anaheim-gazette 1960-03-04

OUR CHESSMAN EDITORIAL... Reader Questions (Editor's Note: The Gazette editorial, "Brown Met Chessman Case Fairly" (Feb. 25) drew an unprecedented reaction. Many disagreed with it. Others acclaimed it, but the vast majority of readers merely sought answers to questions—some of which we offer forthwith.) How many U.S. states currently do not have capital punishment and how do these states compare to California in the occurrence of homicide cases? Nine states, Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Delaware do not have death penalties. None of these states have as high a rate of murder and non-negligent homicide as California 3.7 per 100,000 population. Michigan and Delaware, 3.1, are the closest and Rhode Island, 0.7, and Minnesota, 0.9, the fartherest. What is the picture of the death penalty on the international scene? To Your Favorite Carrier Boy YOUR BEST BUY 30¢ PER MONTH VOL. LXXXVIII, NO. 38 11 ANAHEIM, ORANGE WARN AGAINST WARN AGAINST Jury Gives $176,000 Families of Two of Four Men Killed Here Win Suits A jury has awarded $176,000 to survivors of two men whose lives were snuffed out in a fiery Santa Ana Freeway collision here last year. A Superior Court jury voted 10-2 to give $91,000 to Esther Fulmer and her two daughters of Garden Grove and $85,000 to Dorothy Fischer and her son of Newport Beach late Thursday. The two women are widows of Anaheim Man Given Two Jury Posts Anaheim real estate man L. B. Roquet has been named to two of six Orange County Grand Jury committees appointed by jury foreman Dora Hill. Roquet is a member of Committees one and four. COMMITTEE ONE'S responsibility includes the County courts Russell Pischer, 45, and Walter B. Fulmer, 40, who were killed along with Eugene Megill, 30, of Garden Grove and Franklin Carlson, 25, of Anaheim when their car was involved in a crash with another car and a giant truck-trailer on the Freeway near the Lincoln Ave. turnoff. EARIER, A JURY had determined that Mohawk Petroleum Co. and the truck driver were the responsible parties in the crash. Adolph Kinkelaar of Norwalk was identified as the driver of the other car involved. The truck reportedly ran over the rear of Kinkelaar's auto, jackknifed and plunged through a divider fence, falling on the death car. KINKELAAR was accused of manslaughter on the grounds he had cut in front of the truck, precipitating the accident, but an Anaheim - Fullerton Municipal Court jury cleared him of criminal responsibility and a Superior Court jury of civil liability. Civil suits are still pending in 5,000 Hours Man Construction Boat at Home Charles Locke Wilkinson, 1124 W. South St., has a y study the economics of Latin erica first hand. So Wilkinson, who holds a torate in corporate management used his spare time and bu 39-foot sailboat in his side ya The sleek two-masted s which will be launched in Beach harbor in about three weeks, is a veritable naval Taj Mahal. The cabin of the 25,000-p craft is carpeted and draped the vessel sports seagoing TV and cold running water, a freezer and an all electric chen. WILKINSON ESTIMATE vessel took 5,000 hours to The former consultant eng for Disneyland is no neo with a shipbuilder's tools began building racing yach the 1930s and participated in than 100 races on the Ohio Wilkinson said he plans t the boat to South American At Ike's Conference M. D. McFarlane, an offi Anaheim real estate man L. B. Roquet has been named to two of six Orange County Grand Jury committees appointed by jury foreman Dora Hill. Roquet is a member of Committees one and four. COMMITTEE ONE'S responsibility includes the County courts and their officers, district attorney, county counsel, probation department, sheriff's office and public defender. Committee chairman is Riley L. (Continued on Page 2-A) Chamber Seeks Tourist Aid Program Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Visitors and Convention Bureau today asked for a $12,000 to $14,000 budget for promoting the city's tourist trade during 1960. Don Daley, program committee chairman of the bureau, said the money would be used to provide a reservation and placement service center during the summer, national distribution of brochures and billboard advertising, and special newspaper advertising in strategic cities across the U.S. In addition to this basic program the board suggested the program committee also investigate the possibility of a public relations committee and use of an advertising agency. This department of the Chamber of Commerce is well organized and will be doing its part to promote Anaheim and induce visitors to the Anaheim area and plan for their accommodations while they are here. ATTLEE VISITS COUNTY Former British P.M. in Chapman College Speech Clement Attlee, postwar prime minister of Great Britain, will speak at Chapman College on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. His topic will be "The Future of Europe." The event is part of the college's second annual Artist-Lecture Series, which will also include lectures by Margaret Mead, Richard Neutra, and Norman Cousins. General admission tickets for the Attlee lecture and reserved seat season tickets will be available at the door. UPON HIS resignation from the Nations On Death Penalty nirty nations, principally in Europe and South America have abolished it and report no appreciable increase in the rate of great crimes. Just what are the crimes that Caryl Chessman has been convicted of? In theft, nine first degree robberies, two forced sex perversions, two kidnapings for the purpose of robbery and bodily harm, one attempted rape, one forcible sexual perversion, one kidnaping with purpose of robbery. What has happened in the courts in the nearly 13 years since he was originally sentenced to death? On a wide range of legal technicalities Chessman has made 15 appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court, eight to the California Supreme Court, five to the Circuit Court of Appeals, six to the U.S. District Court. His execution has been postponed eight times as a result of these appeals. Where and when did Gov. Brown come into the Chessman case? Brown first became active in the case more than eight years ago when he assumed the position of the state number one law enforcement officer, the State's Attorney General. What is Brown's stated attitude toward capital punishment? He is opposed to it on the grounds of morality and factiveness, and has so stated publicly many times. What are the Chessman books? Two have been published. His first was "Death Row Cell 4455," which was an account of his life and crime but a denial that he is the so called "red light bandit." It is a highly biographical story. The second is "Trial" ANAHEIM GAZET ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA FOURTEEN PAGES AINST PHONY CENSUS ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA FOURTEEN PAGES AINST PHONY CENSUS 76,000 In 'Fiery Death' 00 Hours Man Constructs Boat at Home Charles Locke Wilkinson, 48, of W. South St., has a yen to play the economics of Latin America first hand. Wilkinson, who holds a docente in corporate management, his spare time and built a foot sailboat in his side yard. The sleek two-masted sailer will be launched in Long Beach harbor in about three more years, is a veritable nautical Mahal. The cabin of the 25,000-pound vessel is carpeted and draped and vessels sports seagoing TV, hot cold running water, a foodizer and an all electric kit. WILKINSON ESTIMATES the vessel took 5,000 hours to build. The former consultant engineer Disneyland is no neophyte in a shipbuilder's tools — he can building racing yachts in 1930s and participated in more than 100 races on the Ohio river. Wilkinson said he plans to sail a boat to South American ports. Jke's Conference F. D. McFarlane, an officer of THESE ARE THE CITY'S TOP SENIOR STUDENTS: Mary Jane Synder, Carol A. Killingsworth, Judith L. Forbes, Stephanie Steelman. Not shown is Joshua A. Toback row, Kurtis L. W. Schlue, Duane F. S. field. Ten Anaheim High School Senior Students As National Finalists in ‘Merit Scholarship Ten Anaheim high school seniors have joined the ranks of the nation's academic elite. The students — six boys and four girls — have been named finalists in the 1959-60 competition of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Program. They are: Daniel H. D'Urso, Judith L. Forbes, Carol A. Killingsworth, Duane F. Starr, Stephanie Steelman, and Joshua J. Tofield, all of Anaheim Union High School, who have received the certificates which attest to their high academic promise. At Western High School similar awards went to Kurtis L. Kasner, Roy W. Lofquist, Jr., John W. Schlue, and Mary Jane Snyder. The youths distinguished themselves by their high scores on two college aptitude tests used in National Merit Scholarship competition. THE COMPETITION was very tough. More than 550,000 high school seniors were tested and the elite group of 10,000 which the local students have joined represent about six-tenths of the nation's total enrollment of high school seniors. From the finalists the Merit Scholars will be selected and announced this spring. They, and the colleges they have chosen will share in several million dollars in Merit Scholarship funds to be offered by over 110 different organizations and individuals and by the Corporation itself. The winners will be announced April 27, 1960. The finalists will be some $2.5 million worth of man-year scholarship assistance from these sources, in addition to the awards made to those as Merit Scholars. “THE CERTIFICATE of winners, the top performer competition, constitute our try’s most valuable single source,” said John M. Stu president of the National Scholarship Corporation. sentting the best of each the Union they deserve the mum recognition and en­ment of every citizen co­with the future of America brilliant record of the Meri STATE LIBRARY SACRAMENTO CALIF alty Given Replies Brown come into the case more than eight positions of the state's attorney, the State's Attorney. ude toward capital punishment. In it Chessman discusses various men who have been condemned to death while he has been a resident of "death row" and he categorizes these men variously as the insane, mental inebriates, mentally retarded and offers both legal and moral arguments against their executions. It is highly a passionate appeal. How are persons executed in California? By gas, cynanide, which is dropped into an acid bath beneath a chair into which the doomed is strapped inside an octogonal metal chamber at San Quentin. It is considered one of the more humane. Did Chessman ever kill anyone? Not according to police or court records. Isn't there an alternative to death or the frightening ZETTE CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Orange County's Oldest Newspaper Established in 1870 Published Every Thursday URTEEN PAGES FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1960. NSUS WORKERS CENSUS WORKERS eath' Crash Federal Nose Count Opens April 1st The man or woman at your door who identifies himself or herself as a census taker between now and April 1 is a phony. Many communities report that phony census takers are capitalizing on the coming federal nose count to get information to be used in private ventures. The federal census is scheduled to begin April 1 and end May 1, according to Abbott Williams of Fullerton, director of the 1960 census in Orange County. Official government census takers may be identified by a red, white and blue badge they wear. Abbott said the Orange County door-to-door canvas force will number about 600 workers. Less than 200 workers have been hired, Abbott said, and volunteers are sorely needed. To qualify as a census enumerator a person must be an American citizen, 18 years old and have the equivalent of a high school education. Candidates must pass an examination. Applications may be secured at the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce office, the Census Hdqs., 1207-A E. Fruit St., Santa Ana, and the Department of Employment, 233 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. Enumerators will receive instructions about March 25. Back row, Kurtis L. Karner, Roy W. Fofquist, Jr., John W. Schlue, Duane F. Starr, Daniel H. D'Urso. Front row, field. Senior Students Picked Merit Scholarships’ Tests winners will be announced about April 27, 1960. The finalists will be offered some $2.5 million worth of freshman-year scholarship assistance from these sources, in addition to the awards made to those selected as Merit Scholars. "The CERTIFICATE of Merit winners, the top performers in the competition, constitute our country's most valuable single resource," said John M. Stalnaker, president of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. "Representing the best of each state in the Union they deserve the maximum recognition and encouragement of every citizen concerned with the future of America. The brilliant record of the Merit Scholarships of other years speaks for itself. The far-sighted donors who have sponsored Merit Scholarships in other years have made an incalculable investment which (Continued on Page 2-A) Trains Held Up Two trains were delayed for 40 minutes here last Wednesday when the Santa Fe railroad trestle just north of La Palma Ave. was set afire. Fireman said the blaze was either started by hoboes or juveniles. The wooden structure recently had been creosoted, firemen said. Flames were extinguished before they could cause any extensive damage. Applications may be secured at the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce office, the Census Hdqs., 1207-A E. Fruit St., Santa Ana, and the Department of Employment, 233 E. Commonwealth Ave., Fullerton. Enumerators will receive instructions about March 25. Census Workers to Ask About Hi-Fi, Other Luxuries It's a sign of our times, no doubt — for the time in memory a federal census will not ask if you have an outdoor toilet. But the census tabulator at your home will want to know whether you have a hi-fi, or swimming pool or two cars. Uncle Sam seems, glancing over the enumerator's workbook for 1960, to be specifically interested in our habit of gathering conveniences and luxuries. Some other questions you can expect will be: Do you have a color TV set? Is your home air conditioned? How about freezers? Radios? Dishwashers? Dryers? There will be more questions asked in this census than ever before. The government will be throwing the queries at you in more directions than one. In addition to the door-to-door caller, every fourth householder will receive a detailed questionnaire in the mail.