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Writoft I afr Lot Angeles WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 1953 tt I MmNwihM Mb wf wfwyq Vom 'l-' feV "-5J A 'fW fflwfvMvw 1 'W V4 -V. 4'-' V- i ARbfc.V'fc 1 1 i V- 2 "AL. Ji 7-ik '4't'' ft riL LV I-. VojVr I .1 mfv DAILY run-off, so aura. hMi- HUGH C.

WILLETT ATj Ineumbont Board of Education mambars piled up big margins over their rivals, triumphed in primaries All INCUMBENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED IN PRIMARY -i- i 1 'i: -v. i- iAsr-A ft 4-4 A if a MRS: EDITH K. STAFFORD with none of the 28 Independent candidates drawing a significant vote. Mrs. Stafford received 232,434 votes to 100,116 for SOS candidate Haskell and 109,283 for eight other candidates in -the Second District Mr.

Willett got 231,121 votes to 93,983 for Cornells Barnes, SOS candidate, and 104,004 for 11 others In the Fourth District LARGEST, MAJORITY went to Mrs. Cole who polled 237,378 renewed interest in education and from now on these incumbents will be living in a. fish bowL" Similar expressions were voiced by Mrs. Camella Barnes, the SOS candidate defeated by incumbent Hugh 'Willett, who was elected to Office No. 4.

JUBILANT NORRIS POULSON AND WIFE WHoSp'lT'fip Congressman holds substantial edge over Mr. Bdwron for mayor, a ELECTION RETURNS (FINAL BEMI-OFFICIAL RETURNS) Thruelsm Tlmberiake MAYOR Incumbent Board of Education members Hugh C. Willett, Mrs. Ruth Colo and Mrs. Edith K.

Stafford 1 Were returned to office without the necessity of a run- Jf election, final returns showed Vaday, The trio, running -as a "con- running as a servative" slate, piled up large combined -majorities over their-opposition in the three contested districts1. SECOND IN EACH rase was the- Save Our Schools candidate Victorious school board members today expressed gratification oyer, results while the leading candidates they defeated gave notice that interest in Board of Education matters will continue. Incumbent Edith K. Stafford, who was elected to Office No. 2 to which she wss appointed, said, think the ballot Indicates that decisions made by the board in problems that have faced the board were not due pressure but the expression of the majority of the people." MRS.

RUTH C. COLE, elected to Office No. 6 which she held as an appointee, said, "I believe we should beer in that our single fundamental objective in this whole program is the best; attainable education for our children. I believe the efforts of the Board of Education, the administrators and teachers must be directed to that end." Attorney Rosalind Goodrich Bates, the Save Our Schools candidate defeated by Mrs. Cole, characterised the election as "completely phoney" because the issues "never got to the people while four- newspapers -In-this city did not even tell their read- Mfkaa jiaiidiilBfes 21 X3 other candidates.

BIRS. BARNES said the support given the SOS candidates "showed' that there is a definite interest on the part of the people for a democratic Board of Education. "In order for the present board to' demonstrate the fact that it which of the as One of of 7 p.m. workers were Dllr Vrwi photo. MRS.

RUTH COLE votes against 103,700 for. SOS representative Rosalind Goodrich Bates and 87,962 for eight inde-. pendents In the Sixth District Although the victorious candidates were Incumbents this was the first time they had been elected to their Jobs. Mrs. Stafford was appointed 30, 1951, to replace Councilman Earle Baker wlro resigned.

Mrs. Cole and Dr. Willett were appointed, in 1952 after the board was rocked by a contract scandal involving, several Six killed London subway crash LONDON (UP) Two 'subway trains piled up under London's East End during the rush hour 'tonight and rescue" officials re- ported that at least six persons wars killed and 18 Injured in the wreck. Twelve of the victims were rushed to hospitals The injuries other six were described "minor." train crashed into the rear another about 100 yards east Stratford station just before (3 p. m.

EST). Rescue said at least five persons trapped in the first two cars train bound for Epplng, crashed into one headed burns tires destroyed an estimated of used tires in a storage yard today and Earl GalUher said he, the possibility sprang up In a stack -of 35,000 tires in the 22-acre the Desser Tire and. at 11800 Alameda two million tires there. companies were the fire which sent heavy black smoke Into the air. It a.

m. indicates dates do not control the votes of their supporters beyond an election if the candidates lose. Paul -Board of-Education presi dent, who ran third In tha mayor- alty has said hs woul aup- port Mayor Bowron if hs lost It was believed by many, persons that Gordon Hahn, who wss sleeted In the primary In the eighth district, may be appointed 1 to the council vacancy created in that district wheif his brother Kenneth was elected to the board of supervisors. The vacancy has existed since Kenneth resigned 1 recently to take his new position and It waa ijpt filled because none of the applicants "for the place could 1 get the necessary -eight votes in the council. pit votes in tne council.

THE TOTAL the -municipal election, which aaw all Incumbent city council, members -running for re-election retained in office, represented only 46,8 per cent 'of the 1,043, Olp istered voters in the city, A 53 per. cent 'turnout been1 anticipated by the clerk's office. The May 28 final' election will also Involve run-off contests in three 1 city council districts in which the Incumbents had not sought re-election. In the First District -the race will be between Everett G. Burk-halter, former assemblyman, and attorney Ben L.

O'Brien, his clos-est competitor. ROBERT M. WILKINSON and Lawrence ORourke will vie In the Third District and in the -Fifth it will be Rosalind Wiener -and Elmer H. Marshrey. In the Eight District where again the incumbent did not.seek re-election.

Assemblyman Gordon R. Hahn was elected in yester- day's primary. Mr. Hahn is the brother of Supervisor Kenneth Hahn. The Incumbent councilmen elected in the primary are: Earle Baker, Second District; Har- old A.

Henry, Fourth; L. EL Tim- berlake. Sixth; Don A. Allen, Seventh; Edward Roybal, Charles Navarro, 10Uu: Harold Harby, 11th; Ed. Dav-, enport 12th; Ernest E.

13th; John C. Holland, 14th, -and John 8. Gibson Jr, 15th. Of the other two offices on the municipal ballot, Roger Arne- bergh was elected city attorney nd Dsn O. Hoys was chosen city controller, without further -contest.

sac OF TIIE nine charter amendments on the municipal ballot carried. Those turned down involved pay raises for city coundllmen, police pensions and certain harbor improvements. In the race for three posts on the Board of Education, an election which involved not only the city but certain areas outside the ctyy limits, the incumbents were re-elected in the primary. They are Hugh (1 Willett, Mrs. Ruth C.

Cole and Mrs. Edith K. Stafford, all of whom originally had been appointed to the board to fill vacancies. Of the charter amendments passed, one authorized four-year -terms for city councilmen, these to be inaugurated on a staggered basis. By a flip of a' coin was decided that councilmen from even-numbered districts will have two-year terme ending in 1953, after which aU terms will be for four years.

Other charter amendments approved related to employes' transfers, civil service tests, changes In civil service rules, city pension increases, and rilling of Board of Education vacancies by election. Sherman Adams freed of all; poison charges Aircraft worker Sherman E. Adams, 55, who had been accused of trying to poison a fellow worker, today was free of all charges after, an investigation by the district attorney's office. Adams, who had vigorously denied the charges, was earlier suspected of putting cyanide In the coffee cup of Gens -D. Faulkner, 32, 806 N.

Maria SL, Redondo Beach, at the aircraft plant coffee- ahopr He. admitted that -cyanide, which he uses In his work as an. electroplater: might have dripped off his work gloves accidentally Into the cup. It waa discovered by a waitress, who took It to authorities. J.

Dep. DiaL Atty. -Robert 8. Antram of tbs Inglewood office aid statements taken from the waitress and from Mr. Faulkner turned up no evidence sufficient to support a complaint.

Mr. Adams lives at 4843 Camp-' bell Ave, Culver City. roar of an explod-' In bomb thrown at a laundry' today rocked homes and business -establishments In the 1600 block of W. Washington Blvd. No one was Injured by the mysterious blurt and damage was; confined to the laundry Itself at '1654, W.

Washington -and to a home across th, whrtv: two windows caved taw '-v-. Aw 1 1 -I A-- JP I i --Jr 1201 16370 DISTRICT Na 7 (260 Precinctto out of 260) Allen iMMMivMifiMi, 16,063 Noeller 1,731 Smith eheeeeeeeeeeeeea, 9,430 DISTRICT Na (239 Precincts out of 239) Blandlno 950 Brownell 1,097 Dn I emet 561 Hahn1 13.946 J. Jones 654 Rakestmw 3,359 Sorensen .5896 Van Velxer 604 DISTRICT Na 9 Roybal Elected (unopposed). DISTRICT Na 10 (248 Precincts out of 248) Downs hm 1,383 Hayes 3,781 BlltcbeO 991 Navarro 1403 Somerville 8,816 DISTRICT Nail (229 Precincts out of 229) Eckman 1,858 Harby mihih i 18.840 Hill 9Wi Marriott 911 Stassforth 1,339 DISTRICT Na 12 (247 Predncts out of 247) Callicott 13J5M Davenport 14)23 DISTRICT Na 13 (233 Precincts out of 233 DebS 2623 McDonald 1931 MllSbal Sy58l district Nan (221 Precincts out of 221) Garrick e.e 1340 Holland 18,783 Sinclair 9,193 DISTRICT NO. IS (233 Predncts out of 233) Gibson Jr.

Love 5,003 Ryerson 1,993 Sysak M09 SCHOOL BOARD (8890 Prednta out of 8890) 7 OFFICE NO. 1 IL AUea Brady Clinton 2959S DaVldSOn e.iem oeeaooee 7,921 Haskett 100.116 Merrill RSVln aaofaetoa Seeley ieeoeooeeaaoaaooa 738 Smith 9,673 Stafford MMMim a 332,434 OFFICE NO. 4 Antis Armstronf 6,410 17.761 (Continued on Pace 85t OoL 0), ROCKS L. A. RESIDENCE as did Mr.

and Mrs. Marshall Caple and their two daughters, residents of the house across 'the street at 1575 W. Washington Kvi, where the front window were shattered. Police crime laboratory tech niciana searched today for frag meats of th. bomb- There was no Immediate estimate of the amount of damage.

f. serves all the people there must" Halnault. be a change in the way in which needs are being met" DR. GEORGE HASKELL, the. SOS candidate defeated by Mrs.

Stafford, said: "This campaign showed that the people of the Los Angeles city school district have a new Interest in education. Though we lost to the incumbents, the Urge vote that was cast for our slate indlcaes many people are interested in a liberal education policy. "This interest will continue through citizen organizations. One such organization that; shows a good deal of promise is the Los Angeles Citizens Commission for the Public Schools. I have Joined that organization and intend to work through it to strengthen our schools." Blaze used Fire 810,000 worth Lynwood Fire Chief would Investigate of arson.

The blaze about yard of Rubber Co. SL An estimated are stacked Three fire called to fight a column of high started about (3641 Precincts out of 3641) Aldrich mmimmimimi 1045l Bowroa i178SS Burke 1M7Q POUUea e7l247 Wain vM3 CITY ATTORNEY (3641 Precincts out of 3641) Amebergh 280,195 Erwin S5A76 Patterson .,.150,443 CONTROLLER (3641 PrecincCi out of 3641) Chenowetfc 7S7S4 Hoyo COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 1 (241 Precincts out of 24 If Burkhalter 14.968 Garvrr S.698 OBrin 10,583 Tftjrlor 630 DISTRICT NO. 3 (246 Precincts out of 216) Baker i. 24,237 Jr.

4.663 licit im.i.mimmsimm 2.686 DISTRICT NO. 3-(261 Precincts out of 261) Bnunson 801 Broullletfo 2,265 Campbell 406 Carpenter 2.44w Coffin 263 Cox Mil Ernst a 133 Hopper 532 Howard 1 2.250 I JoneS ee.eei.ee.eeeeeo 606 Ei Meyer a 3.418 Bleyers 344 ORourke 5.120 Flu(f -viYfif sv.7. VlolCttO eee.ee-' 723 Wilkinson 5J03 DISTRICT Nfti (232 Precincts out of 232) Henry 21.025 Long liiliuzi e-ej 4.018 Sckulman 4.195 DISTRICT Na 0 (244 Predncts of 244) Goodspeed 1,047 Gordon SOI Hammond 1,944 Inyram 640 Levensoa 0.734 Marshrey 0861 Martin 1,101 Nask 4,715 letter 0,713 DISTRICT NO. (249 Predncts out of 249) BekUnf 1,943 -Edward H. Dubln, one of three owners of the business, could offer no explanation whatsoever for the incident Nlghtwatchman J.

B. Mathews, who was In the rear of the build-lng at the time, aald he heard a noise which sounded like someone knocking on the. front door, then momentq, later resounding explosion. --The watchman escaped injury. era there were BIBS.

BATES said, "But what we have gained Ly this, for the first time in several yearn is a nalysis of By LESLIE CLAYPOOL BmUt Mwa NHiaal. Kilter What caused incumbents, with th otMayor.Bowron,-to be re-elected so overwhelmingly and why did Congressman -Norris Poulaon run so fsr ahead of the mayor? Thou questions may not hsvs pat answers but some elements of the answers seem obvious. Incumbents nearly-always do well unleu their-performance In office has brought, reproach on them. city primary was been minor Influence becauu both Mr.Bowron and Lloyd Aid-rich, who ran third, art Repub-' licana. THE "TDIE for a change" angle also figured as it did in -the national election last fall.

How much there la no way to 1 tell. The "communism" angle also played a part, especially in the Board of Education election. Opponents of Mayor Bowron did not think or even Intimate that he is pro-Communist but pointed the City Housing Authority and said it had shown tenderness 'for the Communist Idea. In the Board of. Education races tha Issue was a little more open.

Even in reporting the returns one conservative newspaper aUl that the Incumbents wers opposed by "approximately 40 Communist front organizations." -It la not clear what theu were. The Board of Education lncum- 1 were frankly against UNESCO a subject to be taught In the public schools and the. leading opponents of the-in-, cumbents were just as openly for i- -t i' l. -IIOW THE supporters ef caa-' idldates pther than Mayor Bowron. and Congressman Poulson Will veto In.

the May 26 finals la a matter of pure speculation. It Is well known that candi- A i BOMBING LAUNDRY AND NEARBY ltion on public housing municipal level la not too clear because he hasnt had to vote it Ha has, however, introduced legislation In Sacramento that THE showing was made ay Councilman Davenport of whom even his colleagues wlur agree -with him were criticaL Ransom his sole op-, ponent, gave him a nip and tuck race. L. Unquestionably the public housing issue figured. Although the incumbents who favored public- housing were re-elected as -yen as thou who opposed it vrJwvis no question but what op-Jfltioa to housing.

strengthened the votes of thou who. led that opposition. 1 Jdost obstrvers will agree with Norris Poulsona remarkable lead over an admittedly good stems mainly from tha housing' issue. Mr. Poulson ran largely, on that, issue.

on Indicated he opposes the present public housing setup In Los An-1 geles. rlt will be necessary to hold 1 a1 special 1 election In Mr. Assembly district, tha Hahns district, 65th, to replace him after he ie- signs to take hia City Council otJ rice Should Mr. Poulson win In the finals it would he necessary to hold a special election In hia congressional district, the 24th, to. replace The fact that Mr.

Poulaon is a Republican is to have ii -in.