anaheim-gazette 1952-01-25

Tree Pruning In order to meet the heavy demand for pruning information on deciduous fruit trees, the Agricultural Extension Service held a pruning class yesterday. See story on Page 8. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM HIGHEST AWARD—Joe Sowder of Anaheim last night received the highest award the Boy Scout movement has to offer to Scouters—the Beaver award. He is shown as Mrs. Sowder placed the ribbon-supported medal about his neck. Tex Middleton, right, Anaheim car dealer and member of the executive board of Northern Orange County Boy Scout Council, presented the award. C. R. Allen, left, first Orange countian to win the Beaver award, looks on.—(Gazette photo by Kreidt) HIGHEST AWARD—Joe Sowder of Anaheim last night received the highest award the Boy Scout movement has to offer to Scouters—the Beaver award. He is shown as Mrs. Sowder placed the ribbon-supported medal about his neck. Tex Middleton, right, Anaheim car dealer and member of the executive board of Northern Orange County Boy Scout Council, presented the award. C. R. Allen, left, first Orange countian to win the Beaver award, looks on.—(Gazette photo by Kreidt) New Rainstorm Leaves .81 Inch For Anaheim New rainstorms sweeping through Orange county last night left .81 of an inch in Anaheim, making a total of 16.54 for the season, as compared to 3.45 inches at the same date last year. No damage has been reported thus far from the new storm, although it collected water in the low places which were still saturated or not completely drained from the heavy storms of last week. Heaviest rainfall was along the coast, where more than an inch of rain fell. Measurements in other localities were as follows: | Storm | Season | Year | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Anaheim | .81 | 16.54 | 3.45 | | Brea | .76 | 17.90 | 4.44 | | Buena Park | .78 | 13.91 | 3.34 | | Fullerton | .66 | 17.12 | 4.08 | | La Habra | .78 | 17.56 | 5.69 | | Los Alamitos | .77 | 11.21 | 2.63 | | Orange | .75 | 16.17 | 3.75 | | Placentia | .78 | 17.05 | 3.21 | | Santa Ana | .77 | 15.27 | 4.02 | | Seal Beach | 1.32 | 10.48 | 2.07 | | Stanton | .78 | 12.56 | 2.81 | | Yorba Linda | .82 | 10.48 | 2.07 | | Yorba Linda | .82 | 20.42 | 4.18 | Scout Council Holds Eighth Annual Meeting Annual meeting of Northern Orange County Council of Boy Scouts of America was held last night in the main dining room of Knott's Berry Farm., Harold A. Browning was re-elected to lead the council as president. Highest award given to Scouts, the Beaver, was presented to Sowder of Anaheim for many years of service in scouting. Tex Middleton, Anaheim auto dealer and wearer of the Beaver himself, made the presentation. Mrs. Sowder placed the Beaver ribbon around her husband's neck. Other officers selected for 1952 included Joe Sowder, first vice-president; Phillip S. Twomblly, second vice-president; Tom Yellis, third vice-president; O. E. Hanson was re-elected treasurer; Edwin J. Erickson was re-elected commissioner and Elmer Steffensen was elected national representative. Speaker Advises Charging Fees For Annexation Orange county cities were advised to charge fees to areas seeking annexation, when Robert B. McCurdy, assistant city manager of Pasadena addressed the Orden of the executive board of Northern Orange County Boy Scout Council, presented the award. C. R. Allen, left, first Orange countian to win the Beaver award, looks on.—(Gazette photo by Kreidt) Fullerton-La Habra Factory Site Purchased Dr. A. O. Beckman, president of Beckman Instruments, Inc., the Heliport Corp., and Arnold O. Beckman, Inc., announced this week that a 40-acre site has been purchased in the Fullerton-La Habra area for a new factory for production of the firms' precision instruments and advanced electronic equipment. The three existing divisions of the Beckman operations employ more than 1100 people distributed through 14 different plants and buildings in the Pasadena and South Pasadena areas. The site is on Hwy. 101 near its intersection with Imperial Hwy. and has Union Pacific trackage along one side of the property for direct connection with all major railroads. Construction will begin as soon as restrictions on steel and other building materials permit. DARING BURGLARY George Stahr, who operates a Costa Mesa market, left the rear door to his stockroom open yesterday afternoon, much to the convenience of a thief who drove a truck alongside the door and calmly carted away cigarette cases to the value of $403, Stahr reported to the sheriff's office. Speaker Advises Charging Fees For Annexation Orange county cities were advised to charge fees to areas seeking annexation, when Robert B. McCurdy, assistant city manager of Pasadena, addressed the Orange League of Cities and guests in Anaheim Elks club last evening. McCurdy outlined the Pasadena plan, which provides a fee of $100 per 7500 square feet of territory annexed—usually the equivalent of an ordinary lot—and an additional $250 per acre foot for water service. The city also requires the annexed area to pay for the laying of water mains and laterals. No charge is made for installation of street lights or utilities, but a service cost is collected. McCurdy recommended a similar policy for Orange county cities and warned them that annexation or residential areas is a posing proposition, so far as municipal taxes are concerned. The residence districts do not pay their way in that respect, he said, but business districts do better that way. McCurdy, nationally known student of city annexation problems, also warned against annexation of sub-standard "fringe" areas, unless they are first brought up to city standards. Mayor J. Frank Wharton of Laguna Beach, president of the league, presided over the meeting, which was attended by about 150 league members and guests. The Three-Alarm Ball Balboa Bay Club for The Three-Alarm Ball at the Balboa Bay club will be held tonight primarily for the benefit of the March of Dimes campaign. But every effort has been made to present entertainment worthy of the Orange countians who attend and the cause for which the affair was planned, according to Dr. Warren M. Hollingsworth, chairman of the drive in Anaheim. The Fire House Five plus Two, an entertainment group which many local citizens have seen at the Macombo in Hollywood and on television, made special arrangements to appear on the program after being contacted by Mark A. Soden, co-chairman of the county campaign. NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1592 Junior High Plan Given OK by Citizens' Committee The Citizens Advisory Committee, headed by Chairman A. A. Holve, with 38 members representing the various elementary school districts and civic organizations, met with seven members of the Anaheim Union High School board last night in the high school library. The contemplated vote to determine if two junior high schools should be constructed, one to be placed in the western section and one to be located in the city of Anaheim, was not taken. The stumbling block was the future disposition of the $630,000 Fremont school plant. Called "a lemon" by some of the speakers, others believed it can be used as a junior high if additional classrooms are built and about 10 additional acres of land purchased. An elementary school could not utilize the facilities already established at Fremont; it was agreed. It can house 450 students and already has an auditorium, gym and cafeteria. Both proposed junior high schools would start with an enrollment of about 850 students. If the major part of the plants other $2,000,000 could be bonded and paid for over 25 years at 32 cents in addition to the existing $1. Demarce said the original estimate of $3,000,000 to build the two junior high schools is too high. A motion was passed to have a cost study made of the cost of bringing the elementary schools and high schools up to adequately house the school population, and a cost study of the amount necessary to build two junior high schools. The reports will be studied at the next meeting, March 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the school library. Dan T. Mackay, clerk of the Cypress school board, said that even though the cost studies would point out the most satisfactory financial policy it will have to be recognized that many of the elementary schools are already bonded to capacity and cannot contemplate additional expansion. The Curriculum committee headed by Ralph K. Wines of the high school faculty has held two meetings and reported that "block scheduling" was favored, with two types of work under each teacher. CHICAGO, Jan. 24—LEFT ALONG one-room house on the bank o river in suburban Summit are children who were left alone a Kuchel Forum is H. Kuchel, Califorte Controller, will parin the discussions on W's "Freedom Forum." night. Freeman Lusk is operator of the program from Los Angeles atters who will appear on am include Kyle Palmical editor, of the Los Times, and Jimmy t. Mr. Kuchel is the Mrs. Henry Kuchel of rooms are built and about 10 addiditional acres of land purchased. An elementary school could not utilize the facilities already established at Fremont, it was agreed. It can house 450 students and already has an auditorium, gym and cafeteria. Both proposed junior high schools would start with an enrolment of about 850 students. If the major part of the plants were built, more classrooms could be added later to accommodate the estimated attendance of 900 to 1000 within the next five years, according to Paul Demarce, high school principal. Demaree also made a suggestion that in the event the Anaheim High District took over Fremont school they could possibly sell it and recover the $600,000 expenditure. One purpose, Demaree believed, would be to make Fremont the civic center of Anaheim. Due to the central location and high type of building it would make an excellent city hall. The Anaheim High district is now bonded for $2,344,115. An point out the most satisfactory financial policy it will have to be recognized that many of the elementary schools are already bonded to capacity and cannot contemplate additional expansion. The Curriculum committee headed by Ralph K. Wines of the high school faculty, has held two meetings and reported that "block scheduling" was favored, with two types of work under each teacher. Four out of five junior high districts are now using this system. Triple blocking has been tried but has not been successful, it was said. Wines suggested an exploratory type of program holding off the 7th grade and not allowing the students to specialize until the 9th and 10th grades by having a counselling plan. A seventh period for study hall and counseling was suggested. The next meeting of the curriculum committee will be Jan. 31 at 3:13 p.m. in the high school board room with a representative from each school attending and teachers from the 7th and 8th grades. Errors Charged In Trial Of Convicted Women Hearing of a motion for a new trial for Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Ward, 46, and Mrs. Carolyn Jane Munger, 25, found guilty of cruel and inhuman punishment of three young boys at Mrs. Ward's religious school near Anaheim, was continued today to next Wednesday day, Jan 30, at 9:30 a.m., after defense attorneys charged errors were committed at the trial by both the prosecution and the court. Attorney Lloyd Verry, representing Mrs. Munger, and Attorney Claude Watson, for Mrs. Ward, declared it was "prejudicial misconduct" when Deputy District Attorney Walter Steiner, in his closing argument to the jury Jan. 21, expressed an opinion that the defendants were guilty and asked the jury to make an example of them before the people of Orange county. A personal opinion of guilt by the prosecutor has the character of evidence and cannot be properly expressed before a jury, the defense lawyers argued. They also charged that he had no right to urge that an example be made of the defendants, because punishment is not within the province of the jury. They presented court decisions to the court, bearing on the point. They further contended that it was an error by Judge Franklin... OF DIMES ENTERTAINERS—The "Fire Alarm Ball Held Tonight at Balboa Bay Club for March of Dimes campaign." During recent months, they have been acclaimed by critics all over the country for their jazz and Dixieland music, Dr. Hollingsworth said, and their performances are reportedly riots from start to finish. During the ball, a Charleston contest will be conducted and prizes will be awarded to the winners. However, the Fire House Five plus Two will be only half of the show. Frankie Ortega, whose orchestra plays nightly at the Balboa Bay club, will provide the "slow and sweet" music for those who prefer it. A buffet supper will be included in the cost of the tickets, which (Continued on Page 5) Northrop Salary Increase Approved HAWTHORNE—A five per cent pay raise retroactive to Oct. 15, 1951, has been granted to about 2700 salaried employees of Northrop Aircraft, Inc., including those at the Anaheim factory, it was announced late yesterday by Oliver P. Echols, Northrop board chairman and general manager. The increase was approved by the Salary Stabilization Board in Washington, he said. This increase follows a similar wage increase approved recently for 13,500 hourly paid personnel of the Northrop plants. LONDON (P)—Sir Francis Shepherd, Britain's envoy to Iran since the Anglo-Iranian oil crisis exploded, was named Ambassador to Poland today. of evidence and cannot be properly expressed before a jury, the defense lawyers argued. They also charged that he had no right to urge that an example be made of the defendants, because punishment is not within the province of the jury. They presented court decisions to the court, bearing on the point. They further contended that it was an error by Judge Franklin G. West to reject an instruction to the jury, requested by the defense, that simple assault is an included offense in the charge of cruel and unjust punishment. The jury, they argued, had the right to find the defendants guilty of the lesser offense, simple assault, rather than the felony charge on which the women were tried and convicted. The jury should have been so instructed as to its rights the defense held. Verry and Watson said they had "authorities" on the point, too, and Judge West asked them to present the decisions. The hearing was continued for that purpose. Deputy District Steiner said he would reserve his arguments on the motion until the defense has filed its authorities and completed its argument. Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were steady. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST (First Grade)—100s 6.31; 126s 6.43; 150s 6.90; 176s 7.02; 200s 6.79; 220s 6.41; 252s 5.77. No Choice. CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY LETTE The Weather S. Calif.—Occasional light rain becoming moderate rain at times tonight; west portion. Scattered showers Saturday. Snow in mountains above 6500 feet. GO, Jan. 24—LEFT ALONE—Huddled in a room house on the bank of the Des Plaines in suburban Summit are these nine Green men who were left alone after their mother, the river, who also drowned. They are, left to right: Johanna, 9; Edward, 12, who dived into river to help attempted rescue; John, 5, with arm around, Bernard, 3; Theodore, Jr., 7; Thomas, 8. HUDDLED in a room house on the bank of the Des Plaines in suburban Summit are these nine Green men who were left alone after their mother, Rose Green, 38, lost her life while attempting to rescue another child, Carol Jean, 16, from the river, who also drowned. They are, left to right: Johanna, 9; Edward, 12, who dived into river to help attempted rescue; John, 5, with arm around, Bernard, 3; Theodore, Jr., 7; Thomas, 8, and Patricia 15. In rear is Mary 11, holding Frances Mary, 1.—(Associated Press Wirephoto) Young Mother Drowns Trying To Save Daughter CHICAGO (UP)—A mother of 10 children and her oldest child, a daughter, drowned yesterday in the Des Plaines river as the mother failed in a rescue attempt. A 12-year-old son vainly tried to save both. Drowned were Mrs. Rose Green, 38, and her daughter, Carol Jean, 16. The family lives near the river in suburban Summit. The tragedy occurred when Carol Jean walked out on the ice to get a bucket of water and fell through the ice about 150 feet from shore. The mother raced towards her daughter but as she neared her she also broke through the ice. A son, Edward, heard the screams and jumped into the broken ice pool and started to swim toward his mother and sister. But he told police they suddenly disappeared, apparently dragged down by the heavy undercurrent. Police said Mrs. Green was divorced from her husband, Theodore. They said he has been sought since last June on a charge of non-support. Flu Epidemic Subsiding, Schools Report Reports from five Anaheim schools today indicated that the near-epidemic of flu which has clutched the city recently is on the decline. Flu, colds and earaches were given as the reasons approximately 12 per cent of Anaheim students stayed home from school. The high school reported more students absent due to colds than anything else, with an average of 10 per cent absent per day. The situation is returning to normal, it was reported. Fremont reported 70 out of 405 students absent at the peak of the epidemic and the same average, 17 per cent, held true at Lincoln, Jefferson and Washington schools. Lincoln and Jefferson reported the situation improving steadily, but Washington school officials reported no improvements this week. Absences due to colds lasted, on the average, from one to three days, with flu keeping students out for longer periods. Long Beacher Hurt In Canyon Plunge Jack Newmaster, 27, of Long Beach was in a Corona hospital today with serious but undetermined injuries following a plunge by his car over an embankment. Ike League Files For Incorporation On file today at the county clerk's office were articles of incorporation of the California State Division, Izaak Walton League of America, with John P. O'Kane of 847 E. Philadelphia st., Anaheim, as one of the incorporators. O'Kane is state conservation director for the league. The copy of articles was filed in Orange county because this county is listed as a principal office of the state division, headquarters being in Anaheim. Incorporation was completed at the state convention held in Fullerton last Nov. and 10. The new corporation succeeds an unincorporated association of the same name which was established in 1947. Rotary Speaker To Discuss Defense Elmer S. Nelson, government economic consultant attached to the Naval Procurement District, Los Angeles, will be the speaker when Anaheim Rotary club meets Monday noon in the Elks club. Nelson will discuss the government's defense program and give his opinions on the "cold war" between the U. S. and Russia. The possibility of more "fringe" wars like the Korean fracas is conceded by Nelson, who believes that the overall effect of the Korean war has gained more friends for the democracies than the reds. Long Beacher Hurt In Canyon Plunge Jack Newmaster, 27, of Long Beach was in a Corona hospital today with serious but undetermined injuries following a plunge by his car over an embankment on the Santa Ana canyon freeway three miles east of Yorba rd., at 2:30 a.m., today. Officers investigating the crash said that apparently Newmaster fell asleep at the wheel of his car, which crossed the center stripe and ran off the highway on the left-hand side. Soldier Booked for Disturbance, Drunk Robert Michael Morson, soldier stationed at the Long Beach airport, was booked for drunk and distrubing the peace last night at the Stables on S. Los Angeles st., by the Anaheim police department. Police were informed that the manager of the Valencia hotel, Frank Sutton, had been beaten about the face by Morson, who had rented a room for the night at the hotel. As soon as he was locked up for the night, he began beating on the jail door and screaming at the top of his lungs for over three hours. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Truman's plan for reorganizing the Internal Revenue Bureau appeared headed for clear sailing in the house today after weathering its first test.