anaheim-gazette 1951-07-16

Exciting We just like to remind you from time to time that you are in for exciting reading when you follow "Washington Merry Go-Round," Page 4. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM Costliest Rolls East KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CA) passed its destructive peak and surged on eastward in MO. But this metropolitan area and central Kansas still waters. The twin furies of fire at Mo., and Kansas City, Kans., for the fifth consecutive day. Four industrial districts were under water. Transportation was crippled. The water supply was curtailed. A seven-block fire burned fiercely and destructively—just as it has since last Friday. In eastern and central Kansas, the swollen Kansas river and its tributaries receded generally, permitting some of the thousands of homeless to return to muk-caked areas. More than 75,000 persons in both states were driven from their homes. But many of the towns still lacked power and water facilities. ANAHEIM QUEEN CHOSEN YESTERDAY—Sharon Labourdette, 15, won the title of Miss Anaheim, 1951, yesterday as Dr. Warren Hollingsworth, president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce awarded her the trophy while six other envious contestants looked on. Last year's queen, Miss Helen Weir (right), was on hand to congratulate her successor. (Gazette photo by Robertson) Shirley Labourdette Crowned as Miss Anaheim of '51 at City Park Ceremony Anaheim's Beauty Queen of 1951 was crowned yesterday afternoon at the Greek Theatre in the City Park as Dr. Warren Hollingsworth president of Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce, presented Sharon Labourdette, 15, the trophy and a dozen roses. Seven girls competed for the coveted title and the chance to run in the finals for Orange County Fair Queen, won by Helen Weir of Anaheim last year. Miss Labourdette is a junior at Anaheim high school. She lives in the Los Alamitos district and was Queen of the Los Alamitos Fall Festival last September. At present she spends a good deal of her spare time in the dance studio where she is learning the graces of tripping the light fantastic. Eventually she wants to model on a full time basis. Miss Anaheim wore a strapless, coral red, Rose Marie Reid model bathing suit. She competed against contestants, Janice Pullman, Helen South, Shirley Snyder, Mar Elena Burns, Jo Ann Burdick and Jo Ann Faust. Three out-of-town judges made the final decision. 12 Persons Hurt In Auto Crashes A dozen persons were injured in Orange county traffic during the weekend, according to official reports today. Collision of cars driven by Lupe Placentia, 34, of Wilmington, and Ernest V. Allbee, 54, of Poway at Garden Grove blvd. and Hanson st. late Sunday resulted in minor injuries to Mary Placentia, 35, and Verna Marsh, 59, of Santa Ana. Injured in other Orange county accidents were the following: Manuel H. Velasquez, 21, of Orange; Richard B. Parker, 18, Camp Pendleton Marine; Frank L. Mash, 20, San Diego; Arthur M. Creek, 21, Camp Pendleton Marine; Stella Ramirez, 20, Los Angeles; and Jean M. Allen, 17, Long Beach. Four persons were injured in Santa Ana city traffic over the week-end, according to police reports. Two of them, Roana Black 19, 609½ N. Ross st., Santa Ana, and T. Sgt. Bruce Snyder, 26, El Toro Marine, collided with a sheriff's car, driven by Deputy Rudolph Carl Dittl Jr. 29, 8223 Grantville. Damage of Fire Set at $3000 Three-thousand dollars worth of damage of fire set at $3000. Damage of Fire Set at $3000 Three-thousand dollars worth of equipment and supplies was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. Anaheim fire department answered a call from Fay Betts, 13231 E. La Palma st. at about 4:21 p.m. A tool shed in which was stored radio equipment and tools had caught fire. By the time the Anaheim fire department and the Orange state division of Forestry had put the fire out, there were only charred remains left standing. Cause of fire was not determined. It was believed to have been started either by an incinerator standing close by or else by faulty wiring. LEGION TO INSTALL TONIGHT American Legion installation will be held tonight at 8 p.m. in the American Legion hall. Past commanders team from Garden Grove will install Phil Webb as the new commander, taking over duties vacated by Bud Johnson, present post commander. Installation will be open to the public. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 83. Low was 68 at 6 a.m. today. Four Cars Pile Up in Accident Anaheim's only injury-producing accident this week-end was a chain-reaction affair at Los Angeles st. and Broadway involving four cars. Jerome B. Weiner of La Habra pulled his car to a halt at the Broadway signal light as he was traveling north on Los Angeles st., and two other cars stopped behind him. Suddenly the whole line of cars was shaken up as a fourth, unidentified car, slammed into the rear of the third car, driven by George W. Bucknam of San Diego. Sherrill Ann Cluck, 2, who was riding with her mother, Mrs. Emma Pauline Cluck of Santa Ana, in the second car, sustained a bruised and cut forehead when her head hit the windshield at the impact. The unidentified fourth car pulled away from the scene of the accident before any identifying marks could be noticed. The fire has engulfed lumber-yards and the storage tanks of six oil companies. Intermittently firemen brought it under control only to have it flare up again. Violent explosions of fuel tanks and naphtha tanks forced many nearby residents, not in the flooded section, to flee their homes. Attempted Prison Break Put Down CANON CITY, Colo., (P)—Two prison guards were wounded today in an attempted break which was quickly put down in the Colorado state prison. Warden Roy Best said the break was engineered by five convicts, most of them serving long terms for murder, kidnapping and robbery. Guards armed with high-powered rifles and submachine guns cornered the five convicts in a cellhouse and flushed them out with tear gas. The convicts first tossed out their weapons—one .38 caliber automatic pistol and four knives—and then marched out with their hands upraised and tears streaming from their eyes. Prison officials at first believed the leader of the escape plot was Harold Hathaway, who has figured in other bloody riots at the penitentiary. However, Hathaway was one of 10 convicts held in solitary confinement in the isolation sector of the cellhouse. The five rioting convicts attempted to reach this section and free the men, but were thwarted by quick action of the prison officials and guards. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, JULY 16, 1951 Mostliest Flood Pollls Eastward KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—The nation's costliest flood has its destructive peak in the Kansas City area today emerged on eastward in Missouri. At this metropolitan area of 900,000 persons and east-central Kansas still reeled from the impact of high twin furies of fire and flood lashed at Kansas City, Kansas City, Kans., for a consecutive day. Industrial districts were water. Transportation was the water supply was. A seven-block fire burnt and destructively—just since last Friday. Eastern and central Kansas, Allen Kansas river and its rivers receded generally, per some of the thousands of to return to muk-caked than 75,000 persons in both were driven from their any of the towns still lack- Premier Calls for Martial Law After Iranian Rioting TEHRAN, Iran, (AP)—Premier Mohammed Mossadegh proclaimed martial law in Tehran today and ordered a big roundup of communists following rioting in which between four and 10 persons were killed and more than 150 injured. Police arrested more than 200 leftists following last night's rioting, which started with a commu- KANSAS CITY, Kans., July 16—DIKE FAILURE FLOODS MORE INDUSTRY—This aerial view shows a break in the Fairfax area TEHRAN, Iran. (A) — Premier Mohammed Mossadegh proclaimed martial law in Tehran today and ordered a big roundup of communists following rioting in which between four and 10 persons were killed and more than 150 injured. Police arrested more than 200 leftists following last night's rioting, which started with a communist demonstration protesting the arrival of President Truman's representative, W. Averell Harrieman, for talks with Mossadegh on the oil nationalization crisis. Reports varied on the number of casualties in last night's fighting between the reds and Mossadegh's national fronters. An official police communique said one policeman and three civilians were killed. Earlier, however, the government radio reported two policemen killed, and a high police source said 14 civilians were dead. Several bodies of members of the underground communist Tudeh party were reported carried away from the riot scene last night for communist-style "martyr funerals." The police communique said 59 policemen were injured seriously enough to be hospitalized, while 153 others suffered less serious hurts. It said six civilians were critically injured, 55 others hospitalized and "many others" released after treatment for minor injuries. The police announced 62 of their men had been wounded. A police source estimated 96 civilians also had been wounded. Harriman today laid a wreath on the tomb of the present Shah's father, the late Shah Reza Pahlevi, then went to the premier's home for the first meeting with Mossadegh. The U. S. envoy missed last night's violence. He and his wife were staying at a palace 12 miles up in the mountains. The riot in Parliament Square at dusk last night, which was (Continued on Page 5) KANSAS CITY, Kans., July 16—DIKE FAILURE FLOODS MORE INDUSTRY—This aerial view shows a break in the Fairfax area dyke (right, center), which extends along the Missouri river (right), at junction with the Kaw river (bottom), on the Kansas side of the river. The break flooded many industrial plants including the Phillips Petroleum plant (top). Today, flood waters on both sides of the river are slowly receding—(Associated Press Wirephoto) Net of Evidence Against McCracken Tightens as Murder Trial Continues Trial of Henry Ford McCracken resumed today in Judge Robert Gardner's court and the prosecution today produced testimony not only definitively placing McCracken in the Buena Park theater last May 19 when he is alleged to have lured little Patty Hull, 10, to her death, but also testimony that the child had a "frantic" look on her face when she was led from the theater by a man identified as McCracken. The prosecution charges that McCracken took the child to his motel cabin near the theater and there murdered her, then violated her dead body, afterwards burying her in Live Oak canyon. Mrs. Bessie Barnes, operator of a confectionery at the Valuski Theater in Buena Park, testified that McCracken purchased ice cream from her there at 2:20 p.m., May 19. The prosecution suggests this may have been the lure he may have used in approaching the girl at the matinee that afternoon. Ernma Shaw, 10-year-old Buena Park girl who went to the show with Patty and left when a man she identified as McCracken tickled her leg, is the other witness to (Continued on Page 5) King Leopold III Of Belgium Steps Down from Throne BRUSSELS, Belgium (P)—King Leopold III of Belgium surrendered today the throne he held for 17 unhappy years, and urged his people to rally around his elder son, who now becomes king Baudouin I. Leopold's solemn words of counsel to his son, delivered before an assemblage of 200 Belgian government leaders; had overtones of sorrow. After years of tragedy and bitterness, Leopold, now putting aside his crown, begged the Belgians to support his young son loyally and unselfishly. Baudouin, 20, takes the royal oath tomorrow before parliament. In the intervening 24 hours, the cabinet holds the royal power. Leopold signed the abdication document in the ballroom of the Brussels royal palace, in a ceremony kept simple to the point of austerity by the King's own wish. Prince Baudouin counter-signed the document as chief of state. The ceremony was in marked contrast to the entry of Leopold into Brussels 17 years ago, when The U. S. envoy missed last night's violence. He and his wife were staying at a palace 12 miles up in the mountains. The riot in Parliament Square at dusk last night, which was (Continued on Page 5) Ermma Shaw, 10-year-old Buena Park girl who went to the show with Patty and left when a man she identified as McCracken tickled her leg, is the other witness to (Continued on Page 5) Leopold signed the abdication document in the ballroom of the Brussels royal palace, in a ceremony kept simple to the point of austerity by the King's own wish. Prince Baudouin counter-signed the document as chief of state. The ceremony was in marked contrast to the entry of Leopold into Brussels 17 years ago, when he rode on horseback, amid much pomp and splendor, to take up the kingly duties. He came to the throne upon the death of his father, King Albert, in an accident. Tragedy followed him. After he became king, his wife died in an automobile accident. Leopold, now 49, was a minor player in a world drama which was beginning just as he assumed the throne. The Nazis had come to power in Germany, and the way was being paved for a war which was to bloody Belgium's soil for the second time in a generation. Leopold surrendered to the invading Germans despite the opposition of his government, and he was widely assailed as pro-German. During his long exile there was many a move to de-throne him. National BOSTON (P)—A 12-hit barrage that included home runs by Sam Jethroe, Earl Torgeson and Sid Gordon enabled the Boston Braves to defeat the Chicago Cubs, 9-4, today in the "rubber" of their three-game series. Friendlier Reds Resuming Talks MUNSAN, Korea (P)—United Nations negotiators reported they made "some progress" today in Korean war cease-fire talks held in a friendly atmosphere with communist delegates. It was the first formal announcement of progress. Negotiators are still working on the agenda. It may be "24 hours or 24 days" before the agenda is completed and actual negotiations on armistice terms get underway, a spokesman said. Two 55-minute sessions were held Monday in neutralized Kaesong. The next meeting was scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday (6 p.m. Monday PDT). There wasn't an armed communist visible within half a mile of the house where talks were held. "It is much better now that we are not surrounded by guards," said Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief U. N. delegate. "The communists have fulfilled their agreement with respect to..." On Korea Front U.S. Eighth Army Headquarters, Korea (AP)—Allied officers said today the reds are prepared to launch a massive attack if cease-fire negotiations break down. A pooled dispatch from the Advance Base at Munsan quoted the unidentified officers are saying the reds could throw 72 divisions at the Allies. A red division is usually figured at 9000 to 10,000 men. They said the reds could sustain such an attack five to seven days. Eighth Army plans in case the cease-fire talks fail are of course secret. But officers have noted signs of a Chinese-North Korean buildup. They assert the United Nations troops are ready for whatever the reds try. There has been little ground action since the cease-fire talks started. Both sides have had time to rest and rebuild. The Allied air effort has been slowed only by the weather. U.N. warplanes have pounded incense (Continued on Page 5) Liquor Store Robbed Again Management of Sally's liquor store, First and Parton streets, Santa Ana, place no trust in the old adage that lightning never strikes in the same place twice. It struck there last night in the form of a strong-arm robbery, which netted $59.52 from the cash register. Two youths, the older a big, blond six-footer about 20 years of age, dressed in sports clothes, and the other a smaller Mexican youth, about 18, confronted the store clerk, Henry McKague, with a blue-steel .45 calibre revolver, Frontier model, and remarked: "You know what this is. Get your hands up." After cleaning out the cash register, the two young bandits walked away from the store. No sign of a waiting car was seen. The hold-up resembled another committed at the same store July 1 when two youths entered the store and held up the owner, Charles Rees, with a gun, taking $100. There wasn't an armed communist visible within half a mile of the house where talks were held. "It is much better now that we are not surrounded by guards," said Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, chief U. N. delegate. "The communists have fulfilled their agreement with respect to the neutrality of the conference site," a U. N. communique said, "in that no armed personnel was observed." Armed red military police were in the war-battered city. They were there by agreement reached Sunday. Some smiled at the second group of 20 U. N. newsmen to go into the city. Others scowled. The negotiations themselves were conducted in a formal atmosphere across a green-topped table in a secluded conference room. But it was not a formality that would prevent an agreement," said Lt. Col. Howard S. Levie of New York, a U. N. staff officer who was present. Everyone was more friendly than ever before. The two Chinese generals on the five-man red delegation especially seemed to be in good spirits at the afternoon session. "The Chinese smiled when they came back into the conference room," Levie said. "They hodded to General Craigie," Maj. Gen. L. C. Craigie, one of the five U. N. delegates. "Maybe," the spokesman suggested, "the communists have learned we are not the man eaters they were led to believe from their propagandists." Newsmen on the spot said both sides appeared to be in harmony at the end of Monday's session. Tuesday's meeting was scheduled for 11 a.m.-one hour later than usual-at the request of the communists. No reason was given for the change in time. Joy took the entire 55 minute Monday morning session to present further arguments in favor of the agenda proposed by the Allied delegation. They took a two-hour recess at the reds' request. Then in the afternoon, cigarette-making Gen. Norman Bardwell Santa Ana Officers Suspended in Fight Suspension of two Santa Ana traffic officers who engaged in fisticuffs Saturday afternoon at police headquarters was announced today by Chief B. A. Hershey of Santa Ana. Hershey gave a two-day layoff without pay to George Boyd, former chief of the department, and his fellow officer, George Cox. In an official report to the Civil Service commission, Chief Hershey said the clash resulted from an accumulation of antagonism which ended in a one-blow encounter which broke Boyd's dentures and cut his lip. "Since the altercation was in the desk sergeant's office and other personnel were in the office, I suspended both men Saturday and Sunday without pay," the report said. There were no other witnesses. Ex-chief Boyd, who attempted a come-back but was defeated by Hershey in the last city election several months ago has been a member of the department since 1931. Cox commenced his service in 1946. Father of Anaheim Man Laid to Rest Charles Edmund Morefield, 79, of Newport Beach, father of John H. Morefield of Anaheim, was laid to rest in Fairhaven cemetery. Santa Ana, today, following funeral services at 11 a.m. in tho H. R. Brown chapel, Santa Ana. Mr. Morefield, born in Clay City, Ill., had lived in Orange county 20 years. He was a retired farmer. Besides his son, he leaves five grandsons and a granddaughter, including James H. and John E. Morefield, of Anaheim; George A. and Charles L. Morefield of Santa Ana; Cpl. Howard R. Morefield of the Air Force at Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Ruby Neal of Fullerton.