anaheim-gazette 1950-12-28

Be Alive in '51! Record numbers of cars will take to Southern California highways over the New Year's weekend. Drive carefully and soberly. Be one of the living in '51! VOLUME LXXIX Anaheim’s FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM Test for Air Raid Siren Set for 3 p.m. on Jan. 2 Anaheim’s newly installed Air Raid Siren will receive a full signal test at 3 p.m. on Jan. 2, Disaster Communication Chief R. W. Mungall announced today. Disaster workers will NOT report to duties. Purpose of the alarms will be only to test effectiveness of the signal. The same compressed air horn-type Gamewell siren used in World War II, now mounted atop a tower on the roof of the city’s power and water plant on S. Los Angeles st., will again be employed. First signal to be heard on this test will be RED ALERT. This will be a series of short blasts continuing for a period of three (3) minutes. The RED ALERT means an attack is imminent. Second signal to be heard on this test will be an ALL CLEAR. This will consist of three steady signals of one minute duration each with a two minute interval between each signal. On the test the ALL CLEAR will be sounded ten (10) minutes after the RED ALERT. Everyone should make a note of these signals as these will be standard throughout the State of California at what- First signal to be heard on this test will be RED ALERT. This will be a series of short blasts continuing for a period of three (3) minutes. The RED ALERT means an attack is imminent. Second signal to be heard on this test will be an ALL CLEAR. This will consist of three steady signals of one minute duration each with a two minute interval between each signal. On the test the ALL CLEAR will be sounded ten (10) minutes after the RED ALERT. Everyone should make a note of these signals as these will be standard throughout the State of California at whatever point one may be located when a possible attack occurs. ALARM SIGNALS RED ALERT—3 Minutes of Short Blasts ALL CLEAR—3 Steady One Minute Blasts ASSEMBLE DEFENSE UNITS—6 Half Minute Signals On later tests all defense units, "Law and Order," "Fire," "Medical," "Public Works," "Utilities," "Transportation" and "Communications" Divisions, will report to an assigned location immediately upon a signal by the siren. This Signal for the Gathering of Defense Units will be six (6) signals of one-half (½) minute duration with one-half (½) minute intervals between signals. Please bear in mind that on January 2, the signals heard will only be for purposes. In addition to the present Warning Siren which may be knocked out, auxiliary equipment for signalling will be placed later at strategic locations in the city, so arranged as to have a separate source of power for operating. Details of the location of these auxiliaries will be given later as the complete Communications plan is developed. There will also be included in the Communications division, the Telephone System, Teletype Stations, Walkie-Talkie Units, Church Bells and Chimes, Automobile Corps with loud speaker systems, Bicycle and Foot-Runner Corps. The personnel of the Communications division to date is as follows: Chief, R. W. Mungall; Deputy Chief, Harold Daoust; Radio and Walkie-Talkies, Howard Harvey and J. M. Adams; Bicycle and Foot-Runner Corps, Lloyd Paxton. ALARM SIGNAL—Mayor Charles Pearson tries out the siren cord on the city's new Air Raid siren in preparation for a full scale signal test set for Jan. 2 at 3 p.m. The horn-type siren is mounted atop the power and light plant on S. Los Angeles street. Looking on, left to right, are: George F. Oelkens, plant manager; R. W. Mungall, head of the Disaster Communications group, and Chief of Police Mark Stephenson. Gazette photo by Hall Counsel Warns of Sewage Failure Unless Speedup Is Made by Feb. 1 Employment of a prominent bond attorney as consultant in the rewriting of two principal agreements between the county sanitation districts, prerequisite to the sale of the $8,308,000 bond issues, was authorized by the district directors at last night's session, when warning was given that unless the big sewerage program is speeded up and fully organized by February 1, it will collapse entirely. Special Counsel Emerson J. Marks gave the warning. He pointed out that an allocation of $553,000 in state funds, diverted by the county to the sanitation program, will be withdrawn Feb. 1 unless the sanitation program is ready for construction, and without the state money the program could not be financed. There are a number of steps to be taken before the state money can be claimed, said Judge Marks. An appellate court decision on validity of the limited participation plan by which a ceiling is placed on tax rates in Districts 2, 3 and 7, must be obtained. Legal approval of the agreements for purchase of the JOS sewerage facilities and for their joint operation and maintenance must be obtained from bond attorneys before the bonds can be sold. Rights of way over private property and the state park, and under highways, must be obtained. Additional land is wanted for the treatment plant. Supplementary engineering data must be obtained on modifying the sewerage plan submitted by former Engineer Vinton Bacon. Time must be allowed for advertising the bonds. WASHINGTON (A)—An enemy using nerve gas or germs might be able to halt production of American atomic weapons without ever dropping a bomb or firing a shot. Or he might paralyze, literally, the military nerve center at the Pentagon. These possibilities are implicit in the text of a grim new book issued yesterday by the Civilian Defense Administration. Its purpose is to tell state and local defense organizations, and the people, what to expect in atomic era warfare and what to do about surviving. The book, "health services and special weapons defense," includes much of the previously published guidance for defense methods in atomic attack. But it also reaches far deeper into the subjects of chemical, germ and radiological warfare than any other document the government has published. Here are some of the things the Civil Defense Administration has to say about the new weapons that may be used against the civilian population or against groups engaged in defense work: Biological Warfare—Germ warfare is neither the "absolute weapon" capable of destroying the entire population of large cities nor an impractical weapon that presents no dangers. It may be directed either against man or against the livestock and plants he eats. The germs could be smuggled into the United States or spawned "with the United States by workers in clandestine laboratories." They could be used, in addition to general attack on urban populations, "to relay military or industrial mobilization and production." They could be put into the air circulating systems of "strategic buildings" or into the atmospheric surrounding those... ANAHEIM GAZETTE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1950 Males Brace for Expected C g Winter Ease Off tern U.S. Associated Press covered Midwest got today from the wincoldest weather and the sub-zero blasts for states appeared in winter finally arrivwith the mercury dipfreezing in parts of california. reading was 28 at Palmough temperatures ezing were reported Situation Quie But MacArthu By OL TOKYO (AP)—United mile defense line across against the expected flo there was little action. General MacArthur p visions—up to 190,000 m ened new lines in the nex Chambers to Test Levee Equestrian Proving Grounds WOUNDED GI EVACUATED—One of the last American soldiers wounded defending Hungnam beachhead during the last minutes of the UN evacuation is lifted aboard the USS Ainsworth, temporary hospital ship in Hungnam harbor. (Associated Press Wirephoto.) Army to Call 80,000 in March, Totaling 450,000 Since Outbreak WASHINGTON (AP)—The Army today issued a draft call for 80,000 men in March. This will bring the total of Army requests for draftees to 450,000 since the outbreak of the Korean war. The 80,000 asked for March is the same quota requested in January and February. The Defense Department announcement said the Navy, Air Force and Marines “do not plan to place calls upon the selective service system in March.” Only the Army has used the draft up to now. The original quotas for January and February were boosted on Dec. 12 to provide 80,000 draftees which have been brought into Federal service. Two more guard divisions will be federalized next month. All Guard units must be trained and brought up to full. Rooster Escapes Jaws of Cats, Do To Sanctuary of Curtis Homestead An enemy gas or germs might halt production of atomic weapons with dropping a bomb or fire. Or he might paralyze, the military nerve center atagon. Possibilities are implicit of a grim new book today by the Civilian Administration. Its purpose tells state and local organizations, and the threat to expect in atomic war and what to do about it. "health services and weapons defense," in which of the previously guidance for defense in atomic attack. But it goes far deeper into the chemical, germ and warfare than any government the government owned. Some of the things the Defense Administration has about the new weapons used against the civilization or against groups in defense work: **Warlife—Germ warfare**—Germ warfare the "absolute weable of destroying the population of large cities practical weapon that no dangers. It may be either against man or livestock and plants." Mms could be smuggled United States or spawned United States by work-industrial laboratories." Could be used, in additional attack on urban areas, "to relay military or mobilization and pro-They could be put into circulating systems of buildings" or into the surrounding those munitions on page 5. The Defense Department announced said the Navy, Air Force and Marines "do not plan to place calls upon the selective service system in March." Only the Army has used the draft up to now. The original quotas for January and February were boosted on Dec. 12 to provide 80,000 draftees. California's share of the March quota will be slightly less than 500 men on the basis of the January and February calls. In each of the two months. The first call for January was only 40,000 and the original call for February was 50,000. The draft calls are part of a build up to give the Army a combat force equal to 24 divisions when it reaches its current expansion goal next July 1. Although the figure used by the Defense department involves only 18 divisions, an Army official told a reporter today that the fighting force will be augmented by the so-called regimental combat teams to equal the strength of 24 full divisions. When the Korean war started, the Army had 10 divisions, with none of them at full war strength except for a division in Germany. There were about three divisions in the United States. Only one or these, the 82nd Airborne, had anything approaching effective strength and that was only 60 or 70 per cent of full strength. At the present time, the Army has 11 regular divisions, plus four National Guard divisions and two guard regimental combat teams. Clem was almost right back where he started this adventure today, surrounded by barking dogs and hissing cats, but at least he had a wire fence to furnish some protection. Clem is a non-muscular banty rooster who showed up last night on the lawn of Anaheim Police Sergeant Perry L. Curtis, 511 S. Ohio st. Still licking their chops from Christmas dinner, probably, the dogs and cats surrounded WHO'S CHICKEN?—or, maybe whose chicken? Rescued from pack of hungry dogs and cats by Ben Curtis, Clem (for lack something better) was removed to the city pound this morning wait for his owner. Gazette photo by Bey Clem with a possible luncheon core in mind. Curtis' son, Ben, snatched mild-mannered chicken from jaws, however giving him a porary respite last night in Curtis home. This morning Clem placed Clem in the city poultry wait for his rightful owner. Said owner may get said chick by calling the Anaheim department. ZETTE 28, 1950 5c a Copy 50c Per Month No. 193 United Communist Push Situation Quiet Along Most Korean Battlefronts, but MacArthur Expects Drive by 19 Red Divisions By OLEN CLEMENTS TOKYO (AP)—United Nations forces manning the 150defense line across Korea’s midsection braced today against the expected flood of massed red manpower. But he was little action. General MacArthur predicted that more than 19 red dions—up to 190,000 men—would rush against his tightnew lines in the next two weeks. The U.N. commander said communist China has mobilized its “war effort on a national scale.” In his war summary, MacArthur said the last known location of the 19 divisions, which compose the Chinese communist Fourth Field Army, placed them in a position to hit the Eighth Survey of Area Defense Output Potential Mailed In an effort to effectively mobilize all potential defense production in this area, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce today broadened its current defense work survey to take in its entire membership according to Manager E. V. Moeller. Copies of the same questionnaire sent last week to major in- The U.N. commander said communist China has mobilized its "war effort on a national scale." In his war summary, MacArthur said the last known location of the 19 divisions, which compose the Chinese communist Fourth Field Army, placed them in a position to hit the Eighth Army sometime between Jan. 1 and 10. He said there were six Chinese corps in the area and that limited attacks in lesser strength of one or more armies (corps) could be launched at any time, but a coordinated attack could be expected by the 10th of next month. "The character of a major military effort by the Chinese communist government, though initially masked under the treacherous ruse of a "volunteer participation," is only too apparent in the deployment of all elements of the Third and Fourth Field Armies, which represent two out of the five Field Armies constituting the entire military structure of China," the communique said. Reds Budget Record "This war effort on a national scale is recognizable in their military budget. According to reliable sources, the Chinese reds in Peiping have approved the spending of eight billion dollars for war purposes in 1951. This is probably the biggest military budget in Chinese history. It is estimated that it is three times greater than the Chinese communist military budget for 1950, and eight times more than the Chinese Nationalist government has ever spent in one year." (Chinese Nationalists in Taipei said Monday the communists' war budget was 8,000,000,000 Chinese silver dollars. On the pre-World War II exchange basis, that would be approximately $4,000,000,000 U.S. Chinese currency is virtually worthless, about 4000 to $1 when there was an official exchange rate months ago.) The vanguard of a 1,350,000 communist force, mostly Chinese, was only 35 miles north of Seoul Thursday night. A U.S. Eighth Army briefing officer said two Chinese armies of about 60,000 men were massing 35 miles north and northwest of Defense Output Potential Mailed In an effort to effectively mobilize all potential defense production in this area, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce today broadened its current defense work survey to take in its entire membership according to Manager E. V. Moeller. Copies of the same questionnaire sent last week to major industrialists of the area were today placed in hands of all chamber members. The move is in response to inquiries of several non-industrialists on feasibility of also being included in the survey. The chamber thereby plans to include small auto, tin, hobby, and other shops useful as defense feeder plants in their survey. Meanwhile, county-wide defense production plans received further attention as Moeller attended a meeting of chamber managers yesterday in Garden Grove. The managers discussed the current county-wide production survey and plans for utilizing county defense production facilities to the fullest extent. Their plans call for the survey, when complete, to be turned over to Industrial committees of all the chambers for most advantageous location of defense industry. Local defense production planning is to be handled by a Defense Work Planning committee, a section of the Industrial committee, to be organized shortly. Anaheim chamber is actively cooperating in the program as a member of the Orange County Associated Chamber of Commerce. Hoarding of 55 Scarce Materials Banned by Govt. WASHINGTON (F.)—The National Production Authority today banned hoarding of 55 scarce materials essential to defense and civilian production. The order makes it illegal for businessmen, consumers or householders to accumulate these products in excess of the "reasonable demands." It also specifically prohibits acquiring the products for resale at prices in excess of pre- Anaheim Women To Be Mobilized Mobilization of Anaheim women for disaster got under way today as the Business and Professional Women's club announced registration blanks for volunteer workers are now available at the Chamber of Commerce office. Although the registration cards do not guarantee employment, they will form a reserve supply of workers needed in a disaster. The womanpower survey registration card has blankes where applicants place previous experience, special training, availability for part or full time work, office machines used, secretarial skills and age. The program, under general direction of Mrs. Marguerita Coons, club president, is being instrumented by the Angheim Business and Professional Women's club. Eligible women are being urged to register as soon possible. WASHINGTON (AP)—The National Production Authority today banned hoarding of 55 scarce materials essential to defense and civilian production. The order makes it illegal for businessmen, consumers or householders to accumulate these products in excess of the "reasonable demands." It also specifically prohibits acquiring the products for resale at prices in excess of prevailing market prices—a provision aimed at "black marketing." The 55 items, include cement, softwood lumber and plywood, paper and paperboard, cast iron soil pipe, and a long list of metals and chemicals. The anti-hoarding decree tends and re-enforces an earlier NPA inventory control order which applied only to business and industry and covered only 26 materials. The new order, effective at once, NPA accomplishes these ends: 1. It sets up a ban against household hoarding and starts a list to which NPA later could add such items as automobile tires, cars and other consumer goods—though none of these is named in the present order. 2. It plugs a loophole in the original order, by eliminating the chance that a businessman might hoard materials with the excuse that they were for personal consumption. 3. It discourages the entry of individuals into the business of speculative buying in hopes of making resales to industrial consumers later at higher prices. Such speculative trading, particularly by newcomers in the field looking for a quick profit, is often termed "gray market" or "black market" operations.