mrs. Arthur T. Dresser, a greatly beloved woman throughout the county, one prominent in church, club and civic work in the county, following a severe illness, died yesterday at her home on 'Lake av. enue at Watsonville.

The greater part of Mrs. Dresser's life was spent in Watsonville but during the time her husband was sheriff of this county, the Dresser family home was in this city, on Laurent street. Mrs. Dresser was very active while here in the Congregational church, where she was the Sunday school superintendent, was a member of Willowbrook group of the Congregational Women's club, and all departments of the church. She was a member of the Women's Christian Temperance 1 Union and had served as president of the TriCounty W.

C. T. U. Mrs. Dresser also a member of the Santa Cruz Woman's club and the County Federation of Women's clubs and a member of the Book of the Month club.

In Watsonville her church affiliation was Presbyterian and she was a member during her residence in that city of the First Presbyterian church, of the Watsonville Woman's club, the Order of EastStar and the W. C. T. U. and other organizations.

Mrs. Dresser and her sister, the late Mintie White, were about the best known and the most highly esteemed residents of Watsonville. The sister, Mintie White, was a teacher greatly beloved by her former pupils and their esteem for her was SO high that one of the primary schools of the city, when erected, was named the Mintie White school. Last year Mr. and Mrs.

Dresser celebrated their golden wedding anniversary and on that occasion many from Santa Cruz journeyed to Watsonville to be at the McGowan home, the home of a daughter, to felicitate them. Undersheriff W. J. Allison was a nephew of Mrs. Dresser.

The husband, besides being sheriff of the county, was for many years prominent in banking eircles in the neighboring city. Mrs. Dresser was born in Watsonville and was 72 years old. She was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

N. B. Allison, early-day pioneers. Mrs. Dresser attended primary school at Watsonville and was graduated from high school in San Francisco.

Mrs. Dresser is survived by her husband; daughter, Mrs. Lester D. McGowan; three sons, Evan C. of New York, Clark C.

of Los Angeles and Arthur A. of Oakland; seven grandchildren and one greatgranddaughter. Happy BIRTHDAY To You LAURA RAWSON, Birthday Editor JULY 31 Miss Stella Finkeldey Hugo Miller Mrs. Alice Chase Mrs. W.

E. Borden Mrs. J. C. Croxon.

Miss Earlene Francis Miss Virginia Huff T. D. Bowen Will Contest Is In Second Day The second day of the will contest in the estate of Susanna Viercke, went along slowly before Judge M. T. Dooling in superior court.

Attorney John H. Leonard appeared on behalf of Virginia Brenkwitz, one of the petitioners, and Miles C. Cunningham in behalf of Anna McCrary. Murphy Hall are attorneys for Patrick Hannon, contestant. Depositions have been read of Lew W.

Collins and Dr. Anthony Allegrini and much of the day was taken with reading depositions and testimony at former hearings. SUCCUMBS Dr. Howard C. Crum died at his home in Tanglewood shortly before midnight Wednesday.

Arrangements are pending at the Wessendorf Mortuary. Each person's quota of peanuts is ten pounds a year, because 1940 Census reports showed that 316,299 pounds are grown annually in the United States. DEL MAR PHONE cu COME EARLY TONITE TORTILLA FLAT -with Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield ALSO MISS POLLY with Zasu Pitts Slim Summerville SANTA CRUZ West of Tomb- Born stone To Sing -with-with- Charles Starrett Russell Hayden Weidler and Leo Gorcey Waterfront NEWS NOTES Gathered by Ernest Otto Bill Reynolds of Stockton was top man on the Stagnaro barge "Marie." He had four ling cod weighing an average of 20 pounds. Deep sea fishing is going along well. dice had been allowed to interfere with defense construction.

There are 10,000 workers on the Las Vegas project, of whom 1100 are negroes. A group of white workers declared they would not work unless the negroes were discharged. Jesse Jones is from Texas, but he has no such prejudice as this. The Las Vegas project is being built with RFC funds, and he wants no interference with the work. So he laid the matter squarely before the President with the suggestion that Federal action might be desirable.

For the moment, the snarl is left for local authorities to untangle. If they fail, it will be time for Federal intervention. But if they do fail another tangle arises. For if Federal troops should be called in, the nearest force, two or three miles away, is a regiment of negroes. Labor Delays Although the great mass of labor is working patriotically on the war effort, a minority still hurts the reputation of labor generally.

Latest case involved Government long distance phone calls which are most important in speeding up production and moving the armed forces. There is a tremendous congestion of trunk lines and a pressing need for new facilities. But when American Telephone and Telegraph was requested to lay a new cable from Chicago, via Atlanta, to Florida, to take some of the load from eastern circuits, two AFL unions threw a wrench into the plan. The issue came to a head in Terre Haute, where a stretch of 110 miles of cable was to be laid by the Citizens Telephone using independent labor. The hod carriers union and the engineers union, both AFL affiliates, objected to non-union labor, and picketed the project: After a two weeks' delay, the with War Department sanetion, sent their "long lines experts" to Terre Haute with orders to get on with the work, union or no union.

This show of force, plus an appeal to patriotism, made the unions call off their pickets, and the work is now proceeding. (Copyright, 1942, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Desertion Charge In Trevethan Divorce Action Desertion and abandonment is alleged in a divorce filed in superior court by Olga Jeanette Trevethan against Edward W. Trevethan. According to the complaint they were married at Salinas. Custody of the minor child is sought by the plaintiff, who asks $40 a month for support and maintenance.

The community property includes a 1940 Pontiac automobile and a half interest in fixtures, furnishings, merchandise and control of a certain business near Watsonville. They have executed a property agreement. Toy Pistol Holdup Case Is In Court Angelina Souza, 24, who it is alleged attempted robbery by the use of a toy cap pistol at a Watsonville auto camp, appeared yesterday in superior court before Judge Maurice T. Dooling. J.

Frank Murphy was appointed by the court to defend her and she will appear in court this afternoen to plead. She stated her true name is Angelina Sharon. Ready for Snow On theory that when summer comes winter cannot be far behind, railroad worker cleans giant snowplow on blistering Chicago day. Sea bass catches are not so large because fishing is nbt so good by the light of the moon and with a darkened moon next week all are looking for larger catches. At the Stagnaro market catches brought in were: Joe Gibelli, 185 pounds, and Joe Loero, 114 pounds.

Santa Cruz Fisheries catches were: Trub Ghio, 130 pounds, and William Piexoto, 32 pounds. The General Fish Corporation, 150 pounds. Irad Getchell, one of those who fishes for salmon; has gone to Point Reyes to fish there. Teshara and Jack Bagby are fishing there now. Floyd Unden came into Stagnaro's yesterday with 48 pounds of salmon.

Te West Coast Crab company sea food truck was down from San Francisco and was on the wharf yesterday. "Dad" Lyons and crew have about finished half of their work in rebuilding the large davits on the west side of the wharf. "Babe" Carniglia took four large sea bass from his nets. Each had been badly torn by sea lions which got into the nets. Leo Bernheim was again at the end of the wharf fishing yesterday.

He is one who is frequently seen fishing, especially for smelt. About 100 were at the end of the wharf yesterday. Most of them were visitors. Three ling cod, two weighing 10 pounds each and one weighing 15 pounds were caught off the Nicoll barge "Yonezo." A lot of red cod and blue cod were also caught. Tom cod or small bocaccio continue to be caught off the wharf.

About 10 of these reddish fish have been placed in the tanks in the aquarium. One like these small ones, placed a year ago, is now very large in size. More sea weed was washed ashore during the night and litters the beach. abun KILLED Johnstown, July 30. A party in a mountain cabin near Seward ended in a blaze of gunfire last night, leaving two women and a man dead.

The victims, all from Johnstown, were identified as Mrs. Dorothea Kohler, 42; Mrs. Elsie Thomas, 29, and Joseph E. Faltin, 40. Dominick Pobanella, of Johnstown, told state motor police that Faltin, a gun in each hand, suddenly opened fire as the four of them prepared to return to Johnstown, killing the two women and then ending his own life.

New Mexico's birth rate of 27.7 babies per thousand people is the highest in the country, Census figures show, compared with the national 1940 rate of 17.9. DANCING EVERY NITE 7 NIGHTS A WEEK In Person M.C.A. Presents ART ROWLEY HIS ORCHESTRA and Entertainers Admission 55c, Incl. tax, week nights-77c, Incl. tax Saturdays Special rates to men in uniform LADIES FREE WEDNESDAYS IN THE TROCADERO Sammy Herman's Orchestra and Floor Shows Nightly CASA DEL REY COCOANUT GROVE Santa Cruz Beach! is C.

G. Hammer has filed inventory and appraisement in superior court in estate of Ray Baker of a total of $5651. Demurrer has been filed in superior court in case of Alleen Hawkins against V. A. Currlin over property on Santa Cruz- Watsonville highway.

Receipts of heirs of $100 each have been filed in superior court in estate of Robina M. Booth. These were signed by J. Wallace Brodie, Roberta Gilbert, Mary Richmond Brodie, Eleanor Booth and Margaret Ogilvie. Richard Olive filed in superior court petition for letters of administration in estate of Mary R.

Oliver. Oliver died July 21, 1942, and left money in bank and property which will exceed $10,000 in value. Next of kin are two sons. Richard R. Oliver of San Francisco and Jean R.

Oliver of Summit, New Jersey. Certificate of inheritance tax appraiser has been filed in superior court in estate of Hattie E. Lewis. Estate includes cash, real property, $3250; notes and mortgages, $500; tangible personal property, $1750. Total value, $7384.26.

A will contest was started in superior court yesterday before Judge M. T. Dooling in the estate of Susanna Viercke. It is the hearing on probate of two wills, one by Anna McCrary, as 5.