anaheim-gazette 1950-11-10

Letters! A qualified observer "answers" the petitioners who lambasted the Hallowe'en Fair. It's a good letter. Read "Mail Bag," Page 4. VOLUME LXXIX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM MORNING SCENE—C. H. Allen, 214 S. Kroeger, found a downed acacia tree in front of his home when he rose this morning. Here he surveys the situation with son, C. H., Jr. MORNING SCENE—C. H. Allen, 214 S. Kroeger, found a downed acacia tree in front of his home when he rose this morning. Here he surveys the situation with son, C. H., Jr. POTENTIAL 10 O'CLOCK SCHOLARS—One tree that fell before the wind this morning was directly across from the Broadway school. And didn't the kids love it. While city workers prepared to remove the obstruction at Broadway and Olive, youngsters cavorted happily in the prone branches. (Gazette photos by Gregory) 30 Thousand Expected at Vets Day Show A crowd of 30,000 people is expected to gather in Fullerton tomorrow to participate in the countywide Veterans Day celebration which will start with a parade at 10 a.m., and continue with activities throughout the day. Following the theme "teamed for defense" the parade will have approximately 160 entries from all over the county. Military color will be added to the parade by units from the El Toro Marine base, including a band and color guard, a platoon of military police from Fort MacArthur and marching contingents from virtually every veterans organization in the county. The parade's seven divisions will contain 15 bands, a large assortment of floats, comic entries High School Trustees Vote Teachers Raise Trustees of Anaheim high school last night voted a blanket $300 basic salary increase for members of the faculty, effective the beginning of the 1951-52 semester. The move was approved subject to revision before contracts are renewed next May. At the same time, non-certificated employees at AUHS were granted a flat $10 per month raise. Effective November 1, the raise will show first on the December paychecks of non-teaching employees. The decision to tentatively increase teacher salaries stems from a request of teachers through their salary committee chairman, Dick Ryan, for some assurance of a wage boost in the event that a government wage freeze occurs. Ryan introduced the request for salary protection at the last meeting of the board of trustees. Yorba Heirs Lose Water Right Case Heirs and successors to the lands of Prudencia Yorba in Santa Ana canyon lost their court battle with the Anaheim Union Water Co. and Yorba Irrigation Co. for the right to take water from the company's ditches, when Superior Judge Robert Gardner today announced his decision in the case tried several weeks ago in Santa Ana. The court held that the owners of some 1440 acres involved in the Following the theme teamed for defense" the parade will have approximately 160 entries from all over the county. Military color will be added to the parade by units from the El Toro Marine base, including a band and color guard, a platoon of military police from Fort MacArthur and marching contingents from virtually every veterans organization in the county. The parade's seven divisions will contain 15 bands, a large assortment of floats, comic entries and horsemen. The advance unit of the parade will feature film star Red Barry as grand marshal and Clarence B. (Whitey) Craft, the county's only Congressional Medal winner, as honored guest. More than $500 in trophies and ribbons will be distributed to the winners of the several classifications. There will be prizes for floats in three divisions—commercial, service clubs and veterans organizations—and a sweepstakes trophy. Following the parade, its participants will be entertained at a free barbecue at Amerige park. AUHS Attendance Registers Gain Average daily attendance at Anaheim high school was 1115 for the period Oct. 9 to Nov. 3, superintendent Paul Demaree reported to AUHS trustees last night. The figure compares with 1086 for the same period last year, Demaree's figures showed. Broken down, the report showed 22 new students entering during the month period as opposed to 19 entering last year. Twenty-one students dropped out during the month. In 1949 the number was 19. Attendance at AUHS night classes was 160 during the period, Demaree reported. A year ago the figure was 103. The decision to tentatively increase teacher salaries stems from a request of teachers through their salary committee, chairman, Dick Ryan, for some assurance of a wage boost in the event that a government wage freeze occurs. Ryan introduced the request for salary protection at the last meeting of the board of trustees. Last night he reappeared before the board, citing as before, the effect of rising living costs on teachers' pocketbooks. The salary committee's proposal, as voiced by Ryan, tentatively asked an increase up to $500 per year for teachers. Ryan asked that such an amount be added to next year's salary schedule with the knowledge that the amount should be altered before teachers' contracts come up for renewal next May. It was purely a request for protection in the event of a salary freeze, he indicated. Trustees varied in their reaction to the proposal. Art Shipkey indicated unwillingness to go as high as $500 because of the precedent it might set for other schools in the vicinity. He suggested a $200 increase. Board president James Baker called attention to a possible labor shortage brought on by the country's growing defense economy measures. In recommending careful consideration of a wage increase he asked board members to consider the possibility that teachers, with salaries frozen, might find it better for their purposes to leave the schools for defense plants. Ultimate move for a $300 yearly raise, subject to revision was made by trustee Henry Walsworth. Earlier in the discussion, Ryan showed trustees a chart outline (Continued on page 5) Heirs and successors to the lands of Prudencia Yorba in Santa Ana canyon lost their court battle with the Anaheim Union Water Co. and Yorba Irrigation Co. for the right to take water from the company's ditches, when Superior Judge Robert Gardner today announced his decision in the case tried several weeks ago in Santa Ana. The court held that the owners of some 1440 acres involved in the litigation do not have prescriptive rights to use of the water, with the exception of seven owners who have, through the years, taken Anaheim Union Water Co. flow through two inch pipes for domestic and garden use only. That right was continued. Twenty-seven heirs and successors of Prudencia Yorba, who by a court decree of 1873 obtained an allotment of the original Don Bernardo-Yorba Rancho, had brought the suit against the water companies for right to use water from the canals, basing their claim on two counts: 1. The lands are riparian to the Santa Ana river. 2. An early-day agreement between the Yorba family and the original Canon de Santa Ana Water Co. by which the land owners got rights to the water in exchange for right of way for a canal to be constructed by the water company across their lands. COUNTY WATER SALVAGE WAY OPENED As predicted yesterday, the tri-county agreement opening the way for Orange county to salvage from 8000 to 12,000 acre feet of waste water in Prado Basin annually, was signed at a meeting of the committees representing Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties in Santa Ana yesterday. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1950 Age Greater as Winds in Lash Orange County Like Thursday and Friday of a week ago, Anaheim was again powdered by warm, dust-laden winds last night and today. And the weatherman predicted today that the gusty, dry situation would get worse before nightfall. This time there was more apparent damage. A number of trees were bowled over in the city, bearing up lawns and parkways and barricading streets. The shower of leaves, branches and similar debris made again for unhappiness among street department workers and home owners whose properties today greeted the sun littered and bedraggled. And more so than last week, the dust was back again. People trying to keep homes and offices clean threw up their hands in horror and decided to wait until the winds abated before attempting to clear away the fine dry, penetrating stuff. County officials reported 15 fires Hundreds Flee Whips San B 'Push Button' Tactics Begun By Phonemen NEW YORK (AP)—Striking telephone-equipment workers abruptly withdrew picket lines from some exchanges across the country today in an apparent launching of a new "push button" strike tactic. Idea of the strategy, as described by union spokesmen, was to employ surprise picking con- debris made again for unhappiness among street department workers and home owners whose properties today greeted the sun littered and bedraggled. And more so than last week, the dust was back again. People driving to keep homes and offices clean threw up their hands in horror and decided to wait until the winds abated before attempting to clear away the fine dry, penetrating stuff. County officials reported 15 fires in Orange county, whipped on by the wind. Flames raced through brush and small timber at Santiago creek east and south of Orange. At presstime, 100 acres bordering the El Modena grade east of Orange were still ablaze. Fire fighters toiled in the tinder-dry area. Crop damage, according to preliminary reports, was worse than last week. Oranges were reported blown 50 feet from trees. Hardest hit was the avocado crop, with harvest reason hearing. In Anaheim, the telephone company reported service calls upset three times over normal periods by wind-blown wires. The Department of Power, Water and Light said some wires were downed temporarily. Highest recorded wind so far was the 73 mile an hour gust at Sandberg in the mountains north of Los Angeles. Point Mugu near Oxnard reported 68 miles an hour and El Toro Marine Base near Santa Ana recorded 42 miles an hour. The Weather Bureau warned of increasing fire hazards and the likelihood of dust storms throughout Southern California. Airplanes reported "extreme turbulence" as high as 10,000 feet as winds raced through mountain passes. The Weather Bureau today ordered storm warnings hoisted along the coast from Point Conception to Newport Beach for winds up to 45 miles an hour. Small craft warnings were flown from Newport south to San Diego. Chain Fire Starts When Car Hits Pole A chain reaction was set off this morning when a car ran into a high power pole on S. Los Angeles st., 200 yards south of Vermont st. The pole, and wires, toppled over and set fire to the garage of L. A. Burrows, 9802 S. Los Angeles st., and the fire soon spread to the nearby service station of W. J. Wimberly. The car debris made again for unhappiness among street department workers and home owners whose properties today greeted the sun littered and bedraggled. And more so than last week, the dust was back again. People driving to keep homes and offices clean threw up their hands in horror and decided to wait until the winds abated before attempting to clear away the fine dry, penetrating stuff. County officials reported 15 fires in Orange county, whipped on by the wind. Flames raced through brush and small timber at Santiago creek east and south of Orange. At presstime, 100 acres bordering the El Modena grade east of Orange were still ablaze. Fire fighters toiled in the tinder-dry area. Crop damage, according to preliminary reports, was worse than last week. Oranges were reported blown 50 feet from trees. Hardest hit was the avocado crop, with harvest reason hearing. In Anaheim, the telephone company reported service calls upset three times over normal periods by wind-blown wires. The Department of Power, Water and Light said some wires were downed temporarily. Highest recorded wind so far was the 73 mile an hour gust at Sandberg in the mountains north of Los Angeles. Point Mugu near Oxnard reported 68 miles an hour and El Toro Marine Base near Santa Ana recorded 42 miles an hour. The Weather Bureau warned of increasing fire hazards and the likelihood of dust storms throughout Southern California. Airplanes reported "extreme turbulence" as high as 10,000 feet as winds raced through mountain passes. The Weather Bureau today ordered storm warnings hoisted along the coast from Point Conception to Newport Beach for winds up to 45 miles an hour. Small craft warnings were flown from Newport south to San Diego. By Phonemen NEW YORK (AP)—Striking telephone-equipment workers abruptly withdrew picket lines from some exchanges across the country today in an apparent launching of a new "push button" strike tactic. Idea of the strategy, as described by union spokesmen, was to employ surprise picketing concentrating lines in some places, not in other, and picking on some days and not on other days. The strike, called yesterday by the CIO Communications Workers of America to enforce demands for a "substantial boost" in wages from the Western Electric Co., slowed long distance service because operators refused to cross picket lines. Local service generally was not affected. The union, which represents 17,000 Western Electric employees, rejected a company offer of about 11 cents an hour additional in wages. Present wages now average $1.55 to $1.62 an hour. The union has not disclosed its specific wage demands. Length of contract also is an issue. First indication of the start of the new strike technique came when pickets suddenly left telephone buildings in Dallas, Denver, and in Newark and other New Jersey cities. Pickets also failed to show up in Springfield, Mo., and other Missouri communities. "We don't know what it means," said a Southwestern Bell Telephone official in Dallas. "We understand they will allow the other workers to be on the job today—and then maybe stop them again tomorrow." He called the plan a "war of nerves." Collazo Indicted For Cop Murder WASHINGTON (AP)—A federal grand jury today indicted Oscar Collazo, 37-year-old Puerto Rican, for murder in connection with the November 1 attempt on President Truman's life. The charge is based on the killing of Leslie Coffelt, 40, White House guard, when Collazo and Griselio Torresola tried to shoot their way into Blair House, the president's temporary residence. Torresola was killed in the rain of bullets from guards which felled Collazo with wounds in the chest and shoulder. BRUSH FIRE THREAT that swept into portions the back of this home damaged. Hundreds of h during a 50-mile-an-hour photo.) Chain Fire Starts When Car Hits Pole A chain reaction was set off this morning when a car ran into a high power pole on S. Los Angeles st., 200 yards south of Vermont st. The pole, and wires, toppled over and set fire to the garage of L. A. Burrows, 9802 S. Los Angeles st., and the fire soon spread to the nearby service station of W. L. Wimberly. The car also caught fire. Mrs. Burrows reported to police that she saw one man dragging another through the Burrows' driveway and back into an orchard, but a search by the police failed to discover anyone. The car, which was deserted by its occupants, was registered to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ballard of Pasadena, police reported. Ten Church Choirs to Participate in City-Wide Thanksgiving Observance The choirs of ten different Anaheim churches will combine to provide two anthems at the city-wide Thanksgiving rites to be conducted from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning at Anaheim Union High School Auditorium. Choirs from the following churches will participate, under the direction of Gania Demaree: First Presbyterian, White Temple Methodist, Evangelical - United Brethren, St. Michael's Episcopal, Bethel Baptist, Christian, Wesley Methodist, Calvary Baptist, Nazarene, and Free Methodist. They will enter the auditorium behind the Cadet Corps Color Guard as a processional group, in the tradition of the Pilgrim forefathers. Ministers of several churches will also participate in the program, including Robert Kevor- kian of Calvary Baptist as speaker of the day; Rev. Frank E. Butterworth of White Temple Methodist, presiding; Rev. Philip R. Selfridge of Evangelical - United Brethren reading the Scripture; and Rev. O. L. Underwood of the Foursqare Church pronouncing the benediction. The service will begin sharply at 9:30 a.m. and conclude in exactly one hour, thus enabling those planning dinners or out-of-town visits for the day to do so after the service. This is the second year that such a giant community-wide observance has been planned for the sacred American holiday, and a capacity throng is anticipated by the Association of Christian Churches and the Anaheim Ministerial Union, joint sponsors of the event. CALIFORNIA STATE WILBRARY Weather S. Calif.—Strong dry east to northeast winds today through Saturday 15 to 25 mph but locally 40 to 50 mph in the mountain areas and through coastal passes with blowing dust. Clear through Saturday. Cooler tonight. Is Flee Homes as Fire San Bernardino Area 14 Firemen Injured by Flying Debris SAN BERNARDINO (AP)—Hundreds fled their homes in the darkness today as a fire swept by 50-mile-an-hour winds threatened much of the city's northern residential sector. BRUSH FIRE THREATENS HOME—A raging brush fire swept into portions of San Bernardino today licks at the back of this home. The dwelling was saved, although damaged. Hundreds of homes were threatened by the blaze after a 50-mile-an-hour windstorm.—(Associated Press photo.) Chinese Red Massing in Korea Continues; US Demands Council Action BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE FRONT — U. S. Intellige officers say Chinese red numbers. Estimate 300,000 Chinese poised on Manchurian river. Allied planes smash and supply lines athwart overline Yalu river. Lull in land action continues. Patrols contact with reds only on central front. N.—United States spokesperson says Security Council must immediate action on Chinese invention in Korea and not arrival of Chinese delegation at Lake Success. BET—New Delhi informant Tibet has appealed to United Nations for help against invading Chinese communists. COUL (UP)—Allied air power ended today at Chinese combat forces pulling back into North Korea's wooded mountaintops and smashed again at supposes athwart the Yalu river. The lull in the ground action ensued. Only on the west-central front did patrols make conthat they had taken considerable losses from aerial and artillery fire. An estimate of some 60,000 Chinese red troops just across the Yalu river border in communist Manchuria was revised upward to 300,000 by the spokesman. The world anxiously awaited the U. N. Security Council's action on a resolution demanding that red China withdraw its troops. The U. S., Britain, and France were among the resolution's sponsors. The U. S. State Department directed that visas be issued to nine Chinese communist representatives en route to Lake Success for discussions of red charges of American aggression against Formosa. However, the U. S. asked that charges of China's intervention in the Korean conflict be taken up Friday — ahead of the Chinese delegation's arrival. Temperatures The temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 38°F. SAN BERNARDINO (AP)—Hundreds fled their homes in the darkness today as a fire swept by 50-mile-an-hour winds threatened much of the city's northern residential sector. Firemen said it was almost out after a six-hour fight. At one point, police reported hundreds of homes burning, while pajama clad residents—many of them women and children—played garden hoses on roofs. But as dawn came, only one home on a hilltop appeared a complete loss. A half-dozen others were badly damaged and spot burns and charred paint showed on many more. A two-mile strip several blocks wide in places, but largely brushland near the foothills, was blackened. The fire department reported 14 men injured as a result of the flames and the high winds. Most of them suffered facial cuts and eye injuries from flying debris and einders. All were given emergency treatment, and none of the injuries was described as serious. So fierce was the wind that the paint was blasted off one U.S. Forest Service truck. "Sometimes you couldn't even see the fire, the dust got so bad," one fireman related. And another observed: "I hate to think what would have happened if this thing had got away from us. The whole town might have gone up." The sand blew in great clouds through narrow Cajon Pass, which leads through the San Bernardino mountains to the Mojave desert. Police estimated that nearly 300 persons were evacuated from the region and given refuge in a school. Most of them had time to don street clothes, although a few could be seen in bathrobes. Mrs. John Baker, whose home was saved by a wind shift, said her neighborhood was "a roaring inferno . . . the heat was terrific." IN THE DRIVE—Meeting in Red Cross headquarters this noon, Anaheim ministers pledged their support in the coming blood recruitment drive. A number of them signed pledge cards at this morning's meeting. Drive co-chairman Joe Thompson (standing, right), passed cards to the Revs. Frank Butterworth, Daniel Miller, Phillip Selfridge, Al Casebeer and Richard Schilke (standing), Harry Steif, Robert Kervorkian and John Saville (seated). Mrs. E. H. Kersten, center, is the Anaheim chapter chairman. (Gazette photo by Beyer)