anaheim-gazette 1927-03-31

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM Total for 1910 was... 2,268 Total for 1920 was... 5,525 Today estimated at...12,000 VOLUME LVII SHADE TREE PROGRESS PLANNING BOARD MAKES FIRST REPORT TREE PLANTING ON BROADWAY AND LOS ANGELES STREET TO COST $2884 Small Assessments Will Be Made to Pay for Work; City Clerk Instructed to Advertise for Bids for Paving Chestnut, Palm and La Palma Streets; Two Important Ordinances Adopted at Council Meeting SHOULD any citizen of Anaheim desire to protest against the tree planting campaign inaugurated by the city's planning Only Two Bids For Probation Are Approved Of 16 applications before the county parole board when it met Monday, only two paroles were granted. These were the applications of R. R. Golden of Huntington Beach and Ygnacio Espinosa of Fullerton. In connection with its sweeping rejection of parole applications, the board announced a policy of "thumbs down" on all such applications, except in unusual circumstances. "The board does not wish to encroach upon the rights of the judges who sentence these prisoners. Therefore, paroles will be granted only in unusual circumstances," was the statement authorized by the parole board, which consists of District Attorney Z. B. Wes Jr., Sheriff Sam Jernigan and City Marshal L. C. Rogers of Santa Ana. The three officials declared that there was an "epidemic" of parole applications just now, and that their offices threatened to be swamped by such matters, to the exclusion of other business. Henceforth, it was announced, the board will hold ses- Small Assessments Will Be Made to Pay for Work; City Clerk Instructed to Advertise for Bids for Paving Chestnut, Palm and La Palma Streets; Two Important Ordinances Adopted at Council Meeting SHOULD any citizen of Anaheim desire to protest against the tree planting campaign inaugurated by the city's planning commission, he will be given an opportunity at the regular meeting of the city council on April 14. North Los Angeles street and Broadway are the two thoroughfares selected for the first planting, but the work will not be started until after the hearing and protests, if any, are heard. The commission presented its plans for the initial work to the trustees Thursday night, and the same were approved. The trees will be planted on North Los Angeles street, from La Palma avenue to Adele street. Magnolia trees will be planted here, set 25 feet apart, with grevilla vines between the trees. The distance, measuring both sides, is 11,165 feet, and the cost is estimated at $1284, or 11½ cents a front foot. The curbing to be planted on Broadway measures 15,237 feet, and the cost will be $1600, or 10½ cents per front foot. Coral trees will be planted on this street. Property fronting on these streets within the territory prescribed will be assessed to pay for the work. Where trees are already growing and are in good condition they will not be removed, although they may be of a different variety from the trees selected to fill the vacancies. The planning commission was created for the purpose of beautifying the town, and it expects to extend its tree planting campaign throughout the entire city. An ordinance was adopted Thursday night which inaugurates a new system of collecting light and water bills. It was inaugurated for the purpose of saving the city from loss through consumers who neglect to pay their monthly bills. The ordinance is printed on another page of this paper, and it is to take effect 30 days from today. According to its provisions, all persons who use city light and water must deposit with the controller a sum equal to two months' average bill. If the usual monthly bill isn't paid before, the controller will pay himself, when it becomes delinquent, out of the customer's deposit fund. Another ordinance was adopted which will probably prevent the littering of lawns with advertising matter from neighboring cities. It provides that such papers or matter can be distributed only to bona fide subscribers or paying customers unless the distributor pays a license of $10 per day. The city clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for paving La Palma, Palm and Chestnut streets. The bids will be opened and considered on April 26. School Round-up By Parent Teachers Association Starts Examination of Children for Next Term The Parent-Teacher Association of the Anaheim schools has started its active work in the pre-school round-up. This is a program whereby every child who will enter the first grade next fall may have a physical examination, so that any defects may be recognized, corrected during the summer, and the child given its right to enter school as nearly physically perfect as possible. Sometimes an undetected and therefore uncorrected defect prevents a child from doing its best work in school. We want to correct these before the child enters school, and so make him better able to take up his work there. This pre-school round-up is a statewide campaign. Mrs. Williams of the child hygiene division and Mrs. Fowler of the pre-school division are directing the work in this county. Mrs. L. M. Thompson has been appointed chairman of the work in Anaheim. Local physicians are very kindly volunteering their services for the examinations which will be held at the different schools during the last week in April. Miss Price, the school nurse, will give as much of her time as possible to the work. And the county health department will co-operate in any way possible, and provide a nurse to assist at the examinations. In order to conserve the time of the parents, an appointment system will be followed. Dodgers telling of the preschool examination are sent home to the parents by those children who have brothers or sisters entering school in the fall. If the parents wish the child to be examined, the dodgers should be signed and sent back to school. Later, an appointment card will be mailed to the parent, giving the day and hour to report for the examination. Kindergarten children will be included in this examination if accompanied by the parent. In case there are any parents having children who will enter school and who have not been reached through the school, if they will fill in the coupon below and mail to Mrs. L. M. Thompson, 825 W. Broadway, Anaheim, they will crouch upon the rights ofthe judges who sentence these prisoners. Therefore, paroles will be granted only in unusual circumstances," was the statement authorized by the parole board, which consists of District Attorney Z. B. Wes Jr., Sheriff Sam Jernigan and City Marshal L. C. Rogers of Santa Ana. The three officials declared that there was an "epidemic" of parole applications just now, and that their offices threatened to be swamped by such matters, to the exclusion of other business. Henceforth, it was announced, the board will hold sessions once a month. SEVERAL papers interest were re-receiving of the Dau American Revolution home of Dr. and Mrs. Amping them was that tracts from a diary with Samuel Snedeker concealed van journey from Iowa sixty-four years ago. Was she the mother of Mr. The paper was read by Mrs. McKinley. "We left our garment Guthrie Center, in Guthie in May, 1863, and proceed Bluches to join forces with who might be found undertake the great fortunately, we were join a large train, departed for the west area After waiting some little seven other families applied a Mr. Holloway much inquiry and disliked Holloway decided that starting with the seventh or four young men He argued that we could include places where a man find feed enough where we should be noticed by the Indian start would endanger storms the latter part as it was we would not formla till October. We forth on what was most excursion, as I have said. Of course we had some trouble from them into their territory times stamped our ar drove two fine blooded old Queen, always led by morning. Father also to give the two mares bread or lumps of sugar grain, so they were in the morning to clean Once, however; they did for several days, and very anxious, when therider came along and was corralled at the soldiers had recognize came racing along then corral gates and when they came up worst experience. Our people were bad other time when they number of Indiana, in riding around us in drawing nearer. The wagons into a circle mails in the center, pre-us as beat they might were only hunting and whom they were at Another ordinance was adopted which will probably prevent the littering of lawns with advertising matter from neighboring cities. It provides that such papers or matter can be distributed only to bona fide subscribers or paying customers unless the distributor pays a license of $10 per day. The city clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for paving La Palma, Palm and Chestnut streets. The bids will be opened and considered on April 26. The Pacific Telephone Company reported its gross receipts in Anaheim for the year ending February, 23 was $59,799.23. Under terms of its franchise it must pay 2 per cent of this to the city. The amount due the city therefore is $1198.96. Brown & Crummer, Los Angeles bond brokers, offered par and accrued interest, plus a premium of $350 for $32,118.86 worth of 12-year 7 per cent bonds of acquisition district number 1 (Palm street widening). The bonds mature at the rate of 1-12 annually. The bid was accepted. Service Station Men Will Hold Big Party The Orange County Service Station Association will hold its annual party at Seal Beach dance hall, on Monday evening, April 18, it was announced by L.L. A. LeClair of Anaheim, secretary of the organization. Pointing out that the association men have made an enviable reputation for "going over the top" in their party programs, the secretary said that one of the largest halls in Orange county had been procured this year in the hope that it would be large enough to accommodate all friends of service station owners who may want to attend. The entertainment committee, consisting of C. E. Crawford, Roy Rosebrook and LeClair, is arranging for special entertainment features. The outlook is so promising that indications point to the possible necessity of employing two orchestras for the There are yet three weeks to plan for this, and it asked that all work together to make every member of the coming first grade as nearly physically perfect as possible. dancing party, with one stationed outside the dance hall for dancing on the pavement," the secretary said. Stating that the program would start promptly at 8 o'clock, LeClair said that "oodles" of fun would be crowded into an hour and that dancing would start at 9 o'clock. At the annual party held at Anaheim last year, 177 merchandise prizes were given for various stunts. One of the prizes this year will be giving away of the lease to the LeClair service station at 729 South Los Angeles street, Anaheim. Asserting that the station he operates is a successful, going plant, LeClair explained that he was giving the lease away so that he may devote his time entirely to work for the Orange County Service Station Association. I desire to have a physical examination made on— Name of child Name of parent Address One day we came to town which had been broken by three poor soldiers and were still lying on the smoking remains on At another time they fire to some timber road led, but as the tree burning long enough, and we were not delaying "Owing to the mean Platte river, we have let the horses drink When I suddenly crie the water was coiling bed, father knew instant in quicksand, so he ran the horses. They also did inclement and lunged broke the whiffletree startled way, with them of the wagon and jerken seat into the river. K emigrant were camped seeing the trouble, show drive his horses to the would get the wagon oxen; which the oxen emigrant motion soon pairs to the wagon proceed. But father a stream after that took "At one crossing of was a long wooden box large encampment of party thought that at to camp for the night making camp the office... AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, March 31, 1927 PROGRAM APPROVED BY C PIONEER RELATES STORY OF TRIP OVER PLAINS CARAVAN JOURNEY BY OX TEAM WAS SLOW AND FULL OF PERILS Paper Read by Mrs. McKinley at D. A. R. Meeting Was Taken From a Diary Kept by Mrs. Samuel Snedeker, Mother of Mrs. C. O. Rust; Many Hardships Experienced by Party, but They Arrived in Safety SEVERAL papers of historical interest were read at a recent meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution held at the Olive Company Ships Season's First Valencias INAUGURATING the 1927 Valencia season, the Olive Fruit Company Saturday started shipping oranges. The house is believed to be the first in the county to ship Valencias this season. Three cars were packed for shipment. A crew of 50 people opened the season at the Olive plant. While this is but a small crew compared with the capacity crew used during the peak of the season, according to A. J. Miller, manager, as the season develops a larger crew will be used. Most of the fruit being packed now is scheduled to be shipped to Canada and England, according to Miller. Other orange packing plants in this district will not start operations on the 1927 crop for from three to six weeks yet, a survey of the various plants show. FLOOD CONTROL MEASURE WILL BE PASSED ASSURANCES THAT LEGISLATURE WILL SANCTION COUNTY DISTRICT Amendments to Original Bill Have Quieted All Opposition; Riverside Supervisors Were Fearful Prado Dam Would Inundate Bridge, but Were Assured This Would Be Prevented; Withdrew Opposition WORD from the state capital gives assurance that there will be little or no opposition to the bill introduced in the legislature by Assemblman Roll Hygiene Will FOLLOWING been carried three years child hygiene, the county the Parent-Teacher conduct in next few weeks tions of children kindergarten These exam in the schools by local physician have ve the work. This year Association h under the lead Williams of A man of child Fowler, coun school child organization will preliminary pointing represent at the ex retarial assis health nurses Each parent design for th SEVERAL papers of historical interest were read at a recent meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Deming. Among them was the following extracts from a diary written by Mrs. Samuel Snedeker concerning her caravan journey from Iowa to California, sixty-four years ago. Mrs. Snedeker was the mother of Mrs. C. O. Rust. The paper was read at the meeting by Mrs. McKinley. "We left our farm home, near Guthrie Center, in Guthrie county, Iowa. In May, 1863, and proceeded to Council Bluffs to join forces with other families who might be found there ready to undertake the great adventure. Unfortunately, we were just too late to join a large train, as one had just departed for the west a few days before. After waiting some little time, and only seven other families appearing, the men elected a Mr. Holloway captain. After much inquiry and discussion, Captain Holloway decided that we should risk starting with the seven wagons and three or four young men on horseback. He argued that we could camp in included places where a large train could not find feed enough for stock, and where we should be less likely to be noticed by the Indians; also a later start would endanger our running into storms the latter part of the trip, even as it was we would not arrive in California till October. We bravely started forth on what was mostly a long picnic excursion, as I have heard my father say. Of course we had hardships and some trouble from the Indians when we got into their territory, as they several times stamped our stock, but father drove two fine blooded mares, and one old Queen, always led the stock back by morning. Father always took pains to give the two mares a few crusts of bread or lumps of sugar besides a little grain, so they were always on hand in the morning to claim their reward. Once, however, they did not come back for several days, and all were getting very anxious, when the pony express rider came along and told us our stock was corralled at the last station. The soldiers had recognized them as they came racing along the road, so opened the corral gates and drove them in when they came up. Thus ended our worst experience. "Our people were badly frightened another time when they saw a large number of Indians, in war paint and riding around us in circles, gradually drawing nearer. The men formed the wagons into a circle and put the animals in the center, preparing to defend us as best they might. But the Indians were only hunting another tribe with whom they were at war, and wanted Clarence E. Smith Called by Death Pioneer Citizen Passes Away After Brief Illness Clarence E. Smith, who has been a resident of Fullerton since 1868, and who was one of the best known citizens in northern Orange county, died at his home Friday, after a short illness. Mr. Smith was a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Smith, pioneer settlers of this section. He was born in Amador county, California, February 17, 1861, and came here when only seven years of age. In December, 1908, he was married to Mildred Brown, who survives him. Mr. Smith is also survived by five sisters and two brothers. They are Mrs. Edith Moores, Mrs. Edwin Clark and Mrs. Hannah Harding, of Los Angeles; Mrs. Susie Hamm, of Reedley, Calif.; Mrs. Lauretta Barman, of Fullerton, and W. J. and Morris Smith, both of Fullerton. as the poor, lonesome fellows were delighted to see some women and girls, and they asked if they would come to a dance on the bridge in the evening, to which our women consented. There was great activity in the soldiers' camp after that, and soon they had gathered material at each end of the bridge for a big bonfire. Refreshments were hard tack, beans and coffee. When evening came, the officers came with much courtesy, and each escorted a lady or girl to the bridge, and to the soldiers' fiddling the merriment began. I was only 3 years old at the time, so of course I soon went to sleep, despite the unusual excitement and glamour of music, flaring bonfires and torches. I was much disgruntled when I wakened next morning and found that the revel had proceeded without me, even to the eats, which I had imagined would be something wonderful and was much disheartened when the girls told me of what they consisted. "Our traveling equipment was very comfortable. A strong spring wagon. In the back part of which was fitted a spring mattress, which father, mother and I occupied. My sisters had a nice little tent which was pitched close beside the wagon. Then in and around the wagon besides clothes, bedding, dishes and cooking utensils, was carried a sheetiron stove, which added much comfort to every one in the train, as well as ourselves. They made it a rule to lay over one day a week to rest the stock and give the women a chance to do their washing and baking; Amendments to Original Bill Have Quietied All Opposition; Riverside Supervisors Were Fearful Prado Dam Would Inundate Bridge, but Were Assured This Would Be Prevented; Withdrew Opposition WORD from the state capital gives assurance that there will be little or no opposition to the bill introduced in the legislature by Assemblyman Ball, authorizing Orange county to form a flood control district comprising the entire area of the county. Should the authorization be given, the supervisors will call a bond election, and the amount specified as necessary for the work will be $8,000,000. It is estimated. The chief item of cost contemplated will be the proposed dam at Prado Engineer Lippincott, who made a survey of the river, estimated that this dam would cost Orange county $5,000,-000, but it will form a great reservoir or lake that will not only impound the flood water, making it available for irrigation purposes, but will also abrogate for all time the danger from overflows in the lower Santa Ana valley. Francis Cuttle, chairman of the tri-counties reforestation committee, has made the statement that he estimated the value of water carried down the Santa Ana's channel into the ocean during the high waters some weeks ago at $1,500,000 every 24 hours. If his figures are correct, the money value of the water lost to the ranchers would have financed the entire cost of the county flood control proposition. Riverside county objected to the bill as first introduced and asked for some amendments, and these were acceded to. The measure went through the assembly without opposition, although it was disclosed there that Riverside representatives desired a number of amendments in order to give that county ample protection in case conservation district constructs a dam in Riverside county. Auburndale bridge, spanning the Santa Ana river between Corona and Chino, where Riverside county expects soon to spend $100,000 for a concrete bridge virtually will be submerged if the Prado dam is constructed in the Santa Ana canyon by Orange county, in accordance with previous plans, it is claimed by Riverside people. Water impounded by the dam at Prado will back up to 530 feet above sea level, according to J.B.Lippincott, engineer in charge of specifications. The floor of the old Auburndale bridge was only 531 feet above sea level, asserted County Surveyor Fulmore, leaving only one foot clearance above the future lake. Supervisors Schumacher, Mitchell and Jeffrey of Orange county were present on legislative business at a meeting of the Riverside board, and the question of the lake formed from Prado dam and flooding of Riverside county property was taken up with them. San Francisco Speaks Dr.J.G.H gate to A.J.Noya, Hollister & Com of San France speaker at th the of Kiwian ject was "Peri Investigation $2 per cent of it to the individual "Personality in thing which it come back Largo oil comp they build up Formerly but success depend ness price, advice nature of life we recognize t potent than all Charles Eyg flood control o result of recen helm; urged b supervisors wi election will h select trustees Dr.J.G.H tional Bank ww next interna Kiwaniis; to be Judge Homer and J.A.Claye was corralled at the last station. The soldiers had recognized them as they came racing along the road, so opened the corral gates and drove them in when they came up. Thus ended our worst experience. "Our people were badly frightened another time when they saw a large number of Indians, in war paint and riding around us in circles, gradually drawing nearer. The men formed the wagons into a circle and put the animals in the center, preparing to defend us as best they might. But the Indians were only hunting another tribe with whom they were at war, and wanted to know if we had seen them; so we were allowed to go on our way with thankful hearts. "One day we came to an express station which had been burned. The two or three poor soldiers had been scalped and were still lying on the ground near the smoking remains of house and barn. At another time the Indians had set fire to some timber through which our road led, but as the trees had not been burning long enough, none had fallen and we were not delayed. "Owing to the meandering course of the Platte river, we had to cross it several times. At onefordfather stopped to let the horses drink in midstream. When I suddenly cried to father that the water was coming up to the wagon bed, father knew instantly that we were in quicksand, so he spoke sharply to the horses. They also realized our predicament and lunged forward in a broke the whiffletree from the tongue startled way, with the result that they of the wagon and jerked father from his seat into the river. Fortunately, some emigrant were camped on the bank and seeing the trouble, shouted to father to drive his horses to the bank and they would get the wagon out with their oxen; which the oxen, with their slow, wearing motion soon did, and after repairs to the wagon we were able to proceed. But father never stopped in a stream after that to water his horses. "At one crossing of the Platte river was a long wooden bridge, and also a large encampment of soldiers. So our party thought that a good safe place to camp for the night. Soon after making camp the officers came to call, "Our traveling equipment was very comfortable. A strong spring wagon. In the back part of which was fitted a spring mattress, which father, mother and I occupied. My sisters had a nice little tent which was pitched close beside the wagon. Then in and around the wagon besides clothes, bedding, dishes and cooking utensils, was carried a sheetiron stove, which added much comfort to every one in the train, as well as ourselves. They made it a rule to lay over one day a week to rest the stock and give the women a chance to do their washing and baking; so they greatly appreciated the use of our stove. Another luxury was our cow, a fine one that none of us could bear to part with. Father thought, too, that she would help out greatly with the food question, as it proved. Though we had horses, the other wagons all were drawn by oxen, so our cow could keep up the pace very well. She was milked night and morning. The milk, except what we drank, was poured into a tin churn, and each night there would be quite a lump of butter from the constant shaking of the milk in the churn. But by the time we got to Salt Lake, we had to sell our poor bossy, as the alkali desert was making her feet sore, and we could not bear to see her suffer. Father got a wonderful price for her, but I cannot remember how much it was. We all shed tears when we had to start on without her, though the man promised that she should have the best of care. We arrived in California safely without any unantoward incidents, and feasted upon grapes and late peaches and apples that grew in abundance on the ranch of friends with whom we stayed till we found a location. "I neglected to mention one happening that caused my mother great uneasiness, and that was that an Indian chief offered several horses and much bead work for me, as he greatly admired my hair, which was abundant and in long golden curls. So mother tied a sunbonnet on me, and I had to wear it all the time for the rest of the trip, much to my discomfort and disgust. I was always glad when bedtime came and I could have it off." Prado will back up to 530 feet above sea level, according to J. B. Lippincott, engineer in charge of specifications. The floor of the old Auburndale bridge was only 531 feet above sea level, asserted County Surveyor Fulmore, leaving only one foot clearance above the future lake. Supervisors Schumacell, Mitchell and Jeffrey of Orange county were present on legislative business at a meeting of the Riverside board, and the question of the lake formed from Prado dam and flooding of Riverside county property was taken up with them. Orange county expects to pave the way for such contingencies. It was stated, and the matter as to the height of the Auburndale bridge will be studied in detail, they promised. The Riverside county board was of opinion that additional expense in this regard should not be this county's burden. Rotarians Hold Spelling Contest Anaheim Rotarians "played school" at their regular luncheon meeting Tuesday, held in the Elks clubhouse. Attaches of the club revealed some concern when the club members took "recess" during their session and adjourned to the club banquet hall to enjoy playground activities. "We're only playing leap frog," the Rotarians sang. It all came about when L. A. Lewis and Tom McFadden, program chairmen for the day, announced that the club's program would take form of a "district school." Lewis assumed the office of "principal"; Charles Grim, S. C. Hartranft, and the Rev. Thomas H. Walker were made members of the school board. "Little" Harry D. Rielly played the part of "teacher's pet." Stone Todd was the "dunce." The "pupils" were put through a grilling course in the three R's and the entire assemblage joined in singing "School Days." ANAHEIM—YOUR CITY Founded by German Colonists, 1857 Assessed Value, 1925, $10,500,000 School System Valued at $951,000 Number 25 BY CITY COUNCIL Hygiene Board Will Examine School Pupils FOLLOWING a program which has been carried out for the past three years, the state bureau of child hygiene, with the assistance of the county health department and the Parent-Teacher Associations, will conduct in Orange county in the next few weeks physical examinations of children who are to enter kindergarten or first grade next fall. These examinations will be held in the schools, and are to be given by local physicians, who, as heretofore, have volunteered to assist in the work. This year the Parent-Teacher Association has organized its forces under the leadership of Mrs. J. R. Williams of Anaheim, county chairman of child hygiene, and Mrs. F. H. Fowler, county chairman of preschool child hygiene, and as an organization will arrange many of the preliminary details of the work, appointing representatives to be present at the examinations to give-secretarial assistance to the public health nurses. Each parent, upon signifying a desire for the examination, will MANY ASK SPACE IN BIG SHOW CANVASES ORANGE SHOW GROWING MORE POPULAR WITH PASSING YEARS Belated Applicants for Concessions Will Be Disappointed, as Space Is Rapidly Being Contracted for; Mother Goose Tales and Fairyland Stories to Be Drawn on for Decorations, Which Will Be Unique THERE is a clamor for space in the big tents that will house the 1927 California Valencia Orange Show, according to George W. Reid, manager. San Francisco Man Speaks to Kiwanians Dr. J. G. Hilleary Elected Delegate to Next Convention A. J. Noya, representing Beckman, Hollister & Company, business engineers of San Francisco, was the principal speaker at the regular weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club Tuesday. His subject was "Personality in Business." "Investigation shows that more than 82 per cent of business failures are due to the individual," the speaker said. "Personality in business is that something which makes a customer want to come back to a store or business. Large oil companies recognize this when they build up their sales forces. "Formerly businessmen thought that success depended on location of business, price, advertising, quality and the nature of the business itself. Today we recognize that personality is more potent than all these." Charles Eygabroad, chairman of the flood control committee named as the result of recent mass meetings in Anaheim, urged all property owners to sign petitions now being circulated for the formation of a flood control district. Mr. Eygabroad explained that approximately 1600 names will be required, and that if this number is obtained the district can be formed by the county supervisors without an election. An election will have to be held later to select trustees for the district, he said. Dr. J. G. Hilleary of the First National Bank was elected delegate to the next international meeting of the Kiwanis, to be held at Memphis, Tenn., Judge Homer G. Ames, W. T. Wallop and J. A. Clayes were chosen alternates. St. Boniface’s Choir Will Give Concert Broadcast from St. Anthony’s Church, Long Beach, April 9 The choir of St. Boniface’s Catholic Belated Applicants for Concessions Will Be Disappointed, as Space Is Rapidly Being Contracted for; Mother Goose Tales and Fairyland Stories to Be Drawn on for Decorations, Which Will Be Unique THERE is a clamor for space in the big tents that will house the 1927 California Valencia Orange Show, according to George W. Reid, manager. There is a demand for space in the main tent, where the feature exhibits will be erected, in the industrial tent, where business houses will display their products, and in the automobile tent, where every make of car will probably be on exhibition. The automobile committee of the show met at the city hall some days ago for the purpose of considering applications for space, and it is believed it will be necessary to reject many applications, as there are only 36 spaces in the auto show tent. Fifteen of these spaces were allotted to local dealers, and there may be others asking for space later. Interest in the annual festival to King Valencia is greater this year than ever before, and there is no doubt it will be the most beautiful of all that have been staged since it was born seven years ago. It has grown better with each succeeding year, and the show is becoming known throughout all the states of the Union. The decorative motif this year will be adopted from Mother Goose nursery rhymes and fairyland stories, and the men in charge promise that they will be the most unique and interesting of any that have gone before. An expert decorator will have charge of the work, and he promises to produce something good from the unlimited material at hand and the great latitude accorded him. The show will open on Thursday, May 19, an deloce at midnight on Saturday, the twenty-eighth. This will give only one Sunday. The best musicians in Southern California will entertain the thousands of visitors each day. Concessions in the amusement zone have been awarded to the A. B. C. Carnival Company, an exceptionally high class organization that has been approved by numerous county fairs and carnivals of the state. Manager Reid stated. Exhibitors in the industrial department have been requisitioning choice spaces rapidly and very few of the best spaces remain unsold, according to the manager, who urges local exhibitors who intend to show their wares at the exhibition to act promptly before the few remaining sites of vantage are taken. The Pacific Electric Railway will issue special round trip tickets from Los Angeles to Fullerton, including admission to the show, and free buses will transport the passengers from Fullerton the grounds, Manager Reid announced following a conference with St. Boniface’s Choir Will Give Concert Broadcast from St. Anthony’s Church, Long Beach, April 9 The choir of St. Boniface’s Catholic church of Anaheim will give a concert at St. Anthony’s church, Long Beach, on April 9, from 9 to 10 p.m., and it will be broadcast over KFON of Long Beach. Miss Geraldine Dolan is the organist and manager, and Mrs. Ray Fisher director. Following is the program that will be rendered: Organ Prelude, "Allelulla"...Hansen Geraldine E. Dolan "First Solemn Mass," Op. 19 in G.Marzo (a) Kyrie (b) Gloria (c) Credo "Regina Coell," Duet...Wlegand Mrs. Mildred Wilson, Mr. E. Delgado "First Solemn Mass"...Marzo (a) "Sanctus" (b) "Benedictus" (c) "Agnus Del," Quartet—Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Fisher, Mr. Bigger, Mr. Horbach "Light of Heaven's Own Day"...Briggs Mr. E. Delgado "Ave Maria"...Luzzi Mrs. Ray Fisher In a suit for divorce filed by Florence Prather against Bertram Prather, the wife states that her husband threatened to poison his entire family, stating that he had enough strychnine in his possession to kill all Anaheim. Prather’s meaning, his wife’s complaint intimates, was not to poison all of Anaheim, but to devote his whole stock to his family. He threatened to kill his wife and children, she declared. She claims that he was unreasonable and abusive to the children frequently; also that he failed to provide support for the family. The Prathers were married in Portland, Ore., in 1908 and separated in 1924. They have four children. Exhibitors in the industrial department have been requisitioning choice spaces rapidly and very few of the best spaces remain unsold, according to the manager, who urges local exhibitors who intend to show their wares at the exhibition to act promptly before the few remaining sites of vantage are taken. The Pacific Electric Railway will issue special round trip tickets from Los Angeles to Fullerton, including admission to the show, and free buses will transport the passengers from Fullerton the grounds, Manager Reid announced following a conference with D. W. Pontius of the railroad company. Fullerton Methodists Will Build Church The First Methodist church of Fullerton plans the erection of a $175,000 church building within a very short time. A campaign is now under way to raise the entire amount before Easter. Contributions are coming in rapidly, according to the Rev. Charles A. Kent, pastor. One of the main reasons for building a new church, according to the pastor, is the fact that the church in the past few years has more than doubled its membership. The amount will provide a much needed large auditorium and also an additional building for the church school and social activities. An indebtedness of approximately $8500 will be paid off from the amount raised, according to the pastor. At first it was thought best only to pay off the present debt, but the growing need for more room led the official body to consider one unit of the church. However, it was finally decided by the officials to carry on the present financial campaign and raise money for the entire structure. As an evidence of the growth of the church in the last few years, the church membership has increased from 375 to more than 700. The enrollment of the Sunday school at the present time is 1100, and the various departments are meeting in six different buildings, scattered over a distance of four blocks.