anaheim-bulletin 1955-07-02

TWO KILLED Five Others Injured in Collision Near Capistrano SANTA ANA (OCNS) — Two persons were killed and five seriously injured in a thundering head-on traffic crash last night on Highway 101, near San Juan Capistrano. The Highway Patrol and Coroner’s Office identified the dead as Everette E. Rollins, 35, of Bell Gardens and Mrs. Daniel Macedo, no age given, of Los Angeles. They were killed almost instantly, according to Deputy Coroner Roger Burnham. He ordered the bodies to Divel's Mortuary, San Clemente. Mrs. Macedo and Rollins were passengers in a car operated by Daniel Macedo, 39, of Los Angeles. Macedo's vehicle collided with one driven by Sailor Robert D. Potter, no age given, stationed aboard the USS Hopewell. Potter and Navy men James E. Fisher and James N. Kenney, both attached to the USS Hopewell were rushed to the El Toro Marine Base Dispensary. Taken to Hospital Daniel Macedo was ambulanced to Santa Ana Community Hospital. So was Alma Kutzer, no age or address given. She was riding with Macedo. Potter was quoted as telling the patrol he was swinging his car around a semi-trailer truck when he met Macedo's oncoming vehicle. Both vehicles were listed as total Bulletin Will Not Publish July Fourth The Bulletin will close Independence Day, with no paper published Monday, July 4. Most businesses will be closed, but all city emergency operations will, of course, remain open, as fire and police departments. DuBois and Paschall Garage will also be open and most Anaheim pharmacies will remain open. A physician may be reached any time of day by calling KImberly 2-8827. Experts Say 380 Will Die During Experts Say 380 Will Die During Holiday Weekend By UNITED PRESS The final wave of outgoing holiday vacationers headed for the hinterlands today as millions of fun-loving Americans took advantage of the long Fourth of July weekend. The National Safety Council predicted that a record 40,000,000 vehicles on the move during the holiday period would cause an all-time high of 380 deaths in highway accidents. New motorists apparently were ignoring the gloomy forecast and exhibiting lifesaving caution during the weekend's early hours. A United Press count since 6 p.m. yesterday showed fatal holiday accidents of various sorts, slightly behind the council's estimates. Traffic accidents killed 23. One drowning and two other deaths in the miscellaneous category brought the holiday death toll to 26. Michigan had the most traffic fatalities, three, while Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, New York and the state of Washington had one each. Ned H. Dearborn, President of the Council, suggested prayer to help hold down the traffic toll. He warned that the worst hazards were yet to come when tired drivers clogged highways on the way home. At Fort Dix, N. J., soldiers leaving on weekend passes were first shown movies entitled "Coffin on Wheels," "Drunk Driving," "Traffic With the Devil" and "Wanton Murder." Meanwhile, hot, muggy weather crippled the eastern two-thirds of the nation with widely scattered showers predicted through Monday. Temperatures of 90 or more were common, with Colorado and Texas reporting 100 in several towns. 80-Foot Rocket Ship Due Here July 6 An eighty-foot Rocket Ship will travel through the streets of the Hollydale section of Los Angeles early Wednesday morning enroute to Disneyland. The huge ship, nine feet in diameter, made of steel and aluminum, will become TWA's display at the park as well as the theme for Tomorrowland. The Rocket Ship will leave Waldrip Engineering Company, 11810 Center Street, Hollydale, at dawn, approximately 5 a.m. on July 6 on a truck of the Belyea Pacific Trucking Company. It well were rushed to the El Toro Marine Base Dispensary. Taken to Hospital Daniel Macedo was ambulanced to Santa Ana Community Hospital. So was Alma Kutter, no age or address given. She was riding with Macedo. Potter was quoted as telling the patrol he was swinging his car around a semi-trailer truck when he met Macedo's oncoming vehicle. Both vehicles were listed as total losses. The accident occurred at 8:25 p.m. A five-car pileup on Brookhurst Ave. about 500 feet south of Crescent Ave. Late yesterday afternoon resulted in the injury of three persons. Suffering minor injuries were Lavonne E. Moore, 23, and Robert Steven Moore, 3½, both of 2011 Orange Ave., Costa Mesa. They were riding with Robert A. Moore, 24, of the same address. Boat Falls Driver Dorce Lee Lightfoot, 26, 15181 Jackson St., Midway City, also received slight injuries, according to the patrol. All of the injured persons were taken to St. Joseph Hospital. The chain-recation accident occurred, the patrol reported, when Raymond C. Post, 24, 9908 Bolsa Ave., Santa Ana, stopped to reload a boat which had fallen off a trailer his pickup truck was pulling. Other drivers involved were Helen Reese Mitchell, 43, 8761 Aladdin Dr., Garden Grove and George Thomas Hogue, 24, 13422 Lilly St., Garden Grove. HOLLYWOOD (UP)—Broad actress Isabel Bonner fell dead fore 900 shocked playgoers at Carthay Circle Theater F night while speaking her line the first act of "The Shrike prize-winning play written by husband, Joseph Kramm. She 47. She was playing a hospital scene. She had just told her husband in the play, co-star Clark, "You look much better day, darling," when she collapsed. She apparently died of aailment. The play closes as sued tonight. About a dozen actors were stage in the scene. One said was speaking the line when suddenly slumped on the edge Clark's bed. Clark put his arm about her ad-libbed, "Ann, speak to me something the matter? We wrong, darling, I love you." He signaled for the curtain rung down and the audition thought it was the end of a sert. The theater management lately asked if there were physicians in the house and police and firemen, who were able to revive her with oxygen equipment. Three doctors report to the stage from the audience she was pronounced dead. Miss Bonner's husband, at New York home when she was scheduled to arrive in Wood by air this afternoon. Kramm said as he left New that his wife had complained cently of a muscle pain but did think it was serious. "I just spoke to her last nigh he sobbed." She said she was ing fine." The red-haired actress played different role in the Oriental Broadway production of play two years ago. She really made a film version of her original role. The film is to be released. Eda Reis Merin, Miss Bonner understudy, will replace her day's performances. Miss Bonner had been on stage since starting as a actress with her father's company near Pittsburgh. She later studied in New under Alexander Koiransky the late Maria Ouspenskaya. The actress first appeared Broadway as an ingene in At Port Dixie, N.Y., on a weekend passes were first shown movies entitled "Coffin on Wheels," "Drunk Driving," "Traffic With the Devil" and "Wanton Murder." Meanwhile, hot, muggy weather crippled the eastern two-thirds of the nation with widely scattered showers predicted through Monday. Temperatures of 90 or more were common, with Colorado and Texas reporting 100 in several towns. Weather Late night and morning low clouds with sunny afternoons today and Sunday. High today near 74. Little change tonight and Sunday. PRANK OR PHENOMENON? Truck Driver Awestruck as Hose Slowly Disappears Into Front Lawn DOWNEY, Calif., (UP)—George Di Peso, a truck driver, looked out on his front lawn today and flipped it. It was still there. Di Peso was a 50-foot length of plastic hooden hose which mysteriously began burrowing its way into the ground yesterday and has resisted all efforts to pull it out. Di Peso said about 13 feet disappeared. Scientists from the California Institute of Technology are at a loss to explain the phenomenon. Di Peso said it all began Thursday afternoon when his 10-year-old daughter, Suzanne, ran into the house and breathlessly announced: "The hose is stuck in the lawn." Her mother, Mrs. Ruth Di Peso, 30, went outside and tried to pull the hose, which has no nozzle, from a hole. No luck. Neighbors tried. No luck. Di Peso came home and tried his hand. Still no results. He then backed his car around, tied the loose end of the hose to the bumper and pulled away in low gear. The hose broke about five feet from the bumper—and another 18 inches disappeared into the ground. Di Peso tied the broken end to the faucet and left the hose overnight. By yesterday morning, two more feet had disappeared and the faucet pipe was bent out of shape. The truck driver then dug about two feet down around the hose. The ground was dry. The hose had penetrated hard clay. At that point, Dr. Ian Campbell, of the Cal Tech geology department arrived to inspect the stubborn length of plastic. He speculated someone was playing a practical joke, but could not decide just how it was being done. "But I'll tell you this," Campbell said. "If that were my hose, I'd start digging and find out what's on the other end." Bids Awarded for School Materials Bids were awarded for the nishing of instructional materials and supplies for the school year 1955-56, at a noon meeting of Anaheim City Board of Education. Bids for the following amount were awarded these firms: Stationers, $4,998.92; Ame Seating, $4,483.02; Valley School Equipment $2,881.72; Leisurecraft $2,154.72; L.W Sporting Goods $908.52; Bob Iliams Sports $880.18; Ditto Porated $2,739.50; Sierra Company $112.12; Carpenter Company $539.75; Grove Ing Goods $1,027.08; Bales Equipment $502.40; Ingram Company $69.60; Hammatt Sons $1,610.04; L.H. Butcher pany $560.00; and Berstein pany $187.00; and Blake M and Towne $51.10; and Ame Plastic Fabrications $166.80. COUNTY POPULATION SANTA ANA (OCNS)—County's population as of stands at an estimated 381,516 hike of 84,252 over last year's 1 total. The second quarterly supply of the Orange County Progressport showed this county's population has more than doubled years. LED IN HEAD-O Anaheim B EST. 1923 Orange County Plain Dealer PAGES FIVE CENTS Boost in Steel Prices Follows Broadway Actress Walls Dead During Hollywood Play BROLYWOOD (UP)—Broadway pass Isabel Bonner fell dead between shocked playgoers at the Day Circle Theater Friday while speaking her lines in first act of "The Shrike," a winning play written by her band, Joseph Kramm. She was HOLLYWOOD (UP)—Broadway actress Isabel Bonner fell dead before 1000 shocked playgoers at the Day Circle Theater Friday while speaking her lines in first act of "The Shrike," a winning play written by her husband, Joseph Kramm. She was playing a hospital ward. She had just told her sick friend in the play, co-star Dane Mark put his arm about her and robbed, "Ann, speak to me. Is anything the matter? What's going, darling, I love you." Signaled for the curtain to be down and the audience right it was the end of a scene. The theater management immediately asked if there were anyicians in the house and called the firemen, who were unhappy to revive her with oxygen treatment. Three doctors reported she stage from the audience and was pronounced dead. Russ Newspaper Pravda Praises Stand of Ike MOSCOW — The official Communist newspaper Pravda lauded President Eisenhower today for his Wednesday press conference statements on changing the cold war to a battle for peace. The Pravda editorial came after a remarkable and unusual display of fair play and objectivity by Soviet newspapers in handling his press conference statements. Yesterday all leading papers carried more than a full column of excerpts from Mr. Eisenhower's statements, completely without comment or even the usual "al- OFFICER GETS THE BOOK—Anaheim Police Officer Joe Miranda gets a whole book for the concessions at the Third Annual Anahiem Junior Chamber of Commerce Fair at La Palma Park July 7-10. Urging the book of tickets on Joe is Jaycette Mrs. Warren worth, far left, Other Jaycettes pictured are Mmes. Jake Eckerson, Ted Williams and Lorton. The Jaycettes, Junior Chamber of Commerce auxiliary, caused a sensation in town sections yesterday as they paraded in the above outlandish attire selling the fair. Disneyland, Labor Officials Repeat Early Statement Local Police Robbery Suspended Nabbed at the intersection angethorpe and Manor 11:04 last night were suspected of several armed crimes in the San Francisco area. This area as the result sible hit-and-run accide 500 block on west Center Miss Judith Ann McKenzie a high school student life Colton, Newport Beach; that Disneyland, Labor Officials Repeat Early Statement "Any statement implying that there is any break in the harmonious relationship between Disneyland and the AF of L unions was not authorized and is incorrect," Disneyland officials reiterated this morning. "Harmonious relationships do exist and substantial progress was made yesterday in negotiation's which are now nearing completion." the Disneyland statement concluded. The statement, according to Disneyland officials, was authorized by AF of L representatives and negotiators Tom Randell, James Blackburn, Pete Kurbatoff, Jack Arnold, C. T. McDonough, and Dan Johnston, AF of L labor relations consultant; and by Disneyland officials Fred Schumacher, C. V. Wood Jr., Vice-president and general manager of Disneyland, William Spaulding and Stewart Nearny, Disneyland labor relations consultant. Local Bakery Named In Injury Suit SANTA ANA (OCNS)—Hadley's Bakery, 316 W. Center St., Anaheim, today was named defendant in a $16,799.77 personal injury accident suit filed in Superior Court here. Plaintiff Mrs. Gania H. Demaree lodged the complaint against the Bakery, Ralph M. Pierce, Walter Tuttle, Earl Hopkins, and Fannie L. Hopkins. Yesterday all leading papers carried more than a full column of excerpts from Mr. Eisenhower's statements, completely without comment or even the usual "alleged." They carried such statements as those concerning the "Satellites" and their lack of freedom as well as the one on the "riddle" of who actually wields power in the Soviet Union. Such statements never have previously been published in Soviet newspapers, even as the views of others. The factual presentation was similar to that of an American newspaper. It was followed by a page one editorial in Pravda today, in the American concept of separating news from editorials. School Superintendent Gets Pay Increase Paul Cook, Superintendent of the Anaheim City School District was given a salary increase of $1,000 by the board of trustees at yesterday's meeting. Cook's new salary was set at $11,500. His contract runs for four years. A salary of $9,000, a raise of $500 was given M. A. Gauer, assistant superintendent for business services. Gauer's contract runs for one year. Robert Shanks, assistant superintendent in charge of education was given a one year contract and a salary of $8,500. Shanks salary is the bottom of five progressive increases. The board employed Lucile Casalina for the position of psychologist for the school term of 1955-56. The salary was set at $6,450. Name Mrs. Rogers To Head School Mrs. Carrie K. Rogers in as a member of the school district board, a president of that body noon meeting of the board day Dr. J. Niels Boeged clerk. A Public Hearing on in the office of the board will be held August 4 at Center street, it was done. The Board decided it terested in an offer of investment Company school site to the District D-ON CRASH VOL XXXII NO 278 Bulletin Anaheim Daily.Herald ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1955 Follows Strike Settlement Rise in Wages to Bring Hike in Consumer Cost PITTSBURGH (UP) — Limited work forces returned to their jobs at the nation's steel mills today at higher pay scales which producers said would be reflected in steel price increases, some effective next week. Th new wage rates, hammered out in tension - packed bargaining sessions Friday between U. S. Steel Corp. and the CIO United AUHS Trustees Adopt Budget The $1,860,424 budget for the Anaheim High School district's PITTSBURGH (UP) — Limited work forces returned to their jobs at the nation's steel mills today at higher pay scales which producers said would be reflected in steel price increases, some effective next week. Th new wage rates, hammered out in tension - packed bargaining sessions Friday between U. S. Steel Corp. and the CIO United Steelworkers union, ended a nationwide 12-hour strike of 600,000 workers in the basic steel industry. The wage agreement expires next June 30. Production workers began streaming back to their jobs at wage rates boosted an average of more than 15 cents an hour. Pacesetter U.S. Steel Corp. immediately announced price increases averaging nearly $7.50 a ton which subsequently would raise the production cost of consumer items from automobiles to electric toasters. Other producers were expected to follow suit. The wage boost, ranging from 11 cents an hour for the lowest paid workers to 27 cents an hour for top skilled men, brought the average steelworker's pay to $2.38 an hour. Wages of class 1 steelworkers under the new rate were boosted to $1.68 an hour, while those in the highest classification, job class 32, will receive $3.54 an hour. U. S. Steel Corp. and the USW signed their formal agreement, announced shortly before noon Friday, by mid afternoon. Second-ranking Bethlehem Steel Corp. signed next, followed by Jones G Laughlin, the nation's fourth-ranked producer. Delays Reported in School Construction Some Anaheim Elementary schools will continue on double sessions for a longer period of time than the school board had originally anticipated, according to information revealed yesterday. A letter received by the City School District Board of Trustees from the Rex Construction company revealed that the three schools under construction by that company are behind schedule in construction. At the present time AUHS Trustees Adopt Budget The $1,869,424 budget for the Anaheim High School district's fiscal year, was adopted yesterday at the reorganization meeting of the Board of Trustees. The budget sets aside $54,880 for administration expenditures; $1,196,743, instruction; $19,300, health services; $188,500, operation of school plants; $55,860, school plants maintenance; $40,590, fixed charges; $48,890, transportation of pupils; $12,800, food service; $36,258, community service; $100,000, capital outlay; $29,000, transfers; $46,603, undistributed reserve; $40,000, general reserve. Sworn in as a new trustee was Royal Marten, elected last spring, with Ray Terry re-elected president. Other members who will serve for the ensuing year, are Mrs. Foster Warwick and Rex Coons, who were elected clerk and alternate respectively, and Al Holve. Meetings were again scheduled for the second Thursday (regular) of each month with the fourth Thursday to be the adjourned meeting date. Norman Stanger was named as Industrial Education Coordinator, the cost of the office shared by Anaheim, Fullerton and the county superintendent's offices. Anaheim's share is $1900. Names Teachers The board appointed five new teachers. Howard C. Hovey will teach English at AUHS with Beulah B. Bayless, drama at AU. Appointed to the Fremont faculty were Kenneth W. Spencer, math teacher, and Roy Satterlee, CORE. Carol Louise Petterson will teach ninth grade CORE at Western. Employment of Louie DeLeon and Ernest Lauden for maintenance service; the awarding of auto insurance contract to M. E. Beeche for $940; and with the employment of Mrs. Mona Harvin as library clerk, salary set at $200 a month, concluded the majority of the business for the afternoon meeting. Marten, new board member re- suspected of several armed robberies in the San Francisco area. The suspects, William Howard Dean, 18 of Burlingame; Jimmy Carson, 18, San Francisco; and James Arthur Dixon, 19, also of San Francisco, were located in this area as the result of a possible hit-and-run accident in the 500 block on west Center. Miss Judith Ann McKinney, 17, a high school student living at 213 Colton, Newport Beach, called police that a car stopped suddenly in front of her causing her to hit it, but instead of remaining stopped to exchange information the car had continued west, and was last known to be headed north on Manchester. Officers Volney Hill and H. Thornton stopped a car answering the victim's description on Manchester near the intersection of Orangethorpe, ordered its three occupants to get out, searched them and found: a three-inch heavy tapped bolt in Dixon's pocket a switch-blade knife in Dean's and from Carson, 29.32 caliber bullets and two .38 caliber bullets. In the car, officers found a .32 automatic, a .22 high powered automatic and a .380 automatic. The suspects were separated and are being held in Orange County Jail (Dixon), Fullerton (Carson) and Anaheim City Jail (Dean.). Name Mrs. Rogers To Head School Board Mrs. Carrie K. Rogers was sworn in as a member of the Anaheim school district board, and elected president of that body during a noon meeting of the board yesterday Dr. J. Niels Boege was elected clerk. A Public Hearing on the budget in the office of the board, 251 East will be held August 4 at 7:30 p.m. Center street, it was decided. The Board decided it was not interested in an offer of the Buccola Investment Company to sell a school site to the District. Some Anaheim Elementary schools will continue on double sessions for a longer period of time than the school board had originally anticipated, according to information revealed yesterday. A letter received by the City School District Board of Trustees from the Rex Construction company revealed that the three schools under construction by that company are behind schedule in construction. At the present time the three schools should be 45 per cent complete. At the moment the letter said West La Palma is 40 per cent complete, Palm Lane 20 per cent and East Vermont 25 per cent. The reasons given in the letter for the delay were lack of materials and a shortage of manpower in this area. The great amount of construction of subdivisions, commercial construction and Disneyland were blamed for part of the situation. Original plans called for the ending of double sessions in the elementary school by early December. The new delays will cause the double sessions to continue until February, trustees said. NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF DOROTHY KIRSTEN REVEALS ENGAGEMENT HOLLYWOOD — Soprano Dorothy Kirsten revealed today she has become engaged to Dr. John Douglas French, 44, Long Beach, Calif., and will marry the neuro-surgeon "soon." EISENHOWER AT MOUNTAIN RETREAT. GETTYSBURG, Pa. — President and Mrs. Eisenhower tried to slip one over on summer today by retreating to cool Camp David in the nearby Catoctin Mountains for the holiday weekend. PLUMBING STRIKE THREATENS SOUTHLAND LOS ANGELES — A tieup in the plumbing, heating and piping industry in nine Southern California counties loomed today after AFL plumbers were reported to have started walking out in the face of an employer warning that strike action would result in a shutdown. OVERCAST DELAYS POWDER PUFF DERBY LONG BEACH, Calif. — A heavy overcast early today delayed the start of the ninth annual All-Women Transcontinental Air Race — nicknamed the Powder Puff Derby— by at least four hours.