anaheim-gazette 1952-10-27

Lewis Calls Off Coa ANAHEIM Daily The Anaheim Gazette Was Established In 1870 As A Weekly And Is Anaheim's First Newspaper VOLUME LOOOI ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER Iron Eyes Cody Namee Manhunters Tell Of Chase to Trap Billy Rupp Establishing the cause of Ruby Ann Payne's death as resulting from bullet wounds admitted inflicted by William F. Rupp, Jr., last Aug. 6 at Yorba Linda, the prosecution of Rupp today followed with testimony of officers who took part in the manhunt which finally ran Rupp to earth five days later. Dr. Donald J. Sergeant, of the county hospital staff, testified that an autopsy showed death of the 15-year-old baby sitter resulted from two causes, shock and loss of blood, and asphyxiation from blood filling the throat and chest. This condition resulted from bullet wounds, he said. Following witnesses were Max Steelman, of the sheriff's identification bureau, Donald Enearl, and Charles Curiale, deputy sheriffs who found Rupp's abandon- Dr. Donald J. Sergeant, of the county hospital staff, testified that an autopsy showed death of the 15-year-old baby sitter resulted from two causes, shock and loss of blood, and asphyxiation from blood filling the throat and chest. This condition resulted from bullet wounds, he said. Following witnesses were Max Stealman, of the sheriff's identification bureau, Donald Enearl, and Charles Curiale, deputy sheriff's who found Rupp's abandoned car in a lemon grove east of Brea the day he was finally captured. Rupp was arrested when he went into a Brea cafe for food that evening, after hiding four days in the Carbon Canyon area, and one day of concealment in the lemon grove, where searching crews did not suspect his presence. Rupp had pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity to the charge of murder. 127,000 Sample Ballots Mailed Mailing of 127,000 sample ballots, a new record, to the voters of Orange county, was completed today by County Clerk Basil J. Smith and his staff. Election supplies are no wbeing delivered to the 338 voting precincts of the county, in preparation for the general election Nov. 4. It was stated. Absentee ballots are now being distributed on application at the clerk's registration office. Fifth and Birch sts., the deadline for obtaining them being Thursday, it was stated. WASHINGTON (U.P.) — The defense department today identified 109 Korean war casualties in a new list No. 679 that included 15 killed, 83 wounded, four missing and seven injured. WARRINGTON, Eng. (U.P.) The U.S. air force has put the entire city of Manchester out of bounds for American airmen because of two recent gang attacks on U.S. service personnel. Bridgford Suspects Portrayed as 'Nuts' and 'Dupes' by Attorney Claiming that the wrong men are being prosecuted in the $11,-000 Bridgford meat robbery case, attorneys for Jack Goldberg and Morrie Goldstein, Pasadena meat jobbers who received the stolen meat at 3 a.m. last Dec. 9, told the jury in Superior court at Santa Ana today that the two partners were "dupes." Goldberg and Goldstein had testified they had agreed to buy the meat at a reduced price, a common practice in the industry when surplus meat is being unloaded, and that they did not know it was stolen until it arrived and they saw it had no government inspection stamps. Then they tried to refuse it, but were forced to take it at the point of a gun, they declared. Afterward, they feared to report the matter, and were blackmailed by various gangsters into paying nearly $10,000. Attorney Joseph Wolfe, representing Goldberg, declared to the jury in the defense' closing argument today, that Goldberg should be tried by panel of psychiatrists instead of a jury. "Between you and me, I think they were nuts," he declare referring to the partners failure to report the matter immediate to police. "But all of us," he added "know from our own experience that we sometimes take the wrong course." Roy Wiltsie, alleged leader of the gang that raided the Bridgefruit plant has never been captured. Wolfe named him and several others as the real culprits, said that they are not being prosecuted. Attorney Bentley Harris, representing Irving Schulman, Los Angeles cafe man, and Oscar Cuinns, attorney for Goldstein, addressed the jury earlier. Waltlian, attorney for Richard McGovern, Compton taxi driver was scheduled to follow Wo with the closing argument. Duty District Attorney Walteiner was expected to make state's closing argument late day, and it was believed that case would be ready for the juvenile tomorrow. Junior Optimist Club Organized Here in Saturday Morning Meeting Anaheim Junior Optimists held their initial meeting Saturday morning and chartered with 20 planned activities include an immediate Junior Optimist basketball team as well as other Junior Optimist Club Organized Here in Saturday Morning Meeting Anaheim Junior Optimists held their initial meeting Saturday morning and chartered with 20 enthusiastic youngsters, announced Optimist Boys Work Chairman Marvin Mason. The club, under the advisorship of Fremont teachers Carl Berneker and Kenneth Spencer, will hold Monday meetings on the Fremont campus with a special event breakfast scheduled at the Optimist Boys clubhouse every month. Officers elected at the charter meeting include Michael Flynn, president; John McDonald, first vice-president; Dale Ratzlaff, second vice-president and Keith Hysom, secretary-treasurer. Carl Berneker outlined the principles of the organization to his enthusiastic young club members. "Always remember this is a service club. Just like our big brother Optimists, we must serve the community. Fremont school is, in a sense, our community and it is up to us to work for its betterment." At the pre-organization breakfast meeting held Saturday, Oct. 18, the combined Optimist Boys Work, Athletic and Advisory committees met with Fremont youth to outline plans and objectives. The four youth leaders represented were John McDonald, Michael Flynn, Mark Fowler and Richard Espinosa, together with Carl Berneker. Youthful Optimists will conduct their own meetings initiate their own members, sponsor their own programs. Members will be entitled to wear lapel buttons bearing the words "Junior Optimist" and the "Optimist Insignia." For sports wear large Optimist shields will be worn on sweaters and jackets. Planned activities include an immediate Junior Optimist basketball team as well as other seasonal teams. Those interested may enter the Optimist rifle class to be conducted by Roy Kirk. Those interested in Chevrolet's National Soapbox Derby will find ready sponsors among the senior Optimizers and details of this activity may be obtained from Soapbox Derby Chairman Hursel Snyder. Plans are rapidly shaping up to inaugurate the Optimists' first boxing class. Ralph Ring, well known in the heavyweight division of the boxing world as Jerry McSwain, will instruct all Anaheim youth interested in the art of self defense. Coach Ring is well qualified, having served as a physical education instructor to our Armed Forces during the war. Through his efforts, a metropolitan newspaper, the Times-Mirror, gave a set of sixteen-ounce regulation boxing gloves to get the project underway. Optimists at their last regular dinner meeting were entertained by Don May adlibbing with charcoal and chalk. With a maze of rapid sketches, accompanied by continuous patter, he amazed his audience at the easel. Store Entered Manchester Feed and Milling Co., 101 N. Manchettser ave., Anaheim, was burgled sometime during the weekend to the tune of $51.25, police reports revealed today. Entrance to the sheet metal store was gained by pulling out the bottom of a door on the north side. William Arthur Hutton and Carl George Hays are co-owners of the store. Copter Crashes Near Irvine Lake Crash of a transport helicopter from El Toro Marine base in mountains two miles east of Irvine lake, occurred just before noon today. Incomplete initial ports from the scene of the accident indicated that there were fatalities, but this could not immediately verified. A small fire sprang up after the crash, but was controlled by fire crews from state forestry headquarters in Orange and the wueter departments from Silverado and Trabuco canyons, all the U.S. forestry service. The hellcopter came down rugged terrain in Baker canyon north of Silverado canyon, in portion of the old Green River burn of 1948. Time of the crash was fixed at 11:45 a.m. Authorities at the Marine base said they were without information regarding the number of personnel aboard, but the best information was that no one was killed. Anaheimer Dies In Auto Wreck The death of Tommy Gonzalez Chaves of 10942 Berry st., Anaheim, was revealed in a telephone call Saturday afternoon to Anaheim police from the coroner San Diego county. Chaves died in an auto accident in Rose Canyon, according to San Diego official. His body was taken to Ryan mortuary in southern city. Of Coal Strike After Visit Daily GAZETTE Anaheim's First Newspaper, 82 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM ERNIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1952 5 Cents per Copy 50 Cents per Month No. 256 Named Parade Marshal Famed Cherokee Known for Film Roles and Appearances on Video Motion picture and television star Iron Eyes Cody, of the Cherokee tribe, will be the grand marshal of the Anaheim Hallowe'en parade, it was announced today by Adolf Schoope, general chairman of the Hallowe'en festival. About 500 people are expected to be in the big parade, the evening of Oct. 32, which will include more than 40 floats, 25 bands, many Indians, some of the finest horses and rich trappings in Southern California, dozens of stunts and gadgets, historical and strange vehicles, decorated cars, color guards, Opti-Warriors, and other features. The grand marshal of the parade is known by the whole family because of his television appearances in this area and his many motion pictures. He appears on KTLA with Tim McCoy and Doyle O'Dell. Besides being a famous Indian actor, Iron Eyes is a technical adviser on Indians and Indian cuisines. City Takes Steps to Bring Across Street Annexation into Anaheim Following more than four years of negotiations and many revisions, the Acacia st. annexation finally seemed about ready to come into the city of Anaheim after a joint city council commission meeting hall Friday afternoon. The area under consider approximating nearly 570 will be the largest single nexation in the history of city. It includes the landly outlined by LaPalm Acacia st., Fullerton's south limits and the eastern ary of Fullerton's strip station along Spadra rd. The special joint meet called hurriedly Friday. of the parade marHallowe'en parade was famed for TV and motities as an expert on procession which begins Artfrayed as Attorney today, that Goldberg and ein should be tried by a of psychiatrists instead of between you and me, I think were nuts," he declared, ing to the partners failure ort the matter immediately ice. "But all of us," he addknow from our own excece that we sometimes take wrong course." Wiltsie, alleged leader of ug that raided the Bridgford has never been captured. named him and several as the real culprits, and at they are not being proseney Bentley Harris, repreIrving Schulman, Los Anafe man, and Oscar Cumattorney for Goldstein, had used the jury earlier. Ward n, attorney for Richard J. ern, Compton taxi driver, scheduled to follow Wolfe the closing argument, Depdistrict Attorney Walter was expected to make the closing argument late tod it was believed that the should be ready for the jury row. Oter Crashes Attorney Asks Execution Stay For McCracken The door of the United States Supreme court has not yet been completely closed to an appeal for the life of Henry Ford McCracken, convicted Buena Park sex slayer scheduled to die in the San Quentin gas chamber next Friday, and his attorneys today fought to keep it from slamming shut. An amended application for a stay of execution of McCracken's death sentence was on its way to Associate Justice William O. Douglas who refused such an application last Friday on the ground that there had been no showing that McCracken had been deprived of federal rights. Then, on Saturday, Attorney James Monroe of the McCracken defense made contact with Justice Douglas by telephone and obtained leave to file an amended application. This application does contend that McCracken's rights as an American citizen were violated at his several trials, and in refusal of the trial judge, Robert Gardner, to grant a change of venue to another county. The amended application declared that newspaper, radio and television reports of the murder case were inflammatory, and that local passion and prejudice prevented a fair trial. The trial judge was not fair and impartial, it was charged, and the State Supreme court should have granted the defense appeal, after criticizing conduct of the district attorney at the trial, the application contended. Refusal of the court to permit Attorney George Chula to withdraw from the case at the first trial, after he failed to obtain postponements, and a change of venue, also was cited, as well as Judge Gardner's action in fining Chula for contempt of court, at the conclusion of the trials. The appellate court had reversed the contempt order. Complaint was made in the application also that at the time McCracken murdered Patty Hull, 10-year-old school girl, in 1951, the state law provided allowing more than four years of negotiations and many revisions, the Acacia st. annexation finally seemed about ready to come into the city of Anaheim Tustin to Vote On Recall Bat Granting of a writ of n by Superior Judge Robert ner assured today that citi Tustin will vote on the quc recalling Councilman Will Gray and City Clerk Samington. The writ was granted in argument that the recall election would not be held six months after the date of Gray and Pen which would comply with state law. Divorce Asked Charging cruelty, Mrs. M Leucke of Anaheim today brought suit in Superior cola divorce from Robert L. whom she wed in Los- Jan. 23, 1941. They separa Aug. 1. The wife asks cus their two children and OTHER CRAShes AR IRVINE LAKE of a transport helicopter 11 Toro Marine base in the mins two miles east of lake, occurred just before today. Incomplete initial refrom the scene of the accicidated that there were no ties, but this could not be actually verified. all fire sprang up after the but was controlled by fire from state forestry headers in Orange and the voldepartments from Silverand Trabuco canyons, also 3. forestry service. hellcopter came down in terrain in Baker canyon, of Silverado canyon, in a of the old Green River in 1948. of the crash was fixed at am. Authorities at the Mase said they were without information regarding the numpersonnel aboard, but their information was that no one led. ANAHEIM Dies Auto Wreck death of Tommy Gonzales of 10942 Berry st., Anawas revealed in a telephone saturday afternoon to Anapolice from the coroner of nego county. died in an auto accident in Canyon, according to the nego official. His body was to Ryan mortuary in the nego city. CLYDE NICKLE (Civic Drive) Chest’s Civic Division under Clyde Nickle The Civic and Governmental division of the Anaheim Community Chest fund raising campaign has been operating under the leadership of Clyde Nickle, business administrator at Anaheim high school. This is the first year the division has functioned as such and, according to Chest officials, the new set-up has proved a great help in the overall campaign. Nickle has the division well organized with civic and governmental employees aiding in their respective departments. These heads include, George Oelkers, water and power; John Shea, justice court; Randolph McKinley, codify agriculture; George Holyoke, city engineer; Don Derr, recreation; Vic Ruedy, parks; Mrs. Clara Goff, public service; Al Kohler, sanitation and streets; Keith Murdoch, city administrator; Mark Stephenson, police; Miss Elizabeth Grinson, library; Ed Stringer, fire department; Trav Cushman, city garage; G. T. Bottergert, entomologist; Avon Carlson, high school; Paul Cook, elementary schools and Louis Hosking, post office. Complaint was made in the application also that at the time McCracken murdered Patty Hull, 10-year-old school girl, in 1951, the state law provided that all sex psychopaths convicted of crime should be committed to mental institutions, but the next year that law was changed. The new law made an exception of sex psychopaths convicted of murder. By that change McCracken was deprived of "equal rights under the law" with other sex offenders, it was claimed. The application, supporting its claim that passion and prejudice prevented a fair trial, charged that the first murder jury, which found McCracken guilty of child stealing, but disagreed on the murder charge, was "subjected to indignities" and were abused, beaten and condemned. An accompanying letter from the defense lawyers stated that they trusted that the amended application shall be sufficient or that its defects will be brought to their attention "before the question becomes moot by the demise of . . . McCracken. Costa Mesa Vote Predicted Soon With more than 700 signatures already obtained, petitions seeking an election on the incorporation of Costa Mesa as a city of the sixth class today were well on the way toward the 1196 total signatures of property owners required. It was predicted by the Costa Mesa Home Rule committee that election will be held shortly after the first of next year. An early January election would qualify the new city for entry on the tax rolls of the ensuing fiscal year. Visit to White House Direct Appeal from President Brings End to Miners' Walkout Just One Blow After Another For Farouk LONDON (UP) — The British Society of Philluminists has lost its most famous member and all because of a trifling $2.15. Philluminists collect matchbox labels. Their most famous member was Egypt's ex-King Farouk and the $2.15 was the annual subscription fee. The society's secretary, Charlie Crampton, reported with regret at the group's annual meeting last night that Farouk hadn't paid up for 1952. But he said there might be an excuse—that Farouk probably had something else on his mind at the time. The monarch abdicated three days after fee was due. To Bring Acacia into Anaheim After a joint city council-planning commission meeting in city hall Friday afternoon. The area under consideration, approximating nearly 570 acres, will be the largest single annexation in the history of the city. It includes the land roughly outlined by LaPalma ave., Acacia st., Fullerton's south city limits and the eastern boundary of Fullerton's strip annexation along Spadra rd. The special joint meeting was called hurriedly Friday to hear WASHINGTON (UP) — John L. Lewis today ordered striking soft coal miners to go back to work at once. The chief of the United Mine Workers managed all union district officers it was his opinion work should be resumed pending government reconsideration of whether the miners may have a $1.90 a day pay increase which the industry has agreed to. The Wage Stabilization Board (WSB) trimmed the rise to $1.50, holding that a higher boost would violate the government's anti-inflation program. President Truman had appealed directly to Lewis at the White House to get the miners back to work. Truman invited Lewis to the White House last night and made the request. Lewis promised cooperation. Immediately after this conference, the President left on his final political campaign tour. The industry and the union have jointly appealed the decision of the Wage Board. Their appeal is to Roger Putnam, economic stabilization director, who has authority to overrule board decisions. Associates of Lewis have made it plain he expects the full pay raise will be approved in a day or two. Union headquarters made public a telegram from Lewis to district officers which read, in part: "The joint industry request to the executive branch of the government for approval of the industry agreement is pending. It will require a reasonable time for review of attendant facts and re-reaching of the decision." Insanity Trial Of Broughton Begun Today Insanity trial of Roy Clifford Broughton, 18-year-old confessed slayer of Richard Grimsley, 25, Los Angeles taxi driver in Santa Ana last May 7, got underway today before Superior Judge Raymond Thompson in Santa Ana. Deputy District Attorney Robert Kneeland, for the prosecution, first laid the groundwork of evidence designed to determine the degree of murder, to which Broughton, the young ex-marine, has already pleaded guilty. Kneeland, in particular, dwelt on testimony indicating robbery as the motive in the killing, which would show premediation and establish the crime as first degree murder. Detective Shelbv Bryson of Santa Ana, who testified that he examined Grimsley's body after it was first found by Charles Lehen, Jr., 25, Santa Ana taxi driver, said there was no wallet on the body, although he found $5.30 in change in Grimsley's pocket. Bryson said the wallet was found empty several days later near a storm drain on E. Chestnut st., near the point where the death weapon was also found. Mrs. Nola Grimsley, the wid- After a joint city council-planing commission meeting in city hall Friday afternoon, The area under consideration, approximating nearly 570 acres, will be the largest single annexation in the history of the city. It includes the land roughly outlined by LaPalma ave., Acacia st. Fullerton's south city limits and the eastern boundary of Fullerton's strip annexation along Spadra rd. The special joint meeting was called hurriedly Friday to hear requests by voters and property holders in the area and to take initial action to get the annexation under way. According to City Administrator Keith Murdock time was of the essence, since a delay of one more day would have precluded placing the property on the tax tolls for assessment March 2, 1953. Murdock said the land will not be taxed as city property anyway until December, 1953, but that taxes would not have been paid on it until December, 1954. If Friday's meeting had been held one day later. Following the council's action on accepting the annexation petition from landowners and voters, the planners acted upon the matter giving an unanimous recommendation to the council for approval of the annexation. Approval of the circulation of a petition was given by the council in another meeting Saturday evening. The area includes land for both industrial and residential use. Tustin to Vote On Recall Battle Granting of a writ of mandate by Superior Judge Robert Garder assured today that citizens of Tustin will vote on the question of recalling Councilman William H. Gray and City Clerk Sam Pennington. The writ was granted on the argument that the recall petition section would not be held within six months after the date of election of Gray and Pennington, which would comply with the state law. Divorce Asked Charging cruelty, Mrs. Ruth L. Eucke of Anaheim today had sought suit in Superior court for divorce from Robert L. Luecke, whom she wed in Los Angeles Jun. 23, 1941. They separated last Aug. 1. The wife asks custody of their two children and "reasonable" murder. Detective Shelbv Bryson of Santa Ana, who testified that he examined Grimsley's body after it was first found by Charles Lohen, Jr., 25, Santa Ana taxi driver, said there was no wallet on the body, although he found $5.30 in change in Grimsley's pocket. Bryson said the wallet was found empty several days later near a storm drain on E. Chestnut st., near the point where the death weapon was also found. Mrs. Nola Grimsley, the widow, testified that Grimsley who was on his first day of duty as a taxi driver when he was killed, left home that morning with four to six dollars in his wallet. Another prosecution witness today was Bert Hammond, 64, 608 S. Birch st., Santa Ana, who said he arrived home shortly after 11 p.m. that night and saw Grimsley's taxicab pulling past his house. He said he heard a sharp report which he thought was a backfire. Then the cab began jerking and came to a stop as the lights were extinguished, he said. Hammond did not investigate, but went indoors and went to bed, he said. Luken found the body when he drove past in his taxicab about two hours later. Boy Scouts Break into 5,000,000 Vote Column; Bethel Still Leads With the largest vote registered today, 59,200. Boy Scouts of America joined Bethel Baptist, first place leader in the Gazette's "Buy in Anaheim" campaign, as the second organization to reach the 5,000,000 vote mark. BSA has 5,001,900 while Bethel Baptist has 5,151,600 votes. First Baptist church is third with 4,424,000 votes. Vote standings to date: Bethel Baptist Church ... 5,147,400 4,200 5,151,600 Boy Scouts of America ... 4,942,700 59,200 5,001,900 First Baptist Church, Anaheim (Calvary) ... 4,416,600 7,400 4,424,600 Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce ... 2,533,100 3,500 2,538,600 St. Michael's Episcopal Church ... 2,025,700 8,300 8,024,200 White Temple Methodist Church ... 1,949,900 3,700 1,968,600 Zion Lutheran Church ... 1,241,500 3,700 1,268,200 Veterans of Foreign Wars ... 1,228,200 1,228,200 St. Boniface Church ... 1,084,200 47,400 1,111,600 Lois Rebekah Lodge #68 ... 1,005,800 4,900 1,019,900 Grace Lutheran Church ... 565,800 2,900 566,700 First Southern Baptist Church ... 366,400 11,100 377,600 YMCA ... 308,000 399,999 Orange County Branch Nat'l Fuchsia Society ... 294,999 Presbyterian Church ... 197,500 2,999 294,999 Church of Christ of Latter Day Sts., Fullerton ... 179,600 2,000 181,600 Christian Church, Bdwy. & Helena Anaheim ... 161,500 1,999 183,400 Girl Scouts of America ... 159,400 189,499 Job's Daughters ... 137,500 187,599 First Church of Christ, Selentist ... 117,779 117,779 Evangelical United Brethren ... 93,300 3,999 97，288 Nazarene Church ... 95，189 95，189 Bethany Church,Cypress St., Anaheim ... 82，389 Divorce Asked Charging cruelty, Mrs. Ruth L.uecke of Anaheim today had brought suit in Superior court for divorce from Robert L. Luecke, whom she wed in Los Angeles on 23, 1941. They separated last August 1. The wife asks custody of their two children and "reasonable" support, also attorney fees and costs, a division of community property and assignment of homestead. The property was listed as a $3900 equity in a house and two lots at 820 S. Los Angeles st., Anaheim, and a $500 equity in furniture. JUST PUT IT IN THE BOX", Grocery man Ray Allen, proprietor of Ray's Market, 21 S. Los Angeles st., tells Mrs. J. R. Luak, a customer, as he hands her Gazette "Buy in Anaheim" campaign vote certificate. Ray is one of Anaheim's leading merchants, who are cooperating in the great community-wide campaign.