anaheim-gazette 1951-12-31

HAPPY It's Almost Gone On the eve of New Year's Day all of us at the Gazette wish each one of you a very happy New Year. The staff has a vacation tomorrow. We'll be back Wednesday. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM. MARCH OF DIMES PLANNERS—Bill Martin, left above, Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce March of Dimes chairman, explains the use to be made of iron lung contribution containers and campaign posters to his area captains, from left: Bob Heinz, Bud Harris, Al Nellesen and Bob Malone. The Dimes drive, to combat polio, begins locally Jan. 2.—(Gazette photo by Kreldt) Anaheim Jaycees To Start Annual March of Dimes Anaheim's annual March of Dimes drive will get under way Jan. 2 with the local Junior Chamber of Commerce in the driver's seat. Bill Martin of Public Loan Co., head of the Dimes drive committee, met with committeemen and other members of the JC Friday evening at JC President Warren Hollingsworth's home to map out the campaign. For purposes of distributing posters and "iron lung" contributions containers in Anaheim business houses, the town has been divided into four parts with a captain assigned to cover each. Bob Heinz is captain in charge of the southeast section. Al Nellesen the northeast, Kenny Banks the northwest and Bud Harris the southwest. Bob Hutchison is captain in charge of industrial solicitation For purposes of distributing posters and "iron lung" contributions containers in Anaheim business houses, the town has been divided into four parts with a captain assigned to cover each. Bob Heinz is captain in charge of the southeast section. Al Nellesen the northeast, Kenny Banks the northwest and Bud Harris the southwest. Bob Hutchison is captain in charge of industrial solicitation and Dick Morley will handle special solicitation events, including theater collections, sidewalk setups and possibly a "Mile of Dimes" drive. Martin said today the Anaheim JC may take over the job of solicitation in Olive, which has been covered by other agencies in other campaigns. No set quota has been given the Anaheim March of Dimes, but Martin said the local club will bend every effort to exceed last year's total of $2800. All identified donations of $5 or more will be listed in the news columns of the Anaheim Gazette. Bank Loan Suspect Held to Answer In Superior Court Mitchy Naumcheff, also known in various places as Ray Collins, R. Norton and Ralph Nelson, was held to answer in Superior Court, Department 2, Santa Ana, Jan. 4, at 10 a.m., following preliminary hearings in Anaheim city court Friday afternoon on charges of fraud in borrowing money from Bank of America branches here and in Oceanside. O. E. Hanson, manager of the (Continued on Page 5) Time Magazine Slaps Publisher Of SA Newspaper "Objectionable carpetbaggers" was the epithet used by a San Juan, Texas, newsstand operator to describe the Hoiles organization which took over three Rio Grande Valley newspapers recently. The current Time Magazine Dec. 31, chronicles the uproar caused in the Texas valley when Raymond Cyrus Holles, publisher of the Santa Ana Register and owner of a string of six other newspapers invaded Brownsville, Harlingen and McAllen, Texas, with his familiar tirades against public schools. To quote Time: Papers Remade "Until three months ago, few (Continued on Page 5) Anaheim Man Survives Bomber Crash Off Korea One of the survivors of the Navy Neptune bomber ditched off North Korea Dec. 29 was identified today as Lt. Com. Leo A. Garland by his wife, Mrs. Merle Garland, who lives at 755 N. Lemon st., Anaheim. Mrs. Garland said her husband, a regular Navy man and graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, had been operating in the combat zone only two weeks when the crash occurred. The Navy reported that the Neptune radioed they were having engine trouble shortly before word was received that the ship would have to be ditched. The pilot and navigator were drowned, but Lt. Com. Garland, co-pilot of the ship, and the rest of the crew were rescued after two hours adrift in a rubber life raft by the Destroyer Erban. PY NEW YI NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETT ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1951 Six Person's Hurt In Accidents On County Roads Half a dozen persons, four women and two men were injured, one critically, in a series of traffic accidents on Orange county highways during the storm-swept week-end, the California Highway Patrol reported today. Miss Billey Rahey, 124½ S. Bush st., Anaheim, received minor injuries in a collision Saturday evening on Anaheim-Olive rd., near Olive's business district. She Half a dozen persons, four women and two men, were injured, one critically, in a series of traffic accidents on Orange county highways during the storm-swept week-end, the California Highway Patrol reported today. Miss Billey Rahey, 124½ S. Bush st., Anaheim, received minor injuries in a collision Saturday evening on Anaheim-Olive rd., near Olive's business district. She was a passenger in a car driven by Marshall E. DeHaven, 43, Box 606, Anaheim, which collided with the car of Henry J. Lockett, 55, of Orange. Collision of cars driven by Ruby Rebecca Rowland, 56, and Donald M. Piantoni, 18, both of Buena Park, brought injury to Rosy Boyer, 28, of Prescott, Ariz., passenger in the Rowland car. The crash took place in the rain Saturday afternoon on Highway 39, near Orangethorpe ave., Buena Park. Clifford A. Hagerman, 25, North Hollywood, was critically injured Saturday when his car plunged over a cliff on Coast highway at El Morro beach, between Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar. He was taken to Santa Ana Community hospital. Mrs. Betty Lou Kennemar, 21, Los Angeles, was treated at Camp Pendelton hospital. Oceanside, Saturday afternoon after a car driven by her husband, Frank, 23, went out of control and struck an embankment on Coast highway near Crystal Cove, south of Corona del Mar. Elias B. Riboto, 22, 721 E. Chest- (Continued on Page 5) Anaheim Receives $93,229.97 in Tax Apportionment Apportionment of $8,491,097.45 in 1951-52 taxes, representing 41 per cent of the total Orange county tax bill for the fiscal year, was announced today by County Auditor L. H. Eckel. Nearly half, or $4,099,923.53, went to school districts, but the largest single item apportioned was $2,104,890 to county government purposes. Anaheim city was Apportionment of $8,491,097.45 in 1951-52 taxes, representing 41 per cent of the total Orange county tax bill for the fiscal year, was announced today by County Auditor L. H. Eckel. Nearly half, or $4,099,923.53, went to school districts, but the largest single item apportioned was $2,104,890 to county government purposes. Anaheim city was apportioned $93,229.97, Fullerton $222,050.54, Brea $27,529.11, La Habra $23,553.48, Santa Ana $490,-064.26, Laguna Beach $86,429.92, and Huntington Beach $105,607.12. The county collects taxes for these cities. The Flood Control district got $286,665.63, Sanitation districts $102,103.62, Sanitary districts $135,722.66, and other special districts $207,276.83. Water districts were well-represented in the apportionments. The Orange County Water districts received $103,348.03. Metropolitan Water district was allotted $255,405.62 for taxes due from Orange county members. Orange County Municipal Water district got $35,220.15 as its first tax apportionment; South Coast County Water district $29,028.67; Laguna Beach County Water district $18,301.04; and Fairview County Water district $12,351.12. The apportionment represented most of the first installment paid on 1951-52 taxes. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m., today was 53. High for the previous 24 hours was 54 at 3 p.m., yesterday. Low was 37 at 6 a.m., today. Local Police Locate Driver Of Hit-Run Auto George V. Bimate who lives at 353 Haberfeld, Bakersfield, but is visiting friends at 117 N. Clementine, was sitting in his parked car yesterday when a speeding auto approached, hit his car and continued on down the road. Bimate reported the incident to the police who sent officer Alvin Rogers to the scene of the crime. Rogers located Lewis Rodriguez Martinez from the 200 block on N. Clementine. The description of Martinez was offered by Bimate who gave the number of the license plate of the hit and run auto. Rogers issued a citation for faulty brakes and released Martinez who lives at 312 N. Sabina. Weekend One Aviation History Found with 1 The disappearance of three planes with 68 persons aboard yesterday and Saturday gave the nation one of its grimmest aviation week-ends. At the same time a search continued for another craft lost with eight men. In addition, a fifth airplane limped 300 miles into San Francisco after it reported engine trouble on a flight from Honolulu. Forty persons were aboard a non-scheduled C-46 transport which disappeared Saturday night on a Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo flight. The plane, owned by Continental Charters Inc., became the object... CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY YEAR The Weather S. Calif. — Scattered cloudiness and windy tonight and Tuesday. Local showers this afternoon over and near mountains with snow level near 3500 feet. Colder mountains. Rainstorm Leaves 3.42 Inches Rain In Anaheim Anaheim received 3.42 inches of rainfall in last week-end's storm, largest since 1942, according to weather records. The storm deposited precipitation ranging up to 5.67 inches at Yorba Linda. County Agricultural Commissioner Dixon W. Tubbs, said that the rain was immensely beneficial to citrus orchards and land in general. Only damage resulting from the moisture would be some brown rot in citrus fruit and the lower branches of orange trees. The storm raised Anaheim's season total to 7.29 inches, as compared to 2.02 inches for the Weekend One of Grimmest in Nation History; NY Plane Ground with 14 of 40 Alive The Associated Press disappearance of three with 68 persons aboard and Saturday gave the one of its grimmest aviation ends. At the same time, it continued for another last with eight men. Addition, a fifth airplane 300 miles into San Francisco it reported engine on a flight from Honolulu, persons were aboard a modified C-46 transport disappeared Saturday night at Pittsburgh-to-Buffalo flight, one owned by Continental Inc., became the object of a wide land-water-air search over its route and the Great Lakes. An Air Force C-47, with 27 aboard, has not been heard from since yesterday afternoon when it was 20 miles west of Phoenix, Ariz. The last contact was a radio request for landing instructions during rain and mist. The C-47 was enroute from Hamilton Air Force base Calif., to Goodfellow Air Force base, Texas. An aerial search was to start at dawn today. In another Arizona air incident, an Air Force F-51 Mustang (Continued on Page 5) Rain measurements in other localities were: Storm Season Last Year Anaheim 3.42 7.29 2.02 Buena Park 3.68 6.62 1.88 Fullerton 4.55 8.03 2.63 Garden Grove 2.89 5.68 1.93 La Habra 4.17 8.15 3.93 Los Alamitos 2.92 4.93 1.32 Orange 3.32 6.86 2.56 Placentia 3.90 8.32 1.91 Santa Ana 3.16 6.74 2.76 Stanton 3.14 6.25 2.20 Yorba Linda 5.67 11.03 2.49 By The Associated Press The year 1951 went out in blizzard in the northern plains, fog across the midwest and in rain on both coasts. Snow and much colder weather—below zero in spots—was the weather picture today in Montana, the Dakotas, Wyoming, and northern Nebraska. Week-end blizzards in the high Rockies and Sierra Nevada in Colorado and along the California-