anaheim-gazette 1926-01-07

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM Total for 1910 was... 2,268 Total for 1920 was... 5,525 Today estimated at... 12,000 VOLUME LVI SECRETARY REID M. NEW SYSTEM OF RATE COLLECTING GOES INTO EFFECT IN FEW DAYS Continuous Meter Reading Throughout the Month, and Bills Due When Meter is Read —Customer Disconnected After 15 Days BEGINNING on the 12th inst., the new method of handling the light and water system of the city will be put into effect, according to J. W. Price, city manager, and also the newly-appointed city controller. The ordinance creating the Department of Public Service was printed in this paper on November 19th, and while it has been in force since the 19th of December, change from the old to the new system has not yet been made. Under the old system all of the 3000 bills for city service became due on the first day of each month, and the consumer was allowed six days in which to pay, after which a penalty was added to the bill. Only a day or two was allowed Christian Church Has New Pastor Quaint Custom Of Mexican Placement Most interesting to the neighbors are the quaint with which Mexicans in the Placentia Orange on South Balcombrate New Year's eve. Mrs. Alma Tucker, reorganization worker at the Mexican people, No is a time for forecasting and they have much faults of their tradition les. On New Year's evening girls of the colony go Mrs. Tucker for a novel before midnight, eat an egg into a glass of then in silence, all awake rival of the New Year. Amined the egg, read fantastical shapes form white, whether or not married during the year. Another ceremony much to the Mexicans co-madre and com-padre BEGINNING on the 12th inst., the new method of handling the light and water system of the city will be put into effect, according to J. W. Price, city manager, and also the newly-appointed city controller. The ordinance creating the Department of Public Service was printed in this paper on November 19th, and while it has been in force since the 19th of December, change from the old to the new system has not yet been made. Under the old system all of the 3000 bills for city service became due on the first day of each month, and the consumer was allowed six days in which to pay, after which a penalty was added to the bill. Only a day or two was allowed for reading the meters, therefore several persons were necessarily employed, and from the first to the sixth the force in Rate Collector Wallace's office was worked to a frazzle in endeavoring to accommodate 3000 customers, all anxious to pay their bills and save the penalty. Under the new system the service will be continuous throughout the entire month, and a customer's bill is due when he gets the statement, whether it is on the first, the fifteenth or the thirtieth. One man can read all the meters now as he will not be compelled to crowd the work into a few days. The city is divided into 25 districts, and one man can easily work a district in a day. Meter readings are turned in every night and on the following day bills are mailed in accordance with the readings. Bills are due on the date of mailing, and unless paid within fifteen days they become delinquent. Instead of a penalty being added the delinquent customer will find his service disconnected, and it will cost him an extra dollar for a restoration of the service. Section 15 of the ordinance reads: All rates and charges for electricity and water sold, furnished, supplied or delivered by the City of Anaheim shall be due and payable upon the date of meter reading, and if not paid within fifteen days thereafter shall be deemed delinquent and the service of electricity or water to the installation for which such bill is delinquent shall thereupon be subject to disconnection and discontinuance without further notice. Where such service has been so disconnected for non-payment of bills, it shall not be reconnected or renewed for the same consumer except upon payment of the whole amount of the delinquent bills for electricity or water previously furnished to such disconnected installation, together with a reconnecting charge of one dollar ($1.00) for each service so disconnected. It is believed the new system will prove more satisfactory both to the city and the consumer. It will relieve the congestion in the rate collector's office on the first six days of each month, and it will allow the consumer fifteen days instead of six before his bill becomes delinquent. But delinquency now means discontinuance of service instead of the addition of a small penalty. It will also save the city much loss from migratory persons who run up bills then run away, leaving them unpaid. Section 14 of the ordinance reads: The Public Service Department Christian Church Has New Pastor Rev. O. H. Williams Says He Is Here to Preach Christianity Rev. Otto H. Williams, the new pastor of the Christian church, who now occupies the pulpit vacated by Rev. Leon L. Myers, preached his first sermon Sunday. Elder Williams announced that he is here to preach Christianity and it is his intention to engage in no political or factional fights, and he hopes to unite the church membership and to prevent further factional disputes. "My program in Anaheim," said Mr. Williams, "as well as in the numerous other cities to which I have been called, will not be an experiment. If it is accepted by the congregation of the church here, I am certain that I can create the harmony necessary for proper church relationship and eliminate factional troubles. "I am here to preach the plain, constructive gospel. My whole work will be to make Jesus Christ supreme, in the church and in the lives of church members. By that I mean that I will not allow civic affairs to interfere with church activities. "I belong to absolutely no organization outside the church, for I believe that proper supervision of church activities demands all the time I possibly can give it." Internal trouble in a church and resulting community strife is caused by lack of the proper exaltation of Jesus Christ," Mr. Williams said. "Proper exaltation of Jesus Christ," the pastor added, "keeps the church and its members occupied to such an extent that outside forces are not enabled to draw the church into turmoil." Commenting directly upon church and civic trouble in Anaheim, Mr. Williams declared that, as far as the Christian church was concerned in that strife, with the acceptance of his proposed activities, that he could eliminate all trouble. "Our plea," he said, "is community and Christian unity—not eternal fighting." McCord Resigns as Cashier of Bank A. B. McCord, who has served as cashier of the Anaheim National Bank, has severed his connection with that institution and accepted a position with the Santa Fe railroad, with headquarters in Los Angeles. Ross Phegley, assistant cashier has been elected to the vacancy results of their tradition less. On New Year's evening girls of the colony got Mrs. Tucker for a novelly before midnight, each an egg into a glass o'er then in silence, all awaived rival of the New Year. Amined the egg, read fantastical shapes form white, whether or not married during the year. Another ceremony much to the Mexicans co-madre and com-padre the friends determine shall become related at or god father. Such a considered a very close is passed around three Year's eve. Each person from the bowl every day, and on this is inserted of the person to whom come related by servant padre (god father) to child. Much importance is a custom of washing for in the new year, out of family places a basin into the sunlight, and then solemnly leans over face. If he can see in entire bust, he thinks enjoy good health all year, but if it happens not get the complete sincerely believes he will till another New Year's President Whites Names Com Fairway Country Club For Successful H. N. White, of Anaheim,the Fairway Country club led the appointment of mittees to handle the club during 1926. He is the committees would begin planning for what prove the most successful brief history of the club. Harry Gall is chairman committee and his associate Lamb and Roy Wethered. O. E. Gunther heads mittee, assisted by Will Dr. C. P. Tompkins. The finance committee F. Ganahl, assisted by Homer Larkin. William Knuth is chief handicap committee, with players under the Southern California Golf His associates are Dr. Ernest Gielow and A.C. The membership commute into two sections, one for der Roy Wethered, and Orange under L.A. Ste It is believed the new system will prove more satisfactory both to the city and the consumer. It will relieve the congestion in the rate collector's office on the first six days of each month, and it will allow the consumer fifteen days instead of six before his bill becomes delinquent. But delinquency now means discontinuance of service instead of the addition of a small penalty. It will also save the city much loss from migratory persons who run up bills then run away, leaving them unpaid. Section 14 of the ordinance reads: The Public Service Department will require each consumer, whether owner, lessee or renter, for whom a service for the supply of electricity or water has been heretofore installed or shall hereafter be applied for, to deposit with said department a sum of money equal to the probable amount as estimated by said department, of two (2) monthly bills for the commodity to be supplied by such service, whether electricity or water, and no electricity or water shall be supplied through any service after this ordinance takes effect unless such deposit has been made and remains in the hands of said Public Service Department undiminished; provided, however, that no deposit for either commodity shall be less than two and one-half dollars ($2.50); and provided further that any consumer who shall at the time this ordinance takes effect or at any time thereafter, have been a consumer of electricity or water or both, furnished by the said Public Service Department to such consumer on an application for service made by him in his own name, and who shall, for a period of twelve (12) months consecutively, have paid within fifteen (15) days after the same are due, all bills for electricity and water furnished him by said department, shall not be required to make or maintain any such deposit, and any deposit previously made by such consumer shall, after twelve (12) months consecutive payment of bills when due, be refunded to such consumer by said department. If any bill for electricity or water sold, furnished or supplied to such consumer shall not be paid on or before fifteen (15) McCord Resigns as Cashier of Bank A. B. McCord, who has served as cashier of the Anaheim National Bank, has severed his connection with that institution and accepted a position with the Santa Fe railroad, with headquarters in Los Angeles. Ross Phegley, assistant cashier, has been elected to the vacancy caused by Mr. McCord's resignation. Mr. McCord has taken a prominent part in business and civic affairs since he came to Anaheim twelve years ago and assumed the position of cashier of the German-American Bank, now the Bank of America. Seven years ago he resigned his office there and took a position as cashier of the Anaheim National. During the war he was chairman of the Liberty Loan committee and was largely instrumental in carrying the city over the top in all the drives. He has also served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis club. GREETINGS FROM CONGRESSMAN SWING The following letter has been received at this office from Congressman Phil D. Swing, dated Washington, January 2. My dear Mr. Kuchel: I have had on my desk for some time your anniversary edition of the Gazette, and have just now found an opportunity to write and congratulate you and your paper on your faithful service to your community. I hope the year ahead will be as rich with success for you, your paper and your community, as the years which have passed by. With best personal regards, and best wishes, I am. Sincerely, PHIL D. SWING. days after the same is due as herein provided, the amount of such bill shall be deducted from and paid by the Public Service Department out of the deposit so made by such consumer. AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, January 7, 1926 EID MAKES PLEA FOR UNITY Quaint Customs Of Mexicans At Placentia Told Most interesting to their American neighbors are the quaint methods with which Mexican people living in the Placentia Orange Growers' colony on South Balcom avenue celebrate New Year's eve, according to Mrs. Alma Tucker, resident Americanization worker at the camp. To the Mexican people, New Year's eve is a time for forecasting the future, and they have much faith in the results of their traditionary ceremonies. On New Year's eve, a group of girls of the colony gathered with Mrs. Tucker for a novel party. Shortly before midnight, each girl broke an egg into a glass of water, and then in silence, all awaited the arrival of the New Year. She then examined the egg, reading from the fantastical shapes formed by the egg white, whether or not she would be married during the year. Another ceremony which means much to the Mexicans is that of the co-madre and com-padre, by which REGISTRATION DEPUTIES NOW ON THE JOB OLD GREAT REGISTER CANCELLED BY LAW ON DECEMBER 31ST Thirty-Six More Precincts in County Now, Seven of Them Being in Anaheim — County Clerk Backs Expects the Roll to Reach 50,000, an Increase of More than 8,000 Over the Old Register. You are not eligible to vote now unless you re-register, as the old great register was automatically cancelled at Will Conduct Real Estate Course In Santa Ana THROUGH its department of community service, the University of Southern California will offer instruction in real estate to residents of Santa Ana and outlying districts with the beginning of the winter quarter, Friday, January 8, when Oliver J. Marston will conduct the first meeting of a class in California real estate law at 7 p.m. in Kettner's cafe. Entering into a deep and exhaustive analysis of the legal side of the real estate business, the course is considered particularly valuable to individuals actually engaged in real estate practice. Some of the subjects covered will be: Estates in real property; acquisition and recordation; rights and obligations of owners; transfers; uses and trusts; mortgages, liens and homesteads. It will cover the civil code insofar as it pertains to real property, and many of the leading cases will be investigated. In response to the request of President White Names Committees Fairway Country Club Preparing For Successful Year H. N. White, of Anaheim, president of the Fairway Country Club, has announced the appointment of the various committees to handle the activities of the club during 1926. He also announced the committees would immediately begin planning for what is expected to prove the most successful year in the brief history of the club. Harry Gall is chairman of the house committee and his associates are C. C. Lamb and R.J. Wethered. O. E. Gunther heads the greens committee, assisted by Will Clement and Dr. C. P. Tompkins. The finance committee is headed by E. F. Ganah, assisted by Roy Wethered and Homer Larkin. William Knuth is chairman of the handicap committee, which will rate the players under the ruling of the Southern California Golfers' association. His associates are Dr. J. C. Crawford, Ernest Gielow and A. C. Rhutel. The membership committee is divided into two sections, one for Anaheim under Roy Wethered, and the other for Orange under L. A. Stevenson. Wethuils of their traditionary ceremonies. On New Year's eve, a group of girls of the colony gathered with Mrs. Tucker for a novel party. Shortly before midnight, each girl broke an egg into a glass of water, and then in silence, all awaited the arrival of the New Year. She then examined the egg, reading from the fantastical shapes formed by the egg white, whether or not she would be married during the year. Another ceremony which means much to the Mexicans is that of the co-madre and com-padre, by which the friends determine to whom they shall become related as god mother or god father. Such a relationship is considered a very close one, so a bowl is passed around three times on New Year's eve. Each person takes a slip from the bowl every time it passes by, and on this is inscribed the name of the person to whom he will become related by serving as com-padre (god father) to the other's child. Much importance is attached to the custom of washing for the first time in the new year, out of doors. Each family places a basin of water out into the sunlight, and each member then solemnly leans over to wash his face. If he can see in the basin his entire bust, he thinks that he will enjoy good health all during the year, but if it happens that he cannot get the complete reflection, he sincerely believes he will not live until another New Year's day. CELLED BY LAW ON DECEMBER 31ST Thirty-Six More Precincts in County Now, Seven of Them Being in Anaheim — County Clerk Backs Expects the Roll to Reach 50,000, an Increase of More than 8,000 Over the Old Register. You are not eligible to vote now unless you re-register, as the old great register was automatically cancelled at midnight on the 31st day of December, but County Clerk J. M. Backs has set the machinery in motion for the creation of a new great register, and his deputies are at work in the various precincts of the county. Mr. Backs predicts that the registration in the county will reach 50,000 this year, an increase of more than 8000 over the previous roll, which totaled 41,347. Cities and towns of the county, all of which are expected to show a material increase this year, had the following registration totals two years ago: Santa Ana, 11,506; Anaheim, 4514; Fullerton, 3922; Orange, 3430; Huntington Beach, 2371; Tustin, 1127; La Habra, 1059; Newport Beach, 996; Brea, 995; Placentia, 870; Costa Mesa, 825; Garden Grove, 805; Seal Beach, 547; Laguna Beach, 513; Yorba Linda, 447. Owing to the extraordinary interest taken in the city election last February, Anaheim increased its figures to 5399. Owing to the increase in population the number of precincts has been increased from 136 to 172. Seven new precincts have been added to Anaheim's list, giving the city 19 instead of 12. Registrar Backs issued some information and advice to voters regarding registering and voting. One of the important things toremember in registering said Backs is that the voter must state his or her political affiliation, in order to vote at the primary next August. Those who decline to state political belief will have no vote at the primary, which is strictly a party affair. There will be no ballot for the neutralis. This fact is one of the most difficult for voters to understand. Backs states. Many voters hesitate and refuse to state their political affiliation, but at the same time think they should have the right to vote at the primary. Under the state law, they cannot. Voters must register at least 30 days before any election in order to vote at that election. If they move from one precinct to another, they must "transfer" 30 days before any election in which they expect to participate. Registration deputies so far appointed for the north part of the county are: Anaheim—Marie Knott, Eva Merritt, Frank Tausch, Genevieve Fording, C.E. McCullah, W.J Lake, Hanna Horwitz. La Habra—E.A Prond, Miss Mabel Stoop. Placentia—Mrs. Ella Penn, Sam Newnes. Fullerton—J.D. Hardy, Helena M.Nye, Alvina Robinson, Dona S.Ratliff,Mrs.Mae Reeve. Entering into a deep and exhaustive analysis of the legal side of the real estate business, the course is considered particularly valuable to individuals actually engaged in real estate practice. Some of the subjects covered will be: Estates in real property; acquisition and recordation; rights and obligations of owners; transfers; uses and trusts; mortgages, liens and homesteads. It will cover the civil code insofar as it pertains to real property, and many of the leading cases will be investigated. In response to the request of teachers and persons interested in educational activity, a course in teacher training, entitled growth and development of the child will open Thursday night, at 7 p.m., in the Frances Willard junior high school. Santa Ana, also under the direction of the community service department of the University of Southern California. Miss Madeline Veverka will have charge of this course, which will cover the psychological and physical characteristics of the developing child with special attention given to the mental and physical health of the child, and an emphasis upon the adaptation of activities to his needs. Problems of growth, nutrition, exercise and health supervision will be studied and reported upon. Both of these courses will meet once a week for three months and grant university credit. First Meeting of Noonday Bible Club Will Hold Session Every Wednesday at Elks Club House The Men's Noonday Bible Club of the Y.M.C.A. held its first session at the Elks club house Wednesday. These meetings are to be held at 12:10 o'clock each Wednesday, with one of the ministers of the city in charge. Chapters from the book of John will be studied, but according to Secretary Rudd it will not be announced before the meeting which one of the ministers will be in charge. So far five ministers are listed to conduct the services: Rev.A.G.H.Bode, Dr.B.S.Haywood,Rev.Thos.H.Walker,Rev.G.G.Schmid,and Rev.Virgil K.Ledbetter. Offices of the club are: President,H.A.Johnston; secretary-treasurer.J.H.Whitaker; sergeant-at-arms,M.E.Simons; committee in charge of singing Dean Bode and Warren Ashleigh. These meetings will open promptly at 12:10 each Wednesday,and will last just one hour. The Promoted by Religious Work committee of the Y.M.C.A.is composed of Dr.Johnston,Perry W.Mathis and Rev.T.H.Walker. FULLERTON FACES DAMAGE SUITS Teaching English To County Teachers Under the auspices of the extension division of the University of California, Miss Ethel Swain has been persuaded to give her popular course in the Teaching of Advanced English to the teachers of Orange county. The classes will meet on Wednesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock in the library of the Anaheim Union High School. This course which is accepted by the state board of education as a course in American Institutions, is concerned with the teaching of community civics, current events and the use of current newspapers and periodicals. While designed for teachers of foreign adults, the course has been found valuable by teachers of eighth and ninth grade English, providing them with a syllabus, especially designed to meet their particular needs. Rhodes grass has proved valuable on alkali land near Downey, Los Angeles county, growing three and a half feet high. Registration deputies so far appointed for the north part of the county are: Anaheim—Marie Knott, Eva Merritt, Frank Tausch, Genevieve Fording, C. E. McCullah, W. J. Lake, Hanna Horwitz, La Habra—E. A. Prond, Miss Mabel Stoop. Placentia—Mrs. Ella Penn, Sam Newnes. Fullerton—J. D. Hardy, Helena M. Nye, Alvina Robinson, Dona S. Ratliff, Mrs. Mae Reeve. Two Burglaries At Country Homes Wentz and Longmire Residences Ransacked Thursday Night Two robberies were reported to the sheriff's office Friday, both of them in the northern part of the county. John Wentz, who lives at the intersection of Garden Grove road and Orange-thorpe avenue, declared that his home had been entered by means of a pass key. A number of rugs, a waffle iron, new automatic shotgun, a woman's gold wrist watch, a pair of French opera glasses and several other articles of jewelry and clothing were said to have been stolen. Jesse Elliott investigated for the sheriff's office. The Wentz family was not at home at the time of the crime. C. W. Longmire, who lives at the intersection of Rio Vista and North streets, one mile east of Placentia boulevard, reported that his house had been entered the night of December 31. A window had been pried open, Longmire said. A man's suit, a pair of silk bloomers, a Winchester Special rifle and two Winchester Special rifles were among the stolen articles. The robbery was committed while Longmire was away from home, according to the report. Elliott investigated. Burdorf and Miller place a valuation of $6000 per acre on their property for subdivision purposes, $5000 per acre for citrus growing and $4000 per acre as walnut land. Burdorf owns 12 acres. The plaintiffs declare that the city has no easement rights to permit them running the ditches over and across the streets named. The court is asked to issue a restraining order against further operations and to require the city to level and fill the ditches. Officials of the club are: President, Dr. H. A. Johnston; secretary-treasurer, J. H. Whitaker; sergeant-at-arms, M. E. Simons; committee in charge of singing, Dean Bode and Warren Ashleigh. These meetings will open promptly at 12:10 each Wednesday, and will last just one hour. The Promoted by Religious Work committee of the Y. M. C. A. is composed of Dr. Johnston, Perry W. Mathis and Rev. T. H. Walker. FULLERTON FACES DAMAGE SUITS The city of Fullerton faces damage suits aggregating $5000 as the result of ditching operations, said to have been carried on during the last few days, in the neighborhood of Harvard, Lawrence and Ash avenues and Patterson way, where property owners have carried their objections into court. Damage actions filed in superior court by Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Burdorf and by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Miller, ask judgment for $3000 on behalf of the Burdorfs and $2000 for the Millers. Attorneys Bishop and Wellington, of Santa Ana, represent the plaintiffs in both actions. According to the complaints on file, the city officials have, during the week before the suits were filed, been conducting operations whereby trenches and ditches were built from a natural waterway northeast of the Burdorf and Miller properties to the district mentioned. These ditches have not been constructed in such fashion as to protect the surrounding property from overflow. It is alleged by the plaintiffs, who also complain that the workmen went upon their premises, cut down trees, broke pipelines and caused extensive damage. Police officers, they claim, protected the workmen and threatened to arrest anyone who interfered. Burdorf and Miller place a valuation of $6000 per acre on their property for subdivision purposes, $5000 per acre for citrus growing and $4000 per acre as walnut land. Burdorf owns 12 acres. The plaintiffs declare that the city has no easement rights to permit them running the ditches over and across the streets named. The court is asked to issue a restraining order against further operations and to require the city to level and fill the ditches. Amplifying his concern by stating that first Anaheim and this Bureau would handle it since no outsiders to take action originated from "Riverside areas" each conceal event annually "Orange county" its advertising three major cities for fair and art. By combining publicity could tracive drawing overhead greatly at highest quality Naturally, this out during 1926 of all parties made for consideration." ETTE ANAHEIM—YOUR CITY Founded by German Colonists, 1857 Assessed Value, 1925, $10,500,000 School System Valued at $951,000 Number 13 UNITY OF ACTION TIME TO FORGET DIFFERENGES AND WORK FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT Future of City is Assured if All Work Together —Some Figures Showing Our Standing at the Close of 1925 WHAT will the year 1926 bring to Anaheim? George W. Reid, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, declares that with a united effort the year will be the most prosperous in the city's history, but with a town divided against itself nothing will be accomplished. He advocates harmonious action on the part of all the people, and predicts, if the citizens adopt that policy, a better and more prosperous town when the bells again ring out the old and ring in the new year. In this New Year's greeting he says: Rug Burglar Is Again Active May the New Year bring you health, happiness and prosperity. If Anaheim's citizens desire all that is implied in the above sentence, it means a combination WHAT will the year 1926 bring to Anaheim? George W. Reid, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, declares that with a united effort the year will be the most prosperous in the city's history, but with a town divided against itself nothing will be accomplished. He advocates harmonious action on the part of all the people, and predicts, if the citizens adopt that policy, a better and more prosperous town when the bells again ring out the old and ring in the new year. Rug Burglar Is Again Active Steals Rug From the Home of B. Schroeder, Placentia Ave. Orange county's "rug burglar" has made another appearance in the county, stealing a 9 by 12 foot rug from the home of B. Schroeder of Placentia avenue, near here, together with other valuable household goods, according to a report filed at the sheriff's office in Santa Ana. An overcoat, suit of clothes, electric scooper, pump gun, string of pearls and a lavaller, were other articles reported stolen. No members of the Schroeder family was at home at the time of the robbery. Entrance to the house was made by cutting a screen in a back door and unlocking the door from the inside. The burglar drove his car into the back yard of the Schroeder home and loaded his foot into the car there, tire tracks indicated, according to a report made by Dan Adams, deputy sheriff. The home of Henry Ramm, located a mile and a half west of the Garden Grove road on Broadway, Anaheim, was entered by thieves Sunday night, according to a report filed late yesterday at the sheriff's office. A radio loud speaker and other radio equipment were stolen, together with a child's bank containing approximately $10. Officers Yoder and Adams investigated. Wants Orange Show And Fair Combined Suggestion that dates for the California Orange Show, in Anaheim, and the Orange County Fair, in Santa Ana, be changed so that both may be held in the month of September, was made by V. D. Johnson, secretary of the Orange Community Chamber of Commerce, at a recent meeting of the committee appointed by the Associated Chambers of Commerce to develop plans and make recommendations for a permanent fair grounds and park, located in the central part of the county. Johnson is a member of the committee. "It probably is not within the province of the committee, but I believe it would be a wise move for the orange show to be set forward to September and the county fair set back to that month so that both could be held as the one major county event each year," Johnson said. Amplifying his suggestion for consid- May the New Year bring you health, happiness and prosperity. If Anaheim's citizens desire all that is implied in the above sentence, it means a combination of effort, a pyramiding of energies, a unanimity of cooperative thinking. Anaheim's power is her man power. What is this man power going to do in 1926? What will be the results of its thinking? Have we struggled through the experiences of the past year and gained nothing? In our desire for a better city can we put forth a greater effort? Men of Anaheim, it is time for us to bury our differences, to overlook to a greater degree the weaknesses of mankind, to combine our man power and with one mighty effort carry to a successful ending every elicite educational industrial and spiritual enterprise within the confines of our beautiful city. Every one of us was made for a purpose. That purpose was to do something. Shall it be worthy or unworthy? No one lives who has not a mission, a duty to perform. Whether our telants are one or five, conspicuous or obscure, weak or strong, they are given to us, not to bury, but to exercise and improve. Yonder is a river with steep and rugged banks noisily rolling over its rough bed. All the way from its source in the mountains to its home in the mighty ocean, it does nothing but talk about itself. On account of its steep banks the cattle cannot come down to drink. Not one rill does it run into the adjoining fields for irrigation purposes. Neither grist mill nor factory is located on its banks. No one cares where it was born nor where it dies in the sea. But yonder is another river with sloping banks, making its water easily accessible. Herds of lowing cattle, flocks of bleating sheep, coveys of beautiful birds come to drink. Its banks are dotted with grist mills and factories. It is the wealth of two hundred miles of luxurant farms. The birds of heaven chanted when it was born in the mountains and water lilies slumber on its peaceful bosom before it is lost in the grand old ocean. One river is the life of the man who lives for others. With the dawn of the New Year, may avarice, greed, hate and intolerance be eliminated, and charity, unselfishness, love and forbearance be established in the hearts of men. The power of Anaheim is her man power. Her future is assured. Following are figures showing our standing at the close of the year 1925: Population 1910 5,526 Population 1925 12,500 Area 4 sq. ml. CENTRAL P.-T. A. MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Central Parent-Teachers Association was held Tuesday p.m. with a good number in attendance. Before the regular business meeting the first grade pupils of Mrs. Lulu B. Garrison and Mrs. Bernice Schacht, entertained the mothers with clever demonstrations of their school program and with a number of songs and recitations. Mrs. Garrison's pupils won the picture for their room as they had the most mothers present. A box social was planned at the business meeting to be held in the near future. A social time followed and the hostess served light refreshments. MRS. F. J. WEST