anaheim-gazette 1952-08-04

Death Toll May Reach ANAHEIM Daily THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1870 AS A WEEKLY VOLUME LXXXI ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, AUGUST HULA WELCOME FOR ACHESONS—Secretary of State Dean Acheson, with Mrs. Acheson, is given traditional Hawaiian welcome by Hula girls and flower leis upon arrival at Honolulu, Aug. 3. Officials of the United States, Australia and New Zealand begin top-level Mutual Security talks today. AP WIREPHOTO HULA WELCOME FOR ACHESONS—Secretary of State Dean Acheson, with Mrs. Acheson, is given traditional Hawaiian welcome by Hula girls and flower leis upon arrival at Honolulu, Aug. 8. Officials of the United States, Australia and New Zealand begin top-level Mutual Security talks today. U.S., Anzac Ministers to Study Security, Pan-Pacific Pacts HONOLULU (UP)—The foreign ministers of Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. today begin implementing a security pact signed last September and studying a future pan-Pacific pact. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson said "every single problem in the Pacific" will come under discussion at the closed sessions. July Building Permits Increased Building permits in the unincorporated area of Orange county decreased by nearly half during July, as compared with June valuations, records of County Building Inspector Charles Donohue disclosed today, the July total being $3,420,379. This was 49 per cent below the June total. It brought the total permit valuation for the year to date to $16,164,832, which was 59 per cent higher for the corresponding seven months of 1951, that total being $11,280,906. There were 3137 permits issued up to the end of July this year, as compared to 2407 for the corresponding period last year. Although less than the June figure, July building permits included 236 single-family dwellings, for a total valuation of $2,065,315, and five multiple-family dwellings, representing an investment of $63,526. These totals do not include 124 private garage permits, valued at $87,143. Another $134,115 was expended in residence alterations. There was one industrial construction, a $350,000 laboratory for the Standard Oil Co. at La Hubei, three office buildings arrival at Honolulu, Aug. 8. Officials of the United States, Australia and New Zealand begin top-level Mutual Security talks today. Thieves Busy Petty thievery netted loot valued at $45.50 in Santa Ana over the week-end, according to Santa Ana police reports. James D. Gilmore, 352 S. Parker st., Orange, reported theft on two hub caps worth $8 from his car, parked in the 400 block of N. Sycamore st. LaVerne Means, 919 Wilshire, Santa Ana said thieves stole a 100-foot steel tape and a jacket, all valued at $15, from his car, in his garage Juliano Mason, 23, 625 S. Ross st. noted that women's lingerie worth $21.50 was stolen from a clothesline in the back yard at his home. EL CENTRO. (UP)—Temperatures soared to 117 degrees here yesterday as Imperial county registered its fifth heat death of the year. The day was the hottest this year in this Imperial valley city. Buena Park Man In Flaming Collision Earl T. Moore, 29, 6251 Kingman ave., Buena Park, was killed near La Habra and 13 persons were injured in weekend traffic on Orange county highways, according to the highway patrol to day. Moore survived by a few hours a crash between his car and one driven by C. W. Fields, 32, La Habra, which took place at 1:30 a.m. Sunday on LaMirada ave. south of Imperial highway. Negro Congressman Suggests Negro Voters Boycott Both Major Parties By The Associated Press While Republican and Democratic party leaders shaped campaign strategy today, a Negro congressman suggested a "plague-on-both-their-houses" boycott on election day. The Republican presidential nominee, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, said party professionals and self-styled amateurs have agreed on how to conduct his campaign. The Democratic nominee, Illinois' Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson, drew bi-partisan plaudits for setting up his national campaign headquarters at Springfield in his home state. But the congressman, Democratic Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr., of New York, told a Harlem mass meeting yesterday the Negro was "sold down the river" at both parties' national conventions. Civil Rights Sabotaged Powell said "Uncle Tom's"—a reference to the title character in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," usually meaning a Negro who is a yes-man—had "spearheaded the sabotaging of civil rights planks in the platforms of the two major parties." He said the Negro has enough votes to control the outcome of the Nov. 4 election and "just will not go to the polls at all" unless pledged an "acceptable" platform. Sen. A. S. "Mike" Monroney of Oklahoma said last night he sees no Democratic party dissension arising from Sparkman's nomination. When asked on an NBC television program whether the nomination might alienate Negroes and Northern liberals, Monroney replied: "Only one or two Negro leaders have disagreed with the nomination of Sparkman. Northern liberals will appreciate that Sparkman has literally taken his life in his hands to be a liberal." Republican Stand Civil rights was also the topic of a statement issued in Washington last night by 16 Republican leaders, among them several key backers of Eisenhower. y Reach 33 in Head-on Daily GAZETTE IN 1870 AS A WEEKLY AND IS ANAHEIM'S FIRST NEWSPAPER MIA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1952 5 cents per Copy 50 cents per Month No. 197 Legion Junior Baseball Tourney Kicks Off with Banquet Tonight With film star Pat O'Brien and former National league umpire "Beans" Reardon serving as the major speakers of the evening, Anaheim's seventh annual American Legion baseball tournament formally gets under way with a banquet at 7 p.m. tonight in La Palma stadium. O'Brien will present the famous Knute Rockne fight talk from the film, "The Spirit of Notre Dame" while Reardon will again, as he did last year, recount experiences gained in 25 years of major league umpiring. Via the medium of television, Manager Fred Haney of the Hollywood Stars and Manager Stan Hack of the Los Angeles Angels will also put in a special appearance at the stadium. Originally slated to be guests the two famous sports personalities had to cancel a personal appearance since their teams are slated to play a postponed game in Los Angeles tonight. Two TV program direct from the Wrigley field ball park will bring the two managers into the local park on the screens of a group of large TV sets to be set up near banquet tables tonight. Bill Brundage at 7:15 on KHJ-TV will dedicate his program to the Anaheim banquet, as Will Bert Dunn in his 8 p.m. "Dugout Dope" program. The banquet, featuring an Italian dinner prepared by Lou Mascola, is being arranged by Pat (Continued on Page 6) Fighter-Bombers Mangle Commie Headquarters SEOUL, Korea (UP)—The U. S. Fifth Air Force said U. N. fighter-bombers struck in two massive waves today at a key North Ko- Two Arrested on Narcotics Charge Arrested Saturday afternoon in Santa Ana on a narcotics charge. William Franklin Henderson, 21, 110 River st., Orange, a Coast Guardsman, and John Paul Landreth, 18, 507 Mortimer st., Santa Ana, pleaded not guilty this morning when arraigned before City Judge Celia Young of Huntington Beach, presiding over the Santa Ana court. Their trial was set for next Friday, Aug. 8. Both are held meanwhile in the county jail under $1000 bail each. Santa Ana police, who made the arrest in the 800 block of East Fourth st., Santa Ana, at 4 p.m. Saturday, said they found a syringe and other equipment for use of narcotics in the possession of the youths, whose actions attracted their notice. Laboratory examinations of the materials found are now being made. Fighter-Bombers Mangle Commie Headquarters SEOUL, Korea (UP)—The U. S. Fifth Air Force said U. N. fighter-bombers struck in two massive waves today at a key North Korean military headquarters near the red capital of Pyongyang and left it a flaming wreckage. Air Force and Marine warplanes hit the headquarters north-east of Pyongyang with more than 275 sorties. The first wave struck at noon and the second in the afternoon. The Air Force said U. S. Sabre Jet pilots intercepted elements of 63 Russian-made Mig-15 jet fighters and destroyed one red fighter and damaged another. U. S. Second Division soldiers today broke up a Chinese charge against United Nations fortress positions atop embattled Old Baldy and killed half the attacking reds. A reinforced Chlinese platoon of about 50 men was caught under murderous Allied artillery fire and a U. S. Eighth Army sopkesman reported 20 to 25 reds were killed on the slopes of the Western Front hill. Except for this scrap, the Second Division sector around Old Baldy was reported quiet although communist artillery pounded Allied positions. Teen-Age Bay Rob Midway Liquor Store Three youths who held liquor store clerk at Midway Sunday afternoon in a daylight robbery were being by deputy sheriffs today cold trail to follow. The youths, wearing shirts and levis and desiring being 16 or 17 years old, caped with $60 in cash, pints of liquor after blinding Henry Chadwu 13122 Pomona st., Anaheim on duty at the store, located at 15032 Hu Beach boulevard. The three youths appealed to the store at 1:45 p.m. of them covered Chadwick 22 calliber revolver. He bound and gagged, after waking took $30 from register the two pints of Chadwick's cigarette and wallet, his loss amounted $30. Nina Park Man Dies; Four Injured Flipping Collision Near La Habra Moore died in the county hospital at 10 a.m. Sunday. His body was taken to the McAuly and Suter mortuary in Fullerton. Injured in the crash were Mrs. Aletha Fields, 30, La Habra, wife of the driver; Jean Haskins, 30, La Habra; Charles W. Fike, 28, Brea, and Fields 32; driver of the car; all of whom received major injuries and were taken to Cottage hospital in Fullerton. The gasoline tank of Moore's car exploded and both were saved staff officers still work out an acceptable condition of the words "Korean United Nations" for the stice draft. Allied stcers also have under stressed communist change section providing for re-dations to governments ed. Suggests Negro Major Parties forms of the two major Negro has enough control the outcome of 4 election and "just will the polls at all" unless in "acceptable" platform. S. "Mike" Monroney of said last night he sees democratic party dissension from Sparkman's nomination asked on an NBC program whether the might alienate Negroes northern liberals, Monroney one or two Negro leaders agreed with the nominaparkman. Northern liberal-appreciate that Sparkman really taken his life in his be a liberal." Republican Stand nights was also the topic mentioned in Washingnight by 16 Republican among them several key of Eisenhower. Injured in the crash were Mrs. Aletha Fields, 30, La Habra, wife of the driver; Jean Haskins, 30, La Habra; Charles W. Fike, 28, Brea, and Fields 32, driver of the car; all of whom received major injuries and were taken to Cottage hospital in Fullerton. The gasoline tank of Moore's car exploded and both cars burned, endangering the lives of occupants of both machines. Two men, Ray Bergen, Lakewood Village, and J. C. Jones, Baldwin Park, both received third degree burns while pulling the occupants of the cars from the flaming wreckage. Gary Matta, 10, Arlington, and Jimmy Hedgpeth, Seaside, received minor injuries at 9:15 a.m. Sunday when a car driven by Curtis Gregory, Fullerton, collided with a car operated by John Matta, 42, Arlington. The accident took place at the intersection of Orangethorpe ave. and Blue Gum road, northwest of Anaheim. Injured in various other accidents were: Elizabeth Marie Chapple, Garden Grove; Virginia Torres, 39, Monrovia; Constance Taylor, 18, and Clifford Frazier, 20, both El Toro marines; Bud Dailey, jr., 16, Garden Grove; Lovella Airhart, 72, Pomona, and Edwin Courdes, 21, sailor from San Diego. L. A. Frank of Santa Ana died at the county hospital Sunday of injuries received July 28 in a three car crash on Newport boulevard, north of Costa Mesa, in which Lawrence J. Russert, 49, of Santa Ana was killed. Navy Patrol Plane Fights off Marine In Running Battle; Two Gls Killers WASHINGTON. (UP)—The navy reported today one of its patrol planes fought off two Russian built MIG jet fighters over the Yellow sea Sunday, and returned to its base in Korea. Two of its crew were killed and two were wounded in the fight. The navy said the plane, a Martin Mariner, was on routine pa- control over the sea area west rea when it was attacked "Chinese Communist" fighters. In a running fight, the can plane, a 200-mile-an-hing boat, was damaged able to limp to the west of Korea where it received Head-on Bus Collision Buses Burst into Flames Following Head-on Crash South of Waco, Texas WACO, Tex. (UP)—Two Greyhound buses collided head-on today, erupted in flames, and became funeral pyres for at least 28 persons. The toll may go to 33. The big vehicles smashed together seven miles south of here just before dawn. A death count was difficult because many bodies were so deadly burned they fell to pieces. Many servicemen returning to their bases from week-end leaves were among the dead and injured. Twenty-four passengers were brought to Waco hospitals, many critically hurt. Five of the 57 passengers were missing. The buses themselves burned almost to rubbish. Negotiators Agree On Armistice Draft MUNSAN, Korea (UP)—U. N. and communist staff officers today agreed on most of the wording in a proposed Korean armistice draft, including a paragraph dealing with exchange of war prisoners. The number of prisoners to be exchanged still is blocking a truce. The main armistice negotiations, discussing that, recessed Sunday until Aug. 11 by mutual consent. A U. N. command spokesman said staff officers still must work out an acceptable translation of the words "Korea" and "United Nations" for the armistice draft. Allied staff officers also have under study proposed communist changes in a section providing for recommendations to governments involved. Scene of Horror "It was horrible," people were screaming and knocking each other down trying to get out." Mrs. Dora Daniels, 17, Waco, said from a hospital bed. "They couldn't find the exit door." Exploding fuel tanks sounded like thunder, said the pretty brown-eyed Waco woman. "It would blow up, and then blow up again, one after another." She said she owed her life to a Negro man who was thrown to safety "but was brave enough to come back and pull us out." Mrs. Daniel's injuries were not serious. The Negro was unidentified except that he was believed to Bob Hope to Get Honors From VFW Conclave LOS ANGELES, UP)—Comedian Bob Hope and a Santa Barbara, Calif., school teacher will be honored tonight at the 53rd national encampment of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Hope wins the first Al Jolson medal for outstanding service during and since World War II in entertaining servicemen abroad. The schoolmarm, Mrs. Geraldine Jones, was selected VFW teacher of the year for "teaching children the meaning and practice of democracy." Although many meetings were held over the weekend, the formal sessions begin today for the approximately 10,000 VFW members in attendance. Highlight of the week long con- Teen-Age Bandits Rob Midway City Liquor Store Three youths who held up a liquor store clerk at Midway City Sunday afternoon in a daring daylight robbery were being hunted by deputy sheriffs today with a old trail to follow. The youths, wearing white t-shirts and levis and described as being 16 or 17 years of age, escaped with $60 in cash and two pints of liquor after blinding and tagging Henry Chadwick, 26, 3122 Pomona st., Anaheim, clerk in duty at the store, which is located at 15032 Huntington Beach boulevard. The three youths appeared in the store at 1:45 p.m. and one them covered Chadwick with a 2 caliber revolver. He was then found and gagged, after which the youths took $30 from the cash register the two pints of liquor and Chadwick's cigarette lighter and wallet, his loss amounting to $80. Exploding fuel tanks sounded like thunder, said the pretty brown-eyed Waco woman. "It would blow up, and then blow up again, one after another." She said she owed her life to a Negro man who was thrown to safety "but was brave enough to come back and pull us out." Mrs. Daniel's injuries were not serious. The Negro was unidentified except that he was believed to be a soldier at Ft. Hood. "The bus was late," Mrs. Daniels said, "and was going pretty fast to catch up. I was seated in the rear. Somebody screamed 'Look out.' Then the buses hit. The Negro man saved me and a little girl who was seated next to me. Her mother and father were standing near her. They were killed. I know they were. The little girl kept saying, 'I want my mama.' I didn't know what to do, so I just kept her with me. Survivors Died Out on the pavement she and other malmed and dazed passengers "stumbled around in a daze" looking at a scene of horror. "There was a little baby," Mrs. Daniel recalled. "It was lying in the middle of the pavement, burning. Nobody could help." Authorities were at a loss to explain the accident, which may have been the worst traffic crash in Texas history. It occurred on a straight stretch of highway. The drivers were both killed. "One of the buses burned down to a rubbish pile," said Sam Wood of the Waco Times-Herald. "The other was almost as bad. When they pulled the smashed buses apart, the wreckage just fell to pieces." State Supreme Court Will Receive New Appeal from McCracken Defense Having upheld the murder conviction of Henry Ford McCracken, who had been sentenced to death for the slaying of Patricia Jean Hull, 10-year-old Buena Park girl, the state supreme court now will be petitioned for a rehearing of attorneys George Chula and James C. Monroe, who defended McCracken through three trials, one involving the question of his sanity, announced they are preparing a motion for a rehearing by the California supreme court. State Supreme Court Will Receive New Appeal from McCracken Defense Having upheld the murder conviction of Henry Ford McCracken, who had been sentenced to death for the slaying of Patricia Jean Hull, 10-year-old Buena Park girl, the state supreme court now will be petitioned for a rehearing of the case in a last ditch stand by the McCracken defense, it was learned today. Fullerton Police Sought in Case Of Slain Woman REDDING. (AP)—Fullerton police were asked today for information which might aid in tracking the slayer of Mary Elizabeth Drake, 35, whose nude, beaten body was discovered in a thicket near here. Sheriff John Balma of Shasta county said the victim had been identified from fingerprints. He said records showed she had been arrested at Fullerton Nov. 21, 1949, on a drunk charge, and that she was born Feb. 14, 1917, in New York City. Balma said the woman was nude except for two bobby socks and one shoe. Coroner E. Duge Stanford said there was a big pool of blood where the woman apparently had been hit on the head with a large rock. The body was found last night and Stanford said she had been dead 10 days. Attorneys George Chula and James C. Monroe, who defended McCracken through three trials, one involving the question of his sanity, announced they are preparing a motion for a rehearing by the California supreme court. If the rehearing is refused, they may appeal to the U.S. supreme court, they said. The state supreme court decision on the McCracken appeal received here late last week denied the appeal and held that the trial was free of any error which would warrant a reversal of the conviction. The court also overruled the defense contention that MacCracken should have had a hearing under the sex-psychopathy law after he was convicted before receiving sentence. One member of the court, Justice Edmonds, dissented from the majority opinion, although concurring in the court's opinion that McCracken had received a fair trial. The court opinion further rejected the defense ground of appeal that McCracken's case should have been transferred to another county because of passion and prejudice. On the question of the sex-psychopath the court held that this law was designed to protect society against sex-psychopaths and that the fact that McCracken is under sentence of death assures the objective of the law being realized. The state legislature, in fact, has more recently changed the