Press-Telegram from Long Beach, California • 29

SS St Paul Due Tuesday LONG PEACH JVessIele0ratn THURSDAY JUE 19 1952 on Board A FELLOW who talked to scores of local high grads after the all-night graduation dance the other night report that nearly all of the young iters drove to some milea-away place for breakfast They went as far as Hollywood Pasadena and Balboa He pointed out that these breakfast jaunts seem to defeat the purpose of the all-night dances which were inaugurated after a tragic accident several years ago with the idea of keeping the youngsters off the hazard-filled highways His thought was that perhaps Some local organization would like to undertake sponsorship of a big breakfast for the grads to be figured in as part of their dance ticket costs Does this appeal to any group looking for a worthy project? COMING Th mighty cruiser USS St Paul a ploon aboard ship which killed 30 of her men will steam into her veteran of two tours of duty in the Far East and victim of an ex- home port of Long Beach -(U Navy photo) SHE STOLE FOR BABY FOR THE WORLCTS BEST-To the winner of the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant goes this trophy displayed by Esther Beckstead of tha Long Beach Publicity Bureau The trdphy is a little over four feet tall and js gold-plated with a walnut base It is crowned by an exclusively designed figure of Miss Universe seated atop a globe of the worm The globe rests on a pedestal in turn supported by three nudsfc The trophy will be awarded Saturday night June 28 to the most beautiful woman of 30 nations competing in the first annual avast Officers Will Aid Youthful Mother animal story con-jL cerns a fish and a small Long Beach boy The fish lived with others in an aquarium in the family home It got to gobbling other fish so one of the parent caught it in a small net and put it in a bowl by itself Fascinated the youngster tried using the net himself when bis parent watching After catching the fish two or three times he began searching for a new idea and remembered a pool of water in the bathroom So he transferred the cantri-bal fish to the bathroom pool and a little later in a moment of absent-mindedness flushed it down the drain The whereabouts of the fish is now veteran of two tours of in the Far East the Navjjfs heavy cruiser USS St Pauf victim of a tragic accident in April 1952 which tookiL the lives of 30 of her return to her home of Long Beach next at 10:30 a She ly will be berthed at the piers in the harbor ng the personnel aboard are 32 Navy officers listed men from Long and 21 from near-by com- muniftes i i ThfeJ St Paul alternated between task force operations and stealing up the coast deep into Norut Korean territory to cut ail lines Vand bqmbard Red supply po inland marshaling yards On-6ne occasion the cruiser assume' the role of nNr Kojd north of the bombline -jA party was being held in honoKof the birthday of the premier fpf North Korea The St Paul ield her fire until the as going full swing then let lose with everything she had in heaF five-inch batteries BLAStf KILLS' 30 pril 21 a few days after irthday the St fered an accidental explo-one of her forward eight-in turrets killing 30 men ere on watch in the turret despif the efforts of rescue team on- the scene immediately Pairing long enough for a chang of command ceremony on board! the St Paul received her new commanding officer on the afterrjhon of May 29 1952 Capt Stelter Jr USN of Little? Rock Ark who relieved Capttloy A Gano USN of Pipe-stonestMinn Within an hour the ny was completed and the iser was back on the firing her way down the ith the carrier task force Paul relieved the big lip USS Iowa in support troops at the bomb-iterupting this duty for a id highly successful mission sftainst Wonsan on the afternoon vlf June 2 Afftjf being relieved on the 0f June 4 1952 the ig pointed her bow le -for a long-deserved rest personnel RESIDENTS Beach Navy officers and ard are Ens William Comdr Hearn Lt iter BT1 Marlin Oelke ld A Davis SA Albert is SN Alvin Bailey IC Fruits FN William FA Harry Huffman Sliam Howard CS Leroy lone SK3 Raymond Lt(jg) Emil Aesch-'C Gail Kee MM1 jpher Rundle Jr SH2 Willia-n Kyle FN Gerard -J- yn3 William Over-tlMC Clarence Maxwell 12 Juan A Cano SN A Gates Lt (jg) Clif-Roosa (MC) SN Joseph th FN Edward Long Bell Sisters to Sing on Pageant Program 200 Teachers for Navy Here Two hundred instructors of the Naval Reserve Officers Candidate School are settling in quarters at the Naval Sta: tion here preparing to receive 2500 students for the summer term starting July 7 Campbell manager of the Chamber of Commerce reported that housing for all student applicants had been provided in Long Beach and Navy authori- ties had been highly appreciative Students are expected to be coming here at the rate of between 400 and 500 daily late this month and early in July Capt Azer USN is commanding officer of the school The course lasts six weeks for both new and advanced students The training program is expected to provide students with knowledge and background leading to commissions as ensigns It is integrated with a four-year college course The Bell Sisters yoilng Seal Beach singers whose records have skyrocketed them to national fame in recent months will be among scores of screen radio and TV stars to perform in the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant here next week Bob Russell master of cere- -V monies for the two beauty con- th of the lar2e numJr oI entrants tests and two stage shows of the Instead of prosecution for purse snatching an 18-year-olii Long Beach mother who told officers she- attempted the theft because she money for my will be given assistance Joseph Kennlck superintendent of the juvenile bureau said his department had checked the young story and that she and her infant daughter had been released to custody of parents Effort will be made by the department to find the girl a job Kennick said is satisfied with the arrangements and we thinjjc everything is going to work out the juvenile chief said The young mother was captured in the 2600 block of Pacific Coast Hwy shortly before midnight Tuesday by Harold A Strahan of the Long Beach Air Force Base and Mary Cook 3117 Charlemagne Ave The couple jumped from their car and grabbed the fleeing girl police said Officers said the young woman had tried to grab a purfie from Mrs Nora Lewis 812 American Ave and was attempting to escape when captured I in Ship Strike Hope for settlement of the 26-day-old strike of the AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific was dim today following a collapse of talks between the qnion and the Pacific Maritime Association Negotiations toward settlement of the strike which has tied up 21 ships here and more than 50 in other west coast ports broke down suddenly yesterday in San Francisco after both sides had ipade concessions The collapse came when hopes were high for settlement Harry Lundeberg SUP secretary-treasurer stormed out of the rpeeting and said: shipowners offer us anything They just tried to stall Management spokesman Paul St Sure president of the Pacific Maritime Association $aid the sailors refused to give ground on their demand for a 5 per cent wage increase overtime for Saturdays at sea and more men aboard west coast ships Meanwhile the Far East-bound liner President Cleveland sailed trom San Francisco this morning ifter a two-day delay caused by a dispute between two maritime nions Aboard were 458 passengers many of them wives and children of American servicemen in Japan a cargo of military supplies and emergency stores for strikebound Hawaii i The dispute which held up the liner was a jurisdictional quarrel between two groups the independent National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards and its rival the AFL Marine Cooks and Stewards Members 3f the NUMCS began signing board last night 11 of LB Vicinity Arrive in Seattle Safety Experts Urge Belts Pads in Cars -Tf II ALTHOUGH he was in Seattle attending an international Kiwanis convention Tuesday President Edward Penning managed to get his usual worth into the meeting of the Long Beach Kiwanis Club at the Lafayette Hotel here Penning placed a long distance call from Seattle timing it right in the middle of the local meeting By prior arrangement his conversation with local club members was amplified on a public address system so that the room full of men could hear it The Long Beach Kiwanis Club Quartet which is In Seattle to appear on the convention program sang a number over the Penning who like most service club presidents extracts substantial fines from members when he is in charge reminded the presiding officer pro tem to keep the cash rolling in Some thought that was the main reason he called Miss Universe pageant said the Bell sisters would sing Friday evenng The Friday night program starting at 8:30 in the Convention Hall of the Municipal Auditorium features the selection of Miss United States of America Candidates from 41 states are competing for the crown Saturday at 8:30 in the Convention Hall Miss and beauty delegates from 29 foreign nations will face the judges in a contest to name Miss Universe LOTS OF TALENT At both contests the parade of beauties will be interspersed with professional entertainment In addition to the Bell sisters the Friday stage show will feature the Roguettes all-girl quintet which has appeared frequently on the Ina Ray Hutton TV show Ballerfria Alice Carvers and Boy Foy British cycle juggler On Saturday night the Roguettes and Miss Carvers will again perform Other artists will include Bob Williams New York comedian now in Hollywood for a motion picture and the Wayne Marlin Trio adagio dancers who feature specialty numbers An 18-piece orchestra directed by Manny Harmon vill play for both performances and Russell himself a concert baritone and TV star will sing IDENTICAL BATHING SUITS Russell also announce 1 details Safety belts should be provided for drivers of commercial vehicles and energy absorbent pads should installed on sur- 41 in the Miss A contest and 30 in the Miss Universe contest the candidates will be di- vided into two groups each night he explained EacJcontestant will appear the judges in evening gown and in a bathing suit The suits designed by Catalina Swim Suits especially for the Miss Universe pageant are identical -xcept for color Rosemary LaPlanche former national beauty queen now appearing in motion pictures will crown Miss USA at the conclusion of the Friday night show CROWN IS RUSSIAN The crown of Miss Universe a half-million-dollar coronet that once graced the head of Katherine the Great of will be bestowed Saturday night by Piper Laurie Umversal-Intema-tienal Studio star who has been named "The Spirit of Miss The contests and attendant stage shows are only two of many items on the week-long pageant prograin All contestants will participate fin a parade through downtown Long Beach and around Rainbow Pier Wednesday morning Thursday evening an aqua show and fireworks display will be presented at Rainbow Lagoon The concluding event will be the Coronation Ball Banquet at 6 Sunday in Pacific Coast Club and the Coronation Ball at 8:30 in Municipal Audi- advocates to utilize up-to-the-minute methods to popularize accident prevention at the closing sion of the conference in Concert Halt Mrs Bucknall added: attitudes cause most accidents These can be changed by exposure to the three Airport-Job Bids Opened A low bid of $512516 has been submitted by Ansco Constructiorv Co Long Beach for repair of thd northwest-southeast diagonal run' way at Municipal Airport Other bids opened yesterday bjt the city managers were dock Pasadena $556561 WarrerT Southwest Torrance $552035 McDonald Kruse Sun Valley $589562 and A Thompson A Son Inglewood $528599 Bids will be analyzed by the engineering department The runway will be widened from 150 to 200 feet and reinforced to withstand landings of military plants weighing up to 75000 pounds Cost will be split between the city and federal government ajv proximately two-fifth each and the Civil Aeronautics Administration one-fifth for the contest judging Because torium of safety engineering enforcement and education plus a nw to stand for example Safety education of the pufclic has been neglected according to Charles Garland Phoeijix Ariz new conference president safety engineering said Garland equipment admonition to the home and endless number of safety conferences the accident toll mounts yearly" He cited the 80000 accidental deaths in the United States last year and then asked why? he answered in some way we have not impressed the need for safety on the public It is up -to us to do Gpr-Regional segregation of the land concluded safety program is ended asserted Charles Alexander from the National Safety industrial division Chicago "The old days of eastern domination of safety work midwest administration and the west coast running its own show are said Alexander He declared that problem of accident prevention is national and must be treated from the nationwide standpoint from now on ouL? Carl Johnson assistant chief state division of industrial safety outgoing president presided i 1 Lutheran Conclave OKs TV-Film Plan James Reid in Hospital James Reid retired Long Beach businessman who is a past president of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Rotary Club is in Seaside Hospital He is suffering from a heart ailment and is not permitted to have visitors The Navy transport Gen Simon Buckner was due to arrive at the Seattle Port of Embarkation late today Of the 1417 passengers aboard 813 are Army enlisted men 51 CHARLES GARLAND faces where a head would most likely be injured due to a sudden impact it is recommended in a resolution adopted yester QM3y Oscar Sanderson Jr GMUftobert Miller Lt (jg) Hosking PI3 Jerome A DfNoma GM3 Robert Lees Comdr Frank Quinn EMl -ir Kennedy and QM2 Lee Johnson FroitU near-by communities are SH Robert Jacobson? Bell-flower MR3 Robert Gannon Bell (gardens FN Donald EatonL Buena Park SN Walter Grflfin Jr and BTC Delbert Rii-petoe both of Compton GM 3 chn Wood-Costa Mesa BM 2 jgjeorge Johnson Downey: Joseph Weiget and SN Ftencis Earley both of Gardei MU Warren Pee Orange EM 1 Robert Smith Paramount SN Lawrence Brazil Jjtedondo Beach SN Don Cifvlson San Pedro SN Charles Edward and SN Willie Haifin both of Torrance SA David £lcuma and SN Thomas Lopez -gbth of Whittier SN Clarence RpManess Wilmington FN DonalcMv Sylvia Bobby Day and FN- Melton Ridgway all of Red-ado Beach I Will Heor ic Expert Dier traffic engineer ty of Long Beach will (freeway development at of the Long Beach American Association of Trs tonight at 6:30 in the Hotel Horace Sherer announce that the meeting would be last until Army officers one Army nurse day by delegates to the Western SOME one has been tampering with the sign over the door of the old Tracy Theater on the Pike which is now dark The has been removed making it read Time was told when it was that AN INTERESTING feature of the Townsend convention here this week was the ringing of state songs by the various delegations Except for California which had a big crowd there the easy winner in the songfeat was Iowa whose natives all know and love the tall corn song The chairman oalled on Texas to sing in the Heart of Three elderly people two men and a woman got up and warbled Eyes of Texas Are Upon Truth is that neither is the state song It is Our was delivered by Rey Walter Troeger of Santa Monica Among the seven ministers memorialized were Rev Henry Schmelzer formerly pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church Anaheim and Rev former pastor of Christ Lutheran Church San Pedro who transferred to Oroville a week before his death An offering was taken among ministers and delegates to aid his widow and two childre Woman Injured Vemice Adle 27 of 4548 Gundry Ave suffered concussion and cuts and bruises when her car and one driven by Nancy Lee Knox 27 of -1940 Fanwood Ave collided last evening at Delta Ave and 28th St -i 1 one WAC 303 Navy enlisted men one Navy officer 11 government employes and 236 dependents Two men from Long Beach Lt Ardist Cox (no address listed) and Pfc Clifford Hendricks 3901 11th St are aboard Nine men from near-by communities are returning on the ship They are: Cpl Luther Guest Anaheim Sfc Addison Hills and Pfc Jake Roes both of Norwalk Sfc Anthony La vorgna Rivera Pfc Harold McKendry Wilmington Col Don old Nero San Pedro CpL James Remple Whittier Col Robert Skaggs Orange- and Pfc Lloyd Summers Bell flower Safety Conference here More than 1000 safety-minded engineers teachers industrialists public officials and others from 11 western states attended the three-day conference at the Municipal Auditorium and Wilton Hotel Another resolution adopted is: That more emphasis should be placed on teaching traffic safety to Juveniles This should start according to the resolution with bicycle safety then supervised safety and finally driver education to youths just prior to attaining legal driving age Nathalie Bucknall safety coordinator Los Angeles city health department urged safety A resolution authorizing the radio and television committee of the Southern 'California trict Lutheran Church Missouri Synod to produce films lor television was passed today in the final session of the convention here in First Lutheran Church I These films will consist of one-minute flashes urging the public to attend church is By resolution the delegates were urged to familiarize themselves with the and of union with other Lutheran churches and the Bible Institutes which are held through: out the district in the spring and fall and are urged to include a course in the problems of unity A third resolution had to do with the expansion of work among the Negroes and Rev Paul Ihmtn pastor of St Negro Church in Los Angeles was authorized to make a survey in the area which would include Long The convention was given a report on the widespread and far-reaching work of the church among the blind by meani of tl Braille system More than 31 volunteer workers are engaged In this work it was reported They More people will read your Want Ad in the yjjmm among among Hears Labor Bid ownsend reminds me that my rare acquaintances of the rather long ago was a man who wrote a song for every state in the Uifion and each was sung and played at the Fair at Chicago in 1883 (I thee of Five Assault Counts Files! on Motel Man Five charges of felony assault were filed yesterday against James Harrison 37 manager of a motel at 1370 Pine Ave who threatened suicide and held four police officers and his ex-wife at bay for more than kn hour Harrlsdn is scheduled to be arraigned today in Municipal Court Police were called to the motel by Mona Harrison 40 Whd said her former husband had threatened to shoo himself When i the officers attempted to intervene Harrison warned he would shoot them if they attempted to draw guns Finally Harrison placed his automatic pistol on a table and Officer Michael Hill Title Townsend movement and organized labor were urged to mite on the same political candidates in the November election by Attorney George Bodle counsel for the AFL Retail Clerks Union Local 770 in an address to the Townsend National Convention here today Bodle declared that candidates favorable to the objectives of the Townsend movement and organized labor should be given the wholehearted support of both of wholehearted support forts even Social Security would never have been Assemblyman Grant 70th District and Gerald Desmond Democratic nominee for Assembly in that district were Introduced I Dr Townsend gave awards to delegate groups from Ohio and South Dakota in recognition of the large number of new members enrolled in Townsend Clubs in those two states in 1951 The delegates were treated to a tour of Hollywood and motion picture studios yesterday morn- work bdone by advocates of the Townsend movement to defeat opposition heard over the and read in the newspapers gainst the objectives of the Tcnisend philosophy and the labor rNf Bodhi declared that labor has for its i gitimate objective secure fit tire so that it cap spend its curdtnt earnings to achieve a betted and fuller brands Townsend has the plight of the the labor law- Band presented a special concert honoring Dr Francis Townsend year-old pension leader in the afternoon in the band shell on Seaside Blvd Last night there was fun on the Pike state get-togethers and singing in the lobby of the Wilton Hotel convention headquarters A banquet and dance will be presented tonight in Municipal Auditorium Entertainment will include a song contest and drill team exhibitions Business sessions ahd a of States" will end the five-day convention tomorrow are transcribing parts of Bible as well as the Hour messages into Braille Copies are sent to 48 states and Hairy Dowse of family of traveling musicians whom aozne eld-Beack Combing readers have heard and will re- DcTe DeMoes wrote both words for Ms state songs and when I knew him a quarter century later he could still them alL 30 foreign countries Yesterday Rev Stuart Notha-gel of Los Angeles chaplain conducted the CaU S-906S seae groups Prior to the November elec- prednct far those who have died fit of the church in el- big The Long Beach Mi.