anaheim-gazette 1951-10-17

Interesting John Neubauer has a very interesting column today on Page 7 where he tells about Bill Cook, Doug Berry, Homer Wallace and the Brea city fathers wrestling with a difficult problem. VOLUME LXXX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM MWD Annexation Proposal Balloting Done by Only 25 Per Cent of Voters Annexation of the Orange County Municipal Water district to the Metropolitan Water district was carried at yes, tuesday's special election by an overwhelming majority of 25 to 1, the vote being 8057 yes to 320 no. While the vote, which represented 25 per cent of the total registration, was 3464 less than the 11,841 ballots cast when the district was formed last Jan. 5, the ratio in favor of annexation was much higher than the 12½ to 1 vote in January. The proposal carried heavily in every precinct. In 61 of the 74 precincts of the district, the no vote was 5 or less. A dozen precincts were unanimous and another dozen precincts had only 1 opposing vote each. There were only 20 opposing votes in the city of Orange, largest population center of the district, which went approximately 80 to 1 in favor of annexation. Fighting Buffalo Dream Told by McCracken Henry McCracken believes that he is sane and "guesses" that he knew right from wrong on the afternoon of May 19 when he killed Patty Jean Hull, 10, at his Buena Park motel cabin. The proposal carried heavily in every precinct. In 61 of the 74 precincts of the district, the no vote was 5 or less. A dozen precincts were unanimous and another dozen precincts had only 1 opposing vote each. There were only 20 opposing votes in the city of Orange, largest population center of the district, which went approximately 80 to 1 in favor of annexation. Heaviest vote against the proposal in any precinct was in No. 68, northern Costa Mesa, which voted 104 to 26 in favor of it. Greenville precinct which had the heaviest percentage against formation of the district last January, repeated in that position yesterday, with a vote of 50 to 17 in favor of annexation. Expresses Appreciation A statement issued last night by Glenn P. Allen of Orange, and John A. Murdy, Jr., of Wintersburg, chairman and co-chairman of the committee sponsoring the district and its annexation to MWD, expressed appreciation to the voters of the district, of which Allen is president. "It is most encouraging to find (Continued on Page 5) Four Persons Hurt In County Crashes Four traffic accidents in Orange county during the past 24 hours injured four persons, one seriously, and one at Newport Beach resulted in $2000 damage to a service station and destruction of two automobiles by fire. In a Santa Ana crash, a 16-year-old boy escaped with minor injuries after flying through the air 21 feet from his motor scooter to crash against a house. Dr. Karl Frederick Ross, 79, Balboa Island, escaped with a lacerated nose when his car collided with a car of the California Fish and Game commission, driven by Fred D. Venham, 36, of South Gate, at Balboa boulevard and Coast highway, Newport Beach, yesterday afternoon. Venham was unhurt. But after the collision, the Ross car crashed against the Dream Told by McCracken Henry McCracken believes that he is sane and "guesses" that he knew right from wrong on the afternoon of May 19 when he killed Patty Jean Hull, 10, at his Buena Park motel cabin. He made that statement on the witness stand at his insanity trial today under cross-examination by District Attorney James L. Davis. The statement agrees with what the prosecution contends and three psychiatrists have testified in the present trial. Defense lawyers, George Chula and James Monroe, did not appear disconcerted by McCracken's statement, however. They are expected to point out to the jury that every insane person believes himself sane, and it would be an indication of sanity if McCracken claimed to be insane. Now It's Buffalooes McCracken's statement followed his testimony late yesterday that he had once suffered a seizure of some kind while living in Detroit. When he looked under the bathtub and saw some buffalo nickles (Continued on Page 5) Road Improvements Given Priority Proposed Katella road improvement, a $98,000 project covering the highway from Lexington avenue to Highway 39, a distance of 3½ miles, was given second priority by the county supervisors yesterday in arranging the county road-building program. Ahead of the Katella project will come the Bristol street extension south from Santa Ana to connect with Palisades road at Newport boulevard, just north of Costa Mesa. Palisades road will be extended to McArthur boulevard, thus opening a new route to the coast, by-passing Costa Mesa and reaching Coast highway at Corona del Mar. This will cost $181,000, it is estimated. Following the Katella project on the road program will be the extension of Harbor boulevard to Coast highway at Bristol Newport. Cost of Fire to Total $20,000 Fire which broke out in a serier of small storage sheds housing material for a new housing trac at Enterprise st. and Katella rd. Los Alamitos, yesterday afternoon, caused $20,000 in damage before it was controlled by volunteer fire departments of Los Alamitos and Cypress. While butane gas was being transferred from a large tank to Dr. Karl Frederick Ross, 79, Balboa Island, escaped with a lacerated nose when his car collided with a car of the California Fish and Game commission, driven by Fred D. Venham, 36, of South Gate, at Balboa boulevard and Coast highway; Newport Beach, yesterday afternoon. Venham was unhurt. But after the collision, the Ross car crashed against the Kenney service station, 53 yards away, and mowed down three gas pumps. Gasoline ignited and burned cars belonging to Elmer Eubank, 32, of Bellflower, and Following the Katella project on the road program will be the extension of Harbor boulevard to Coast highway at West Newport, over the Pomona-16th st.-Superior ave. route, the Superior ave. section costing $60,000, the Pomona-16th st. estimate being $117,000. MIAMI, FLA. OCT. 17—THE LEGION PARADES —Thousands of spectators watch as General MacArthur and American Legion Commander Erle Cocke, Jr., lead the parade to the reviewing stand here. They walked the final block then watched in the rain as the Legion's units filed by in an hours-long review.—(Associated Press Wirephoto.) NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1951 Proposal Carried by 25 to 1 In USDA Puts Volume Prorate Fate in Hands of Growers A referendum on the California-Arizona orange marking order (prorate) has been ordered by Secretary of Agriculture Brannan and put in charge of M. T. Coogan Southern California representative. Coogan has been instructed to poll growers on their feelings in the matter. Brannan has not seen fit to terminate volume regulation as requested by a petition representing nearly 40,000 cars of California valence. Mrs. Mary Nickle Dies at Age 89 Mrs. Mary Nickle, 89, a resident of Anaheim since 1888, died yesterday in Anaheim Community hospital. When Mrs. Nickle first came to Anaheim from her native Alameda County, Calif., the family was engaged in cattle-raising and farming west of town. In 1889 they moved to Five-Points where they continued in the same busimutual Orange Distributive have gone on record as being favor of letting their growers individually in the matter. American Fruit Growers and Independents are of the same mind. Pressure on Exchange It is thought by some that enough pressure has been brought to bear on the top management of the California Fruit Grow Exchange that they will be forced to allow their growers to have LEO CARILLO (To Marshal Hallowe'en Parade) No Carillo Accepts Bid to Lead Anaheim Parade A telegram received today by the 28th Annual Ana-Hallowe'en Festival Committee, Leo Carillo, colorful screen, radio and television, accepted an invitation to Grand Marshal of the gigantic parade spectacle to be Oct. 31. Telegram read: Charles A. McCallum, General Coordinator Public Relations Director Anaheim Hallowe'en Festival Committee, Anaheim, Calif. I am honored indeed by your invitation for October 31, which I accept with pride. Sorry I have been out of state or would have answered sooner. Please write me details at your convenience. Gratefully yours. Leo Carillo. A letter was immediately dispatched to Leo outlining full details and arrangements for bringing the star, his horse and famous silver saddle here as a guest of honor. "Leo Carillo is often referred to as "Mr. Parade" because of his dashing, flashing picturesque appearance and superb horsemanship. His acceptance of our invitation guarantees that the parade this year will be; the most colorful in Anaheim's parade history," said Stan Wheldon, general chairman and Harry Bradley, parade marshal. Also today, Oscar Solter, chairman of the finance committee announced 6000 grandstand seats in La Palma Park Stadium were being placed on sale at $1.00 plus tax. These seats made available have gone on record as being favor of letting their growers individually in the matter. American Fruit Growers and Independents are of the same mind. Pressure on Exchange It is thought by some enough pressure has been brought to bear on the top management of the California Fruit Grower Exchange that they will be forced to allow their growers to have voice in this election. If they it will be the first time in history of the Sunkist Exchange that their growers have had voice in a major decision on marketing orders. Following is the text of formal announcement by USDA: The U. S. Department of Agriculture announced today that referendum on the continuation or termination of the California Arizona orange marketing order will be held in the near future. Termination of the order has been requested by several handlers. Bitrus Market California Fruit Growers reported today all auckets California oranges about unchanged. ST (First Grade) 150s 6.56; 176s 6.54; 220s 5.84; 252s 5.55; SE (Second Grade) 150s 5.54; 176s 5.61; 220s 5.19; 252s 4.94; t of Fire to al $20,000 which broke out in a series of storage sheds housing for a new housing tractprise st. and Katella rd., mitos, yesterday after-caused $20,000 in damage it was controlled by vol- fire departments of Los and Cypress. butane gas was being freed from a large tank to which broke out in a series of storage sheds housing all storage sheds housing for a new housing tract enterprise st. and Katella rd., amitos, yesterday after caused $20,000 in damage it was controlled by vol- fire departments of Los and Cypress. butane gas was being freed from a large tank to one in one of the sheds, belonged to the Denton action Co., the gas fumes limited from the flames of eager. The fire spread to needs. butane gas was being freed from a large tank to one in one of the sheds, belonged to the Denton action Co., the gas fumes limited from the flames of eager. The fire spread to needs. Optimists to Hear Ex-English Medic Dr. Glenn Davies, M.D., will be the speaker tomorrow night when Anaheim Optimist club holds its regular meeting at Mother's Kitchen. Dr. Davies, now serving his internship for a license to practice in California, will relate his experiences under England's socialized medicine set-up. Dr. Brockway Roberts will be chairman of the evening. Question Agitates County Officials Who is entitled to the $130,000 which the federal government has offered to pay for the portion of Bolsa ave. (W. First st.) which was closed through the navy ammunition dump near Seal Beach a few years ago, is a question agitating Orange county and state officials. Both claim the money. The supervisors asked County Counsel Joel Ogle to confer with state department of public works officials to discover where the money is, the federal government having verbally offered it to the state as compensation for taking the highway. Some time ago, the state and county made a trade of roads, the county taking over Bolsa ave. and other mileage to balance mileage the state was assuming in proposing to extend Sepulveda blvd. from Long Beach to El Toro. UN Troops Smash Close to Kumsong In Heavy Drive U. S. EIGHTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Korea (P) — All troops today smashed to with three miles of Kumsong and omitted the use of that Central Korean base to the Reds. American 24th Division infantrymen sprang a trap on an estimated 800 Chinese on the highest peak guarding the approaches to Kumsong. "We're going in and clean them out," said Lt. Col. Albert L. Thornton of Birmingham, Ala. U.S. troops and Colombian infantrymen began the assault. A tillery covered them from new (Continued on Page $) CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY The Weather S. Calif.—Scattered high clouds but sunny Thursday. Night and morning low clouds south and central coastal area. Warmer coastal areas Thursday. 1 In Yesterday's Election Home Prorate Growers Arizona orange marketed by Secretary of Agrilege of M. T. Coogan his Coogan has been instrucs in the matter. Brannan the regulation as requested petition representing nearly 50 cars of California valencias. Actual Orange Distributors gone on record as being in of letting their growers vote indually in the matter. The American Fruit Growers and the dependents are of the same Furure on Exchange is thought by some that high pressure has been brought ear on the top management California Fruit Growers ange that they will be forced THE CANDIDATE'S FAMILY MAN—It will be a well-filled White House if Ohio's Senator Robert A. Taft makes the grade. The Republican solon, who yesterday announced his candidacy for his party's presidential nomination, posed for this family portrait during the last GOP national convention in Philadelphia three years ago, when he failed to get the party nod. With the Senator and his wife are their sons (left to right): William, Lloyd, Horace and Robert.—(Associated Press Wirephoto.) WON'T RESIGN—Guy G. Gabrielson (left) tells newsmen at a Western States Regional Republican conference in Seattle, that he doesn't plan to resign as Republican national chairman. Standing is Ed Ingle, head of the party's national speakers bureau. Seated at right is Harlan Peyton of Spokane, Wash., conference chairman.—(Associated Press Wirephoto.) British-Egyptian Tension Mounts In Explosive Suez Canal Area CAIRO (UP) — Ismailla in the Suez Canal area was an armed camp bristling with machineguns and tanks today, and as both British and Egyptians rushed reinforcements there, Britain faced new trouble in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. One leader of the powerful pro-Egyptian Sudanese Ashigga Party called upon the people of Sudan for a campaign of disobedience to British authorities there in the campaign to drive the Britons out of the land over which Egypt now has proclaimed King Farouk the sole monarch. In the Suez Canal area, the British reported that the Lancashire Fusiliers, military and RAF forces and the Egyptian police were in control of the situation after the city of 50,000 was rocked by violent rioting yesterday. A release distributed in Cairo by the RAF said "almost all the shops and buildings (in Ismailia) are closed and the town resembles an armed camp." British parachute troops, 3500 strong, were taking off from Nicosia, Cyprus, only 300 miles away, to reinforce the British in the Canal Zone, where at least seven and possibly 12 persons were killed in yesterday's violence. Ismailia was divided into two sections, the western part held by British troops grimly alert behind barbed wire, with Bren guns noose through. The section was completely blacked out last night. No lights showed from any buildings, and the dark streets were empty except for patrolling British jeeps. COUNTY MEN HONORED Two Orange county men today were notified by the Supreme Council of Scottish Rite that they are to receive the '33 degree. Harold Browning and Paul Sade, both of Orange county, were elected by the council for this honor. The Scottish Rite is a body of the Masonic order. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2:30 p.m. today was 76. High for the previous 24 hours was 71 at 3 p.m. yesterday. Low was 60 at 6 am. today.