anaheim-gazette 1952-03-06

On Tax Cuts Today's editorial will tell you why, if you've been hoping for a cut in taxes by the state, you'll probably be disappointed. However, there's some hope left yet. Turn to Page 6. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHEIM It's Official: Anaheim Stores To Stay Open on Friday Nights By unanimous vote of the merchants, stores of Anaheim will start Friday night openings March 21 and will close on Saturday nights thereafter. The results of the poll among the stores here was announced at a meeting of the executive board of the Retail division of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce this morning. Hours for Fridays will be from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., with the Saturday hours being from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. It was brought out that 63 stores voted for Friday nights and four to continue with Saturday night openings. However, after being contacted and informed of the overwhelming decision for Friday, the four agreed to make the vote unanimous, it was announced. Chairman Walter Swanberger stressed the importance of the step being taken and expressed the opinion that merchants in other cities may follow the general trend and agree on Friday night plans are under way to give wide publicity to the decision of the merchants to switch over to Friday night openings. These will include newspaper advertising, car stickers, handbills and other methods. Jack Ballard was appointed chairman of a committee to contact merchants on plans for the initial Friday night opening. Vera Auest reported a fine response from clubs of Anaheim on plans for "welcome neighbor" parties which will be inaugurated in the near future. The group voted to approve the proposal that the Hallowe'en parade be held on Saturday, Nov. 1, the day following Hallowe'en. Capacity Crowd Expected at Vic Four Injured In Accidents Near Anaheim Injury of a half-dozen persons in Orange county traffic accidents yesterday and early today was reported from various office sources. Serapino Ponteprino, 63, of Placentia ave., Anaheim, receives possible major injuries when a driven by Meyer E. Ponteprino, 35, of the same address, was involved in a three-car collision in the Anaheim-Olive bridge yesterday. Ponteprino had halted his car at a signal from flagman when sand-blasting operations are progress. A car driven by Kenneth Bees, 33, of Armona, stopped behind him. A third car driven by George W. Hamblin, 19, Garcia Grove, struck the rear of the Bees car and hurled it against the Ponteprino car. Mr. Leona Stanley, 26, of Bayside Park, received minor hurts a three-car crash on Highway North of Ocean ave. at La Halle. four to continue with Saturday night openings. However, after being contacted and informed of the overwhelming decision for Friday, the four agreed to make the vote unanimous, it was announced. Chairman Walter Swanberger stressed the importance of the step being taken and expressed the opinion that merchants in other cities may follow the general trend and agree on Friday night openings. The first Friday night opening will feature style shows by individual stores, with subsequent Friday nights devoted to special values offered by merchants. Dean Carson, head of Cross-Town Bus Lines, who was present at today's meeting, agreed to operate five busses for three hours each Friday night in order to bring as many people as possible to the business area. The busses will be operated free of charge to the public. The board approved the charges of $5 per bus per hour and will recommend to the general membership that the funds be taken from the promotion fund of the group. In addition to giving complete coverage to Anaheim, the busses will also carry passengers from Placentia on Friday nights. Under present plans, the busses will operate under the merchants' sponsorship for at least four Friday nights. Texan Killed Here by Train Gordon Hamill, 17, of Valleyview, Tex., was killed instantly at 10:52 a.m., today when he was hit by Santa Fe train No. 4 at the Harvard st., crossing in Fullerton. Hamill, who was riding on Train No. 26, had left the train with three friends to get some oranges at a nearby market. Apparently he didn't hear the whistle of the approaching No. 4 and stepped into its path. His friends were not hit. Hamill was on his way to San Diego where he was due to enter Navy boot camp. The group voted to approve the proposal that the Hallowe'en parade be held on Saturday, Nov. 1, the day following Hallowe'en. Capacity Crowd Expected at Vic Ruedy Banquet Sports fans to the number of 250 or more are expected at the Vic Ruedy banquet next Monday night, March 10. Reservations made at the Chamber of Commerce to date indicate that this will be the biggest turnout of fans ever seen in Anaheim. All of North Orange County will be represented. Guests of honor are Fred Haney, manager, and all the players of the Hollywood Stars baseball team. Branch Rickey, general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is scheduled as the main speaker. Women as well as men tans are welcome, stressed John Ganahl, chairman of the Sports and recreation committee of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, sponsors of the event. The event is open to the public and everyone is welcome. Tickets for the banquet are $2.50 and may be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce office, 136 N. Los Angeles st. Preceding the banquet will be a baseball game between the regular teams of the Piratés and the Stars. Kiner, home run king of the majors, will definitely be in the line-up, according to Pittsburgh officials. Kiner will also be present at the banquet. Clyde Cromer, chamber director, will act as toastmaster and MC the festivities at the dinner. Pioneer Anaheim Woman: Dies Mrs. Emma M. Grimshaw, 92, a resident of Anaheim since 1865, died yesterday in the Brooklyn Portside-blasting operations are progress. A car driven by Kenneth Bees, 33, of Armona, stopped behind him. A third car driven by George W. Hamblin, 19, Gard Grove, struck the rear of the Baldwin Park; Kirby F. Hansen, 17, Fullerton, and Samuel M. Ebbleline, 41, Puente. Mrs. Edna Wilhite, 67, Lo Beach, received severe laceration and a broken thumb when a car in which she was riding with Mick Freda Wilhite Wall, 32, of Baldwin flower upset after blowing a tire at Garden Grove blvd., Bolsa Chica ave. yesterday. Hallowe’en, 1952 Already Launched At Chamber Meet Adolf Schoepe, general chairman of the 1952 Hallowe'en Festival, launched the Hallowe'en Parade last night at a meeting at the Chamber of Commerce attended by 16 parade salwar. The parade route, division captains and division titles, organizational plans were announced an atmosphere typical of the time spirit of Hallowe'en in Anaheim. Chairman Schoepe announces there would be six divisions at a vanguard with new and exciting division themes. Walter Swainberger, Doug Hankins, of McCormor Motor Company, Rex Coor Adrian Baisch of Kwikset Lock Inc., Oscar Schultz and O. E. Haerson were appointed captains. E. W. Moeller, parade manager reviewed the proposed plans for the 1952 parade, declaring that the parade would excel that former years. The division title suggesting the pageant theme, a Hamill, who was riding on Train No. 26, had left the train with three friends to get some oranges at a nearby market. Apparently he didn't hear the whistle of the approaching No. 4 and stepped into its path. His friends were not hit. Hamill was on his way to San Diego where he was due to enter Navy boot camp. Kwikset Division To Star in Film The powdered metal division of Kwikset Locks, Inc., this morning became a large moving picture set as Audience-Tested Productions of Hollywood moved in a film crew to produce a 12 to 15-minute color film of the only powdered metal processing plant in the West. Name of the film will be "Metallurgical Magic." Kwikset uses the powdered metal process in producing brass parts of locksets and also in the production of component brass parts for other manufacturing concerns. Magnolia Trunk Sewer to be Opened Today by Nat Neff A ceremony marking completion of a new sewer line is planned at Magnolia st., and Orange-thrope ave., for today. Nat Neff, chief engineer on the year-long, 2½ million dollar job, will turn a valve at 4 p.m., to open the 14-mile Magnolia trunk line. It is part of an Orange county-wide expansion of sanitation facilities required by the population increase. Pioneer Anaheim Woman Dies Mrs. Emma M. Grimshaw, 92, a resident of Anaheim since 1865, died yesterday in the Basler Rest Home in Santa Ana. She made her home at 112 W. Broadway, Anaheim. Mrs. Grimshaw was the oldest member of First Presbyterian church here and was a life member of Anaheim Ebell club. The deceased is survived by a daughter, Miss Mary Alice Grimshaw of Anaheim; a sister, Mrs. L. E. Miller of Anaheim, and nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary with the Rev. Robert B. McAulay of Orange Presbyterian church and the Rev. Howard S. Congdon of First Presbyterian church, Anaheim, officiating. Interment will follow in Anaheim cemetery. THIEVES CAUGHT IN ACT Two 17-year-old sailors were nabbed by deputy sheriffs in the act of looting the Gerald Kober Service station at 14001 Harbor blvd. south of Anaheim, just after midnight last night. The youths had about $12 of cigarettes and candy in their possession when officers appeared and took it away from them. The sheriff's office had been notified by Mrs. Florence H. Pilch, a neighbor at 14022, who was awakened by noise in the service station. BEEKEEPERS TO MEET A pot luck dinner meeting at the Beekeepers Assn., of the Orange County Farm Bureau has been set for tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., at the Farm Bureau hall in Orange. Gerald Twombly will be the speaker on the subject "A New Use for Honey." ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1952 Truce Talks on Jammed Again Over Inspection MUNSAN, Korea (AP)—Locked Korean truce talks down even further today; munist negotiators insisted neutral teams including equipment during an arrest. Staff officers working supervision wrangled for more than an hour; prisoner exchange sub-licensed it a day after on-site. Negotiators agreed no point in rehashing incidents. The deadlock has been serious observers here believe only action at level could end the stalemate. U.N. negotiators speculate on how the might be broken. Some said the situation presided carefully inington, and possibly in and Peliping. ALMOST TOO CLOSE—First Lieut. Farris D. Fortner of North ALMOST TOO CLOSE—First Lieut. Farris D. Fortner of North Little Rock, Ark., fighter pilot with the 136th Fighter Bomber wing, is happy he's able to look over the damage sustained by his F-84 Thunderjet while he was flying his 100th mission over Korea recently. A communist anti-aircraft burst tore a four-foot section out of the wing's trailing edge, cut the aileron control cables and left the landing flap dangling in the slip stream. Fortner will be rotated home, his 100 missions over Korea complete. Sanitation Directors Okay Staff Of Engineers; Cut High-Pay Jobs County sanitation district directors last evening approved the proposed engineering staff of R. R. Ribal, general manager-chief engineer, creating 16 positions, but eliminated the post of construction civil engineer, highest paid of the lot, with a salary range of $715 to $889 per month. Positions approved ranged in salary brackets from engineering aid at $259 to $319, up to supervising civil engineer at $545 to District 11 and District 6, Costa Mesa, had refused last week to approve the staff of 17 positions when other districts did approve them: The matter was then delayed until data from a current salary survey could be filed. Ribal last evening exhibited charts showing his plans for employment of engineering help, ranging from 14 employees this month to a peak of 28 in October, then decreasing to 20 in July, 1954. The chief engineer proposed a staggered construction program, commencing with construction of five trunk lines for District 1, Santa Ana, this work to start this summer. The proposed 7000-foot ocean outfall would be started in May, 1952 and be finished by September, 1953. Construction of a proposed new treatment plant would get under way somewhat later than May of this year and be ready for operation. General’s Diary Photo’d by Military Reveal WASHINGTON (AP) said today "an individual to be a Soviet agent" to an American general Moscow last summer pictures of his diary, expressed the general's war with Russia is imminent. The Army officer was as Maj. Gen. Robert W. former military attach cow. He has since been ed to the Pentagon. The Army announces excerpts from the diary printed in an anti-America which attempted "to pimp Grow and the U. S. A. of Wall Street" and "wave and that Gen. Grow war." In the book, part of tents were made available today, Grow was quoted said: "Oru attack should be at enemy weakness. The military services are fully concerned with militias and methods, we must stand that this war is and is fought with all wars." "We must learn that yar it is fair to hit belt." Three Hold-Up Men Rob Hide-Out Cafe of $544 in Morning Raid Three armed bandits identified only by the names "Jack," "Bob" and "Jim," held up David M. Roberts at his Hide-Out cafe, Euclid ave. near La Palma ave., Anaheim, early today and escaped with $544 in cash and property. Roberts was closing his front door at 2:20 a.m. when the three bandits stepped out from behind some shrubbery and one of them remarked, "Let's go back inside." They took Roberts inside the cafe, bound and gagged him, gave him the back of an overturned chair for a head-rest, then opened the safe. They took $405 in cash, $37 in checks, a gun valued at $60 and a case of whiskey valued at $42. Robertts could give the sheriff's office only a meager description. He said they appeared to be young and addressed each other by their first names, but did not turn any lights on so he was unable to describe their appearance. They were polite in their manner toward him, he said. Robertts managed to free himself at 3:45 a.m. and called the sheriff's office. ZETTE 5, 1952 5c per Copy — 50c per Month NUMBER 91 The Weather S. Calif.—Showers west portion early tonight. Snow Owens Valley and above 5000 feet mountains, showers Friday. Locally windy. Locally warmer tonight. Cooler most sections Friday. Truce Talks Jammed Again Over Inspection MUNSAN, Korea (UP)—The deadlocked Korean truce talks bogged down even further today as communist negotiators insisted that neutral teams including Russians be permitted to inspect secret equipment during an armistice. Staff officers working on truce supervision wrangled fruitlessly for more than an hour, but the prisoner exchange subcommittee called it a day after only 12 minutes. Negotiators agreed there was no point in rehashing old arguments. The deadlock has become so serious observers here said they believe only action at the top level could end the stalemate. U.N. negotiators declined to speculate on how the deadlock might be broken. Some sources said the situation presumably is being studied carefully in Washington, and possibly in Moscow and Peiping. Col. Don O. Darrow told news- Marketing Order on Local Oranges Ended by Agriculture Department WASHINGTON (UP)—The Agriculture Department announced today it will terminate at Saturday Negro Family Defies Neighbors, Moves In SAN PABLO (UP)—Negro contractor Wilbur Gary's family was established today in their new home in a previously all-white district, undismayed by taunfing, stone-throwing neighbors. The 42-year-old war veteran, his wife and seven children ignored a hostile crowd of 150 that gathered around his $8700 home, jeered and threw stones last night. The crowd was dispersed by Contra, Costa County Sheriff James Long and 20 deputies. Long midnight its order regulating the shipment of oranges grown in California and Arizona. This action is being taken, the department said, because of lack of support for the order among the growers. The order has been in effect since 1942. It regulates interstate shipments. It is designed to help stabilize grower prices and protect the consumers against low quality fruit. The order was submitted to a recent referendum of growers. The department said 70.07 per cent by number and 80.24 by volume of the growers voted. Of the voters, 60.19 per cent by number and 58.93 by volume favored continuing the order. The department usually ends such programs if they fail to get the approval of at least two-thirds of the growers voting. By volume of varieties of oranges, the referendum results The deadlock has become so serious observers here said they believe only action at the top level could end the stalemate. U.N. negotiators declined to speculate on how the deadlock might be broken. Some sources said the situation presumably is being studied carefully in Washington, and possibly in Moscow and Peiping. Col. Don O. Darrow told newsmen the communist demand for inspection of secret equipment might be "just another needling device." But he added: "If they could get Russian teams down to look at our equipment, that would be highly desirable from their point of view." General’s Diary Photo’d by Russ, Military Reveals WASHINGTON (AP)—The Army said today “an individual believed to be a Soviet agent” sneaked into an American general’s room in Moscow last summer and took pictures of his diary. The diary expressed the general’s views that war with Russia is imminent. The Army officer was identified as Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow, 56, former military attache at Moscow. He has since been reassigned to the Pentagon. The Army announcement said excerpts from the diary were printed in an anti-American book which attempted “to prove” Gen. Grow and the U.S. Army ‘tools of Wall Street’ and ‘warmonger’, and that Gen. Grow was a spy.” In the book, part of whose contents were made available here today, Grow was quoted as having said: “Oru attack should be directed at enemy weakness. Although the military services are primarily concerned with military weapons and methods, we must understand that this war is total war and is fought with all weapons. “We must learn that in this yar it is fair to hit below the belt.” Mother of Jeff The 42-year-old war veteran, his wife and seven children ignored a hostile crowd of 150 that gathered around his $5700 home, jeered and threw stones last night. The crowd was dispersed by Contra Costa County Sheriff James Long and 20 deputies. Long said two two-man patrol cars would watch the home “until further notice.” Some 50 persons friendly to Gary also assembled on his lawn. They faced the crowd protesting his moving into Rollingwood tract. Just south of San Pablo and 15 miles across the bay from San Francisco. Leading the friendly group was the Rev. Fred H. Busher, pastor of a Richmond Methodist church. He planted an American flag on the road in front of Gary's home and began reciting the Declaration of Independence. He was immediately interrupted by Jeers, catcalls and boos. “What are you sticking up for the Black market?” one man shouted. Sheriff Long then appeared, told the crowd it was assembled unlawfully and ordered both groups to disband. “I’m going to be here all night, so they’ll (the Garys) be protected,” Long said. The fuss outside his home did not appear to upset Gary, a vice commander in an Oakland American Legion post. “We don’t scare easily. I’m still going to stay,” he said. Earlier yesterday he had rejected an offer from the Rollingwood Improvement association to buy him out for a $1,200 profit. Tuesday night hoodlums threw a brick through Gary's front window. Assemblyman Byron Rumford of Berkeley urged Attorney General Edmund G. Brown to “protect war veteran Wilbur Gary, his family, and property.” The department said 70.07 per cent by number and 80.24 by volume of the growers voted. Of the voters, 60.19 per cent by number and 58.93 by volume favored continuing the order. The department usually ends such programs if they fail to get the approval of at least two-thirds of the growers voting. By volume of varieties of oranges, the referendum results were: Valencias $1.55 per cent for continuance, navels and other varieties, 73.1 per cent for continuance. Truman Asks Passage of All Foreign Aid WASHINGTON (AP) — President Truman asked a critical Congress today to vote every penny of his $7,000,000,000 new global foreign aid program to meet a Soviet threat against the “survival of civilization.” Nightly the president, fully aware of mounting Congressional fire over foreign aid spending, will go on every major radio and television network at 7:30 PST to carry his plea to the people. Talk of withdrawing to Western Hemisphere “has momentary seductiveness,” the president said, “because it would seem to relieve us of the contributions we are now making to collective defense.” But he said the adoption of such a policy would be a “mandate for national suicide.” The president said the money he is asking for would be spent to send arms to America's Allies in Europe, to build up Alfied nations in the Middle and Far East, to help European countries manufacture their own arms, and to raise the living standards of red-treated nations in Africa and Asia. Not a single dollar should be cut out of the proposed program, the president asserted, lest this nation be guilty of a “false economy” of “too little and too late.” tents were made available today, Grow was quoted as having said: "Oru attack should be directed at enemy weakness. Although the military services are primarily concerned with military weapons and methods, we must understand that this war is total war and is fought with all weapons. "We must learn that in this year it is fair to hit below the belt." Another quoted passage said: "War! As soon as possible! Now!" An Army spokesman said that apparently a Soviet agent gained access to Grow's quarters in Berlin during the general's absence, photographed the diary and then turned the pictures over to the author of the book. The Army said the book was published in the communist zone of Germany last month and was entitled: "On the Path to War, notes by an English Officer." The author's name was given as Richard Squires. The book was written in German. SACRAMENTO (P) — Californiaans were urged by Governor Warren today to observe next Wednesday as Girl Scout Day in the state on the 40th anniversary of the movement. Rain Forecast For Southland LOS ANGELES (P)—Southern California can expect rain late today, continuing through tomorrow. The forecast says the rainfall will start in Santa Barbara county this afternoon, and spread southward to San Diego tonight. Little change in temperature is in prospect, but winds up to 30 miles an hour are forecast. Tuesday night hoodlums threw a brick through Gary's front window. Assemblyman Byron Rumford of Berkeley urged Attorney General Edmund G. Brown to "protect war veteran Wilbur Gary, his family, and property." Mother of Jeff Cravath Dies in SA Mrs. Kate Isabelle Cravath, 91, mother of Jeff Cravath, former USC football coach, died this morning at her home, 1705 Bush st., in Santa Ana. She had been a resident of Santa Ana 54 years and was a native Californian, born at Santa Clara. Private funeral services will be announced later by the Winbigler mortuary. Mrs. Cravath had been blind for the last 12 years of her life and the family requested that flowers be omitted at the funeral and contributions be made instead to the Braille Society of Orange county. She leaves three sons, including Newell "Jeff" Cravath of Los Angeles, Howard A. Cravath of Bakersfield and Burt S. Cravath of Esconcido. She also leaves five daughters, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Income Tax Limit Amendment Asked SACRAMENTO — A resolution asking Congress to act on a constitutional amendment which would limit the total amount of one person's income tax at 25 per cent was introduced in the Assembly. The measure was put before the legislators by Assemblyman Harold Levering, Santa Monica. It refers to federal income tax.