12-Hour Vote Period Fixed for City Election Oct 3... · Inspector BUici w wm9p Judge WllrnaE.MaHh.ew8 Clerk Kathorthe L. .fltewart Clerk Luella Lasaen ^Inspector Alice O. Thomas Ellen

THlJaBDAV, MARCH 5, MERALP. tarrAn6«. 253-Foot Smn Floated 113 Miles by Engineers of old Grot Nofthcrn Railway bridge at Marcun, which Is being transported 113 miles to dam site, where itMl will be toed In bulldlni. Truss pastes under new railroad bridge at Kettto Fallf, which replaced old Marou* crauiot. BeMrvolr made old cyan itteleu. The great homed owl kills an* cats skunks, unaffected, by the odor. ^' ',• There are 16 varieties of edi- ble fish and shellfish in the United States. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, th world's largest naval base, wa begun in 1901. "Public Notices" "Public Notices" "Public Notices" NOTICE OF ELECTION AND NOTICE. OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION OFFICEB8 AND DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Regular Municipal Election will be held in the City o Torrance. on iTuesday, the llth flay of April J.M2, far .the fallowing officers: Two (2) City Councilmen for the full term of four (4) years. A City Clerk for the full term of four (4) years. A City Treasurer for the full term of four (4) years. There will be seventeen (17) voting preoincts. for the purpose of holding said election, con sisting of the regular election precincts within said ,CHy established for .'holding State or Count} elections, and the election officers appointed for each of said precincts .arc as follows Torranoe Election Officers Precinct No. 1 Polling Placn 18127 Prairie Ave. Torrance, Calif. .Office Nome Inspector Florence Archer Judge Clerk Loralne M. Mann Georgia Elliott Gladys L. McAfce 2870 El Dorado Torrance, Calif. 716 Border Ave. Torrance, Calif.. feauc ,, ;_» _ i 1634 Marcellna Ave. Torranoe, Cajif, 1322 Engracia Ave. Torrance, Calif. 1027 Amapola Ave. Torrance, Calif. 1415 Amapola Ave. Torrance, Calif. 1734 Arlington Ave. Torrance, Calif. 2019 Arlington Ave. Torrance, Calif. 23010 Narbonne Ave. Torrance, Calif. 2717 W. Carson St. Torrance, Calif. 3701 Scpulveda Torrance, Calif. 807 Portola Ave. Torrance, Calif. 1417 Cota Ave. Torrance, Calif. Hotel Dining Room 1013 CabrlUo.Ave. Recreation Center 24489 Park-8t. Wattwla 1307 Portola Av Torrance, Calif- Inspector Velora B. Murphy Judge Fern B. Woods Clerk Clerk Elsie F. Martin Minnie Beadle Inspector Ruth M. Golden Judge Helen A- faith, Jr. . CJei1r« Mary Nnwman Clerk Emma M. McKlfresh Inspector Frances .B. Clack Judge Minnie L. Roberts Clerk Rosearnold Winters Clerk WUhelmlna Bishop Inspector Eliza A. Travioli Judge Julia B. Neelands Clerk Chas. A. Curtlss Clerk Elsie H. DeBra Inspector Olca M. Davits Judge Monte-L. Darling Clerk Jane C. Kealey Clerk Florence Viellenave Inspector Judge Clerk Clerk Margaret Guttenfelder Lucilic Lewellen Irene M. Hopklns Reuee M. Bartlett Inspector Persia K. Foss Judge Ollva C. Lee Clerk Mary G. Lewis Clerk Ruth Woodcock Inspector Lillian M. Shriner Judge Marguerite M. Nuckles Clerk Aenld B. Miles Clerk Ruth E. Rogers Inspector Catherine B. Fink Judge Lupy L. Stalcup Haiel Springnuin Mary R. Rieff Inspector Anna C. HaOck Judge Gladys Pletzschke Clerk Janet C. Alien Clerk Marguerite .White Inspector Charles H. Quandt Judge. Clerk Clerk Emma R. Appenzellar Nora E. Venable Edna Mullen Inspector Florence N. Oramling Judge Ruth L. Lcatherman Clerk Viva D. Jackson Clerk Sarah Kolm Inspector Cleora .Stanger Judge Roxle E. Sleeth Clerk Ila M. QJlbert Clerk .Bessie 'Paour Inspector iMary.J. Babcpck Judge Ruth E. Harcstad Clerk FranKte Joy. Prime Clerk Louioo Walker Inspector BUici w wm9p Judge WllrnaE.MaHh.ew8 Clerk Kathorthe L. .fltewart Clerk Luella Lasaen Înspector Alice O. Thomas Ellen Sa Address 1 18824 Prairie Ave. R. 1, Box 134, Redondo '4600 171st St. R. 1, Box 450- A, Redondo 3717 174th St. R. 1, Box 197, Redondo 1800 182nd St. R. 1, Box SOU, Gardena 2567 Sonoma St. 1629 Elm St. R. 1, Box 28-A, City 1304 Date Ave. 1913 Madrid 1021 Cravens Ave.. 1022 Cravens Ave. 1001-B Sartorl Aye* 2076 Torrance Blvd. 1731 Andrco Ave. 1739 Andreo Ave. 12JO El Prado Ave. 2021 Carson St. 13BO- Engracia Ave. 1333 Engracia Ave. 1321 Engracia Ave. 1326 Engracia Ave. 2312 Dominguez St. 2362 Maricopa Fl. 722 Acacia Ave. 2813 Torrance Blvd. 1411 Amapola Ave. 1307 Madrid Ave. 1603 Amapola Ave. 2328 Sonoma 1729 Arlington Ave. 1923 Arlington Ava. 1830 Martina Ave. 1925 Gramercy Ave. 2124 Arlington Ave. 2115 Arlington Ave. 2303 Andreo Ave. 2215 Andre.o Ave. 2112 E. 238th St. 1916 236th 6t. R. 1, Box 620, Lomita 1969 238th St. JR. 1, Box 587-A, Lomita 2015 235th St. R. 1, Box 667, Lomita 2858 Sonoma St. 2765 Carson St. 2721 Carson St. - 2720 Carson 8t. 204 Ocean Ave. R. D. 1, Box 160, City C.CJVI.O. Camp No. 3 Box 177 3969 Walnut St. P. O. 225, Walteria C.C.M;O. No. 6 . R. 1, Box 352, City 908 Cota Ave. 912 Cota Ave. 911 Portola Ave. 703-F Sartori Ave. 1605 Cota Ave. 1616 Post Ave. 1631 Cota Ave. . 1610 Amapola Ave. 2012 Gramercy Ave. Judge Olwk Clerk Sach Resale M. -Viltroan 1828 Qabrtllo Ave. 2003 Andfeo AVI;. 24*27- Madison St., Waltoria 464 Calle Mlramar. Hollywood RIviBia 285 Via LI miu Viata, Hollywood Riviera 24424 Ward St., Waltorla ' 1028 Anupola Ave. 1016 CPU Ave. logo Cota Aye. 1028 Portola Ave. . The polls, will be open between the hours -of Seven'171 A. M- und.Beven IT) P. M. 1 (Signed) A. H- BARTliETT City Clerk of the City of Torrance Dated: March 4, 1012. March 5. 12 Youngster to Draw Draft Serial Cards Next Monaay morning, littfe >Ilmmle Wataon wUI drew th first 10 cards of men between 20 and 44 who registered Feb. 16 17 and 18. Jlnunle, four-year-old son of Mrs. Doris Wataon, as Histant clerk to Selective Service Board No. 280,' will thus begl the board's big Job of assigning serial numbers by lot to the 3,000 men of this district who*- responded to the third national "R" day. The youngster will perform his first service for his country at 9 o'clock at 1336 El Prado, Torrance, and the board is expected to take the rest of the day in placing serial numbers on the registration cards. On March 17 at Washington, D. C., a repetition of the national draft lottery of Oct. "29, 1940, will be held to determine the order In which the regis- called attention this week to the fact that they have orders which forbid any Selective Service registrant from enlisting after he has received instruction to report for Army physical examination. The only exceptions to this rule are men with specialist ratings. The local board also announced that a news report published last week that Dean Dee Cox of Torrance and Frank Orla Hinck- ley of Lomita had been Inducted Into the Army "by mistake of the board" was in error The mistake, board officials declared, was made by Army authorities at Ft. MaoArthur who sent the two young men to Ft. Knox, I Ky., when they were scheduled to enter Air Corps training. The local board members inslstei they were only following orders nd that these instructions were well known to the young men and their parents. Hereafter, whenever a draf registrant is ordered to repor for medical examination) he mus be prepared to be inducted im mediately if he is found physi cally fit. The examinations arc generally given In either Los Angeles or at Ft. MacArthur. selectee must show good reason important business or home, af fairs, to obtain a leave to return home after examination. 12-Hour Vote Period Fixed for City Election Opening of the 17 precln Recreation Dept. Offers Diversion for Everyone In these trying times the Rec reation program in our commu nity plays an Important "role With added hours of work each day, and a seven-day week, we need some form of diversion such as the Torraocc Recreation department has to offer. Here trained staff of men and omen can help you in selecting a hobby, one that will give you he most complete relaxation from your Job, helping to keep you physically and mentally fit "We can help you in the con- rvation p r o g r a m," Director }ale Rllcy said today. "In the Recreation center at 2415 Ar- ington ave. you can learn how o use old felt hats, discarded ooth brush handles, apple boxes, or .perhaps there is a broken >iece of furniture we can help ou to mend. This department s now working hand in hand with the defense program. We request that all Scout troops, Sunday school groups and otb- ;rs phone 621 and tell us when o expect you. We also want io ecommend arts and crafts as a means of recreation, for these ngaged in work requiring a ;reat deal qf physical effort. "At the city park we still have ample facilities for the public. Why not bring your club, fanv ly and friends or Sunday school ut for a picnic? Again may we ask you to -phone 621 and matte reservations In advance to avoid lot of confusion. "Your health is your front Inc of defense, and there is no better way of guarding It than >y making use of your reciva- lonal facilities at -the city park," tlley concluded. lartonne Student Weds Arcadian Stealing a march op their rienda, who wei« expecting a Wedding some time In the PftUB, Mies Dorothy Lee, uughtar of Mr. and Mro. M. B. of 17i£ 280th j»t., and JUlpli uên, son of <Mr. and Mr». Rasinuesen o( Arcadia, wore larriod In the Christian churcli t Yunm Saturdiiy qvi'iiing, Rev. Byron Brown officiating. The bride was attended by dtoa Wanda York of San Diego, he was a student at Narbonne ut chose matrimony to fiolBh' ig school. The groom U onv loyed at Lockheed Aircraft and he young couple will make their mi: in Maywood. The Navajo Indlun.s believe 10 earth i(i flat and that sun, loon and stars revolve around ic earth. municipal election will be de layed one hovlr, the city counc deciding Tuesday afternoon tha the election centers would b open from 7 a. m. (instead 8 "a. m.) to 7 p. m. Each o the election officials will be pal the customary $5 for their 12 hoar shifts. A welcome check In the amoun of $1,270.29 was received by' th city this week as franchise earn from the Southern Call fornla Edison Company. In an swer to the council's request fo an investigation of Mrs. Lula A Kent's complaints about the Tor ranee Municipal Bus system, Bus Manager Ward suggested tha criticisms should be directed t him first rather than "annoy th city council." He said, in answer to Mrs Kent's charges that: the bu system is now "operating on its own and will obtain such con veniences as a Los Angeles ter minal waiting room and idcnti fying signs as the patronage warrants." In 'reply to the charge that one'of the drivers Alvin K. Hill, was discourteous. Ward presented a letter fron the driver giving his side of the matter. The council took no ac tion, ordered Ward's and Hill's letters filed. A petition signed by 113 Hy- dril employes asking that Lo- mita blvd. between Pennsylvania ave. and Hawthorne blvd. be improved was received. Council man James Hitchcock reportec that the artery is in bad con dition and that repairs have been started. 1939 Crash Payment by the city of $26, 573 damage claims growing out of the March, 1939, crash of a car overnhe Point Fermln bluff at the end of Pacific ave. has been ordered by the district court of appeals. Mrs. Pansy M Rippe, widow of Bud Rlppe driver of the car, was awardcc $6,658, Clarence Comer . awarded $20;500 for serious injuries and Chris Jones was awarded $515 for lesser injuries. The accident occurred on a foggy morning when the three men en route to work went over the bluff, falling nearly 100 feet to the rocks below. Lack of bar- iers at the dangerous spot were grounds for the suit which was appealed by the city of Los An geles but upheld jn the district court. The Rippes were resi- dents of Lomita when the fatal accident occurred. Thomas Guilty of Assaulting Banlt Off Mat Instructed by Judge John Shidler to return a verdict of guilty in the case of Aubrey Thomas, who was charged with assaulting Leland June, assist- nt cashier of the Bank of America, Jan. 26, a jury of 11 women and one man lost no time in convicting the defend- ant Wednesday morning- Thom- as will be sentenced Saturday morning. Only four witnesses were ex- amined and Thomas, who -con- ducted his own case and took the stand, (ailed to enter .any defense to the charge, which was origlnuUy battery but was reduced to assault by Judge Sliid^r. The bank official' was attacked by Thomqg and had 'hfee front teeth knocked put hen he sought for information concerning the whereabout 1) of Thomas' 36-year.oJd brother on a business matter pertaining to the trnnk. Members of the jury which lad no deliberation to iqake wore Lottie; H. Merriam, Alice ~i, Rupple, Olara A. Conner, Ve- onlca B. Smith, Artdie W. Parks, Oni'mî ' M.' Quaggln, Delia B. age, Mituck1 8. Dclnlnger, Mer- I B. Hanna, Roxle E. Sleeth, "ulla B. Wo*Jiwde »nd Thomas A- Mltchell. . . LEVANT LECniBE J. P. Sheridan, a member of he Cairo, Kwypt, Rotary Club .vlio hus livid in tin- Near Bant Of moiv Iliaii '.'I yiiiUH, W.UI discuss thi.- .iti-iiiiKH. romantic ands and people;1 ot the Levant TURNS HIS GAT ON THE GESTAPO . . . Humphrey Bogar proves a little quicker on the draw 'than Conrad Viedt, who plays a Gestapo agent in "All Through the Night," which opens tonigh at the Grand theatre -with "H. M. Pulham, iEsquire," starring Robert Young, Ruth Hussey and Hedy Lamarr. Trad Developers to Build 20 More Homes Immediate construction of -2 more attractive moderate-price< lomes in the Park Knolls trac near the'Torrance city park was ordered late last week after K. Katz and J. H. .Pine, develop ers of the tract, took out build ng permits, totalling $69,250 for the structures. The resi dences will be -erected in th( 2400 blocks on Andreo and Ca brillo aves. Building perfnits for February totalled $97,264 as compared with $39,344 for the same month ast year. Total new construe ion for the first two months:of 1942 'amounted to $209,8 more than three times the total of $63,319. Permits were ssued during the past month for 27 new homes, $83,600; private garages, $6,450; 10 new iort-"residential structures, $tO, 054, and 10 alteration and re- pair jobs, $8,614. The permits issued to Katz arid Pine for the Park Knoll dc 'elopment were: twd ftve-rpom rame and stucco houses with double garages at 2412 and 2421 Andreo ave., costing $3,250 each and a five-room frame and stoic- o house with a garage attached at 2408 Andreo ave., $3;500. Six ive- and six-room homes with double garages, -costing' $3,760 m Cabrlllo ave., and nine houses Bting $3,250, also in the 2400 lock on Cabrlllo ave., and one 3,500 structure on that street Other permits issued during he past .week went. to Rx C. Sryson for a six-room franje residence and garage at 24240 MS Codona, Walteria, $2,950; Mr. Munns to reconstruct earth- uake damaged auto sales < and aragc building at 1420 Cabrillo ,ve., $2,000, and Clarence Birney or a 200-gallon riveted steel il tank at 1831 228th St., $100. Will Help Curb Tire Theft Wave The wave of automobile tire hefts has brought the police nd every automobile owner ace to face with the problem f finding ways and means to mibat this thievery and~thwart ic irreplaceable losses due to le tire rationing program. Don Miller, local Goodyear ealer, working in cooperation 'ith the (Goodyear Tire & Kub- sr Company, has fojind what ,iSi _uite apparently the solution .to Us perplexing problem. ' The plan consists of the actual randing of the car owner's, utomoblle license number on' he sldewall of each of his tires,,! n letters and numerals approjd- itely one.half Inch high, to Wi inly seen and recognized. This mdlng Is no way harmful 4o> • casings; and taken only about njioute* to brtnd all (our, :s -and the apart-- ' ..'We haye just InsUjUed 'tl* qulpmont necessary, to .prwid« 1(3 branding .service," MIHer, icludoa, "and we sujggegt that. angemonts be mudu Inunedi- eLy to' have this ini|>ortant' ork done.' 'Obviously; 'there III bo gueh a demand by local r owners fpr th« service that In advisable to -make advance wvationit (o be iufmusd of impt handling pf, the work." the Torrance _ Kotary Club nm-r-mcetiiuj lohlght. - There are four towns earned onuort in America. Cops are Villains ID Hew Screen Mystery Comedy "All Through the Night," op enlng at the Plaza theatre In Hawthorne Friday, stars Hum phrey Bogart, whose recent hil performance in "The Maltese Falcon" and 'IHigh Sierra" have put him in the very front ranks of popular film stars. JTor the first time' since cen sorship decreed that the.screen should glorify no criminal at the expense of officers of the law, cops are villains in this picture. And retired gangsters and their mobs step into the hero roles, by proving the cop- pers' undoing! The cops, however, aren'i American flatfeet, which is why the exrgangsters can mistreat them and reap applause not only from future audiences but cen- sorship organizations as well They're Gestapo, operating in Oils .country as secret agents and fifth columnists'. .;- The jjicture is a mystery com- irdy, with Bogart and 'Barton MacLarie as retired mobsters who still retain their henchmen, and Peter Lorre, Conrad Veldt, Judith Andersen and others as "coppew." fttad our Want-Ads. NOW J5HOWING— "SON DF FURY" WITH TTiOME POWJP AND OENE TIEHMV VA GENTLEMAN AT HEART" WITH MISAI ROMUO AND CAIOLE IAMDIS .SUDTING SUNDAY— "THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER" i(TT« bAVIS AND 'ANN SHEUOAN "THE NIGHT BEFORE THE DIVORCE" WITH irrw BAIII -NOW (MOWING "HOW GREEN WAS MY YAW' "SWJHG I -»!.. SAT.. SUM.. MON.. IUH. MAKH A J, t, 'V. 10 'KIUH" MOAII IAKII .THI tMITATO K» A I IM HUMTHUV KXJAJ11, MAUN VIM* In "ALL THROWH THE "Cowboy Serenade l» WNMI1 (H., WJU Heart" OINI AVTir. »H!lir wwwr ., WJU. FRKW SILVER DQOAR N16HT!:! HA.IHINO W|0 , MAICH II TWO MAJOR PRATUflES Sons Follow Parents in Service to Nation Following In the footsteps of their parents, C. B. BenboW, 21, and James Benbow, 20, have enlisted in the Ariny and left for Wlchlta Falls, Texas. C. B., who graduated from Narbonne In 1939. has enlisted In the techni- cal division of the Air Corps and James, graduate of 1940, in the mechanical division. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Benbow of 2242 248th st. both did their bit in World War I. He was a second lieutenant In the Aviation Corps and she enlisted in the Army as a nurse, serving for some months in France. Mrs. Benbow, being a reserve officer in the Army, has had orders to stand by and may be recalled to service at any time. The Netherlands Indies .has ft virtual monopoly on world sup- plies of natural quinine. CABRJLLO San Pedro Phone 4949 MATINIiS CONTINUOUS SAT. > SUN. NOW SHOWING ADILEINE CAUOU AND ITEMING HATDfN IN IN TECHNICOLOR —— SECOND TOP HIT ——- JO!I MtClEA AND VEIONICA IAKI IN "SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS" Lomita Theatre .THUHS.. FBI.. .SAT. «A«CH i-t-7 mO MixMUMAY—MAHY MAHTIH "NEW YORK TOWN" —— AND 2ND »(O HIT' ——— EDW. O. ICAINSON—(OW. AINOIO "UNHOLY PARTNERS" "JUNGLE GIRL" No. 14 KENO SAT. & WED. SUN.. MON., TUES. MARCH 8-9-10 CHARLES BOYEK—MAHGAMT SUllAVAN "APPOINTMENT FOR LOVE" —— AND THE MO»IE SENSATIONI ——— "LADY SCARFACE" Color Cartoon Late News 4 DATS STARTING WED , MAICH 11 CLAUDCTTE COLBUr "SKyLARK" "GLAMOUR BOY" GIANT CASH NITE \ EVERY MONDAY AND WBONESDAY IN BOTH THEATRES Plui—CONSOLATION KENO GIANT KENO EVERY FRIDAY RAN THEATRE IT'S COMING—UNCUTI "CITIZEN KAHE" THUUDAY. FIIDAY, SATUttAY HUMPHREY BOO ART, CONRAD VIEDT in "ALL THROUGH THE NI6HT" ruts ROBERT YOUNG, HEDY LAMARR, RUTH HU88EY in "H. M. PULHAM, ESQ" SUNDAY. MONDAY, TUESDAY COM IA«U HINOAVI •ox OFFICE OFENI AT Ui4s r.m. MICKEY RODNEY, JUDY QARLAND in "BABES ON .BROADWAY" WtONIWAY-CAW HI).! I "STRANGE ALIBI" 3ATUIOAY TOWN" 8 ARMV SUNOAY. MONDAY, TUIIOAY "THE COR8ICAW » BROTHER!" "SKYLARK" iM Mill > OT"' T~

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12-Hour Vote Period Fixed for City Election Oct 3... · Inspector BUici w wm9p Judge WllrnaE.MaHh.ew8 Clerk Kathorthe L. .fltewart Clerk Luella Lasaen ^Inspector Alice O. Thomas Ellen