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UNITED PRESS WIRE INTERNATIONAL SOUNDPHOTO VOLUME LXXVIII No. 135 COLTON, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1954 Telephone 1145 and 1146 Enrollment Record Set On First ay Off Colton School Vear Elementary school authorities today pondered the largest enrollment increase in Colton school history and wondered what to do with all the kids. The total enrollment yesterday on the first day of school was 3,340, up 4f4 over the beginning enrollment last year. Superintendent Paul Rogers said today that another 300 children will probably Czech Border Guards Shoot Al U. S.

Unit Patrolling Commie Frontier HEIDELBERG, Germany (UP) Czechoslovak Communist border guards fired on American soldiers patrolling the Iron Curtain frontier near Baernau yesterday, the U. S. Army Headquarters here said today. The Army announcement said the Czechs fired about 35 shots. None of the American patrol was injured, and there was no property dam Boy, 18, Admits Tossing Child, 3, In Mountain Lake SAN FRANCISCO (UP) A 10 year-old boy has admitted hurling a 3-year-old xhild into Mountain Lake and leaving him to sink or swim.

Police said the boy's confession Cleared up the mystery of how Johnny Lawhorn, 3, became mired in the mud in the lake last Friday. The child was found there Saturday, 18 hours after he had been missing from his home. After treatment for exposure, the child told his parents that an older boy had thrown (him into the lake. Questioning of other children in the neighborhood led to the 10-year-old, a blond, blue-eyed boy. Johnny took some screws off the bike, so I threw him in the lake," the youngster said, showing no sign of remorse.

Didn't you realize the little boy might drown? asked Patrolman John Cavalli. No, I "thought hed just wade around the lake and get out and go home. The boy was taken to the Youth Guidance Center. Police believed he may be mentally and emotionally retarded. age- Army officials said the U.

S. troopers did not return the Communist fire. The incident was the second of similar type in four days. On Sept. 9 an Army patrol from the First U.

S. Reconnaissance Company was fired upon by Communist frontier guards near Lich-tenberg, which fronts on Red East Germany, 50 miles northwest of Baernau. Yesterday's incident involved men from the Second U. S. Armored Cavalry Regiment's First Battalion.

Baernau lies 35 miles east of the musical festival city of Bayreuth and 15 miles northeast of Weiden. It was near Baernau that seven American soldiers stumbled into Czechoslovakia on July 4. They wore held by the Communists for 12 days before being released. Female Stowaway Draws $150 Fine enter the local system be fore the peak enrollment is reached. Meanwhile, the school board planned to transfer $250,000 in bonds recently purchased by the Bank of America to the state school building fund for part of the construction program due lo get underway during the school year.

The board met last night and devoted most of its time to routine business, such as approving the purchase of additional secretarial equipment, setting 8 a.m. as the time for junior high school teachers to be at school and marking June 16, 1955, as the last day of i the current school year. The trustees heard a report by a member of the board. Dr. Delbert Van Voorhis, that a barricade will be erected by the city at the end of Olive street where it deadends at Bordwcll and the Lincoln School grounds.

It was announced at the meeting that the citys $70,000 bid for the 1 F' old Lincoln School grounds has not 1 yet been approved by the State Department of Finance. However, i Supt. Rogers said that State representatives have been checking with the appraisers of the property. The board adopted a bus schedule for. the term and approved a loyalty oath and application by the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District for permission to use school properties for the Sept.

28 special water election. Today the cafeteria at the new junior high began serving hot lunches to students for the first time. Some 300 students took advantage of the lunch program and it will be extended to the elementary schools one at a time at weekly intervals. in Hint 'Big Names' May Back Star's Adultery Charge HOLLYWOOD (UP) Shakespearean actor John Carradine, 48, charging his beauteous wife with adultery in a divorce suit, hinted that big names could testify she made amorous advances toward them. The thespian dropped his hint yesterday in filing suit for divorce against Sonia Sorrell Carradine, 33, whom he accused of committing adultery with the son of a Brazilian government official.

Carradine indicated in tHe suit that if his divorce action is contested, some big names would be called to testify in support of his charges his wdfe committed numerous infidelities with various men. Named specifically in the Superior Court suit were Eugenia Carlos, 24, son of the secretary to a former Brazilian agriculture secretary, Apolonia Sales Vargas, and Deitrich Roeter of New York. The suit demanded custody of the children, Christopher, 7, Keith, 5, and Robert, five months. The couple married in Hollywood, March 25, 1925. She is the daughter of a San Mateo millionaire.

LITTLE LEAGUE All Star Danny Carrasco proudly grips ball autographed by World Champion New York Yankees presented to him last night by Babe Herman at banquet Honoring Colton tearft. With Danny and Babe, left to right are, sports editor Paul Zimmerman, All-Star centerfielder Phil Brown, Johnny Lindell, and manager Dee Mullins. Lower photo shows many of the 250 people who jam-fned the social hall at the Presbyterian Church for the (Courier Photos) 250 Turn Out. For Banquet Honoring Colton L.L All-Stars HONOLULU, T. H.

(UP) Mik-los Dora, 20, of West Hollywood, was fined $150 in Federal Court yesterday for stowing away on the Matson liner Lurline. Dora was the only one of 13 young men and women to plead innocent to charges that they sneaked a free ride aboard the luxury liner from Honolulu to Hilo Aug. 13 as a lark. Doras attorney, Howard Hod-dick, said the Santa Monica City College student had all the intentions of paying his fare but just didn't get around to it. But Judge Jon Wiig said the youth had been aboard the ship three hours and took no $teps to purchase a ticket.

Wiig ruled that Dora must also pay the government $20 for flying him back from Hilo for trial. Skull Found By Boys Still Baffles Police PASADENA (UP) Police remained mystified today over identification of a skull found Aug. 29 Eaton Wash by 15-year-old Pasadena twins, Paul and Peter Gae-ta. The investigators had thought the skull was that of Mrs. Dorothy Eggers, whose decapitated body was found in San Bernardino county in 1946.

But Dr. Frederick D. Newbarr, county coroners chief autopsy surgeon, said yesterday he had compared the skull with Mrs. Eggers pictures and there was no similarity. Two hundred and fifty Colton people turned out last night to honor the Colton All-Stars, who carried the city's name across the nation.

The boys, as usual, were capable of handling the situation as they downed double slices of apple pie and three helpings of ice cream. Highlights of the banquet presented a baseball autograph 1 ed by the members of the 1953 Yankees after they won their fifth talks by two of the boys' baseball Lindell and Babe An attempted holdup of a Colton service station last night was foiled by the station attendant who fled wdth a bag of money as he told the bandit to go to hell. Police Lt. Alvin Carson said the attendant, William C. Henry, 25, Calimesa, told him the stiekup man walked into the station at about 11:30 p.

pulled a small caliber revolver on Henry and ordered him to fill a sack with money from the station ill. Henry told police he put the money in the sack and then took off across I street from the Peacock station at Mt. Vernon and scene of the holdup attempt. Meanwhile, the bandit ran up Mt. Vernon.

he stiekup man was described as about 35-40 years old, 6 tall and weighing about 175 lbs. Car-son said the description fits closely that given of the man who held up the Colton Safeway store on Aug. 3 and also that of the bandit who failed in a bank holdup in San Bernardino last week. Henry said the man was dressed in slate gray pants and short jacket of the same color and wore a gray felt hat with a black band. His clothing was clean and pressed, Henry said, but he had a two or three day growth of beard.

Miss America Starts To 'Work' NEW YORK (UP) Its all work and no play for Lee Ann Meriwether, the new Miss America, whose schedule today was an un-glamorotts round of fittings, photographs and sleep. So far the San Francisco beauty who won the Miss America last Saturday has had no taste of New York night life, no dales, and no sightseeing on her first visit to this city. Whats more, theres none in sight. She was in bed before 10 oclock last night and shell be in bed early tonight, said one of the contest officials wh are carefully shielding Miss Meriwether-from visitors said. She's going to be on a television show tomorrow night.

You might call that recreation. The 19-year-old contest winner is taking the realistic side of her fairy tale good fortune without complaint. TODAY'S WEATHER dented public hearings late Monday following nine days of testimony. It had to decide, among other things, whether its report should merely make findings of fact and law or whether it also should recommend for or against McCarthys censure by the Senate. Chairman Arthur V.

Watkins (R-Utah) said the committee could discharge its responsibility without returning a verdict but that recommendations are customary. The committee may also go into McCarthys protest against the participation of the committees two attorneys in writing the final report. McCarthy told reporters today that it is impossible for Chief Counsel E. Wallace Chadwick and his assistant, Guy G. De Furia, to draft an impartial report.

He said the two attorneys had been doing a vigorous job of prosecuting hime His attorney, Edward Bennett Williams, requested Monday that the committee call in impartial counsel to assist it in preparing the final report. made the request shortly before Committee Chairman Arthur V. Watkins gaveled the hearings into history. Wife Seeks Divorce, So Hubby Kills Her VENICE (UP) Matthew Gas-pa rovic, 53. was held on suspicion of murder today after police said he admitted firing five shots at his estranged wife, Violet, 36, the mother of three children.

Mrs. Gasparovic was pronounced dead from bullet wounds on arrival yesterday at Santa Monica hospital. officers for the coming year, plans were made to hold a union Thanksgiving service on Thursday, Nov. 25. at 9 a.

m. The Rev. George Norton, pastor of the Jewell Methodist church, will be the special speaker. Present at the meeting today were the Revs. Pedrotti, Rice, Nor- Herman, sports editor Paul Zimmerman and comedian Bill Thompson.

The four speakers told humorous stories and experiences from their colorful careers. Herman, considered one of the great players of all time, made a big hit with Little Leaguer Danny Carrasco to whom World Series in a row. Herman also told the full story of the famous three men on base in which he was one of three Brooklyn Dodgers who found themselves all sharing third base. Zimmerman, during his talk, pointed out that the incident was the only time all season when the Dodgers were together. Trophies were presented to each boy and to manager Dee Mullins coach Norman Berch and league president Carl Rimbaugh.

Dinner was prepared for -the banquet by the WomanS Association of the Presbyterian Church and was served by members of the Junior Womens Club Man Nabbed For Robbing Sister COSTA MESA (UP) James L. Satcher, 21, Buena Park, was held today on suspicion of robbing his sister and brother-in-law's drive-in restaurant of $1727 and then beating the couple severely with a gun. Frank L. Guinn, 24, also of Buena Park, was held on a charge of grand theft and armed robbery. Mr.

and Mrs. John Sullivan told police they had closed their Buena Park restaurant and were placing the days receipts in a safe when two robbers entered. The men vmre masks made of women's silk hose and dark glasses. Sullivan telephoned the get-away car license number to police and the suspects were arrested near the Costa Mesa police station just 40 minutes after the robbery. GAMBLING BARON CHARGE LEADS TO MILLION DOLLAR DAMAGE SUIT REV.

RICE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COLTON MINISTERS UNION idols, Johnny mismanagement suit filed earlier this month, that Stevens held a secret partnership in the Hotel Last Frontier. Katleman 'is a minority stockholder in the establishment. Terming Katleman's allegation completely false, Stevens declared I am president of the Republic Heater You can imagine the effect on my business of these charges picturing me as a gambling baron trying to take over Las Vegas. Meanwhile in Las Vegas, an attorney for Murray Randolph, who along with Jake KozloffAmd Bdl Kozloff was named in Katleman's suit, said he has been instructed to take a deposition frdm Katlc-man Friday. Attorney George Gilson said it would be the first of a series of depositions resulting from the suit.

Katleman charged that the Kz-loffs and Randolph squandered SL-OOO, 000 in hotel funds and claimed they embarked on a $2,000,000 remodeling program without sufficient financial basking. High, noon 88 Low, 6 a.m. 48 High yesterday 88 ton, Ingle, oRbert Wheatley, I FORECAST: Generally clear with Donald A. Gibbs. I not much change in temperatures.

z- (ensure Hearings End Amid Charges (ommillee Attorneys Not Impartial Ex-New Orleans Mayor Quizzed In Murder; Admits Visit Wilh Victim LOS ANGELES (UP) Industrialist Milton J. Stevens said today he will sue Las Vegas, hotel operator Beldon Katleman for damages because Katleman pictured him in a mismanagement suit as a "gambling baron trying to take over Las Vegas. Katleman, operator of the El Rancho Vegas hotel, charged in a leans for nine years with an iron hand, headed the old regular political organization. The 64-year-old former mayor amassed a fortune through real estate holdings and was known as a smoke-room politician. He was elected to office in 1936 and ruled for a decade until he was deposed by the present Mayor De-lesseps S.

Morrison who ran on a reform ticket. Train Crash Death Toll Nears 30 Mark LISBON (UP) Twenty one bodies had been recovered today from the wreckage of a holiday train in southern Portugal, an i authorities feared the death toll may reach 30 or more. SAFETY VALVE By CHARLES K. DOOLEY LAST NIGHT'S dinner for the Little League was a bang-up success, with two or (hree very interesting speaker from the sports world entertaining in fine fashion. HOWEVER, OUR old friend Carl Rimbaugh, who has done a lot of work for Little League, got oft-base about ten feet when he rose to make a short- talk.

Carl decried the crass commercialism which has swept into Little League affairs and criticized the United States Rubber Company for advertising their products in connection with Little League, as well as some of the companies who gave presents to the boys. I GUESS wed better tell Carl the facts of life. Without United States Rubbers half-million bucks a year, Little League wouldnt be what it is today. Without the business firms sponsoring part of the teams, there wouldn't be any teams. From the way, we look at it.

American business has put but thousands of dollars for every conceivable type of aid to all kinds of groups and they are welcome to whatever publicity or advertising they get out of it. IF WE ever get so overcome with ethics that we wont allow business to participate in things like the Little League, there probably wont be many things like the Little League and the kids will be worse off because of it. ONE OF the things we like about Littje League is the way it is sponsored by businesses. It shows an interest on the part of business in the youth of America and business, Carl, is business. Its commercial.

It's out to make a )M-ofit when it can, and that's what keeps the wheels turning in this great country. It Isnt exploiting American kids, either. Its giving them a chance to participate in something, which is of great benefit to everyone, in the only way it knows how. The Rev. C.

A. Rice was elected president of the Colton Ministerial Association today at a meeting at the Presbyterian church. Other new officers are the Rev. J. P.

secretary, and the Rev. Ray V. Pedrotti, treasurer. Mr. Rice is minister of the Community church, Mr.

Ingle of the earth shocks may reach 2000. U. S. Air Force pilots were spearheading a search for isolated villages which may have been cut off from the world by the Nazarene church and Mr. Pedrotti Presiding over the affair was of the Presbyterian church, master of ceremonies Gus Gricbe In addition to the speakers, Mayor George Blair of San Bernardino and Little League sectional director Perry Winstead gave short talks.

All of the speakers lauded the sportsmanship of the team dnd the excellent account the boys gave of themselves in the playoffs at Santa Monica and Williamsport, Pa. In addition to the election of 2 New Quakes Rock NortFi Africa Today ORLEANS VILLE, Algeria (UP) Two new earthquakes rocked the stricken mountainous areas of Algeria today, prompting fears that deaths from a series of disastrous HIGH ART OR HUSSY? GAG PROVES GOLDMINE GIFT STATUE STARTS TOWN 'WAR' 'JOKE' STARTS CASH AVALANCHE NEW ORLEANS (UP) Former New Orleans Mayor Robert S. Maestri told police today that a wealthy real estate woman who died under mysterious circumstances visited him in his suite at the swank Roosevelt Hotel shortly before her body was found. Maestri, who occupied a suite on the Uth floor where the body was found in a corridor, said he was acquainted with the woman and had a business transaction with her during the night. Homicide Chief Capt.

William Dowic said the former mayor told him that the woman had been in his apartment between 10 and 11 o'clock last night, when she left, after which he said he didnt see her again, Although she apparently died from natural causes, police said she had been dragged to the spot in the thickly carpeted corridor feet first. Police identified her as Mrs, Helen Rizant, 47, who reportedly owned property here and along the Mississippi Gulf coast. Investigating officers said they were baffled over the fact that she was not registered at the hotel and that she had apparently died at some other spot and had been dragged to the corridor. Maestri, who ruled Nv Or WASHINGTON (UP) The Watkins committee met secretly today to plan its final report on the McCarthy censure charges as the controversial senator accused committee attorneys of trying to convict Joe McCarthy. The six-man "jury began its private deliberations after ringing down the curtain on its unprece- Democratic Sen.

Salvatore Aldisio last year. At the time, Aldisio was notified that he was getting a statue frofn the Sicilian government in gratitude for his public services. Without a second thought or a first look Aldisio presented the statue to his home town here on the southern coast of Sicily. Aldisio thought it was a fine idea. So, apparently, did the town fathers, They relegated a statue of King Umberlo I to oblivion and made way for the new art treasure atop a white column over a fancy water fountain.

They pul it in the Central piazza, (Continued on Fags 2, Col, 6) 4 Persons Bitten As Squirrels Run Amuck ARLINGTON, Va. (UP)-A special game warden stalked the pleasantly wooded areas around Arlington Village today with orders to wipe out squirrels who ran amuck over the weekend and bit four persons. A Health Department official said every effort must be made to kill one of the anti-social squirrels to see if it has rabies. Godfrey Move to Win Back Pilot's License WASHINGTON (UP) Arthur Godfrey will get back his pilot's license next Thursday if he satisfactorily completes a checkout flight jn his DC3 transport plane bv then, a Civil Aeronautics Administration spokesman said today. The radio and television star already -has taken and passed a required physical examination.

GELA, Sicily (UP) A politicians gift of a statue of a naked hussy had this town involved in an artistic war today. There hasn't been anything like it since American art circles were divided over the relative merits of the famous nude, September Mom. The statue is perched on top of a towering white column smack in the middle of tlie main square. Its subject is a pretty girl who is completely without clothing, -Some intellectuals say it is high art. The more staid element say it is shocking.

The Statue was donated to the tov. siltt unrein by Christian MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (UP) Another big batch of letters full of nickels, dimes, dollar bills and small checks was expected today on top of 80,000 envelopes already piled in a cell of the city jail for Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Diebel. The avalanche started last Saturday within hours of Mrs. Dei-bels appearance on the Garry Moore television show in New York. Moore picked. Mrs.

Diebel from the audience Friday and jokingly asked if she were rich. When she said she wasn't but was getting along all right as we are, Moore sajd he acted on the spur of th moment, and called on his audience to mail the Deibcls a nickel. Some three million persons were watching the TV show, according to CBS network officials. Volunteers Help Count By Monday night, 80,000 letters had arrived here and were dumped in the jail cell where volunteers lore the envelopes open and tried to count the small change. About 50,000 more letters were expected today and Harold Finn-der, a CBS representative sent here to relay information to Moore said it looks like this could keep up for weeks or months.

He estimated only about 2000 (Continued on Page 2, Col. 8).

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