anaheim-gazette 1952-04-10

Remember Anaheim merchants are open Friday evenings until 9:00. Shop the Gazette ads then shop the stores. Among others, there are Friday night specials on Page 9. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHE CHARTER NIGHT—Anaheim Sea Scout Ship 280 received its charter last night from Scout Executive Lloyd Paxton of the Northern Orange County council. Impressive shipboard ceremonies in Investment in Youth Hall, above, marked the event. At left is First Mate Ben Stakemiller; Officer of the Deck Ronnie Brown stands at right. (Gazette photo by Kreldt) State Finds Murder Bullet in Shaw Slaying; Lt. Pletts Cleared Prosecutors at the trial of Ger-steel-jacketed, as the defense con- State Finds Murder Bullet in Shaw Slaying; Lt. Pletts Cleared Prosecutors at the trial of Gerald Harvey Bonebrake, 21-year-old Laguna Beach service station attendant, charged with the slaying of Richard Vincent Shaw, 20, today had produced for the jury in Santa Ana the bullet they claim killed Shaw. They identified it as coming from Bonebrake's gun and produced testimony to the effect that Shaw was shot in the back from close range. That testimony would further support the state's contention, disputed by the defense, that Bonebrake, enraged when his four companions laughed at his saxophone playing, fired the bullet into Shaw's back from a distance of one foot as Shaw was trying to escape. The shooting took place last Dec. 23, following a drinking and poker party in Bonebrake's garage apartment at Laguna Beach. The defense contends that Lt. George Pletts, Laguna Beach police officer, who wounded Bonebrake while firing through the window of the apartment, also hit Shaw with a wild shot. In Superior Judge Franklin G. West's court yesterday, Deputy District Attorney Robert Kneeland produced a bullet which had been found in the grass at the edge of a patio adjoining the Bonebrake apartment two days after the shooting. Capt. Tom McGaff, former head of the Sheriff's identification bureau, said tests showed the bullet came from Bonebrake's gun. It bore green stain similar to the color on a paper beer carton Shaw was carrying and showed a "positive reaction for blood," McGaff testified. But he could not tell whether it was human blood. McGaff said Shaw's jacket showed traces of unburned powder, steel-jacketed, as the defense contends. Trial of the case is expected to run into next week. Laguna Considers, Joining County Sewer Program What participation Sanitation District 8 (Laguna Beach) may take in the county's joint sewerage program, may be known late next week, it was disclosed last night when former Mayor Emerson B. Milnor announced that a meeting will be held in Laguna Beach city hall next Thursday evening to discuss that question. Laguna Beach city council and sanitation district directors will review the position of District 8 with engineers summoned for that purpose, and seek a decision on the course the district shall pursue. District 8 has "sat on the sidelines" of the sanitation program thus far, waiting to determine whether it should come into the joint sewerage program, or construct its own. The district has never voted bonds. It has contributed to support of the joint administrative organization, and has usually had observers at the meetings of the other sanitation districts. Milnor last evening invited the directors of the other districts to attend the meeting next Thursday if they wish. Water Official Cites Beneficial Effect of Runoff While there was considerable loss of water in storm runoff, the sea during recent heavy rains in Orange county, that runoff the Santa Ana river was not without compensation, because scoured silt out of the river was areas grounds, it was pointed out today by Secretary W. D. Miller of the Orange County Water district. That district is the county's ficial and legal instrument of co-operative water rights of the county. The recent storm runoff has decreased chances of the river overflowing its dykes during future heavy storm, said Miller who stated that the river channel has been lowered as much as five feet by the scouring. The scouring of the water flow has washed away layers of sediment accumulated through seven successive drought years, plugging the spreading grounds and reducing its absorptive capacity. It will be much easier to sink water underground now, Miller said. Moreover, said Miller, much like the river flow that is actually getting to the sea originates low Prado dam, contrary to belief of many people that it permanent opening in the dam responsible for the loss of water. The permanent opening count (Continued on Page 6) Proctor Sentenced to Five Years to Life for Murder Troy Proctor of Newport Beach The evidence consisted chiefly mer head of the Sheriff's identification bureau, said tests showed the bullet came from Bonebrake's gun. It bore green stain similar to the color on a paper beer carton Shaw was carrying and showed a "positive reaction for blood," McGaff testified. But he could not tell whether it was human blood. McGaff said Shaw's jacket showed traces of unburned powder, incidating he was shot at close range, which would rule Pletts out of the shooting. He was firing from outside the apartment. A greasy substance found around the bullet hole in the jacket and at the edge of the wound in Shaw's back was similar to the lubricant at the base of the bullet, McGaff said. Dr. Raymond Brandt, county autopsy surgeon, testified that there was grease around the wound, but none at the wound in his abdomen, which the physician said indicated the bullet entered his back. Meanwhile Lt. Pletts, who had earlier said he thought one of the two bullets he fired was steel-jacketed, yesterday changed his mind and said that examination of the empty shells convinced him that neither of the two bullets were LA HABRAN INJURED Mrs. Frieda White, 25, 511 Bounqut st., La Habra, received minor hurts at 6:10 p.m. yesterday when a car driven by her husband, Robert E. White, 32, collided with a car driven by Robert C. Dodgin, 39, Bell. The accident took place at the intersection of Highway 101 and Imperial highway between Fullerton and La Habra. Proctor Sentenced to Five Years to Life for Murder Troy Proctor of Newport Beach was sentenced today by Superior Judge Robert Gardner to serve a term of five years to life in San Quentin for the murder of Mrs. Dorothy Schindler, 37, his common-law wife, last Aug. 25. The 48-year-old boat carpenter was convicted a fortnight ago, the jury finding him guilty of the fatal beating of the woman in their Newport Beach apartment, following a quarrel over another man, Henry Goff of Newport Beach. The quarrel started at a drinking party in a nearby apartment and the beating took place after they had retired in their own apartment. Although Newport Beach police said Proctor had admitted beating the woman while they were in bed, Proctor claimed that she was all right when he left the apartment at 8 o'clock next morning to bring her some aspirin. He found her dead or dying, her face bruised and bloody, when he returned at about 10 a.m., he said. On Proctor's first arraignment in superior court, Judge Kenneth E. Morrison dismissed the charge on the ground that evidence in the preliminary hearing was insufficient to hold Proctor for trial. The evidence consisted chiefly of the deputy coroner's death certificate, stating that death was due to external violence. The court ruled that the deputy coroner, not being a medical expert, could not certify to the cause of death. The district attorney appealed from this ruling. The state supreme court reversed Judge Morrison and reinstated the murder charge. Proctor meanwhile had gone to Oregon, but returned voluntarily for his trial. Following his conviction, his attorney, O. A. Jacobs moved for a new trial or a reduction of the verdict to manslaughter, which would have meant sentence of from one to 10 years. The motion was denied by Judg Gardner. SHOPLIFTER SENTENCED Leo Anderson entered a plea guilty to a charge of petty theft in city court yesterday in connection with a shoplifting foray in Roquet's market at Broadway and Lemon st. Tuesday. He was sentenced to serve 90 days in the county jail. Anderson was apprehended Russell Roquet after a sharp charge. He was assisted by Lt. T. V. Taylor and Officer Norbert DeCock making the arrest. NAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZET ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1952 Labor at a Glance Court Denies Immediate Truman Mum on Charge Western Electric Strike Likely To Effect 300,000 Bell Workers STRIKES AT A GLANCE By The Associated Press STEEL Steel mill operations getting back into stride slowly; CIO United Steel Workers union called off its strike of 650,000 members after government seizure of plants. The steel industry pleaded in vain for an immediate hearing in their court fight against government seizure. Court rules allow 20 days for the government to reply to the steel company suits. COMMUNICATIONS A total of 77,000 employees of affiliates of American Telephone and Telegraph Co., on strike. Sixteen thousand of these are installers and distribution employees' of Western Electric Co., manufacturing subsidiary of A.T.&T., who went out Monday. Ten thousand, who also struck Monday, are employees of Bell System companies in New Jersey, Michigan, Ohio and Northern California. They are members of the CIO Communications Workers of America. The decision of Western Electric's striking employees yesterday to picket Bell system installations in 1500 communities in 43 states and the District of Columbia created likelihood of stoppages of 300,000 telephone workers. Leaders of union strikers expect their picket lines to be honored by members of other unions. GOOD FRIDAY Anaheim will observe Good Friday tomorrow with union church services scheduled at First Presbyterian church, St. Michael's Episcopal church, St. Bernards Church. A federal court in Washington today refused to grant the steel WATER OFFICIAL TIES BENEFICIAL RECT OF RUNOFF there was considerable water in storm runoff to during recent heavy rains age county, that runoff in Anaheim river was not withcompensation, because it silt out of the river water grounds, it was pointed out by Secretary W. D. Miller Orange County Water discourced of the water flow dished away layers of silt accumulated through seven drought years, plugging leading grounds and reducabsorptive capacity. will be much easier to sink underground now, Miller GOOD FRIDAY Anaheim will observe Good Friday tomorrow with union church services scheduled at First Presbyterian church, St. Michael's Episcopal church, St. Boniface Roman Catholic church and St. Peter's Lutheran church in Santa Ana. They will be held from 12 noon to 3 p.m. in memory of the hours of Christ's suffering. Anaheim city hall will close during those hours and city employees have been urged to attend Good Friday services in the church of their choice. Many merchants in Anaheim will close their doors during those hours, according to Walter Swanberger, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce's Retail division. All drug stores in the city will close from 1 to 3 p.m. The union services at First Presbyterian church is sponsored by the Association of Christian Churches in Anaheim, which also solicited the cooperation of the city and the merchant establishments in closing from noon to 3 p.m. Merchants Hear Pastor's Talk, Business Reports Members of the Retail Merchants Division of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce heard reports on business activities and also a talk by the Rev. Philip Selfridge, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren church, when they held their regular monthly breakfast at the Dorothy-Wade cafe this morning. A federal court in Washington today refused to grant the steel industry immediate hearings in the industry's court fight against the government seizure of its mills. Lawyers for four major companies — Bethlehem, Republic, Youngstown Sheet & Tube, and Jones & Laughlin—pleaded in vain in U. S. District Court for immediate hearings of their suits for an injunction. Judge David A. Pine ruled that he would not advance the suits under court rules. The rules allow 20 days for the defendant, in this case the government, to reply to a suit. In other developments: 1. President Truman declined comment at a news conference on a steel executive's charge that he seized the mills in "a corrupt political deal" with the CIO. 2. However, Philip Murray, CIO president, called the statement by Clarence B. Randall, president of Inland Steel co., "a malicious and deliberate lie . . . an insult to President Truman and me." The back to work movement by steel workers came as industry said it was ready to resume steel production. Randall's nation-wide radio and TV talk, termed government seizure of the mills a corrupt political stroke that "discharges a political debt to the CIO." Randall, in his attack on the seizure, accused President Truman of "shocking distortions of facts . . ." and said the president seized the industry "without the slightest shadow of legal right." ALTHOUGH A Tuesday midnight strike of 650,000 workers was averted, the ranks of the idle labor disputes mounted today. Orders were sent out to telephone workers not to cross picket lines CLEVELAND—COSTUME prison stripes and croup of pickets appear here today. Anunications Workers More Rain Fail. Here: Santiago Dam Near T Anaheim received an of an inch of rainfall frost that swept briefly the county early today. It has season total to 2341 inches as compared to 664 this date last year. Rainfall measurement a.m., today in various ties were as follows: Storm 1 Anaheim .10 Brea .11 Buena Park .12 Fullerton .07 Garden Grove .12 La Habra .17 Los Alamitos .15 Orange .09 Placentia .07 Yorba Linda .06 Evidence of replenishement local water supply by son's rainfall came to Santiago Dam, which is slightly more than 19,500 feet of water. The reservoir dam is still filling with water from the water shed above owners of the dam estuary day that it will probablypletely fill before the e season. The dam has a depth of 25,000 acres. It virtually emptied by the years of drought and snow. Business Reports Members of the Retail Merchants Division of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce heard reports on business activities and also a talk by the Rev. Philip Selfridge, pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren church, when they held their regular monthly breakfast at the Dorothy-Wade cafe this morning. Reporting on the success of the Friday night openings was Mrs. Martha Schumacher, who said that the successful openings were due in large part to the united efforts put forth by everyone connected with the openings. O. G. Neal told of plans for after Easter sales and Mrs. Vera Auest reported on the first Hospitality tea which was held recently as a welcome to new women residents of Anaheim. E. C. West said that it is planned to continue with the Kleig lights on Friday nights for at least two more weeks. He said that the free bus service will be discontinued but that the bus operator is going on with plans for regular bus service in Anaheim. Charley McCallum gave a report on the financial affairs of the Retail Division and also told of the Talent shows which are being held here. He urged support of everyone in making the shows a success. Oscar Solter was chairman of the meeting. FRESNO, (T)—One of the most violent electrical storms in many years last night brought a barrage of marble size hail to the Fresno area. ALTHOUGH A Tuesday midnight strike of 650,000 workers was averted, the ranks of the idle labor disputes mounted today. Orders were sent out to telephone workers not to cross picket lines set up by the striking Western Electric company equipment workers. The 16,000 Western Electric workers in 43 states and 61,000 phone operators and other employees in Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey and Northern California started Monday. The strikes have not seriously disrupted telephone service. But an estimated 300,000 telephone workers reportedly are pledged to honor the Western Electric picket lines. That might result in badly snarled long range distance phone service. However, supervisory personnel and non-union employees were drafted into temporary service in keeping long distance calls moving. Negotiations in the dispute, with wages the chief issue, were to be resumed today in Detroit between the union and Michigan Bell. Federal mediators also scheduled a new attempt to reach an agreement in the Western Electric co. dispute. Wages also are the chief issues in the week-old strike of 30,000 AFL Commercial Telegraphers union employees of the Western Union company. There appeared little progress toward a settlement of the dispute. Santiago Dam, which slightly more than 19,500 of water. The reservoir dam is still filling while from the water shed aboard owners of the dam estuary that it will probably fill before the eve season. The dam has a of 25,000 acre feet. It virtually emptied by the years of drought and 600 acre feet last November. BURGLAR SUSPECT HELD TO ANSWER John Curtis Jones, Beach, was held to answer perior court. Department a.m., April 18, following ing in Anaheim city court day. Jones is the suspect after the robbery of Petty department store last Thursday was apprehended within the store's receipts for after a chase by Californiay Patrol officers. She served a term in San prison on a previous offence. Citrus Mart Sunkist Growers, Inc today all auction market nia oranges were slight medium to large sizes Representative Prices b SUNKIST, First Grade-100s 10.06; 126s 9.11; 176s 7.72; 200s 7.09; 252s 4.75; 288s 4.10; CHOICE, Second Grade-100s 8.33; 126s 6.68; 176s 6.02; 200s 5.41; 252s 3.94; 288s 3.47; CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY ZETTE The Weather S. Calif.—Intermittent light rain west portion and light showers east portion early tonight. Clearing Friday. 0, 1952 5c per Copy — 50c per Month NUMBER 116 mediate Injunction Hearings; Charge of CIO Political Deal CLEVELAND—COSTUMED PICKETS—Garbed in prison stripes and carrying paper "chains," a group of pickets appeared at Ohio Bell installations here today. An officer of the CIO Communications Workers said the group wanted to liven up the picket line and "protest being chained to their jobs at low wages." The union began its strike against Ohio Bell system Monday—(Associated Press Wirephoto) More Rain Falls Here: Santiago Dam Near Top Anaheim received another tenth of an inch of rainfall from a storm that swept briefly through the county early today. It brought the season total to 23.41 inches to date, as compared to 6.64 inches for this date last year. Rainfall measurements at 8 a.m., today in various communities were as follows: Storm Season Last Year Anaheim .10 23.41 6.64 Brea .11 25.62 7.38 Buena Park .12 28.31 6.14 Fullerton .07 24.00 6.33 Garden Grove .12 28.62 6.30 La Habra .17 25.75 8.67 Los Alamitos .15 17.47 5.56 Orange .09 23.01 6.20 Placentia .07 23.66 5.94 Yorba Linda .06 28.09 7.34 Evidence of replenishment of local water supply by this season's rainfall came today from Santiago Dam, which now holds slightly more than 19,500 acre feet of water. The reservoir behind the dam is still filling with runoff from the water shed above it and owners of the dam estimated today that it will probably completely fill before the end of the season. The dam has a capacity of 25,000 acre feet. It had been virtually emptied by the past 17 years of drought and held only Water. District Abandons Plans To Combat Salt Water Intrusion Plans of Orange County Water district to divert water from Talbert and Adams street drainage ditches into abandoned wells near Talbert, to combat the advance of salt water into the underground basin, were virtually disbanded by the directors yesterday when they received reports showing excessive salt content of the ditch water. Washing through territory that in some locations has considerable alkali, the drainage ditch waters tested high in salt, Secretary W. D. Miller reported to the board. Tests made of water from the Rice lateral of Talbert drain showed 2730 parts per million of dissolved solids, otherwise salt, while Newport Asks Bids on 12-Inch Sewer Line Bids on the contract for installing a new 12-inch temporary sewer line for Sanitation District 5 will be asked by the City of Newport Beach under authority given by the sanitation district directors last night in Santa Ana. The line is expected to cost between $5500 and $6000, according to Raymond R. Ribal, chief engineer-general the Adams drain showed 1373 parts per million. Directors said that about 700 parts per million was the maximum tolerance suitable to the Talbert area. It was also observed that the wells of that locality, where it was proposed to sink the ditch water underground, is already back of the salt water front, which has advanced farther inland, therefore it would be useless to attempt a blockade at that point. Attention of the directors now has turned to the prospective draining of "Lamb's lake" somewhat farther inland, where recent storm water has inundated a 75-acre area to a depth as great as eight feet. It was felt that this water undoubtedly would be pure enough to sink underground. Directors Stephen Griset of Greenville, C. Roy Browning of Tustin, and E. T. Watson of Olive, who form the board's water conservation committee, were instructed to investigate possibility of pumping this water into wells of the neighborhood. Some discouragement was expressed at the meeting over prospects of getting past "red tape" of the county health department procedures in time to carry out the Lamb's lake project. Santiago Dam, which now holds slightly more than 19,500 acre feet of water. The reservoir behind the dam is still filling with runoff from the water shed above it and owners of the dam estimated today that it will probably completely fill before the end of the season. The dam has a capacity of 25,000 acre feet. It had been virtually emptied by the past 17 years of drought and held only 600 acre feet last November. BURGLAR SUSPECT HELD TO ANSWER John Curtis Jones, 29, Long Beach, was held to answer in Superior court, Department 2, at 10 a.m., April 18, following a hearing in Anaheim city court yesterday. Jones is the suspect picked up after the robbery of Penney's department store last Thursday. He was apprehended with $3500 of the store's receipts for the day after a chase by California Highway Patrol officers. Jones has served a term in San Quentin prison on a previous offense. Citrus Market Sunkist Growers, Inc., reported today all auction markets California oranges were slightly lower medium to large sizes. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST, First Grade— 100s 10.06; 126s 9.11; 150s 8.24; 176s 7.72; 200s 7.09; 220s 6.09; 252s 4.75; 288s 4.10; 344s 3.49. CHOICE, Second Grade— 100s 8.33; 126s 6.88; 150s 6.36; 176s 6.02; 200s 5.41; 220s 4.98; 252s 3.94; 288s 3.47; 344s 3.05. Sewer Line Bids on the contract for installing a new 12-inch temporary sewer line for Sanitation District 5 will be asked by the City of Newport Beach under authority given by the sanitation district directors last night in Santa Ana. The line is expected to cost between $5500 and $6000, according to Raymond R. Ribal, chief engineer-general manager of the joint districts. District 5's action was taken following the general meeting of the districts, which dealt chiefly with accounting methods to be used in conducting financial affairs of the sewerage program. Seven revolving funds were ordered set up, on Ribal's recommendation. Districts 2, 3 and 7, the "limited participation" districts which have tax rate ceilings requiring them to extend their share of payments for purchase of the existing JOS sewer system, adopted a schedule of payments extending over 15 years for Districts 2 and 3, and 30 years for District 7. Engineer Nat H. Neff, who has been supervising the construction of the Magnolia trunk line for JOS, was employed by the sanitation districts last night as office engineer, at a salary of $516 a month, retroactive to April 1. The district directors also approved Ribal's recommendation for the hiring of an engineer as chief of field party, at a salary of $395 a month, and authorized the filling of an additional post of supervising engineer when Ribal finds the need of such aid. Ribal informed the meeting last night that applications have been (Continued on Page 6). Jury Splits Difference in Highway Suit Following the frequent custom of courts and juries, a jury verdict late yesterday in the state highway department's suit to condemn property of Miguel, Magdaleno and Fidencio Zaragosa at Stanton, awarded a sum to the owners that was between the valuations fixed by them and by the state. The award was $21,250. Involved were a store building, motel and two dwellings along Highway 39, which is being widened through Stanton. The owners demanded approximately $50,000 for their property, which the state thought was worth only $15,000. After deliberating from 10:10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., the jury decided that $21,250 was right. It allowed $7500 for one parcel owned by Miguel and Magdaleno Zaragosa, $3000 for a parcel owned by Magdaleno, $4000 for a parcel belonging to Miguel, and $6750 for a parcel owned by Fidencio.