anaheim-gazette 1953-01-06

Bank of America to Judge John Shea Named as Likely Superior Judge John Shea, judge of Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal court, may not enjoy his new position too long, was the word heard yesterday in Santa Ana. Shea, who was elected to his present seat last June, is named as a likely contender to occupy the new Superior court seat in Santa Ana following the legislature's approval of the board of supervisor's request, for an additional Superior court department. The post will be filled by appointment by Gov. Earl Warren and only attorneys are eligible. The post pays $14,250 per year now and an increase in salary is in the mill. In his Municipal court position, Judge Shea is paid $9000 per year. Two additional Superior court departments were recommended for the county by the grand jury, but the supervisors cut the request to only one, and also cut the grand jury's request for salary increases to $16,750 to increases to $15,000. 82 YEARS OF DEVOTION ANAHEIM VOLUME LXXXII ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Truman Lashes Critics of Special Study Committee WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. (UP)—President Truman hit back today at critics of a special presidential commission set up to study the McCarran-Walter immigration act. Weather Southern California — Considerable cloudiness mountains and west portion and partly cloudy interior today; light showern Santa Barbara county, spreading to Los Angeles county by this evening or night; considerable cloudiness Wednesday with occasional sunny periods; cooler most sections today. Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court Holds First Session in City Hall Yesterday a law passed a year ago last November became effective mary election, was formerly justice of the peace of Anaheim Truman said attacks on the commission which recommend opening America's gates to 250,000 aliens annually, were unwarranted and "politically motivated." Sen. McCarran (D-Nev.), author of the controversial legislation, previously had denounced opponents of the act as including "out-and-out reds," "pink and" "demagogues who would attack the interests of America in alleged minority bloc votes." As it stands on the statute books, the act would set a limit of 154,657 on the number of immigrants permitted to enter this country each year. Truman staunchly defended the commission in a statement issued when the group called at the White House and formally presented its report, made public last Thursday. The report recommended to to-bottom revision of the act described the legislation, passed over Truman's veto, as "an arrogant, brazen instrument of disgrace." Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal Court Holds First Session in City Hall Yesterday a law passed a year ago last November became effective, producing a profound change in Anaheim's judicial system. First of all, Judge Leonard P. Bonnat wound up his affairs as Anaheim city judge and vacated the small courtroom in City hall. He had occupied the chair with distinction since 1948 in spite of the fact that he was not trained to the legal profession. Statements of law enforcement officers, city officials and attorneys of the city attested to the fact that Judge Bonnat was a fair-minded, hard-working student of the law and that he dispensed justice in his court in the true spirit of the law. Secondly, the courtroom became the interim quarters of Anaheim-Fullerton Municipal court, presided over by Judge John Shea. Permanent home of the court will be at No. Los Angeles and Homer sts., where the new Municipal Court building is under construction. With the changeover came a large crowd of people from Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea, La Habra, Placentia and Yorba Linda, all seeking justice of one sort or another from the court which has replaced all city and township courts in Northern Orange county. Judge Shea, who was elected to his new post in last June's pri-mary election, was formerly justice of the peace of Anaheim township. Offices of the municipal court remain in the upstairs quarters in the Masonic Temple building. Costa Mesans File Petitions For Incorporation Costa Mesa's home rule group, favoring incorporation as opposed to annexation to Newport Beach, proposed by another group, filed petitions with County Clerk B. J. Smith yesterday requesting an election on the incorporation issue. The petitions, carrying 1300 signatures of property owners, were filed by Robert M. Wilson, chairman; Richard Schweitzer, vice chairman; Mrs. Merle Chapman, secretary, and M. S. Barnard, attorney, for the home rule committee. Mrs. Chapman is the daughter of Walter Welmer, prominent Costa Mesa businessman, formerly of Orange. Representing several months' work in circulating petitions, the filing today was expected to culminate in an election on incorporation in about four months, by estimate of Clerk Smith. About two weeks will be required for the county assessor's office to check the signatures and verify them as property owners within the boundaries proposed for the new city. If a sufficient number of signers are thus confirmed, Smith will certify the petitions to the county supervisors, who then will set a hearing date, when protests from property owners with respect to boundaries will be heard. Following the hearing, the supervisors will either grant changes in the proposed boundaries or sustain them as proposed, then set the date for an election. Boundaries set up in the incorporation proceedings already fixed by the county boundaries commission, but subject to change by the supervisors, roughly follow Invine ave. and Santa Ana ave on the east, Mesa drive and Wilson st. on the north, Placentia ave on the showers Santa Barbara county, spreading to Los Angeles county by this evening or night; considerable cloudiness Wednesday with occasional sunny periods; cooler most sections today. As it stands on the status books, the act would set a limit of 154,657 on the number of inmigrants permitted to enter this country each year. Truman staunchly defended the commission in a statement issued when the group called at the White House and formally presented its report, made public last Thursday. The report recommended to top-bottom revision of the act described the legislation, passed over Truman's veto, as "an arrogant, brazen instrument of discrimination based on race, creed color and national origin." In his statement today Trump declared: "It is to be regretted that persons who disagree with the findings of the commission have resorted to personal vituperation and slander of its members and its executive director." "Such politically motivated attacks have unfortunately become all too common in controversies over issues of great public importance. In this case these attacks are particularly unwarranted and reprehensible." This is a commission of distinguished citizens, noted for their experience with the subject under inquiry—as churchmen, laymen or public officials. They have freely given months of devoted patriotic and able service in the interests of finding solutions for some of the most important questions that affect our country." Truman said the commission reported to receive "the most serious consideration on its merits," and he added: "I believe that it will." New Helicopter Port in Use Anaheim Postmaster Louis Hoskins reported that the new helicopter at Cypress and Orangethorp aves was used for the first time at 12:30 p.m. yesterday. Regular helicopter mail pickups will be made from the new field daily at 6:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m., Hoskins said. Annexation of Del Approved by Plan Anaheim city planning commission last night took the first step toward bringing the site of the proposed Delco-Remy automotive battery plant into the city by recommending the annexation of the 90-acre parcel of land to the city council. The Delco-Remy site is bounded by Manchester ave., Dale st., Magnolia and La Palma aves. Another annexation was recommended by the planners—that of about 30 acres of land... Horse Refuses to Give up Loose Living; Result: Combination Race What Santa Ana police planned as a one-horse roundup Saturday midnight, turned into a combination rodeo and steeplechase, when the horse refused to cooperate. Officers L. R. Adams and Slavin, responding to a call from an irritated householder, found the horse running loose in the 2400 block of Oakmont st. But, having forgotten to bring a supply of oats, they were unable to make contact. “This horse was in very high spirits and active,” their official report read later. But there was no evidence that the horse had been drinking. Anyway, the horse broke away and ran south to the 2200 block, where they stopped him from falling into an empty swimming pool. Singularly lacking in appreciation, the horse still resisted arrest, broke away and galloped gaily south to Santa Clara. Officers thought they heard a derisive horse laugh floating back. Turning west on Santa Clara, the horse ran to a point near Bush street, with the police in pursuit. Then the horse ran through a boulevard stop, turned off the street and detoured over the unfinished freeway. Officers tried hard to keep him off Main street, but the horse contemptuously outran them again, and made his way along Main st. to a point near Santiago creek bridge. There the officers met James Robert Richardson, 14272 La Veta ave., Orange, who keeps a few horses and thought the loose animal might be one of his. He joined the officers in the chase. By that time the horse had frisked back Main street to the freeway, and was finally rounded up at the freeway and Roe drive, with the aid of numerous interested onlookers. The Derby was over. Then Richardson discovered that the horse wasn’t his property after all. However, he agreed to keep it overnight, then contact the poundmaster. Relieved, the police retired. “Officers then resumed normal patrol,” their report read today. Approved by Plan Anaheim city planning commission last night took the first step toward bringing the site of the proposed Delco-Remy automotive battery plant into the city by recommending the annexation of the 90-acre parcel of land to the city council. The Delco-Remy site is bounded by Manchester ave., Dale st., Magnolia and La Palma aves. Another annexation was recommended by the planners—that of about 30 acres of land at the northeast corner of Manchester and Brookhurst aves. The area is proposed for development by a Beverly Hills subdivider and a tentative map of the 125-lot tract was approvable. AICA to Build New Quarter OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHED HEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1820 ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6, 1953 5 Cents per Copy 50 Cents per Month No Critics of Committee man said attacks on the mission which recommended America's gates to 250,000 annually, were unwarranted "politically motivated." McCarran (D-Nev.), co- of the controversial legisl- previously had denounced acts of the act as includ- out-and-out reds," "pinks" nemagogues who would auc- interests of America for minority bloc votes." it stands on the statute the act would set a limit 0.657 on the number of im- nents permitted to enter this ery each year. man staunchly defended the mission in a statement issued the group called at the White and formally presented its made public last Thursday. report recommended top- om revision of the act. It ed the legislation, passed human's veto, as "an arrorazen instrument of dis- IKE AND WINNIE MEET — New York—British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President-elect Eisenhower flank their mutual friend and host, Bernard Baruch, during an informal meeting at the Baruch residence here today. The two statesmen, old wartime friends, are expected to cover a wide range of world topics during a planned dinner at the Baruch home tonight and in subsequent meetings. Prime Minister Churchill arrived in the U.S. today by line from England and will be Baruch's house guest while in New York. Ike and Churchill Talk over World’s Problems in Home of Bernard Baruch Warren Pleads for Cooperation To Settle State’s Growth Problem SACRAMENTO. Jan. 5 (AP) — Gov. Warren told the California Legislature today “we must help each other” to meet the problems created by the growth of the state. Before he spoke at the opening of the 1953 legislative session his administration was called a “Frankenstein.” In rapid fire first day order 1. Assemblyman James W. Silliman, Salinas Republican, was elected speaker of the Assembly. He received 76 of a possible 79 votes after Assemblyman Jonathan J. Hollbaugh (R-Huntington Park) withdrew and blasted the administration as a Frankenstein encroaching on the legislative branch of government. 2. Assemblyman Charles Edward Chapel (R-Inglewood) announced he will introduce a bill tomorrow reducing basic state taxes by more than 100 million dollars a year. It will be similar to a measure that died in the Senate last March. Chapel said Republicans were elected in November to at least hold the line on taxes. 3. Sen. Randolph Collier (R-Yreka) said his finance subcommittee will hold two closed meetings to investigate efficiency of the California Highway Patrol Collier has been critical of CHP Commissioner Clifford E Peterson Warren advocated a sizable addition to the patrol. For months before today's start of the 120-day session, Hollbaugh and Silliman had been working to line up votes. The veteran Hollbaugh, who once claimed 52 supporters, said he decided to wait. NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (AP)—Prudent-elect Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sat down before the comfort room of a crackling fireplace today to chat as old friends do and doubtless to discuss world problems, too. The two, longtime friends, met in the large living room of Bernard Baruch's town house in mid-Manhattan. They took comfortable seats front of the living room fireplace for what had been billed in advance as mere informal talks without particular subject specified. However, as Churchill arrived early today on the liner Queen Mary, he spoke on numerous world topics at a shipboard conference. Among other things, he saluted that allied action in Korea has given the world a “hopeful future” for peace, but that he opposes any extension of that war. He also asserted that the danger of another world war has eroded. He credited resistance to Soviet aggression in Korea as the main reason for that. Nevertheless he warned against widening the fighting there, declaring that the "center of gravity" for peace lies along frontiers of the iron curtain in Europe not in Korea. After the shipboard news conference, Churchill went to Bernard Baruch's home. By Planning Commission Imm city planning commission night took the first step bringing the site of the Delco-Remy automotive plant into the city by binding the annexation of mere parcel of land to theacil. Delco-Remy site is boundedchester ave., Dale st., Magdalena La Palma aves User annexation was recieledby the planners—about 30 acres of landnortheast corner of Manand Brookhurst aves. sea is proposed for deant by a Beverly Hillsliter and a tentative map25-lot tract was approv-ed by the commission, subjectto engineering requirements. Reclassification of two acres ofland on the north side of Southst between Dickel and Lemon sts.was requested by St. Michael'sEpiscopal church, represented byArt Skipsey The site, proposedfor the erection of a new churchplant by St. Michael's, is zonedR-1 and rezoning to R-2 isrequested. Diagonally across the intersectionof South and Lemon sts isthe site of the the proposed newEvangelical United Brethren Ralph Summers was reelectedchairman of the planningcommission yesterday with A. J.Schutte named vice-chairmanfor 1953. Robert Mungall,cityplanning engineer, will continueas secretary of the commission. church St. Michael's proposes tomove the present church, whichwas built in the 1860's onto thesite for use as a chapel and alsofor preservation as a historic landmark. First hearing on the reclassification was held, with no oneappearing for or against it. Secondhearing will be held Feb. 2. A recommendation was sent tothe council to have the name ofBurton st., which runs betweenWest st. and Loora ave., changed toWestmont dr. The change wasrequested by residents because ofthe existence of another Burton st.east of the city which can neverconnect with the west-side Burton st. A variance was granted to Albert C. Ledbetter to operatea radio and television repair businessin his garage at 929 N.Philadelphia st. Ledbetter was formerlyemployed as a radio-TV technician in the Superior Music storejust vacated by Paul Davidson atthe northeast corner of Centerand Emily sts. Approval was granted the revised tentative map ofTract1648 at Sycamore and East sts. Hearings were set for Feb. 2and March 2 on rezoning ofthe Placentia ave. annexation southof Santa Ana st. Line on taxes. 3. Sen. Randolph Collier (R-Yreka) said his finance subcommittee will hold two closed meetings to investigate efficiency of theCalifornia Highway Patrol Collier has been critical of CHPCommissioner Clifford E PetersonWarren advocated a sizable addition to the patrol For months before today's startofthe 120-day session, Hollibaughand Silliman had been working toline up votes. The veteran Hollibaugh, who once claimed 52supporters, said he decided to withdrawbecause he realized when hearrived he did not have the backingof most of the Republican party. Republicans control both houses.The 48-year-old Silliman,first elected to the Assembly in 1946sometimes votes with, sometimesagainst Warren. The governor'shandful of staunch friends campaigned actively for Silliman. Sam L Collins, FullertonRepublican, left the speakership vacantby running for the SenateHe was beaten The speaker appoints committee chairmenand members and heads the AssemblyRules Committee The position hasbeen called the second most influential in state government Claims Proof ofUS Germ Warfare LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 GP Hugh Hardyman, 50, a retireddate grower, told newsmen todaythat he attended a recent "peace"conference in Peiping, capital ofRed China, and was shown whathe termed "irrutable proof"that the United States had wagedgerm warfare against China. The United States state departmentand the department of defensehave repeatedly denied thatthis nation has engaged in bacteriological warfare, declaringthat these are false Russiancharges used as propaganda. Hardyman called a press conference to announce that shehad recently returned from the peace conference of the Asian and Pacific regions. He said sixrepresentatives from the United Statesattended. Sale of HockadayAnd PhillipsChain Announced Sale of the Hockaday and Phillipschain in six cities ofOrange county including Anahiherawas announced today, Chanslaland Lyon Co.of Los Angelesand San Francisco being the purchaser.The purchase price was nodisclosed. L. Earle Phillips of SantAnnaowner of the chain, made knowethe change of ownership at a dinnerto employees Friday evening. The Hockaday and Phillipsfirm operated six stores and five manchine shops in Santa Ana, OrangeAnhiheraw (119 N. Lemon st.). Fullertон,Hunting Beach and CostaMesa. A seventh store, at Laguna Beach, was sold a year ago. No changes in personnel andcontemplated for the present,the new owners made known.Underthe sale agreement, Phillips remains an active manager for fivemonths, and in an advisory capacity for five years. Hockaday and Phillips wasestablished some years ago in Santa Ana, gradually branchingto other Orange county cities. RobertHockaday, former partner in thirmis firm, was killed in an automobileaccident several years ago. quarters in Anaheim Demolition of Nadorff Hardware Building Begins in Preparation Demolition of Nadorff's hardware store at the southwest corner of Center and Claudina sts. began yesterday, Jan. 5, to clear the ground for the new home of Anaheim branch of Bank of America. The new structure, which will go up just across the street from the present branch will be more than twice as large as the present quarters, according to a statement today by Ole E. Hanson, branch manager. Paul Nadorff, proprietor of the hardware store, is in the process of moving his stock and fixtures to new quarters at the northeast corner of Center and Emily sts., which formerly housed Paul Davidson's Superior music store. Davidson last week finished selling out his stock and terminating his business. Nadorff said he expects to be ready to open in the new location in about two weeks. The new bank building will have a 75-foot frontage on Center st. and a depth of 135 feet on Claudina st. With the exception of a storeroom of 14 feet frontage by 76 feet in depth, the entire structure will be occupied by the bank. The storeroom will be leased. The banking unit will be single story with mezzanine and basement, with a total of 15,000 square feet. The present branch including its basement has 7216 square feet. Other comparisons given by Manager Hanson reveal that all departments will be expanded. The new bank will offer 28 teller windows as compared with the present 14. House Leaders Aim at Balanced Budget, Tax Cuts WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 (UP)—Republican leaders in the House, where appropriations and tax bills start, set their sights tonight on simultaneously balancing the budget and trimming taxes. "I think we can do it," said House Majority Leader Halleck R-Ind. "Not right away, of course, but later on as we see what we can do with appropriations." Some senators, though, aren't so sure about that. Actually, the new Republican Congress can't do much of anything right away about drafting news laws or revamping old ones. Committees through which legislation flows aren't set up for business yet and won't be for a week or so. Attempted Attack Follows Joke On Orange Girl When young friends of Sally Norenke Kinney, 16, Orange high school senior, played a practical joke on her by leaving her stranded at the Santa Ana city pound on N. Bristol st. last Friday evening, she accepted a ride home from a smooth-talking stranger, who then attempted to molest her, according to a Santa Ana police report. With seven other boys and girls in a car driven by Eddie Meadows, 17, of Orange, Sally visited the pound at about 9:30 p.m., and when induced to get out of the car to hunt for a dog Meadows said had strayed back of the cages, she found herself left behind, as her companions drove merrily away. The stranger, a gray-haired man of about 40, wearing light blue jeans and a leather jacket, emerged from back of the cages and asked the girl what was wrong. She explained her predicament and he offered her a ride home, but she declined. Saying her friends would return soon. "Why don't you surprise them by letting me take you home," he suggested. She waited a while longer, then accepted the offer. They had driven only a few blocks, when he reached for her and made advances, she said. She reukked him sharply and get and trimming taxes. "I think we can do it," said House Majority Leader Halleck R-Ind. "Not right away, of course, but later on as we see what we can do with appropriations." Some senators, though, aren't so sure about that. Actually, the new Republican Congress can't do much of anything right away about drafting news laws or revamping old ones. Committees through which legislation flows aren't set up for business yet and won't be for a week or so. But there will be other things to occupy the lawmakers. The counting of electoral ballots from the November election, a Senate scrap over the filibuster, three messages from outgoing President Truman. First major project is a combined meeting of Senate and House in the House chamber tomorrow afternoon to tally electoral votes and officially pronounce Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower the winner of the presidential election. This is one ballot whose outcome can be predicted with some confidence—442 for Eisenhower, 89 for Adlai E Stevenson, the Democratic nominee. By the same margin, it will be Richard M. Nixon of California over Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama for the vice-presidency. Exactly two weeks later, Eisenhower and Nixon will take their oaths of office on the capitol steps and the government will be under full Republican control for the first time in 20 years. The electoral vote count is just a formality. Everybody knew the winners last Nov. 5. But the Constitution requires the ceremony by Senate and House. So tomorrow afternoon, pages will lug a pair of mahogany boxes with the ballots into the House chamber, senators will trail in tellers will make the count, and Vice President Barkley will announce the official result. Holiday Traffic Toll Hits 963 By The Associated Press Traffic accidents across the nation claimed a record number of 963 lives during the Christmas and New Year weekends. An Associated Press tabulation for the two four day holiday periods showed a total of 1336 persons died in violent accidents of all kinds. This was at a rate of one violent death every 10 minutes during the two 102-hour periods. The traffic toll for the New Year weekend, from 6 p.m., lo cal time Wednesday up to midnight Sunday, was 407, a record high for the holiday. 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. Opposing Forces By Rev WM. McKINLEY WALKER Wesley Methodist Church Lloyd and his pastor were speaking of Christ's personality and teachings, when Lloyd finally said, "Seems to me Christ overestimated Himself when He said that if He be lifted up He would draw all men unto Himself Men go about their way regardless of how much you lift Him up in your sermons. People devote themselves to moneymaking and worldly ambitions and do not seem to be much interested in Jesus' way of life." "At first glance that seems true but on further thought I agree with Jesus," replied the minister. "Do you believe in such a thing as gravitation, Lloyd?" "Of course, everyone believes gravitation pulls all matter towards the center of the earth." "See that neon sign across the street? How about gravitation? Why doesn't gravitation pull the sign down?" "I see," said Lloyd, his face flushing. "Gravitation would pull the sign down if it weren't fastened to the wall, and men would be drawn to Christ if they weren't tied to their selfish habits." "Yes," replied the minister, "one is bound fast by the lust of his ambitions; another finds his business an iron rod that holds him fast. Christ draws men wherever He is lifted up to their view but they can and many of them do resist His 'Come unto Me.'"