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APRIL 29, 19S6. ITART IIJ tfHE SOUTHLAND Police Chief West of Compton Takes Turn for Worse as Fist Fight Climax Southland Actors and Actresses Prepare to "Emote" in One-Act Play Tourney at Santa Ana Along El Camino Real 'fall's--' jlM Ed-Ainsworth 111 i 11 I i tit i I V. 4V hi i 4 I 7 1 tu Awii- -S The Plavers Guild of Long Beach will offer "The Flowering Staff," by Lorraine Huntington, as one of the opening productions tomorrow night In the three-day tournament which will be presented by Southland community players at Santa Ana. Shown here, left to right, are Irwin Hall, Anne Tincher, Barbara Parmley and Clifford Reynolds. Laguna Beach Community Players will close the Friday night bill with "Double Demon," by A.

P. Herbert. In an intensely dramatic courtroom scene pictured above, Barbara Prost and Annie Gayne Peake are trying to win Juror Charles Radford to their side. Miss Ruth Gwin and John Nash enact the roles of Gertie and Hiram Salters in Joseph C. Lincoln's one-act comedy, "The Manager," which the Pasadena Drama Guild will present in three-day tournament to be held at Santa Ana.

Nash also directs. NEW CIVIC Calexico to Celebrate BOYS HELD IN WA VE OF Dramas Will Be Given in Annual Competition ROW KKQmNew Road Link Opening ORCHESTRA VOTE CALLED Petitions at Pasadena WiU Force Sftecial Election on Tax Rate Increase CARTHEFTS SANTA MONICA, April 28. Admitting they had stolen six automobiles and burglarized a Topanga Canyon cabin, Los Angeles service SANTA ANA, April 28, The stage was set today at the Ebell clubhouse here for the tenth annual Tournament of One-Act Plays, to be sponsored by the Santa Ana Com- station and Del Rey grocery store, San Diego for the State Highway Commission; Justice F. Craemer, assistant director of the Department of Public Works; J. W.

Bre-nan, port director at San Diego, and Nellie T. Bush, Arizona State Senator from Yuma county, all have promised to attend. AIR HAZARDS Mayor Opposes Acting Chief Foe of Injured Man Holds Appointment of Wright to Be Illegal two 18-year-old youths were held in the Santa Monica Jail today, po Blooming Time of lice reported. PASADENA, April 28. Despite heated objections from those who feel a city should not enter the concert business, sponsors of the Detectives Greer, Myatt and Clark were investigating their con civic orchestra today filed petitions- fession of a three-day orgy of Cactus Awaited by Sleuths munity Players Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Drama enthusiasts from seven Southland communities will compete in the play festival. OPENING FLAY The tournament will be opened Thursday night by the Santa Ana Community Players, in a courtesy offering by Miss Leila Watson entitled "Red Bubbles." The Players-Guild of Long Beach will fellow with a biblical drama by Lorraine Huntington, "The Flowering Staff." The Modern Mummers of San Bernardino will open the program Friday night with "Demi-tasse," by Robert McLaughlin. The Touchstone Drama Workshop of U.S.C. will follow with "The Revealing Moment," by Oscar W. Firkins.

"DOUBLE DEMON" The Santa Ana players will present a non-competitive play, "Love DRIVE BEGUN crime. CALEXICO, April 29. Marking completion of a new stretch of road giving Calexico a shorter, direct connection with Highway 80 leading to Yuma, a celebration and barbecue will be held fifteen miles north of here Sunday. State officials and San Diego, Imperial Valley and Arizona leaders have accepted invitations. NORTH OF CANAL The road is a new alignment of the old Calxlco-Yuma highway, running from the East Hlghline Canal at the edge of this valley's irrigated area in a straight line for twelve and a half miles to where it joins Highway 80 at Midway Wells.

It is north of the AU-American Canal for the full distance. Through State Senator Hulse, Gov. Merriam has been asked to be principal speaker of the day. In the event he is unable to attend, Earl Lee Kelly, director of the State DeDartment of Public Works, which will force Pasadena to hold a special election to decide whether' Booked first in Santa Barbara by State officers, the youths held here are Don Atkins, 239 San Juan ave to increase the tax rate 1 cent to support the orchestra. nue, Venice, and Jerry Holicher, 631 Alvarado street, Los Angeles.

INTO SANTA ANA TOMOH-row will swish slinky Drama, with a capital D. It is one-act play tournament time again. From all over Southern California the Thespians are gathering. AH the concentrated fervor cf enthusiastic playwrights w-ill be seen in the abbreviated plays. PLENTY OF COMPETITION Eight or nine separate groups will compete for the Julia Beaumont Cummings cup, the award given In memory of the so-called "Mother of the Tournament." The performance will continue for three nights.

It will be a lot more entertaining than the movies. Go and see. A SLIGHT ERROR CORRECTION It was said here yesterday that Compton has two police chiefs. That was rong. It has four.

This multiplication is getting to be worse than rabbits. A few more days and the police force down there will have more chiefs than the Mexican army has generals. WAR IN VAN NUYS Van, Nuys is in a lather today all on account of the circus. Ken TMaynard has planned to pen circus performances at his winter quarters there Saturday and Sunday. But irate neighbors are circulating petitions to halt the performance.

This department likes a good when lions and tigers are Involved it is going to lay off. The only kind of circus well fight ever is a flea one. Fleas can't bite your head off. AHEAD OF THEMSELVES Upland already Is raising a fund foi its Christmas decorations and Santa Barbara is preparing to celebrate the 150th birthday anniversary of its old mission December 4. If we keep on rushing the sea-eons this way, we'll be hanging up our stockings on the Fourth of July and eating Thanksgiving turker on April Fcol's Day.

LET'S JUST FORGET IT Dispatch from Santa Barbara says Mrs. Dorothea Liver-more Longcope has just gone East to try to regain custody of a young son taken from her by his father, Jesse Uvermore. The boy was taken away after Mrs. Long-cope's older son. Jesse Livcrmore, was shot mysteriously last Thanksgiving.

Maybe the public demands it, but as far as I'm concerned the press associations can forget about Livermore family dispatches from now on THE FIRE SEASON It may seem a little early to mention it, but the fire season Is approaching again. The men who have to fight the fires the Federal rangers have Just completed a fire suppression chool in the Santa Barbara forest. They learned all the newest wrinkles in putting out blazes. But, even more important, they concentration preparations for a campaign to educate the public on the need for caution. This is the only real answer.

ALWAYS THE MORONS Of course, it is impossible to keep every moron in Southern California out of the forests. Idiots with matches and cigarette butts can upset the most elaborate precautions. Yet, if the ordinary citizen will watch out for these offenders the toll can be cut down this summer. That ought to be our goal when the dry days come JUST A THOUGHT Today's Ultimate Ignominy; To be a mere patrolman on Comp-. ton's police which has four chiefs.

mc 1'icvuun, ywuiu van cue $2500, is asserted to have been assured by the 4010 signatures wluca represent more than the 30 per cens of the votes cast at the last city' election, the percentage required to rail thi snpeinl elprt.irm Warren Rally in Ventura Set If the election carries, it is said. GLENDALE, April 28. A civic campaign seeking to bring about the removal of aviation hazards from the vicinity of Grand Central Air Terminal here was launched today under sponsorship of the Glendale American Legion Post. The movement follows a report that TWA, transcontinental air company with western headquarters at the local field, is planning to transfer its ba.se here to United Airport in Burbank. Objectives of the campaign will Include removal of high tension and telephone wires that may be considered dangerous to airplanes landing and taking off from the for Tonig ht VENTURA, April 28.

A rally of ALHAMBRA, April 28. Alham-bra's cactus thief is still "terrorizing" local cactus collectors. E. L. Brogden, 315 South Third street, today reported to police that a rare specimen, valued at $30 disappeared last night from his front porch.

Last week a thief took four specimens from another Alhambra home, carefully selecting spineless specimens. The valuable plant stolen last night will have beautiful red and purple flowers on it when it blooms, Brogden told police. At present, however, the buds are only half open. Police are awaiting the blooming time. Must Be Changed," by Margaret Gower Was.

The Laetinn. Ronrh is scheduled to speak. Community Players will close the the Ventura unit of the California Republican Assembly in support of the Warren unlnstructed delegation OTHERS TO ATTEND T5. Roussel. secretary of the COMPTON, April 28.

Bulletins from the political camps in the Mayor Smith-Police Chief West battle indicated two new developments here today in this "city with too many police chiefs." Chief West's condition took a turn for the worse at the Las Cam-pnnas Hospital where he is confined as the result of a fist fight with the Mayor. And Mayor Smith refused to recognize Wayne Wright as acting Chief. BATTLE TO SAVE LIFE Three emergency consultatioas were called by West's physician last night in a battle to save his life, Dr. I. W.

Lynn stated this morning. Pneumonia has developed, and coupled with bad heart action and extreme nervousness, the condition is serious, Dr. Lynn declared. Efforts to prevent a collapse in the patient were made throughout the day. Meanwhile Mayor Smith positively refused to recognize the appointment of Wayne Wright as acting Chief, declaring that it in a flagrant violation of the civil service ordinance which provides that the next ranking officer mast be appointed in the absence of a crease in the tax rate will be used to defray the cost of lessons for members of the orchestra who donate their services.

Some residents expressed the conviction that it would be preferable to increase the tax rate to make the Colorado-street bridge suicide-- 1 i a i r-riaay program with "Double Demon," by A. P. Herbert. On Saturday nieht the Manhattan 'California Highway Commission, and to the Republican National Conven Harry A. Hopkins, its chairman.

Beach Players will present "Storm," tion will be conducted tomorrow evening in the Masonic Temple field. here. State Senator J. W. Mc both have written the Chamber of Commerce that they will be here for tne May 3 celebration.

State Senator Ed Fletcher, San Dy i-iorence Ryerson and Colin Clements. OTHER OFFERINGS The San Diego Barn Plavers will Kinley, Los Angeles manager of the TATE FUNERAL ARRANGED POMONA, April 28. Final rites for Albert E. Tate. 70 years of aee.

Warren slate of delegates, will be the principal speaker, and Diego; E. E. Wallace, engineer at George Hammond is commander of the post. Legion Sponsors Vista Festival give "Unnamed." by Mabel Chamberlain, while the Pasadena Drama Guild Will stage "The Marlairprs" Walter Boyd of Long Beach will address herself particularly to the any check for him except that which is due him as a patrolman." by Joseph C. Lincoln.

The Monrovia Plavers will offer a who assertedly committed suicide-early Sunday at his ranch home on Ramona avenue, will be conducted at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Todd Reeves chapel. Legion Chief to Fly Own Plane to Indianapolis VENTURA. April 28. Dan W.

Emmett, California Commander of the American Legion, will pilot his women. Bherrill Halbert of Forterville and Charles Blackstock of Oxnard, VISTA, April 28. The Ameri delegates from the Tenth Congress can Legion post here is sponsoring the fifth annual "Days of '49 eel ebration to be held Friday and Sat District, will make short talks. First Melons courtesy play, "In 1999," by William C. De Mille.

Huntington Beach community players also will participate, presenting "The Weak Spot." Unique way used to collect debts. Details in Class. 10 of Times Classified Ads. FIST FIGHT controversy over the warrant made out to and unsigned by the led to the fist fight two men last Friday. Hecock, who acted as West's recent vacation, man eligible to the the Mayor contends.

LED It was a signing of a Chief West Mayor that between the Capt. Ray Chief during is the only appointment, department head. urday. The "Grizzly Gulch Gold Camp" will be in full swing Friday evening. A "Parade of the Pioneers" "I won't sign Wayne Wright's pay check," Mayor Smith declared.

"He holds the position of acting Chief illegally and I cannot lawfully sign Bring $10 Top i and the annual "whisker contest are leading events for Saturday. EL CENTRO, April 28. First carload of Imperial Valley's 1938 cantaloupes sold in New York at Mayor Hanson "Ousted" at Lastby a Child! US $10 top per crate for the jumbo melons, $8 for standard. There were 300 crates in the car, which reached New York yesterday morning. Seven cars of melons were shipped yesterday.

The season's total since April 18 has passed thirty. Labor supply is ample for the harvest which will give work to more than three thousand pickers, packers and loaders. 'ALt EUROPE MILD SOUTHERN ROUTE Dan W. Emmett hi i i I it i III l- i 11 x. I 7 hl 1 "A 1 tmnd tripfotfzg own plane east, leaving here Friday to attend the national executive committee meeting at Legion headquarters at Indianapolis.

f0W Cornerstone to Be Opened HUNTINGTON BEACH, April 28. At ceremonies at 8 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium the cornerstone laid for the old Central school building here in 1915 will be opened and its secrets made known. The old school bell which rang out for the; opening of the first school in this city in 1904 also will be displayed. Mrs.

W. T. Newland, only member of the school board at the time the cornerstone was laid is expected to open the chest. He will be accompanied by four district commanders of California who are leaders in a- membership drive now in progress. They are Ellery oowlng, or westwood; William Austin, Riverbank; Dr.

J. L. AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUIMJEN Anderson, Placerville, and Fred Ivers, Willows. Grett white Empress ships speed across the "short cut" the Orient, or swing southward to pause in Hawaii. Then on to the land of the Rising Sun.

Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki. Farther lie China Shanghai, and the British colony; Hong with their strange mixtures of Occident and Orient. Reduced round trip fare to Hong Kong, JJ40 first class, $300 tourist To Japan and return $427 first class, $240 tourist. Reduced fare tickets on sale to July 31. Return limit: leave the Orient be-; fore Oct.

31. Tourist fares from Orange County Coast Tour to Be Tomorrow Amazingly MILD Crossing on the only FIRST CLASS SHIPS. Outdoor LIDO DECK LIFE oil year round. Calls at Romantic Mediterranean CRUISE PORTS. 1000 MILES or more of cruising east of Gibraltar at no extra cost.

Regularsailingsfrom New York on speedy superliners Rex and ContediSavoia(gyro-stabilized), or on the famous Cosulich liner noted Roma. The voters failed to oust him at a recall election but Santa Barbara's Mayor Hanson found himself "out" yesterday when children took over rule of the city during National Youth Week. In the photo Mayor Hanson administers the oath of office to, left to right, Betty Pal-, mayesa, as president of the City Council; Barbara Philip, as Chief of Police, and 9-year-old Ann Duncan Mprrlson as Mayor. wid world photo BARGAIN WORLD TOURS Votir choict of ifi popular roum. Go where 7 cm plnie itop where you plnrc.Your ticket food up to two yeiri.

Send tot free booklet, "Independent Round the World Toun." General Afnt, ti b. Grind tot Aagelc. TUHUnK "I'D 1KO CapLstrano, South Laguna, Laguna Beach, Emerald Bay, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Sunset Beach and Seal Beach will assemble at the meeting point. Presidents and secretaries of chambers of commerce and mayors of cities and newspapermen will meet the caravan at the entrance to each city to extend greetings. A basket picnic lunch will be en-Joyed at University Park.

Rcdlands, at noon. The president of the Chamber of Commerce there, Horace Williamson, will be "coffee master." The schedule of the tour follows; Archts. Corona, Riverside, Colton. Rcdlands, San Bernardino, Upland. Ontario and Fomona, HUNTINGTON BEACH, April 28.

Dressed in gay beach attire and led by the Federal Band of Orange county, citizens of the coast will take their annual good will tour Thursday to inland cities and invite "inlanders" to the beaches for the summer. Secretary W. II. Galllcnne of the local Chamber of Commerce la general chairman of the trek sponsored by the Orange County Coast Association. 'The group will meet at The Arches at Newport Beach at 8:30 a.m.

and the caravan will move toward Santa Ana at 9 a.m. Auto parties from San Clcmrnte, Dana Point, Dohcny Park, San Juan 4 SSiMvraaw Vi7 a red of Iron. She became "Mayor for a during National Youth Week observance. When "Mayor" Morrison arrived at the City Jail in course of an inspection tour, she found no women prisoners, three nondescript male occupants of the Jail gained her full sympathy. She signed an order "canceling the misdemeanors charges against them and thc were This afternoon Mayor Hanson slipped back into office without recourse to the courts.

Tomorrow he goes out again, when Betty Palmay Mesa, 17-year-old brunette Santa Barbara High School senior. Is scheduled to be sworn in as Mayor. Straight away she will appoint Barbara rhlllip, also 17, as Chief of Police, SANTA BARBARA, April 28. Ann Duhcan Morrison, 9-year-old pig-tailed blond grammar school girl, succeeded today in doing that which several thousand good government leaguers failed doing in a recent recall election. She "ousted" Mayor E.

O. Hanson from City Hall and for several hours ruled the Channel City with ill "Folks used to take calomel 'or turpentine for everything, but I don't know whether they was cured or just trot well to keep from talon it." Cnfynghl FtiNiilirri Zyndxtite 94c rcicasea,.