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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1947
Page
16
Commentary on Armistice Day 1940s ideals and the lasting hope for peace. The piece recalls generation clashes, U N advocacy, and a vivid parade scene in Long Beach with Barbara Hillebrandt, mounted guards, horses, and street sweepers adding humor to the civic pageant.
Local drive led by ONG BEACH and the United Church Brotherhood seeks to end the Pike area cocktail overload by asking the State Board of Equalization to revoke licenses. The campaign aims to give counties and towns a veto on liquor licenses and expects broad civic backing, with a statewide effort building toward November 1948 elections.
Leaders of the dairy industry in the state gathered in Long Beach for the annual Dairy Institute of California convention opening at 2 p.m. in Municipal Auditorium. More than 400 dairymen are expected to attend as national industry leaders speak. The luncheon at the Wilton Hotel launched preconvention activities. T. A. Jenkel presides, with speakers Benjamin Castile, Dr. James Tinley, Milton Hull among others. Arrangements are handled by C. W. Hibbert, day Rugier, and A. C. Werner.
L B Little, a Wilson High School senior and member of Terminal Island Post 4144 auxiliary, was crowned queen of the Los Angeles County Veterans of Foreign Wars. She led yesterday’s Long Beach Armistice Day parade to the Coliseum, where she appeared in the Battle of the Maine pageant. Officials plan screen tests, and her brother Capt Donald Little serves with the Army Air Forces in Japan.
Girl Scouts representing all phases of Scouting rode in yesterday's Armistice Day parade. A green decorated float bore flags of all nations to emphasize an International theme. Former WAC Jane Westenberger, now skipper of the Columbia Marinette ship, rode on the front seat.
The United Church Brotherhood resolution urges the State Board of Equalization to revoke current liquor licenses on the Pike and deny new ones. The council will forward the resolution with a letter of approval. Councilman George D Ezell cites clip joints and other Pike concerns beyond liquor establishments.
West coast astronomers and the public watched 1947's second solar eclipse beginning around 10 a.m. It was barely noticeable across the United States and remained non total worldwide. The eclipse appeared annular with the moon too far from Earth to cover the sun fully, starting in the Pacific between the Aleutians and Hawaii and extending to Peru and the Brazilian jungles.
City Attorney Irving M. Smith and State Attorney General Fred N. Howser conferred in Los Angeles on the San Pedro Bay tidelands phase to prepare a city state program for Congress to quitclaim tidelands to the states. A master will be named by the Supreme Court for the hearing whose date is not set.
Burglars pried open a market office safe at 1870 Willow Street after entering through a roof hole. Investigators believe two men fled with undetermined loot after failing to crack the box’s combination. Market officials could not confirm any person was inside the safe.
City officials study a $21,375 bid from a John P. Hilbert client for a city land tract at the Alamios Bay peninsula. The 9,100 square foot site near Bay Shore and Laguria Place was kept for a fire station for 200 years. The proposer plans to build a $30,000 home if purchase proceeds. Council consensus says the location is unsuitable for a fire station.
Mrs Emma Rumnelvich aged 71 and a pedestrian was struck by a car while crossing Third Street near Cerritos Avenue. She suffered fractures to both legs and was taken to Seaside Hospital. The driver Dean L Gleason 22 of 2626 Vina Avenue was not held by police.
The Board of Supervisors ordered reopening of the Los Angeles County license bureau on Saturdays following protests against the Saturday closing rule. The policy applies to the main office in Los Angeles but not the Long Beach branch in the Jenkins Building.
Four engine companies fought a fire at 5365 Long Beach Blvd destroying a hardware store. Owner Irvin Porter valued loss at 30,000 in merchandise and 20,000 for the building. Police said cause undetermined. Neighbor Mrs Beckett reported hearing board noises before flames. Fire units moved two cars to access gear.
Police report a passkey burglary at Mervin L. Frith's apartment on Magnolia Avenue with items valued at 379 dollars. The intruder reportedly helped himself to a snack in the kitchen and drank two beers. A second burglary on Ith Street saw eight sheets stolen from backyard clotheslines.
Clark H Shaw petroleum engineer for the water department will travel to Washington D C to meet War Department officials seeking cancellation of Army leases on Long Beach Municipal Airport and adjacent water department lands A lease cancellation would open the airport area to oil development and create new city revenue from tapping an undeveloped oil field
Raymond V. Darby of the Board of Supervisors failed to secure adoption of a resolution opposing horse racing in the county. The measure would have limited racing to no more than 30 weeks per year and opposed a pending California Horse Racing Board application for a new track at Puente. The Southern California Jockey Club seeks the permit, with a hearing set next Monday.
The ordinance committee will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m. Wednesday November 19 in Long Beach to consider a proposed amendment making it illegal to operate automatic slot machines.
A cooler night is expected with thinning high clouds moving through on Thursday. Northeast winds along the coast remain moderate to fresh this afternoon into the next period.
Long Beach City Lines seeks city control but faces state utilities action. The Public Utilities Commission denied a request to vacate an order halting service without a state certificate, prompting a hearing to decide if the order should take effect. The council asked for a Long Beach hearing and 90 days preparation, while jurisdiction remains contested between city and state authorities.
More than 2000 US Marines of the First Division under General Erakine will storm Camp Pendleton beaches four miles north of Oceanside at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the first full scale amphibious landing since the war. Rear Admiral Struble will command the amphibious forces as 600 army officers observe. The program includes simulated shore bombardment and attacks on beach defenses, with seating and parking provided. children under 10 are advised not to attend due to explosions, though spectator safety is assured.
A fragmentary weather note reports generally clear conditions today with cool temperatures. Increasing cloudiness is expected Thursday night, with scattered showers in Southern California including the southern coast and mountains. Long Beach recorded a low of 44 degrees and a high of 65 yesterday.
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