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Editorial Page 4 — ANAHEIM (Cal.) BULLETIN Wednesday, June 23, 1954 Published Daily Evenings Except Sundays and Holidays by ANAHEIM BULLETIN PUBLISHING CO., INC. 822 R. Lemon St. Anaheim, Calif. Phone KS 8-6051 HAZEL D. LOUDON, President L. H. LOUDON Jr., Vice-President and Co-Publisher STANLEY LAUDON Co-Publisher and Treasurer MILDRED TAGGART Member of Board RICHARD FISCHLE, Jr., Secretary and Business Manager DON SHAFFER, Editor CARRIE LOU SUTHERLAND, Society and Women's Department C Wm RLAND, Advertising Manager MEMBER OF THE ORANGE COUNTY NEWS SERVICE Legalized in accordance California State Law December 23, 1951. Entered as second-class mail matter August 11, 1929 at the post office at Anaheim, California, under the Act of March 2, 1679. Subscription Rates—1 month, $1.00; 3 months, $2.75; 6 months, $5.00. 1 year, $9.50. No additional charge for mailing within the continental United States. Sales tax will be added to quoted prices on taxable items appearing in the advertising columns of the Anaheim Bulletin, same to be paid for by the purchases as required by law. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WEST-HOLLIDAY CO., INC. UNITED PRESS New York—37 East 10th St.; Chicago—86F N. Michigan Ave.; San Francisco—625 Market St.; Detroit—219 Stephenson Blvd.; Vancouver, B.C.—711 Ball Blvd.; Los Angeles—139 So. Spring St.; Portland—528 W. Sixth St.; St. Louis—411 North Tenth St.; Seattle—603 Stewart St.; Atlanta—926 Grant Building. Facts on AUHS Tax Increase (The following statement has been prepared and released by the Anaheim Union High School Board of Trustees and does not in any way indicate approval of, or constitute an endorsement by, the Anaheim Bulletin.) The question is raised as to whether or not the increased assessed valuations of the Anaheim Union High school district will bring in additional funds for the high school and junior high school operation. The answer is yes. However, the increase in assessed valuations is not in proportion to the increase in the school enrollment. The ratio as estimated will be at a 4 to 1 ratio of increased enrollment at assessed valuation. Recognition must be made of the fact that the average home with one child in it from tax money Secret Government A most dramatic exposure of secret government — star departments which lock out representatives — has come to K. Wheeler of Montana. With his illustration the Teapot dals of the 1920’s, in which senatorial investigator. Pointing out that Harney General, refused to give himself to impose a gas rule imposed by executive creased assessed valuations of the Anaheim Union High school district will bring in additional funds for the high school and junior high school operation. The answer is yes. However, the increase in assessed valuations is not in proportion to the increase in the school enrollment. The ratio as estimated will be at a 4 to 1 ratio of increased enrollment at assessed valuation. Recognition must be made of the fact that the average home with one child in it, from tax money alone, does not pay for the tuition for that child's education. The average house in the district valued at $10,000 is assessed at the rate of only $3,000. At the current high school tax rate set at .7862 for 1952-53 this realizes from a tax revenue per house in the district a sum of $23.59. To break this down for better understanding the following facts should be analyzed. The state department of education estimates that for every 100 homes in California there are 8 high school students. Therefore, each home in the district contributes 8% of the cost of educating a high school student. This means that each tax-paying home-owner in the district has a share in the education program of $32.80 for students at the high school level. On the basis of 1 student for every 10 houses the junior high school program will cost an estimated $30 per house. The combination of high school and junior high school obligation will total an estimated $62.80 per house. As mentioned above, the high school tax rate set at .7862 will furnish an average tax revenue per house of $23.59. An additional revenue of $9.60 per house for each high school student is received from the state. Approximately $4.00 per house for each junior high school student is received from the state. The combination of these sources of revenue make a total of $36.19. Therefore, the total revenue is only $36.19 per house for the high school educational program. This is matched against an estimated outlay of $62.80 per house in the district to carry out the program as voted by the people on November 4, 1952. This shows a $26.61 deficit per house for the present tax rate. This fact can not be set aside or ignored. As our orange groves are converted to tract development the more acute the problem becomes. The more new houses that are built, the greater the deficit will become because of the 4 to 1 ratio of increased assessed valuation to increased student population. New industry helps but it does not have any effect on departments which lock out representatives — has come K. Wheeler of Montana. With his illustration the Teapot dals of the 1920's, in which senatorial investigator. Pointing out that Harryney General, refused to give on himself to impose a gas rule imposed by executive generation later, Wheeler r "We took the matter and he fired Daugherty! H F. Stone, later to be Chief J and Stone readily gave us wanted. Secretary of the In office and later convicted on his time in the penitentiary." "This issue of the right formation from officials of Government is precious, in Without this, congressional crippled." How conditions change through the long years of N power! But now the tide is an aroused public will, at a long ago our California Le ber secret government in boards, and other bodies p out — but not to dictate last analysis, secret gover nment fully and freely ple and for the people." Stubborn Cuss The California voter is aside. That was proved im like a candidate he'll vote dal, charges of being a poor itself. In Los Angeles, J easily with the Democrati Congressional District even been through one of the me thic calendar. Equally succ eratic nomination for the (Contra Costa and Solano tive Robert L. Condon wh atomic tests as a "poor sec he voters in San Francisco This fact can not be set aside or ignored. As our orange groves are converted to tract development the more acute the problem becomes. The more new houses that are built, the greater the deficit will become because of the 4 to 1 ratio of increased assessed valuation to increased student population. New industry helps taxes, but it does not keep pace with the influx of new students. This is the fourth in a series of statements from the Board of Trustees which have been delayed so as not to confuse the issue with the recent elementary bonds. (To be continued tomorrow) "REMEMBERED HOURS . . . !" No doubt we should have hoarded up our cash And left no loopholes for the winds of Chance: We should have sensed that Circumstance's lash Held bitter hurt: thru our daft ignorance, We laid no nest-egg at the Future's door, To ease old age! In lush extravagance We scattered coin alike with rich and poor Who urged our spending! We awoke dead-broke—And hurriedly, sought means to earn once more! Now, tho our shoulders cringe beneath the yoke Of mortgages and ill-compounded debt; Once we sinned sins repentance might revoke Should we recant: but, might we not regret, Remembered hours we never could forget? TARGET Othman's Views on Washington Sessions By FREDÉRICK C. OTHMAN WASHINGTON — Let us now consider the great Austrian corn mystery. The more you think about it, the more mysterious it becomes. In the spring of 1953 we taxpayers spent $3,500,000 for $5,200 tons of American corn to feed the hungry Austrians. The first shiploads of 9,200 tons arrived in first-class shape in Vienna. The other five loads never did get there. That's a lot of corn to evaporate. The Vienna controller of the Foreign Operations Administration investigated. He was told — and this is official — that Austria had such a bumper crop of its own that it had no room to store any of that imported stuf. Hence, our government was informed the mighty consignment of grain was stored temporarily in Trieste. Our man over there still was suspicious. He went to Trieste, himself, and he still couldn't find any of that corn. It was gone. He protested to headquarters here and soon the memos were flying between the POA, the State Department, and the Autarian Government. The facts weren't exactly pretty. The Austrian importers of the corn they apparently didn't need turned it over to some unnamed Swiss. These latter sold it in their own country and in Germany, Italy and Greece. This made us pretty unhappy and we were about to send a hot demand for a refund in cash, when, on last December 1, a man from the Austrian Embassy walked into the POA office here and handed us a check for $2,900,000 to pay for the missing corn. So far so good and also fair enough. Or was it? "When you get a refund like this, what do you do with the money?" demanded Rep. Charles Brownson (R., Ind.) head of a committee investigating the opera-tions of POA. John E. Murphy, contending this organization, said it took such refunds and spent for the benefit of the councils made them. Nobody said the money we got for our corn may even be spent more corn for Austria. "If Austria had a bumper its own, why was there all these shipments?" asked George Meader (R., Mich.), "That is a good question. Murphy. He said the POA know that Austria had a when we tried to do our kind. He said there had been a number of diversions — an official, polite language foring — in practically all receiving our gifts, but we uncovered he made a valiant to get a cash refund. Then the refund is resting the benefit of the nation thit, and Murphy said he aggrandizes very stiff punishment policy now is under study. One final mystery concludes that we taxpayers almost learn about the misshapery Murphy said at first his phone call and reported to State Department wouldn't its mind. The gentleman from raised such Cain overnight when Murphy returned, the Department had reversed Murphy then told all. As for the speculators it can corn in far places, not certainly they made a profit surely did if prices went up they couldn't lose if price down, commented Rep. Blythe'd just turn the corn those who were supposed to in the first place." We took the matter up with President Coolidge, who fired Daugherty! He replaced him with Harlan Hoe, later to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, one readily gave us whatever information we had. Secretary of the Interior Fall was forced out of office and later convicted of receiving a bribe and served time in the penitentiary. This issue of the right of Congress to receive information from officials of the Executive arm of the government is precious, is of the highest importance. But this, congressional investigations would be useful." Now conditions changed, insidiously but steadily, in the long years of New Deal-Fair Deal executive administration. But now the tide is plainly turning, impelled by based public will, at all levels of government. Not so our California Legislature outlawed star-chambers government in boards of supervisors, school districts and other bodies properly empowered to carry out not to dictate — the will of the people. In analysis, secret government cannot coexist with government fully and freely "of the people, by the people for the people." Born Cuss The California voter is not one to be easily turned down that was proved in the June 8 balloting. If he candidate he'll vote for him come personal scandals of being a poor security risk or even death in Los Angeles, Jimmy Roosevelt walked off with the Democratic nomination for the 26th presidential District even though he had recently brought one of the most sensational court cases onendar. Equally successful in winning the Democrat nomination for the Sixth Congressional District (Costa and Solano Counties) was Representative Robert L. Condon who was banned from Nevada arrests as a "poor security risk". On top of that, voters in San Francisco's 23rd Assembly District to send a hot demand for a refund in cash, when, on last December 1, a man from the Austrian Embassy walked into the FOA office here and handed us a check for $2,900,000 to pay for the missing corn. So far so good and also fair enough. Or was it? "When you get a refund like this, what do you do with the money?" demanded Rep. Charles Brownson (R., Ind.) head of a committee investigating the opera. Your Birthday Forecast By STELLA WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23—Born today, the stars have given you an abundant list of talents but, in addition, you have a keen love of pleasure and want a comfortable living. You will have to learn to buckle down to real hard work if you are to achieve the success to which you are entitled by reason of your abilities. Once you have learned the lesson of concentration to one objective, nothing can deter you from reaching your ultimate goal. Unhappily, there seems to be no middle path for you: either you will reach exceptional fame or your failure will be equally dismal. By nature you are affectionate, demonstrative and home-loving. Attractive to members of the opposite sex, you probably will have more than one opportunity to wed. Your choice of a marriage partner may have a great deal to do with your ultimate role in life. Unless you are contented emotionally, you find it difficult to do your best work. You women will find your happiest sphere in that of being a wife and mother. You will utilize your social charm to make your home the center of all activities. You make excellent wives for ambitious men—you know all the right answers! Among those who were born on this date are: Irwin S. Cobb, humorist; Rossini, composer; John Jay, statesman; Henry P. Gray, artist; the Duke of Windsor. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Thursday, June 24 CANCER (June 22-July 23)—Don't permit yourself to be "high-pressured" into doing or saying something you will later LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—events can have an impact on your future, so feel that you direct them wish. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)—time to see if your earning city is at high pitch. If something about it now. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)—ful smile and a pleasing ality will go a long way helping you to get what you want. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) it a point to see that you the proper financial action on some new project SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec.-A project at a distance look almost too good to be Maybe it is! Check careful CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. Find something good to about, rather than do too criticizing. Be cooperative well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. Handle matters diplomacy and you will find that ever you want is coming you just now. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) efficient on the job and discover it pays excellently dends. Maybe a bonus. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20) good look ahead at the few that you can make constr items for it. Act today. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21 neighborly and you will find it really pays. Friends mighty fine things to have GEMINI (May 22-June 21) pects are excellent for you now. Business oppo should be opening for you (Distributed by United Syndicate Inc.) In Los Angeles, Jimmy Roosevelt walked off with the Democratic nomination for the 26th Presidential District even though he had recently brought one of the most sensational court cases on hand. Equally successful in winning the Democrat nomination for the Sixth Congressional District (Costa and Solano Counties) was Representative Albert L. Condon who was banned from Nevada tests as a "poor security risk". On top of that, hers in San Francisco's 23rd Assembly District stated William C. Berry to the Legislature even Mr. Berry had been dead more than one month. The California voter is not easily turned aside. HOLLYWOOD By ALINE MOSBY United Press Hollywood Writer HOLLYWOOD (UP)—One of the new summer television stars is a jazz band that includes a highbrow harp, bells and two leaders, one of whom beats on his chest. NBC put in a bid for hep-cat fans when the network signed the unusual Sauter-Finegan band, prized by music critics as the hottest news in popular music since Stan Kenton. Eddie Sauter and Bill Finegan admit their provocative music cues either enthusiasm, confusion or hostility among listeners. But they aren't worried whether TV audiences will accept their unusual exciting sounds. Listeners React "We've found we inspire a definite reaction among listeners, they hate us or love us," grinned Sauter. "But we think TV will be good for us." The band is the only one in history with two regular conductors. Sauter was an arranger for Benny Goodman and Finegan arranged for Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. The two arrangers, neighbors in Nyack, N.J., decided one day two years ago "the worm should turn." "We weren't having very much fun," said Sauter. "We wanted to write music the way we wanted without a bandleader changing it." Unusual Instruments The boys organized their own group that was a revolution to the conventional pattern. Unlike usual dance bands, it has such unexpected touches as a harp, oboist tuba, huge cymbals, trumpet bells and a glockenspiel. The players are not only but symphonic artists. The player is from the Detroit phony orchestra, the oboist from the Rochester Symphony. The first trumpet player did jazz until he began with Finegan. Many other members of the fresh, imaginative bass classical music students from lilard and other top schools Beats Chest Sauter and Finegan are pride as bandleaders, too. They soft-spoken and serious, low professors and announce the number in an almost time Peepers-ish style. During one ber about a sleigh ride, she shakes sleigh bells and beats on his chest to imitate sound of horse hooves. "The chest beating happened in when we were recorded number," he said. "I don't we are prostituting our music." Farmer McCall It seems that some folks life is success, and they walk to that goal well marked dollar signs, while other folk want happiness and they do a hang iff they don't have more'n enuff to pay their bills. Could be that them last for right cause ever since I've died about it. It seems that folks are the happiest - they got money troubles. Farmer McCall (all rights reserved.) Washington Scenes C. OTHMAH AUTO NEWS by Harry Elliott News Service on rubber tires over rubber highway, predicts the National Automobile Club. Highway engineers have found that adding a dash of rubber powder to asphalt raises the melting point in summer and lowers the reduces skidding, reduces dust and freezing point in winter. It also gives highways smoother and more durable surfaces. In Akron, Ohio, the rubber capital of the nation, they already have a mile-long mainstreet that is surfaced with rubberized asphalt. "BOX" CARS An article by Roger Huntington in the May issue of Popular Science predicts that the heavy chassis frame familiar to motorists for the past fifty years is on its way out. He ventures that in five years it will have disappeared completely. In its place will be a box unit to which the engine and running gear will be fastened directly. With this type of construction, the whole body shell—roof, floor, side posts, quarter panels, firewall—is put to work. Structural loads are spread over the entire body skin similar to the way stresses are handled by the skin of modern aircraft. Advantages of this kind of engli- and cost. Average reduction is about 200 pounds on the average full-size car which can mean up to 10 cents a pound on first cost, plus gas savings with less weight neering are savings in both weight for the engine to pull. It also offers greater rigidity and enables manufacturers to build models with lower centers of gravity. Safety is also greatly increased because in the event of a crash or roll-over, impact is gradually absorbed by the sheet metal 'box'. The idea was first tried in the mid-thirties, but unsuccessful. Forecast LA something you will later regret. (July 24-Aug. 23) Today's events can have an important effect on your future, so be careful that you direct them as you wish. RGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)—A good time to see if your earning capacity is at high pitch. If not, do something about it now. BRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)—A cheerful smile and a pleasing personality will go a long way toward helping you to get what you want. ORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—Make it a point to see that you achieve the proper financial arrangement on some new project. GIFTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 22)—A project at a distance may look almost too good to be true. Maybe it is! Check carefully. PRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—Find something good to talk about, rather than do too much criticizing. Be cooperative, as well. QUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)—Handle matters diplomatically and you will find that everything you want is coming your way just now. SCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)—Be efficient on the job and you will discover it pays excellent dividends. Maybe a bonus. RIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)—Take a good look ahead at the future so that you can make constructive plans for it. Act today. URUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—Be neighborly and you will find that it really pays. Friends are mighty fine things to have. MINI (May 22-June 21)—Aspects are excellent for you just now. Business opportunities should be opening for you, too. Distributed by United Feature Syndicate Inc.). Books By United Press William Shirer, former foreign correspondent and radio news commentator, has a timely story in his novel, Stranger Come Home (Little, Brown). The stranger is foreign correspondent Raymond Whitehead who after many years abroad, returned to his native United States to start a new career as a news commentator in a nation plagued by strong political pressures, the fear of Communism, and the unpleasant tactics of a Senator O'Brien. It also offers greater rigidity and enables manufacturers to build models with lower centers of gravity. Safety is also greatly increased because in the event of a crash or roll-over, impact is gradually absorbed by the sheet metal 'box'. The idea was first tried in the mid-thirties but was unsuccessful due to corrosion problems and vibration: today, however, these problems have been overcome. First successful application of the principle was made by Nash in 1941. Now all Nash automobiles are built this way. Hudson then followed suit in 1949 ad the latest member to adopt the method is the new Aero Willys. Huntington predicts that General Motors will switch several of its models in 1958 to unit construction and the rest of the industry will follow suit shortly thereafter. DETROIT NOTES With complete returns for a first four months of 1954 now in Chevrolet has passed Ford in new car registrations by 2,574 units. Figures show 412,858 Chevrolets and 410,284 Fords. This is a far different story from 1953 with 402,928 Chevrolets registered and only 312,888 Fords. According to Automotive News estimates, the 2,500,000th car of 1954 was due to be sold this last week in some dealers' showroom in the nation... GM announced an experimental gas turbine powered transit bus, the Turbo-Cruiser. This is not a makeshift unit but a completely engineered installation in the engine compartment of a standard GMC bus. bears a suspicious kinship to the comic books of today and Miss Noel's research offers many sobering facts on which to judge how much influence "escapism" has on society... The Royal Box, by Frances Parkinson Keys (Messner) is one of the most opulent and leisurely detective stories of the decade—the account of a police investigation which lays bare the lives of all concerned in the course of singling out a murderer. The victim is an American ambassador, poisoned during a theater party that began in the home Farmer McCabe It seems that some folks goal in life is success, and they want the rush to that goal well marked with clear signs, while other folks only get happiness and they don't give much affection they don't have any real enuff to pay their bills... could be that them last folks are not cause ever since I've studied about it. It seems that pore balls are the happiest - they only money troubles. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved) William Shirer, former foreign correspondent and radio news commentator, has a timely story in his novel, Stranger Come Home (Little, Brown). The stranger is foreign correspondent Raymond Whitehead who after many years abroad, returned to his native United States to start a new career as a news commentator in a nation plagued by strong political pressures, the fear of Communism, and the unpleasant tactics of a Senator O'Brien. Whitehead, his French wife, and their two teen-aged children, found life in the United States pleasant, for a while. Then, as the pressures became stronger, Whitehead was asked to "Resign" his job with a major network, after his name appeared in a blacklist of radio and TV personnel suspected of having Communistic connections. One of Whitehead's friends in Europe, a State Department career man, found his career wrecked by O'Brien's committee investigation. Whitehead was called to testify in Steve Burnett's case, and later, was himself called before the committee to answer to charges of Communism. The novel is readable but if suffers by comparison with similar stories about real people in the news of the day... An addition to the history of America's customs and morals is Villains Galore (Macmillan), an entertaining account of the popular story weeklies which from the 1840's through the turn of the century dominated newstands and left an indelible mark on society. The author, Mary Noel, has delved into some 40 weeklies which specialized in sensational fiction. There is abundant humor in this revival of such characters as "Lillian the Wanderer, or the Perils of Beauty," or "Saul Subberday, or the Idiot Spy." Robert Bonner's stupendous success with the New York Ledger, the birth and hard times of the Saturday Evening Post, the beginnings of Street & Smith are all detailed here. The popular literature of a century ago much influence "escapism" has on society. The Royal Box, by Frances Parkinson Keys (Messner) is one of the most opulent and leisurely detective stories of the decade—the account of a police investigation which lays bare the lives of all concerned in the course of singling out a murderer. The victim is an American ambassador, poisoned during a theater party that began in the home of the U.S. counselor of embassy in London, progressed to the royal box of a leading West End theater and then to the swank Hotel Savoy. The suspects include the daughter and granddaughter of a duke, a Middle Eastern ambassador, the stars of a hit play, and a be-medalled French marquis. Mrs. Keyes is at least as interested in the portrayal of character as she is in the solution of the murder, and she uses flashbacks over 25 years to tell the stories of her principals as they appear. The Royal Box is a refreshing departure in a field of fiction which lately has been dominated by the private eyes and near-naked blondes of the hard-boiled school... Ten Years Ago Violet Jewett has been named president of the Woman's Aircraft club. Fannie Goddard is the new president of the Anaheim Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Major (doctor) Cain returns to the northern part of the state this week after a visit with his family in Anaheim. Mrs. Joe Sowder leaves tomorrow for Pecos. Tex., where she will attend the graduation of her brother, Louis Carle, who receives his silver Air Force wings. Margaret Edens has been installed as honored queen of Bethel No. 5, Job's Daughters.