anaheim-gazette 1951-07-11

Why Now? Why did Moscow make their peace bid in Korea at this specific time? Drew Pearson tries to answer that question in his column Page 4 of today's Gazette. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAH QUEEN CANDIDATES—From left, Shirley Snyder, 17, Janice Pullman, 16, Jo. Ann Faust, 16, Sharon Labourdette, 15, will vie for honors Sunday as Miss Anaheim in a JCC-sponsored contest to pick Anaheim's representative in the Orange County Fair Queen contest in August. The competition starts at 4 p.m. in the Greek theatre in City park with five out-of-town judges doing the honors. Gustavus Axelson Buys Industrial Site in Anaheim Sale of 17 acres of land in the M-1 (light industrial) zone on West Santa Ana st. near Manchester blvd. in Anaheim was recorded in the Orange County Hall of Records yesterday. Revenue stamps on the deed indicated that the sale price was in the neighborhood of $58,000. Purchaser was Gustavus Axelson, retired owner of a Los Angeles machine tool firm engaged in the manufacture of aircraft component parts, indicating that the site may have been chosen for future industrial use. Former owners of the property, which lies along the Southern Pacific Railway tracks, are Harry Roeschlaub and Alfred J. Nelson, both of Anaheim. In an exclusive statement made to the Gazette this afternoon Mr. Axelson said that his eventual plan is to construct an industrial building on the site and lease it to some responsible manufacturing concern. He denied that the big Axelson Manufacturing company of Los Angeles, from which he retired more than six years ago, had any intention of using the property. Retail Merchants Slate Meeting for Anaheim Beauties to Vie for The Of Miss Anaheim in Sunday Conc Council Reverses Two Decisions of City Planners Anaheim city council last night reversed two decisions of the city planning commission when it granted a variance to Jess Medaris, local realtor, to permit subdivision of Tract 1404 with lots of substandard widths, and when it denied a variance to the E. A. Silzle Corp. to operate a cowfeed machine at 203 S. Atchison st. Lots in Tract 1404 located between Citron and West Sts., on North st., average 63 feet in width and the smallest lot has an area of 8700 square feet. The area is zoned R-O and resuites frontage of 75 feet per lot and a minimum 9000 square foot area, so Medaris' variance was rejected by the planning commission. However, last night the council took the position that the tract, standing midway between the Grafton Place subdivision with R-1 lots and buildings and R-O zone area on the west, should be treated as a transitional zone. Planners have held that granting the variance will tend to break down the R-O section of the zoning ordinance and will morally compel them to grant similar concessions to other subdividers. The Silzle variance was turned Miss Anaheim of 1951 is chosen next Sunday at 4 Greek Theatre in Anaheim park. Four lovely misses entered the competition to all eager to follow in the steps of Miss Helen Weil won the local contest, then on to become Queen of the County Fair. Sharon Labourdette, 15, Alamitos, Jo Ann Faust, 16, Ice Pullman, 16, and Shirler der, 17, all of Anaheim, have up as candidates in the Chamber of Commerce-sponsor contest. Dr. Warren Heworth, newly-installed JC ident, said today that he more qualified girls will make the contest as representative as possible. Entry blanks must be filled and turned in at the Charlton Commerce office, 136 N. Lakes st., by Saturday no order to meet the deadline trants must have been studied 1951, including 1951 uates, must be unmarried must never have been m They will be judged on the beauty, personality, and acter. To insure impartial tree judges were chosen from town and include Milford Santa Ana City councilmanen Blacklidge and Robert en, also of Santa Ana. Retail Merchants Slate Meeting for Tomorrow Morning Four points of retail merchandising will head up an agenda to be presented tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. at a meeting of the Retail Merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce. To be held in the chamber offices, the meeting will cover the topics of "Retail Promotion Fund," "Dollar Day Date," "Report of Parking and Traffic Committee," and "New Check Protective System;" the latter to be presented by Al Raymond, manager of the North Orange County Credit Bureau. Members of the merchants division also today received a booklet outlining the "Welcome Neighbor" campaign in detail. The master, overall plan of sales-promotion focuses both on creation of a sound public relations program that will focus attention on advantages of local shopping facilities, but also on a program of teaching merchants the art and techniques of successful selling. WOUNDED IN ACTION PFC Andrew T. Huntington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allan Hunting, 6170 Fullerton avenue, Buena Park. Anonymous Phone Call Tells Police Of Burglary Try A burglar or burglars last night attempted to break into a safe in the office of Dr. J. W. Truxaw at 107 E. Center st. Police had been warned of the attempt previously by an anonymous phone call and the call may have averted further damage and thievery. The anonymous caller called "central" to warn of the burglary, giving Dr. Truxaw's office as the place. The call was later traced to the number, 9035. That was at 9:27 p.m. At 10:02 another anonymous call came to police headquarters from a woman caller saying she was dying. The number was 9034 at 160 N. Euclid ave., Garden Grove. The place was checked by Sheriff's officers, who reported no dying woman. At 10:16 officer patrolling the area at 10:16 officers patrolling the flice to report the attempted burglary. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETE paper ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1951 Truce Talks With 'Military To Vie for Title on Sunday Contest Miss Anaheim of 1951 is to be chosen next Sunday at 4 p.m. in Greek Theatre in Anaheim City Park. Four lovely misses have entered the competition to date, all eager to follow in the footsteps of Miss Helen Weir, who won the local contest, then went on to become Queen of the 1950 County Fair. Sharon Labourdette, 15, of Los Alamitos, Jo Ann Faust, 16, Janice Pullman, 16, and Shirley Snyder, 17, all of Anaheim, have signed up as candidates in the Junior Chamber of Commerce-sponsored contest. Dr. Warren Hollingsworth, newly-installed JCC president, said today that he hopes more qualified girls will enter to make the contest as representative as possible. Entry blanks must be filled out and turned in at the Chamber of Commerce office, 136 N. Los Angeles st., by Saturday noon in order to meet the deadline. Entrants must have been students at Anaheim Union High school during 1951, including 1951 graduates, must be unmarried and must never have been married. They will be judged on the basis of beauty, personality, and character. To insure impartial treatment, judges were chosen from out of town and include Milford Dahl, Santa Ana City councilman, Allen Blacklidge and Robert Machin, also of Santa Ana. Witness Testifies Vetterli Gave Him Money for Trip LOS ANGELES (AP)—Clarence Vetterli, former AUHS teacher, gave him $600 to go to Japan in 1941 on a "secret mission," an American-born Japanese testified today at the journalism instructor's perjury trial. Vetterli, 41, teacher at El Camino Junior college here, is accused of lying before a federal grand jury in 1949. He told the grand jury he had never given money to anyone to go to Japan. The Nisel, Ichiro (Ted) Miwa said, "I met Mr. Vetterli at a social party. We talked about the Tojo war clique in Japan. As an idealist, I opposed it. Mr. Vetterli asked me if I'd like to go to Japan on a secret mission." Miwa said he accepted. "Mr. Vetterli told me to get a white panama hat and a cigar and stand in front of a statue of Saigo in Ueno Park in Tokyo," Miwa said. "I did so three times. No one showed up. My money was stolen. So Mrs. Miwa and I came back to the United States." Gazette Becomes Full AP Member The Anaheim Gazette today received its charter as a Regular member of the Associated Press. For its first year the Gazette was an Associate member. At the annual meeting of AP members in New York on April 24 the membership of the AP approved Regular memberships for the Anaheim Gazette, Rogers (Ark.) Daily News, Bedford (Pa.) Gazette, and Snyder (Tex.) Daily News. The Associated Press is a cooperative news gathering organization owned by its members. The Gazette exclusively supplies full world wide Associated Press coverage for Anaheim and nearby territory. Mrs. Dora Werner Stricken by Stroke Mrs. Dora Werner, 72, 423 N. Claudina st., Anaheim, is in Orange county hospital today, suffering from a paralytic stroke. She was found on the floor in her home last night by a neighbor, Mrs. Leila Campbell, 427 N. Claudina, who called police headquarters. Dr. Hans Tikker was summoned and shortly after Mrs. Werner was removed to the hospital. Traffic Crashes Injure Eight in Past '24 Hours Eight persons were injured during the last 24 hours, ing to official reports. Six in one accident. The six all Camp Pendler rines, received minor injuries when the car operated off them. Joseph S. Malcolm lided with a parked pickup belonging to W. F. Pea San Diego at 4:20 a.m. to the coast highway at Dar Malone's five passengers were also injured, were A. Paul A. Croft, Walter C. Leo Lyons and Nicholas gone. Mrs. Agnes Susanka, Beach, is in St. Joseph Orange, with major injuriesceived yesterday when which she was riding wanna Rose Sullivan, Beach, collided with the Stephen Fossati, 30, of Salem The accident took place a man avenue and West southwest of Anaheim. Mrs. Catherine Leonard 40 of 27142 F Lincoln 1951, including 1951 graduates, must be unmarried and must never have been married. They will be judged on the basis of beauty, personality, and character. To insure impartial treatment, judges were chosen from out of town and include Milford Dahl, Santa Ana City councilman, Alen Blacklidge and Robert Machin, also of Santa Ana. Mr. Vetterli asked me if I'd like to go to Japan on a secret mission." Miwa said he accepted. "Mr. Vetterli told me to get a white panama hat and a cigar and stand in front of a statue of Saigo in Ueno Park in Tokyo," Miwa said. "I did so three times. No one showed up. My money was stolen. So Mrs. Miwa and I came back to the United States." Mrs. Dora Werner, 72, 423 N. Claudina st., Anaheim, is in Orange county hospital today, suffering from a paralytic stroke. She was found on the floor in her home last night by a neighbor, Mrs. Leila Campbell, 427 N. Claudina, who called police headquarters. Dr. Hans Tikker was summoned and shortly after Mrs. Werner was removed to the hospital. DERBY BOUND—Billy Stagner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Stagner, 328 S. Olive, is another of Anaheim record crop of Derbyists who will roll cars in the Los Angeles Soap Box Derby races next week at Arroyo Seco playground. Here he gets words of advice from sponsor, Tex Middleton, of Middleton Motors, 420 W. Center. (Gazette photo by Kreidt) Mrs. Agnes Susanka, Beach, is in St. Joseph Orange, with major injury received yesterday when she was riding wanna Rose Sullivan, Beach, collided with the Stephen Fossati, 30, of San The accident took place at man avenue and West southwest of Anaheim. Mrs. Catherine Leona 40, of 27142 E. Lincoln, has received minor injuries p.m.yesterday when her off the road, through a fence to a cow pasture, and over The accident took place on minister boulevard half east of Wright street. Joseph Catanich Named Publicity Chairman of Joseph G. Catanich, secretary of the Orange Federation of Community has been appointed charge of "A" board publc the Southern California ence of Community Ch Councils. "A" board publicity for community chests at of their annual drive f will include all city and areas from Santa Barbara Diego. Cooperating w chests in this project are pany service stations in whose places of business boards are located. Last year's publicity with this media include Ana and many other com throughout Orange coun ZETTE 1951 5c a Copy — 50c Per Month NUMBER 180 Progressing Military Formality' MUNSAN, Korea (P)—Cease-fire talks are progressing in "cold military formality" with every reason to be optimistic, a United Nations briefing officer said tonight. "The talks now are on the tracks," said the spokesman, Col. George Ruhlen of Las Cruces, N. M. "An armistice is much nearer tonight than it was 24 hours ago." U.S. Sabre Jets Dogfight Mig-15's In Korean Skies Headquarters, Fifth Air Force, Korea (P)—U.S. Sabre jets today shot down three MIG-15 jets and damaged another in a spectacular 20-minute air battle over northwest-California weather. An official communique was less enthusiastic, but hopeful. It said "a better understanding between negotiating parties" developed yesterday. It credited a change of attitude by the five communist generals. The communique said the red negotiators showed "less stiffness and less formality." Neither the communique nor the briefing officer mentioned three communist demands reported by red radios. U.S. Sabre Jets Dogfight Mig-15's In Korean Skies Headquarters, Fifth Air Force, Korea (P)—U.S. Sabre jets today shot down three MIG-15 jets and damaged another in a spectacular 20-minute air battle over northwestern Korea. Thirty-four Allied planes tangled with an estimated 30 MIGs in dramatic dogfights south of Sinuiju. The aerial battle ranged from 33,000 feet down to 3000. It started when the Sabre jets went to the Yalu river border area to fly top cover for 21 F-80 Shooting Star jets which attacked an ammunition factory south of the river. Capt. Milton Nelson of Tarrant, Ala., sent a MIG spinning down in flames and brought his score of the Russia made-planes destroyed to four, tops for Allied pilots now in Korea. On the ground, U.S. Eighth Army reported patrol contact and artillery fire from the Munsan area near the United Nations "peace camp," base for Allied cease-fire negotiators. The Eighth Army communique said "light to moderate contact continued along the Korean front as Eighth Army forces continued their aggressive patrolling." The largest patrol action was northwest of Kansong on the east coast of North Korea. An estimated two red companies were engaged in the pre-dawn darkness. A light communist probing attack was repulsed northwest of Yanggu on the east-central front. West of Yonchon, on the western front, the Allies called down an artillery barrage on an undetermined number of enemy. No enemy ground fire was reported. The planes dropped about 130 tons of bombs. It said "a better understanding between negotiating parties" developed yesterday. It credited a change of attitude by the five communist generals. The communique said the red negotiators showed "less stiffness and less formality." Neither the communique nor the briefing officer mentioned three communist demands reported by red radios. But Allied delegates, returning Wednesday afternoon from the second day of talks in Kaesong, made it clear they wouldn't talk about one of the three points—a demand that foreign troops get out of Korea immediately. Read Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, a member of the five man U.N. team, said it was a political question. Allied negotiators would discuss political issues. The briefing officer said negotiators "may not get down to brass tacks" in Thursday sessions. They still are discussing what items are to go on the agenda and in what order they will be taken up. Conferences are operating without a chairman. Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy leads Allied discussions as U.N. spokesman. North Korean Gen. Nam II, chief communist delegate, is the "dominant force on their side." Ruhlen described him as "dynamic and a man with a strong character." He said neither dominates the sessions—held around a long table in a room decorated only by the U.N. banner and a North Korean flag. Improvement in the atmosphere of negotiations was reflected in a communique announcement that 20 Allied news representatives would be authorized to go to Kaesong for Thursday's negotiations. Previously they had been banned on communist insistence. Five Allied photographers went to the red-guarded city Wednesday after the U.N. delegation had left. They traveled along roads guarded (Continued on Page 5) Psychiatrist Labels McCracken Sexual Psychopath; Not Insane Henry Ford McCracken has a sexual psychopathic inferiority McCracken's background, as reported by the alienist, showed Mrs. Agnes Susanka, 51, Long Beach, is in St. Joseph hospital, Orange, with major injuries received yesterday when a car in which she was riding with Lawanna Rose Sullivan, 28, Long Beach, collided with the car of Stephen Fossati, 30, of Santa Ana. The accident took place at Chapman avenue and West street, southwest of Anaheim. Mrs. Catherine Leona Metzgar, 40, of 27142 E. Lincoln, Anaheim, received minor injuries at 5:25 p.m. yesterday when her car ran off the road, through a fence, into a cow pasture, and overturned. The accident took place on West-minister boulevard half a mile east of Wright street. Joseph Catanich Named Publicity Chairman of Chest Joseph G. Catanich, executive secretary of the Orange County Federation of Community Chests, has been appointed chairman in charge of "A" board publicity by the Southern California Conference of Community Chests and Councils. "A" board publicity coverage for community chests at the time of their annual drive for funds will include all city and county areas from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Cooperating with the chests in this project are oil company service stations in front of whose places of business the "A" boards are located. Last year's publicity coverage with this media included Santa Ana and many other communities throughout Orange county. Henry Ford McCracken has a sexual psychopathic inferiority complex, but is not a psychotic and has the mentality to determine right from wrong, according to the substance of a report filed with the court clerk today at the McCracken murder trial by Dr. M. W. Conway, Santa Ana psychiatrist. The report was filed in the midst of monotonous proceedings for the selection of a jury, which probably will be completed by tomorrow evening when court recesses for the weekend. First testimony in the case probably will not be heard before next Monday, it was believed. Defense Attorney George Chula, at noon today, had used 10 of the 20 peremptory challenges allowed to the defense. The prosecution had used four of its 20. At one point District Attorney James L. Davis accepted the jury as it stood at that time, but the defense promptly excused one juror and examination of the replacement continued. Dr. Conway, first of three court alienists appointed to examine McCracken who has pleaded insanity to a charge of kidnapping and murdering little Patty Hull, 10, of Buena Park last May 19, said his report was based on two examinations of the defendant. McCracken's background, as reported by the allenist, showed that he quitted the ninth grade in school at the age of 22, then took private lessons on the guitar and paid for his lessons with butter and eggs from his parents' farm. He was married twice, first at the age of 15 and again at the age of 29 in 1947, that marriage lasting three months. He is now 34 years old. He holds an honorable discharge from the army but has been arrested between 15 and 20 times on charges of molesting small girls, all since his army discharge in 1946. His gait, speech and handwriting are normal, and he is apparently of average intelligence, consistent with the degree of education and experience shown, Dr. Conway reported. When questioned regarding the afternoon and night of May 19, he recalled going to the Buena Park theater, where it is claimed he met Patricia Hull, but he said he did not recall sitting next to three little girls. He does recall borrowing the automobile of Lee Stradely in which the prosecution claims he took the girl's body to Live Oak canyon and buried it, but said he did not remember his movements while he had the car.