anaheim-bulletin 1953-09-17

Huge Homecoming Celel Anaheim Daily-Herald ANAHEIM EIGHTEEN PAGES ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA BLAST BLACKS OUT Explosion Cuts Power In Anaheim Three cities of Orange County and a portion of fourth were without power and light today for seven minutes when a gas exploded in a circuit breaker the Southern California HURLED IN, BLAST—District Superintendent R. E. Bacon of the Santa Ana division of the Southern California Edison Co., left, and Substation Superintendant Del Martindale inspect a portion of a disconnect switch above the circuit breaker which exploded at 8:20 a.m. today at Katella substation and threw power out in Anaheim, Orange, Garden Grove and a portion of North Santa Ana. Gas forming in an oil chamber within the circuit breaker, is thought to have exploded when the 65,000-volt power line feeding into the breaker went out, causing an arc to occur when the switch opened. Service to four cities was resumed within seven minutes. (Bulletin photo) Pictures Shown in Spreckels Trial; Dorothy Lamour Takes Witness Stand COSTA MESA—Four pictures, detailing some injuries Actress Kay Williams said she got when Adolph B. Spreckels allegedly beat her early last Aug. 20, were produced in court here late Wednesday when his defense called the state's prosecutor to the witness stand. Judge Donald J. Dodge got the pictures from Assistant District Attorney J. Parley Smith, climaxing a tumultuous session which spiced the day's resumption of the bitterly-fought preliminary trial of the 41-year-old sugar fortune heir, charged with feloniously beating his shapely blonde fifth ex-wife. Actress Dorothy Lamour, sweet brunet friend of the ex-Mrs. Spreckels, made her long-awaited debut on the witness stand. Miss Lamour, who said Miss Williams always called her "the Duchess," testified that she summoned two physicians to treat her friend after she was summoned to her bedside. She recalled that Miss Williams "was bleeding very badly" and that she had scars on her arms and complained of headache. In Anaheim Three cities of Orange County and a portion of fourth were without power and light today for several minutes when a gas explosion in a circuit breaker in the Southern California Company's Katella Rd. station exploded. Service on lines serving Anaheim Orange, Garden Grove and North portion of Santa Ana woke up at 8:20 a.m. when an arrestee an oil circuit breaker exploded gas which had formed inside metal and porcelain breaker housing. A mushrooming cloud and ball fire which witnesses said resulted a miniature atomic bomb arose from the substation yard cated at Highway 101 and Katella Road when the explosion occurred. Oil and porcelain from the circuit breaker were thrown over a wide area, spraying the more substation building more than feet away. Force of the explosion ratched the installations and is said to have caused light wires to go down a nearby residence, followed by small fire which was quickly tinguished. A truck from the State Forest Department in Orange arrived the substation within minutes, found the flames quelled through the quick action of Edison ployes who poured carbon-dioxide on the circuit breakers. In a joint statement between (Continued to Page 10) Advance Gifts Up In Chest Drive If all divisions make as favorite report as the first of the advance gifts division, Anaheim Community Chest will go over the top this year's goal of $31,049. Two Anaheim Industries made contributions of $1,000 and a number have signed up for the payroll deduction plan of year-round giving to the Red Feaf agencies. Such gifts will insure regular income for the chest. Mutual Citrus Products Co. gave a gift of $1,000 through the advance gifts committee, headed by Mr. Charles Pearson and E. J. "Brush" Power. Kwikset Locks made similar gift and okayed individual solicitation of employees for pay deductions. Those industries signing un Honors in Safety Pledge Returns Safety-conscious school children and their parents representing four classes in two schools claimed first hours for 100 per cent sign-up in the Anaheim Optimist Club's child safety campaign. With two early classes convening at 8 a.m. at Thomas Jefferson School, first reports were received as 31 students of David Hughes' sixth grade class claimed perfect pledge support. A few minutes later 45 pupils of Frank Yell's fifth grade class had won identical honors. At Benjamin Franklin School at 8 a.m. Principal Wilbert Bonney reported that Mrs. Mary Fox's sixth grade class with 35 students claimed a perfect signed pledge return to become co-winners for city-wide hoons for the second straight year. At the very same instant back at Thomas Jefferson School Principal Robert Shanks stated that 35 second graders from Mrs. Margaret Haugh's class were again boasting top honors in safety cooperation. Two years ago Miss Haugh's class won city wide first place in the first Optimist Safety Campaign. "These are the first early morning reports so far received," stated Optimist safety chairman Harwood Barnson. "There will be many more reports yet to come. Last year we had three city wide class winners. This year we have had four and there may even be more still to be reported." Yesterday thousands of Anaheim school children from kindergarten through the sixth grade took home the Anaheim Optimist drive-carefully pledge. This morning those pledges were being returned. The Optimist program "Your Brake Is Their Break" got officially underway as club members painted the familiar "Look-Stop-Look" caution signs in cross walks across the city. Pledges were distributed through the elementary schools and taken home by the pupils. Weather Night and morning low clouds but mostly sunny afternoons today and Friday. Not much change in temperature. High today near 75. Actress Dorothy Lamour, svete brunet friend of the ex-Mrs. Spreckels, made her long-awaited debut on the witness stand. Miss Lamour, who said Miss Williams always called her "the Duchess," testified that she summoned two physicians to treat her friend after she was summoned to her bedside. She recalled that Miss Williams "was bleeding very badly" and that she had scars on her arms and complained of headache. Under cross-examination, Miss Lamour said the "scars" were "scratches." Miss Lamour didn't examine Miss Williams closely "because I don't like blood," she said. Her husband, William Ross Howard III followed her to the witness stand and said she had been told that "Spreckels ha beaten her (Miss Williams) unmercifully." Defense, which called him, at once subjected to this "heresay," and it was strenken from the record. Then Howard was dismissed. The handsome 20-year-old son of Miss Lamour and his sportsman mate, William Ross Howard IV, then was summoned; he recounted only the arrangements to return Miss Williams and her two children by Spreckels to their Beverly Hills home. Anna Werner, the children's nurse, said she noted that Miss Williams "smelled of liquor very badly" when she called at the Spreckels home the night before the alleged beating and ordered her to pack belongings of the children. Defense has claimed Mrs. Spreckels was intoxicated and so might have hurt herself, or feighed her injuries, and hinted in open court that she might be "proved a trespasser" at the Balboa Island home of her ex-mate. Prosecutor Smith was last defense witness of the day in the surprise move to putting him on the stand to demand access to the pictures. He produced the four, said he didn't know who took them and would stipulate that only one was of Miss Williams in her Presbyterian Hospital bed — because it showed her face. The court then recessed the case until 11 a.m. Sept. 21 to give defense time to subpoena Newport Beach police and sheriff's officers — who might have taken them. Two Anaheim Industries made contributions of $1,000 owed and a number have signed up for the payroll deduction plan of your round giving to the Red Feathers agencies. Such gifts will insure regular income for the chest. Mutual Citrus Products Co., gave a gift of $1,000 through the adv�gifts committee, headed by Mr Charles Pearson and E. J. "Br Power, Kwikset Locks made similar gift and okayed individual solicitation of employees for pay deductions. Those industries signing up date for the payroll deduction are Anaheim Truck and Tranq with 100 employees; Rinshed-M-Co. with 50 employees; Steffey-B-Co., 20 employees; both Anaheim Alpha Beta markets; Robert Boney Dodge-Plymouth dealers employees. Several other concerns have ready set up deduction plans their own for charitable give the local chest to be one of beneficiaries. Among them is the Safeway store, Pacific Phone and Telegraph Co., phone and Telegraph Co., North Aircraft Inc., Robertshaw-FW Controls Co., and Baker's Appliance store. Bird V. Beebe Dies Returning From Rally Bird V. Beebe, 87, of 202 S Philadelphia St., who has lived Anaheim for more than 60 yr and who, in earlier years, patented in many civic affairs, suddenly last night as he was turning from the Senator Torie Kuchel rally at the city park. The deceased was a member the Masonic order in Anaheim, O.E.S., Chispa chapter and I lodge. He leaves his son, Dr. Clark Beebe of Los Angeles, a daughter Mrs. Betty Reynolds, Los Angles two brothers, Dr. J. L. Beeb Laguna Beach and Norman Bay of St. Hillare, Minn.; a sister Mae Roses of Leonia, Idaa. Funeral services are to be at the Backs; Campbell and Bars chapel tomorrow at 3:30 with the Robert Burns McAulgane, friend of the Beebe family since his childhood days in Helm, to officiate. Anaheimonic order will have charge graveside services. Celebration Welcomes Senator Hery-Herald Orange County Plain Dealer IM Evenings Except Sundays BULLETIN HEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1953 VOL. XXXI NO. 23 OUT THREE COUNTY CITIES explosion uts Power Anaheim three cities of Orange county and a portion of a town were without power light today for seven times when a gas explosion in a circuit breaker at Southern California Ed- Anaheim three cities of Orange city and a portion of a borough were without power light today for seven states when a gas explosion on a circuit breaker at Southern California Edison's Katiella Rd. suburban exploded. Service on lines serving Anaheim, Ridge, Garden Grove and the portion of Santa Ana went at 8:20 a.m. when an arc in an oil circuit breaker exploded which had formed inside the and porcelain breaker housed in mushrooming cloud and ball of which witnesses said resembling a miniature atomic bomb from the substation yard located at Highway 101 and Katella when the explosion occurred Oil and porcelain from the breaker were thrown over the area, spraying the main station building more than 60 feet away. Force of the explosion rattled installations and is said to have led light wires to go down at nearby residence, followed by a fire which was quickly extinguished. Ruck from the State Forestry Department in Orange arrived at substation within minutes, but the flames quelled through quick action of Edison emitters who poured carbon-dioxide into circuit breakers. A joint statement between Discount (Continued to Page 10) Advance Gifts Up Chest Drive All divisions make as favorable part as the first of the advance division, Anaheim Community will go over the top for year's goal of $31,049. No Anaheim Industries have contributions of $1,000 each; a number have signed up for payroll deduction plan of year-end giving to the Red Feather Cities. Such gifts will insure a fair income for the chest. Mutual Citrus Products Co. gave $1,000 through the advance committee, headed by Mayor Les Pearson and E. J. "Brick" Er. Kwikset Locks made a char gift and okayed individualitation of employees for payroll actions. Those industries signing up to WELCOME HOME, TOMMY—This was the theme of the rally which brought Sen. Thomas Kuhn home to Anaheim for a county-wide celebration last night at Anaheim city park. Legislators from the state of California, Robert Kirkwood, who was appointed state controller following Kuchel's pointment by Governor Warren to the Senate post; Joe Beck, secretary to the California senators of county cities, supervisors, councilmen along with throngs of citizens were on hand to present the senator at the "after meeting" reception. Introduction of the Senator was given by State Senator, John A. Murdy, Jr., from Huntington Beach, (right greeting Senator Kuchel in above photo) Master of ceremonies was Fay Lewis with Charles Pearson, mayor of Anaheim escorting the Senator to the stage. Highlights of the program was the AUHS campus story, "We Remeber Tommy" by Faye Kern Schulz. Mother of the Senator, Mrs. Henry Kuchel and his wife, Betty, and daughter Karen were given special recognition. Judge John Shea was general chairman of the rally. Local Retailers Hold Fashion Show Tonight in High School Auditorium One of the highlights of the fall season in Anaheim will take place tonight at 8, when live models display the latest in fashions for the entire family in the high school auditorium. The program, under the direction of retail merchants of the city, will feature Stewart's Roguettes and local artists of the dance. Plenty of good seats are still available to the public for the showing, it was announced by the Chamber of Commerce, which is in charge of arrangements. Tickets for the event are being sold by members of the Junior Ebell Society on the streets. Tickets will also be available at the door. The evening's entertainment and fashion show will be described by Charles Harvey, well-known Hollywood announcer and movie actor, well-remembered from previous fashion shows in Anaheim. Models for the showing will come from various civic and social organizations who are volunteering their services. A total of nearly 1500 seats are available to the public for the showing, Chamber officials said. The show will feature the latest Onaheim Industries have contributions of $1,000 each to payrol deduction plan of year-end giving to the Red Feather蝉. Such gifts will insure a higher income for the chest. A mutual Citrus Products Co. gave all of $1,000 through the advance committee, headed by Mayor Les Pearson and E. J. "Brick" Kwikset Locks made a char gift and okayed individualitation of employees for payroll reductions. Those industries signing up to for the payroll deduction plan Anaheim Truck and Transfer, 100 employees; Rinshed-Mason with 50 employees; Steffy.Bulck 20 employees; both Anaheim Beta markets; Robert H. Dodge-Plymouth dealer, 20 employees. Several other concerns have already set up deduction plans of own for charitable giving. Local chest to be one of the officials. Among them are Safeway store, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., Northrop Inc., Robertshaw-Fulton Rolls Co. and Baker's Appliance Company. Police Probe Death Of Man in Newport Bay NEWPORT BEACH—Sheriff's officers today are investigating the death by drowning of Richard K. Angell, 27, of Long Beach who was found yesterday afternoon in upper Newport Bay about one-fourth mile north of the Sea Shell cracking plant near Coast Highway. Possibility of suicide was indicated by Deputy Cronor, Walter Fox, although no note was found. Angell had entered the water near the parked car registered to his mother, Mrs. Lillian C. Angell, also of Long Beach. Buena Park Resident Fined in Court Adrian David Ames, 39-year-old Buena Park resident arrested in Fullerton on charges of drunk driving Sept. 8, pleaded guilty to the charge yesterday in the Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court. Judge Howard Cameron of the Santa Ana-Orange Municipal Court, sitting in the place of Judge John Shea, fined Ames $150 or 75 days in the County jail in addition to a license suspension of 90 days. Ames asserted was involved in a collision at the time of his arrest. Officers said his pick-up truck collided with a parked car in the course of its path down the street in an unstable manner. History-Making Operation Separate Siamese Twin Girls Joined at Spine NEW ORLEANS (UP) — The Mouton Siamese twins were separated today in a history making operation which doctors said was "a complete success." A spokesman among eight surgeons at famous Ochsner Foundation Hospital who performed the hazardous one hour and 35-minute surgery said that unless complications develop, the twins "should be normal in every way." Never before have Siamese twins been separated without bringing death to at least one. In Separate Beds After the operation to sever their connection at the spine, the Mouton twins, were placed in separate beds for the first time in their brief lives of just under three months. Then the hospital staff set up a vigil over the tiny girls. "It is successful," one of eight surgeons who worked on the history making surgery-jubilantly reported. The babies, daughters of the Lafayette, La.. mayor, went under the knife at 7:05 a.m. PDT and at 8:40 a.m., it was announced that the operation was a success. Bulletins had been issued intervals during the surgery was historic because the doctor had no previous medical record of similar operations to go back. The famous operation on Brodie Siamese twins recently to separate them at the skull of those children died. Today's operation was formed on Carolyn Anne Catherine Anne Mouton, brunette daughters of Mayor Mrs. Ashton Mouton of Lafayette. The family has two other children both normal. Nervous System Severed Before the operation began tors cut a small incision in arm of each baby to provide transfusions in case there appeared to be danger of shock. The twins-were separated a fourth sacral vertebrae cohesion the nervous system was erased and finally the rectal was mended. A brief bulletin the third day of the operation announced thecessful completion of the operation, but added that "the still have a lot of patching to Senator Thomas Kuchel Solon Greeted by 2000 At County-Wide Rally "It is important that every American become informed on the American issue now awaiting action in the Senate," said Sen. Thomas Kuchel, speaking to more than 2000 people at the county-wide home-coming Kuchel rally in the city park. "A proposal to amend the Constitution, it is bitterly opposed and as vigorously supported by numbers of both Democrat and Republican parties and I believe will pass the Senate where I shall support it." The amendment, said the Senator would hold that treaties cannot conflict with our constitution. It would provide that treaties would not affect the internal rights of the American citizens unless Congress passed a law on the subject and passed such a law under the authority of the Constitution, exactly as any other law is passed. It provides also, that so-called executive agreements between this country and any other county will be subject to Congressional regulation. This issue is fundamental, Kuchel said. Treaties and executive agreements make not only international law, they make domestic law as well. And although formal treaties need to run the gauntlet of Senate ratification, executive agreements have absolutely no check on them, their necessity or their reasonability. "Treaties," said Secretary of State Dulles a year ago, "are more supreme than ordinary laws, for congressional laws are invalid if they do not conform. Well Registration Gets Under Way Throughout Area SANTA ANA—First registration of water wells in the Orange County basin under the basin replenishment program set that program in motion this morning in the offices of the Orange County Water District here. At the same time, secretary-manager Howard Crooke, of the Water District, sent five men into the field to assist well owners with the registration of their wells. The five are John Cleary, Roy Roepke, and Benjamin F. Smith of Santa Ana, John Wesley Lamb of Garden Grove and Luman W. Shotwell, of Corona Del Mar. All were field deputy county assessors during the spring assessment period, rought Sen. Thomas Kuchel city park. Legislators from roller following Kuchel's ap- ary to the California senate, citizens were on hand to greet actor was given by State Sen-ator Kuchel in above photo). Anaheim escorting the Senator "We Remember Tommy" given his wife, Betty, and daughter, chairman of the rally. (Bulletin photo) This issue is fundamental, Kuchel said. Treaties and executive agreements make not only international law, they make domestic law as well. And although formal treaties need to run the gauntlet of Senate ratification, executive agreements have absolutely no check on them, their necessity or their reasonability. "Treaties," said Secretary of State Dulles a year ago, "are more supreme than ordinary laws, for congressional laws are invalid if they do not conform with the Constitution whereas treaties can override the Constitution. Treaties can take powers away from he Congress and give them to the federal government or some international body, and they can cut across the rights given the people by the Constitutional Bill of Rights." I do not want the rights of the people, guaranteed by the Constitution or the Bill of Rights, taken away and if this can be done and has been done under the present Constitution, then I will support an amendment, Kuchel said. The Anaheim Senator stood pat on the integrity of President Eisenhower stating that under his leadership the government is swinging back to loyalty, patriotic and honest administration. All too often in the past decisions were reached surreptitiously and in secret; but the public's business today is being transicted under full public scrutiny. Eisenhower has devoted his lifetime to (Continued to Page 10) Planners Approve New Industry Zone For Anaheim Area SANTA ANA--With no objection expressed by property owners, two new proposed industrial zones near Santa Ana and Anaheim were endorsed by the Orange County Planning Commission yesterday subject to final approval by the Board of Supervisors. Under a new State law, only one public hearing is required by the Planning Commission on such zone changes with the Supervisors conducting a hearing before final action. A52-acre tract extending from South Los Angeles St. about 1100 feet east of the Southern Pacific right of way and between Ball Road and Midway Drive was designated for change from residential to light industrial use. Speaking at a news conference held at Orange County Water District here. At the same time, secretary-manager Howard Crooke, of the Water District, sent five men into the field to assist well owners with the registration of their wells. The five are John Cleary, Roy Roepke, and Benjamin F. Smith of Santa Ana, John Wesley. Lamb of Garden Grove and Luman W. Shotwell, of Corona Del Mar. All were field deputy county assessors during the spring assessment period, therefore, are familiar with the type of work now to be undertaken. They carried, beside the forms of registration to be filled out by the well owners, a brochure of information stating the serious nature of the water shortage, which makes the replenishment program inevitable also an explanation of the machinery of the law under which the program was authorized and organized. Operators of farm wells, city wells and salt-contaminated wells, were represented at today's gathering in the Water District office, where the first registration were made. President Jack Crill, of the Water (Continued to Page 10) Local Y Names 1953 Committees Appointments for the 1953-54 Anaheim YMCA season were announced today by President Warren Ashleigh of the association. Heading the all-important Executive committee is President Ashleigh, as chairman; assisted by Wilbert Bonney, Clyde Nickel, Ted Payne, Mrs. Al Casebeer, James Morris and John E. Bertch, YMCA secretary. Girls Work committee includes Mrs. Warren Ashleigh as chairman; Mrs. Casebeer and Mrs. Richard Glover as assistants. Boys Work committee includes Robert Quast as chairman assisted by Wayne Butterbaugh, Morris and Luis Sandoval. World Service committee finds Rev. Philip Selfridge as chairman; with committee members including Virgil Isbell and Cliff Ellott. Included in the Camp committee is Bonney as chairman; with David Collins and Walter Gooden assisting. Building and Equipment committee of the YMCA is headed by Walt Taylor as chairman with Mrs. Marion Pickel, Dr. Ed Jordt and Adolf Schoepe serving the committee. Personnel and Membership committee of the local boy's organization included Paul Demaree as its chairman while M. A. Gauer Under a new State law, only one public hearing is required by the Planning Commission on such zone changes with the Supervisors conducting a hearing before final action. A52-acre tract extending from South Los Angeles St. about 1100 feet east of the Southern Pacific right of way and between Ball Road and Midway Drive was designated for change from residential to light industrial use. Speaking for the change were Anaheim's Mayor Charles Pearson and Ernest Moeller, Chamber of Commerce secretary. Edward J. Power is owner of the property. Change in a triangular Santa Ana tract lying between south south of Delhigh, containing approximately 350 acres was sought by Mrs. Genevieve DeSutter, who plans to sell her property to Carnation Milk company for a processing plant. Also speaking in favor of the request were George E. Sperling Jr., attorney for the milk company and J. E. Blackburn, representing the Southern Pacific railroad. Man on Vacation Misses Chance at Silver Bonus Pot W. P. Geraghly, 222 N. Lemon, chose the wrong time for trip to San Francisco. Tommy Watts, Anaheim Feed and Seed Co., acting as Silver Bonus Man of the week, drew Mr. Geraghly's name from the Silver Bonus files. Watts tucked $121.19 in his pocket, and went to call on Geraghly, only to find the award winer had gone to the bay city on vacation. Miss Vernona Oelkers, Geraghly's granddaughter, accepted the $5 "Trade-in-Anaheim" consolation award on behalf of her grandfather. Next Wednesday's Silver Bonus total will reach $257.19. If your name is secluded as the sure to have qualifying Silver Bonus Store receipts ready to present to the Silver Bonus Man, when he calls. "Patio Pilferers" Get Probation From Court Three of the four "patio pilferers" involved in a number of garden furniture thefts in the Newport Harbor area early this summer, yesterday were granted suspended jail sentences and probation by Superior Judge Raymond Thompson. Gerald Clinton Hearing, 21, of Long Beach and Allen Lee Shaw, 19, of Santa Ana, who were reported by officers to have clear previous records, were granted suspension of one-year jail sentences with three-year probation. They had pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit petty theft. Straight probation was ordered for Miss. Maryo LaVonne Tate, 18, of Costa Mesa, who reportedly participated in only one instance of furniture burglary, but disposition in the case of her brother, Donald Edward Tate, 29, was deferred pending results of a psychiatric examination by Dr. William Musfelt, to be heard Sept. 23. Miss Tate will appear tomorrow in Santa Ana-Orange Municipal Court when Judge Howard Cameron will rule on probations application in connection with another petty theft charge.