anaheim-gazette 1951-09-26

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Public noe 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 enlisted 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 STANLEY JONES NEIL STANLEY Q. E. MELLEN RALPH ROULAND DON YOUNG It's the law... You can go to jail for ignoring a highway detour sign. It's the law. You can't drive a car and watch television at the same time. It's the law. Adults can now adopt adults. It's the law. These are just a sample of the new do's and don'ts for the Californians effective this week. There are more by the hundreds. The 1951 Legislature, before it quit June 23, sent 1896 bills to Governor Warren. The governor signed 1765. A relatively few went into force right away. All the others became the law this week—90 days after adjournment. From a political standpoint, the most important law of the lot is the Reapportionment bill. It jug- office will have to sign a loyalty oath. Teachers can be fired for teaching communism with intent to indoctrinate. And make sure no flag flies above or to the right of Old Glory —except a church flag during services. It's the law. California veterans will be entitled to state loans of $8500 to help them buy a home and $15,-000 for a farm. That's an increase from the present maximums of $7500 and $13,300 respectively. Another sign of inflation: widows of men killed in industrial accidents will receive $7000 instead of $6000 under the Workmen's Compensation program; in cases of surviving widow and children, the amount is raised from $7500 Now that the sex u Cracken, has been duly and almost certainly with his own life for Patty Hull, nearly even feels better. This does not cate a spirit of vengeance as restored confidence in forcement. The wave of indignity swept Orange county in of the earlier McCracken carried a deep undertone courage at the juncture. No miscarriage of $3 years so aroused population. The Bus mass meetings were a peak of a simmering shared by all communities McCracken case was versal topic. People seem to get it out of thhey could not under the death of a little motel cabin of a known who later admitted secing her battered body regarded by any jury for moment as accidental. They realized that type of defense lawyer any device to confuse they could not believe jury could be so stupid confused in this casepected the jury of otherTrue there have been The 1951 Legislature, before it quit June 23, sent 1896 bills to Governor Warren. The governor signed 1765. A relatively few went into force right away. All the others became the law this week—90 days after adjournment. From a political standpoint, the most important law of the lot is the Reapportionment bill. It jugles the Legislative and Congressional districting on the basis of the 1950 census. California, now has 23 Congressmen. It will elect 30 next year—16 from Southern California, 14 from the north. In the Legislature, San Francisco will lose two of its eight Assemblymen; San Joaquin county, one of its two; and Los Angeles, one of its 32. San Mateo, San Diego, Contra Costa and Kern counties will gain one Assembly seat apiece. But let's take a look at the new laws that affect the general public. You won't find many changes if you're law-abiding to begin with. But if you're apt to turn in a false alarm that results in death or serious injury, for instance, you can now be sent to prison. It will be illegal to hunt with firearms or bow and arrow while drunk. And you won't be allowed to do any shooting within 150 yards of occupied buildings. You'll be subject to a $50 fine or five days in jail if you abandon an icebox in a place accessible to youngsters. (That's the result of several suffocation cases.) Of interest to gamblers and crooks only, the state no longer will allow cost-of-doing-business deductions from income taxes which illicit operations are involved. The law prohibiting sale of narcotics by or to minors has been toughened up to provide not less than five years in prison instead of one to six years. Repeaters can be sent up for 10 years. It will go harder on subversives as well. A new act makes it a misdemeanor to use school property to further overthrow of the government. All candidates for public titles to state loans of $8500 to help them buy a home and $15,000 for a farm. That's an increase from the present maximums of $7500 and $15,300 respectively. Another sign of inflation: widows of men killed in industrial accidents will receive $7000 instead of $6000 under the Workmen's Compensation program; in cases of surviving widow and children, the amount is raised from $7500 to $8750. About adults adopting adults—there are cases where people want to bring someone over 21 into their family but the procedure has been cumbersome. The new law clearly says they can adopt adults. Here's a quick glance at a few more of the new laws: Hospitals—Allows 90 day State hospital treatment of persons believed to be mentally ill. Schools—Directs police to notify State Department of Education of arrest of public school teacher for sex offense; raises eligible age for first grade from 5½ years to five years nine months; raises minimum age for kindergarten from four years six months to four years nine months; permits school districts to collect up to 50 cent fee from pupils in adult classes for incidentals; allows schools to hold classes Saturdays and on five holidays If youngsters are needed at other times to harvest perishable crops. Rainmaking—Requires state license to go into rainmaking business. Colors — Establishes blue and gold as California's official colors. Vagrancy — Extends vagrancy law to those who molest or annoy children under 18 rather than under 14. Liquor — Prohibits possession of alcoholic beverage by person under 21 on street, highway or public place; makes it illegal to present false evidence of age to get liquor. Water—Permits adding fluorine to bottled water. Charity—Requires charity fund solicitors, with specified exceptions, to file annual statement with State Department of Social Welfare. So, remember, it is now the law. They realized that type of defense lawyer any device to confuse they could not believe jury could be so stupid confused in this case. Peeced the jury of other True, there have been morsels of jurors' behavior first McCracken case, known that one juror voted, while another tuck ballot bore both "no." So the first jury was exceptional. Sad fact is that no jurist be relied upon to renounce verdict, particular case receiving extraordinaire notice. Our jury system is the sound but it is far from It is not proof against ties and vagaries of future. Anyone who has long criminal court affairs mayately conclude that utterly unpredictable. The most open-and-shut as that in the McCracken there is not the slightance which way the judge it, or whether it will cided at all. For that reason, after ing juries for many years department felt very prise at the first McCracken verdicts and disagreed tradictory and mystery they were after vicious case as a whole. The jury apparently of the case as a who came engrossed in the over small details, just its unusual interest in its devotion to yardstick like. It was more in the measurements of M kitchen table than it life blood of a little kitchen floor. The unanswerable Patty Hull accompanied en to his cabin, willing that she died there, and led by him in secrecy, made no impression o Hai Boyle NEW YORK (P)—Well, looky who's come to our town! The fall guy himself. Yes, big-chested Autumn, the hinge of the year, the best of the seasons, holding on to summer with one hand and throwing a fist against the face of winter. Welcome back, strong boy. Comb the vine leaves out of your hair, kid. Sit down and stay for a long, long while. We heard you hollering in the hills on the way; we feel better already now that you're here. The place is breezier since you blew in—laughing like a happy traveling salesman, full of good stories and fresh gossip of far places. Oh, it's always better when the big fall guy rolls into town. Summer is a warm cocoon, a fat and drowsy time. Summer is for dreaming, and resting and nesting. But autumn is for scheming. Autumn is a git-up-and-go-on-with-new-living month. Autumn is a signal to call us back from recess—a bugle to send us back into the battle and try to make our dreams come true, before chill winter wraps us in the year's old cocoon. It is the season of new projects, higher goals, bigger problems—and fresh faith to deal with them. The bee forsakes the lower; the mosquito sheathes his sword; the apple, a ripe forfeit of time, drops cider-ready from the bough. The cheerful farmer counts his year's rewards. The cheerful farmer's wife thumbs the mail order catalog, or wends to town to buy a bigger deep freeze. The fox barks at night on a country ridge; his two-footed cousin, the city wolf, is back on his favorite street corner, whistling for his troubles. Baby gets over his last colic, and a new baby carries sister's books home from high school. "He's a nice boy, too," says mama, papa grunts, "he looks like a half-grown ape in corduroy to me." And then he bawls out big brother for saying, "I think I'm old enough to have the car every Friday night this year, dad. How about it?" The boss looks around at all the vacation taps in the office, and says to himself, "Maybe we can get some work done now." And there is more work done. All of them want to prove to him they ought to get a raise—In this kind of weather. Down on the Bowery the bums its unusual interest in its devotion to yardstick-like. It was more in the measurements of Mr. kitchen table than it life blood of a little kitchen floor. The unanswerable Patty Hull accompanied en to his cabin, willing that she died there, and led by him in secrecy, made no impression on the jury. In this case, these jaws so close to the trees couldn't see the forest. But that's a jury Jurors have almost for their solemn oath. wrap more newspapers their feet in their open beds. Lonely people curiously tenements hear a shake in the old stairs. Executives map out verifying appropriations plant expansions, which promotions . . . and they'll be able to attend weeks in Florida next. In Wall street one of stenographers wonder Christmas bonus will enough to give them Florida, too. The house nously begins clipping coat ads with a determent that says, "this year." Oh, but a thrill runs everybody, a pulse of fright and belief that the world Life is electricity, the an unreasoning joy. It's always that way big fall guy comes back pressure salesman of the he always brings a pro-buying. Countv Comment By GEORGE HART Now that the sex slayer, McCracken, has been duly convicted and almost certainly will pay with his own life for the life of Patty Hull, nearly everybody else feels better. This does not indicate a spirit of vengeance as much as restored confidence in law enforcement. The wave of indignation that swept Orange county in the wake of the earlier McCracken mistrial carried a deep undertone of discouragement at the jury system. No miscarriage of justice in 30 years so aroused the entire population. The Buena Park mass meetings were simply the peak of a simmering anger shared by all communities. The McCracken case was the universal topic. People could not seem to get it out of their minds. They could not understand how the death of a little girl in the motel cabin of a known sex fiend, who later admitted secretly burying her battered body, could be regarded by any jury for a single moment as accidental. They realized that a certain type of defense lawyer will try any device to confuse a jury, but they could not believe that any jury could be so stupid as to be confused in this case. They suspected the jury of other things. motel cabin of a known sex fiend, who later admitted secretly burying her battered body, could be regarded by any jury for a single moment as accidental. They realized that a certain type of defense lawyer will try any device to confuse a jury, but they could not believe that any jury could be so stupid as to be confused in this case. They suspected the jury of other things. True, there have been ugly rumors of jurors' behavior in the first McCracken case, and it is known that one juror refused to vote, while another turned in a ballot that bore both "yes" and "no." So the first McCracken jury was exceptional. But the sad fact is that no jury ever can be relied upon to render a sensible verdict, particularly in a case receiving extraordinary public notice. Our jury system is theoretically sound but it is far from foolproof. It is not proof against the frailties and vagaries of human nature. Anyone who has long observed criminal court affairs must ultimately conclude that a jury is utterly unpredictable. Even with the most open-and-shut case, such as that in the McCracken trials, there is not the slightest assurance which way the jury will decide it, or whether it will be decided at all. For that reason, after watching juries for many years, this department felt very little surprise at the first McCracken verdicts and disagreement, contradictory and mystifying as they were after viewing the case as a whole. The jury apparently lost sight of the case as a whole. It became engrossed in the quibbling over small details, judging from its unusual interest in definitions, its devotion to yardsticks and the like. It was more interested in the measurements of McCracken's kitchen table than it was in the life blood of a little girl on his kitchen floor. The unanswerable fact that Patty Hull accompanied McCracken to his cabin, willingly or not; that she died there, and was buried by him in secrecy, apparently made no impression on some of will swear that they will have no hesitation in voting for the death penalty if the crime is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Then, when the crime is proved, they feel the growing pressure and become squeamish, and refuse to abide by their oath. So justice is defeated. Mind you, this column is holding no brief for the death penalty; does not believe in the eye-for-eye business. The only value of the death penalty, if it has value, is to deter other killers, and in this case, to protect other children. Killing McCracken will not bring Patty Hull back, but it will give the only sure protection to other little girls. A juror's unwillingness to take another's life is understandable. But a juror's willingness to swear that he will do it, and then to welch on his oath, is inexcusable. Jurors will solemnly swear to decide a case on the law and the evidence. They almost always decide it on emotion and sympathy. The bleeding heart is the curse of the jury system, the enemy of justice. The bleeding hearts on a jury always bleed for the criminal who is in jeopardy before their view, usually represented to them by his attorney, as McCracken was, as a poor, wronged, innocent boy. McCracken is 34, with a record of sex offenses against children a mile long and a yard wide—and the jury knew it, because it was common knowledge, and because three psychiatrists reported him as a sex psychopath. But a young, boyish-looking lawyer, dark and handsome, stood before that first jury with impeccable manners, and fense lawyer. She was a middle-aged spinster who wrote poetry and she violated all rules by reading newspaper sob stories about the case in the jury room. Mrs. Campbell was defended by Guy Eddy, one-time Loa An Administration and casually with affluent but established poets it isn't as easy a technical knowledge success in big scale as greater than suspect. I never had any about gaining fame with chickens, but I dozen chicks about the year and during the trial and error have to conclude that if I know anything about he had best stay on. The 12 chicks sounded like a potterable deal at the 12 hens producing a daily. That would erase of $5 weekly had bought beer well taken up needles. The whole project a pleasant hobby, re three or four hours' tion. The chicks were tw when they first cam management. Extreme delicate nurturing its unusual interest in definitions, its devotion to yardsticks and the like. It was more interested in the measurements of McCracken's kitchen table than it was in the life blood of a little girl on his kitchen floor. The unanswerable fact that Patty Hull accompanied McCracken to his cabin, willingly or not; that she died there, and was buried by him in secrecy, apparently made no impression on some of the jury. In this case, these jurors were so close to the trees that they couldn't see the forest. But that's a jury for you. Jurors have almost no regard for their solemn oaths. They wrap more newspapers around their feet in their open doorway beds. Lonely people climbing lonely tenements hear a sharper creak in the old stairs. Executives map out new advertising appropriations, bigger plant expansions, wider sales promotions . . . and wonder if they'll be able to afford two weeks in Florida next January. In Wall street the clerks and stenographers wonder if the Christmas bonus will be big enough to give them a week in Florida, too. The housewife obviously begins clipping the fur coat ads with a determined look that says, "this year or never." Oh, but a thrill runs through everybody, a pulse of fresh energy and belief that the world is good. Life is electricity, the blood holds an unreasoning joy. It's always that way when the big fall guy comes back, the high-pressure salesman of the year. And he always brings a product worth buying. But a young, boyish-looking lawyer, dark and handsome, stood before that first jury with impeccable manners, and bamboozled some of them with his charm and his tearful portrayal of poor Henry McCracken. He even got away with smearing the character of the innocent child who died in McCracken's cabin. And those jurors swallowed it. Great Jehosephat, how could they do it? The bleeding heart, of course, never bleeds for the victim who isn't there and can't be seen. In the famed Overell case, where wealth, glamor and romance dazzled the jury, a woman juror ran to Beulah Overell after the not guilty verdict was filed, and threw her arms about the young heiress, kissing her. "Kid," I was with you all the way," she said exultantly. Here was a juror who had no business on the jury, having a preconceived opinion which she concealed deliberately when she qualified as a juror. To speak plainly, she lied to get on the jury, and violated her oath after she got there. On a murder case in the early twenties, when Mrs. Mary Campbell was tried for slaying her husband, having cornered him in a tent at Balboa and gunned him to death, one woman juror blocked a murder verdict. Not because of sympathy for the defendant, but because she got a crush on the de fense lawyer. She was a middle-aged spinster who wrote poetry and she violated all rules by reading newspaper sob stories about the case in the jury room. Mrs. Campbell was defended by Guy Eddy, one-time Los Angeles city attorney, a really handsome and polished figure. He apparently had bowled the spinster off her feet. She held against a murder verdict and it was finally compromised as manslaughter. As soon as the jury was released, the spinster ran to Eddy, selzed his hands and gazed fondly into his eyes. "I did the best I could for you," she burbled. Eddy grinned. He didn't care how his client beat the rap. One way was as good as another. One of the McCracken jurors remember, commented after the first trial on how the young defense lawyer impressed him. It was the lawyer, not the evidence, that got his attention. There is the explanation, or part of it, for the fiasco in that trial. The prospect for justice is disheartening in the light of these tendencies on the part of juries. It is damaging to public confidence in the legal machinery of law enforcement. It is intensely alarming to the parents of small children. Every accused person is entitled to a fair trial, which is another way of saying that he should get justice. All right, let's see that some of them do get justice. In the courtroom, of course, savoring fine wines, flicking flies off polished riding boots with riding crops, cursing the national daily. That would erage of $5 weekly had bought beer while taken up needles. The whole project a pleasant hobby, ree three or four hours' tion. The chicks were two when they first cam management. Extremely delicate nurturing of saw them through first six weeks with only five. It turned at about that time, they would bunch up ner of the improvised warmth. This inevitit in one of them bel flat enough during slide under a screen. Then it turned they were out of da We tried an oop, gave each chirate cubicle for print the finest mash on They became listless rubber-legged. Then we changed them run on tha pen. They perked then began to droop eggs. It then drove three of them were and after a conferer actively checked the egg-producing list on the stew-pot, and death it was a sourtion. Its meat was ded rawhide. About one of the chickens the pen and was run Good Humor truck stuck its head in a fence and happily die death during the ni were beginning to lo IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago We are informed that a great many of M. Cheeseman's hogs will recover from the effects of the poison lately given them. He will save about one hundred. At a meeting of the Los Angeles Anti-Coolie club, held on Thursday evening, a committee consisting of R. A. Ling J. C. Cayo, William Roddy, W. W. Creighton and Stephen M. White was appointed to invite the commission appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to visit Los Angeles and take testimony in regards to the Chinese evil in our midst. Mr. Werder returned on Saturday from his visit to the Centennial. Mr. Lacy of the Commercial Bank of Los Angeles, who has been here for the past few days assisting to launch the bank of Anaheim upon its business career, returned to Los Angeles yesterday. We are gratified to learn from Cashier Seibert that the opening days of the bank have been most auspicious and that the people are profuse in their patronage. The businessmen are unanimous in expressing their satisfaction at come. After some time spent in social converse, several ladies repaired to her dining room where they spread a bountiful repast, which was heartily enjoyed by all present. After the banquet Mrs. Konig sang, accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Falkenstein. Several social games were enjoyed, and later the guests bade their hostess farewell and returned to their homes after a very enjoyable time. Among those present were Mrs. Konig, Mrs. Frank Ey, Mrs. Huff, Mrs. Lutz, Miss Reinhaus, Mrs. Harris, Miss Diersi of Santa Ana and Mrs. Falkenstein, Mrs. Helman, Mrs. Asher, Mrs. A. Rimpau and Mrs. Henry Kuchel of this city. 25 Years Ago The Anaheim grammar school board has completed arrangements for the purchase of a new school site in the southwest quarter of the city. The price for the ground is $14,000. The new property consists of slightly more than three and one-half acres of Valencia bearing land, located on S. Palm st., between the proposed extension of W. Water st. and S. Janss st. Option also will be taken on about one and one-half acres located adjoining, bringing the LED AMONG that great segment in which a harsh fate has placed who believe that fortune and fame to California and going into the winter nights when the tempera-below zero they dream of their california. (ha!) The Iowa farmer is probably the most substantial man in the world today. administration and conversing casually with affluent neighbors. But established poultrymen tell me it isn't as easy as that. The technical knowledge needed for success in big scale chicken raising is greater than most of us suspect. I never had any wild ideas about gaining fame and fortune with chickens, but I DID buy a dozen chicks about this time last year and during the interim of trial and error have been forced to conclude that if one doesn't know anything about navigation he had best stay on dry land. The 12 chicks cost $1.36. It sounded like a potentially profitable deal at the outset, with 12 hens producing a dozen eggs daily. That would mean an average of $5 weekly. Better I had bought beer with the $1.36 and taken up needlepoint. The whole project turned into a pleasant hobby, requiring only three or four hours' daily attention. The chicks were two weeks old when they first came under our management. Extreme care and delicate nurturing on our part. Mr. Lacy of the Commercial Bank of Los Angeles, who has been here for the past few days assisting to launch the bank of Anaheim upon its business career, returned to Los Angeles yesterday. We are gratified to learn from Cashier Seibert that the opening days of the bank have been most auspicious and that the people are profuse in their patronage. The businessmen are unanimous in expressing their satisfaction at the conveniences afforded them by the presence of the bank. Don F. P. Porster will arrive in Los Angeles in about ten days. He has been doing the Centennial. 50 Years Ago Miss Addie Wallop was quite ill for several days the past week. During her illness her place in the public school has been filled by Miss Claribell Carpenter of San Bernardino. A very enjoyable surprise party was tendered Mrs. Konig on Friday afternoon by a number of her Anaheim and Santa Ana friends. The ladies met at Mrs. Falkenstein's and proceeded to her home. Mrs. Konig was taken completely by surprise but accorded them a hospitable wel- Up to the beginning of the week, the registration at the Anaheim Union high school was 665. There were 112 seniors, the largest class in the history of the school, 141 juniors, 136 sophomores and 215 freshmen. Fifteen students were taking vocational training. Mayor Leonard and City Manager Price represented Anaheim at the Colorado river talktest held in Santa Ana Saturday. WASHINGTON—I have seen General Eisenhower on both my trips to Europe this year, but in neither case have I talked to him about politics. Furthermore, I doubt whether 99 per cent of the political pundits who have come back from Paris as alleged interpreters of Ike's desire to run or not to run have really broached the subject to him either. Only on one occasion—and that was several years ago—have I ever mentioned personal politics to General Eisenhower. I reminded him of an incident back in Kansas when he was a Democrat. Ike gave me a quick look, asked "where did you hear about that?" and promptly dropped the subject. It was ob-served on the other hand, he would be so under obligation to President Truman personally and to those around him that he could not clean house. The cronies and mediocrities would hang on. That position, in the opinion of this observer, makes sense. Whoever is elected in 1952 should be obligated to no one except his conscience and the American people. GOP'S Greatest Mistake Biggest mistake the Republicans have made in recent years is to take seriously the overconfidence of their Illinois national committeeman, Werner Schroeder, who once said: "The Republican party can even win with a Chinaman." The GOP must face the fact that the majority of the people in the U.S.A. today are registered Democrats, and if a Republican president is to be elected, a man must be nominated... daily. That would mean an average of $5 weekly. Better I had bought beer with the $1.36 and taken up needlepoint. The whole project turned into a pleasant hobby, requiring only three or four hours daily attention. The chicks were two weeks old when they first came under our management. Extreme care and delicate nurturing on our part saw them through the crucial first six weeks with the loss of only five. It turned a mite chilly at about that time, and at night they would bunch up in one corner of the improvised brooder for warmth. This inevitably resulted in one of them being trampled flat enough during the night to slide under a screen door. Then it turned warm, and they were out of danger. (hal). We tried an off-the-ground coop, gave each chicken a separate cubicle for privacy, bought the finest mash on the market. They became listless, dull, and rubber-legged. Then we changed tactics, letting them run on the ground in a pen. They perked up briefly, then began to droop again. No eggs. It then developed that three of them were cockerels, and after a conference we tentatively checked them off the egg-producing list. We put one on the stew-pot, and even after death it was a source of vexation. Its meat was like shredded rawhide. About this time one of the chickens got out of the pen and was run over by a Good Humor truck and another stuck its head in a mesh in the fence and happily strangled to death during the night. Things were beginning to look definite not to run have really broached the subject to him either. Only on one occasion—and that was several years ago—have I ever mentioned personal politics to General Eisenhower. I reminded him of an incident back in Kansas when he was a Democrat. Ike gave me a quick look, asked "where did you hear about that?" and promptly dropped the subject. It was obvious that he did not want to discuss the days when he started life as a rootin'-tootin' William Jennings Bryan Democrat and made his first speech at a Jackson Day dinner. Regardless of that early background, there is no question but that General Eisenhower wants to run as a Republican—for a very good reason. He feels that a new president, backed by a new party, could use a completely new broom. If elected as a Democrat, ly brightener. At this time the survivors of the flock became what is called "crop-bound" a puzzling condition caused by too much sand in the crop. I called a dealer in poultry supplies and asked him what was causing my chickens to wobble around bumping into each other and maintaining an exasperating dont-give-a-damn attitude. He reeled off an appalling list of possible diseases, and suggested I send the carcass of one to Sacramento for research. He then asked "what is the size of your flock?." I said "two." The interview was abruptly terminated by a dull thud at the other end of the line. Well, anyway, we're getting all the eggs we need these days... from Alpha Beta. Biggest mistake the Republicans have made in recent years is to take seriously the overconfidence of their Illinois national committeeman, Werner Schroeder, who once said: "The Republican party can even win with a Chinaman." The GOP must face the fact that the majority of the people in the U.S.A. today are registered Democrats, and if a Republican president is to be elected, a man must be nominated who can persuade Democrats to cross the party line. Unlike the old-line politicians, a lot of people in this country consider their country more important than their party, but they must have a truly inspiring leader of the Eisenhower variety to make them cross over. At any rate, Eisenhower's early record as a Democrat might turn out to be an asset. Real fact is that the Eisenhower family was among the few Democrats in rock-ribbed Republican Abilene, Kans., and Dwight's father had so little political pull that J. W. Howe, editor of the Abilene News and leading Democrat of the town, had to advise the youngster on how to get his West Point appointment. What helped him was that Kansas Republicans at that time were bitterly split between the Square Dealers, who followed Teddy Roosevelt, and the stand-pattern who followed Taft. So Eisenhower, a bright and friendly youngster, took the advice of editor Howe, went around to see both factions, and got the endorsement of each. This was enough for GOP Sen Joseph P. Bristow, who gave like the coveted West Point appointment.