anaheim-gazette 1929-03-07

FACTS ABOUT THE CITY OF ANAHEIM Population 13,000 Assessed Valuation $12,266,185 Building Permits 439,832 VOLUME LIX ORANGE SHOW MANY ANNUAL CLASSIC TO BE GREATEST EVER HELD WORK OF STAGING NINTH VALENCIA ORANGE SHOW RAPIDLY PROGRESSING Robinson Crusoe And His South Sea Island to Furnish the Motif for Decorations; Dates of Show From May 23 to June 2; Officers of Board Ask Cooperation of the People of Anaheim in the Move. The Ninth California Valencia Orange Show will be held May 23rd to June 2nd, in the City of Anaheim. This outstanding exhibition of citrus fruits will again entertain not only the residents of Southern California, but visitors from all over the world. Last year Judge Stark Finds Business Rushing Monday Morning Five violators of the prohibition law were nabbed here over the week end by the Anaheim police, and the city coffers were enriched by $150 in fines assessed by Judge Eldon W. Stark, in police court Monday morning. One violator was bound over for hearing Wednesday on $500 bail. Stanley C. Allen, 211year-old youth of Fullerton, was arrested Sunday on charges of possession of liquor, and drew a fine of $100. Others to pay fines in court were Virgil West, 29 years old of Los Angeles, who drew a $25 fine on charges of being drunk, and his wife, Alice West, 29 years old who also drew a $25 fine on the same count. John Hernandez of South Lemon street, Anaheim, charged with being drunk, was given a ten-day suspended sentence. The suspended sentence was given provided Hernandez re-frain from using intoxicating liquors in the future. John M. Newsom, 1122 Diamond street, Anaheim, faced the court for the second time on charges of driving while intoxicated. He was bound over on a $500 ball for a hearing before Judge Stark on Wednesday. GOUNCIL CONTRACT WATER P THREE BIDS RECEIVE LOSERS PROTEST AWARD TO WIN Nyboe's Report Show increase in Building Sused; Ordinance Prices for Irrigati Was Adopted; Man allowed By the Council Station Men Want Changed. There were protests and cussion at the city court Thursday night, when bids ing the city $15,000 worth of were under consideration. tract was awarded to th The Ninth California Valencia Orange Show will be held May 23rd to June 2nd in the City of Anaheim. This outstanding exhibition of citrus fruits will again entertain not only the residents of Southern California, but visitors from all over the world. Last year more than 45,000 inches of advertising were secrepied for the citrus industry, the county of Orange and the city of Anaheim. Not only was national publicity received, but the moving pictures of this show reached Palestine and Egypt. There is no reason why we should not receive greater publicity this year than in the past because we are tied into more national corporations and institutions. The three departments of the Orange Show consist of the Feature, Industrial and Automobile. The decorations and wiring of thi stent is in the hands of experts. The tent is 130 feet wide and 660 feet long. This tent will be made to represent the island on which Robinson Crusoe landed. The features in the fruit department will depict the scenes take off from Robinson Crusoe's life. His adventures will be worked out in fruit and models; viz: Robinson with his dog, parrot, cat, his cave, his hut, Friday, etc. These features, together with coconuts, palms, monkeys, insects and birds of the tropical zone will give a most enticing picture. The entire tent will be carried out with thi smotif. The booths in the Industrial Department will be arranged in straight lines. There are one hundred and twenty-nine booths, each containing approximately 100 square feet, with a few a little larger. While there is no charge for space in the Fruit department, in the Industrial department a fee from $75 to $90 is charged for each booth. Pridor to 1926, the merchants and professional men were asked to buy Orange Show certificates to assist in financing this show. Since 1925 you have not been asked to purchase any certificates, nor make donations. The big majority of the money received from this show yearly comes from outside the city. It is perfectly proper for the citizens of Anaheim to give their unstinted support to this show. You can do this by means of purchasing a space in the Industrial Department. You cannot invest $75 in advertising that will bring you better results than a space in the Industrial Department. It was our privilege to check up the space at the National Orange Show this year. We found almost 40% of the booths occupied in the Industrial Department came from the city of San Bernardino. Certainly the city of Anaheim and the county of Orange should support the Industrial Department of the California Valencia Orange Show by taking a booth and displaying what you have to sell. Of the one hundred drunk, and his wife, Alice West, 29 years old who also drew a $25 fine on the same count. John Hernandez of South Lemon street, Anaheim, charged with being drunk, was given a ten-day suspended sentence. The suspended sentence was given provided Hernandez refrain from using intoxicating liquors in the future. John M. Newsom, 1122 Diamond street, Anaheim, faced the court for the second time on charges of driving while intoxicated. He was bound over on a $500 bail for a hearing before Judge Stark on Wednesday. Man Meets Death IN Auto Collision Ralph H. Clark Instantly Killed on Orangethorpe Thursday Ralph L. Clark, 27, employee of the Fullerton Implement company, was almost instantly killed shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday, when he was thrown from his automobile following a collision with another car driven by Allen R. Pickett of Anaheim at Harvard and Orangehorpe avenues. Clark was driving west on Orangethorpe avenue and Pickett was heading north on Harvard when the cars collided. Clark's car swerved out of control and turned almost completely around, throwing him out. His head struck a concrete welf box and his skull was fractured. A witness declared he was hitrown nearly 20 feet. Pickett declared that he had stopped for the boulevard stop crossing Orangethorpe from the south and was pulling across the road at a slow rate of speed. The front end of his light car was demolished and Clark's heavier roadster badly damaged in the crash. Mrs. Pickett, who was riding with her husband, was thrown out when the doo rof their car swing open from the force of the crash. She was bruised and shaken and suffered from the shock but her condition was not serious. Pickett was not injured. Clark's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark of Alwood a brother, Donald of Escondido, a brother Ecarl, living with his parents, and a sister, Mrs. Wayne Conrad of 539 W. Whiting, Fullerton, also survive. Clark was at one time the operator of a gasoline service station at Whitig and Spadra road and was well known in Fullerton, having made his home in this city for a number of years. An Inquest was held Thursday by Coroner C. D. Brown at the McAulay and Sutlers funeral chapel, where the body was taken. Pickett was held by police pending an investigation, but was later released. He is employed as a gateman by the Santa Fe at Anaheim. Vester Wheeler of Fullerton, who was driving behind Clark in another car, was a witness to the fatal accident. There were protests and cussion at the city council Thursday night, when bids ing the city $15,000 worth of were under consideration. tract was awarded to the Cast Iron Pipe Co., but the other firms bidding and sentatives, who were present vigorous kick. They wore that the bids had been subdue city's consulting engineer, pronounced the American bid the lowest, consequently law the council was forced that company the contract ably settled the affair all agent for one of the biddin belligerent and hinted at ad up the contract. Report of Building Inspection shows a big increase in price during January and February came period last year. Representatives of the Advice Station Operators headed by O. H. Steuernorf before the council and ask ordinance covering the sale of gasoline above ground so as to give the service some protection. Mayor Miller instructed to pare a written petition in their request which he council would give due credit. A petition from Dr. J. asking the council to extendness zone on South Los Angeles was referred to the planning sion. The council approved tha $2,500 fro mthe general street improvement fund. A claim for $44.22; grow an auto accident in which mental light standard waived and in which the insurance protested, was referred to torney for action. Demands against the en proved by the finance com- ordered paid. The demands eral fund $12,529.21; reder $3,554; and improvement f62; total; $18,245.83. The report of the county department, covering inspecti helm during January, was approved. Ordinance 530, which schedule of prices for wat tecural purposes, was pass. An ordinance, No. 531, an business license ordinance possible to pay a pro rata periods of less than a full introduced and given its fi The council approved an submitted by the City of stipulating the various cities and sanitary districts can do this by means of purchasing a space in the Industrial Department. You cannot invest $75 in advertising that will bring you better results than a space in the Industrial Department. It was our privilege to check up the space at the National Orange Show this year. We found almost 40% of the booths occupied in the Industrial Department came from the city of San Bernardino. Certainly the city of Anaheim and the county of Orange should support the Industrial Department of the California Valencia Orange Show by taking a booth and displaying what you have to sell. Of the one hundred and twenty-nine booths, one-third have been sold. We would urge you to make reservations as soon as you can. The Automobile Department is made up of thirty individual spaces. This department, with its beautiful decorations and well painted floor, presents a pleasin gappearance. The voluntary report of a number of dealers to the management has been that not only have they made sales, but they have increased their lists of prospects greatly. These spaces are inexpensive, considering the number of visitors to this department. Mr. Clyde Cromer, the Packard dealer for this territory, is in charge of this department and will call upon you in due time. In order that we may show to the citizens of Anaheim that we are completely sold on the Orange Show, the board of directors are offering some excellent cash prizes for decorated windows. These windows should be decorated, carrying out the idea of the motif of decoration of the show and be as attractive as possible. If all our merchants will take hold of the decorated windo wide, we will present to the public an appeal for the Orange Show such as we have never had. The prizes that have been suggested for these windows are as follows: First Prize ..... $100.00 Second Prize ..... 50.00 Third Prize ..... 25.00 Fourth Prize ..... 15.00 Surely this monetary consideration is worth while. The California Valencia Show can be made just what you think. If you be- heve that it is no larger than Anaheim or Orange county, or the state, that is the size the show will be. But if you think of the show nationally, of the citrus industry as a $125,000,000.00 agricultural product of the state, that the object of this show is to advertise and publicize the citrus industry throughout the United States, that this advertising will bring the city of Anaheim and county of Orange into national prominence, then you will be able to see how far reaching this institution can be made. There is no other county in the state so well situated, so well deserving of an Orange Show as Orange county. With nearly 60,000 acres of citrus fruits greater than any county in the state, we should stress this one agricultural produce in excess of every other one. A few years ago the merchants and professional men of Anaheim looked into the future and saw that Anaheim was the logical place for this show. We have passed through the hard stages of this game. We have made the show so that it is recognized throughout this state and from ocean to ocean. We are asking the unite disupport of the citizens of this city and of Orange county that the California Valencia Orange Show may become the outstanding exhibition of citrus fruits in the entire state. We are counting on you for your unanimous support. Very truly yours, CALIFORNIA ORANGE SHOW By Leonard Evans, President And George W. Reid, Manager. The report of the county parment, covering inspecti helm during January, was approved. Ordinance 530, which schedule of prices for water cultural purposes, was pass. An ordinance, No. 531, an business license ordinance possible to pay a pro rata periods of less than a full introduced and given its fi f. The council approved a submitted by the City of stipulating the various cities and sanitary districts outfall sewer shall receive tals of the sewer use by Water Disposal company of heim's share of the renta Other cities' shares are $223.16; Fullerton, $148.6; 106.12; La Habra, $38.6; Grove, $17.22; Placentia, $2 Park, $9.88. The percentage of receiv e city and district is based on portionate cost of construc system. Burge Contemplation New Monto That E. D. Burge, wee resident, visioned the establishment a second Monte Carlo on at the coast of Lower Californi he is alleged to have paid an option, and that he play his partially completed ship for commercial selling of life gambling, was declared in a divorce complaint filed by Dorothy Bell Burge. Mrs. Burge's amended co olowed a hearing conducted by Judge James L. Allen's court in which she was awarded $ alimony pending trial of tha had asked $500 a month. According to the amended Burge boasted to his wife that he would establish a sa Carlo on the island, and tha use the "Valencia" as a ga AHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, March 7, 1929. MANAGERS OFFERING LAW COUNCIL LETS CONTRACT FOR WATER PIPE THREE BIDS RECEIVED AND LOSERS PROTEST AGAINST AWARD TO WINNERS Nyboe's Report Shows Big Increase in Building Permits Issued; Ordinance Regulating Prices for Irrigating Water Was Adopted; Many Bills Allowed By the Council; Service Station Men Want Ordinance Changed. There were protests and much discussion at the city council meeting, Thursday night, when bids for furnishing the city $15,000 worth of water pipe were under consideration. The contract was awarded to the American Big Price Paid For Orange Grove S. P. Kraemer Purchases Thirty Acres For $115,000 One of the largest real estate transactions in the past several months in this district was completed when S. P. Kraemer Jr., of Placentia purchased the 30-acre valencia orange grove located on Nursery avenue, southwest of Aaheim, owned by F. E. Farnsworth and A. J. Crookshank of Santa Ana, for a consideration of $115,000. A small trade was included in the deal. The grove is one of the best orange districts in the county and consists of exceptionally fine orange trees, which will yield a heavy crop this year. The place includes a pumping plant and ranch equipment. "We know of no other grove that has a better crop record than this grove," the agent said, "with its good location, from the point of soil quality and climatic conditions, the grove is destined to stand out among groves as a leader." Kraemer had made many efforts to get a good grove, and finally succeeded in purchasing the Farnsworth and Crookshank grove, following the efforts RECORD CROP OF NAVELS THIS SEASON MANAGERS PREDICT YIELD 150 PER CENT GREATER THAN LAST YEAR Orange County Growers Will Receive Twice As Much Money As They Did Last Year; Valencia Crop, also, Will Be the Heaviest Ever Harvested; Prices of Valencias Expected To Be High, Notwithstanding Big Yield. That the navel crop in Orange county will be 150 per cent greater than last year, and that the growers of the county will receive twice as much money for their crops as they did last Garden Grow Orang Best Anna Huscroft Velma King of Owen given first place county forensic held in the Owen school and the Owen school, Friday croft won first division, which in juniors and Miss division, which in freshmen. The upper divider the high school vision in the Miss Huscroft hive "Visualizing a W Miss King gave Switch." Santa Ana was upper division honey; Orange, Brea-Olinda, by Garden Grove, by Juan Capistrano, Hymer; Fullerton Tustin, by France helm; by Betty V In the lower dury Worsley, Lu There were protests and much discussion at the city council meeting, Thursday night, when bids for furnishing the city $15,000 worth of water pipe were under consideration. The contract was awarded to the American Cast Iron Pipe Co., but there were two other firms bidding and their representatives, who were present, put up a vigorous kick. They were informed that the bids had been submitted to the city's consulting engineer, and they had pronounced the American company's bid the lowest, consequently under the law the council was forced to award that company the contract. This probably settled the affair although the agent for one of the bidding firms was belligerent and hinted at action to hold up the contract. Report of Building Inspector Nyboe shows a big increase in permits issued during January and February, over the same period last year. Representatives of the Anaheim Service Station Operators, Association headed by O. H. Stuccneragel, appeared before the council and asked that the ordinance covering the sale and storage of gasoline above ground be amended so as to give the service station men some protection. Mayor Miller instructed the mto prepare a written petition incorporating their requests, which he stated the council would give due consideration. A petition from Dr. J. W. Truxaw, asking the council to extend the business zone on South Los Angeles street, was referred to the planning commission. The council approved the transfer of $2,500 fro the general fund to the street improvement fund. A claim for $44.29, growing out of an auto accident in which an ornamental light standard was wrecked, and in which the insurance company protested, was referred to the city attorney for action. Demands against the city, all approved by the finance committee, were ordered paid. The demands were: General fund $12,529.21; redemption fund $3,554, and improvement fund $2,162.62; total $18,245.83. The report of the county health department, covering inspections in Anaheim during January, was received and approved. Ordinance 530, which regulates a schedule of prices for water for agricultural purposes, was passed. An ordinance, No. 531, amending the business license ordinance to make it possible to pay a pro rata license for periods of less than a full year, was introduced and given its first reading. The council approved a resolution submitted by the City of Santa Ana, stipulating the various amounts the cities and sanitary districts on the joint districts in the county and consists of exceptionally fine orange trees, which will yield a heavy crop this year. The place includes a pumping plant and ranch equipment. "We know of no other grove that has a better crop record than this grove," the agent said, "with its good location, from the point of soil quality and climatic conditions, the grove is destined to stand out among groves as a leader." Kraemer had made many efforts to get a good grove, and finally succeeded in purchasing the Farnsworth and Crookshank grove, following the efforts of Carmichael and Bowling. Walnut Outlook For This Season Ninety-eight per cent of the United States commercial walnut crop comes from California, according to "The Agricultural Outlook for 1929," recently released by the Agricultural Extension Service. 31,500 tons is the average crop for the past three years. This represents an increase of forty per cent over the average for the first three years of this decade. In spite of this increase, price levels have been maintained at a relatively high point. This indicates that the demand for walnuts, particularly California walnuts, has been materially increased. Much of this increase has been the result of improvement in the quality of our product and of the extensive advertising of the California Walnut Growers' Association. The relatively high price which the growers have received has resulted in heavy plantings. At the present time there are some 46,000 acres of non-bearing trees in this state. The California Co-operative Crop Reporting Service estimates there will be 104,000 acres of bearing walnuts by 1931. There are at present $3,250 bearing acres. This will mean a terrific increase in tonnage. Of course, some increase is being removed in Orange and Los Angeles counties, but the number of acres removed Ion way equals the average being brought into production. A note of caution to increased planting is sounded in this Outlook: "The continuation of the heavy plantings of walnuts will eventually lead to a period of unprofitable, low prices. We already have an accrage coming on which will be more than sufficient to supply the domestic requirements for unshelled walnuts at the present level of prices." Copies of the Outlook, in its complete form, covering walnuts, citrus and some twenty additional agricultural crops, are available at the office of the Farm Advisor, 606 N. Main street, Santa Ana. Assessor's Deputies Are Now Busy Receive Twice As Much Money As They Did Last Year; Valencia Crop, also, Will Be The Heaviest Ever Harvested; Prices of Valencias Expected To Be High, Notwithstanding Big Yield. That the navel crop in Orange county will be 150 per cent greater than last year, and that the growers of the county will receive twice as much money for their crops as they did last season, was the confident prediction after managers of the several M. O. D houses in the county had made reports at a meeting Saturday. While all pool shipments have been made, returns on some of the late rolling cars have not yet been completed. All figures of shipments agree, however, on an average increase of 150 per cent in tonnage. Shipment made in December and early January show especially favorable sales prices, with returns that will average $3.50 the hundredweight on the tree. At the meeting of M. O. D. managers Saturday, in Redlands, figures were given on the navel crop yet to go and on Florida ships to move within the next sixty days. No attempt was made to estimate the probable valencia crop; it being deemed too early to give other than cursory figures. It is agreed however, that it will be the largest crop ever produced in California. Optimism on prices to be received for valencia was expressed by C. P. Earley, general manager of the distributors, despite the extra production and the small size of fruit. He stressed strongly, however, that in order to receive these better returns it is necessary that valencia growers keep in mind the fact that within the next 60 days, or before May 1st, the balance of the navel crop, with 12,000 carloads of Florida oranges and 900 carloads of Florida grapefruit, remained to be shipped. "If the valencia grower keeps this in mind," Earley said. "I have no hesitation in saying that the retains from his crop will be greater than he now expects. The navel sales have proved that merely big production and unwelcome sizes are not in themselves the most serious thing in the world. Citrus sales organizations have succeeded in removing these factors from the minds of the buyers. What has been undoubted harm to navel returns lately has been the weather condition in the buying markets. Temperatures from 15 to 20 degrees below zero are not conducive to sales. Traffic is tied up and business is slow." Valencias will not have weather to contend with, unless we should have some summer visitation in the east. Tremendous production and small sizes have been overcome greatly by the navel sales. Proper co-operation by valencia growers in the orderly picking and shipping of their fruit will pay in greatly increased returns." The report of the county health department, covering inspections in Anaheim during January, was received and approved. Ordnance 530, which regulates a schedule of prices for water for agricultural purposes, was passed. An ordinance, No. 531, amending the business license ordinance to make it possible to pay a pro rata license for periods of less than a full year, was introduced and given its first reading. The council approved a resolution submitted by the City of Santa Ana, stipulating the various amounts the cities and sanitary districts on the joint outfall sewer shall receive for the rentals of the sewer use by the Waste Water Disposal company of Brea, Anahein's share of the rental is $134.26. Other city shares are Santa Ana, $223.16; Fullerton, $148.61; Orange, $106.12; La Habra, $38.64; Garden Grove, $17.22; Placentia, $22.68; Buena Park, $9.88. The percentage of receipts to each city and district is based on the proportionate cost of constructing the system. Burge Contemplates New Monte Carlo That E. D. Burge, wealthy Tustin resident, visioned the establishment of a second Monte Carlo on an island off the coast of Lower California, on which he is alleged to have paid $25,000 for an option, and that he planned to use his partially completed ship "Valencia" for commercial selling of liquor and for gambling, was declared in an amended divorce complaint filed by his wife, Dorothy Bell Burge. Mrs. Burge's amended complaint followed a hearing conducted in Superior Judge James L. Allen's court recently, in which she was awarded $125 a month alimony pending trial of the case. She had asked $500 a month. According to the amended complaint, Burge boasted to his wife and others that he would establish a second Monte Carlo on the island, and that he would use the "Valencia" as a gambling ship. Assessor's Deputies Are Now Busy Expect County's Assessment to Pass the Two Hundred Million Mark At noon Monday County Assessor James Sleeper started his corps of 21 deputies throughout the county on their annual job of estimating the value of property in this section. For the first time in history it is expected that the valuation will reach or pass the $200,000,000 mark. Last year's assessed valuation was $199,559,653 for operative- and non-operative property. Non-operative alone 685. Operative property is taxed by the state. Orange county now ranks third in the state in assessed valuation for purposes of county taxation and is about even with Kern county for third place in its total assessed valuation, including operative property. Kern has a larger portion of operative property than Orange, it is claimed. For property which can be taxed by the county, however, Orange county ranks higher than Kern. Oil development in Orange, Kern and Los Angeles counties is responsible for a large part of their big valuations. Orange count yat one time stood for several years as second in the state in value of mineral output, on account of its highly productive oil fields. It was passed in 1922 by Los Angeles county, as a result of the development of oil fields there. Copies of the Outlook, in its complete form, covering walnuts, citrus and some twenty additional agricultural crops, are available at the office of the Farm Advisor, 606 N. Main street, Santa Ana. Valencias will not have weather to contend with, unless we should have some summer visitation in the east. Tremendous production and small sizes have been overcome greatly by the navel sales. Proper co-operation by valencia growers in the orderly picking and shipping of their fruit will pay in greatly increased returns." Some interesting figures of comparison were given at the meeting by J. A. Steward, sales manager, and others. Navel shipments so far this year have totaled 20,339 cars from all districts of the state. During the same period in 1927, the previous year of largest production, 16,090 carloads of navels rolled. Between March 1 and May 1, 1927, the markets received 15,224 carloads of which probably 1500 carloads were early valencias. Florida in the present season has shipped 20,981 carloads of fruit. In 1927, that state had shipped 18,131 carloads in the same period. Estimates now give 12,000 carloads of Florida oranges to go and 9,000 carloads of grapefruit. With approximately 14,000 carloads of navels yet to roll from California, the Florida visible supply means that the markets this year will take 35,000 carloads of citrus fruits within the next 60 days. Orange county managers at the meeting were H. W. Pierce, Anaheim Cooperative Orange Exchange; Thomas Edington, Eadington Fruit Company; Fullerton; W. B. Merchant; Garden Grove Mutual Orange Association; T. E. Woodward, Index Orchards, La Habra; F. B. Maxwell, Olive Hillside Groves; L. F. Finley, Orange Mutual Citrus Association; J. F. Hixon, Placentia Co-operative Orange Association; G. W. Rockefeller, director Santa Ana-Tustin Mutual Citrus Association. Suspenders and galoshes have come back. Next thing in order will be the old reliable moustache cup. County Plan Change Instad of County Be Known as That the board will launch a campaign for the name of Oranje Irvine park was revived Slabaugh, county pity at the entrance to it as Irvine park, co-operation of new county in "putting name. Slabaugh pointed out 160 acres was gagged by James Irvine again and he declared that which the recreation known for so many by general adoption publable. "It is the desire that the park be given donor, and every effort bring the name in Dr. Slabaugh said road signs directing park would be changed the plan of the board." The club took no request of the by inference indicated the newspapermen VALUE OF ORANGE COUNTY'S CROPS IN 1927 Orchard Crops.....$32,854,852.53 Truck Crops.....2,122,910.00 Field Crops.....3,815,750.63 Number 20 GARDEN GROVE Orange Girls Best Speakers Anna Huscroft of Orange, and Velma King of Garden Grove, were given first places in the Orange county forensic contest, which was held in the Orange Union High school and the Orange Intermediate school. Friday night, Miss Huscroft won first place in the upper division, which included seniors and juniors and Miss King of the lower division, which included sophomores and freshmen. The upper division was heard in the high school and the lower division in the intermediate school. Miss Huscroft had as her subject, "Visualizing a World Without War." Miss King gave "Asleep at the Switch." Santa Ana was represented in the upper division by Miss Betty Maloney; Orange, by Miss Huscroft; Brea-Olinda, by Winifred Barnett; Garden Grove, by Eleanor Crill; San Juan Capistrano, by Elma Clara Hymer; Fullerton, by Vernon Long; Tustin, by Frances Parks, and Anaheim, by Betty Walker. In the lower division were Dorothy Worsley, Lucille Wooding, Ro- ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED BY BROCK SHOWS PRODUCTS OF ORANGE COUNTY'S SOIL FOR YEAR 1928 Growers and Stockmen Received Nearly $36,000,000. Which WAS 82 Per Cent of the Record Year of 1927; Nearly All Products Showed a Decrease Over the Previous Crops; Greatest Output in History For This Year. Notwithstanding unfavorable weather conditions and other causes curtailed the volume of products of the soil during the past year, Orange county growers fared reasonably well because of the better prices they received. Orange Wins In Annexation Suit Appellate Court Reverses Decision of the County Superior Court The contest between Orange and Santa Ana over the annexation of West Orange was won by Orange. Both cities were desirous of annexing this territory. The superior court of the county decided the matter in favor of Santa Ana, but the appellate court has just reversed this decision and gave a verdict in favor of Orange. The decision, unless upset by a rehearing in the same court or an appeal to the state supreme court, which is contemplated, automatically annuls the Santa Ana annexation, and which involves some of the same strip, according to legal opinion expressed here. Attorneys Scarborough, Forgy and Reinhaus, representing Sigfrid Swanson and F. E. Wilson of Orana, who opposed the Orange annexation, announced that a re-hearing would be sought in the appellate court and, if it is denied, an appeal will be filed with the supreme court. Meanwhile, it was said, a second court action, brought by the City of Orange against the city of Santa Ana, and known as "quo warranto" proceedings, to set aside the Santa Ana annexation proceedings, probably will be decided favorably to Orange, in view of the appellate decision. Hearing of the action had been deferred until the appeal in the Orange case was decided. The Orange annexation of West Orange took place last spring immediately after a proposal to annex the West Orange territory to Santa Ana had been defeated. County Playground Changes Its Name Notwithstanding unfavorable weather conditions and other causes curtailed the volume of products of the soil during the past year, Orange county growers fared reasonably well because of the better prices they received. The 59,991 acres of citrus orchards boasted by Orange county this year is the greatest citrus acreage owned by any county of the state and, incidentally, is gradually crowding the walnut industry out of Orange county. Such is the statement contained in the annual crop report for 1928 made by A. A. Brock, horticultural commissioner of the county, which shows that the citrus crop last year, although a little more than half the volume of the 1927 crop, yet brought returns equal to 82 per cent of the 1927 income. The total citrus income for 1928, which was $23,437,677.32, was about $5,000,000 less than in 1927. Similar decreases were reported in the walnut, pepper and other crops, while a few crops showed higher returns, the grand total income from agricultural, horticultural crops and livestock being $35,762,500, or slightly lower than the 1927 total. Walnut returns amounted to $1,876,-411.54, while the total orchard income was $26,006,899, including citrus. Truck crops brought $3,083,532.36, and field crops returned $4,297,463.52. The honey crop amounted to $62,800, and the livestock income, including dairy products, was $1,762,500. Statistics regarding livestock were provided by the office of County Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg. Brock stated. The bean crop again ranked second to the citrus industry in returns, with $2,677,438.77, and seems assured of retaining its recently won ascendency over the walnut industry. In view of Mr. Brock's report that the county's walnut acreage is being gradually reduced and replaced by valencia orange groves. For that reason, also Brock predicts that Orange county will hold its present leadership as a citrus growing county for years to come, since its citrus acreage is rapidly increasing. Reduced returns from the pepper crop in 1928 was assigned by Brock to an attack of aphis and tomato psyllids. The tomato crop returns in 1928 were about double the 1927 returns. Although the grand total went somewhat below the 1927 returns, Brock expresses a hope of a material increase for 1929, with prospects of favorable market and climatic conditions. Citrus returns, as usual, were provided mostly by the valencia yield, which was $19,529,231.57. Lemons brought in only $3,131,812.58 for the year's crop. County Playground Changes Its Name Instead of County Park It Will Be Known as Irvine Park That the board of supervisors again will launch a campaign for changing the name of Orange County park to Irvine park was revealed by Dr. F. W. Slabaugh, county purchasing agent, at the meeting of the Orange County Press club, Tuesday night, in the Legion hut, Balboa. Announcing that he had been directed by the board to at once place a sign at the entrance to the park indicating it as Irvine park, Slabaugh asked the co-operation of newspapermen of the county in "putting over" the change in name. Slabaugh pointed out that the park of 160 acres was given to the county by James Irvine about 15 years ago, and he declared that the name under which the recreation area has been known for so many years "just grew" by general adoption of the name by the public. "It is the desire of the supervisors that the park be given the name of the donor, and every effort will be made to bring the name into permanent use," Dr. Slabaugh said, and he added that road signs directing the route to the park would be changed to conform to the plan of the board. The club took no formal action on the request of the county official, but by inference indicated co-operation of the newspapermen of the county by L. A. Man Held On Bad Check Charge Ralph M. Harley; a Los Angeles electrician, was arraigned in Judge Eldon Stark's court Monday morning, charged with cashing worthless checks in this city. Harley was apprehended by local officers after he had attempted to cash a check for $30 at Everitt's grocery, West Center street. According to officers, Harley admitted cashing checks for various amounts and stated that he was glad he had been caught. He is said to have cashed several worthless checks in Santa Ana. Ball was set at $5,000, which Harley was not able to furnish. He will have his hearing Wednesday morning in Judge Stark's court. A gun was found among Harley's possessions, officers said. referring in new articles to Irvine park instead of Orange County park. A few years ago the supervisors, by formal motion, changed the name to Irvine park, but newspapers did not co-operate to the extent of using the new name. Some of the publications took the position that by using the name of Orange County park the playgrounds were very definitely identified as being in Orange county. It is claimed that the squirrels are leaving Connecticut because they can't find any food. What has become of all those wooden nutmegs?