The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California • 19

THE MAY 26 1953 THE REPUBLICAN FRESNO CALIFORNIA TUESDAY EVENING Southbound Autos The new Weber Avenue Over- pass crossing the Belmont Avenue Subway will open tomorrow at 9:30 AM for southbound traffic Joens the project) engineer for the state division of highways said the job Is not completed but Is far enough along to allow traffic to move over the bridge He declared the overpass Is the first highway bridge in California using prestressed girders with a plant mix surfacing The Cost of the project was $91000 exclusive of right of way costs Will Join II Street Earl Scott the Fresno district engineer for the highways division said traffic will flow southward over the overpass and connect with Street about 900 feet south of the subway lie explained the project is designed to reduce the three phase traffic signals at Belmont Avenue and Street to a two phase operation Scott explained mostly local traffic will use the overpass and will flow continuously He said southbound traffic along the Golden State Highway likewise will move continuously without interruption under the new system Must Stop At Signal North bound traffic from II Street must stop at the intersection signal Joens said the traffic islands at Belmont Avenue and Street will he shifted and changes made in the signal operations This work is expected to be completed around June 5th the first showing of the KMJ-TV Bee Photo by Ed Schober Rising Popularity Of City Manager Rule Is Reported The board of freeholders was told late yesterday the city manager system of government is working successfully in both large and small cities and it is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds The comment was made by Dallas Tuellcr of the Fresno State College faculty who along with Floyd Benson formerly with the United States State Department appeared before the board Tuellcr prefaced his remarks with the statement he is not a champion of any particular system but wanted to appear as one in good as surh Centers Responsibility both the strong mayor and city manager said Tuel-ler have concentration of authority simplicity accountability to the people ard the inability to the buck? Referring to statements the average tenure of a city manager in California is three years Tuel-ler said: life of a mayor Is short too and not much longer than the average city AskS About Costs Asked by one of the freeholders whether the cost of city government under a manager system would be less than under other types of city administration Tueller replied: costs is very dangerous but lt generally is said a city manager saves his salary in the first year of operation is better to look at what you get lor your dollar rather than at what you -Urges Right Tersonnrl Tueller urged that whatever form of government Is recommended by the freeholders it should include an'excellent personnel merit system" he said which salaries comparable to those in private industry are not paid will not attract competent Tueller also commented the success of any form of government devised hy the freeholders will depend largely on whether the citizens fake an active interest in city affairs of the advantages of city managership" he remarked that you can select for Is Unavailable Tueller added he is not available as a paid executive secretary and adviser to tfie board a post which various freeholders urge should he created Benson who served with a committee which worked on a reorganization of the Los Angeles County government traced the general history and principles of administration on the city level 1 He emphasized he did not endorse any particular system of government and concluded: any 'plan can be suo cessful if staffed by men of good will and backed by an informed citizenry" -Fred Stanton an Instructor In social science In the Roosevelt High School will speak to the freeholders at 4 PM Monday Martin Winton the chair- NEW TRAFFIC ROUTE Upper photo shows the new Weber Avenue Overpass cross- ing the Belmont Avenue Subway and carrying I southbound traffic Below is a closeup of the structure the first highway bridge in California using prestressed girders Bee Photos Fresnan Will Fly Plane In British Coronation Show Mr and Mrs Bartholomew of 1622 West Terrace Avenue have received word their son navy Lieutenant Bartholomew will participate i the coronation ceremonies for Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday In London Bartholomew will pilot 'an anti submarine squadron plane in an aerial review in connection with the ceremony Mrs Bartholomew said her Exclusion Of New City Land In Kings District Is Sought McClatchy Nwppr Same The directors of the Kings River Conservation District will be asked to approve proposed legislation to provide that territory annexed to a city will' be excluded automatically from the district The suggestion came from County Assessor Walter Henderson Jr who conferred with Fresno County legislators on amendments to the act authorizing the KRCD and which were to be heard this afternoon Assemblyman William 5011 (R) of Fresno County: the aboard the Canadian aircraft ihJtors Bartholomew has been service since 1943 and spent attrmnf' month hoard aircraft car in approve them Assemblyman 5 1 Wallace Henderson ID) of: Fresnan Receives DFC On Extra Korea Mission I A volunteer tour of duty in Korea 'has won Fresno air force First Lieutenant William Page the Distin- guished Flying Cross and prob-a 1 the animosity of the Red ground and supply corps The 29 year old navi gator was eligible to quit flying and return home after completing his fifty fifth mission on April 11th but stayed on because he lost his best friend in the war Since then he guided his comparatively slow World War II B26 bomber in the raid on April 28th for which he received the decoration and on night missions in which the plane crew destroyed seven buildings six occupied two boats live supply trucks two locomotives two boxcars and a rail bridge guess I 'will continue flying as I hate to see an inexperienced officer go into he wrote his wife Janet of 1902 Ashlan Avenue you know I lost my best buddy that Identifies Friend Mrs Page said the friend was Lieutenant Norman Brown of Houston Tex who had been with Page for 10 years Page was awarded the DFC May 1st for directing aggressive attacks in the face of flak and small arms fire which resulted in the destruction of one locomotive add two boxcars a nearby building and a supply convoy of four vehicles The citation said he showed oustanding courage and devotion to duty and superior navigation and bombing skill The air medal was awarded lor completing the missions An Associated Press dispatch quoted Major James Powell of Bryan Tex the pilot as saying locomotive looked real picturesque on the raid yesterday Flare Lights Target spotted it northeast of Hungnam" he said looked like a print in a magazine We dropped a flare to light it up good then made one pass and exploded the all over the landscape with three bomb hits We made another pass and damaged the tender" Airman First Class Verrion Pierce of Drumright' Okla credited with shooting up the truck said he put one long burst of 400 rounds Into it and he just Blast Rail Bridge Observer Major Duane A AAmodt of Louisville Ky added the crew got the rail bridge south' of Hungnam with three 500 pound bombs The crew got the six Red buildings and two boats Sunday near Chinnampo on the Korean west coast Page enlisted in the air force in 1940 and during World War II was a radio operator-on B29 bombers He went to Korea last November A native of Illinois he attended schools in Detroit Mich and has lived here for eight years In addition to his wife here he has three children Nicki 6 Harold 4 and Vicki 1 Frank Bingham 66 of Prather was injured seriously when he lost control of a tractor he was driving on the Morgan Canyon Road and it climbed a bank plunged 30 feet and rolled completely over The California Highway Patrol reported it was one of the most unusual tractor accidents on record here Officers said the tractor left 90 feet of skid marks on the curve' in the road The accident happened late yesterday less than one mile south of the canyon junction with the Aubcrry Road Meanwhile the police are seeking the driver of a maroon sedan which knocked down Joan Dillon 10 of 3747 East Ttilare Street as she was mounting her bicycle on the sidewalk in front of a drivein restaurant in the 3600 block of East Tulare The girl who was not hurt seriously told the police the driver did not get out of the car but told her through the window: see you coming Anyway it's a slight accident" She said he then drove away Juan Cerda Robledo 26 of Helm was Injured slightly when his club coupe overturned on Highway No 33 at Bridge H-231 near Firebaugh Minor Injuries were suffered hy Evelyn Norton 33 of 2466 South Woodrow Avenue and Jess Ortega 38 of 820 Tulare Street in a collision at Maple and Church Avenues at 11:15 last night The vehicles were driven by Vem Owen Norton 40 of the' Woodrow address and Frank Rosales 36 of 459 Fulton Street Winfred Eugene Combs 33 of 2315 North Eleventh Street was treated in the Fresno Communit Hospital for minor injuries sul fered when his motorcycle went out of control at Millbrook and Olive Avenues at 6:15 PM yesterday Robert Garton 4 of 4689 East Alta Avenue was cut and burned on the face and hands by friction when he fell from an automobile driven by his father Ronald Leroy Garton at Elm and East Avenues at 7:30 PM He was treated in the general hospital Richard Foster 17 of Turlock was treated in the county hos-ital for cuts and bruises suf-cred in a collision at Biola and Shaw Avenues of automobiles driven by James Stanley Rash of Route 10 Box 316H and Lenord William Gustafson 36 of Madera Raul Loya Rodriquez 27 of San Jose was slightly hurt when the automobile he was driving rolled over on Highway No 33 one half a mile north of Hudson Avenue at 6:20 PM The highway patrol reported his vehicle was a total wreck Arrest Driver Charles Krough of 1661 Street was arrested as a drunk' driving suspect last night when he allegedly ran through a sto sign at Fulton Street and Be! mont Avenue Chamber Awaits Report On Area Industry Outlook Arthur BjGroos the manager of the industrial department of the Fresno County and City Chamber of Commerce will 'report Friday noon at a luncheon meeting of the group in the Hotel Fresno on prospects for new industry in this area He just has returned from a 7000 mile trip to the East where he interviewed a number of companies interested In plant locations in the Fresno district interviews with top company executives showed a high degree of Interest in Houston Tex Southern California and Fresno -Groos said He attributed potential population growth expanding markets and the availability of raw materials as primary reasons for the interest in Texas and Southern California Groos declared a number of executives evidenced Interest in Fresno from the standpoint of the labor supply superior living conditions and nearness to the huge Southern California market He revealed several companies are planning to send representatives here to survey the area for possible plant locations His itinerary Included stops in 12 major cities in which some 38 company representatives were interviewed Woman Theft Suspect Faces Vagrancy Count Mrs Silvera Bassan 30 of Delano was jailed on a charge of vagrancy early today after she was accused by Don Childs of 1020 North First Street of stealing $153 from him They were found by Police Patrolman Gross sitting in a parked automobile at Butler and Pearl Avenues at 3:15 AM Gross asked Childs for his license and Childs then discovered his wallet had been stripped of his papers and the money The papers were found in the back scat of the car but the money was not found in the car nor in a search of Mrs Bassan by a nurse in the Fresno Emergency Hospital Mrs Bassan denied taking the money Screen Writers Elect HOLLYWOOD AJ Carey Wilson has been elected president of the Screen Producers Guild succeeding Sol SiegaL FIRST PICTURE Mrs 5418 Illinois Avenue and her KMI-TV PrwgrPM KMJ-TY's Initial Test Pattern Is Termed Success is KMJ-TV Fresno conducting a series of tests KMJ-TV operates on channel 24 by permission of' the Federal Com-Inunications Commission" announcement by a KMJ-TV announcer set the stage for the first telecast of the Me-Ciatchy Broadcasting Company test pattern at 11 this morning from the transmitter on Bear Mountain 28 air line miles due east of Fresno 1 Additional Tests Planned Company engineers said the initial test was a success They added additional tests and adjustments will be made before actual telecasting of programs fan begin The signal was beamed to the valley from a loot high directional pylon antenna atop- a 200 foot tower on Bear Mountain The test pattern telecast climaxed months of intensive preparations started last September 17th when the company was granteAa construction permit by the FCC The necessary steps included the construction of the transmitter building the remodeling of The Fresno Bee auditorium into a television studio and the purchase and installation of equipment for both facilities Fresnan Files Damage Suit Against Beauty Shop Mrs Belle Carmen seeks $5000 damages from the owners and an operator in the Kurly Lox Beau ty Shop at 643 North Fresno Street for Injuries she allegedly suffered to her hair and scalp after receiving a $750 cold wave In the shop last October 2Sth Mrs complaint says the wave was applied negligently and carelessly causing her hair to turn from dark brdwn to gray She plso alleges her scalp broke out and that she suffers headaches and anguish as a result of her appearance The complaint names Mary and Roxie Amerian as the owners and Marjory Fleming as the operator Correct Number Given For Fire Calls Ranger George Fhipps of the state division of forestry in Madera said today persons living in the western portion of Madera County where they are served by the Firebaugh exchange' should telephone 3402 to report fires Phipps said the number given in the telephone book 4127 is incorrect He said the fire station will be located on the Cardella ranch east of Firebaugh this year The End of Your Search for Fine Maple Furniture At Turpin's you will find the lenders Conant Beil Cushman Willett Haywood Wakefield Crawford Sprague Carlton Cal Shops Kling and Lewlsburg The cost is little more than ordinary lines For The Top Llui MAPLE Sot No Fulton So of Olivo Bruce Ismay of I 15 month old Unit Chairmen Map Safety Council Plans Committee chairmen named to formulate plans for the organization of the Fresno County Safety Council met late yesterday in the chamber of commerce office to outline procedures to be followed They will give progress reports at a public meeting scheduled for June 4th at 4 PM in the Hotel Fresno Willis Kyle is the acting chairman conference was confined to studying -the various steps which must be taken toward the formation of the council Attending were Frank Oneto representing the budget and finance committee Mrs John A Reynolds and William Law-son program cochairmen Howard Ttipp cochairman and Frank Shelburne nominating David E- Peckinpah and Frank A Easton bylaws Paul Bartlett cochairman and Edmund Boles publicity Arthur Groos industry and Hier coordi nator Hawaii Will Be School Motif Hawaiian cookery and decorations will feature the Katherine Kitchen program at 2 PM tomorrow in the social hall of the First Methodist Church at and Tuolumne Streets A colorful fruit salad in pineapple shells curry with rice and typical accompaniments and coconut ice cream are only a few of the delicacies to be prepared by Miss Kitchen home economist for The Fresno Bee and KMJ The Hawaiian motif will be displayed in the table decorations and accessories Available mainland adaptations and substitutions for Hawaiian foods flowers and decorations will be suggested and used during the program A leaflet of Hawaiian recipes will be given to those attending the hour and -a half program is free and all are invited School Burglar Takes $10 In I Cent Pieces Ten dollars in 1 cent pieces rolled in paper stamped with the name of the school was a part of the loot taken by a burglar from the office of the San Joaquin Memorial High School Police Detective Randolph said the burglar got about $105 In cafeteria and other funds in all but only the rolled 1 cent pieces can be Identified He asked anyone who finds the wrappers or the coins to notify the police department Entrance to the building was made through an unlocked window and the closet in which the money was kept was pried open with a screwdriver: The burglary was discovered hy Claude Saunders of the Metropolitan Patrol Plan Terh Picnic Gail Mason the general chairman of arrangements for the first annual family picnic of the Fresno Tech Alumni Association has called a moating of committee members and association officials for tomorrow at 7:30 PM in the Washington Junior High School cafeteria 1331 son Eric watch test pattern Here's garden Tales jobs rier in Korean waters last year His wife Kay and 22 months old daughter Sandra Lee are living in the base in Nova Sootia- Bakers Will Vote On Proposed $5 A Week Pay Boost Commissioner Jules Medoff of the federal conciliation and mediation service announced the Fresno local of the bakers union will vote late today on a proposal for a $5 a week wage increase The proposal was rearhed in a mediation meeting Medoff conducted yesterday with James McPike a labor relations counselor representing the industry and John Bopp the business agent and Gariholdi the secretary-treasurer of the union The terms of the proposal also would improve the vacation clause offering two paid weeks after one year of employment and three weeks after 15 years The wage increase if accepted will be retroactive to May 1st the expiration date of the old contract The proposal will affect 225 employes in eight bakeries In the Fresno area Meanwhile the bakers estimated the strike 'in bakeries in the San Francisco area has cut from 8 to 12 per cent of the machine wrapped bread supply in this area Snedeker Will Discuss City's Cultural Gains sen bill if the assessor's amendments are accepted by the KRCD Planned Exclusion Earlier Henderson said he would offer amendments to exclude the socalled of county territory within the City of Fresno from the district and also to exclude the heavily populated suburban areas around the city Hansen said he will go ahead with his AB 2823 without the assessor's amendments however in order to get the measure through the assembly before the end of the week After this week neither house of the legislature can that He explained he will propose the amendments in the senate if the KRCD directors accept them -Henderson said the automatic exclusion provision would save the county several hundred dollars a year i making up the assessment roll He added the provisions also ier nouse or me jegisiaiure redder bin oriintinI would mean that the Plan Discussion Later Philip A Gordon the chair- man of the board of directors of Continued On Pace 3-B Coi man suggested to the board the suspension of meetings during Julv and Aueust JU'y Pay Boost For Fresno Municipal Judges Gets Approval Of Committee McCIatcfiy Nawipapan Sarvica The assembly ways and means committee has approved a bill which would raise Ithe salaries of Fresno Municipal Court judges from $8400 to $11-000 a year The bill was introduced by As- semblyman Wallace Henderson (D) of Fresno Star Spangled Marnier By Mrs A Karesh The white potato unlike the sweet potato which Is as native as any Cherokee Indian came to us by a circuitous route from South America to England to Bermuda to Virginia making its American debut in 1621 For an- other century the potato received little notice then In 1719 a group of Srotrh-Irish Immigrants who settled in New Hampshire having brought potato plants with them cultivated them for home use This is the potato l0erftte Comfort i My No High i FlCC rOllCy jlncludcs eye examination Best Quality Lenses and Stylish Frames Also a written money refund guarantee of complete satisfaction Easy Credit Up To lOiow Open All Day Saturday Appointments Not Necessary liuitJimr? (fltl I MHTft armi in mm irn USBET ffTWifffm island and suburban areas could get out of the KRCD by annexing to the city Foresees No Problem Senator Hugh Burns D1 of Fresno County said there be no in getting the proposed amendments into the Hansen bill in the senate if the KRCD directors agree to them 'If they we'll have to sit down and sec going to be he commented has to be done about some of these Practically all the incorporated cities in the 1000000 acre district comprising parts of Fresno Kings and Tulare Counties Public Works Commissioner are excluded from the district James Snedeker will speak on the cultural progress of Fresno at the annual dinner meeting of 1 1 1 for territory 'annexed to a city to he excluded from the KRCD automatically Former Air Line Hostess Joins Recruiting Staff In Fresno the Fresno Arts Center tonight at 7 in the Sheik of Bagdad This Memorial Day? SAFE One With Milcor Garden Carts a new and improved lawn and sturdier STRONGER BODY BETTER LOOKING BETTER BALANCED the herd work out of hauling around the home Miss Peterson was an air host- with world air line lor wltI preide jrcars Before enlisting in the a business meeting in which new army In January she spent two years on overseas flights which took her to Germany England Portugal and France She said the only mishap in her flying experience was when one of four engines went out on an air liner bound for Chicago 111 from Los Angeles The lane landed safely in New Mex-co and a new engine was installed Miss home is in Beverly Mass She was graduated from the Colby Junior College in New Hampshire and attended the Pratt Art Institute in New York City She received army training at Fort Lee Va As a hostess she was the chairman of the Air Line Steward and Stewardess Association a trade union at her base station In Boston Mass Restaurant Mrs Vandrrburgh the Planning A Trip Make It A GOOD NEW Before You FRESNO AUTO Second Lieutenant Helen Louise Peterson who flew more than 1000000 miles as an air host ess has hecn -assigned to the Fresno main recruiting station at 1830 II Street as the Womens Army Corps selection officer She brings to four the number of women stationed here for the recruitment of women for the army and air force The others are air force Second Lieutenant Mary Ann Bohen and Staff Sergeant Shirley Zastrow and army Sergeant First Class Florence Newport or USED TIRES Reg 995 Fulton 861 Olive PARTS CO 6 ft i.