anaheim-bulletin 1954-05-08

CADETS HONORED—Highlight of the Cadet Corps review yesterday before the student body of Anaheim Union High School was the presentation of awards. Of the 17 awards given, 14 went individual cadets; the other three to the various companies in the 145th Battalion, California Corps. Shown above are, left to right, Major Ralph Comstock, Commandant of Cadets, Major G. Clymer, area supervisor of the C.C.C. Sgt. Elis Verdin and Sgt. Michael Rainey, who were ed their Honor Cadet bars. (Bulletin photo) CADETS HONORED—Highlight of the Cadet Corps review yesterday before the student body of heim Union High School was the presentation of awards. Of the 17 awards given, 14 went individual cadets; the other three to the various companies in the 145th Battalion, California Corps. Shown above are, left to right, Major Ralph Comstock, Commandant of Cadets, Major G. Clymer, area supervisor of the C.C.C. Sgt. Ellis Verdin and Sgt. Michael Rainey, who were elected their Honor Cadet bars. (Bulletin photo) Ike Meets With Top Strategists WASHINGTON (UP)—President Eisenhower met with the National Security Council in extraordinary session today to weigh conditions that could lead to American military intervention in Indo-China along with other free nations. The council meeting lasted 90 minutes. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Army chief of staff, was called in for part of the meeting. No immediate announcement was made after the closed session ended. The President called the meeting of his top strategists after the fall of Dien Bein Phu to the Communists in Indo-China. Attending the meeting with the President were Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, Adm. Arthur W. Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other top aides. Secretary Dulles warned last night that the United States and its allies may have to send armed forces to Indo-China if the Geneva Conference fails and the conflict continues. He hinted U.S. hopes of avoiding this possibility on a comprehensive system of collective security backed by free nations whose security would be endangered by Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. Would Consult Congress In a nationwide radio-TV address approved by the President, Dulles emphasized that the United States "under present conditions" does Anaheim High School Cadet Corps Receives Awards at First Review Approximately 115 young men participated in the first ever held by the 145th Battallion, California Cadet Corps, Friday. Anaheim Union High School. Seventeen awards and trophies, 14 of which were individual sentiments, were given out during the colorful review attended by entire student body of AUHS, city officials, dignitaries of organizations and military officials of the Cadet Corps. Other individual awards went to: Sgt. Ellas Verdin and Sgt. Michael Rainey, Honor Cadet bars; Lt. Ray Decker, Honor Cadet officer bar; Cpl. Robert Ortiz, trophy for the best squad leader, presented by Les Carden, representing the Lions Club; 1st Lt. William Ensinger, trophy for the best platoon commander, presented by Pete Wisser representing the V.F.W.; Major Frank Moreno, best company commander, awarded by Tom Yellis, Leading Knight of the Elks Club; Sgt. Everett Moore, best first year cadet award, presented by Robert Borden, representing the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce for the Torch and Sabre club; and Captain Donald Merritt, Lt. Burr - Lt. Liptrap trophy, presented by Sgt. William Burr. Presents Trophy Organizational trophies went to the second squad, second platoon, Company B; presented by Major Bruce Paul representing the local police department; second platoon Co. B; for the best platoon, presented by Kenneth Bradley, representing the V.F.W.; and Company A for the best company, presented by Warren Ashleigh, secretary of the Elks Club. The outstanding award of the day was the Americanism Award which State Strips County Teacher Of Credentials WESTMINSTER — Jamie Tringham, 39, of Garden fired principal of the Westminster 17th Street school here, was ped of three teaching credits on charges of "immoral and professional conduct" by the Board of Education meeting Chino Friday. The Board, rejecting the pro findings of State Hearing C Phillip Farman, made its own ing yesterday that the Westminster School District teacher dis- evidence of unfitness for m in public schools." The Board took its action cut debate. Counselor for Tringham was present but no defense offered. Revoked by the State Board his general elementary, elem school administration and g secondary school credentials. Tringham, discharged by the trict's school board more than year ago, had been under su- sion pending the State Board' ing and was charged with u profanity in the presence of y and lewd acts with teachers. The Board overruled a re mendation by Farman who, af News of the World in Brief EX-CONVICTS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER RENO (P)—Frank Pedrini and LeRoy Linden, ex-Folsom Prison cellmates, were found guilty of first degree murder yesterday for the hitch-hike slaying of Clarence M. Dodd, 36-year-old Lancaster, Calif., carpenter. NEW POLITICAL GROUP REPORTED FORMED CHICAGO (P)—A new political organization, called "For America," and opposed to "super-internationalism," set out today with the backing of prominent businessmen and public figures to start a "grass roots" movement in next rail's congressional elections. The group's spokesman, former Republican congressman Hamilton Fish of New York, said it would go into all states and actively support candidates who followed its principles. TWO U.S. PILOTS SHOT DOWN OVER INDO-CHINA HONG KONG (P)—A.T. Cox, president of the Civil Air Transport, said today the two American civilian pilots shot down over Dien Bien Phu were believed dead, first American dead of the Indo-China war. The two pilots, lost with a four-man French crew, were James B. McGovern, 32, of Elizabeth, N.J., and Wallis D. Buford of Kansas City, Kas. BIG THREE TURN DOWN RUSS BID TO JOIN NATO WASHINGTON (P)—The United States, Britain and France last night formally turned down Russia's surprise bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The three nations branded the Communist proposal "completely unreal" and said it was designed to give Moscow a veto over Western defense strategy. Organizational trophies went to the second squad, second platoon, Company B; presented by Major Bruce Paul representing the local police department; second platoon Co. B, for the best platoon, presented by Kenneth Bradley, representing the V.F.W.; and Company A for the best company, presented by Warren Ashleigh, secretary of the Elks Club. The outstanding award of the day was the Americanism Award which was presented to Cadet Lt. Col. Paul Salazar for his outstanding work in collecting books and other materials for a school in Korea. The award was made by Tom Hoag who represented the American Legion. Directing the operation Friday morning, held on the football field of the local high school, was Major Ralph E. Comstock, commandant of Cadets and Lt. Col. Salazar. Music was furnished by the AUHS band. Revoked by the State Board his general elementary, elementary school administration and got secondary school credentials. Tringham, discharged by the trict's school board more than a year ago, had been under suspension pending the State Board's ing and was charged with unprofanity in the presence of P. and lewd acts with teachers. The Board overruled a re-mendation by Farman who, after two-day hearing in December, posed that Trigham's credited be stripped only for a year. Deposed principal has denied charges against him and has worked for a Buena Park re-tion facility since his removal from the school post. Juvenile Hall Escaped Captured in Fullerton FULLERTON — Two juveniles 14 and 15 years old, both residing of this city, who escaped at a.m. today from juvenile hall, ta Ana, had a short-lived free when their "French leave" ended by Fullerton police. The two juveniles, who spent hour and half walking from San an hour and a half later arrest by Fullerton police. The two juveniles, who spent hour and a half walking from San An to Fullerton, were captured the 200 block East Truslow, one block from their destination home. Both boys were returned the Juvenile Hall facility by six deputies. French Demonstrate Against Paris Reds PARIS (UP)—Frenchmen audited by the sacrifice of Dien B. Phu booed the Premier and defense minister today, bombed Communist newspaper in Nice tried to blow up Red party headquarters there. Anaheim Daily-Herald ANAHEIM Evening Except Sundays TEN PAGES ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA. Britain Orders Two From Country for Attack Battle Ends As French Fort Falls HANOI, Indo - China (UP) — Officials at French headquarters announced all resistance throughout Dien Bien Phu ended today after a handful of holdout French Foreign Legionnaires made a hopeless death charge rather than surrender. Defenders of the last isolated position of the fortress that fell Before the student body of Analoma awards given, 14 went to institute Battalion, California Cadet mandant of Cadets, Major Vance Michael Rainey, who were awarded. Cadet Corps First Review Participated in the first review of which were individual precolorful review attended by the State Strips County Teacher of Credentials WESTMINSTER — James A. Bingham, 39, of Garden Grove, and principal of the Westminster Street school here, was striping of three teaching credentials charges of "immoral and unprofessional conduct" by the State board of Education meeting at no Friday. The Board, rejecting the proposed ings of State Hearing Officer Slip Farman, made its own findyesterday that the Westminster School District teacher displayed idence of unfitness for service public schools." The Board took its action withdebate. Counselor for Tringham present but no defense was reced. Evoked by the State Board were general elementary, elementary college administration and general secondary school credentials. Bingham, discharged by the dissident school board more than a ago, had been under suspending the State Board's ruling and was charged with use of unity in the presence of pupils lewd acts with teachers. The Board overruled a recomilation by Farman who, after a fairly successful trial, pleaded not guilty. Fort Falls HANOI, Indo - China (UP) — Officials at French headquarters announced all resistance through- out Dien Bien Phu ended today after a handful of holdout French Foreign Legionnaires made a hopeless death charge rather than surrender. Defenders of the last isolated position of the fortress that fell yesterday blew up their radio and supplies in the early morning hours and charged down a hill at overwhelmingly superior Communists. After that, pilots who flew over the scene of the gallant battle said they saw no further fighting. De Castries Captured The Communist Viet Minh radio heard in Hanoi claimed Brig. Gen. Christian de Castries surrendered yesterday when the main bastion of Dien Bien Phu finally fell under human avalanches of Red attackers. "The French garrison and its commander have surrendered," the broadcast said. Peiling Radio, mouthpiece of Communist China, also claimed the rebels "wiped out 17 enemy infantry battalions, including seven paratrooper battalions, three artillery battalions and many motorized units" during the long battle for Dien Bien Phu. Vague On Casualties French Commander Gen. Henri Navarre said there were a dozen battalions at Dien Bien Phu. The Red radio was vague about the number of killed, wounded and prisoners among the defenders. It used the word "annihilated" to refer to all casualties. However, another Peijing Radio broadcast claimed rebel forces in Indo-China "annihilated" 381,720 French and Viet Nam troops since the war started in 1946. In this broadcast the Communists apparently used the word "annihilate" to refer to all casualties. Man Injured When Run Over by Tractor FULLERTON — A Westminster man lay in Fullerton Cottage Hospital today, badly hurt when run over by his own tractor yesterday afternoon. Scouts Rewarded At Honor Court Approximately 56 Boy and Sea Scouts in the Northern Orange and Orange Empire Councils received their Eagle Silver or Quartermaster awards last night at the Scout Court of Honor in Anaheim Union High School auditorium. Witnessed by more than 1000 Boy Scouts, parents and friends, the Court climaxed many months, even years, of concentrated work by 38 Scouts to achieve Scouting's highest award — the Eagle badge. Guest of honor, who made the presentations, was California's Lt. Gov. Harold Powers. Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Superior Judge Keenneth E. Morrison. The 56 boys, their sponsors and guests, met at Knott's Berry Farm at 5:30 p.m. for a reception honoring Orange Empire and Northern Orange Eagle, Silver and Quartermaster Scouts. At 6 p.m., the honored scouts were guests of Walter Knott at a dinner during which time the notables present made their remarks. William Spurgeon Jr. addressed Indo-Chin Open at GENEVA, Switzerland here today to seek, against war in Indo-China. The Communists call their victory against the came in grief over the The long-awaited talks way in a side room of League of Nations pallied the delegates of the Far-ference were seeking an for unifying Korea. Bidault First Speak The start of the conference almost delayed by a late wrangle between France partners in the French U how strong, and how far Minister Georges Bidault go in his opening state. Less than an hour before start of the talks the di were ironed out. Bidault began speaking after the conference sta British Foreign Secret thony Eden and Soviet Man Injured When Run Over by Tractor FULLERTON — A Westminster man lay in Fullerton Cottage Hospital today, badly hurt when run over by his own tractor yesterday afternoon. William McMurray, 32, of 7142 Park Ave., Westminster, suffered a crushed chest, several broken ribs, multiple bruises and a gashed leg in the freak mishap about 4:28 p.m. Friday at Dell Construction Co.'s tract on the end of Courtney St. near Valencia Ave. Fullerton. He was thrown beneath the wheels of the tractor, equipped with a ditch-digging device, as he climbed a board after leaving his saddle to remove an obstacle. When he dismounted, he left the motor running; in climbing back, he apparently knocked the tractor into gear and it jolted forward and threw him off. Frank Wagner Jr., a fellow worker, said the tractor's left rear wheel ran over McMurray's chest and the ditch digger slashed his legs. Mrs. Mary Sparkes, 61-Year Resident, Dies Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Sparkes, 82, who made her home at 11272 Ball Rd. since 1893 died last night. She was a native of California, born in Sonoma County in 1872. Two sons, James of Placentia, formerly of Anaheim, and Leonard of Anaheim; two grand children and two sisters, Mrs. George Annin of Fullerton and Mrs. Ben Sewall of Panorama City, San Fernando Valley, survive her. Last rites will be conducted from the Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars chapel Monday at 2 p.m. with burial to be in the family plot at the Anaheim cemetery. Weather Considerable cloudiness today, tonight and Sunday with occasional night and morning drizzle, becoming partly sunny in the afternoons. High temperature today 66. The start of the conference almost delayed by a late wrangle between French partners in the French U.K. how strong, and how far Minister Georges Bidault go in his opening statement. Less than an hour before start of the talks the diaries were ironed out. Bidault began speaking after the conference stalled. British Foreign Secretary thony Eden and Soviet Minister Vyacheslav M. then met and decided that would handle the gavel first session. The two alternate the chairmanship conference. HERALD Orange County Plain Dealer M BULLETIN HEIM, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1954 VOL XXXI NO. 221 Two Russian Officers for Attempted Espionage Attaches Tabbed as Red Spies LONDON (UP)—Britain disclosed today it had caught two Soviet air attaches in "attempted espionage" and had given them 10 days to leave the country. Maj. Ivan Puyshev, 35, and Maj. Andrei Gudkov, 36, were no longer acceptable as members of the Soviet Embassy here, the Foreign Office announced. It handed Soviet California's Lt. Governor, Harold Powers was special guest of honor age and Orange Emprie Councils' Boy Scout Court of Honor, conducted Union High School. Shown above are, left to right, Lt. Governor Powers; rison, master of ceremonies; Daryl Wimberly, James Barthelmes and who received their Eagle Awards, and Wayne Ensminger, Sea Exreceived one of the three Sea Scout Quartermaster awards given last Indo-China Peace Talks Open at Geneva Meeting GENEVA, Switzerland—A nine-member conference opened here today to seek, against over-whelming odds, a settlement of the war in Indo-China. The Communists came to the conference table exultant over their victory against the French at Dien Bien Phu. The French came in grief over their loss. The long-awaited talks got under way in a side room of the same League of Nations palace were the delegates of the Far East conference were seeking a formula for unifying Korea. Bidault First Speaker The start of the conference was almost delayed by a last-minute wrangle between France and its partners in the French Union over how strong, and how far Foreign Minister Georges Bidault should go in his opening statement. Less than an hour before the start of the talks the differences were ironed out. Bidault began speaking shortly after the conference started. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign Arce Draws Term for Marijuana Possession SANTA ANA — One of two Fulerton brothers in trouble with the law is under sentence today to a year in Orange County Jail for marijuana possession, while the other awaited sentencing for attempted rape. Henry Arce, 18, drew a one-year term from Presiding Superior Judge John Shea for the narcotics conviction before a jury. Antonio G. Arce Jr., 22, his brother who was convicted of attempt- LONDON (UP)—Britain disclosed today it had caught two Soviet air attaches in "attempted espionage" and had given them 10 days to leave the country. Maj. Ivan Puyshev, 35, and Maj. Andrei Gudkov, 36, were no longer acceptable as members of the Soviet Embassy here, the Foreign Office announced. It handed Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik yesterday a request, tantamount to an order in diplomacy, for withdrawal of the majors. No details of the attempted espionage were disclosed by the Foreign Office and it was not known whether any Britons were involved. But it was learned that the activities of the two Russians did not relate to atomic energy. Since Puyahev and Gudkov were assistant air attaches, there was speculation that they may have tried to steal secrets of Britain's new jet planes. A Foreign Office spokesman emphasized the word "attempted" before the word "espionage" indicating the Russians did not get far with their spying. The disclosure came on top of the Petrov case in Australia and the Khokhlov case in Germany. But informed sources said the information about this case did not stem from information given by the two Soviet agents who asked for political asylum. Rankin Given Term in Prison SANTA ANA — Gary Lee Rankin, 20, Compton robber of an Anaheim market, who escaped from Anaheim police station, is under prison sentence today, along with two other men committed by Superior Court. Judge Robert Gardner refused to consider probation for Rankin after a psychiatrist reported that Rankin had a "psychotic personality;" the court held this was not insanity, but instead a common defense of the accused. Rankin is under term of five years to life for armed robery. The law did not prefer an escape charge, also a felony and punishable by a prison term. The start of the conference was almost delayed by a last-minute wrangle between France and its partners in the French Union over how strong and how far Foreign Minister Georges Bidault should go in his opening statement. Less than an hour before the start of the talks the differences were ironed out. Bidault began speaking shortly after the conference started. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav M. Molotov then met and decided that Eden would handle the gavel at the first session. The two men will alternate the chairmanship of the conference. SANTA ANA — One of two Fullerton brothers in trouble with the law is under sentence today to a year in Orange County Jail for marijuana possession, while the other awaited sentencing for attempted rape. Henry Arce, 18, drew a one-year term from Presiding Superior Judge John Shea for the narcotics conviction before a jury. Antonio G. Arce Jr., 22, his brother who was convicted of attempted rape of an 18-year-old Santa Ana girl abducted after her suitor was clubbed, will have a psychiatric examination before sentencing by Superior Judge Raymond H. Thompson. RACTICAL APPLICATION—William Moorhead's sixth grade class from Cypress Elementary school held class in Anaheim City Park yesterday. The student's welcomed the idea to study in the open and the regular classroom procedure was followed as it would have been had they been in their school classroom. The day's session was started by saluting the flag, as shown above, led by Donna DeWitt, class president, left, while Roy Terry, a Boy Scout in the Cypress troop, held the flag. Idea for the out-of-doors session came when the students, who are studying South America, noticed that many South American schools conduct their classes outside. During their stay in the park yesterday the 27 students studied arithmetic, social studies, spelling and enjoyed a recess and their lunch period. (Bulletin photo)