The Register from Santa Ana, California • Page 3

SANTA ANA REGISTER, SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1940 C. of C. Membership Dinner Set For Tuesday Night the weather Southern fair tonight and Sunday with morning fogs in west portion; little change in temperature; gentle northwest wind off coast. S. A.

V. I. S.A»V.I. water per 100 inches pey one hour. Effective May 20.

1940. EMERGENCY CALLS In ease of fire, accident or emergency. call telephone operator, who will assist you in giving your call to the proper authorities. NOTICE OF INTENTION Carl G. Brothers.

29, Vivian M. Brown. 35. Los Angeles. Alexander B.

Cooper III, Pasadena; Abbie Mae Jenks, 20. Whittier. C. Cleveland, 23, San Gabriel; Joan Alford, 19. Whittier.

James B. Collins, 22, Anaheim; trginla A. Haye, 18. Pico. William R.

Hardman. 21, Buena "Park; Thelma A. Schewe, 17, Ful- leityon. illiam D. Holder, 20, Tustin; Blanche Arnold, 17, Costa Mesa.

Bernhard E. Johnson, 31, Hunt- ingtori Park; Ruth R. Wasson, 23, Sflnts. EayneNA. Norstrom.

24, Doris V. Stanley, San Diego. Daniel A. Nathan, 56, Lillian Whitney. 51, Los Angeles.

William J. 23, Bellflow- er; Ellouise E. Young, 20, North Long Beach. Tom Provino, 51, Montrose; Mary I E. McKnight, 58, Los Angeles.

Wendell L. Pickens, 28, Fullerton; Katherine Luehip, 20, La Habra. Edward V. Zirlnsky, 31, Mildred Corbett, 26. Santa Ana.

LICENSES ISSUED Charles Triplett, 60. Anaheint; Minerva E. Batchman, 58, Fullerton. Linus P. Johnson, 61.

Valbrand, Canada; Augusta Wesslund, 50, Placentia. Herbert Carley, 25, Fullerton; Louise H. Gruffen. 24, Anaheim. Stanley C.

Guenther, 29, Orange; Wilma Zentner. 2S, Santa Ana. Wallace A. Heren, 28, Wanda J. Looney, 20, Orange.

Edward C. Brigham, 24, Placentia; Winofred E. McCool, 22. Fullerton. Richard L.

Montgomery, 29, San Diego; Katharine E. Rose, 22, Yorba Linda. Ralph L. Wheeler. 21, Margaret J.

Fitzgerald, 20, Santa Ana. BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene MacKenney. of 408 Halesworth street, Santa Ana, at St.

hospital, May 21, 1940, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Buel ett, of 1827 Poinsettia street, Beach, at St. Joseph hospi- al.

lune 1, 1940, a son. DE.HING—To Mr. and Mrs. Brice of 1902 Halladay street, Santa Ana, at St. Joseph hospital, May 3 iL 1940, a daughter.

DE a THS ay 31, 1940, at her home. 417 South Sycamore, Mrs. Harriet E. Plank. Mrs.

Plank Is survived by her husband, Philip R. Plank, daughter, Mrs. Dorothy M. Pearson; mother, Mrs. Anna M.

Diener, brother, Geo. O. Diener, of Minneapolis. Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 a. m.

from Smith chapel. Rev. Robert McAulay of Orange, officiating. Interment Fairhaven cemetery. FUNERAL NOTICE service for William Herman Little, 47, who passed away at his home.

West Parker street, Orange, Memorial Day, will be held at the Gillogly funeral home, Monday at 10 a. m. Mr. Little was a World War veteran and had been ill for several years as a result of injuries received in the war. Interment rites will be held at Sawtelle cemetery by the Ameri- Legion post of Orange.

CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness and sympathy and also their beautiful floral offerings during our recent bereavement. MRS. MARGIE BERMANN MR. and MRS. JOHN E.

BERMANN MR. and MRS. JAMES EUDALY and Family. MILLICENT BERMANN LA VERNE BERMANN. R.

Carson Smith will act as master of ceremonies for the second big general membership dinner meeting of Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce to be held next Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. in the American Legion hall, it was announced today by Program Chairman Don G. Jerome. Smith will introduce the various program features of the meeting, Jerome said, including the popular Elks Double Quartet and the program to be presented by the State Division of Highways. Get Reservations In Reservations for the quarterly meeting must be made by Monday, Jerome warned, and those who have not made reservations for the dinner should do so as soon as possible.

Tickets, which are 75 cents for the dinner event, may be secured by telephoning the chamber of commerce at 222. The meeting is open to the general public. Residents of Santa Ana will be given their first opportunity to learn exact details on the huge Manchester Freeway project at the meeting "uesday night. On Super-Highways Frank C. Balfour, supervising right-of-way agent for the state division of highways, will be the speaker of the evening.

He will present pictures of super-highways similar to the one which will link Santa Ana and Los and reveal the status of the project, as well as immediate and future plans. An important part of the meeting will be the opportunity of asking questions of the state officials regarding the probable effect of the freeway on local business, growth, travel, etc There is no doubt hut what the construction of the express highway will have a direct and vital effect on Santa future, Jerome said. Business at the meeting will he confined to a brief 15-minute review of some phases of chamber of commerce work. KUCHEL, OTHERS GET PETITIONS TO RUN FOR OFFICE Rev. Hogevoll In College Role A JOLLY OCCASION for Sam Lyons, left, and Ed Reding, committee members of the Santa Ana Junior chamber of commerce, as they inspect awards to be distributed next week in the observation of Orange Week.

More than $100 worth of awards will be given by the committee during the week. The grand sweepstakes prize will go to the business organization with the most outstanding orange display. Other competitions for which trophies have been secured are: best window display, best fruit display inside an establishment, the Lrgest orange, the largest orange cluster and the service club juc.ged to be the most helpful during the celebration of Orange Week. Headquarters for entries in the various competitions have been established at the First National bank. (Register photo) Assemblyman Kuchel obtained nomination petitions as a Republican candidate for the state senate, being first in the field for that office.

Assemblyman Watson is again a candidate for the assembly from the seventy-fourth district, but this time as a Republican instead of a Democrat. Watson recently changed his party affiliation in a move of rebellion against the Olson administration policies. Others In Races Supervisor Steele Finley, of Santa Ana, obtained papers as a candidate for re-election, and one of his opponents of four years ago, Walter Robb, also got into the race again. Mayor Fred Rowland of Santa Ana, had preceded them in taking out papers. City Judge Riley M.

Reed, of La Habra, appeared as the first candidate for the assembly in the 75th district, taking out papers as a Democrat. George Candee, of Buena Park, Is the first candidate for county central committee, taking out papers as a candidate for the Democratic committee from the third district. Thomas H. Kuchel, of Anaheim, and Clyde Watson, of Orange, present representatives of the county in the state assembly, were officially in the 1940 political campaign today, both in new roles. Contracts Sought To Use Airport For Training That at least two applicants for United States government contracts for training civilian fliers, under the new natonal defense program, are seeking leases upon the new county airport, for the purpose of opening flying schools there, was learned following special meeting of the county supervisors.

The discussions between the board and the applicants were held in the privacy of a commit- teeroom, so details of the proposals were not learned. Board members indicated, however, that more definite details of the proposals will develop at next session of the board. W. H. Gilliam, of 115 Baccaleaureate services at thej Chapman college, 766 North Vermont avenue, tomorrow at 3 p.m.

in the college auditorium will have I particular Interest for many real-j HMa street, dents of this city, for devotions will be conducted by the Josephine Hogevoll, ordained as I said with sometimes, he natu today, but he does object to being confused with Herbert Gillium, Los a minister of the Christian and presser. who was jail- in Santa Ana Christian church here last January 13 on a short time ago. 'charge of issuing a fictitious Miss Hogevoll is the fiancee intent to defraud. He wants his friends to know he Clinton Campbell, son of po COTnection wlth the jailed Verne Bishop, 719 Hickory street, and even spell his who now is studying at Yaleiname the same. Defendant Gili divinity school for the ministry.

records show, served a 90- He is expected home shortly term in county jail after be- will go to Shasta dam to work jng there by Justice Chris P. among the migratory laborers and; Huntington Beach, for is- their families. He is a graduate suing a bad check, then was trans- of Santa Ana high school of the ferred to New Mexico ivhere he class of wanted for a purportedly The Chapman college com- similar offence. Defendant Gil- mencement activities include long-since has left here for dramatic production Wednesday New Mexico with officers from at 8 p.m., called "In a that state. But W.

Giland the 18th annual commence- liam is a recident of Santa Ana, ment Friday, June 7 at 3 p.m. Gilliam has lived here over three An alumni banquet for Prior to that time, he alumni, faculty and trustees will lived in Trabuco canyon for al- be held at 6 p. m. the same day. I most seven years.

UP GUILTY, AS I STUDENTS MAY Danger of Fires In Area Stressed Driver Escapes Death As Train Hits Army Truck Although the United States army truck he was driving was nearly demolished, Private Michael Jones, 27, stationed at Ft. MacArthur, escaped with a few cuts and bruises when a Southern Pacific freight train backed into the machine at the Glassell street crossing two miles north of Orange. Although rendered unconscious by the impact, Jones quickly recovered and was able to leave St Joseph hospital this morning. Soldiers Unloaded Jones had taken a truck load of soldiers from Ft. MacArthur to March field near Riverside and was returning to the fort when the coupling of a freight car being backed east caught the right side of the truck, ripping the entire iide out.

The momentum of the truck carried it across the tracks a short distance, the machine coming to a stop without overturning. According to reports, a wig wag signal light was in operation at the time of the crash. The wig wag is located at the southeast corner of the crossing and apparently the driver of the truck did not observe it. The accident was investigated by Highway Patrol Officers Ben Craig and D. D.

Adams. U. S. Senator Sheridan Dow ney today declined to play favorites among the half-score of can didates for appointment to the new federal district judgeship in Southern California, which include B. Z.

McKinney, Santa Ana attorney and chairman of the Orange county Democratic central committee. Replying to numerous requests for endorsement of a candidate, the Democratic senator declared he was "interested only in seeing that the candidate nominated by the chief executive is one well suited for the Ignored Year Ago A year ago, Senator endorsement of former U. S. District Attorney Pierson Hall for appointment as federal judge was ignored by the national administration. McKinney has been unanimously endorsed for the new federal judgeship by the Orange County Bar association, and was one of two attorneys endorsed by the Democratic organization of the nineteenth congressional district, the other being U.

S. District Attorney Ben Harrison, a resident of San Bernardino. Among other candidates mentioned for the appointment are Congressman Charles Kramer, Paul Valle, Harry G. Balter, Judge John Beardsley, Joe Lewinson and former Asistant U. S.

Attorney Ernest Uttley, all of Los Angeles; Roland McNitt of Pasadena. Originally charged with armed robbery of the Brown and Dauser Lumber company and three of its employes at Fullerton, April 3, Paul Alsup yesterday pleaded guilty when a charge of second- degree robbery was substituted in Superior Judge Harry court. The new charge carries a sentence of not less than one year in prison. By filing it, the prosecution abandoned its attempt to prove that Alsup carried a gun when he crowded Dorothy Burkhart, E. Steffensen and Douglas McGill into an office vault, after relieving them of $200 in jewelry, and then taking $300 cash.

In Federal Prison Assistant District Attorney Joel Ogle states that Alsup has served a term in federal prison for coun- terfeiting, thus he will not be eligible for probation in the robbery case, for which he will be sen tenced June 7. Judge Westover yesterday committed John Robinson, 63, to the Mendocino state hospital for the criminal insane, at Ukiah, Robin son having established an insanity defense to the charge of assaulting Clyde Flower, Santa Ana police officer, with a knife. Asks Probation Leo Hill, convicted this week of petty theft of money from Mrs. Marian Tittle, whom he had brought by car from Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Newport Beach, applied for probation yesterday. Hearing was set for June 7.

Arthur Dion was placed on pro bation for three years, in connection with a morals offense at Laguna Beach. He also was ordered to serve six months in jail, and to leave the state when released Delbert E. Cannon, charged with nonsupport, was granted probation for three yeajs, and must serve one year in jail, during which time he will be worked on the road gang, and the counly will pay $30 per month to his family. Aviation Director H. O.

Russell of Santa Ana Junior college today announced that students intending to enroll in summer pilot training course will be able to apply throughout next week. Applications must be made in person with Russell at the college, it was stated. junior college students, high school graduates, and students from other universities and colleges are eligible to join the primary flight Russell stated. Total cost of the class, to begin June 15 and terminate early in September, is not expected to exceed $20. The summer work will prepare students for an advanced class planned by the college in September.

Hours will be arranged to suit students, the col lege announced. Replying to queries, Russell reported that the Civil Aeronautics Authority, under which the college aviation program has been operating for the past year, intends no military obligation, im- With two grass and brush fires breaking out within the last 24 hours, State Ranger Joe Scherman, of Orange, today gave warning that weather conditions have grown serious with respect to forest fire hazards, and asked public cooperation in the exercise of caution. Two of the state fire trucks from Orange headquarters were called to the Cerro Villa area north of Villa Park yesterday afternoon by a brush fire that was controlled after an battle, during which time it threatened a house on the John Ragan property. The fire burned over aboqj, three acres in the foothills. A small grass fire was discovered this morning west of Garden Grove, being quickly controlled by trucks from Garden Grove and Midway City departments.

plied or otherwise, to be connected with jaysee flight training. The instructor also called for the names of prospective students intending to enter aviation courses in the fall. Russell will be available at the college every afternoon from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. MELROSE ABBEY MAUSOLEUM provides the modern and Ideal method of internment.

Prices and terms reasonable. Investigation implies no obligation. Phone Orange 181. MACRES FLORISTS 5TH BROADWAY PH. 6500 FLOWERS The Loveliest Way to Wish Anyone Happiness Street Work To Start Monday Work of improving Sixth street at Spurgeon and French streets and Fruit street between French and Garfield, at a cost of $5000, begins Monday, Councilman D.

W. Kelsey, director of public ways, announced today. The work, to be done by the Sully-Miller construction company, Long Beach concern, will be in charge of Superintendent Robert Noble, of Santa Ana. First work done, will be to tear out the paving and sidewalks at Sixth on the east side of Spurgeon and at Sixth on the east side of French, to permit the installation of culverts at those two intersections, Director Kelsey said. Later, Fruit street is to be paved.

During the preparation for culvert construction and during culvert construction Sixth street at Spurgeon and French will be closed to traffic but neither Spurgeon nor French street at Sixth will be closed, Kelsey announced. WESTMINSTER MEMORIAL PARK MAUSOLEUM GROUND BURIAL CREMATION Prices within the reach of all Phone Santa Ana 5165 or Westminster 8151 FIRE DAMAGES AUTO A car belonging to W. M. Morrill, 348 South Pixley street, Orange, caught fire at 8 a. m.

this morning in the garage near the home and was almost destroyed. Morrill started the car which backfired badly and went in to telephone for a mechanic. When he went back the car was in flames. Orange firemen saved the garage. Wendell Stevenson, Hollywood, and Barry Bowers, San Pedro, asserted owners of 19 game cocks confiscated by officers at 2730 West Fifth street, Wednesday evening, sent word to Santa Ana today that they intend surrendering at county jail, here, as saan as possible to face the charge they violated a state law by having the chickens in possession, according to Sheriff Jesse L.

Elliott. Complaints have been issued against them. Stevenson and Bowers are accused of keeping roosters having trimmed combs and otherwise being groomed for cockfighting. Visit Many Places men have visited more than a dozen places in the county, in cooperating with other officers throughout Southern California to round up all gamecocks. The activity here began after a series of raids in Los Angeles county in which a dozen men'were said to have been arersted for allegedly using gamecocks for fighting and after 100 gamecocks were confiscated there.

Mrs. Edna M. Erskine, resident of 2730 West Fifth street, told officers she merely leased a chicken yard to some Los Angeles county purportedly to Stevenson, and was keeping the game cocks there for them among a flock of more than 100 laying hens. It was alleged Stevenson leased the chicken yard, paid for chicken feed and permitted Mrs. Erskine to keep the eggs obtained from the hens.

Spiders are able to months without food. go 18 Patronize Your LOCAL SIGNAL DEALER Congratulations AND BEST WISHES TO JACK HENLE On His I Oth Anniversary and the MODERNIZATION of his parking and service which cooperation was given the JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE On the Worthy Work of Their CLEAN UP CAMPAIGN EFFECTIVE SUNDAY JUNE 2nd TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN SAN DIEGO-LOS ANGELES 77 75 73 71 72 74 7678 4 Lv an iego Ar Lv el ar Ar Lv ceanside Ar 2: ISA Lv anta A na Ar Lv range Ar 10:03 A Lv A naheim Ar Lv ullerton Ar Ar Los Angeles A Nos. 71-74-75-76 Stainless Steel Streamliner San A- am pm flagstop EL TOVAR 'At NO. New daily train via Grand Canyon, Los Angeles to Kansas City. All classes of accommodations.

Lounge, observation, Fred Harvey diner. Also Standard and Tourist cars to Chicago; Standard to Denver, Dallas; all via Grand Canyon. Lv Los Lv San Ar Grand Lv Grand ...................8:00 PM Ar Denver via No. 4..................... ...................8:00 AM Ar Dallas .......................7:45 AM At Amarillo ...................................................4:25 PM Ar Kansas City ..............................................7:35 AM Ar Chicago via No.

24 8:50 PM THE SCOUT NO. 2 No change. Daily swift economy train to Chicago for Tourist sleeper and chair car passengers. Harvey meals only 90c a day. Tourist sleeper via Carlsbad Caverns.

Lv Los Angeles PM Lv an ernardino PM Ar Carlsbad Caverns .............8:15 AM Lv arlsbad averns PM At Kansas City .............................................9:10 PM Ar Chicaco CALIFORNIA LIMITED NO. 4 Leaves later. Standard sleepers and chair cars. Standard, Tourist and chair cars to Denver. Direct connections for St.

Louis, Des Moines, and St. Paul, Minneapolis. Lv Los Angeles .............................................7:15 PM Lv San Bernardino ......................9:00 PM SUPER CHIEF NO. 18 No change. Only all-Pullman, extra fare, hour streamliner, Loe Angeles to Chicago.

Leaves Tuesdays and Lv Los Angeles ..............................................8:00 PM Lv San Bernardino ......................................9:35 PM Ar Kansas City ..............................................6:00 AM Ar Chicago ..................................................1:45 PM THE CHIEF NO. 20 No change. Many fastest and only all-Pullman, extra fare, daily streamliner Los Angeles to Chicago. New beginning June Pullman via Grand Canyon. Lv Los Angeles .............................................11:30 AM Lv San Bernardino ......................................1:15 PM Ar Grand Canyon ........................................8:00 AM Lv Grand PM Ar Chicago 1:25 PM EL CAPITAN NO.

22 No change. only de luxe, all chair car, hour, extra fare streamliner, Los Angeles to Chicago. Fri. Lv Los 1:30 PM Lv San Bernardino ......................................3:05 PM Ar Kansas PM Ar Chicago ........................................7:15 AM GRAND CANYON ITD NO. No change.

except will operate via La Junta, Colorado, instead of via Amarillo, Texas. All classes accommodations. Pullman service to New car to Dallas. Lv Los Angeles ......................8:15 AM Lv Fullerton Ar Kansas ity .......................7:40 AM Ar Dallas .....................7:45 AM Ar 8:00 AM Ar New rleans 7:00 PM Ar Kansas PM Ar Chicaco .......................................................7:50 AM Ar hicaco ......................................................8:50 PM FAST MAIL EXPRESS NO. No change.

RAIL-BUS SERVICE BETWEEN LOS ANGELES-SAN FRANCISCO 23 63 1 61 5960 2 58 6224 8:00 A Lv Los Angeles Ar 1L55P 1L.40A 1:22 8:20 A Lv ollywood Ar 1L29P 1L.08A akersfield Lv anford 12:55 A 8:58 A Ar resno Lv Ar erced Lv 4:01 A tockton L.15P Ar erkeley Lv 10:55 A L.10P Ar akland Lv 8:20 A 1L40P .7:00 L30P Ar San rancisco A 1L00P Nos. 58-59 The Valley Flyer. Nos. 60-61-62-63 Stainless Steel Streamliners Golden Trains connect with Santa Fe buses between Los Angeles and Bakersfield and across the Bay Bridge between Oakland and San Francisco. P-pm A-am FOR COMPLETE I AT I A TA FE TICKET OFFICES SOI N.

MAIN Phone 408 and SANTA FE STATION, Phone 178, Santa Ana MMb.