Porterville Recorder from Porterville, California • 1

0 A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Information and Enjoyment For Every Mombor of THE FAMILY RECORDER SERVICE Town subscribers who fail to rereive their papers by 6-00 are requested to call Recorder Phone SU 4-5000 A pioper will bo sent by special carrier Phono answered between 6:00 and 6:30 daily Conetent Advertlelng Beet Buelneee Ineuranco Tulart Iccond County In Cl 8 Agriculture Telephone it to Reorder A town that le good enough to live In le good enough to trado In Porterville California RETURN POSTAGE GUARANTEED 5 Is Year No 188 EIGHT ONE SECTION PORTERVILLE CALIFORNIA FRIDAY JANUARY 2 1959 Co (Govern) Wild Burglars Get $3706 From Woodville Safe CASTRO PROCLAIMED Dr Manuel Urrutia as provisional president of Cuba and Santiago United Pres International A wild ovation in Santiago de Cuba and both silence and shooting inside Havana tells the story on the volatile Caribbean island today In Ihe island's easternmost provincial capital of Santiago thousands of Cubans thundered a welcome to Fidel Castro as he strode out of the hills to take over in the wake of the fleeing Batista Terra Bella Citrus Grower Is Outstanding Farmer LATE NEWS 8 WINS SUIT WASHINGTON (UPB government claim agalnet the General Motors Corporation haa boon settled in favor of tho 8 The Justice Department announced today that General Motor will refund dose to 810 million to the government The government says GM misstated it costs in repricing an air force Jet plane contract in 1954 QUAKE HITS ISLANDS JERSEY CHANNEL ISLANDS 4JFB A severe earthquake haa been recorded in the Channel Islands near France's Normandy coast The early morning quake was the worst to hit the islands since 1927 First reports do not indicate any serioua damage PINK ELEPHANTS? MILWAUKEE It is highly possible that some people in Wauwatosa Wisconsin saw a pink elephant pn Now Day Mr and Mrs Roland Wilde of Wauwatosa say thair concrete pink elephant weighing about 200 pounds was stolen from their porch early New Year's morning DULLES RACK TO WORK WASHINGTOON MP9 The State Department says Secretary Duile will return to Washington tomorrow from a two-week vacation in Jamaica The vacation rest was ordered by physicians after ho was hospitalized for an intestinal disorder last month Dullos will loavo Monday for Ottawa Canada WAGNER FIGHTS UNION NEW YORK CITY New Mayer Wagner is prepared to take action again-at an organizer for the Team-store Union The Mayer says Tsamster Henry Fcinsteiri may jeopardize his city Job if ho doesn't step trying jo unionize the police force Buy It In Porterville IN BRIEF WINDS DIES DOWN LOS ANGELES 10 weather hao turned from fte to friend for firefighters in Topanga Canyon near Los Angeles Winds have died and firefighters say they have brought a raging brush fire 90 per cent under control However the blaze has burned over 10000 acres of brush and destroyed SI homes IKE OKAYS NEW FLAG GETTYSBURG President Eisenhower has given his final approval to tho design of the new 49-etar American flag Tomorrow Alaska will ba officially proclaimed tho 49th state in white house ceremonies and the new flag will bo unfurled at that time TO EVACUATE TOURISTS WASHINGTON Tho Sfato Department soya that a privals ship will Back saon in Havana fa avacuata nearly 500 American tourists and studants The department says the group wants to leave because a the crippling general strike in the city A spokesman adds there are no reports of any Americans in dangor because of the revolution EASTERN AIRLINES FLIES MIAMI (UPI) Eastern Airlines started flying this morning 'after being grounded by a 30-day aid strike Airline officials in Miami said that full operations are not expected far at least 10 days AUTO DEATHS MOUNT CHICAGO Auto deaths are mounting at a rata of batter than three an hour Safety experts at the New Year's heliday half way mark fear the death tall may go aver 400 by midnight ed to $1817272 for 319 permits issued in 1957 Main reason for the difference appears to be the issuance in 1957 of the permit for the Sierra View District Hospital valued at $487596 Difference between the total valuation for permits issued in 1957 and 1958 is $517470 Permits issued for new dwellings fell to G6 with a valuation of $719950 compared to 81 valued at $859-198 for the previous year largest building proiect in 1958 was the Myers Funeral Home valued at $50000 Zack said he did not believe the drop in home building could be attributed to the 1958 recession but rather to the fact that the area might have reached the saturation point for new homes for the time being THREE BABIES BORN HERE ON NEW YEAR'S Tho first hahy lo Is Isirn in (he Nrw Year of 19551 at the Sierra View District Hospital is the daughter nf Rev and $lrs Stephen Ennis rd Box 13 in The baby arrived at a in weighing eight pounds anil two miners She has been niinird Anirnn Gailr Al a mi ihe first day of ihe year a daughter Deborah I mi weighing six pouml and il'a unices was Ixirn In Mr and Mrs Paul lleberry nt Itmiie 3 PIIX 1 nf Mr ami Mrs I'bnigliis Jnliii-slun i( () Hnx 61 in Strath-inure ais lieeain ihe arenis of a daughter at 11:10 in January 1 at the Sierra View Hospital The baby weighed five iximids 12'a unices ami lias lieen named Tamara Kay More Building Permits Are Issued But Value Down Price 1 0 Cents onel Ramon Barquin has been frred from a Batista political prison cell and has taken com mand of the armed forces He has put them at disposal A plane is being sent to pick up Castro and his choice and fly them Into Haw' ana They will arrive either today or early tomorrow TO NAIL down their victory Castro rebel units are on the way to take over Camp Columbia the Cuban army headquarters outside Havana Most of Havana's milllon-and-a-half residents are off the streets after yesterday's rioting mobs roamed through the downtown Prado region The rebels appear to have things firmly under their control and Castro is due in Havana soon just a little more than two years after he invaded Cuba's northeast coast -to start his drive to force Batista from power ALTHOUGH MOST of Havana is quiet heavy firing is reported around a Mock of buildings in the downtown section -A rebel-controlled national radio broadcast called on militia to converge on the Mock Supporters of Senator Rolando Mas-(see CUBA page 8) NANCY RYAN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNBS Mrs Nancy Virginia Ryan 84 passed away New Year's dav at a local nursing home following a long illness A native of Kentucky Mrs Ryan had lived in the Porterville area for the past 11 yean "1 Surviving Mrs Ryan an' four sons Fred Ryan and Ryan of Porterville Ryan of Houston Tex and James Ryan of Newhall three daughtrs Mrs Minnie Hunt a I Porterville Mrs Maggie Turner of Austin Tex and Mn Simm of Houston Tex another daughter Mrs Ellen Jewel Hunt passed away about a year ago Mrs Ryan is also survived by 32 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Monday January 5 at the Myers Chapel Interment will follow Hillcrest Memorial Park Orange And Lemon Pro-Rate Set The Porterville area will ship 850 cars of Navel oranges and 35 of Hnons this week according to Stanley Trueblood manager of the Tulare County Fruit Exchange The pro-rate set by the Navel Orange Administrative Committee and the Lemon Administrative Committee meeting in Los Angeles will allow 750 cars of oranges and 45 of lemons next week Or shipped last week totalled 430 for oranges and 30 for lemons Trueblood said 33 per cent of the orange crop has been picked PYREX Percolator Parts Bowls Pumps -Baskets -Baking Dishes Carafes Casseroles -Pie Plates Sauce Pans JONES HARDWARE COL "Established In 311 NORTH MAIN STIHT BURGLARY THEFTS ARE RETORTED The Southern Tulare County Farm Labor Association was hit for the second time this week by burglars this time loosing a new volleyball and a pair of tin snips between December 29 and 31 The labor national's camp in the 700 block of Locust Street was entered during the Christmas holiday in an unsuccessful attempt to burglarize the safe Nothing was taken at that time although it was believed several checks may have been writen with the electric check protector Pick Marshall 49 part-owner in the organization discovered the latest burglary and reported it to the Porterville police Thursday Officers said the one-story building was entered after someone threw a pop bottle through a window in the northwest side of the structure The burglar cut the telephone wires and scattered staples from an office stapler around the room before leav ing The new year brought a rash of tire hub-cap and other auto-accessory thefts to police and Chevrolet Inc reported Wednesday the theft of two tires and wheels from a wrecked foreign car on their lot at 600 North Main Street Four hub-caps were reported taken from the car of Charles Kirby 2653 Slaughter Avenue Wednesday The car was parked at the city parking lot at Mill and 2nd streets Clyde Ballew 1585 Kamar Street also lost four hubcaps from his car parked on Corona Drive Wednesday The mudflaps from a California Motor Express Fresno truck parked in the driveway of Winifred Sweringen 815 Mill were taken Tuesday In other thefts Robert Hurlbut 317 Maurer Street reported Wednesday that tools worth approximately $100 were taken from his car at Putnam and 2nd streets Mon day and Mrs Robert Jami (see THEFTS page 8) THREE DIE IN CRASH IN FOG OH 99 FRESNO rt) A Hanford man was killed Inday when hi truck was si ruck by a train in heavy- fog boosting the San Joaquin Valley holiday traffic death toll to four Hie Highway Patrol said Santa Fc freight train travel ing about 50 miles per hour struck the truck driven by Mike Briones at the Excelsior Avenue crossing northwest of Hanford The truck was shoved 85 feet by the train FRESNO (UPI) New Year's Day holiday traffic deaths totaled three persons today in the San Joaquin Valley as a result or a fog shrouded collision on 99 south of Fresno yesterday morning The fatalities came after a car and truck were involved in a minor crash Several cars halted for the accident and then a heavy truck smashed into Die waiting vehicles The victims were 50-ycar-old Phillips Haniy nf Rosemead Daniel Elijah Putnam 36 of Horse Creek and five-I year-old Pal rick Brian Thomas of Monterey Park Sixteen otlier persons were injured in the pifeup The driver of the truck was Thomas Solus of Agncw lie said the pavement was slippery and his semi truck and trailer went into a slide after he applied the brakes Phene SU 4-1090 said Bowen admitted taking a typewriter and tire and wheel from the property of James Pittman 2211 Date Street June 7 1958 and also of passing bad checks at at least eight business places in the Porterville area CRASH TOLL IN VALLEY SHOWS DROP FRESNO MU Traffic accidents in the San Joaquin Valley from Stanislaus through Kern i-nuntira claimed the lives of 484 persons in 19! J1 less than the 1957 total The decline was about the same as the state average decrease according to California Highway Patrolmen The major reduction came in Kern county where 139 persons died last year as compared to 188 in 1957 Other counties reporting declines were Fresno 115 in 1958 versus 122 In 1957 Stanislaus 51 versus 57 and Tulare 79 versus 80 Merced County fatalities totaled 10 up 10 Madera 38 up 21 and Kings 18 up one STATE LEADS TRAFFIC TOIL SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) California continues to lead the nation i traffic deaths with at least 14 persons reported killed on the state's highways since 6 pm New Years Eve Of these fatalities five occurred in southern California and nine in the northern and central part of the state Of these fatalities five occurred in southern California and nine in the northern and central part of the state Meanwhile the traffic toil climbed throughout the nation with 149 persons reported dead Many of the accidents were blamed on bad weather across the northern half of the United States Of the northern California traffic victims three died in the San Joaauin Valiev Other victims included Galen I aack a 27-vcar-old professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles Laack of Manteca was killed when his ear missed a curve on the Suno-Pleasanton road and hit a tree New Eve The highwav patrol says 3-491 persons died on roads and highways in the state in 1958 The figure is exactly 200 less than in 1957 YOUTH HURT IN ACCIDENT An Fxclcr youth was slightly injured early Wednesday morning when he swerved to miss another car an Main Street and struck a power pole knocking the live wires to the street Vernon Lambert 16 told Porterville police an oncoming ear swerved into his lane in the 400 block of South Main Street rausinc him to duck to the right striking the pole The Southern California Fdi-son Company immediately repaired the pole and cleared the street of the wires Officers said steering wheel of Lambert's car was bent and the bov complained of chest pains He was treated at the Sierra View District Hospital hut was not admitted With Lambert at the time of the accident was Miss Anne Muse also 16 of 2247 Plano Road Porterville DON'T FORGET our store wide sol starts Jan 2nd SAVINGS UP TO 43 ON NAME BRAND ITEMS LEROY'S MAPLE SHOP 208 Oak Next To Bus Station Sheriff officers today are investigating a $3706 safe burglary at the Woodville Cash Store Thursday Officers said the two-story stucco building was entered through a door at the rear of the building Apparently two men took part in the burglary with one acting as look-out at the rear of the store while the other went to the front where the safe was located THE MAN opened the safe using a bar and punch removing $305770 In cash $64890 in checks and bonds deeds and accounts Officers said a heel print was found at the scene The burglary was discovered by store owner Jack Ashworth about 9 am when he went to the store building The Porterville substation also investigated a small roadside fire in Strathmore which may have been start by juveniles Pixlev State Division of Forestry fought the blaze which consumed a bale of straw THEFT OF A $50 guitar from a parked car in Poplar was reported to sheriffs officers Thursday bv James Ramcris of Oklahoma He said the car was parked in front of a cafe near Poplar A six-month-old burglary of a Porterville home mav have been cleared up with the arrest of Jackie Bowen who was hooked for investigation at County Jail Officers FAIR WEATHER SOME COOLER IS FORECAST FRFSNO (UPI) Mostly fair weather with cooler temperatures is -forecast for the San Joaquin Valley today and tomorrow There will he a few high clouds at times however There are only a few patches of ground fog in the valley this morning Pressures are falling rapidly over Utah and Nevada as a storm center has formed over southern Utah The storm may spread snow showers to the southern Sierra by tomorrow and cause a few high clouds over the vallcv Northerly winds ranging from 12 to 20 miles per hour are anticipated in Ihe valley as cooler air floods into the area High-low trmneraturex in the past were Fresno 80-30 Bakersfield 63-37 Merced 55-33 and Stockton 48-32 WEATHER FORECAST MERCFD MADFRA FRESNO KINGS AND TULARE Few high clouds at times hut otherwise fair weather through Saturday: cooler with high today 50-58 low tonight 27-32: northerly winds 12-20 mph this afternoon LOCAL TEMPERATURES Temperature readings for the 24 hour period ended nt 8 a Thursday: Maximum Minimum 34 Temperature readings for the 24 hour period ended at 8 a Friday Maximum Minimum 31 CARPET CARNIVAL WALL-TO-WALL SALE Save up lo $3-00 yd ALL BRAIDS ON SALE Save up lo $4000 aMHNMMMmMSi fxl2 DELTOX RUGS 1795 Values up le $3495 Price-HODGSON-Co 325 Main Dial SU 4-3065 as its temporary capital Castro called Santiago the stronghold of the and honored its heroic role in his of July by naming It ihe provisional seat of government In Havana where the first of ragged troopers are now making their entry Col- wide contest in which four young farmers are named as the nation's tops Hie Junior Chamber of Commerce organization locally statewide and nationally spearheads the search for America's top young farmers assisted by the American Petroleum Institute in order to greater public interest in and understanding of today's farmers and his problems and to prove that farming can be a profitable and rewarding vocation for young Hansen 35 ia married has five children was born and raised at Caruthers and la a graduate of Cal Poly at San Lula Obispo with a bachelor of science degree and special secondary teaching credentials In agricultural education He taught vocational agricultural at Sanger high school for four years Hansen began his citrus operation at Terra Bella in 1952 when he set out 10 acres of navel oranges and 12 acres of lemons he haa continued to expand his operation since then He uses low pressure sprinklers pr and part of his grove is under non-cultivation Throughout his operation both in the field and in his system of records modem practices are utilized Hansen now grows grain blackeye beans and seed alfalfa in addition to citrus Through ownership partnership and management he actualy operates 1617 acres He began his farming experience aa a Future Farmer in high school In community affairs Hansen works with the Terra Bella YMCA and the Chamber of Commerce he is a member of the committee for expansion of the Ten a Bella Irrigation District he is active in the Farm Bureau and is in the First Presbyterian church al Terra Bella (Sec FARMER Page 8) TWO PIGS ARE KILLED STOLEN Surname will In cal ing off the for a few days Dovle Hunter 60 of Lindsay repoiied to officers at the Porterville substation that someone had taken two Poland China pigs each weighing 25 pounds and valued at $30 from his property on the Old Onvngc Belt Highway Thursday Officers said the thief apparently killed the porkers inside the pen then dragged them across the road into an olive grove and back to the road It is not known whether a vehicle was used NOTICE Only 358 days till Christmas Buy your Christmas cards early Vz PRICE VILLAGE DRUG 920 Grand Ave SU 4-6336 The CLINIC SHOE The shoe with the fabulous reputation for comfort wear and fit Try a pair today You'll love them $895 to $1095 CASSIDY'S SHOES 403 Main SU 4-0251 A Terra Bella citrus grower Hans Hansen has been selected by Porterville Junior Chamber of Commerce members as their entry in the anual search for America's outstanding young farmer Hansen on a basis of his accomplishments in agriculture will represent the Junior Chamber in competition first for California's outstanding young farmer If successful at the state level he will then become California's representative a nation- KNIGHT 'AIN'T HAD AT ANYBODY' SACRAMENTO Governor Goodwin Knight said today he is leaving office with no grudges no regrets no ain't mad al anybody" the 6 2-yeae-ot 4 rhief -executive said at his final formal news conference Knight leaves office next Monday when Democrat Edmund (Pal) Brown ia sworn into office as California's 32nd governor Looking beck over the five years of his administration Republican Knight had this to say: have no regrets and no grudges none at all I have been very fortunate to have such a rich and exciting experience I leave in excellent health and so does my wife Virginia leave office happy and I am looking forward to new ex-tSce KNIGHT Page 8) MAN WHO BROKE INTO CAFE Too mucli pic candy and doughnuts laid a young New York transient flat on the floor of the Ducor Cafe where he was found early Thursday morning by the owner and Sheriff's officers fast asleep Officers said William B-Gcroe 20 entered the cafe late Wednesday night and celebrated the New Year with a meal of sweets stuffing additional candy bars and cigarettes into his pockets Geroe said he had just spent seven days in the Madera jail for an unnamed crime and was hitch-hiking to Los Angeles arriving in Du cor after the cafe had closed After standing in a telephone booth for some time he said a freight train went hv and he then threw a rock through the door glass of the cafe kicked out the rest of the glass and crawled through After completing his meal lie said he got sleepy and lay down on the floor meaning lo be on his wav before the proprietor arrived but oversient" Mrs Celine Parsons found him when she opened ihe cafe at 5 am and called officers 1955 CHEVROLET VS STATION WAGON 4 DOOR WITH POWERGLIDE TRANSMISSION RADIO and HEATER maw iil Studebaker Packard 500 Second SU 4-4200 Value of building permits issued in the Citv of Porterville during 16 fell more than half a million dollars behind those for 1957 although the number of permits issued increased City Building Inspector Zack reported total valuation for the 339 permits issued was 1 299802 compar- Two Fires In Area On New Year's Stale Division of Forestry fire fighters had a busy New Iiay villi a $1230 out-building fire at the Porterville Trailer Court and a $750 hay fire in Ihe Strathmore area A builiilng housing shower and restrooms at the trailer court at 2139 South Main Street went up in smoke at 3:30 a in Thursday causing $111)0 dam agr to the structure and $150 to the contents Fire officials estimate that savings to the building and contents is $750 Trucks from Porterville Terra Bella ami Doyle Colony fought the blaze for 33 minutes No persons nr trailers were endangered Cause of Hie fire still is under invest igation Jack Mason and Ralph Kcclcy of IJndsay lost 30 tons of hay stored in a vacant field half-way I'd ween Lindsay and Strathmore in a fire at 12:33 a Thursday Cause of tiie fire Is listed as malicious diiisi-hief anil still is being investigated Fire officials valued the tiav at 525 a ton or a total or $75(1 Unit from Lindsay Strathmore and Exeter answered the fire which was at Avenue 2H8 and Road 212 FORD Va TON PICKUP Local One owner pickup Very Clean Throughout $1498 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