anaheim-gazette 1952-02-05

Fan Mail Waldo Hunter's mailman had a tough time carrying all the fan mail to him, but he finally made it and in the stack was a very interesting letter from a Gazette or rather ex-Gazette reader. See P. 2. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM FIRST STAR TO HIT ANAHEIM—Manager Fred Haney of the Hollywood Stars baseball team of the Pacific Coast league, signs the Pickwick hotel register for his team that will arrive in Ana- Anaheim councilman and avid baseball fan Robert H. Boney, Fred Haney, Vic Ruedy, who completed negotiations late last week with the Stars ball club and Thomas H. Dearr, owner of the FIRST STAR TO HIT ANAHEIM—Manager Fred Haney of the Hollywood Stars baseball team of the Pacific Coast league, signs the Pickwick hotel register for his team that will arrive in Anaheim Feb. 23 and 24. Standing, left to right, are: Anaheim councilman and avid baseball fan Robert H. Boney, Fred Haney, Vic Ruedy, who completed negotiations last week with the Stars ball club and Thomas H. Dearr, owner of the hotel where the team will live while in Anaheim. Fred Haney Brings Hollywood Stars to Anaheim for Spring Training Camp By STAN JONES Rotary Speaker Advocates a Preventive War Anaheim Rotarians at their noon meeting yesterday heard Dr. Edwin T. Force, professor of social sciences at Santa Ana college, declare that the United States "probably will have to, and we should fight a preventive war with Russia." Contrary to public opinion, the U.S. does have a foreign policy "although it is somewhat confused" because the public has not yet made up its mind to a concrete policy, Dr. Force said. From the War of 1812 to the Civil War, American foreign policy was based on fear of armed intervention of European countries. From the Civil War to World War I, foreign policy was based on the dollar and at times U.S. Marines were used to protect our dollar diplomacy, the speaker pointed out. From World War I to the period of World War II, the nation adopted a policy of isolation in its foreign relations, Dr. Force said. At the present time Mr. Force believes our policy should be (1) put an end to Russian dic- Coming in the form of a flash flood the Hollywood Star baseball team of the Pacific Coast league will open camp February 24 at beautiful La Palma park in Anaheim when Manager Fred Haney opens camp for his pitchers and catchers. Negotiations for the Stars to hold camp in Anaheim the first time they have ever been here, but the third Pacific Coast team to train in Anaheim, were completed just last week, but the release date was held up until today due to publicity reasons in San Fernando, the Star's camp of the past four years. “Maybe this means a good omen for us Stars,” said the attractive Mrs. Fred Haney yesterday in an exclusive interview with the Anaheim Gazette. “When we first opened camp in the San Fernando valley four years ago,” she continued, “we won the PCL pennant that year and we are all hoping for a duplication of events to take place here.” Fred Haney stated that the primary reason for the Stars coming to Anaheim was the fact that the floods of the past few weeks ruined their camp in the valley and, they had to seek another camp site. Thought of Anaheim “I immediately,” said the Star’s manager, “we thought of Anaheim and its close location to the LA area, its spacious, well-groomed facilities and the wonderful way foe to serve as top-rate opposition for their training program. At Fullerton to face the Los Angeles Angels will be the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs from the major and from the Pacific coast loom Portland, Seattle, San Diego and the Stars. Seattle was the first PCL team to train in Anaheim and for that matter, the first pro team. They opened camp in 1939. The following year Anaheim got its first major league team, the Philadelphia Athletics with Connie Mack. The A’s stayed for the next three years. In 1943 Los Angeles’ Angels (Continued on Page 2) Grand Jury Asks Fast Sanitation Problem Solution Noting with satisfaction that the county sanitation districts have “composed their differences” and are making progress with the county wide coverage. 12.163 License Tabs Issued Here Statistics today show the Anaheim branch of the Bank of America and the local Auto club of Southern California did a land office business in sales of automobile license plate tabs during the sales period ending yesterday. O. E. Hanson, manager, said the local bank sold 7743 tabs for the state at a total cost of $121,-000. Ron Brandon, manager of the automobile club office in Anaheim, said his staff dispensed 4420 tabs at a cost of approximately $80,000. Burglars Take Loot Valued at $206 in Santa Ana Loot valued at $206 was stolen by burglars and car "clouters" in Santa Ana last night, police reports disclosed. Theft of an electric drill and television aerial equipment from a panel truck belonging to the Lowenstein television store, Third and Broadway, represented a loss of $75. Another electric drill, valued at $30, was stolen from the garage of the MWA bus line, 117 E. Third st. Clothing worth $30 was taken from the parked automobile of Lt. Harold W. Scofield, El Toro marine base, while the car was parked at Third and French streets. Josephine Cook, 832 S. Los Angeles st., Anaheim, employed at the Santa Ana city library, reported theft of her wallet, containing $23, from her purse which had been left in a drawer in a mary reason for the Stars coming to Anaheim was the fact that the floods of the past few weeks ruined their camp in the valley and they had to seek another camp site. Thought of Anaheim "Imediately," said the Star's manager, "we thought of Anaheim and its close location to the LA area, its spacious, well-groomed facilities and the wonderful way the different ball teams are treated in this fine community." The Stars will probably schedule several Pacific Coast league opponents as well as major loop Grand Jury Asks Fast Sanitation Problem Solution Noting with satisfaction that the county sanitation districts have "composed their differences" and are making progress with the county-wide sewerage program having completed sale of the $8,308,000 bond issue, the Orange county grand jury today gave a pat on the back to the district boards, and at the same time a warning that critical sewage problems demand speedy solution. Commenting on the "accelerated rate" of progress with the sewerage program, a grand jury resolution added: "However, this does not in any way abate the critical shortage of sewerage works, which will undoubtedly result in further overflows of raw sewage into populated communities. We believe that these overflows will be in greater amount and for longer periods of time, before facilities can be prepared to correct the situation. "Consequently (the grand jury) would like to commend the sanitation district boards for the rapid progress that has been made and urges that every possible measure be taken to expedite the program." The grand jury further recommended that the sanitation districts set up a planning committee or other agency to gather information concerning population and industrial growth of the county, so that sanitation needs can be anticipated and met prior to the development of serious public health hazards." NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZET ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1952 Newport Man Gives Self Up For Murder Trial Troy Proctor, 48. Newport Beach man charged with the murder of his common-law wife, Mrs. Dorothy M. Schindler, 37, at their Newport apartment last summer, and released later by Superior Judge K. E. Morrison on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence at his preliminary hearing to hold him for trial, was back in the county jail today and will be arraigned again next Friday. Proctor surrendered himself at the county jail this morning after reading that he was wanted because the Fourth District Court of Appeals had reversed Judge Morrison and decided that the preliminary hearing evidence was sufficient. Proctor, who had gone to Phoenix, with his mother after being released by Judge Morrison, to stay with an uncle who had been injured, returned to Santa Ana yesterday after reading that the authorities were looking for him. His attorney, O. A. Anaheim Manager Accuses Man of Defrauding Plan Oscar E. Hanson, manager of the Anaheim branch, Bank of America, told a superior court jury in Santa Ana late yesterday how he had made a 10-day loan of $250 to a man using the name and address of Ray Collins, Rt. 1, Box 514, Orange, whom Hanson yesterday identified as Mitchy Naumcheff, former Arizona deputy sheriff, accused of defrauding the bank: Just after making the loan, Hanson saw a notice circulated by the parent bank warning that the same man had been similarly defrauding other branch banks. But it was too late, then. Investigation failed to locate any Ray Collins and the address given proved to be an abandoned mail box. Hanson's testimony was virtually duplicated by John Brown, loan officer at the Santa Ana branch of Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles. Brown identified Naumcheff as the man who gave the name of Burt R. Meyers and the address Rt. 1, Box 914, Santa Ana (a fictitious Grand Jury in Demanding Role Over Clarity Taking a stand in opposition legislation such as Assembly 1216 which was before the session of the state legislature proposing compensation up to per month for persons "tot disabled," the Orange county grand jury Tuesday demanded clarity in future disability legislation. A resolution adopted by grand jury laid down three points as requisite to future disability compensation proposals, demanding definition of 1—The persons who are to ceive aid; 2—The benefits to disabled person; 3—Who shall terminate eligibility. Assembly Bill 1216 was defined by a narrow margin by the session of the legislature and expected to be reintroduced at next session. The resolution urged that best legislation on the subject is acted, a study be made of the experiences of other states in of Appeals had reversed Judge Morrison and decided that the preliminary hearing evidence was sufficient. Proctor, who had gone to Phoenix, with his mother after being released by Judge Morrison, to stay with an uncle who had been injured, returned to Santa Ana yesterday after reading that the authorities were looking for him. His attorney, O. A. Jacobs, accompanied him to the county jail this morning. The court rulings hinged upon the sufficiency of a coroner's death certificate as evidence in the case. At the preliminary hearing, the prosecution introduced the death certificate, together with photographs of the victim's injuries and some oral testimony. The death certificate, however, was the chief reliance of the prosecution, under a statute which provides that such certificates shall be evidence as to the contents thereof. Attorney Jacobs attacked the sufficiency of the death certificate when Proctor was subsequently arraigned before Judge Morrison, who ruled that the deputy coroner, Roger Burnham, who signed the death certificate, was not a medical expert and therefore was not qualified to certify to the cause of death. This being one of the few cases in which the prosecution can appeal, District Attorney James L. Davis carried the issue to the Appellate Court, which reversed Judge Morrison. Mrs. Schindler's death took place last Aug. 25. She and Proctor had quarreled after a drinking party in a neighboring apartment the previous evening. That morning, the prosecution charged, they renewed the quarrel and she received a beating before Proctor left the apartment. He returned later to discover her dead. Amendment of Code Recommended Amendment of the state "welfare and institutions code" to give public agencies and private citizens access to Appeals had reversed Judge Morrison and decided that the preliminary hearing evidence was sufficient. Proctor, who had gone to Phoenix, with his mother after being released by Judge Morrison, to stay with an uncle who had been injured, returned to Santa Ana yesterday after reading that the authorities were looking for him. His attorney, O. A. Jacobs, accompanied him to the county jail this morning. The court rulings hinged upon the sufficiency of a coroner's death certificate as evidence in the case. At the preliminary hearing, the prosecution introduced the death certificate, together with photographs of the victim's injuries and some oral testimony. The death certificate, however, was the chief reliance of the prosecution, under a statute which provides that such certificates shall be evidence as to the contents thereof. Attorney Jacobs attacked the sufficiency of the death certificate when Proctor was subsequently arraigned before Judge Morrison, who ruled that the deputy coroner, Roger Burnham, who signed the death certificate, was not a medical expert and therefore was not qualified to certify to the cause of death. This being one of the few cases in which the prosecution can appeal, District Attorney James L. Davis carried the issue to the Appellate Court, which reversed Judge Morrison. Mrs. Schindler's death took place last Aug. 25. She and Proctor had quarreled after a drinking party in a neighboring apartment the previous evening. That morning, the prosecution charged, they renewed the quarrel and she received a beating before Proctor left the apartment. He returned later to discover her dead. Funerals Cause Santa Ana Police Wasted Time Chief of Police B. A. Hersey of Santa Ana has withdrawn his traffic officers from service as funeral escorts — and the Santa Ana funeral directors don't like it. With Ernest Winbigler as spokesman, they wrote a letter of complaint to the city council Monday evening. Discussion disclosed that the council is preparing to pass a new ordinance that will license a funeral escort service, and it will then be up to the funeral directors to arrange for escorts through such a service. Police officers will no longer act. Meanwhile, at the request of the council, Hershey consented to continue the escorting of funeral processions until the ordinance is passed. The chief of police defended his withdrawal of the service. He disputed the funeral directors' statement that only several escorts a First steps to place a city charter proposal before voters in Santa Ana at next November general election were taken by the Santa Ana city council Monday evening, when a committee named to deal with Griffenhagen and Associates, Los Angeles first of experts on municipal government, for the drafting of a charter. Mayor Courtney Chandler, City Attorney John Colwell and City Administrator Carl Thornton were named as a committee by the council to work out details of Amendment of Code Recommended Amendment of the state "welfare and institutions code" to give public agencies and private citizens access to records of public welfare, is recommended to the state legislature by the Orange county grand jury, in a resolution made public today. The resolution recommends that grand juries and public officers be allowed access to all records, but that public access to case records be prohibited, and that any citizen shall be entitled to a statement of the amount, character and value of public assistance received by any person. The resolution further recommended that publication of lists of names of those receiving public assistance be prohibited. Orange county legislators, Governor Earl Warren and all county grand juries of the state will receive copies of the resolution. Citrus Market The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were easier small sizes, steady balance. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST (First Grade)—100s 6.41; 126s 6.72; 150s 6.81; 176s 7.11; 200s 6.79; 220s 6.32; 252s 5.76; 288s 4.93; 344s 4.30. CHOICE (Second Grade)—126s 5.50; 150s 5.70; 176s 5.82; next month to Japan, Korea and 200s 5.82; 220s 5.82; 252s 5.00. other Far Eastern countries. GAZETTE COLUMNIST FLIES TO BROTHER'S FUNERAL Waldo Hunter, Gazette columnist who writes "Oblong Views from an Egg-Shaped Head," left by air this noon for Blandinsville, Ill., to be with his family following notice today that his brother, L. E. Hunter of Blandinsville, had died following a fall on a construction job yesterday. The deceased was unmarried and is survived by two other brothers in addition to Waldo Hunter. MANILA UP—President Elpidio Quirino today invited Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, U.S. delegate to the United Nations, to include the Philippines on her planned trip Santa Ana city council Monday evening, when a committee was named to deal with Griffenhagen and Associates, Los Angeles filings of experts on municipal government, for the drafting of a charter. Mayor Courtney Chandler, City Attorney John Colwell and City Administrator Carl Thornton were named as a committee by the council to work out details of contract with Griffenhagen and Associates, which firm offers to do the charter drafting for a fee $3800. Additional work following the drafting of the charter would be charged at the rate of $11 per hour, under the offer made to the council. No time limit would be placed on the completion of the work. The Griffenhagen offer was accepted on motion of Councilman Milford Dahl, which motion included the appointment of the contract committee. Present plan, it is said, would be to submit the charter to the people in November. While detailing of the charter form would resemble with the drafting firm, it is understood to be the general council aim to adopt the city management form of government, with most departmental heads appointive. At present, the city clerk, city attorney, city treasurer, city judge and chief of police are elective offices. Last attempt to install a charter form of government in Santa Ana failed when the voters rejected the city manager form of charter submitted in 1946. A bitter campaign at that time resulted in victory for charter opponent by a close margin. The charter has been drafted by a committee of citizens. CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY The Weather S. Calif.—Scattered high cloudliness tonight and Wednesday, Local patches fog along immediate coast early Wednesday morning. Continued warm. Grand Jury in Demanding Role Over Clarity King a stand in opposition to legislation such as Assembly Bill which was before the last on of the state legislature, losing compensation up to $75 month for persons "totally ruled," the Orange county jury Tuesday demanded by resolution adopted by the jury laid down three points requisite to future disabilityensation proposals, demand-definition of The persons who are to reaid; 2—The benefits to any led person; 3—Who shall define eligibility. Assembly Bill 1216 was defeaty a narrow margin by the last on of the legislature and isted to be reintroduced at the session. The resolution urged that beforeation on the subject is en-a study be made of the ex-ences of other states in this WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—TESTIFIES ON POLISH MASSACRE—Col. John H. Van Vliet points to Rottenburg, Germany, where he was held as a prisoner of war in World War II, during hearing here before special House committee investigating the Katyn Forest Massacre of some 10,000 Polish war prisoners. Van Vliet told the probers he is convinced the Russians and not the Germans were responsible for the slaughter. (Associated Press Wirephoto) Seal Beach Officer States Seal Beach School Officials Get Pat on Back Citing a shining example of economical school management and financing, which it commended to other school officials of the county, the Orange county grand jury today praised Superintendent of Schools J. H. McGaugh, of Seal Beach, which has acquired and built $100,000 worth of school property, without a bond issue, and now has a cash balance of $122,783. Seal Beach schools have steadily expanded with acquisition of land and construction of new buildings to keep pace with its needs, without requiring a bond issue, and without state grants, yet has the cash balance noted and is debt free, the grand jury pointed out in a statement issued through Foreman S. A. Meyer of Newport Beach. McGaugh, superintendent at Seal Beach for 25 years, was described in the grand jury statement as "modest and unassuming, yet taking a deep pride in giving the community eight grades of modern methods, together with kindergarten instruction that is ideal." "His plan of scientific economy is one that similar institutions could study and one that is recommended by the grand jury," the statement said. McGaugh, questioned by the grand jury during its routine investigation, explained: "Seal Beach's assessed valuation is $13,-700,000; its population 4500. We watch our school expenditures, pay salaries and fees." Officer States Feelings Over Pole Massacre WASHINGTON (AP)—Col. John H. Van Vliet has explained to a Congressional hearing why he is convinced the Russians, not the Germans, were responsible for the Katyn forest massacre in World War II of some 10,000 Polish war prisoners. The American officer is the author of a long-missing secret report on the slaughter. He said the Germans showed him and several other war prisoners the bodies in 1943 in an effort to prove the Russians had committed the atrocity shortly after the Soviets captured the Poles in 1940. Soviet propagandists have long claimed that Hitler's armies killed the Poles when the Germans overran Katyn forest, 33-miles west of Smolensk, Russia, in 1943. Van Vliet told a special house committee yesterday that when he saw the bodies—stacked in even layers "like sardines in a can"—the uniforms and boots on most of them were new and showed few signs of wear. His experience in prison camp had taught him, Van Vliet said, that clothing and shoes of live prisoners wore out quickly and were slow to be replaced. Van Vliet said that before the Germans took him under guard to view the bodies he had been convinced the Germans were responsible but what he saw changed his mind. The Congressional group asked Van Vliet questions designed to clear up whether his original report on the atrocity had been Ana city council Monday night, when a committee was tasked to deal with Griffenhagen associates, Los Angeles firm reports on municipal governors for the drafting of a charter for the courtney Chandler, City Key John Colwell and City Administrator Carl Thornton were asked as a committee by the council to work out details of a contract with Griffenhagen and states, which firm offers to charter drafting for a fee of national work following the signing of the charter would be paid at the rate of $11 per under the offer made to the state. No time limit would be on the completion of the Griffenhagen offer was accepted on motion of Councilman El Dahl, which motion in the appointment of the commissioner plan, it is said, would submit the charter to the state in November. While details of charter form would rest on drafting firm, it is understood to be the general council adopt the city manager of government, with most mental heads appointive. Present, the city clerk, city mayor, city treasurer, city judge chief of police are elective. Attempt to install a charter of government in Santa Ana is filed when the voters re-appointed the city manager form of submitted in 1946. A bitter sign at that time resulted in jury for charter opponents case margin. The charter had drafted by a committee of "His plan of scientific economy is one that similar institutions could study and one that is recommended by the grand jury," the statement said. McGaugh, questioned by the grand jury during its routine investigation, explained: "Seal Beach's assessed valuation is $13,-700,000; its population 4500. We watch our school expenditures, pay fair salaries, and safeguard our funds in every way possible. We have no state aid." Seal Beach, the grand jury learned, has "saved and bought and built some $100,000 worth of property without benefit of bond issue." From 1936 to 1939 more land was purchased for $23,000; rooms were added at a cost of $23,-000; bleachers were constructed, costing $5000; tennis courts were erected for $6500. In 1948 two classrooms were built, and auditorium-gymnasium seating 425 was finished. The floor is so arched that, when seating is required the athletic equipment is removed to places laid out for the purpose. Seal Beach district, said the statement, has just placed in escrow a tract of 12 acres across the Coast highway from the present school location. The land is being purchased at a cost of $3400 per acre, or a total of $43,200. It, too, will be a cash deal. ANAHEIMIER ON BOARD Cpl. Alfred Zilpauss, 401 S. Claudima st., was one of 1159 service men who were aboard the Navy transport Gen. Simon Buckner which just returned from the Far East. It docked today in Seattle. prisoners wore out quickly and were slow to be replaced. Van Vliet said that before the Germans took him under guard to view the bodies he had been convinced the Germans were responsible but what he saw changed his mind. The Congressional group asked Van Vliet questions designed to clear up whether his original report on the atrocity had been hushed up. He said his five-year silence was imposed at his own request. Santa Anan Killed, Seven Injured In County Wrecks One man was killed early today and seven persons were injured in auto traffic on Orange county highways during the past 24 hours. Charles A. Boster, 65, Santa Ana, was instantly killed at 6:55 a.m., today on Westminster blvd., near Los Alamitos blvd., where three cars were involved in a crash. Boster was driving to his work in Long Beach when his car was struck from the rear by a car driven by Billy G. Smith, 24, Westminster, a Navy shore patrolman who was attempting to pass Boster. Boster's car was thrown out of control and crashed head-on with a car traveling in the opposite direction, driven by Wallace E. Dowdle, 21, El Toro Marine, whose home is in Long Beach. Dowdle and his to Marine passengers, Cpl. James Comaskey and Sgt. John Muelkee, 22, received possibly major injuries, according to a report of the California Highway Patrol. They (Continued on Page 6)