anaheim-gazette 1952-02-27

TV Widows Wives — is the television set estranging you from hubby and family? Hal Boyle has it figured. Please see Page 6. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM. Legislature Will Serve as Backdrop For Variety of Political Aspirations SACRAMENTO (P)—There will be an election year tinge to the California legislature convening next Monday. Governor Warren will be away part of the time campaigning for Wisconsin’s 30 votes in his first out of state drive for the Republican presidential nomination. He intends to spend 10 days or more in the midwestern state before its April 1 primary at a time when the California legislature in all likelihood will still be meeting. His supporters recognize that foes within the legislature may be tempted to use the session as a forum for their opposition to his candidacy. Some members are openly backing a rival California GOP slate of convention delegates pledged to Congressman Thomas Werdel of Bakersfield. The majority of legislators are themselves either running for re-election, trying to get elected to Congress or, in the case of several Assemblymen, to the State Senate. All 80 Assembly seats and half of the 40 Senate places are up for a vote this year. The state primary is June 3. The election, in fact, will offer a backdrop for the politically popular issue of tax reduction. Bills already have been drawn to cut state taxes by close to $100 million a year in view of the huge prospective surplus. Warren’s recent statements have led Capitol sources to suppose he prefers to limit the legislature’s subject matter to bare essentials. A budget session, such as this, is restricted by law to the 30-day job of passing on appropriation bills, including the state budget. Anything else must have the governor’s permission to be considered in special sessions which usually run at the same time. A 120-day session every other year takes up general lawmaking. Warren is opposed to lowering taxes at this time—he’d rather save surplus funds for future building needs—but the legislature can go into the subject in the budget session without his specific Anaheimers on Board of New Lutheran Home Anaheim residents were listed today as temporary officers and members of the board of directors for the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home of the West, which proposes to build a school for handicapped children somewhere in Orange county, where Christian training can be supplied. Articles of incorporation were filed today with the county clerk in Santa Ana. Temporary officers named include Paul H. Yorde of 9002 Loara ave., Anaheim, as chairman; Emmett Engstrom, 107 MacArthur Manor, Anaheim, treasurer; Mrs. Cora Ulrich, 206 E. Alberta st., Anaheim, secretary. These officers are members of the first board of directors which also includes Edwin H. Pflug, 118 N. Emily st., Anaheim, pastor of Zion Lutheran church; O. M. Geissler of 14222 Anaheim-Olive rd.; and A. J. Schutte of 400 W. Alberta st., all of Anaheim; Marie Mueller of Rt. 2, Orange; Nelson Kogler, Santa Ana attorney; Victor Behnke of Orange and Natalie Wright of Santa Rosa. GOP state of convention delegates pledged to Congressman Thomas Werdel of Bakersfield. The majority of legislators are themselves either running for re-election, trying to get elected to Congress or, in the case of several Assemblymen, to the State Senate. Friday Nights Opening to be Decided in Poll The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce has sent ballots to retail merchants of Anaheim to poll them on their preferences as to the night they want to stay open late—Friday or Saturday night. At a general meeting of the Chamber's Retail division on Feb. 21, members were asked informally to express their opinion of the preferable evening for keeping Anaheim stores open. The poll showed 32 favoring Friday night, three for Saturday night, three for both nights, and two expressing no preference. At the present time, the stores remain open on Saturday night. The proposed switch, however, is due to a growing trend toward closed Saturday night. Ease of transportation makes it possible for shoppers to visit the shopping area any evening. With more and more employers paying employees on Friday night and suspending business on Saturday, there is a growing trend for shoppers to buy on Friday and spend Saturday and Sunday in leisure. If the ballots show the merchants want to give Friday night openings a trial, the switchover will take place Friday, March 21. Hitch-Hiking Stranger Robs Santa Anan Assaulted and robbed by a man whom he had agreed to take home, Manuel D. Rubio, 1213 W. Second st., today told Santa Ana governor's permission to be considered in special sessions which usually run at the same time. A 120-day session every other year takes up general lawmaking. Warren is opposed to lowering taxes at this time—he'd rather save surplus funds for future building needs—but the legislation can go into the subject in the budget session without his specific authorization. The governor has been urged to open up his legislative proclamation to a variety of other matters. The biggest questions involve requests to act on two proposals to provide new bond issues of $200 million for school construction and $150 million for GI home-farm loans. To date, however, he has agreed only to place these matters before the legislature in addition to his billion dollar budget: 1. Civil defense. The state office of civil defense plans to seek (Continued on Page 8) Dog Lovers Team Up with 'Gerry' Against Leash Law Gerry, a five-year-old cocker spaniel, and 204 Anaheim dog lovers last night got in their first Hicks against the proposed Anaheim leash law. A petition bearing 204 signatures objected to council action to pass a dog control ordinance and the objection was duly noted, but Gerry's letter to Mayor Charles Pearson took the limelight. It follows: Dear Mr. Mayor: By way of introducing myself, I am a little black cocker. I don't like what some citizens of Anaheim are trying to do for me and my friends. I am five years old and I have never done any damage to anyone's property. I do not run around all day, but I like to go for a walk with my mistress and I don't the first board of directors which also includes Edwin H. Pflug, 118 N. Emily st., Anaheim, pastor of Zion Lutheran church; O. M. Geissler of 14222 Anaheim-Olive rd.; and A. J. Schutte of 400 W. Alberta st., all of Anaheim; Marie Mueller of Rt. 2, Orange; Nelson Kogler, Santa Ana attorney; Victor Behnke of Orange and Natalie Wright of Santa Rosa. Election of the first regular officers is scheduled at a meeting March 4, it was announced. Here's a Switch: Too Much Water In Talbert Area Speed-boat racing has supplanted bean growing on some 75 acres of land in Talbert area, and the bean growers of that district, who were complaining last summer that they had no water at all, now are protesting because they have too much. Their protest reached the Orange County Supervisors yesterday in the form of a request that pumping operations be conducted by the county to get rid of some 20,000 acre feet of water which is saturating the soil of the entire district and inundating about 75 acres to a depth up to eight feet. It came from the January storms. The Talbert owners also want the Supervisors to extend the Wright st., storm drain as far south as Adams st., to divert surface run-off during heavy rains. They contend that it is the county's responsibility to protect their property from water-logging. The district affected is bounded by Bushard st., on the west, Ellis ave., on the north, Wright st., on the east and Adams st., on the south. County Planners Heár Re-Zoning Sandpit Proposal Hitch-Hiking Stranger Robs Santa Anan Assaulted and robbed by a man whom he had agreed to take home, Manuel D. Rubio, 1213 W. Second st., today told Santa Ana police that he was pushed from his car and forced to walk back to Santa Ana early today from a point near Garden Grove. The stranger approached him at a service station at First and Broadway when Rubio stopped there for gas at 3 a.m., tdday, he said. The man, described as about 25 years of age, asked Rubio to take him home, and gave the name of Vasquez. He directed Rubio by a roundabout route, ending at a point north of 17th st., on Berrydale ave. There the stranger turned on him, beat him and took his wallet containing eight dollars, Rubio said. The man forced him from the car and drove away. Rubio walked to a telephone at Washington and Bristol, and telephoned police. They found his abandoned car at 1845 W. Eighth st. SIAMESE TWINS ILL LOS ANGELES (AP)—With Siamese twins it's usually share and share alike—even when it's illness. Today it's a heavy cold for Yvonne and Yvette Jones, who are jointed at the top of their heads. The two-year-olds were hospitalized yesterday but their doctor said the illness is "nothing serious." A council decision on the abandonment of the extension of Kroeger st., south of Santa Ana st., was postponed until tomorrow at 2 p.m., when the meeting will be continued. Kwikset Locks, Inc., who requested the abandonment to provide room for a plant addition, and Mutual Citrus Products Co., who have protested the abandonment, were both represented before the council by their attorneys. J. E. Schumacher and E. P. Happgood, member of Anaheim Planning commission, were reappointed to the group for a term of three years by the council. A public hearing on the Monroe E. Wallace annexation on the eastern city limits between Syca- (Continued on Page 5) County Planners Heár Re-Zoning Sandpit Proposal Hearing of a rezoning proposal covering the area around Magnolia road, Gilbert st., and Crescent ave., northwest of Anaheim, was set for March 18 at 2 p.m. by the county supervisors yesterday. At the same time they will decide whether Dr. E. Kersten of Anaheim gets his permit to operate a sand and gravel pit on 20 acres he owns on Gilbert st. south of Crescent. The county planning commission, after several weeks of study recommended approval of the plan to rezone an area of 60 acres from agriculture to residential classification, but favored omitting the Dr. Kersten property and an adjacent 20 acres of settling basin owned by the county Flood Control district. Those proposing the rezoning were reported to have made the move in order to block opening of the sand pit. The supervisors yesterday granted a variance to the National Advertising Co. to relocate a sign along the Santa Ana Freeway southwest of the Southern Pacific tracks, south of Anaheim. The sign's removal was forced by widening of the freeway. The planning commission had split, 4 to 4, on the request to relocate it. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1952 Heimers on of New eran Home residents were listed temporary officers and of the board of directors Good Shepherd Lutheran the West, which proposes school for handicapped somewhere in Orange here Christian training applied. of incorporation were with the county clerk Ana. Temporary officers include Paul H. Yorde of a ave., Anaheim, as Emmett Engstrom, 107 Manor, Anaheim, Mrs. Cora Ulrich, 206 st., Anaheim, secretary. Officers are members of board of directors which Edwin H. Pflug, 118 st., Anaheim, pastor of eran church; O. M. 14222 Anaheim-Olive J. Schutte of 400 W. all of Anaheim; Marie Rt. 2, Orange; Nelson Santa Ana attorney; Vicof Orange and Natalie Santa Rosa. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27—ROOMING HOUSE FIRE KILLS ONE, INJURES THREE—Flames rage through the fourth floor of a Illness Delays L.A. Red Trial LOS ANGELES (AP)—The federal conspiracy trial of 15 California communist party leaders was postponed today because of the illness of a defense attorney, A. L. Wirin. U. S. Judge William C. Mathey delayed the proceedings until tomorrow upon receiving word that Wirin was ill with the flu. It was the second such delay in the case. The prosecution said it would take at least one more day to probe the memory of former top communist John Lautner for more links by which the government seeks to connect the Californians in a national conspiracy. Lautner yesterday identified seven of the defendants and then placed most of them at a 1945 national convention attended by William Z. Foster, Eugene Dennis and other leaders convicted of plotting against the government in the New York trial later. A party functionary for 21 years and a member of the so-called security organization for two years, Lautner said he was expelled from the party in January, 1950, shortly after the New York trial. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27—ROOMING HOUSE FIRE KILLS ONE, INJURES THREE—Flames rage through the fourth floor of a transients' rooming house in West Philadelphia early today as firemen reported one man was burned to death and three others were injured. The rooming house was located near the University of Pennsylvania campus. (Associated Press Wirephoto) Korean Fighting at Standstill As Sabre Pilot Bags Red MIG SEOUL, Korea (U. S. Sabre jet pilots today shot down one communist MIC 15 and damaged another in a 10-minute fight in clearing North Korean skies. It was the first jet battle since Saturday. The Sabre pilots said they traded firing passes with about 190 MIGS—50 in the morning, 80 early in the afternoon and 60 toward evening. It was in the last brush that the Sabres scored. Maj. Van Chandler of Waxahachie, Tex., was credited with destroying one red jet, his third of the war. Capt. George Dunn of Wilmington, Del., damaged one. As the snow and clouds of the past few days cleared, the U. S. Fifth Air Force flew about 500 sorties in the 24-hour period ended at 6 p.m. Wednesday—a nearly normal number. In the preceding 24-hour period the Fifth Air Force flew only 26 sorties, lowest in three months. In the last jet battle on Saturday about 200 red jets showed up south of the Yalu river. The Sabres knocked down one and damaged two. Ground action continued light Wednesday. The U. S. Eighth Army's night communiqué reported only light patrol clashes all along the 155-mile battlefront. Korean War End Charted on Basis Of Fiscal Year WASHINGTON (U.)—The administration, in planning its spending, assumes that the fighting in Korea will end by June 30, this year and that this country will not be involved in war for at least a year afterward. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) brought this out in questioning Budget Director Frederick J. Lawton at a closed hearing of the Senate-House Economic committee Jan. 23. The testimony was made public yesterday. Lawton said spending estimates for fiscal 1953—which starts next July 1—were based on peacetime attrition rates for forces in Korea. "For the purpose," Taft asked, "you are assuming the Korean placed most of them at a 1945 national convention attended by William Z. Foster, Eugene Dennis and other leaders convicted of plotting against the government in the New York trial later. A party functionary for 21 years and a member of the so-called security organization for two years, Lautner said he was expelled from the party in January, 1950, shortly after the New York trial. He was kicked out, the witness said, after "a hearing with rubber knives and revolvers in a cellar in Cleveland, O., 500 miles away from where I lived." Defendants identified by Lautner are William Schneiderman, Dorothy Healey, Albert J. Lima, Al Richmond, Loretta S. Stark, Frank Spector and Rose Chernin Kusnitz. The defendants are charged with conspiring—with each other and with the convicted national leaders—to teach and advocate overthrow of the government by force. McCracken Now Has Brain Tumor Doctors at San Quentin prison have found that convicted slayer Henry Ford McCracken is suffering from a malignant brain tumor, his lawyers say. George Chula and James Munroe, who represented McCracken in his trial for the murder of 10-year-old Patricia Jean Hull of Buena Park, said prison doctors also said an operation may be performed. McCracken is awaiting automatic review of his case by the state supreme court. Rooftop Airports Studied in L.A. LOS ANGELES (U.)—Hellports on most commercial building are envisioned in a Los Angeles county-wide plan scheduled for study by the County Regional Board of Directors. Sewage Districts To Get Outfall Line Plans Directors of the county sanitation districts are scheduled to receive preliminary plans for building the proposed new 7000 foot ocean outfall line when they meet this evening at the court house in Santa Ana. The plans were not due before March 2, under terms of the contract with the consulting engineers, Harrison and Woolley of Santa Ana, but were ready today, so the engineers prepared to file them. The outfall line will be the first unit of joint sewerage works to be constructed by the seven sanitation districts with funds from the $8,308,000 bond issue voted in Feb. 1949 and sold last January 23. District 1, Santa Ana, will be under way, however, with construction of its local trunk lines before the outfall line is started. Citrus Market Sunkist Growers, Inc., reported today all auction markets California oranges were about steady. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST, First Grade—100s 9.51; 126s 9.06; 150s 8.48; 176s 7.96; 200s 7.34; 220s 6.15; 252s 5.01; 268s 4.30; 344s 3.48. CHOICE, Second Grade—126s 7.91; 150s 7.66; 176s 7.19; 200s 6.43; 220s 5.46; 252s 4.17; 288s 3.86. New Trial Set On Huntington Injury Award New trial of the damage suit against the City of Huntington Beach which resulted in a jury verdict awarding $358,000 to Richard Ferris, 19, who suffered a spinal injury diving from the Huntington Beach pier, has been granted on motion of attorneys for the city. Judge Franklin G. West in Santa Ana granted the new trial on the ground of error in instructions given by the court to the jury at the trial. LOST CHILD Mary Elizabeth Jackstelt, 2½, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Berthold Jackstelt of Bethel Baptist church, was returned to her home at 310 S. Lemon st. after she "turned up lost" at the Richfield Service station at Broadway and Los Angeles st. yesterday. Building Permits Total $37,000 Two building permits totaling $37,000 were issued yesterday to Howard A. Greene as contractor for a three-unit and a four-unit apartment building. Louis L. Bailey, 114 N. Palm, Anaheim, was named as owner on an application for a $17,000, three-unit structure at the same address. C. Wittee, 13111 Brown st., Garden Grove, was listed as owner on the application for a $20,000, four-unit apartment house at 1021 E. Center st. Warren and Taft Square Off In Friendly Letter Exchange WASHINGTON — A friendly letter from Gov. Earl Warren of California prompted Senator Taft to say today he doesn't question the presidential qualifications of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. At the same time, Senator Lodge (R-Mass) said in a statement that Eisenhower, if he wins the nomination at the July convention in Chicago, "will take off his coat and fight for a Republican victory (in November) with fervor and conviction." Taft told reporters he had received a "cordial" letter from Warren, who like Taft is an avowed candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. The letter explained that Warren's invasion of Ohio for a Cleveland speech last night was "non-political." Taft, opposed by the Californian in the April 1 Wisconsin primary, said he will write a friendly letter in reply. Previously Warren had criticized as "arrogant and insulting" Broom Polised Again on L.A. School Board LOS ANGELES (UP)—Plans for recall proceedings against four of the remaining five members of the Los Angeles school board were announced today. Mrs. Ione Swan, former principal whose charges against the board last spring led to a grand jury investigation, heads a citizens' committee seeking the recall. Already two vacancies exist on the board because of resignations of Olin E. Darby and LeRoy M. Edwards. Darby had been found guilty on a criminal indictment for misconduct in office, J. Paul Elliott, another member, currently is on trial for misconduct, but on an accusation. The officials followed grand jury investigations. Edwards left the board, after 70 days service, on a legal opinion that his membership was not valid. He had not sought the position. Mrs. Swan said her group seeks the recall of Elliott, Hiram Kingsley, Mrs. Edith K. Stafford and Board President Paul Burke. Huntington Art Treasures Are Bomb-Proofed SAN MARINO (UP)—Should war ever come to Southern California, the fabulous treasures of the Henry E. Huntington library and art gallery will have a tallormade bomb shelter. To protect the rare books and art works it values at 50 million dollars the library has erected a $250,000 building with bombproof stackrooms 30 feet below ground. Officials estimate that in case of air attack, some of the most presidential nomination. The letter explained that Warren's invasion of Ohio for a Cleveland speech last night was "non-political." Taft, opposed by the Californian in the April 1 Wisconsin primary, said he will write a friendly letter in reply. Previously Warren had criticized as "arrogant and insulting" a January assertion by David S. Ingalls, Taft's campaign manager, that opponents of the Ohio Senator appeared to be "confused, demoralized and squabbling." Asked if the letter exchange indicated a new warmth toward Warren, Taft said it was only in line with his idea that the Republicans should not quarrel so violently among themselves over the nomination as to split the party in the general election. Observing that while he "re-sents" assertions by Eisenhower's followers that Taft couldn't win in November, the Ohio Senator told this reporter: "I have never questioned the qualifications of General Eisenhower to be president, although I may not agree with him on poll- Weather Man Can't Make Up Mind on Storm LOS ANGELES (UP)—A storm 500 miles west of Santa Monica gives promise of showers tonight and rain tomorrow, the Weatherman said today. But he surrounded his forecast with quite a hedge of its and ends. Said A. K. Showalter, head of the local office: "We really have a very good storm out to the west of us. It is quite intense at the surface, and Honolulu-bound flights report a well-developed storm aloft with very cold temperatures at 18,000 feet. "The fly in the ointment is that the storm is not moving at present. How can you forecast where a storm is going if it is not mov- TOP AIRPORTS ED in L.A. ANGELES (AP)—Hellports commercial building are in a Los Angeles plan scheduled for the County Regional commission today, does not establish pre-fer for the hellcopter ports estimates sections where be constructed. It was by William J. Fox, head county Aviation departeer Planning commission recommendations on the will go under Board doors study. hellport passenger service into operation by Los airways, no hotel in the area can afford to a heliport, and what the Los Angeles region of other metropolitan said. COUNTY HOSPITAL Contract Let for Geriatrics Unit W. J. Esser, Santa Ana contractor yesterday was awarded the contract for building the new geriatrics building at the County hospital, the County Supervisors accepting his bid of $91,280. Esser's bid was lowest among 10 submitted, the highest being $107,232. All but two of the bids were below the architect's estimate of $100,000. The new building, designed for housing elderly inmates of the hospital, will be of L-shape, one story in height, one wing housing the men, the other the women. Nurses quarters and laboratory will occupy the center. The geriatrics building is the first all-new construction planned at the hospital since 1945, although a number of wooden hospital units at old Santa Ana Army Air base were acquired by the county and moved to the hospital site. They were reinforced and given a stucco exterior, which will match the new geriatrics building's exterior. WE really have a very good storm out to the west of us. It is quite intense at the surface, and Honolulu-bound flights report a well-developed storm aloft with very cold temperatures at 18,000 feet. "The fly in the ointment is that the storm is not moving at present. How can you forecast where a storm is going if it is not moving? It is the type of storm which represents a very good chance for a very good rain, but we will just have to sweat it out." An inner vault is for top treasures, such as Volume II of the Gutenburg Bible and Gainsborough's famed oil painting, "Blue Boy." It has a 12-inch thick steel door that, with its frame, weighs 60,000 pounds. Its ceilings and walls are of 10-foot reinforced concrete. The renowned library and gallery contain literally millions of items: more than 100,000 rare books; more than a million manuscripts or fragments; antique furniture and art objects of all descriptions. The bulk of the collection was amassed by the late Henry E. Huntington, multimillionaire railroad man and land developer, although there have been numerous donations in recent years. SA RACETRACK NEWS Orland L. Stone, 18, 459 S. Orange st., and Edward O. Denbow, 17, 337 E. River ave., both of Orange, were racing at 70 miles per hour along N. Main st., Santa Ana, yesterday afternoon, but both lost the race to a Santa Ana police patrol car which caught them just north of the Santa Ana city limit, according to a police report. Both drivers got citations for speeding.