anaheim-gazette 1952-12-04

SHOPPING DAYS LEFT Royal Christmas Seals Press, Army Battle Over Briefcase HONOLULU, Dec. 3 (AP)—Did an atomic scientist temporarily misplaced briefcase contain top secret atomic reports or dirty linen? The press and the Army in Hawaii swapped verbal blows over the question today. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin had said yesterday that Dr. H. L. Plank, homeward bound from the Eniwetok atomic proving grounds, absent-mindedly left on a counter a briefcase containing microfilm, charts and top secret atomic material. The briefcase was recovered by military police. Various Army officials then said: 1. The briefcase contained dirty linen? 2. The briefcase was locked; 3. There was no briefcase. Maj.-Gen. P. W. Clarkson, who headed the recent atomic tests at Eniwetok, demanded the source of the Star-Bulletin's information. The paper refused. The Honolulu Advertiser quoted army officials as saying the report was fantastic and, in fact, the briefcase contained only dirty linen and personal letters. 82 YEARS OF DEVOY ANAHEIM VOLUME LOOXII ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, Country Style Proceeds to Go To Optimists' Youth Program Tonight's the big night. At 6 sharp the Anaheim Optimist second annual big Country Style Auction in the Tex Middleton DeSoto showrooms, located at 420 W. Center st., gets underway. There'll be bargains galore with plenty of variety for everybody. For the past week the entire Optimist club has been enthusiastically on the job preparing for the big event. Once again the famous Descanso Camellia gardens from their growing nurseries near Chino contributed an entire truckload of camellias and other desirable flowering plants. From the Keeline Wilcox nursery came a truckload of ornamental shrubs. Of special note to new home owners are two large shade trees, boxed and ready to be set out. Several automobiles contributed by local dealers will be sold at auction. Four new bicycles have been contributed by Orval Starmer for the event. Home furnishings include two living room suites, occasional chairs, lamps, tables and articles too numerous to mention. A brand new 14-foot Crosley deep freeze, and a Kelvimator nine cube foot refrigerator will go under the auctioneer's hammer. "We have been promised a new 1. The briefcase contained dirty linen! 2. The briefcase was locked; 3. There was no briefcase. Maj.-Gen. P. W. Clarkson, who headed the recent atomic tests at Eniwetok, demanded the source of the Star-Bulletin's information. The paper refused. The Honolulu Advertiser quoted army officials as saying the report was fantastic and, in fact, the briefcase contained only dirty linen and personal letters. Mal. D. W. Mitchell, top Army spokesman here, told The Associated Press he could not confirm the denial. "I don't know a thing about it," he said. The Star-Bulletin wrote the latest chapter tonight: It said it had held up publication of the story for 10 days, on the request of the Army, "for security reasons." Search Fruitless SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 3 (UP) — Air Force planes put in a second fruitless day searching for a C-47 transport missing with 13 men aboard. Today operation involved 78 planes flying high and low level patterns from Bakersfield to the Mexican border. Capt. Howard K. Hoover, March AFB search mission commander, reported no sign of wreckage yet spotted. A fire reported earlier in the San Bernardino mountains near Big Bear Lake proved to be a blaze in a winter sports lodge. NORTH SACRAMENTO, Dec. 3 (UP) — Two West Sacramento brothers, Donald and Albert Smith, today admitted burglarizing nine places and agreed to take police to the spot where they cached some of the loot. When police and the brothers arrived at the appointed spot, they found that somebody had stolen the goods from the hiding place. Several automobiles contributed by local dealers will be sold at auction. Four new bicycles have been contributed by Orval Starmer for the event. Home furnishings include two living room suites, occasional chairs, lamps, tables and articles too numerous to mention. A brand new 14-foot Crosley deep freeze, and a Kelvimator nine cubic foot refrigerator will go under the auctioneer's hammer. "We have been promised a new kitchen range and an automatic washer of a well known make direct from the manufacturers. We are keeping our fingers crossed hoping that they will arrive in time for the auction," stated President Al Garey. Six cocker spaniel puppies have been obtained through Dr. Ross Dean, local veterinarian. There will be many choice items suitable for Christmas presents from toys to auto accessories, fishing tackle to bathroom scales, jewelry to garden items. Every article will be tagged with a full description of the merchandise, together with its normal retail purchase price. Besides these items, rams directly off the shelves of our local merchants, every effort will be made to publicly thank them for their generous donations at the time of sale. Actively assisting Bob Schooler, auction chairman, are Optimists Walt Gooden, in charge of pick-ups; Roy Kirk and Harold Botts, garden and nursery supplies; Bob Martin, Cliff Elliott, L. M. Lichtenwalter; automobiles and accessories; Tom Yellis, Leonard Schwacofer, Frank Olvera, trucking, and Louis Larson, Bert Ashworth, D. Stockwell, Don May and Harwood Larson, solicitations. SEATTLE, Dec. 2. (UP) — The navy transport Gen. H. B. Freeman is due here Thursday morning with 1096 passengers from the far east. Former Top Czech Communists Hang For "Zionist Trotskyite" Views VIENNA, Austria, Dec. 3. (UP) — Rudolph Slansky, former Communist boss of Czechoslovakia, and Vlado Clementis its former foreign minister, were hanged in Prague today with nine other fallen party leaders: They were judged "Zionist, Trotskyite" enemies of Stalinism. The 11, eight of them Jews, sentenced last Thursday in a mass show trial of 14 top Communists who confessed to crimes who was a potent power in International Communist ranks, dictating in the name of the Communist International to the French and other parties. Ludvik Frejka, former head of the state economic commission. Josef Frank, former deputy secretary general of the party. Karel Svab, former deputy national commissioner. VIENNA, Austria, Dec. 3. (AP)—Rudolph Slansky, former Communist boss of Czechoslovakia, and Vlado Clementis its former foreign minister, were hanged in Prague today with nine other fallen party leaders: They were judged "Zionist, Trotskyite" enemies of Stalinism. The 11, eight of them Jews, sentenced last Thursday in a mass show trial of 14 top Communists who confessed in the accused wooden manner to all sorts of crimes against Czechoslovakia communism and the Soviet Union. Three others, all Jewish got life imprisonment. The swiftness with which the executions were carried out hinted that the savage purge of Czechoslovak Communist ranks was beginning. At the same time, there were many signs that communism's 1952 purge was to hit all the satellite Communist nations and perhaps many persons inside the Soviet Union itself. The Prague radio announced the executions were carried out at grim Pankerac prison. Those hanged were: Slansky, former Kremlin favorite installed by Moscow in 1945 as secretary general boss of the Czechoslovak Communist party. He was one of the chief architects of the February, 1948 coup which put the Communists in power. His fall appeared to stem from a struggle for power with President Klement Gottwald, who decorated him with a high order on Slansky's 50th birthday in July, 1951, for services to Moscow and communism. Clementis, former foreign minister and former Czech chief delegate to the UN. He sat out World War II in London instead of in Moscow, his major mistake. When he was arrested in the spring of 1950, he was accused of "losing faith in Stalin." Bedrich Geminder, former head of "the party's foreign affairs section," a "gray eminence" behind scenes who was a potent power in International Communist ranks, dictating in the name of the Communist International to the French and other parties. Ludvik Frejka, former head of the state economic commission. Josef Frank, former deputy secretary general of the party. Karel Svab, former deputy national security minister. Otto Sling, former deputy finance minister. Rudolpr Margollus, former deputy foreign trade minister. Andre Simone, former editor of the official party paper, Rude Bravo. Bedrich Reicin, former deputy defense minister. The three under life sentences are Arthur London and Vavro Hadju, both former deputy foreign ministers, and Erzen Loebel, former deputy foreign trade minister, who the court said implicated others after his arrest in 1949. The fact that 11 of the 14 tried were Jews and the violence of the attack on Zionism and Israel caused speculation that, with Moscow's blessings, the satellite Communist parties had adopted anti-Semitism as an official policy. This would not only supply scapegoats for falling consumer production; but woo sympathy and support in such areas of the cold war as the Arab middle east and Germany. The anti-Zionist attack promises now to spread to Romania and other satellite nations, all apparently ripe for major party purges. The Communist party inside the Soviet itself particularly in the 15 republics outside great Russia, appears to be undergoing a severe purge. Evidence of this was the announcement from the Soviet Ukraine of death sentences for three men accused of embezzlement. The circumstances suggested that Ukrainian nationalism and underground opposition to Moscow are on the rise there again. part of Orange county are to guests. Among the activities which will be discussed by Commander are: VFW action to carry out condemnation proceedings against the educational program of UNCO; coordination with the national VFW drive to collect ten lion pints of blood for the UArmed Forces Units; to acquaint all veterans as well as the public with veterans benefits as provided by the State of California; dissemination of information about Korean veterans newly eligible for Federal benefits. As elective head of the 50 members VFW group in California, Kall will also discuss plans for increasing membership in area. All members of the VFW urgently requested to attend meeting. Cypress Girl Is Polio Victim Polio claimed its 13th victim Orange county, Nov. 20, with death of Francis Pluim, 5401 Angle st., Cynpress. She was daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Artie Pluim. The cause of the child's death was not disclosed until yesterday following an autopsy by the county health department. She had been ill since Nov. 20 was treated at her home for five days and was admitted to the hospital. She succumbed on her side day there. S OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT GAZETT ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1879 GAZETT, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1952 5 Cents per Copy 50 Cents per Month Style Auction All Set for Toni LL SET—Resting amid the many choice articles they've massed for their Country Style auction which begins tonight, local Optimists admire the results of their efforts. Sen Schwacofer rests in a comfortable chair at left. President Al Garey perches on a big deep-freeze. Leo Lansdown and Harwood Larson (seated) admire the picture exhibited by Don May. Bill Martin and Louis Larson (treme right) explore a large refrigerator. All these and a lot more will go under the hammer tonight tomorrow night. U.N. General Assembly Approves Indian Plan for Peace in Korea UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Dec. 30—The U.N. General Assembly approved overwhelmingly today an Indian plan for peace in Korea. It was ordered dispatched speedily to Red China and North Korea with an appeal for their quick acceptance. They and Moscow have already condemned the plan. Fifty-four members of the 60-nation Assembly voted on a final roll call for the resolution which reached the Assembly flood after weeks of debate. The five Soviet bloc countries, fighting bitterly to the end against the solid free world front, cast the only negative votes. Nationalist China abstained on the grounds that the resolution would not be effective. Although the Communists already have rejected the resolution, some U.N. leaders hoped for a change of mind in Peiping and Pyongyang. The action today closes the first chapter of the Korean case in the Seventh Assembly and there is expected to be a lull now until the Communists react. Delegates feel that such reaction will not come in time for fresh decisions here by 1953. They are ready to suspend action until President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower takes office in Washington Jan. 20 and sends a new delegation to the Assembly reopening in February. U.S. Ambassador Ernest A. Gross told the Assembly the resolution shows the way to peace. Gross said the people of the U.S. are united with other peoples of the world in a prayer that the Communists will accept the proposal. If they do not, he said, "It will make clear to all the world that the Communists do not want a peace in Korea acceptable to the conscience of civilized men. This will be a disheartening conclusion, but if we are compelled to reach it, we shall do so with courage and determination." The vote for the Indian plan was the biggest cast by the non-Communist world on Korea. The record total until today was 44 votes on Feb. 1, 1951, for a resolution branding Red China the aggressor in Korea. Lester B. Pearson, Canadian foreign secretary and president of the Weather Department Southern California—clear today; mostly cloudy at times Friday warmer most sections Confidence Gets Jail Tender Operated Here A female confidence attenced to 60 days in jail by Fullerton justice of the Lloyd Verry, will probably similar charge in Anaheim completion of her jail term. Annette Ileen Holder Beach, alias Mrs. Maria received the sentence for being to bilk two female of LaJolla colony. She nected with a similar case when Mrs. Thomas W. Center st., Anaheim, ed into the courtroom to Miss Holder, which she did. Mrs. Hill related this Holder is the woman who Oct. 22, took an electric and various items of jewel a deposit for rental of which Miss Holder said available through the of Orange county are to be Truman Invokes Taft-Hartley WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (AP) — President Truman today invoked the Taft-Hartley Labor Act, a law he has often condemned, in an effort to end a strike of 1500 CIO Steel Workers who make nickel pipe, essential to the atomic energy program. The steel workers union was reported determined to make a fight in Federal Court over the question whether the law can be used in this case, which involves a single plant of the American Locomotive Co., at Dunkirk, N.Y. The president's action today appointing a board of inquiry paves the way for the attorney general to ask a Federal District Court for an order halting the strike for 80 days. Failure to obey such an order can bring heavy fines and other penalties for contempt of court. Truman has used the law 10 times since it became effective in 1947. The last time was more than a year ago. Despite heavy criticism from Congress, the president refused to invoke the law in last spring's steel strike. YOUNGSTOWN, O., Dec. 3 (AP) — A family of seven was wiped out tonight when flames swept through a one-story frame house just north of the city limits. The dead were Henry Tochman, 24, a bakery route salesman; his wife, Catherine, 32; and their five children, Henry Jr., 13; Patricia, 10; Carol, 8; Mary Grace, 4; and Joan, 2. ROK Troops Hold Fast Against Recklessness SEOUL, Thursday, Dec. 4 (AP) — Chinese soldiers made new attacks in below-zero cold today against the icy Central Front fortress of Sniper Ridge. An Eighth Army staff officer said Republic of Korea troops were holding fast. The Reds yesterday forced the South Koreans off Pinpoint Hill, highest peak on the long, north-south ridge, and held it for about six hours. A ROK counterattack won back the crest after dark. Between them and dawn, the Chinese tried to storm up the ice solpes three times but went en off in hand-to-hand fire. The staff officer estimated Koreans killed 92 Reds in the actions. Between assaults, tyres pounded the peak with 5000 rounds of artillery mortar fire. Biting, two-degree belts cold gripped the front. The nese wore heavy, quilted urethane B-20 Superfortified Japan and Okinawa dump tons of bombs last night or troop and supply center stalls. President Overrules WSB; Grants Miners Wage Hike WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UP)—President Truman today gave the nation's soft coal miners a $1.90 daily wage increase because, he said, he does not want President-elect Eisenhower to have a coal strike on his hands when he takes office. Truman, in approving the full $1.90 which John L. Lewis negotiated with the industry, overruled the Wage Stabilization Board, the Economic Stabilization Agency and Defense Production Chief Henry H. Powler. The Wage Board had held that any more than $1.50 would "irreparably damage" the program to control inflation. The other high stabilization officials sided with the Board. But Truman said he was not willing to take an action which would confront his successor with a big strike emergency. Therefore, he approved the full $1.90 for the 375,000 soft coal miners. The President's decision, reached one week ago, was announced by Economic Stabilizer Roger Putnam who said: "This is not the decision I would have made. It is not the decision I would have recommended." But Putnam told newsmen he would not resign over the disagreement in handling the case and he was certain that at least three of four public members of the Wage Board would also stay on the job. Some of the board's public members told newsmen privately some time ago they intended to resign if the government rejected the board's decision that a $1.50 rise was all that could be allowed under the government's anti-inflation program. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, and the industry jointly appealed the board's decision to Putnam and the matter then went to the White House. Lewis and the industry had seated) admire the painting Martin and Louis Larson (ex-frigerator. All these items the hammer tonight and to-GAZETTE PHOTO Weather Southern California — Mostly clear today; mostly sunny but cloudy at times Friday; a little warmer most sections today. Confidence Girl Gets Jail Term; Operated Here A female confidence artist sentenced to 60 days in jail yesterday by Fullerton justice of the peace, Lloyd Verry, will probably face a similar charge in Anaheim at the completion of her jail term. Annette Ileen Holder of Long Beach, alias Mrs. Maria Gonzales, received the sentence for attempting to bilk two female residents of LaJolla colony. She was connected with a similar Anaheim case when Mrs. Thomas Hill, 903 W. Center st., Anaheim, was called into the courtroom to identify Miss Holder, which she did. Mrs. Hill related that Miss Holder is the woman who, on Oct. 22, took an electric razor and various items of jewelry as a deposit for rental of a house which Miss Holder said she had available through the Roquet Some of the board's public members told newsmen privately some time ago they intended to resign if the government rejected the board's decision that a $1.50 rise was all that could be allowed under the government's anti-inflation program. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, and the industry jointly appealed the board's decision to Putnam and the matter then went to the White House. Lewis and the Industry had agreed on a $1.90 rise but under wage-price controls it could not be put into effect without government approval. Truman's decision that the miners should have the $1.90 means higher price cellings for many varieties of soft coal but probably not for all. Most soft coal has been selling well under existing prices and the higher wage costs can be absorbed for some varieties within present cellings. Actual prices, however, are expected to go up. Truman estimated the additional cost of producing coal will be "perhaps five or six cents a ton." Your Solemn Obligation, Also But he who takes the oath today to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States only assumes the solemn obligation which every patriotic citizen—on the farm, in the workshop, in the busy marts of trade, and everywhere—should share with him—Grover Cleveland. Senator Taft Says He "Took Great Care" Before Criticizing Durkin NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (AP)—Sen. Robert A. Taft said today he "took great care" in writing his outstanding criticism of the designation of Martin P. Durkin, Democratic labor leader, to be the next secretary of labor in the Eisenhower cabinet. Taft said his statement was no hasty action. "I took great care in writing it," he said, "and I think it speaks for itself." This correspondent telephoned the senator today in an effort to obtain answers to the political question arising from his sharp criticism of Durkin's selection. Taft parried some questions about his own plans now, or his opinion about the effect of the statement on the incoming Republican administration. On Tuesday, Taft described Durkin's appointment as "incredible." There are, of course," he said, "many angles that need to be looked into and will be looked into very thoroughly, but the loyal servants of our government have nothing to fear." The reference to "corruption" and to the "angles" that will be thoroughly studied left no doubt that Dulles plans to rake over the department and foreign service from top to bottom. Some authorities believe that one of his first and most pressing tasks, aside from reinforcing the morale of the thousands who will work under him, will be to try to restore public confidence in the department to whatever extent it has been destroyed. Republican critics have assembled the department as a hotbed of Communist or persons of Red lesalings, have attacked many of its policies, and have questioned the adequacy of its leaders. A wholesale shakeup of top personnel here and of U.S. missions abroad is expected under the new administration. Dulles said he discussed with Acheson today "the problems of transition which will be involved" in handing the responsibility over foreign policy from a Democratic to a Republican administration. "Secretary Acheson," Dulles said, "was very kind in offering me all the facilities in order to make the transition a smooth one, and I have confidence that it will take place without any interruption or prejudice to the vital business of the U.S." Mrs. Hill related that Miss Holder is the woman who, on Oct. 22, took an electric razor and various items of jewelry as a deposit for rental of a house which Miss Holder said she had available through the Roquet Realty Co., at $45 per month. She identified herself, Mrs. Hill said, as Mrs. Marie Gonzales. Miss Holder left with the "deposit," saying she would meet Mrs. Hill at the place where she lived at the time, 410 S. Clementine St. When the Holder woman failed to show, Mrs. Hill called police. Lt. T. V. Taylor of the Anaheim police department, said yesterday that his deparatment is contemplating filing charges against Miss Holder as soon as she completes her current jail term. After that the Holder woman may face prosecution on a number of bunco charges in the county, according to the lieutenant. Monuments of Freedom No American can pass by the fields of Bunker Hill, Monmouth, and Camden, as if they were ordinary spots on the earth's surface. Daily Living for Peace of Mind Editors note: This is one of a series of daily articles by Anaheim ministers and is published by the Gazette in the interest of the kind of daily living that leads to contentment and happiness in troubled times. A Sickroom Meditation By FRANK E. BUTTERWORTH, Pastor White Temple Methodist Church What more can I do to get well? I have the services of the finest physicians, the power of the newest medical discoveries. "What lack I yet?" Look at the ray of sunshine streaming in your window. You can't exactly touch that sunlight, but it can touch you! It is not hard and material, yet it is so real that you know if you lie in it for a while there will be energy flow into your body from contact with it. Then why not try prayer? You can't touch God either, but He can touch you. You can't see Him, but you can experience an inner flow of strength by contact with Him. Is the healing power of prayer any more wonderful than the mystery of X-ray or radium? These, too, are but hidden energies that we only recently discovered. For centuries the Chinese perished with cold while under them lay the stored up warmth of past sunshine in beds of coal. There are resources for health that are invisible, but none the less real, if we will use them. God's energy is flowing everywhere: in the streams of water, in the radio waves, in the power of thought. Open your life to Him, and see what happens."