anaheim-gazette 1929-08-22

Counties Unite Thirty-three officials representing eleven counties last fortnight organized the Southern California Counties Association. In the Los Angeles Hall of Justice officers were elected, by-laws adopted. Thomas Hurley, of San Diego, named chairman, said the purpose of the organization is to aid the State Highway Department in the matter of roads; that before a Southern California road program was put through or the present one changed, the newly formed association would be consulted. He had full assurance of this fact from highway department officials. The association would also take up discussion and action on matters of road, water and tax problems affecting Southern California. They would meet every six months. Counties represented were Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Tulare. Mono county, although not represented, is a member of the association. C. L. Preisker, Santa Barbraa, was named secretary. Prosecutors Southern California's district attorneys have many a weighty problem. Like county supervisers, Prosecutors Southern California's district attorneys have many a weighty problem. Like county supervisers, much and great good might come of concerted discussion, action. Last week at Riverside's famous Mission Inn were gathered the district attorneys and their assistants from Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties. They came, after an initial conference last month at Santa Ana, to discuss the organization of all district attorneys in Southern California. Within Hotelman Miller's cloistered walls they decided to issue invitations to all district attorneys and their deputies in Southern California asking them to attend a meeting next month at San Bernardino. At that time organization plans will be completed. Included in the invitations will be the district attorneys of Inyo and Kern counties. District Attorney Johnson of San Bernardino County is temporary chairman of the prosecutors' organization. Ventura's Harbor Not recent, but of long standing, is Ventura County's desire for a commercial seaport. From her valleys come lima beans, sugar beets, oranges, lemons, walnuts, apricots, many another fruit and farm product. From her hills comes oil, California's liquid gold. A county harbor not only would serve as an additional transportation outlet for Ventura's products but would serve to industrialize sections of her coast. Although Ventura County's business and civic leaders agree on the necessity of a harbor, not unanimous are they in the selection of a location. Contending factions favor the location of the port at (1) the City of Ventura; (2) at Hueneme, near Oxnard, a land-locked harbor immediately back of the government lighthouse property. For some months, representatives of Ventura County communities, through the Ventura County business is to remain at VENTURA will not be transferred to neme or elsewhere. The commissioners, he adopted the Hueneme report wheels in motion for the call the special bond election. 26 has been set, according law, as the date for the hear any protests. If such protest may be presented at that time overridden by the Harbor Commission and a majority report, okeyed,the findings will sent to the Board of Supervisory and the special election called. The Ventura district locates in the bay in the heart of the beach district, where it is poised to reclaim land by dredging create acreage for harbour. The Hueneme site is tide laity in inundated which would a land-locked harbor immobile back of the government light property. Should a port be developed either place, great expansion development are predicted this out the territory from Point to Ventura. Branch lines to Ventura County Railway by the American Beet Sugar pany) already shoot out in directions throughout the city and Oceanview districts to dumps. These lines, no doubt serve for industrial purposes harbor project is put into effect. While the County Harbor mission pondered, the City of Ventura is reported to have ample plans for the development of harbor. Although Ventura County's business and civic leaders agree on the necessity of a harbor, not unanimous are they in the selection of a location. Contending factions favor the location of the port at (1) the City of Ventura; (2) at Hueneme, near Oxnard, a land-locked harbor immediately back of the government lighthouse property. For some months, representatives of Ventura County communities, through the Ventura County Chamber of Commerce, have been surveying the possible harbor sites. Assisting the chamber committee has been William Brownrigg, Los Angeles industrial engineer. At a meeting at the Oxnard Hotel on June 18, directors of the county chamber decided to submit their findings to the County Harbor Commission. Last fortnight the County Harbor Commission announced the selection of Hueneme as the location of the port. A $2,000,000 interbasin harbor will be constructed there, funds for which must be provided by a special bond election. Announced also was a minority report prepared by Guy Stetson and J. E. Rains, members representing the City of Ventura district. Contended Rains and Stetson: The Ventura district harbor could be built for $1,636,682. It would be a larger, better and more economical harbor to operate. Commissioner Rains also contended that he had interviewed the heads of all oil companies operating in Ventura County (the majority of the county's oil fields are located in or near the City of Ventura), that these oil companies, whose product makes up most of all water shipments outgoing, had assured him that the oil shipment Victorville Bids Fairfield, proposed prison California's first offenders, eted by Victorville. Land option at $125 an acre is to the State by the Victorville Chamber of Commerce, so Victorville is anxious to have proposed $2,000,000 modern up on land located with miles of the limits of the town. Advantages of the Vict site are held to be many. Suited for raising of alfalfa tables, garden produce. Abundance is easily available climate is healthful, and invigorating for accused men being held in custody. There be plenty of agricultural work the grounds to keep the city occupied. Chances would be of converting the lawbreaking efficient farmers. Acres numbering 1300 are able. The lift on portions of property is only twenty-five. The Southern California phone Company's sanitiorium the same general direction. Are not many large tracts able in Southern California, at high prices. Other con- NEWS REVIEW SECTION The Southern Counties SANTA BARBARA'S FIESTA They took pleasure conjuring up the romantic past. This is to remain at Ventura, be transferred to Huecellewhere. Commissioners, however, the Hueneme report, set motion for the calling of real bond election. August green set, according to the date for the hearing ofests. If such protests as represented at that time are seen by the Harbor Commission, majority report finally finds them will then be the Board of Supervisors, special election called. Ventura district location is in the heart of the city's district, where it is planned on land by dredging and amusement for harbor land. Home site is tide land par-mandated which would form docked harbor immediately the government lighthouse. A port is developed at place, great expansion and extent are predicted through-territory from Point Maguera. Branch lines of the County Railway (owned American Beet Sugar Com-ready shoot out in many throughout the Oxnard subway districts to beet these lines, no doubt, will industrial purposes if the project is put into effect. The County Harbor Com-pondered, the City of Venported to have announced the development of a city ties, neighboring some of the states considered, have made open protest against having the State stronghold for non-conforming individuals located next door to them. For these reasons the Victorville tract is held to be a likely favorite when the State comes to make a choice of location. Gambling Complaint Gambling barges Monfalcone and Johanna Smith have long been subjects under discussion. Anchored off the coast of Southern California, gambling ship patrons receive transportation from shore, entertain themselves, gamble. Apparently keeping well within the law, the ships have not been forcibly ejected as yet. Many have tried. On the alert, would-be abolishers of the gambling ships last week trumped up a new grievance, advised United States Attorney McNabb that the ships are anchored in steamship channels, a menace to navigation. At present, the Johanna Smith is anchored nine miles off the coast of Huntington Beach and the Monfalcone twelve miles off Long Beach. Investigations are being made by Coast Guard Commander Capt. A.F. d'Otte. It was intimated that the government would seize the ships if they were found to be in navigation channels. Also on the alert to end offshore gambling was Frank M. Morey, of Long Beach. He had observed George Byson operating a water-tax from Long Beach to the Monfalcone nation taken of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission; Claude McFadden deputy Los Angeles county commission; L. D. Tilton, director of planning, Santa Barbara County; B. Griffin, Sacramento Planning Commission; Henry Gierlich, engineer, Monrovia. Big Dalton Dam Last fortnight, just north Glendora, was completed Big Dalton Canyon Dam. Especia pleased was A. B. Dunn, engine of the work, for he and his crew had completed the project in record-breaking time. Actual pour of cement into Big Dalton Canyon was not begun until July, 1928. Representing a cost of approximately $1,250,000, the Dalton dam will be a great asset to the San Gabriel Valley. Instead of flooring orchards and doing much damage to property near Dalton Wash, Dalton Canyon freshets will be controlled, curbed behind immense concrete walls. Second of its type ever constructed, the giant dam is of multiple arch design. Six arches with hollow buttresses connect with gravity sections at either end. The dam is a mighty structure from the stream bed, 750 feet long. Required for construction were 45,944 cubic yards of cement or 199,659 sacks. Serious accidents, following an unsuccessful first attempt in cavating for bedrock, were caused by courageing to contractors and County Flood Control Department American Beet Sugar Commercy shoot out in many throughout the Oxnard survey districts to beet these lines, no doubt, will industrial purposes if the project is put into effect. The County Harbor Commender, the City of Venported to have announced the development of a city City Planners Experts in city planning met last fortnight at Santa Monica. California cities represented were fifty-six; representatives numbered 256 officials. Summarized, the city planners central thought was to standardize city planning and to protect future city growth, as outlined in the City Planning Act of 1929. Said Secretary Williamson of the Conference: "A city will have to adopt a master plan to care for future growth. When a city has grown up there can be no more widening of its streets. Correct plans for a city will allow for this." Speakers at the Conference included: J. Allen Davis, of the Southern California Automobile Club; Donald M. Baker, president Red Camp A children's camp in the San Bernardino foothills was suspect of being a miniature Soviet public, so it was abolished. The children were said to be in session of songs bearing Communicistic titles and words, of reciting a Communistic pledge each moning at sunrise. They were also accused of displaying the Red flag. When the District Attorney sued felony warrants against the teen persons supposed to be levers in the Communistic venture, only seven of them were found. The rest were local later. The International Labor H fense, quick to take action in the matter, protested the mandaNo Communism was being taught in the camp, said their agent. He District Attorney George H. Johnson thought otherwise. He w prosecute. Barbara's Festival To hark back into California's history is to recall something unique, different from that of the other forty-seven states of the Union. New England looks backward with pride on sturdy, pious Puritans; Louisiana on swash-buckling Frenchmen. But California folk take pleasure conjuring up pictures of romantic Spanish noblemen, dark-eyed, colorful Senoritas, missions and their bells calling wayward Indians to worship, padres plodding the dusty El Camino Real from one outpost to another. Of such people, things, events, is the early history of California. Dear to the hearts of Santa Barbara are these reminiscences. Determined were they several years ago not to forget them, not to let future generations forget them. So they inaugurated the now well-known Santa Barbara Spanish Fiesta in which they bring to memory each year in parade and pageant, reception and play, general merrymaking, the days which used to be. History is recounted before the eyes of Santa Barbara's residents and visitors. They are shown spectacles of the past, of the days when the Chumash Indians roamed, when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sojourned here; of the time of Don Gaspar De Portola and his soldiers of for- Angeles City Planning Claude McFadden, Angeles county countor, director of planBarbara County; R. Sacramento Planning Henry Gierlich, city Amrovia. On Dam Right, just north of has completed Big DalDam. Especially A. B. Dunn, engineer for he and his crew and the project in reetime. Actual pouring into Big Dalton Candam was not begun until a cost of approx100,000, the Dalton dam geat asset to the San Day. Instead of floodand doing much damproperty near Dalton Canyon freshets will curbed behind immeteal walls. Its type ever congiant dam is of the design. Six arches buttresses connect sections at either end. Mighty structure 140 stream bed, 750 feet need for construction rubic yards of cement, locks. Residents, following the first attempts in exbedrock, were discontractors and the Control Department; Fiesta in which they bring to memory each year in parade and pageant, reception and play, general merrymaking, the days which used to be. History is recounted before the eyes of Santa Barbara's residents and visitors. They are shown spectacles of the past, of the days when the Chumash Indians roamed, when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sojourned here; of the time of Don Gaspar De Portola and his soldiers of fortune, Fra Junipero Serra and his Indian converts. Depicted is the time when the Bear Flag was raised and later the occasion when the crimson and gold of Spain was replaced by the Stars and Stripes of the United States. All the happenings move, alive, before a multitude of moderns. For the sixth successive year Santa Barbara opened its doors, stopped serious work last Wednesday and prepared for the Fiesta. When the band, scheduled to play a concert in the Courthouse gardens, struck the first note, the festival was under way. Half an hour later it was officially begun by the dedication of a new $1,500,-000 courthouse, said to be architecturally among the most attractive edifices in the State, thoroughly in the required type. Colorful among the events were the pageants. Spectators saw unfolded before them the history of Santa Barbara and of Southern California from the time of the Indians to the present era of Americanization. Never before were pageants as lavish. On the third evening of the Fiesta Paul Whiteman's nationally famous jazz orchestra played throughout the entire night for street dancing. All during the Fiesta, the El Paseo, a cabaret said to outclass in its Spanish background any such place in any city, was open and full of brilliant entertainment. Still many are the descendants of old-time Spanish grandees. Several of these were honored guests at the Santa Barbara Fiesta. Senora Rudecinda F. S. de Dodson, charming duena of earlier days, and her daughter were special guests. Senora de Dodson entertained with a dinner Sunday at the El Paseo. All wore Spanish costumes, many of which had formerly won prizes at the Diamond Jubilee at San Francisco (1925). "1818", the Fiesta play, was produc- Six arches buttresses connect sections at either end. Mighty structure 140 stream bed, 750 feet deep for construction rubic yards of cement, bricks. Residents following the first attempts in ex-bedrock, were contractors and the Control Department; delays. Landslides at the cause of the lives of the destruction of homes, other equipment. Camp Santa's camp in the San Joaquin hills was suspected of miniature Soviet re-entry was abolished. The said to be in positions bearing Commund words, of reciting pledge each mornse. They were also displaying the Red flag. District Attorney is warrant against thirst-supposed to be lead Communistic venture, if them were to be rest were located. International Labor Dept. to take action in the enacted mandate.ism was being taught said their agent. Butoney George H. Johnnotherwise. He will of old-time Spanish grandees. Several of these were honored guests at the Santa Barbara Fiesta. Senora Rudecinda F. S. de Dodson, charming duenna of earlier days, and her daughter were special guests. Senora de Dodson entertained with a dinner Sunday at the El Paseo. All wore Spanish costumes, many of which had formerly won prizes at the Diamond Jubilee at San Francisco (1925). "1818", the Fiesta play, was produced every evening. Dilley's Pupets gave several shows for the children, but interested adults as well. Children's parades and the Childrn's Chorus, which sang on several occasions, also entertained the young folk. Outstanding and unique in charm and historic interest, Santa Barbara's Spanish Fiesta is yearly enacted in a city well suited to its needs—correct surroundings and background. The Fiesta is now a well established tradition. City Clerks The Southern California Association of City Clerks, Auditors, Assessors and Treasurers met last Saturday at Ventura at a Spanish barbecue and business meeting. Over 125 members of the organization present. It was the largest attendance since a previous meeting in Glendale when 10 were present. Hostess of the Ventura meeting was City Clerk Ruth E. Meilandt, also secretary-treasurer of the organization.