anaheim-gazette 1929-12-12

Read it in the Gazette AND IN "THE NEWS REVIEW" CALL SEVEN-TWO For Advertising and Printing VOLUME LX PROTEST PETITION ANAHEIM TO VOTE ON FULLERTON J.C. PLAN MORE THAN 2500 NAMES SIGNED TO THE PETITION AGAINST ANNEXATION Only 1422 Required to Secure Election on the Proposal; Brea-Olinda Protest Petition Also Carry. Sufficient Names to Prevent Automatic Annexation; Anaheim District Will Defeat Proposal by Heavy Majority. Teachers Tenure Will Be Discussed Legislature to Have Subject Up For Mature Consideration Teachers' tenure—a subject that has created turmoil in more than one California school district in the past two years—is certain to come before the 1931 state legislature for consideration. State superintendent of public instruction Vierling Kersey has announced that the state department of education will soon begin a study of the problem to be submitted to the lawmaking body. "The present tenure law is working an injustice to many teachers, said Kersey, "and has caused untold dissatisfaction and bitterness in many communities and to the teachers and demands throughout California." "It is unfair both to the school disdainfully and thorough revision." Teachers in rural schools who are required to teach a variety of grades for which they are untrained are particularly feeling the injustice of the tenure BURGLARS ARE BECO ACTI THREE RAIDS IN THIS VICINITY DAY AND S Chicken Thieves Dozen Rhode Is longing to R. C. Here; Two Prig Confess to Many County; No Clue tors of Last Jobs The burglars and tha are again making the ously active in Orang AGAINST ANNEXATION Only 1422 Required to Secure Election on the Proposal; Brea-Olinda Protest Petition Also Carry. Sufficient Names to Prevent Automatic Annexation; Anaheim District Will Defeat Proposal by Heavy Majority. It looks like Fullerton's project to grab support for its junior college by annexing the Anaheim and Brea-Olinda high school districts to that town's junior college district is doomed to failure. Petitions protesting against the annexation which have been in circulation for some weeks past were checked up Monday and Tuesday and sufficient names were secured in both districts to prevent an automatic annexation, and force an election, giving all the voters an opportunity to register their sentiments. Twenty per cent of the registered voters were required on the petitions, and these have been easily secured in both districts. In the Anaheim district 1422 names were necessary. This is 20 per cent of the registered vote of the district. Several petitions were circulated throughout the eight grade school districts forming the high school district. These were turned in to Principal J. A. Clayes Saturday and Monday, and he, with a number of assistants checked them up, Monday and Tuesday. They found more than the law requires. This makes it certain that the voters of the district will have an opportunity to register their sentiments on Fullerton's proposal, and that they will swat it, and swat it hard is a foregone conclusion. In the Brea-Olinda district sentiment against annexation is not as strong as it is here, but Principal C. O. Harvey, of the school, announces that the required number of signers have been secured, which insures an election. Only 100 names were needed in that district, that being 20 per cent of the electors of the district. Prof. Harvey is also confident that the proposition will be defeated at the polls. As Anaheim is certain to defeat it by an overwhelming majority this will leave Fullerton to plod along alone and pay for the new buildings that are necessary without the aid of wealthy neighboring communities. Anaheim opposition to the proposed new junior college district is due largely to widespread interest here in the move to organize a county-wide union junior college district, according to past developments. In the Brea-Olinda district the opposition is due to that district's hesitancy to accept the heavy financial burden which would be involved were it to become a part of the proposed new district. The Fullerton trustees, in proceeding with the organization plans in the face of expressed opposition in the two neighbor districts, announced that they must have a dependable public expression upon the problem before they can proceed with necessary plans for defense. Cost of Changing Walnuts to Orange Farm Advisor Makes Public Some Accurate Figures In view of the increasing interest in the change of crops from walnuts to Valencia oranges, the Farm Advisor's office has made a study of the costs involved in the actual clearing of land and resettling to orange trees, and also the time required for the orange crop to accumulate returns equivalent to the walnut crop. The first cost, of course, is the removal of the walnut trees. The usual distance of the older groves is 40x40 feet and will soon begin a study of the problem to be submitted to the lawmaking body. "The present tenure law is working an injustice to many teachers, said Kersey," and has caused untold dissatisfaction and bitterness in many communities and to the teachers and demands throughout California. "It is unfair both to the school disdain speedy and thorough revision." Teachers in rural schools who are required to teach a variety of grades for which they are untrained are particularly feeling the injustice of the tenure law, Kersey believes. "Teachers have a two year probationary period under the present law," the superintendent said. "At the end of that time they are either made permanent, immune to dismissal except for unprofessional conduct, or they are fired outright. In rural districts the teachers are close to the community, its attitudes and prejudices, which may be unfriendly. They may not hit their strides in these two years and if they do not they are dismissed." "Consequently many of these localities do not have, and never will have, permanent teachers. Many of the districts would give the teachers further opportunity to prove themselves if they did not fear the permanency provision of the law." The contemplated study by the department will involve three considerations: 1. Advantages and disadvantages of the first tenure law (giving permanent positions to teachers in schools having eight or more instructors), which was declared unconstitutional; 2. Present law giving every teacher tenure; and 3. Advantages and disadvantages of a local tenure law, whereby each district would have charge of its own tenure provisions for teachers. "I favor a tenure law which protects the teachers who feel the stimulus under tenure to improve themselves," Kersey declared, "and protects the pupils from continuance of those teachers unworthy of continuing in the profession. We invite suggestions and comment from every teacher to aid us in this problem." The total loss will amount $80, according Entrance was made which was jimmed. All of the electric washbowl, a hot water plumbing fixtures were new house, owned by company, in Buena Vista night, accounted on file at the sheriff Sheriff Sam Jernigan investigation. R. C. Wright, of Arnold, reported to the shearer Rhode Island red chili from his place Sunday. Two men, Percy I Christopher, who have today of the sheriff four charges of burglary could looted no less than schools and stores within the last several months to an announcement sheriff's office. In no way did Hall, brother of Percy into the Day store, in November, when my worth of groceries, merchandise were stolen they made five trips to night, removing the lost officers revealed. He also admitted, She he and Hall looted the El Modena and West buildings. Hall and Christopher robbled the Sunny move to organize a county-wide union junior college district, according to past developments. In the Brea-Olinda district the opposition is due to that district's hesitancy to accept the heavy financial burden which would be involved were it to become a part of the proposed new district. The Fullerton trustees, in proceeding with the organization plans in the face of expressed opposition in the two neighbor districts, announced that they must have a dependable public expression upon the problem before they can proceed with necessary plans for developing the present junior college. Before the petitions are presented to the county supervisors, next Tuesday, they must be thoroughly checked and verified by County Clerk J. M. Backs, first going through the hands of District Attorney West. After the supervisors have received and acted upon them a date will be set for the election. In case the new district is authorized at the polls, County Superintendent of Schools R. P. Mitchell will be called upon to appoint a temporary board of trustees to serve until an election can be held. Officers Chosen by Anaheim W. R. C. The regular meeting of the A. B. Paul Woman's Relief corps, was held last Tuesday at I. O. O. F. hall, with the president, Mrs. Hazel Davis in the chair. This was the date for the annual election of officers, and the following were chosen: Mrs. Lydia Herman, President; Mrs. Bessie Fitzpatrick, Senior vice; Mrs. Jennie R. Barr, Junior vice; Mrs. Alma Pressel, Treasurer; Mrs. Lydia R. Hilgenfeld, Chaplain; Mrs. Addle McMillan, Conductor; Mrs. Nora Dodge, Guard. Delegates elected to attend the convention at Riverside in April were Mrs. Mary Mitchell, Mrs. Pearl Fergus, Mrs. Clara Heyling, Mrs. Frances Morey and Mrs. Fitzpatrick. Alternates, Mrs. Ida Lake, Mrs. Jennie Hebson, Mrs. Hilma Curran and Mrs. Bessie Crilly. New members initiated into the corps were Mrs. Hilma Curran, Mrs. Roberta Rapler, Mrs. Bessie Crilly. Farm Advisor Makes Public Some Accurate Figures In view of the increasing interest in the change of crops from walnuts to Valencia oranges, the Farm Advisor's office has made a study of the costs involved in the actual clearing of land and resettling to orange trees, and also the time required for the orange crop to accumulate returns equivalent to the walnut crop. The first cost, of course, is the removal of the walnut trees. The usual distance of the older groves is 40x40 feet, netting 27 trees to the acre. It costs generally about $4.00 per tree to clear the land, or a total of $108.00 per acre. An additional $7.00 per acre for subselling is also spent to open up the land and cut some of the surface walnut roots. Extra pipe lines and stands will cost $28.00 per acre. 70 orange trees planted, staked and wrapped cost $118.50 per acre. The average value of land at $1345, plus the aforementioned costs, brings the investment up to $1608.50 per acre with the newly set trees. On the basis of 17 cents per pound, which has been the average return to the walnut grower over the period of the last 18 years, and the average of $2.90 per packed box for Valencias over a similar period, the cost study showed that it will take 15 years for the Valencia orchard to catch up with a walnut orchard producing an average of 1200 pounds of nuts per acre per year. It will take 18 years where the production averages 1500 pounds, and 20 years where the production is 1800 pounds. In compiling the data, the average production yields for Valencias in Orange County were used, as follows: 4 years, 18 packed boxes per acre; 5 years, 45 boxes; 6 years, 53 boxes; 7 years, 88 boxes; 8 years 100 boxes; 9 years 147 boxes; 10 years, 157 boxes; 15 years, 224 boxes; and 20 years, 231 boxes. On the basis of $3.35 per packed box to the grower, the average returns for the past ten years, probably a figure that is higher than might be expected in the future, it will take 13 years for the Valencia crop to catch up with the 1200 pound walnut orchard; 15 years on a 1600 pound grove; and 17 years on an 1800 pound grove. Christopher admitted sion, which Deputy L Carter, Buckles, and S Sunday night, that he penitentiaries two in Tennessee, once in Ark in Illinois. He said he from the Missouri penitentiary City, and was f before being captured officers said. Most of were for burglary, he Hall admitted that he had stolen 39 horses some of them in Braa to the Gay Lion farm, lion food, according to Charges of burglary against the two men sheriff's office announce Deputy Sheriffs How left for El Centro, when uncover most of the local Day store. According confession, he hauled loot to the home of his in El Centro. He gave off W. W. Menhenick brother-in-law, telling could find the house. Henry Ford says that he be higher and goods chew with this and let us ad it ought to be cooler in warmer in the winter. NAHEIM GAZETTE Anaheim, California, Thursday, December 12, 1929 TITIONS CARRY SUFFICIENT BURGLARS AGAIN ARE BECOMING ACTIVE THREE RAIDS BY THIEVES IN THIS VICINITY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Chicken Thieves Carry Off Two Dozen Rhode Island Hens Belonging to R. C. Wright, Near Here; Two Prisoners In Jail Confess to Many Jobs In This County; No Clues to Perpetrators of Last Jobs. Henning Sued by Placentia Orange Growers' Assn. An attempt by the Placentia Orange Growers' association to make Louis Henning, grower, pay it the $11,941 he received for his crop of oranges sold to another association was being made this week before a jury in Superior Judge George K. Scovel's court, where Henning is resisting the suit on the ground that his membership in the Placentia association was in affect through fraud, and he was not aware that he was a member when he sold his crop to a Garden Grove association. The suit to collect from Henning is based upon by-laws of the association. Henning's defense is that thought he had joined the association for one year only, whereas he had signed a "general contract." His testimony in court Tuesday was that he had discussed withdrawal with the company manager, who had advised him that he could withdraw by giving written notice. Henning subsequently mailed the notice to the company which did not protest it. ANAHEIM IS GAY WITH HOLIDAY COLORS SIDEWALK TREES PRESENT BEAUTIFUL SPECTACLE WITH COLORED LIGHTS Thousands of People Throng Streets Saturday Night to See the Decorations and Do Their Christmas Shopping; Merchants Report a Heavy Business That Day; Many Festivities Planned in Honor of the Season. Anaheim presented a gay and festive appearance when Mayor Miller turned the switch at 7 o'clock Saturday night. High School Enter Orange County Cent Ditch digging Americans are white collar well been preaching during the p average citizen cent of our high universities. Orange county rollment last county had 8 freshmen and various college age of only 1 tion beyond hi Only the first registration w DAY AND SUNDAY Chicken Thieves Carry Off Two Dozen Rhode Island Hens Belonging to R. C. Wright, Near Here; Two Prisoners In Jail Confess to Many Jobs In This County; No Clues to Perpetrators of Last Jobs. The burglars and the chicken thieves are again making themselves perniciously active in Orange county, notwithstanding the number that have been caught during the past year or two and are now paying the penalty. The vicinity of Anaheim was the field Saturday night for three jobs, two houses and one chicken pen being locked, but the spoils were not very heavy. The thieves left no footprints to guide the officers in their search for them. A wrist watch, a toy bank and $25 in cash were reported taken from the home of Mrs. Dave Grauer, who resides on South Palm avenue, two and a half miles south of Anaheim. The burglary was committed at a time when members of the family were at church, it was reported. The total loss will amount to approximately $80, according to the report. Entrance was made through a window, which was jummed. All of the electric light fixtures, a washbowl, a hot water heater and other plumbing fixtures were stolen from a new house, owned by the W. J. Jewell company, in Buena Park, some time Saturday night, according to a report on file at the sheriff's office Monday. Sheriff Sam Jernigan is conducting an investigation. R. C. Wright, route No. 4, reported to the sheriff's office that 24 Rhode Island red chickens were stolen from his place Sunday night. Two men, Percy Hall and Walter Christopher, who have been in custody of the sheriff for several days on charges of burglary confessed that they had looted no less than half a dozen schools and stores in Orange county within the last several months, according to an announcement made by the sheriff's office. In no way did they implicate Joe Hall, brother of Percy and the third man arrested as a burglar suspect, and A. L. Steward, deputy sheriff, said that he would be exonerated so far as the burglaries were concerned. He will be held for Long Beach officers, however, in connection with an automobile theft case, Steward said. Christopher, according to Steward, said that he and Percy Hall had broken into the Day store, in Westminster, late in November, when more than $600 worth of groceries, meats and other merchandise were stolen. He said that they made five trips to the store in one night, removing the loot by truck, the officers revealed. He also admitted, Steward said, that he and Hall looted the Garden Grove, El Modena and Westminster school buildings. Hall and Christopher also confessed to robbing the Sunnyside mausoleum, fraud, and he was not aware that he was a member when he sold his crop to a Garden Grove association. The suit to collect from Henning is based upon by-laws of the association. Henning's defense is that thought he had joined the association for one year only, whereas he had signed a "general contract." His testimony in court Tuesday was that he had discussed withdrawal with the company manager, who had advised him that he could withdraw by giving written notice. Henning subsequently mailed the notice to the company, which did not protest it until six months later, he claimed. After hearing all the evidence the jury decided in favor of Henning. Children File Suit Against Parents Ask Share of Income From an Anaheim Orchard A family difference over the sharing of an estate came into superior court when two complaints were filed by Ansel Messerall, Arthur Messerall, Lee Messerall, Laura Messerall Chapman, Mary Messerall Morris, Eva Messerall Cummings, Alice Messerall Jacobson, Albert Messerall and Jesse Messerall directed at Jennle and Jefferson Messerall and the First National Bank of Orange. The plantiffs claim that under the provisions of fthe will of Mary L. Phelps they were to share equally with their mother, Jennle Messerall, during her life time, the estate of their grandmother, Mrs. Phelps, but that the entire proceeds of the estate have been appropriated by the defendants, Jennle and Jefferson Messerall. The other complaint asks judgment from the bank for money said to have been paid to it from proceeds of an orange grove, near Anaheim, which was part of the estate, on the order of Jefferson Messerall, to pay personal indebtedness. The complaint against the mother and father ask that an accounting be made of the income since Jan 23, 1926, from the estate, which is set forth as being worth $84,168.56, alleges that the defendants are incapable of managing the estate, claims that Jefferson Messerall has threatened to destroy the trees in an orange grove which is part of the estate and asks that a receiver be appointed to handle the estate and that the defendants be restrained from collecting further income or disposing of any part of the estate or tampering with it in any injurious manner. In the action against the bank the plaintiffs ask judgment for $1235.19, which was paid from estate funds to the First National bank of Orange, it is claimed, under the orders of Jefferson Messerall, whom they assert has no interest in the estate, and was not for any obligation in caring for the grove. With COLORED LIGHTS Thousands of People Throng Streets Saturday Night to See the Decorations and Do Their Christmas Shopping; Merchants Report a Heavy Business That Day; Many Festivities Planned in Honor of the Season. Anaheim presented a gay and festive appearance when Mayor Miller turned the switch at 7 o'clock Saturday evening which started 4000 vari-colored lights to twinkling amid the green foliage of the 183 Christmas trees, which lined the sidewalk on the principal business streets. Thousands of people were on the streets doing their Christmas shopping. All sections of Northern Orange county supplied its quota to swell the crowd. But the beautiful street decorations were not the chief attraction to the throngs on the sidewalk. The displays in the store windows were vastly more interesting, as these windows were crowded with holiday goods, and most of the people came to buy. The thousand who invaded the stores were astonished at the bewildering display of goods confronting them, and reaped the advantage of the early shopper by getting their choice of the wonderful stocks offered. They are now much relieved because the perplexing question of purchasing Christmas presents is off their minds. After taking a glimpse of the heavy stocks presented by the merchants of Anaheim one wonder why any person should go elsewhere to do his Christmas shopping. Everything new that is on the market can be bought of your home merchant, and in dealing with men you know you will get deal both as price and quality. You can get anything you want right here in Anaheim from a five cent toy to a high-priced car or a costly diamond. Many festivities are planned for the holiday season which will end on Christmas day. Santa Claus will pay his annual visit the previous night, and let us hope no one will be slighted. All the kiddies in town are the invited guests of the Merchants Association to a show at the Fox Theatre Saturday afternoon. Dec. 21. A special Christmas program will be put on the screen and Santa Claus will be on hand loaded with presents for the small guests. The Elks are making preparations for the annual distribution of their Christmas baskets. This benevolent organization throughout this year collects a charity fund to be used where it is needed, but mostly devoted to carrying Christmas cheer to the homes which would be cheerless without it. The baskets contain something more substantial than candy and toys, and in every house where one is left a good dinner is assured. Counties Gain In New Concepts Christopher, according to Steward, said that he and Percy Hall had broken into the Day store, in Westminster, late in November, when more than $600 worth of groceries, meats and other merchandise were stolen. He said that they made five trips to the store in one night, removing the loot by truck, the officers revealed. He also admitted, Steward said, that he and Hall looted the Garden Grove, El Modena and Westminster school buildings. Hall and Christopher also confessed to robbing the Sunnyside mausoleum, on Cherry avenue, near Long Beach, entering what they thought was a school, Steward said. The fact that it was a mausoleum, however, did not deter them from the purpose, for they stole a number of curtains and a brown suit, marked "Sunnyside," it was revealed. Christopher admitted in the confession, which Deputy Sheriffs Howard, Carter, Buckles, and Steward obtained Sunday night, that he had been in five penitentiaries, two in Missouri, one in Tennessee, once in Arkansas and once in Illinois. He said that he escaped from the Missouri penitentiary, in Jefferson City, and was free for 21 years before being captured in Arkansas, the officers said. Most of the convictions were for burglary, he declared. Hall admitted that he and Christopher had stolen 39 horses and mules, selling some of them in Brawley and others to the Gay Lion farm, in El Monte, for lion food, according to Steward. Charges of burglary will be filed against the two men immediately, the sheriff's office announced. Deputy Sheriffs Howard and Carter left for El Centro, where they expect to uncover most of the loot taken from the Day store. According to Christopher's confession, he hauled his part of the loot to the home of his brother-in-law, in El Centro. He gave officers the name of W. W. Menhenick as that of his brother-in-law, telling them where they could find the house. Henry Ford says that wages ought to be higher and goods cheaper. We agree with this and let us add that we think it ought to be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Ministers complain that the youth of today takes but little interest in the church. But if we can remember correctly, in the days of our youth the boys weren't so much interested in the preacher's sermon as they were in whether they could qualify as an escort home for one of the good-looking girls of the congregation. The "average county" in the State of California has an area of 2,684 square miles and a population of 94,534, based upon the estimated population for 1930. The 1930 census starting next month will show, according to state officials, that every California county has made great gains in population since the last census in 1920. Such was not the case in the 1920 census, however, when many of the state's mining counties showed declines. Since 1920 no new California counties have been created. In fact, there has been serious talk of merging some of them. It was in 1907 that Imperial county was formed by taking territory from San Diego county. During the decennial period from 1890 to 1900, three new counties were formed, Madera, Kings, and Riverside. Despite considerable "political discussion" of forming several counties out of the present Los Angeles county, it has never materialized. The last major operation upon that county was in 1889, when the county of Orange was formed by cutting off a slice of Los Angeles county. In the "fifties" San Mateo county was created from San Francisco, the latter becoming a city and county of 42 square miles. Now legislation is being enacted by which San Francisco and San Mateo counties again may be united. San Francisco remains the most densely populated county in the state of California, with an average of more than 18,000 people to the square mile. ETTE Sixty Years of Progress GROWING WITH ANAHEIM SINCE 1870 TELEPHONE 72 For Increased Business Number 11 UFFICIENT NAMES High School Grads Enter Universities Orange County's Quota 19.4 Per Cent Not Very Large Ditch digging is a lost art—and Americans are fast becoming a race of white collar workers. Many well known authorities have been preaching this theory so ardently during the past few years that the average citizen believes at least 90 per cent of our high school graduates enter universities. The state department of education has prepared statistics to show that a comparatively small percentage of students finishing high school in California enter a university. Orange county's total high school enrollment last year was 4,507, and the county had 875 students registered in freshmen and sophomore courses in the various colleges of the state, a percentage of only 19.4 carrying their education beyond high school. Only the first two years of university registration were counted, as the registration of junior and senior years would THIEVES CARRY AWAY SAFE AND CONTENTS RICH HAUL MADE AT LA HABRA POOL HALL ON TUESDAY NIGHT Twenty-two Hundred Dollars In Cash and Checks Locked Up In the Strong Box Which Was Lifted Through a Window and Hauled Away On a Truck; Safe Weighed Six Hundred Pounds, It Was Reported. The Orange county burglar is not discouraged by such a small thing as a stubborn safe. His time is limited when working on a job and if the safe re- The state department of education has prepared statistics to show that a comparatively small percentage of students finishing high school in California enter a university. Orange county's total high school enrollment last year was 4,507, and the county had 875 students registered in freshmen and sophomore courses in the various colleges of the state, a percentage of only 19.4 carrying their education beyond high school. Only the first two years of university registration were counted, as the registration of junior and senior years would have changed the total but slightly. "The figures are rather significant in that they prove we are not overbalanced in our higher education," said state superintendent of public instruction Vierling Kersey. "The lowest percentage of students entering universities is from Shasta county, where only 5.4 per cent of the high school students are enrolled in colleges. The highest percentage, 38.8, come from San Benito county to our universities." "A fairly high percentage of university entrants is maintained by our agricultural counties. In slightly less than a majority of cases these students enroll for agricultural courses, which certainly cannot be considered as white collar jobs." Other state officials are not as sure as Kersey that there is no "white collar" menace. State Controller Ray L. Riley believes that we are stressing the "swivel chair" goal of higher education too strongly. "University education is a fine thing," he said, "but we are turning out too many lawyers, doctors, and bond salesmen, and not enough engineers, farmers and others who have made our country what it is today. I believe we should have more higher education, but it should be directed toward a constructive, rather than a complacent, goal." Big Increase In Number of Phones During the first ten months of 1929, Anaheim had a gain of 137 telephones or a 5.4 per cent increase, according to A. L. Bartlett, manager of The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. On October 31, the local exchange was serving 2,668 telephones. The Anaheim exchange was established in 1882 and since that time has experienced a steady growth. On January 1, 1924, there were 1965 telephones. Figures recently released by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce show that Anaheim had a population of 6,526 in 1920, and a population of 13,000 on November 18, 1929. This was a 135 per cent increase in nine years. Anaheim, Orange Y. Boys Honored Two Orange county boys were presented with blue scarves thus becoming TUESDAY NIGHT Twenty-two Hundred Dollars In Cash and Checks Locked Up In the Strong Box Which Was Lifted Through a Window and Hauled Away On a Truck; Safe Weighed Six Hundred Pounds, It Was Reported. The Orange county burglar is not discouraged by such a small thing as a stubborn safe. His time is limited when working on a job, and if the safe refuses to be opened at his touch he carries it away with him and works in it at his leisure. At least that is what happened at the Oke pool hall in La Habra, Tuesday night. The owner of the business, H. M. Shanks, is in the east, and it was being managed by Grant Sherman, who discovered the robbery when he opened the place yesterday morning. Deputy sheriffs investigating the burglary yesterday morning reported that efforts were made to open the door of the safe while the thieves were inside the building, but failing, they pushed it to a rear window, and with the aid of 2x4 boards, raised it through the window and made off with it in a truck. The safe contained $700 in cash and $1500 in checks cashed for oil workers, Tuesday. Entrance into the pool hall was made after a wire screen had been cut from the outside and a window pushed up. Tire tracks were found outside the window, indicating the manner in which the safe was carried away. Officers said the safe weighed approximately 600 pounds, but said they were unable to tell how many men aluded in taking it from the store. The pool hall is operated by H. M. Shanks, of La Habra. The large amount of money in the store overnight was due to the fact that Wednesday was pay day in the oil fields and the store is in the habit of cashing a number of checks on payday it was said. Gasoline Tax Comes to County Generous Share Apportioned fromHuge State Collection Orange county will receive $143,144.68 as its share of California's $17,635,717 gasoline tax apportionment for the six-month period from April 1 to September 30, was announced by State Controller Riley. This is the largest slice of the gas tax "melon" ever handed to the county for a similar period since the law became effective. It represents a gain for the state of $807,915 over county allotment for the same period in 1928. The gasoline tax, under the law, will be divided as follows: To State Division of Highways $5,-786,077 for construction of new highways under the gasoline tax initiative Anaheim, Orange Y. Boys Honored Two Orange county boys were presented with blue "rage" thus becoming the members of the Orange County Raggers, the highest Y. M. C. A. camp honor society, at a recent meeting in the Anaheim city park. The boys are Donald Pelitzke, of this city, and Jimmy Wallace, of Orange. The award was made by a secret committee for character and merit displayed at Camp Osceola. The affair opened with a 6:30 o'clock barbecue under the direction of Conrad Jongewaard, secretary of the Anaheim Y. M. C. A. Community singing was led by C. E. Morrow, head of the Orange "Y" and the "Meaning of Christmas" was discussed by the Rev. Edward Burgi, pastor of the Anaheim Evangelical church. Dierker Loan Center of Battle in Court Circumstances of a $250 loan made by Williams Plan company of Anaheim through its secretary Harry F. Dierker, to G. Schumacher, formed the storm center of a court battle being waged before a jury to determine the guilt or innocence of Dierker, charged with grand theft. Schumacher, it is claimed, never received the money and Dierken is accused of pocketing it. Records of the company, it is alleged, indicated a note was given for the loan by Schumacher but no such note is in existence, it is further claimed by the prosecution. Present and former officials and employees of the company were on the witness stand Tuesday as the trail progressed slowly in Judge H. G. Ames' court, with prospect of occupying most of the week. Tourists mostly Americans, left $353,000,000 in France last year. This ought to enable the French to pay something on the American war debt.