anaheim-bulletin 1953-09-16

ANAHEIM TO WELCO Anaheim Daily-Herald ANAHEIM TWELVE PAGES ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, Family of Missing Dip Kidnap Plot Feared as Four Vanish LONDON (UP) —The wife and children of missing British diplomat Donald D. MacLean have disappeared in Switzerland, the Foreign Office announced today and reports from Geneva expressed fear that they may have been LONDON (UP) — The wife and children of missing British diplomat Donald D. MacLean have disappeared in Switzerland, the Foreign Office announced today and reports from Geneva expressed fear that they may have been kidnapped behind the Iron Curtain. Two British security officers have been rushed to Geneva to cooperate with Swiss police in a search for American-born Mrs. Melinda MacLean and her three children, last seen in Geneva Friday, it was announced. Britain and Switzerland enlisted the aid of the policy and intelligence services of all Western Europe in an attempt to solve this latest phase of perhaps the most baffling mystery of the cold war. MacLean, head of the Foreign Office department dealing with American affairs, and Guy Burgess, Foreign Office expert on Far Eastern affairs, disappeared from Britain May 25, 1951. There always has been speculation whether they went behind the Iron Curtain. Both possessed diplomatic secrets that would have been of great value to Soviet Russia. First news of the disappearance of Mrs. MacLean came from Geneva, where she had been living. Her mother, Mrs. Melinda G. (Continued on Page 5) Berg's Mate Tells Court of Honeymoon Cruise Red Haired Lois Chacon Berg, one time Balboa Bay Club waitress, who married William A. Berg and his Anheuser-Busch fortune aboard a yacht off Newport Beach three years ago, today told on the witness stand in Superior Court how they had traveled on their honeymoon through the romantic south sea islands. It was not romance she was interested in today, however as she testified before Superior Judge Franklin G. West. She merely wanted to show, although the marriage ceremony on the yacht Birgand was not valid, because skipped William Van Landing was not qualified to perform it, the Berg's had registered as TAKING NO CHANCES—Rita Hayworth, wearing blue jeans, relied on grounds of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., under waist full eyes of Deputy Sheriff Bill Grover (left) and Bev Perl Sands' security guard. The actress received two letters threaten her and her daughter, Yasmin, 3½, with death if she did not a to reconciliation with Aly Kahn, her former husband and Yasmin father. Latest in Fall Styles to Be Shown Tomorrow at Anaheim Fashion Show Tickets were going fast today for the second annual fall fast show to be presented in the high school auditorium at 8 p.m. for row. Sponsored by the Retail Merchants of the Chamber of Commerce the show will feature the latest in fall styles for all members of family. Leading style-conscious merchants are supplying clothing and accessories for the showing. Tickets for the showing may be obtained from sidewalk booths operated by the Junior Ebell Society and at the high school box office tomorrow evening. All funds collected through the showing will be used for charity, it was announced. Entertainment during the evening will be presented by Stewart's Rouettes of television fame, and by dancers Sally Newlin, Lois Holiday, and Mary Lou Martin, presenting modern tap dancing. Master of ceremonies and announcer for the showing will be Charles Harvey, Hollywood actor and announcer. This year's fashion show will be the prelude to opening of the fall shopping season in Anaheim. Many back-to-school clothes will be modeled in which mothers may outline wardrobes for their children's school needs. Also included in the showing will be formal, leisure and sports cloth. Cypress Water District Okayee SANTA ANA - Approval of formation of a new water district at Cypress to handle both water supply and sewerage blems was voted by the C Supervisors late yesterday. The formation was granted outlined dispute the appeal of property along Orangethorpe and Western avenue which B Park regards as its sphere of fluence. City Manager Arther werer and City Attorney Warren geson of Buena Park appeare before the supervisors to othe inclusion of that territory south of Buena Park, which said has been considered as f territory for annexation to the Buena Park cemetery di which has been taken over b a yacht off Newport Beach three years ago, today told on the witness stand in Superior Court how they had traveled on their honey-moon through the romantic south sea islands. It was not romance she was interested in today, however as the testified before Superior Judge Franklin G. West. She merely wanted to show, although the marriage ceremony on the yacht Birgand was not valid, because skipper William Van Landing was not qualified to perform it, the Berg's had registered as husband and wife at stops they made, notably in Samoa, Cook Islands and Raratonga where common-law marriages are recognized. California does not recognize common-law marriages so Mrs. Berg was forced to the Pacific Islands honeymoon to find grounds for her claim of $375 per month alimony. She originally sued him for annulment on the ground of the invalid marriage ceremony and asked for a divorce if the annulment was not granted. Berg agreed that there was no marriage and contended that he had no financial responsibility to Mrs. Berg. She dropped the annulment plea and contended that there was a valid common-law marriage. Yesterday afternoon, Judge West heard a sound recording of the wedding ceremony on the yacht, played from the bench. Mrs. Berg dabbed at her eyes with her handkerchief and wept a little while the record was being played. Berg looked alternately annoyed and amused. Captain Van Landingham then took the stand and read his log entry of the marriage ceremony, made at the time. This was placed in evidence. Term Democrat Rally Financial Success CHICAGO (UP) — Democratic National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell said today the party's two-day conference was a financial success and produced harmony augurs well for the 1954 congressional elections. Mitchell held a news conference as the Democrats broke camp after hearing their 1952 presidential nominee, Adlai E. Stevenson, call for a new effort to stop the armaments race before a hydrogen bomb war breaks out. Local Trucking Firm Wins Damage Suit SANTA ANA—Gordon S. Otto of Buena Park, a truck driver, and Merrifield Trucking Company of Anaheim, his employer, won the damage suit brought against them as the result of a Norwalk traffic crash last Oct. 2, a jury in Superior Court deciding in their favor late yesterday. Suide Mae Wals and Margaret E. Hackelman, both residents of Norwalk, had sued Otto and the trucking firm for damages totaling nearly $15,000. They were injured while riding as passengers in a car driven by Dale F. Kiser. The jury after deliberating from 12:14 to 2:10 p.m. returned a verdict in favor of the defendants, holding that Kiser and not Otto was guilty of negligence. Contract Awarded for Highway Extension SANTA NA—Contract for the tension of Superior Avenue Costa Meza to the Coast Hill at West Newport was awarded by County Supervisors later day to J. A. Thompson and Son of Inglewood. The firm's bid, $26,440 was lowest of ten bids submitted. $2000 under the next low bid nearly $4000 below the advance neering estimate of the cost, ranged as high as $39,981. WELCOME SENATOR KUCHEL Hly-Herald Orange County Plain Dealer IM BULLETIN IM. CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1953 VOL. XXXI NO. 22 g Diplomat Drops From Sigh Ike Plans Fall Talk With Laniel DENVER UP — The White House announced today that President Eisenhower will confer in Washington this fall with French Premier Joachim Lafont and French Former Jacques Chirac. DENVER UP — The White House announced today that President Eisenhower will confer in Washington this fall with French Premier Josef Laniel and French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault. The White House said the purpose of the meeting was "for a friendly visit and a general exchange of views on matters of common interest." The White House conceded that an agenda for the conference was in preparation, but not completed. Undoubtedly high on the agenda was the interest of the free nations in curbing Communist expansion in Indo-China. Churchill's illness The President had planned earlier to meet in Bermuda with British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill and the head of the French government. A series of French political crises delayed the meeting, then Churchill became ill and the Bermuda conference was postponed indefinitely. Meanwhile, Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson said after an extended talk with the President that the administration would be ready with a new farm program when Congress reconvenes in January. He said administration recommendations to Congress would be based on a number of studies now underway. Benson said he did not know as of today what the recommendations would be. Benson also dismissed as "ridiculous" Democratic party charges that Mr. Eisenhower was not living up to his 1952 campaign promises to agriculture. Will Keep Promises "He meant them (campaign promises) when he made them and he is going to carry them out," Benson said. As to the recent flurry of reports that Benson might be quitting, the agriculture secretary said "the question of resigning hasn't entered my mind." "I came on the team at his invitation to do a job and when that job is done, that is something else," he said. "The President knows where I stand." Reporters asked Benson for an opinion of where and why there had been recent rumors in New York, Chicago and Dallas that he was about to leave the Cabinet. JOINING THE CENTURY CLUB—The faculty of Anaheim High school yesterday presented to the Anaheim Community College a check which made them members of the Community Chestbury Club. Barney Jordon, center, president of the Board of rectors of the Anaheim Community Chest is shown as he accede the check from Avon Carlson, right, president of the high school Faculty Club while Ken Wines, left, looks on. Wines is free of the Faculty Club. Carlson said, as he gave the check to Joan that it was the first of several to come. (Bulletin photo) Two Teenagers Recaptured Follower Daring Escape From County Jail Two teenagers who engineered a daring escape from the county jail yesterday evening, were both back in custom today with a painful flesh wound in the left thigh. The boys, Leslie Richard Hill, 17 of Garden Grove; and Edward Sease, 18, of East Whittier, made their escape from the scene yard of the jail at approximately 8:30 p.m. by scaping walls by means of a volley-ball thrown to the roof of the story building. Hill, who had been sentence in Twin Pines Youth in Riverside County on petty charges, was wounded by La geles County deputies after they assertedly stole a motor vehicle registered to a La Habra man drove to East Whittier when were nabbed. At a station at Blia and Whitler Blvd. The pair, according to La geles Sheriff's officers, exuded suspicions of a service operator who called off the office questioning the boys. Hill broke custody and ran. After commencing Hill to halt, the officer wielding the fleeing youth in the thigh. In returning Sease to San today, Sgt. Russ Campbell Sheriff's Juvenile Bureau de la escape from Sheriff's cust Santa Ana. The pair, Sgt. Campbell expere were able to tie an end volley-ball net to a broom which was hurled to the rooftop scaling the wall to the roof, by ladder provided means to the second floor where the men ped them to the alley behind it. Contract Awarded for Highway Extension GANTA NA—Contract for the extension of Superior Avenue from Tampa to the Coast Highway West Newport was awarded by County Supervisors late yesterday. The firm's bid, $26,440, was the best of ten bids submitted. It was under the next low bid and nearly $4000 below the advance engineering estimate of the cost. Bids agreed as high as $39,981. AUHS Faculty First To Join 6-4-6 Club The faculty of Anaheim Union High School is the first organization to join the 6-4-6 club of Anaheim Community Chest. In the first faculty meeting the teachers heard Dick Glover give a talk on the plan, in which each member of an organization pledges a dollar for each of the six chest agencies. They voted unanimously to join the club and many of the teachers pledged more than the minimum $6. Glover is co-chairman with Louis Hoskins for the Civic, Governmental and Schools Division of the Red Feather drive. Signing up the teachers were the committee men assigned to the school, Ralph K. Wines and Avon Carlson. Kiwiana Club is the first member organization of the Century Club, donating $100 or more. Chest headquarters are now open from 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. and are at 117 W. Chartres St. Telephone 5635. Residents of Anaheim will have the opportunity to explain income, wage and excise tax returns to investigators when men from the Internal Revenue office visit men visit the city beginning a week from today. This was made known today by O. W. Wallace, chief of the revenue office in Santa Ana. The survey, scheduled to require several months, will be made to discover individuals and businesses establishments which have not filled required returns. Wallace requested persons to have available to revenue their 1950-51 and 52 tax bills. He pointed out that the portion of the survey will be at local business houses, with a sampling of residential areas to be made. This survey is not Southern California," Wallace said, "since we have a few from Internal Revenue officers requiring samples to be from districts at all times." The survey, our men will make attempt to conduct our work with the least amount of time. CHEL HOME TONIGHT Huge Homecoming Fete Set for 7:30 in City Park Anaheim was a city of excitement today in anticipation of the Sen Tommy Kuchel homecoming set for 7:30 p.m. tonight in the Greek Theater of City Park. Hundreds of citizens throughout the city and county were expected to jam the park and theater to welcome California's junior Senator when he returns to the city of his birth after his first session as a member of the upper house of Congress. Kuchel, who served his district as Assemblyman and later as State Controller, was appointed to the post of Senator to fill the unexpired term of Vice President Richard Nixon. Present to welcome Kuchel will be a former school mate, Mayor Charles Pearson; Congressman James Utt, State Senator John Murdy Jr., and Orange County's two Assemblymen, LeRoy Lyon Jr. and Earl Stanley. General Chairman of the event is Judge John Shea of the Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court while Fay Lewis, former Anaheim resident and now prominent Los Angeles attorney, will act as master of ceremonies. Informality of the homecoming was stressed today by committee workers, with the announcement that a coffee hour honoring Sen. Kuchel and his family, will be held in the park immediately following the formal but brief talks by dignitaries. The faculty of Anaheim Union the Anaheim Community Chest of the Community Chest Centpresident of the Board of DiChest is shown as he accepted president of the high school looks on. Wines is treasurer he gave the check to Jordon, come. (Bulletin photo) Captured Following County Jail a daring escape from the Orange both back in custom today, one left thigh. of Garden Grove; and Ronald made their escape from the exercise yard of the jail at approximately 8:30 p.m. by scaling the hills by means of a volley-ball net crowned to the roof of the three-story building. Hill, who had been serving a sentence in Twin Pines Youth Camp Riverside County on petty theft charges, was wounded by Los Angeles County deputies after the pair and hitchhiked to Anaheim where they assertedly stole a machine registered to a La Habra man and moved to East Whittier where they were nabbed. At a station at Columbia and Whittier Blvd. The pair, according to Los Angeles Sheriff's officers, excited the suspicions of a service station operator who called the officers. In questioning the boys, Hill broke from custody and ran. After commanding it to halt, the officer wounded the fleeing youth in the thigh. In returning Sease to Santa Ana day, Sgt. Russ Campbell of the Sheriff's Juvenile Bureau described the escape from Sheriff's custody in Santa Ana. The pair, Sgt. Campbell explained, were able to tie an end of the valley-ball net to a broom stick which was hurled to the roof. Afteraling the wall to the roof, a near-ladder provided means to reach the second floor where the net dropped them to the alley behind the hospital employs six General Chairman of the event is Judge John Shea of the Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court while Fay Lewis, former Anaheim resident and now prominent Los Angeles attorney, will act as master of ceremonies. Informality of the homecoming was stressed today by committee workers, with the announcement that a coffee hour honoring Sen. Kuchel and his family, will be held in the park immediately following the formal but brief talks by dignitaries. A highlight of the program will be the recounting of Sen. Kuchel's school days in Anaheim high school as told by Mrs. Paye Kern Schultz, veteran high school teacher and councelor. Vocal selections will be offered by former Anaheimer Robert Larson, now of Santa Arm. Music for the homecoming will be furnished by the Elks Band. All local service organizations and civic groups are in full cooperation on preparing events for the homecoming. Although the city of Anaheim is spearheading the homecoming for the popular Republican, many persons representing all political parties will gather here to greet Kuchel. Observers pointed out that seldom has as spontaneous a welcome been accorded a politician of any party as is being readied for Tommy Kuchel. Present with the popular Senator on the platform, will be his wife Betty and daughter Karen. Also present will be Theodore Kuchel and the Senator's mother, Mrs. Henry Kuchel, pioneer resident of Anaheim. Motorcycle Stolen From Local Dealer Officers today were seeking a candidate for a combined burglary and grand-theft auto charge after a local motorcycle shop was entered during the night and a $750 English cycle was stolen. Frank Stillwell is the proprietor of Stillwell's Motorcycle Shop, 239 North Los Angeles St., which was entered by means of prying a rear window, officers said. The thieves then wheeled a 1952 Triumph motorcycle to the street on the Los Angeles St. entrance and retraced their steps, locking all doors as they left. While in the local motor shop, they ransacked the clothing display, apparently seeking correct sizes in motorcycle caps and gloves. Although police found smudged finger prints, no trace of the burglar was found. Entry was made by means of chisels or pry-bars which were used to force the window. SEN. THOMAS KUCHEL Returns Home ALBANY, N. Y. (GP)—A two-engine America, Airlines plane crashed and burned near the Albany airport today and all 28 persons aboard perished. The Boston-to-Chicago plane had 25 passengers and three crew members aboard when it struck two radio towers and plunged to earth as the pilot made a desperate attempt to reach the airport. Witnesses said the plane appeared to be in trouble as it tried to make its landing approach, and that one engine was aflaame and backfiring. It hit the radio tower, slicing 10 feet off one wing, then plummeted down and burst into games. Scattered Wreckage Wreckage was scattered over a 200-foot area. Only the tail section hung together. All aboard were dead when witnesses reached the scene, but rescuers pulled out several bodies before they were driven away by the fierce heat. Witnesses said there was no sign of life when they reached the scene a few minutes after the crash. The only sound was the crackling of the flames. The plane hit in a cornfield surrounded by a populated area near Albany-Schenectady Highway. It narrowly missed an auto trailer court where 64 trailers were parked, and a motel. Killed Instantly The flight, which left Boston at 815 a.m. EDT had made a routine stop at the airfield serving Hartford and Springfield, and was due in Albany at 9:45 a.m. Its schedule would have included further stops in Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and Detroit before terminating at Chicago. A Franciscan priest administered Hospital Employs Six More Polio Nurses SANTA ANA- Employment for six more special nurses for emergency duty at the County Hospital, polio ward, was authorized by the County Supervisors yesterday as two more polio cases were reported by the Health Department. This brought the total number of polio cases for the year in Orange County to 126, which is stated to be the highest per capita incidents in the state. Dr. Emma Wharton, of the County Health Department, announced that the two new cases are adults who have the non-paralytic type of polio. They are LeRoy Canterbury, 32, of 9792 East Valdina St. Anaheim, who's being treated at his home, and Virginia Bennett, 25, of Santa Ana who is in the hospital. Authorization to employ the six additional nurses followed action by the Supervisors last August they added 12 emergency nurses to the hospital staff. Weather Mostly sunny midmornings through afternoons today and Thursday, but night and morning cloudiness. Fisherman Held for Ramming of Cruiser LONG BEACH (UP)—Abalone fisherman D. Murray Black is due before a Coast Guard board of inquiry here today in connection with charges he rammed his boat into a 36-foot fishing boat in San Clemente Island's Pyramid cove. The alleged attack occurred Monday night. The stricken Lea II, with six persons aboard, was escorted to Newport harbor yesterday morning by a Coast Guard vessel. Ralph Tew, a co-owner of the Lea II, said Black's boat, the Martha Lee, bore down on them at top speed, jammed them three times and then stuck-on the fourth run. A second witness, Donald Reed of Newport, a diver tender aboard the Martha Lee, said Black drank a gallon of wine, a half pint of whiskey and a quart of sherry before the attack.