anaheim-gazette 1951-05-23

Children Crimes against children are hitting too hard in this area. Please read editorial and "Mail Bag" on Page 4. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEM OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIET SAN FRANCISCO, May 23—"OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE" says the banner across the bridge of the transport General William Mitchell as it docks here yesterday with 148 officers and men coming home from the fighting in Korea under rotation. The men crowd the ship rail as they look for loved ones and friends. (Associated Press Wirephoto) Pants Burglar Finds Out Who Wears Trousers Orange county's notorious pants burglar discovered who wears the pants in the family of W. L. Hutchens, who operates an optical establishment on N. Main st., Santa Ana. The burglar entered the Hutchens' bedroom early today and took four billfolds, containing a total of $191 in currency. One billfold was taken from Mr. Hutchens' trousers in the bedroom. Three billfolds were taken from two of Mrs. Hutchens' purses. The burglar took trousers and purses across the street to an orange grove to remove the billfolds. In Hutchens' billfold he found $190. In the three billfolds of Mrs. Hutchens he netted a total of $1. He returned the pants and purses to the Hutchens' garage and tossed them under the car. Rotation Boats Bring Veterans In from Korea SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The rotation home of Korean war veterans, already in full swing, will continue here with the arrival of the fourth and fifth shiploads of combat personnel this week. The transport Gen. E. D. Patrick is due in tomorrow with 415 Air Force men and the transport Gen. W. F. Hase is scheduled to arrive Friday with approximately 2000 Marines. Two transports which arrived here yesterday and one which came in Monday brought home a total of 3390 Army men and 358 Marines. CHICAGO (AP) — Irvin's home run gave N.Y. Giants a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs dotay. Blood Unit In Anaheim Next Friday The Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Anaheim again Friday fro 2 to 7 p.m. at the Ebell clubhouse. It will be local blood done eighth chance to donate blood since the war. Local Red Cross chapter officials are urging an all-out effort to fill Anaheim's blood quota trip to help supply the daily blood needs of the armed forces and more than 2000 civilian hospitals across the nation. Blood and dried plasma have proven themselves among the most effective weapons in coping with casualties due to both military and naturally-caused emergencies. Blood can come only from individual citizens who realize their need for it and realize that their own donation may be the meal later of saving their own lives if the lives of those near them, J.R. Thompson, Blood Program chairman, pointed out today. Bank Officials Attend Meeting R. Foster Lamm, Kenneth Nagel and Wilson W. Phelps represented the Southern County. Korea War Ties Down US Efforts To Counter Soviets Elsewhere, Bradley Says; Iran 'In Danger' WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Omar Bradley acknowledged today that fighting in Korea limits U.S. ability to counter possible Russian aggression elsewhere. He named Iran, with its oil wealth, as in "danger." But Bradley insisted to inquiring Senators that the strategy proposed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur would not end the Korean war. He told them: "We are not prolonging this war just for the fun of it. The only difference is General MacArthur thinks that to do certain additional operations would be decisive and we do not think they would be decisive." Bradley is chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and by "we" he meant himself and the other members of that top military command. He testified at hearings by the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees on MacArthur's dismissal from his Far Eastern commands. In response to questions from Senator Brewster (R-Maine), Bradley ticked off Iran, Yugoslavia and Indochina as all points of possible Soviet aggression. Brewster had asked what thought the Chiefs of Staff had given to the desirability of winding up the Korean war in the light of the "apparent imminence of trouble in Iran." Then, in response to questions by Senator Flanders (R-Vt), Bradley insisted the MacArthur program would not end the Korean situation. He conceded that adopting MacArthur's policies "might help a little bit, but to offset that you would run the risk of opening up World War III." MacArthur was fired for advocating publicly a program calling for the bombing of Manchurian and red China supply bases, a naval and economic blockade of the China coast, and use of Chinese nationalist troops based on Formosa. Bradley said the basis of the present public controversy over Far Eastern policies is that Mac- (Continued on Page 7) Bank Officials Attend Meeting R. Foster Lamm, Kenneth Nagel and Wilson W. Phelps represented the Southern County Bank at the annual independent bankers' breakfast, one of the annual features of the California Bankers association convention meeting at the Hotel Huntington Pasadena, May 21, 22 and 23. More than 150 community bankers from all over the state were in attendance at the breakfast, which is jointly sponsored by the Independent Bankers association of Southern California and the Independent Bankers association of Central California. SHARP ARRAIGNED Milo Corlett Sharp, 49, 416 West st., Anaheim, was arraigned in Anaheim City Court at 9 a.m. today on charges of morals or fences against teen-age boys. He was held to answer in Dept. 2 Superior Court in Santa Ana Mar 25 at 10 a.m. Bail was set at $10,000 and he was later removed to Orange County jail in Santa Anita. TEMPERATURES Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 73. High for the previous 24 hours was 75 at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1951 Red Troops Retreat on Entire Front TOKYO, Thursday, May 24, (P) Communist troops retreated all along the 100-mile Korean front Wednesday; hotly pursued by aggressive Allied tanks and infantry. Allied gains of more than 15 miles were racked up, some units were a scant four miles from Parallel 38, and at least two good road centers were recaptured. The entire U. S. Tenth Corps went over to the attack in mountainous east-central Korea. Here the fifth red offensive earlier this week was threatening to break through and outflank the Allied center. The Tenth lopped off the tip (Continued on Page 7) City Council Notes Anaheim City Council last night authorized Meigs Charles City Council Notes Anaheim City Council last night authorized Mayor Charles Pearson to apply for Chapter 20 and 47 funds for plans and construction which are made available to California cities by the state on application to the Director of Finance or the State Allocation Board. Funds to be applied for under Chapter 47, to be used in plans and specifications on various projects, amount to $38,376.93. Construction funds under Chapter 20, including moneys for the Magnolia Sewer Trunk project, will total $234,372.25. First reading on the Morales annexation proposal was held and further action on the Acacia st. annexation in Northeast Anaheim was withheld last night by Anaheim City Council. A public hearing on the 17.31 acre Morales annexation, west of Lemon st., and north of Romneya dr., elicited no objections from the public. The Acacia st., proceedings will be held up pending proceedings to annex the Orange County Municipal Water district to the Metropolitan Water district. Electrical lighting of the tennis courts in City park, requested by City Recreation Director Don Derr, was held up by Anaheim City Council last night pending further study on costs and feasibility of the project. Business licenses in Anaheim for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1951, total $23,859, a general increase of $3000 over last year's total. Anaheim city councilmen learned last night. City Clerk Griffith laid the increase to the recent $7 increase in basic license fees. Anaheim City Council last night approved the diversion of Bank Officials extend Meeting Poster Lamm, Kenneth A. and Wilson W. Phelps reported the Southern County that the annual independent women's breakfast, one of the amenities of the California association convention at the Hotel Huntington, Ana, May 21, 22 and 23, has 150 community bankers all over the state were in attendance at the breakfast, which is sponsored by the Invent Bankers association of Bern California and the Invent Bankers association of California. ARRAIGNED Corlett Sharp, 49, 416 S. t. Anaheim, was arraigned in the City Court at 9 a.m. on charges of morals against teenage boys. He had to answer in Dept. 2 of Court in Santa Ana May 10 a.m. Ball was set at $10.00 he was later removed to County jail in Santa Ana. TEMPERATURES The temperature reading in down Anaheim at 2 p.m. today high for the previous 24 was 75 at 2:30 p.m. yes- Business licenses in Anaheim for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1951, total $23,859, a general increase of $3000 over last year's total. Anaheim city councilmen learned last night. City Clerk Griffith laid the increase to the recent $7 increase in basic license fees. Anaheim City Council last night approved the diversion of funds from the Orange County Flood Control district to purchase additional water from the Metropolitan Water District for replenishment of the underground Santa Ana Coastal Basin. City Clerk Charles Griffith was instructed to inform the Orange County Board of Supervisors of the city's action. Griffith explained that the Flood Control District's treasury contains more than $1,000,000 and that no flood control projects are underway at present. Furthermore, he said, Anaheim has derived no benefits from the district's activities in many years and the city feels it would benefit more from the purchase of additional water, which currently costs $10 per acre foot. Permanent appointment of Leonard L. Eggleston as an Anaheim police officer was confirmed last night by the City Council. Eggleston was formerly a member of the city's uniformed police reserves. His appointment was effective May 21. To replace him in the uniformed reserves, Claude B. Sheffner has been sworn in as a member. Driver Goes Through Stop Sign, Woman Killed; Another Driver Stops at a Sign, Crash Ensues Mrs. Mary Herrera, 19 year old mother, Santa Ana, was crushed to death and three persons injured when a new convertible car driven by Roger F. Smethers, 25, Santa Ana, ran off Delhi Rd., at Newport Blvd., near Tustin at 8:50 p.m. yesterday and overturned. Injured in the accident were Mrs. Herrera's daughter, Mary Ann, 14 months, who suffered a broken leg, injured hip, cuts and bruises; the husband, Thomas Herrera, 22, and Smethers, both of whom received minor injuries. Smethers, who had been discharged from the Navy a week ago had borrowed the new car from a Santa Ana automobile dealer yesterday afternoon. Compared by the Herrera family he was driving east on Delhi Rd. failed to make a boulevard stop at Newport Blvd. and missed jog in Delhi Rd. at that point. The car ran into an alfalfa field where the irrigation ridges thru the car out of control and it turned over falling upon Mrs. Herrera. Three young women from Santa Ana were injured and an Anaheim truck driver escaped unharmed when his truck collided with an automobile at the intersection. ZETTE Weather S. Calif.—Night and morning low clouds with afternoon mostly clear Thursday. Little change in temperature. On Lookout For Missing Spread as Searchers County for Buena Park Girl The intensive search for missing 10-year-old Patricia Jean Hull extended into remote and mountainous areas of Orange county today and Sheriff James A. Musick said water behind two dams will be dragged. While the search by hundreds of volunteers, Marines, sheriff's deputies and Boy Scouts went on, the ceaseless questioning of Henry Ford McCracken, held on suspicion of kidnapping, continued. Sheriff Musick returned last night from Klamath Falls, Ore., where he had taken a prisoner, and took over personal direction of the investigation. The sheriff questioned McCracken personally this morning, but told reporters, "I got nothing out AN HULL. Leonard Dale Hull (right), sprawls in exhaustion on the search. Searching day and night, Hull got his first few hours him is an old friend, W. G. Barron of Santa Ana. (Gazette photo by Anita Robertson) Sheriff Musick returned last night from Klamath Falls, Ore., where he had taken a prisoner, and took over personal direction of the investigation. The sheriff questioned McCracken personally this morning, but told reporters, "I got nothing out of him." The pigtailed Patricia disappeared after attending a double feature movie matinee last Saturday. McCracken, 34, a guitar player and handyman, has admitted he attended the same movie. But he has denied assertions by witnesses that he left the theater in nearby Buena Park with the child and took her to his auto court cabin. Later bloodstains were found in McCracken's cabin and sheriff's investigators said the blood was not the same type as McCracken's. Tests are being made to determine if the blood is Patricia's type. Sheriff Musick said water behind Peters Dam and Santiago Dam will be dragged. He said it has been learned McCracken once drove a truck in that area and was familiar with the roads in the isolated district. District Attorney James L. Davis has called a special session of the county grand jury for Friday. He said he will ask McCracken's indictment on charges of murder, kidnapping and child stealing. Searchers have been instructed to look for a yellow bedspread missing from McCracken's cabin. Investigators said the child's body might have been wrapped in it. Patricia lived with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dale Hull, in a modest home in Buena Park. Most of the townspeople have joined in the search. The community's annual Home Town Day celebration, a big event for Buena Park, was scheduled to be held Saturday but it has been postponed indefinitely because of this case. Mrs. Pearl Fisher, a divorcee, told investigators she had been dating McCracken since May 7. She said she had a date with him last Saturday at 6 p.m., the day the child disappeared, but that he LAKE at Big Peters Dam south of Irvine Park, in the hunt for a Hull, missing since last Saturday. Searching crew from left, Police department; Jack Greeley, 17, and Don Greeley, 16, Peterson, State Division of Forestry, at the grappling hooks. (Gazette photo by Anita Robertson) Stop Sign, Driver Resh Ensues A Santa Ana automobile was driving east on Delhi Rd., to make a boulevard stop Newport Blvd. and missed a Delhi Rd. at that point. Car ran into an alfalfa field in the irrigation ridges threw out of control and it turned falling upon Mrs. Herer. Young women from San-Ana were injured and an Ana-truck driver escaped unhurt his truck collided with an mobile at the intersection of Santa Ana Blvd. and N. Flower St., Santa Ana at 3 p.m. yesterday. Harold B. Crowl, 33, 14352 Winston Rd., Anaheim, told Santa Ana police he had stopped his dump truck on N. Flower St., for a stop sign and saw the automobile approaching a considerable distance away. He believed he had time to cross ahead of the car—but failed to make it. Skid marks were left by the automobile for a distance of 115 feet before the point of impact. Miss Blanch Marie Kilpatrick, 18, Santa Ana, driver of the car, and one of her two passengers, Rosie Sissel, 16, Santa Ana sustained severe shock. The other passenger, Evelyn Kilpatrick, 20, received possible fractures of the left arm and right leg. The three girls were hospitalized. Mrs. Pearl Fisher, a divorcee, told investigators she had been dating McCracken since May 7. She said she had a date with him last Saturday at 6 p.m., the day the child disappeared, but that he failed to show up. Mrs. Fisher said she saw McCracken the next day. Sunday, and that he told her he failed to keep the date because he fell asleep in his motel quarters. She said he appeared calm Sunday while they were at the house of a friend. It was there, Mrs. Fisher related, that McCracken received a telephone call telling him he was wanted by the sheriff. "Before he left," Mrs. Fisher said, "he looked at me and said 'regardless of what anybody says, I never had anything to do with it.' Then he went back to his cabin where he was arrested." Buena Park residents began to raise a reward fund for the person who finds the child. Within a few hours the fund totaled $275. Interest in the case in Southern California was reflected by the announcement of Television Station KTLA that it will devote its full screen time to the case until there is a definite break. Telecasting began last night. Investigation of Patricia Jean Hull's disappearance from a Bu- (Continued on Page 5)