anaheim-bulletin 1959-04-27

The Bulletin Editorial Page B-6—Anaheim (Col.) Bulletin Monday, April 27, 1938 Chick Vs. Chicken We don't want to be chicken about this—but! The custom of stores giving away baby chicks around Easter time during sales promotions is one of long standing (or sitting, depending on the sex of the chickens—or is it setting?). Anyway, about this time of the year hundreds of residents in this area suddenly find themselves with rapidly growing chickens on their hands and no place to keep them. Unfortunately it doesn't take long for a baby chick to lose that "cute" look and become just another chicken or rooster, and being something less than the cleanest bird alive it doesn't take the once-enchanted owners of these gifts long to begin pondering how to dispose of their feathered prizes. What with the ready availability of stew pots and frying pans this should present no problem at all — except, perhaps, the modern housewife's lack of knowledge on how to render the critters unalive and featherless. But the crux of the matter lies with the children who received these once-cuddly creatures as gifts. Any threat to do anything that might smack of bodily harm to their pets brings on a minor crisis with much wailing, screaming and sobbing thrown in by the young chicken fanciers. Unless a strong and determined will is What with the ready availability of stew pots and frying pans this should present no problem at all — except, perhaps, the modern housewife's lack of knowledge on how to render the critters unalive and featherless. But the crux of the matter lies with the children who received these once-cuddly creatures as gifts. Any threat to do anything that might smack of bodily harm to their pets brings on a minor crisis with much wailing, screaming and sobbing thrown in by the young chicken fanciers. Unless a strong and determined will is exercised the parents may find themselves in the chicken business—on a limited scale—until the cackling horrors drop dead from old age. Or, if the parents reach the point where they get to believe any means justifies the end, they can always carelessly leave the door to the cage or pen open some night and let the neighborhood cats and dogs solve the problem. These are about the only alternatives because you just can't give these grain-consuming feather dusters to any chicken rancher. They don't want any possibly-diseased stock brought in to perhaps lay low their 20,000-odd top-quality cluckers, and anyway these free varieties don't lay eggs. About the only over-all answer to the whole problem is to start at the beginning and just quit giving live chicks away as gifts. After all, when this thing was started—way back when—everyone could just build a pen and add them to the few eating chickens they were already keeping. Some parents complain that even plastic whistles would be better as gifts than chickens. The whistles, they claim, can always be "lost" or stepped on without nearly so much carrying on by the younger set. Of course you can always take the positive approach—they COULD give away baby goats! Spare The Rod? If you are one who thinks our younger generation resents discipline and must be coddled in school, consider the case of the Santa Clara high school officials who wanted to fire a physical education teacher because they considered her too stern a disciplinarian. When the dismissal was announced was there rejoicing in the hallowed halls? By no means. Instead, 500 girls refused to dress for gymnasium classes, in protest against the treatment of their teacher. Perhaps that old admonition should be amended to read: Spare the rod and spoil the child's fun. When the dismissal was announced was there rejoicing in the hallowed halls? By no means. Instead, 500 girls refused to dress for gymnasium classes, in protest against the treatment of their teacher. Perhaps that old admonition should be amended to read: Spare the rod and spoil the child's fun. Strange As It Seems By Elsie Hix NIAGARA FALLS IS WEARING AWAY! THE ANNUAL RECESSION AT THE CENTER OF THE HORSESHOE IS 4 FEET! ELECTRIC EELS OPTEN GROW AS LONG AS 10 FEET AND AT THAT LENGTH SELL FOR ABOUT $1000! At An Advance Field Ambulance Post Of The British Eighth Army In North Africa, Major Donald Mackenzie Extracted A Live Anti-Tank Shell From A Gunner's Spine! Days Of Great Faith MOSES' TABLETS OF STONE THE U.S. CONSTITUTION THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT MAGNA CARTA "ALL THE GREAT AGES HAVE BEEN AGES OF BELIEF" ... EMERSON THE Family Scrapbook Your Birthday by Stella MONDAY, APRIL 27 — Born today, you have an exceptionally active mind and are neat and tidy about all your mental activities—often to the point of military discipline. You have a strong will, and you are determined to get what you want. It may take you a long time to achieve your ultimate goal, but the chances are excellent that you will, probably before reaching middle age. For one so practical and even hard-headed about money matters, you are too often the victim of your moods. You become depressed too easily, and if things don't move as swiftly as you believe they should, you fall into a slough of despondency. By nature, you are affectionate and demonstrative. You need someone with whom to share your disappointments as well as your joys. An early marriage to someone who understands your temperament thoroughly can bring you lasting happiness and inspire you to carry on, even during your "deep blue" moments. You have a quick temper and fly off the handle too easily at unimportant matters, yet when it comes to a major crisis, you appear calm, and know exactly what to do. You are a little too trusting and believe that everyone is as frank as you try to be. Be a little more cautious in selecting your close associates. Rely less upon your "hunches"—and more upon second thinking. Among those born on this date are: Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. President; Maurice Baring, author and diplomat; Edward Gibbon, historian; Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor. 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. Tuesday, April 28 TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—A tremendous opportunity may come Avoid being pushed around! SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—Your best day of the week in which you can make real progress. Use your best judgment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)—If you are alert and confident of your earlier decision, then you can act to advantage today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—Postpone signing important papers until later. Avoid any possible risk. Guard your health, too. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)—If you can stay calm while the rest of the world is in turmoil, you can make excellent progress. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 14)—Be discreet in all things. Being conservative pays off today. Disregard impulse; use reason. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 21)—You can get along better than most today, since this will be one of your best days this week. (Copyright, 1959, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) THE Family Scrapbook Family Bulletin Board. In a number of homes, parents have provided a bulletin board where members of the family can leave messages for one another or Mom can post a list of the tasks that the junior members of the family are expected to do. But bulletin boards — family style — can be used in more creative ways, too. If one uses a piece of fiberboard on which shelves can be fixed or hooks inserted, all kinds of things can be displayed. The piece of claywork sister did in the school art studio, the interestingly shaped piece of rock that Junior found on his last Boy Scout bike, the candid snapshot that Dad took of some of the family, and a whole variety of other fascinating things can be displayed along with messages and work schedules. Such bulletin boards can also be used as a place where decorations for holidays can be displayed. Or they can be a central place where letters from Grandpa and Grandma can be kept. There's almost no end of the uses to which they can be put. (Copyright, 1959, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Assignment: Washington by Ed Koterba WASHINGTON — This business of bait advertising holds a gnawing fascination for a certain collection of fellows downtown. They call themselves the Federal Trade Commission. Those Sherlocks have been quite active lately looking into matters like what happened at our house not too long ago. Our living-room guests we had to entertain on beaten-up lawn chairs because of a sad situation. Our living-room furniture had disappeared. What happened was the first lady of our house was the victim of come-on advertising of a very license. Hah! said the FTC detectives. The phones they tested wouldn't squawk beyond a half-mile. Furthermore, they said, if you didn't get a license, you'd be talking over another phone to some stern-voiced Federal communications men. The company, I may add, has gotten the word from FTC. Then there's the advertising by a hearing-aid outfit in New York State boasting that their gismos are "completely hidden" in a pair of eyeglasses. The NEC doesn't need Among those born on this date are: Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. President; Maurice Baring, author and diplomat; Edward Gibbon, historian; Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor. 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. Tuesday, April 28 TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21)—A tremendous opportunity may come your way, so be prepared to take full advantage of it. GEMINI (May 22-June 21)—Be alert to the unexpected and you can probably avert disappointment. CANCER (June 22-July 23)—Haste can make waste today, so be more careful than ordinarily in everything you undertake. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Hold to familiar routine now and side-step anything new or untried. Trends are too mixed. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)—A positive, cheerful attitude will combat a depressed feeling today and avert trouble for you. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)—Don’t permit yourself to get involved in anything you can’t manage! CO. “B” 161st AIB 400 S. Brookhurst, Fullerton Phone TRejan I-1705 Capt. Ralph E. Comstock Commanding Those Sherlocks have been quite active lately looking into matters like what happened at our house not too long ago. Our living-room guests we had to entertain on beaten-up lawn chairs because of a sad situation. Our living-room furniture had disappeared. What happened was the first lady of our house was the victim of come-on advertising of a very low grade. The ad said: “Have your furniture renovated. Save $200.” She smiled when the big truck hauled ‘our set away’. Later, she realized she had no receipt for it, nor for the $150 paid in advance. This was one month after the furniture men drove west with our set on board. After a month on that lawn furniture, it dawned on her to call the company. The line was disconnected. The firm had gone out of business. No forwarding address. By ingenious methods known only to newspaper reporters, I traced the furniture to a ware house in Baltimore. “Where’s our furniture?” I asked the man. And the man said, “What furniture?” I said he’d better return it or I’d have the FTC on him. The next day, the furniture was back. It was in worse shape than before. But the lawn furniture went back out on the lawn and Dotty nursed her pocketbook for a $150 loss. I stopped around to trade sad experiences with the Federal Trade boys and they swapped me some stories out of their files. There’s that case they have in the weeks on the “magic” walkie-talkie, manufactured in Nebraska. The anti-false advertising gentlemen said the company claimed in advertisements that their wireless telephone, when hooked into a car, could be heard up to 10 miles away. And the firm claimed, Machine Betters Pickers DAVIS, Calif. (UPI) — Researchers at the University of California campus here report that a mechanical harvester for sweet corn tested in the 1958 season recovered 15 per cent more corn than hand pickers, and harvested 17 times more corn per hour. Capitol Dispatch by David Lawrence WASHINGTON — You can't win with some of the critics—you're wrong whatever you do! This must have been the thought that crossed President Eisenhower's mind as he read this week some of the caustic comments about an "unnecessary delay" in announcing the appointment of Christian Herter as Secretary of State. One can readily imagine what some of the same critics who were strong for the Herter appointment would have said if they were certain he wouldn't favor the changes they hope for in public policy. "Look," they would have chorused," here's the president acting precipitately on the most important appointment he has to make in this critical time in world history! And why does he appoint a sick man?" President Eisenhower's deliberateness is to be praised rather than condemned. He knew of the arthritic condition of his Under Secretary of State. He realized the newspapers would be printing pictures of a man on crutches. So it was decided to offset that criticism by getting a medical report to clear up all doubts. It took a few days to get that done. The President talked to Mr. Herter on Monday, April 13 — two days before the Wednesday on which the telephone resignation of Mr. Dulles was announced. Mr. Herter was told at that Monday conference by Mr. Eisenhower that, if the medical examination turned out all right, he would be the next Secretary of State. On Tuesday, April 14, it was announced that Mr. Herter would head the American delegation at the Foreign Ministers' conferences in Paris and Geneva. Why then would continue to be valuable as a consultant. He hoped the press would emphasize the service of Mr. Dulles. So, while all along Mr. Herter has led the list of possible successors, there was every reason for Mr. Eisenhower to make a thorough study of all the circumstances before getting into print with an announcement of a hasty decision. The Senate leadership rushed through the confirmation in an attempt to exploit the situation politically—to show that at least there was no hesitation on Capitol Hill. President Eisenhower knows the heart of America far better than do most of his critics. He did not show unseemly haste. He endeavored to use the interval of a few days to survey the situation carefully. His judgment in handling the Presidential job these days is winning the approval of the American people. The latest Gallup poll shows that his popularity has gone up to 60 per cent, which is eight points higher than it was when the Congressional election was held last November. (Copyright, 1959, New York Herald Tribune Inc.) FROM The Mail Box Dear Sir: I am a regular reader of your newspaper and an active member of the Stanton Recall Committee. In your April 18th issue I saw a letter written to the editor by Mrs. B. N. Fortney of 11582 So. West- THE Boy Scrapbook bletin Board. Number of homes, parents added a bulletin board members of the family can messages for one another post a list of the tasks senior members of the expected to do. Bletin boards — family can be used in more creations, too. If one uses a fiberboard on which can be fixed or hooks kinds of things can be placed of claywork sister school art studio, the shaped piece of rock found on his last Boy book, the candid snapshot book of some of the families whole variety of other things can be displayed in messages and work. Bletin boards can also be placed where decorations can be displayed. Or be a central place where Grandpa and Grandma kept. There's almost the uses to which they belong. 1959, by United Fea-cate, Inc. Washington Ded Koterba buy it you need no word from FTC. There's the advertising by aid outfit in New York listing that their gimmospletely hidden" in a pair of cases. The President talked to Mr. Herter on Monday, April 13 — two days before the Wednesday on which the telephone resignation of Mr. Dulles was announced. Mr. Herter was told at that Monday conference by Mr. Eisenhower that, if the medical examination turned out all right, he would be the next Secretary of State. On Tuesday, April 14, it was announced that Mr. Herter would head the American delegation at the Foreign Ministers' conferences in Paris and Geneva. Why, then, on Wednesday morning did the President, in speaking to the press, mention the possibility of other candidates? Because he wasn't sure at that time what the medical examination would show. Would the critics have a President of the United States give the impression that he was disregarding all suggestions and announce an appointment even before he received a formal letter of resignation? What if the medical report had turned out unfavorably? As soon as the favorable medical report came on Thursday afternoon, Mr. Herter was promptly asked to be on hand at Augusta, Georgia, Saturday morning for the formal announcement of his appointment. Is a delay of a few days in announcing the appointment of a new Secretary of State such a blunder as has been described by critics? Actually, it was this very criticism—widely published in large part by those who disagree with the Eisenhower-Dulles policies — that gave rise throughout the world to the idea that the hesitation was a big mistake and that there was something behind it all which indicated a lack of confidence by the President in the man he selected. The President is one of the most gracious and considerate persons in public life. He is not the kind that likes to see anyone announcing his candidacy for Congress immediately after the funeral of a deceased member. There are some amenities that ought to be observed, even in the rough and tumble of modern politics. The tragic withdrawal from public office of John Foster Dulles touched the President deeply. His voice was choked with emotion at his Wednesday press conference. A man who has given his all to the post of Secretary of State was seriously ill. The will to live is important to a sick man. The President wanted to encourage the out-going Secretary to feel he FROM The Mail Box Dear Sir: I am a regular reader of your newspaper and an active member of the Stanton Recall Committee. In your April 18th issue I saw a letter written to the editor by Mrs. B. N. Fortney of 11582 So. Western Avenue where she was going to get the women started on the committee against the recall. I might say to her, through the medium of your letters to the editor, that I have, for the past eighteen months, been attending meetings of the city council and that I am not at all satisfied with the judgment that was shown by Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Zuniga on many occasions. I am sure that everyone on the recall committee realizes the fact that we could not find any perfect candidate. Every human being, I believe, is apt to show bad judgment at some time or other, but when you are in a position where a great number of people are affected by the decisions that are made, it is important that that person be very sound. We, of the recall committee, have looked at the ability of the candidates who were chosen and I firmly believe that these candidates will be able to do a good job. I might also add, from the response that was given to the signature collectors, indicate very clearly that a great many people of Stanton are also of the same feeling. As Chairman of the recall committee, I would like also to thank the many people who did sign our petition and for all those whom we did not get a chance to visit kindly bear with us as our time to solicit for signatures was limited. We hope that your feelings will be expressed at the polls on May 12th. Norman R. Ross Chairman Recall Committee 10221 Yana Drive Stanton, California Dear Sir: Please accept my apology for the letter of criticism about Mark Trail's absence. Thank you for the explanation to your readers and we are so glad to welcome Mark Trail to the column again. Yours truly, Harold & Dee Selstad CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Paired 2. Collected 3. Number of lines of printed matter 4. Menservants 5. Preposition 6. Story 7. Pedal extremities 8. Snip 9. Put off 10. Resort 11. Above and touching 12. Remained erect 13. 3.1416 14. Lawful 15. Pried sootly (toilog.) 16. A continent 17. Portico 18. Limber 19. Facial expression 20. Preposition 21. Intenses (archale) 22. Slender 23. Beast of burden 24. Coarse hair net 25. Compass point 26. River in Africa 27. Pack away 28. Symbol for satisfaction 29. Proverbs 30. Wild ass of Asia 31. Hard, heavy wood 32. Part of fortification DOWN 1. Short space of time 2. Indefinite article 3. Make lace 4. Mild expelive 5. Sweeze out Answer to Saturday's Puzzle BOW STAB STEP ODA ORCA VORB SENPLITS SPIN DRAM SATESEN SIERS MOLE LARS ROOMMATE ASE TERNS LOG BEREAVES SMOS AMOS LEAKS TASSEL KEBEN OMIT VENERATE ABLE EMIR CON DOOR RUTS SOOP Dear Sir: Please accept my apology for the letter of criticism about Mark Trail's absence. Thank you for the explanation to your readers and we are so glad to welcome Mark Trail to the column again. Yours truly, Harold & Dee Selstad