anaheim-gazette 1951-11-28

Reform Needed Wailing Waldo is off on another tangent. Now, the inveterate complainer finds fault with the English language. His column is on page four of today's Gazette. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAH Korean Ground Fi MORE AUCTION STOCK—The Optimists shown above are unloading 997 gallon-can and 127 gallon-can camellia plants of all varieties and 12 tulip trees from the Merrifield Trucking Co. semi-traller which hauled them down from Descanse Nursery in Chino. All of the plants will go on the block at the Optimist Auction to be held tomorrow and Friday nights from 6 o'clock on, at the Tcx Middleton DeSoto-Plymouth showrooms, 420 W. Center st. From left are: Tom Yellis, Harold Thomas, Frank Doretti, Mac Henry, Roy Bell, in truck, Abe Sowder and Roy L. Kirk. Kirk and Yellis accompanied the truck to Chino for the six-hour job of loading yesterday. (Gazette photo by Kreldt) Permission Granted for 11 Day Quarter Horse Meeting Dec. 4-15 on Vessel Ranch LOS ALAMITOS (CP)—Quarter phy and members Gen. Kenyon horse enthusiasts in most of the Joyce and Jack Sattler went on western states, at least, today record that they never will grant halled the first green light given licenses “promiscuously.” The State Racing board, overruling vigorous objections by the thoroughbred interests, granted permission for an 11-day meeting, with parl-mutuel betting, for the Los Alamitos Racing Assn., Dec. 4-15. The applicant was wealthy Frank Vessels, president of the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Assn., and owner of the ranch where the meeting will be held. Citrus Market The California Fruit Grower Exchange reported today all auction markets California orange were lower valencias. Representative Prices by Slz SUNKIST (First Grade)— 126s 7.56; 150s 6.60; 176s 6.11; 200s 5.66; 220s 5.01; 252s 4.58; 298s 4.11. CHOICE (Second Grade)— 126s 5.20; 150s 4.96; 176s 4.41; 200s 4.16; 220s 3.95; 252s 3.80 The State Racing board, overruling vigorous objections by the thoroughbred interests, granted permission for an 11-day meeting, with pari-mutuel betting, for the Los Alamitos Racing Assn., Dec. 4-15. The applicant was wealthy Frank Vessels, president of the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Assn., and owner of the ranch where the meeting will be held. It will be the first time the quarter horse crowd has had a meeting of its own on its own track. And even as the board seted, workmen were still setting up the 4000-seat grandstand and getting the place ready. Heretofore the quarter horse racers and breeders complained that they have been restricted to one race a day at the county fairs, and one race a day at Bay Meadows, the only thoroughbred track which has accepted them. Quarter horse people described the board's sanction as the first wedge in their long pull to gain official recognition. Thoroughbred representatives voiced fear that numerous other small tracks would petition for licenses, and eventually mushroom the entire sport of racing out of existence in California. Board Chairman Dwight Murray Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 67. High for the previous 24 hours was 72 at 3 p.m. yesterday. Low was 40 at 9 a.m. today. QUARTER HORSE RACING will begin on the track shown above at Frank Vessel's ranch near Los Alamitos Dec. 4 and will run for 11 days with pari-mutuel betting permitted. The permit was granted board, meeting photo by Robe Sanitation Dist. To Consider Revised Plan Sanitation district directors were prepared this evening to approve formally revisions of their agreement for the purchase of existing JOS system. These revisions would satisfy objections of District 11 (Huntington Beach) which were blocking sale of the $8,308,000 sanitation bonds. Following expected approval of the revised agreements tonight, the changes will be laid before directors of JOS for their approval. If that is obtained, the way will be cleared for sale of the sanitation bonds and early start on construction of the sewerage works. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1951 and Fighting Virtually C Optimists Ready for Big Auction At a special noon luncheon meeting held today at Lum's cafe last minute plans for tomorrow's Optimist Auction were drawn up and duty assignments made to each member of the club in preparation for the initial rap of the auctioneer's hammer at 6 p.m. sharp in the spacious DeSoto-Plymouth showrooms of Tex Middleton, 420 W. Center st. Reporting member by member, the round-up of merchandise proved astounding both in quality and variety. "Certainly there's not a person in our community who won't find RED ACTION ON KOREAN FRONT—Open arrows show what communist troops attacked along Korean battleline as red United Nations staff officers reached an agreement on a ceasefire line. Advancing U.N. troops were hit by reinforced south of Panmunjom, site of the truce talks. Twenty miles away Yonchon, Allied troops shattered an attack by up to 24." each member of the club in preparation for the initial rap of the auctioneer’s hammer at 6 p.m. sharp in the spacious DeSoto-Plymouth showrooms of Tex Middleton, 420 W. Center st. Reporting member by member, the round-up of merchandise proved astounding both in quality and variety. “Certainly there’s not a person in our community who won’t find some article of merchandise that they have long wanted,” enthused Al Garey, chairman of the event. “For those looking for a bargain here’s their chance. There’ll be plenty of small items that will make ideal Christmas presents. The efforts of the hard working Optimists can’t help but be crowned with success. Best of all, the profits of the affair go to complete the final work on the community Scouting and Youth Activity Center being built by the Anaheim Optimists.” Two professional auctioneers, George Berkholder and Clark Arnold, will wield the hammer. Through the courtesy of the Long Beach firm of Repp and Mott, these two men are donating their services to the Optimist’s worthy youth project. City Council Approves Equipment Anaheim city council last night voted to equip vehicles of the fire department, light, water and power department and sanitation department with three-way radio equipment and accepted the bid of the Motorola Co., $6700-plus, to provide it. New FD Truck In addition, the council approved the idea of purchasing a salvage and rescue truck for the Fire department at a cost of approximately $2000. The truck carries first aid and resuscitation equipment, a set of cleanup and salvage equipment, auxiliary lighting equipment, cutting torch, Ansel gun, Foamite equipment, salvage covers, rope, smoke ejectors and masks, carbon dioxide extinguishers and a 100-gallon water tank with pump and hose reel. The truck is designed, according to City Administrator Keith Murdoch, to make all fire calls and handle 90 per cent of them. The purchase of $13,000 worth of light poles and brackets was authorized as part of the city’s (Continued on Page $) Navy PBM Plane Sinks Carrying An Anaheim high school teacher called the police station yesterday afternoon to report a case lewd and indecent exposure—the part of an approximately 1-year-old man in an orange grenade near the school tennis courts. Officers were immediately dispatched to pick up the man, but he Navy PBM Plane Sinks Carrying Eleven to Death SAN DIEGO (P)—A Navy PBM (Martin Mariner) seaplane plunged into the ocean seven miles west of here yesterday, carrying 11 airmen to their death. It was San Diego's worst military plane disaster in a decade. In another Southern California plane crash, a B-29 bomber burst into flames near March Air base, but its 13-man crew parachuted to safety. An eyewitness to the PBM crash said the plane, a two-engine craft, plunged straight downward, hitting the water with a terrific splash. "It was diving so fast, I thought it was a jet plane," said Donald Hibbard, truck driver. He said he was on a hill along the coast looking out to sea at the time. The Navy said the plane, attached to Fleet Air Wing 14, on a routine training flight from the San Diego Naval Air station, broke into pieces when it struck. It did not burn, but soon sank. Cause of the crash was not immediately determined. Three officers and eight enlisted men were aboard. Their names (Continued on Page 5) LEWDLY EXPOSED An Anaheim high school teacher called the police station yesterday to report a case lewd and indecent exposure the part of an approximately 70-year-old man in an orange garment near the school tennis courts. Officers were immediately dispatched to pick up the man, but he went when they arrived. Only some found to indicate he had been there were very large shoe prints. ZETTE MER 28, 1951 5c per Copy — 50c per Month NUMBER 20 The Weather Calif.—Scattered high clouds but mostly sunny Thursday. Patchy night and morning low clouds and fog along coast. Little change in temperatures. ALLY Comes To Halt Ground Fight Almost Ends; HQ Says 'No Cease Fire' SEOUL, Korea, Thursday (AP)—Orders from the highest source—possibly from the White House at-self—brought the Korean ground fighting to a complete if temporary halt Wednesday. AP Correspondent John Randolph reported through censorship today. Randolph said the orders reached the U.N. troops late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, instructing them not to fire on the enemy unless attacked. By early Wednesday morning the information had reached forward units and apparently the Chinese—although a few rounds of artillery continued to arrive from the communist side of the line. Randolph said the only thing lacking was a statement from the Truman Begins House Cleaning In Tax Office WASHINGTON (AP)—The Truman administration today booted 31 officials and employees from its scandal-hit tax collecting organization. Top official to get the axe was James G. Smyth, internal revenue collector at San Francisco. He was already under suspension. Smyth's removal by President Truman was announced at Key West, Fla., where the president is visiting. Presidential Secretary Joseph Short said Smyth was fir- Open arrows show where Korean battleline as red and an agreement on a ceasefire hit by reinforced reds talks. Twenty miles away, an attack by up to 24,000 in central sector the reditions cast of Pukhan river. Action southwest of Kumsong. By early Wednesday morning the information had reached forward units and apparently the Chinese—although a few rounds of artillery continued to arrive from the communist side of the line. Randolph said the only thing lacking was a statement from the high command in Korea, confirming and explaining the de facto cease fire. "The whole situation at Eighth Army headquarters bordered on the fantastic," the correspondent said. "At the same moment that combat troops were being told not to fire unless fired upon, headquarters information officers and GHQ censors pleaded ignorance with every evidence of sincerity." Instead Eighth Army headquarters issued a statement insisting "There is no cease fire in Korea." Gen. Willoughby Accuses Press Of Biased Facts NEW YORK (UP)—General MacArthur's former chief of intelligence has accused six newspapers of "inaccurate, biased and prejudiced" reporting of the Korean war, and charged their writings gave aid and comfort to the communists. The officer is retired Major General Charles A. Willoughby. In an article in the December issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, Willoughby named the six individual newspapermen and also criticized three news-magazines. He said they "appeared to go out of their way to create defeatist thought patterns, and to belittle the country's armed forces." Newspaper coverage of the war, Willoughby said, may have been the major factor in President Truman's decision to fire Gen. MacArthur. Sharp denials immediately came from the newspapermen whom Willoughby identified by name. They are: Top official to get the axe was James G. Smyth, internal revenue collector at San Francisco. He was already under suspension. Smyth's removal by President Truman was announced at Key West, Fla., where the president is visiting. Presidential Secretary Joseph Short said Smyth was fired "for failure to manage his office properly." Within half an hour after the Key West action, James B. Dunlap, commissioner of revenue, announced here the ousting of 30 others as part of his drive to eliminate "unfit" employees. It was the biggest single shake-up since an investigation by a House Ways and Means subcommittee turned up repeated indications of corruption or inefficiency in many spots in the federal tax collection service. It brought the total score since the inquiry to these figures. Three collectors, in charge of regal and offices fired. Three others resigned while under investigation. Thirty-eight lesser employees fired, and five resigned. Dunlap did not announce the specific charges against the 30 employees he dismissed today but he said complete files on all of the cases were being made available to the House subcommittee headed by Rep. Klug (D-Callif). U.S. Urges U.N. Members to Send Troops to Korea PARIS (UP)—The United States was reported today to be urging other United Nations members in send more troops to Korea so more war-weary GI's can be sent home. The appeal was said to be directed particularly to countries which have not sent soldiers, planes or ships to the war front. Informed U.N. sources said details of the reported request are being handled in Washington but Anaheim high school teachled the police station yesterafternoon to report a case of and indecent exposure on art of an approximately 60old man in an orange grove the school tennis courts. Ofwere immediately dispatchpick up the man, but he was when they arrived. Only sign to indicate he had been were very large shoe prints. Newspaper coverage of the war, Willoughby said, may have been the major factor in President Truman's decision to fire Gen. MacArthur. Sharp denials immediately came from the newspapermen whom Willoughby identified by name. They are: Joseph Alsop, syndicate columnist; Hanson Baldwin, military correspondent of the New York (Continued on Page 5) CH AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov 28— SWMEN PARACHUTE FROM BURNING 9—Firemen wearing asbestos clothing drench burning remains of an Air Force B-29 after it crashed in flames near here yesterday. All 13 crewmen parachuted without injury. The plane was from Fairchild Air Base, near Spokane, Wash.—(Associated Press Wirephoto)