anaheim-gazette 1952-04-08

Anniversary Tomorrow, April 9, is the 10th anniversary of the fall of Bataan. Time flies so fast it is almost impossible to keep up with it. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANA Policeman to Testify in Confused Laguna Beach Slaying Hearing Police Lieutenant George Pletts of Laguna Beach was expected to testify today at the murder trial of Gerald Harvey Bonebrake, 21, accused of killing his friend, Richard Vincent Shaw, 20, one of a group who jeered at Bonebrake’s saxophone playing last Dec. 23, at the Santa Ana murder trial. The police officer, who shot and wounded Bonebrake after Bonebrake allegedly fired a bullet into Shaw’s back as he tried to escape from Bonebrake’s apartment, was counted on by the prosecution to clear away a dispute over who shot who in the tangled case. Local Builders In Controversy With Union No charges had been filed with Anaheim police this morning by the Building Trades Council secretary, T. L. Byrd, who reported Pletts, watching through a window, said at the time that he saw Shaw fleeing from the apartment and Bonebrake shoot him in the back at close range, after which Pletts fired two shots through the window at Bonebrake, the second shot wounding him in the hip. A prosecution witness yesterday said he believed the first shot came from outside the apartment. Bonebrake’s defense, Deputy Public Defender Samuel Dreizen, contends that physical facts at the scene show that Bonebrake could not have shot Shaw and the latter must have been slain by a bullet from the police officer’s gun. The situation was further confused yesterday when Richard Brighton, 18, of Laguna Beach, told the jury he believed the first shot heard came from outside of the apartment. That would have meant that Pletts, not Bonebrake, began the shooting. Brightman had been cornered in the apartment with Shaw after two others of the party, Gordon Knute, 21, and Raymond Blaketer, 18, had made their escape. Then Local Builders In Controversy With Union No charges had been filed with Anaheim police this morning by the Building Trades Council secretary, T. L. Byrd, who reported Saturday morning that one of his men, Harry Harkelroad, had been "beaten by four men" at a tract on Burton st., just west of West st. The four men, he said, are Luther Pebley and his three sons. Bill Pebley, one of the senior Pebley's sons, today admitted being the "four men," and explained that the trouble started when the Building Trades Council insisted that he, his brothers and his father carry union cards. All of them carry contractors' licenses Bill explained, and they were working on a new home for his parents. "Harkelroad came Thursday morning to start a picket line," Bill said, "and eventually we got into an argument with him. He invited my brother, Dick, out into the road to fight, but I beat Dick to the street and took care of Harkelroad. The others didn't touch him." Since Thursday, according to Pebley, he has tried to negotiate with the union, but they are adamant in demanding that the Pebleys join the union and have posted a picket to back up their demand. Second "Talent Time in Anaheim' Tryouts Set Second week try-outs for "Talent Time in Anaheim" will be held at the Anaheim Theater Thursday afternoon, April 10, from 2-4:30 p.m. Three contestants from Anaheim will be selected to appear on the Leo Carillo Dude Ranch Varieties Television program over Station KLAC-TV channel 13. Florida Citrus Surplus Reduced LAKELAND (UP)—The Florida citrus industry has overcome the handicap of a record orange crop and now has only as many boxes to dispose of as it did this time last season. Starting the season with an estimated 8,700,000 boxes more than the year before, the industry on April 5 had only 23,500,000 left, Florida Citrus Mutual said. At the present rate of use—fused yesterday when Richard Brighton, 18, of Laguna Beach, told the jury he believed the first shot heard came from outside of the apartment. That would have meant that Pletts, not Bonebrake, began the shooting. Brightman had been cornered in the apartment with Shaw after two others of the party, Gordon Knute, 21, and Raymond Blaketer, 18, had made their escape. Then Brightman slipped away and was outside when the shooting started. Shaw was shot down while following on Brightman's heels. Blaketer also testified yesterday at the trial in Superior Judge Robert Gardner's court. He and Brightman agreed with Gordon Knute, a witness last week, on most details of the incident that followed a poker party in the Bonebrake apartment. They said that Bonebrake, who had been surly earlier in the evening, started playing his saxophone and went berserk when his companions laughed at a "soir note." He seized a .38 caliber automatic pistol and repelled their efforts to placate him. His companions left the apartment, but returned later for another attempt to pacify Bonebrake. He flew into another rage, they said. All managed to get out of the apartment again except Shaw. The defense, in its opening statement, said Shaw was shot with a steel jacketed bullet that went through him and was never located. Pletts shot Bonebrake with an ordinary lead slug. PITTSBURGH—STEEL PLAN DOWN—Huge plant of Jo company takes on a de preparations for tonight's April showers late yest and last night added .28 inch to the season's rainfall in Anaheim, which now stands 23.31 inches. At the same last year the total was only The storm was general that out the county; lighter in the tral section and heaviest in nern Orange county; where precipitation ranged as high as of an inch at Yorba Linda. Measurements at 8 a.m. took various communities follow Storm Season Anaheim ..... 28 23.31 Brea ..... 45 25.51 Buena Park ..... 23 22.19 Cypress ..... 21 15.58 Fullerton ..... 46 23.93 Garden Grove ..... 30 22.50 La Habra ..... 11 25.34 Los Alamitos ..... 20 17.32 Orange ..... 19 22.92 Placentia ..... 48 23.59 Santa Ana ..... 17 21.96 Yorba Linda ..... 51 28.03 LOS ANGELES (UP)—South California was drying out after a rainstorm that rea downpour proportions in for communities. Heaviest rain reported for storm was two inches at Crew in the San Bernardino mount Big Bear reported 3½ inches new snow, bringing the snow to an average of 44 inches. Tryouts Set Second week try-outs for "Talent Time in Anaheim" will be held at the Anaheim Theater Thursday afternoon, April 10, from 2-4:30 p.m. Three contestants from Anaheim will be selected to appear on the Leo Carillo Dude Ranch Varieties Television program over Station KLAC-TV channel 13. Easter Sunday evening, April 13. The program goes on the wave lengths at 8 p.m. Some two dozen acts, including the runners-up in last weeks competition are expected to try out for the choice spots on the Carillo show, "Sunday night will be a Anaheim Night on the Dude Ranch" said Hal Davis, producer of the show. Santa Ana Boy Hurt In Four-Car Crash Joseph Pokorski, young Santa Ana boy, of 1703 W. Ninth st., was treated by a physician for cuts on his right eye, following a four-car crash yesterday on W. Fourth st., west of Van Ness ave. All drivers were Santa Ana residents. According to a Santa Ana police report, a car driven by Francis B. Ochoa, 19, 14806 S. Jackson, skidded on street car tracks and struck an oncoming car driven by Lawrence W. Lamb, 32, 1613 W. Ninth, recently returned from Korea. Lamb's car then was thrown against two parked cars belonging to Alfred G. Obering, 38, 1402 N. Olive st., and George R. Hibbert, 53, 613 W. Fourth st. LAKELAND (P)—The Florida citrus industry has overcome the handicap of a record orange crop and now has only as many boxes to dispose of as it did this time last season. Starting the season with an estimated 8,700,000 boxes more than the year before, the industry on April 5 had only 23,500,000 left, Florida Citrus Mutual said. At the present rate of use—three million boxes a week—the remainder could be gone by the last week in May, Mutual added. With the volume situation so favorable, "neither we nor the trade (northern buyers) can see any reason for this mad rush to move these oranges." J. C. Strickland, Mutual fresh fruit expert, said in a special bulletin to all shippers. He repeated a recommendation made by Mutual last week—that each shipper move 30 per cent less this week than last. The idea is to stabilize the market at the higher prices which usually follow a reddction in supply. Citrus Market Sunkist, Growers, Inc., reported today all auction markets California oranges were slightly lower. SUNKIST, First Grade—Representative Prices by Size: 100s 10.56; 126s 9.43; 150s 8.22; 176s 7.55; 200s 6.94; 220s 6.22; 252s 5.39; 288s 4.87; 344s 4.50. CHOICE, Second Grade— 126s 7.22; 150s 6.74; 176s 6.19; 200s 5.82; 220s 5.10; 252s 4.32; 288s 4.09. LOS ANGELES (P)—South California was drying out after a rainstorm that read downpour proportions in four communities. Heaviest rain reported for storm was two inches at Crew in the San Bernardino mountain Big Bear reported 3½ inches new snow, bringing the snow to an average of 44 inches ever, most roads were still oiled. Foothill rains included 1.43 es at Sierra Madre, 1.37 at dia, 1.23 at Pasadena and 1.13 Altadena. Water ran curb deep in of Pasadena and Temple City night. Mrs. Thelma Duncan her 3-months-old son, Lloyd, rescued by sheriff's deputies as a stalled automobile in Tee City. The Weather Bureau said storm has moved eastward, scattered cloudiness, then s weather, is due today and to row. Los Angeles had .43 of an of rain. This brought the se total to 25.06, compared with last year and a normal of to this date. DRUNK DRIVER Philip Hayes Zimmer of Tity-Nine Palms was booked drunk and driving last night when officers chased him on West st. He was driving at speed, according to police reports and failed to stop at once when the red light and siren on police car were used. Seven empty and two full beer cans found in the car. His passenger Leo Franz Meyers, River was booked for drunk. ANAHEIM GAZETTE EST. 1870 per ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1952 TSBURGH—STEEL PLANT STARTS SHUT-DOWN—Huge plant of Jones and Laughlin steel company takes on a deserted appearance as continued with steel plants here and throughout the country shutting down.—(Associated Press Wirephoto) 650,000 Tonight Negotiation Fail to Pay STEEL AT A G By The Association Here's what the s all about: Some 650,000 mem CIO United Steelwor to quit at midnight the union's strike tension expires. All other union members cating firms are not About 100 steel con coast to coast are t Most are basic steel companies. A few wh steel into finished included. United Steelwork vember demanded pay 18½ cents, union sh contract concessions. deadlocked. So did f tion. Both sides agree their dispute to the N Stabilization Board. WSR recommends PITTSBURGH—STEEL PLANT STARTS SHUT-DOWN—Huge plant of Jones and Laughlin steel company takes on a deserted appearance as preparations for tonight's scheduled steel strike April Shower Reserves Anaheim 8 of an Inch April showers late yesterday last night added .28 of an inch to the season's rainfall total anaheim, which now stands at 1 inches. At the same date year the total was only 6.54. The storm was general through the county, lighter in the section and heaviest in north-orange county, where the precipitation ranged as high as .51 inch at Yorba Linda. Measurements at 8 a.m. today in various communities follow: Storm Season Last Year Nheim .28 23.31 6.54 A Park .45 25.51 7.38 Press .23 22.19 6.14 Berton .21 15.58 5.49 Grove .46 23.93 6.33 Habra .11 25.34 8.67 Alamitos .20 17.32 5.5b Edge .19 22.92 6.20 Entia .48 23.59 5.94 Ana .17 21.96 6.55 Linda .51 28.03 7:34 PITTSBURGH—STEEL FURNACE PLUGGED—Joe Yuhas, a steel mill blast furnace foreman in the Edgar Thompson works of U.S. Steel Company, plugs shut a blast furnace as the final step in preparation for tonight's scheduled steel strike. The plugging operation seals in slow-burning coke which keeps the furnace in condition for speedy resumption of production once the strike is settled.(Associated Press Wirephoto) Jury to Set Value Of Stanton Land For Construction Value of four parcels of property in Stanton, condemned by the state highway department for the widening of Highway 39, will be determined by a jury that started hearing testimony today in Superior Judge Raymond Thompson. Seven Apply For Sheriff's Investigator Job Seven applicants for the vacant position of chief of the sheriff's criminal identification bureau will take oral examinations for the post next Tuesday, it was announced by Sheriff James United Steelworkers vember demanded pay 18½ cents, union short contract concessions deadlocked. So did fention. Both sides agreed their dispute to the IW Stabilization Board. WSB recommended increase of 17½ cents accepted, industry biotitations on the property York deadlocked after try offered—and the objected—a wage increment to a package an hour. Both 17½ figures referred to increase not a pay h. More than 100,000 ready are idle as plan orderly. Allied industr ing back also which unemployment. The government funds of civilian steel cautionary measure steel for national develpment is still making a last stave off a midnight. WASHINGTON UNArrernment today drafts possible seizure and the steel industry threatened strike brent Truman to that However, officials there was no certainty ure would be the resort even if a stright down of the basic indd And there was some official quarters that no New York might still threatened walkout CIO steelworkers at night. Commerce department said seizure papers drawn up, ready for Truman's signature them. The White House with Secretary of Sawyer, who was on midwest, and asked here immediately. Jury to Set Value Of Stanton Land For Construction Value of four parcels of property in Stanton, condemned by the state highway department for the widening of Highway 39, will be determined by a jury that started hearing testimony today in Superior Judge Raymond Thompson's court at Santa Ana. The state offered the property owners, Miguel S., Magdaleno S., and Fidencio S. Zaragosa, approximately $15,000 for the four parcels, including a store building, duplex and two residences bordering the highway. The owners demanded a total of nearly $50,-000. Attorney David Marcus is counsel for the property owners, with Attorney John McLauring appearing for the state. TOMBSTONE RETURNED A tombstone found Sunday morning in the front yard of Hillgenfeld mortuary at Broadway and Claudina sts., was claimed yesterday by Albert C. Murillo of Olive. It apparently was removed from the Yorba cemetery and transported to Anaheim as a prank. PEDESTRIAN HURT Mrs. Myra Shawgo of Quincy, Ill., now staying with relatives at 210 N. Claudina st., suffered a skinned knee and ankle and possible other injuries when she was hit by a truck driven by Finis J. Clark, 5931 Grand ave., Buena Park. She was treated at Johnston-Gendel clinic. Seven Apply For Sheriff's Investigator Job Seven applicants for the vacant position of chief of the sheriff's criminal identification bureau will take oral examinations for the post next Tuesday, it was announced today by Sheriff James Musick. The seven competitors passed written examinations for the job recently. Since the resignation of Capt. Tom McGaff, the former chief of the bureau, a few weeks ago, the work has been directed personally by Sheriff Musick. The questioning panel for the oral examinations next week may include a member from the Los Angeles county sheriff's office and two members of the Los Angeles police department, according to Personnel Director, William Hart, who will conduct the examinations. WASHINGTON (UP)—The White House said today the latest rumor that Margaret Truman has wedding plans "is not true." Mrs. James Helm, social secretary to Mrs. Harry S. Truman, made that comment on a report from California that Miss Truman is planning to wed in the fall. NEW YORK (UP) — Gambler Frank Costello was fined $5000 and sentenced to 18 months in prison today for refusing to testify before the Senate Crime Investigating committee. Missing Long Beach Pilot In Plane Wreck LAGUNA BEACH wreckage of a small plane and the body of the found three miles east day. The pilot was identified as Gar Hoag, 49, of Long had been missing since yesterday from Long cipal airport bound for A rescue crew from Force base went to the wreckage was located Coast Guard helicopter of the crash was no CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY AZETTE The Weather S. Calif.—Mostly clear tonight and Wednesday. Warmer most sections Wednesday. Cooler most sections tonight. 3, 1952 5c per Copy — 50c per Month NUMBER 114 650,000 Steelworkers Set to Strike Tonight; 100 Steel Companies Affected Negotiations, Federal Mediation Fail to Pacify Demands of Union STEEL AT A GLANCE By The Associated Press Here's what the steel crisis is all about: Some 650,000 members of the CIO United Steelworkers are set to quit at midnight tonight when the union's strike deadline extension expires. About 300,000 other union members with fabricating firms are not affected. About 100 steel companies from coast to coast are to be struck. Most are basic steel producing companies. A few which fabricate steel into finished products are included. United Steelworkers last November demanded pay increases of 18½ cents, union shop and other contract concessions. Negotiations deadlocked. So did federal mediation. Both sides agreed to submit their dispute to the Federal Wage Stabilization Board. New Mediation Efforts Seen In Phone Strike NEW YORK (AP)—New mediation sessions were called here in the countrywide telephone strike that today brought a threat of increased picketing that could disrupt service. So far, there have been few delays in telephone calls in the two-day-old strike. But Daniel Harris, a CIO Communications Workers of America strike director, said idle Western Electric Co. workers will expand picketing today, possibly keeping operators off their jobs. This word came as the Federal Mediation and Conciliation service scheduled separate sessions Illinois Voters Vote in Prexy Primary Today POLITICS TODAY By The Associated Press Illinois voters, in primaries, express presidential preference, elect nominating convention delegates and nominate candidates for governor, other state offices and the U.S. House. Gov. Earl Warren of California, candidate for the Republican nomination as president, addresses the New York county, N.Y., Republican committee meeting. An expected two million voters began going to the polls in Illinois today and the nation watched to see which presidential hopefuls they prefer. A two-million turnout would be the biggest in a decade. Weather and contention, both warm, made it a distinct possibility. The all-time high is 2,674,713 set in the 1936 presidential primary. The race is for popularity alone, although results may influence the decision of 50 Democratic and 50 Republican delegates to nominating conventions in July. These 100 will be elected today and 10 more on each side will be named at state conventions. Major contenders on the ballot for the Republican preference are Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio and former Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota. There was a strong write-in campaign underway for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, however. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee is alone on the Democratic ballot, but he faced a write-in upsurge for Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson. Voters can write in Stevenson's name for president and also put an "X" by his unopposed listing for nomination as governor. Both will be counted. FOR STEVENSON, today's elec- So far, there have been few delays in telephone calls in the two-day-old strike. But Daniel Harris, a CIO Communications Workers of America strike director, said idle Western Electric Co. workers will expand picketing today, possibly keeping operators off their jobs. This word came as the Federal Mediation and Conciliation service scheduled separate sessions with the union and with Western Electric, a subsidiary of Bell Telephone Systems. Coupled with a Western Union strike, now in its sixth day, an effective stoppage of telephone service would leave air-mail as the nation's chief means of relatively quick, long-distance communication. A clearing of the clouded communications picture was not an immediate prospect. Federal mediators were working on both the telephone and telegraph disputes, but their efforts were fruitless. The unique situation that caught the telephone and telegraph services simultaneously items from mail due into wage increases, but the strikes are not related. Congress Demands Morris Tell Basis For Accusation WASHINGTON (U.P.) — Newbold Morris' charge that James P. McGranery, attorney-general designate, "is a real whitewasher" drew swift demands in Congress today that he tell under oath the basis for his words. McGranery's hotly disputed nomination is before the Senate judiciary committee, which has scheduled a full hearing in about two weeks. Committee members said this would provide Morris an opportunity to support the whitewasher accusation if he can. Morris' statement was made in an interview yesterday in New York, where he returned after being fired as the administration's cor- CIO steelworkers at midnight tonight. Commerce department officials said seizure papers have been drawn up, ready for President Truman's signature if he wants them. The White House got in touch with Secretary of Commerce Sawyer, who was on a tour of the midwest, and asked him to return here immediately. Sawyer, on his arrival by plane, told reporters he had received "no instructions" on a possible seizure from the president. In New York, meanwhile, the government's wage chief said today that if he were "a gambling man I would not bet against a settlement" of the steel wage dispute before tonight's midnight strike deadline. Nathan P. Feinsinger, chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board, made the remark to newspapermen just 10 hours before the na Missing Long Beach Pilot Found In Plane Wreck LAGUNA BEACH (P) — The wreckage of a small private plane and the body of the pilot were found three miles east of here today. The pilot was identified as Edgar Hoag, 49, of Long Beach. He had been missing since he took off yesterday from Long Beach municipal airport bound for San Diego. A rescue crew from March Air Force base went to the scene after the wreckage was located by a Coast Guard helicopter. The cause of the crash was not determined. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, however. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee is alone on the Democratic ballot, but he faced a write-in upsurge for Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson. Voters can write in Stevenson's name for president and also put an "X" by his unopposed listing for nomination as governor. Both will be counted. FOR STEVENSON, today's election may be the point at which he decides finally whether or not to seek the Democratic nomination as president. He has maintained he only wants to be governor again, but reports that he is favored by President Truman have brought pressure, heightened when Truman announced he would not seek or accept nomination. Meanwhile, there were maneuverings up and down the land and on both sides of the Atlantic: In Washington, Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia predicted he will receive between 300 and 400 first ballot votes for the Democratic nomination. It takes 616 votes to be nominated by the Democrats. In Paris earlier, Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts had said Eisenhower, whom he backs, would get 500 first ballot votes if the Republican nomination convention were held now. Republican nomination requires 603 votes. Both nominating conventions will be held in July at Chicago. From Paris also came word that Eisenhower's military aides seem to think the general has asked to be released from his post as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commander in Europe. The Defense Department declined comment on a similar newspaper report. I'd be very much interested to know what he has to back this up," said Chairman McCarran (D-Nev). "I don't think personally, that he always knows what he's talking about." Sen. Kilgore of West Virginia, the ranking Democratic member under McCarran, told a reporter: "If a man is willing to make such grave charges in the public press, he ought to be willing to say them before a responsible body which can submit his statements to a check. I imagine in all probability we will want his testimony, whether he volunteers it or not." Morris wrangled bitterly with Congress before Attorney General McGrath fired him last Thursday, four hours before McGrath himself was axed by President Trueman. The dispute revolved around Morris' attempt to look into the private affairs of McGrath and other high administration officials. Morris, as cleanup man, was a special assistant to McGrath. McGrath stepped out of his job officially yesterday with a smiling farewell to a gathering of more than 2000 Justice Department employees. He wound up by saying, "God bless the Justice Department. God Bless the president of the United States."