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The B Orange County Plain Dealer 18 Pages in 2 Sections Vol. XXXVI No. 228 Anaheim, Californi MOB KIDN Free Rosoto After Not-Guilty Verdict By Orange County News Service Joseph Rosoto, charged with the armed robbery of the South Seas Cafe two years ago, is a free man today following a "not guilty" verdict rendered yesterday afternoon by a Superior Court jury. The jury reached its decision Friday afternoon after four hours of deliberation. The five-day trial in the court room of Superior Judge Karl Lynn Davis. The 37 - year - old Tacoma, Washington, fisherman denied he had anything to do with the robbery of the establishment, which was then owned and managed by of the South Seas Cafe two years ago, is a free man today following a "not guilty" verdict rendered yesterday afternoon by a Superior Court jury. The jury reached its decision Friday afternoon after four hours of deliberation. The five-day trial in the court room of Superior Judge Karl Lynn Davis. The 37-year-old Tacoma, Washington, fisherman denied he had anything to do with the robbery of the establishment, which was then owned and managed by the late Leslie Simpson of Anaheim. Simpson was murdered in front of his Anaheim home early this year. The defendant had claimed he was at a party the night of the holdup and was able to produce several witnesses to back up his story. Also a major issue in the case was the man's physical characteristics. Witnesses at the South Seas during the armed robbery claimed the man who resembled Rosoto weighed about 170 pounds and was about 5-8 in height. Rosoto's height is 5-3 and his weight has been 130 to 150 pounds. It was disclosed by defense attorney John J. Grottes. Also a factor in the case was a limp which the defendant currently has and which he uses for most of his life. The man seen by witnesses at the robbery, one of three who pulled the crime, was described as being agile and fast. Rosoto was accompanied through the whole trial by his blonde wife. Three persons, including the late Leslie Simpson, his wife Fern, and a bartender, all identified the defendant as one of the men who participated in the robbery. The two other men wore silk stockings on their face while the third suspect reportedly only had on a cap. He had been charged with three counts of armed robbery. Arrest Driver After Police Car Endangered Arrested and booked for drunk and drunk driving last night was Timothy F. Soderblom, 26, 400 N. Vine St., after he reportedly forced a police unit to the curb while making a turn. Soderblom was first observed going south on Los Angeles St., by a police officer traveling north. The officer's report claimed that Soderblom's car was weaving from side to side of the street. When he came to the intersection of the South Seas Cafe two years ago, is a free man today following a "not guilty" verdict rendered yesterday afternoon by a Superior Court jury. The jury reached its decision Friday afternoon after four hours of deliberation. The five-day trial in the court room of Superior Judge Karl Lynn Davis. The 37-year-old Tacoma, Washington, fisherman denied he had anything to do with the robbery of the establishment, which was then owned and managed by the late Leslie Simpson of Anaheim. Simpson was murdered in front of his Anaheim home early this year. The defendant had claimed he was at a party the night of the holdup and was able to produce several witnesses to back up his story. Also a major issue in the case was the man's physical characteristics. Witnesses at the South Seas during the armed robbery claimed the man who resembled Rosoto weighed about 170 pounds and was about 5-8 in height. Rosoto's height is 5-3 and his weight has been 130 to 150 pounds. It was disclosed by defense attorney John J. Grottes. Also a factor in the case was a limp which the defendant currently has and which he uses for most of his life. The man seen by witnesses at the robbery, one of three who pulled the crime, was described as being agile and fast. Rosoto was accompanied through the whole trial by his blonde wife. Three persons, including the late Leslie Simpson, his wife Fern, and a bartender, all identified the defendant as one of the men who participated in the robbery. The two other men wore silk stockings on their face while the third suspect reportedly only had on a cap. He had been charged with three counts of armed robbery. Nixon to Take Jet on Flight to Moscow Arrest Driver After Police Car Endangered Arrested and booked for drunk and drunk driving last night was Timothy F. Soderblom, 26, 400 N. Vine St., after he reportedly forced a police unit to the curb while making a turn. Soderblom was first observed going south on Los Angeles St., by a police officer traveling north. The officer's report claimed that Soderblom's car was weaving from side to side of the street. When he came to the intersection of the South Seas Cafe two years ago, is a free man today following a "not guilty" verdict rendered yesterday afternoon by a Superior Court jury. The jury reached its decision Friday afternoon after four hours of deliberation. The five-day trial in the court room of Superior Judge Karl Lynn Davis. The 37-year-old Tacoma, Washington, fisherman denied he had anything to do with the robbery of the establishment, which was then owned and managed by the late Leslie Simpson of Anaheim. Simpson was murdered in front of his Anaheim home early this year. The defendant had claimed he was at a party the night of the holdup and was able to produce several witnesses to back up his story. Also a major issue in the case was the man's physical characteristics. Witnesses at the South Seas during the armed robbery claimed the man who resembled Rosoto weighed about 170 pounds and was about 5-8 in height. Rosoto's height is 5-3 and his weight has been 130 to 150 pounds. It was disclosed by defense attorney John J. Grottes. Also a factor in the case was a limp which the defendant currently has and which he uses for most of his life. The man seen by witnesses at the robbery, one of three who pulled the crime, was described as being agile and fast. Rosoto was accompanied through the whole trial by his blonde wife. Three persons, including the late Leslie Simpson, his wife Fern, and a bartender, all identified the defendant as one of the men who participated in the robbery. The two other men wore silk stockings on their face while the third suspect reportedly only had on a cap. He had been charged with three counts of armed robbery. Ohio, ejected clear of the falling plane also. But his parachute streamed instead of opening, and he was killed. Colonel Stapp was not injured, but Air Force doctors ordered him to remain in the hospital overnight as a precaution. Nixon to Take Jet on Flight to Moscow WASHINGTON (UPI) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon's July trip to Moscow will be a dramatic time-saving jet flight, it was reported today. He's expected to make the round-trip flight to the Soviet capital in one of the three big Boeing-707 jet transports soon to be delivered to the Air Force for use of President Eisenhower and other top government officials. Arrested and booked for drunk and drunk driving last night was Timothy F. Soderblom, 28, 400 N. Vine St., after he reportedly forced a police unit to the curb while making a turn. Soderblom was first observed going south on Los Angeles St., by a police officer traveling north. The officer's report claimed that Soderblom's car was weaving from side to side of the street. When he came to the intersection of Los Angeles and Chartres, the officer said that the driver made the left hand turn, cutting in front of the patrol unit and forcing it to the curb. Following the car west on Chartres, red light and siren were employed, but to no avail. The officer then pulled alongside the offending vehicle and waved the car to the curb at Lemon and Chartres. NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF QUEEN MOTHER, PRINCESS END ROME VISIT ROME (UPI)—Princess Margaret and Queen Mother Elizabeth fly to Paris today, ending a week-long stay in Rome marred by several untoward incidents and brightened by rumors of romance. The six-day holiday included an audience with Pope John XXIII which raised some Protestant criticism in England and Scotland, plenty of sight-seeing, and, for Margaret, an all-night champagne and scrambled eggs party. GODFREY MAY HAVE SURGERY TOMORROW NEW YORK (UPI)—Arthur Godfrey expects to enter Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Sunday for chest surgery. The 55-year-old entertainer's office announced Friday night he is awaiting word from the hospital before leaving his farm near Leesburg, Va. BARBARA BURNS GETS TV OFFER HOLLYWOOD (UPI)—Barbara Burns, narcotics-plagued daughter of the late comedian Bob (Bazooka) Burns, waited happily in jail today for her 90-day sentence to expire so she could accept a "helping hand" job offer from a network TV show. The offer was made Friday by producer of "The Lawless Years," only a few hours after Barbara, 21, pleaded from jail for "anyone" to give her a chance as an actress to save her from narcotics. Bulletin EST. 1923 Anaheim Daily-Herald Anaheim, California, Saturday, April 25, 1959 Phone PR 4-7870 TEN CENTS DNAPS NEGRO Lynching of Rap Suspect Feared By CLIFF SESSIONS United Press International POPLARVILLE, Miss. (UPI)—A smoothly ganized mob of masked men broke into the cojail here early today, beat an accused Negro rain his cell and dragged him away. The victim, M. C. Parker, 23, apparently bumped feet first down the house stairs. A trail of bloo left from Parker's second cell, through the courtroom car. There were bloody hand along the way. ORANGEVIEW KICKS OFF SCHOOL WEEK Public Schools Week will be ORANGEVIEW KICKS OFF SCHOOL WEEK Public Schools Week will be celebrated in Anaheim next week and numerous open house displays and other ceremonies have been planned by the schools to mark the occasion. A continuous style show in the Cafetorium of Orangeview Junior High School will be a feature of that school’s Open House Monday night, starting at 7:30 p.m. Girls from the seventh and eighth grade classes will model a "Code of Dress for the junior high school girl." Woodworking, metal and handcraft displays will be shown in various rooms. Retreatments will be served by the models in the fashion show. Elementary schools holding open house day nights will be Madison from 8 until 9 p.m. and Edison and Patrick Henry, both from 7 until 9 p.m. Troops Called To Restore Order In Coal Strike HAZARD, Ky. (UPI)—For the second time in less than a generation, National Guardsmen were rolling into eastern Kentucky coal fields today to police a violence-punctuated coal strike. Gov. A. B. Chandler sent some 2,000 troops into the strike area Friday afternoon after a crowd of more than 500 pickets congregated at a non-union mine at Combs, Ky., and dynamite blasts destroyed property there and at nearby Viper. Two more blasts were reported at the Ashlo Mine at Combs Friday night but neither did any damage, according to Hazard Police Chief R. D. Cisco. Chandler described the pickets at the Ashlo mine as "so unruly and so defiant that I feared for the lives of the state police offi- bumped feet first down the house stairs. A trail of blood left from Parker's second cell, through the courtroom car. There were bloody hands along the way. The FBI sent a special of agents here and said a crime-detecting facilities will used to track down the Atty. Gen. William Rogers the White House is being "fully informed of developments in the case." The Department of Records Research at Tuskegee Institution, said Mississippi outraged other states in the number lynchings. It said 537 lurkers have been reported in Miss since 1882, and the next is 491 in Georgia. Wore White Gloves Members of the mob work gloves and masks or hooloos other Negro prisoners in the house jail said "about nine men broke into the jail where they waited in the courtroom." This knew what they were on a highway patrol spokesman "They knew where they kept his keys and they which cell Parker was in." Sheriff W. Osborne Mood he feared Parker would be dead. A 40-man posse, in highway patrolmen dispatch Gov. J.P. Coleman, combined woods and streams this usually sleepy college of 3,000 inhabitants. Parker was to have gone trial Monday on charges dragged a young white man her stalled car on a way between here and Lumina Miss., last Feb. 24 and raped while her four-year-old daughter looked on. A special 60-man venture been picked Friday in court to try the case. The jail was unguarded the gang broke in about a.m. The jailer was at his two blocks away. Daylight Saving Begins Tomorrow POPLARVILLE, Miss. (UPI)—A smoothly organized mob of masked men broke into the courthouse here early today, beat an accused Negro raid in his cell and dragged him away. The victim, M. C. Parker, 23, apparently bumped feet first down the house stairs. A trail of blood left from Parker's second cell, through the courtroom car. There were bloody hands along the way. The FBI sent a special of agents here and said a crime-detecting facilities will used to track down the Atty. Gen. William Rogers the White House is being "fully informed of developments in the case." The Department of Records Research at Tuskegee Institution, said Mississippi outraged other states in the number lynchings. It said 537 lurkers have been reported in Miss since 1882, and the next is 491 in Georgia. Wore White Gloves Members of the mob work gloves and masks or hooloos other Negro prisoners in the house jail said "about nine men broke into the jail where they waited in the courtroom." This knew what they were on a highway patrol spokesman "They knew where they kept his keys and they which cell Parker was in." Sheriff W. Osborne Mood he feared Parker would be dead. A 40-man posse, in highway patrolmen dispatch Gov. J.P. Coleman, combined woods and streams this usually sleepy college of 3,000 inhabitants. Parker was to have gone trial Monday on charges dragged a young white man her stalled car on a way between here and Lumina Miss., last Feb. 24 and raped while her four-year-old daughter looked on. A special 60-man venture been picked Friday in court to try the case. The jail was unguarded the gang broke in about a.m. The jailer was at his two blocks away. Stanton Has Off Stanton Police Sergeant Daylight Saving Begins Tomorrow SACRAMENTO (UPI)—Californians go on daylight saving time Sunday. California law requires that clocks be set ahead one hour from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. Most residents won't wait for the exact hour, however, and will set their clocks ahead an hour when they go to bed, or will get around to it the next day. Under a new regulation, taverns and package stores will be allowed to dispense alcoholic beverages for "two hours after midnight." Thus, for tonight only, they can remain open until clocks show 3 a.m. Under the law approved by the voters in 1949, the five months of daylight saving time will end the last Sunday of September when clocks will be turned back an hour at 2 a.m. Assemblyman Louis Francis (R-San Mateo) has a measure in the Legislature to extend daylight saving time to six months, ending the last Sunday in October but it cannot take effect this year. The measure, now in the Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee with Assembly approval, is set for hearing next Wednesday. If it passes both houses and is signed by Gov. Edmund G. Brown, it will go on the 1900 general election ballot for approval by the people. The measure has run into stiff opposition, mainly from farm groups. Actor Gary Cooper Becomes a Catholic HOLLYWOOD (UPI) — Lanky actor Gary Cooper was reported "very happy" today with his conversion to the Roman Catholic faith. Vatican sources said secret audiences with the late Pope Plus XII preceded the change. The 58-year-old movie veteran confirmed Friday a Vatican announcement of his conversion April 9 to the faith of his wife of 26 years, "Rocky" and his daughter Maris, 21. "Coop is very happy about it. My daughter and I have always been Catholics," Mrs. Cooper said. "It took him a long time to make up his mind, but he has finally seen the light." In Rome, a Vatican source said the audiences with the late Pontiff played an important role in Cooper's change of faith. The actor met the Pope "alone and in complete secrecy" on several occasions during visits to Rome, the source said. He considered the Pope "a sort of spiritual father," he said. Friday afternoon after a crowd of more than 500 pickets congregated at a non-union mine at Combs, Ky., and dynamite blasts destroyed property there and at nearby Viper. Two more blasts were reported at the Ashlo Mine at Combs Friday night but neither did any damage, according to Hazard Police Chief R. D. Cisco. Chandler described the pickets at the Ashlo mine as "so unruly and so defiant that I feared for the lives of the state police officers who were holding the crowd at bay with shotguns." Chandler also was governor 22 years ago when the National Guard was called to put down violence in a Harlan County coal field when violence erupted in a long coal strike. The first guard truckloads roared into Hazard at 1:20 a.m.e.s.t. The unit was Company B, of the 441st Field Artillery Battalion from Ravenna, commanded by William E. Higginboth. The troops, wearing helmets and carrying rifles and bayonets in scabbards, marched into Hazard Memorial Gymnasium where they spent the night. Officials in the coal strike area were cautious in commenting on the governor's action, perhaps because of possible political repercussions during the gubernatorial election year in Kentucky. United Mine Worker Union Attorney H. B. Noble was sharply critical. "I personally feel the calling of the guard was not justified," he said. "I don't believe there will be a very big welcoming committee for them." Weather Considerable cloudiness with showers today and early night. Partly cloudy Sunday. High today about 66. Low tonight 54. Slightly warmer Sunday. Stanton Has Office Stanton Police Sergeant 18 in Anaheim-Fullerton Mizing Police Chief E. W. K. Jones was arrested. James Broadbelt, and rel. Patrick himself signe year-old acting sergeant attorney's office along wi Jones has been within the past 1½ months has been Sheriff's investigators Thursday night, but could Jones' arrest. Patrick said he had because an outside source "I want a completely commented." GRO of Rape feared ESSIONS international (UPI)—A smoothly-orn broke into the county an accused Negro rapist away. er, 23, apparently was umped feet first down the courtuse stairs. A trail of blood was t from Parker's second floor il, through the courtroom, to a r. There were bloody handprints ing the way. The FBI sent a special squad INTERNATIONAL (UPI)—A smoothly-orphan broke into the county man accused Negro rapist away. Ker, 23, apparently was umped feet first down the courthouse stairs. A trail of blood was at from Parker's second floor through the courtroom, to a r. There were bloody handprints on the way. The FBI sent a special squad of agents here and said all its time-detecting facilities will be bed to track down the mob. City. Gen. William Rogers said the White House is being kept fully informed of developments in the case." The Department of Records and research at Tuskegee Institute, la., said Mississippi outranks all other states in the number of anchings. It said 537 lunchings have been reported in Mississippi since 1882, and the next highest 491 in Georgia. Were White Gloves Members of the mob wore white gloves and masks or hoods. Six other Negro prisoners in the courthouse jail said "about nine or 10" men broke into the jail while others waited in the courtroom. They knew what they were doing, highway patrol spokesman said. They knew where the sheriff kept his keys and they knew which cell Parker was in." Sheriff W. Osborne Moodya said he feared Parker would be found dead. A 40-man posse, including highway patrolmen dispatched by Gov. J.P. Coleman, combed the pine woods and streams around this usually sleepy college town of 3,000 inhabitants. Parker was to have gone on trial Monday on charges he ragged a young white woman from her stalled car on a highway between here and Lumberton, Miss., last Feb. 24 and raped her while her four-year-old daughter looked on. A special 60-man venire had been picked Friday in circuit court to try the case. The jail was unguarded when she gang broke in about 12:30 am. The jailer was at his home two blocks away. MISS ANAHEIM CROWNED—Phoebe McAuley, who was named Anaheim at last night's Pageant in the Chrysler Building is crowned by last year's winner, Betty Corn, following the event. The Junior Chamber of Commerce-sponsored event saw 16 girls vicing for the title. Phoebe McAuley, 18, of 801 N. LaReina, will reign as Miss Anaheim for 1959. The Long Beach State College freshman was named to the title at last night's Junior Chamber of Commerce - sponsored event held before a large turnout at the Chrysler Building Auditorium. Runners - up were Carol Caldiwell, 18, and Mary Jane Fisher, 19. By virtue of her victory Miss McAuley will be presented with a Shower of Gifts including a round trip to Las Vegas on the Hacienda Fiesta Tour. She won out over 16 of Ana-helm's most beautiful girls. Upon hearing that she had been named Miss Anaheim the Anaheim Union High School graduate said, "This is wonderful. I am very happy." The winner is presently studying Child Psychology at LBSC. She is an avid golfer, likes to swim and also plays the piano. Her mother, Mrs. John F. McAuley said that prior to the event Miss Anaheim stated that "If it is God's will, I will win the contest." Speaking of her daughter's victory, Mrs. McAuley remarked that she was "extremely happy and prod at the honor bestowed upon her daughter." Judging the contest were some of Hollywood and television's best known personalities. On the panel were David Jansen, of the Richard Diamond television series; Craig Hill, of Whirlybirds; Marshall Reed, Lineup; Ben Cooper, who starred in "The Rose Tattoo;" Margia Dean, who appeared in "Willis." Florence Stanton Police Chief Has Officer Arrested Stanton Police Sergeant Donald Jones faces arraignment May The jail was unguarded when the gang broke in about 12:30 p.m. The jailer was at his home two blocks away. Shower of Gifts including a round trip to Las Vegas on the Hacienda Fiesta Tour. She won out over 16 of Ana- Stanton Police Chief Has Officer Arrested Stanton Police Sergeant Donald Jones faces arraignment May 18 in Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court on the charge of burglarizing Police Chief E. W. Patrick's desk. Jones was arrested Thursday night by sheriff's investigator James Broadbelt, and released after posting a $1,000 bond. Patrick himself signed a burglary complaint against the 28-year-old acting sergeant. The complaint was issued by the district attorney's office along with a warrant for Jones' arrest. Jones has been with the department since Jan. 1, and for the past 1½ months has been acting sergeant on the night shift. Sheriff's investigators questioned Patrick and city councilmen Thursday night, but couldn't bring to light any facts concerning Jones' arrest. Patrick said he had asked the sheriff's station for assistance because an outside source will be unbiased. "I want a completely fair and unbiased investigation," Patrick commented. SUSPECT LIKES NOISES Find Bomb at Castro Rally NEW YORK (UPI) — An unemployed riveter who likes to hear loud bangs was arrested Friday night as he was about to exlode a homemade bomb near the speakers platform at a rally for Fidel Catro. Two policemen nabbed John Gregory Feller, 23, in a roped off area back of the bandstand shell in Central Park where the Cuban premier was addressing 30,000 enthusiastic supporters. Feller said he was going to set off the bomb "just for kicks," and denied he intended to hurt anyone. Police described the bomb as a lethal instrument dangerous up to 300 feet. It was made from an 11-inch section of aluminum vacuum cleaner extension tubing filled with gunpowder, sulphur and zinc, and fused with match heads. Neither Castro nor the cheering crowd listening to him was aware of the off-stage drama of Feller's arrest. Police whisked Feller to a park police station in an unmarked car so as not to rouse the crowd. Police discounted Feller as a paid assassin but held him on charges of possessing a dangerous weapon. "He's jut a kid who likes to hear loud noises," one officer said. Police said Feller told them "I was intending to set it off on a West Side pier just for kicks, but when I heard the noise of the crowd in Central Park as I was passing by I decided it would be much more fun."