anaheim-gazette 1952-12-30

82 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 VOLUME LOOXXII ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER Record Traffic Carry Required Points For Rotation Boosted 2 Points TOKYO, Tuesday, Dec. 30 (AF)—Gen. Mark Clark today boosted by two the number of points required for rotation home from the Korean war theater for all except frontline troops. Headquarters said the order was "due to lack of sufficient replacements." The order set a new rotation figure of 40 points for troops behind the front. The number for frontline soldiers remains at 36. Clark and the Pentagon in Washington have clashed in recent months over the problem of adequate replacements. The Far East commander on Oct. 22 reversed under Pentagon pressure an order jumping to 38 the number of points battle front troops need for rotation home. But he held at 38 points then the point requirement for time in battle line. The Army gives four points a month for time in the battle line. Clark and the Pentagon in Washington have clashed in recent months over the problem of adequate replacements. The Far East commander on Oct. 22 reversed under Pentagon pressure an order jumping to 38 the number of points battle front troops need for rotation home. But he held at 38 points then the point requirement for time in battle line. The Army gives four points a month for time in the battle line. Thus troops serve at the front nine months. It gives three points monthly to troops serving immediately behind the front and two points a month to troops far to the rear. Troops in Japan get one point monthly if their families are with them. 1½ points monthly otherwise. Congress Groups Ask Tough Union Subversives Law WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. (AP)—A senate committee backed up a house committee today in coupling a plea to unions to toss out any Communist leaders with a call for tougher laws against subversives in organized labor. The senate internal security sub-committee headed by Sen. McCarran (D-Nev.) issued its report to the senate on a four-day hearing at Salt Lake City last October into the leadership of the International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers—UMMSW. In a statement from its headquarters, the union accused McCarran of "acting on behalf of big mine operators in a campaign to behead and dismember this union." The union, now unaffiliated, was expelled by the CIO in 1950 on the ground that it followed the Communist party line. The sub-committee called for a federal law to: 1. Bar Communists from holding office in or being employed by any labor organization. 2. Permit employers to fire workers who belong to organizations designated by the attorney general as subversive. FOURTH WITNESS JAILED IN BRINKS PROBE—Boston, Mass.—Paul Hooley, 39, talks with his wife Mary I Federal building corridor shortly before he was sentenced to jail for nine months today for refusing to answer questions before a Federal grand jury investigating the $1219,000 Brink's holdup. His wife, 37, has appealed a year term for refusal to tell the grand jury whether she ever seen $70,000 at one time. Her brother is Joseph J. "Specs" O'Keefe, 44-year-old gunman identified by the FBI as chief suspect in the great robbery of Jan. 17, 1950 (AP Wirephoto) Brodie Twins Still on 'Critical' List; Roger in Coma, Rodney Active CHICAGO, Dec. 29. (AP)—The official word on the Brodie Siamese twins today was still "no substantial change," but surgeons were heartened by their tenacious grip on life. A spokesman for the Illinois Neuropsychiatric hospital emphasized that the condition of both Rodney and Roger, separated from their head-to-head connection 12 days ago, is critical. Roger, the twin lost his connection with their common brain drainage blood vessel — the sagittal sinus—in the 12 hour 40 minute operation Dec. 17, is still in a coma. Rodney, who has the benefit of the large vein and some brain covering membrane sacrificed by Rodney, is alert and apparently near normal. Both twins are receiving adequate nourishment. The great danger is possibility of infection which would prove fatal within a matter of minutes. Roger, with virtually no dura mater—the membrane which encases the brain—has a substitute membrane of a plastic substance polyethylene. This is covered by a layer of aluminum foil. Over this is a bandage. Rodney, who has about two thirds of the top of his brace covered with natural dura material has substantially the same he coverings as his brother. Rodney has been taken off oxygen. Roger still gets supplemental oxygen. Gov. Warren to Ask Aid for Totally Disabled SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29. (AP) Gov. Warren said today he will ask the legislature for the thirst time to set up a program of assistance to permanently and totally disabled persons in California. But he will not renew his thrice defeated proposal for prepaid public health insurance. Warren told a special press conference he will not advocate any drastic changes in the state's social welfare program. Anaheim Woman Survives 'Miracle' Surgery; Has Yule Family Reunion By JOAN S. WHITE Home for the holidays! These words spelled out the happiest Christmas ever experienced by Mr. and Mrs. James Kilduff and son Terry, of 412 No. Janss. Terry flew in from Sacramento where he is stationed with the U. S. Air Force at Mather Field — but infinitely more important was the fact that his parents were home from Philadelphia where Mrs. Kilduff had successfully undergone major surgery. Her recovery is a modern miracle of science and of faith, and is the reason why this particular Christmas is so meaningful to the Kilduff family. Mrs. Kilduff underwent perilous double surgery of the heart and major abdominal surgery within a four week period. This was necessary to correct a condition brought about by repeated occurrences of rheumatic fever. She was suffering from a condition which until this year has been fatal. Termed mitral stenosis and arctic stenosis because of the damage to the large valves of the heart, the insidious affliction had forced Mrs. Kilduff to a life of complete inactivity. Doctors could offer little encouragement. In July of this year, Mr. and Mrs. F. Fairfield of Long Beach, long time friends of the Kilduffs, read an article in Time Magazine about their work being done by Dr. Charles P. Bailey. According to the article, in 1947 Dr. Bailey started performing successful surgery in the mitral valve, the medical term for which is mitral commisurotomy, and early this year had successfully performed the aortic commisurotomy. The Falchilds encouraged Mrs. Kilduff to write to Dr. Bailey. Her letter brought an immediate answer but held only slight hope since the damage of both valves requires the surgeon to perform two delicate operations in one order to open both valves simultaneously. However, Mrs. Kilduff's supreme faith impelled Dr. Bailey to make the attempt. So on September 23, Mr. and Mrs. Kilduff left Anaheim for Philadelphia with this spark of hope and many good friends pulling for them. There followed two and a half months filled with tense moments and anxious waiting for James Kilduff, but his wife never doubted for a minute the outcome of the operation. The surgery has been termed a complete success. Mrs. Kilduff is doing very well and will devote the next six months to convalescence. "A good nurse is half the battle," says Mrs. Kilduff, and is pleased to have had Miss Nancy Arnao, one of Dr. Bailey's specially trained nurses, accompany her from Philadelphia to Anaheim. They made it home for the holidays—the happiest Christmas ever. SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29 (AP) Goy. Warren said today he would ask the legislature for the third time to set up a program of assistance to permanently and totally disabled persons in California. But he will not renew his thrice defeated proposal for prepaid public health insurance. Warren told a special conference he will not advocate any drastic changes in the state's social welfare program but will continue to try through legislation to better human existence in the state. These are some of the things he said he will seek from the legislature when it convenes Monday: 1. State subsidies to help build and operate county institutions for senile persons. There are no about 6000 of these old people in the overcrowded state mental hospitals, Warren said, and they don't belong there because they are not insane. 2. An accelerated building program to try to relieve the 19.5 percent overcrowding in the state homes for the mentally deficient at Sonoma and Pacific Colony. Completion of the new state home at Porterville will help the governor said, but he intend to ask for money to start building the 12½ million dollar hospital planned for Costa Mesa Orange county. 3. Establishment of child care centers on a permanent basis. Draft all Gl's, Hershey Says SACRAMENTO, Dec. 29 (AP) Enlistments should be abolished and all the armed forces should requisition their manpower through the draft, Maj. Gen. Lew B. Hershey, national Selective Service director, said today. Hershey, touring 11 state Selective Service headquarters, told newsmen the U.S. could have better military force if it drafte all recruits, looked them over if their first hitch and asked the better ones to stay on at higher pa O ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 30, 1952 5 Cents per Copy 50 Cents per Month No. 303 Carnage Kills 556 750 Persons Die from All Types Of Accidents During Yule Period By The Associated Press An all-time record of 556 traffic deaths during a holiday observance was set during the nation's long Christmas weekend. Delayed reports of deaths occurring in the 102-hour period between 6 p.m. Wednesday and midnight Sunday pushed the toll one over the previous mark of 555 set during the 1936 Christmas holidays. Deaths from all tpies of accidents during the 1952 Christmas period reached 750. Of these, 82 were killed in fires. The other 106 persons died in all other types of accidents, including falls, gun shots, railroad and mine mishaps, drownings and electrocutions. The overall toll was not a record. It fell short of the high mark of Christmas, 1851 when 789 died in all accidents. The belated reports came late Monday when Texas figures were revised upwards giving that state an overall toll of 81 — highest among the states. Traffic accidents took 48 lives in Texas during the survey period. Ohio was second in the traffic toll, with 45, but the overall toll for Ohio was 50—under New York's 60. The New York state traffic total was 43. The traffic fatality record was actually lower than expected. Federal Judge Upholds T-H Injunction Clause BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 29. (UP) — The injunction provision of the controversial Taft-Hartley act met its first head-on court test today and a federal judge declared the clause constitutional. District Judge John Knight granted the government an 80-day injunction restraining the CIO United Steelworkers union from continuing a strike at the American Locomotive Co. plant at Dunkirk. In Washington, CIO Assistant General Counsel Davis E. Feller WASHINGTON, I today he was informed a report that disloyal Joseph P. Kelly al Granery tried to have a federal judge on Dec. 2. Three other members grand jury joined Kelly bing the State and Justice mentions of hampering their for any Americans with nist backgrounds on the U. Lincoln White, State ment press officer, said the department had flatly denied it attempted to interfere the inquiry when the acc was first made a court weeks ago. G. Frederick Mullen, Just partment press officer, said Granery would have no c on Kelly's testimony. The will be answered, he added Justice officials appear be House committee. Mulle McGranery had not been st ed so far. Kelly testified he was told the attitude of the two members by Roy M. Cohn social assistant U. S. attorney was assigned to the grant but is now with the Just partment. The witness related that joined Myles Lane, U. S.ney for the Southern Dist New York, in a Wash conference with Acheson McGranery about the De BRINKS PROBE—Boswith his wife Mary in before he was sentenced fusing to answer quesinvestigating the $1, has appealed a year’s jury whether she had her brother is Joseph J. man identified by the obbery of Jan. 17, 1950. Critical' Rodney Active cane of a plastic substance, ethylene. This is covered by of aluminum foil. Over a bandage. ey, who has about twoof the top of his brain with natural dura mater, instantially the same head as his brother. ney has been taken off of Roger still gets suppleoxygen. Warren to Aid for Vally Disabled RAMENTO, Dec. 29. (UP) Warren said today he will legislature for the third set up a program of asto permanently and totalbled persons in California. will not renew his thriced proposal for prepaid pubth insurance. Warren told a special press ence he will not advocate drastic changes in the social welfare programs The belated reports came late Monday when Texas figures were revised upwards giving that state an overall toll of 81 — highest among the states. Traffic accidents took 48 lives in Texas during the survey period. Ohio was second in the traffic toll, with 45, but the overall toll for Ohio was 50—under New York's 60. The New York state traffic total was 43. The traffic fatality record was actually less than the 590 deaths which the national safety council had estimated for the Christmas holidays. Ned H. Dearborn, president of the safety council, expressed the hope that the record Christmas death list will inspire caution during the New Year holiday. He said: "The New Year traffic toll can be held to half of the Christmas toll if each of us will drive as if our life depended on it—and believe me, it does." Weather Southern California — Mostly sunny today of increasing cloudiness northwest portion; light rain beginning Santa Barbara county this afternoon or this evening spreading southward over mountains and west portion and northern interior late tonight and Wednesday; locally warmer Tuesday; cooler west portion Wednesday. Flying Boat Crashes; Ten Airmen Missing TOKYO, Tuesday, Dec. 30. (UP) A big flying boat on night patrol crashed Friday night in the Sea of Japan and only four of the 14 aboard were rescued. the U.S. navy announced Monday. The other 10 members of the crew were listed as dead or missing. The big four-engine craft, a navy PBM, hit the sea 50 miles off the east coast of Korea from Kosong, the navy said. The U.S. destroyer Renshaw, speeding to the scene, snatched four crewmen from the ice waters two hours after the plane went Grandma, the Bank Bandit, to Get 'Robin Hood' Defense in Court LOS ANGELES, Dec. 29. (UP)—Her attorney advanced a Robin Hood defense today for grandma, the bank bandit. The lawyer, Miss Joan Martin, 30, had a long talk with Mrs Ethel Arata, 52, confessed robber of two Los Angeles banks who was arrested Christmas eve while trying to stick up another. After their talk Miss Martin announced she will enter a plea of innocence for Mrs. Arata. Alan Nunn May, Red Atom Spy, Given Freedom WAKEFIELD, England, Dec. 29 Kelly testified he was told the attitude of the two members by Roy M. Cohn cial assistant U. S. attorney was assigned to the grant but is now with the Just partment. The witness related that joined Myles Lane, U. S., ney for the Southern District New York, in a Washington conference with Acheson McGranery about the Deport, officially called a pament. "From what Cohn told Kelly said," Acheson did the presentment handed Cohn and Lane had a stormy session in Washington. It was reliably reported a day that Cohn is slated for job with the Senate Permanent investigations Committee Congress. Kelly went on to say Cohn also told him on the presentment was filed attorney general urged Co telephone to ret the gran to hold up until its report be sent to the Justice Department for examination by Granery. "I believe most of our came from the State Depart Kelly testified." I think th Department was responsible these people being employed the U.N." He was appeared ferring to U.S. citizens who alty has been challenged a grand jury. Boy Seriously Hurt in Fall On Mt. Wilson GLENDALE, Dec. 29 (UP) — Louis Reiners, 11, fell nearly 1500 feet down the side of Mt. Wilson today and suffered critical injuries. He was holsted from the bottom of a steep canyon by U.S. Forest Service men and volunteers. At a hospital here, he was found to have a skull fracture and possibly a broken back. Young Reiners was a member of a party of 32 boys from St. Bridgid Catholic church who had gone to the resort area near the top of Mt. Wilson. He and two other boys, playing near the edge of the cliff, fell over the rim. The other two seized brush and rocks and halted their fall after about 50 feet. Rescuers required about three hours to go down on ropes and lift young Reiners to the top in a wire basket. After their talk Miss Martin announced she will enter a plea of Alan Nunn May, Red Atom Spy, Given Freedom WAKEFIELD, England, Dec. 29 (UP)—Dr. Alan Nunn May, the first atom spy caught by the West, stepped out of prison a free man today. The brilliant young British scientist had served his time—six years and eight months of a 10-year sentence, with time off for good behavior. Under British law he had paid his debt to society. But so far as was publicity known May was still a Communist and unrepentant for having Russia vital samples of uranium used in making the first U.S. atomic bomb. He received $700 and two bottles of whisky. At his trial he defended his action with the statement he believed Russia should share in atomic knowledge "for the safety of mankind." When prison gates slammed shut on him in 1946 Russia had yet to explode her first atomic charge. When they opened about 10:30 this morning it was into a free world tense with the fear of what Russia would do with the secrets he helped her get. A joint congressional committee reported last year that May and three other atom spies—Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, awaiting execution at Sing in New York, and Britain's Dr. Klaus Fuchs, serving a 14-year sentence—had advanced the Soviet atomic energy program by at least 18 months. Thirty newsmen, waiting at the grey prison's main gate, did not get a chance to ask May his reactions today. He was spirited out a side door by a prison official and given a new ration book and a third class train ticket to an unknown destination. The freak storm which cooled for a half hour piled stones three feet high in places. The hail choked, drainage and backed up water, flaps parts of the city. Acheson Accused of Trying To Block Grand Jury Report On Subversives in the U.N. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (P)—The foreman of a New York Federal grand jury testified today he was informed that Secretary of State Acheson did not want the jury to submit report that disloyal Americans had infiltrated the United Nations organization. Joseph P. Kelly also told a group of House investigators that he heard Atty. Gen. McGranery tried to have the report delayed at the last minute. The report was submitted to federal judge on Dec. 2. Three other members of the grand jury joined Kelly in accusing the State and Justice Departments of hampering their search for any Americans with communist backgrounds on the U.N. staff. Lincoln White, State Department press officer, said the department had flatly denied that it attempted to interfere with the inquiry when the accusation was first made a couple of weeks ago. G. Frederick Mullen, Justice Department press officer, said McGranery would have no comment on Kelly's testimony. The charges will be answered, he added, when justice officials appear before the house committee. Mullen said McGranery had not been summoned so far. Kelly testified he was told about the attitude of the two Cabinet members by Roy M. Cohn, a special assistant U.S. attorney who was assigned to the grand jury is now with the Justice Department. The witness related that Cohn joined Myles Lane, U.S., attorney for the Southern District of New York, in a Washington conference with Acheson and McGranery about the Dec. 29 report. Gen Vandenberg Says Russians Outproduce US 5-1 in Airplanes WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (P)—Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air Force chief of staff, said today Soviet Russia has produced five times as many planes as the United States during the last five years. Declaring that any cutback in U.S. plane production could be "catastrophic," Vandenberg said: "Even today the Russians are Bidault Agrees To Try Forming French Govt. PARIS, Dec. 29 (P) — Former Premier Georges Bidault agreed today to try to form a new government. If he succeeds, France may be asked to accept a program of strict austerity. equalling our output, or perhaps bettering it." Vandenberg expressed his views in an article written for Planes; official publication of the Aircraft Industries Association. The U.S. Air Force chief said that with the atomic bomb now in the possession of the Soviet Union, "We are entering a period of increased tension and, in some parts of the world, of acute crisis." Deploring what he called the American "holiday" in plane production during the postwar years, prior to the outbreak of the Korean War in mid-1950, Vandenberg said: "We must meet our air power goals if we are to have the strength to counter the threat against our national security and the peace of the world." "The goals can be lowered no further. We dare not postpone the date of their attainment." Kelly testified he was told about the attitude of the two Cabinet members by Roy M. Cohn, a special assistant U.S. attorney who was assigned to the grand jury but is now with the Justice Department. The witness related that Cohn joined Myles Lane, U.S., attorney for the Southern District of New York, in a Washington conference with Acheson and McGranery about the Dec. 2 report, officially called a presentment. "From what Cohn told me," Kelly said, "Acheson didn't want the presentment handed down. John and Lane had a pretty army session in Washington." It was reliably reported here today that the Cohn is slated for a key job with the Senate Permanent Investigations Committee in the congress. Kelly went on to say that John also told him on the day the presentment was filed the attorney general urged Cohn by telephone to get the grand jury hold up until its reports could be sent to the Justice Department for examination by McGranery. "I believe most of our trouble came from the State Department," Kelly testified. "I think the State department was responsible for all these people being employed by the U.N." He was apparently referring to U.S. citizens whose loyalty has been challenged by the land jury. Bandit, to Get Me in Court Procecne for Mrs. Arata. "The holdups were committed in temporary mental lapses," said the lawyer. She added she is convinced her client robbed on an "irrerestible impulse" to do something to help poor people. Mrs. Arata said she had only cents the day she was arrested and had given her loot away. Miss Martin was only one of several who went to the county jail visit the woman whose father is a multi-millionaire until his health was swept away by the 29 financial crash. Also appearing but denied permission to talk with Mrs. Arata were the Duncan Sisters, Davian and Rosetta, with whom he had appeared in the 1923 Topsy and Eva" show. "It doesn't seem quite real to man lowered from bridge—Providence, R. L—a man identified as John McLaughlin, 27, of Compton, Calif., is lowered into arms of firemen and other rescuers from the superstructure of the Point Street Bridge. Bridge engineer Joseph Silvia, 53, who pinned McLaughlin to a girder until rescuers arrived, turned a note which he said McLaughlin had given him over to police. It read in part, Bidault Agrees To Try Forming French Govt. PARIS, Dec. 29 (AF) — Former Premier Georges Bidault agreed today to try to form a new government. If he succeeds, France may be asked to accept a program of strict austerity. Although he made no statement, there were reports Bidault intends to ask Parliament for far wider powers than those granted to his predecessor, Antoine Pinay, who bowed out Dec. 23 after nine uneasy months in office. Bidault conferred with various political leaders in an effort to enlist their support. He was rebuffed at once by the Socialists because of what leader Charles Lussy called the "exceptional severity" of his proposed program. MAN LOWERED FROM BRIDGE—Providence, R. L—A man identified as John McLaughlin, 27, of Compton, Calif., is lowered into arms of firemen and other rescues from the superstructure of the Point Street Bridge. Bridge engineer Joseph Silvia, 53, who pinned McLaughlin to a girder until rescuers arrived, turned a note which he said McLaughlin had given him over to police. It read in part, "Please forgive me for killing myself." (AP Wirephoto) Daily Living for Peace of Mind Editor's 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 Pointer from the Philippines By Rev. WM. McKINLEY WALKER Wesley Methodist Church This story comes to us from Manila: Narcissa was a Filipino woman whose home was in the Luzon Hills above Manila. It was during the Spanish War and her nephew, whom she dearly loved, had gone out to fight the Americans and was captured. Learning this, and believing that a prisoner's friends must furnish him food, she took provisions and went to Bilibid Prison. Here she saw here nephew and learned that he was well-fed and fairly comfortable and expected to be released soon and would go back home with her. While awaiting his release, Narcissa heard a missionary street-preacher telling the wonderful things about a loving God. She had been told that one must buy favor of God. Noting Narcissa's interest, the missionary asked if she would love God. She said, "Yes, of course! Who could help loving such a God?" She went back to her room rejoicing and happy, but couldn't read the little book, the Gospel of John, which the missionary had given her, in her own language but she began to learn. She told her nephew about it. He could read a little and when he was released, he and Narcissa went home and at once began to tell their neighbors and friends what she had learned in Manila and showed them her little book. She and her nephew read the book to them. Two years later, when the missionary visited the hill-country above Manila, he found a group of people who already knew the message of the love of God which he had come to bring them. How many times do we miss telling the love of God and of showing it daily by our deeds to our neighbors in Anaheim? This holiday season would be a good time to begin and continue on through the year 1953.