anaheim-gazette 1919-11-27

Junior Colleges Badly Needed Heavy Increase in High School Enrollment During Past Six Years, Says E. P. Clark. E. P. Clark of Riverside, president of the state board of education, addressed the Present Day Club at Santa Ana Wednesday evening and made the statement that California must develop its junior colleges in order to relieve the state university, which is over-crowded and promises to be more so. There are 9,000 students registered to the university this year. It is an educational crime to crowd 9,000 students into the Berkeley institution. He favors calling the junior colleges state colleges. California is second only to New York in the number of high school students enrolled, declared Mr. Clark. There are 138,000 students in our high schools this term, whereas in 1913 the enrollment was 48,000. Orange county's high school enrollment this year is 1800, compared with 1173 six years ago. There is a movement on foot to secure state aid for junior colleges. In a compact county like Orange, he said, there should be a county state college. He pointed out opportunities to get federal aid under the Smith-Hughes act. Huntington Beach is the only high school in this county to be given this aid, being the only school to give certain vocational courses, including agriculture. The state has had a tremendous increase in the total expenditures for education, said Clark. California this Golden Dollars Rolling In Greatest Citrus Yield in History Coming to a Close—Prospects Bright for Next Year's Crop. An estimate of $1,250,000 per month is placed upon returns from the citrus crop, when the last shipments for the year are completed, and the financial returns are received, according to estimates based on cash returns and consignments so far this year. The grand total will be close to $15,000,-000, with chances in favor of exceeding this amount a little. The Northern Orange County Fruit exchange will handle about $6,000,-000 of that amount and the Orange County Fruit Exchange, embracing that portion of the county lying south and east of the Santa Ana river and including the Garden Grove district, will have returns of about $5,500,000. This will make a total of $11,500,000 for the two exchange districts. It is estimated that independent shippers will handle about 30 per cent of the yield, or $3,450,000, making the grand total $14,950,000, close enough to call it an even $15,000,000. Difference in possible returns on the crop yet to ship and the prices estimated at this time may make up or exceed the $50,-000 necessary to equal the even amount. The Valencia croy—and this county now talks only in the language of the Valencia; the navel being almost minus—is the greatest in the history of the county, while the lemon crop also has been good. FRANCHISE GRAND FORMS Supervisors Fix Daily Annexation of Central High School. The clerk was on notice of the sale of Yorba Linda school to be sold on December 11 a.m. A franchise to open a system of pipes transportation of g roads in the county dustrial Fuel Supply $100.00, and the fr $500.00 was approved No. 165, granting se passed and adopted. The hearing on the nie M. Lawrie, et al tion of streets and subdivision, was con ger 9, 1919, at 10 a.m. Blds were opened of Olinda road in th trict, and the contra dondo Construction $9759.43. Ordinance No. 166 range County Farmer Association, a franc and operate a system lines, was passed a paid ordinance order required by law. Tract No. 100 was to the city engineer Fullerton. The hearing on th nexation of Centralla Fullerton Union High was set for Decem- MORE CENSUS TAKERS NEEDED IN DISTRICT There are Yet Twenty-Three Vacancies in Orange County, Says Superintendent. More than one hundred persons are still needed to complete the staff of 350 odd enumerators that will be required to take the fourteenth United States census in the ninth district of California, according to C. G. Rowan, supervisor of the census, whose headquarters are at San Diego. In Orange county alone, Rowan says there are twenty-three vacancies, including three in Santa Ana and one each in San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Los Alamitos and Santa Ana judicial townships. The supervisor admitted that he was at a loss to explain the scarcity of persons who are willing to participate in Uncle Sam's big decennial inventory of the country's population. "One thing I know," he isad, "is that unless we can get a full staff of competent enumerators the population figures displayed in some of the promotion literature floated out of Southern California are going to look like typographical errors—or something worse—when the census returns come in. Then the enthusiastic population boosters and guessers, who naturally expect us to make their guesses good by a 100 per cent count of every living thing—even to the fleas on their office-guts—will be looking for me with it even if $12,000,000 for education. The state controller says the total will soon be $50,000,000. Most of the expenses of state government is for school and the care of unfortunates. Big Crop, High Prices The increase in the yield, with prices that are considered remarkable in view of the large crop, is responsible for the big increase in financial returns. Prices obtaining throughout the year have been highly satisfactory, although the extreme high prices prevailing during the "flu" rage last year have not been approached. The Orange County Fruit Exchange already has received approximately $5,000,000 in cash for a total of about 2400 cars. Returns from 500 cars are yet to be received and it is estimated there are about 300 cars to be shipped before the crop is cleaned up. The Northern Orange County Fruit Exchange will ship between 150 and 200 cars more than the southern exchange, and Manager D. R. King has stated that he believed the returns in the northern exchange would approximate $6,000,000. "The prices that have obtained this year have been remarkable, when it is considered that the yield is the largest in the history of the county," said L. D. Palmer, manager of the southern exchange a, few days ago. "I have never seen Valencias grow so fast as they did last summer. They made a big growth during the summer with the fruit developing into large sizes, increasing the number of boxes. Good Crop Setting "The crop now setting is very promising, but I don't believe it will equal the one now being harvested. The fruit and trees are in fine condition I understand that in other Valencia sections the coming crop will not be as large as in this." The financial return of $15,000,000 for one crop is only an indication of the wealth of the county and the productivity of the lands here. There are many other crops, for there is no difference in possible returns on the crop yet to ship and the prices estimated at this time, may make up or exceed the $50,-000 necessary to equal the even amount. The Valencia croy—and this county now talks only in the language of the Valencia; the navel being almost minus—is the greatest in the history of the county, while the lemon crop also has been good. Corrections were made Assessments Nos. 19143, tax rolls of 19143. The clerk was directive for bids for common field road culvert., b Dec. 16, 1919, at 11 a.m. The bond of the H No. 1 was approved was accepted as off said tract. The hearing on petition of Buaro Drains continued to November 10 a.m. The boundaries of Orange county were described in description of county surveyor. The county auditor draw warrants in favor county tax collector county taxes on property by the county from son Amelia Randall, Kate Sullivan, Mary J. W. McCormac and Cormac. The county taxes Lots 10, 11, 12. Blood were ordered canceling belonging to the county. The following prophecy the county of Orange lic auction: House street, Santa Ana, to for $575.00. House at street, Santa Ana, to $875.00. House at 62nd street, Santa Ana, to for $1675.00. petent enumerators the population figures displayed in some of the promotion literature floated out of Southern California are going to look like typographical errors—or something worse—when the census returns come in. Then the enthusiastic population boosters and guessers, who naturally expect us to make their guesses good by a 100 per cent count of every living thing—even to the fleas on their office cats—will be looking for me with clubs." Rowan says that for the last federal census, taken in 1910, the average pay of enumerators was $70 for the census period, and that government statisticians have estimated that the average for the coming census, which will be gin January 2, will be at least $100. "While the rates of compensation have not been definitely fixed, the supervisor said, 'they will range from $4 to $6 a day, according to assurance I have received from Washington Wherever it is possible to do so, enumerators will be assigned to districts in which they live. Within the limits of incorporated cities an enumeration district embraces one to two precincts, depending upon the density of population, and in rural sections each district includes a judicial township—a judicial township being a civil division over which a justice of the peace has jurisdiction." Supervisor Rowan said he would be glad to receive applications immediately from districts where vacancies exist. The necessary blanks with circular describing the work, may be obtained from Postmaster Overshiner of Santa Ana or by writing to the supervisor of the census, 317 Federal "The crop now setting is very promising, but I don't believe it will equal the one now being harvested. The fruit and trees are in fine condition. I understand that in other Valencia sections the coming crop will not be as large as in this." The financial return of $15,000,000 for one crop is only an indication of the wealth of the county and the productivity of the lands here. There are many other crops, for there is no county in the state where the diversity of commercial crops is equal to this. The county income from crops for 1918 was $63,410,500 and it is believed that 1919 returns from all crops will easily reach $70,000,000. This is within $17,000,000 of the assessed valuation of non-operative property in the county and within $24,000,000 of the assessed valuation of operative and non-operative property. That is a record that probably cannot be duplicated by any county in the state, it is believel. The big returns from citrus lands tells the story of the fabulous prices being paid for choice groves at this time. The income from a grove justifies the prices of from $3000 to $5000 an acre. Dependable crops that command high market prices result in a continuous stream of wealth being poured into the county and in turn accounts for the wonderful prosperity that abounds and makes the county attractive from a merchandising standpoint. Building, San Diego. Any American citizen between the ages of 18 and 70 iseligible. FRANCHISE GRANTED FOR GAS PIPE LINE Supervisors Fix Date of Hearing on Annexation of Centralia to Fullerton High School. The clerk was ordered to publish notice of the sale of the $10,000 issue of Yorba Linda school district bonds, to be sold on December 9, 1919, at 11 a.m. A franchise to operate and maintain a system of pipes and pipelines for transportation of gas over certain roads in the county, was sold to Industrial Fuel Supply Company for $100.00, and the franchise bond for $500.00 was approved, and Ordinance No. 165, granting said franchise was passed and adopted. The hearing on the petition of Annie M. Lawrie, et al., to vacate a portion of streets and alleys in Hart's subdivision, was continued to December 9, 1919, at 10 a.m. Bids were opened for improvement of Olinda road in the third road district, and the contract ayarded to Redondo Construction Company for $9759.43. Ordinance No. 166, granting to Orange County Farmers and Merchants Association, a franchise to maintain and operate a system of telephone lines, was passed and adopted, and said ordinance ordered published as required by law. Tract No. 100 was ordered submitted to the city engineer of the city of Fullerton. The hearing on the petition for annexation of Centralia school district to Fullerton Union High School district was set for December 9, 1919, at 2 Epidemic of Auto Accidents Never Before Has Apparent Carelessness Been so Flagrant, Says Auto Club. An investigation into circumstances having to do with an epidemic of automobile accidents in the southern part of the state starting last August and going strong now is promised by the Automobile Club of Southern California, according to a report issued a few days ago. Never before in motoring history has apparent carelessness been so flagrant among automobile drivers as at the present time say club officials, this statement being based upon police records and upon testimony secured from the insurance department of the auto club. That there is no excuse for at least nine-tenths of the traffic accidents reported is the contention of the officials, and three types of motor car drivers are singled out as the worst offenders. These are: the "sight-seeing" motorist who drives along the highway looking entirely at the scenery and gesturing from the car as though he were giving arm signals, but paying no attention to the business of operating his car. Then there is the driver who operates with his sub-conscious mind only. He drives as a matter of habit, thoughts soaring far away, and then when an emergency arises he cannot come back to earth in time to avoid an accident. There is also the driver who does Good Reports From First Walnut Pool Building Committee Visits Various Association Houses with View of Increasing Capacity. At a meeting of the Santa Ana Walnut Growers Association held recently in connection with the closing of the first pool, Harry W. Lewis, president of the association, said: "Fourteen hundred and thirty-three tons of this year's crop had been shipped or were ready for shipment when the Central association's pool closed, on Saturday, November 15, and the local association will receive full payment, or rather, 96 per cent of the selling price, in a few days. "We expect to have about 500 tons to go into the Central association's second pool, and payment for this amount will be made to local growers from the local first pool. Payments on walnuts in the Central second pool will be about 60 or 70 per cent of the selling price upon shipment." At the present rate of operation the local house will be closed some time before December 1, Lewis said. Statements of the grade rates will be mailed out as soon as possible after the completion of the season's run. The local association's output for the season will be approximately 1,900 tons. The estimate was 1,800 tons. This year's output of walnut shells from the Santa Ana, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles cracking plants will be approximately 1000 tons. Lewis and operate a system of telephone lines, was passed and adopted, and paid ordinance ordered published as required by law. Tract No. 100 was ordered submitted to the city engineer of the city of Fullerton. The hearing on the petition for annexation of Centralia school district to Fullerton Union High School district was set for December 9, 1919, at 2 p.m., notice to be given in the Anaheim Gazette. Corrections were ordered made in Assessments Nos. 1621, 1272 and 19143, tax rolls of 1919-20. The clerk was directed to give notice for bids for construction of Richfield road culvert; bids to be opened Dec. 16, 1919, at 11 a.m. The bond of the Home Builder Tract No. 1 was approved, and said map was accepted as official plotting of said tract. The hearing on petition for formation of Buaro Drainage District was continued to November 25, 1919, at 10 a.m. The boundaries of voting precincts of Orange county were established as described in descriptions prepared by the county surveyor. The county auditor was directed to draw warrants in favor of J. C. Lamb, county tax collector, for city and county taxes on property purchased by the county from Agnes K. Anderson, Amelia Randall, Mrs. M. N. Fogg, Kate Sullivan, Mary Ellen Copeland, J. W. McCormac and Laura K. McCormac. The county taxes on E. 100 feet of Lots 10, 11, 12, Block 7, Tustin City, were ordered cancelled, said property belonging to the county of Orange. The following property belonging to the county of Orange was sold at public auction: House at 116 Church street, Santa Ana, to W. W. Anderson for $575.00. House at 621 N. Sycamore street, Santa Ana, to L. H. Neff for $875.00. House at 627-629 N. Sycamore street, Santa Ana, to Wayland Wood for $1675.00. AUTOMOBILE LICENSES DUE FEBRUARY 1. gesturing from the car as though he were giving arm signals, but paying no attention to the business of operating his car. Then there is the driver who operates with his sub-conscious mind only. He drives as a matter of habit, thoughts soaring far away, and then when an emergency arises he cannot come back to earth in time to avoid an accident. There is also the driver who does not provide a "margin of safety." He operates his car right up to the safety limit, and when the man in front of him, or behind, makes an unexpected move there is no margin in which to avoid an accident. Of an average of 18,000 motor car owners insured in the Automobile Club, 2,966 reported accidents during the last three months. The InterInsurance Exchange of the organization adjusted claims amounting to $86,033 states the report from its manager, aRlph Reynolds. These claims are not made as the result of accidents caused by club members, according to the testimony filed, but largely from the carelessness of other people. It is a recognized fact that the moral hazard of insurance in the Automobile Club is higher than that in any other concern, therefore the testimony of those of the organization having accidents is extremely valuable in showing the general trend of reasons for these accidents. The Los Angeles police department announces that traffic accidents have increased fifty per cent since August, and this is an indication of the general increase throughout the southern part of the state, say club officers. There were 11,609 accidents in Los Angeles during the last fiscal year and 11,513 the year following. That year will see the number almost doubled is the prediction of the police department. Individual caution is the remedy suggested, and the club states that until motorists overcome their sightseeing proclivities, and put their minds on the business of driving their cars, these accidents will not abate. In the meantime, many arrests for traffic violations whether on city streets or county highways are promised from now on. STATES-MARKETING WORK That marketing problems are being given more and more attention by State governments is shown by a survey which the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture, has been conducting. Following the example of the Federal Government, 30 States have established bureaus of markets or similar agencies to study the buying and selling of farm products. Four State legislatures have created such bureaus this year. The model law prepared by the Bureau of Markets has been adopted by one State with practically no change and has been incorporated wholly or in part in the laws of several other States. In a few cases State departments of agriculture have begun marketing work under authority of general clauses in their laws. The activities of the bureaus vary from simply studying the conditions affecting marketing, through regulation of marketing practices, to the actual buying and selling of farm products. This latter activity, however, has been discontinued in at least one State. Most of the bureaus have local house will be closed some time before December 1, Lewis said. Statements of the grade rates will be mailed out as soon as possible after the completion of the season's run. The local association's output for the season will be approximately 1,900 tons. The estimate was 1,800 tons. This year's output of walnut shells from the Santa Ana, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles cracking plants will be approximately 1000 tons, Lewis stated. A plant is being installed in Los Anegeles where these shells will be converted into charcoal, to be sold to wholesale poultry supply dealers. The charcoal will bring between $50 and $60 per ton, wholesale, Lewis said. The building committee which visited association houses at Fullerton, Whittier, Puente, El Monte and Anaheim, and reported Monday evening the result of its investigations of mechanical installations at these houses, in connection with doubling the capacity at the local house. ACTIONS OF THE BUREAU'S PROFESSIONAL DEPARTMENT AUTOMOBILE LICENSES DUE FEBRUARY 1. New Motor Law Changes the Date One Month. Among the amendments made to the Motor Vehicle Act at the 1919 session of the legislature there was included a change in the time of renewing licenses. Formerly the motor vehicle license fee was due and payable on January 1st, but under the new law the fee does not become due until February 1st. It was found advisable to set the license period ahead one month to avoid the congested conditions of the malls around the Christmas holiday season, which in the past has resulted in delay. Therefore, motorists will take note that their automobile licenses for the year 1920 are due February 1st and become delinquent after March 1st. As the law has been changed in some particulars, the Motor Vehicle Department will prepare instructions which will be mailed to all registered owners at their last given addresses, settling forth in detail the manner in which the license fees should be filed under the new requirements. The instructions will be sent out between January 1st and 15th and owners are requested not to file their fees until receipt of these instructions. Many owners change their address without notifyting the department, and those who do not receive the instructions by January 15th should communicate with the department and a copy will be promptly forwarded. Anaheim Gazette, per year, $1.50, payable in advance. Its Time to Think of Christmas! How about Father? Going to skimp on him this Xmas? There he sits buried behind the Transcript. Getting a little balder every year. Glad to spend his evenings under the lamp. Just jogging along—asking mighty little but paying all the bills; that's Father, patient old Father. How does he fare Christmas? Sometimes he gets a scrubby fifty cent tie, sometimes a cheap pair of slippers, He is delighted with 'em, sure. Father doesn't ask for much. But why not show him just once what you really think of him? Buy him something worth while. Not one scarf but a few, a bath robe or a smoking jacket, or a few shirts. You'll find just the kind of gift at this up to date shop. Wont you call and let us show you? Prices always right. JACKSON'S MEN'S WEAR SHOP. YOUR MONEY'S WORTH ALWAYS ANAHEIM THANKSGIVING GREETINGS One hundred and ten million Americans, in every town and hamlet of the Nation, will unite in giving thanks, November 27th, for blessings conferred on the Republic in the past. THANKSGIVING GREETINGS ONE HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION AMERICANS, in every town and hamlet of the Nation, will unite in giving thanks, November 27th, for blessings conferred on the Republic in the past year. DURING THIS MEMORABLE PERIOD, an army of 4,000,000 men, one-half of it transported back from foreign lands, has been demobilized. Great problems of reconstruction are under way. The confusion in the economic life of the Nation is fast disappearing. IN HIS ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MESSAGE, issued at the White House Nov. 5th, President Wilson said: "During the past year we have had much to make us grateful. The harvests have been plentiful and in our abundance we have been able to render succor to less favored nations. Our gratitude can find no more perfect expression than to bulwark with loyalty and patriotism those principles for which the peoples of the earth fought and died." SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS COMPANY 220 East Center Street S. W. TODD, Dist. Agt. ANAHEIM to turn over the fixtures of the confectionery and the Allings' community property in the rear of the store. It has been alleged by Mrs. Alling that there had been collusion between the two men in order to put the property out of her reach. The terms under which Deakins took over the store provided for a payment of $10 down and $50 per month, it had been brought out a week before, when the hearing on the order to show cause was begun. A considerable amount of time was taken up by Attorney Evans in question. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the High School Board of Fullerton Union High School District has filed petitions with NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the High School Board of Fullerton Union High School District has filed petitions with and addressed to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, State of California, accompanied by the sworn statement of the High School Principal of said High School District, concerning the attendance and residence of pupils attending said High School District, and which petitions are verified by the County Superintendent of Schools, said petitions being relative to the attendance of pupils from the following elementary school district, to-wit: Centralia Elementary School District, and the objects and purposes of which petitions being to annex to the said High School District the following elementary school district lying wholly within said County of Orange and contiguous to said High School District, to-wit: Centralia Elementary School District. And further notice is hereby given that said petitions have been set for hearing for the 9th day of December, 1919, at the hour of 2 o'clock p.m. of said day at the chamber of the Board of Supervisors of said county, at the Court House thereof, in the City of Santa Ana, Orange County, California, at which time and place all persons interested in said petitions may appear before said board and be heard thereon. By order of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, State of California, this the 18th day of November, 1919. (SEAL) J. M. BACKS. County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange, State of California.