anaheim-gazette 1952-04-22

Home-Makers Mrs. Joan White, who writes the Gazette's popular "Home-Makers' Forum" column is back with us after a two months "vacation" which brought a brand new son to her house. See Page 3. VOLUME LXXXI Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAH TV Networks Unite to Show Spectacular A-Bomb Blast To Viewers All Over Nation ATOM BOMB SITE, Nev. (AP)—One of the most spectacular atomic bombs ever detonated swept observers 10 miles distant with heat like a blast furnace today and gave 1500 troops an experience they will never forget. The troops, dug into boxholes as part of a military problem, suffered no casualties. They pulled out almost immediately in preparation for an offensive against a mythical enemy holding a network of roads. An hour and 45 minutes later, the desert air was free enough of radiation effects so that paratroopers could start jumping to give support to the ground troops. Their billowing chutes were barely visible in the dust and haze that still hung over the desolate salt flat of this vast testing ground. To press and civil defense observers sitting in a natural grandstand 10 miles away, the bomb's blast gave a jarring jolt. The mushroom went through the hues of the rainbow. Lutheran Pastors Convene at Zion; Hear PC Announcement Walter Wanger Gets Four Months Jail Sentence SANTA MONICA (AP)—Movie produced Walter Wanger faded four months in the county jail for shooting agent Jenning Lang in the groin. The silver-thatched Hollywood bigwig had accused Lang of breaking up his marriage with actress Joan Bennett at the time of the Dec. 13 shooting. The Wanger have been estranged since then but the handsome producer indicated today that a reconciliation is in the offing. Originally charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder, Wanger last week threw himself on the court's mercy. The court was merciful reducing the charge to assault with a deadly weapon and convicted him on the lesser count. Conviction on the original charge could have brought a one to 14 year prison sentence. Attorney Jerry Geisler offered many letters from movie and religious leaders endorsing Wanger's conviction. LOS ANGELES (AP)—Television today brought the atom bomb blast to an estimated 35 million viewers across the nation. A pooled videocast was transmitted from this blast site as six cameras trained on the area. "Three, two, one," a counter tollled off the seconds before the explosion. Then screens blacked out for an instant. A tiny dot of bright light appeared toward the left, growing steadily larger in the center of a black cloud. Almost 30 seconds later, the staccatto sound of the explosion was heard. The best views of the atomic cloud formations came about 10 minutes after the explosion. Bob Pelham, handling publicity for the pooled telecast, termed the telecast "pretty good" and said it was much better than just satisfactory due to the tremendous factors that had to be overcome. He estimated the number of watchers. Pelham said only one camera's Santa Ana City Council Besieged With Claims Damage claims poured into the laps of Santa Ana city council last night like the storm water that caused them, nearly $100,000 in formaia, one of the key relay stations. Blizzards on mountain tops hindered engineers, but the system was ready to go in time for the blast. Lutheran Pastors Convene at Zion; Hear RC Appeal Upon the invitation of the 125 pastors and teachers of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod convening at Zion Lutheran church, Emily and Chartres sts, Joe Thompson, chairman of the Anaheim chapter of the American Red Cross, addressed the group. He urged them to "help as potential crusaders for the Red Cross" in their communities. His threefold appeal was to encourage the Red Cross' drive for funds, its search for blood donors, and to combat untruths or misunderstandings regarding the Red Cross. All present, representing Lutheran churches throughout Southern California and Arizona, assured him of their continued support. This annual Spring conference opened Monday with a Communion service, at which the Rev. W. Schnute and Teachers—Models of Good Deeds." He was assisted in the service by the local pastor, the Rev. E. Pflug. Bible study consisted of the analysis of the Book of Titus, presented by the Rev. G. Mackensen of El Centro. Projecting plans to the summer, a survey of Vacation Bible schools was considered, led by Pastor Luther Schwartzkopf of San Bernardino. Reports included those of the president of the Southern California District of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, the Rev. Armin Mueller of Van Nuys, and that of the District's Mission Board, by the Rev. Wm. Duer, of Santa Ana. He reported the construction of new chapels at Needles and Victorville, and the start of Latvian work in Los Angeles. Chairman of the conference is to commit murder, Wanger last week threw himself on the court's mercy. The court was mercifully reducing the charge to assault with a deadly weapon and convicting him on the lesser count. Conviction on the original charge could have brought a one to 14 year prison sentence. Attorney Jerry Geisler offered many letters from movie and religious leaders endorsing Wanger's good citizenship. After hearing these, Judge Harry J. Borde remarked that: "The law of the six-shooter has gone out of California long ago." "It is true that it was not a serious wound," the judge added. "Apparently these were some great provocation caused by rumor and gossip . . . but the court's hands are tied." Provocation is not a defense." "I would like to point out one thing in the transcript," Geisler concluded. "The defendant had a gun with six shells. Two were fired. One hit the individual. Four were not fired and the gun was given to the victim. That shows Mr. Wanger's mind was in a condition contrary to normal." Later Geisler issued a typewritten statement to reporters prepared in advance of the verdict. It expressed hope for a reconciliation between Wanger and his wife. Santa Ana Hires Zoo Attendant Santa Ana has a new kind of city employee, probably the only one of his kind in Orange county. He's a zoo attendant. The city council last evening had to set up a special classification for him on the city payroll, for that type of work hadn't been foreseen when the salary ordinance was adopted. Meanwhile the city was given Prentice park by J. E. Prentice of 1660 E. First st., who conveyed a 20-acre tract at the city limits for park purposes. There was one string attached. The city must maintain cages of monkeys in the park. The monkeys are there, so some Santa Ana City Council Besieged With Claims Damage claims poured into the laps of Santa Ana city council last night like the storm water that caused them, nearly $100,000 in claims being based on rainfall damage. Largest claim was $65,000 which was based upon a personal injury accident, but the accident was traced back to rainfall washing mud and debris on a sidewalk in front of a new building at 722 N. Baker st. Miss Mary Margaret Burris asked that amount for a broken leg and ankle, shock and other injuries when she fell on the sidewalk. City Attorney John Colwell, to whom the claim was referred, told the council that the builder had been warned several times to keep the sidewalk clean. A. H. "Gus" Allen, who is Santa Ana's representative on the Metropolitan Water District's board of directors, filed a claim for $7807.50 for flood damage to his orange grove at-614 S. McClay st. Mr. and Mrs. Lansing B. Hill, 1120 W. 17th st., demanded $20,200 for damage to their property, caused, it was said, by water backed on their property by a new subdivision, where the lots had been filled in to a higher level. All claims were referred to the city attorney and insurance carriers. EARLY RISERS tomorrow morning will witness scenes such as this as the long silver train of the Clyde Beatty Circus pulls into Anaheim for two performances, 3 and 8 p.m., at the La Palma and Citron st. show-grounds. All new from front to back and boasting new tents, new wagons and equipment and an entirely new performance, the 1952 edition of the world's greatest trained wild animal circus is now bigger and better than ever. ANAHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1952 Walter Wanger has Four Month Sentence A MONICA (P) — Movie Walter Wanger today four months in the county shooting agent Jennings the groin. Silver-thatched Hollywood and accused Lang of break-ins marriage with actress Annett at the time of the shooting. The Wangers then estranged since then handsome producer indi-day that a reconciliation offing. Finally charged with assault deadly weapon with intent hit murder, Wanger last new himself on the court's The court was merciful, the charge to assault deadly weapon and conviction on the lesser count. Action on the original would have brought a one or prison sentence. By Jerry Geisler offered letters from movie and readers endorsing Wanger's JACKSON, Mich.—DAMAGED BY RIOTING CONVICTS—Damage to a corner of a cell block by convicts on a rampage in general rioting at Southern Michigan prison, Monday, is exasperated by troopers of the Michigan State Police-associated Press Wirephoto) Eight Persons Hurt in Two-Car Wreck Near Here Head-on crash of two automobiles, one carrying seven persons, yesterday afternoon west of Anaheim resulted in major injuries of all of the eight persons involved, including Hugh LaRue, 76, prominent Cypress resident. LaRue was alone in his car when it collided head on with one driveh by Russell N. Brink, 28, of Long Beach. The accident took place on Lincoln ave., a short distance west of Euclid ave. Taken to Anaheim Community hospital, all with major injuries, were LaRue, Brink, Mrs. Ruth Brink, 32, their daughter, Joyce, 12, and their passengers, William O. Larson, 28, Bellflower, Mrs. Mildred Larson, 25, and two Larson children, Michael, 5, and Dianne, 2. Local Man Found Guilty of Theft Walving his right to a jury trial, Wilmer Gene Janecek, 31, of Anaheim was found guilty yesterday of misdemeanor automobile theft by Superior Judge Robert Gardner in Santa Ana. Janecek will come before the court for sentence next Friday and at the time also will receive hearing on a charge of violating probation given him last June on a check charge. Civic Groups Meet for City Beautification Pledged to foster a year-to-year community-wide program of City Beautification and cleanliness, civic organizations met last night. Anaheim Meth San Francisco A large group of Anaheim will attend the Quadrennial Conference of the Met Church, which opens tomorrow. Walving his right to a jury trial, Wilmer Gene Janecek, 31, of Anaheim was found guilty yesterday of misdemeanor automobile theft by Superior Judge Robert Gardner in Santa Ana. Janecek will come before the court for sentence next Friday and at the time also will receive hearing on a charge of violating probation given him last June on a check charge. The auto theft charge followed Janecek's arrest early in the morning of March 6 at Oceanside where police said he was intoxicated. The car he was driving was found to have been stolen from Ernest L. Oldfield, Huntington Beach grocer, who had parked the car in front of his home. BPW Assn. to Sell Corsages to Aid Cancer Campaign Through Don Baggott, representing the Orange County Florist Assn., Cancer program, it was learned today that the Anaheim Business and Professional Women's club will handle this year's corsage sale for the American Caicer Society. On April 25 between 12 noon and 9 p.m. hundreds of corsages will be offered for the price of a donation. All corsages are being made free-of-charge by the Orange County Florist Assn. with all donations to go to the American Cancer Society. Advance reservations for corsages may be made by contacting any Business and Professional Women's club member. Civic Groups Meet for City Beautification Pledged to foster a year-to-year community-wide program of City Beautification and cleanliness, civic organizations met last night at the Chamber of Commerce to plan a program for this year's activities. Delegates representing the local organizations were authorized to report back to their organizations the proposal for incorporation of a Civic Beautification Council and a request that every participating organization appoint a delegate each year with authority to officially represent his organization in the activities of the council. Avon Carlson, Rotary club delegate and chairman of Lot Beautification committee reported several organizations indicated intentions of participating in the city-wide contest for the most beautiful lot in the city. Claude Owens, chairman of the Civic Beautification committee, announced intentions of appointing a committee to contact industries on the spring clean up as well as the commercial firms and declared that Anaheim's newest industries, such as Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co., Northrop Aircraft, Inc., Rinshed-Mason company, Kwikset Locks, Inc., and Dixie Cup Co., are to be complimented on their good housekeeping of premises and landscaping (Continued on Page 8) Anaheim Methad San Francisco A large group of Anaheim will attend the Quadrennial Conference of the Metropolitan Church, which opens tomorrow San Francisco and continues through May 7. The conference is the sunday law and policy-making body 10,000,000 Methodists around world. Attending will be 70 ops, active and retired, and elected delegates represent least 25 countries. Frank delegates from autonomous district bodies and official spouses for other denominations will be present. Attending sessions of the conference will be the following: representatives of the White Teach Methodist church of Anaheim ren Herman, Mrs. J. C. Kerr, C. I. Andrews, Mrs. M. D. Chuck Wiggins, Don Brunm Mrs. Eleanor Gilbreth, Dougherty, Barbara Gallo Judy Belle Wicker, Jo Ann Titian, Mrs. Wilbert Bonney, Elmer Hamilton, Mrs. C. L. Werner, Mrs. Howard Sauer, and Rev. and Mrs. Frank E. Burworth. Anaheim's Wesley Methad church will be represented by a group headed by the Rev. William McKinley Walker, pastor of church. Conference interest will continue on a wide range of subjects: 1. Results of a three-year study by industrial engineers on strenghtening materials used in construction. CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY ZETTE The Weather S. Calif.—Some night and morning coastal cloudiness but mostly clear otherwise tonight and Wednesday. Slightly warmer afternoons coastal sections. 1952 5c per Copy — 50c per Month NUMBER 124 Over Guards' Fate Mutineers Try to Trade Guards' Lives for Pardon for Outbreak JACKSON, Mich. (P)—An angry, The convicts, who hold eight tired band of mutinous prisoners staged a bloody battle in their besieged cell block today after a dispute over what to do with 11 Southern Michigan prison guards they hold as hostages. Two of the prisoners were stabbed and beaten badly in the melee which ended when their bodies were tossed out of the cell block by other convicts. The civil war among the 179 mutineers, central figures in the riotous, fiery outbreak that brought death to one convict and $2,000,000 damage to the huge Southern Michigan prison, came as negotiations were under way for a truce in the three-day-old prison outbreak. The mutineers, in tense parleys with prison officials, had indicated a desire to barter the lives of the guards as hostages, want no reprisals, but prison authorities said they could not guarantee there would be no disciplining of the convicts. Prison authorities agreed to one of their demands—an investigation of the state parole board. Last night a "alight amount" of tear gas was used when a disturbance spread to a wing of the prison not previously involved. The wing was quieted within 45 minutes. At Denver, a federal grand jury yesterday indicted Roy Best, warden of the Colorado state prison, and eight other prison officials on charges of violating civil rights of six convicts after a riot at the prison last July. The six convicts allegedly were flogged. The civil war among the 179 mutineers, central figures in the riotous, fiery outbreak that brought death to one convict and $2,000,000 damage to the huge Southern Michigan prison, came as negotiations were under way for a truce in the three-day-old prison outbreak. The mutineers, in tense parleys with prison officials, had indicated a desire to barter the lives of the 11 guards they held as hostages in return for promises on non-punishment for their part in the rioting and improved conditions at the prison. Even as some 600 state police and prison guards stood watch over the fire-marked Southern Michigan prison, squads of state police were rushed to another state institution—the Ionia reformatory—on reports of trouble among its 1300 inmates. First reports said the Ionia inmates had begun smashing windows after staging noisy demonstrations. The dispatch of the state police was described as "precautionary," but officials said the situation there was "very tense." AT RAHWAY, N. J., state prison, 231 rebellious convicts still held out on the issue of disciplinary action as a result of their five-day mutiny. Citrus Market Sunkist Growers, Inc., reported today all auction markets California oranges were lower in spots. Representative Prices by Size: SUNKIST, First Grade— 126s 8.52; 150s 7.88; 176s 7.44; 200s 6.84; 220s 5.76; 252s 4.48; 288s 3.61; 344s 3.52. CHOICE, Second Grade— 126s 6.48; 150s 6.43; 176s 6.22; 200s 5.49; 220s 4.27; 252s 3.36. Anaheim Methodists Set to Attend San Francisco General Conference large group of Anaheimers attend the Quadrennial Gen-Conference of the Methodist church, which opens tomorrow in lining church structure. The $240,000 study advocates radical revision of missionary and educational organization. Voters Ballot In New York, Pennsylvania POLITICS TODAY By The Associated Press Pennsylvania holds presidential preference primaries, elects 69 Republican and 69 Democratic district delegates to National Conventions and nominates Congress candidates. New York elects 69 Republican and 69 Democratic delegates to National Conventions. Louisiana elects governor and other state officers. Nexte Estes Kefauver of Tennessee candidate for the Democratic nomination as senator campaigns in Florida. Pennsylvanians turned out in comparatively light early strength today for their presidential preference primary and election of national party delegates, despite fair weather. The turn-out was studied in the light of efforts by supporters of Gen. Eisenhower to get Democrats as well as Republicans to mark their "popularity contest" ballots for the general. Voters in New York, only state to outrank Pennsylvania in presidential nominating strength, were also balloting today—but only for delegates to the national party conventions. The big delegations from both states will be without formal instructions on how to vote at the conventions. New York, electing 90 Republican and 90 Democratic delegates today, will round out its 96-vote GOP delegation and 94-vote Democratic delegation later with at-large choices to be made by state party conventions. Pennsylvania's popularity poll Anaheim Methodists Set to Attend San Francisco General Conference large group of Anaheimers attend the Quadrennial Gem-Conference of the Methodist Church, which opens tomorrow in Francisco and continues through May 7. the conference is the supreme and policy-making body for 100,000 Methodists around the old. Attending will be 70 bishops active and retired, and 720 delegates representing at 25 countries. Fraternal delegates from autonomous Meth- bodies and official spokes- for other denominations also be present. attending sessions of the con- cee will be the following rep- statives of the White Temple Methodist church of Anaheim: Lo-Herman, Mrs. J. C. Kerr, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. M. D. Reed, Rick Wiggins, Don Brummet, Eleanor Gilbreth, Mary Sherry, Barbara Galloway, Belle Wicker, Jo Ann Bas- Mrs. Wilbert Bonney, Mrs. r Hamilton, Mrs. C. L. Wick-Mrs. Howard Sauer, and the and Mrs. Frank E. Butter- anaheim's Wesley Methodist will be represented by a headed by the Rev. William Niley Walker, pastor of the nth. reference interest will center wide range of subjects: Results of a three-year study industrial engineers on stream- lining church structure. The $240,000 study advocates radical revision of missionary and educational organization. A campaign of opposition indicts the plan for "dangerous concentration of power." 2. A fight over the unofficial Methodist Federation for Social Action. Opponents of the liberal organization object to the word "Methodist" in its name and location of its office in the Methodist building, New York. 3. Women's right to full ministerial privileges. 4. A report of simplified reorganization of local churches. 5. Discussion of the proposal to appoint a U. S. ambassador to the Vatican and the question of public aid for parochial schools. 6. A recommendation to eliminate the no-smoking pledge by ministerial candidates. Anaheim Marine Gets Gold Star WITH THE FIRST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING IN KOREA—Marine First Lieutenant John E. Baxter, 31, of Anaheim, has been awarded a Gold Star in lieu of his eleventh Air Medal for his 21st through 40th flight against the enemy in Korea. His wife, Ann, and daughter, Ann, live at 603 W. South St., Anaheim. The big delegations from both states will be without formal instructions on how to vote at the conventions. New York, electing 90 Republican and 90 Democratic delegates today, will round out its 96-vote GOP delegation and 94-vote Democratic delegation later with at-large choices to be made by state party conventions. Pennsylvania's popularity poll had but two names on the ballot, both Republicnas — Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and former Gov. Harold Stassen of Minnesota. Democrats and Republicans pick 60 district delegates each. Ten at-large delegates each already have been chosen. Gov. Thomas Dewey seemed to have New York's GOP delegates pretty well assured for Eisenhower. But Sen. Robert Taft of Ohio was predicting he would get 20 of them. Taft bowed out of Pennsylvania popularity race, saying it was fruitless because delegates are not bound by its results. Nevertheless, his backers looked for a write-in showing. Eisenhower forces were banking on a write-in, too—smore Democrats. Pennsylvania permits crossing party lines in such polls and the general's backers looked at it this way: A heavy Eisenhower vote in both primaries might cause GOP leaders to throw the majority of Pennsylvania's 70 convention votes his way in July. Democrats in Pennsylvania have to write in a name if they want to express a presidential preference. There are no names on the ballot. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee was hoping to shine in this department.