anaheim-bulletin 1953-09-04

Gov. Warren Silent Over Serving Out Rest of Term SACRAMENTO UP — Gov. Earl Warren refused flatly today to say whether he will serve out the remaining 16 months of his term. The governor, who announced yesterday he will not be a candidate for reelection in 1954, also refused to discuss possible endorsement of any of the likely gubernatorial candidates. Warren's decision to retire left the 1954 gubernatorial race wide open. Lt. Gov. Goodwin J. Knight, already an announced candidate for governor, openly expressed pleasure at Warren's announcement that he will not seek an unprecedented fourth term. Knight very nearly campaigned against Warren in the 1950 election, but finally pulled back. For the past three years, however, he has been touring the state and his backers claim he has covered every hamlet. "The field is wide open and Gov. Warren's decision not to run for re-election pleased me greatly," Knight said. "It increases my chances for the nomination." Some political observers disagreed with Knight. They expressed the thought that Warren's early decision to get out of state politics would encourage several candidates to get in the race, both in the Republican and Democratic parties, and thus detract from Knight's strength. Sen. Ben Hulse, El Centrl Republican, said he would "not turn down a chance" to become governor if it seemed probable he could be elected. Although Hulse claimed Warren's withdrawal had not changed his own views, there could be no denying that with Warren's tremendous vote getting ability gone BAD NEWS—Sgt. James A. Cogburn of Lexington, Tenn., winces as he is told as Inchon, Korea, that he lost his wife to another man while he was a prisoner of the Reds. When he was reported killed, the sergeant's wife, Ruth Ava Nell, remarried. She said she didn't love Cogburn anymore. They have a 8-year-old son. (Continued on Page $) First Shipload of Ailing Ex-POWs Arrives in U.S. on Hospital Ship SAN FRANCISCO — The first shipload of ailing former prisoners of war arrived today in murky San Francisco weather aboard the hospital ship Haven. The Haven tied up at 7:50 a.m. PDT. A light mist fell and a cool breeze came off the bay, the weather for the 105 repatriates whose health was broken in Communist prison stockades. The Haven, also bearing 365 rotation hospital cases, slipped through the Golden Gate last night and anchored off Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay to make ready for the morning docking. Litter Cases First First off the ship at 8:05 a.m. was Pfc. Albert J. Tuttle, Scranton, Pa., a litter case. He was hurriedly, but gently, placed in one of a fleet of five Cadillac ambulances and whisked off to Letterman General Hospital to be processed for transfer to a service hospital near his home. He was followed by a score more litter cases and a war ravaged line of walking patients, including several amputee cases. After brief dockside, emotion choked reunions with families and friends, the walking cases were placed aboard buses for the trip to the hospital. More Due Tomorrow Of the 105 allied ex-POWs, 99 were Army personnel, three were Air Force men, two were Marines and one was a Navy man. Army personnel were to be sent to Letterman General Hospital for processing. Naval personnel were to be taken to Oak Knoll Hospital for similar processing. Aboard the Haven was Sgt. Robert C. Kirk of Kingsburg, Calif., who was reported killed in November, 1950, but listed by the Reds as a prisoner early in 1951. Another 367 released prisoners are due at 2 p.m. tomorrow aboard the Navy transport Marine Adder. Also aboard are 1475 other military personnel coming home on rotation. The White House declined to give any details, saying merger that the President was attempting to "accelerate the recovery of bruise he suffered in Washington before coming to Colorado Aug. 8. He was accompanied by his physician, Dr. Howard M. Snyder. When pressed for more information, Murray Snyder, assistant press secretary said, "there are some details we prefer not to give out." Will Play Golf The injury has interfered occasionally with the President's fishing and golf during his stay here, but he planned to play golf again this afternoon at the Cherry Hills Country Club, indicating there was nothing too serious about the injury. The stop at the office of the unidentified osteopath was made early this morning while the President was on his way from the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. John Doud, to his summer White House offices on Lowry Air Force Base. Last night the chief executive sent a personal message of congratulations to Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, America's most famous hero of the Korean War, on his release by the Communists after being a war prisoner for 27 months. Hears from Dean Snyder said the chief executive received a message of thanks from Dean this morning. The President's first caller today was Gen. Joseph C. McNarney, retired president of the Consolidated Vulture Aircraft Corp. McNarney said he talked with Mr. Eisenhower about plans for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of powered flight Dec. 17. The General said that Mr. Eisenhower did not promise to participate in the celebration, but that he was "sympathetic." McNarney said Mr. Eisenhower had been invited to attend the annual flight memorial dinner in Washington Dec. 17. Ask About Warren The White House also was questioned about a report from Washington that Gov. Earl Warren would be named to the next vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. "I have nothing on that," Snyder said. "We certainly don't talk about jobs until they are vacant. There is no vacancy on the court." County Patrol Warns Labor Day Drivers Maximum enforcement of all traffic laws over the county. Thursday, Sept. 10, is the date set to launch the big kick-off safety dinner announced chairman Harwood Larson, P. T. A presidents with their safety chairmen, together with principals of all Anaheim elementary schools, will be present, Paul Cook, school superintendent, Mark Stephenson, police engineer, will discuss how best to make Anaheim streets safe for our children. Slated to give the principal address is Captain H. W. Null of the Orange County California Highway Patrol. New $165,000 Plant Planned in Fullerton A new $164,000 plant will soon be constructed in the vicinity of Raymond and Walnut avenues, Fullerton, it was announced today. F. E. Olds and Sons, Inc. will use the 300-foot wide, 280 - foot deep building for manufacturing musical instruments, principally accordions, it was reported. Contractor is the Hanson Construction Co. of Paramount who will employ the tilt-up method of construction. Under this method, cement walls and partitions are formed horizontally then raised into position. Besides the production an assembly areas, the new plant will house administrative offices and reception rooms. Anaheim Police Officers Complete Special Course Eleven members of the Anaheim Police Department have qualified as graduates of a recent school conducted by the California State Department of Justice in the control and enforcement of narcotics. Certificates have been issued to Lt. Niles W. Fiscus, L. T. Thomas V. Taylor, Sgt. Mark Fisher, Forest Wolverton, James F. McKenzie, E. L. Heaton, Norbert De Cock, C. A. Johnson, Bill Cunningham, Howard Whitney and Barbara Fieldon. The course held in Santa Ana College, familiarized officers with the various varieties of narcotics and recommended procedures in conducting investigations and arrests. Naval personnel were to be taken to Oak Knoll Hospital for similar processing. Aboard the Haven was Sgt. Robert C. Kirk of Kingsburg, Calif., who was reported killed in November, 1950, but listed by the Reds as a prisoner early in 1951. Another 367 released prisoners are due at 2 p.m. tomorrow aboard the Navy transport Marine Adder. Also aboard are 1475 other military personnel coming home on rotation. Aboard the Marine Adder is Sgt. Hiroshi M. Miyamura of Gallup, N.M., who did not know until after his release that he had won the Congressional Medal of Honor. Weather Low clouds and local fog with scattered early morning drizzle becoming mostly sunny in afternoons today and Saturday. High today near 75. Flo Chadwick Breaks Channel DOVER, England (UP — Florence Chadwick, San Diego secretary, made swimming history today when she smashed the record for swimming the channel from England to France and swam 2-1-4 miles back toward England in a game attempt at a round trip. She was forced to give up the round trip attempt when she ran into a big school of stinging jelly fish. No one ever has swum the channel both ways in a round trip. Miss Chadwick smashed the west east speed record made by hefty Englishman Tom Bower. Then she smashed the record Blower made for an attempted round trip. She did it, because Blower had given up soon after he left the French coast. "I swam into a big stinging jellyfish which stung my arms badly," Miss Chadwick said when she got back here tonight to receive a sports heroine's welcome. "I was so cold that the stings weakened me too much to go on." The game American girl swam from Dover to the French coast in 14 hours and 52 minutes, smashing the official record by 39 minutes. She stood knee deep in the chill water for 10 minutes, ate an orange, and chatted to welcomers who waded out to her fully clothed, and plunged back toward the white cliffs of Dover. Forced To Give Up Thousands of people were crowded on the seafront here, with the excitement mounting steadily, when the news came that Miss Chadwick had been forced to give up after swimming 2-1-4 of the 20 miles back. The best previous time was set by Englishman Tom Blower when he crossed from England to France in 15 hours and 31 minutes in 1948. Egyptian Abdul Latif Abu Helf swam the same direction in 13 hours and 45 minutes on Aug. 2, the same day Miss Chadwick made an unsuccessful attempt to ANAHEIM DAILY-HERALD ORANGE ANAHEIM BU Evenings Except Sundays TEN PAGES ANAHEIM, CALIFORINA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1950 GENERAL DEAN RELEASED B e Given treatment or Injury INVER (UP)—President Elwer went to an osteopath treatment today of a sore right that has bothered him for a month. White House declined to any details, saying merely the President was attempt- "accelerate the recovery" because he suffered in Washingfore coming to Colorado. He was accompanied by personal physician, Dr. HowSnyder. pressed for more informMurray Snyder, assistant secretary said, "there HUNGRY HUNDREDS—Recreation Director Donald Derr, left, busily fries hamburgers as hundreds of junior athletes who participated in the Anaheim Recreation Department's summer program hungriessome them. Approximately 300 youngsters attended the annual hamburger fry held last night at Anaheim City park. The affair is sponsored by the recreation department for participants in its summer recreation program. (Bulletin photo) Cold Front Moves in to Cool East By UNITED PRESS It will be a cool day in Hell, Mich., today and hundreds of other American cities in the path of a long awaited mass of cold Canadian air. After 11 days of humid windless, record shattering heat in the Midwest and East. the cold front finally came to the rescue of wilted Americans and sent the mercury skidding downward. Eastern states still sweltered in the summer's worst hot spell, but the cold front was expected to reach the Atlantic by tomorrow and assure most of the nation pleasant weather for the Labor Day weekend. Welcome Cold Air The cool air rolled over Chicago a little before midnight and continued eastward at a steady 15-20 mile an hour clip. The windy city had suffered 10 straight days of 95 degree or more heat, only one of scores of new weather records set across the country in the last few days. In some areas the cold front brought welcome, drought breaking rain that did much to restore browning corn fields. In other areas it brought almost frigid temperatures, 32 in White-Hall, Mont., 49 in Bismarck, N.D., and 50 in Goodland, Kans. Released Laguna Air Force Officers Say Reds Made Them Map U.S. Cities BY WILLIAM MILLER INCHON, Korea. — Recently freed Air Force officers said today their captors forced them to draw maps of American cities but the prisoners purposely made them fan tastically inaccurate. The officers said their Red captors compelled them to make detailed drawings of principal cities, presumably for Russian intelligence agents who observed prisoner interrogations. Waste of Time They said they considered the map making a waste of time, because Soviet agents could obtain intricately detailed maps of the cities in question in Atlases or in maps sold on newstands. The officers said the maps they drew featured "ammunition dumps" in the middle of an ocean and "airfields" on busy streets. Capt. Jack E. Perry of Laguna Beach, Calif., said the Communists made him draw a large picture of Detroit after learning he once lived there. Other officers said they were forced to sketch maps of New York to Seattle and Los Angeles. Russians Present "I never was actually interrogated by the Russian officers myself." Perry said. "But the Russians were always there in the background. There was no doubt what they were after." Lt. Harold A. Steiner of Laguna Beach was required to draw sketches of airfields, both in the United States and South Korea. ANother flyer, Lt. Thomas T. Mounts of Phoenix, was required to sketch the Pentagon in detail. "They even wanted me to put in the actual halls and the locations of the offices." Mounts said. "They were very interested in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Detroit." Patrol Warns Day Drivers enforcement of all over the Labor Day was promised today by the California Highway Rules of officers will the highways in search it was said. Officers and speeders will be arrested during the cement drive, it was the warning against officers cited the 103 which have occurred this year in Orange nase, 94 were investi-highway Patrol. Aks Channel Mark too much to go on." American girl swam the French coast in 32 minutes, smashing cord by 39 minutes. Dee deep in the chill minutes, ate an attached to welcomes out to her fully dugged back toward of Dover. To Give Up of people were seafront here, with mounting steadily, is came that Miss Been forced to give ing 2.1-4 of the 20 serious time was set Tom Blower when from England to hours and 31 min-ful Latif Abu Helf the direction in 12 minutes on Aug. 2, Miss Chadwick successful attempt to swim the channel. But his time was not recognized as official because he did not have an official timer with him. Miss Chadwick was aiming at another record set by Blower in 1951 when she started her return swim. He swam from England and got further back toward England on the return route than any other person. Gets Brief Rest She rested briefly, then plunged back into the chill and rough waters for the dramatic return try. The odds were against her. Forecasts of channel conditions were poor when she set out from Dover near midnight. She felt she had to make the attempt in spite of the forecasts. She discovered last night that her British visitor's permit and the permit of her trainer, Vic Christy of Woodland Hills, Calif., had expired. Defying the wind whipped seas and exhaustion, she rested a scant 26 minutes and plunged back into the sea for the return swim. Three Local Residents Injured in Smashup COSTA MESA — Eight persons were hurt, none of them seriously in a smashup between two cars about 12:20 p.m. yesterday. An Anaheim woman, Mrs. Edith D. Scharnweber, 38, of 236 East Sycamore St., Anaheim was driver of one of the cars. The other cars driver was Mrs. Elizabeth Meadows, 34, of Costa Messa. Given emergency treatment were Mrs. Scharnweber and her passengers: Yvonne Fitz, 16, 9962 Lincoln Blvd., Anaheim; Jackie Elder, 16, 607 Hawthorne St., Anaheim; Marjorie Norton, 17, of Alhambra and Barbara Scharnweber, 17; and Mr Meadows, her son Robert, 3, and her passenger James Blauer, 14, of Newport Beach. Cave-In Injures Youth Playing in Ditch GARDEN GROVE — Trapped in a deep ditch which caved in on him while he was playing Walter Basford, 12, 9071 Stanford Ave., suffered an injured back about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. The mishap occurred in front of Brasstown's home. He was playing in the ditch about four feet wide and about eight feet deep with an other lad whose name was not learned and who was not trapped. Young Basford was taken to Orange County General Hospital. Theft of hub caps, an electric fuel pump and fender skirts valued at $46.95, was reported to police today by Ernie J. Bashara, 323 North Janss St. Lt. Harold A. Steiner of Laguna Beach was required to draw sketches of airfields, both in the United States and South Korea. Another flyer, Lt. Thomas T. Mounts of Phoenix, was required to sketch the Pentagon in detail. "They even wanted me to put in the actual halls and the locations of the offices." Mounts said. "They were very interested in Seattle, San Francisco, New York, Chicago and Detroit." "Con Artist" Gets Term in Jail A stern lecture together with a six month term in the County Jail was the penalty paid today by Henry Lopez, 43-year-old Montebello man arrested by Fullerton police on "confidence" charges. Lopez is charged with biking W. G. Smith, 7472 Euclid Ave., out of $65 on a trumped-up story used on several occasions by the defendant for other asserted petty thefts. A plea to the court by Lopez that he could not find work as an ex-convict, failed to alter the sentence when Judge Shea cited Lopez past record in court. Harris A. Gregory, 29-year-old school teacher—who resides in Los Angeles, appeared today and entered a plea of guilty to drunk driving charges filed by La Habra police. Gregory was picked up early today as he drove from a fashionable restaurant on the outskirts of La Habra. Judge Shea fined the ex-Air Force pilot $200 and suspended his driver's privileges for 90 days. Gregory admitted a previous offense and also failed to have an operator's license with him at the time of arrest. Richard Kenneth Young, 23, of Whittier nabbed Sept. 1 for trespassing on property of the Union Oil Co.; while on a hunting expedition, was fined $50 today by Judge Shea in the Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court. THEFT REPORTED Theft of hub caps, an electric fuel pump and fender skirts valued at $46.95, was reported to police today by Ernie J. Bashara, 323 North Janss St. Orange County Plain Dealer BULLETIN Y. SEPTEMBER 4, 1953 VOL. XXXI NO. 18 CED BY COMMUNISTS Ex-Infantry Commander Healthy, in Good Spirits PANMUNJOM, Korea UP — The Communists released their prize prisoner, Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, today and startled the United Nations by announcing they would free 275 Americans tonight. Dean, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism in the battle of Taejon which led to his capture on Aug. 25, 1950, appeared healthy and in good spirits as he returned to freedom. The former 24th Infantry Division commander was not expected to be released until tomorrow or Sunday but an hour before the 31st phase of "Operation Big Switch" started the Reds said they would release Dean. Jumps from Jeep Dean, wearing the familiar blue prisoner uniform, was so eager to gain his freedom that Force Officers Map U.S. Cities Air Force officers said today of American cities but the inaccurate, impelled them to make demonly for Russian infiltrators who observed prisoner operations. Waste of Time said they considered the taking a waste of time, beoviet agents could obtain detailed maps of the question in Alaxes or in old onewstands. Officers said the maps they were tured "ammunition in the middle of an ocean fields" on busy streets. Jack E. Perry of Laguna Calif., said the Commune him draw a large picture Detroit after learning he had there. Officers said they were sketch maps of New Seattle and Los Angeles. Russians Present was actually inter- the Russian officers myrery said. "But the Rushe always there in the d. There was no doubt were after." Old A. Steiner of Laguna required to draw sketches both in the United South Korea. Flyer, Lt. Thomas T. Phoenix, was required the Pentagon in detail. Even wanted me to put usual halls and the local offices." Mounts said. He very interested in San Francisco, New York, and Detroit." Two Orange County soldiers were released last night by Chinese Reds in the same group with Maj. Gen. William F. Dean. Included in the group were Lt. Col Carl L. Aubrey, husband of Mrs. Winifred O. Aubrey, 611 South Broadway, Santa Ana; and Staff Sgt. Daniel H. Odewage, son of Florence R. Odewage, 621 East Maple LS, Orange. raphers and later told of his experiences during his 37 months of captivity. The Communist announcement that 275 American would be repatriated tomorrow, the most in a single day since the prisoner exchange began, was almost as important a development as the release or Dean. Only 3213 Americans had been scheduled by the Communists for repatriation. The release of Dean and 94 other Americans today brought the total to 3211. The 275 to be released tomorrow would lift the total to 3486, or 173 more Americans than originally scheduled. Blood Bank Visit Termed Success At a meeting of the Board of Anaheim Chapter, American Red Cross, Wednesday, Mrs. Ben Kaulbars, vice-chairman of the Blood Program, reported that the Mobile Unit held Aug. 28 was one of the most successful in the chapter's history. One hundred and ninety-nine donors were recruited by Clyde Cromer, Recruitment Chairman, and 185 pints of blood were obtained. The Blood Mobile will be at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station Sept. 18, and will be staffed by volunteers from Anaheim Chapter. Mrs. F. H. Koster Gen. Dean Tells Of Torturous Quizzing by Reds FREEDOM VILLAGE, Korea (UP) — Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, shaking with excitement and sweating under the television lights, told today how his Communist captors questioned him for 68 straight hours, threatened to convict him as a war criminal and kept him in the living death of solitary confinement. America's No. 1 hero of the Korean War, his sandy and red hair pulled white, clad in a shoddy dust covered double breasted suit the Reds had given him, came back to freedom, after more than three years in captivity, with 94 of his fellow American fighting men. Refused Writing Materials He said casually that he did not know until December, 1951, that truce negotiations had started five months before. He told how he did mathematical problems mentally to keep his sanity insolitary confinement. He was refused writing materials. Facing massed newsmen and photographers, the fighting general told the whole story from the day in July, 1950, when he made a heroic last stand with a little group of his men at Taejon, until today. He told how he escaped from the flaming city and spent a month, like a hunted animal, behind enemy lines until his capture when he was betrayed by a South Korean. "On Aug. 25... I met a Korean civilian," Dean aid. "With my limited vocabulary I made him understand he was going to get me a truck. I got into the truck and then had to get right out, for when we went around the corner, Communists came around the corner shooting. "I was on the road, near the side of it, shooting. The civilian that was with me grabbed my wrist with both of his hands. I thought that I was a good wrestler but before I could get my hands released, 20 people were surrounding me." They were mainly North Kor eana and local home guards. They had hold of my pistol hand and then they put my hands behind me." Artist" Gets In Jail lecture together with a term in the County he penalty paid today lopez, 43-year-old Monterey arrested by Fullerton "confidence" charges, charged with bilking W. 72 Euclid Ave., out of emped-up story used on lons by the defendant inserted petty thefts. the court by Lopez did not find work as it failed to alter the en Judge Shea cited record in court. Gregory, 29-year-old or who resides in Los Angeles today and end of guilty to drunkies filed by La Habraory was picked up as he drove from a restaurant on the out-Habra. fined the ex-Air 100 and suspended his juries for 90 days. Greta a previous offense to have an operaiwith him at the time Jenneth Young, 23, of Red Sept. 1 for tres-perty of the Union on a hunting expedi- $50 today by Judge Anaheim-Fullerton. REPORTED capa, an electric defender skirts valued reported to police J. Bashara, 323 Costa Mesa Parking District Voided SANTA ANA — Superior Court today knocked out the new auto mobile parking district formed by he Board of Supervisors at Costa Mesa shortly before Costa Mesa incorporated as a city. Judge John P. McMurray, in Inyo County, sitting on the local bench ruled that the county lost jurisdiction to complete the formation of the automobile parking district because the new city was formed.