anaheim-gazette 1952-10-29

Bridgford Robbery D Panel Acquits Goldberg and Goldstein, Disagrees on Guilt of Two other Men Four defendants accused of participation or complicity in the $17,000 meat theft from the Bridgford Packing Co., in Anaheim last Dec. 9 were freed by a jury late last night in Santa Ana, either by acquittal or disagreement. After deliberating more than 13 hours, the jury in Superior Judge Robert Gardner's court returned verdicts acquitting Jack Goldberg and his partner, Morrie Goldstein, of the Warner Provision Co., Pasadena, who were charged with grand theft because they received the stolen 70 sides of beef. Irving Schulman, N. Hollywood, who operates a cafe in Los Angeles, and who had arranged the sale of the meat to Goldberg and Goldstein, not knowing it was stolen meat, he declared, was the subject of a jury disagreement. The jurors stood 8 to 4 for conviction. The jury also disagreed, 9 to 3, on the guilt of Richard J. McGovern, Compton taxi driver, who was accused of participating in the raid on the Bridgford plant. McGovern claimed he knew nothing of the raid. The disagreement came with respect to a grand theft charge. The jury acquitted McGovern of charges of robbery and the kidnaping of Arni Eggertson, plant watchman who was overpowered and bound by the gangsters while they carted away the beef in a truck belonging to the plant. McGovern also was acquitted of the theft of the truck. Roy Wiltsie, alleged leader of the gang, has not been captured. Charles Bocock, driver of the truck, is critically ill with tuberculosis in Orange county hospital, the charge against him being dropped. Ike to Vote in NY On Election Day NEW YORK (P)—Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower has decided to vote in New York city on election day instead of using an absentee ballot. The Republican president candidate, it was disclosed that day, will vote next Tuesday on West 119th st. near his official residence at Columbia University. He will get the election returns that night at Commodore hotel campaig headquarters. the kidnaping of Arni Eggertson, plant watchman who was overpowered and bound by the gangsters while they carted away the beef in a truck belonging to the plant. McGovern also was acquitted of the theft of the truck. Roy Wiltsie, alleged leader of the gang, has not been captured. Charles Bocock, driver of the truck, is critically ill with tuberculosis in Orange county hospital, the charge against him being dropped. James Drake, engineer at the Bridgford plant, and admitted inside man in the raid, turned state's evidence and testified against the four who were on trial. His own prosecution is pending. Several others accused of participation in the raid were not on trial. Goldberg and Goldstein claimed that when they agreed to purchase the beef, after being contacted by Schulman, they were told it was a surplus shipment from a San Francisco plant, being unloaded at reduced prices outside of the San Francisco retail area. They were not aware the meat was stolen until it reached their plant and they noted that it lacked government inspection stamps, they said. They tried to refuse it, but Wiltse drew a gun and forced them to accept it, they said. Subsequently they claimed, they were black-mailed into paying various members of the gang nearly $10,000. Their attorneys told the jury that Goldberg and Goldstein TAIPEH, Formosa (F) — With one day to go, the Chinese Overseas Affairs Conference has set some kind of record. It has passed 330 resolutions. LA PAZ, Bolivia (P) — The government has invited some labor leaders and newsmen from throughout the Americas to attend ceremonies next Friday formally nationalizing Bolivia’s three large tin-producing companies. PARIS (F)—The Mystere II jet fighter is the first French-built plane to break the sound barrier. An announcement from the Air Ministry yesterday said U.S. Maj. John M. Davis of Wright Field, O., piloted the swept-wing craft in its faster-than-sound test flight over Melun, a short distance southeast of Paris. City Gets Three Bids on Cast Iron Water Pipe Boy Scouts Increase Their Lead Over Baptists in “Campaign” Voting The big three in the Gazette’s “Buy in Anaheim” campaign continued to lead the nearest contenders by a wide margin today as the big contest entered its last phase. Boy Scouts of America remained in the lead, getting the third highest number of ballots as indicated in latest tabulations. The Scouts picked up another 48,500. Bethel Baptist and First Baptist churches held onto the second and third places once again. Biggest vote getter in the latest count was Zion Lutheran church, Assemblyman-Elect LeRoy Riley, Jr., who is serving as county chairman of the Eisenhower-Nixon Campaign Committee, is shown above (left) greeting Vice-Presidential Candidate Richard Nixon upon the latter’s arrival in Southern California yesterday. Lyon is making arrangements for Senator Nixon’s motor tour through Orange county on Thursday. The candidate is scheduled to visit several Orange county cities and make a 10-minute speech at Brea, Santa Ana and at Laguna Beach before proceeding to San Diego county. Over Baptists in "Campaign" Voting The big three in the Gazette's "Buy In Anaheim" campaign continued to lead the nearest contenders by a wide margin today as the big contest entered its last phase. Boy Scouts of America remained in the lead, getting the third highest number of ballots as indicated in latest tabulations. The Scouts picked up another 48,500. Bethel Baptist and First Baptist churches held onto the second and third places once again. Biggest vote getter in the latest count was Zion Lutheran church, which picked up 508,000 ballots. Latest vote standings: Boy Scouts of America ... 5,645,800 ... 48,500 ... 5,694,300 Bethel Baptist Church ... 5,157,800 ... 12,600 ... 5,170,600 First Baptist Church, Anaheim (Calvary) ... 4,597,600 ... 2,300 ... 4,599,900 Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce ... 2,980,700 ... 2,800 ... 2,983,500 White Temple Methodist Church ... 2,195,500 ... 61,600 ... 2,257,100 St. Michael's Episcopal Church ... 2,068,900 ... 11,700 ... 2,080,600 Zion Lutheran Church ... 1,270,900 ... 506,000 ... 1,776,800 Veterans of Foreign Ware ... 1,236,600 ... St. Boniface Church ... 1,163,900 ... 47,400 ... 1,211,300 Lola Rebekah Lodge 268 ... 1,035,500 ... 8,400 ... 1,043,900 Grace Lutheran Church ... 630,600 ... 3,300 ... 633,900 First Southern Baptist Church ... 392,900 ... 1,000 ... 393,900 Stanton Community Church ... 321,700 ... YMCA ... 311,800 ... 1,800 ... 313,600 Orange County Branch Nat'l Fuchsia Society ... 298,100 ... Young Ladies' Institute ... 278,800 ... Cerebral Palsy Association ... 213,800 ... Marywood Catholic High School ... 198,500 ... 13,100 ... 209,600 Presbyterian Church ... 202,300 ... 100 ... 202,400 Church of Christ of Latter Day Sts., Fullerton ... 182,600 ... 100 ... 182,700 Christian Church, Bdwy. & Helena, Anaheim ... 163,700 ... 80 ... 164,500 Girl Scouts of America ... 161,800 ... 200 ... 162,900 Job's Daughters ... 142,100 ... 4,500 ... 146,600 First Church of Christ, Scientist ... 120,300 ... Evangelical United Brethren ... 105,800 ... Nazarene Church ... 95,600 ... Wesley Methodist Church ... 78,600 ... St. Boniface P-TA ... 72,100 ... Bethany Church, Cypress St., Anaheim ... 82,300 ... Anaheim Business & Professional Women's Club ... 40,700 ... Seventh Day Adventist Church ... 19,900 ... 1,400 ... 20,400 Warwick Auxiliary N&H... Fullerton... 14,400... 14,40... First Baptist' Church, Fullerton... 9,4Oo... 9,4Oo... Anaheim Union High School Band... 3,8Oo... 3,8Oo... Cub 'Scouts... 1,6Oo... 1,3Oo... 2,8Oo... Tri-Hi-Y... 1,3Oo... 1,3Oo... Mission Group St. John's Lutheran... 8Oo... 8Oo... Lincoln P-TA... 2Oo... 2Oo... Total Listed... 31,495,4Oo... 32,224,5Oo... Total Organizations Not Listed... 1,144,Ooo... 1,144,OOo... GRAND TOTAL... 32,C38,A4Oo...729,LOO...33,C38,AOOo Find Man Pinned In Car Wreckage Six persons were reported injured; three of them seriously in a series of traffic accidents on Orange county highways last night and early today. William Trice. 48. Long Beach was found helpless in the wreckage of his car at 2:45 a.m. today on the Coast highway near Anderson st., Huntington Beach. Evidence at the scene showed that two other cars had slammed into the wreckage but had not stopped. Trice was taken to a Long Beach hospital with serious injuries. Two El Toro Marines. George Anthony Richards. 22., and Charles R. Ramsey. 26., were badly hurt at 12:46 a.m. today when a car driven by Richards ran into a deep excavation on E.17th st., at Santiago st., Santa Ana; where freeway construction is under way. The entire under-carriage of the car was torn away and it caught fire; the entire interior being destroyed. The injured Marines were removed to the El Toro base Every Defendants Freed by Vote in NYC In Election Day NEW YORK (P)—Gen. Dwight Eisenhower has decided to in New York city on elecday instead of using an abee ballot. The Republican presidential candidate, it was disclosed yestay, will vote next Tuesday West 119th st. near his oflal residence at Columbia unicity. He will get the elecreturns that night at his modore hotel campaign quarters. ANAHEIM The Anaheim Gazette Was Established in 1870 As A Weekly And is Anaheim's First New YOLUME LXXXXI ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, Henry Ford McCracken Attorney Makes Final Effort To Save Killer Final decision of the United States Supreme Court not to interfere with the execution of Henry Ford McCracken scheduled Friday at San Quentin for the murder of Patty Hull, 10, at Buena Park, was received today, but McCracken's attorneys still refused to give up. Attorney James C. Monroe left Weather Southern California — Variable high cloudiness and mostly sunny today and Thursday but fog and low clouds near coast this morning and from coast to coastal valleys tonight and Thursday morning. Slightly cooler afternoons west portions. by plane from Santa Ana this morning to visit McCracken at San Quentin. If he decides that McCracken is insane he will seek a stay of execution from the Marin county Superior court at San Rafael, he said before departing. The state penal code provides for such action, he said. If he fails, there appeared to be no remaining hope for the brutish sex slayer except the unlikely possibility that Governor Warren would commute his sentence to life imprisonment. His death sentence, pronounced by Superior Judge Robert Gardner some weeks ago, after the California Supreme Court denied McCracken's appeal, provides that McCracken shall be executed in the San Quentin gas chamber Friday, sometime between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The defense lawyers made two efforts to have the U.S. Supreme court intervene. After the first application for stay of execution was refused, an amended application was filed in desperation early this week. It met the same refusal. Phil Wright Elected Lt. Governor Of State YMCA Model Legislature Phil Wright, a senior student at Anaheim union high school, was elected lieutenant governor of the YMCA model legislature which will be held at the state capitol in Sacramento Feb. 19, 20 and 21. Twenty two girls and boys from Anaheim attended the youth and government pre-legislative training conference at Whittier college last Saturday along with delegates from all over Southern California. Half of the officers were elected from the Southern California delegation while at the same time the northern clubs were who is now attending Occidental college. The slogan of the youth and government statewide program is "Democracy must be learned by each generation." Each year youth leaders become state officers, senators and assemblymen for three days to pass bills and carry on the business of running the state of California, thereby learning democracy in action. Anaheim students at the Whitter conference were Phil Wright, Jim Moore, Kevin Stanton, Art Korn, Bob Stebbins, Dick Acton, Gretchen Decker, Darlene Fitz, Yvonne Fitz, Mary Lou Casebeer, Glenda Mungerson, Marilyn Hudson, Gerie Glover, Reynette Wallace, Charlyn Schmid, Kay Forbes. Jan Larson, Susan Arnold, Rella Cherry, Ann Betts, Jean Schultz and Pat Halvorsen. They were accompanied by Tommy Thomason, executive secretary of the Anaheim YMCA. A delegation will be selected from this group to attend the legislature in Sacramento. Gen. Hudelson To Speak Here Maj. Gen. Daniel Hudelson, former commanding officer of the 40th (California) division, will be guest of honor and speaker at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Anaheim Elks club when a Company K dinner will be held to honor veterans of the unit's service in Korea. The testimonial dinner is being sponsored by the city of Anaheim Optimist club. Tickets for the affair are still available at the CORRECTED—Walt ment" for buck-button members of the Button party that caught him stay in the "House of Button-Hu War on B It'll be a sad day for an heimer caught downtown row without either a "but squaw" button displayed inently. Super-Chief Bill Walker Button-Huckster tribe hailed that he will take his on the warpath tomorrow "scalp" the buttonless. Twenty savage braves, for a few scalplocks to hang their belts, will follow Chief er on the war trail. Beneath warpaint and frayed leather. Rupp's Attorney Arguments; Me SANTA ANA (AP)—William Rupp, 18, being tried on chl of murdering babysitter Ruby Payne, was suffering from a normal brain condition as as 1949, a defense witness fied today. Extensive legal argument marked the opening of the fence case, and N. D. McPublic defender, ran into a sof courtroom obstacles in effort to trace the life histo of the accused youth. The pr cution rested the state's late yesterday. The one defense witness M PHIL WRIGHT (Honored) meeting to elect the other half. Phil Wright, as lieutenant governor, received the highest honor from Southern California since the governor is elected from the north this year. For two years Phil has been a senator in the model legislature. Other officers elected from the south for the fifth YMCA model legislature were Tony Nesburn, Beverly Hills YMCA, president pro-tem of senate; Fritz Kiessig, West Los Angeles YMCA, sergeant at arms of senate; Lloyd Lowery, Tulare county YMCA, speaker pro-tem of assembly; Janie Tornquist, Orange Coast YMCA, chief clerk of assembly; Harry Ducey, Crenshaw branch YMCA, chaplain of assembly. The Whittier conference was headed by Charles V. Winkle, associate area secretary of the Pacific southwest area YMCA council, and Floyd Flom, Whittler college associate professor of political science. Chairman of the day was Dr. Paul S. Smith, president of Whittier college. Beach Vasey, executive secretary to Gov. Warren, is state chairman for the youth and government program. Two former youth officers spoke at the training conference on "What Youth and Government Meant to Me;" Ronald Apperson of Monterey Park, last year's boy governor, and Gretchen Glover of Anaheim, secretary of the senate last year. dispensary. William Duggan, 27, and his passenger, Ernest Lauran, 32, both of Newport Beach, were injured at 6:10 a.m. today when Duggan's car collided with a car driven by Melvin Lane, of Costa Mesa, at Newport Ave. and Commercial Way, Costa Mesa. Thelma Basse, 39, of Laguna Canyon, was hurt at 11 p.m. yesterday when her car missed a sharp curve on Laguna Canyon rd. near her home and struck a tree. To Speak Here Maj. Gen. Daniel Hudelson, former commanding officer of the 40th (California) division, will be guest of honor and speaker at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Anaheim Elkton club when a Company K dinner will be held to honor veterans of the unit's service in Korea. The testimonial dinner is being sponsored by the city of Anaheim Optimist club. Tickets for the affair are still available at the places of business of Mayor Charles Pearson and Tex Middleton—Anaheim Truck and Transfer and Middleton Motors, respectively. Gen. Hudelson, who startled the nation with his statements that the U.S. is fighting a futile war may follow up and enlarge it here. Chest Benefits Youth, Cook Says The youth of the community receive the greatest benefit from the Red Feather agencies participating in the Anaheim Community Chest, according to Paul Cook, campaign chairman for the current drive. Believing that every youth in this area would welcome the opportunity to participate in the annual drive for funds, Thursday, Oct. 30 has been set aside as "Youth Community Chest day." "We feel that youngsters cannot learn too young their responsibility to the community and to less fortunate neighbors," Cook said. Donations will be taken to all public and parochial schools, in the Anaheim high district, where there will be a receptacle in each room for the gifts. Each school will be credited with the amount received there. In charge of the rural school drive will be Martin Morocco, principal of the Katella school. Paul Cook will handle the in-town schools. Local Church To Give a Reason The average American kid for Christmas for granted. There's ways been a Santa Claus and always managed to get around with a few toys, anyway. Korean children, on the other hand aren't nearly as sold on story of Santa Claus, mainly because most of them haven't the same breaks from old St. Nick that their American counterparts have had. Particularly during these Korean war years, many Korean children find themselves the phased wards of missions orphanages, some of them living one boy, with his leg blown off another nearly starving. These statements aren't mimeographed releases of a stale charitable organization. They come from Chaplain J. F. Park d by Santa Ana Jury GAZETTE is Anaheim's First Newspaper. 82 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1952 5 Cents per Copy 50 Cents per Month No. 260 acken Execution Set Friday CORRECTED—Walt Taylor gets the "treatment" for buck-buttonless Anaheimers from members of the Button-Huckster tribe war-party that caught him yesterday. A short stay in the "House of Correction" on W. Center st. and the purchase of a "buck" button completed the treatment. The Opti-warriors are from left, Walt Gooden and Lyle Shafer, assisted by Mrs. Avon Carlson and Mrs. Bill Walker. Button-Huckster Tribe Declares War on Buck-Buttonless Palefaces It'll be a sad day for any Ana-mer caught downtown tomorrow without either a "buck" or quaw" button displayed promptly. Super-Chief Bill Walker of the Button-Huckster tribe has decreed that he will take his braves the warpath tomorrow to alp" the buttonless. Twenty savage braves, itching a few scalplocks to hang from air belts, will follow Chief Walk-on the war trail. Beneath the paint and frayed leather, Ana-helmers will find businessmen of the local downtown section, but they'll be out for a few scalps anyway. Before scalping their victims, the Button-Huckster braves will subject them to the ignominy of a stay in the "House of Correction," a flattering name for a jailhouse to be located on Center st. at various locations during the day. The ransom one must pay to save one's scalp is $1 for either a "buck" or "squaw" button and the papooses can save their hair-tocks by pitching it in a quarter for a "lil Injun" button. According to the Super-Chief, sales of the buttons are financing the Hallowe'en festival this year, and for a completely successful celebration every man, woman and child should be wearing one. With the sale of the button goes a free ticket to the all-Indian pre-parade show in La Palma stadium. "Two-buck" buttons are good for reserved seats, the "buck" buttons for bleacher seats. Following the show, the button-wearers may view the gigantic parade in complete comfort and convenience as it makes a giant circle through the ball park. Rupp's Attorney Begins Defense Arguments; Meets Legal Obstacles ANTA ANA (AP)—William F. Ap, 18, being tried on charges murdering babysitter Ruby Ann Anne, was suffering from an abmal brain condition as early 1949, a defense witness testified today. Extensive legal argumentsirked the opening of the dease case, and N. D. Meyer, police defender, ran into a series courtroom obstacles in his effort to trace the life history of the accused youth. The prosecution rested the state's case yesterday. One defense witness Meyers killing of the 15-year-old Yorba Linda babysitter, Ruby Ann was struck by a hammer and shot Aug. 8 in the home of a Yorba Linda Beekeeper, William Perry Dyer. Sjaardema's testimony was admitted only after legal arguments lasting more than an hour. He said he had taken an electro-encephalogram of Rupp at Camarillo on Feb. 9, 1949. Superior Judge Kenneth E. Morrison rejected testimony by the defendant's father, William F. Rupp, Sr., and sister, Mrs. Lois Schwinning, a student at the University of California, Berkeley. Thirty Building Permits Issued Building permits were issued yesterday to the Eastmont Development Co. for the erection of 30 dwellings on Florida, Avocado and Lime sts. Total cost is $228,300. Seven of the houses are to cost $7800 each, three will cost $6775, 11 will cost $7725 and nine will cost $7600. Plans for the tract call for 43 more homes to be built later for a total of 73 for the tract. Extensive legal arguments marked the opening of the defense case, and N. D. Meyer, police defender, ran into a series of courtroom obstacles in his effort to trace the life history of accused youth. The prosecution rested the state's case on yesterday. One defense witness Meyers was able to bring to the stand morning was H. Sjaardema, doctor of philosophy and member of the electro-encephalogram departments of several hospitals, leading Camarillo State Enalograms are electric records of currents in the brain—in waves. They are used to determine various mental conditions. Meyer said he had four or five experts whose testimony he acts to show that the youth not have the ability to plan the average American kid faker Christmas for granted. There's albeit been a Santa Claus and he's managed to get around a few toys, anyway. Siems children, on the other hand aren't nearly as sold on the of Santa Claus, mainly because most of them haven't had name breaks from old St. Nick their American counterparts had. Particularly during these Korean war years, many Korean children find themselves the ordered wards of missions and canages, some of them, like boy, with his leg blown off, either nearly starving. These statements aren't the ographed releases of a state-marital organization. They from Chaplain J. F. Parker of the navy, and Rodger D. Siems, whose home is at 8651 Hanson rd., Anaheim. Siems is secretary of the George Morar Square club, an organization of Master Masons in Korea, whose sole objective is to relieve the suffering war has brought to the children of the ROK. In letters to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Siems, and to the Rev. Bob Kevorkian, pastor of First Baptist church, Anaheim, Siems and Chaplain Parker have stressed the urgent need of South Korean children for warm clothing, but have been particularly concerned that bundles sent to Korea contain toys of any sort, used or new, but in condition to be enjoyed by kids who have never had a toy to play with. Consequently, the Rev Kevorkian and his members at First Baptist church have set out to corral as many toys and children's clothes as possible for shipment to the George Morar Square club, whose members will distribute them to missions and orphanages according to need. Anaheim residents wishing to help out in this cause are urged to place their contributions of clothing or toys in the corral constructed on the lawn of First Baptist church at Broadway and Citron st. Oct. 31 is the absolute deadline for contributing toys, according to the Rev. Kevorkian, since time must be allowed for shipping them to Korea in time for Christmas.