anaheim-gazette 1951-04-02

Strike Three Baseball is no longer the national pastime. So says Hal Boyle. Please see Page 4. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIL Patrols Stab Over Ice Cream Anaheim Deluxe ICE CREAM MOUNTAIN VIEW, N. J., April 2—RE-LAX-ATION—Bob Lax carries his wife, Victoria, from confectionery store here yesterday after buying her an ice cream cone. North Jersey floods were receding slowly but threat of more rain today increased tension in area where about 1000 families were homeless after more than five inches of rain fell last Thursday and Friday.—(Associated Press-Wirephoto) CLEVELAND, April 2—REUTHER BLASTS DEFENSE SETUP—Walter Reuther, CIO-UAW president, told union convention yesterday labor should refuse to give no-strike pledge because of "profiteering and runaway prices." He said such a pledge would be a "disservice to the war effort" because of weaknesses in America's mobilization program.—(Associated Press Wirephoto) NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1951 Over 38th All Pull Back; Await Red Push TOKYO (UP)—Allied tank-infantry patrols stabbed across the 38th Parallel into red Korea "several" times yesterday and today. Presumably all pulled back to main Allied lines after short periods north of the pre-war boundary between North and South Korea. AP Correspondent John Randolph reported from the western front that the border crossings "had no special significance." They were part of the routine patrolling constantly being carried out along the front. Main Allied interest was focused north of 38 on the central front. There the communists are massing troops and equipment for a probable spring offensive. Randolph said the communist defenses north of 38 were a net- Gauer Post Discussed at Board Confab The school board today received a proposal to renew Superintendent Gauer's contract for two years: The board adjourned without announcing action on the proposal. The Anaheim Elementary School board met at 1 o'clock today to discuss proposals made by citizens to keep Superintendent Mel Gauer in the school system. One of the proposals to be put before the board is to create a new post of business manager for the school system and put Gauer in the job until he qualifies for retirement in some two years. A new official would be selected to administer the education program. Another proposal is to consider a two-year contract for Gauer in his present position. Senate R To Set F For West Case Bill to Set 2 Also Knocked Down WASHINGTON (UP)—tration plans, the Senate voted sending more than four U.S. nature action by Congress. By a 49 to 43 vote, troops-to-Europe resolution Ellis Takes Over Chamber Chores Burton Ellis, former co-ordinating engineer for the Magnolia Trunk Sewer project, today begins his duties as a member of Main Allied interest was focused north of 38 on the central front. There the communists are massing troops and equipment for a probable spring offensive. Randolph said the communist defenses north of 38 were a network of trenches, log pillboxes, rifle pits and dugouts. New Chinese tactics have delayed Allied infantry assaults on red hill positions. In the past the reeds usually waited on their hilltop crests for the Allies to hit them. They suffered heavily from artillery and air attacks. Now they wait on the reverse side of the slopes and man their trenches only at the last moment. By then the Allied infantry is too near the lines to receive close artillery support. One Allied tank-infantry patrol which stabbed across 38 Monday on the west central front hit stiff communist resistance one and a half miles north of the border and withdrew. AP Photographer Jim Pringle said the patrol planted a sign welcoming other Allied units to the 38th Parallel. Later it learned the sign was placed a mile north of the pre-war boundary between North and South Korea. This crossing was in the vicinity of Songdong. A U. S. Eighth Army communique said an enemy platoon was engaged and dispersed. Two American tank forces (Continued on Page 7) Kefauver Labels Racing Service Public Enemy No. 1 WASHINGTON (UP)—Chairman Kefauver (D-Tenn) of the Senate Crime Investigating committee has named the Continental press, a racing news wire service, as "Public Enemy No. 1." Kefauver said legislation to put Continental out of business will be the committee's most important recommendation. The committee is drafting its report after 11 Guerer in the school system. One of the proposals to be put before the board is to create a new post of business manager for the school system and put Guerer in the job until he qualifies for retirement in some two years. A new official would be selected to administer the education program. Another proposal is to consider a two-year contract for Guerer in his present position. A precedent in Anaheim for the business management has been established in the high school where a business manager is responsible for the valuable school plant and other business of the schools while the education program is under a separate administrator. The school board recently met with representatives of a commit- (Scontinued on page 6) Sheriff to Arrest Stanton Abductor Sheriff's officers today, said they expected to make an arrest momentarily of a blond youth who is alleged to have participated with a young Mexican companion in the abduction and robbery of a Los Angeles man, Charles F. Mackin. Mackin told sheriff's officers that he gave the two youths a ride in his car at Riverside and that one of them soon covered him with a 45-calliber pistol and forehead him to change to the rear seat. One of the youths then drove the car to Stanton, Mackin meanwhile being robbed of $30 in cash as they proceeded along the way, he said. They halted the car at Stanton at the intersection of Lincoln and Stanton blvd., and ran from the scene, Mackin said. He described the Mexican youth as about 20 years old and the other youth as about 18. The sheriff's officers announced that the identity of the latter is known to them and they expect to take him into custody. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 1:30 p.m. today was 71. High for the previous 24 hours was 72 at 4 p.m. yesterday. Low was 47 at 6:30 a.m. today. By a 49 to 48 vote, the troops-to-Europe resolution Ellis Takes Over Chamber Chores Burton Ellis, former co-ordinator engineer for the Magnolia Trunk Sewer project, today begins his duties as a member of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce staff in bringing war contracts and sub-contracts to Anaheim industrial units. Ellis will make an appraisal of the facilities of the member firm to determine their capabilities handling various types of defense work. Results of the study will be published in brochure form distribution to government and industrial purchasing agencies. Ellis will follow the prime contracts as they are sub-contracted in order to bring a fair share defense work to Anaheim plan. The prime objective of the project is to keep Anaheim business unoperating at top production or employment, or to expand payrolls during a period of material shortages, essential government contracts, government control and competition for skilled labor. Ellis will function as field service manager for the Anaheim Area Production Group, which is segment of the Chamber Commerce Industrial committee. Members now comprising Anaheim Area Production group are Rex Construction Co., Ernst Ganahl Lumber Co., Cust Furniture Co., Spotts Manufacturing Co., Vista Furniture Co., Soden Refrigeration Co., P & R (Continued on page 7) CASKET FOUND LOS ANGELES (UP)—A skeletal with spurs has been unearthed excavations for the Hollywood Freeway. Mrs. Ann Miller and her daughter, Marcie, 15, noticed a rough casket yesterday, exposed by an excavation cut. Inside w bones and two corroded silk spurs. The area is the site of an old cemetery abandoned in 1881. It was believed the remains might be those of a pioneer California soldier. WASHINGTON (P)—Chairman Kefauver (D-Tenn) of the Senate Crime Investigating committee has named the Continental press, a racing news wire service, as "Public Enemy No. 1." Kefauver said legislation to put Continental out of business will be the committee's most important recommendation. The committee is drafting its report after 11 months of sensation-packed public hearings. Interviewed on NBC's "Meet the Press" television program yesterday, Kefauver said also that, knowing what he now knows, he wouldn't vote in the Senate for confirmation of New York's former mayor, William O'Dwyer, as ambassador to Mexico. He declined to elaborate on the ground that a New York grand jury is looking into matters involving the former mayor. The Senate approved O'Dwyer's nomination to be ambassador by a 42 to 22 vote last Sept. 18. Kefauver voted in favor of the appointment. A firemen's organization official has testified he gave O'Dwyer $10,000 during the 1949 political (Continued on page 7) WM Foresees Rain Tomorrow LOS ANGELES (P)—There's rain in the offing, the weather bureau said today. A storm 500 miles at sea should bring showers by tomorrow night, the forecast said. Gusty conditions offshore also are in prospect with winds up to 25 miles an hour. LOS ANGELES (P)—Mickey Cohen said today he's all set to go into the drug store business in Tucson, Ariz., no matter what officials there have to say about it. "We closed the deal there at midnight last night," said the gambler on his return this morning. Cohen said he, his brother Harry, Ralph Sills of Tucson, and A. Leonard Epstein will each have quarter interests in the operation of two drug stores. Epstein was the seller. "After awhile, if business is good, maybe we'll have four stores," said Cohen, adding: "I don't care what those officials are saying down there. This is legitimate business." Cohen arrived home to find Texas buyers waiting to purchase his bullet-proof Cadillac for $12,000. Earlier, Tucson and Pima county authorities made it plain Cohen will not exactly be welcomed with open arms. County Atty, Robert Morrison said his office was checking the reports. "We're now checking into it see if it's a lot of smoke or when there is something to it," Mrison said today. "We don't want him here. Nobody in the court wants him insofar as I know. "The law enforcement agency certainly don't want him here. However, if he doesn't violate law, there apparently is nothing that could keep him out." Sheriff Frank Eyman said that at the present time he could no way the law enforcement agencies could keep Cohen out Pima county. "The man's not wanted here anyplace else." Eyman said after making a check. "Legally he's free as you or I." Both Eyman and Morrison in cated a possibility nothing come of the Cohen visit and latter would not carry out ZETTE Weather S. Calif.—Increasing high cloudiness Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday. Senate Reverses Self, Votes to Set Four-Division Ceiling for Western Europe Troops Use Bill to Set 20 as Minimum Age so Knocked Down by 62-27 Margin (WASHINGTON (UP))—In a stunning upset of administration plans, the Senate voted today to go on record against more than four U.S. divisions to Europe without further action: by Congress. By a 49 to 43 vote, the Senate wrote into a pending s-to-Europe resolution a provision offered by Senator McClellan (D-Ark), which read: "It is the sense of the Senate that no troops in addition to such four divisions should be sent to Western Europe in implementation of article three of the North Atlantic treaty without further congressional approval." The McClellan amendment had been rejected 46 to 44 two hours Four Fatalities Mark County’s Bloody Weekend Four dead, three of them killed in one crash near Laguna Beach, and 27 injured, of whom two more may die, made up the toll of Orange county’s worst weekend traffic in recent years, the California highway patrol reported today. A Laguna Beach couple, Jack Kirtley, 80, and his wife, Evelyn, 50, of 10002 Hillcrest dr., Emerald Bay, and Frank Edward Johnson, Senate wrote into a pending provision offered by Senator McClellan (D-Ark), which read: "It is the sense of the Senate that no troops in addition to such four divisions should be sent to Western Europe in implementation of article three of the North Atlantic treaty without further Congressional approval." The McClellan amendment had been rejected, 46 to 44, two hours earlier. On a motion to reconsider that vote, the Senate voted 40 to 43 to revive the amendment and bring it before the chamber again. In debate, Senator McFarland of Arizona, the Democratic leader, called the McClellan proposal a "crippling amendment." Chairman Connally (D-Tex) of the foreign relations committee "seriously and humbly" begged the Senate not to adopt it. Senator Lodge (R-Mass) said the proposal would "put the United States in a very serious straitjacket." The Senate reversal of the earlier vote came after some six hours of maneuvering in which administration forces apparently had control of the situation. (Continued on page 7) Reinert Estate More Than $10,000 Mrs. Nellie A. Reinert, 217 N. Helena st., Anaheim is heir to the estate of her late husband, Casper C. Reinert, who died March 20, leaving personal property worth "in excess of $10,000," according to a petition to probate his will, just filed in superior court, Santa Ana. His wife is sole legatee. Gall Vary filed petition in the court to terminate the joint interest of the late Zurle Vary McKelvey, who died March 20, in property at 520 S. Dickel st., Anaheim. Mrs. Carmen Garcia, Anaheim, petitioned the court for letters of administration over the estate left by her mother, Mrs. Ramona Pernal, Fullerton, who died March 20. The estate included $200 in personal property and a half interest in Fullerton residence property. Annual income of the state is $240. Four dead, three of them killed in one crash near Laguna Beach, and 27 injured, of whom two more may die, made up the toll of Orange county's worst weekend traffic in recent years, the California highway patrol reported today. A Laguna Beach couple, Jack Kirtley, 80, and his wife, Evelyn, 55, of 10002 Hillcrest dr., Emerald Bay, and Frank Edward Johnson, 25, Camp Pendleton Marine were instantly killed in a three-car crash on the Coast highway at the north entrance to South Creek near Three Arch Bay shortly after midnight last night. According to the California highway Patrol report; a car driven by Thomas S. Hutton 66, San Francisco, sideswiped a southbound car driven by Charles R. Cunliffe, 21, Camp Pendleton Marine, hurling the Cunliffe car into the path of a north-bound car driven by Joseph L. Easterling, 25, of Laguna Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Kirtley were passengers in the Easterling car, being the parents of Mrs. Donna Fosterling 19, wife of the driver, who received injuries from which she may not recover. Easterling suffered major injuries. Also critically hurt was Cunliffe on whose car Johnson was a passenger. A third Marine, Darrel D. Mayhood, 23, suffered major injuries. The four injured were brought to Santa Ana Community hospital. The dead were taken to the Minter mortuary in Laguna Beach where an inquest will be held as soon as the injured are able to appear as witnesses. Hutton was uninjured. Another Camp Pendleton Marine, Pic. Ronald E. Heistman, 20, was fatally injured at 1:05 am Saturday when a car in which he was riding with Russel H. Gondry, 21 Long Beach, collided head on with a car operated by Yaldro G. Rey, 43 Los Angeles. The crash took place on the Coast highway a quarter mile west of 23rd st., Huntington Beach. Heistman died at 3:40 a.m. in Santa Ana Community hospital. Reports of Huntington Beach police said that Rey's car had crossed the center stripe and struck the car head on. Gondry and his com- (Continued on page 7) I'll Enter Drug Business, Among Ariz. Law Enforcers County Atty. Robert Morrison his office was checking into reports. We're now checking into it to it's a lot of smoke or whethere is something to it," Morrison said today. "We don't want here. Nobody in the county is him insofar as I know. The law enforcement agencies only don't want him here. Never, if he doesn't violate the there apparently is nothing could keep him out." Griff Frank Eyman said that he present time he could see away the law enforcement ties could keep Cohen out of county. The man's not wanted here or race else," Eyman said after a check. "Legally he's as as you or I." Hugh Eyman and Morrison indicated a possibility nothing will of the Cohen visit and the would not carry out an- Kelvey, who died March 20, in property at 520 S. Dickel st., Anaheim. Mrs. Carmen Garcia, Anaheim, petitioned the court for letters of administration over the estate left by her mother, Mrs. Ramona Pernal, Fullerton, who died March 20. The estate included $200 in personal property and a half interest in Fullerton residence propertry. Annual income of the state is $240. Cohen was in Tucson during the weekend and his brother said he intended to go into the drug store business. The owner of a store which Cohen allegedly was purchasing said no deal had been made. "Every effort will be made to find out what he's doing here," Morrison said. Harry Cohen of Chicago, Mickey's brother, told a reporter Saturday the gambler was purchasing the drug store. "Mickey will handle the store," Harry said. Epstein, owner of the establishment, said no such deal had been made, but refused to say whether he had talked to Harry Cohen. He said he had talked to Sills, Tucson businessman, but that no money had changed hands. Earlier it had been reported Cohen planned to go into a linoleum business with Sills. Atty. Claims Proof Of Sgt's Innocence RIVERSIDE (P)—An attorney for a Negro mess sergeant accused of brutally murdering a teen-age couple says he has proof of the soldier's innocence and has uncovered "shocking" evidence which will be revealed at the trial. Leo Branton, Los Angeles, made these statements yesterday at a Negro mass meeting. He declined to give details. Branton has replaced Sam Houston Allen as attorney for Air Force Sgt. Lawrence J. Walker, 20. The sergeant is charged with shooting Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cook, each 18. Cook's body was found beside his car on a lonely desert road last Monday. His wife's body was discovered two days later at a quarry, 14 miles away. Walker also is charged with attempting to rape Mrs. Cook. The Negro has denied the slayings; admitting only that his car sideswiped Cook's a short time before the latter's body was discovered.