anaheim-gazette 1952-08-22

Kwikset Inaugurates Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan Provides for Accrual Of Funds to be Paid Employees after Retirement Kwikset Locks today announced an additional company plan whereby the profits of the Anaheim lockset manufacturing firm will be shared by the company's personnel. Adolf Schoepe, president of the company, said the plan is called the Kwikset Defend Profit-Sharing Plan and that it is an accumulating fund for which the company each year gets aside for employees an amount equal to as much as 15 per cent of the total pay. Slayer of Buena Park Girl May Appeal to High Court Attorneys for Henry Ford McCracken, 34-year-old banjo player awaiting execution at San Quentin for the 1951 murder of Patty Jean Hull, 10, at Buena Park, today indicated that they will probably carry his appeal to the United States Supreme court. The California Supreme court yesterday refused to save McCracken from the gas chamber. The high court announced that it had refused a rehearing of McCracken's appeal, which had been denied several weeks ago. The state tribunal had rejected the contention of McCracken's attorney's that he did not receive a fair trial because of passion and prejudice in Orange county and because of the attitude of the trial court and the district attorney. The supreme court did criticize the conduct of the district attorney for accusing defense lawyers of concocting McCracken's fantastic story of the talking dog, which figured in his insanity trial. The court said, however, that the prosecutor's remarks had not affected the outcome of the trial. Lewis Notifies Mine Operators Of Sept. Deadline WASHINGTON (UP) — Government officials said today John L. Lewis has given formal notice his contracts with the coal industry will expire at the end of September. This set up the possibility of a nationwide coal strike at that time. The Taft-Hartley Labor act requires that the government be informed of a labor dispute at least 30 days before the work contract expires. Lewis, president of the United SHENANDOAH, Pa. (UP)—A United Mine Workers union local wants John L. Lewis to participate personally in this new employee profit-sharing plan, which recently was ended on by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Salary Stabilization Board, and Wage Stabilization Board, is in addition to our Kwikset employee plans including regular profit-sharing charges distributed quarterly, Kwikset. Editor's note: In this story, Kwikset Locks, Inc., is a simple demonstration of America's work, a plain and practical application of individual entitlement properly appreciated both employers and employees. Let us hope that more and more business concerns will follow this example. We congratulate Kwikset and their employees this forward step in the solution of employee-employer problems. system of company financed projects, company-employee groups, insurance, and surgical and hospital disability plans, to which the company makes regular monetary contributions. Under the new plan, the pro-sharing fund is divided each year by the number of employees participating personnel, money accrues for the employer until he reaches retirement. This new employee profit-sharing plan, which recently was ended on by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Salary Stabilization Board, and Wage Stabilization Board, is in addition to our Kwikset employee plans including regular profit-sharing charges distributed quarterly, Kwikset. The supreme court did criticize the conduct of the district attorney for accusing defense lawyers of concocting McCracken's fantastic story of the talking dog, which figured in his insanity trial. The court said, however, that the prosecutor's remarks had not affected the outcome of the trial. Defense attorneys said today they are awaiting receipt of the Supreme court's decision before deciding their own course with respect to an appeal to the U.S. Supreme court. Anaheimer Hurt Harold C. Baker, 1901 E. Ellsworth st., Anaheim received a broken left ankle on day when a pile of lumber raged toppled over on him was taken to Cottage hospital in Fullerton for treatment. Baker had just returned from a local lumber yard and was stacking the load of lumber in the garage when the accident happened. Bouncing Check Writer Arraigned Ray Albert Garcia, 420 S. Clementine st., Anaheim, arrested yesterday on a charge of cashing a fictitious check at Mac's Beverage store, Center and Clementine sts., Anaheim, was ordered to appear for preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. next Wednesday following his arraignment in city court this morning. Garcia is on probation from conviction on a similar charge in Riverside. SHENANDOAH, Pa. UP—A United Mine Workers union local wants John L. Lewis and other UMW officials to turn over their salaries during the UMW's "memorial" work holiday to the union's health and welfare fund. Referring to the holiday which starts next week for the nation's coal miners, the local stated in a letter to Lewis that "we can't even collect unemployment compensation, thanks to our leaders who have blocked every avenue of income." Mine Workers union, gave federal mediators the required notice that contractors with both the soft and hard coal industry will run out then, these officials said. This could—as it has done before—precede a strike, providing no agreement on a new contract in reached by the end of September. Lewis had not made public any of his new wage demands. It is regarded as doubtful that he presented them in detail during conversations with the operators. The mine leader is expected, however, to demand a substantial wage boost, possibly a shorter work day, higher differentials between shifts and perhaps an increase in the 30-cent per ton contribution made by operators to the union's welfare and retirement fund. The basic minimum daily wage in soft coal is $16.35. Anthracite miners get slightly more. Cities' Officials Hear Talk on County Areas' Free Tax Rides Dick Graves, executive secretary of the League of California Cities, last night had some startling facts to deliver to representatives of Orange and Los Angeles county cities meeting in Calver City in regard to the free tax ride some unincorporated areas are getting at the expense of city taxpayers. He mentioned specifically Lakewood Village and Modesto. Lakewood, a mushroom community of 100,000 population, is not incorporated. Graves calculated cent of the funds to tie the development's sewers into the county system was paid for by city taxpayers. LA county supervisors have approved, for the new budget, a sheriff's substation to be manned with 47 uniformed deputies. City,taxpayers will also pay 75 per cent of that cost item, Graves said. Modesto is incorporated with a population of 17,000. However, completely surrounding the city is an unincorporated area of 35,000 population which makes it part of the system of company financed partnerships, company-employee gross insurance, and surgical and medical pital and disability plans, to which the company makes regular monthly contributions. Under the new plan, the profit sharing fund is divided each year by the number of employees pericipating and the shares are credited equally to each employee to accumulate until retirement. Normal retirement age is 65. A Southern California bank institution is trustee for the Kwai set Deferred Profit-Sharing Plan. The plan is administered by advisory committee composed of five persons, three of whom are appointed by the company's board of directors and two elected by secret ballot among the employees. To participate, an employer must serve one year in the company prior to the anniversary date of the plan, April 1. Casual Nationals Abandon Auto Two Mexican Nationals from Vermont st. camp carried a casual attitude to the point of absurdly this morning. Last night Gregoria Rodriguez and Jose Corona borrowed a car belonging to Lupe Martinez o Santa Ana. Early this morning Mrs. Martinez contacted Anaheim police to see if they knew of the car's whereabouts. A check at the Vermont st. camp produced the two nationals who had retired. They said they had wrecked the car near Plaza Centia, didn't know what to do about it, so walked back to the camp and so bed. At Mrs. Martinez' invitation, the two men joined her in a search for the abandoned vehicle. City Roadwork Begins Monday Roadwork to begin in Anaheim early next week will include grading of the gutters on W. Center st., between Los Angeles and Helena sts., and resurfacing of Vine and Rose sts, between Broadway and Santa Ana sts. with a plant-mix asphalt blanket. The gutter grading is part of Dick Graves, executive secretary of the League of California Cities, last night had some startling facts to deliver to representatives of Orange and Los Angeles county cities meeting in Culver City in regard to the free tax ride some unincorporated areas are getting at the expense of city taxpayers. He mentioned specifically Lakewood Village and Modesto. Lakewood, a mushroom community of 100,000 population, is not incorporated. Graves calculated that the residents of the community pay about 25 per cent of the taxes required to furnish the development with sewers, police and fire protection, and many other city type services. Graves pointed out that 75 per cent of the funds to tie the development's sewers into the county system was paid for by city taxpayers. LA county supervisors have approved, for the new budget, a sheriff's substation to be manned with 47 uniformed deputies. City,taxpayers will also pay 75 per cent of that cost item, Graves said. Modesto is incorporated with a population of 17,000. However, completely surrounding the city is an unincorporated area of 35,-000 population which refuses to incorporate with Modesto. This fringe area enjoys approximately the same benefits as the Lakewood area, but does not bear its proportionate share of costs. Almost, But Not Quite—Murder Santa Ana police in a patrol car saw a man dragging an unconscious woman across W. Fifth st., west of English st., at 3:15 a.m. today. It looked like a murder case, but it turned out to be only a lover's quarrel, which had reached the rough stage. Mrs. Emma A. Solorzano, 20, who soon revived and became shrilly vocal, had become angered at her escort's attentions to another woman, and vented her displeasure by soundly and repeatedly slapping his face, and maybe clawing it a little. The escort, Pfc. Rube Morales, 22, El Toro marines, tired of this treatment and smacked her down. This happened in the middle of the street. Ruben saw the automobile coming and was dragging his sweetheart out of its path when the officers arrived. Mrs. Solorzano, her left eye and lips swollen, was sent home to her two children, aged four months and 18 months. Ruben was ordered back to the base. KANSAS CITY, Kas.—IKE A 'POLITICAL AMATEUR'—Dwight D. Eisenhower, GOP presidential nominee, was all smiles yesterday when he showed off a big membership card presented to him here by the "Political Amateurs for Eisenhower," a new Eisenhower-for-president group. The card was presented to Ike by Joe M. O'ffill, left, chairman of the group. Between the two are Mrs. O'ffill and Mrs. Larry Nye, the group's secretary. AP WIREPHOTO Courates New Employee Pro For Accrual Retirement whereby the profits of company’s personnel. ded the Kwikset Deferred the company each year cent of the total payroll participating personnel. The accrues for the employee the reaches retirement. new employee profit-sharan, which recently was rulby the Bureau of Internal nue, Salary Stabilization and Wage Stabilization is in addition to other net employee plans includregular profit-sharing checks quoted quarterly, Kwikset's ANAHEIM Daily THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1970 AS A WE VOLUME LXXXI ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, AU Two Groups Gain in ‘BurChamber of Commerce Starts Drive To Bring New Families, Businesses of company financed pencompany-employee group ce, and surgical and hosd disability plans, to which company makes regular monentributions. of the new plan, the profitfund is divided each year number of employees par- Anaheim's amazing growth today received boost with the inaugural unique civic booster and promotion campaign d bring thousands of new into the area. Anaheim's Chamber merce has started a vig gram to underscore th ages of living in this c The Chamber has been the campaign by leader estate and construct other sections of the co A colorful newspaper and advertising camp start off the program. The cooperative drive clude opening of a House" to aid and inform and home-seekers attract of company financed pencompany-employee group ace, and surgical and hosdisability plans, to which company makes regular monentributions. For the new plan, the profitfund is divided each year number of employees paring and the shares are acequally to each employee amulate until retirement. retirement age is 65. Southern California banking ion is trustee for the Kwikserred Profit-Sharing Plan. an is administered by an committee composed of seasons, three of whom are by the company's board actors and two elected by a ballot among the employees. participate, an employee serve one year in the comrior to the anniversary the plan, April 1. WELCOME HOUSE DONOR—Earnie Moeller, Chamber of Commerce manager, accepts first contribution to the construction at Anaheim's "Welcome House" from Fred Piepenbrink, local realtor. (Arsene Photo) Credit Union Embezzler Gets Stiff Sentence Despite His "Co-operation" Lester H. Schmelzer of Orange, former chief deputy of the county superintendent of schools' office, today was sentenced to terms of from 6 to 60 years in prison for his $53,000 embezzlement of County Employee Credit Union funds. Pleading guilty to six counts of grand theft, covering approximately $11,000 of the more than $50,000 that he admitted losing at the race tracks, the 45-year-old ex-official was sentenced to terms of from 1-10 years on each count. The court ordered the sentences to run consecutively. Three widows had lost their entire savings in Schmeler's embezzerment from the Credit Union, which he served as secretary-manager. One had $3500 on deposit. Davis said that an audit showed the Credit Union had a total of about $70,000 deposited by its 225 members. Atty. Sam E. Collins, Fullerton, representing Schmelzer, pointed out that the defendant had voluntarily surrendered and had cooperated to the fullest extent in disclosing the facts. Smelzer's home and car are being sold, the receipts to be turned over to the Credit Union. In addition his county employee retirement fund share, and his unpaid salary, including vacation pay, will be diverted to the Credit Union. That is said to amount to $2477. Following his sentence today, Schmelzer was ordered delivered to the Chino prison where all cases are sent for processing. Popovich Company To Begin Work on Crescent Sewer Work on construction of the Crescent st. sewer will be commenced Monday morning by J. E. Popovich Construction Co. of Torrance, it was announced today by George Holyoke, Anaheim city engineer. The ditch-digger will spud in at Euclid ave. and Crescent st. to begin the 7500-foot trench that will link Burton and North st. sewer lines with the Euclid ave. trunk sewer. Popovich obtained the contract on a low bid of $39,441.06. Optimists Hear Justice John Shea Prepare for School Safety Drive John Shea, newly elected Northern Orange county municipal judge, speaking before the Optimist club at the regularly conducted Thursday night dinner meeting held in the Optimist Boys clubhouse, stated that earlier yesterday the concrete foundations were poured on the new municipal court building and if all goes well the first court session will start. Eight judges will be elicited in city and justice courts; municipalities of Anaheim, ton, La Habra, Brea and Pla Traffic citations will be in the new court although a pected to be made at look Roadwork as Monday Work to begin in Anaheim week will include gradgutters on W. Center in Los Angeles and Heland resurfacing of Vine stills between Broadway Ana sts. with a plantt blanket. The grading is part of pering project to permit d on W. Center st. to doors without hitting Drainpipes from buildto the gutter have been the curbing already. Work on construction of the Crescent st. sewer will be commenced Monday morning by J. E. Popovich Construction Co. of Torrance, it was announced today by George Holyoke, Anaheim city engineer. The ditch-digger will spud in at Euclid ave. and Crescent st. to begin the 7500-foot trench that will link Burton and North st. sewer lines with the Euclid ave. trunk sewer. Popovich obtained the contract on a low bid of $39,441.06. The line will include 23 manholes and will begin at a point just west of West st. on North st. and Burton st., continuing west on both streets to Loara st. There they will turn south and north, respectively, and meet at Crescent st., where they will go west on Crescent to the Euclid ave trunk. FENDER-BENDER Only property damage resulted yesterday at 9:50 a.m. when cars driven by Glenn McMurtey Jennings, 414 S. Illinois st., Anaheim, and Mrs. Ada Tague Weber of El Monte collided at the intersection of Lemon and Santa Ana sts. Markets EGGS Receipts 7220 cases; wholesale prices unchanged—Large A, Min. 40 per cent OO 59-61, Min. 80 per cent A 56-56.5; Medium A, Min. 40 per cent AA 49-50; Min. 80 per cent A 46-47; Small A, Min. 80 per cent A 27; Candled graded to retailers unchanged—Large AA 64-66; Medium AA 53-54; Large A 59-61; Medium A 54-57; Large B 51-52; Retail pribes to consumers in cartons unchanged—Large AA 89-78; Medium AA 65-64; Large A 63-71; Medium AA 64-59; Small A 44-45. POULTRY Live poultry—broilers, 1%-2% lbs 27-30 fryers, 8%-13 lbs 23-25, 3-4 lbs 34-36 roosters, oven 4% lbs 25-27; fryers, 3%-4% lbs caponettes 27-29; reactors, over 4% lbs caponettes 2340; hens, if type under 4 lbs 19-20; lit tapes all wts 28-27; rabbits, at ranch, white fryers, 6-6 lbs. mice, jots 24-26, commercially grown 25-26. Prepare for School Safety Driver John Shea, newly elected Northern Orange county municipal judge, speaking before the Optmistist club at the regularly conducted Thursday night dinner meeting held in the Optimist Boys clubhouse, stated that earlier yesterday the concrete foundations were poured on the new municipal court building and if all goes well the first court session is scheduled for Jan. 5, 1953. Assuring his listeners that the new judicial setup was streamlined to operate with greater efficiency at a marked saving of the taxpayers' dollar, he added that all court action from small claims to judgments up to $3000 will be decided in new court. Eight judges will be elicited in city and justice courts municipalities of Anaheim, ton, La Habra, Brea and Plain Traffic citations will be leased in the new court although a mentions for ball forfeitures may be made at local police stations for minor rule infractions. Tom Yen produced the speaker. Arrangements are being for the Optimists "Your Best Break" school safety palln. Headed by safety man Ed Wisser, the entire mist program of last year continued. A pre-organ dinner has been planned to augurate the affair, Under leadership of Sven Harberg, walk caution signs will appear throughout the Drive Carefully" pledges will delivered to parents of elementary school child. The mists safety bulletin will be printed. As school conduct bicycle inspection and "Sitting" will be reactivated. Speeders Jailed Reckless drivers and speeencountered stern justice yea day in Santa Ana city court Judge Ronald M. Crookshank tenced an El Modena reci driver to 15 days in county and two speeders were sent to five days each. Julian Parra Queveda, 28, Hill st., El Modena, got tha day jolt. Besides reckless ing he also was driving while license was suspended. Angel B. Ochoa, 25, 806 E. Hill st., Santa Ana, was sen ed to give days for speeding falling to make a boulevard Ysa Lucero Parra, 37, 1820 Second, Santa Ana, was jailed days for speeding. Free Profit-Sharing Plan M Daily GAZETTE PRESSED IN 1870 AS A WEEKLY AND IS ANAHEIM'S FIRST NEWSPAPER CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1952 5 Cents per Copy 50 Cents per Month No. 213 in 'Buy in Anaheim' Drive arts Drive businesses Here Anaheim's amazing postwar growth today received a fresh boost with the inauguration of a unique civic booster and housing promotion campaign designed to bring thousands of new families into the area. Anaheim's Chamber of Commerce has started a vigorous program to underscore the advantages of living in this community. The Chamber has been joined in the campaign by leaders in real estate and construction, and other sections of the community. A colorful newspaper publicity and advertising campaign will start off the program. The cooperative drive will include opening of a "Welcome House" to aid and inform visitors and home-seekers attracted to the St. Boniface Church Zooms into Second Place; Elks Make Big Gain With more than half a million votes cast in the mushrooming new "Buy in Anaheim" campaign, standings today showed Boy Scouts of America still in the lead with 89,000 votes. However, 46,400 votes cast for St. Boniface church in the past 24 hours made that congregation the big threat to unseat the leaders with 65,800 votes. Veterans of Foreign Wars moved up into third place with 47,000 votes, closely followed by St. Michael's Episcopal church with 46,800 and Zion Lutheran church with 44,600. The new standings follow: Boy Scouts of America 89,000 St. Boniface Church 65,800 Veterans of Foreign Wars 47,000 St. Michael's Episcopal Church 46,800 Zion Lutheran Church 44,600 Elks Club 29,700 White Temple Methodist Church 22,500 Grace Lutheran Church 19,100 Y. M. C. A. 15,900 Anaheim Business & Professional Women's Club merce has started a vigorous program to underscore the advantages of living in this community. The Chamber has been joined in the campaign by leaders in real estate and construction, and other sections of the community. A colorful newspaper publicity and advertising campaign will start off the program. The cooperative drive will include opening of a "Welcome House" to aid and inform visitors and home-seekers attracted to the area by the campaign. Civic-minded volunteers will staff the house. Manchester ave., just southeast of the Manchester-Loara intersection, will be the location of the "Welcome House." The Chamber, alerted to the needs that accompany expansion, has proclaimed a year of civic and housing promotion, stressing the theme of "The City of Good Living." Leading the Chambers Housing committee are Rex Coons and E.W. Moeller. A sub-committee on public relations will be headed by B.W. Jordan. Stiller-Rouse & Associates, Southland specialists in residential advertising and publicity, will handle various aspects of the campaign. Members of the Housing committee are Robert Mungall, Frances Backs, Roger McGuire, Thelma Meagan, Larry Henderson, Robert Elrich, Bill Walker, Fred Piepenink, Robert Sweeney, B.W. Jordan, A.H. Shipkey, and S.E. Threldon, Chamber president. The "Welcome House" committee consists of Howard A. Greene, ex Coons and Charles A. Young, and the Literature committee includes E.S. Steck and Roger McQuire. The Contractors, Builders, Real-estrals committee, which is cooperating in key facets of the program, headed by Larry Henderson, chairman. Members are Thelma Meagan, J.W. Stephen and Bernie Meller. Price John Shea; Safety Drive $3000 will be decided in the new court. Eight judges will be eliminated city and justice courts in the municipalities of Anaheim, Fuller, La Habra, Brea and Placentia. Traffic citations will be handled the new court although arrangements for ball forfeitures are expected to be made at local church with 46,800 and Zion Lutheran church with 44,600. The new standings follow: Boy Scouts of America 89,000 St. Boniface Church 65,800 Veterans of Foreign Wars 47,000 St. Michael's Episcopal Church 46,800 Zion Lutheran Church 44,600 Elks Club 29,700 White Temple Methodist Church 22,500 Grace Lutheran Church 19,100 Y.M.C.A. 15,000 Anaheim Business & Professional Women's Club 13,000 Girl Scouts of America 12,900 St. Pius Catholic Church of Buena Park 12,900 Christian Church, Bdwy. and Helena, Anaheim 12,000 Evangelical United Brethren 11,800 Assistance League of Anaheim 11,400 Anaheim Optimist Club 10,800 American Legion 9,200 Presbyterian Church 8,800 Lois Rebekah Lodge 268 7,500 Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce 4,700 First Church of Christ, Scientist 3,300 Buena Park Lions Club 3,000 Lutheran, Wilshire and Harvard Fullerton 2,900 Anaheim Y's Men's Club 2,600 Seventh Day Adventist Church 2,400 Alamitos Friends Church of Garden Grove 2,300 Masonic Lodge 2,200 V.F.W. Auxiliary 3173, Anaheim 2,100 St. Mary's Catholic Church of Fullerton 1,900 Valencia Jr. Academy, Fullerton 1,800 Northern Orange County Panhellenic Assn. 1,400 Placentia Church of the Nazarene 1,300 Anaheim Kiwanis Club 1,200 Calvary Baptist Church 1,100 First Southern Baptist Church 1,100 Bethel Baptist Church 1,100 Messiah Lutheran Church of Buena Park 1,000 Assembly of God Church 900 St. Boniface P.-T.A. 900 Young Ladies' Institute 800 Anaheim Knights of Columbus 1154 800 Community Chest 800 Nazarene Church 800 Cerebral Palsy Association 700 Bethany Church, Cypress St., Anaheim 700 White Shrine, Fullerton 700 Y.W.C.A., Anaheim 600 Native Daughters of the Golden West 500 Anaheim P-TA 500 Ebell Club 500 First Christian Church, Orange 400 Congregational Church of Buena Park 400 Fullerton Four Square Church 400 Masonic Lodge of Fullerton 400 Methodist Church of Yorba Linda 400 Y.W.C.A. Fullerton 400 First Congregational Church, Buena Park 200 Calvary Baptist Church of Placentia 100 P.-T.A. of Newport Beach 100 Safety Drive $3000 will be decided in the new court. Eight judges will be eliminated city and justice courts in the municipalities of Anaheim, Fuller, La Habra, Brea and Placentia. Traffic citations will be handled the new court although arrangements for ball forfeitures are expected to be made at local city police stations for minor traffic infractions. Tom Yellis introduced the speaker. Arrangements are being made by the Optimists "Your Brake is Air Break" school safety campaign. Headed by safety chair Ed Wisser, the entire Opti-t program of last year will be continued. A pre-organization mentor has been planned to incur the affair. Under the leadership of Sven Harberg, cross-county caution signs will again be posted throughout the city. Drive Carefully" pledges will be issued to parents of every elementary school child. The Opti-ts safety bulletin will again be printed. As school convenes vehicle inspection and "Scotchg" will be reactivated. Speeders Jailed Reckless drivers and speeders unterted stern justice yesternin Santa Ana city court where Ronald M. Crookshank senced an El Modena reckless car to 15 days in county jail two speeders were sentenced five days each. Juan Parra Queveda, 28, 12391 st., El Modena, got the 15-jolt. Besides reckless drive also was driving while his wife was suspended. Angel B. Ochoa, 25, 806 E. Sec-st., Santa Ana, was sentencgive days for speeding and going to make a boulevard stop. Lucero Parra, 37, 1826 W. ed., Santa Ana, was jailed five for speeding. PMA Election Set for Aug. 28 The annual election of community committeemen for the 12 communities of Orange county, and of delegates to the county convention which elects the county production and marketing administration, will be held Aug. 28 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The polling place is the Orange county PMA office, 622 N. Main, Santa Ana. Owners and operators of farms within Orange county are eligible to vote, according to Eric E. Eastman, PMA executive secretary. Farmers desiring to vote by mail may receive their ballots upon application to the above office, if they have not already received one. Ballots have been mailed to all known eligible farm owners and operators in the county. The committeemen to be elected will administer the agricultural conservation program locally—which includes rendering assistance to the farmers of their respective communities in developing conservation plans for their farms which will be carried out under the 1953 program. Former Anaheim Man Charged with Slaying His Wife SAN DIEGO (P)—A white-haired old man, charged with murdering his wife, told police over and over here today; "I can't remember what it was all about. But it didn't amount to anything." Joseph P., Walah, 73, retired U.S. army sergeant, was referring to the quarrel which police said preceded the knife slaying of Mrs. Winifred Walah, 63. The former soldier walked into police headquarters last night and announced: "I've killed my wife." They lived in Anaheim until last March when they returned to San Diego, their former home city. They had been married since 1826. Weather Southern California — Night and morning fog and low clouds near coast, clearing mid-morning and mostly clear elsewhere today through Saturday. Little temperature change.