anaheim-gazette 1951-06-08

Design Ladies, is that nemesis television causing the family to rearrange your furniture? Well, there is something about that and much more on homes on Page 5. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM McCracken Pleads Insanity As Trial Is Set for July 9 Trial of Henry Ford McCracken, 34 year old musician, on charges of murder, kidnapping, and child stealing, in connection with the slaying of Patricia Jean Hull, was set this afternoon for July 9, at 9:30 a.m., by Superior Judge Robert Gardner. Trial date was named after McCracken entered a dual plea of not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity on the three counts. The prisoner's only words in the courtroom were "not guilty" and "yes sir," the latter when Superior Judge Robert Gardner asked if he understood the proceedings. The court refused Defense Counsel George Chula's request that the trial be delayed until at least next Nov. 1, to permit "public clamor against McCracken" to subside and, as the defense attorney phrased it, assure the defendant of a fair trial. Judge Gardner did withdraw his suggestion to prosecution and defense that the trial be held in two weeks on June 25, so that More Time Needed To Build Sewer Orange County Joint Outfall Sewer board of directors last night learned that completion of the Magnolia Trunk Sewer will be accomplished, not by July 1, as originally estimated, but in the fall. Sewer construction has been slowed to almost a third of its speed in the early stages because of the necessity of encasing vitrified clay pipe in concrete so it will withstand specified pressure tests. The difficulty began some time ago when the clay pipe developed hairline cracks. Work was halted during an intensified investigation, which resulted in stringent rules for the laying of the pipe. A bed of rock on the floor of the sewer trench was ordered and a concrete encasement six inches thick at its narrowest points was ordered poured around the pipe. The court refused Defense Counsel George Chula's request that the trial be delayed until at least next Nov. 1, to permit "public clamor against McCracken" to subside and, as the defense attorney phrased it, assure the defendant of a fair trial. Judge Gardner did withdraw his suggestion to prosecution and defense that the trial be held in two weeks on June 25, so that an outgoing jury panel could be held over to supplement the incoming panel and thus provide larger pool of jury material. Chula objected to that early date on the ground of "public clamor" and also because McCracken, he said, has extremely limited funds and would need more time to raise finances for his defense. Judge Gardner agreed to give additional time but refused the delay until November, commenting, "this case, while it is a serious one, will be treated just the same as any other criminal case coming before this court." The jury trial will be conducted before Judge Gardner. The court today named three psychiatrists to serve as court's alienists in examining the defendant as to his legal sanity. Appointed were Dr. Hyman Tucker, of Norwalk State hospital, Dr. M. W. Conway and Dr. W. F. Musfelt, both of Santa Ana. An overflow crowd from the court room was scattered along the route between the court room and the county jail which McCracken traveled in the custody of Deputy Sheriffs Boyd Sturgiss and Danny Rios, the two investigators who have been chiefly instrumental in gathering evidence against McCracken. The little Hull girl was snatched from a movie in Buena Park May 19. Her body was found May 24. Check Artist Gets One by the Bank When Louis Carlton Jones, 35, salesman of 2026 S. Van Ness ave., Santa Ana, bought a new car from the George Dunton agency in Santa Ana May 22, he made down payment with a bogus check for $770, then cashed another bogus check will withstand specified pressure tests. The difficulty began some time ago when the clay pipe developed hairline cracks. Work was halted during an intensified investigation, which resulted in stringent rules for the laying of the pipe. A bed of rock on the floor of the sewer trench was ordered and a concrete encasement six inches thick at its narrowest points was ordered poured around the pipe. Brown and Vukich of Los Angeles are the contractors on the section of the sewer utilizing the clay pipe. VCK Construction Co., installing lined concrete pipe on the southern end of the trunk and currently operating in Garden Grove, is running into difficulty due to water seepage in the trench. Walls of the trench continually threaten to slide into the trench and a wall-shoring drag is kept as close to the trench-digging machines as possible to prevent cave-ins. Time between trenching and backfilling is kept at a minimum for the same reason. Additional expense of encasing the vitrified clay pipe in concrete is borne by the company supplying it, Gladding-Mc-Bean Co. of Fresno, according to JOS officials. VCK Construction Co. will be the loser if they fail to cope with the water seepage problem, they said. County Pioneer Dies at Age 90 Thomas N. Young, 90, who came to Santa Ana as a boy, 74 years ago, 12 years before Orange county was formed, and eight years after Santa Ana was subdivided from a mustard patch, died yesterday in a local hospital and will be laid to rest in Fairhaven cemetery, following funeral services in the Smith and Tuthill chapel, Santa Ana. The retired pioneer farmer, born in Illinois, had lived in Santa Ana since 1877. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Kaura J. Young; a daughter, Mrs. Velda Lucas of Huntington Beach, and a sister, Mrs. Nora Clapp, of Huntington Beach. Motor Scooter and Truck in Accident Fowler to Head Fremont School Chester M. Fowler, principal of Thomas Jefferson school, was selected yesterday by the Anahiem Elementary school board for the position of Fremont junior high school principal during the next school term. Mr. Fowler has been in the Anahiem school system since 1946 beginning his local teaching career as 6th grade teacher at Benjamin Franklin school. January 2, he was elevated to the position of principal of the new Thomas Jefferson school. Previous to his teaching experiences in Anahiem, Mr. Fowler taught at a junior high school in Sioux City, Iowa, for 16 years. This is his 25th year of teaching. He was graduated from the Morningside College, Iowa, and received advanced training at USC. He holds a B.A. degree, plus 30 units, plus elementary administrative credentials. Sixteen years ago he married Mrs. Geraldine Fowler. They have an 11 year old son, Mark Evan, who is a student at Thomas Jefferson in the sixth grade. Mr. Fowler is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Anahiem. Linton Simmons May (Not) Get Salary Increase Salary of Orange county's School Superintendent, Linton Simmons, would be increased from $9000 per year to $11,000 a year under provisions of Assembly bill 380, which was reported favorably to the Assembly today by its Ways and Means committee. The Ways and Means committee reported the measure favorably by a majority of one vote and local school officials said they expect defeat of the bill on the floor, in view of organized opposition, including that of the State Association of County Supervisors. Reds Have Bore Check Artist Gets One by the Bank When Louis Carlton Jones, 35, salesman of 2026 S. Van Ness ave., Santa Ana, bought a new car from the George Dunton agency in Santa Ana May 22, he made down payment with a bogus check for $770, then cashed another bogus check for $200 at the First National Bank in Santa Ana, and then was off for Las Vegas, Santa Ana police alleged today, as Jones reposed in the county jail. He is charged with theft of the automobile and issuing worthless checks. He is alleged to have signed the name of Margaret S. Jones to both checks. The sheriff at Las Vegas apprehended Jones at the request of Santa Ana authorities. Capt. J. F. McWilliams and Sgt. Jack Casey brought the prisoner back to Santa Ana late yesterday. A Rose by Any Other Name.. SACRAMENTO (UP)—A bill which would mean, if passed, that some drug stores would no longer be drug stores was introduced today by Assemblyman Byron Rumford (D-Berkeley). A store couldn't call itself a drug store or a pharmacy unless at least 30 per cent of the items on sale are drug items. "It's time all drug stores become drug stores," said Rumford, a drug store owner himself. Motor Scooter and Truck in Accident Louis G. Jungkeit, 14, 505 E. Adele st., Anaheim, was cut and bruised superficially yesterday afternoon when his motorscooter collided with a pick-up truck driven by Michael Haughey of 202 S. Rose st. as the latter was turning into his driveway. Officer Alvin Rogers, investigating the accident, said Jungkeit apparently attempted to pass the truck, saw he couldn't make it, but also failed to stop in time. He was thrown clear and was not seriously injured. However, he was taken to Anaheim hospital for treatment. BOYS CAUGHT Two juvenile boys were booked by Anaheim police last night after being caught in the L. D. Johnson used car lot at 360 S. Los Angeles st. Police said the boys admitted going into the lot for the purpose of stealing hub caps. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 69. High for the previous 24 hours was 70 at 3 p.m. yesterday. Low was 59 at 6 a.m. today. Reds Have Bore Schools, State C By MORRIE LANDSBERG SACRAMENTO (UP)—The communist party has infiltrated California universities, colleges and even high schools in a search for recruits and atomic secrets, legislative investigators charged today. The Senate committee on un-American Activities traced the communist youth technique in a 291-page book-size report that: 1. Hit hard at the University of California in particular—with a plain warning that its top officials should be fired if any more communist-front meetings are permitted on the campus. 2. Defended the university's new loyalty oath and said the leader of the non-signers, Prof. Edward Tolman, was affiliated at one time or another, with six communist-dominated or front organizations. 3. Recommended removal of Assemblyman Vernon Kilpatrick (D-Los Angeles) as chairman of the Assembly Interim committee on Crime and Corrections because he associated with alleged communist enterprises for 16 years. Kilpartick denied he ever ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1951 Acheson Didn't In Korea--So Wr Marshall Turns Up in War Zone TOKYO (F) — U. S. Defense Secretary George C. Marshall made a surprise visit to Japan and Korea today, but said it had "no connection whatsoever" with any current peace moves. He also denied that he brought Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway any new directives on fighting the Korean war. Marshall said the reason for his trip was "purely military." "I came to Korea to congratulate our Army leaders on their achievements," he said. CHESTER M. FOWLER Wler to Head Mont School Er M. Fowler, principal of Jefferson school, was yesterday by the Ana-ementary school board forition of Fremont junior school principal during the school term. Pre-Graduation Services at HS Sunday Night Baccaulaurate services for the Anaheim high school graduating AKRON, Ia., June 8—FAST M which quickly consumed a foe an entire city block before be teer, firemen fought the blaze it from spreading to other storage tanks. Cause of the Press Wirephoto) Pre-Graduation Services at HS Sunday Night Baccaulaureate services for the Anaheim high school graduating class will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening in the high school auditorium. One hundred and nine students will graduate. Dr. Hugh M. Tiner, president of Pepperdine college will be speaker for the evening. His address will be "Youth's Challenge in Today's World." The Rev. D. Shelby Corlett, First Church of the Nazarene, will open the exercises with the invocation. The high school orchestra will begin the musical part of the program with "Five Short Pieces," by Schubert, followed by "Die Fledermaus," by Strauss, and "Pomp and Circumstance," by Elgar. "Salvation Is Created" by P. Tschesnokoff, will be sung by the a cappella choir. Frances Cowee and Margery Cranston collaborating with a duo of "Sheep May Safely Graze" by Johann Bach. LA Metro District Doubles Population LOS ANGELES — The Metropolitan area of Los Angeles just about doubled its population between 1940-50, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. The population in 1940 was 2,916,403, last year it was 4,367,-900. The city population jumped 31 per cent to 1,970,300. Other points: The number of children under five increased 150 per cent. The number of persons 65 or over increased 50 per cent for the area as a whole. Average family income $3579. Average age in the area, 33.6 years. Labor force in area, 1,863,500 residents, only eight per cent unemployed, as against 14 per cent in 1940. Crash Negligence Found by Jury Roger Smithers, 25, of Santa Ana, was found guilty of negligence in the traffic death of a young mother, Mary Ellen Herrera, 18, of Santa Ana, following a coronor's inquest in Santa Ana yesterday. Smithers today awaited decision of the district attorney's office as to whether he will be prosecuted. Smithers who lived with the Herrera's took Mrs. Herrera and new directives on fighting the Korean war. Marshall said the reason for his trip was "purely military." "I came to Korea to congratulate our Army leaders on their achievements," he said. When newsmen in Korea asked him if his trip had any connection with peace moves, Marshall replied with a smile: "You better ask Mao Tze-Tung (Red China premier) about that." A correspondent asked him if Korea was a military stalemate. Marshall replied: "Whenever we start something and don't finish the same afternoon—in our country that's a stalemate." He said the guerrilla war in Greece was once called a stalemate, and so was the Berlin airlift. Marshall had this to say about the 38th Parallel, once the dividing line between communist north and republican South Korea: "The Army will be handled in the most effective manner possible. The 38th is just a figure of speech now." In Washington ambassadors of 16 nations which have troops fighting with U.N. forces in Korea met Tuesday and discussed prospects of a cease-fire. They meet again today. Marshall emphatically denied that these and other reports of a possible negotiated peace had any connection with his visit. In Tokyo, Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, who accompanied Marshall to Korea, was asked this direct question: "Have you any new instructions from Washington concerning the war?" Ridgway's reply was "No comment." War Going All Says as Forces TOKYO (JP) — U.S. Defense Secretary George C. Marshall passed a surprise visit to the Korean war front today while big Allied guards fought a long range artillery duel with Chinese batteries in front of Chorwon. Marshall told war correspondents any peace moves would have to come from red China. He seeking more United Nations troops to support the Allied drive. The Korean campaign is not stalemate, he said. It's a "military classic." The war "is going along fine added Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway U.N. supreme commander. The Defense Secretary toured the front with Ridgway and LGen. James A. Van Fleet, commander of U.N. ground forces. He conferred with commanders every American division and even other U.N. unit committed to action. Marshall found "a great spirit of enthusiasm everywhere" among the troops. U.N. forces hammered Friday at suddenly stiffened resistance (Continued on Page 6) Beef Controls 'Stay; Shortage May Develop WASHINGTON (JP) — Price Director Michael V. Disalle stood firm today in his refusal to budget from his decision to roll back beef prices twice more by fall. The Department of Agriculture Has Have Bored into California Schools, State Committee Says ORRIE LANDSBERG MENTO (UP)—The community has infiltrated Calilifornia universities, colleges and schools in a search for and atomic secrets, legislators charged today, and the state committee on understands that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offiuld be fired if any more staff front meetings are performed at the University of California in particular—with warning that its top offi- has been a member or sympathizer of the communist party. The report referred to the "tragic lack of information by educational administrators and faculty members concerning the real nature and activities of the communist party." It cited the death of a UCLA student as offering documentary evidence that there is a red network in the school system and death may be the penalty for those who break with the party. The committee's chief counsel, R. E. Combs of Visalia, presented a Los Angeles autopsy report to support his contention that the student, Everitt Hudson, was slain to keep him from spilling communist secrets. Hudson was found dead in the basement of a college dormitory. As to the infiltration charge—"There can not be the slightest doubt about the existence of student communist organizations at the University of California in Berkeley and Los Angeles." "There is also a student communist unit at Stanford; one at (Continued on Page 6) Roger Smithers, 25, of Santa Ana, was found guilty of negligence in the traffic death of a young mother, Mary Ellen Herrera, 18, of Santa Ana, following a coroner's inquiry in Santa Ana yesterday. Smithers today awaited decision of the district attorney's office as to whether he will be prosecuted. Smithers who lived with the Herrera's took Mrs. Herrera and her husband, Thomas L. Herrera, 22, with him when he borrowed a brand new convertible from a Santa Ana dealer for a try out, May 22. He was speeding east along Delhi rd., and was confronted with a jog in the street at Newport blvd. The car ran through a stop sign, then across Newport blvd., and into a field where irrigation ridges threw the car out of control and it overturned, crushing Mrs. Herrera to death. She was a mother of a baby girl, 18 months old. ACCIDENT HUNTS ACCIDENT LOS ANGELES (P)—You'd think a man's car would be safe from collision so long as he left it in his garage. But Miss Leona Free's car collided with Herbert Bronson's, bounded over a curb, whizzed through a wire fence, sped through 150 feet of backyard, fore down a child's swing and rammed through the wall of Chester Coleman's garage. There's a big spot caved in on Coleman's new auto. He thought his garage was the one safe spot for his car. WASHINGTON (P)—Price Director Michael V. Disalle stood firm today in his refusal to budget from his decision to roll back beef prices twice more by fall. The Department of Agriculture meanwhile, said uncertainty over the future of the price program may be influencing farmers to hold back on sale of beef cattle. Authority for economic controls is contained in the National Defense act due to expire June 30 unless extended by Congress. Reports from major livestock markets show marketings have dropped sharply from recent levels and from levels of a year ago. Because of this situation, beef supplies may be short in butcher shops in many areas next week. President Truman checked the beef price dispute to DiSalle at his news conference yesterday. He added that no pressure—presumably meaning from the White House—is being put on DiSalle to abandon rollbacks set for August 1 and October 1. Earlier, Mr. Truman had said he approved the beef order in advance and would stand behind it. DiSalle told reporters: "The rollbacks will go through on schedule. The beef price regulations will stand as written. There will be no change." DiSalle said consumers have to be protected. And, he added, he still considers "The beef program the heart of the entire price stabilization effort." ZETTE CALIFORNIA WEATHER S. Calif.-Night and morning cloudiness. Little change in temrature locally windy mountain and interior regions. Didn't Know Marshall Is So Wrangle Breaks Out WASHINGTON (P)—Two Republicans brought out today new versions of messages exchanged between the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff and Gen. Douglas MacArthur last December. One GOP Senator questioned whether there had been an attempt to "mislead" the MacArthur inquiry and demanded recall of the Joint Chiefs as witnesses. This turn in the MacArthur inquiry came at the close of an often-wrangling session in which Secretary of State Acheson had told the Senators he did not know Secretary of Defense Marshall was going to Korea. That brought sharp Republican demands to know whether the two cabinet officers are working together as they should. The MacArthur-JCS messages were those exchanged last Dec. 29-30 and related to the possibiliity it might be necessary to pull War Going Along Fine,' General Days as Forces Hammer at Reds Cop Cars Get Only Dust in Wild Pursuit Thomas Lemoine Blackman, 214 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, led Santa Ana police patrol cars a merry chase last night as he skimmed through boulevard stop signs — five altogether — and whirled around many corners in a wild pursuit through the city's northwestern residential area. But finally four patrol cars converged on him and cornered him at Sixth and Broadway, where he was handed a ticket for reckless driving at 10:30 p.m. One car observed him speeding and running through a stop sign at Fifth and Artesia and took up the chase. Making no headway, this car radioed for help and other patrols joined in. But they could get no closer to Blackman than seeing him turn the next corner a block ahead of them, they said, until they surrounded him finally at the court house corner. JACQUELINE WHITEMAN WINS' POMONA PRIZE Miss Jacqueline Whiteman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Whiteman of 761 N. Clementine, Anaheim, has been awarded the Kinney declamation prize at Pomona college, Claremont, it was announced recently by President E. Wilson Lyon. Miss Whiteman is a freshman at Pomona majoring in speech and drama. She was graduated from Anaheim High school in RAYMOND T. SHARP AT LOS ALAMITOS Raymond T. Sharp, airman, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen R. Sharp of 554 S. Palm, Anaheim, has been graduated from a school of the U.S. Naval Air Technical Training Center, Memphis, and has reported to the U.S. Naval Air Station, Los Alamitos, Long Beach. Sharp, who entered the Naval service May 24, 1949, is a graduate of Annapolis High School. Full Schedule of Graduation Activities Gets Underway for Anaheim Schools Graduating classes of the high school and elementary schools of the Anaheim school districts will follow this schedule. Anaheim high school junior and senior class will hold their annual prom tonight at the Pacific Coast club in Long Beach at 8 p.m. Baccalaureate services will take place in the high school auditorium Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. (story in this issue, elsewhere). Commencement exercises will be held in the Greek theater at the City park Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Fremont graduating class of 162 students will participate in commencement exercises Thursday evening, June 14, in the city park at the Greek theater at 7 p.m. Following the graduation ceremonies the students will proceed to the Ebell club for a graduation party which will be given by a group of 8th grade mothers. Graduation services for Zion Lutheran school will take place Tuesday, June 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall, corner of Emily and Chartres. Pastor Pflug will be speaker of the evening. Valedictorian Patrick Doney and salutatorian Janice Troutman will also deliver addresses. St. Catherine's Military Academy will graduate its students at 3:30 p.m., Sunday afternoon. Ceremonies will take place on the academy parade grounds. Father Maguire, former chaplain of the Pacific Fleet will be speaker. St. Boniface parochial school commencement activities will be held Thursday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m. in St. Boniface church. Father Maurice Dee, pastor, will deliver the sermon. Preceding the graduation exercises will be a P-TA graduation breakfast in the school auditorium at 9 a.m. Centralia school commencement (Continued on Page 5)