Oxnard Press-Courier (Newspaper) - May 8, 1951, Oxnard, California VOLUME 43 NUMBER 262 ana M M p.m. THICK il Oxnard Phone 6-2357 MAY 1951 Ah a substantial U doing the ini It seems 10 us others could well The employes have set up of their Each month the committee collects certain pledged sum from every The minimum is GO cents a which hurts no The fund is kept in the of the After there are solicitations foi for the Red Cross and the the coin will decide how much oi the fund should foe given to each We like It saves annoyance and oC repeated It en ables every worker to have share in community enterprises without getting too heavy a bite on a specific If the plan were generally we believe there be much wider participation ir worthy community and no-one would notice it in his daily On our way home from Wash ten days Ihe Ken lucky Kerby was to be we slightly to have a look at Everything was being gotten in readiness for the big Final of paint were being added to booths and The electrical operation of the board showing the odds on the horses was being again and Men were working on the Tlie immensity of the grand- surprised They ed as if they could far more Seats the infield could date more We could almost visualize the crowd that saw the race last Around the inside of the stands are boards painted with the names of every winner of the big race since 1870, when the first derby was We'd like to see that one But in our office pool we didn't do anything with the dog we drew out of the King Jim Craeme copped the pool with the Count An Irish bride is at home now in Mr. and John Olivares are on West from Mrs. Marjorie with her is at home on South D. Mr. and Mrs. K are newcomers from Los living on West Mr. and Mrs. M. K from Long Beach are new with Bobby and Kents will brate their wedding anniversary on May 18. Mr. and Mrs. B. have moved over from with their son The father is at Point T and Mrs. Vic Young have come from North with Loretta and He's a Navy but they plan to make Oxnard their home when his tour of duty From Covina have come and Frank with Tommy and Tommy will be three on ial and K. have come from San with little He's with Coastal Valley Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hoffman are on Palm drive He cut his birthday cake Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Clark from Pensacola are in called Port Another Port Navy couple are Mr. and Mrs. whose tables are Dianna and Donald Mr. Feltch will celebrate his birthday on and N W. are recent arrivals from East He's a sugar company she's a war bride is I. who is a native of The are at home now on Frank with Daniel at 4, speaks Spanish and all very well and on the Norton arc from Mr. Md Mrs. J. and son have come to Oxnard from I S Could Wipe Out Nations Major Cities Presi dent Truman told the Nation last an atomic war with Russia is real but it would be more likely under the policies of Gen. Mr. Truman said atomic fare might wipe out some of the Nation's major cities and do not want to be responsible for bringing that Mr. Truman declared his tion in a which was broadcast before a meeting of civil defense The President didn't mention his ousted Far Eastern com- mander by but he turned point by the ures MacArthur has advocated for extending the Korean con- to Communist Prolong MacArthur urged the bombing of Red bases in a military economic blockade of China and use of Nationalist troops from the general if we should go it Mr. Truman gave his reasons for j rejecting 1. Lead to a bigger and longer war in with enormously increased 2. Endanger Japan and tho Philippines and the ese people behind their Com- munist 3. Lose Allies against Com- in Europe and leave the United States to it He said that if go it alone we may destroy unity of free path of collective ity is our only sure defense against the dangers that en he is the path to peace in It is the path to peace in the The President took cognizance of the angry debate in Con- gress which followed his dis- missal of MacArthur for opposing the conduct of the Korean He said that a lot of people look upon the debate as if it was a political the stakes are a lot more important than of the he thing that is at stake In this de- bate may be atomic Our foreign policy is not a political It is a matter of life and It is a matter of the ture of The President recalled that he has been urged to take measures which would spread the ing in the Ifar have been told that this would bring the Korean conflict to a speedy that it would save the lives of our he In my this I believe we have a better chance of stopping the sion in Korea a smaller cost n the lives of our troops and those of our by ng our present Allies Smash Forward On Allied troops smashed forward 1 miles on the Western Korean front wiping out the lust of two communist regiments opposing their slow northward Korean troops headed the new ing one point 18 miles northwest of Seoul with the help of Allied warplanes and American An 8th Army spokesman said reds were killed or ed on the Monday as the Allies rammed their main deeper into the land lefl by the communist The Allied drive has gained 11 miles or more in and around Seoul since it was started last But the main communist up still was continuing in the hills to the north and new red offensive was In the south Koreans pushed the reds back across the nung River in the area 14 to 15 miles smith of the 38th Some United Nations forces reached within 12 miles of the Across the country on the other pushed nine miles north of the reclaiming much of the territory lost in. the red offensive two weeks there were ominous reports that the reds have ended their withdrawal were pre- paring to strike south within -IS hours in the second round of their spring More than 3000 enemy les were sighted from the air last night for the second straight night rushing communist forcements and supplies toward the U.S. Seeks Ban Arms to Reds LAKE The United now assured of virtually unanimous tions committee support for a complete arms embargo against Reel in Nations today to prevent an- other all-out war in With the last-minute support of Britain and a UN inns embargo against Red China and North Korea ed certain of in the general Korean .In consultation with Britain ind the U.S. was ed prepared to present to the jN Security Council a ion ordering Israel Syria to cease fire in their Palestine border The Senate has legislation to Mexican for seasonal employment on landed U.S. Last Call for For Mothers Day Awards RENT DECONTROL HEARING MAY 22 22 has bwn set UK the date for u before Ihe on fir be decontrolled in the The Council the for u hearing u week ago but had scan Ihe law before setting a Notice of the hearing must be the second at least HI days the The hearing will be ed In tlie council chambers of the City Hall p.m. The District Small Property Owners which last week asked the City Council to hold a said it. to show no shortage of rentals ex- ists and Oxnard should therefore be Thousands Ki In El Salvador Earthquake SAN EL The death toll from the worst earthquake in El history soared into the thousands today as rescue ties dug through ruins in 11 southeastern ministry ced at Sunday deaths dest town of Martial law was imposed the population last pre- vent looting and establish gency regulations for the ling of thousands of homeless communications prevented a complete tabulation of bodies so and Red Cross relief parties rushed clothing and medicines to the devastated The towns of- and lation of were reported virtually Hundreds perished in a apa m o v i e to capacity when the earthquake The State Seriate yesterday passed bills designed to help the United Water vation ease a serious water shortage in the Santa Clara River Valley and combat salt water intrusion in the nard The authored by Sen. of Ventura allow the to increase its an- tax from to 2% mills per 100-cents assessed valuation and allow voters to set ial assessments on The has sought tion to assessment of improvements well as land in the area it said additional funds raised under the would be used largely build dams on the and Pirn McBride water sion in the wells of the Plain is imminent and that over- diafts of underground water supplies now The United Water District last year embraces the Clara and the Plain said companies DEFENDING OUSTER OF GEN. Mac Secretary George a Marshall testifies before combined Senate armed services and foreign relations committees U. S. is in defensive war against Chinese Group Protests Court assessed Wived the State the i proposed dam sites on and Piru creeks under a joint recently in Zone 2 Flood Control District funds to be used in the Warner Baxter Dies in Sleep BEVERLY De- bonair Warner who charmed for 28 years in both silent and talking died in his sleep last his The 58-year-old former inee idol succumbed to chial pneumonia after a long His wife of 33 and his friend and business Philip were with him when he second actor to win an was admitted to St. John's Hospital last month for a cranial He had ben suffering for years fiom ailment that made it difficult for him to eat and caused Baxter won the second emy Award presented to an or in 1929 for his performance the dashing Cisco Kid in the Old the first outdoor Nominations will be accepted today and tomorrow for the nard awards to three mothers Mother's Day next he awarded 1. The oldest 2. The mother with the most and 3. The mother with the most dren in the Send the coupon below to The no than DAY of mother Number of children Nimber of ta MM tt by Mar California Bear Flag Planted In Japan In- fantry Japan California Bear flag waved day in Gen. Daniel H. commander of the Infantry planted the flag in front the unit's Jocky Hays Reported Wounded in Action Pfc. E. husband of Mrs. Jacky of AW his Ma in In by 46th In Training i All types of recreation including a will go with the 22-lth Infantry Regiment when into the field this week for intensive The commanded by Col. James is part of California's Infantry which is in Japan to continue its training and provide security for the Lt. Leo Reihsen of Ontario said the piano is being taken along so iety shows can be presented to the soldiers once a balls and other sports ment will also be tenant so the troops will have something to do during their spare Reihsen said a regimental newspaper is also being Arrangements will be made so some of the men may visit anese Parking Meter Ads Eyed to Finance Swimming Pool The City C o u n c i 1 yesterday told a Rotary Club headed by to pre- sent a plan for sale of advertising placards on parking meters as a means of financing a swimming pool for Suggestion is that such tising devices would be locally as a means of paying fpr the installation of a pool provided for in the high school expansion the under school but available for public BACK in Okinawa first of to the Wind tot It disclosed before County Supervisors to protest consolidation of neme and Oxnard justice Port city said that if consolidation is is serious doubt that there will be a more ficient of He pointed to the high loads of the four courts anil said ho doubted it could handled by one Supervisors are currently con- tho consolidation inline with an election mandate to re- vise the system throughout By law the two city courts in Oxnard and Port must be with justice Consolidation of justice courts is a decision left to Berenson presented petitions with 475 of Port nemeans protesting the Others to protest verbally this were Arthur president of the Chamber of and Bob tary of the Planning said the justice court is of the good things left in Port Meat Packer Asks Court Help On Wage Hike Duvid S. of the late Frank C. owner of the Hardy Meat Packing Co. in yesterday petitioned Court for advice on whether to g r a n t employes of the Meat Cutters Union an a week The petition the present agreement March 1 that 556 has asked for the new agreement calling the a contribution from the company for each em- ployee for health and welfare The pointed out that because high cost of beef and price regulations company s t in Cordell Hull Reported In Serious Condition former Secretary of State of the was In con- today at Naval 79-yMr-old. statesman is suffering from an atory infection with cardiac hospital officials Cities Discuss State Collection i ty sales fornia with the as collector was discussed at a- meeting of California Cities In Berkeley Oxnard City Manager George Shannon represented the City with authority to put Oxnard in of the No taken by The League hoard of directors will probably meet this week to decide er to back the he Sponsored by many retail the plan calls for slate collection a four per cent sales which includes its present throe per cent tax and an cent tax for cities and After the state would give cities 75 per of all of the one col- within the arid the other 25 per cent to tile The counties would get the full one per cent collected within their More Revenue Shannon said the plan would mean more revenue for Oxnard because tax would be collected on ail taxable Under the present if ery is made outside the city the sale is Shannon said the main ment in favor of the plan is the elimination of unfair tion in tlie city who must collect the tax and those without who do Death Car Victim Believed to Be Signal Oil Driller Driver of the car that over a embankment into the ocean near Rock day night was believed to Clifford 26, Signal Oil Company driller of Long Earl C. head of the Ventura California Highway Patrol said the car's owner through the motor was only identification available on the demolished Reggs was to have left Ventura at 9 night after a visit and Sam The at about p.m. Beggs left A Barney also resides in No trace of the body has been found although patrolmen have been beaches since the Bat ter Reds So They Ask For Peace WASHINGTON De- fense Secretary George C Mar shall said today that U S policy in Korea is to inflict such ter on communists that the bo forced to accept a negotiated Tills Marshall told Sen ators investigating dismissal of Gen. Douglas is keyed to a determination to an atomic war without appease He said it might Cost ea i s of patience and IK the alternative caust of all-out Positive Policy This was the answer to chaff e that it has ho policy in to prolong a bloody President Truman last fright and Marshall day declared the policy deprive of reward but at the same do nothing would tlie Marshall had testified t h MacArthur's proposals for ry to the Chinese reds outside would risk with Russia and destruction of- western defense Asked by committee Chairman Richard Russell D Ga what he thought about the pos replied a and like all other mat ters pertaining to the Soviet gov of few men pan an Instant whenever they choose to make may make It reference to a event and again they may find them is they feel it in their of communism the juul therefore take action ti I hat Hacking up war with Russia is a ical danger in tlie Far Hist lie told the Ih tint Ihe So v i e t h a v o i con force 1 have foi gotten how within distance Of pi u s Russian at Sakhalin Is land north of Jap in Because of the ness of these potentially hostile MacArthur was pi iced under strict to keep United Na lions forces from Soviet Siberia and from northeast por lions of Korea adjoining Siberia Marshall he was dictated desire to avoid any incident that might trigger off a third world But Marshall said of restrictions was provided in event United States forces were attacked If that happened Mac Arthur was to bombing and other U.S. Rejects Russ Jap The United States Russia's to draft a treaty council of composed of the Union United and Red The State saW the was an old out which Moscow makes cally whenever it wants the conclusion of Jap Twin Daughters To Jimmy tun t Stewart j at find M k. 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