anaheim-gazette 1952-04-23

Japanese-American Women to Relate Hiroshima Atom-Bomb Experiences The harrowing experiences of three Japanese-American women, all of whom were within less than a mile of ground zero at Hiroshima, Japan and lived to tell about it,' furnishes the thrilling story of survival under atomic attack for this week's (April 21) statewide radio broadcast of the State Office of Civil Defense. The three, who tell their personal experiences in an interview with Civil Defense reporter Doug Montell, are Mrs. Eunice Kusonoki, Mrs. Mickey Nagamoto and Mrs. Janet Seki, all residents of Los Angeles. Mrs. Kusonoki was at work in the Fukuyo Department Store, which was within a half-mile of the direct center of the atomic blast, and escaped with minor injuries. Both Mrs. Nagamoto and her sister, Mrs. Seki, were at the family home not quite a mile from the ground zero point, and escaped serious injury. In commenting on the effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Maj. Gen. Walter M. Robertson, State Director of Civil Defense, said: "The A-bomb, for which the Japanese were totally unprepared, destroyed their morale and took away their will to fight. "California Civil Defense is endeavoring today to effect maximum preparedness so that,' if the worst comes, our morale and our will to fight will remain unimpaired." conditioning, can we face the possibility of atomic attack with confidence and courage. "One of the steps in this preparedness is the development of a simple, yet effective Family Plan. Every family can and should develop a Family Plan which will serve them in time of disaster." Next week's broadcast presents "Operation Alert," a demonstration of preparedness as illustrated by drills staged simultaneously by San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. Sierra Snowpack Promises Water Aplenty for West SACRAMENTO (CNS) — The most bountiful supply of water on record has resulted from the snow pack laid down by midwinter storms in the western states. This statement was made at a four-day joint meeting of the Colorado River Water Forecast committee and the Western Snow conference, under way in Sacramento. Fred A. Strauss, associate hydraulic engineer for the state division of water resources, said the water content of snowpacks in the west exceeds normal in virtually every area. He predicted Kiwanians Hear Of Fight Against Commie Tactics Guest speaker at the Tuesday meeting of the Kiwanis club with Bob Munger, student from Angeles City College and national director of the National College MaeArthur clubs, a non-political group which was recently organized to combat the fifty or more socialistic and communist groups which are today operating in schools and colleges. Munger stated that his organization is the only one operating today for the purpose of combating subversive groups in schools. He told some of methods employed by the several groups in their efforts to gain control of college newspapers and student governments and played examples of the propaganda being used by them to educate the minds of the students. His definition of a communist "a socialist who is in a hurry and in his opinion socialism is great menace to our country day than communism because has more chance of success. Elmer Hall announced a party for Kiwanians the week end of April 26, at the Kiwan Lodge at Idyllwild. Art Shipkey announced Public Schools Week the week of April 28, and urged the support of membership. Next Tuesday will be "Lad Day" and the speaker will Gladys H. Scholes, national known lecturer and world traveler who will speak on this occasion. Glenn L. Martin Due in Santa Ana SANTA ANA (AP) — Glenn L. Martin, pioneer airplane builder who started his aviation career here nearly 50 years ago, will be in Santa Ana next Tuesday for the dedication of Glenn L. Martin School. Martin, board chairman of the Baltimore aircraft firm which bears his name, will give a talk recalling how his family came here in 1965 and how he built his first plane in an abandoned church and flew it in 1909. This statement was made at a four-day joint meeting of the Colorado River Water Forecast committee and the Western Snow conference, under way in Sacramento. Fred A. Strauss, associate hydraulic engineer for the state division of water resources, said the water content of snowpacks in the west exceeds normal in virtually every area. He predicted interior California rivers will carry the greatest April-July runoff since snow surveys began in 1930. Strauss said Sierra streams tributary to the Northern San Joaquin river probably will produce flows sufficient to flood low-lying areas near their confluence with the San Joaquin river. Runoff in the southern San Joaquin valley is expected to submerge the Buena Vista and Tulare Lake regions over a greater area, and to a greater depth than in 1938. Ground water levels have risen in California, he told the delegates, except in the San Lorenzo and southern Alameda county areas of the bay region. GO EAST via NEW ORLEANS ON THE SUNSET LIMITED ON THE SUNSET LIMITED For a new travel thrill, go East by South on S. P.'s glamour streamliner ... the Sunset Limited. Leave Los Angeles 8 p.m. any evening... speed along via El Paso, San Antonio, Houston... be in New Orleans 4 p.m. second afternoon following. Through Dallas Pullman, too—and connections at New Orleans with crack trains North and East. LUXURY CARS... beautifully decorated... unique, modern-as-tomorrow facilities and comforts. All-room sleeping cars: roomettes... bedrooms, with completely enclosed private washrooms... spacious bedrooms en suite. 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For Health, Eat California Fru Korean Veterans Eligible for State Home Loans State low-interest financing of farms and homes is available now to California veterans of World War I, World War II and the Korean emergency, Ben Liebermann, Orange county director of veterans affairs, reported today. Applications for "Cal-Vet" financing are being accepted and processed as usual by the State Department of Veterans Affairs following the reopening April 16 of the farm and home purchase program. Closed temporarily in February when available funds were exhausted, the program is operating now on a $55,000,000 appropriation, pending appearance of a $150,000,000 "Cal-Vet" bond authorization on the November bal. Qualified veterans can obtain up to $8,500 on the purchase of a home of up to $15,000 on a farm under the 31-year-old state program. Top allowable appraisal values are set at $11,500 on homes and $16,500 on farms, although the actual cost to the veteran can be higher. Veterans repay the state's investment on long-term contracts at low interest—now 3 per cent. Their payments cover the cost of the bonds which finance the program as well as administrative costs, so that the plan requires no tax support. More than 53,000 California veterans have purchased farms and homes on the state's plan, and some 270,000 have obtained certificates of eligibility as the first step in using their benefits. Mallard ducks sometimes settle squabbles by dogfights in the air. MORE ABOUT... Rioting Continued from Page deal involving yesterday broadcast by one of the Fox said prisoners had him all of the remainders in good shape. State Senator Charles dy, Democratic floor leader Michigan Senate, accompanied Fox to the cell block co. Blondy said he asked oners "whether they will this thing to a halt at "Silence was their only the Senator said. Dr. in and told the newsmen "They don't want to be I want to ride it—to wa Blondy described the sion with the mutineers without any noise in ground." Earlier this morning TER POLLUTION ARD TO VISIT Orange County na Beach will be host to pollution control authorim all parts of the state on May 1, when the State Pollution Control Boards here in public session in the council chambers at 10 a.m. members of the Board of the Ana River and San Diego are Mrs. Lella Baeskenslage and Gerald E. Arnold Diego. Details of the meetenda have just been receivmembers from General WarHannum, State Director of Resources, who is also an of the pollution control highlight of the agenda in the possibility of a survey natural radioactivity in the water supplies. Sucn ements now make it posdetect immediately any increase in radioactivity in caused by peacetime use of materials or by enemy This survey will also augthe present program of and bacterial tests being monthly at over 100 stations indications of pollution. state water pollution conplaces primary responsior maintenance of satisfacter quality on nine regionands, as distinct from the board. Typical waste dis- SPECIAL VALUE Anaheim Merchants' New FRIDAY -- 9:30 A.M. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, ORE FOR YOUR Health, Eat California Fruit! MORE ABOUT... Rioting (Continued from Page 1) deal involving yesterday's radio broadcast by one of the rioters. Fox said prisoners had assured him all of the remaining guards were in good shape. State Senator Charles F. Blondy, Democratic floor leader in the Michigan Senate, accompanied Dr. Fox to the cell block conference. Blondy said he asked the prisoners "whether they would call this thing to a halt at this time." "Silence was their only answer," the Senator said. Dr. Fox broke in and told the newsmen: "They don't want to be hurried. I want to ride it—to wait it out." Blondy described their discussion with the mutineers as "calm, without any noise in the background." Earlier this morning state po Proposed Road Study Presages Gas Tax Hike SACRAMENTO (CNS) — Another bitter highway battle, with a possible increase in the state gasoline tax as its basis, looms as a result of announcements by Senator Randolph Collier of Yreka that he is pushing the work of his new committee to get "some kind of highway legislation ready for 1953." The Yreka senator, who was one of the authors of the Collier-Burns bill, announced plans to use a portion of the $100,000 allocated to his committee by thelice smashed a plot of the mutineers to break into the prison arsenal, in the administration building. state senate to contract with the automotive safety foundation of Washington, D.C., for an extensive engineering study of the state highway system. Previously, Collier recommended a system of super California highways, up, down and across the state, all freeways, which would cost at least a billion dollars. His proposal, which included a constitutional amendment for bonds and a gas tax increase to retire the bond issue, never received full legislative consideration. However, there is no indication so far that the 1953 proposal will co-incide with Collier's presentation of 1951. 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