anaheim-gazette 1952-01-03

Leap Year Girls, never marry a man who wears a bowtie! That's the leap year advice dished out by Hal Boyle, the poor man's philosopher, on Page 4. VOLUME LXXXI. Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM FREIGHTER DRIFTS IN GALE-SWEPT ATLANTIC—The 6711-ton U.S. freighter Flying Enterprise drifts helplessly almost flat on its side yesterday in the gale-swept North Atlantic 350 miles from Falmouth, England. Aboard is Capt. Kurt Carlsen. Other crewmen and passengers have been taken off the wallowing craft. (Associated Press Wirephoto via radio from London) Captain Remains Cooped Up on Ship That Is Resting at 80 Degree Angle County Realtors Unite Against Slum Development Orange County Realty Board have pooled their efforts to have the county building code changed to do away with the 200-foot set back in county areas; it was revealed this morning at the regional meeting o. Anaheim Realty Board at Mother’s Kitchen. No results have been gained yet in the drive to get the Board of supervisors to amend the 200-foot law, but faster action was predicted as the result of combined action of the county reality board and agencies of cities vitally concerned with the law. First action against the setback provision was initiated by Anaheim, Realty Board, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and the Anaheim city council when old slum-type houses were moved to a plot of land on N. Raymond ave. from an area in Los Angeles cleared to make way for the Santa Ana Freeway. Captain Remains Cooped Up on Ship That Is Resting at 80 Degree Angle LONDON UP—Capt. Kurt Carlsen was cooped up today in the cabin of his wallowing ghost ship while a new storm raging across the North Atlantic raised doubts that the damaged freighter could stay afloat until a salvage tug beats its way to the scene. The fearless skipper, hailed by the British Press as "Captain Enterprise," appeared more concerned about the suffering of his would-be rescuers than his own fate. Carlsen, 37, who refuses to abandon his ship, the American freighter Flying Enterprise, is existing on a slim diet of meat and "bits of dried food." he informed the commander of the U.S. Destroyer John W. Weeks, which is standing by. "You fellows are taking a worse beating and are suffering more than I am," said the youthful skipper whose faithfulness to the tradition of the sea has stirred the imagination of millions. The American destroyer radioed that preparations have been made with Capt. Carlsen for rescue if needed. It was the first indication that the doughty captain may not be able to stick out his lone, iron-man attempt to stay with the ship. Its 10 passengers, one of them dead, and a crew of 40, were taken off the ship last Friday and Saturday, but Carlsen refused to leave his vessel. W. L. Thompson of McKinney, Tex., commander of the destroyer Weeks, radioed this description of the herioc one-man battle against the elements: Gale winds are sweeping the area, about 300 miles off the southern coast of England. The seas are kicking up ferociously. Carlsen stays on the starboard quarter of the Flying Enterprise, the only part of the deck he can safely reach. For five nights the skipper kept this perilous vigil, rejecting all offers to remove him from the ship. At times, the Enterprise lay at an average of 80 degrees to the water—almost flat on her side. First action against the setback provision was initiated by Anaheim, Realty Board, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and the Anaheim city council when old slum-type houses were moved to a plot of land on N. Raymond ave. from an area in Los Angeles cleared to make way for the Santa Ana Freeway. Activities for January were outlined and will include the installation of California Real Estate Assn. officers and directors at the Blitmore hotel in Los Angeles Jan. 5; a meeting of the Orange county council of Realtors at Lum's cafe with Anaheim Realtors as hosts and with Lloyd Loveland, regional vice president as speaker; Jan. 10, Anaheim, Fullerton and La Habra Reality Boards playing hosts to officers of the California Real Estate Ass'n., headed by President Jamie Udall, at American Legion Hall in Anaheim. Officers for 1955 of the host boards will be installed at that meeting. Surprise Mercury Drop Causes Small Citrus Damage Unexpected drops in temperature at various Orange county localities today caught growers by surprise, but probably caused little damage to fruit, it was believed, although the mercury went as low as 23 degrees at two points, Garden Grove and La Habra. Anaheim reported a low of 27 degrees. County Agricultural Commissioner D. W. Tubbs said that because the lowest temperature came after dawn today, there was not a long enough period of sustained cold to cause much damage. Nuseries, however, started lighting their heaters as early as 10 last night and maintained firc Five developers erected 101 tract homes during the year in Anaheim. Yardley Contractors built 20, Sunny Homes tract included 23, Westland Homes included 24 in one tract and 24 in another, and Farr and Winther developed a 10-home tract. Largest single permits were issued to Northrop Aviation, Inc., for $1,364,000 and to Daystrom Furniture Corp. for $485,000. In December, 1951, 26 permits totaling $262,875 were issued compared with 46 permits worth $453,180 in December, 1950. January, 1952, took off at a lope with $51,000 if permits issued to date. Included were three model homes in Tract 1542 at $10,000 each. The tract, a development of Anaheim Highlands, Beverly Hills, and being constructed by C. Fred Smith, general contractor of Beverly Hills, will include 49 homes on extensions of E. Adele st. and E. Oypress st. They will be joined at their eastern ends by Poplar ave., a new street. Pebley Bros., Anaheim contractors, were issued permits for two houses, one for Louis Renney of Fullerton at 701 N. Citron for $13,000, and another for Gerald B. Jones of 604 Julianna st., Anaheim, at 535 S. Citron for $8000. Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were lower. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST (First Grade)— 100s 6.97; 126s 6.58; 150s 6.92; 176s 7.19; 200s 7.36; 220s 6.89; 252s 6.03; 288s 5.31; 344s 4.71. CHOICE (Second Grade): 100s 5.17; 126s 5.56; 150s 5.71; 176s 5.92; 200s 5.86; 220s 5.46; 252s 4.91; 288s 4.47; 344s 3.72. Impersonation Hearing Held Over to Jan. 9 Arraignment of Arthur Garabedian, 21, 424 N. Pine st., Anaheim, in city court on charges of impersonating an officer was continued yesterday to Jan. 9 at 9:30 a.m. Garabedian was arrested at 11 p.m., Dec. 31, on complaint of Mr. and Mrs. James Bud Miller of San Bernardino who charged that Garabedian stopped them on the highway and objected that they were driving erratically, implying that they were drunk. They asked him, they related, if he was a police officer. "What do you think?" Garabedian allegedly retorted. When Garabedian threatened to take them to the police station, the Millers stated, they replied that they were all for it. Then, they said, Garabedian got into his car and drove off. They took his license number and reported the incident to police. As they were reporting to officers at the station, Garabedian walked in and was arrested. He was booked on the impersonation charge at 1:30 a.m., Jan. 1, following an investigation. County Agricultural Commissioner D. W. Tubbs said that because the lowest temperature came after dawn today, there was not a long enough period of sustained cold to cause much damage. Nuseries, however, started lighting their heaters as early as 10 last night and maintained fire ing throughout the night. Forecasts had indicated Orange county temperature would be 35 degrees or higher, because of the wind that had been blowing. Local growers had to hurry their orchard heaters into action when the winds subsided toward morning when the temperature dropped down. At La Habra the 23 degrees was registered in low spots in draws. At other points there the mercury read from 25 to 27. Garden Grove had 27 degrees at three a.m., and 23 degrees at six a.m. The low mark held until 7:31 a.m. Anaheim, Placentia and Yoruba Linda reported 27 degrees, Tustin 26½, Irvine 26, Santa Ana 28 and Lemon Heights 28 to 32 degrees. Supervisors Set For State Meeting Members of the county board of supervisors will attend the meeting of the state association of county supervisors at Sacramento January 16-18. Supervisor Willard Smith of Orange is president of the state association, called the meeting for that date. The county supervisor, Ralph J. McFadden of Placentia, and a member of the flood control committee said that his committee will meet Jan. 17. ANAHEIM GAZETTE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1952 County Realtors Take Against Development Action against the setback was initiated by Ana-Realty Board, Anaheim of Commerce and the city council when old houses were moved to off land on N. Raymond in an area in Los Angeles to make way for the Ana Freeway. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2—PRESIDENT GOES OVER SHAKE-UP PLAN—President Truman today checks over with Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder a chart outlining a sweeping shake-up of the scandal-ridden internal revenue bureau. The reorganization plan calls for abolishing the 64 offices of district collectors of internal revenue and putting all operating functions of the bureau under 25 district offices, each headed by a district commissioner. (Associated Press Wirephoto) Eight Bodies Recovered from Arizona Wreck PHOENIX, Ariz. OP—Bodies eight of the 28 persons killed Sunday in the crash of an Air Force C-47 have been removed from Arizona mountainside and brought to a mortuary in Mesa, 16 miles east of Phoenix. The eight bodies brought down the ice side of 7000-foot Arm mountain 65 miles northeast Phoenix were those of persons most easily removed. Three days are expected to pass before all bodies are removed. An evacuation team of airmen helped by Arizona cowboys, strangled up the mountain yesterdays and found the mangled body among the scattered wreckage of the twin-engine plane. The wittims were 19 West Point cadets four crew members and five other military passengers. A team of identification experts from Wright Patterson Air Pole Base in Ohio arrived here late night to aid in the work of idle Congressmen Unenthused Over Tax Bureau Sackings By B. L. LIVINGSTONE WASHINGTON (UP)—President Truman's proposal for a "sweeping reorganization" of the scandal-scarred Internal Revenue Bureau got a cautious reception on capitol hill today. In advance of the return of the main body of Congress members next Monday, lawmakers already in town were divided in their action. Few showed any enthusiasm. With government corruption charges already high on the Republican list of election-year issues, Mr. Truman made plain his move was but the first of a "series of actions to insure honesty, integrity and fairness" in Washington. "In addition to the reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue," he said, "I expect to take further administrative action and to make other recommendations to the Congress to ensure complete integrity in the operations of the government." Mr. Truman's statement was followed quickly by the disclosure that 53 more Internal Revenue Bureau employees have been sacked or suspended since the last official announcement, which covered the first 10 months of last year. The president's plan, designed to "protect the government from the insidious influence peddlers and favor seekers"—will be sent to Congress under the government reorganization act. It would: 1. Abolish the offices of the 64 Internal Revenue collectors, substituting 25 "district commissioners" in their place. 2. Create an independent inspection service, streamline and centralize bureau administration, and provide for "more adequate salaries" for top administrative officials. 3. Take collectorships out of the "political plum" category and place the agency under civil aid by Arizona cowboys, straddled up the mountain yesterday and found the mangled bodies among the scattered wreckage of the twin-engine plane. The victims were 19 West Point cadets four crew members and five other military passengers. A team of identification experts from Wright Patterson Air Pollution Base in Ohio arrived here late night to aid in the work of identification. So difficult is the task of gathering the bodies and evacuating them by pack horses down to mountainside, that it will probably be late this afternoon before additional bodies are brought to the mesa mortuary. The mountain trail winds across streams studded with ice-coats rocks and threads through serene oak near the summit and pine and large oaks lower down. All aboard were killed instantaneously. Arraignment Held In Santa Ana Hammer Beating Preliminary hearing of Robert McGill Billings, 18-year-old Santa Ana sex offender who asserted admitted beating Mrs. Elaine Aing, 32, his neighbor, with a hammer during an attempted criminal attack, has been set for Jan. 17 at 10 a.m., in Santa Ana just court. Young Billings, who, police say, has the appearance and size of a 12-year-old boy, was arraigned yesterday on two counts, assailant with intent to commit rape, an assault with a deadly weapon. His asserted victim, Mrs. Allin, was reported critically injured following the bloody struggle the Billings home at 2138 Ost St., Santa Ana, Monday afternoon but is now expected to recover from the serious head wounds inflicted by the hammer. Billings, who was home leave from California Jun. Commie Poland Eyes Iranian Oil TEHRAN, Iran (AP)—Poland put out a feeler yesterday to see if she could strike up a barter for Iranian oil. The tentative bid reportedly involves a half-million tons of fuel. Polish minister to Iran Kazimierz Smiganowski called on Premier Mohammed Mossadegh to discuss a deal whereby Poland would give Iran manufactured and processed goods in exchange for Iranian oil. It was not explained how the oil would be transported from Iran to Poland. Poland is the second communist land to approach Iran for oil. Czechoslovakia is sending a delegation here to talk over such a deal. Britain has warned she would consider any Iranian oil sales illegal until the settlement of her dispute with Iran over nationalization of the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil company. Western nations, which control the world's oil tankers, have boycotted Iranian oil. Husband-Wife Funeral Saturday A joint funeral service will be held Saturday for Mrs. Alice M. Krick who died Tuesday and her husband, Phillip H. Krick, who died today in Los Angeles. Both were old-time residents of the county, arriving in this area around the turn of the century. Mr. Krick was a school teacher in the Anaheim schools system. They lived at 227 N. Clementine. Surviving Mrs. Krick is one sister, Mrs. Grace E. Norrish of Los Angeles and surviving Mr. Krick is one brother, Dr. Charles A. Krick of Oregon. Both were members of the White Temple Methodist church and Mr. Krick was a member of the Anaheim Masonic lodge. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars with the Rev. Frank Butterworth officiating. Interment will be held in Fairhaven cemetery with the Masonic service at the graveside. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m., today was 58. High for the previous 24 hours was 55 af 2:30 p.m.yesterday. Low was 55 at a.m.today. CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY The Weather S. Calif.—Clouds tonight and Friday. Rising daytime temperatures. Not quite so cold tonight. Light Bodies Recovered from Arizona Wreck PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 2—C-17 EXPLODES AGAINST CLIFF—S/Sgt. Frederick E. Springborn of the March Air Force Base, Calif., rescue squadron, examines wreckage of an Air Force C-47 mashed against a cliff near the top of an Arizona mountain. The crash killed 28 military personnel. (Associated Press Wirephoto) Russia Proposes Security Council Intervention in Korean Truce Talks Russia Proposes Security Council Intervention in Korean Truce Talks PARIS (P)—Soviet Russia, in a surprise move, proposed today that the United Nations Security council intervene in the Korean armistice negotiations. It asked that both Korea and the lessening of world tensions be considered at a high level, possibly by foreign ministers or chiefs of state. Soveit Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky submitted the proposal to the 60-nation political committee after a long speech denouncing a western collective action plan, and hinting ominously at events to come in southeast Asia. The American delegation immediately frowned on the Vishinsky proposal. Pending official consent, U. S. forces said the Soviet resolution was unacceptable. The American informants pointed out that the U. S. favors continuation of collective measures as an important factor in the U. N. efforts for peace. They said the call for a Security Council meeting has been made before without response from the Russians, who would not recognize Nationalist China as a member of the Council. The Americans said that since the Soviets have veto power in the Council, it would be useless to bring the Korean armistice negotiations to that body, adding that the place for successful conclusion of such talks is in Korea, with the veto-free General Assembly deciding later on a political settlement. Vishinsky proposed that the Council be called under Article 28 of the U. N. charter which authorizes governments to send chiefs of state or foreign ministers as delegates to such council meetings. This made the proposal look like another version of the U.S.S.R. demand—key note of its current peace offensive—for a five-power meeting, including red China, to bring it a pact of peace. The Soviet suggestion was offered to counter the 11-power draft calling upon the U. N. to set up new anti-aggression machinery. It was made after Vishinsky delivered a 37-page speech advocating the western draft as one that could lead only to war. He said the American-sponsored proposal, "boils down to sanctions—in other words, war." In that speech, Vishinsky hinted at things to come to Asia. He accused the U. S. of ferrying Chinese Nationalist troops into Viet Nam, Burma and Thailand for an attack on the Chinese reds. These measures, he salo would be described as "defensive" when "military operations begin against southern China." This called to mind the beginning of the Korean war, when the communists charged that the U. S. was the aggressor, and the Chinese intervention in Korea, when a similar charge was made. Vishinsky touched only briefly on the point, without elaborating on his meaning. Commies Reject Exchange Plan Allies Capture Strong Points: Commies Reject Exchange Plan MUNSAN, Korea (P) — The communists today turned down an Allied plan for exchanging war prisoners and civilians as "no more than a barter of slaves." But a U.N. negotiator said he "rejected the categorical rejection of the reds." North Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Sang Cho said he wanted no part of the Allied plan because it was "simply and solely on a one-for-one exchange." The reds want an all-for-all trade. Rear Adm. R. E. Libby said that was the end result of the Allied plan. He refused to accept the red rejection because they "either misunderstood our proposal or they are deliberately misinterpreting it in order to deliberately obscure the issues." Libby indicated Lee might be waiting for new instructions. He reiterated that the U.N. plans to return every prisoner of war who wants to be repatriated. He said the one-for-one exchange called for in the first two points of the Allied plan would control merely the rate of exchange—not the number of war prisoners and civilians ultimately traded. VAN NUYS (P) — Police today recorded the deaths of a milkman and his seven-year-old daughter in a plane crash here last Monday as murder and suicide. Allies Capture Strong Points: MIGs Get Bolder SEOUL, Korea (P)—Tank-supported Allied infantrymen attacked behind a thundering artillery barrage and recaptured two strong points on the western front. The sudden outbreak of fighting in Korea was ordered to regain ground lost to a Chinese assault Dec. 28. Today's fighting was fierce, but brief. The Eighth Army said attacking infantrymen were heavily engaged for an hour. Then two red groups retreated and abandoned the strong points to the Allies. The Allied infantrymen had won their limited objective by 11:05 a.m., a communique reported. The action was west of Koran-go, just south of the 38th Parallel and about ten miles northeast of the truce village of Panmunjom. Three other small fights—all started by red probes—were reported along the freezing 145 mile front. Two squad sized probes were tossed back on the central front and an attacking red platoon was driven back after nearly two hours fighting in the early morning west of Heartbreak Ridge. In the air American Sabre jet pilots reported communist jet air (Continued on Page 5).