anaheim-gazette 1952-01-09

119 Killed Did you know 119 persons met death on Orange county highways during 1951? It is a formidable problem. See "County Comment," Page 4 of your Gazette today. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHE Anonymous Caller Trapped, Called Down, Released Sgs. James E. Stewart El Tord Marine, will doubtless be very meticulous about identifying himself property over the telephone in the future. Stewart was released after a short sojourn in county jail today after being apprehended last night with the aid of a young Anaheim woman. Anaheim police and sheriff's officers cooperated in making the arrest. The Anaheim woman, whose husband is in the service, has been receiving anonymous telephone calls from the same man, who identified himself differently at each call, asking her for a date, according to police reports. The caller, she reported, was never offensive but was very persistent. Finally, the woman's father happened to take the anonymous man's call. He immediately told her to make a date with the man and then notify police. She did, and then told police that she was to meet her suitor at the cigar counter in McCoy's drugstore at Los Angeles and Center sts. Local police officers and sher- Finally, the woman's father happened to take the anonymous man's call. He immediately told her to make a date with the man and then notify police. She did, and then told police that she was to meet her suitor at the cigar counter in McCoy's drugstore at Los Angeles and Center sts. Local police officers and sheriff's men were staked out for the meeting and Stewart walked right into the trap with a Marine buddy. Stewart revealed to police that he obtained the young woman's name when he filled out a pass for her at the gate of the El Toro Marine Air Station. Of recent months women in the vicinity of Anaheim have been receiving vulgar, lewd telephone calls from anonymous callers, and county and city officers were anxious to discourage the practice, so they laid the trap for Stewart, although he was not accused of using vulgar language or making lewd suggestions. Before his release this morning, Stewart was reprimanded for his conduct by sheriff's officers. Three State Youths Receive Salute From Army Cadets WEST POINT, N.Y. (P) — The United States Military Academy today received for burial the bodies of three of the 19 cadets killed in the Arizona crash of an Air Force plane Dec. 30. The funerals are to be held today and tomorrow. West Point's entire corps of cadets, 2306 strong, formed a double line on each side of the roadway from the West Shore railway station to the administration building, saluting as the hearses passed. The procession over, they broke ranks to return to classes and other duties. The dead cadets were Karl F. West Point's entire corps of cadets, 2306 strong, formed a double line on each side of the roadway from the West Shore railway station to the administration building, saluting as the hearses passed. The procession over, they broke ranks to return to classes and other duties. The dead cadets were Karl F. Glasbrenner, Jr., Santa Ana, cadet captain of Company C who was to be graduated this June; Hagh R. Wilson, Jr., of Tule Lake, Calif., and Maurice J. Mastelotto, Chico, Calif. British Officer Dies in Egypt Cairo, Egypt (UP)—Two British soldiers, one of them an officer, were killed today in a fight between British troops and Egyptian guerillas six miles west of a big Royal Air Force base near the Suez Canal. A British spokesman said there were several other casualties among the British forces. Guerrillas opened heavy fire on a British military convoy shortly after daylight two miles west of the RAF base. Two hours later the British Third infantry brigade engaged Egyptian fighters four miles farther west. The brigade apparently had come to defend the ambushed convoy. SACRAMENTO (UP)—California must rid its schools of any communistic subversive influences, Superintendent of Public Instruction Roy E. Simpson said today. Retail Division Executive Confab Slated for 9:30 A meeting of the executive committee of the Retail Division of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce has been called for 9:30 Thursday morning, Jan. 10, by Chairman Walter Swanberger. Purpose of the meeting is to elect a chairman and two vice-chairmen for the present year. These officers will be elected from the following members of the committee: Walter Swanberger, John Williams, Joe Hurst, Ray Reafsnyder, Vera Auest, Jack Ballard, Kenneth Dougan, E. C. West, I. F. McKinley, Earnest Owsten, Oscar Solter and John Steffy. Also included on the agenda for the meeting is the appointment of a committee to select a date and lay plans for a special Anaheim Dollar Day promotion. Temperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 63. High for the previous 24 hours was 55 at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Low was 38 at 6 a.m. today. Others booked for investigation of burgiary are Kenneth D. Williams, 22, of Cypress; Kenneth W. Woodman, 23, and his brother Elbert W. Woodman, 25, both of Long Beach; William H. Dalley Jr., 22, Bellflower; Basil Kennedy, 24, Long Beach, and John F. McClure, Long Beach. Some of those arrested are here and the others at Santa Ana Police said the investigation was started after burglaries during December, mainly in Orange county. The burglaries included a safe containing $861 in Jewellery from Kelner's jewelry store in Garden Grove; theft of a safe containing $3000 in cash and bonds from Adair's market in Huntington Beach; and burglary of a market in Newport Beach in which $157 worth of coffee and cigarettes was taken. Mrs. Barrett and Clifford Hinds and Kenneth Woodman charged with burglary of the Kelner Jewelry, were arraigned today in Santa Ana justice court where their preliminary hearing was set for Jan. 21. Elbert Woodman was scheduled to be arraigned late today. NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZET per ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1952 Special Census of Anaheim Approved by City Council Anaheim will take steps soon to correct the allegedly erroneous population figure assigned the town in the 1950 census. Councilmen last night were informed by Councilman Bob Boney that based on the number of water connections in the city, Anaheim has a population of at least 16,232 instead of the 14,522 counted during the census. Earnest Moeller, manager of the local Chamber of Commerce, reported that the Chamber arrived at 16,500 as the population of the city, based on water connections, gas connections and power customers. Boney suggested that a new special census be taken and the council voted unanimously to undertake the job. City Clerk Charles Griffith estimated the cost of the project at $1400 to $1500. This morning he revised the figure to $2000 after a bit of research. Higher Tax Revenues Griffith said the cost, whether $1400 or $2000, is ins material if Boney's and Moeller's estimates of population are correct, since much more than that amount would be realized in gasoline tax revenue which is allocated to cities by the state on the basis of population. All city-owned property in Anaheim, including streets, parks and alleys, but excluding the city hail site, will go on the block to the highest bidder for subterranean oil and gas rights in the near future. Last night, Anaheim city council authorized City Attorney Preston Turner to draw up a resolution offering city property for lease. The council must advertise for bids and award leases to the highest bidder under requirements of the State Public Resources code. BOD Penalty Imposed LEONARD SCHWACOFER (New NSGW President) Len Schwacofer Installed as Head Of Local NSGW Newly elected officers of Mother Colony Parlor 281 of Native Sons of the Golden West were installed last night in Anaheim Knights of Columbus hall by a team from Arrowhead and South Gate parlors. Following the installation a buffet luncheon was served. Those installed were Leonard Schwacofer, president, of Anaheim; John Keys of Covina, first vice president; Loren Wagner of Anaheim, second vice president; Frank Watte of Los Alamitos, third vice president; Richard Adams of Buena Park, marshall; Bernard Clae sof Fullerton, inside sentinel; Conger Thompson of Orange, outside sentinel; Trustees Alexis-Pelous of Buena Park, Clark Smith of Anaheim and Franklin Salveson of Fullerton; Bernard Claes of Fullerton, including secretary; and William Lester of Brea, financial secretary. BOD-Penalty Imposed Anaheim industries who are delinquent in payment of BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) charges in the future will be subjected to a 10 per cent per month penalty, following action of the city council last night. Councilman Boney, the council's representative on the JOS board of directors, reported a total of $8000 in BOD charges delinquent to date, with Winckler-Smith Products Co., Wise Trucking Co., and Bridgford Meat Packing Co. the major delinquents. Boney said that delinquents last year were forced to pay the charges by threatening to cut them off from JOS sewage. Ted Williams Due For Marine Duty WASHINGTON (UP)—The Marine Corps said today Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox slugging outfielder, has been recalled to active duty. The famous baseball player, who is reputed to earn $100,000 a year, has been ordered to report early in May along with several hundred junior captains, first lieutenants and all remaining aviators of the Marine Corps reserve, a Marine Corps spokesman said. Williams was a Marine aviator in World War II. He is 33 years old. The officers are being recalled, the spokesman said, to provide replacements for Marine reserve officers who were called back to duty during the early weeks of the Korean campaign and are shortly to be released from active duty. PAT'S GOT A DATE ON OF 305 N. Spadra ave., Fulpa passes along a timely remit open house of the Anaheim Pat works for the Mananaheim division located of operation of the 250,000 public inspection when from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. owe the Northrop plant is built to Ordnance Corps designation. Truman Teal Ally of Continuity WASHINGTON (UP)—President Truman told an applauding crowd today that victory in world struggle with commute will turn on whether the h can be fed. He said the free must conquer "stomach colonism" to win either a cold war. In his State-of-the-Union dress, the president called continuation of his foreign programs and renewed his pleas for much of the domestic legislation he calls his "fair order." He pleaded, too, for unit foreign policy and avoidance "political fights" in this elec year which could damage country's world position at a time when all men walk "in the snow of another world war." More Point 4 Funds Then, departing from the office of his prepared message, the president declared: Mountainous Waves Threaten to Erupt Flying Enterprise After 13 Days LONDON (UP) — Mountainous waves threatened to write the end of the Flying Enterprise saga today, and almost swept Capt. Kurt Carlson in to the sea he has defied for 13 days. The American freighter, broken loose from its tug, was being smashed mercilessly 30 miles off the English coast as Carlsen and his lone companion, Kenpeth Dancy, tried to make fast a new line. The Enterprise was sinking a little every hour and at times the wallowing hulk, almost on its side, seemed in imminent danger of turning upside down. The towline with the tug Turmoil broke at 1:30 a.m. For the next 13 hours, whenever the waves would permit, Carlsen and Dancy made ready to get another rig aboard. Then, shortly before 3 p.m., they barely saved themselves from going overboard. The U. S. destroyer Willard Keith, standing by, reported: "Carlsen and Dancy narrowly escaped being swept into sea while at bow of Enterprise attempting re-rig." "Unable to pass tow this weather which believe typical of this area, therefore outlook not favorable immediate future." Veteran tugmen at the seafloor gave the Enterprise only a 5 chance of reaching dock as descended. The swells crashing against crippled freighter forced a ship in all attempts to exit a new board, Carlsen and Dancy, circling like monkeys to the alpine vertical deck, had hacked away the remnants of the town that broke early today. The Enterprise was drilled northeast at slightly more than half a mile an hour. Its crew list of 60 degrees had increased to 70 degrees, indicating that main cargo of pig iron had shed more early today. The freighter was riding visibly lower in water than yesterday, but the act amount of sinking was hard-reckon. The Flying Enterprise, en route from Hamburg to New York, into a Christmas hurricane suffered a deck crack Dec. The passengers and crew aboard donned ship Dec. 28, but Carlson insisted on staying aboard. ZETTE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY The Weather S. Calif.—Clear and continued cool tenight. Clear and warmer Thursday. RY 9, 1952 5c per Copy — 50c per Month NUMBER 50 School Board Studies P-TA Child Census The Anaheim Elementary School board at its regular meeting last night heard the report of Paul Cook, superintendent of schools, which showed progress being made in the analysis of the census of pre-school children, steps being made toward correcting a traffic hazard at Horace Mann school, action of leasing of sub-surface oil rights, progress on construction in the school system, and other matters. Mr. Cook reported that the police department is working out a plan to alleviate double parking of parents in front of Horace Mann school as they deliver and gather up their children. The problem has been to restrict parking in front of the school and still make the space available to cars driven by persons attending events at La Palma park. 200 Increase Expected On the school census, Mr. Cook reported that members of the Par-ent-Teachers Association canvassed homes in the school district to AT'S GOT A DATE ON JANUARY 20—Pretty Patricia Cooley, of 305 N. Spadra ave., Fullerton, smiles for the photographer and passes along a timely reminder to set aside Jan. 20 to attend the open house of the Anaheim Division of Northrop Aircraft, Inc. Pat works for the Manufacturing Control department of the Anaheim division located at 500 E. Orangethorpe ave. All phases of operation of the 250,000 square foot building will be open to public inspection when the Anaheim division opens its doors from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 20. Anaheim's newest industry, the Northrop plant is building precision fire control instruments to Ordnance Corps design, for use in tanks. Truman Terms Hunger No. 1 Ally of Communism; Asks Continuation of Fair Deal WASHINGTON (P) — President Truman told an applauding Congress today that victory in the world struggle with communism turn on whether the hungry be fed. He said the free world must conquer "stomach communism" to win either a cold or hot war. In his State-of-the-Union address, the president called for a continuation of his foreign aid programs and renewed his past as for much of the domestic isolation he calls his "fair deal." He pleaded, too, for unity on sign policy and avoidance of critical fights" in this election which could damage the country's world position at a time in all men walk "in the shade of another world war." The Point 4 Funds then, departing from the text is prepared message, the press declared: "Less than one-third of the expenditures for the cost of World War II would have been sufficient to feed the world so we wouldn't have had stomach communism. "Unless we fight that battle and win it, we can't win the cold war or a hot one either." The departure from his text was in connection with a call for more funds to speed the "Point Four" program for developing the world's backward areas. Mr. Truman said Point Four experts had been able to double the crops in one area in India, and added "there is nothing of greater importance in all our foreign policy." Nothing on Talks President Truman failed to reveal any decisions reached in his talks with British Prime Minister Churchill. He referred to the four days of discussions only generally in one brief paragraph although the speech was devoted primarily to formatting. On the school census, Mr. Cook reported that members of the Parent-Teachers Association canvassed homes in the school district to determine the number of children who might be expected to enter the public schools when they become of school age. An analysis of the tabulations made in November indicates that not quite as many children will enter kindergarten next September as did this year. Even so, however, total enrollments of all the grades will continue to grow steadily over the next few years as the large primary groups push up through the grades. Enrollment next September is expected to jump to about 2500—an increase of some 200 over this year. Subject to Revision Mr. Cook pointed out to the board that the figures were useful for basic planning, but could be subject to considerable revision if large new housing projects spring up in the district in the coming months. The Superintendent noted that Charles Kyte, school building inspector, reports good progress on the cafetorium now under construction at Lincoln school and that it should be completed by April. Mr. Cook also pointed out that defective tile in the Thomas Jefferson school cafetorium had been replaced by the contractor at no cost to the school district. During the Christmas vacation, Mr. Cook said, six classrooms at Horace Mann school were completely repainted and redecorated. Steele Low Bidder Mr. Cook reported to the board that the Steele Petroleum Co. had been the successful bidder on a sub-surface oil lease for the Horace Mann school grounds. He said the matter is being referred to Threaten to End After 13 Days therefore outlook not feasible immediate future." Peteran tugmen at the scene of the Enterprise only a 50-50 piece of reaching dock as dusk ended. The swells crashing against the loaded freighter forced a halt in attempts to tow a new line deck, Carlsen and Dancy, cling-like monkeys to the almost social deck, had hacksawed the remnants of the towline broke early today. Enterprise was drifting near at slightly more than a mile an hour. Its early of 60 degrees had increased 20 degrees, indicating that its cargo of pig iron had shifted early today. The freight was riding visibly lower in the air than yesterday, but the extent of sinking was hard to pin. Flying Enterprise, en route Hamburg to New York, ran a Christmas hurricane and crewed a deck crack Dec. 27. Passengers and crew abandoned ship Dec. 28, but Carlsen ended on staying aboard. Nothing on Talks President Truman failed to reveal any decisions reached in his talks with British Prime Minister Churchill. He referred to the four days of discussions only generally in one brief paragraph although the speech was devoted primarily to foreign affairs. Mr. Truman's complete remarks on the meetings which ended last night: "I have just had an opportunity to discuss many of these world problems with Prime Minister Churchill. We have had a most satisfactory series of meetings. We thoroughly reviewed the situation in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. We both look forward to steady progress toward peace through the cooperative action and teamwork of the free nations." Solemn Occasion Mr. Truman read his message more solly than he usually speaks—with what some lawmakers call a new oratorical pace. The president was grave and solemn, as were most of his listeners. For the first 17 minutes there was no applause. The first hand-clapping came when he said the United Nations will keep up the fight in Korea "until, we get the kind of armistice that will put an end to aggression." After that, there were frequent bursts of applause. Senator Connally (D-Tex) started one round—which came almost wholly from the Democratic side—when the president promised to weed out During the Christmas vacation, Mr. Cook said, six classrooms at Horace Mann school were completely repainted and redecorated. Steele Low Bidder Mr. Cook reported to the board that the Steele Petroleum Co. had been the successful bidder on a sub-surface oil lease for the Horace Mann school grounds. He said the matter is being referred to the county counsel for final legal clearances and that the action on the lease would be taken at the next board meeting. Jim Lathrop, of the Steele Co., at the meeting last night, asked the board to consider sub-surface leases on grounds at Thomas Jefferson and George Washington schools. American Freighter Sends Out SOS SEATTLE (P)—The American freighter Pennsylvania, with 46 men aboard, sent an SOS from the North Pacific at noon today. The Coast Guard said the ship reported a crack in its side, its steering gear crippled and water entering the engine room and the No. 1 hold. The distress call followed earlier reports from the ship of a 14-foot crack down the side. It reported, however, that its pumps were meeting the emergency and it did not actually call for aid. The latest distress call, picked up by the Coast Guard radio, however, said: "Down by head, Require aid." The ship was in stormy seas, with winds up to 47 miles an hour, about 465 miles northwest of the northern tip of Vancouver island, lands.