anaheim-gazette 1952-01-21

Help Wanted A group of your Anaheim neighbors feels all of us should pitch in and help out the important clothing for Korea drive now in progress. Please see Page 5. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM One Killed, 22 Injured In County Traffic Mishaps One man was killed and 22 persons were injured in Orange county traffic wrecks over the weekend, official reports disclosed today. Dead was Alfred Reveles Torres, 28, Box 508, El Modena, who was killed when he raced another car on Santa Ana boulevard at 10 o'clock last evening and his car was crowded off the road. The car had been impounded by Santa Ana police at 3:15 a.m. that day, for having no brakes and faulty steering gear. The driver's name, at that time, was given as Fermin Reveles Torres, of El Modena. A passenger in the car at both times was Frank D. Armendariz, 19, 11B41 W. Warlham, who was arrested on a charge of being drunk when the car was stopped at 3:15 a.m. The driver at that time was cited for having no operator's license. At 10 a.m. the same car had been released without the remains in Ana boulevard with another car whose driver was not identified. As they were passing a third car near the Santa Ana river bridge, the Torres car was crowded off the road. It skidded 64 feet to the curb, then another 24 feet to crash and tear out an orange tree, finishing its flight another 24 feet away, resting against a second orange tree. Torres was instantly killed. Armendariz escaped with minor injuries. Emma Lou Marie Perez, 20, 350 W. Santa Fe st., Placentia, also a passenger in the car, received minor injuries. She and Armendariz were taken to Santa Ana Community hospital. The body of Torres was taken to the Winbigler mortuary. Not far from the same location, Santa Ana boulevard at Flower st., four men, including three residents of La Jolla colony, northeast of Anaheim, were injured in a terrific crash between vehicles. Anaheim Police Collect First 'Torch' Sweater Anaheim police department collected its first inflammable "torch" sweater yesterday when Joseph Alexander Sbardellati, 915 N. Claudina st., Anaheim, brought in a sweater set he thought might be of the brushed rayon type that has householders all over the nation on the alert. Police turned it over to Fire Chief Ed Stringer who verified, after tests, that the sweaters were highly inflammable. Stringer was not optimistic about arresting the salesman, since he said, Sbardellati bought the set some time ago, put it away and didn't think of it until the current stories were published about the "torch" sweaters. "I don't want to have anything to do with it," Sbardellati told police. Woman Gets Term for Welfare Fraud Mrs. Eulalia Estrada Medina, 36, of Stanton who had pleaded guilty to four counts of petty theft in connection with obtaining county welfare funds by falsely representing that the father of her children was absent from home, has received a jail sentence of two months in Santa Ana justice court. The court suspended all but two months of a year’s sentence and placed her on probation for three years. Mrs. Medina is said to have admitted collecting $96.13 in welfare funds under the absent (father law). She represented that her husband, Simon Medina, had deserted her in June, 1949, but now admits that he had visited his family abour once in every two weeks. Her case is the second to be prosecuted for a similar offense in Orange county. In the previous case, the court jailed both parents for two months and required them to repay the welfare department. County Planners Okay Hatchery; Deny Church Site Edmund N. Demler was given favorable recommendation by the county planning commission last Friday afternoon for his application to establish a hatchery building on Acacia st. near Burton st. also a passenger in the car, received minor injuries. She and Armendariz were taken to Santa Ana Community hospital. The body of Torres was taken to the Winbigler mortuary. Not far from the same location, Santa Ana boulevard at Flower st., four men, including three residents of La Jolla colony, northeast of Anaheim, were injured in a terrific crash between cars driven by Charles W. Bustillos, Jr., 29, of Whittier, and Richard R. Guerrero, 20, seaman apprentice attached to San Diego naval base, whose home is in La Jolla colony. Bustillos, who was weaving in and out of traffic at a fast rate of speed while traveling on Santa Ana boulevard, according to police reports, crashed against the Guerrero car as it pulled out on Santa Ana blvd. from Flower st. Bustillos had just passed two cars one on the inside and the other on the outside, police reported. Bustillos was most seriously injured, having cuts on the forehead and chin and possible fractures of both legs and knees. He was taken to the Santa Ana hospital. Richard Guerrero, and his two brothers, Felix, 30, and Blas, 22, both of 7041 Cypress st., La Jolla colony, suffered lacerations of the face and head. Felix was taken to the Santa Ana hospital, the other two to El Toro Marine base dispensary. Mrs. Harriett I. Langdon, 65, Los Angeles, received neck injuries of undetermined extent when a car in which she was riding with Maurice W. Mott, 53, Los Angeles, was struck from the rear by a car driven by Willie R. Harwood, 21, El Toro Marine. The accident took place at Fourth and Broadway, Santa Ana, at 6:15 p.m. Sunday. Injured in other accidents were: Rocky Fankhauser, 7; Mrs. Emmitt Evans, 31; Paulette Evans, 3; Larry Evans, Donald Evans, 3; Kathleen B. Johnson, 25; and Elaine Johnson, 8 months, all of Huntington Beach; E. L. Johnson, 24, and A. F. Neuhaus, 25, sailor from San Diego; Harvey F. Tay- Competitors Help Local Washed-Out Cleaning Firm One thing the flood of rainwater didn’t wash out of Anaheim last Friday was the milk of human kindness. Mrs. Paul Klueter, manager of Band Box Cleaners and wife of the owner, called this morning to report that when their plant was immobilized by a foo of water and mud Friday, three other cleaning firms in town came to their rescue with early morning offers of assistance. The other cleaners were Ray and Oscar, Ermisch’s and Ritz cleaners. “Coming from business competitors, we thought this helping hand was worthy of a note in the newspaper and a world of credit to them,” Mrs. Klueter stated. She reported mud and silt still in the plant, but said no clothing was damaged. Naumcheff Trial Set for Feb. 4 Trial of Mitchy Naumcheff, former Arizona deputy sheriff charged with grand theft in connection with obtaining a $250 loan from the Anaheim branch of Bank of America and a $400 loan from a Santa Ana bank, has been set for Feb. 4 in Superior Judge Kenneth E. Morrison’s court at Santa Ana. Representing Naumcheff are Attys George Chula and James Monroe of Santa Ana, who conducted the defense of Henry Ford McCracken at his murder trial several months ago. Naumcheff claims that he was County Planners Okay Hatchery; Deny Church Site Edmund N. Demler was given favorable recommendation by the county planning commission last Friday afternoon for his application to establish a hatchery building on Acacia st. near Burton st. in northeast Anaheim, where he conducts a chicken ranch. The commission's recommendation to the county supervisors, which will be considered tomorrow, carries the condition that Demler sets his hatchery building 75 feet back from Acacia st. The planning commission denied approval to the application of Rev. Clarence Eigenhuit for permit to build an Assembly of God church building, with 100 seats capacity, on Walker st. north of Orange ave., at Cypress. The commission, which has been considering the application for several weeks, finally decided that the site is inadequate for the building and required off-street parking. The commission, at the same time, approved plans for the proposed new Cypress park, which is backed by organizations of that community. Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were higher. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST (First Grade)— 100s 6.02; 126s 6.46; 150s 6.86; 176s 7.26; 200s 7.57; 220s 7.15; 252s 5.90; 288s 5.08. CHOICE (Second Grade): 100s 4.56; 126s 5.26; 150s 5.53; 176s 5.76; 200s 5.83. Injured in other accidents were: Rocky Fankhauser, 7; Mrs. Emmitt Evans, 31; Paulette Evans, 3; Larry Evans, Donald Evans, 3; Kathleen B. Johnson, 25; and Elaine Johnson, 8 months, all of Huntington Beach; E. L. Johnson, 24, and A. F. Neuhaus, 25, sailor from San Diego; Harvey F. Taylor, 61; Stanton; James T. Kinkade, 63; Huntington Park; Marilyn D. Shade, 18, and Dorothy Shumway, 18, both of Bellflower; Sylvester M. Farmer, 50, Sunset Beach; and William J. Crumpton, 50, Sunset Beach. Jose M. Cedillo, 23, 617 E. Chartres, Anaheim, escaped injury when his car collided with a car driven by John W. English, at Fowler st. and Santa Ana boulevard, Santa Ana, Saturday evening. Council to Hold Meeting Tomorrow Anaheim City Council will meet tomorrow night at 8 p.m., for its regular session. On the agenda are public hearings on the George and Olive Schafer variance for erection of an automotive garage at 1940 E. Center st., on change of zoning from R-3 to R-1 for the east side of Los Angeles st., from Vermont ave., to the south city limits; the receipt of sealed bids for leasing city-owned property for subterranean gas and oil rights; final reading of Ord. 795 which will be amended to provide a 10 per cent per month penalty against delinquent BOD charge accounts; and four resolutions from the planning commission dealing with the zoning ordinance. Bids Solicited for Hospital Addition County supervisors will open bids at 3 p.m. Feb. 19 on the contract for building a new geriatrics building at the county hospital. Estimated cost under plans prepared by architect William L. Faulkner is between $90,000 and $100,000. An L-shaped building with the capacity of 40 beds for elderly patients is proposed. It will have one wing for men and one for women and will include a kitchen and purses station. It's site is between Lansing hall, the nurses' home and the foremost buildings of the tuberculosis pavilion. BREA RESIDENT BOOKED Elbert Way Ward, Brea hotel, Brea, was booked at 3:40 a.m., yesterday at Anaheim police station on charges of drunk and driving after he was picked up by police officers on N. Los Angeles st., driving in an erratic manner. He was released later on $400 bail with hearing set for 9 a.m., Jan. 28. MOSCOW (P)—Russia refused today to participate in the United Nations committee on war prisoners. ANAHEIM GAZETTE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1952 eim Police ct First h' Sweater police department colfirst inflammable sweater yesterday when xander Sbardellati, 915 a st., Anaheim, brought er set he thought might orushed rayon type that holders all over the nae alert. urned it over to Fire Stringer who verified, s, that the sweaters only inflammable. Stringot optimistic about arc salesman, since, he dellati bought the set ago, put it away and k of it until the curs were published about " sweaters. want to have anything h it," Sbardellati told God's Orphanage Instructor, in Court Today, Testifies for Julia Ward Mrs. Julia Ward, co-owner of the former God's Orphanage, private religious school northwest of Anaheim, burned the wrists of three boy pupils last Oct. 18, in a "spirit of kindness," Mrs. Carolyn Munger, 25, instructor at the school, testified in Superior court at Santa Ana today. Mrs. Munger, co-defendant with Mrs. Ward, under charges of unjustifiable punishment of the three young boys, was on the witness stand as the trial neared its conclusion. She was followed by three defense character witnesses, Rev. Richard W. Culpepper of Garvey, and Charley Wise, Fullerton truck operator, both of whom said the reputation of the two women was good. One other character witness remained to testify before the defense rested. Deputy District Attorney Walter Steiner said he expected to call several witnesses in rebuttal and intended to produce testimony that Mrs. Ward had used a rope in punishing pupils at the school. Truman Proposes Gigantic Military Expenditure — For Future Security WASHINGTON (P) — President Truman proposed today a $51,-163,000,000 military expenditure in the next fiscal year and said Congress also would be asked to approve a start toward production of fantastic new atomic weapons. He explained to a news confercopter and three others are missing. The plane lies beside a lake (black object in center of picture.)—(U. S. Coast Guard photo via Associated Press Wirephoto) BLIND KILLS BOY ARDSLEY, N.Y. (P)—Eighteen-month-old Paul L. 'Sipp 3rd, accidentally hanger himself yesterday on the cord of a Venetian blind. The boy, who was found by his parents, apparently became entangled in the cord while playing, then accidentally released the catch which lowered the blind and raised the cord. SAN FRANCISCO (P)—Claudia Camino, 39, a Western Union clerk at 131 Powell street, told police that a sandy-haired man robbed her office last night of $25—after peeling a stocking from her right leg and tying her hands with it. Solicited for Initial Addition supervisors will open p.m. Feb. 19 on the or building a new geriding at the county hos-mated cost under plans by architect William L. is between $90,000 and An L-shaped building capacity of 40 beds for patients is proposed. It one wing for men and women and will include and purses station. It's between Lansing hall, the time and the foremost of the tuberculosis paSIDENT BOOKED Way Ward, Brea hotel, booked at 3:40 a.m., at Anaheim police starges of drunk and drive was picked up by po-ons on N. Los Angeles st., an erratic manner. He ed later on $400 bail ing set for 9 a.m., Jan. W (P)—Russia refused participate in the United committee on war prisTemperatures Temperature reading in downtown Anaheim at 2 p.m. today was 58. High for the previous 24 hours was 54 at 2:30 p.m. Yesterday. Low was 44 at 6 a.m. today. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Truman proposed today a $51,-163,000,000 military expenditure in the next fiscal year and said Congress also would be asked to approve a start toward production of fantastic new atomic weapons. He explained to a news conference that had directed the Atomic Energy commission, Defense Department and Office of Defense Mobilization to prepare a program which would involve granting of immediate Congressional authority to let between five and six billion dollars worth of contracts for the Atomic Expansion Project. However, actual major cash expanditures would not occur until after the next fiscal year, he said. The $51,163,000,000 spending for the military in the year starting next July 1, recommended in the president's annual budget message, would provide: A beginning toward building the Air Force from a present 90-Wing strength toward the new ultimate level of 143 Wings; the addition of another division for the Army and a slightly bigger active fleet; an increase in military manpower from a present level of slightly under 3,500,000 to 3,700,000. The recommended expenditure would be about 11 billion dollars greater than current spending. But a considerable part of that will be for equipment ordered earlier and which will be delivered in the next fiscal year. Actually, it became evident, the tempo of rearmament is being slowed down, with about the same amount of equipment to be bought but the buying stretched over a longer period than original, optimistic plans provided. Thus the hoped-for target date of 1954 for having a 143-Wing Air Force of modern planes probably will become 1955 or 1956. The president's message said: "Despite its size, this is not a budget for all-out mobilization. It is a budget carefully planned to carry us a long way forward on the road to security—at a pace which is not only within our present economic capacity, but which will enable us to grow stronger in the years to come." Reds Claim Allies Attacked Truce Convoy in Korea MUNSAN, Korea (AP) The U. N. command said today Allied jets, without meaning may have attacked a communist truce convoy on the Kaesong-Pyongyang highway Friday. At the same time, the Allies accused the reds of violating the agreement guaranteeing freedom from attack to one northend and one southbound convoy daily. These developments came as subcommittees working on a Korean armistice again reported no progress. The U. N. acknowledged that four planes bombed and strafed a bridge and antiaircraft positions near where the reds said a plainly marked convoy of two trucks and a jeep was hit. Pilots who took part in the attack said they sighted no vehicles in the area, reported Marine Col. James C. Murray, U. N. staff officer who investigated. Murray added that if the convoy were stopped or parked in shadows it might have escaped observation. Five Crewmen Survive Plane Crash On Washington Peak in Snow Storm PORT ANGELES, Wash. (P)—Five crewmen of a B-17 mercy plane yesterday survived the crash of their ship on an Olympic peninsula peak and a 1300-foot plunge down the snow-covered slope. Three other men, presumably thrown from the plane during its plunge, were listed as missing. A paramedic team of four pressed a search for them. The four-engined search and rescue plane was returning from the scene of a British Columbia plane crash Saturday night when it clipped the top of 6359-foot Tyler peak in a blinding snowstorm. The ship bounded over the peak and skidded through the snow down to the 5000-foot level. Search planes located the wreckage Sunday. Only two of the survivors required hospitalization and they had only cuts and bruises. They were pilot, Caut. Casimir F. Hybki, 31, of Tacoma, Wash., and the crew chief, Sgt. Carl E. Scargall, 22, Tillicum, Wash. Capt. Hybki said the crash came just five minutes after the crew had obtained the last "fix" on their position. "The air was turbulent," said the pilot, "tossing the plane up 700 to 800 feet at times. A blinding snowstorm prevented seeing the mountain." "There was a blinding flash—we may have hit some trees first." Stopped Cold By Communists SEOUL, Korea (UP)—A United Nations raiding party swarmed up a communist-held hill in western Korea two times early today then pulled back to the main U.N. line after being stopped cold by red riflemen and mortar crews. Eighth Army headquarters said the raiders backtracked part way down the hill northwest of Yonchon after running into intense small arms and mortar fire. Allied artillery raked the red positions, then the Allied infantry tried again. But the dug-in communists hadn't been hurt. Elsewhere, U.N. forces threw back light probing attacks by 15 red soldiers west of Chorwon and south of Pyonggang on the western and central fronts. Allied patrols surprised 30 to 40 reds in bunkers on the snow-swept eastern front, killing 24 and capturing seven. Snow and low clouds grounded most warplanes, but Allied and communist jets tangled over northwest Korea for the seventh straight day. Fifth Air Force headquarters said no hits were reported in the brief five-minute battle. Sunday two Migs were shot down by American Sabre jets. Cleanup Job Continues After Terrible Flood LOS ANGELES (UP)—With evacuated families returning to their homes after the worst flood in 14 years, more rain was due to fall on Southern California today. Traces were reported in several areas last night. The weather man gave assurance, however, that the latest rainfall, coming in the wake of 7.37 inches of precipitation during three days last week would be just five minutes after the crew had obtained the last "fix" on their position. "The air was turbulent," said the pilot, "tossing the plane up 700 to 800 feet at times. A blinding snowstorm prevented seeing the mountain. "There was a blinding flash—we may have hit some trees first—as the plane crashed." Captain Hybki and Scargall were thrown out together as the plane made its wild plunge. Three men "rode the wreckage all the way down." They were Sgt. Charles Hartke, radio operator from Chicago; the co-polit, Capt. Kenneth Sentner of Tacoma and Sgt. Edgar Farmer, radar observer from Waynesboro, Ga. The plane caught fire after the wreckage came to a stop. But the men had time to roll out sleeping bags and emergency equipment. In the morning they lit flares and smoke bombs to attract rescuers. They also traced out in the snow the word, "Land," followed by a large "P." Their meaning was "land a para-medic team." American Nun Killed in Suez Fighting ISMAILIA, Egypt (UP)—The U.S. Consul from Cairo arrived here today for an on-the-spot investigation of the slaying of an American nun, the first American casualty in the bloody Suez fighting. At the same time, a British staff officer here announced a military court of inquiry would meet to determine who killed the nun. He did not say when. British officials said Egyptian "thugs" were responsible for the slaying of Sister Anthony, 52, born Brigitte, Ann Timbers, of The hoped-for target date for having a 143-Wing Aircraft modern planes probably came in 1955 or 1956. President's message said: "Date its size, this is not a for all-out mobilization. Budget carefully planned us a long way forward to security—at a pace not only within our pres-somic capacity, but which enable us to grow stronger years to come." Claim Allies blocked Truce convoy in Korea AN, Korea (AP) The U. N. said today Allied jets, meaning they may have attacked communist truce convoy Kaesong-Pyongyang highway. The same time, the Allies the reds of violating the treaty guaranteeing freedom back to one northend and embound convoy daily. Developments came asittees working on a Ko-histice again reported no. N. acknowledged that homes bombed and strafed and antiaircraft positions were the reds said a plainly convoy of two trucks and was hit. Who took part in the attack they sighted no vehicles area, reported Marine Col. Murray, U. N. staff of no investigated. Added that if the convoy stopped or parked in shad-light have escaped observers. LOS ANGELES — With evacuated families returning to their homes after the worst flood in 14 years, more rain was due to fall on Southern California today. Traces were reported in several areas last night. The weather man gave assurance, however, that the latest rainfall, coming in the wake of 7.37 inches of precipitation during three days last week, would be light and intermittent. Meanwhile, the cleanup job continued. It included innoculating residents of the Los Alamitos area against typhoid fever, clearing debris from streets, and removing silt from homes hard hit by the flood. Hundreds of persons at Los Alamitos, in Orange county, received typhoid shots from Navy nurses as a protection against contaminated water. The Navy warned everybody in the district to boil all drinking water, because its source is shallow wells which may have received sewage from ruptured cesspools. The water drained rapidly from most lowland areas. All but 60 of the hundreds evacuated in the community of Artesia, one of the worst hit, were able to go home yesterday. All evacuees were back home at Reseda and Canoga Park in the San Fernando Valley. An estimated 1200 families were forced to flee their homes during the peak of the storm which took 21 lives. Some houses were buried in mud or washed from their foundations. The flood damage, running into millions of dollars, was still very much in evidence. Some roads were still blocked by landslides and broad expanses of muddy water covered much of the low country. Anaheim Gets Trace In New Rainstorm Showers that swept across Orange county in a new storm late yesterday, mostly in the coastal sections, left only a trace of rain in Anaheim and other Northern Orange county points. Heaviest precipitation was .16 of an inch at San Juan Capistrano and .15 of an inch at Laguna Beach. Newport Beach reported .10 of an inch, but Santa Ana had only .01 of an inch and localities farther inland had only a trace of rain.