anaheim-gazette 1951-03-05

Wagon Wreck A wagonload of school children narrowly escape death while returning from a picnic. Today? No, 50 years ago. See "In the Days of Long Ago." Page 4. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAH Man Takes Life Following Gun Battle in Auto Following a gun duel with a Vernon man in the close quarters of an automobile, in which both men were wounded, Loy Dell Allen, 27, of Bellflower drove to an orange grove west of Anaheim, early Sunday and took his own life by asphyxiation. Allen, declared by sheriff's officers to be a suspect in numerous forgeries and armed robberies, had engaged in the revolver duel with Lee Gore, 50, of Vernon, in Gore's car at 44th and Alcoa sts., Vernon, Saturday night. Gore, who operated a check cashing service in Vernon, went to a Los Angeles hospital with several gunshot wounds. Los Angeles county and Vernon officers searched for Allen on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Allen himself wounded on the head and right shoulder blade and with the imprint of a gun butt on one cheek, was found by Chris W. Myers, 11541 Hansen rd.. Saturday night. Gore, who operated a check cashing service in Vernon, went to a Los Angeles hospital with several gunshot wounds. Los Angeles county and Vernon officers searched for Allen on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Allen himself wounded on the head and right shoulder blade and with the imprint of a gun butt on one cheek, was found by Chris W. Myers, 11541 Hansen rd., sprawled across the front seat of a car at the west end of the Myers' grove on Bryant st. A hose attached to the car's exhaust pipe was thrust through the window of the car and the motor was still running. Deputy sheriffs summoned to the scene found a note written by Alien on the back of an oil company receipt which said: "This car belongs to my wife, Jean E. Allen, 10040 Park ave., Bellflower. She works at the Big Dipper cafe in Bellflower. Tell her I love her but this is the best way I hope. God forgive me." Signed L. D. Allen. The body was taken to Europe Park mortuary. Following an investigation of circumstances, officers announced there would be no inquest. CPL. ANDREW SANTIBANEZ (Succumbs to Wounds) Cpl. Santibanez Dies of Wounds Soviets Propose Limiting Talk to German Problems PARIS (P)—Russia and the West put forward today their proposals for a Big Four conference agenda, and a French spokesman declared: "I think we can put the two agendas into agreement." This was the most optimistic word yet from the conference of deputies of the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain and France, who are assigned to find out whether the Big Four can agree on what to talk about at a future conference. Russia proposed for the agenda a peace treaty with Germany, withdrawal of the four powers' occupation troops, reduction of armed forces of the big powers and "improvement of the situation in Europe." The West proposed examination of tensions in Europe, an Austrian independence treaty and a study of German problems relative to a German treaty. The first session of the deputies, here to decide whether an agenda can be agreed upon for the foreign ministers, lasted three hours. The four will meet again tomorrow. The United States, Britain and France are insisting that other points of tension besides Germany must be on any Big Four agenda, and have made it plain that unless Russia is willing to extend the talks beyond German problems, there will be no conference. CPL. ANDREW SANTIBANEZ (Succumbs to Wounds) Cpl. Santibanez Dies of Wounds Cpl. Andrew H. Santibanez, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Germinio Santibanez, 116 S. Vine st., Anaheim, succumbed Feb. 17 to wounds received in the Korean war, it was learned today. Cpl. Santibanez, a member of the 11th Airborne Infantry Division, was north of Wonju when his parents heard from him last, Feb. 7. The War department telegram and accompanying letter did not state where or how he was wounded. The deceased was a 1947 graduate from Anaheim Union High school and was a resident here since 1940. He enlisted in the U.S. Army three years ago. He is survived by his parents, seven brothers: Joe, Lupe, Pete, Jesus, Jim, Robert and Frankie, and three sisters, Esther, Phyllis and Mrs. Terry Alvarez, all of Anaheim. Temperatures The temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2:30 p.m. today was 56. High for the previous 24 hours was 63 at 3:15 p.m. yesterday. Low was 40 at 7 a.m. today. 33-Year Resident Passes in Anaheim Frank Everett Parrott, 73, died early Saturday morning at the family residence, 113 N. Emily St. For 33 years he was a resident of this community, being brought to California from Portland, Maine, as a child, and a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his wife, Mary Mae Parrott; one son, Everette Parrott of Oakland; one step-daughter, Mrs. Cleda Potts of Anaheim; one step-son, Donald May of Anaheim; two brothers, Philip Parrott of Oakland and John Parrott of Tracy; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Collins and Mrs. Lena Born, both of Tracy, and Mrs. Alice Johnson of Oakland, and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Hilgenfeld chapel. Burial will be at Anaheim cemetery. Emmett Smoot Dies in Orange Emmett D. Smoot, 67, died last Thursday evening at an Orange hospital after an extended illness. He came to California seven years ago from Maine. Surviving him are one son, Virgil Boyd Smoot of Yorba Linda and three grandchildren. Graveside services were conducted in the Melrose Abbey cemetery Monday at 10 a.m. Hilgenfeld mortuary was in charge of arrangements. ANAHEIM GAZETTE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1951 Reds Bu For Cour Senate Rejects Draft to Include WASHINGTON (AP)—Vote rejected a proposal to allow the action cleared the way for ministration's bill to set the limit at 18½-year as an amendment. Y's Men Installed In Ceremony Here More than 150 Y's Men and their wives, representing Southern California cities, were on hand Saturday night at the Church of Christ for a dinner Months Spent Digging Escape Tunnel Awarded with Only 13 Days of Freedom WIMORE (P)—A radio jazz band out over the prison broadcast system,assy music disguised the steady chink,chink of a chisel against concrete. It was 20 months ago. Phil Holmes, 39 years old Maryland Neas on the first lap of a 70 foot tunnel freedom that lasted only 13 days,was recaptured Saturday night when it had a $5 holdup under the shadow of theington monument in downtown Burlington today he'll be arraigned in city police in "several charges" connected with old gunfight that preceded his arrest.States after 64 year old Mrs. Mary Ruiz,abbed, Holmes was grabbed by Patrolrank Plunkett just a few blocks from one of the holdup. Winy Negro spun around and jammed revolver into the pit of Plunkett's trunk. There were two clicks. But the gun no fire. The ran. Plunkett followed, joined by detectives in a prowl car. Shots rang out in the night as the fleeing Negro fired on the run and the officers returned shot for shot, they related. Finally, at the door of a bowling alley establishment, Detective Sgt. James A. Downes made a desperate dive, seizing Holmes and wrenching the gun from his hands. No one was injured in the shooting. Prison officials are still gasping over his fantastic escape. The story of it goes like this: For eight years he paced back and forth in the narrow confines of his cell, serving a 20 years sentence for burglary. Then in the first part of 1949 he began to worry about going "stir happy." So he conceived a fabulous plan to dig himself free. With a nail on the end of a stick he cut a rectangular trap door in the slate floor of his cell. The cutting was accomplished, by punching tiny holes very close together. That took about 40 days of painstaking work. (Continued on Page 5) Grand Jury Report Raps Probation Dept. For Lenient Handlining of Drunk Drivers ordination between grand juries of Orange county by Grand Jury Report Raps Probation Dept. For Lenient Handlining of Drunk Drivers Coordination between grand juries of Orange county by holding over some members of one year's grand jury on that body the following year was urged today by grand jury as it concluded its job and filed its final with Superior Judge Franklin G. West, offering critical several phases of county government. Report, filed by Foreman L. Koster, took note of that the 1950 grand jury ended its work into 1951. Grand jury had canceled. Koster explained familiarity of the grand jury with the varied and numerous in county govern- hampered its work and grand jury felt it would vice if some members of each grand jury could hold over until the next grand jury and lend the value of their experience. Judge West said that a resolution adopting that suggestion will be discussed by the Superior court judges and that it might be profitable that some of the 1950 grand jurors be contacted for advice. The report filed today was highly critical of practices in granting probation to drunk drivers and the county Probation Department came in for critical comment in the report of the law enforcement committee. The report said, "as a result of our investigation of the files of drunk drivers who have either killed or seriously injured a person by their own act of negligence—we contend that present methods used in investigation by the Orange County Probation Department does not in any way present a true picture of the courts of Orange county: Therefore, we can (Continued on Page 5) Hearings Called About Milk Costs The Bureau of Milk Control, State Department of Agriculture, has scheduled public hearings to be held in five milk marketing areas to obtain information relating to the present costs of distributing fluid milk in the areas. In Orange county the hearing will be March 15, beginning at 10 a.m., in the council chambers of the City hall, Third and Main, Santa Ana. Distributors serving the area propose that amendments be made to the present schedule of minimum retail and wholesale prices effective in the areas. If the amendments are approved, higher minimum prices would be paid by consumers. The hearings were called by the department on petitions from distributors operating in the area who are unanimous in their contention that their margin of profit has been so reduced by soaring operating expenses, particularly by higher wage and supply costs, that they are losing large sums of money each day under present minimum milk prices. Weekend Traffic Eighteen persons were injured seven seriously, in a series of week-end traffic accidents in Orange county, it was disclosed today by official reports. Hendrickus S. Jaardema, 51, North Hollywood, received a serious brain injury Saturday, when his car collided with the car of Don L. Beeman, 20, 9851 Orange ave., Anaheim. The accident took place at Lincoln and Euclid aves., west of Anaheim. Jaardema was taken to Garden Grove sanitarium. Buddy Hopkins, 39, Artésia, was injured in a collision between his car and one driven by Maurice Patrick Seanion, 72, 9591 Holder st., Anaheim, Saturday afternoon at Orangethorpe ave., and Miller rd., near Buena Park. In a collision at Placentis ave., and Cypress st., near Anaheim, Sunday morning, Geraldine Mills, ZETTE 5c a Copy — 50c Per Month NUMBER 88 Needs Buying Time to Try or Counterattack in Center Senate Rejects Bill to Lower Draft to Include 18½-Year-Olds WASHINGTON (AP)—The Senate today by a 55 to 31 rejection a proposal to lower the draft age to 18½ years. Action cleared the way for a Senate vote later on the ad-draft's bill to set the minimum age at 18 years. The 18½-year limit was proposed by Senator Morse (re) as an amendment to the administration measure. At present men from 19 to 26 are subject to induction. Lowering the draft age has been one of the most controversial points in legislation before the Senate to set in motion a permanent universal military training and service (UMTS) system. The Defense Department has contended it is necessary to draft 18-year-olds if manpower goals of Artillery Routes 6000 No. Koreans INTERNATIONAL AT A GLANCE FIGHTING Front—United Nations forces grind slowly against stubborn red resistance in Korea; enemy appears girding for possible 300,000 man counterassault on central and western sectors. Diplomatic Front — Big Four deputy foreign ministers seek agreement on agenda for Big Four foreign ministers' conference aimed at settling East-West differences; chief American delegate says if Russia won't talk about anything but Germany there won't be any conference. TOKYO (AP) — U. S. Infantry-men with screening artillery support pooled an estimated 600 At present men from 19 to 26 are subject to induction. Lowering the draft age has been one of the most controversial points in legislation before the Senate to set in motion a permanent universal military training and service (UMTS) system. The Defense Department has contended it is necessary to draft 18-year-olds if manpower goals of the armed services are to be met in the drive to build up against communism. Before the vote on Morse's proposal, Senator Taft (R-Ohio) accused Secretary of Defense Marshall of trying to "blackjack" Congress into drafting 18-year-olds. He said Marshall was making "an obvious effort to stir up the reservoirs" by saying it would be unfair to them if the younger men were not called. In a bid for added support, Morse made a last minute change in his proposal to make it provide that local draft boards must first take available men from 19 through 25 before calling younger men. He also specified that when the 19-through-25 group is exhausted those 18 years, nine months old would be inducted ahead of the 18½ year old group. The administration bill proposes this same priority induction system but would make 18 year olds subject to induction. TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Infantrymen with screaming artillery support routed an estimated 6000 North Korean reds today from a mountain stronghold in central Korea. The communists' gun-bristling stronghold was hit from three sides by the U.S. Seventh Division and the U.S. Second Division with its French elements. The Allied punch forced the reds to flee to a hastily built new line of resistance to the north. Col. William "Buffalo Bill" Quinn, commander of the attack forces, said: "I'm going to destroy those reds if they don't check out farther over those hills." The North Koreans fought sharply from well-dug-in positions for a short time before they broke. They were trying to buy time for building up a probable counter assault on the Allies on the central and western fronts. Quinn, who only two days ago led an attack which was believed to have put the North Korean 15th Division out of action, said: HOOPS TO HONOR—Generalissimo Francisco Franco bends down tenderly to kiss his grandmother after her baptism at a private ceremony in the chapel of Pardo Palace in Madrid; Looking (l. to r.) the Marquess deVillaverde, the child's father; Senora Franco, the Countess Argillo, baby's maternal grandmother, and an unidentified prelate.—(Associated Press Wirephoto) Weekend Traffic Accidents in County Injure 18 Ten persons were injured, seriously, in a series of road traffic accidents in Orlando, it was disclosed to official reports. Kickus S. Jaardema, 51, Hollywood, received a brain injury Saturday, his car collided with the Don L. Beeman, 20, 9851 Ave., Anaheim. The book place at Lincoln andaves., west of Anaheim. It was taken to Garden Unitarium. Hopkins, 39, Artesia, was on a collision between his one driven by Maurice Seanlon, 72, 9591 Holderheim, Saturday afternoon getherpe ave., and Miller Buena Park. Collision at Placentia ave., press st., near Anaheim, morning, Geraldine Mills, 20, of Compton was injured and received treatment at Anaheim Community hospital. She was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, William F. Mills, 25, which collided with the car of Frank C. Munoz, 20, of Orange. Paul Kroesen, publisher of the Buena Park News, was shaken up but uninjured when thrown from his car in a three-car accident Saturday at Orangethorpe ave., and Miller rd., near Buena Park. Ralph E. Marymiller, 40, Downey, received major injuries when his car went into a ditch on Harbor blvd., near Costa Mesa, late Saturday, while trying to avoid a car where driver was not identified, although that car also went into the ditch in the effort to avoid a collision. Marymiller was taken to St. Joseph hospital, Orange. Injured in other Orange county accidents were the following: Phil E. Lyche, 28, Bell Gardens; Mrs. Lols Dafoe, 34 and her son Richard, 13, of Whittier; Miss Bertha Fererra, 20, Huntington Beach; Mrs. R. J. Ruble, 63, Laguna Beach; Mrs. H. C. Russell, 59, Hawthorne; Mrs. B. V. Wilson, 54, Santa Ana; Mrs. Alta Jane Severson, 50, Los Angeles and Mrs. Anabelle O'Conner, 60, San Diego. George Keitel Dies in Orange George Keitel, 83, a native of Germany who came to America many years ago, died yesterday morning at an Orange hospital after a brief illness. As far as known he leaves no immediate relatives. He resided at 932 N. Emily. Funeral arrangements are being made by Hilgenfeld mortuary.