anaheim-gazette 1950-07-24

Hal Boyle "The Poor Man's Philosopher" is writing on events in Korea. Follow this great AP writer's adventure. In the Gazette, Page 4. VOLUME LXXIX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM EDGED OUT—Joel Habener, 13, 217 E. Water street, in car right, was beaten by a narrow margin in quarraces at the Arroyo Seco park Saturday. Rocketing down the 1000 foot course at better than 35 mph, this 24:08—only bested by the 24:03 final race of the day which decided the Los Angeles area champion. EDGED OUT—Joel Habener, 13, 217 E. Water street, in car right, was beaten by a narrow margin in quarraes at the Arroyo Seco park Saturday. Rocketing down the 1000 foot course at better than 35 mph, this 24.08—only bested by the 24:03 final race of the day which decided the Los Angeles area champion. CHAMPION—Declared the 1950 Soap Box Derby champion of the city of Anaheim; Habener this morning was presented with this trophy by Anaheim Gazzette publisher Ted Kuchel. An annual trophy to be given to the local boy clocking the best time in Derby races, the award is being donated by the Gazette. Optimists Set 'Talent Nite' Next Friday The Optimists again swell their boy's club house fund this year when they present their second annual Talent Nite at 8:00 p.m. Week-End Crashes Number Four Four weekend traffic crashes occupied time of Anaheim Police officers this past weekend. All but one, in which four persons sustained slight injuries, were classed property damage accidents. Lucy Garcia, 32, Atwood; Helen 40 Men Called For Physicals By Local Board Anaheim's draft board, 135, has been called upon to supply 40 men for pre-induction physicals, according to Major Charles Schmitt, Optimists Set 'Talent Nite' Next Friday The Optimists again swell their boy's club house fund this year when they present their second annual Talent Nite at 8:00 p.m. Friday evening, July 28, La Palma Park. Stage manager Vic Ruedy and his crew are already planning for a bigger and better stage and Barney Brodie is wiring the ball park for better lights. Entertainers will represent Orange county's better studios and will donate their singing and dancing for the worthy cause. Many acts will feature the beautiful black-lite effects. Optimists and their wives will attend from all over Southern California and the International vice-president, R. P. Nall and District Governor Barney Koster will also be present to witness the top-notch acts and entertainment. Admission is free but spectators must have tickets which are obtainable from sponsoring Anaheim merchants. WOULD ESTABLISH GRAVEL PIT Hearing is scheduled August 4 at 2 p.m. on the request of R. V. Noble for a land-use permit, to establish a sand and gravel plant, for processing asphalt road mix, on the Anaheim-Olive road, near Santa Ana river. The county planning commission scheduled the hearing last week-end. Week-End Crashes Number Four Four weekend traffic crashes occupied time of Anaheim Police officers this past weekend. All but one, in which four persons sustained slight injuries, were classed property damage accidents. Lucy Garcia, 32, Atwood; Helen Ayala, 26, 1133 Swan St.; Marcelino Torres, 40; Placentia; and Marge Parker, 16., 117½ South Rose st., suffered slight injuries late Saturday evening in a two car collision at the intersection of Los Angeles and Center streets. Lucy Garcia was listed as the driver of one of the automobiles. The other driver was Robert E. Watkins, 17, 117 South Rose. None of the passengers required hospital treatment. The cars were towed from the scene of the accident. Earlier Saturday evening, an automobile driven by Glenna Willis Hacker, 622 East Vermont, had to be towed to the garage, following a collision with an automobile driven by William A. Dunn, 16, 521 North Lemon. The accident occurred at the intersection of South and East streets. Automobiles operated by Lois Mae Baert, 520 East Vermont, and Jack B. Richardson, 739 Philadelphia were driven away from the point of collision, the intersection of Vermont and Los Angeles streets, early Sunday morning. Yesterday evening, property damage was sustained when automobiles driven by William C. Kindig, 890 South Los Angeles st., and Robert Waters, 306 North Janss, collided at the intersection of Olive and Center streets. 40 Men Called For Physicals By Local Board Anaheim's draft board, 135, has been called upon to supply 40 men for pre-induction physical examination in Los Angeles Aug. 22. The action constitutes the first call issued locally since January 1948 and demonstrates complete reactivation of local draft machinery. Mrs. Stella Crawley, head of the county's Selective Service office in Santa Ana, states that orders for these physicals have already been issued. A total of 600 notices of I-A classification were put into the mail two weeks ago and it is from this group the local 40 are being selected. A group of 6000 men are scheduled for examination throughout California before August 29—1187 to be called for induction immediately. Anaheim Temperatures The thermometer reading in downtown Anaheim at 2:00 this afternoon was 84 degrees. High temperature for the 24 hour period (ending at noon today) was 85 degrees at 2:15 yesterday. Low was 65 at 6 a.m., this morning. ORANGE CAPITOL OF THE WORLD STATE LIBRARY ANAHEIM GAZETE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, JULY 24, 1950 Americans F Bottom Third As Reds App by a narrow margin in quarter-finals of Soap Box Derby t better than 35 mph, this group of cars posted a time of Angeles area champion. (Gazette Photo by Hall) Habener Edged Out Of Derby Despite clocking faster times in three races than most major winners, Joel Habener, 13, 217 E. Water, was edged out of Los Angeles Soap Box Derby competition in quarter-finals Saturday afternoon at the Arroyo Seco track. Edged out in a "red hot" 24.08 second race only topped by the 24:03 race which decided the day's grand winner, Habener was forced to bow out of competition well ahead of slower cars and give up a chance at a variety of valuable prizes. Habener did not come away empty-handed, however. This morning, the Anaheim Gazette presented him with a trophy declaring him "the Soap Box Derby champion of the City of Anaheim" for having substantially eclipsed other local Soap Box entrants in time trials. He also received another trophy as a quarter-finalist and a medal for taking his heat race last Thursday. Times posted in his races were 24:10; 24:15, and 24:09. He was sponsored by Leavitt Ford, Studebaker dealer. Frank McConnell, 8412 E. Artesia, Buena Park, Anaheim's other entry in Saturday, "B" finals ran a close second in his first race of the day. His best time was 24:43. Grand winner of the day, Lynn Gee, 13, of Compton, won the grand championship in edging out Edward Compte, 11, of Los Angeles in the 24:03 race. Gee will now represent the Los Angeles area in Akron in August. Sponsored locally by Cone Brothers Chevrolet, the Optimist club and the Anaheim Gazette, the Soap Box Derby attracted a record number of cars this year. Out of more than a dozen boys who started construction, eight cars Legion Squads Slate Baseball Carnival Local baseball bugs will get their fill this Wednesday night when they attend the Second Annual Orange County American Legion Baseball Carnival at La Palma Park. Six squads involving some 100 players from county cities are on the schedule for the extravaganza. According to plans, each team engages in a three-inning stint, following which it is replaced by the next team on the list. Pairings announced today by Warm Weather The Cars and Anaheim was in the path thousands of persons who flew the beaches from the warmth the cities yesterday. Highways were flooded with cars, water drivers in some cases drove more haste than caution. Southern California beaches a season peak as more than million persons flocked to sunny strands. Lifeguards that in many cases, the crowded Grand winner of the day, Lynn Gee, 13, of Compton, won the grand championship in edging out Edward Compte, 11, of Los Angeles in the 24:03 race. Gee will now represent the Los Angeles area in Akron in August. Sponsored locally by Cone Brothers Chevrolet, the Optimist club and the Anaheim Gazette, the Soap Box Derby attracted a record number of cars this year. Out of more than a dozen boys who started construction, eight cars finally carried Anaheim's colors down the 1000 foot Arroyo Seco course. Chairman of the event locally was Hursel Snyder. In ringing down the curtain on 1950 Soap Box Derby activity Snyder pointed out today that, "On behalf of Cone Brothers Chevrolet, the Optimist club and the Anaheim Gazette, I would like to sincerely thank all the boys who participated and the many sponsoring businessmen who made this year's program the success that it was. We hope that next year the participation in this great youth program will be even greater." SERVICES FOR PAUL CANADAY Funeral services for Paul Canaday, 60, 1311 W. Walnut, Santa Ana, father of James A. Canaday, of Anaheim, were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the H. R. Brown chapel in Santa Ana, interment following in Fairhaven cemetery. The Rev. Gerald Bash, Santa Ana, officiated. Paul Canaday had lived in Santa Ana 28 years. Born in Albany, Mo., he was a veteran of World War I, and held membership in the American Legion, NFW and Disabled American Veterans, in Santa Ana. Local baseball bugs will get their fill this Wednesday night when they attend the Second Annual Orange County American Legion Baseball Carnival at La Palma Park. Six squads involving some 100 players from county cities are on the schedule for the extravaganza. According to plans, each team engages in a three-inning stint, following which it is replaced by the next team on the list. Pairings, announced today by Anaheim Legion manager Vic Ruedy, are: first three innings, Newport Harbor vs. Orange; second three innings, Anaheim vs. Laguna-Seal Beach; third three innings: Santa Ana vs. Fullerton. The game gets underway at 8 p.m. There is no admission charge. Fire Threatens Valencia Hotel Fire broke out in a fourth floor room of the Valencia Hotel early this morning but was extinguished by the hotel staff before any serious damage was done. Fire Chief R. W. Nyboe said today that the blaze was apparently started by a cigarette which ignited a rug in the room. No one was injured, Anaheim Police reported. Principal damage occurred to Anaheim Squad Car No. 311, which, already marred by a crinkled fender, collected a dent on the hood when struck by a window screen which someone launched from the fourth floor room during the evening's excitement. Anaheim was in the path thousands of persons who flew the beaches from the warmth of the cities yesterday. Highways were flooded with cars, where drivers in some cases drove more haste than caution. Southern California beaches a season peak as more than million persons flocked to sunny strands. Lifeguards that in many cases, the crowd suprassed the July 4 turnout. Dozens of persons had to be picked out of the surf. Anaheim's parks were jammed with picnickers, baseball fans, folks just trying to get out of the hot sun. Picnic facilities in the Anaheim City Park were fully occupied by about 9 o'clock. Parties are ing around noon time had spread themselves out on grass. Water Fine The park plunge enjoyed brisk business. Some 685 people frolicked in the water. The previous Sunday 629 swimmers were counted at the pool. The high temperature was July 4th with some 1195 persons had swims ing the day. The thermometer readings Anaheim over the week-end were not excessively high. However there is no doubt in people's mind that it was HOT in the direct north of the sun. High temperature in Anaheim Sunday was reported at 85 degrees at 2:15 p.m. Saturday high was 88 degrees at 4:30 p.m. Despite the heavy weekend traffic, the California Highway Patrol today reported there were few serious accidents and no major injuries. A Santa Fe passenger train ZETTE The Weather S. Calif.—Variable high cloudiness through Tuesday with scattered thundershowers mountain and interior sections. Local night and early morning coastal cloudiness. Ins Fighting to Hold Third of South Korea Apply More Power By The Associated Press North Korean communists have conquered about two thirds of South Korea, and American and South Korean forces fought today to retain the remaining third for a buildup of power which can spark a counter-offensive. The communists put on mounting pressure all along the front line. They sent stabbing tank-led assaults into American lines along the 150-mile front extending from the Taejon area eastward, while in the southwest they threatened U.S. positions with a broad flanking movement. The North Korean radio said the rods captured the southwest port FOR TIME—Map details week by week progress of Commution the invasion nearly a month ago. American troops now are in acting into the fifth week. B-29 bombing of North Korean abardment of east coast supply roads have supported the deces attempting to hold on until supplies and manpower can be escaped are in terms of Korean time. Warm Weather Brings Out the Cars and Picnickers Aheim was in the path of bands of persons who fled to beaches from the warmth of cities yesterday. Highways flooded with cars, whose worses in some cases drove with haste than caution. Southern California beaches hit season peak as more than a ton persons flocked to the strands. Lifeguards said in many cases, the crowds slightly delayed Saturday when it struck a car of John F. Fitzgerald, Pickwick Hotel, Anaheim at the Cerritos Road crossing. The car had stalled and was evacuated by the driver. It was dragged 200 feet by the train. Four cars were involved in a successive rear-end collision on Highway 39 near Midway City yesterday. The cars were driven South Korean forces fought today to retain the remaining third for a buildup of power which can spark a counter-offensive. The communists put on mounting pressure all along the front line. They sent stabbing tank-led assaults into American lines along the 150-mile front extending from the Taejon area eastward, while in the southwest they threatened U.S. positions with a broad flanking movement. The North Korean radio said the reds captured the southwest port of Mokpo and the town of Namwon, which is 30 miles southeast of Chonju. This would swing in closer the wide flanking arc. General MacArthur's headquarters said these forces in the southwest were roving bands opposed only by South Korea police. But the movement presented a dangerous threat, and he said measures were being taken to eliminate it. United Nations forces hold a third of South Korea which is shaped like a generous slice of pie, with the key supply port of Pusan as its point. MacArthur's bulletin said the communist attacks in the central sectors were being repulsed. In the latest assault on the central front, the communists sent in eight tanks with infantrymen against First Calvary Division positions near Yongdong. New ground rocket bazookas knocked out three of the tanks and U.S. tank-killer teams were hunting the other five in darkness. The pressure at many points along the front, combined with the thrust in the southwest as far as the outskirts of the naval port of Mokpo, indicated a communist objective to shear off the entire southern end of Korea and force the defenders back until a mere beachhead in depth would be their only foothold on the peninsula. GENERAL DEAN STILL LOST AN ADVANCED AMERICAN POST IN KOREA, July 24 (AP)—Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, the fighting commander of the fighting 24th Division, escaped burning Taejon Thursday night after personally leading a bitter street-by-street battle against tank-led North Korean hordes. But the general stayed behind in the mountains—now enemy territory—to round up American stragglers. When last reported early Friday morning, Dean had not been wounded, although others in his party were hit in a running fight out of Taejon. The account came from an alide, Lt. Arthur Clarke of Boone. Anaheim was in the path of bands of persons who fled to beaches from the warmth of cities yesterday. Highways flooded with cars, whose cars in some cases drove with haste than caution. Southern California beaches hit season peak as more than a dozen persons flocked to the strands. Lifeguards said in many cases, the crowds passed the July 4 turnout. And, as of persons had to be pull-out of the surf. Anaheim's parks were jammed with picnickers, baseball fans, and just trying to get out of hot sun. Nic facilities in the Anaheim Park were fully occupied about 9 o'clock. Parties arrived around noon time had to end themselves out on the water. The park plunge enjoyed a business. Some 685 persons daked in the water. The pre-Sunday 629 swimmers were held at the pool. The high for season was July 4th when 1195 persons had swims during day. The thermometer readings in Anaheim over the week-end were excessively high. However, this no doubt in people's minds that was HOT in the direct rays of the sun. With temperature in Anaheim day was reported at 85 degrees at 2:15 p.m. Saturday's was 88 degrees at 4:30 p.m. Despite the heavy weekend, the California Highway 1 today reported there were serious accidents and no injuries. Santa Fe passenger train was slightly delayed Saturday when it struck a car of John F. Fitzgerald, Pickwick Hotel, Anaheim at the Cerritos Road crossing. The car had stalled and was evacuated by the driver. It was dragged 200 feet by the train. Four cars were involved in a successive rear-end collision on Highway 39 near Midway City yesterday. The cars were driven by Glenn Fite, 28, Los Angeles; Albert Mintoy, 29, Huntington Park; William Nunnally, 40, Pasadena and Warren Willis, 31, San Gabriel. The three injured in the Willis car were the driver, his wife, Edythe, 27 and C. B. Curtner, 50, San Gabriel. Mrs. Maragaret Stephens, 29, 2066 Woodland Place, Santa Ana, was hurt last night when the car door opened and she fell to the pavement while her husband, George Stephens, 29, was swerving to avoid colliding with the car of Elias Skaggs, 25, 13921 Pine St., Westminster, who was emerging from a drive-in theater on Highway 101 near Orange. Jimmy Ray Jones, 2½, 18581 S. Main st., Santa Ana, fell from the rear door of the sedan driven by Theo. Ficken, 22, Costa Mesa on Newport blvd., near the Santa Ana country club, and was taken to the Santa Ana Community hospital for treatment Saturday night. Falls Asleep John J. Lacy, 22, El Toro marine, was injured Saturday when he dozed while approaching the stop signal at Tustin ave. and E. 1st st., Santa Ana. His car struck a pole. No one was hurt Sunday when ing Taejon Thursday night after personally leading a bitter street-by-street battle against tank-led North Korean hordes. But the general stayed behind in the mountains—now enemy territory—to round up American stragglers. When last reported early Friday morning, Dean had not been wounded, although others in his party were hit in a running fight out of Taejon. The account came from an aide, Lt. Arthur Clarke of Boone, Iowa. Clarke led a dozen men from Dean's party into American lines at noon Sunday. Dean, 6-foot-2-inch, sandy-haired, former Berkeley, Calif., policeman, was in the thick of the battle. He directed bazooka teams firing the new, king-size rockets (Continued on page 5) Re-Zoning Map Now on Display Anaheim City Planning Commission recommendations as to the disposition of all territory within the city limits are now on display in the form of a land use map in the office of the City Engineer. Also available for scrutiny is the revised zoning ordinance governing the land use map. Public hearings to determine popular feeling on the matter of re-zoning have been scheduled for July 26 and August 9. The July 26 meeting will consider the territory north of Center street. The August meeting will consider land south of Center street. Planners see the re-zoning move as a pattern for the future development of Anaheim, designedly subject to change and revision as the need arises in the future.