anaheim-gazette 1952-07-25

Kefauver Ahead of ANAHEIM Daily THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1870 AS A WEEKEND VOLUME LXOXI ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, JERRY SANDERS (J represent city tomorrow) JACK RATLIFFE (Sanders, Ratliffe to Represent City in Derby Finals Tomorrow Two senior Anaheim Soap Box Derby drivers, Jerry Sanders, 1100 W. Center (sponsor—J. P. Mary-LA Times) and Jack Ratliffe (O'Kane's Cabinet Shop), 628 S. Lemon, survived a torrid afternoon of preliminary and quarter-final races yesterday at the Arroya Seco park track to win the right to Sanders, Ratliffe to Represent City in Derby Finals Tomorrow Two senior Anaheim Soap Box Derby drivers, Jerry Sanders, 1100 W. Center (sponsor—J. P. Mary-LA Times) and Jack Ratliffe (O'Kane's Cabinet Shop), 628 S. Lemon, survived a torrid afternoon of preliminary and quarter-final races yesterday at the Arroya Seco park track to win the right to represent this city in finals tomorrow. Other members of the 13-boy Anaheim senior division team racing yesterday chalked up a remarkable record — winning eight of their preliminary heats. Six, however, dropped out in quarterfinals, including favorite Joel Habener, two time city champion. Habener, who finished third, raced in the heat posting the fastest time of the day, a 22:75. Receive Trophies The six preliminary winners, each of whom received trophies, were Keith Hysom, 623 S. Los Angeles st (sponsor, Paul's Radiator); Don Warner, 1202 Pearl (Cliff's Service); Gil Koehler, 400 W. Vermont (Gibbs Lumber); Joel Habener, 217 E. Water (Ford Studebaker); Billy Loessin, 140 W. Valencia (Ray and Oscar Cleaners); and Ralph Grishaber, 13101 Wright, Garden Grove (Garden Grove Kiwanis). Sanders, in winning his quarter final race, posted one of the fastest times of the day, 22:95. One class B driver currently holds the meet record at 22:17. Fastest senior time is in the neighborhood of 22:75. Ratliffe chalked (Continued on Page 6) Deadline Monday For County Fair Exhibit Entries SANTA ANA. — Final day for making exhibit entries in the 1952 Orange county fair has been set for this coming Monday, July 28. Entries will be accepted by mail, according to Manager Bob Fullenwider, provided they are post-marked not later than this date. Joint Ceremonies To Induct County Legion Officers Officers for all 20 American Legion posts in Orange county will be installed during ceremonies tomorrow night at the Greek Theater in Anaheim City park, it was announced today. Forty and Eight initiation team will be in charge of ceremonies. The new commander for the Anaheim Legion post will be Tom L. Hoag, Jr. Other officers include James Dibble, first vice commander; Wesley Osborne, second vice commander; and Charles Schmitt, adjutant. The general public is invited to attend the installation ceremonies, scheduled for 8 p.m., following an hour-long concert by the El Toro Marine band. A dance will follow the ceremonies at the Legion clubhouse, 936 N. Lemon st. Repairman with the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., in Anaheim, Hoag served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. The new commander resides at 817 W. Sycamore st., with his wife, Peggy, and their sons Tommy, 9, and Denny, 7. An open house for Legionnaires and their friends will be held in American Legion hall, 936 N. Lemon, following the installation. DEATH WINS RACE LONG BEACH. (P)' — Coast guardsmen lost a race with death yesterday when they flew a heart attack victim. C. Washington For County Fair Exhibit Entries SANTA ANA. — Final day for making exhibit entries in the 1952 Orange county fair has been set for this coming Monday, July 28. Entries will be accepted by mail, according to Manager Bob Fullenwider, provided they are post-marked not later than this date. The 1952 Orange county fair will open Wednesday, Aug. 13, for a five-day run through Aug. 17 at the fairgrounds on former Santa Ana army air base between here and Newport Beach. Complete exhibit classifications have been included in such departments as county, community and organizational feature displays, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, home economics, hobbies, rabbits, poultry, light horses, horse show and others. The extensive junior exhibit department will include livestock. Complete information regarding exhibits and entry blanks may be obtained at the Orange county fair, 20391 Newport blvd., Santa Ana, Calif. Phone KImberly 3-8215. Weather Southern California—variable high cloudiness tonight and Saturday. Scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers interior regions and near mountains today. Patches fog and low clouds along coast. Little change in temperature. DEATH WINS RACE LONG BEACH. (UP) — Coast guardsmen lost a race with death yesterday when they flew a heart attack victim, C. T. Washington, 40, from a fishing boat, northeast of Catalina island, to Long Beach. The helicopter from San Diego picked up the fisherman from the sport fisher and rushed him to the Long Beach airport. Washington was pronounced dead upon arrival at a hospital. WASHINGTON. (UP)—President Truman is sparing the life of the Puerto Rican who tried to assassinate him at Blair house in 1950. Presidential Secretary Joseph Short announced—without comment—late yesterday that the death sentence of Oscar Collazo had been commuted to life imprisonment. The 38-year-old Puerto Rican had been scheduled to die in the electric chair here on Aug. 1 for his part in the death plot. Collazo's fight for life had been rebuffed by the highest federal courts. Truman, the man he tried to kill, was his last source of clemency. Collazo was wounded and a companion, Griselio Torresola, was killed in a furious gun battle with the president's guards on Nov. 1950. A White House policeman Private Leslie Coffelt, was killed but Collazo's attorney said it was Torresola's gun which shot the guard. However, the law makes no distinction between companions in felony which results in a murder. Collazo, who has refused personally to ask clemency, testified at his trial that he and Torresola did not intend to kill anyone he came here to demonstrate on half of Puerto Rican independence. Head of Stevenson at End Daily GAZETTE ED IN 1870 AS A WEEKLY AND IS ANAHEIM'S FIRST NEWSPAPER CALIFORNIA STAT LIBRARY Stevenson In PostCONVENTION HA Sen. Estes Kefauver AUHS Board Okays Junior High School Site Purchase. anaheim Union High school board of trustees last night agreed to purchase a 40-acre site a junior high school at Orange Western aves. from Mr. and Lee Habener. The board had committed them in a previous meeting to purchase, but had made it ingent on the receipt of coun- Ball Roaders vote to Annex to Anaheim voters in the Ballrd annexa-area yesterday voted 34 to become a part of Anaheim. a result in about 60 days area will officially become Health department approval of the site. That approval was conveyed to the board by a letter from consulting engineers who reported the Health department had given verbal approval of a septic sanitary system for the project. The board requested a letter from the Health department reiterating the approval in writing, so they could go ahead with the purchase. Agreed price for the site is $1850 per acre, making a grand total of $74,000. Bond Vote Discussed A date for a junior high school bond election was discussed by the trustees, some of whom felt that the balloting should be held in connection with the general election Nov. 4. More people would get out to the polls and vote that day, they said. However, it was pointed out Vote to Annex Anaheim In the Ballard annexation area yesterday voted 34 to become a part of Anaheim. A result in about 60 days area will officially become Anaheim territory; adding 318 to its area and an estimated 440 people to its population. The vote will be canvassed by council Aug. 12 at which the annexation ordinance given first reading. Secreading will be held Aug. 26 adopted and 30 days later ordinance will be effective. For purposes of "in lieu" gas apportionment, annexations are figured as being times the numbers of registered voters. That would make Ball rd. annexation's official citation, as added to the city's figures, 192 persons, bringing the total Anaheim population to 558. Evidence Sought After 42 Years Arrived 42 years, Mrs. Bessie Chapman of Cypress, today at a divorce from her husband Edward Franklin Chapman, left worker, whom she had with cruelty. By separated last week, July later more than four decades marriage which began at Ohio, in 1910. They have grown children. Chapman sued for "reale alimony" and her share community property at 5591 Dane ave., Cypress, an auto shop. She asked court authorizer continuing to reside at prague st., residence. She asked for a restraining order event her husband from disobeying community property. Hearing Held For Embezzler Preliminary hearing of Leslie H. Schmelzer, 45, former Anaheim resident, on a charge of grand theft, was scheduled at 2 p.m. today in Santa Ana justice court, but the defense was expected to waive the hearing. Assembly Speaker Sam L. Collins and his son, Sam E. Collins of Fullerton, attorneys for Schmelzer, indicated at his arraignment early this week no defense would be offered, which involved his admitted embezzlement of $50,000 of county employee credit union funds. Schmelzer, who had been chief deputy in the office of the county superintendent of schools for 20 years, was secretary-treasurer of the employees' credit union. In his reported statement to district attorney, James L. Davis, he was said to have explained that he became involved in race track gambling with credit union funds. Bond Vote Discussed A date for a junior high school bond election was discussed by the trustees, some of whom felt that the balloting should be held in connection with the general election Nov. 4. More people would get out to the polls and vote that day, they said. However, it was pointed out that it would be expensive to have election boards installed in each of the city's general election precincts, when, on the other hand, only a few polls are opened during a school bond election held by itself. The question was left undecided. High Bonding Capacity Superintendent Paul Demaree reported that the AUHS district has an assessed valuation of $54,-159,110. Bonding capacity is five per cent of assessed valuation. Steel Settlement Price Close to Earlier Proposal WASHINGTON (AP)—The price pay-off for peace in steel stood today almost exactly at the level which Charles E. Wilson, former mobilization chief, proposed last March as the basis of settlement. His successor, John R. Steelman, last night approved a half-billion dollar price increase for steel mills—$5.20 a ton for carbon steel and a $5.65 average for all steels. Wilson in March offered a reported $5.25 to $5.50 a ton. But President Truman repudiated the offer, on advice of Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall and Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam. Wilson resigned in protest on April 1 as director of mobilization. Now Arnall will be obliged to raise steel cellings anyway—after events that included deadlocked negotiations, a strike, a government seizure ended by the Supreme court, and finally an industry-wide 53-day shutdown which set back mobilization. Warren Heads South SACRAMENTO (AP)—Governor Warren flies south today to begin some vacationing with his family at Santa Monica. He has been in the redwoods of Bohemian grove north of San Francisco for two days. On Monday, the governor's staff announced he will be in Whittier. EX-ACTRESS MISCAS ALCOHOLIC LONG BEACH (PA)-bur F. Downs, who brushed his 25th year Beach municipal court a lot of strange cases peared before his bench. For instance, says there was a former actress turned tlcohole appearing on drunkdozen times she was a sanitarium and cured. Almost a year later jurist, she appeared as gled and bleary-eyed she had been screen-skid-row drunk part but the director said shepletely miscast. Death Suit Suit for $75,000 days been filed in Superior Mr. and Mrs. Manuel of West Whittier for one of their son, Richard, fatally injured in a tilt dent in Orange last April. The boy was with orange pickers being hanged work in a truck Robert G. Lagunas, collided at the inter-Chapman and Tusti with a car driven by grove. Careening off way the truck spilled gers into a front yard van boy died the folloLagunas and John owner of the truck ww defendants in the suit Schmelzer, who had been chief deputy in the office of the county superintendent of schools for 20 years, was secretary-treasurer of the employees' credit union. In his reported statement to ditsrict attorney, James L. Davis, he was said to have explained that he became involved in race track gambling with credit union funds. Stroble Executed In Gas Chamber SAN QUENTIN (AP)—Fred Stroble, 70-year-old Los Angeles baker, died in San Quentin's gas chamber with a prayer on his lips today for the sex murder of a six year old girl. Before entering the death chamber, Stroble expressed deep remorse for the 1949 killing of Linda Joyce Glucoft. His lips were moving in prayer as he walked into the chamber. The death pellets were dropped at 10:03 a.m. and he was pronounced dead at 10:13. Stroble spent last night listening to the Democratic convention on the radio in his death cell, and talking with the Rev. Daniel McAlister, a Catholic priest; and associate Warden R. L. Ecklund. He declined to talk with newsmen, saying he wanted no visitors but members of his family. They did not come. Prison records showed that Stroble has had only two visitors since he has been in death row—both more than a year ago. His attorney visited him once; his daughter and son-in-law on another occasion. WARREN HEADS SOUTH SACRAMENTO. (AP)—Governor Warren flies south today to begin some vacationing with his family at Santa Monica. He has been in the redwoods of Bohemian grove north of San Francisco for two days. On Monday, the governor's staff announced he will be in Whittier for the homecoming of California's Senator Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee for vice president. Citrus Market All auction markets, California oranges higher in spots. SUNKIST—First Grade—126s 9.57; 150s 7.23; 176s 6.81; 200s 6.68; 220s 6.45; 252s 5.65; 288s 5.30; 344s 4.69. CHOICE—Second Grade—150s 5.98; 176s 5.98; 200s 5.79; 220s 5.40; 252s 4.77; 288s 4.35. Sailor Hurt John Putnam, 19, sailor from Garden Grove, received major injuries at 4:30 a.m. today when a car driven by Norton Edwin Jones, Jr., 21, Costa Mesa, ran off Westminster blvd. near Los Alamitos blvd., and landed in the ditch after shearing away a guy-wire of a power pole. Putnam was taken to Long Beach veterans' hospital. Jones, who received minor injuries, told investigating highway patrol officers he had dozed at the wheel of the car. Quake Proof Act in Correction SACRAMENTO (AP)—week's devastating eavesdropping gave California its best unity to test the 19 year act—the law making construction of school tory. State architects who the hardest hit area of reported these findings. The Tehachapi element high schools, built since law went into effect, of the destructive tempi little more than plastic. The Cummings Valley a pre-field act struck completely destroyed. And, added Hubert Bidey deputy chief of the structure division: "Nowhere else in were field act schools—not even in Bakerstifle was on the rim of the area." The field act was passed state legislature in 1933 state's previous big qualification." End of First Ballot Stevenson Trails Kefauver by 73 Votes In Post-First Ballot Switching Flurry CONVENTION HALL. (P) — in front today in the Democratic convention's first roll call on a presidential nominee but the votes were so widely scattered that nobody was near the winning mark of 615½. Meanwhile, President Truman arrived by plane from Washington, set to give his last address as chief executive to a Democratic national convention. Immediately many of the states began shifting their votes but the shifts did not produce a winner. The official vote among the leaders at 4:12 p.m. (EST), was: Kefauver 340. Stevenson 273. Russell 268. Harriman 123½. Kerr 65. CONVENTION HALL, CHICAGO (P)—Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois picked up terrific momentum in a labor-backed surge toward the Democratic presidential nomination. With the balloting proceeding slowly in Convention Hall, the Illinois governor racked up the powerful support of the CIO political action committee. At the same time, a strategist for Averell Harriman conceived ACES AFTER loaded session of the Democratic national convention. Marathon session—interspersed with hot parliamentary rows — lasted long, argument-long for almost 14 hours. EX-ACTRESS 'MISCAST' AS ALCOHOLIC LONG BEACH (UP)—Judge Wilbur F. Downs, who recently celebrated his 25th year as a Long Beach municipal court jurist, says a lot of strange cases have appeared before his bench. For instance, says the judge, there was a former Broadway actress turned alcoholic. After appearing on drunk charges—a dozen times she was treated at a sanitarium and released as cured. Almost a year later, said the jurist, she appeared again bedragged and bleary-eyed. It seems she had been screen-tested for a skid-row drunk part in a movie but the director said she was completely miscast. Death Suit Filed Suit for $75,000 damages has been filed in Superior court by Mr. and Mrs. Manuel M. Galvan of West Whittier for the death of their son, Richard, 14, who was fatally injured in a traffic accident in Orange last Aug. 15. The boy was with a load of orange pickers being hauled home after work in a truck driven by Robert G. Lagunas. The truck collided at the intersection of Chapman and Tustin avenues with a car driven by John Pettigrove. Careening off the highway the truck spilled its passengers into a front yard. The Galvan boy died the following day. Lagunas and John C. Knapp, owner of the truck were named defendants in the suit. French UN Troops Smash Red Attack SEOUL, Korea (UP)—French infantrymen today hurled back a 500-man Chinese communist drive on T-Bone hill in a bloody opening to the 26th month of the Korean war. French defenders of the western front hill inflicted heavy losses during two hours of predawn hand-to-hand combat. Three red companies advanced at 2 a.m. against the hill west of Chorwon, an old iron triangle anchor city. Artillery bursts punctuated hand-to-hand fighting as the 500 communists got caught in crossfire to French positions at the bottom end of T-Bone. A frontline Allied officer estimated 56 Chinese were killed and 150 wounded. The cut-up red forces withdrew at 4 a.m. The French battalion is attached to the U.S. Second Infantry Division, which has fought the Chinese since July 17 for possession of near Old Baldy hill. Anaheimer Gets Naval Contract E. M. McLaughlin, operator of Anaheim Office Equipment service at 812 E. North st., revealed today that he has secured the contract for maintenance of 75 typewriters and adding machines at the Corona Naval Hospital for the fiscal year beginning June 1. CAGO (UP)—Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois picked up terrific momentum in a labor-backed surge toward the Democratic presidential nomination. With the balloting proceeding slowly in Convention Hall, the Illinois governor racked up the powerful support of the CIO political action committee. At the same time, a strategist for Averell Harriman conceded that the New Yorker and the only all out "fair dealer" among 11 presidential aspirants, soon may fall by the wayside. But Harriman himself said after a conference with Stevenson: "I am still a candidate for the presidency." He said no deals were discussed, adding: "I am certainly not a candidate for the vice presidency." Kefauver Bargains Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, linked with Harriman in various "fair deal" convention maneuvers which have failed, was in line to benefit from the New Yorker's possible withdrawal. Kefauver, apparently short of the votes necessary for the top spot on the ticket, was reported to be maneuvering for a Stevenson-Kefauver ticket. Sen. Richard B. Russell of Georgia told a television audience shortly before the balloting began that he was "confident" he would get the nomination. He said he would be glad to have Stevenson for a vice presidential running mate. Russell's lieutenants had set a 285 vote goal on the first ballot. They conceded privately that the Georgian can't go much beyond that—615½ votes are needed for the nomination—unless there are unexpected developments. Knife-Wielding Woman Jailed Arraigned today in Santa Ana justice court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, Mrs. Mary Smith O'Shields, 25, of Santa Ana, who was said to have attacked another woman Anaheimer Gets Naval Contract E. M. McLaughlin, operator of Anaheim Office Equipment service at 812 E. North st., revealed today that he has secured the contract for maintenance of 75 typewriters and adding machines at the Corona Naval Hospital for the fiscal year beginning July 1. Quake Proves Need for Field Act in Construction of Schools SACRAMENTO (P) — This week's devastating earthquakes gave California its best opportunity to test the 19 year old field act—the law making quake-proof construction of schools mandatory. State architects who explored the hardest hit area of Tehachapi reported these findings: The Tehachapi elementary and high schools, built since the 1933 law went into effect, came out of the destructive temblors with little more than plaster cracks. The Cummings Valley school, a pre-field act structure, was completely destroyed. And, added Hubert S. Hunter, deputy chief of the state architecture division: "Nowhere else in the state were field act schools damaged—not even in Bakersfield, which was on the rim of the hardest hit area." The field act was passed by the state legislature in 1933 after the state's previous big quake toppled schools in the crowded Long Beach sector. At that time, Hunter said, schools which contractors had passed off as having solid concrete foundations and supports proved to be flimsy. The allegedly solid concrete supports, he said, turned out to be filled with junk. The act compels contractors to build safe schools and requires state certified inspectors to swear under oath that the schools meet state safety requirements. Hunter pointed out that much talk has gone around to the effect that the field act makes school construction too costly—especially now when crowded school districts have to stretch their construction dollars. "It's not so," he declared," a district can build a wooden frame building, stucco, briek or anything it wants. "All we insist on is that it is constructed as safely as a good house. Knife-Wielding Woman Jailed Arraigned today in Santa Ana justice court on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, Mrs. Mary Smith O'Shields, 25, of Santa Ana, who was said to have attacked another woman with an 8-inch bread knife was held at county jail pending preliminary hearing on July 30. Ball was fixed at $1000. Police summoned to Mrs. O'Shields home found her locked in a struggle with Mrs. Patricia Hollingsworth on the bath room floor in the midst of a pool of blood flowing from Mrs. Hollingsworth's wounds. The altercation was said to have resulted when Mrs. Hollingsworth spanked one of the three O'Shields broke away and swallowed a half bottle of purple shoe dye, which was later pumped out of her stomach at the county hospital. Daughter of SA Founder Dies Mrs. Grace S. Bisby, daughter of the founder of Santa Ana, William H. Spurgeon, was found dead last night in her home, 308½ N. Sycamore st., Santa Ana. She was the widow of the late R. L. Bisby, Santa Ana hotel manager and civic leader. She leaves one brother, William H. Spurgeon, Jr. Her other brother, Robert G. Spurgeon of Orange, died May 20.