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CAL I FORti I A STATE I 3KARY V. A Li EL GILL13. LIBRARIAN, SACRAKEUTO. CALIF. -9- WJ P.

TODAY'S WEATHER oft MORNING EDITION Temperature for 24-hour period ended at 5 p. m. Thursday: Maximum 80. minimum 53. Monterey Bay Area High fog tonight and Friday; considerable breaking in afternoon.

91st Year No. 212 SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, FOURTEEN PAGES IT (70 ic ic Seven Candidates For 'Miss America7 Title ic it ic if Combined- if ii ji ii 0CK3EBS-SAV HILL-ALL City Will Be $5,791 School Rate Up 3 Levy Drops 4 Cents; While County Rate. Is To Hold Level With PastThree Years A welcome revelation to property owners in he City of Santa Cruz is the announcement that the total tax rate levied against them for the year 1946-1947 is $5.79 or a drop of one half cent below that of the last fiscal year. A ri i r- ppnt rlrrvn tunc nA 100,000 Members Of AFL Seamen's Unions Walk Out On Both Coasts; 300,000 Others Respect Picket Lines By The Associated Press A general strike of AFL seamen stopped work at the nation's seaports yesterday in a shutdown unprecedented in the history of waterfront labor disputes. Nearly 100,000 members of the Seafarers International union and the Sailors Union of the Facific, both AFL, were ordered off ships in Atlantic, Gulf and coastal ports at noon.

The strike, protesting the wage stabilization board's veto of management-approved pay raises of $22.50 and $27.50 a month, "is 100 per cent effective," John Hawk, vice-president of the SIU, announced shortly after noon. Picket squads went on the march immediately in some ports. Others were scheduled for duty by 7 a. m. tomorrow.

An estimated 300,000 additional seamen and dock workers, including the membership of the rival CIO National Maritime union, were pledged to respect the picket lines, meaning they too eventually would be idle. Troopships and relief cargoes, previously granted immunity in maritime labor disputes, were included in the strike order. ''There will be no exenmtions this 'cause of reduced interest and principal on bonds, while ih. levy against the assessed property of the county remained the sparing one passenger, a blue-eyed same, at S1.80. I blond boy of two.

School levies were boosted ing the 1946-1947 figure to $1.94. in comparison with $1.91 for the fiscal year of 1945-1946, it was revealed. kill I4fcp -a Seven candidates for the "Miss line up at Atlantic City, N. J. Left to right: Wil-da Georgine Bowman, Miss Tennessee, who previously said she $246,000 Building Permits Include 23 For New Homes three and one half cents, bring- I Hierens Given Life Sentence For 3 Killings Chicago, Sept.

5 Seventeen-year-old William Heirens was sentenced to imprisonment for his natural life today for the kidnap-kill-ing of Suzanne Degnan and the fatal stabbing of two women. He received three consecutive life sentences. The sentences would keep Heir-ens in prison for a minimum of 60 years before he would be eligible for parole. State's Attorney William J. Tuohy made the recommendation for the life sentences instead of the death penalty, telling the court the state had'very little evidence against Heirens other than his confessions.

Heirens, pale-faced, was asked by Chief Justice Harold G. Ward, who passed the sentences, if he had anythin gto say. With bowed head he said: "I want to express to the court my deepest sorrow for what I have done." His voice trailed off. Planners Hear Two Requests For Changes Two variances were referred to Building Inspector Malcolm Sinclair for investigation before September 11 when the petitions will have their second hearing before the city planning commission. The applications were from Art Foster, asking permission to have a 10 food yard instead of the regulation 20 foot at 37 Wilkes circle, and from James K.

Leonard to extend the kitchen at 207 May avenue back six feet, cutting the distance between buildings to 14 feet. Hearing on George B. Bliss' application to replace an existing greenhouse, a non-conforming use, at 225 Frederick street, was also scheduled for September 11. Because of a lack of specif ic FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1946 would not pose in a bathing suit; Patricia Fenton, Miss Louisville; Madonna Smith, Miss Kentucky; Norma Jean Salisbury, Miss West Virginia; Betty Cannon, Miss Vir Ramodel and repair work, both residential and commercial, held the construction limelight in Aug- ust, Accounting for 45 per cent" of all permits issued from Building Inspector Malcolm Sinclair's office. Out of 103 permits of air classes, worth $246,109, residential remodel and accounted for 26 and noir-rasidential remodel and repair accounted for 21.

Their combined valuation was set at $28,339. August permits were the highest since May, when 104, worth were taken out. All of the 13 permits, valued at $9265, for non-residentiai con struction last month were for private garages and sheds, none for commercial buildings, reflecting effectiveness of government priorities and restrictions on unessential building. Twenty-three new residential permits, worth 14 permits for erecting siens worth $5825, and six demolitions worth $1050 made up the remainder of the total. In the same month for 1945, 60 permits valued at $90,695 were issued by Sinclair, of which 10 were for new homes, 19 for residential remodel and repair, 21 for commercial structures, seven for non-residential remodel and repair, two for signs and one for demolition.

Twenty permits with an estimated valuation of $41,476 were taken out from Sinclair's office in the past seven days, largest of which went to W. R. Coomes for a $10,000 home at 50 Laurel street. Five new signs were recorded during the week, for the Bubble Baker at 10 Pacific avenue, Dave Ferrari's floral shop at 10 Soquel avenue, the Town Clock cafe at 107 i Pacific Gloria Court at! Cincinnati. Up she jumped.

She looksd in the mirror. E-e-e-eek? There was hell to pay in a ladylike way backstage at the Atlantic City municipal auditorium. The chaperones agreed that as now costumed, Miss Cincinnati would attract more attention than advertised. The wardrobe department was frssh out of white bathing suits size 36. Miss Cincinnati was on what you'd describe accurately as a spot.

A Mr. Bob Russell, wearing a. dove gray dinner jacket, and functioning as master-of-ceremonies, announced finally (and these are his words) that she was spotted red in th3 rear and could not appear in public. Some of the other 48 contestants displayed their curves for the edification of us calculus experts. There came eventually a girl in high heeled shoes and a baby blue bathing suit.

She was a blonde; she was a queen. She had a smile like a toothpaste ad. Miss Cincinnati, Mr. Russell said. No rouge on her, he added.

Everybody looked closely, H2 was right. Miss Cincinnati's der- riere was rouge-less. Where she found that spare costume I don't know, but all's well that ends well and as far as I know there are no as do Sc Copy 90c Month $9.00 Yea In Adranc time, said Joseph P. Ryan, head time, said Joseph P. of the International Longshore men's association and a member of the AFL maritime trades department.

He spoke from New York. One of the first results of the strike was an embargo on rail shipments to ports, with a 3w exceptions listed by the Association of American Railroads. Shipping owners said that vital imports of scarce items such as sugar and bananas would be shut off immediately. They predicted the strike would have a far reaching effect on American industry choking off raw material imports and the export of finished products. J.

B. Ryan, president of the Pacific American Shipowners association, said a few days of the strike would result in a "major disaster" for the shipping industry. President May Act President Truman, at his news confersnce in Washington, said he had not intervened in the strike; that it is in the hands of Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach. The president said he would act on the matter when it was put before him. Embargo Laid On Freight To AH Seaports Washington, Sept.

5 (U.R) The Association of American Railroads today imposed a general embargo on most freight shipments to U. S. ports because of the widespread maritime strike. President Truman meantime said that the striks situation still is In the hands of the labor department but that he would intervene directly if the matter is carried to him frcm Secretary of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach.

The railroad embargo was ordered to avoid piling up shipments in ports as AFL seamen quit their ships throughout the country in the biggest strike in maritime history. The railroads said the embargo was necessary "due to the threatened strike of maritime workers and to prevent congestion at all American ports." The embargo is effective immediately. MIfllv IKetfraims Paris, Sept. 5 (U.R) Soviet Foreign Minister V. M.

Molotov returned to Paris today from Moscow by plane. He arrived at the Soviet embassy at 2:15 p.m. GMT (10:15 a.m. EDT). Berlin, Sept.

5 (U.R) Secretary of State James F. Byrnes today arrived in Berlin by plane from Paris on an inspection tour of Germany preliminary to an important declaration of American policy to. be made at Stuttgart tomorrow. Byrnes and his party of top-ranking American officials arrived shortly after 2 p.m. The American secretary was accompanies by Sens.

Arthur H. Van-denberg, and Tom Con-nally, and evpert state department advisers on Germany. Leaving routine peace conference debates to his subordinates, Byrnes planned several days' first "hand study of the world's major diplomatic problem the future of Germany and the relations of the Big Four in governing the defeated enemy. GETS DIVORCE Hollywood, Sept. 5.

U.R) starlet Jane Nigh, 21, today obtained an interlocutory decree of divorce from her 33-year-old actor husband, Victor Cutler, on her charge of extreme cruelty. vy uu OUT OFF -4 18 New Teachers In City Schools In contrast to a large percentage of the United States, Santa Cruz is not faced with a teacher shortage. Additions to the city schools staffs this year total 18, including Edward Warren, returning from the service to the night school principalship, and Doris Kenyon, ex-Wave, who will teach at Branciforte elementary school. New teachers in Santa Cruz high school are George Stewart, English; Franklin Lindeburg, physical education: Mirvina Eggen, homemak-ing; Charles Oakley, english; Patricia Pinnell. mathematics; Marjorie Landon, English; James Couche, science and mathematics; and Del-bert Colwell, cadet corps who will also teach physical education at Branciforte junior high school.

Peggy Jean Roberts will teach home economics at Branciforte junior high school. New grammar school teachers are Helen Jeane O'Brien, Evelyn Diamond, Eileen Marshall, Grant; Charlotte M. Howard, Grace Shaw, Beverly Byrne, Gault; and Ruth Beck-with, Bay View. New Secretary Sacramento, Sept. 5 (U.R)M.

F. "Pop" Small, former California newspaper publishishers association president, today was sworn in as a secretary to Gov. Earl Warren. A former publisher of the Feather River Bulletin, Quincy, Small will handle rural, press relations and be the governor's traveling secretary. The position pays $6000 Airliner Crash in Neyada Is Fatal To 21 Elko, Sept.

5 VP). Disaster struck from thick fog today to send a westbound trans-luxury airliner from New York crashing to earch The youngster, Peter Link of Brooklyn, N. was found sitting on the ground, crying dazedly, about 100 feet from the wrecked plane, ripped apart when it plowed into a low hill two miles west of the Elko airport. Other passengers' bodies were described as "terribly mangled," but the little boy apparently escaped with only slight injuries of the chest and arm. The plane piloted by Kenneth Campbell, Bottineau, N.

DM contacted the civil aeronautics authority radio operater at Elko at 1:21 a. m. He said he could see the lights of the field despite the low ground fog and was coming in for a landing. That was the last radio contact with the plane. At 2:04 a.

a United Airlines plane flying eastward reported to George Sutherland, United's night manager in Elko, that he saw a fire burning below. Sutherland called Sheriff Charles Smith and with Fire Warden Erwin Lamber, CAA Inspector Siiobe Ambler" and Mortician Robley Burns they drove to the mountainside. They found the wrecked plane three-quarters of a mile off transcontinental highway number 40. "As we approached the flaming plane," said Burns, "we found a woman in the brush, unconscious but alive. She was later identified as Irene Baralus, N.

Y. She died shortly afterward. "Then I told the men to be quiet I heard a baby crying. He was bawling something awful. I went over and picked him up.

He had been thrown clear of the plane and was sitting there on the hillside. His crying was loud enough to be heard over the crackle of the flames." Russell Plank, state highway patrolman, said: "I thought I saw a woman sitting up against the sagebrush. As I approached her in darkness, I thought she was alive and just sitting there. But when I came closer, I could see that the lower part of the body was almost gone, and she was dead. It was horrible." Bodies were found in various positions and stages of destruction around the plane.

Sheerin found part of the plane 306 feet distant from the main section of the wreckage. Airport Manager William Wun-derlich said investigation showed the wheels of the plane were down fl Ifor one of the main lights of the ficM Three-Day State 4-H Meet Opens First annual state convention of California's 4-H clubs since the war got underway on the- campus of the University of California agricultur- al college at Davis at noon Thurs- i dav and about lOOft tirtpaatPi wpro I From Santa Cruz county Fincher, assistant farm advisor in charge of 4-H club work, headed a delegation of 11 members, assisted by Leaders Mrs. Betty Miller, Scotts Valley, and Mrs. Floyd Nichol, Carleton. The meetings will last three days and 4-H club boys and girls will see exhibitions of home making and agriculture.

A tour of the campus and university experimental farms is also on the program. The local delegation is expected home late Saturday. Santa Cruz county 4-H club delegates include: Baron Von der Mehden, Eva Waltz, Highland; Corinne and Wilda Miller, daughters of Mrs. B2tty Miller, Scotts valley; Jack Nichol, son of Mrs. Floyd Nichol, and Nadine Edsberg, Carleton; Dick Sutton, Don Noren, Arthur Adams, Live Oak; Richard Steffani, Joe Ali-berti, Thelma Micossi.

Davenport; and Dean Towne of the Mountain 4-H club. The Santa Cruz elementary dis-" tnct raised its special tax seven cents this year to 90 cents, in parison with 83 cents for 1945-1946. Its bond payment dropped from 28 cents to 25 cents, accounting for a three cent difference in the assessment. In the high school district the rate remained the same, at 75 cents on the special tax, and its bond re- demption tax was lowered one half cent to four and one half cents, figures snowed. Although the board of supervisors formalW fixed county and district tax rates after the 1946-1947 budget was adopted, changes will have to be made in the tax rates of several school districts due to clerical errors, the auditor's office revealed.

Changes include Boulder Creek union school bonds from 15 to 14 cents and changes in special schools as follows: Eureka, .71 instead of Scotts Valley, .79 instead of Seaside, .43 instead of .44, and Zayante, 51 cents instead of 50 cents. A breakdown of the levy as adopted by the board of supervisors shows that 25 cents of the tax will go toward the general fund, as against 20 cents for last year. Salaries will get 65 cents of the tax in comparison with 30 cents for last year, while the county hospital will receive 44 cents as compared with 39 cents for 1945-1946. The indigent load is heavier, too. this year, taking nine cents instead of the six cents required last year; welfare and security is 36 cents, an increase of five cents over '1945-1946.

Advertising received a drop in its share of the county's taxes, going from two cents to a little over one cent. Big Trees park was allotted .006 as against one cent for 1945-1946, and joint highway district No. 9 received a one cent increase to four cents. The junior college received a nine and a half cent share of the tax levy, while eight cents was taken by the unappropriated reserves. Tax rates on high school bonds were four and one half cents for that of Santa Cruz and four cents for Watsonville.

School bonds throughout the county included: Aptos union, 15 cents; Aromas, 13 cents; Roache, eight cents; Santa Cruz, 25 cents; Scotts Valley union, 42 cents; Soquel union, 25 cents, and Watsonville, 16 Vi cents. In the special district taxation, the San Lorenzo valley levies were high. The fire district at Ben Lomond was $3.96 on each $100 assessed valuation. That for Boulder Creek was $1.76. The Aptos tire district came to 44 cents and that of Capi-tola was 50 cents.

Lighting districts included Ben Lomond, 36 cents; Boulder Creek, 38; Capitola, 24; Davenport, 12; East Twin Lakes, 34: Felton, 10; Soquel, 22; Twin Lakes, 30, and East Twin Lakes 1945 Extension, 23 cents. Sanitation districts received the highest tax levy at Freedom which was two dollars on each $100 assessed valuation. Others were: Capitola, 36 cents; Davenport, 64; Soquel, $1.12, and Twin Lakes, 60 cents. Elementary schools and their tax rates will be as follows: Aptos union, 80 cents; Aromas joint union, 80; Bald Mountain, 52; Ben Lomond, 80; Boulder Creek union elementarv. 80; Brown, 80; Burrell joint union elementary, 80; Central, 80; Corralitos union, 71; Felton, 36; Freedom union, 77; Fruitvale, 80; Glenwood, 76; Happy Valley, 46 cents.

Other schools are Hester Creek, 26 cents; Highland, 80: Laurel. 80; Live Oak, 79; Mountain. 26; Oak-dale. 78; Ocean View. 80; Pacific, 31; Pleasant Valley, 73; Salsipuedes union, 79; Santa Cruz city elemen tary.

90: San Vicente, 54; Soquel union, va; summit joint union, 1 46 and Watsonville, 90 cents Tax levies on high schools include 75 cents each for Santa Cruz high. Boulder Creek and Watsonville schools. Tuition charges are made for all non-resident high school "upils. Other high school taxes include a shipping At Coast Ports AH Tied Up San Francisco, Sept. 5 (U.R).

The Sailors Union of the Pacific went on strike today, tying up Pacific coast shipping from Belling-ham, to San Diego, in protest against a government decision denying them wage increases. Four thousand SUP members packed 5 their gear arid "hit the beach," an estimated 100 ships were tied up on the west coast. Picket lines quickly formed on San Francisco's famed Embarcadero and along the rambling docks and wharves of major Pacific coast ports. At, Seattle, union spokesmen said a. force of 1344 pickets was mobilized.

They operated in 224 six-man groups to maintain six-hour picket duty on a round-the-clock basis. Twenty-five ships lay idle in the Willamette river along Portland's waterfront. John W. Massey, SUP business agent, said no exception will be made for ships handling United Nations relief supplies "since much of the UNRRA wheat is finding its way into black markets." Fresno State Grid Team To Be At Pogonip Fresno State Bulldogs, some 60 strong, arrived here yesterday for a 10-day fall training camp at Pogonip field under Head Coach James "Rabbit" Bradshaw. The football team is scheduled to stay at the Casa del Rey hotel although it will have the training table at Pogonip.

The Bulldogs, who are predicted to have one of their strongest teams in the history of the school, are coached by Bradshaw, former high school coach here. Kenny Gleason, former Santa Cruz high school, grid great, is an assistant coach to Bradshaw. Jackie Fellows, little All-Ameri- can, back is expected to spark the Bulldogs in the pre-season training session here. Arriving with the team were Athletic Director Earl White, Hal Rudka of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce, Ed Orman of the Fresno Bee, Arthur Saf strum, graduate manager of the college, and Publicity Director Ed Piston. Louis Jenkins, Malio Stagnaro and Barney Gurnette are arranging various entertainment and recreation features for the squad during the training program according to Phil Breck, local chamber manager.

McMonigle Hearing Set For Sept. 10 The automatic appeal to the state supreme court by which Thomas H. McMonigle hopes to escape the gas chamber of San Quentin prison will be heard September 10, District Attorney Stephen Wyckoff stated. Review of the case by the higher-; court has been delayed because additional material was required in the transcript prepared for the court. McMonigle was convicted as the slayer of 14-year-old Thora Chamberlain, Campbell high school girl, last November.

Although no body has ever been found, testimony of witnesses and excerpts from several of McMonigle's "confessions" led authorities to believe that the murder had been committed in Santa Cruz county. ginia; Jeanne Carlson, Miss Washington, D. and Dorothy Crockett, Miss Maryland. (AP Wire-photo) Five Candidates Are Now Sought For Fiesta Queen Local beauties who'd like to wear the crown as queen of Santa Cruz should register at the chamber of commerce before Wednesday, September 11. That's the night when the field will be narrowed to five candidates, from which the fairest will be chosen by Santa Cruz residents in a vote system.

The birthday party committee announced that the preliminary judging will take place at 8 p. m. Wednesday and all contestants are asked to wear bathing suits. The winner will be crowned in the civic center Saturday, October 12. by Mayor F.

Roy Fulmer and will be the recipient of prizes. Ballots on the five contestants will be distributed among merchants who will give them out with purchases. ACROSS BAY BRIDGE Sacramento, Sept. 5. (U.R) During July 2.202,366 vehicles crossed the San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge compared with 1,603,685 in June, the department of public works reported today, with Key bus and train passengers totaling 2,654,665 compared with 2,590,286 in June.

109 Leibbrandt avenue, and the Casa del Rey coffee shop on Cliff street. Other permits in excess $500 went to B. W. Uzzell, dwelling at 324 California street, $5000; Arthur Roesner, addition to building for garage at 275 Seabright avenue, $1000; Mr. and Mrs.

Howard, house and garage at 117 Trevethan avenue, $7500; J. C. Drake, dwelling and garage at 21 Plateau avenue, $7351, and addition to existing dwelling at 33 Plateau avenue. $7150. lit further at this moment among the lovelies competing for the $25,000 award.

Even Miss Tennessee (Wilda Bowman of Chattanooga) conformed to custom. She had announced that she didn't intend to let the customers ogle h3r legs. There were some reports of a cattier variety about the dimension of these underpinnings, but when the time came she showed 'em. The suit was black; the legs as pretty as these old eyes ever have seen. I had a close seat, too.

It is no good being a reporter at a prizefight, because you usually get splashed at ringside when the first nose is bloodied. Beauty pageants are better. A cuty sprinkled me with rose petals. From special deluxe Miss America roses. The ladiss also paraded in evening gowns.

They sang songs and did recitations and as far as I am concerned they all were as talented they were beautiful. There'll be more of this tonight (I certainly like my work) and tomorrow too. Saturday the judges will select Miss' America for 1946. She will love them; her 47, rivals will regard them with utter contempt. And probably put lipstick on their chairs.

reasons for the proposed change, Some ODservers believed the pilot have mistaken a beacon light Crime At The Beauty Pageant MI5 Opcibrmaiift'S maiuaim m. uiouwi ueimuii umer man iu icier 11 1 1 i yii i -1 I uacK 10 uiuuii ior ueians. Clinton asks that the area bounded by N. Seabright avenue, Soquel avenue, North Branciforte and Water street be rezoned from residential to commercial. Harbor Meet At Monterey Monterey, Sept.

5 (U.PJ- A state cpnato harhnr Hpvplnnmpnt rnmmit. tee today began their study of ways and means for improving Monte rey waterfront facilities. The group, headed by State Senator Jack Shelly of San Francisco, today was hearing a resume of reports and recommendations on harbor development already on file in Washington. Last year the U. S.

engineers conducted a lengthy survey and recommended an arm be added to the breakwater and dredging of sand from the bay's bottom be undertaken at an estimated cost of $2,000,000. The committee will complete its investigations here tomorrow and will move to Santa Cruz for hearings there Saturday. Burrell-Los Gatos, 75 cents; Hester Creek-Santa Cruz. 30 cents; Highland-Los Gatos. 75 cents, and aummu-uis viaios, to cents.

Tax levies on special districts sanitation bonds will be 28 cents on those of Capitola, $2.64 on drainage improvement district No. $1.91 on the San Lorenzo valley water district! 30 cents on the Capitola police bonds, and $27 on re- clamation district No. 2049. By Frederick C. Othman United Press Staff Correspondent Atlantic City, N.

Sept. 5. 0J.R) I cant call this dispatch "Mur der at Beauty Pageant," be- cause jvnss Cincinnati nas not .1 1 1 -x icaiiicu jet wiiu uauseu ner 10 sxi down on a lipstick. If she had been wearing a red bathing suit it wouldn't have been so bad. But there was Miss Cincinnati, known to the homefolks as Miss Lavonne Bond, waiting in the dressing room for her turn to walk briskly down the runways before the judges and seven thousand other goggle-eyed beauty lovers at the 25th annual Miss America contest.

Her suit was whits. It was tight. It was designed, according to its manufacturer, to attract attention. Miss Cincinnati was nervous. She sat down.

As I reconstruct the crime, a miscreant in another bathing suit sneaked over while the band was tootling its loudest and inserted her lipstick, of the shade known as Tigerwoman, between the chair and Miss Cincinnati. Scrunch! Miss Cincinnati feared the worst, because a girl in a bathing costume stretched taut can't sit on a lipstick without realizing it Or so said Miss.