anaheim-gazette 1951-09-13

Traffic Safety Parents and Children alike have responded to the Optimist traffic safety campaign. See story and pictures on Pages 1 and 5 of today’s Gazette. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEI Going Up . . . Anaheim Industry Builds SKY WRITING—Arched supports for the roof of the new Daystrom Furniture Corp. plant at South St., and the Santa Fe tracks trace an intricate geometric pattern against the sky. Arches cover the three 85-foot bays of the 100,000 square foot building which will be ready for occupancy sometime this fall. (Gazette photo by Kreidt.) INSTRUMENT PLANT—Artists drawing shows the new Northrop plant on Orangethorpe which is now unfinished for tanks will be produced at the 500x500 ft. plant which is located on a 34 acre site. Full open Northrop officials say employment will be provided for upwards of 2500 persons when the big plant gets Gun Clubs Asked To Cut Water Use Use of water by gun clubs in Orange county, steadily diminishing for several years, will be further reduced this year, with prospect that only three clubs will be operating, it was shown at yesterday's meeting of Orange County Water district directors. It was decided to request these three clubs to co-operate in the present critical water shortage by cancelling operations this fall. But if the gun clubs request the water, the water district must McCracken Court Reporter Hurt As Car Overturns Georgia Cash Johnston, blonde court reporter at the McCracken trial, received painful bruises when her car overturned on Westminster blvd. near Seal Beach last night. The accident occurred when she came over a rise in the highway to find an automobile parked in the traffic lane ahead of her. Her car overturned when she braked sharply to avoid the crash. She was back on duty in court this morning. Northrop Aircraft One-Fourth of Plan Northrop Aircraft, Inc., hopes to open one-fourth of its 250,000 square foot Anaheim plant at 500 E. Orangethorpe ave. for manufacturing operations by Nov. 1, it was learned today by E. W. Moeller, manager of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. Opening of this section of the new plant means that about 150 families will be moving into Anaheim between Oct. 15 and Nov. 1, Moeller said, and they will require housing. LEGION ELECTS HOME SAN DIEGO (P) — California American Legionnaires today elected John D. Home, Hollywood attorney, their new state commander. He received 2173 votes on the third ballot, to 1578 for L. Burr Belden, San Bernardina newspaper man. The deciding ballot came after Norman M. "Pat" Lyon, Los Angeles real estate broker, withdrew. He had received 872 votes in the second ballot, Belden 1223, and Home 1657. NEW YORK (P)—The New York Yankee's pendant hopes received another rude jolt today as the second-division Detroit Tigers shellacked them, 9-2, to drop the defending champions a game and a half behind the American league-leading Cleveland Indians. The Tribe was slated to face the Senators in Washington tonight. Hit-Run Hearing Slated Tomorrow Preliminary hearing for Evert M. Gray, charged with felony hit-run and manslaughter, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Anaheim city court. Gray has admitted to Anaheim Police Chief Mark Stephenson the Sunday night death of Mrs. Florence Browne who was struck down at the intersection of Citron and W. Center sts. NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1951 Builds Florida Mutual Dickers for Snow Crop Plant Special to the Gazette The Florida Citrus Exchange is negotiating for the purchase of all the concentrate and other processing facilities of the Snow Crop division of Clinton Foods, Inc., deal which will, if completed, involve "several million dollars" it was announced today by John T. Lesley, general manager of the exchange. Lesley's statement came as an official confirmation of reports which have been circulating throughout the industry for several weeks. Making it plain that the negotiations are not completed and that several major details remain to be ironed out. The exchange official said that it would be an outright purchase of the Snow Crop facilities, and not a "merger" or "partnership" deal as reported in some quarters. Allies Bayonet Re UN Registers Gains Up to Three Miles U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS (UP) — Allied troops welding bayonets and flamethrowers Wednesday captured six strategic peaks in bitter fighting on the mountainous eastern Korea front. The sharp local clashes raged along a 50-mile line from the Kumson area to the vicinity of Kansong on the Sea of Japan, about 25 miles north of Parallel 38. The fighting pushed Allied positions forward as much as three and one-half miles in some sectors. Die-hard reds fought from stone bunkers that usually had but one opening—the firing port facing the oncoming Allies. The fighting was a continuation Corp. plant at South Ky. Arches cover the occupancy sometime which have been circulating throughout the industry for several weeks. Making it plain that the negotiations are not completed and that several major details remain to be ironed out. The exchange official said that it would be an outright purchase of the Snow Crop facilities, and not a "merger" or "partnership" deal as reported in some quarters. "I am not at liberty to discuss the current stage of the negotiations. But I can say that both exchange and Snow Crop officials have been meeting almost daily for some little time to bring all the loose ends together," Lesley de- (Continued on Page 5) 100 PER CENTERS—Mrs. Marteacher, was the first class in Safety Pledges in the Optimist for their achievement.—(Gazette) Sanitation Men Implement Office Of Ribal Half a score of resolutions were passed by directors of the JoinCounty Sanitation Districts last night, mostly to implement the recent appointment of Raymond L. Ribal as chief engineer and general manager, in order to facilitate his administration of the office. Other resolutions provided K-termination of the preceding administration of Sept. 30, services of Nelson M. Launer as administrative officer and Nat. H. Neff as engineer to be ended on that date. Other resolutions appointed Dan Boom, professional diver, to supervise the ocean exploration work preparatory to constructing the 7000 foot ocean outfall. Several resolutions covered designation of Ribal as purchasing agent, with authority to make purchases up to $1000, named him as fiscal agent and sponsors agent to negotiate with state and federal governments for financial assistance in sanitation projects, and also created staff positions under Ribal, which will be filled if and when needed. Patty's Companion Ermma Jean Shaw, pretty ten-year-old Buena Park girl who was with Patty Hull in the Valuskis theater at Buena Park last May 19, testified today that Henry Ford McCracken was the man Drop Aircraft Hopes to Have Fourth of Plant Ready Nov. 1 Drop Aircraft, Inc., hopes site Aug. 3 following ground-breaking ceremonies. An unofficial bet was rumored to have been made that the plant would be complete within 100 days of the ground-breaking. Compliance Easier For Small Business Says OPS Official Compliance Easier For Small Business Says OPS Official Small business operators will get a break under a new price control program especially geared to them. Deputy Regional OPS Director Earl I. Cloud announced today. Simpler pricing methods and easier compliance requirements are the goal of the new OPS Small Business Committee. Cloud said. "We do not propose to release the small business operator from price controls as they apply generally, but to make his task of compliance simpler," Cloud declared. Stating that many existing OPS regulations do not fit the needs of small business operators, he promised that a simplified procedure will be developed to enable them to establish their ceiling prices with local OPS offices as easily as possible. REAR, MARCH! Earl Kane, 13-year-old student at St. Catherine's Military academy, was picked up by Officers Rogers and McKenzie at 3:30 this morning. He claimed he was on his way home, Boron, Calif. It seems he just doesn't care for the life of a military man. TOKYO (P)—An air of mystery today swirled around the latest red note in the cease-fire paper exchange between communists and the United Nations command. The enveloped note was handed to Allied liaison officers Wednesday at Panmunjom, red outpost southeast of Kaesong, site of suspended Korean armistice talks. The Allied officers had just handed the reds a note apologizing for the accidental strafing of the Kaesong neutral zone by an Allied B-26 bomber on Monday. The U. N. command has not (Continued on Page 5) Rainmaking Plea Directors of the Orange County Water District are not sold on the success of artificial rain-making, they revealed yesterday, in declining to act on a request from the Santa Ana River Weather Corp., for a contribution toward this winter's operations. The local district contributed $2500 as a good will gesture to Riverside and San Bernardino counties where most of the cloud seeding is done. Refund of $694.41 was returned to the district yesterday with the new request for $1000. This would have meant return of the refund with an additional $805.59. After discussing reports of a recent congressional investigation where weather experts said there is no evidence that artificial rain-making has any effect, directors decided not to contribute further to the local experiments. Patty's Companion Ermma Jean Shaw, pretty ten-year-old Buena Park girl who was with Patty Hull in the Valuskis theater at Buena Park last May 19, testified today that Henry Ford McCracken was the man who sat beside her and tickled her leg during the matinee. Testifying as the defense was nearing the end of its case, the little girl said that the man was wearing a grey suit. McCracken was wearing a light green work suit that day, it had been shown. But the prosecution contends that in the darkness of the theater the little girl could not distinguish between light green and light grey. Late yesterday, Trent E. Bessant, senior clinical psychologist at Norwalk state hospital, testified that his tests of McCracken showed that the defendant has two paramount interests: one, his ambition to be a movie star; the other, his "strong sex interest in small girls." The defense, having trouble with its own witnesses, several of whom the defense said were "hostile," announced that they will try to introduce the record of McCracken's insanity hearing held in Santa Ana in 1946. They said that at this hearing Dr. James Farrage and the late Dr. R. A. Cushman, both of Santa Ana, recommended that McCracken be committed as a schizophrenic, or split-personality, who had hallucinations. McCracken was ZETTE 13, 1951 5¢ per Copy — 50¢ per Month NUMBER 226 Monet Reds Off Korea Hills; Mystery Surrounds Truce Safety Drive First Placers MER CENTERS—Mrs. Margaret Haugh's third class at Jefferson school, shown above with the mer, was the first class in Anaheim to participate 100 per cent in bringing in signed Parents Pledges in the Optimist club's Child Safety Campaign. They display the plaque awarded their achievement.—(Gazette photo by Kreldt.) Additional photo Page 5. Initiation Men ELEMENT Office Ribal A score of resolutions were by directors of the Joint Sanitation Districts last mostly to implement the respointment of Raymond R. is chief engineer and genmanager, in order to facilitate ministration of the office. Resolutions provided for ation of the preceding addition of Sept. 30, services of M. Launer as administracitor and Nat. H. Neff as to be ended on that date. Resolutions appointed Dan professional diver, to superocean exploration work history to constructing the at ocean outfall. Resolutions covered denion of Ribal as purchasing with authority to make up to $1000, named him agent and sponsors agent, state with state and federal events for financial assistisation projects, and related staff positions under which will be filled if and needed. Thomas Jefferson Class First In With Parent Pledges in Optimist Safety Drive Thomas Jefferson school today claimed the honor of having the first class to return 100 per cent of its Parents Safety Pledges in the Anaheim Optimist Club's Child Safety Campaign. Mrs. Margaret Haugh's third grade class turned in all of its pledges Tuesday morning, only one-half day after the beginning of school. Principal Donald F. Raiston said today that the school lacks only five pledges to have 100 per cent participation of the whole student body, and said it would have been complete if five children had not misplaced their pledges. "Of Jefferson school's 253 students in Grades 1 to 6, 248 returned the pledges," the principal said, "and we are very proud of their record." Second class in the school to reach the 100 per cent mark was Mrs. Helen Beasley's fourth grade class and third was Mrs. Audrey McBrian's first grade class. Dr. B. D. Roberts, chairman of the Optimist's Safety Campaign, said other schools are not far behind Jefferson. Benjamin Franklin and Horace Mann schools already have 100 per cent classes, he said, but they reached the mark later than Jefferson's honor class. Watermen Nix Water from the Colorado river, purchased by the Orange County Flood Control district, started flowing down the Santa Ana River from the Metropolitan Wafer District Aqueduct at 7 a.m. today for the second time this summer. The Flood Control district purchased 25,000 acre feet of water from MWD, duplicating a purchase made earlier by the Orange County Water district. Delivery of the water district's 25,000 acre feet was completed Aug. 26. The flood control delivery, starting today, is at the same rate of 90 second feet. It is expected to run steadily until the latter part of January unless interrupted by heavy rains. In such case, delivery would be resumed next spring. Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were about unchanged. SUNKIST (First Grade)— 126s 5.88; 150s 6.38; 176s 6.67; 200s 6.87; 220s 6.75; 252s 6.77; 288s 6.99 Jean Shaw, pretty ten-Buena Park girl who was guilty Hull in the Valuskis at Buena Park last May fled today that Henry McCracken was the man beside her and tickled during the matinee. As the defense was the end of its case, the said that the man was a grey suit. McCracken was wearing a light dark suit that day, it had worn. But the prosecution that in the darkness of her little girl could english between light and light grey. Trent E. Beshorn clinical psychologist at state hospital, testified his tests of McCracken that the defendant has mount interests: one, his to be a movie star, the "strong sex interest in." Defense, having trouble down witnesses, several the defense said were announced that they to introduce the record McCracken's insanity hearing Santa Ana in 1946. That at this hearing Farrage and the late Cushman, both of Santa Amended that McCrackenmitted as a schizophrenia-personality, who hadrons. McCracken was not committed: His mother, Mrs. Sally Wiley, Santa Ana, had filed the insanity complaint against her son when he was threatened with prosecution for molesting little girls in a Santa Ana theater. At one point during Ermma Shaw's testimony, district attorney James L. Davis asked her whether she had cried when she saw McCracken the first time she had entered the courtroom, and she answered, "yes." Defense Attorney George Chula leaped to his feet to demand that the question and answer be stricken from the record and that the court declare mistrial. Judge Robert Gardner denied both motions. It was believed that the defense has nearly concluded its case, after which the jury will be taken on a visit to McCracken's motel cabin in Buena Park and probably to Patty Hull's grave in Live Oak canyon. Arguments to the jury by prosecution and defense would follow, and it is anticipated that the case will not reach the jury before next week. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 81. High for the previous 24 hours was 83 at 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Low was 6$ at 6 a.m. today. Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were about unchanged. SUNKIST (First Grade)—126s 5.88; 150s 6.38; 176s 6.67; 200s 6.87; 220s 6.75; 252s 6.77; 288s 6.99. CHOICE (Second Grade)—126s 5.30; 150s 5.64; 176s 5.88; 200s 6.06; 220s 6.03; 252s 6.09; 288s 6.24. ANAHEIM Community Chest Century Club Five More Join Century Club Five more Community Chest Century Club members were listed by the Fund officials today, bringing the total to 15. The Century Club is made up of individuals and firms which have donated $100 or more to the current Community Chest drive. The latest additions: 11. J Ben Kaulbars. 12. Joe Hurst. 13. Thelma Silzie. 14. Southern Counties Gas Co. 15. J. C. Penny co.