anaheim-gazette 1952-02-04

2 Anaheim Gazette MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1953 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 250 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone: Anaheim 2200. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1869, under the Act of March 3, 1879. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights herein are reserved. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the tag for republication of all the local news issued in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispatches. THEODORE E. KUCHEE Publisher MAX BESLER Assistant Publisher LEONARD KREIDT City Editor STANLEY JONES Sports Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager C.E. WELLER Advertising Manager RALPH ROOLAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager Manufacturers-of-good-will... A solid, selected industrial trend has been established in Anaheim which will mean much to every citizen of the city. The latest addition, Northrop Aviation is off to a flying start, and others will be coming along. The manufacturing plants now established in Anaheim, or coming to Anaheim, fortunately employ a good class of workmen; and fortunately, the management of these plants are good employers with their eyes open to the welfare of their employees. Such is not the case in all manufacturing areas. Labor-management relations can be constantly erupting—much to the complete distress of neighboring communities. The first big manufacturing plant to locate in Anaheim— latter type of union activity at the Kwikset plant, but it was distinguished by one spectacle—the city of Anaheim, unfortunately, was introduced to trade unionism by a group of outsiders led by a fellow who had been dismissed from a job because he had falsified his employment application. Anyway, to get back to Northrop. Northrop Aviation also is a non-union plant. But, in a short period since Anaheim has become interested in the company, two wage hikes have taken place in Northrop. How else does Northrop fit into the pattern of good labor relations, which must become a part and parcel of life in Anaheim? Here is a statement published about Northrop: HOLLYWOOD — SHOWING turn of "Pantomime" TV-lanes, now on N.B.C., show on a microwave coast basis, "business according to Michael Key," more familiarly his vast TV public key, creator of the program: "Low cut go said," are the only pro show at the present use so many stars and ties who are used to fashion of dress." When asked about spouse in sending him to be used on the car came up with: "This year on television, am mail which amounts and of letter suggest really hard to get theings, quotations or it is for one evening." IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 50 Years Ago (January 1902) Carl August Lorenz died at his home, corner of Lemon and Santa Ana streets, at 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. He succumbed to the infirmities due to old age. He was aged 85 years and one month. He was a native of Kroessen. 25 Years Ago (January, 1927) One of the most important forward movements even inaugurated the Northrop Aviation plant. But, in a short period since Anaheim has become interested in the company, two wage hikes have taken place in Northrop. How else does Northrop fit into the pattern of good labor relations, which must become a part and parcel of life in Anaheim? Here is a statement published about Northrop: "The welfare of the individual is of vital importance at Northrop—and the company has many benefits and special services available to personnel both on and off the job: top pay, paid vacations and year-end holiday, sick leave with pay, suggestion award and patent award plan, in-plant medical service, group insurance and hospitalization plan, police insurance coverage, credit union service to help save conveniently by payroll deduction and to make loans for provident and productive needl, real estate and housing help, a recreation club with a broad program of athletic, artistic and social activities, vacation planning advisory committee, special medications and treatments given upon the request of an employee's personal physician, etc." So, again we say—for the best interests of Anaheim we hope manufacturers-of-good-will continue to make Anaheim their home. By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 50 Years Ago (January 1902) Carl August Lorenz died at his home, corner of Lemon and Santa Ana streets, at 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. He succumbed to the infirmities due to old age. He was aged 85 years and one month. He was a native of Kroessen, Germany, and had resided in Anaheim since 1859. He lived eight years in Chill and came hither with his family when the mother colony was first laid out. The funeral services occurred on Tuesday afternoon. A large concourse of sorrowing friends followed the remains to their last resting place. The pall bearers were J. J. Zeyn, F. A. Korn, Wm. Konig, H. Kroeger, C. Pressel and F. Shanley. Mr. Lorenz was esteemed as a man of sterling worth by those who knew him, and his death is regretted by all. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Louisa Boerge of this city and Mrs. Wilhelmina Dorr of Los Angeles, to mourn his loss. Anaheim Lodge No. 207, F and A.M., held annual installation of officers, Monday evening. There were about 30 members and visitors present. A. S. Bradford, retiring worshipful master acted as installing officer, assisted by George C. Clark, marshal. The officers installed were: William Crowther, worshipful master; Philip H. Krick, senior warden; T. S. Grimshaw, junior warden; P. A. Korn, treasurer; Joseph Helmsen, secretary; W. G. Potter, marshal; S. A. Walker, senior deacon; Walter H. Crowther, junior deacon; J. H. Eneal, senior steward; George E. Eddy, junior steward; Erwin Barr, tyler. The ceremony of installation was followed by a banquet. The usual pleasant time was had, peace and harmony prevailing. 25 Years Ago January, 1927 One of the most important forward movements even inaugurated by the city government was the adoption by the trustees last Thursday of an ordinance creating a city planning commission. This commission which will be composed of five persons, one must be a member of the city council, with the city attorney and city engineer attached in an advisory capacity, with the mayor acting as chairman, will have charge of all future plans for the growth, development and beautification of the city in public and private buildings, streets, parks and vacant lots. The chairman will have no vote except in case of a tie. The commission will have no authority to enforce its decrees, but must submit all recommendations to the trustees. Veit Bentz, 60, well known to the early residents of Anaheim as the senior partner in the firm of Bentz and Steadman, that operated the city's principal butcher shop many years ago, died Wednesday. Funeral services were held from Backs. Terry & Campbell funeral chapel Friday and burial was made in Anaheim cemetery. Involving $295,000, a deal has just been closed at Hansen whereby 265 acres have been sold to J. Parker Thompson of Los Angeles by Mrs. Kennett Hansen and her son, Alfred Hansen. The property comprised the old dairy, just south of the Electric railway. The late Hansen, a pioneer in that district acquired the property in 1890 TV-RADIOLOGIC 'Pantomime Quiz' Rating Improved by Microwave By TOM E. DANSON HOLLYWOOD — Since the return of "Pantomime Quiz" to the TV-lanes, now on N.B.C., with the show on a microwave coast-to-coast basis, "business is good," according to Michael William Stokey, more familiarly known to his vast TV public as Mike Stokey, creator of the popular program "Low cut gowns." Mike said, "are the only problem on the show at the present time, as we use so many stars and personalities who are used to wearing this fashion of dress." When asked about mail response in sending in new ideas to be used on the show, Mike came up with: "This is our fifth year on television, and of all the mail which amounts to thousands of letter suggestions, it's really hard to get the eight sayings, quotations or what ever it is; for one evening's programming." "People send in ideas," he continued, "but darned few of them are useable." Mike comes from a family very close to show business, one of his close relatives, an uncle was a vaudeville headliner several years ago. During his school years, he had a notion that he might spend most of his life in the journalistic field, but radio proved the greater interest. Attending Los Angeles City College, Mike majored in drama and music. THOUGHT FOR TODAY ... Visiting a naval training station is like trying to swim in the ocean — every time you try to make some progress you get shapped down by a WAVE! Copyright 1951, by Universal Radio and TV Features Syndicate WASHINGTON — What the average citizen may not entirely realize about the huge new budget facing the nation is that 83 per cent of it is for military. This includes mutual security aid to Europe, primarily military, and care of veterans. Thus a 17 per cent chunk of the taxpayers' money remains for civilian purposes, including the Coast Guard, which is semi-military, the FBI, Secret Service and other domestic policing agencies of government. While some further pruning may be possible in the civilian branches, especially in regard to the pork-barrel, Rivers-and Harbors bill which no Congressman wants to cut, nevertheless, the major opportunity for saving; if any is to be accomplished, must be from the military. Scanning Sports BY STAN JONES The best defensive player on last year's co-championship Sunset league basketball team for Anaheim was Dennis Denny who is now playing ball for the Fullerton Hornets. Denny was sick quite a bit of the season last year, but still managed to score 153 points for the season, although he excelled in grabbing off the rebounds from the backboards as well as holding his man to a very low scoring game. The Colonists this year are a for cry from the caliber of team of last year, but they have the potential of being a winning team, but not off the ability of the last few loop games. They did show a lot of hustle in the Redondo contest, but still lost 57-31 for their worst defeat of the season. With the opposition getting all the shots they want or need to beat the Anaheim Colonists, the problem would seem to be to keep the foe from getting as many shots at the basket as they have been taking in the past. The solution would be to uncov- Bee Loop Leaders Seek Victory Over Cellar-Dwelling Redskins For the past three games Anaheim's Bee basketball team has had a very poor shooting percentage mark of field goal attemptts. Coach Bill Hunston leading the opposition for the loop crown Attending Los Angeles City College, Mike majored in drama and radio, with a job on the N.B.C. announcing staff following. In 1931, he did some experimental television at the old Don Lee studios, WBXAO, now KNXT, and here was when Stokey's actual television career was born. Most of the students spent a lot of their spare time in playing what was known as "The Game." Mike was quick to grasp the idea that this was a natural for television and thus, the idea for "Pantomime Quiz" was born. The show boasts many "big name" regulars and always well-known personalities on the guest panel. Such people as lovely Adole Jergens, Vincent Price, Hans Conried and Jackie Coogan are considered regulars, who, incidentally, have been unable in the past several weeks to emerge as winners over the quick-thinking group of guests. DOWN TV-RADIO ROW ... Rosalind Courtright, seen recently as guest on several TV shows, opens Thursday at the Mocambo. Known as "The Actress With the Singing Voice," Rosalind was supposed to open this week in Miami Beach, Fla., but gave this up in order to stay home here in Southern California a while longer before going to London and Paris for engagements there... Quizmaster Bob Hawk, safe in the folds of C.B.S., wonders if those investigating Congressmen have uncarthed the fact that N.B.C. once ran the "Red" network. TELE-TIPS ... Jump Jump of Holiday House, the lovable laughable little fellow from the world of fantasy returns to TV military, the FBI, Secret Service and other domestic policing agencies of government. While some further pruning may be possible in the civilian branches, especially in regard to the pork-barrel, Rivers-and Harbors bill which no Congressman wants to cut, nevertheless, the major opportunity for saving; if any is to be accomplished, must be from the military's $8 per cent chunk. Yet the military have been least cooperative about even the most rudimentary principles of efficient spending. Take merely the simple question of bidding against each other. One of the great pleas for unifying the Army and Navy was that it would save money; that the two branches of the Armed Services could pool their buying, not duplicate a list of thousands of items, such as towels, blankets, rope, pulleys, wrinches, all about the same whether used in the army or navy. This, however, has not happened. Instead of working together on Army-Navy buying, there is now a third competitive service, the Air Force. It is true that much Air Force materiel is purchased for it by the Army, but efficient, unified buying, as done by a private business firm, just does not exist. Buying Carpenters' Squares For instance, the Army to some extent competes with itself. Its catalog of commodities contains six different numbers for each Army branch—the Signal Corps, Ordnance, Transportation, Engineers, Chemical Warfare, and Quartermaster Corps. Under this arrangement, such an item as a carpenters' square has six different numbers, according to the specification of the Signal Corps, Ordnance, Engineers, etc. On top of this, the Air Force has to have a seventh number for the commodities it wants. And the cost of reprinting Army catalogs to add the Air Force's seventh number is about $1,500,-000. Bee Loop Leaders Seek Victory Over Cellar-Dwelling Redskins For the past three games Anaheim's Bee basketball team has had a very poor shooting percentage mark of field goal attempts and completions although they won them all and are working on a six game win streak. In the Newport Harbor game played Jan. 18 in the Anaheim gym the local Bees hit for a per centage mark of 42.1 which is quite a bit higher than average or par (33.3). Anaheim won that game 70-43 while attempting 66 shots and making 28. However, in the succeeding games they haven't come near the mark set against the Sailors let alone a good mark of 33.3. In the Orange game their mark of field goals was a poor 27.9. They attempted 68 shots and made only 19. Anaheim won that game 44-26. In the Santa Ana game they had lost to the Saints in the first round 38-39. Anaheim attempted 62 shots and completed 15 for a field goal percentage mark of 24.2, but still managed to win the game 43-38. Last week in the Anaheim gym they attempted 42 shots and completed 13 for a mark of 31.0, but the Olliers attempted 30 and made 13 of them for a high mark of 43.3. In the first Fullerton game Anaheim won it 45-36 and hit for a percentage mark of 33.9 while limiting the little Indians to a mark of 22.1 on 15 goals out of 68 at standoffs. Coach Bill Hunston leading the opposition for the loop crown loss record of 6-1. Record is 14-3 which sensational. But it mean a thing unless it. And to gain Anaheim needs a victory Braves tomorrow. On 4 p.m. in the Anaheim gym immediately for varsity contest. Basketball By The Association Washington 62 Oregon Oregon State 61 Bradford Idaho 62 Washington State 64 Huntington Beach 58 Huntington Beach 59 San Francisco College of Pacific 60 San Francisco College of Pacific 62 UCLA California 65 Hilo USC 78 Hawaii Mountains California 68 Hilo All Pacific Amphibious Phoenix East Los Angeles JC JC 59 San Diego Marine B0 Tasadena Nazara Chico State 65 Humphrey USF JV 49 St. Mary's Fresno Mid-Valley Spots D12 Menlo 45 San Jose St Vallejo JC 77 Shahez Grant Tech 51 NAPA (overtime) Sacramento State 77 Force Base B1 Cal Argiles 71 Tan Tamiento) Stanford JV 75 Modest Los Alamitos Navy 50 State C3 Camp Pendleton $0 La Pepperdine $1 San Diego Beloit (Wis) 94 Santa Sunset Leaf Standing CEE STANDINGS W Huntington Beach S Pullelogon S Anahiem S Santa Ana S Newport Harbor S Orange DEE STANDINGS W Newport Harbor S Huntington Beach S Newport Harbor S TELE-TIPS ... Jump Jump of Holiday House, the lovable, laughable little fellow from the world of fantasy returns to TV when seen on RTTV (11) at 6... Might be run to see Zazu Pitts and Shim Summerville in action again, so dial RLAC (15) at 7 for the picture "Nagra"... The popular teen-age show with Anna May makes a change in time when Tvviewed over RNBII (4) at 7... The girl bull-fighter, recently so much in the news will be seen on "You Asked for It" from RECA (7) at 8... The Bellinger Twins will be aboard the "Dixie Showboat" when it docks at the KTLA (5) landing at 8... Geraldine Brooks will play opposite Robert Preston in "Relly" over the "Vided Theater" from RNXT (2) at 8:30. DIAL-LITES ... A tough bunch post-war Berlin youngsters, called the "Black Stocking Gang" will be featured during "Dangerous Assignment" from KFI at 30... The annual Republican Lincoln Day Box Supper will be aired over RECA at 8:30... J. Carroll Naish will star in the Suspense" drama, "The Treasure Hunt" from KNX at 9... War Front-Home Front" links Tokyo and New York during the holy comprised the old Hanseniry, just south of the Pacific electric railway. The late Gus Hansen, a pioneer in that district, acquired the property in 1897. On top of this, the Air Force has to have a seventh number for the commodities it wants. And the cost of reprinting Army catalogs to add the Air Force's seventh number is about $1,500,-000. Congressman Herbert of Louisiana, now studying armed service inefficiency, estimates that millions of dollars could be saved by revamping this antiquated system of listing different competing prices for this Army-Air Force materiel. Take the relatively simple question of buying carpenters' squares. There are only 12 inches in a foot, whether it be an Air Force square, a Navy square, or any Army square. Nevertheless, a carpenter's square for the Quartermasters' Corps cost 65 cents; for the Navy $2; for the Army $1.90; for the Signal Corps $2.10; for the Army Engineers $1.48; for the Air Force $1.40; and for the Army Transportation Corps originally $4.25, though this was hurriedly corrected last week to $2.19. I have seen all these carpenters' squares. They are all the same size, and as far as I can see almost identical. They all have 12 inches to the foot. Yet the price is different. Thus the mere paper work of buying separately and maintaining separate numbers in catalogs take extra time and money. This may sound like a small saving. But when you multiply this inefficiency by millions of items and get up to big expensive weapons, it runs into tremendous amounts of money. Counterpoint in Trailing Role To Speedy Intent ARCADIA (P) — Counterpoint may still become the horse of 1952, as he was of 1951, but he'll have to come from far back. In a fraction over two minutes, a crowd of 55,000 changed its collective mind about his invincibility Saturday. It had backed the C.V. Whitney speedster down to 50 cents on a dollar in the rich Santa Anita Maturity. But Counterpoint ran a dismal race and the Maryland-bred Intent romped to a narrow victory which justified all the nice things racing enthusiasts said about him last year. Counterpoint's sad performance may have been caused by a blow on the right hind leg during the race. A lump, which gradually subsided, was noticed several hours later. But the horse walked without limping yesterday and his trainer said there is no reason why he can't continue in training. The Maturity had a gross of $183,730 to make it the world's richest horse race. Harry Isaacs, Intent's breeder-owner, picked up $117,500. First prize was $112,500, the rest was a reward for nominating the ungainly Intent as a yearling. Santa Anita's biggest crowd in two years expected to see Counterpoint breeze in, with Phil D providing most of the opposition. Phil O finished fifth. Gehrmann Wile in 4:08:4 BOSTON (P) — Don sped to the season's top mile clockings over thou but the Rev. Bob Richihis thunder with some ing efforts in the pole vault. The ex-Wisconsin whiff lighted his home town at a 4:08:4 pace in the Journal, Games Friday followed up 24 hours later ning the Boston A.A. Hu in 4:08:9. Richards uncorked adous 15 feet 4% inchest flight at Milwaukee and showed Bostonians tha vaulting in ten years, s 15-2% and 15%, Corney dam did 15-7¼ here in 18 Richards' 15th and 16th above the 15-foot mark him the John J. Hallahan al trophy as the meet's ing performer. The LaVerne parson g first place votes from the writers polled. ELIZABETH, N.J. (P) death toll of the Jan. 25 of an American Airlines in a residential district mounted to 30. Colonist Cagers Host Redskins in 3 p.m. Feature Tuesday; AUHS Falls To Tall Redondo Squad in Tourney Anaheim Seeks Third Spot Held By Fullerton Tomorrow afternoon at 3 the Anaheim varsity basketball team will get back into loop action when they play host to Fullerton's Indians who are currently in third spot, a half-step ahead of the Colonists, who by beating the Braves could exchange positions. Fullerton edged the locals in the first round of Sunset league competition 45-41 in an overtime period for the first time in nearly four years that Anaheim had dropped a cage game to the Warriors. Fullerton was led and is still directed by ace guard Paul Seals who specializes in the running one-handed push shots. Against Anaheim the transfer from the state of Washington hit for 12 points—eight in the third period. He hit four for four from the free throw line. Fullerton's scheduled game Friday afternoon Anaheim battled a high-flying team from Ridgdon beach in the first round of the Beverly-Hills cage tournament and fell before the eight Sea Hawk squad miners 57-31 for their most decisive defeat of the year. Although the red and white clad giants completely dominated play throughout the contest Anaheim nevertheless put up one of their better battles of the year. The play throughout the game was hard-played, but very clean and very interesting. Redondo jumped out to a first-period score of 24-8, but continued to battle the Sea Hawks just as though the score was 12-12. They never lost interest. Anaheim came through with some very tricky passing and raking, but they just couldn't cope with the taller Beachcombers who peppered the basket with the ball all afternoon. Redondo attempted 94 shots at Basketball Scores By The Associated Press Washington State 63, Oregon 57, Oregon State 61, Bradley 55, Idaho 62, Washington State 55, San Francisco State 56, San Jose State 54. Phillips Oilers 79, Stanford 74, St. Mary's 49, San Francisco 42, College of Pacific 60, Nevada 54, San Diego Clars 65, UCLA 53, California 62, Hilo All-Stars 43, USC 75, Honolulu Mats 69, California 65, Hilo All-Stars 41, Pacific Amphibious Forces 65, Phoenix 57. East Los Angeles JC 69, San Diego JC 59. San Diego Marine Recruit Depot 80, Jasadena Naxarana College 67, Chico State 66, Humboldt 55, USF JV 43, St. Mary's JV 47, Presto Mid-Valley Sports 78, Redlands 62. Monlo 45, San Jose State JV 42, Vallejo JC 77, Shasta JC 64, Grant Tech 51, NAPA College 50, (owertime). Sacramento State 77, Matheir Air Force Base 51. Cal Aggies 71, Tan Tan Club (Sacramento) 57. Stanford JV 75, Modesto JC 20. Los Alamitos Navy 80, Los Angeles State 63. Camp Pendleton 80, La Verne 53. Pepperdine 81, San Diego State 69, Beloit (Win) 94, Santa Barbara 53. Sunset League Standings CER STANDINGS W L Pts Opp Huntington Beach ...61 Yullegon ...61 Anahiem ...52 Santa Ana ...24 Newport Harbor ...25 Orange ...07 DEE STANDINGS W L Pts Opp Newport Harbor ...70 Huntington Beach ...52 Fullerton was led and is still directed by ace guard Paul Seals who specializes in the running one-handed push shots. Against Anahiem the transfer from the state of Washington hit for 12 points—eight in the third period. He hit four for four from the free throw line. Fullerton’s scheduled game with Newport did not come off Friday due to the fog and will be played at a later date, but from all indications the Sailors got the worst of the date change. Coach Tom Phelps has brought the Redskins along very slowly, but in a well-developed manner and as a result they are getting better and better with each outing. Anahiem, on the other hand, seems to be sliding down hill from their peak of the Bellflower game Jan. 2 in the losers’ gym—a long time ago. Ever since then the Colonists have never been the dangerous threat that they were supposed to be and could have been. In their loop opener they just barely got by Santa Ana after a last period rally. From then on throughout the remaining games they have had one nightmare after another. Their win-loss record for the season is 10-8, but the way it looks now, they will be hard pressed to finish the season with more wins than defeats. Season Comes Down Final Home Stretch NEW YORK (AP)—These are the days the unbeaten and conference leaders among the college basketball teams begin to worry about every shot they or their opponents take. The most important games of the season are coming up and the next two weeks probably will tell a cage game to the Warriors. Fullerton was led and is still directed by ace guard Paul Seals who specializes in the running one-handed push shots. Against Anahiem the transfer from the state of Washington hit for 12 points—eight in the third period. He hit four for four from the free throw line. Fullerton’s scheduled game with Newport did not come off Friday due to the fog and will be played at a later date, but from all indications the Sailors got the worst of the date change. Coach Tom Phelps has brought the Redskins along very slowly, but in a well-developed manner and as a result they are getting better and better with each outing. Anahiem, on the other hand, seems to be sliding down hill from their peak of the Bellflower game Jan. 2 in the losers’ gym—a long time ago. Ever since then the Colonists have never been the dangerous threat that they were supposed to be and could have been. In their loop opener they just barely got by Santa Ana after a last period rally. From then on throughout the remaining games they have had one nightmare after another. Their win-loss record for the season is 10-8, but the way it looks now, they will be hard pressed to finish the season with more wins than defeats. Redondo (31) — fga fo fta ft b Herbel...72 Ames...f Holyg...80 Webber...g Moody...g Kolb...1041119 G.Rees...625105 Emptpott...1000000 H.Rees...0000000 Ryaft...0000000 Clamp...0000000 Knox...0000000 Redondo (57) — fga fo fta ft b Muffman...f Miller...f1235238 Gooch...c15600112 Becker...g1512444 Chalekson...g14631012 Mendrid...1010002 Sutton...510012 Welss...23542212 Totals...9425171257 Score by Quarters Redondo ...248121257 Anahiem ...248121257 Field Goal Percentage by Quarters Redondo ...41.0167.17.426.9 Anaheim ...20.067.125.323.4 Sunset League Standings CER STANDINGS Huntington Beach 6 1 244 152 Fulletton 6 2 220 163 Anahiem 6 2 222 170 Santa Ana 2 4 82 188 Newport Harbor 2 5 119 175 Orange 7 127 230 DEE STANDINGS Newport Harbor 7 0 210 148 Huntington Beach 5 2 238 161 Fulletton 4 4 182 183 Anahiem 3 4 197 175 Santa Ana 1 5 30 167 Orange 1 6 100 175 Gehrmann Wins Mile in 4:08.4 BOSTON (P) — Don Gehrmann sped to the season's two fastest mile clockings over the weekend but the Rev. Bob Richards stole his thunder with some sky-scraping efforts in the pole vault. The ex-Wisconsin whippet delighted his home town fans with a 4:08.4 pace in the Milwaukee Journal Games Friday night and followed up 24 hours later by winning the Boston A.A. Hunter mile in 4:08.9. Richards uncorked a tremendous 15 feet 4% inches winning flight at Milwaukee and then showed Bostonians their best vaulting in ten years, soaring to 15-2½ and 15½. Corney Warmerdam did 15-7¼ here in 1942. Richards' 15th and 16th vaults above the 15-foot mark earned him the John J. Hallahan Memorial trophy as the meet's outstanding performer. The LaVerne parson got seven first place votes from the 15 track writers polled. ELIZABETH, N.J. (P) — The death toll of the Jan. 22 crash of an American Airlines Convair in a residential district here has mounted to 30. Home Stretch NEW YORK (P)—These are the days the unbeaten and conference leaders among the college basketball teams begin to worry about every shot they or their opponents take. The most important games of the season are coming up and the next two weeks probably will tell the story of who is going to play in the big post-season tournaments. Both the nation's major unbeaten teams—Duquesne (14-0) and St. Bonaventure (13-0)—go into action tonight in warmups before they clash next Monday at Pittsburgh. So a week hence, the unbeaten list is bound to be at exactly one. Duquesne tackles La Salle, no setup, while St. Bonaventure entertains John Carroll. In addition, the Bonnies have dates with Murray (Ky.) State Teachers Thursday and Cincinnati Saturday. There’s another big one on tap for Saturday night and it will go far toward determining the eventual winner of the Big Ten race. League-leading Illinois travels to Iowa for a contest with the second-place Hawkeyes. Both have lost just one game all season, but Iowa’s was in the league. Otherwise, around the country class has been holding up in practically all sectors. For example, who is going to beat out North Carolina State or Kentucky for the Southern and Southeastern conference title, respectively? Answer: Probably no one. OMAHA (P)—Five persons died and 12 were injured, one seriously, in a flash fire that roounded 40 persons from the Liberty apartments near downtown Omaha last night.