anaheim-gazette 1951-07-02

Anaheim Gazette MONDAY, JULY 2, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1869; under the Act of March 3, 1879. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights herein are reserved. Subscriptions: $0 per month by carrier or $5 per year by carrier or mail. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispatches. THEODORE B. KUCHEL MAX BESLER LEONARD KREIDT HOWARD HALL STANLEY JONBS NEIL STANLEY G. E. MELLEN RALPH ROULAND DON YOUNG Them TV cow hands... On this newspaper we have some writers who have pet gripes. They realize some things can be improved so they don't mind talking right out loud about it. Take "Colony Quips" by the Gazette Farm Editor. There's a farm hand who knows the orange grower is entitled to a better deal in the marketing of his hard-won oranges. So, "Colony Quips" proceeds to fight for the grower; with incidentally, not a little amount of success. Then, there is "Oblong Views." "Oblong Views" dislikes cats and obscene literature (?). So, "Oblong Views" has taken the matter of garish and obscene books being sold on local book racks to his readers. Take a look yourself, the books fairly leer at you from the book stands. Here is a line taken verbatim from a cowboy show heard Saturday: "You ain't heered nothin' yet." Somehow that don't sound right—but we been watchin' kid programs on TV for so long now we ain't sure how to talk proper. Apparently them geetar strumming cowboys has been out on the TV range so long that they've forgot the grammar they learned WASHINGTON—U.S. offers have made some alarming statements about the Iranian oil crisis. But the real fact is that privately they are even more alarmed they indicate in their public statements. There are three reasons this worry: 1. If Iranian oil is cut it will mean gasoline ration in the United States. 2. What Moscow wants more revolution and unrest in thereby giving the communist opportunity to take over. British oil royalties cut off, is more likely to happen. 3. Trouble in oil countries contagious. The Iranian shutout the British could result in Iraqian shutout, then one Arabia. Already trouble is brewing in these areas. The great oil country of Venezuela could get nationalization urge too. Inside fact about the Iran dispute is that the State Department was warned of the situation months ago and in turn war the British. Justice William Douglas, who during two summits all over Iran on horseback reported to the White House... IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago A man named Librado Procopio was run over and killed by the Anaheim train near Los Angeles on Wednesday. Those croakers who abuse Anaheim and declare it a "busted" institution, will do well to read this story which unlike Aesops fables, is a true one: A man in conversation before attempting the task. But we do see ahead of us a future that has but few equals and no superiors. Yesterday was one of the coolest days of the season. The thermometer at half past two in the afternoon indicated only 79 degrees. Iraquian shutout, then one Arabia. Already trouble is brewed in these areas. The great oil country of Venezuela could get nationalization urge too. Inside fact about the Iran dispute is that the State Department was warned of the situation months ago and in turn warned the British. Justice William Douglas, who during two summers rode all over Iran on horseback reported to the White House a disastrous storm was brewed Douglas also made public speech urging action before it was late. The State Department in called in British Ambassador Franks and Assistant Secretary George McGhee gave him advice to tough a dressing-down and is possible to give a friendly datat. This took place last week when there was still time to do three Troubles. One trouble was that Britain was slow in increasing its royalty payments to Iran. Whereas American oil companies in Arabia paid 50 per cent, Britain paid around 25 per cent. Another trouble was that the $25,000,000 export-import loan which we offered Iran aimed to improve the standard of living, thus heading off communism. But the feudal lords of Iran, who really run the country, were flatly opposed building schools, or dividing the landed estates — even with American money. Third trouble is that it's difficult in diplomatic relations force an ally such as England increase oil royalties, even though the trouble resulting from its failure may result in gasoline rattling in the USA. Likewise it's difficult to get the rulers of Iran reform their land system even though lack of reform may be on communism. Merry-Go-Round Secretary of Defense Marsh brought a collection of G. 25 Years Ago More than 700 persons who years of residence here enter them to membership in the Orange County Pioneer's association, tended the second annual pic of that society at the County park. 75 Years Ago A man named Librado Procopio was run over and killed by the Anaheim train near Los Angeles on Wednesday. Those croakers who abuse Anaheim and declare it a "busted" institution, will do well to read this story which unlike Aesops fables, is a true one: A man in conversation with one of our saloon keepers a few days ago said he failed to see any change in the town since his last visit five years ago. The saloon keeper offered to wager the gentleman that there had been 200 buildings erected in the camp and the vicinity of the depot in the last five years, and further offered to bet one barrel of XXX whiskey that Anaheim possessed the best newspaper of any town in the union. This bold offer set us thinking and a little reflection showed us the Anaheim man's head was nearly level. The increase in buildings is wonderful. The merits of the Gazette are universally admitted. The steady growth of Anaheim is solid. It is not a growth of that mushroom quality we so often see. It is a growth such as was demanded by the settling up of the surrounding country. It is real and healthy, and this during the hardest time America has ever known, when enterprise has been crippled and commerce dead. Who shall dare to foretell our future when through revived commercial prosperity, the money-bags of the Croesus of our land are opened and plenty is the rule? Who shall say what we can do when capital is joined to enterprise? When wealth is added to our labor? We who even dared to commence the issue of a paper in Anaheim pause before attempting the task. But we do see ahead of us a future that has but few equals and no superiors. Yesterday was one of the coolest days of the season. The thermometer at half past two in the afternoon indicated only 79 degrees. The new "Olive" district has 76 school children. 36 of the number were originally in the Orange district. 50 Years Ago A petition asking for the incorporation of Fullerton as a municipality was presented to the supervisors Friday. Another petition asking for incorporation on largely extended lines, and another protesting against it will be filed with the supervisors in time to be considered on the 11th. J. E. Mauerhan is down from San Francisco, visiting with his parents. He has lately returned from a business trip east, and reports business flourishing, except in San Francisco, where trade is affected by many strikes. During the past few days he has been enjoying a hunt in the mountains. There is a prospect of a legal battle between Adolph Luedke and Miss Paula Wenzel over the estate of Oscar Luedke, who died in San Francisco on June 25. The estate is valued at about $20,000. Oscar died at the Wenzel home in San Francisco and before he died turned over valuable papers, jewelry, diamonds, etc. Among them being two sets of diamonds belonging to Luedke's sister and worth $2700. City Clerk E. B. Merritt gone over the records and compiled figures showing the amount of light and water used by people of Anaheim from the establishment of the electric service Jan. 1, 1895, to the adoption of the new system of collections, Jan. 1926, a period of 31 years. figures are: Amount billed $1,459,347 Amount collected 1,449,122 Delinquent 10,224 Penalties collected on delinquency amounted to $5486.70, but this not included in the above total collections. Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Hood left yesterday on a monthly vacation. They will spend a week at San Diego and La Jolla and then go north to the Yosemite returning here Aug. 1. WASHINGTON—U.S. officials made some alarming statements about the Iranian oil crisis. The real fact is that privately owned oil reserves even more alarmed than indicated in their public statements. There are three reasons for worry: 1. If Iranian oil is cut off, it will mean gasoline rationing in the United States. For Iranian oil now supplies England, France, Western Europe, crucial for North Atlantic Pact government. If this supply stops, the USA will have to take part of the slack and we are already importing oil at the rate of one million barrels a day. 2. What Moscow wants most is revolution and unrest in Iran, thereby giving the communists an opportunity to take over. With British oil royalties cut off, this more likely to happen. 3. Trouble in oil countries is dangerous. The Iranian shutout of British could result in an Iranian shutout, then one in India. Already trouble is brewing these areas. The great oil countryside of Venezuela could get the nationalization urge too. Besides fact about the Iranian state is that the State Department was warned of the situation thousands ago and in turn warned British Justice William O. Douglas, who during two summers all over Iran on horseback, sent to the White House that State Department in turn British Ambassador kicks and Assistant Secretary McGhee gave him about rough a dressing-down as it possible to give a friendly diplolation. This took place last winter there was still time to act. Three Troubles The trouble was that Britain slow in increasing its royalty ments to Iran. Whereas Americo oil companies in Arabia paid ever cent, Britain paid around cent. Another trouble was that the 100,000 export-import bank which we offered Iran was used to improve the standards living, thus heading off community. But the feudal lords Iran, who really run the counwere flatly opposed to educating schools, or dividing up landed estates — even with a American money. Third trouble is that it's difficlly in diplomatic relations to an ally such as England to base oil royalties, even though trouble resulting from its failmay result in gasoline rationment in the USA. Likewise it's different to get the rulers of Iran to from their land system even with lack of reform may bring communism. Merry-Go-Round Secretary of Defense Marshall ought a collection of G. I. 25 Years Ago More than 700 persons whose of residence here entitle to membership in the Orange Pioneer's association, attated the second annual picnic at society at the County park, signs back with him from Korea. One read: "Drive carefully. You might kill your replacement." ... The day after the 70-year-old Marshall's return, he had lunch with his staff and looked as chipper as if he had not just spent 36 hours on a rough plane crossing the Pacific. In contrast, Maj. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe, the famed paratrooper who replied "nuts" to the German surrender demand at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, was looking peacen-green with fatigue. He had flown the Pacific with Marshall ... General Omar Bradley did not see his old rival, Field Marshal Montgomery on his recent trip to Europe. Bradley was available, but Monty didn't show up. Perhaps he had read Bradley's new book, one of the most human documents to come out of the war, but which takes some good cracks at Montgomery. Mail Bag To the editor: Your Mr. Waldo Hunter gave the people of this community something about which to ponde, in his Thursday edition of "Oblong Views." It was a splendid forthright article and I, for one, thank him for it. Just why the many organizations now in existence for the purpose of guiding and guarding our youth have taken no action against the wide circulation of the vicious, sexy literature (if it could be called such) mentioned in said expose, is hard to understand. They are intensely interested in feeding the undernourished kids and clothing those who are without adequate apparel, but when it comes to looking after their moral welfare, that County Comment By GEORGE E. HART Inability of a jury to agree on the question of Julio Aparicio's sanity, after he was convicted of murdering a neighbor at Atwood last April, raises an interesting possibility. What if no jury is ever able to agree on the sanity issue in his case? Or any similar case? This, please note, is offered merely as a possibility, not by any means as a probability. But it must be considered a possibility. It could happen. It could happen particularly in such a case as Aparicio's, where the decision of the jury means life or death to Aparicio. And that brings forth another off quirk to this case. The same jury which convicted Aparicio of first-degree murder and decreed the death penalty for him by making no recommendation of life imprisonment—even though the district attorney had asked specifically for only a life sentence—later faltered and failed to make its own judgment effective by finding the killer sane. To be sure, there is no certainty that the jury thought Aparicio sane an legally responsible for his act when it was finding him guilty and handing him over to the gas chamber. There is no official inference of such a conclusion. His sanity was not at issue In that trial. But the fact that the jury went farther than even the prosecution wanted it to go, in subjecting Aparicio to the death penalty. He was looking ahead to the insanity trial. No, there's no law saying juries couldn't keep on disagreeing endlessly. Nor, more to point, is there a law saying you can't decide whether he's same insane? "Why," he said, "we'll just do on trying him, of course." "Sure, sure, but suppose no ever agrees on it?" The district attorney thought that one over. Finally he has scratch his head and admit by golly, it was true that they could run into a dead-end stair in this case, and any other like When they passed the law providing for the dual plea of guilt and not guilty by reason insanity", with separate trials each issue, they didn't make lowance for the possibility agreement in one case but not agreement in the other. Thus, if no jury ever decided the question of Aparicio's sanity he stands in a legal vacuum. can't he dismissed, because convicted of first-degree murder and facing the death penalty. can't be executed, or even impaired, because he hasn't proved legally responsible for act. In a sense, of course, imprisoned, because he's inmate awaiting disposal of his case. So there you are. They could hold him and they couldn't him go. If a permanent dead occurred. The case couldn't appealed to a higher court, either due to the trial court re- 25 Years Ago More than 700 persons whose residence here entitle to membership in the Orange City Pioneer's association, attended the second annual picnic at society at the County park. New officers were chosen. Ed F. Waite being named to George Peters as president of W. Frank Harris as vice-president to succeed Horace Fine Z. B. West, Jr., as secretary to succeed Miss Sue Greenleaf. Presses were made by Henry of Porterville, one of the young men of this community 40 years ago. Judge Ballard of Los Angeles, former judge of Superior Court of Orange County and A. J. Waterhouse, elder of the Santa Ana Blade. Y Clerk E. B. Merritt has over the records and configures showing the amount light and water used by the keeper of Anaheim from the establishment of the electric service on January 1, 1895, to the adoption of the system of collections, Jan. 10, a period of 31 years. His duties are: - Mount billed $1,459,347.05 - Mount collected 1,449,122.40 - Delinquent 10,224.63 - Entities collected on delinquents entitled to $5486.70, but this is included in the above total of sections. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Haylett yesterday on a month's notice. They will spend a week in Diego and La Jolla and will go north to the Yosemite, meeting here Aug. 1. Just why the many organizations now in existence for the purpose of guiding and guarding our youth have taken no action against the wide circulation of the vicious, sexy literature (if it could be called such) mentioned in said expose, is hard to understand. They are intensely interested in feeding the undernourished kids and clothing those who are without adequate apparel, but when it comes to looking after their moral welfare, that is something else again. Then we always have with us those who will stoop to anything to make an extra dollar. How any man or woman can be devoid of self respect to extent they are willing to deal out this smut to the youngsters, is another enigma. PROFIT—no doubt that is the answer. Have we no laws that can be invoked to take care of this situation? Or should we try the Ten Commandments for a change? HARRY S. JAYNE 312 E. Chartres GRASS CONTROL DES MOINES (P) — A large gully on the Guy Hensley farm near Paton, once deep enough to hide a tractor, has now been brought so well under control it could be farmed. Ward Schilling, operating the 280-acre farm, used reed canary grass to control the erosion. The grass had been doubling itself every year. Schilling says he doesn't plan to farm it, however, nor the surrounding upland. The upland has been eroding too severely to be cropped, he said. He will use the section for pasture. The grass, which grows in clumps from two to eight feet in height, makes fine pasture and hay. California Fruit is Good for You To be sure, there is no certainty that the jury thought Aparicio sane an legally responsible for his act when it was finding him guilty and handing him over to the gas chamber. There is no official inference of such a conclusion. His sanity was not at issue in that trial. But the fact that the jury went farther than even the prosecution wanted it to go, in subjecting Aparicio to the death penalty, is open to informal inference that the jury thought him responsible and felt that he should pay with his life. Yet only several days later, several members of the same jury, sitting at the insanity trial, refused to find Aparicio sane and legally responsible. So, with one hand they shoved Aparicio toward the gas chamber, then with the other hand held him back. It looked more like a change of heart from their stern position in the first trial, because they had no conclusive testimony at the second trial as to whether Aparicio was sane or insane. The four alienists who testified gave four different opinions. In any event, these jurors deadlocked the case and forced a second trial, now set for July 2. Returning to the first point, suppose that the new jury likewise fails to agree on the Aparicio insanity plea. And supposing the next jury after that also can't get together. And the next. And the next. The same conflicting professional testimony could easily confuse one jury as another. There's no law says it can't happen, especially, to repeat, where it means life or death, which always puts more pressure on a juror. (That's why the district attorney didn't want the death peni OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER A NEWS DISPATCH which requires some editorial comment came over the Associated Press wires Thursday. It told of a cat up in a tree over at Long Beach and attempts to get the thing down. It was just a homeless old stray cat, but from the prodigious efforts to "rescue" it one would have thought that the President of the United States himself was up a tree. (Not such a far-fetched thought at that, perhaps!) This real-life episode with a comic-opera complex reached a climax of dramatic proportions when the mayor of Long Beach ordered the fire department to the scene to deliver th kitty from the hideous entrapment of lacy boughs. Someone had suggested that the cat could be induced to get out of the tree if water were squired on it. Had cooler heads prevailed, the suggestion would be that someone should have taken a .22 calibre rifle and squirted bullets at tabby. To say that the mayor of the beach city should be impeached for flagrant waste of taxpayers' money in dispatching costly municipal equipment on such a ridiculous errand is being charitable to the extreme. Added to this indictment is the certainty that this official, his conscience seared by the inescapable fact that he was responsible for releasing this predatory animal to prey upon little birds, will sleep lightly for the next several months. In his fiftful dreams he will hear the skulls of fledgling birdies being crunched in the slavering jaws of this rapacious killer. Due to lack of sleep, the mayor's administrative efficiency may be impaired, he may be grumpy down at the office; cleavages may appear in the city council, all to the detriment of the fair city of Long Beach. Arid all because of a cat up a tree! And do you know how that cat showed its gratitude for being rescued from the safety of a tree top in favor of the dangers of screeching automobiles, kids with BB guns and prowling dogs on the ground? Did he meow his thanks or rub up against the leg of one of the courageous firemen? He did not. He took off like a scalded jack-rabbit and hasn't been seen or heard from since. He was looking ahead to insanity trial.) No, there's no law saying that you couldn't keep on disagree endlessly. Nor, more to the point, is there a law saying how to terminate such a deadlock. It just wasn't contemplated by lawmakers. The question was put to the district attorney: "What do you with Aparicio if the juries decide whether he's sane or not?" Why, he said, "we'll just keep trying him, of course." Sure, sure, but suppose no jury agrees on it? The district attorney thought one over. Finally he had to catch his head and admit that, golly, it was true that the law run into a dead-end street in this case, and any other like it. On they passed the law proing for the dual plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity", with separate trials for issue, they didn't make aliance for the possibility of cement in one case but disement in the other. Thus, if no jury ever decides question of Aparicio's sanity stands in a legal vacuum. He hit he dismissed, because he'sicted of first-degree murder facing the death penalty. He must be executed, or even imprisoned, because he hasn't been freed legally responsible for his actions. In a sense, of course, he's poisoned, because he's in jail setting disposal of his case. There you are. They couldn't fit him and they couldn't let go, if a permanent dead lock arreared. The case couldn't be sealed to a higher court, either, use the trial court record. Hal Boyle NEW YORK (P)—How to beat the heat? That is again becoming the nation's number one problem, as the dog days again roll toward us. Every one collects a few rules of his own on how to be comfortable in hot weather. Today I'd like to pass on a few hints I've picked up over the years. Mostly they illustrate the power of mind over matter. 1. An elderly Republican I know, whenever a humid day comes, goes about muttering to himself, "keep cool with Coolidge." He says he doesn't recall when he first heard this simple, old-fashioned phrase, but it has worked like a charm for him for 25 years. It probably began as a local New England saying. 2. But don't carry imagination too far. During one bad heat wave a friend of mine insisted "it's all in your head," he came to work wearing a winter coat and vest. Never felt cooler, he said. The next day he arrived in an overcoat. The following day he arrived wearing goshes, earmuffs and a heavy wool scraf. The fourth day he came down with a bad case of frostbite. 3. Lose your temper as often as possible. Remember, "it ain't the heat—it's the humility." 4. Don't over-eat. the easiest way to do that now is to buy all the steak you can afford. You'll lose weight. 5. If you don't work in an air-conditioned office, change jobs. It takes moral courage to keep cool. 6. Avoid talking yourself but strike up conversations with your longest-winded friends. Any friendly breeze helps trick that sometimes helps. Line your hat with leaves. My favorite is the maple leaf, but elm or oak will do. Leave them in the office water cooler during the day and they'll be still fresh at quitting time. Some people like to soak them in jello at home overnight. The way your scalp doesn't have to stand the same old tired flavor every day. 8. The average beach today is like the average airport—it is too far from where you live. Spend next Sunday lying in bed under a sun lamp. Put a conch shell next to your ear on the pillow, and have your wife throw sand and orange peels on you. That way you can hear the sea, and enjoy every pleasure of a quiet day at the beach. 9. The coolest places this time of year are bars, basements and Nova Scotia. Try to spend as much time as possible in a bar in a basement in Nova Scotia. It's the ideal answer. 10. Come home late for dinner four nights in a row. That'll put a feeling of coolness between you and your wife that will last until Christmas. 11. Evaporation causes cooling Perspiration evaporates, but the trouble with that is most people have to get hot before they perspire. Try to evaporate without perspiring. It takes willpower. But concentrate. Tell yourself, "day by day in every way I'm perspiring less and less, and evaporating more and more. I don't know how I'm doing it, but I am." 12. In this respect, take a tip from your dog. He sticks out his tongue and pants, and the evaporation cools him. Try that yourself at the office. Stick out your tongue and start panting. Hard. If no one of these dozen little rules seems to help you, try all 12 someday. They mayn't keep you cool. But they are guaranteed... facing the death penalty. He be executed, or even imprisoned, because he hasn't been legally responsible for his death. In a sense, of course, he's prisoned, because he's in jail sitting disposal of his case. There you are. They couldn't him and they couldn't let go. If a permanent deadlock ridden. The case couldn't be sealed to a higher court, either, use the trial court record not definite. Who knows? Maybe we'll wit the spectacle of Aparicioiding the rest of his life in county jail while juries come go, never able to agree wheth- one's sane or insane. Ill another odd quirk in the Aparicio himself, insists that sane, though it would cost his life if the jury agreed him. Does that indicate anything? KEL STILL A RTHY COIN DOCKY FORD, Colo., UT—Gus Den thinks he has proved the el still has some value. Small boy fell into a narrow near Breeden's home here. Den and another man pulled tugged. But the boy kicked squirmed so hard they can't pull him out. Den Breeden pulled out ael. He told the boy he could it if he reached for it. The gaster quieted down, flattened body in stretching for the and the two men hauled him the fourth and fifth centuries title "pope" was frequently for bishops, but gradually reserved for the Bishop come. 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