Press-Courier from Oxnard, California • Page 1

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last 24 maximum 74, nilnliiium 40. OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1954 This Is Oxnard Mrs. It. F. Councilman Hemet, California, was born in Oxnard in 1915.

Seems she and her husband have been talking about hei birthplace, and they could no decide how many people are living in Oxnard now. It has bean 24 years since Mrs. Councilman was here, she knows the city has grown, she isn' sure how much. So she dropped a note to the Chamber of Commerce, asking for enlightenment. The Chamber sent along the answer yesterday, saying that to the best of its knowledge and belief, Oxnard is now a city of upwards of 31,000 persons.

Hugh Sellers, recently home, with his wife, from a European tour, is slightly burned about some of the prices he paid. He mentioned to the Chamber of Commerce directors yesterday that a cup of tea cost him SO cents in Rome, and that he paid $2.50 there for a bottle of Coca Cola. He naturally thinks the foreign set-up is designed to "take" American tourists. The Sellers' favorite lands: Scandinavian countries and little old Holland, which is paying its war debt to Uncle Sam, Some one from Lisbon Falls, Maine, attended the mid-summer Oxnard Community Fair. Bob Hewlett, C.

of C. president, told that yesterday. His company (Greyhound) had run a contest at the fair, and the entries showed the home addresses of the people taking part. There were 900 from Oxnard and 74 from Ventura; 90 from Port Hueneme and scores from other county points. There were fair visitors who lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Mojave, Bakfci-sfield.

One registered from from SERVING VENTURA COUNTY VOLUME 47 NUMBER 119--PRICE FIVE CENTS CensureWord Change Asked By Democrat WASHINGTON OR Sen. Edwin C. Johnson (D-Colo.) today proposed 1 a change in the censure resolution against Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy to meet arguments that a rebuke would dampen future congressional investigations of Communism.

Johnson, a member of the special committee which recommended censure of McCarthy on two counts, offered the amendment as Senate Republican leaders canvassed sentiment on whether to suspend debate on the censure case pending McCarthy's return. McCarthy entered the Bethesda, Naval Hospital yesterday for treatment of an injured 1 elbow. Authorities said he may be there several days. The Johnson amendment states that it is "the sense of the Senate" that the Communist Party of the United States is 'not a domestic political party in the traditional sense" but is part of an international conspiracy. "Continue to Expose" This conspiracy poses a menace to the United tates," the amendment says, and "appropriate committees" should continue to "diligently nvestigate, expose and combat" he conspiracy and members of i.

McCarthy's suporters have rgued that the censure movement grew out of a Communist- nstigateo? fight against Mc- league Campaign Cost $28,000, O'Reilly $6,000 and that censuring him discourage future investi- ations of Communism. Amplifying his statement that IcCarthy was "quite ill," Johnon told newsmen he under- tood from Sen. Styles Bridges that the infection in IcCarthy's elbow had spread the senator's bloodstream STATE MAY ASK CI CARET TAX SACRAMENTO (U.R) State Finance Director John M. Peirce said today he would recommend a two-cents-a- pack tax on cigarets to balance the new state budget. If enacted by the legislature it would be California's first tobacco tax.

Combined with a 10 per cent tax on older tobacco products it would raise an estimated $38 million. By using this new revenue, some $33 million in recently- returned tidelands funds, and up to three-fourths of $103 million in existing reserves, the 1955-56 budget can be balanced, Peirce said. Peirce revealed in an exclusive interview with United Press that the new state-budget would exceed $1.5 billion. It would be the largest in history, up five per cent over this year. Experts estimate the 1955-56 budget will be $139 million more than incoming revenues.

This can be made up, Peirce said, by using $75 million in reserves, $33 million tidelands royalties, and $38 million in tobacco taxes. Beet Growers Told Acreage Will Be Cut Maine entry was the one Xaval hospital reported simply the greatest distance. that "Senator McCarthy 1 Ie Stalest distance. that "Senator McCarthy had a Profits from this year's fair quiet night and is resting comfortably." Senate leaders were disposed to call a temporary halt to the debate if they encountered any objection in continuing in McCarthy's absence. were right around $6,800 divided evenly between the chamber and the organizations that had queen entrants and concessions.

For an Air Force family it is not such a long jump from Burtonwood, England, to Oxnard. At any rate, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hose and their children, Carol Jean and Joyce, made the hop and are now in Oxnard The Lester Tenny family has moved over from Ventura. The three sons -are Robert, Richard and Ronald Mr.

and Mrs. A. Colton have moved to Oxnard, so Mr. Colton doesn't have to commute anymore to and from Los Angeles From Spokane. Washington have come Mr.

and Mrs. K. H. Wall, with 2-year-old Xancy. The bis? game to the Bill Kcp- pys is that between California i and Stanford, next Saturday atj Berkeley.

The Keppj.s will set it. being Stanford alumni. The big game to Hal Totten is the Southern Cal-UCLA game our sports editor being a Bruin But to those in the military service the big game is the annual clash between the Army and Navy. The teams from West Point ar.d Annapolis will nieel on November 27. So the Officers Club at Port Hueneme will be open at 10 a.m.

that day in order that Navy folks may watch the game or. television. It will be televised nationally. As the bulletin from the club puts it, "to watch the Navy whip Army on the gridiron. A large screen television set will be installed.

If yon own oil Mocks, don't worry about atomic energy. That's the advice of G. board chairman of Standard of California. He says oil will not be replaced in the forseeable future. On ihe contrary, man's needs for tnergy from all sources will be great that presently known forms of energy, including itomic, will be hard-pressed lo meet the need.

--George Grimes Port- Hueneme Oil lease Deal Filed An oil lease, involving one Jot on Clara street in Port Hueneme, has been obtained by Edwin P. CraU, L. A. Crail, F. W.

Crail and George B. Crail from George and Florence Carnes of Arroyo Grande, according to.a tease filed In the county record- tr's The lease is to run for 20 royally, i Blaze Destroys 50-Year-Old Home In Rincon Area One of Ventura County's landmarks was destroyed yesterday afternoon when fire swept through the E. W. Ormsby home atop Red Mountain in the Rincon area, the county fire department reported today. The wood frame house was ocated three miles from Highway 101, about six miles north of Ventura.

It had been there "or more than 50 years. Five units from the Rincon, Avenue and Ojai fire stations fought the blaze for three hours after the call was turned in at 3 p.m. The five-room structure was totally engulfed in flames when the units arrived at the scene. Muddy conditions hampered the units as they attempted to make their way up a fire road. Beach Sewage Hearing Starts Port Hueneme Mayor Ralph McKeehan.

today urged that temporary measures be taken by Oxnard to clear the Fourth street beach in Port Hueneme of the sewage effluent outfall that has caused contamination of the water in that area. McKeehan's renewed urge came during a meeting of state and county health departments, the Regional Water Pollution Control Board, and Oxnard and Port Hueneme officials. Oxnard's City Manager Paul Wolven said the construction of a $400,000 interceptor line, which will eliminate the outfall at Fourth street, is the city's top priority job. But he added that construction can't begin until the $400,000 in bonds are sold. He said the bonds can't be sold until the validity of the bond issue is approved by the supreme court.

He added that Oxnard has been awaiting a decision since last May. Wolven said that after the bonds are sold, the city can call for bids on the job and begin construction. He said construction probably won't begin until July or August and added that it would take from six to eight months to complete the job. Conducting the meeting was Linne Larson, executive officer' of the Stale Regional Water "By early December a the late-st, sugar beet growers will be notified of their individual acreage allotments," said Gordon Lj'ons, executive manager of the California Beet Growers Association, when he spoke to some 50 Ventura County growers who gathered at last night's dinner meeting at the Colonial House. The beet men also heard C.

C. O'Hara, manager of the American Crystal Sugar factory, estimate that out of 4,000 acres requested by county growers only some 2,200 to 2,300 acres will be alloted. "Ventura County is unfortunate in that growers, through alternate planting, have a beet history that is irregular," O'Hara said, History Determines Lyons explained how the acreage allotment program depends on the past five-year history of the grower. "Seventy- five percent of the average production of the past five years plus 25 percent of the average production of the past three years will give a grower his approximate allotment for 1955," he said. DOOMED GOBBLERS--Glaring into the camera as if aware of their dinner table fate arc these fat turkeys raised near Moornark.

--Press-Courier stuff Photo Moorpark Turkey Season On By Richard Lyttlc Farm Reporter His Majesty the Turkey now reigns in the poultry kingdom of Moorpark as some 300,000 toms and hens are being fatten- ched to diet of "grower'' mash line moves at the rate of nine with grain suplement. Near maturity they are fed almost all grain with a touch of "finisher' mash. The cost of raising a turkey, birds a minute. Actually the plant has two separate lines, the killing line where the bird is killed and plucked and the eviscerating The practical result of this past five years 100 percent of his average. 'A mands "last "spring when 'they grower with a history complete through the past four years will get 85 percent of his average: the past three years, 70 percent; the past two years 45 percent, and last year, 23 percent.

Lyons pointed out that skipped years during the last five would be a definite detriment to growers. After Lyons explained how a nine-man state committee worked out the allotment formula, growers at the meeting had a chance to ask questions about the program. Sugar Legislation In talking about the legislative needs of the sugar beet industry, Lyons said that though; national sugar consumption has increased during past years, marketing quotas have increased only on foreign sugar. lie felt that domestic producers purchased day-old turkey poults. Jack Kerr, a Moorpark rancher who'is raising 20,000 birds this year, said that the young poults stay in gas or electrically heated brooders for about eight weeks.

"It takes 2G to 29 weeks to raise a turkey for the market and during that time the bird will consume some 100 pounds of feed." said Kerr. He pointed out that the pound turkey birds meat gam one to every four pounds of mash or grain consumed. Guard Against Disease To guard against disease ranchers tiy to change location of their plants every year. Ken- said that it takes about an acre for every 1,000 birds. At six weeks all the birds arc vaccinated for Fowl Pox, but other diseases such as Coccidiossis and Iloxamatiasis can be controlled should receive some benefit nl rcvcnliv measures and so.

He thought too that the expiration date on the sugar isolation. Kerr, who buys all his feed in to lhe Pollution Control Board. Others present were: Wilson. Port Hueneme city administra- Judson hr house. one was home at the or the State Health Depart- time.

Cause of the fire has not been determined. ment; and Dr. Frank Gallison. head of the county Health Department Barry more Buried With Wife, Brother John act should be He pointed out pires every four done away with says lhat voun arc that the act kei a sUirl 1 maih for 10 yeans -and takes t0 32 wccks thcn swlt he said. He added that the market picture right now is not too favorable, with prices being offered near 23 and 24 cents.

Processing Plant Most of the turkey raised in the Moorpark area are handled by the M.R. Paige and processing plant on Los Angeles avenue south of town. and out, they are put into tank; between layers of cracked ice The tanks, which hold some 40 drcssr-cl turkeys each, are hauled to cooling room where watei and air under pressure are circulated through the ice and turkey mixture to pre-cool the meat.This process takes from three to six hours depending on The plant employing some 100J the S12 of the birds uui-jui; uie ul the! I carcasses arc then returned lo the line where they a great deal of work to renew. Both Lyons and 0'IIan. stressed the need for all grow-' in the area to plant their season, is processing from 3,000 to 4,000 birds each da3'.

Live turkeys go in one side of the plant and cleaned, dressed and packed turkeys come out the other side. Miss Jean Lapeyro, floor manager, explained all that must be done before the birds can be shipped to the freezing plant. An overhead belt carries each bird through automatic washes, over drawing tables, past inspections, over drip pans and finally to a packing table. Workers at various stations perform such operations as skinning the neck, removing the oil sack, drawing the crop, entrails ami cutting the neck and iv.ishinsr. This small acreage.

$600,000 SCHOOL BOND SET NOV. 30 travel through another wash and over a drop pan. After dripping the birds are carried to workers who squeeze out any additional moisture, for the meat must be dry before freezing. Packinjj Table The next step is the packing table, where giblets in meat packages are put into each turkey. Then the legs are wrapped, the carcass compressed in a truss machine, graded and slipped into a plastic bag.

The bags are sealed and rim through a cabinet that shrinks the plastic. Finally the birds are weighed and loaded into boxes to be shipped to the freezing plant in Los Angeles. HOLLYWOOD Lionel Barryniore was buried today with the funeral rites the veteran aclor planned himself vears ago. The respected dean of American actors, wJjo died Monday night of heart congestion, was aid lo rest in a crypt next to wife, Irene, and his famous brother, Jolin, at lhe Calvary Cemetery. The Rev.

J. J. Hurley conducted the Catholic high requiem mass. Seven liundred attended. Among the honorary pall- carcrs were such renowned lames of s3iow business as pioneer aclor Francis X.

Bushman, Mickey ilooncy, Red SkeUon, Eddie (Rochester) Anderson, direclor Frank Capra and Robert Taylor. (An Oxnard man, Neville Worger-SJade, was a pallbearer.) Khfl Gricfstrlckcn Barrymore's sister, Ethel, was still griefstricken and a ordered by her doctor, not to attend the funeral. On the of active pall- Queen Mother Sails Home to England XEW YORK flfl Queen Mother Elizabeth said reluctant goodbyes aboard the liner Queen A bond issue, largesl Jin the elementary scliool Jin Oxnard. wiil "be held Nov. ::) I to prm-Jdo additional facilities for expanding enrollment.

Richard M. Clowes, of schools, said the Ijomi Mary today just before she left for home, ending her vis-it to this country a sda. name, but old friends of the actor: Neville Worgcr SJade. Automobile Club representative who met Barrymorc through Jiis wife Mary, who grew up witli Barrymore's housekeeper; Webb Overlander and Stanley Campbell his make-up men; George Trcmbley, who laught Barry-, 'TM ori more music composition, JamJ crc fcl1 jillU majority vote is needed to the issue. Mi.ss Lapeyre explained that I lie Moorpark plant does not buy turkeys from the growers.

It irocesses them and leaves grower responsiljle for i to turkey joljbers. Clark Fails To File; Wife Says He Won't Congressman-elect Charles M. Teague spent in excess of $28,000 to defeat his opponent, Timothy I. O'Reilly, in the Nov. 2 elections, it was learned today.

Teague listed $28,046.33 in campaign expenditures and $27, in contributions, while O'Reilly listed $6,049.82 for expenditures and $6,711.30 in contributions. Meanwhile, Bill Clark, defeated candidate for sheriff, failed to file a statement by yesterday's 5 p.m. deadline. His wife said this morning that "he sees no necessity in. filing a statement since a ruling does not require him to do so." "He knows who his supporters are and sees no reason for repetition," Mrs.

Clark added. I). Opinion District Attorney Roy A. Gustafson pointed out today that the law does not specifically the filing of a statement 'or the general election al- it infers that it should Je filed. The law does, however, require a statement to ba filed in the prmiary election.

Teague filed his statement at the Ventura County recorder's office while O'Reilly filed his at the county recorder's office in San Luis Obispo. Also filing statements in Ventura yesterday were Carl A. Phleger, defeated candidate for the state assembly, and Albert T. Blanford treasurer of the Ventura County Democratic Central Committee. Teague Backers Teague listed the following contributions: i f- 3 Ventura County Republican Central Committee, San Luis Obispo County Republican Central Committee, Santa Barbara County Republican Central Committee, Montrey County Republican Central Committee, anonymous, $150; Charles Shelton, $25; W.

Sedgwick, $20; Ted Chamberlain, $50; The San- la Barbara Democrat, $25; M. Ruddock, $200; Republican National Congressional Committee, Citizens for Eisenhower, SoOO: H. H. Hillman, $250; Lafa I'. Brown, $50; William Fair- ourn, $150; Joseph Cummings, S25; Mrs.

Frank Berry, Ralph leynolds. $10; Ben Xordman. Si 00; Charles Edwards, $50; lubbard Russell, $250; Philip ind Thomas Davies, $200; Edvard and Mary Maxwell. $50; likon M. Teague, $200; Al Clark, SJOO; Harriet M.

Teague, $200; Clowes Ki'vl the money would used for as many -f 1 following proj'-cts cover: I. Completion of it money allow the district School for seventh and" continue its building can-! wnsch ha bct Clowes 2 QUAKES ROCK CITY VENTURA 5-nort, sharp earth- in Oxnard 2. Construction of 3 l.i at Harrington School in t'loyno Park area. Man Cleaning Gun Beneath Tree Arrested A "1-yenr-oId ex-convict, who told police he was an e-capee isMje would re.MiJt in imrc.vej 3. Construction of additions to a mental hospital, was ar- in Ihc bond lax rale next A a a and Curren Two The present Ja; r.ite for is cents at 32.0.".

y-stt-niay Doane, his business manager, and William Ball, who to drive Bairymore and his wheelchair around town. The last riles wore planned according lo Barrymorc's wishes. He selected the crypt at the Catholic cemetery 28 years ago when his wife died. He ed lhat his casket remain clo-ed so "my friends will renK-mber me as they last saw me." He asked lhat no be said, but only the hour-long high requiem mass, A MG.M studio said most office workers, executives and stars not before the; cameras look the morning off: to attend the simple sen-ices in yesterday nftr- v.ihialion which l1 ii he- noon but according lo there was no dasnage in Ox- not predict the e.vui nan! and only slight damtige to two rooms at the counly court house in Ventura. it would not voar's tern--.

the i is it wiJl fill lhe need for Jhe next year. Clowes riid, all the According to reports, the quakes bit shortly after 3 p.m. A distinct, sharp jolt was felt at. the court house, c.iu-inc v.ill no' br available for two pieces of plaster lo fall or I'MCC from the ceilings of Judse One Rig Charles F. Blockstock's superior rourt room and iho Jaw In Oxnard, two brief rol3ir.2 jolts fdt, but a of a vjtc in iwhcn be reportedly seen she Colon.a arw.

cleaning site purclia.se of the vjfiTu'v while on seated Ventura and Oxnard ditional subdivisions are p3.m- ned ior that area. I'nlrral Money Too Federal v.ill be available for t3ie a jWhen aii nd Robert Olmsted, $100. In his expenses Teague listed for personnel; printing; $2,452.03, postage: S1.093.W, rent and $1,400.35, travel. In San Luis Obispo, O'Reilly listed from the Ventura Democratic Central Committee among his. cor.lri- received.

In bis expenditures he listed the following: travel, rent. personnel. printing. newspaper, radio ar.d television advertising, office supplies, $383.90: photos, and peUv cash. $30.

PhlejjCT lifted contributions of 3S.r2 from the Ventura Couu- Ceinral Commu- Santa Barbara, by police. reportedly pulled i3ie lo police and fire departments no damage was reported. Ven- lura police and sheriffs officers they received no re- the chapel mausoleum at the) of damage in Ventura bearers was not ona Los AJigeles cemetery. or in the county. r.cxt hoJd at DriffiH School two-thirds 7 a.m.

to 7 p.m. 'from him. Blanford listed received and spent by his committee during the campaign. Found the Position In 2 Doys of the Ad Mrs. Merle Freeze wanted 3 i i as housekeeper, where she could live with the IN FW SPA PERI So she put an ad in Press-Courier classified col- ums.

She found the position wanted with two days running of the little want ad. Whatever your needs, want 3ds in The Press-Courier will bring you results that will surprise, and satisfy SPA PER!.