anaheim-gazette 1951-08-28

Corruption O.K... We've got some in government. Now what about it? Waldo Hunter, the Gazette's ace columnist, does some sober, reflective thinking about "it" on Page 4 today. Don't miss it. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM Anaheim Charged with Hitler Tactics By Owner of Slum-Type Houses By LEONARD KREIDT William Shubin of Los Angeles this week-end labeled moves by Anaheim, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and the Anaheim Realty Board to halt further development of the slum area on Raymond st., between Burton and North sts., as "Hitler tactics." Shubin is the owner of land on which four obsolete, trashy houses have been dumped after their removal from the Santa Ana Freeway right-of-way in Los Angeles. He said, in a release to a Santa Ana publication this week, that he is within his rights under the county zoning ordinance in placing the houses on the property and that he is remodeling them into income residences "better than the code calls for." In spite of the fact that the area concerned lies directly in the path of Anaheim's expected industrial expansion and that the land is some of the finest potential industrial property sur- No End to Copper Strike in Sight Say Union-Heads DENVER (AP)—Union leaders said flatly today there would be no break in the nationwide strike in the strategic minerals industry before a Washington meeting tomorrow. A spokesman for the International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers union (Ind) said no formal answer would be made to a back-to-work request from the Wage Stabilization board to halt the strike of 58,000 producers of copper, lead, zinc and silver. "We think our attendance at the board meeting in Washington tomorrow will be sufficient answer," said the union spokesman. Atwood Man Gives Anaheim Police A Busy Morning Adolfo J. Velasquez, 23, wood, has had a busy 24 hours and so have local police. At 1:08 a.m. this morning flicer Rogers of the Anaheim lice force, stopped Velasquez and found he was driving without operator's license. He was given a citation. A half hour later Officers Tior and McKenzie chased Velasquez all over town and finally him, but in the process Velasquez lost a fender skirt which the officers brought back to the station and tagged. At 10:53 this morning Velasquez made a voluntary contact with Anaheim police force when came in to recover the fender admitted to Lieutenant Sherrill that he had turned his car off while speeding down Raymond in county territory. To top all the rest off, the man had been drinking. McCracken Lawyer Continue Grilling he is within his rights under the county zoning ordinance in placing the houses on the property and that he is remodeling them into income residences "better than the code calls for." In spite of the fact that the area concerned lies directly in the path of Anaheim's expected industrial expansion and that the land is some of the finest potential industrial property surrounding the city, Shubin declared that Anaheim has no right to interfere in the use he makes of his property since it is outside the City limits. However, he made no remarks about the concern neighboring property owners may feel about the "slum" development, which is certain to depreciate the value of their land. Anaheim, the Chamber of Commerce and the Realty board have signified their intention of bringing pressure to bear on the Orange county planning commission to have zoning of the ordinance changed from R-4, which permits such use of the property as long as the buildings are 200 feet back from the center line of the road on which it fronts, to R-1, which would control such use in the future, thus slowing further "slum" development and protecting the values of neighboring properties. A letter from Raymond R. Reed, assistant secretary of Orange county planning commission, which will be read Anaheim City Council tonight, indicated that a change of zone from R-4 to R-1 would not completely remove the danger to Anaheim or the surrounding land. It would take about four months, he said, to effect the change in classification, during which time Shubin could move in many more houses of the same type under the same conditions. After the change was made, of course, the existing structures on the land would be beyond control of the new classification. Even the change of classification, if effected now, would not prohibit the dumping of the derelicts in the area, according to City Clerk Charles Griffith, but it would limit the use of each parcel to one housing unit, which would make the land more suitable for development. A spokesman for the International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workcrs union (Ind) said no formal answer would be made to a back-to-work request from the Wage Stabilization board to halt the strike of 58,000 producers of copper, lead, zinc and silver. "We think our attendance at the board meeting in Washington tomorrow will be sufficient answer," said the union spokesman. The telegraphed request was received by the union at 9:30 a.m. (PDT). He added that union representatives, vice presidents, attorneys, researchers and "a committee of rank and file strikers, mostly from the east coast." Earlier, union president, John Clark, said the strike is going to continue "unless or until" the government presses the industry to accepted the settlement offer proposed by government mediator Cyrus Ching in the Kennecott copper dispute. That offer calls for a package increase of approximately 21 cents per hour. Union representatives said this offer was acceptable, but it was rejected by a mediator for Kennecott. Quiet picketing was reported at strike-bound plants and mines across the country. Blaze Menacing Resorts May Be Under Control NEWHALL (P)—The fire which has scorched nearly 10,000 acres of brush and light timber in San Francisquito canyon should be controlled today, U.S. forestry officials say. Fire-fighters have controlled all fronts of the blaze except a hot spot which stretched more than a mile in Elizabeth canyon, about a mile south of Lake Hughes. Weather aided the weary fire crews. High winds died down and humidity rose to 38. For a time the flames menaced resort areas at Lake Hughes, Munz lake and Elizabeth lake. But backfiring and wind changes saved the resorts. Now in his third day on witness stand, Captain Thor R. McGaff of the sheriff's identification bureau, still was unaware dragging cross-examination attorneys for Henry Ford Cracken, charged with the alleged murder of 10-year-old Patty H. At noon recess there was indication that the defense nearing the end of questioning that began Monday forenoon. Meanwhile the prosecution showing some concern at the ported disappearance of evidence it was said cockroaches were vowing bloodstains on the kitchen table from McCracken's mansion in Buena Park, which provided part in the McCracken has testified that child was killed last May 19th an accidental fall from this tilt which was splattered with blood. Defense counsel George Clyde today drew a rebuke from court for repeating one question four times, after McGaff had answered it. The question whether McGaff had examined the undergarments he and assistant, Jack Cadman, had moved from Patty's body at county hospital morgue after had been found in a Live canyon grave. Three times McGaff answered that he had not examined that he had wrapped them up turned them over to Re Greene, state criminologist for Sacramento, who took over testing of the evidence in case after Cadman, the sheer chemist, was halted by illness. When Chula asked the question a fourth time, Ju Robert Gardner said, "You as man had been drinking." After the change was made, of course, the existing structures on the land would be beyond control of the new classification. Even the change of classification, if effected now, would not prohibit the dumping of the derelicts in the area, according to City Clerk Charles Griffith, but it would limit the use of each parcel to one housing unit, which would make the use of the land extremely expensive. Shubin says he owns 40 rental units in Los Angeles and that he plans to make rental units of the dumped houses for use of workers in Anaheim industrial plants. He said the houses would be moved out again to make way for industrial expansion if necessary. The outsides of the structures are in bad shape, Shubin admitted, but he claimed he is remodeling the insides into modern units and will go to work on the exterior shortly. Police Write Off Building and Loan 'Burglary' Case E. E. Smith of the allegedly burglarized Anaheim Building and Loan Ass'n, made a report to the police station today that he had checked with the janitor of their building and found he had evidently left the door open after opening the office at an unaccustomed hour. The marks on the door had probably been left when moving heavy articles through the door. The glass pane on the skylight had probably been left off the last time it had been worked on. Early Registration | Urged by City Clerk "Now is the time to register for coming elections without being involved in the usual last-minute rush." City Clerk Charles Griffith announced this morning. Griffith's reminder was directed particularly at new residents in the community and those who have not lived in their particular precincts for at least 54 days. Citizens qualify for voting when they have reached the age of 21, have resided in California one year, in the county 90 days and in the precinct 54 days. The City Clerk's office is open daily except Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m., to 5 p.m., for registration. TEMPERATURES Temperature in Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 71. High for previous 24 hours was 90 at 3 p.m. yesterday. Low was 65 at 6 a.m. ANAHEIM GAZETE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1951 New Series of Atomic Blasts Set in Nevada WASHINGTON (UP) — A new series of atomic tests will get underway soon in Nevada, and the resultant radiation may be detected in other parts of the country. The atomic energy commission in announcing this today emphasized, however, that the radiation will be only slightly above normal and far below amounts that could be harmful to human, animal or crop life. The new tests will be carried out with the usual secrecy precautions, but the commission said it hopes to stage a later test in Nevada to be viewed by press, radio and other reporters as well as by representatives of civil defense agencies. The announcement did not give any dates. It said simply that AEC has "authorized a program of experimental detonations of both ordin- Cracken Lawyers Continue Grilling Capt. McGaff Now in his third day on the press stand, Captain Thomas McGaff of the sheriff's identification bureau, still was under rugging cross-examination byneys for Henry Ford McKen, charged with the alleged order of 10-year-old Patty Hull. No noon recess there was no question that the defense was going the end of questioning began Monday forenoon. Meanwhile the prosecution was filing some concern at the red disappearance of evidence said cockroaches were deeling bloodstains on the kitchen from McCracken's motel in Buena Park, which plays important part in the trial. McCracken has testified that the was killed last May 19, in accidental fall from this table he was splattered with her offense counsel George Chula drew a rebuke from the for repeating one question times, after McGaff had answered it. The question was either McGaff had examined undergarments he and his assistant, Jack Cadman, had read from Patty's body at the city hospital morgue after she been found in a Live Oak on grave. Three times McGaff answered she had not examined them; she had wrapped them up and added them over to Roger Stone, state criminologist fromamento, who took over the long of the evidence in the after Cadman, the sheriff'sist, was halted by illness. Chen Chula asked the same question a fourth time, Judge Bart Gardner said, "You asked The new tests will be carried out with the usual secrecy precautions, but the commission said it hopes to stage a later test in Nevada to be viewed by press, radio and other reporters as well as by representatives of civil defense agencies. The announcement did not give any dates. It said simply that AEC has "authorized a program of experimental detonations of both ordinary high explosives and nuclear explosives to begin in the near future." Five test blasts were touched off at the Nevada proving ground near Las Vegas last January and February. These were followed by large-scale tests—including some connected with hydrogen bomb development—at the government's Eniwetok installation in the Pacific and more recently by a series of "blast wave" experiments in Nevada. There has been speculation that some of the first Nevada tests dealt with atomic artillery shells and other weapons less devastating than full-scale A-bombs. Recreation Plan Agreement Heads Council Agenda Anaheim city council meets tonight in the council chamber of City Hall at 8 p.m. Among matters to be considered will be an agreement between the City of Anaheim, Anaheim Union High School district and the Elementary School district providing for cooperative operation of recreational activities during the coming year. The agreement, as drawn up, provides that Anaheim Recreation department will pay $14,600 toward recreational salaries and maintenance; AUHS district will pay $4,482.02 and the elementary school district will contribute $3000. Recreational facilities of the three parties to the agreement, with the exception of the city plunge, will be pooled for common use under the recreational program. WARREN VISITS OCCUPATION TROOPS—Gov. Earl Warren, 40th Infantry Division during his visit to Japan. Top photo slays G. Heiss (left), after arrival at Oppama Ordnance Shop: Loveland H. Hudelson, commanding general of the 40th Division, leaving Press Wirephoto) Anaheim Quints And Hop-a-Long Doing Nicely ... Quintuplets have been born in Anaheim. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jensen, 1916 E. Sycamore, Anaheim, today announced the arrival of Scattered Shower Splash California LOS ANGELES UP — Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers range reported today all aucemarkets California oranges higher large sizes; easier sizes. LIST (First Grade)— 6.79; 150s 6.80; 176s 6.70; 6.50; 220s 5.89; 252s 5.55; 5.64. ICE (Second Grade)— 5.52; 176s 5.66; 200s 5.46; 5.16; 252s 4.81; 288s 4.96. Civic, Educational Leaders to Meet To Launch Optimist Safety Campaign With leading civic and educationl leaders as guests, Anaheim Optimist club today announced a kickoff meeting of their "Your Brake—Their Break" highway safety campaign to be held at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at Mother's Kitchen. Invited guests, according to President Harwood Larson, include Mayor Charles Pearson, Police Chief Mark Stephenson, City Engineer George Holyoke, AUHS Superintendent Paul Demaree, Elementary superintendent Paul Cook, Business Manager Mel Gauer, P-TA president Mrs. John Daniels, member of the city council, Speaker of the evening will be Donald Krag, Alhambra Optimist lawyer, who originated the preschool driver safety campaign in his city two years ago. Local Optimist clubmen spearheading the movement are Dr. B. D. Roberts, chairman of the club school safety campaign, and Sven Harborg, in charge of safety crosswalk painting. The project was launched earlier this week in conjunction with a similar safety campaign of the Fullerton Optimist club. Gov. Warren H. Gen. Ridgway Scattered Showers Splash California LOS ANGELES (P) — rains began falling in Anaheim and most of Southern California today. The weather bureau said was raining everywhere of a line from Santa Clara through Beaumont Pass and into Arizona. San Bernardino reported of an inch, Lake Arrowhead Big Bear .03 and Crestline Blythe had .03, Thermal Oceanside .02. The weatherman said p cloudy skies would come through tonight and tomorrow Thundershowers in mount and interior regions are expected to range from moderate heavy. The weather bureau, mean ordered southeast storm war for 2 p.m., today from San Diego to Fermin. Southeast of 30 to 40 miles an hour expected; with stronger shifting to northwest by row noon. A storm hovering off the Mexican coast for five day one time of hurricane pro tions, is moving northward 10 miles an hour and is expected to cross the coast between Diego and Ensenada early morrow. WEATHER S. Calif.—Occasional rain south and east portion spreading to northwest. Occasional rain Wednesday. Cooler mountains and coastal areas. AND Claims Commies Did own of Neutral Area: Ridgway to Brisk Red Note Expected TOKYO (AP)—The United Nations command charged today that the communists sent one of their own planes through the motions of bombing Knesong last Wednesday and then blamed the Allies for the attack. The charge was contained in a bulletin released by the public information office at Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's headquarters as the U.N. commander studied a communist note that could shatter hopes of truce in Korea. "There is as yet no indication as to the nature of the reply General Ridgway will make to the latest communist letter," the public information office said. The charge was contained in a bulletin released by the public information office at Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway's headquarters as the U.N. commander studied a communist note that could shatter hopes of truce in Korea. "There is as yet no indication as to the nature of the reply General Ridgway will make to the latest communist letter," the public information office said. The reds offered to resume truce talks—which they broke off last Thursday—on certain conditions. Primarily, they want Ridgway to say a U.N. plane bombed the Kaesong neutral area Wednesday. He has already said no U.N. plane was even in the area. He told the communists they manufactured the incident. Less than 24 hours after the reds rejected this, Ridgway's public information office restated the same position in detail. It said no U.N. planes were in the area at the time of the attack but that an unidentified plane was. It added: "It is beyond doubt that this was a communist aircraft." "All evidence established the clear conclusion that on the night of Aug. 22 the communists perpetrated a deliberate fraud." The release said there were no bomb craters, no bomb fragments, "no evidence on the ground of a United Nations command air attack." "There is every indication," the release said, that red truce "personnel at Kaesong were accessories to a deliberate fraud. Using their military control of the conference site as a cloak of deceit, communist personnel perpetrated a sham of unprecedented proportions. "Creating an elaborately staged and quite obviously premeditated scene, they sought to fix upon the United Nations command a false charge of air attacks on the conference site." The reds asked Ridgway to make a new investigation of their evidence of the asserted bombing. To this, the public information office commented the reds have had time to prepare "more convincing evidence of a bombing." "The original evidence was so transparent as to immediately in- Gov. Warren Holds Conference with Gen. Ridgway in Tokyo During Trip Scattered Showers Splash California LOS ANGELES (AP) — Light rains began falling in Anaheim and most of Southern California today. The weather bureau said it was raining everywhere south of a line from Santa Ana through Beaumont Pass and on to Arizona. San Bernardino reported .02 an inch, Lake Arrowhead .05, Big Bear .03 and Crestline .01. Blythe had .03, Thermal .02, oceanside .02. The weatherman said partly cloudy skies would continue through tonight and tomorrow. Hundershowers in mountain and interior regions are expected to range from moderate to heavy. The weather bureau, meantime, ordered southeast storm warnings 2 p.m., today from San Diego Pt. Fermin. Southeast winds 30 to 40 miles an hour are expected, with stronger gusts lifting to northwest by tomorrow noon. A storm hovering off the west Mexican coast for five days, at time of hurricane proporns, is moving northward about miles an hour and is expected across the coast between San Diego and Ensenada early tomorrow. TOKYO (AP)—California's Governor Earl Warren left by plane today for Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, after a conference with Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Allied supreme commander. Warren called on Ridgway at the general's Dai Ichi building headquarters. The visit lasted 15 minutes. Ridgway had met the governor before when Warren arrived in Tokyo from the States last Tuesday. The governor attended a noon luncheon in Tokyo given by the American-Japanese society today in honor of Japanese delegates to the San Francisco peace conference opening next week. From Wednesday through yesterday, Warren visited various units of the 40th U.S. Infantry Division from north of Sendai down to the slopes of Mount Fuji. The 40th is California's former National Guard outfit. The governor will spend tonight in Kyoto and will fly tomorrow to Hiroshima, the first city to be hit by an atom bomb. He will meet Hiroshima's mayor. Tomorrow afternoon he will fly to Osaka, remaining there until 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 30, when he will leave for Tokyo. That night, at 7 p.m., Warren is due to attend a cocktail party at Tokyo's Imperial hotel. Friday, Aug. 31, at 10 a.m., Warren will meet with members of the Japanese diet (legislature). Boost in Freight Rates Going Into Effect Today WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher freight rates—averaging 6.6 per cent for the country as a whole—went into effect today for most commodities handled by railroads. The new boost, the ninth since World War II, took effect at midnight local time throughout the nation after a 15-day public notice authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). The commission rejected plans for a new general 15 per cent boost in rates. Instead, it gave the rail lines permission to go ahead with a 9 per cent boost in the east and 6 per cent elsewhere. Counting dollars-and-cents hold-downs on about a dozen commodities moving in heavy volume, the hike works out to about 6.6 per cent for the whole country.