anaheim-gazette 1952-09-15

OPERATION UNSCRAMBLE — Workmen and a huge railway crane work to untangle 20 freight cars and a locomotive that piled up at Euclid ave. and the Santa Fe tracks in Fullerton at 11:30 p.m. yesterday. Three trainmen were hurt slightly in the crash that occurred when two runaway boxcars left a siding and piled into two passing freight trains. Fifty feet of rail was peeled from the ties and more than 100 hogs caped from an overturned car and squealing through a nearby subdivision causing reports that a passenger train been wrecked and injured persons were ing for help. Several hogs were dead. Whittier Man Drowns During Swim At Midnight in Bastanchury Lake Weldon D. Lewis, 24, of Whittier, member of a picnic party on the Sunny Hills ranch, north of Fullerton, was drowned during a party heard his cries for help but again paid no attention. After waiting for some time for him to appear, they grew closer and Whittier Man Drowns During Swim At Midnight in Bastanchury Lake Weldon D. Lewis, 24, of Whittier, member of a picnic party on the Sunny Hills ranch, north of Fullerton, was drowned during a midnight swim in Bastanchury lake Sunday. Lewis had been plenicking with his parents, his wife and young daughter, and several friends. After a hearty steak dinner, as the party was starting for home, Lewis challenged Miss Helen Scroggins, 18, of Bell Gardens, to swim across the half-mile lake. They plunged into the water, swam across to the other side, and started to return. He told her he was getting tired, but since he was known to be a strong swimmer, the girl swam ahead, thinking he was not in earnest. Shortly afterwards the picnic party heard his cries for help but again paid no attention. After waiting for some time for him to appear they grew alarmed and started a search for him, after calling officers. The body was located five hours later at 5:45 a.m. when a human chain was formed extending entirely across the lake. Officer Winn Pepper, who was part of the chain, stepped on Lewis' body in five and a half feet of water. The body was removed to the McAulay and Suter mortuary in Fullerton. School Crossing Guard Killed WHITTIER UP—A school crossing guard, his red stop sign clutched in his hand, was struck and killed by an automobile today, the first day of school. Norman Selby Clark 64, was in the crosswalk near East Whitter Elementary school when struck, the California Highway Patrol reported. Donald G. Anderson, 17, driver of the car, was not held. He said Clark suddenly stepped into view from behind a truck. Battle-Bent Gangs Broken up, Jailed Two gangs of juveniles, about to start a gang battle at Los Lomas and Hiatt sts., La Habra, Sunday night were rounded up by deputy sheriffs and are cooling off in the county juvenile home, Santa Ana. Nine youths, all under 17 years of age, were in the two groups about to wage gang warfare when interrupted. The officers contienced 14 assorted weapons, including a 38-caliber revolver and a box of shells. The young gangsters said they were members of two hot rods clubs. Marine Attempts Suicide in SA Failing in an attempted reconciliation with his wife after traveling all the way home from Hawaii on emergency leave to plead with her not to divorce him, S-Sgt. Elmer J. Dunham, 23-year-old marine, attempted suicide at the family home in Santa Ana Saturday, according to a police report. His 4-year-old daughter, Lindy, found him on the bathroom floor with both wrists slashed with safety razor blades and a considerable quantity of blood in the bathtub. Police sent him by ambulance to the El Toro marine base dispensary. Officers were told that his wife, Eleeen May, wanted a divorce and her husband obtained emergency leave to come home and try to patch up their domestic differences. Besides the little girl, they have a son, aged 2½. Nixon to Start Campaign Tour LOS ANGELES UP—A major speech at Pomona, to be televised nationally, will start Sen. Richard Nixon's "whistle stop" campaign tour of the Pacific coast Wednesday. The Republican vice presidential nominee's Southern California headquarters announced yesterday that the Pomona speech Wednesday will be followed by a trip ex- Mammoth Marine Held in Knifing Leonard Elihu Burkhart, huge El Toro Marine who wore 230 pounds, was held in the city jail today on a charge of sault with a deadly weapon, one of his two asserted victims John R. Jackson, Garden Gate was in Santa Ana Community Pital with a serious stab wound in the abdomen. The other victim, Jauro L.enes, 14821 La Jolla rd., Anah who was slightly wounded Burkhart's knife, told Santa Police that Burkhart had followed Jackson and Felenes from at 802 E. First st., Santa Ana, urday night and started an argument about racial discrimination. The attack with the knife foll ed, Felenes said. Police said that another pair of the cafe told him that Bart hart had threatened him with knife in the cafe rest room a s time earlier. Released Time Religion Classes Due to Begin Anaheim youngsters in fourth to eighth grades, include in the elementary schools will be able to take advantage of Laguna Girl Down With Polio Case Admission of another polio case to the county hospital today raised the year's total number of cases to 9. Latest case was that of Diane Danielson, 4, Laguna Beach. Donald Mann, 8, Orange, entered the hospital Thursday and two other cases, previously reported as suspects, were confirmed as polio cases. They are Nancy Pargee, 15, and her mother, Mrs. Dorothy Pargee, Orange. They were "contacts" of Edward Bushman, 19, former Orange high school football player who died of polio recently. $100,000 Damage Suit Filed in SA Suit for $100,000 damages, based upon the death of Earl T. Moore of Buena Park in an automobile accident, was on file today in Superior Court at Santa Ana. Mrs. Alice Moore, the widow, now residing in Long Beach, brought the damage suit on behalf of her self and her daughter, Linda Gall. They named Clarence Walter Fields of La Habra as defendant. A car driven by Moore, accompanied by Charles W. Fike of Brea, collided with Fields' car on Highway 39, 4000 feet south of Imperial highway, north of Buena Park, causing Moore's death. Nixon to Start Campaign Tour LOS ANGELES (P)—A major speech at Pomona, to be televised nationally, will start Sen. Richard Nixon's "whistle stop" campaign tour of the Pacific coast Wednesday. The Republican vice presidential nominee's Southern California headquarters announced yesterday that the Pomona speech Wednesday will be followed by a trip extending up the coast into Oregon. His special train will stop Thursday at Bakersfield, Tulare, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stockton and Sacramento. Friday he will stop at Marysville, Chico, Red Bluff and Redding. Thursday night he will fly to Reno for a rally. $9000 Judgment Made in Favor Of Anaheimers Stipulated judgment for $9000 damages in favor of the husband and son of Mrs. Opal M. Simon of Anaheim, killed in a traffic crash Jan. 10, 1951, was on record today in Superior Judge Kenneth E. Morrison's court at Santa Ana. Under the judgment; the husband, Emory S. Simon, will receive $6000, and the son, Robert F. Simon, $3000. Suit had been filed for more than $80,000 against Earl Howard Roberts, driver of a panel delivery truck which had collided with a car driven by Mrs. Simon at Birch and Walnut sts., Santa Ana. Roberts subsequently was convicted of manslaughter and hit-run driving: He is serving a term of 3½ years in state prison. Mrs. Ruth J. Fry and Mrs. Clara E. Brown of Anaheim, who were passengers in Mrs. Simon's car and received severe injuries, each sued for $100,000 damages. The Fry suit later was settled, the amount of settlement not being disclosed. Released Time Religion Classes Due to Begin Anaheim youngsters in fourth to eighth grades, include in the elementary schools will be able to take advantage of leased-time Christian training classes again; it was announced jointly today by Joe R. Thompson chairman of the Association Christian churches of Anaheim and the Rev. Berthold Jackstein the Ministerial association. Expecting a larger attendance this year than last year's 83 percent, the released-time committee is making arrangements meeting places about the city for teachers. The budget last year, about $500, was met in part by the annual Thanksgiving service offering, plus of the summer evening union services collections and some by a session on the member church of the ACCA. Local businessmen and parents have also contributed to the cause. Material to be used is remended by the department Christian education of the ACCA and is now used in many schools It is broad in scope...with "isms" to promulgate according Thompson. "No denominational emphasis made—no punit is asked to any church—but an honest effort is being made to inform the public about the characters and historical events of Bible times with moral teaching of the Holy Book he explained. DES MOINES (P)—The poorest epidemic in Iowa and Nebraska already the hardest hit states any in the nation this year, continued to mount today. Iowa counted an all-time high of 106 polio fatalities—16 more than the previous record of in 1949. Nebraska had 56 suicides and over 1200 cases reported. ANAHEIM Daily THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1870 AS A WEEKLY VOLUME LXXXI ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, Culver City Man Killed in Local Crash; Nine Injured Milford W. Newville, 30. Culver City, was fatally injured and nine other persons were hurt in weekend traffic on Orange county highways, according to reports of the California highway patrol. Newville, who was driver of a car involved in a crash at Ball rd. and Hansen ave. at 3:45 p.m. Sunday, died of his injuries in Anaheim community hospital. Driver of the other car, William Brick, 37, Alhambra, escaped with minor injuries but three passenger in the Newville car received major injuries. They were Newville's wife, Mary, 25, their son, Guy, 5, and Margurel Mangrum, 36, Los Angeles. Ronald Ruelas, 18, 544 Oak st., Stanton, received minor injuries when a car in which he was riding with Henry Palomino, 15, El Modena, failed to make a sharp left turn on Foothill rd., a mile southeast of El Modena and crashed a guard rail, tumbling down a step embankment. The accident took place at 11:45 p.m. Sunday. When a car driven by Miss Roberta Bottoff, 18, Costa Mesa, ran over an embankment on the old county park rd., south of Holy Sepulcher cemetery, Saturday evening, Miss Bottoff and her passenger, Ralph Krueger, 18, Orange, received minor injuries and were taken to St. Joseph hospital in Orange. Dorothy Slivstri Ritzman, 41, of 11152 Court ln., Anaheim, and Walter R. Donavan, 51, route 5, Santa Ana, were injured Saturday afternoon when Donavan's car struck the rear of the Ritzman car on W. 17th st., Santa Ana, opposite the Santa Ana college campus. Redskin Martial In Santa Ana Tribal warfare broke between two El Toro Santa Ana at 3:30 a.m. when Pfe. Samuel Smiley a Sioux Indian from the kota, attacked Pvt. Take The Horse, of tribe in Montana. Santa Ana police sure what caused it which opened at a station on E. Second st., combatants left the scalp locks intact. It might have been Smashed Ice was boasted because he first told that three men tried him. Then they discovered actually the trouble when the Crow was listening to the Sioux to walk away. "We think," said police the Crow wasn't intricate the prewess of Sitting maybe he had heard story before." Fullerton, Villa Park Youths Sweep Top Honors in LA Fair Steer Judging Two Orange county boys took home the top honors in northorn steer judging at the Los Angeles county fair this weekend, it was revealed today. Michael Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Thompson 17791 E. Serrano st., Villa Park, won grand champion award in the 4-H division and also won grand champion in open judging against commercial breeders, agricultural edge entrants, etc. Barry Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. Drew Knight, 1249 Anne ave., Fullerton, won grand champion honors in the Pure Farmer of America classification with his shorthorn herd and also won reserve champion award in the open competition. Barry's father, Drew Knight, is a pharmacist in Jackson's Drug store at 237 E. Center st., Anaheim. Mammoth Marine Field in Knifing Donard Elihu Burkhart, 27, El Toro Marine who weighs pounds, was held in the council today on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, while of his two asserted victims R. Jackson, Garden Grove, on Santa Ana Community hosse with a serious stab wound the abdomen. The other victim, Jauro L. Fel-14821 La Jolla rd., Anaheim, was slightly wounded by Hart's knife, told Santa Ana that Burkhart had followed Jon and Felenes from a cafe 2 E. First st., Santa Ana, Saturday and started an argument about racial discrimination. Attack with the knife follow-felenes said. Since said that another patron the cafe told him that Burkhad threatened him with a hit in the cafe rest room a short earlier. Released Time Religion Classes Go to Begin Donard Elihu Burkhart, 27, El Toro Marine who weighs pounds, was held in the council today on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, while of his two asserted victims R. Jackson, Garden Grove, on Santa Ana Community hosse with a serious stab wound the abdomen. The other victim, Jauro L. Fel-14821 La Jolla rd., Anaheim, was slightly wounded by Hart's knife, told Santa Ana that Burkhart had followed Jon and Felenes from a cafe 2 E. First st., Santa Ana, Saturday and started an argument about racial discrimination. Attack with the knife follow-felenes said. Since said that another patron the cafe told him that Burkhad threatened him with a hit in the cafe rest room a short earlier. Chamber to Hear Expert on Store Modernization An authority on store modernization will be the speaker Sept. 25 when the membership meeting of Anaheim Chamber of Commerce is held at noon. Don Gelsert of the Kawneer Co., Los Angeles, will discuss the question "Is Anaheim's Retail Business District Keeping Pace with Growth?" This subject was chosen, according to Chamber officials, because of the current popularity of leveling criticism at Downtown Anaheim's "rough sidewalks, poor street lighting, old-fashioned display windows and buildings." Gelsert will attempt to outline a solution if such criticism is valid and if modern shopping centers are constituting a threat to the downtown center. He will show how tenants can afford to modernize how landlords would benefit, and how a cooperative program can be worked out between the two, Chamber officials said. Building landlords as well as tenants will be invited to attend the meeting. TOKYO (P)—Two persons are missing in floods in Kyushu, Japan's southernmost island, Kyodo News Agency reported today. Anaheim Day Set Tomorrow at Fair Tomorrow is Anaheim Day at the Los Angeles county fair in Pomona. Anahelmers planning to attend may obtain windshield stickers at the local Chamber of Commerce office which will entitle them to park in an area reserved for Anaheim cars. However, they will still have to pay to park. Stan Whieldon, Chamber president, will present a floral blanket to the winner of one of the day's horse races. Weather Southern California—Increasing high cloudiness tonight and Tuesday but mostly sunny days. Night and morning fog and low clouds along coast. Cooler afternoons coastal areas. Taft to Speak like over Radi WASHINGTON:—The several nation-wide broaden Sen. Robert A. Taft on Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhoe be made at 9 p.m., EST, day, over NBC. Arthur E. Summerfield lican national chairman, sa opening campaign speech party's presidential nomin be entitled "Progress Liberty" and will origina rally in Springfield, O. Taft, replying to a about his campaign plan a CBS television show la said: "I expect to be out t four days next week dur six weeks of the campaign pose we'll cover 15 or 16." Released Time Religion Classes are to Begin Heim youngsters in the eighth grades, inclusive, elementary schools will soon take advantage of retime Christian training again, it was announced today by Joe R. Thompson. Man of the Association of American churches of Anaheim. Rev. Berthold Jacksteit of ministerial association. Selecting a larger attendance year than last year's 83 per centage released-time commitment-making arrangements for places about the city and schools. Budget last year, about $1.50 met in part by the annual giving service offering, part summer evening union servlections and some by assent on the member churches of ACCA. Local businessmen parents have also contributed cause. Serial to be used is recdited by the department of an education of the ACCA. Now used in many schools. Broad in scope, with no to promulgate, according to ason. Denominational emphasis is no punil is asked to join church—but an honest effort made to inform the pupil the characters and historintics of Bible times with the teaching of the Holy Book." MOINES (UP)—The polio pic in Iowa and Nebraska. On the hardest hit states of the nation this year, conto mount today. Counted an all-time high polio fatalities—16 more the previous record of 90. Nebraska had 56 such and over 1200 cases re- COME AND GET IT—Mrs. Bill Hoffman, right, dishes up chow, army-style, to hungry Gazette carriers (from left) David Stovall, Eddie Aguilar, Tommy Thueson, Rudy Marque (background) and Jessie Hurtado. The Gazette treated 13 carriers to a week-end at Coldbrook Camp, Big Bear, yesterday and Saturday as a reward for good done in a circulation drive, ended two wago, that brought in 800 subscribers. Calculation Manager Don Young and his and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hoffman accomied the group. Reservations were made the Anaheim office of the Auto Club. Redskin Marines In Santa Ana Clash Tribal warfare broke out between two El Toro Marines in Santa Ana at 3:30 p.m. today when Pfc. Samuel Smashed Ice, a Sioux Indian from South Dakota, attacked Pvt. Franklin Take The Horse, of the Crow tribe in Montana. Santa Ana police weren't sure what caused hostilities, which opened at a service station on E. Second st. But both combatants left the scene with scalp locks intact. It might have been that Pfc. Smashed Ice was boasting a bit, because he first told officers that three men tried to kill him. Then they discovered that actually the trouble started when the Crow got tired of listening to the Sioux and tried to walk away. "We think," said police, "that the Crow wasn't interested in the prewess of Sitting Bull. Or maybe he had heard the Custer story before." Boy Scouts Still Lead Way In Spiralling Vote Campaign Voting in The Gazette's "Buy In Anaheim" campaign through Friday had raised the total number of votes cast to nearly 6,500,000. Boy Scouts of America garnered 59,000 of the 178,700 votes counted in the latest tabulation to remain safely in front of their opposition. Second place Bethel Baptist added only 500 votes to their total, but remained in second place. They now have nearly a million votes. St. Boniface church with 20,900 votes and Our Lady of Guadalupe church with 20,000 captured the greatest number of votes in latest balloting, next to the front running Boy Scouts. The new standings follow: | Yesterday | Today | Total | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Boy Scouts of America | 1,050,900 | 59,800 | 1,110,700 | | Bethel Baptist Church | 962,300 | 500 | 962,800 | | St. Michael's Episcopal Church | 533,300 | 8,400 | 541,700 | | Zion Lutheran Church | 487,700 | 2,200 | 429,900 | | St. Boniface Church | 323,300 | 28,900 | 350,200 | | White Temple Methodist Church | 328,800 | 6,200 | 337,000 | | Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce | 315,900 | 4,800 | 318,800 | | Grace Lutheran Church | 236,700 | 5,100 | 241,800 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars | 199,000 | 2,500 | 197,500 | | Lois Rebekah Lodge 268 | 174,500 | 1,100 | 176,600 | | Cancer Society of Orange County | 166,000 | 1,000 | 167,000 | | YMCA | 162,100 | 2,200 | 164,300 | | Girl Scouts of America | 128,300 | 600 | 128,900 | | First Southern Baptist Church | 85,600 | 1,000 | 86,600 | | Church of Christ of Latter Day Sta., Fullerton | 67,900 | 9,700 | 77,600 | | Young Ladies' Institute | 77,000 | - | 77,000 | | Nazarene Church | 76,600 | 300 | 78,900 | | Christian Church, Bdwy. & Helena, Anaheim | 63,800 | 2,800 | 66,600 | | First Christian Church of Fullerton | 64,100 | - | 64,100 | Presbyterian Church | 51,600 | 2,600 | 54,200 | Evangelical United Brethren Church | 42,900 | 6,500 | 49,400 | First Church of Christ Scientist Taft to Speak for Like over Radio WASHINGTON:—The first of several nation-wide broadcasts by Sen. Robert A. Taft on behalf of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower will be made at 9 p.m., EST, Wednesday, over NBC. Arthur E. Summerfield, Republican national chairman, said Taft's opening campaign speech for the party's presidential nominee, will be entitled "Progress Through Liberty" and will originate at a rally in Springfield, O. Taft, replying to a question about his campaign plans during CBS television show last night, said: "I expect to be out three or four days next week during the six weeks of the campaign. I suppose we'll cover 15 or 16 states." Two Injured in Lovers' Quarrels The war between the sexes was punctuated by two county incidents Sunday, a woman stabbing her boy friend seriously during a lovers quarrel, while an Irvine ranch cook broke his wife's skull with a heavy kitchen knife, according to reports filed at the Sheriff's office. Miss Joana Strange, 49, 11852 Sugar st., southwest of Santa Ana, was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon, after stabbing Garfield Chapman, Santa Ana, near the heart during a quarrel at her home. He is in the county hospital in a serious condition. Albert Brown, 56, a cook living on the Irvine Ranch, was booked at the county jail for felony wifebeating. It was charged that he struck his wife, Irene, three blows on the head with the kitchen knife, fracturing her skull. She is in Santa Ana Community hospital. Anaheim Man in Suicide Attempt Frank Jack Chaney, tenant of a room at 115 N. Olive St., apparently attempted to commit suicide this morning, police reports revealed today. Chaney's landlord, Jerry Clifford Overmeyer, called police at 6:10 a.m., saying unusual noises were coming from Chaney's room. Police entered the room and found Chaney lying on his elbaw, an elbow slashed just below the joint. Copious quantities of blood were splattered about the room. A six-inch paring knife was found in the room and may have been the weapon used. Mrs. Martha Ellen Chaney, 9692 Valdina st., Freeway park, mother of the victim, said Chaney has been despondent since his discharge from the navy recently. He served in Korean waters. Chaney refused to talk with police about his action. He was removed to Orange county hospital.