anaheim-gazette 1951-12-11

Schools The schools need money—and your vote. You have until 7 p.m. to get to the polls. We suggest you give the schools a hand. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAH NEW YORK, Dec. 11—ESKIMO CHILD SEES HER FIRST SANTA CLAUS—Princess Pearl Ittigiah, 6-year-old Eskimo child, sees her first Santa Claus during visit to Macy's department store here. She and her mother plan to see President Truman with appeal signed by over 2500 Alaskans asking that government orders to cancel non-schcduled flights to their territory be rescinded. Pearl was chosen by natives of her village to make the trip to dramatize their need for larger air shipments of disease-combating fresh vegetables, fruits and milk. (Associated Press Wirephoto) Santa Claus Bees Christmas Visit Santa Claus isn't going Anaheim on Dec. 25. No, sir! now till Christmas and he's it seems the local Chambers St. Nick's North Pole hangs down via trailer to be Santa Claus's itinerary o Tues. Dec. 11—6:30-8:30 Wed. Dec. 12—3:30-8:30 Thurs. Dec. 12—6:30-8:30 Frd. Dec. 14—3:30-8:30 Sat. Dec. 15—10:12 Northga Center Man. Dec. 17—2-4, 6-8 Tues. Dec. 18—2-4, 6-8 Wed. Dec. 19—2-4, 300 W. C Thurs. Dec. 20—2-4, 200 W. Frd. Dec. 21—2-4, 100 N. Los Sat. Dec. 22—10-12, Corner S Center; 6-8, 100 W Mon. Dec. 24—2-4 Anaheim Planner Hold Short Meet In the shortest meeting on r ord — one-half hour — Anaho Four Women Killed in SA Canyon Head-On Collision Four elderly women were killed early last night in a head-on automobile crash in Santa Ana canyon near the Riverside county line, and both remaining survivors of the collision, a man and a woman, are in critical condition in a Corona hospital, the California Highway Patrol reported. One of the worst traffic crashes in the county's history cost the lives of: Mrs. Olive S. Merrian, 60, Eastport, Mich., and Claremont, Calif., owner and propriably driver of a car headed down the canyon freeway from Corona; Mrs. Doremus Scudder, 70, and Mrs. Edith E. Evans, 65, both of Claremont, passengers in the Merrian car; and Mrs. Nellie Bowden, 65, of Corona, passenger in a car driven by her husband, George Marvin Bowden, 66. Bowden's chest was crushed and he is not expected to recover, officers said. Mrs. Mary Forsythe, 65, of Claremont, suffered fractures of both legs, which were shattered below the knees and also internal injuries. Her condition is reported critical. Mrs. Scudder and Mrs. Evans were killed outright in the crash which took place at 5:45 p.m. where the highway, under construction, is a two-lane road about half a mile below the Riverside county line. Mrs. Merrian and Mrs. Bowden died shortly afterward enroute to the Corona hospital. According to official reports, Mr. and Mrs. Bowden were driving home to Corona after a trip to Long Beach. The Bowden car met the Merrian car on a slight curve. Two truck drivers, who were not identified, reached the scene quickly and placed flares on the highway to warn on-coming traffic of the wreck. They also extinguished a fire which flared up in the wreckage of the Merrian car, officers said. Deputy Coroner Roger Burnham directed the removal of the bodies of Mrs. Scudder and Mrs. Evans to the Blower mortuary in Santa Ana. The bodies of Mrs. Merrian and Mrs. Bowden were taken to the Brown Mortuary in Corona, under direction of the Riverside county coroner. Mrs. Merrian was the wife of the Rev. Dr. Charles Merrian, retired Congregational minister of Eastport. They have been living recently at Pilgrim Place, a Claremont home for retired ministers. Anaheim Planner Hold Short Meet In the shortest meeting on record — one-half hour — Anaheim planning commission yesterdays disposed of a variance to permit operation of an automotive repair shop in the triangle formed by Center st., Placentia ave., at the Monroe E. Wallace annexion. A variance application George and Olive Schafer to permit erection of a garage at 193 E. Center st., was approved. Land Weir, whose house and repair shop at 13212 Katella ave., will have to make way for the San Ana Freeway, will erect a garage on the site. He previously assured apprehensive neighboring law owners that no body and fence work or painting would be undertaken in the shop. Weir and his family will occupy a house ready on the location. Annexation of two tracts been developed by Monroe E. Wallace between Sycamore and La Palma sts., east of East st., was approved by the planners. The annexation includes Lots 1 and 3, on which Tracts 1356 and 1559 are to be constructed. Total area is 17 acres. The tracts will include 53 and lots respectively. Local Woman Suet Penney Co. for $30,988.98 Trial of the suit for $30,988 damages brought by Mrs. Catherine Collins of Anaheim again the J. C. Penney Co. for injury she claimed to have received a fall at the Anaheim store nearly two years ago got underway before a jury in Superior Court at Santa Ana today. Mrs. Collins charged that the firm was negligent in permitting a "dangerous and defective" condition of the floor to exist. She was responsible for her accident. Allen, former mayor of Orange, who resigned that post to become president of the municipal water district, represents Division 4 of the district on the local board, which held its monthly meeting in Placentia city hall. Allen was scheduled to be seated on the Metropolitan board today, at the monthly session of the board. Well-Informed His fellow directors on the municipal water district board, discussing his appointment to the MWD board, declared that Allen, who is secretary and manager of the Santa Ana Valley Irrigation Co., is best informed on water affairs. Unofficially, it was learned that the board had been privately advised that Allen is rated highly by the MWD board and officials, and his appointment would be particularly pleasing to them. Second Representation Soon Under formal procedure, Allen left the chair and was absent from the meeting while the appointment was voted by his colleagues, with Director Richard Rogers of Seal Beach acting chairman. Attorney M. B. Wellington, counsel for the district, called attention to the fact that, when the district's assessed valuation is increased by slightly more than $50,000,000 to a total of $300,000,-000 the district will be entitled to a second representative on the MWD board. That goal may be reached within two years, at the present rate of valuation increase, he estimated. Rape, Robbery, Kidnap Charged Against SA Man Accused by a young Santa Ana housewife, Salvadore V. Ceniceros, 28, of Santa Ana was held in the county jail today on charges of kidnapping, rape, and robbery. Santa Ana police said he partially admitted the charges, but contended that the young woman had accepted his advances voluntarily. Mrs. Jennie Rodriguez Meta of Santa Ana told police that as she was leaving her parked car at an E. Fourth st. bar in Santa Ana early last night to call upon her waitress friend there, two men seized her and forced her into a pickup truck parked nearby. After a third man had attempted to intervene and was beaten in a fight with one of the asserted kidnapers, they drove to a point three or four miles north of San Juan Capistrano and stopped on a dirt road near a deserted farm. Temperatures Temperature reading-in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 60. High for the previous 24 hours was 67 at 3 p.m.yesterday. Low was 58 at 8 a.m.today. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZET ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1951 Santa Claus Begins Extended Christmas Visit in Anaheim Santa Claus isn't going to make only his usual one visit to Anaheim on Dec. 25. No, sir! He'll be in Anaheim every day from now till Christmas and he's going to visit all over town. It seems the local Chamber of Commerce has a direct wire to Nick's North Pole hangout and has invigiled him into traveling down via trailer to begin an extended visit yesterday. Santa Claus's itinerary on local streets is shown below: Dec. 11—6:20-8:30 ... 100 E. Center Dec. 12—3:30-8:30 ... 200 W. Center Dec. 12—6:30-8:20 ... 200 E. Center Dec. 14—3:30-8:30 ... Northgate Dec. 15—10-12 Northgate; 2-4 100 W. Center; 6-8 100 W. Center Dec. 17—2-4, 6-8 ... 100 N. Los Angeles Dec. 18—2-4, 6-8 ... 100 S. Los Angeles Dec. 19—2-4, 300 W. Center ... 6-8 Northgate Dec. 20—2-4, 200 W. Center ... 6-8, 100 E. Center Dec. 21—2-4, 100 N. Los Angeles ... 6-8, 100 S. Los Angeles Dec. 22—10-12, Corner S. Los Angeles and Center, 2-4, 200 E. Center; 6-8, 100 W. Center Dec. 24—2-4 ... Corner N. Los Angeles and Center Light Vote Is Indicated in School Election At 1 p.m., today, 214 persons had turned out to vote on the proposal to increase the tax rate for the elementary schools. The polls, however, will be open until 7 o'clock this evening. The heaviest voting is expected to take place as the closing time nears—barring inclement weather. The number of votes cast at each of the voting places between 7 a.m., and 1 p.m., were: George Washington school—31. Horace Mann School—61. Benjamin Franklin school—57. Lincoln school—29. Thomas Jefferson school—36. Result of the vote will not be announced until some time after the polls are closed. The Elementary school board called the election to vote on a proposition to raise the tax rate for schools from 90 cents per $100 assessed valuation to $1.15 per $100 valuation. The board said the increase is necessary if the schools are to continue normal operations in the START OF BLOODY RIOT strips of metal and cudgel degh Iranian nationalists Anaheim Planners Hold Short Meet The shortest meeting on record one-half hour — Anaheim Commission yesterday led of a variance to permit installation of an automotive repair in the triangle formed by E. St., Placentia Ave., and Monroe E. Wallace annexation. Variance application by Bee and Olive Schafer to perfection of a garage at 1940 Center st., was approved. RoWeir, whose house and repair at 13212 Katella ave., will make way for the Santa Freeway, will erect a garage site. He previously assured extensive neighboring land that no body and fender or painting would be under in the shop. Weir and his will occupy a house aloft on the location. Examination of two tracts being copied by Monroe E. Wallace men Sycamore and La Palma east of East st., was approved by the planners. The annexation lies Lots 1 and 3, on which 1356 and 1559 are to be erected. Total area is 17 acres. Tracts will include 53 and 32 respectively. Local Woman Sues Conney Co. for $30,988.98 All of the suit for $30,988.98 was brought by Mrs. Cath-Collins of Anaheim against C. Penney Co. for injuries claimed to have received in court that the Anaheim store nearly years ago got underway a jury in Superior CourtETA Ana today. Collins charged that the woman negligent in permitting dangerous and defective "conduit" floor to exist. This responsible for her accident AUHS Depts. Present Annual Holiday Program The public is invited to attend when Anaheim Union High school's Music and Drama departments present their annual Christmas program Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. Featured in 'the' dramatization the Mozart choir, girls' and boys' glee clubs, the Madrigal singers and the Freshman choir, the program will be a dramatization of the famous poem, "The Night Before Christmas." The A Capella choir will perform on stage as orphans and the other groups will sing well-known Christmas carols from the balcony. Featured in the daramatization are Glenda Mungerson as the matron of the orphans; Ronnie Legg as the visiting "Parson Brown"; Orphans Susan, Joey, Jill and Johnny will be played by Gerrie Glover, Floyd Baker, Marian Carracausa and Eddie Starnes. AUHS orchestra will play the overture. Production crews are headed by John Simpson, set; Dodie Tangney, makeup and Pat Hicks, costumes. Woman Gives Anonymous Caller Perfect Squelch Mrs. Harriet K. Boyd, 126 S. Philadelphia st., Anaheim, apparently is the only woman in Anaheim who can manage a difficult situation. For the past week a young man with a low voice has been making anonymous phone calls to local women. To date they have hung up on him, with result that he calls them again, or has been extremely rude. Still he refused to be discouraged and evidently has a hide as thick as a rhinoceros. Last night the man with the low, young voice called Mrs. Boyd, not once, not twice, but three times. After hanging up on him Result of the vote will not be announced until some time after the polls are closed. The Elementary school board called the election to vote on a proposition to raise the tax rate for schools from 90 cents per $100 assessed valuation to $1.15 per $100 valuation. The board said the increase is necessary if the schools are to continue normal operations in the face of skyrocketing costs. Bridgford Meat Robbery Stymies Investigators The $25,000 meat robbery of the Bridgford Meat Packing Co. is no closer to being solved now than it was yesterday. Police Chief Mark Stephenson and FBI Agent William Assmuss have worked steadily during the past 48 hours trying to find a clue that would lead to some tangible evidence. This morning a number of the Bridgford employees were questioned. Police and FBI men are noncommittal concerning results of the interrogation so far. A man from the county sheriff's identification office has submitted no report on the rope, tape and clothes he is examining for evidence yet today, Chief Mark Stephenson said. Fifty US Army Beeves were hijacked from the meat packing plant shortly after 10 o'clock Saturday night. Police investigators were unaware of the robbery until early the next morning when an employee of the plant heard the night engineer's calls and released him from a truck where he had been bound an imprisoned by the two masked robbers. As soon as he was released A. H. Eggertson notified police and informed them of the daring raid on the company's ice-box. Trial Begins in Condemnation Suit Evidence was started today in Superior Judge Raymond Thompson's court where the condemnation said. START OF BLOODY RIOTS strips of metal and cudgel degh Iranian nationalists ward the Majlis (House of) ran to tangle with so-called last Thursday. Clash ended. Truman Sends Information to Korean Area By JOHN M. HIGHTOWE, WASHINGTON (UP)—President Truman and his top military political advisor are under to have agreed on the next move to be made in the Korean negotiation. Responsible informants say day a review of the whole K situation and its ramification American foreign policy throne out the world was the bus of the meeting which Mr.-man held yesterday with deputy State Department officer after cutting short his Key vacation to return to Washington late Sunday. It appeared that as a result the review new instructions going out to Gen. Matthew Ridgway, the United Nations mander in the Far East. But officials emphasized that was nothing unusual about them They said there is a continuity flow of questions and proposals from Ridgway to the joint council of staff here and a steady stream of comments and instructions from the military bosses to general. The instructions sent Washington are always submitted to the president for his approval or rejection, these informants said. Officials who talked with Truman were described as more erately hopeful the armistice gotiations will be successful peace can be established in Collins charged that the was negligent in permitting dangerous and defective "conduit of the floor to exist. This responsible for her accident took place Feb. 23, 1950, contends. She appeared in felchair because of a legough her attorneys, N. H. Gaard and W. O. Gordon, demands $25,000 general dam-1988.98 in medical and hos-penses already incurred, 000 estimated future medi- merneys for the Penney Co., and Robert Jacobs and Rob-ones, contend that Mrs. Colicident resulted from her negligence. The jury includes women and four men. ERLY HILLS (UP) — Actor not Tone, in and out of the frequently, has another appointment today. He was to trial on a misdemeanor and battery charge signed wspaper columnist Florabel Temperatures tature reading in down-Anaheim at 2 p.m. today. D. High for the previous era was 67 at 5 p.m. yes. Low was 58 at 8 a.m. Volcano Continues To Belch Forth MANILA (UP) — Twenty thousand and refugees fled Camiguin island and its erupting Hibok Hilbok volcano today. They crossed the strait to Mindanao island by every means available, from Japanese freighter to outrigger canoe. Behind them Hibok Hibok belched flames and smoke for the eighth consecutive day. Huge landslides thundered down its slopes. Eugenio Omahoy, weather bureau geophysicist, said the volcano would "remain dangerous for some time." He advocated complete evacuation of the island. The eruption killed at least 266 persons. Another 500 are estimated buried under lava and ashes. Trial Begins in Condemnation Suit Evidence was started today in Superior Judge Kaymond Thompson's court where the condemnation suit brought by the State Department of Public Works to condemn property for widening Hwy. 39 through the town of Stanton is being heard. The defendant property owners, Mary K. Ware, Harry W. Vigne, Jr., and Sylvia Vigne, are demanding judgment based upon valuation estimates of their appraisers, who evaluated the property at $22,000 to $24,000, including a garage and service station. The state appraisers value the property at $17,000. The dispute is being laid before a jury. In addition to the principal issue, the firm of Troutman and Scholts, represented by Atty. William P. Webb of Anaheim, are demanding judgment of $2500 as the value of their lease on the service station. Still another property owner, Wong Bing Gow, represented by Atty S. B. Kaufman of Anaheim, asks judgment for $9027 as valuation of a building and business which will be liquidated by the widening of the highway. LOCAL ELKS VISIT Thirty-five local Elks, including the band, made a visitation to the Hemet Elks lodge last night. If an armistice system can be agreed to before the deadl-then both the red and U. N. L. (Continued on Page 5) CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY The Weather S. Calif.—Considerable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday, with few sprinkles or light showers south and west portions. Locally strong winds mountain ridges and passes. Slightly warmer. ART OF BLOODY RIOT IN IRAN—Waving trips of metal and cudgels of wood, pro-Mossahegh Iranian nationalists (foreground), rush toward the Maile, which at least eight persons were killed and more than 200 hurt. Scene was repeated today as frenzied Mossadegh supporters stormed the Maj- ANGRY MOB MAKES BOLD BID TO TOPPLE IRAN LEADERS TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Opposition deputies made a bold bid today to topple the government of Premier Mohammed Mossadegh as a Nationalist mob battered on the parliament (Majlis) gates shouting for the blood of the aged premier’s opponents. Inside the packed building several persons were injured as supporters and opponents of the government fought briefly with fists and feet, delaying the parliament session. When the Majlis chamber finally was cleared of press and public and the session opened, opposition deputies at once leaped to verbally attack the premier, whose oil nationalization program ejected the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and ended Iran's chief revenues from oil production. Yelling at the top of their lungs, the opposition accusel Mossadegh of leading Iran into terror and ruin and demanded that he resign. The crowd outside, realizing that the eight-month-old government was at stake, raced for radio loudspeakers to hear the broadcast of the session. Some 500 army troops, armed with rifles and bayonets, were parked outside the building in trucks. Opposition deputies didn’t heed the clamor outside. As Mossadegh walked unsteadily in front of them, which at least eight persons were killed and more than 200 hurt. Scene was repeated today as frenzizd Mossadegh supporters stormed the Majlis while inside the building pro- and anti Mossadegh forces engaged in violent battle—(Associated Press Wirephoto) ALLied Pilots in Brief Air Fights SEOUL, Wednesday (AP) — Allied jet pilots probably destroyed two Russian-made MIG-15s and damaged two others in two flashing air battles over northwest Korea Tuesday, the Fifth Air Force said. The Fifth reported all Allied jets returned safely although 82 of them were pitted against 115 MIGs in the two engagements. The first air battle in MIG alley was between 28 Sabre jets and 50 MIGs. One MIG was probably destroyed. Late Tuesday, 36 Sabres took on 65 MIGs near the northwest Korean city of Sinanju, scoring one probable and two damaged. Reds Withdraw Tentative Offer MUNSAN, Korea, Wednesday (AP) — Communist truce negotiators Tuesday withdrew a tentative offer to allow Allied rotation of troops in Korea and pressed for a flat release of all war prisoners after an armistice is signed. The red attitude toward prisoner exchange came out during the first formal discussion with the The crowd outside, realizing that the eight-month-old government was at stake, raced for radio loudspeakers to hear the broadcast of the session. Some 500 army troops, armed with rifles and bayonets, were parked outside the building in trucks. Opposition deputies didn’t heed the clamor outside. As Mossadegh walked unsteadily to the rostrum, his opponents in the chamber jeered, booed and banged on their desks in an angry uproar. Mossadegh threatened to go outside to deliver his address, but finally yielded the floor to opponents, telling them to falk first. The premier had been slated to deliver an ultimatum to the West to start buying Iranian oil within 10 days. If the West did not, McGrath Announces Special Checker WASHINGTON (UP) — Attorney General McGrath announced today he is assigning a special assistant attorney general to take charge of all tax cases in the San Francisco district. McGrath told a House Ways and Means subcommittee that the special assistant will supplant U.S. District Attorney Chauncey Tramutolo. He did not give the name of the special assistant. McGrath also said a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is now making an investigation in the San Francisco tax office. Tentative Offer MUNSAN, Korea, Wednesday (UP)—Communist truce negotiators Tuesday withdrew a tentative offer to allow Allied rotation of troops in Korea and pressed for a flat release of all war prisoners after an armistice is signed. The red attitude toward prisoner exchange came out during the first formal discussion with the Allies on this subject. It clashed with the United Nations proposal of a regulated exchange of prisoners on a "fair and equitable" man-for-man basis. PAPER VIOLATES ACT WASHINGTON (UP) — The Supreme Court today decided the Lorain, Ohio, Journal violated the Sherman anti-trust act by refusing to accept advertising from merchants who patronized a competing radio station. WASHINGTON (UP)—The White House thinks it would be "very bad taste" for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses to have a float showing President Truman playing a piano and "burlesquing a mink coats and deep freezes." Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were higher navels. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST (First Grade)— 100s 6.30; 126s 6.47; 150s 6.71; 176s 6.90; 200s 7.02; 220s 7.32. CHOICE (Second Grade)— 100s 5.00; 126s 5.61; 150s 5.86; 176s 5.90; 200s 5.62.