anaheim-bulletin 1955-07-12

IKE'S BUDGE Anaheim Orange County Plain Dealer SIXTEEN PAGES FIVE CENTS Manhunt Seeks Sex-Slayer Thousands Join Search for Murderer Of Child Kidnapped From Bed Sunday SIOUX CITY, Iowa — One of the biggest manhunts in the history of the Midwest formed today to find the brutal sex-slayer of 2-year-old Donna Sue Davis. A general police alert was sounded throughout mid-continent, the FBI actively entered the case and thousands of volunteers, armed with a description of the killer, joined in the search. Meanwhile, police here planned a roundup of all known sex deviates after being informed by police Chief James O'Keefe that the child "definitely had been raped." The blonde, curly-haired tot, who Dixon-Yates Contract Cancelled WASHINGTON (UP)—Senate investigators pressed efforts today "to get to the bottom" of the Dixon-Yates power contract despite President Eisenhower's order that it be cancelled. Clerkman Estes Kefauver (D-have no effect) on a special Senate Monopoly Subcommittee's investigation of the matter. He recalled investment banker Adolphe H. Wenzell for a third day of questioning about the dual role he played as an adviser to both the budget bureau and the Dixon-Yate group. Wenzell's bank, the First Boston Corp., New York, was the Dixon-Yates financial agent without fee. Kefauver also asked chairman J. Sinclair Armstrong of the Securities & Exchange Commission to appear as a witness today. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission will be called to testify later and Budget Director Rowland R. Hughes will be recalled, Kefauver said. "The investigation has nothing to do with whether or not the contract was cancelled. It rather concerns the serious question of conflict of interests among people who worked out the contract, and whether or not the criminal code has been violated." Dr. Sheppard's Plea For New Trial Denied CLEVELAND (UP) — The Court of Appeals today rejected the appeal of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard for a new trial, thus paving the way. Meanwhile, police here planned a roundup of all known sex deviates after being informed by police Chief James O'Keefe that the child "definitely had been raped." The blonde, curly-haired tot, who was kidnapped from her crib Sunday night while her parents watched television, was found beaten to death late Monday at the edge of a muddy cornfield. Strips of her pink pajama tops were wound around her neck. Otherwise, she was unclothed. The pajama tops were the same Donna was wearing when her mother tucked her into bed with the words: "Three to get ready and four to go—to bed." Police said Donna had been sexually attacked, then beaten to death by blows on the head. An autopsy showed she had suffered a skull fracture, a broken jaw and abrasions on her body. The blue-eyed girl, described by neighbors as "a living doll," was killed about an hour after she was abducted, police said. Her body apparently was hurled from an automobile into the gravel ditch where it was found. Police said the slaying was the work of a "sex degenerate." They held one suspect, but officials indicated that so far he had not been connected directly with the crime. They declined to identify him or furnish any other details. Donna's clothing was found first by Ernest Oehlerking and three boys as they rode on a tractor. He immediately returned to his farm house and called police. Meanwhile, his wife and her sister-in-law, Mrs. William Oehlerking—accompanied by their seven daughters, aged one to 13—set out along the gravel road in a car in an effort to find the body. About a half-mile down the road, the children spotted the body and screamed in horror. One of the children said Donna was stretched out beside stalks of corn "like she was sleeping." Donna disappeared from her crib while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Davis, watched a television program. Davis, 39, is a clerk for the Chi- "A 'WHEELIN' ON DOWN" two trailers was going a.m. today when connect rear trailer gave loose, Highway Patrol said th Ike Holds Coming Ge WASHINGTON — er a talk with President Elk the Big Four conference a chances for world peace. The Georgia Democrat, Disneyland Issu 17 More Permits Seventeen building permits sued today by Building Instor, Homer Wallace, to Dis land totalled $225,000 and at same time indicated what o mercial concessions will found inside the 160-acre u carnival playground. Slated for its Grand Invitation Preview Opening this Sun Disneyland was described to as being in a fury of construc activity. Wallace said that though the 17 permits were ceived just this morning, struction (mostly interiors) already under way. Largest of the 17 was the mit for interior work for Am Dr. Sheppard's Plea For New Trial Denied CLEVELAND (UP) — The Court of Appeals today rejected the appeal of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard for a new trial, thus paving the way for start of his life sentence at Ohio Penitentiary. The three-judge court decided that the 31-year-old osteopath had received a fair trial and must serve the second-degree murder conviction. Sheppard was convicted last Dec. 21 for the bludgeon murder of his wife, Marilyn. He has remained at Cuyahoga County jail here while his attorneys appealed the case. The Court of Appeals action was the last in local courts. Further appeals can be made to the Ohio Supreme Court or the U. S. Supreme Court. Local Woman's Stolen Car Found in BP FULLERTON (OCNS) – Stolen from 915 E. Walnut Ave. early yesterday, a car registered to Elizabeth Northrup, 1104 W. Center, Anaheim, was recovered at 8 p.m. yesterday at Buena Park. The theft was reported by Walter L. Smith, Fullerton, from whose house the vehicle was stolen. The auto had been partly stripped, police said. NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF TRANSIT WORKERS REJECT WAGE OFFER LOS ANGELES — Striking AFL Transportation Union workers rejected a federal mediator's compromise plane to end the tie-up of Los Angeles Transit Lines, now in its fourth week, official returns showed today. IKE SIGNS BILL TO PUT MOTTO ON CURRENCY WASHINGTON — President Eisenhower signed into law yesterday a bill requiring the inscription "In God We Trust" to be put on all U.S. currency and coins. The words now appear on coins but not on paper money. PLO CHADWICK MAY TRY CHANNEL SWIM TOMORROW DOVER, England — Florence Chadwick, the ocean-going former San Diego, typist, said today that she hopes to swim the English Channel tomorrow and break her own England to France record which she set in 1953. IKE TO ADDRESS NATION FRIDAY NIGHT WASHINGTON — President Eisenhower will address the nation on his hopes for world peace Friday night shortly before flying to the Big Four conference at Geneva. He will speak from the broadcast room in the White House from 5:15 to 5:30 p.m., PDT. Silver Bonus Pot Total Now $75 Silver Bonus ... Do you shopping at a Silver Bonus Store tomorrow so you can be in the running. This week you can make $75 if the representative calls and you have a sale slip for $5 or more. Less than $5 and half the bonus is yours. But for details see page 10 of today's Bulletin. DGET REQUEST VOL XXXII NO 283 eim Bulletin EST. 1923 Anaheim Daily-Herald ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1923 Sex-Slayer of Two-Year-Old G WHEEDIN' ON DOWN"—Above pictured tractor truck with two trailers was going south on Manchester Freeway at 3 p.m. today when connections with the fifth wheel on the rear trailer gave loose, setting both trailers free. California Highway Patrol said the massive trailors struck the center dividing one on Manchester, near Katella overpass, and whipped over, scattering Mayfair Market merchants over the street. Driver, Stanley Eugene Ritchie, 41, wood, was uninjured, but six highway reflector one road sign were destroyed. (Bulletin photo) The Holds Meeting on Coming Geneva Confab WASHINGTON — Sen. Walter F. George said today aft-talk with President Eisenhower that he is "very hopeful" Big Four conference at Geneva next week will improve the chances for world peace. The Georgia Democrat, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, gave this comment to newsmen in advance of Mr. Eisenhower's meeting today with Democratic and Republican leaders on the Geneva conference. Twenty-six congressional leaders and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon were invited to hear the President and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles discuss the "summit" conference which begins next Monday. Mr. Eisenhower and Dulles gave George a private briefing at the White House Monday. George called it "a very satisfactory conversation" and added: "I feel very hopeful that something will come out of this conference that will serve the cause of world peace." The White House session came as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was preparing to act, perhaps today, on an administration-approved resolution, proclaiming hope for eventual independence of Communist satellite Deadline Set for Extra Copies of Disneyland Edition Deadline for ordering extra editions of the Bulletin's spectacular color publication of Disneyland, to be available Friday, will be tomorrow at noon. Five copies can be had for only $1. Individual copies are 25 cents. The 16-page full-color publication of the many-world Disney playground has been in the making several weeks. To be sure you obtain the number of copies you wish, your orders should be placed now; but MUST be placed before 12, noon, tomorrow. Woman on Stand in Gonspiracy-Trial SANTA ANA (OCNS) — Mrs. Evelyn May La Prairie, Buena Park liquor store owner, testified today in the conspiracy-to-obstruct-justice trial of Herman Pause, Arthur Gordon Eldred and Takeo Takekoshi. Mrs. La Prairie told of purchasing an off-sale general liquor license from Eldred for $11,000 in 1953. The license was installed at 7551 Commerce Avenue. Clark Gable W Spreckels’ Ex MINDEN, Nev. (UP) “queen” reigned over today — blonde actress Williams. Miss Williams became wife of Clark Gable, the be-man actor known as “in a spur of the moment,” performed by a justice peace here Monday. After the brief ceremony newlyweds left for a home an undisclosed destination sibly Gable’s secluded cave Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. The marriage climaxed of friendship between the old Gable and Miss Will whose battles in court a wise with her former millionaire playboy Adolph Els II, made Hollywood Gable and Miss William insisted they had no intimacy marrying. However, a tipsters had telephoned their cies in the last two wiley might be wed soon. They got their marriage only minutes before appealing Justice of the Peace Fischer. They were accused by Mrs. Elizabeth William of Los Angeles and Mr. inside the 160-acre ultra-playground. led for its Grand Invitation-review Opening this Sunday, Maryland was described today in a fury of construction city. Wallace said that alth the 17 permits were re-ljust this morning, con-lion (mostly interiors) was only under way. biggest of the 17 was the per-form interior work for Ameri-motors, for $40,000. Second, for interiors in the Pendle- clothing Stores. There was one permit for $25. for the Richfield Autopia once; four for $15,000, inter-mer the Aunt Jamina con-n, for Fritos, another for Main Entrance Gate and Food store in Frontierland. Other permits included the Shop, $12,000, Marlana Shop, $12,000, Autopia mes, (four), $10,000 and for Toll gates on Harbor and aa. remainder of the permits for a $10,000 Boathouse $8,000 Welches Grape concession, Swift's Private Room, $6,000 and three bills for $1,000. They w ere international Gate, Conven-tent, and Frontierland. Two Persons Hurt in Five-Car Pileup A five-car pile-up late yesterday at Orangenthorpe and Manchester, near Anaheim, resulted in the injury of two persons, Dorothy Davis, 28, 1007 S. Pine Dr., Fullerton, riding with Harold F. Davis, 31, same address, sustained minor injuries. Kathryn Brown, 46, of Akron, O., received possible major injuries, the patrol didn't list the car in which she was a passenger. The injured were transported to Orange County Hospital. Vehicle drivers other than Davis were Charles C. Lewis, 27, 1809 W. Olive, Fullerton; Manuel R. Maturino, 27, 142 Rosslyn Ave., Fullerton; Billy Joe Booher, 26, 1040 Orangenthorpe, Fullerton; and Robert J. Flowers, 23, of Paramount. The accident allegedly was caused when the air brakes on Flower's truck failed, his machine striking the Davis car. The others were involved in the chain reaction. Conspiracy-Trial SANTA ANA (OCNS) — Mrs. Evelyn May La Prairie, Buena Park liquor store owner, testified today in the conspiracy-to-obstruct-justice trial of Herman Pause, Arthur Gordon Eldred and Takeo Takekoshi. Mrs. La Prairie told of purchasing an off-sale general liquor license from Eldred for $11,000 in 1953. The license was installed at 7551 Commonwealth Ave., where it still is in operation. The La Prairie license was one of the Japanese-American liquor licenses transferred to this county by the defendants. The defendants have been accused of the Orange County Grand Jury of unlawful handling of the Japanese licenses. The trial is near the middle of its eighth week. Prosecutor Stan Gould said he expects to finish his side of the evidence present next week. Hearing Set Tomorrow On Freeway Routing SANTA ANA (OCNS) — County residents will get their last chance tomorrow to voice an opinion on where they think the state should route the proposed Brea-cutoff freeway between Pomona and Orange. The State Division of Highways will hold a public hearing on the issue at 10 a.m. in the Santa Ana City Hall. Up for discussion will be routing for State Highways 2 and 19 from near the La Veta Ave. and Santa Ana freeway intersection to the North Orange County line in Brea Canyon. The freeway also includes an extension in a westerly direction from Fullerton Rd. and Whittler Blvd., to a point east of Brea. The County Board of Supervisors has approved general the proposed routing as suggested by the state. Gable and Miss William insisted they had no int-imarrying. However, a tipsters had telephoned mics in the last two wye they might be wed soon. They got their marriage only minutes before appo-fore Justice of the Peace Fischer. They were acco- by Mrs. Elizabeth Williams of Los Angeles and Mr. Albert S. Menasco of Calif. Gable has a cabin at hoe, where he often spends ends hunting and fishing early summer. He estab-lidence there three years to tain a divorce from his fi- lady Sylvia Ashley. Gable and Miss William headlines in 1951 when he testified in a pre-divide hearing that she told him been intimate with Gal Williams denied the acco- Gable's previous wives drama coach Josephine Reah Langham, actress Lombard, who was killed plane crash, and Lady whom he married in 1949 voiced in 1952, after n settling $150,000 on her. Miss Williams, origina Erie, Pa., was married in 1942 to Argentine sportsman tin de Alzaga Unue. In married Spreckels and his seven years later, series of stormy court ba-accused him of beating down her door abusive language. Weather Late night and morning low clouds local fog but m sunny after mid-after today and Wedne Slightly warmer with high near 82. ESTS DENIED Funds for Air Academy, Free Polio Serum Refused By FRANK ELEAZER United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Committee, wielding its economy ax for the last time this session, today denied funds for the proposed Air Force Academy, President Elsenhower's atomic peace ship, and free distribution of polio vaccine. It whacked heavily into the President's budget requests for expansion and improvement of atomic plants, for making civil defense evacuation plans for 29 big target cities, and for U. S. participation in international trade fairs as a counter to Communist propaganda. The committee, meeting for what probably was its last session this year, took the actions in reporting to the House a supplemental appropriation bill totalling $1,648,876,128 for a scattering of agencies and functions for which the President had sought extra funds totalling $1,927,785,868. Record For Year This cut of $278,909,740, about 14.5 per cent, was to be piled atop claimed committee reductions totalling about $2,185,000,000 in earlier appropriations this year, although some of the previous cuts had been restored by House or Senate. Main items in the bill as approved included $1,402,329,000 for military construction projects (not including any other expenditures). Red 'Ball of Fire' Reported in West SACRAMENTO, Calif. (UP) — sky watchers in three western states last night reported seeing a "swirling ball of fire" head toward the ground. The Civil Aeronautics Authority here refused to speculate whether the "burning objects" were meteorites or other celestial phenomena or airplanes were missing. The CAA said it had received reports of the "unusual night sightings" from points such as Cedar City, Utah, Lovelock and Tonopah, and Bishop, Calif. United Air Lines pilots flying over Bakersfield and the Hollywood Hills reported they saw a "red cylinder with a vapor trail." Clark Gable Weds Spreckels' Ex-Wife MINDEN, Nev. (UP) — A new "queen" reigned over Hollywood today — blonde actress Kay Williams. Miss Williams became the fifth wife of Clark Gable, the graying, he-man actor known as "the king," in a spur of the moment ceremony performed by a justice of the peace here Monday. After the brief ceremony, the newlyweds left for a honeymoon at an undisclosed destination, possibly Gable's secluded cabin on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. The marriage climaxed 13 years of friendship between the 54-year-old Gable and Miss Williams, 37, whose battles in court and otherwise with her former husband, millionaire playboy Adolph Spreckels II, made Hollywood history. Gable and Miss Williams always insisted they had no intentions of marrying. However, anonymous tipsters had telephoned news agencies in the last two weeks that they might be wed soon. They got their marriage license only minutes before appearing before Justice of the Peace Walter Fischer. They were accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Nesser of Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs. Record For Year This cut of $278,909,740, about 14.5 per cent, was to be piled atop claimed committee reductions totalling about $2,185,000,000 in earlier appropriations this year, although some of the previous cuts had been restored by House or Senate. Main items in the bill as approved included $1,402,329,000 for military construction projects (not including the Air Academy) for which the administration had asked $1,480,000; $138,577,000—a cut of $156,123,000, for plant expansion and stepped-up research by the Atomic Energy Commission; $8,650,000 for civil defense, against the $16,050,000 requested. The rejection of funds to start building the 126 million dollar new Air Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo., came amid mounting criticism of the ultra modern design recently published by the Air Force as its plan for the new service school. Must Make Up Mind Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott told the appropriations group this designed was not final. So the committee denied his request for 79 millions in construction funds, and told him not to spend 15 millions appropriated earlier, until plans are finally agreed on. It suggested that he consult the government's Fine Arts Commission before making up his mind. The committee also expressed concern over the "seeming centralization of military activities" in the Colorado Springs area, which already has the Army's Camp Carson and the Air Defense Command. It "suggested ... that a further study be made of this area with (Continued on Page 16) Hitchhiker Slugs, Robs Hospital Chaplain SANTA ANA (OCNS)—A good samaritan was beaten nearly senseless with a blackjack and robbed by a Santa Ana freeway hitchhiker early today. The victim was Metropolitan State Hospital Chaplain Latimer Weldon Garrett. He was taken to Orange County Hospital for treatment of severe head injuries after he was shoved out of his car at First St. and Tustin Ave. shortly before a man refused to speculate whether the "burning objects" were meteorites or other celestial phenomena or airplanes were missing. The CAA said it had received reports of the "unusual night sightings" from points such as Cedar City, Utah, Lovelock and Tonopah, and Bishop, Calif. United Air Lines pilots flying over Bakersfield and the Hollywood Hills reported they saw a "red cylinder with a vapor trail." At Sonora, Angels Camp and Clements, skywatchers saw a "bright flash swirling toward the group with smoke trailing behind." An excited rancher at Tonopah, Nev., reported a "cylinder glowing red that plunged out of the sky and exploded in a shower of flame." A report that a plane had crashed and exploded near Lodi, Calif., proved false, the CAA said. A meteorite struck California near Mount Hamilton last year. Avalanche Kills Five Teenagers BANFF, Alta. (UP)—An avalanche in the Canadian Rockies yesterday killed five teenage boys from Philadelphia. Two others are missing, it was disclosed here today. The avalanche occurred on 11,-636-foot Mount Temple near this summer resort. The boys were members of the Wilderness Club of Philadelphia and had been in Canada for a week on a camping expedition. Eleven of 30 boys were caught by the avalanche at the 9500-foot level. Only two escaped unarmed. Two others were brought to a hospital in Banff suffering from head injuries, shock and exposure. The dead and missing were identified as Richard Ballas, 13; his twin brother, James; William Wise, 15; William Watts, 16; Miles Harble, 12; David Chapin, 15, and Luther Seddon, 13. All but Seddon, who came from St. Louis, were from Philadelphia. The boys in the hospital were Fred Ballard, 13, and Jerry Clattenburg, 14, both of Philadelphia. Those who escaped were Pete Smith, 13, and Tony Woodfield, 16, both of Philadelphia. els II, made Hollywood history. Gable and Miss Williams always insisted they had no intentions of marrying. However, anonymous tipsters had telephoned news agencies in the last two weeks that they might be wed soon. They got their marriage license only minutes before appearing before Justice of the Peace Walter Fischer. They were accompanied by Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Nesser of Los Angeles and Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Menasco of St. Helena, Calif. Gable has a cabin at Lake Tahoe, where he often spends weekends hunting and fishing in the early summer. He established residence there three years ago to obtain a divorce from his fourth wife, Lady Sylvia Ashley. Gable and Miss Williams made headlines in 1951 when Spreckels testified in a pre-divorce trial hearing that she told him she had been intimate with Gable. Miss Williams denied the accusation. Gable's previous wives were drama coach Josephine Dillilon, Reah Langham, actress Carole Lombard, who was killed in a 1941 plane crash, and Lady Ashley, whom he married in 1949 and divorced in 1952, after reportedly settling $150,000 on her. Miss Williams, originally from Erie, Pa., was married briefly in 1942 to Argentine sportsman Martin de Alzaga Unue. In 1945 she married Spreckels and divorced him seven years later. During a series of stormy court battles, she accused him of beating her, chopping down her door and using abusive language. Weather Late night and early morning low clouds and local fog but mostly sunny after mid-afternoon today and Wednesday. Slightly warmer today with high near 82. SANTA ANA (OCNS)--A good samaritan was beaten nearly senseless with a blackjack and robbed by a Santa Ana freeway hitchhiker early today. The victim was Metropolitan State Hospital Chaplain Latimer Weldon Garrett. He was taken to Orange County Hospital for treatment of severe head injuries after he was shoved out of his car at First St. and Tustin Ave. shortly before 4 am. He told deputies this tale: He was motoring east on the Santa Ana Freeway when he picked up a hitchhiker in Marine uniform. After they had driven a few miles the suspect asked Garrett to pull over to the side of the road. When he stopped, the Chaplain explained, the suspect clubbed him over the head eight or nine times with a blackjack and then took Garrett's wallet containing $75 in currency. The victim said he finally was pushed out at First and Tustin, the suspect driving on through Tustin. INTO SIBERIA American Farm Delegation to Visit Parts of Russia Unknown to U.S. By BERNARD BRENNER WASHINGTON (UP) -- A 12-member American farm delegation scheduled to visit Russia will tour Soviet farm areas that "no Americans have seen in this generation," an Iowa farmer said today. Ralph A. Olsen, Ellsworth, Iowa a member of the delegation, said Soviet authorities had not yet released detailed plans for the American group's month-long tour of Soviet farm areas. "but we've been told we'll go as far as 1,800 miles east of Moscow and about 2,500 miles south," he said. That would take the group into Siberia and into areas of corn, cotton, and wheat production. Olsen said. Tentative plans call for trips to Soviet farms in areas so remote they have not been visited by any Americans of this generation, he added. Although the itinerary has not been released, an official source reported that the tour will start with a three-day visit in Moscow July 15. From there the group will proceed southward to Kharkov, site of a tractor factory, and then to Dnepropetrovsk where a large dam is located.