San Mateo Times (Newspaper) - August 11, 1951, San Mateo, California Western Airline Mechanics End Strike City's Flying Twins Set For Air Race LEADING NEWSPAPER f DEVOTED OF SAN MATEO COUNTY UNITED AND ASSOCIATED PRESS DIRECT WISES VOL 51 No 192 TWELVE PAGES SAN MATED CALIFORNIA SATURDAY AUGUST 11 1951 THE WEATHER Fair and Sunday Low 72 PKK COPY PKK MONTH SAVAGE BATTLES RAGE AS KOREA TRUCE HOPES FADE Above are Jan and Marion Dietrich San Flying Twins who leave San Mateo airport tomorrow morning for Santa Ana anil the start of the woman's air races to Detroit The girls model their especially designed flying costumes and Marion Dietrich San flying twins will early tomorrow morning for Santa Ana airport lo take part in tbe fifth annual Woman's National Race which starts Monday The girls graduates of lily of California and winners of the first annual San Air Race are flying their Spirit of San under the joint ship of San chamber of com- Oakland Holh and Talon Air academy of rls are highly trained girls fliers and are hoping lo cop place They arc youngest en- in the race Daughters of Mr and Mrs ard Dietrich -445 Hillcrest road San Mateo the girls have been since they left high school _Jle attending the University of California they were leaders flying circles ing Dressed in especially designed anil identical f tying costumes the Iwins are planning to publicize the city of San Mateo across the nation The race will be down from Santa Ana airport to Detroit airport The girls will fly only during the daytime hours and only the actual the air will be counted All planes are capped similarly to that used in the Mateo races The ship has been completely worked over at Oakland airport and the girls plan on flying it to San Mateo airport Saturday after- noon to make final preparations for the Jan is a flight instructor at San Mateo airport while Marion Is ployed in the editorial department of the Sacramento A total women have entered City Planning Board Leader Resigns Post Chairman Cullinan Moves Residence to Hillsborough San Mateo cily planning com- mission Chairman Vincent J Cullinan today submitted his resignation from that body to Mayor C M Speers to lake fect next Tuesday The ning leader's retirement came as a surprise Cullinan voicing regret at severance from the sion after two years service ex- it was necessitated by ot 60 race San Carlos Fire Rig Overturns Picture on Page 2 SAN CARLOS Aug freak accident last night at intersection of San Carlos avenue and de Las a tank trunk of the San Carlos fire department The ment was en route lo a grass fire The tanker flipped over on its roof when it struck loose gravel while the driver was making the turn from San Carlos avenue into The operator Benjamin Bright 34 1407 Hall street was not injured According to Officer Herbert of the San Carlos police who was riding about 5 feet behind the truck skidded slopped momentarily and then rolled over The weight ami movement of 350 gallons of water in the tanker was believed lo have been the cause The truck was one of two en route to a grass fire in the block on the Alameda The blaie was extinguished by other piece of equipment 26 Saved From Ferris Wheel SPRINGFIELD III Aug who used a adder lo rescue 26 persons from jammed ferris wheel said the delicate operation was like taking ants off a balanced watch spring The firemen had lo move their ladder from one side to other removing one person at a time to Veep the wheel balanced Most of hose rescued were children under 12 years old The took an hour and 40 minutes During that time those on the wheel sat quietly waiting their turn There was no panic antl no one was injured The mishap occurred on the opening day of the Illinois State fair and a large crowd gathered below he ferris wheel to watch the firemen at work Fire Captain Bernard T Phillips said the rescuers had three-way BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE sni and 1 M 31 0 We tine Our modern Wheel Aligner odds of miles to your tires moWes driving easier j j far Only 7.65 problem of balance The ferris wheel was with two wheels revolving in op- directions They were con- by a common shaft in center which moved up and down like a Both sides of the wheel carried capacity crowds Phillips said when an axle pin jammed denly stopped the wheel in midair had lo take one person off one side and then stand back and try to guess where we could take off the next one without throwing Hie wheel off Phillips said It was like taking ants off a watch spring firemen worked in a man learn One ascended der and lashed the seal to the framework of the wheel That man would then help one person onto the ladder where a second fireman helped them down VINCENT J CULLINAN Cily Planning Chairman Leave Commission moval of his residence from San Mateo He and his family will move shortly to a recently purchased home at 107 Santa Inez avenue in bare 50 feet out- side the San Mateo city limits Appointments Due His letter Ibat inasmuch as the annual election of officers ol the commission will take place Monday night his resignation be accepted at that lime Cullinan is a member of a San Francisco law firm His will create a second vacancy on the planning board The terra of Commissioner John F Turner has expired Turner is continuing to serve as a holdover member al pleasure of the council ing either or tion of a successor Mayor Speera received Chairman resignation with pointing to the record ol achievement on the commission Up o Council Tuesday Speers said the beard will take 2M California Police Miss Nude Miss by Roadside Police prowl cars in the northern end of the county were dispatched to Junipero Serra boulevard before 8 a m today after at least two passing motorists reported a young woman sans clothing was standing alongside the road screaming for help Cars from Daly Cily South San Francisco San Bruno the sheriff's office and the highway patrol raced to scene It came however when officers reported the nude young had All they had was bare 100 Hurt In Hotel Blaze SAM FRANCISCO Aug man was critically day as fire broke out in his room in the Howard hotel on Sixth near Howard street About 100 other residents of the building fled lo the street The gravely burned man bad registered Wednesday as Waller of Chicago He was un- conscious when carried from his flaming bed The fire damaged three other rooms and roof up the matter of filling the two vacancies al iU study meeting Tuesday In his letter Cullinan said appreciate the privilege of having served on the planning commission the past two years and I sincerely regret the necessity of my membership in that body On this occasion I wish to com my fellow who have devoted long hours ant capable efforts in their services for the betterment of the cily are a credit lo the community I acknowledge my gratitude foi be great assistance so rendered by Arthur Sullivan oui efficient city manager and for thi technical skill afforded by Car Thorsby resigned as engineer It has been a distinct pleasure and privilege to be associated will you and the members of the coun oil I express to each of you my sincere wish for your success in the difficult and often thankless task of city administra tion 300 Mechanics End Strike at Western Air WAL to Resume Flights Tomorrow Dispute to Be Mediated LOS ANGELES Aug IP Three hundred striking mechanics Western Airlines agreed to return to work today ending a walkout that had tied up the company's operations since July 27 The mechanics agreed to re- turn to work on the first shift today ending the first strike in 25-year history Western said R would resume service Sunday morning Agreement Signed Stanley R Shatto vice-president of operations for the line said the AFL Air Carrier Mechanics signed an agreement calling for the return to work and i later reopening of mediation Shatto laid agreement was up by hairman of the national mediation board and mediator James The agreement specifics that hearings will begin after ull resumption of mal service or five days after the to work is firM The company and union will dis- cuss four specific points Shatto snid They include an escalator pay clause frequency of pay day ion lime and moving expenses Checkoff Dropped Tn accepting the agreement the company said the mechanics have dropped a demand for i union shop with i company checkoff oj dues and for prohibition of ing out work Western operations In 13 western states and Canada had been at a standstill since off their jobs Friday July 27 Some 180 pilots and JOO stew refused to cross pickel lines and with the shutdown some 450 clerical were fur until the end ef the strike Q Gunman Robs Cab Off ice Here A young and hook-nosed bandit wearing a handkerchief mask robbed the California Cab company office 230 Main street at point shortly before 2 o'clock this morning escaping with Jn cash airline tickets and checks Manager of the office Berton M Watkins of 3 North Grant street ran to police headquarters a few doors away after the had forced him to accompany the for- mer to a car parked 50 feet south of cab office on Main street where another man waited at the wheel The two drove off heading east on Third avenue Watkins said the gunman walked into the office as he was answering the phone Startled Watkins said he at first thought it was a ster when he noticed the stranger held face Firemen continue to pour water on lead car of the streamliner Southern Bell in their to cool cars so rescue workers can enter Trucks of one of the cars C shown tnd after impact Twelve died and 60 were Injured the marine troop carrier and the Southern Bell met hft don Dead in Train Wreck Now 13 La Aug 1J more bodies were found today in the crumpled wreckage left hy a ger train collision yesterday thus bringing the total dead to 13 Salvage crews cutting through the twisted steel with acetylene torches sighted the four charred bodies in a passenger car of the Southern Belle State police more bodies might still be en- tombed In Ibe smashed cars SIMMESPORT lj Aug were matte today for an official investigation into the cause of a high-speed head-on train crash in which eight men died in flaming wreckage about GO other persons were injured and one marine was missing Dr J C Roberts coroner of handkerchief against his Watkins realized it was no joke when the man suddenly a German Luger automatic The holdup man motioned kins to hang up the receiver then ordered Give me the money Watkins handed over two lopes containing a small amount of cash American Airlines tickets and a check for made out to i liquor store said he would parish county conduct a hearing soon lo establish a verdict on where the fault He said the crash was caused by a garbled forgotten or ignored message received by the crew of a marine train plowed into the oncoming Kansas City Southern streamliner the ern Belle The crash occurred about 7 CST yesterday some 60 miles northwest ol Baton Rouge La R R Sutler superintendent of transportation of the Kansas City Southern that operated both trains said the troop crew ignored an order to sidetrack their train for the streamliner Just why the crew of the troop train failed to switch it to the side track is something we may never know since most of those who might be able to give some
