News-Pilot from San Pedro, California • 2

PC 2 NEWS-PILOT SAN PEDRO CALIFORNIA SAIURDAY EVENING JAN 22 1938 As The Tide Ebbs Widney Heads Fete Committee Club Council to Seek Bridge CLINTON By T1GE IT might be such a thing that San Pedro will be going places seeing and doing things this year It has taken San Pedrans many years to awaken to the fact that if improvements are to be made here the people of this community must get together decide exactly what is need and then bend every efiort to acquire them San Pedro expect outside aid That is San Pedro expect people living elsewhere to analyze our problems and then suggest these problems be ironed out Outside assistance can pnly be expected and only will be forthcoming when San Pedro determines just what it wants Today thanks to a lot of things San Pedro is more the friendly city Neighbors are more neighborly Organizations are more willing to co-operate and to work towards a set goal than ever before In this alone everything would seem to point to more successful culmination of any and all undertakings ILWU Man Named League Chairman Hargett of ILWU Local 1-13 was elected acting chairman LeRoy Halstead acting secretary of an unofficial district organization of Labor's Non-Partisan league in the ILA hall Fifth and Palos Verdes street last night Permanent organization will be effected when a charter from the state organization is received This will be sought at once Elected to a publicity committee were Mr Hargett Joe Connors of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union and Carl Sheridan of the Marine Clerks association Another committee of three was authorized to interview AFL and CIO unions and liberal groups of the harbor district likely to affiliate with the LJPL Last meeting was called by Elmer Mevert delegate to a re cent state convention of LNPX in Fresno as the first of a series to effect organization in the Sixty-eighth assembly district Principles of the organization were explained by Mr Mevert a member of ILWU Local 1-13 He pointed out that the organization intends to foster legislation favorable to the laboring man by backing candidates rather than parties on the basis of the record of performance as affecting labor Both CIO and AFL unions were represented at last night's meeting it was reported as were the various political parties (Continued From Page 1) United States fleet Fittingly the fleet will be at anchor behind the breakwaters having Just returned from mid-Pacific maneuvers when the celebration takes place It will comprise the greatest fleet of war-craft ever assembled under the flag The April 28 celebration will combine the breakwater extension festivities with other observances including annual harbor day San Fiesta Association which in recent years has had a three-day fiesta honoring discovery of San Pedro bay in 1542 is planning a repetition of this event for the joint celebration What form the breakwater program will take has yet to be decided by the committee it reveals But a letter is being dispatched to Secretary of the Navy Swanson requesting a fleet review on April 28 and whatever other contribution to the eclat of the program is practicable When the original breakwater was begun in 1899 all the Southwest joined in celebrating the occasion It has been suggested to the committee that all the southwestern states be asked to join in April 28 festivities Realization of the significance to the development of the entire area is believed still latent beyond Southern California Clarence Matson secretary and traffic manager of the harbor department for eight years during its formative period will be the secretary A Henning of San Pedro now superintendent of state parks and former San Pedro chamber of commerce president will tie in the state with the celebration Other initial committee members include the following: Woodman a former president of the harbor commission and wartime mayor of Los Angeles Col Charles Leeds member of the board of Army engineers which laid the harbor lines in 1908 and later district engineer at Los Angeles William Groundwater chairman of the harbor foreign commerce and shipping committee of the Los Angeles chamber of commerce Eloi Amar harbor commission president Arthur Eldridge and Roy fi Beaton respectively general manager and assistant of the harbor commission Charles Henderson and Harry Crites Long Beach chamber of commerce Rash president and A Cavalli secretary San Pedro chamber of commerce Cope and Moore Wilmington chamber Cleveland president San Pedro Fiesta Association Edgar Wilson Will Forker Capt Curtis A Mills William A Schroeder George Nichblson and Ralph Reed PRINCE PAUL AND BRIDE Prince Paul of Greece younger brother of King George II and his bride the former Princess Fred-erika Luise of Brunswick are shown just after their marriage recently in Athens The prince sports a monocle just as his brother does i Continued From Page 1) through the efforts of the unbiased common people There has been more sentiment toward the betterment of social conditions in the last 35 years than ever before in the history of the world Adams pointed out us look to the constructive rather than destructive Music was furnished during the dinner hour by Gloria Pauluzzi who played accordian selections Community singing led by Larri-more and impersonations in dialect by George Groman completed the program Allen Atchison acted as master of ceremonies introducing the presidents of the various clubs comprising the council Distinguished guests were introduced by Allender retiring president In addition to Lyons officers installed were Cleveland vice-president A1 Goldsworthy treasurer and Harold Askew secretary Approximately 150 club members and guests attended the meeting Dinner was served by the San Pedro club assisted by members of Mrs Girl Scout troop Andrew Furuseth ISU Head Dies (Continued From Page 1) years often visited here He was known and respected alike by both organized and unorganized maritime workers and by employers Diming the 1934 waterfront strikes on the Pacific coast Furuseth spent a number of days in San Pedro conferring with seamen leaders at the old hall on Palos Verdes street between Fourth and Fifth streets Conservative in his personal manner he could at times rise to heights of oratory He was a keen student of law and legislative methods and in recent years spent much of his time in work at Washington Furuseth personally knew many of San civic and industrial leaders in past years and always made it a point to increase his friendships during his younger and more active days When on the Pacific coast he invariably travelled on coastwise steamers between ports He knew most of the officers and crew members of the old Admiral and Lassco liners even when those vessels operated before the days of wide-spread union organizations Legislator Would Spend 65 Billion WASHINGTON Dunn (D Pa) introduced today a bill proposing expenditure of $656000000000 in a ten-year plan he has formulated to wipe out and promote the welfare of the plan calls for federal elim- FDR Navy Message Expected Monday CAMPAIGN HEAD Bradford Melvin (above) San Francisco attorney has been appointed as Northern California manager of Governor campaign for re-election this year Melvin plans immediate action in organizing the 48 Northern California counties New La Rambla Service Monday Continued From Page X) Sepulveda and to the terminal at Bandini and Sepulveda The return trip follows Bandini to Elberon down to Gaffey place and through the hilltop section to MacArthur and down the hill on Summerland and Upland to Pacific avenue The route then follows San Pedro road around past the Los Angeles shipyard and Harbor Boulevard to the downtown terminal Every other trip during the rush hours will be made In the reverse direction of this run Fifteen minute service will be maintained during these hours with half-hour service at all other times between 5:30 and 1225 am The new schedule will be Inaugurated Monday under terms of an order by the State Railroad Commission allowing the Pacific Electric to abandon its local line Overhead trolley lines will be removed and rails will be dug up on all right-of-ways and on streets as re-paving is required San Pedro Motor Bus company in assuming the new franchise in addition to the La Rambla bus line operated for several years has promised to install new equipment if the run produces revenue in the first six months Robert Landier manager announced- ination of slums elimination of grade crossings building of irrigation systems and highways reforestation aid to the sciences rural electrification and other developments Hazing was abolished at West Point In 1901 ate carried $26723186 more than the navy had for the current fiscal year and Included money to start work on 20 vessels in addition to the two proposed dreadnaughts However the total was $11-139977 below the figure recommended by the budget bureau Besides the new construction the bill would make available funds to continue work on 74 vessels now under way It also would provide for reopening of the torpedo manufacturing plant at Alexandria Va and recommissioning of the ammunition ship Pyro The measure passed without a record vote Objections were raised however to any further expansion of the navy Members of the anti-battle-ship bloc served notice they would demand full explanation as to emergency we are arming Recently the 30 Year club with a program that should do much to aid San Pedro was organized with a membership enrollment of more than 600 The first effort of the club Is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of San Pedro as an incorporated city with a program March 1 Last night the Inter-Service club through its new president Guy Lyons announced its major campaign for 1938 would be to sponsor a bridge connecting San Pedro and East San Pedro That Ladies and Gentlemen would seem to indicate that San Pedro is determined to take the by the horns" and do something 4 i SAWTELLE TRANSPORTATION Mrs Una Reynolds secretary of the Harbor District chapter American Red Cross is confronted with a problem that she believes could be worked out without a deal of inconvenience if it were possible for her to contact the right parties and has asked me to explain the situation through It seems that the Red Cross occasionally these past few weeks has been furnishing transportation to and from Sawtelle where a local Spanish war veteran is confined in the hospital The transportation is given the wife of the veteran and necessarily demands special trips Mrs Reynolds is of the opinion any number of San Pedrans and harbor district residents go to Sawtelle each week and was wdnder-ing whether it would be possible for one of these persons who regularly go to Sawtelle to provide transportation accomodations for the wife If it could be arranged Mrs Reynolds can be reached by telephone 1616 Hit DO YOU When Mallgren proprietor of the Nob Hill grocery store moved into his new brick store and advertised an entire new stock of choice family groceries provisions and 'notions Also best brands of wine liquors and cigars when the New Bathhouse was opened by Burkle at East San Pedro when James Dodson purchased the San Pedro Market Fifth and Front streets from Vickery and Hinds When Sam Thompson ran the Railroad Lodging House on Canal street in Wilmington when the Rev I Wright retired as paster of the First church and efforts were made to have Dr Pattee take the pastorate when Marguerite Williams Lena Polhamus Cora and Alberta Barton Mat Christie Williams William McIntyre Albert Barton Polhamus Beal and A Oman were guests at a taffy pull at the home of Miss May King on Ninth street When Frank Francis took over the management of the Hotel Clarence on retirement of Mrs Innes? Electricity Bares Age of Fish WASHINGTON (JP) The bureau of fisheries announced today it has perfected a device which determines the age of a fish by electricity Technologists said the invention can determine the exact day any fish was caught by measuring changes in the chemical structure CABRIULO LAST DAY Edward Robinson ALSO Myma Loy Franchot Tone Rosalind Russell Tomorrow KING OF THE BAD felUilE I'd 2nd BIG HIT! WARNER ALAN OSEN CHOP SUEY and special CHINESE LUNCHES 1321 SOUTH PACIFIC PHONE 6098 STARTS TODAY PRESCRIPTION TOR ROMANCE A UNIVERSAL PICTURE with WENDT BARRIE KENT TAYLOR MISCHA AUER ADDED FEATURE! JACKIE COOPER in of the mm LAST TIME TODAY Pat in Also TOM KEENE in ROMANCE OF THE NEWS and Comedy WHAT A Starting 1:30 Sunday TEX RITTER in Rides With the Boy Abo RICARDO CORTEZ and BORIS KARLOFF in OF OF and STARTS SUNDAY ILaurel Hardy! Patsy ICeUy and Gang PICIC A and tlftf INALS OF THE LAST DAY CRASHING THRILLS! BOB STEELE iualordt Stirrups aaBOtwaatMaanaanaaoa Convict Oil Firms Of Price Fixing Continued From Page 1) the bench and received the verdict from the foreman He read off the list of the some of the largest oil corporations in the country presidents vice-presidents and managers and then announced all had been found guilty as charged Judge Stone then polled the Jury Thomas of Madison a defense attorney immediately informed the court the defendants would file motions for a new trial in three day period required by law Judge Stone said he would set a date later for arguments on the motions When and If they are denied he then will pass sentence The defendant corporations are liable to maximum fines of $5000 each The individuals face similar fines or up to a year in prison or both APPEALS LOOM Although Chief Defense Counsel William Donovan said he had no statement to make other members of the defense staff have said they were ready to carry the cse to the supreme court if necessary The defendants were charged with conspiring to raise and fix midwestern gasoline prices to jobbers (wholesalers in 1935 and 1936 by a program of buying gasoline of independent refiners at progressively increasing prices The contracts with major companies were based upon published quotations of the sales of Independents at their refineries Originally three trade publications went to trial along with 23 oil companies and 46 of their executives and minor officials The indictment charged the trade journals assisted the alleged conspiracy by publishing as the spot market the prices paid by the major companies in the buying program- At the close of the case Judge Stone on government motion freed the publications an editor and five oil companies On motions for directed verdicts Judge Stone acquitted two more oil companies and nine of the individuals reducing the number of defendants to 16 companies and 30 persons' The corporations convicted were: Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Wadhams Oil Co (Socony-Vacuum subsidiary) Standard Oil Co of Indiana Pure Oil Co Sinclair Refining Co Bamsdall Refining Co Shell Petroleum Corp Skelly Oil Co Continental Oil Co Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp Cities Service Co Empire Oil and Refining Co (Cities Service subsidiary) Phillips Petroleum Co Globe Oil and Refining Co of Kansas Globe Oil and Refining Co of Hlinois Globe OiJ and Refining Co of Oklahoma CONTINUOUS FROM 1:15 PM LAST DAY! LAST DAY! Blue ALSO New Show Tomorrow Sun Jeannette MacDonald On th 8a ma Procram 11 JONES FAMILY CHALLENGE TO CHIZZLE WITS! WASHINGTON House leaders said today President Roosevelt probably would send to Congress Monday his proposed message asking authorization for a larger navy They said they expected it to call for legislation to authorize construction of all types of warships in excess of the present statutory limitations which were based on the now defunct 1930 London treaty House approval of a $553000000 appropriation for the navy left the way clear for thq message Mr Roosevelt had deferred sending it to Congress pending House action on the naval appropriations In passing the navy bill the House crushed an attempt to eliminate funds to start construction of two $70000000 battleships The measure as sent to the Sen LA Receivership Stayed Week Continued From Page 1) this group would not thus certify men who remained in the ILWU which claims a majorty of the poirt's cargo workers in membership Officials of the ILA incorporation or the ILWU however declined to make threats or to say what the reaction to such a situation would be They withheld comment pending determination just what Receiver Hays would do meanwhile consulting with their attorneys Among plans announced by the AFL was one to limit longshoremen to 1700 more than which declared could not be assured a living by the amount of Jongshoring work now available at this port Longshoremen here now have been estimated at 3000 Attorneys Packard and Katz Tor the ILA incorporation aind Samuel DeGroot representing alone the AFL group in the absence of Aaron Sapiro conferred with their principals before meeting with Judge Schmidt late in the morning The judge suspended the permanent injunction and notified Receiver Hays of the postponement shortly after noon today Meanwhile the San Pedro ILWU local complacently wait for certification by the National Labor Relations Board as sole bargaining agent for the longshoremen a certification its officials believe assured on the basis of testimony showing a majority of the longshoremen in its membership Once this certification is obtained they believe AFL action against the ILWU here will oease Although the AFL group contends the contract as between the ILA and the Waterfront Employers association goes with the union the ILWU cites a decision in a bus case on the Atlantic coast to prove that the contract goes with the men who can change the name of their bargaining organization or Its affiliation at will Did not the waterfront employers the other party to the contract change their organization name from Marine Service Bureau without voiding the contract one ILWU official asked wter and more economical to rent roar Meaner thronth Newo-Pllot rental ado Thor brine roonltil Phono Bettr Brown Boa Pedro MOO Sailor Injured As Sign Falls When a sign advertising a photoplay fell on him as he stood In the hallway of a San Pedro theatre early this morning Chester Mason 30 Quincy sailor was treated in the receiving hospital for lacerations of forehead and scalp James Bradford 33 Saratoga sailor of 866 Sepulveda street was treated early this morning for lacerations and contusions of the forehead assertedly received in a fight with a neighbor Police made no arrest Housewife Arrested After Auto Collision Mrs Nina Kays 25 housewife of 1024 Banning avenue was arrested late yesterday at street and Bayview avenue on a misdemeanor drunk driving and intoxication charges Her car had collided with the auto of Gunn of Long Beach Louis A Erwin 30 truck driver of 1421 Eshel-man street Lomita was arrested on similar charges last evening after a collision between his truck and the auto of Carlos Espinoza of 1203 East Carson street San Pedro Man Found Dead in Chair at Home Clair Warner 67 cement worker of 1093 West Twenty-sixth street was found dead seated in a chair at his home early today by his friend Frank Bowen of 2021 Le-land street Mr Bowen told police Mr Warner had been subject to heart attacks The body was taken to the Halverson mortuary "OPEN FOB li th head of oil ad that ha many outstanding tea tare in it For farther Information about the wonderful homo read the description of it under Classification 109 ADVENTIST PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Christian teacher of experience with California State Teachers certificate Instruction In first eight grades and fundamental Bible instruction (Faith in God) as a part of dally school work Instruction fully meets state requirements Students receive individual attention good discipline and eareful playground supervision Opening for a few studenta to enroll for 2nd semester SEVENTH DAT ADVENTIST SCHOOL BOARD 561 12th St There once was a merchant named Chizzlewit who trimmed his tree every Christmas and his customers every day! He was a canny creature this Chizzlewit and knew how to win a customer by guile The shirts he sold were cheaply woven packed with powder to make them seem firm To conceal their inferiority he told customers that he always wore them himself In the glassware department he "made up" for poor quality by giving a set of pretty paper doilies with every purchase He knew many such clever tricks and used them without reserve Chizzlewit never advertised He knew too well he could never fool people for long in print Advertising must live up to its own claims That is why you can have full confidence in goods consistently advertised If the maker has a worthy product fairly priced he wants as many people as possible to know about it If the product is unworthy the printed word will only expose it sooner During January and all around the calendar read advertising Makers and merchants stake their reputation in cold black type that what you read is true i It I.