anaheim-gazette 1951-03-22

Hot Under Collar The mighty Hunter (Egg-Shape, that is) quotes a sailor who waxes uncomplimentary about the climate, geography, and social life of Korea. It's rough. See Page 2. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHE Four Churches Announce Good Friday Services Four large services to commemorate the last three hours of Christ upon the cross will mark the observance of Good Friday in Anaheim from noon until 3 p.m. tomorrow. Services include Episcopalian, St. Michael's, church; Catholic, St. Boniface; Lutheran, Grace Lutheran and a union service, Church of Christ. Three of the services will be based upon the theme, "The Seven Last Words of Christ," while the Catholic service will mark the mass of the Pre-Sanctified, followed by the Unvelling of the Cross, the Adoration of the Cross, and the Stations of the Cross. Father Edward Whelan, President of Layola university, will conduct the Catholic service, and he will be assisted by Father Maurice Dee, Father David Coleman and Father Thomas Cosgrove. Catholic service will mark the mass of the Pre-Sanctified, followed by the Unveiling of the Cross, the Adoration of the Cross, and the Stations of the Cross. Father Edward Whelan, President of Loyola university, will conduct the Catholic service, and he will be assisted by Father Maurice Dee, Father David Coleman and Father Thomas Cosgrove. The other three services will all be parallel in structure with each service having ministers from the surrounding territory to speak upon the various last words of Christ. The topics, taken from the books of Matthew, Luke and John, will be, in order: First word—"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." (St. Luke 23:34); Second word—"Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise." (St. Luke 23:43). Third word—"Woman, behold thy son Son, behold thy mother." (St. John 18:26-27). Fourth word—"My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken." Anaheim Retailers Hear Reg. 7 Rules Office of Price Stabilization Regulation 7 was explained to Orange county retailers yesterday in Santa Ana high school's Little Theater by Mayer Baum of the Los Angeles OPS branch. Of 620 retailers attending, 35 were from Anaheim. Filling date for retail price charts under the regulation has been set up from March 29 to April 30, according to Baum. Don Suydam of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce said this morning that copies of Regulation 7 are available in the Chamber office at 136 N. Los Angeles st. Baum pointed out that fair traded items coming under the terms of Regulation 7 are price-regulated by that regulation, not the manufacturer's set price. At stores whose OPS 7 chart is not submitted and acknowledged after April 30 will not be permitted to sell until requirements of the regulation have been met, Baum warned. Anaheim Police Book Man After Shooting Spree William Ernest Philpott 1506 W. Center st., Anaheim, was booked last night by Anaheim police on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after he assertedly fired three shots at Van Dale Johnson of 745 N. Topeka st. The shooting took place in front of the home of Johnson's ex-wife at 1510 W. Center st., next door to Philpott's home at 1506 W. Center. Johnson told police he had gone to his ex-wife's home to make his alimony payment and was sitting in the living room, talking to her and their children, when Philpott stepped on the front porch, drunk and argumentative. Philpott immediately opened an argument, according to Johnson. Mrs. Johnson warned him to leave and he complied immediately. As he was turning to go, he said, Philpott pulled a .32 calibre revolver and fired at him, three times. He said he heard one shot hit his car, which was parked in front of the house. Later, police found that the bullet had hit the door, ricochetted into the right (Continued on Page 8) Koehler to Contest School Board Spot Gilbert Koehler, 400 W. Vermont, filed for election to the Anaheim Elementary school board at the county school office last Friday. His decision was made, Koehler states, before the school board released the statement concerning the board's decision not to renew Superintendent M. A. Gauer's contract. Koehler stated that his reasons for filing for election are purely his interest in the case. SHOOTER AND SHOT AT—Wi photo above as arresting Office Van Dale Johnson, right, tells with a .32 calibre revolver last School Board Pension, Th The Anaheim Elementary Superintendent M. A. Gauer a pension if retired on June 3. The statement was aimed not stay in the school system. In its statement the school Gauer of retirement benefits." (Ed note: Although the figures were not included in the board's statement, here is what would happen in the case of Superintendent Gauer: if he is retired from the school system at the expiration of his present contract he would receive $1779 per year pension from state funds. If he is permit- Jr. Chamber Ready For Mar. 31 Dance Plans for the Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce dance, March 31, at Fullerton American Legion hall are complete and ready for the event, Lorin Wagner, dance committee chairman, told the JCC membership meeting last night at Lum's Cafe. The dance will be open to members and their guests, Wagner said. Records will provide the music, and refreshments will be available. Reservations may be made with Wagner or any of the committee members. Ralph Osborn, chairman of the committee for the June 24 Air Meet to be held in La Palma park, reported that all arrangements possible to date have been made satisfactorily. He also provided entertainment for the evening with a film: "Fly With Safety." Intensified efforts to increase JCC membership and bring inactive older members back into the fold were discussed. His decision was made, Koehler states, before the school board released the statement concerning the board's decision not to renew Superintendent M. A. Gauer's contract. Koehler stated that his reasons for filling for election are purely his interest in the Anaheim schools, because his children are concerned by their decisions and because he feels that more of the community should be public spirited. He also declared that he has no political background in schools. His only connection with them heretofore has been as a Cub pack chairman for one year at Benjamin Franklin and as a member of the Ben Franklin PTA. "I side with no particular faction in the split caused by the school board's announcement last Friday. All I know about it is what I read in the papers." Koehler was born and raised in Anaheim, attending the Anaheim elementary and high schools. He has been married 14 years and has two children, a girl, 10, who is attending Benjamin Franklin and a boy, 12, attending Fremont. At present he is with Anaheim Truck and Transfer, but within the next two weeks will start work at Lund and Sons, glass and paint manufacturers in Anaheim. He was elected president of the high school alumni board at the last annual alumni get-together. He is an officer of the Masonic Lodge and a member of the Citrus Belt Traffic club, the Elks Lodge, and a past president of the 20-30 club. The statement was aimed not stay in the school system. In its statement the scho Gauer of retirement benefits." (Ed note: Although the figures were not included in the board's statement, here is what would happen in the case of Superintendent Gauer: if he is retired from the school system at the expiration of his present contract he would receive $1779 per year pension from state funds. If he is permitted to continue until he reaches age 60 he would receive approximately $2137.50 per year from the pension fund. Also, during the remaining period of time before he reaches 60, Superintendent Gauer would be deprived of his $7000 per salary and the $500 per year automobile expenses. Gauer does not use a public vehicle.) The full statement by the school board is as follows: "It has come to the attention of the board that there is misunderstanding regarding the status of Mr. Gauer's retirement. For the purpose of clarification we would like to state the following: Mr. Gauer can retire today, if he chooses, with a sizable pension. According to the code, a certificated employee can retire after Fewer Hangovers For Breweries SACRAMENTO UP. — Here's something to make, the pretzel-making industry happy: More than 12,800,000 gallons of beer were sold in California last month—14 per cent more than in January and 46 per cent more than in February 1950. The figures come from the State Board of Equalization." NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETE ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1951 Tank-Infantry Part Of Communist Ar Reds Reported Dug In Near Chunch But Most Thought Pulled North of 30 INTERNATIONAL AT A GLANCE KOREAN FRONT: U.S. tanks drive within few miles Parallel 38 in central sector; patrol shoots way out of amb less than three miles from border. Communists report massing for stand south of Parallel north of Seoul. B plaster red supply centers north of border, batter commun troops and supply lines. WASHINGTON — Indications point to biggest atomic weapon tests thus far at Eniwetok atoll, possibly involving early-stage hell bomb. Senate believed ready to pass broad Troops-for-Europe solutions. Government office agreed on continuing ECA expiration of Marshall Plan Europe in 1952. PARIS—Eig Four deputies continue to talk fruitlessly indefinitely unless bold step made to end talks, authorita ER AND SHOT AT—William Ernest Philpott is fingerprinted by Police Lt. Roger Sherman in above as arresting Officers Ed Brawn, left, and Sgt. Al Hoxie, right, look on. In lower photo, Dale Johnson, right, tells Police Chief Mark Stephenson how Philpott took three shots at him a 32 calbre revolver last night. (Anaheim Police Department photos) School Board Says Gauer Will Receive Pension, Though Present Ousting Cuts It The Anaheim Elementary school board issued a statement today which declares that attendant M. A. Gauer (whose contract was not renewed by the board) would receive pension if retired on June 30. The statement was aimed at reports that Gauer would lose pension benefits if he did in the school system until he reaches age 60 in some two and a half years. The statement the school board said: "The action of the board has not deprived Mr. retirement benefits." 30 years in the schools of California and having attained age 55. Mr. Gauer has qualified in both respects. The action of the board has not deprived Mr. Gauer of retirement benefits." M-4 TANK HITS ENEMY MINE—Crewmen (right rear) are out safely after their M-4 tank hits an enemy Korea. Infantrymen (left and right) rush up to give cover to the tank crew. U.S. Army Photo via Asa 30 years in the schools of California and having attained age 55. Mr. Gauer has qualified in both respects. The action of the board has not deprived Mr. Gauer of retirement benefits." CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Weather S. Calif. Sattered high cloudiness tonight and Friday with local morning fog south coast. Slightly warmer Friday. Country Patrol Fights Way Out Unist Ambush Near Parallel NYF Footlighters Head Home After Northern Tour SAN MATEO — The touring MYF Footlighters from White Temple Methodist church are enroute to Fresno today, after three days in the San Francisco Bay area, presenting Mary P. Hamlin's three-act religious play, "The Rock." They left Anaheim last Friday morning, and stopped at San Luis Obispo for a performance that evening. Arriving in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, they established themselves at the YMCA THOMAS ARDEN Business Folk Hear Arden Tell Of New Factory More than 250 Anaheim business folks turned out at the Elks club this noon to greet T. T. (Tom) Arden, executive vice-president of Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co., who told the group about the new plant his company is building in west Anaheim. The occasion was a general membership meeting of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Arden described the thermostatic controls the company manufactures and explained that they are used wherever it is necessary to gauge temperatures and pressures. The company's product may be found on stoves, refrigerators and other appliances in the home, and in automobiles, on trains, ships, in the air and in other industrial products and systems. "We want to be good neighbors," he declared. "We not only want to put out a good product," but the company wants the employees to become part of the community, he said. Mr. Arden said the first one-fourth of the projected 225,000 square foot plant in Anaheim will be opened "sometime in June." He said the company has already received a flood of applications for jobs and that an employment office will open its door about a month before operations begin at (Continued on Page 8) MYF Footlighters from White Temple Methodist church are enroute to Fresno today, after three days in the San Francisco Bay area, presenting Mary P. Hamlin's three-act religious play, "The Rock." They left Anaheim last Friday morning, and stopped at San Luis Obispo for a performance that evening. Arriving in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, they established themselves at the YMCA hotel and proceeded to "do" the Bay city, under the personal guidance of the Rev. Douglas Henderson of the Epworth Methodist church, where the Rev. Frank Butterworth preached on Sunday morning. The Reverend Mr. Henderson is the San Francisco representative of the Methodist Committee for Overseas Relief, which is one of a dozen different denominational groups to find homes and jobs for the White Russian refugees brought to this country when the Chinese red dispossessed them of all that they had. He told the Footlighters many human-interest stories of the adventures of these international migrants. The evening included dinner at Fishman Village and a Chinatown town. Sunday afternoon, following a tour of the Berkeley campus of the University of California directed by Keith Herman, Anaheim student now in his senior year at Cal, the group was royally entertained by the MYF group of the Trinity Methodist church in Berkeley, where they presented "The Rock" to a packed house for the Palm Sunday night service. Backstage after the performer (Continued on Page 3) Annexation Fight To Supreme Court Defeated for the third time in its legal battle with Fullerton over annexation of the shoestring strip along Spadra rd., and Orange-thorpe ave., the city of Anaheim prepared today for its final move, an appeal to the California Supreme Court. This purpose was announced by City Attorney Preston Turner of Anaheim, following notice from the Fourth District Court of Anaheim. back north of Parallel 38. the reds were getfor a strong stand south parallel. of Chunchon South Korean finished wiping out 4000 the red Korean 10th divich had slipped behind Ales in January. fourth of the projected 225,000 square foot plant in Anaheim will be opened "sometime in June." He said the company has already received a flood of applications for jobs and that an employment office will open its door about a month before operations begin at (Continued on Page 6) Defeated for the third time in its legal battle with Fullerton over annexation of the shoestring strip along Spadra rd., and Orange-thorpe ave., the city of Anaheim prepared today for its final move, an appeal to the California Supreme Court. This purpose was announced by City Attorney Preston Turner of Anaheim, following notice from the Fourth District Court of Appeals, sitting at Fresno, that it has denied a rehearing of the Anaheim appeal from a Superior Court decision in favor of Fullerton. Dispute between the two cities started when Henry G. Melisser and other ranchers along the east side of Spradra rd., between Anaheim and Orangethorpe ave., petitioned for annexation to Fullerton. Anaheim then stepped in with a petition to annex a shoestring strip along the south side of Orangethorpe blvd., on both sides of Spradra rd., which would block Fullerton's annexation of the Spradra strip south of Orange-thorpe ave. Anaheim then followed a week later with a move to annex a 10-foot strip between Orangethorpe blvd., and the present Anaheim city limits on both sides of Spradra. The east side strip covered part of the same land seeking annexation to Fullerton. The 10-foot strip was represented as "uninhabited," but at the hearing before Superior Court Judge Franklin G. West, the court ruled that the land actually was inhabited, being a portion of the inhabited land which had petitioned for annexation to Fullerton. The court further ruled that Anaheim's proceedings were illegal because no proper notice of special meetings held by the council to carry on the annexation proceedings had been issued.