anaheim-gazette 1927-07-21

GROWTH OF ANAHEIM Total for 1910 was... 2,268 Total for 1920 was... 5,525 Today estimated at... 12,000 VOLUME LVII BOND ISSUE OF $5,000,000 AMBITIOUS HIGHWAY PROGRAM PROPOSED FOR THE COUNTY County Supervisors May Call Bond Election for $5,000,000 Bond Issue to Build Several Important Proposed Boulevards THERE is an ambition on foot now to raise $5,000,000 by a bond issue to build a number of important highways in Orange county. The matter was brought before the supervisors Tuesday by committees from all sections of the county, and that legislative body is going to get the sentiment of the people before acting. Various spokesmen told the supervisors that the Century boulevard, the Manchester boulevard, the harbor cut-off boulevard and other major projects could not be built by the district assessment plan because that plan placed a heavy burden unfairly upon the prop. Lois Rebekah Lodge Installs New Officers Important Proposed Boulevards THERE is an ambition on foot now to raise $5,000,000 by a bond issue to build a number of important highways in Orange county. The matter was brought before the supervisors Tuesday by committees from all sections of the county, and that legislative body is going to get the sentiment of the people before acting. Chairman William Schumacher, of the supervisors, told the committees that the county could not build these highways without raising the tax rate, which the chairman, though not saying so, indicated would be out of the question. From this exchange of opinion was born the movement to campaign for a bond issue of possibly $5,000,000, with the preliminary step to be the sounding of opinion in local communities and finally a request "from the people to the board of supervisors" for such a move, if the people approve. The bond issue suggestion developed from the appearance of a committee representing the Century boulevard association, which desired an appraisal of property that might be brought into an assessment district to build that highway. The committee's mission was smothered under the barrage of bond issue discussion and the decision of committeemen to undertake a campaign for bonds. After the meeting, friends of the Century boulevard expressed the opinion that they were purposefully sidetracked from their assessment district plan by the injection of a bond issue proposal. They appeared inclined to question the sincerity of advocates of a bond issue. The request from a delegation of Costa Mesa and Newport Beach citizens, backed by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, that Newport avenue and South Main street, south of the Santa Ana city limits, be widened to 60 feet and be resurfaced, came before the supervisors with the other road matters and was held in abeyance temporarily. The Costa Mesa-Newport Beach delegation, appearing first, was told that the board would be unable to decide what could be done with Newport avenue until the new budget is prepared and the tax rate established. Newport avenue would then be considered in connection with the board's general road program, it was stated. A petition from the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, asking that Newport avenue be given favorable consideration, was filed with the board later. It was received without reading. C. L. Barnett of Cypress headed the Century boulevard committee, which desired an appraisal of property so that a financial plan for an improvement district might be worked out. Several ranchers were on hand to register protest at the plan of "compelling the ranchers to give up their land for a right-of-way and then make it work." Lois Rebekah Lodge Installs New Officers Charlotte Hodges Now Head of Local Organization Lois Rebekah lodge installed new officers Saturday at Odd Fellows hall, Mrs. Charlotte Hodges being inducted into the chair of the noble grand. Mrs. Leota Allen, district deputy president, with her staff of officers from the Santa Ana lodge, conducted the installation rites, canton members acting as escorts. Special guests at the affair included Fannie Lacy, past president of the Rebekah Assembly; Mrs. A. Prather, past chaplain of the Rebekah Assembly; Henry Mang, grand sentinel of the grand encampment; J. L. Harris, district deputy grand master of Brea. Brief speeches were made by all of these guests. Presentation of a past grand's pin to Mrs. Charles Ahlstrom, past noble grand, and a gift of appreciation to J. L. Harris, from Mrs. Ahlstrom and her staff of officers in recognition of his work as drill captain during their term of office, featured the ceremonies. Officers installed at this time are Charlotte Hodges, noble grand; Fannie Webb, vce-grand; Maggie Myers, recording secretary; Elsie Borth., financial secretary; Hannah Horwitz, treasurer; Dollie Johnson, warden; Blanche Nelson, conductor; Norma Yorde, chapain; Mildred Allen, right supporter to noble grand; Effle Spencer, left supporter to noble grand; Pearl Fergus, right supporter to vice-grand; Eva Scutt, left supporter to vice-grand; Lillie Wick, inside guardian, and Estelle Ludwig, outside guardian. Those in charge of arrangements for the affair and in the serving of refreshments at the close of the ceremonies were Ida Tipton, Mr. and Mrs. Da Monte Webb, Mr. and Mrs. George Tanner, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Tuma, Delphim Walsh, Mr. and Mrs. William Wright, Lillie Wick, Norma Yorde, Jeannie Whalen and Nellie Terry. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Renner returned on Sunday from Coronado, where they spent a fortnight's vacation. Russell Renner, who went down for the week-end, returned home with his parents. W. C. Spencer of Costa Mesa referred to the harbor cut-off boulevard, in connection with which he has been an active worker. He had found much complaint, said against the district. Preparation of clausively linking an $8,000-barrel reservoir tank to the spring storms that swept a wide northern part of ing citrus groves has been underwritten this year, when the organization named gator to direct such evidence. Ralph McFadden rancher in growers' organization Pickering, of Placerville. The ranchers were for damages said fered by the soil ripe and green fruit for alleged permanent Expert soil and been employed to mate the damage groves said to be by the oil flood dence consisting of experts' reports. Bastanchu Deepest Hole Three Hungry Mile Into A petition from the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, asking that Newport avenue be given favorable consideration, was filed with the board later. It was received without reading. C. L. Barnett of Cypress headed the Century boulevard committee, which desired an appraisal of property so that a financial plan for an improvement district might be worked out. Several ranchers were on hand to register protest at the plan of "compelling the ranchers to give up their land for a right-of-way and then making them pay for their own land and the road." J. F. Witt, West Orange rancher, complained that the Manchester boulevard would cut a strip diagonally through his property, taking buildings and well and dividing his ranch into two parts, one being a strip 600 feet wide along the Southern Pacific railroad. The Century boulevard, it was said, also cuts diagonally through ranches along the Pacific Electric railway. Witt criticised the plan of routing these boulevards a distance of 600 feet from the railroad lines, as being more expensive and as injurious to the ranches. Barnett and others of his committee defended the plan of leaving a 600-foot strip between the boulevard and railroad. For one thing, they said, they found it less expensive, rather than more expensive, because the closer the right-of-way was routed to the railway tracks, the more buildings it struck. Another advantage of the 600-foot strip, they said, was its use for industrial purposes, being provided with railroad facilities and boulevard frontage. If the boulevard was built immediately beside the railroad, industrial plants would be erected across the boulevard and spur tracks would be run across the highway, to the detriment of traffic and the disadvantage of the industrial plant. Witt objected that the idea of the territory between Santa Ana and Los Angeles being wanted for industrial purposes was "far fetched," but Barnett retorted that he remembered living between Los Angeles and Pasadena when it was said that the territory there would never be built up. "We can only imagine what the future will be by what we have seen in the past," he declared. He pointed out that a $7,000,000 tire factory has just been announced, to be erected on the Century boulevard right-of-way, this side of Los Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. William Wright, Lille Wick, Norma Yorde, Jeannie Whalen and Nellie Terry. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Renner returned on Sunday from Coronado, where they spent a fortnight's vacation. Russell Renner, who went down for the week-end, returned home with his parents. W. C. Spencer of Costa Mesa referred to the harbor cut-off boulevard, in connection with which he has been an active worker. He had found much complaint, he said, against the district assessment plan as being too severe a burden upon the affected property. He declared his belief that the county as a whole should undertake the construction of a major highway program, including such boulevards as the harbor cut-off, the Century, Manchester, and the Capistrano-Elsinore highway. Spencer was followed by J. E. Schumacher, of an Anaheim committee interested in the harbor cut-off road. Schumacher also advocated a highway program so that Orange county could "catch up" with the other counties and "get back in the procession." Chairman William Schumacher interposed the comment that such a program would cost at least $3,000,000, and that the county could not possibly supply such an amount under the existing $1.75 tax rate. Highway Superintendent Nat Neff was of the opinion that the road program suggested would cost $5,000,000. Schumacker said that if a bond issue was wanted by the people, very well, but that the supervisors should have an expression from the public before proceeding to call an election upon a bond proposal. Then City Manager John W. Price of Anaheim sounded the call to a campaign for bonds. "It is apparent," he said, "that the district assessment plan is not the thing and that a bond issue is the solution of our highway needs. It is apparent to me that we should, therefore, go back home to our people and sound out sentiment on this question; that we should start with the local Chamber of Commerce and carry the matter up to the Associated Chambers of Commerce where a definite plan might be worked out. Then we should come to the board of supervisors with a definite plan and make request that the proposal be submitted to the voters of the county. Let's go." NAHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, July 21, 1927 OF $5,000,000 NOW BEING Ranchers Will File Suit for Oil Damages PLANS for instituting suit against the Union Oil Company for damage suffered by northern Orange county ranchers during the oil and water flood which occurred early this spring are now being made by legal advisors of the Oil Damage organization, a voluntary association of damaged property owners. The suit is expected to be filed some time this week, after having been postponed for nearly three months while the property owners, through their attorneys, are said to have made fruitless efforts towards out-of-court settlement of claims. Though no definite announcement has yet been made as to the amount involved in the proposed litigation, it is estimated that the aggregate damages to be asked by the 150 or more members of the Oil Damage organization will exceed the million-dollar mark. Some 200 acres of SEWER SYSTEM FAULTY, SAYS KELLOGG COUNTY'S OUTFALL TO SEA NOT MODERN, DECLARES NOTED ENGINEER Much Valuable Material Carried Into Ocean That Should Be Conserved as Fertilizer, He Says; Organic Matter Should Be Separated From Water and Used on Soil; Milwaukee's System Is a Good Example Five Million Mark Near for Citrus Fruit THE 1927 Valencia harvest, characterized as the largest in the history of the Orange citrus district, is approaching the $5,000,000 mark, according to figures on receipts for the golden fruit compiled by L. D. Palmer, manager of the Orange County Fruit Exchange. Although the season is not half over, nor the crop half marketed, returns from the fruit handled by the exchange aggregated $4,870,273 on July 15, according to Palmer's report. Since July 1, when the returns had shattered all exchange records to that date, a total of $755,959 has poured into the exchange coffers as returns for fruit shipped during the past 15 days. In piling up three-quarters of a million dollars in the 15-day stretch, the exchange established a new record for a single day's business, when Bastanchury Drills Deepest Test Well Hole Three Hundred Feet Over a Mile Into the Earth H. M. Bergen, geologist, has just made known some interesting facts in connection with the drilling of the deep test well put down by G. A. Bastanchury on the Bastanchury Ranch Company's land in the West Coyote hills. Drilling a wildcat well to the depth of 5580 feet in 120 days, at a cost of $30,000, with no mechanical trouble, and taking 40-foot cores while making hole, are some of the unusual features of this feat. The well was drilled with regulation rotary equipment loaned Bastanchury by the Union Oil Company, and ending with a 10%-inch string, ginning the hole with 17½-inch pipe. Actual time consumed on the well, from commencement to completion of drilling, was 255 days, but because of the fact that only one shift was employed for the first 43 days and only 12-hour tours run for the remainder of the time, the drilling was accomplished COUNTY'S OUTFALL TO SEA NOT MODERN, DECLARES NOTED ENGINEER Much Valuable Material Carried Into Ocean That Should Be Conserved as Fertilizer, He Says; Organic Matter Should Be Separated From Water and Used on Soil; Milwaukee's System Is a Good Example H. CLAY KELLOGG, JR., son of Henry Clay Kellog, an Anaheim Pioneer, and known as one of the greatest authorities on water conservation in Southern California, has apparently stepped into his father's shoes and is carrying on his work. Not satisfied with the Orange county outfall sewer, he has been making an investigation at other places, and has issued a statement, declaring that we are wasting valuable material by permitting all the sewage to flow into the ocean. He condemns our present system as out of date. "We should have a system that does not pollute our beaches, that would give us a valuable fertilizer, and at the same time conserves our water for irrigation purposes," Kellogg said. "This realization is keenly felt in the near future. The present system of the outfall sewer has troubled us repeatedly since its installation, and much more than the public realizes." Statizing that the activated sludge process of sewage disposal, as used in the city of Milwaukee, is the most advanced of modern means of sewage disposal, Kellogg outlined the advantages and benefits to be derived from the operation of such a system. "Through this process," explained Kellogg, "it is possible to treat the sewage in such a manner that a pure effluent can be discharged and at the same time produce a sludge that can be disposed of without nuisance and at the same time show a profit. "The sewage commission of the city of Milwaukee, acting in co-operation with the fellowship of the agricultural college of the University of Wisconsin, established innumerable field plots of a variety of crops, in which activated sludge was tried as a fertilizer. "A few of the results obtained were as follows: Activated sludge applied at the rate of 500 to 1000 pounds per acre increased the yield from 30 bushels to more than 100 bushels per acre. "Tomatoes—Activated sludge applied at the rate of 1000 pounds per acre increased the yield from 397 pounds per plot to 864 pounds per plot. Corn—Activated sludge applied at the rate of 150 pounds per acre increased the yield from 3.7 bushels per plot to 8.4 per plot." According to the engineer, sewage was applied on the orange grove of the H. Clay Kellog estate, located on the Hall road near Anaheim, and the crop produced the first year after the application, was more than double any Although the season is not half over, nor the crop half marketed, returns from the fruit handled by the exchange aggregated $4,870,273 on July 15, according to Palmer's report. Since July 1, when the returns had shattered all exchange records to that date, a total of $755,959 has poured into the exchange coffers as returns for fruit shipped during the past 15 days. In piling up three-quarters of a million dollars in the 15-day stretch, the exchange established a new record for a single day's business, when $205,352.86 was received on July 6, representing that day's receipts, according to Palmer. The returns prior to July 1 totaled $4,114,313.14, which hangs up a new record for any corresponding period in the exchange's history. Palmer brought further cheer to growers when he announced that the fruit now rolling to market would bring approximately $500,000 in returns if prevailing market prices can be maintained. The current market is the highest enjoyed so far this season, according to exchange officials, who are governing shipments accordingly. As a consequence, shipments, which have constantly been maintained at around 200 cars a week, have been steadily increased during the past week. With more than 50 per cent of the crop yet to ship, exchange leaders are looking forward to a record-breaking year, providing the market continues on a steady level for the remainder of the season. At the present rate, there is little doubt but what last year's record of approximately $8,250,000 will be broken. It was declared. Dr. Carol Aronovici Talks to Rotarians Gives Them Some Pointers on City Planning Project Dr. Carol Aronovici, member of the Los Angeles city planning commission, was the speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon Monday. His subject being city planning. Dr. Aronovici's talk was in explanation of the proposed zoning ordinance which the Anaheim commission expects to have ready for presentation to the city council at an early date. Dr. Walter L. Bingham, member of the Rotary Club and president of the local planning body, was chairman of the meeting and introduced the speaker. Dr. Aronovici placed residential zoning first on the list of city divisions. He declared that regulation of such districts encouraged the ownership of homes by individuals and protected the children residing therein from dangers that might follow the establishment of industrial plants in the vicinity. Anaheim Theatre Head Buys Camp G. T. Ingram, manager of the West Coast California theatre here since its erection in 1921, left some days ago with his family for Klamath Falls, Ore., to take possession of a large camping ground which he secured in a trade for the Ingram apartments on West Broadway. The deal is said to have involved approximately $55,000. Although Mr. Ingram has severed his active connection with the Anaheim theatre, he still retains a financial interest in the business, he states. The campsite purchased by Mr. Ingram comprises 90 modern cabins, and is reputed to be one of the best known in the northern part of the state. ANAHEIM—YOUR CITY Founded by German Colonists, 1857 Assessed Value, 1925, $10,500,000 School System Valued at $951,000 Number 41 BEING DISCUSSED GREAT GROWD IN ATTENDANCE AT OPENING FRIDAY EVENING American Legion Band Opens Ceremonies With Concert; S. C. Hartranft Chief Speaker; L. E. Miller Reads Proclamation ALL of the 2500 seats in Anaheim's splendid open air auditorium, the Greek theatre just completed in Municipal park, were occupied by interested spectators at the formal opening Friday evening. A program of unusual excellence had been prepared by the committee having charge of the ceremonies, and it was carried out without a hitch. The program opened at 7:30 o'clock with a concert by the American Legion band. This lasted until 8 o'clock, when the dedicatory excercles began. Millions Being Paid To Citrus Growers Millions Being Paid To Citrus Growers Nearly $3,000,000 Expected to Be Distributed for Year Returns to Anaheim Valencia growers for fruit marketed so far this season have passed the $1,300,000 mark and will total more than $2,275,000 when final settlements are made. It was revealed when four local distributors announced advance of full payments on early crop shipments. The payments announced as just having been made total $798,520.95. This amount, added to the $468,000 previously announced as already paid growers brings the total of such early disbursements to $1,266,520.95. Those making payment announcements are the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association, which reports the payment of $93,000 as an advance payment on second pool shipping just completed; the Olive Fruit Company, Anaheim house, which reports the payment of $533,294.88 as first settlement on fruit Fruit Company, which reports the pay-shipped up to July 1, and the Valentine ment of $352,226.07 as settlement in full for fruit marketed up to date. The Olive Fruit Company announces that approximately $500,000 is to be paid to Anaheim growers for fruit shipped up to this date, when final settlements are made. The Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association expects to pay approximately $223,200 for its second pool fruit, which amount, added to the $400,000 this house expects to pay for first pool fruit, makes $623,200 as the anticipated total return to growers for fruit marketed through this house so far this season. These amounts added to the approximately $1,200,000 previously announced as the total expected payments to local growers for early fruit, and to the $352,-226.07 the Valentine Fruit Company has already paid in full for such fruit, swells to total value of the Valencias so far shipped from Anaheim to the sum of $2,275,426.07. This amount is said to be nearly double the amount paid out for fruit marketed during the same period last year. During the second pool of shipment at the Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association, which was just brought to a close, 93,000 packed boxes were handled bringing an average return of $3.40 at the packing house or approximately $2.40 to the grower. Manager W. H. Schurenman reported. The house is now at work on its third pool fruit, which is expected to be rounded out about August 30. carried out without a hitch. The program opened at 7:30 o'clock with a concert by the American Legion band. This lasted until 8 o'clock, when the dedicatory exercises began. First on the program was community singing, under the direction of Warren Ashleigh. Fifteen hundred voices joined in singing "America," and "The Old Flag. It Never Touched the Ground." Ellis Rhodes, the noted tenor, assisted. Mayor Carl F. Leonard then made the address of welcome to the people who had come to witness the dedication of this, the first Greek theatre built in Orange county, and also to the home people. He stated that the corner-stone contained records and newspapers that will prove interesting reading to future generations when the structure is dismantled. William Schumacher, chairman of the board of supervisors, and George W. Reid, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, followed Mayor Leonard and spoke in high praise of the enterprise of Anaheim government in establishing such a magnificent place. Mr. Schumacher pledged the support of the supervisors in maintaining this one of the county's finest playgrounds, and Mr. Reid stated that Anaheim would eventually find the auditorium a necessity for the holding of conventions, club meetings, union church meetings, concerts, etc. Hon. S. C. Hartranft of Fullerton, former assemblyman from this county, was the chief orator in the dedicatory ceremony. He made an eloquent address. In part he said: "This park and this new theatre is not to be judged in value by what it cost, or what it is worth, but by what it may bring in future years, in recreation and in rest to the people of Anaheim and Orange county. Unity, moral standing, health, happiness—these are the things that might be expected to develop out of the meager thousands expended for this recreational unit. What constitutes a good city? An ideal city is comprised of a number of things, foremost of which is the establishment of places to play. Anaheim is developing playgrounds, for young and old, which is aiding in building up an ideal city, which Anaheim is rapidly becoming. While Anaheim already is an ideal city to some, it now will be even more of an ideal community to both pioneers and tourists." Mr. Hartranft declared. "Other factors developing the ideal city are co-operation and fairness among business men, good churches, parks and social enterprise." Trustee L. E. Miller, chairman of the city planning commission, who acted as mayor during the absence of Mayor Leonard in Europe, read the following dedicatory proclamation of the city council: "The city council of the City of Ana- On opening ordinance commission expects presentation to the date. Ahm. member of president of the Anaheim chairman of the speaker. Presidential zon. city divisions. Allation of such the owning of and protected the man from dangers establishment of vicinity. Discovering apartments, was placed located the differ- property held for that to be used uss and asserted owners might high figure for houses to the detri- expansion in the practice of its district of a beyond the im- of its business HERBURG ites from Cherand her party. She says she is in the harbor that the green with little red harbor is filled days in London, Scotland. They seek for the cona large camping field in a trade for on West Broad- have involved has severed his with the Anaheim is a financial in- states. Issued by Mr. Inmodern cabins, and the best known of the state. The Olive Fruit Company packed out 485 carloads of Valencias u pto July 1, which is expected to represent about 50 per cent of the total output of this house this season. Manager W. W. Miller reported. Besides the approximately $500,000 which the house expects to pay growers for this fruit, a total of $66,697.14 has been paid locally for packing and handling expenses. Mr. Miller stated. Some of the difficulty experienced by the local houses in handling the early Valencias is revealed in the report of Manager Miller, who states that approximately 31 per cent of the fruit handled so far by the Olive Fruit Company's Anaheim house was of extremely small sizes. He reports that fully 50 per cent of the remaining crop is expected to run to smaller grades but predicts that prices will be satisfactory owing to the growing demand for the fruit, reported from the eastern markets. Manager Valentine of the Valentine Fruit Company reports that blis concern has handled a total of 243 cars or 109,549 boxes of Valencias up to date. He reports that good returns were received, despite the preponderance of small sizes. The C. M. Brown Fruit Company has shipped a total of 125 carloads of Valencias so far this season, which is more than this house marketed during its entire season last year and its present crop is not yet two-thirds completed, according to report by Manager W. H. Johnston. The house is now working on its second pool shipping which is expected to be rounded out by August 1. Following this date the house will ship on a monthly pool basis. No report is yet available on the returns to growers. Manager Johnston said. An ideal city, which Anaheim is rapidly becoming. While Anaheim already is an ideal city to some, it now will be even more of an ideal community to both pioneers and tourists." Mr. Hartnft declared. "Other factors developing the ideal city are co-operation and fairness among business men, good churches, parks and social enterprise." Trustee L. E. Miller, chairman of the city planning commission, who acted as mayor during the absence of Mayor Leonard in Europe, read the following dedicatory proclamation of the city council: "The city council of the City of Anaheim, believing that the city park should be not only a place of beauty, but an institution to promote education and provide enjoyment and recreation for our citizens and guests did, on Thursday, the twenty-third day of February, 1922, by resolution, duly adopt plans and specifications for a group of buildings to fulfill a vision of a park more nearly meeting the requirements intended to be served and, in conformity with that resolution, each successive city council has endeavored to build to the adopted plan as rapidly as the resources of the city were available for that purpose. "In the presentation of this open air theatre to the people of Anaheim, we feel that it is but the carrying out of the desires and wishes of our citizens and the fruition of a plan wisely conceived and faithfully adhered to. "It is with pride and pleasure this evening, that we dedicate it to the public use and we dedicate it with no misgivings as to the important role it will play in our community life. It is the fond hope of those charged with the administration of the affairs of this municipality that the people of this city and community will enjoy this theatre to the fullest measure; that it will make our city a better place in which to live, our people more responsive to the obligations of citizenship, and that it will ever stand a challenge to our sister cities, a monument to the progressive, uplifting spirit of the people of this community. "So, with hope and confidence, we now declare this theatre ready to serve you, and dedicate it to a long and active life of usefulness with the prophesy that it will more closely cement our mutual friendships, promote complete civic harmony, produce a better, bigger and more beautiful Anaheim."