The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 1

Tides Tfto Weather Brat High 4llt ML HJ S4I PA 17 ft U-7iH sa IS rtJ BOB aw ft Sept 29: ITlgfc-f sum 3 til 3:40 Law Ml ua ft Udt pA Oil ft tibmm valley OwMlml fr toalsU and Wednesday with Mi today me MiM uttto tat fcaptftfwa Ssot beefy uMi 10-10 km la aftemeea DltNt twpmMn TOTS Price Sc TUESDAY SEPTEMiER 27 1949 Burfawi 5:5 Srpt 25 Bout Sdl 1 1ST YEAR NO 29 HU Ml ll(l £uis Obispo China Takes Appeal to New Schedule On S-P Gets State Approval SAN FRANCISCO Sept 27 (UJ9 Southern Pacific won approval from the state public utilities commission today to discontinue two trains on its San Francisco-Los Angeles run Oct 2 and add a new all-coach streamliner run to its schedule The commission approved the application to discontinue Its noon daylight train and the coaster which makes the Los Angeles-San Francisco run at night In their place Southern Pacific win run a train called the Starlight which will leave Los Angeles and San Francisco at 8:15 pm and arrive at 6:45 am Southern Pacific asked to discontinue Its noon daylight and coaster because of diminishing business on its California coastal route The application was protested by several cities including Salinas Watsonville and Paso Robles Wes Baker Gets Deer with Bow and Arrow William Tell's a piker compared to Wes Baker San Lula Obispo grocer who evidently knows his apples Hunting with a bow and arrow In the Sierras last Wednesday Baker shot a four point buck at a distance of 35 yards And the deer was on the run when he pulled the string too His shot was made in the watershed country along the north fork of the Kings river 50 miles southwest of Shaver lake Baker was on a two-week hunting trip with Mart Rosenthal and his son Douglas Rosenthal William Inman John Hutchinson and Berryman Jr All witnessed the kill but young Rosenthal who happened to be lost at the time Baker said he was using a bow with 60-pound pull and was shooting a 27-inch steel broad headed arrow The arrow passed through the body piercing its heart It dressed out at 135 pounds An ardent follower of the ancient sport of archery Baker has been active at it for two years It was his first success in deer hunting with the bow and arrow he said Albacore Run Arrives 42 Boats at Morro Bay MORRO BAY Sept 27 The albacore run appar ently hit the San Luis Obispo coast at full strength according to local fishermen Jim Ellis harbormaster at Morro Bay said thin morning the bay waa plugged with 42 fishing boats anchored here over the weekend This is reportedly the largest fishing fleet ever to pull in at this port The harbor dredge which has been cleaning out the bay channel in recent weeks has prevented additional boats from tying up here When free of the dredge the harbor should accommodate at least 100 boats Overflow of boats has gone to San Simeon and Avila with the big ex-mine-sweep out of San Francisco laid in at Cayucoa Dredging operations in Morro Bay are now nearing completion and the first tow of pontoons are being made up to go out tonight or tomorrow morning Carver operator of the Morro Bay food lockers reports 102 tons of albacore brought in He said two bait boats were now dragging for bait between Cayu-cos and Morro Bay Air Crashes Take Toll B-29 Burns By UNITED PRESS Airplane crashes in widely separated parts of the world claimed an estimated 62 lives today with more than half of the victims the crews of British and American airforce bombers Thirteen officers and men went down last nigbt with a B-29 Super-Fortress that crashed and burned in a rugged mountain area of southeastern Oklahoma In England 14 British airmen died last night when two four-en-gined Royal Airforce Lincolns collided during a mock bombing raid on Staythorpe 120 miles north of London The US airforce reported from Guam that 11 members of a 14-man Super-Fortress crew were killed last Friday in a takeoff from an airfield there In Mexico 24 persons including two Americans were feared dead in the wreckage of a Mexican Airline plane which crashed yesterday against snow-capped Popocatepetl volcano 45 miles southeast of Mexico City The B-29 left Smokey Hill airforce base at Salina Kan with a loading list of 13 on a routine training flight It crashed into the hills near Tallhina Okla at 7:30 pm CST and burned Rescue crews recovered nine charred bodies and worked all night searching the smouldering wreckage for the still missing bodies of the rest of the crew Witnesses said the bomber apparently crashed when one of its four motors failed Gist Named To City Plan Board Fred Gist former San Luis Obispo city councilman was named to the city planning commission last night by Mayor Urn succeeding Douglas whose term expired June 30 The appointment was unanimously approved by the council A native of San Lula Obispo Gist Is in the insurance and real estate business The council action brought the planning commission back to its full complement of members as follows: Leonard Lenger chairman EL McClure secretary George Couper Theo Maino Oberholser and Gist Ex-officio members are City Attorney George Andre Councilman Kline Williams and City Engineer Guido Ferinl Mayor O'Reilly also indicated that an appointment would be made next week to fill the vacancy on the city park playground and recreation commission caused by the expiration of Mrs Fred term of office A prolonged discussion of delinquent city business licenses again ran Into a controversy between Councilman Frank Woods and other council members on the question of who Is responsible for collecting the delinquent license fees Woods maintained that the police should not be required to run down merchants who are tardy in pairing their licenses due to a shortage of manpower Councilman William Hall challenged that statement declaring police department has seven more men than it had two years ago Why they handle delinquent Woods expressed the belief that merchants who did not make enough profit to pay their licenses should not be in business and discussion -was given to a suggestion that the delinquent list should be published The matter was referred to the city collector for action with a suggestion that all those behind In their license payments be reminded by telephone and that penalties be levied against those failing to pay up on time A protest that dogs were being stolen from the city pound was brought before the council by Benny Bettencourt city pound-master who also reported that (Turn to Page Twelve) Council to Elect Camp Fire Officers Thursday Election of officers for the coming year will be conducted at the annual dinner of the San Luis Obispo council of Camp Fire Girls in rite Presbyterian educational building Thursday evening at 6:30 pm Council members leaders and their families will attend the annual potluck supper After the report of the nominating committee and the ensuing election appointments to the board of directors will be made Reports will be made by the following committee chairmen: Robert Binns camp chairman Helen Petersen civic service Helen Loyd committee of awards Archie McCormick adult membership Harold Wilkinson White Caps Marian Fitzgerald training and adult leadership Dorothy Middleton association Full details of the council's drive for funds Oct 1-15 will be announced at the dinner Since the Youth Fund organization has become inactive Camp campaign this year will be an Independent one Organisation work has been completed and all plans are In readiness Carl Beck will preside at the dinner as toastmaster and Mr and Mrs A EL Mallagh are chairmen of the affair Filtration Bonds Also On Ballot San Luis Obispans will go to the polls on Nov 21 to vote on the proposed new city charter and a $300000 bond issue for a water nitration plant Data of Uio special election was net but nlsht bp tbs city council in two resolutions passed by unanimous vote The proposed new charter which would revise the present mayor-council set-up to a council-manager form of city government waa drawn up by a special charter rommittee appointed by Mayor Tim approximately a year ago Headed by Fred Petersen ns chairman the committee worked on the charter for several months after which It eras turned over to the city council and followed by a series of joint council -charter committee meetings during which numerous revisions were made Te Be Published At a joint meeting of the council and the charter committee aa a whole full agreement waa reached on a final revised version of the rharter and the document la now being prepared for early publication and for submission to the vote re oh Nov 21 The proposed charter will receive legal publication In the Telegram-Tribune of OcL 6 giving all interested persons an opportunity to study the document in Ita entirety under the council resolution passed last night Additional copies of the document will also be made available at the city cleric's office for vot ers desiring to study Us provisions before the election It wee deckled A water filtration plant the other proposition to appear on the Nov 21 ballot In the form of a $300000 bond Issue has long been under council consideration as a means of producing a clearer supply of domestic water Old Anoyance City officials believe that such a plant located just above the big i'enner creek reservoir which catches and distributes all water coming' from the Salinas dam win remove the discoloration In the water which has been a source of annoyance to San Lula Obispo residents for many yean Preliminary plana for the filtration plant were submitted to the city council last year by Harry Jenka of Palo Alto consulting engineer for the city of San Lula Obispo and recently revised at the suggestion of City Engineer Guido Ferial The proposed plant would have a capacity of 5000000 gallons a day bellavea to be a safe margin over the city's present dally water consumption which runs near the 4000i000-gallon-a-day mark in summer In discussing the need for such a plant Mayor VTRellly last night torn council members that aa irate housewife had recently brought her freshly washed laundry to hie office to demonstrate the Tattletale grey" color resulting from the city water "I was fully sympathetic" the mayor said "I told her that I had just received a'telephone call from my wife on the same subject" Chamber Gets Quick Result EL Ethridge maneger of the Home Dairy Co 570 Hlguera street literally beet the gun in opening of a two-day special membership drive by the chamber of commerce Following a broadcast a KVEC at 0:20 last night Ethridge telephoned Mervln Klrchner drive chairman to volunteer a membership Bales teams began circulating throughout the business district early this morning following a briefing on their assignments at the Anderson grill over coffee and doughnuts No report of the first day's activity will be available until after 4 pa Klrrhner said since the various block captains will not disclose their results until then Twenty-two volunteer workers ell business men are canvassing firms not holding chamber membership he said In efforts to double the present roster The campaign will continue through tomorrow the chairman said A second broadcast of the campaign will be heard over radio sta-1km KMNS at 6:20 tonight featuring Klrchner Goodell chamber president: I Wilson Trahln chamber maneger and John Barber Telegram-TYlbune US Will Support ito For Council LAKE SUCCESS NY Sept 27 China today formally accused Russia of aggression in aiding the Chinese Communists in their conquest of that Asiatic country Chinese Delegate Dr Tlngfu Tsiang appeared at the office of United Netlons Secretary-General Trygve Lie shortly before noon to file the charges He refused to disclose the raart particulars of the chargee but promised a statement at a press conference scheduled for 2:20 EST As China brought Us charges against the Soviet Union a high source disclosed that the United States had derided te support Mar shal Yugoslav government for a seat on the UN security council In opposition to Caecho-Slovakia the Soviet candidate Tsiang was received In a brief session by Andrew Cbrdisr executive assistant te Lie Ha banded Cbrdier a document and left almost immediately The decision of the American delegation was expected to give tremendous Impetus to the Yugoslav campaign Many of the smaller nations especially those from Latin America have been awaiting word of position before deciding on their own votes Jury Taking Long Time on Treason Case SAN FRANCISCO Sept 27 UJD A jury of ala mm and six women began Its second day of deliberation at 8:55 am today la the treason trial of Mrs Iva Tbgurl (Tb-kyo Rase) Aquino Mrs Aquino S3 year old American born graduate of UCLA appeared wan and haggard as she waited for the jury to decide whether she la guilty of treason for her wartime propaganda broadcasts over Radio Tokyo The government claims she destroyed morale of Allied troops In her "Sera hour" disc jockey show The jury went beck Into seas ton after spending nine hours yesterday without reaching a verdict The jury returned to court at 11:43 am and Its foreman John Mann Oakland accountant asked Judge Michael Roche for permission to review the testimony of the two mein prosecution witnesses "We would prefer not to have It reed In court ns it would be Indicative of the jury present state of mind" Mann told the court Mrs ITAqulno was brought Into court escorted by' U8 Deputy Marshal Herbert Cols to bear (he proceedings Sh appeared near the breaking point tier shoulders sagged her eyes were down east and the brown plaid suit which she has worn sines the trial started July ft hung looaely on her Russ Give Up US Ships WASHINGTON Sept 27 Russia today agreed to return te the United States by Dec 1 three Ice breakers and 27 frigates obtained under lend-lesse during World war IL Soviet Ambassador Alexander Fanyuahkin and Assistant Secretary of State Willard Thorpe signed an agreement covering return of the vessels The accord signed at the slate department this morning climaxed negotiations which have dragged on since tha end of the war Tha Ice breakers described by officials as "the latest push button will be turned ever to the UB navy et Bremerhaven Germany The turnover of the frigates win Uke piece et the port of Yokosuka Japan Originally 28 frigates were lend-leased to the Soviets In preparation for the planned all-out push against Japan which eras cancelled when Japan surrendered before she was Invaded State Department Spokesman Michael McDermott said that one of the frigates according to the Russians "ran on the rocks and waa lost" McDermott said he did not know when the curred WeJ erd Mobile X-Ray Unit Serves Over 5600 In County Mere than 5600 persons had taken free chest X-rays la Haa Lula Obispo county up natll yesterday afternoon In the current campaign sponsored by the Sai Lots Obispo Tuberculosis and Health association The mobile X-ray unit closes Its tour of the county this evening at abandon It was believed that a final report would show It to be the biggest response for any single visit of the unit here Cripps Proposes 'Freeze' on British Wages LONDON Sept 27 The Labor government announced to day a boost In profit taxes and freeze for the time being on all wages In aa effort to control the Inflationary spiral set loose by devaluation Sir Stafford Cripps chancellor of the exchequer called for the new austerity measures at a special session of Parliament called to debate the devaluation crisis Prime Minister Clement Alice's cabinet staked Ita life on the outcome A motion it presented to be voted on at the end of three days of debate will have the effect of vote of confidence which could overthrow the government Is time" the exponent of su aterity said in disclosing his anti inflation program "to renounce and to denounce that easy going get rich quick attitude to life that In all levels of society has found its post-war devotees and which prides Itself on the smallness of Its own efforts and the largeness of its personal gain" He called for an absolute freeze on all personal incomes from profits wages or salaries until the results of devaluation can be determined He rejected without qualification all wage demands sought as compensation for any Increase In the cost of living Cripps proposed to continue government subsidies on food at the present levels He said It was to continue other social sendees As part of the demand for temporary but absolute freeze on Incomes Cripps proposed that the tax on profits be Increased five per cent from 25 to 30 per cent He spoke for an hour and 20 minutes at the outset of a parliamentary session which found the labor party confronting Its gravest crisis since lt rode a landslide of votes into power over the Conservatives just after the war In Europe end' ed Cripps painted a black picture He cautioned against any expects tion of easy success In the new scheme to get Britain on her feet But he said failure would be worse Fishing Boat Lost on Point Estero MORRO BAY Sept Gamboller" 42-foot Ashing boat out of San Pedro was lost on the rocks off Point Estero early Saturday morning officers from the Coast guard cutter reported today The boat went aground north of China Harbor and south of China Shack at a point where the coastline Is very rocky and difficult to approach at 2:80 am Saturday In a hazy fog when the crew was seeking shelter from the wind and high seas off shore Karl Campbell master and owner and his two crew members were able to get off the wreckage on rubber life rafts and contacted a forest ranger who brought them to the coast guard station In Mom Bay The left at 6 am but was hampered in reaching the because of the many reefs Three coast guard men were dispatched with the three fishermen to attempt salvage but were unable to reach the boat before It broke up on the rocks Campbell said he was covered with Insurance but the cargo of four tons of albacore and about $2000 In equipment were lost with the boat James Jones executive officer on the "Alert" la In command of the coast guard ship while Lt (Jg) EL Ducher la on leave and In New York The fishing boat "Victory" la missing at sea Jones reported this morning The 40-foot boat painted white with black trim was last seen 100 miles southwest of Santa Crux The "Iron coast guard cutter from Monterey and two planes from San Francisco are searching the area In formation on this boat should be relayed to the coast guard station Avila Resident Fights for Life Adam Stewart Douglas 46-year-old Avila resident was still In critical condition at the General hospital today as a result of the accident Sunday evening which claimed the life of Richard Teeters keeper of the lighthouse at Point San Luis Funeral services for Teeters who had been at the coast guard station at Point San Lute for the past 21 months will be held In Knox XnL where hie parents reside In addition to hie parents Mr and Mrs William Teeters of Knox he Is survived by hie wife Katherine and two children John Richard 7 and Linda Ann one year old The accident occurred when the weapons carrier In which Teeters Douglas and Harry Alexander also a member of the coast guard were riding overturned and ran down a 60 foot embankment on the Marie road near Avila Putting the fHa Back In Hollywood LOS ANGELES Sept 27 (UR3 The Hollywood hills- are Yetting back the In their famed Hollywoodland sign Mayor Fletcher Bowron and president John Kingsley of the Hollywood chamber of commerce broke ground during the weekend for the 50-foot letter to replace one blown down several years 60 The section of the sign that fronts on 600 acres must be demolished however the recreation and park commission Drive Starts For Concert Memberships Memberships in San Luis Obispo's Community Concert association will be available all this week with the artists who will appesr here during the 1949-50 season to be determined at the close of the campaign Saturday night Indications are that four concerts will be staged here according to Mrs Leroy Dart president of the organization It is hoped to exceed last record membership of 856 Reciprocity Arranged Reciprocity with Santa Maria and Paso Robles has been arranged and means that a member of the San Luis Obispo association may hear aa many as 11 concerts four here four In Santa Maria and three in Paso Robles Plana for the campaign were outlined at the San Lula Obispo annual dinner meeting Monday evening In the Anderson hotel grill with Mrs Dart presiding and more than 40 officers directors and workers present Miss Lucile Thompson representing the community concert serv ice told of the artists available for San Luis Obispo this year and made a number of suggestions for the carrying out of the local membership drive Paso Robles has completed Its arrangements for the coming musical season with 520 members enrolled The artists to appear there are the Sorln-de la Fuente piano-violin duo: Pierrette Alarle soprano and Bartlett and Robertson famed duo-pianists Santa Marla's aeries will be opened by Nadine Conner soprano on Oct 12 Byron Janls pianist the DePaur Infantry chorus and Olga ballet company are the other attractions Officers Listed San Luis organization will operate this year 14th of its history with the same officers as last year: Mrs Dart president: Carl Loveland first vice president Mrs Thomas Chalmers second vice president Robert Goodell third vice president Mrs Emory Bridges secretary Gaylord Wilson treasurer Leroy Dart Mrs Harold Davidson Lucian Morrison Miss Norma Toalson Mrs Clara Griffis Miss Ruth Paulding of Arroyo Grande Mrs Cheater Tanner of Morro Bay and Mr and Mrs Stanley Nelson directors Headquarters have been established at the Long Piano Cb 777 Marsh street and tickets may be obtained there as well as from any of the individual workers They are priced at $6 for adults and $3 for students tax included The long-established policy of selling memberships for the entire series with no tickets for individual concerts will prevail Next Saturday is the deadline for obtaining memberships Miss Thompson who will remain in San Luis Obispo this week to assist in arrangements reported last night that there are now 1095 communities in the United States Mexico and Canada who are served by the community concert organization and 102 of these are located in California Mrs Chalmers was chairman of the dinner which was followed by a sound film featuring some of Che artists on the community concert list Yugoslavia Hungary Near Break BELGRADE Yugoslavia Sept 27 (UJD New Soviet troop movements were reported in Romania today in the wake of demand that 10 Yugoslav diplomats leave Budapest within 24 hours The quarrel between Hungary and Yugoslavia appeared heading rapidly toward a tweak In diplomatic relations informed western sources said Western Intelligence sources and reliable military sources confirmed that one Soviet armored division moved recently from Russia into Romania This latest maneuver these sources said brought to seven divisions the total of Russian strength ringing Yugoslavia In a semi-circle extending through Romania Hungary and the Soviet zone of Austria Heavy troop movements in satellite countries within one march of the Yugoslav capital of Belgrade first were reported several weeks ago At that time Soviet strength on the Yugoslav borders was estimated at 500 tanks 50000 men and an undisclosed number of warplanes It was thought here the Kremlin may be gambling on a belief that a revolt against the regime og Marshal Tito may break out in Yugoslavia Russian troops near the Yugoslav border would furnish moral support if not actual support for such a revolt Belgrade however remained calm The reported troop movements came only hours after the Hungarian government ordered 10 members of the Yugoslav legation in Budapest to leave the country QUAKE IN ALASKA ANCHORAFEL Alaska Sept 27 UB A minute-long earthquake jolted southern Alaska early today awakening most residents but causing little damage Anchorage apparently wae hardest hit by the quake No buildings were damaged although many were severely shaken No one was Injured police said Tonight's Events 6:30 lodge Dinner club club 7:30 Mutual Improvement Association LDS chapel 2747 Broad street 7:30 San Luis Modeleers City Recreation building 7:30 Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen auxiliary Moose hall 7:30 Naval Reserve Aviation unit 12-13 Cal Poly classroom 6 7:30 Naval Reserve Composite unit 12-14 Cal Poly Classroom unit Little Theater tryouts Merchant of Yonkers" Senior High school room 5 8 Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and auxiliary Grange hall 8 California State Polytechnic college club music section Hillcrest lounge 8 Business and Professional Women's club Music section 1121 Upham street 8 Cub Pack No 31 committee meeting Fremont school cafeteria Ghcun MEXICO CITY Sept 27 UR) A search plane spotted the wreckage of a missing Mexican airliner scattered in the snow near the top of three-mile-high Popocatepetl volcano today and reported there waa "no sign of among the 24 passengers and crewmen Luis Boyer chief of operations for Compania Mexlcanade Avia-cion said "it la almost certain that everyone waa when the twin-engined DC-3 smashed Into the snow-covered volcano yesterday afternoon Among the passengers were Gabriel Ramos Millan head of Mex ico's com commission and a poten rial presidential candidate for 1952 Mexican movie star Blanca 15s tala Pavon and her father Francisco Pavon and possibly two Americana League Fines Casey Stengel Two Players By UNITED PRESS Here is the major league pennant race aft a glance: American The Boston Red Sox took a one game lead over the New York Yankees yesterday with a 7 to 6 victory but New York regained a half-game this afternoon with a win over Philadelphia 8-1 Boston plays Washington tonight National The St Louis Cardinals lead the Brooklyn Dodgers by a game and a half St Louis plays Pittsburgh tonight: Brooklyn Is Idle Both were Idle yesterday Philadelphia 000 001 1 4 0 New York 003 000 3 4 0 Fowler Shantx (3) and Guerra Raschl and Berra CHICAGO Sept 27 President Will Harridge of the American league today fined New York Yankee Manager Casey Stengel and two of his players a total of $500 for their demonstration against Umpire Bill Grieve during and after game with the Boston Red Sox Stengel was fined $150 for his conduct in pushing Grieve and whirling him around after the umpire called Johnny Pesky of the Red Sox safe at home plate in a close play in the eighth Inning of the game Pesky scored winning run with his slide across the plate Catcher Ralph Houk who vigorously protested Grieve's decision was fined $150 for his over the decision at the plate which gave Boston a 7 to 6 triumph and the American league lead The largest fine was against Cliff Mapes New York outfielder He was fined $200 for his remarks to Grieve after the game Strike Deadline Near No Showdown Yet PITTSBURGH Sept 27 (UR) With a strike deadline less than four days away CIO United Steelworkers today pressed for an early break In showdown negotiations with US Steel Corp on vital pen' slon and Insurance issues An agreement between the union and "big steel" would set the pattern for the entire industry and avert a strike of 500000 basic steel workers set for 11:01 pm CST Saturday Other big producers were admittedly "marking pending outcome of the U8 Steel talks Volunteer Clerks Take $175 In Cash LONG BEACH Cal Sept 27 0U9 The owner of an cast-side market had to pay dearly for two volunteer "clerks" today Clerk Ross Kuykendall told police two men walked In and forced him to a rear room then took turns waiting on customers until the place was clear Then they left with 3175 In cash a 16-gauge shotgun and assorted liquor and groceries ommerce dudinedd Idfjen J(novu Good to be.