anaheim-gazette 1951-03-01

Are cracks appearing in the seams? A Chinese refugee speaking before the Anaheim Rotary club last Monday gave it as his opinion that open revolt against the communist is gaining momentum in China. He said that is one "hope" in the present plight of the Chinese. And a perusal of the news today shows that other — and more open—breaks are opening in the communist front in other parts of the world. The fear that seepes through the cracks of the Iron Curtain is cutting a wide swath in communist party strength in the Soviet empire. A weapon fashioned by Moscow itself may yet prove one of the most potent forces the west has in fighting the Kremlin. Along with the announcement in communist-ruled Czechoslovakia, published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2208. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1869, under the Act of March 8, 1879. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights herein are reserved. Subscription: $50 per month by carrier or $5 per year by carrier or mail. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local issues printed in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispatchers. THEODORE J. KUCHEL Publisher MAX BESLER Assistant Publisher ERNEST BEYER Editor and Sports Editor LEONARD MREIDT Assistant Editor BRIAN HOBBY Picture Editor E. G. BELLEN Advertising Manager MARY ROULAND Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager JUDY HUBSARD Circulation Manager The infection of Titolism—the adulterant which one day may crumble the cement holding together the new Russian empire—continues to spread even as the fury of the purges mounts. Vladimir Clemenis was trusted... The fear that seep through the cracks of the Iron Curtain is cutting a wide swath in communist party strength in the Soviet empire. A weapon fashioned by Moscow itself may yet prove one of the most potent forces the west has in fighting the Kremlin. Along with the announcement in communist-ruled Czechoslovakia that Vladimir Glementis has been arrested with others as a plotter, comes the news that the Czech communists have lopped 170,000 persons from their rolls. The operation is indicative of the disease sweeping through the subject countries. In the last year or so—by the communists own figures—of trust a half million communists have fell the sling of Moscow's lahk. Wielded in fear. The figure may be much higher—a million or more. None can say for sure. This week communist Hungary admitted it has lopped 19,000 from the party rolls and demoted other 125,000 to the status of candidates—persons not yet considered worthy of being full party members. The reason many were found to be "in the service of the enemy." Romania by the last count, and this was six months ago, had knocked 192,000 from the party rolls. Bulgaria — these figures show in Pravda several months ago — threw out 92,500. Poland's figure was high—possibly 200,000 or more, and little Albania is always purging. These figures are mostly out of date now, because the purge is a continuing one. The parties are being reduced to the hard core. What is the hard core? The IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY EUCHEL 75 Years Ago Several days ago we called attention to the perilous practice, common in Anaheim, of stakingodox Stainless steel is that not what an agent of the enemy would be expected to do. The most orthodox communist can be suspect. But the unorthodox is even more suspect. The infection of Titolism—the adulterant which one day may crumble the cement holding together the new Russian empire—continues to spread even as the fury of the purges mounts. Vladimir Glementis was trusted for a long time. He faithfully monitored the Moscow prison campaign logo. He faithfully accused the West of criminal designs. He faithfully praised Stalin. He ranted in an orthodox Stalinist way against Western apes, terrorists and Titolists. Now, he too, is a Titolist in communist eyes. He too, is needful of having lost his love for Stalin. Clementis was tainted. He had during the war served in the exile government in London. He was in New York for the United Nations meetings. Foolishly he went back even when there were reports that he was fallen from grace. Now he faces trial, and likely execution. Today, not only in the satellite provinces, including East Germany, but in such countries as France and Italy, Moscow is introducing the "young commissioner." The object of achieve a militant corps of merciless young toughs so indoctrinated all of their conscious lives that they know no other loyalty than the seal of the empire, no rewards except what stem from there. These will be the tighteners of the communist ranks—the shielders of the modern front. In THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY EUCHEL 50 Years Ago Mr. Neff reports a rise of 15 inches of water in his well since the first of December. Last summer command of a 10-man detachment guarding the Kaprikule The road leading to the was paved with cent stone and beside the roc Roman wells built by Adrian. But the traffic learched the barbed-wire curtain from an ox team pulling Deere disc drill, a tribute Marshall Plan, was nil. Suddenly the road ended was an iron gate bearing international English word to every tongue: "Stop." IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anakins Gasette By MRS. HENRY EUCHEL 75 Years Ago Several days ago we called attention to the perilous practice, common in Anaheim, of staking animals on one side of the road with a rope sufficiently long to enable them to eat the grass on the other side. A lady of this place yesterday told us of having very narrowly escaped a serious accident, when recently riding alone, by the bulky horse becoming entangled in one of these ropes. After having gotten clear of the rope, she turned back and gave up her ride, because she saw ahead of her four more similarly tied animals and was afraid to venture passing them. Anyone continuing this habit after these warnings would be morally wrong, and, as we think, legally liable for any damage which it might occasion. Mr. McFadden will ship 1000 wathers from Newport tomorrow for the San Francisco market. The street sprinkler is out again. Its first appearance for over a month. W. T. Salach visited with friends in town during the week. He has quite recovered from his experiences while snowbound in the San Bernardino mountains a fortnight ago, when he and a party of friends coming out from the mines narrowly escaped with their lives. 50 Years Ago Mr. Neff reports a rise of 15 inches of water in his well since the first of December. Last summer surface water lowered six and one half feet, reaching the lowest point recorded in the history of the county. Mr. Neff has recently lowered his pump several feet in the pit. The water now stands nine inches below it and is rising steadily at the rate of an inch a day. He is of opinion the water will this spring rise to where it was before it began to recede. With copious rains in March the rise may even be greater. Yet a rise of 20 feet would be hailed with delight by the orchardist. George Bauer, Sr., returned on Sunday from Walters, Riverside county, where he has been visiting for several months with his son-in-law and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. George Curtis. Mr. Bauer reports the country looking fine on all sides and that he enjoyed his vacation to the fullest extent. August Backs and August Boulder have been papering August Preise's saloon, which has been purchased by George Schuchart of Los Angeles. A new flooring has been laid and the premises have been renovated throughout. Mr. Preise will retire the bus ranch east of town and go into raising walnuts. 25 Years Ago Three Orange county were burglarized over the end according to the Sheriff Burglars entered the W. H. Slivers half a mile east of La Habra Saturday while members of the family away secured two overcrowded at $60 each, a radio speaker, a pair of shoes, electric sewing machine house was completely rammed Entrance was magically window between the hours and 9 p.m. A twelve-hour gun was stolen from the W. W. Perkins, Orange Boulder Saturday night. Nothing else taken although the house ransacked. A kodak and a matte photol were taken from home of H. K. Chedlaw, Anaconda Plain 3, on Sunday afternoon this family was away, due worldting on several clues. At the Rotary luncheon day, Harry D'Riley and Gauer were the speakers A STRIKING EXAMPLE of what television can do as a great public service was the telecasting of the Kefauver Crime committee by KECA (Channel 7) Tuesday and Wednesday. This parade of big shots, some honest, some not so honest, petty hoods and gamblers and not a few highly placed politicians, was more interesting than any moving picture or legitimate drama ever televised. It contained all the elements of an Academy Award movie—with most of the dialogue extemporaneous and unrehearsed. For hours on end, thresen coily by short recesses, televiewers saw drama, humor, anger, word-fencing of the tenseest movie courtroom type, and they saw any number of "villains" squirming and fidgeting and perspiring under the white light of publicity. IT WOULD BE interesting to know the varied reactions of the millions who watched the implacable committee lay bare the seamier side of our social structure for the whole world to see. EVEN ORANGE COUNTY got into the act, when Walter Schmid, foreman of the 1940 grand jury, told the committee that there was a sudden influx of pinball and slot machines in Orange county late in 1949. The grand jury, he said, "got little encouragement" from the sheriff or district attorney in trying to suppress the devices. Schmid described Ray and Jack Faust as the gambling "bosses" of Orange county. Schmidt's testimony was hardly a bombshell, however, for the campaign opponents of the incumbent sheriff and D.A. widely published the same information, based on grand jury reports, in the last county election, to no avail. AS THE PATTERN of the investigations unfolds, the indisputable fact emerges that the mobsters and the gamblers are unable to operate without certain tie-ins and pay-offs to politicians and law-enforcement agents. Everybody knows this condition has existed and probably will continue to exist, but up to now hardly anyone has bothered to do anything about it. The final Kefauver report will prove valuable in the preparation of new laws to combat the organized network of crime, legislation written by honest men... should the Senator find upon concluding his hearings that there ARE any honest men in this country. P.S.: This department would be loath to suggest a lack of integrity in the Senator himself, but could it be because of his This department would be loath to suggest a lack of integrity in the Senator himself, but could it be because of his bad state that he has not investigated, if not for an outright crime, then something bordering on it, the guy who wrote "The Tennessee Well"? ALONGSIDE: The Iron Curtain Adrianope, Turkey — Winston Churchill's well-joined phrase "The Iron Curtain" has now become so universal that some people really believe the Soviet bottler is enclosed in iron. Actually however, the curtain is made of barbed wire and rusty barbed wire at that. This writer visited the southernmost segment of the Iron Curtain today at a spot where Democratic Turkey and communist Bulgaria meet. This border is the start of a long, tangled barricade digging north past Hungary, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany and Poland. And though the fields are just as green on both sides of this barbed-wire barricade, it might just as well have been made of iron as far as a free exchange of human intercourse is concerned. I drove up to the curtain in a jeep with Captain Feths Seckin and Lieutenant Ali Aksoz of the Turkish army. The latter is in command of a 10-man detachment guarding the Kaprikule outpost. The road leading to the curtain was paved with centuries-old stone and beside the road were Roman wells built by Emperor Adrian. But the traffic leading to the barbed-wire curtain, aside from an ox team pulling a John Deere disc drill, a tribute to the Marshall Plan, was nil. Suddenly the road ended. Ahead was an iron gate bearing that international English word known to every tongue: "Stop." Beyond call Serhad, which significantly has two meanings: the frontier and the neckline where one's head is chopped off. Blockhouses Guard Curtain Alongside the gate was a series of blockhouses—one on the Bulgarian side, a little shabby with some of its windowpanes missing, and two on the Turkish side, both new and orderly. One Turkish blockhouse — set back from the iron gate but connected with it by a series of trenches — housed troops. I climbed stairs inside the thick-walled parapet to the tower on top of which a Turkish soldier stood scanning the landscape through field glasses. Through his glasses we could see a Bulgarian guard in the tower on the opposite side of the Iron Curtain, scrutinizing us. From time to time he would run to the telephone evidently to notify his headquarters about our party. Aside from this, there was almost no movement on the frontier. The sturdy walls, pierced with rifle slots, looked down on nothing more than the winter barley fields and the long, long barricade of barbed wire extending north. Prisoners Escape' A Lerd of water buffalo grazed in the distance. They did not know the difference between communism or democracy, between Russianized Bulgaria or Turkey — to which the Truman doctrine is supplying arms and Marshall Plan aid. They only knew that the grass was just as green on either side. "Sometimes," remarked Captain Seckin, "sheep or buffalo get under the wire and cross to the Bulgarian side and the commu." PCL Briefs PALM SPRINGS (UP) — Rogers Hornsbay, one of baseball's greatest all-time stars, makes his debut as a Pacific Coast League manager today when he assembles the Seattle Rainiers for spring practice. The Rajah, who managed Beaumont in the Texas League last year, promised an aggressive, business-like ball club and declared he would not stand for anything but a will to win on the field. SAN FERNANDO (UP) — There were two absentees today when the Hollywood Stars reported for spring practice to Manager Fred Haney. Catcher Mike Sandlock is driving from the East, while second baseman Lou Stringer, a familiar name in the Coast League before going to the majors, is a holdout. Haney admitted there is a substantial margin between the terms offered and sought by Stringer, who was acquired from the Boston Red Sox. YUMA (UP) — Manager Del Baker found a small squad of San Diego Padres on deck today for the opening of spring drills but help will be coming by March 10 from the Cleveland Indians, with whom San Diego has a working agreement. Holdouts include outfielders Max West, Jack Kraus and Buster Adams. Baker spent several days at the Cleveland camp at Tucson and has a fair idea of who will be turned over to his club later this spring. RIVERSIDE (UP) — Manager Bill Sweeney waxed a lot more optimistic today when his Portland Beavers opened spring practice than he did one year ago. Sweeney, promising "a lot of hard work" for the squad in the coming days, recalled that Portland is virtually set with about the same personnel which finished strong for fourth place in the Hornets Face In NJCAA Cup. Already twice victorious the Long Beach Vikim lerton Hornets will be it three for the year two teams face off to quarterfinal round of regional tournament. The Long Beach-Full at 6:30 is the first part of header. Other games at 8 and 9:30; also games San Bernardino vs Glen Ventura vs Chaffey. The winners of tonnies will join Compton in four for tomorrow night finals. Compton won it in the semis by whipping in an overtime period. In two first-round games Glendale eliminated Diego 59-45 and Sen won over Pasadena 82. The Hornets earned to the quarterfinals Los Angeles city college year's champ, on Tuesday Long Beach won over that same night to advance. In their previous men's Hornets won 74-64 in an son meeting at Fullerton repeated 69-61 in a third place in the Chaffey ment in December. Okla. President To Rap Gambie NORMAN, Okla. (UP) L. Cross, university of Oklahoma, caught betting on sportscricket competition after seeing reports that parlay can been displayed in the attic mity and players open betting both on basko football games. "I don't know to what athletes bet on contests," dent said, "but I am good gest to Athletic Director..." Suddenly the road ended. Ahead was an iron gate bearing that international English word known to every tongue: "Stop." Beyond it was another gate slightly rusty and delapidated bearing the words Bulgaria, in both French and Cyrillic. This was the Iron Curtain and the place which Turks 25 Years Ago Three Orange county homes were burglarized over the week and according to the sheriff's office Burglars entered the home of F. H. Sievers half a mile southwest of La Habre Saturday night while members of the family were away, secured two overcoats valued at $60 each, a radio loud speaker, a pair of shoes and an electric sewing machine. The house was completely ransacked. Entrance was made through a window between the hours of 5:30 and 9 p.m. A twelve-foot shotgun was stolen from the home of F. W. Perkins, Orange, R.I., late Saturday night. Nothing else was taken although the house was unpacked. A kodak and an automatic pistol were taken from the home of H. K. Checlaw, Anaheim, I. S. on Sunday afternoon while the family was away. Officers were working on several clues. At the Rotary luncheon Monday, Harry D'Riley and M. K.auer were the speakers. "Sometimes," remarked Captain Seckin, "sheep or buffalo get under the wire and cross to the Bulgarian side and the communist shoot them. Our farmers get no chance to herd them back." Sometimes, also, I learned, Bulgarian political prisoners sneak through the barbed wire at night to give themselves up to Turkish authorities. This happens at the rate of two or three times per month and they tell a story of harassment and political suppression in what once was a relatively democratic country. Battle for Adrianople For hundreds of years men had fought to control this gateway to the Bosporus and they were still fighting. But the big question is would another war start actively this spring? Would the Russians attack before Eisenhower has a chance to strengthen the armies of Western Europe, before an American-equipped Turkish army becomes stronger, before Marshall Tito further solidifies his hold on Yugoslavia? That is a question discussed in the chanceries and the coffee houses of the Near East and that is a question I came to Europe to try to answer. Talking about if I drove back to Adrianople, drove back over an age-old blood-soaked battlefield now planted in barley by oxen and John Deere disc drills—a battlefield sure to be one of the first points of attack if war comes. RIVERSIDE (UP)—Manager Bill Sweeney waxed a lot more optimistic today when his Portland Beavers opened spring practice than he did one year ago. Sweeney, promising "a lot of hard work" for the squad in the coming days, recalled that Portland is virtually set with about the same personnel which finished strong for fourth place in the 1950 Coast League race. But we don't have much time to get ready this spring, so I plan to work 'em till they drop," he declared. FULLERTON (UP) — Stanley Hack, one of the Chicago Cubs' greatest third baseman, made his official bow as new manager of Los Angeles today and found several athletes still on the unsigned roll. While the front office was hopeful they'd all sign soon, Hack listed the absentees as pitchers Frank Marino, Pete Mallory and Jess Dobernie, and outfielders Stan Spence, Clarence Maddern and Tom Neill. Wakefield Reports To Play for $1 SAN FRANCISCO (UP) — Outfielder Dick Wakefield flow into San Francisco last night, ready to make good on his 1951 "$1 contract" with the Oakland Acorns. The one-time major league boy wonder who drew $17,000 from the Oaks last season denied the new contract was a publicity stunt. That's how the contract read: one dollar, and no strings attached for a bonus or anything else," he told newsmen. Dr. Cross threatened athletes from future competition after seeing reports that parlay can been displayed in the attic mory and players open betting both on basketball football games. "I don't know to what athletes bet on contests," dent said, "but I am gold gest to Athletic Director kinson that any athlete canting on athletic events parlay cards be barred due future competition." Browns to Use Sievers at Thir BURBANK (UP)—The Browns open training early talk from Manager Taylor indicates outfield Sievers will play third base. "We got off to a slow year," Taylor said. "We lot of faith in Franklin who was expected to fill at third base and seem steadying influence on kids in the infield." But Sievers will work in training. "He showed me he coe the bag when we need Taylor said." Mitchell Houn By Rookie Simmons TUCSON (UP)—Outfielder Mitchell appeared today about the only Cleveland regular with a rookie challenging his job. The rookie is San Diego Simpson, but Mitchell established 200 hitter, wish all I had to worry having Simpson beat me players performing on it won't be. La Palma park looks in near midseason shape as it was readied to be the Pittsburgh Pirates today. The Buc farms will use the beautiful diamond until March 15 and they will organizations of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hornets Face LB In NJCAA Game Already twice victorious over the Long Beach Vikings, the Fulerton Hornets will be out to make BASKETBALL STANDINGS CITY LEAGUE Rita 10 6 1,000 Bob Williams 7 4 486 Cotterls 7 3 582 No. 17 6 500 Bob Lemon Signs, But 33 Hold Out NEW YORK UP—Bob Lemon signed a Cleveland Indian contract just before the midnight Hornets Face LB In NJCAA Game Already twice victorious over the Long Beach Vikings, the Fullerton Hornets will be out to make it three for the year when the two teams face off tonight in the quarterfinal round of the NJCAA regional tournament at Compton. The Long Beach-Fullerton game at 6:30 is the first part of a triple-header. Other games to follow at 8 and 9:30, also quarterfinals, are San Bernardino vs Glendale and Ventura vs Chaffey. The winners of tonight's game will join Compton in the group of four for tomorrow night's semifinals. Compton won its way into the semis by whipping Muir 72-58 in an overtime period last night. Glendale eliminated San Diego 58-45 and San Bernardino won over Pasadena 82-78. The Hornets earned the right to the quarterfinals by beating Los Angeles city college, last year's champ, on Tuesday night. Long Beach won over Phoenix on that same night to advance. In their previous meetings, the Hornets won 74-64 in an early season meeting at Fullerton and then repeated 69-61 in a playoff for third place in the Chaffey tournament in December. Okla. President To Rap Gamblers NORMAN, Okla. (P)—Dr. Geo. L. Cross, university of Oklahoma president, today promised a rigid crackdown on Sooner athletes caught betting on sporting events. Dr. Cross threatened to bar the athletes from future university competition after seeing published reports that parlay cards have been displayed in the athletic dormitory and players openly discuss betting both on basketball and football games. "I don't know to what extent athletes bet on contests," the president said, "but I am going to suggest to Athletic Director Bud Wilf." BASKETBALL STANDINGS CITY LEAGUE W.L. Petit Bob Williams Golden No. 6 Huntington Beach Harriet Games Tenight 7:30-Team No. 6 vs Hatfield. S.G.-Williams vs. Huntington Beach. CHURCH LEAGUE W.L. Petit Grace Lutheran Odylary Baptist Gypsy Nassanee White Temple St. Boniface Zion Lutheran Church of Christ NEW YORK (P) — Columbia, marking time until it can clinch the IVY league title officially, keeps on adding to its undefeated basketball string, now 29 straight. The country's only major all-winning team this season crushed Brown, last night, 93-55, for its 20th straight this season. Columbia won nine straight at the tail end of last season. John Azary, the Columbia ace who switched to play making and defense this season, scored 26 points. He needs 28 more to reach the 1000-point career mark. St. John's of Brooklyn (21-3) strengthened its bid for an NCAA tournament spot, by dropping Fordham, 73-63. St. John's already has an invitation to the National Invitation tourney. In other games last night, Yale defeated Dartmouth, 62-49; Oklahoma City downed Wichita, 82-43; Chicago Loyola edged Duquesne, 64-62; Syracuse took Cornell, 71-64; Toledo whipped Western Michigan, 72-58; and San Francisco trimmed St. Mary's, 48-44. NC State Ahead In Team Offense NEW YORK (P)—North Carolina State is well ahead in the major college basketball team. Bob Lemon Signs, But 33 Hold Out NEW YORK (P)—Bob Lemon signed a Cleveland Indian contract just before the midnight holdout deadline that probably makes him the "highest paid pitcher in baseball." Marsh Samuels, Indian publicity man, said early today the star right hander okayed a figure "above Bob Feller's $50,000 salary." Feller, also a Cleveland pitcher, signed some time ago. General Manager Hank Greenberg announced the signing last night at the Indians' Tucson, Ariz., training base. Lemon agreed to terms via a long distance telephone call to his home at Long Beach. He will join the Indians today. A Cleveland official put the tag of "highest paid pitcher in baseball" on Lemon. Some 33 other players who would make a fine all-start squad, officially had the "holdout" tag pinned on them after midnight. The dissenters had been led by Lemon in turning back a number of contracts in the last few weeks. The holdout tag is applied to players who haven't signed by today, the official opening of spring training. Two stars, catcher Yogi Berra of the New York Yankees and third baseman Eddie Yost of the Washington Senators, beat the holdout tag by signing yesterday. Berra fell in line for an estimated $30,000. The Yogi reportedly was dickering for $40,000 and the club was offering $25,000. Yost signed for an estimated $16,000, a compromise between the $18,000 he was demanding and the $14,-000 he was offered. Other outstanding stars balking include center fielder Dom DiMaggio of the Boston Red Sox, outfielders Vic Wertz and Hoot Evers of Detroit, pitcher Tommy Bryne of the Yanks, first baseman Ferris Fain of the Philadelphia Athletics, first baseman Mickey Vernon of Washington. Dr. Cross threatened to bar the athletes from future university competition after seeing published reports that parlay cards have been displayed in the athletic dormitory and players openly discuss betting both on basketball and football games. "I don't know to what extent athletes bet on contests," the president said, "but I am going to suggest to Athletic Director Bud Wilkinson that any athlete caught betting on athletic events or using parlay cards be barred from future competition." Browns to Use Sievers at Third BURBANK (UP)—The St. Louis Browns open training today and early talk from Manager Zack Taylor indicates outfielder Roy Sievers will play third base. "We got off to a slow start last year," Taylor said. "We put a lot of faith in Frankie Gustine, who was expected to fill the gap at third base and serve as a steadying influence on the other kids in the infield." But Sievers will work out there in training. "He showed me he could play the bag when we needed him," Taylor said. Mitchell Hounded By Rookie Simpson TUCSON (UP)—Outfielder Dale Mitchell appeared today to be about the only Cleveland Indian regular with a rookie seriously challenging his job. The rookie is San Diego's Harry Simpson, but Mitchell, a well-established 200 hitter, says he wish all I had to worry about is having Simpson beat me out. NC State Ahead In Team Offense NEW YORK (UP)—North Carolina State is well ahead in the major college basketball team scoring race but hasn't salted away the title yet. Everett Case's Wolfpack closed its regular season with a 75.9-point-a-game average but still has the Southern Conference tournament and National Invitation tournament on its schedule. Three years ago N.C. State also ended its regular season with the top scoring figure in the country but fell behind Rhode Island State after playing four close tourney games. R.L. State won 76.3 to 75.3. R.I. State also holds the all-time mark of 82.5, set in 1947. Cincinnati is well behind N.C. State with 76.8. In team defense, the Texas Aggies are trying to break an Oklahoma Aggie monopoly, holding a narrow lead of 44.0-points-a-game to 44.5. UCLA Makes Plans For PCC Playoff LOS ANGELES (UP)—The UCLA Bruins, defending Pacific Coast conference basketball champions, have made airplane reservations for Seattle March 5, even though UCLA and Southern California meet here Friday and Saturday to determine the Southern division title and Oregon and Washington are tied for the Northern division leadership.