Daily Independent Journal from San Rafael, California • Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST Bay Region Fair tomorrow except fog on coast and extending inland late night and morning. Low tonight 50-54. Sierra Nevada: Generally fair tonight and tomorrow but with local afternoon clouds. DAILY Si ft I 6 A I Of CO 0ffJ 92ND. YEAR Se PER COPY SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, JULY 7, 1952 Cents Pay No More $1.25 A MONTH BY CARRIER RECORD CROWD SEES MARIN SHOW Record crowds matched the record displays, as Marin celebrated its seventh annual Art and Garden in Ross which closed last night.

Here a family enjoys one of the many striking scenes formed by clever layouts of flowers and shrubs. The show featured flowers, shrubs, crafts, livestock, mechanical devices, with almost every phase of Marin life from sheep raising to law enforcement represented. Congress Rushes Money Bill Work To Close Session 'COMES OF AGE' Art, Garden Fair WASHINGTON leaders, switching their plans, strove behind the scenes to break a deadlock over two money bills and adjourn the 82nd Congress today. With only a few members on hand, the House and Senate met at 11 a.m. (1ST) and recessed shortly afterward to permit backstage maneuvers.

j. Some Democratic leaders were doing business with Republicans by telephone calls to Chicago, where the GOP national convention was opening. If House and Senate conference committee members can agree on the money bills, both Houses will be convened later today to try for final passage of the stumbling block legislation. But adjournment prospects were precarious neither House had a Quorum of members present and a single objection could forestall any final action. Earlier, congressional leaders had said they probably would only mark time this week and try to adjourn next week.

The two bills were; a 10 billion dollar omnibus appropriation measure for atomic energy expansion, foreign aid and military construction; and a 584 million dollar appropriation for rivers and harbors and flood control projects. Report Meteorite Near Utah Border Host To 20,000 Scores of records were broken at the seventh annual Marin Art and Garden Fair which closed last night, according to Fair manager William L. Kapranos. Records shattered during the four day show at the Art and Garden Center, Ross, include an overall attendance grand total clocked at the two entrances of Paid admissions, according to Richard Tyler, finance chairman or the Fair hit an all-time high of more than 13,000. General attendance fig.

ures include 500 servicemen admitted free, 200 press admissions, 400 complimentary tickets, thousands of children under 12 who were admitted to the Fair free of charge, and 2000 volunteer workers. Mrs. Norman B. founder and president of the Center which sponsors and organizes the annual event declared today: Fair, which began as a small fund-raising flower show some years ago, has come of age in 1952 as community event and as a reflection of the interest of Marin residents in their community as the hub of cultural living in northern California. We can look forward ta next Fair to establish new records which will keep pace with civic and business growth.

Reports from exhibitors, organizations operating booths and from commercial entrants revealed unexpected success. Zonta International members sold out their balloons early yesterday afternoon and used up the extra tank of helium rushed by United Ambulance; all souvenir programs of the Fair were sold out early in the afternoon; even the gold fish booth began running out of stock. program included a liincheon for all visitors honoring consuls of the United Nations. Attending, some in native costumes, ware; Vice-consul and Mrs. Henning Halck, representing the Royal Danish Consulate General? Mrs.

Pierre Voirol, representing Switzerland; Acting. Consul General S. V. Gjellum and Mrs. Gjellum representing Royal Norwegian Consulate General; Consul General You- ghan Choo, Korean Consulate; First Vice-Consul Baron Henrik Royal Consulate General of Sweden; Hazel Santisteben, secretary of the Consulate General of Republic of Paraguay; Anastassios Antonopoulos, Consul General of Greece.

Marin Music Chest scholarship winners entertained with a concert under the trees in the afternoon, and the Fair closed with a performance of scenes from Midsummer Dream, produced by Marion Hayes Cain with the choreography of the ballet by Mrs. Ralston W. Bitter Over Rules Opening Of 25th Issue Revolves On Contested Delegates CONVENTION HALL (JP) The Republicans kicked off their 25th presidential nomination convention today and promptly moved into a fight between Taft and Eisenhower forces over the playing rules. It promised a quick show of strength which may give a line on whether Sen. Robert A.

Taft or Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will finally come up with the GOP presidential nomination. The issue was whether those 'A FAIR Gabrielson Warns To Bury Their Differences delegates whose own right to sit in the convention is under contest should be allowed to vote on settling other contests. Vicftory-hungry GOP stalwarts, worried that the floor battle would leave many wounds unhealed at election time, had striven desperately to head it off through some compromise.

They even delayed the opening of the first session for an hour and three minutes in an effort to get the Taft and Eisenhower men in agreement. USUAL WHOOPING This was a proposal that some delegates not aligned with the Eisenhower camp had been advancing as a possible compromise. Before the rules dispute came to the floor, there was the usual whooping, shouting and declarations of confidence that go with these party gatherings. aides joined in the talks about compromise but Taft himself RIBBONS AND AWARDS Bicycle, won by Richard mann, 11 years old, 27 I street, San Rafael, was a Schwinn donated by the manufacturer and by Sports Center, San Anselmo. Awards in Marin county Cat all breed kitten show: Best kitten (Continued on Page Nine) HEARING WEDNESDAY SALT LAKE CITY (U.PJ—A flying, laming object was observed in the iky over parts of northern Utah, lorthero Nevada, Idaho and eastern Oregon today and some pilots insisted it was a meteorite that fell, starting a forest fire, near the Utah- Nevada border.

An Empire Air lines pilot first jbserved the object near Pendleton, Dregon. He though it was another lircraft with a burning engine. Observers at Boise said they not- it about 10 am. and that it ianded somewhere south of the Idaho City. At 10:43 a.m., numerous witnesses salt Lake City, Ogden and Brig- lam City saw the object coming from the skies to the northwest at high rate of speed.

Reich Reds Quit Big Radio Building BERLIN (JV-West Berlin police said today the Communists have abandoned their giant radio Berlin building in the British leaving only a skeleton crew of watchmen and scrubwomen behind. The building, once the fountain of Nazi propaganda and later of the Red line, now is peopled by les? than 20 mm and women, police said. The shift of staff, files ami records from the Communist island in the British sector to Gruenau in East Berlin started more than a year ago. Dr. Wolff's Attorney Praises l-J Story Election Called PUSAN Korean President Syngiaan Rhee today signed a bill calling for popular election of titis prtsAdpA Praise and condemnation for the story on the case of Dr.

Rudolf Wolff came today from two different sources. One Is a statement published Saturday in the Mill Valley Record from Dr. Wilson P. Goddard, chief of staff of the Marin General Hospital, and reprinted on page 3. The other is a reply from Ray Shone, attorney for Dr.

Wolff who has been denied the right to practice in the Marin General Hospital. REFUSED TO TALK Dr. Goddard who refused to talk to an l-J reporter gathering material lor the first story on the Wolff case, declared in his statement to the Record, some form of dubious snooping, the results, but net the context of confidential information was ferreted out and appeared in the press, with the present results. A great injustice to a conscientious, hard working physician has been done by the press, and no matter what the recommendations of the board of directors of the hospital, this can not be righted. Journalism of this type, pretending friendliness for the man it crucifies, cannot be condemned too BE REACHED Dr.

Goddard who was operating this morning could not be reached for additional comment. However, Shone declared that, this date Dr. Wolff still has not been advised why his application was acted upon unfavorably. We trust that at tht hearing Wednes- day, this information will be forthcoming. In regard to any injury done Dr.

Wolff by the newspaper story, there is no question that an injury has been done to Dr. Wolff and a greater injury will ensue unless this unwarranted action by the advisory board is rescinded. My feeling is that the Independent has performed a public service in calling attention to the people of the county what action has been MEETING WEDNESDAY Shone will meet with the hospital board at 2 pm. Wednesday to request the specific reasons for Dr, rejection and to ask that an evening date be set for a formal hearing on his application. Philip Kennedy, chairman of the board of directors, could not be reached for comment.

Harold Riede, hospital attorney, said he was not aware that Dr. Goddard has issued a statement. Administrator Henry X. Jackson said Dr. Goddard had him that he infolded to issue a statement, but Jackson said he had not see a final copy.

Before the story was published, the hospital board had informed Wolff it had unanimously denied his application GAVEL AT 12:33 A long back-stage huddle produced no decision, however, and finally GOP National Chairman Guy George Gabrielson gavelled the convention to order at 12:33 p.m. (EST). Top aides to Taft and Eisenhower; along with some of those who are trying to soothe things, were still talking it over in office, meantime. But still there was no compromise. Finally it came to the convention floor with a motion by Senator Bricker of Ohio that the convention adopt the 1948 rules.

That was what backers wanted. The Eisenhower strategists countered with a substitute proposal that contested delegates be allowed to vote as each state contest is settled individually, except in the case of contested seats settled fey two-thirds of the national committee. had never seemed inclined to yield anything. Taft told a morning news conference he was ready to fight and try to put off the decision. Some of backers had figured his chances would be better if the issue could be delayed until alter Gen.

Douglas MacArthur, Who is friehdly to Taft, had' delivered the keynote speech tonight. The scrap is over liiis: Eisenhower backers want to put in rule restricting voting by contested delegates on the seating of other delegates. Eisenhower supporters cab it the fair rule. Taft backers hoot at that. Assessment Rolls Open Marin supervisors today set July 17 as the deadline for appeals to be filed against tax assessments made to property qwners.

First appeals will be heard by the board of supervisors, sitting as a board of equalization, on July 14. They will continue until each property owner who files a protest to the assessment can receive a hearing, supervisors Indicated. The assessment books have been made available to all county residents and will be found in the county office. This assessment roll totals $83,519,760, almost $6,000,000 more than the $77,520,398 taxed during 1951-52. Warren Confers Taft, Eisenhower Earl Warren of California, holder of a prized block of 76 pledged votes, conferred separately today with Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Robert A. Taft. Warren, a possible compromise candidate, told newsmen afterward he had discussed the political situation with his two front-running rivals but made ho promises to either.

CONVENTION HALL national committee chairman Guy George Gabrielson warned his convention delegates today that they must bury their factional differences and unite behind the ultimate GOP presidential nominee to beat the Democrats next fall. Speaking before the opening convention session, Gabrielson brushed aside Gen. Dwight D. charges of tactics by Sen. Robert A.

Taft. will be a fair said Gabrielson, who has been accused by the Eisenhower camp of leaning toward candidacy. "The only steamroller in this phitheatre will be the determined will of a majority of the 1206 delegates. The only voice in this haU will be the voice of the reflected through their chosen delegates. have seen emotions run high in recent days and he added, referring to the bitter Taft-Eisenhower feud.

is natural and, within bounds, it is proper. But after this convention makes Its decisions, there can be no room for disunity in the Republican party. We must close ranks against the common The GOP national chairman reminded the delegates that one major purpose of the convention Is to differences within the party, so that sincere Republican men and women reach a meeting of these differences cannot be resolved by agreement or he said in an obvious reference to the Taft-Eisenhower fight over the seating of southern delegates, are resolved by the majority. This is the American and the Republican way, and it is the American and the Republican PARADISE COVE Supervisors Inspect Area For Yacht Club MONEY IN BUDGET Marin supervisors went to see for themselves this afternoon whether a favorable planning commission ruling on Miss Leila application for a yacht club at Paradise Cove should be overridden. The planners cleared the project on June 18, saying it was in an agriculture residential area where such thtegs-are permitted.

But pros Clow made the announcement fol- He went to see Eisenhower in the suite at the Blackstone hotel. They talked for about 40 minutes. Several hours later, Taft called on the big Californian in 15th floor compaign headquarters at the Conrad Hilton hotel. They talked for 32 minutes. Both were smiling when reporters entered the suite where they con- former visited gov- with ferred in private.

Harold E. Stassen, emor of Minnesota, Wafren yesterday. It the. first time that Warren and Eisenhower met. Mentioning this, the governor added: about him.

THINK OF SUBSTITUTE Lloyd Taft, son of the senator, told a reporter his forces were thinking of offering a substiute for the Eisenhower motion under which each contested state would be permitted to vote on other disputes after its contest had been sstlled. That would permit the pro-Taft delegatiop from Florida seated on the temporary roll unanimously by GOP national committee to vote on later contests. Under the usual arrangement, the Georgia contest would be second on the list. Previously, the credentials committee has heard all contests before reporting recommendations on them in a bloc and the convention has know eibugh a great upon the advice of staff agencies. No mention was made of the reasons or opportunity ofiesed for a hearing, until numerous protests had been received from Dr.

Wolffs patients and a request few a public IWBCing from the doctor. voted the credentials report up or down, or has amended it. Forty minutes after the scheduled time for the convention opening, a high-level huddle on the rules controversy was still in progress in the office of GOP National Chairman Guy Gabrielson, Attending besides Gabrielson was Senator Kiowiar.a of California, a supporter of Gov. Earl Warren for the nomination; Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, campaign manager; Ohio Rep Clarence Browa, a top -Taft lieutenant; National GOP Secretary Mrs.

Charles P. Hcwa.l, Davis Ingalls campaign mar- ager, and Den Coleman, Loot manager. Gov. McKeldin To Nominate Ike CHICAGO (JP) Gov. Theodore R.

McKeldin of Maryland said today he had been asked to place Gen. name in nomination for president at the Republican na tional convention and going McKeldin told reporters the invitation had been extended in a brief telephone talk with the general. headquarters had put in a call for the Maryland governor as he was presiding over his own state first caucus. McKeldin, who has frequently expressed a preference for Eisenhower but at the same time insisted he had made no commitments, saw the general last night. Ban Demonstrations In Mexico Election tests by nearby owners brought about a re-hearing of.

the case. The San Francisco woman plans a clubhouse and berths for 40 boats on the 25-acre Koret estate on the Tiburon peninsula. County Clerk George Jones read four protest petitions signed by 49 residents who asked that their area be rezoned for straight residential use, and David Winslow, a property owner, told the board that a yacht club would drag down values be a source of noise. Realtor William A. Aldrich of Reedport Properties Miss agent, argued that a yacht club, with its swimming pool, tennis courts, and other recreation facilities, would not hurt the neighborhood.

Furthermore, he pointed out, Miss Browning would be forced to subdivide her holdings into separate lots if the yacht club were banned and that noise from those using the existing sports facilities would be just as loud. The board postponed a decision until next Monday at am. and went to visit the property at 1:30 pm. today. May High Have Road Tamalpais By Spring The long-awaited new county road to by-pass Tamalpais High school in Mill Valley may be completed before next Spring, Marin Supervisors were told today.

County Road Commissioner Carl P. Clow reported that $17,000 has been included In the 1952-53 road budget for the cdmpletion of this project. He added that the work could be continued at full scale this summer and completed during the fiscal year lowing a reading of a letter to the supervisors from the board of trus tees of the Tamalpais Union High school district. In the communication the trustees Big Non-Atomic Blast Planned TEMPERATURES San Rafael (Noon) .73 Yesterday's High San .83 CASTLE DALE, Utah (JP) The largest non-atomic blast in history will be set off tomorrow in the sandstone cliffs near this southern Utah town. Crews have packed 160 tons of dynamite into the side of Buckhom Wash, 15 miles east of here, Experts hope to learn what happens when a huge concentration of energy is unleashed in the vicinity of a cave or tunnel dug into a mountain of solid rock.

The blast will be the 72nd in a series of tests, conducted during the past three years, asked that the county road from Tamalpais Valley be abandoned from a point just south of the high school athletic units. They added that this abandonment has been included in county road plans for the area ard traffic along the thoroughfare would be rerouted over a new highway now under construction to the east of the school. Marin Brings Weekend Traffic Bruises Only eivedere Meeting city council will ponder zoning restrictions mid what to do about possible loss of the post office at meeting in community hall starting at 8 p.m. The meeting is open to the MEXICO CITY (JP) Political demonstrations were banned throughout Mexico today to preserve the order which characterized yesterday's national elections. There still was no announcement of results but newspapers generally agreed Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, candidate for the official party and a firm friend of the United States, had won the presidential contest by a.

wide The ban on demonstrations presumably was inspired by a to have been held tonight by followers of General Miguel Htnriquez Buzman, the leading opposition a Marin county got off with some bruises but no fatal injuries over Saturday and Sunday, according to a report from the California Highway Patrol in San Rafael. Major William Claude Van Norman, 34, of Hamilton Air Force base was injured Saturday when he tried to cross highway 101 from the Hamilton base outlet and was hit by a car driven by David Gardiner Pa ton of Wyoming, who was traveling north on 101. Janet P. Paton, 49, passenger in the Paton car was also injured. Both injuries were minor, according to the highway patrol report.

They were taken to the Hamilton field hospital. Major Van Norman said he did not see the Paton car approaching because of road construction works. Edward Constantine Brown of number 9, Tower drive, Mill Valley, hit a car driven by John Raphael Rodriquez, of Hamilton Air Force base on highway 101 about one ami seven-tenths miles north of the north city limits of San Rafael at 11:46 Saturday night Brown said Rodriquez, who was driving to front of him, suddenly made a left turn and he couM not avoid the Trustees requested completion of the bypass road soon as to permit construction of a new gymnasium building on land which is now used for the county road. Supervisors agreed, with Clow that the new road should be high on tht schedule for county work. The discussion with Clow brought a request from Supervisor William Fusselman that the commissioner present a tentative work plan for the coming year.

Fusselman indicated that the county should include to its budget funds for those road projects which can be completed this Last week Clow submitted a budget of $1,036,665 for repair and new road work contemplated for the next 12 period. SLIGHT REDUCTION The Ross Valley supervisor said he believed this change in planning could mean a slight reduction in the Increased budget and may not necessitate a 30-40 cent hike in tax rates as has been estimated. Clow reported that he plans to complete the road near the high school; the Merrydale road, west of Santa Venetia; and McAllister road in Kentfield, during the next fiscal year. In other road matters the supervisors set a meeting for 10 am. tomorrow in Courthouse with James E.

Rickets, general manager ofGolden Gate bridge. Vne meeting was called when Rickets asked Marig supersivors to participate in planning repair of the Sausalito lateral which was damaged by an earth slide during last rainy season. On request of supervisor George Whiteley, a legal opinion was given by the district attorney on the authority to regulate speeds and weights for vehicles using Marin county highways. In an accident ouside the county, August Homer Ferir, 75, brother of Mrs. Bertha Sanborn of 534 Marin avenue in Tamalpais Valley, was fatally injured Thursday when his car hit the rear of a parked truck on UB.

40 to Yolo county. He died to a Sacramento hospital Ferir was on his way to Nevada and alone at the time of the crash. A native of Europe, he had lived in the United States for about 70 years, 41 of which were spent to Marin. Funeral services are pending. The other Marin fatalities were Mrs.

Korina Cirelli of Grctmbrae and Pencil McReynolds of Marin City, who died to an accident Friday. Meanwhile, northern accidental death toll over the long holiday weekend was greater than any previous Fourth of July, according to an AP. roundup. At least 15 traffic deaths, 14 drownings, ami one fire fatality to northern California and San Joaquin Valley helped make California the No. 1 state to weekend fatalities.

The old record for northern California was 30 accidental deaths, set to WORK OUT SPEEDS According to District Attorney Richard M. Sims, the supervisors can limit speeds to 25 miles per hour and weights to any amount considered safe. Carl Clow was directed to meet with Sims and work out a schedule of speeds and weight limits. Whiteley said he asked for the opinion to prevent damage to San Pedro road where trucks have been seen traveling at rapid speeds and carrying excessive loads. Supervisor Chairman T.

Fred Bagshaw indicated he may attend a conference of county officials in Long Beach on July 22-23. The meeting, called by an interim committee of the state legislature, will include a discussion on needs for expanded highway systems to the state. In the invitation to the supervisors, Marin was urged to send a representative your county is to a metropolitan Truman To Watch GOP Convention On TV WASHINGTON Truman was prepared today to keep up with the Republican national convention by television, both to his office and living quarters at the White House. Presidential secretary Joseph Short, questioned by reporters, said he expects Truman will view some phases of the convention he finds time to do.