anaheim-gazette 1950-12-26

New Rural Delivery Rural residents in areas south and west of Anaheim may apply now for the Gazette's new nightly car delivery route to be instituted on Jan. 2. For convenience use the Easy Application form on Page 5. VOLUME LXXIX Anaheim’s FIRST Newspaper ANAHEI County Toll: One Fatality, 30 Injuries One dead and 30 injured. 10 of these seriously, were left in the wake of Orange county motor traffic over the Christmas holiday, official records of the California Highway Patrol disclosed today. Cpl. Richard Edwin Bednarz, 25, Camp Pendleton Marine, was killed in a crash at San Clemente Saturday night, the second fatality there in 24 hours. Don Alexander, 21, of Spokane, Wash., was the victim of a truck-auto collision in that area Friday evening. A car driven by Bednarz assertedly crossed the center line and collided with one driven by Raymond Ortiz, Los Angeles, near Los Bolas st. Four Marines Hurt Four Marines in the Bednarz car were hurt, three having major injuries. Condition of one, James 676 Holiday Deaths Nears All-Time Mark Set in 1936 By the Associated Press The nation counted a staggering death toll of 676 today from violent accidents over the three-day Christmas holiday. Traffic fatalities soared to above 500, the highest since the all-time record of 555 in '1936. Mishaps on the highways—many ice-coated and others made slippery by freshly falling snow—killed 523 persons. That was more than 100 above the 1949 Christmas holiday toll. LA Has Headache After 3-Day Binge LOS ANGELES (AP)—An alchoholic haze over Los Angeles cleared today, the morning after three days of Christmas celebrating. Veteran police officials said they had never seen anything like the holiday binge in the metropolitan area. It occurred despite days of pre-Christmas warnings and doubled law enforcement crews trying to keep the holiday safe and sober. 580 Last Year Accidents from miscellaneous causes—fires, drownings, falls, etc.—took an additional 153 lives. The grim total, one of the largest for any 3-day holiday period, covered the 78 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to last midnight. Last year's total for the Christmas holiday was 580, including 167 in a variety of accidents. The traffic toll was far above the National Safety Council's estimate of 440, which was the highest it ever had predicted for the extended Christmas holiday. It more than doubled the number killed in motor accidents over a there in 24 hours. Don Alexander, 21, of Spokane, Wash., was the victim of a truck-auto collision in that area Friday evening. A car driven by Bednarz assertedly crossed the center line and collided with one driven by Raymond Ortiz, Los Angeles, near Los Bolas st. Four Marines Hurt Four Marines in the Bednarz car were hurt, three having major injuries. Condition of one, James L. McNamara, 18, was reported critical; Thomas J. Nilson, 24, and John E. Bureske, 27, suffered major injuries. Anthony J. Fasola, 18, received minor injuries. All were taken to Santa Margarita hospital, Oceanside. Bertha Mendez and John Brexa, passengers in the Ortiz car, also received major injuries and were taken to St. Joseph hospital, Orange. Ortiz escaped unhurt. Dept. Coroner Roger Burnham announced that both the Bednarz and Alexander inquests may be conducted together, late this week. Five in North Five of the injured were in northern Orange county accidents, none of these involving major accidents. Paul Powell, Jr., 22, 205 E. Palmyra ave., Orange, was hurt when his car collided late Saturday night with the car of Samuel T. Camarrillo, 31, 536 Adams st., Santa Ana, at Manchester blvd., near Orangethorpe ave., Buena Park. Powell was taken to Santa Ana Community hospital. Near Anaheim Richard F. Brown, 40, 9151½ Moody st., Cypress, was injured when his car collided with one driven by Rex E. Taylor, 19, Phoenix, Ariz., just after midnight Saturday at Lincoln and Hansen aves., west of Anaheim. Richard Hibner, 5, and Susan Hibner, aged 7 months, 2123 S. Ross st., Santa Ana, received minor injuries when a car driven by their father, Henry G. Hibner, 58, collided with the car of Clarence R. Garcia, 45, Route 3, Anaheim, Saturday evening. The collision took place at the intersection of Richfield rd., with Placentia-Yorba highway. T. F. Helt, Long Beach, was injured when his pickup truck skidded against a curb at Manchester and Orangethrope aves. LOS ANGELES (P)—An alchoolic haze over Los Angeles cleared today, the morning after three days of Christmas celebrating. Veteran police officials said they had never seen anything like the holiday binge in the metropolitan area. It occurred despite days of pre-Christmas warnings and doubled law enforcement crews trying to keep the holiday safe and sober. The drab hangover is a record of 17 traffic deaths, 362 persons facing drunk driving charges and a grand total of 1222 arrests for drunkenness. Officials blamed office parties, beginning Friday afternoon and continuing into the night, for much unprecedented tipping. They noted that more than two-thirds of the arrests for drunkenness were in the first 24 hours of the big bat. There were at least 1084 accidents. More than 900 persons were treated at hospitals and an uncounted number were given first aid. Local Motorists Survive Weekend While the rest of the nation staggered through a near-record orgy of traffic accidents and deaths over the holiday weekend, Anaheim basked in relatively quiet with only six minor mishaps being reported in the three-day span. Most of these were of the fender banging type. The other resulted in the arrest of Manuel de Atocha, Norwalk, on the charge of hit and run of an unoccupied automobile. De Atocha smashed into a parked car in the 200 block of North Palm street while headed south along that street. Later Santa Ana police arrested him at the intersection of Main and Santa Clara sts. in Santa Ana. Examined by the police physician, he was pronounced intoxicated and was held for the Anaheim police. Temperatures The temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 62 degrees. High for the past 24 hours was 64 at for any 3-day holiday period, covered the 78 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to last midnight. Last year's total for the Christmas holiday was 580, including 167 in a variety of accidents. The traffic toll was far above the National Safety Council's estimate of 440, which was the highest it ever had predicted for the extended Christmas holiday. It more than doubled the number killed in motor accidents over a similar period Dec. 8 to 11. In that period, an Associated Press survey showed 245 traffic fatalities, equivalent to 75 a day. 92 Die Each Day The council figures show 28,020 traffic deaths in the first 10 months this year, equivalent to 92 a day for the 304 days. They however, included delayed deaths—not a spot survey. The holiday toll averaged approximately 156 a day. California, Texas, New York and Illinois led the nation in accidental deaths. There were more than 1000 auto mishaps in Los Angeles alone, with a death toll of 11 and 900 injured. Police arrested 362 drunken drivers. Freak Tragedies There were tragedies from other accidents. Six elderly men perished last night in a fire in a four-story hotel near the downtown district of Buffalo, N.Y. In Paris, Ky., four small children drowned when an old boat hit a sandbar and sank in the Red River. The children had gone to the river on a Christmas afternoon outing. Crack Passenger Train Rams Rear Of Freight Train LINVILLE, Ia. (P)—The Rock Island Imperial, crack passenger train bound from Chicago to Kansas City, crashed into the rear end of a long freight two miles east of here today, injuring several persons. The engineer and fireman on the diesel-powered Imperial were reported severely injured and several passengers were hurt though none of them was believed in serious condition. Names of the injured were not immediately Truman Cuts Yuletide Vacation Short To Prepare State of Union Address By JACK BELL WASHINGTON (AP) — President Truman’s opening message to the new Congress may hang an emergency label on some “fair deal” proposals but lawmaker friends generally hope it will stick to international issues. Mr. Truman cut short his Christmas vacation at Independence Mo., to get down to work on his State of the Union message, and two other messages to the 82nd Congress. The president is due back late today, a day earlier than planned. After conferences with his defense chiefs, Mr. Truman is to start drafting his program for the legislators. His State of the Union message probably will deal at length with the situation in Korea and efforts to help Western Europe rearm. But lawmakers won't be surprised if the president dusts off parts of the program he has recommended to Congress before and suggests they are needed to strengthen the nation's defenses. One Senator said, for instance, that Mr. Truman might ask again for action on the controversial fair employment practices commission (FEPC) issue, on the grounds that racial discrimination weakens the defense production effort. Not many lawmakers believe, however, that the president will press seriously for enactment in the present crisis of compulsory health insurance. That would not necessarily keep him from telling Congress he believes it would be good to have. Statehood Issues The president is almost certain to recommend again statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, as defense outposts. Passed by the House, the statehood bills will die for (Continued on Page 7) The engineer and fireman on the diesel-powered Imperial were reported severely injured and several passengers were hurt though none of them was believed in serious condition. Names of the injured were not immediately available. Witnesses said the Imperial, No. 39, crashed into the rear end of westbound freight No. 91 which apparently was stalled on the track. No. 39 was reported traveling at high speed when the collision occurred. The diesel of No. 39 was tossed on its side in a field alongside the track. It caught fire. Four or five cars of the passenger train left the tracks and piled up. The night telephone operator in Lineville said it appeared they were baggage cars. The caboose and about six boxcars of the freight also piled up. Passengers on the Imperial remained in their coaches following the accident. Dr. Davison said there was no hysteria among passengers on the Imperial's 10 passenger cars. Their main discomfort aside from bruises was the near zero cold which crept in when the heat went off. The cars later were pulled back to Seymour, Ia., and routed to Kansas City over tracks of the Milwaukee road. The train runs to the west coast. The engineer and fireman were removed from the diesel before it caught fire. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETY ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1950 Norths Nears Set in 1936 Death toll of 676 today by Christmas holiday. 100, the highest since caps on the highways percy by freshly fallmore than 100 above Christmas holiday toll. 580 Last Year Sts from miscellaneous fires, drownings, falls, an additional 153 lives. Total, one of the largest day holiday period, cov78 hours from 6 p.m. to last midnight. Last total for the Christmas as 580, including 167 in of accidents. Traffic toll was far above normal Safety Council's es440, which was the ever had predicted for ded Christmas holiday. Man doubled the number motor accidents over a Nation Shivers As Storms Bring Cold and Snow By The Associated Press Snow piled across the northern half of the nation today and some eastern points shivered in the coldest weather of the season. Winter moved in on Southern California too., as the Weather Bureau forecasted temperatures as low as 29 degrees in some citrus belt areas. Subzero cold hit several localities along the northern tier of states while chilly readings were taken as far south as Texas. Snow whitened New York City three years to the day after a record 25.8 inch fall tied the metropolitan area in knots. The Weather Bureau estimated the fall might measure four inches by the time it stopped. Chicago awakened to knee-deep drifts and found more snow falling. Falls ranged from four to seven inches in other areas of a snow belt that spread from Mon- Eisenhower to Seek Headquarters for International Army on January 7 PARIS (JP)—Recruiting of personnel already has started for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's international army headquarters, although it still has no home. It was learned today that secretaries were being hired. At least some of them got their jobs on their ability to speak German, French and English fluently. An American planning staff is making surveys of a number of possible locations. A military informant said "the final decision will be made by Gen. Eisenhower himself." Mentioned as strong possibilities are Versailles, historic suburb of Paris where Eisenhower maintained his supreme headquarters Allied Expeditionary force (SHAEF) during World War II, and Fontainebleau, the present headquarters of the five-power Western Union main alliance commanded by Marshal Lord Montgomery. Eisenhower is scheduled to Europe in January, inspect headquarters sites and confront with military men of the Atlantic Pact nations which tribute to his command. A spokesman said today London still is a possibility the headquarters, although authorities preferred to have Supreme Headquarters Allies Powers in Europe (SHAPE) established on continental Belt "for psychological reasons." At the recent Atlantic conference in Brussels some lomats said they would Eisenhower to put his headquarters "as far east as possible," ibly at Strasbourg. Miss Dorm reported that she was standing on the sidewalk at 7762 Whittaker st., Buena Park, at 5 a.m., Saturday when the man suddenly grabbed her purse and ran to a nearby automobile in which he made his escape. She said she had her arms full of Christmas packages and could not follow him. Mentioned as strong possibilities are Versailles, historic suburb of Paris where Eisenhower maintained his supreme headquarters Allied Expeditionary force (SHAEF) during World War II, and Fontainebleau, the present headquarters of the five-formant said "the final decision will be made by Gen. Eisenhower himself." At the recent Atlantic conference in Brussels some lomats said they would put his headquarters "as far east as possible," ibly at Strasbourg. MERRY CHRISTMAS, YER HONOR—Winding up their annual festivities along Evelyn drive, residents brought their kiddies to see Santa Claus (nee Judge L. P. Bonnat) on Friday night. San repaid the visits with candy and promises. (Gazette photo by Gregor sts, UN Forces Tangle South of 38th Parallel Reds Intensify Skirmishes with ROKs 28 Miles North of Korean Capital City By OLEN CLEMENTS TOKYO (AP)—South Korea and Chinese communist troops tonight tangled in a fierce battle just south of the 38th Parallel and 28 air miles north of Seoul, endangered South Korean capital. Seoul itself was being rapidly emptied by citizens fleeing the gathering storm of combat. The clash between reds and Republic of Korea troops was fought in the Korangpo area, 10 miles east of Kaesong, transportation center on the route from Pyongyang to Seoul. Republic of Korea (ROK) force headquarters described the action as "fierce." It also announced that red patrols were sparring with United Nations forces all along the ROK held section of the front lines. Fresno Corpse Not a Murder Victim-Bearly CLOVIS (AP)—Fresno county authorities would rather not Republic of Korea (ROK) force headquarters described the action as "fierce." It also announced that red patrols were sparring with United Nations forces all along the ROK held section of the front lines. The U. S. Eighth Army, guarding the western end of the U. N. defense positions, also reported communist patrols edging south of the parallel. The communists were attempting to determine U. N. positions. Tense U. N. forces continued to await a full scale attack by the enemy forces. While Allied defenders regrouped for battle, new threats came from Red China's high command for all foreign troops to get out of the country entirely. A Peiping broadcast heard by the Japanese news agency Kyodo also repeated demands that "U. S. aggressive forces" leave Formosa, island stronghold of Chiang Kai-Shek's nationalist China government. The broadcast was by Chu Teh, commander-in-chief of the Chinese communist army and one of six vice-chairmen on the ruling red central committee. Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway, meanwhile, arrived from Tokyo and took over command of the U. S. Eighth Army. He succeeds Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, who was killed Saturday in a jeep smashup north of Seoul. There was no ceremony. Ridgeway arrived in a military air transport plane. He was met by Maj. Gen. L. C. Allen, Eighth Army chief of staff. The new commander climbed into Allen's car and was whisked away to headquarters. Before leaving, he told correspondents: "There isn't much to say now. I have to go to work." Meanwhile, ideal flying weather brought Allied fighters and bombers out in force to blast red troops and supplies throughout North Korea. Air Force Active B-29 Superforts dropped 176 tons of bombs on a variety of targets. Hit hardest was Chorwon, a main rail and highway center 50 miles northeast of Seoul. Fresno Corpse Not a Murder Victim-Bearly CLOVIS (P)—Fresno county authorities would rather not discuss their "headless murder victim" today. Sunday night and yesterday, however, deputies scoured an abandoned dump near here in a concentrated attempt to find the missing skull of a skeleton found Christmas Eve in the dump. Coroner Ben Paschall said the corpse, believed to be of a woman, had been dead six months to a year. Officers prepared to launch an intensive murder probe since, in Paschall's words; "it looks like murder since the head is missing." The remains were taken to a mortuary yesterday for examination. A short time later, Paschall called off the search for the missing head. In all probability, he conceded, it hangs over some hunter's mantle. The skeleton, it seems, once belonged to a bear. Jury to Receive $25,000 Action A jury in Superior Judge Raymond Thompson's court today was expected to receive the $25,000 case brought by Jess E. Wright, Buena Park school crossing guard who was struck by an automobile driven by Charles T. Cornelison, 19, also of Buena Park, last Feb. 6. Action was brought against Cornelison and his mother, Mrs. Madie Cornelison, and the defendants have admitted their responsibility for the accident. However, they contend that the damage does not amount to $25,-000. The trial was started last week and was recessed for the Christmas holiday. It resumed this morning and is expected to reach "There isn't much to say now. I have to go to work." Meanwhile, ideal flying weather brought Allied fighters and bombers out in force to blast red troops and supplies throughout North Korea. Air Force Active B-29 Superforts dropped 176 tons of bombs on a variety of targets. Hit hardest was Chorwon, a main rail and highway center 50 miles northeast of Seoul. Smaller B-29 flights hit railroad bridges and communications lines near Hwangju in western Korea and north and south of Wonsan, big east coast port. Bomber pilots reported no opposition. Fighters and light bombers struck at military targets in Pyongyang and Sinanju, in western Korea, Chorwon, Kumchon and Hwachon in the central section (Continued on Page 5) Sisters Settle Property Dispute Settlement out of court was reported today in a property dispute between two sisters, Grace L. Dillingham and Floyce Dillingham Smith, when their attorneys, Clarence Sprague and Frank Bowman of Santa Ana asked the court to continue their hearing to Jan. 12. By that time it would be determined whether the agreement reached between the sisters would be final, the attorneys said. Involved are four parcels of property—one in Fullerton and three in Yorba Linda. Litigation started when Grace Dillingham sued her sister to partition the property which they own jointly. Action was brought against Cornelison and his mother, Mrs. Madie Cornelison, and the defendants have admitted their responsibility for the accident. However, they contend that the damage does not amount to $25,-000. The trial was started last week and was recessed for the Christmas holiday. It resumed this morning and is expected to reach the jury before night. 30 Year Resident Of Anaheim Dies Mrs. Lillian Mabel Loptien, 61, died early Sunday morning at the family home, 15162 E. Anaheim rd., after an extended illness. A native daughter from Goleta, the late Mrs. Loptien had resided in Anaheim for the past 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Henry C. Loptien; one daughter, Mrs. Harold E. McCluskey of Costa Mesa; two sons, George H. Smith of La Habra and Richard J. Loptien of Buena Park; mother, Mrs. Cora M. Clute of Santa Barbara; two brothers, Samuel M. Currier of San Diego and Arthur S. Currier of Sun Valley, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Georgia Shipley of Oregon, Mrs. Lucia Haskell of Gardena, Mrs. Louise Steele of Santa Barbara, Mrs. Gertrude Lipscomb of Taft, and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the Hilgenfeld chapel Wednesday at 10 a.m. Rev. A. J. Casebeer, pastor of the Christian church, will officiate and burial will be at the family plot in Anaheim cemetery.