anaheim-gazette 1952-03-11

MIG Alley Have you too been puzzled about why only Air Force, not Navy, jets have been getting in on the MIG Alley air battles? Drew Pearson says he has the answer. See Page 6. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHE Newbold Morris Says He'll Stick It Out in Government Clean-Up WASHINGTON (UP) — Newbold Morris, government clean-up man, heatedly told investigating senators today there was no "wrong-doing" in his connection with ship deals which wound up with former U.S. government tankers hauling oil to red China. And he denounced a law under which a group of prominent persons reaped 3½ million dollars profit—some $450,000 of it coming from Morris' clients—on $101,000 cash they invested in tankers purchased from the government. “You bet your life, Mr. Flanagan,” he told subcommittee counsel Francis D. Flanagan who asked if he thought the law was a bad one. “And when I get through down here you'll have a bill to correct it.” Morris made clear he has no intention of resigning the government clean-up job. He has been under fire in Congress—mostly from fellow Republicans — since President Truman placed him in it on Feb. 1. Morris had hardly settled into the witness chair of the Senate Investigations subcommittee before two senators suggested the White today arrested a former convict in connection with the 1½ million dollar burglary of a Reno, Nev., residence 12 days ago. The arrest was made by agents at Milwaukee, Wis. The man in custody was described as Andrew Robert Young, 46. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said he has previously served time for robbery in Illinois, and was convicted later of murder in Sheboygan, Wis., for which he received a life sentence in 1939. Young was given a pardon in Wisconsin in January, 1946. At Milwaukee today, Young was specifically charged with inter-state transportation on some of the loot obtained from the home of multimillionaire Laverne D. Redfield, at Reno on Feb. 29. Reports at the time placed the total stolen as high as 2½ million. The FBI announcement today said 1½ million. It said this estimate was based on information supplied by Redfield. The 15-room Redfield home was looted of currency, negotiable securities and jewelry. The FBI said Young was arrested after its agents in cooperation with Reno police, had traced two bills, one of $1000 denomination and the other a $100 bill, to Young. The announcement said these bills were passed in a Reno gambling casino and were identified as part of Redfield's money. Naumcheff Gets 2 to 20 Years Prison sentences running from two to 20 years were ordered in the case of Mitchy Naumcheff, 41, former Arizona deputy sheriff, when Superior Judge Kenneth E. Morrison in Santa Ana late yesterday refused to grant a new trial to the man convicted of defrauding an Anaheim bank and one in Santa Ana. Naumcheff was sentenced to a term of from one to 10 years for a $250 loan fraud upon the Anaheim branch, Bank of America. He got an identical sentence for a $400 loan fraud upon Santa Ana branch. Security-First National Morris made clear he has no intention of resigning the government clean-up job. He has been under fire in Congress—mostly from fellow Republicans — since President Truman placed him in it on Feb. 1. Morris had hardly settled into the witness chair of the Senate Investigations subcommittee before two senators suggested the White House had arranged a 1947 meeting Morris had with U. S. Maritime officials about buying surplus tankers. The senators said later testimony would show it. Morris said he did not recall that the White House had any hand in it. "For your own protection," Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) told Morris, "you should be told the original appointment was made from the White House." McCarthy and Sen. Mundt (R-SD) joined in a request that Morris "search your memory" about the 1947 meeting. Morris repeated that he recalled no White House help. Husband Breaks Wife's Ankle With Hands Edward Pina of Santa Ana, the husband, got to police first with his story. But his wife, Lillian, had a different story when she arrived at police headquarters with a broken ankle. Police believed her account that Pina had broken it with his hands, so Pina is in the county jail, charged with assault and battery. Pina, 31, was an anxious husband when he telephoned police that his wife had sprained her ankle and he had called a doctor. The real reason for his anxiety was told later by Mrs. Pina. Pina came home drunk and demanded more money, for more liquor, she said. When she refused, he told her he would "take her apart, piece by piece." Morrison in Santa Ana late yesterday refused to grant a new trial to the man convicted of defrauding an Anaheim bank and one in Santa Ana. Naumcheff was sentenced to a term of from one to 10 years for a $250 loan fraud upon the Anaheim branch, Bank of America. He got an identical sentence for a $400 loan fraud upon Santa Ana branch, Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles. The court ordered the sentences to run consecutively. Naumcheff was convicted of both offenses by a jury Feb. 8, together with the charge that he had a prior conviction of forgery in Oregon, where he had served a prison term. In the Orange county cases he had obtained loans by giving fictitious names and addresses. His attorney, James Monroe of Santa Ana, moved for a new trial and Judge Morrison heard argument on the motion yesterday, then denied it. No application will be made for probation, in view of Naumcheff's record, it was said. Naumcheff contended that the Orange county fraud charges were cases of mistaken identity and that he was not the man. Five bankers identified him. Citrus Market Sunkist Growers, Inc., reported today all auction markets California oranges were lower medium to large sizes. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST, First Grade—100s 9.70; 126s 3.95; 150s 8.47; 176s 7.89; 200s 7.40; 220s 6.82; 252s 6.10; 288s 5.08. CHOICE, Second Grade—126s 7.98; 150s 7.33; 176s 6.94; 200s 6.43. Senator Asks Ike's Testimony on Aid Program WASHINGTON (AP)—Sen. Ma-Mahon (D-Conn) today formally asked that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower be called home this month to testify on the new $7,900,000,-000 foreign aid program. McMahon's motion was at a closed-door session of the Senate Foreign Relations committee. A decision was delayed because so few of the 13 committeemen were present. Eisenhower has said he would accept the Republican nomination for president but would not come home to campaign for it. However, many of his supporters—McMahon is not one of them—have hopeful he would return soon for any purpose. The general is busy with his duties as commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Europe. McMahon was asked by newsmen whether Eisenhower's return here now to testify on foreign aid might not open political angles and activities. Pina, 31, was an anxious husband when he telephoned police that his wife had sprained her ankle and he had called a doctor. The real reason for his anxiety was told later by Mrs. Pina. Pina came home drunk and demanded more money for more liquor, she said. When she refused, he told her he would "take her apart, piece by piece." Her ankle was the first piece. When he heard the bones snap, he became alarmed, his wife said. Then he telephoned the police. Fulgencio Batista Powers and Func HAVANA: Cuba (P)—Fulgencio Batista, Cuba's resurgent strong man, today formally proclaimed himself in charge of "all powers and functions" of both the executive and legislative branches of the government. The former president and behind-the-scenes dictator who rose to power again yesterday in a swift, almost bloodless revolution announced a series of "statutes of government," including a 45-day suspension of the right to strike. President Carlos Prio Socarras, who fled the presidential palace Neon Co. Worker Gets Five Months Thefts of supplies from his Santa Ana employer, with which he opened his own neon sign business at Laguna Beach, sent Francis Bushee, 45, to county jail for five months when he appeared yesterday before Municipal Judge R. M. Crookshank in Santa Ana. The series of thefts, extending over a year after Bushee had been refused a pay raise, aggregated $2231 in value, but no single theft reached the rating of grand theft. Four petty theft counts were filed against him. He pleaded guilty to two, and the other two were dropped. Judge Crookshank gave him three years probation on one count and a five-months jail sentence on the other. NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZET ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1952 Gen. Rid Falsehood MUNSAN, Korea Matthew B. Ridgway day that red falsehood setting Korean truce to Ike Leads T In Very Ear Primary Re CONCORD, N. H. Elsenhower held a slight Senator Robert A. Ta first in the nation presidential preference today in the first two to report. The towns—Waterville and Millsfield—gave seven votes and Taft combined population of UP VIC, YOU ARE THE MAN OF THE R—Vic Ruedy, Anaheim’s park superintendent, was a little overcome at the tributes him last night when the Chamber of Commerce threw a big banquet honoring him for his contributions to Anaheim recreation and sports teams. Vic particularly was lauded by local officials and the Hollywood Stars baseball club for the way he has groomed the city’s ball parks. The Stars now are holding spring training at the La Palma park baseball facilities. Chatting with Vic, above, are (left to right) Manager Fred Haney, of the Hollywood Stars, Clyde Cromer, master of ceremonies for the big event, Vic, and Stan Whieldon, president of the Anaheim C of C. (Please see story, Page 8.) Auditor Recommends $70 Million Cut in State’s Record Budget SACRAMENTO (UP) — A drastic reduction of 70 million dollars in California’s billion dollar-plus state budget for next year was recommended today by legislative auditor A. Alan Post. His major proposal: defer over half of the $108,650,651 in state building projects by Governor Warren. This is no time, he said, for major construction. Post advocated putting the money aside for future unfreezing by the legislature. The items cover all or part of new building for prisons, mental hospitals, state colleges and armories. Post’s deferral list includes $8,803,300 for the University of California alone. The legislature’s financial advisor also urged: Cuts of six million dollars in state operating costs and another one million in miscellaneous expenses. A reduction of $427,587 in the Salesman’s Family Receives Thrills As New York Spurs Hunt for Killers NEW YORK (UP) — Death threats to a mourning family and to a garageman involved in the arrest of bank robber Willie Sutton today spurred New York City’s grimmest killer-hunt in a dozen years. For 19,000 policemen the “No. 1 job” was to trap the slayer who in gangland-style Saturday night shot down pants salesman Arnold Schuster, 24. The latter’s tip led to Sutton’s arrest. The scope of the manhunt was emphasized last night when Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri said he would ask the city board special 24-hour guard placed on the family. Young Schuster receives threats before his death, lice said later he had refers of a guard. While the Schusters were funeral, a threat was dismantled, a garageman helping Sutton with a stab shortly before his capture. A man telephoned Peen Mary, that she should adhere to “to take out a life insurance policy and not long walks.” Encio Batista Takes Over 'All Persons and Functions' in Havana A: Cuba (P)—Fulgencio Cuba's resurgent strong day formally proclaimed a charge of "all powers" of both the executive branches of government. Senior president and benefactors dictator who rose again yesterday in a most bloodless revolution in a series of "statutes ofament," including a 45-minute of the right to estate Carlos Prio Socarras, the presidential palace. Co. Worker Five Months Supplies from his San Antonio employer, with which he own neon sign business on Beach, sent Francis to county jail for five days when he appeared yesterdays Municipal Judge R. M. Kirk in Santa Ana. Cases of thefts, extending after Bushee had been pay raise, aggregated value, but no single theft rating of grand theft, the theft counts were filed. He pleaded guilty to one other two were dropped. Brookshank gave him probation on one five-months jail sentence other. WOMAN INJURED Mrs. Beverly Mason, 27, received major injuries at 12:35 p.m. yesterday when a car driven by her husband, John Mason, 28, El Toro Marine residing at Corona del Mar, collided with a car driven by Bruce D. Ross, 20, Los Angeles. The accident occurred on So. Main st., south of Santa Ana. Runaway Girl Held By Juvenile Home Reported as a runaway from a certified boarding home at El Cajon, a 16-year-old girl who arrived in Santa Ana a week ago and got employment as a waitress, was taken into custody by Santa Ana police late yesterday at the request of the California Youth Authority. She is being held in the county juvenile home. The girl, whose parents live in San Diego, had been placed in the boarding home of Mrs. Aldene Dege of El Cajon by the Youth Authority, after becoming a juvenile delinquent. While the Schusters were funeral, a threat was directed Jack Peene, a garageman helping Sutton with a strightly before his capture. A man telephoned Peene Mary, that she should add husband "to take out a life insurance policy and not long walks." Peene immediately was police guard at his service, while his wife and the small children were sent guard to an undisclosed location. Monaghan said police "passing up nothing." The ed used-car lots and garage a suspected murder case followed up more than 100 times. Snow Reporters 10 Feet Deep In Mountains LOS ANGELES (P)—Snow 10 feet and higher in some tain sections today, good for ranchers depending on tion. The newest in a series of moved eastward, leaving less a half inch of rain in most. But the Weather Bureau more stormy weather is in peect for the week-end. With a seven-year drought hind them, ranchers cheer wet season not only for thorough surface soaking but for the relief given mountain and understory storage reservoirs. Rain to some foothill towns are on inches for the season. With wells running low some reservoirs running (Continued on Page 1) 1952 5c per Copy — 50c per Month NUMBER 94 The Weather S. Calif.—Scattered clouds tonight, Increasing high clouds Wednesday afternoon. Continued cool. Gen. Ridgway Says Reds’ Deliberate Falsehoods Upsetting Korean Talks MUNSAN, Korea (UP) — Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway declared today that red falsehoods are upsetting Korean truce talks. Ike Leads Taft In Very Early Primary Returns CONCORD, N. H. (UP)—General Elsenhower held a slight lead over Senator Robert A. Taft in the first-in-the-nation Republican presidential preference primary today in the first two tiny towns to report. The towns—Waterville Valley and Millsfield—gave Elsenhower seven votes and Taft four. The combined population of the two places is only 26. The U. N. commander said artistry negotiations have reached a point where it’s impossible to tell what is going to happen. He blamed communist negotiators “who resort to intemperate language and deliberately employ known falsehoods.” Ridgway branded red stories that Allies are using germ warfare as “completely, absolutely and categorically false.” He speculated communist accusations were either (1) an attempt “to cover up their inability to prevent epidemics and to contort them after they do occur” or (2) an indication the plan “to employ such methods (germ warfare) themselves. Ridgway said he was not accusing the reds of plotting to initiate bacteriological warfare, “but it is conceivable.” And, he said, he wasn’t absolutely certain that epidemics are swapping red In the armistice talks themselves Rear Adm. R. E. Libby told the communists: “We are getting fed up with your attempts to make things appear as facts that are not facts.” Judge Orders Rail Unions Off Strike CLEVELAND (UP) — A federal judge today ordered three rail unions to end their strike and to keep the walkout from spreading to other lines. Judge Emerich B. Freed granted a government suit to end immediately the strike started Sunday morning against the New York Central lines west of Buffalo and the St. Louis terminal line. CONCORD, N. H. (UP)—General Eisenhower held a slight lead over Senator Robert A. Taft in the first-in-the-nation Republican presidential preference primary today in the first two tiny towns to report. The towns—Waterville Valley and Millsfield—gave Eisenhower seven votes and Taft four. The combined population of the two places is only 26. General Eisenhower got all his votes in Waterville Valley and Taft got his in Millsfield. Two Democratic votes were cast in Millsfield. President Truman got one and Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee—his only opponent—got the other. Harold E. Stassen, a third Republican candidate, got one vote in Millsfield. There was no way to gauge the big city vote because the polls don’t open in Manchester until noon (EST). In the smaller city of Claremont, however, there was a heavy vote of 500 in the first two hours, despite a steady rain. Observers said this was twice as many voters as in an ordinary primary. "It looks like a record vote," one Claremonter said. In Waterville Valley Senator Taft got two write-in votes for vice president and Stassen got one. 'Doug’ Doubts Russ Dislodgement From Kuriles WASHINGTON (UP)—Gen. Douglas MacArthur is quoted as saying there is little chance Russia will be dislodged from the Kurile islands and the southern half of Sakhalin island north of Japan. Sen. O’Conor (D-Md) reported this today on the basis of a letter he received from MacArthur about the Japanese peace treaty. O’Conor had asked the general for his views on several points concerning the treaty, which now is before the Senate for ratification. Debate on it starts next Monday. The senator said MacArthur wrote him that Russia now is in possession of the Kuriles and the southern half of Sakhalin, and that he sees little likelihood the Soviets would give them up. The World War II Allies agreed at Yalta the Kuriles and the southern half of Sakhalin would go to Russia after the victory. However, the Japanese treaty—which Russia did not sign—is silent on this point. Heroin Ring Trial Sought in SF CLEVELAND (UP)—A federal judge today ordered three rail unions to end their strike and to keep the walkout from spreading to other lines. Judge Emerich B. Freed granted a government suit to end immediately the strike started Sunday morning against the New York Central lines west of Buffalo and the St. Louis terminal line. He scheduled a hearing for March 19 on the government’s request for a permanent injunction. The hearing will start two days before the 10-day temporary injunction granted today expires. A spokesman for the union said no immediate comment was available. Unless the engineers, firemen and conductors call off their strike, they are liable to fines and imprisonment for contempt of court. "The railroads are part of our lifeline," Judge Freed declared in overriding union attorneys' objections to the restraining order. "The emergency is so great, and the crisis so apparent, that this court must issue a temporary restraining order." Tight British Belts Tightened Further Today LONDON (UP)—Britain raised taxes and food prices and slashed imports anew today in an effort to stem inflation and head off bankruptcy. A new excess profits tax of 30 per cent was ordered, retroactive to Jan. 1. The tax on gasoline went from 27 to 35 cents a gallon. Food subsidies were slashed with the result that bread will go up 1½ cents a loaf, meat nearly 5 cents a pound and milk a cent a quart. The bank rate for loans was raised to 4 per cent in an effort to make money dearer and thwart inflation. The bank rate goes up from 2½ per cent. Last November the conservative government raised it from 2 per cent. The effect is to make money harder to obtain for While the Schusters were at the meral, a threat was directed at Jack Peene, a garageman who was helping Sutton with a stalled car shortly before his capture Feb. 18. A man telephoned Peene's wife, lary, that she should advise her husband "to take out a larger insurance policy and not to take walks." Peene immediately was given a police guard at his service staon, while his wife and their two small children were sent under hard to an undisclosed shelter. Monaghan said police were passing up nothing." They roamused-car lots and garages for suspected murder car. They allowed up more than 100 "crack- (Continued on Page 7) Heroin Ring Trial Sought in SF SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Machinery has been set in motion to bring 23 alleged members of the nation-wide Waxey Gordon heroin syndicate here for trial. Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman late yesterday signed writs ordering Gordon and three other imprisoned defendants brought here for a mass arraignment March 19. Of the 23 indicted on conspiracy charges Friday, six were serving prison terms. All but three of the rest were quickly rounded up. Some have been released on bail. The writs, obtained by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Karesh, were for Gordon, former New York "beer baron" now serving 25 years to life in New York's Attica State prison; Joseph Palm, San Francisco, serving six years at Folsom prison; Donaly Meyer, Sharp Park, Calif., serving five years at McNell Island federal prison, and George Williams, confined for 18 months for narcotics addition at the U.S. Health Service hospital at Fort Worth, Tex. 15 Unhurt in Crash Of Air Transport LA COITAT, France (AP)—Fifteen persons, including two women, escaped unhurt when a U.S. Air Force transport plane crash landed in the Mediterranean yesterday with one engine on fire. Co-pilot of the twin-engine C-47 was Jack January, Merced. Handy Accessories Long Beach (AP) — Thieves used a hardware store proprietor's own tools to rob his safe of $10,000. Police said that when they were unable to blast the safe open the thieves' went to work with chisels, drills and a crowbar—all "borrowed" from the shelves—and worked the door off. Then they put the cash and checks in a store box, wrapped it in store twine and left. The robbery was discovered yesterday.