anaheim-gazette 1930-01-09

Read it in the Gazette ALL THE LOCAL AND COUNTY NEWS THE GAZETTE CALL SEVEN-TWO VOLUME LX LONGEST DROUTH RAIN DRENCHES NEARLY ALL OF SOUTHLAND ANAHEIM RECEIVES GOOD SHOWER SUNDAY, AND ANOTHER MONDAY Rain General Throughout Southern California Breaking the Longest Drouth Experienced in More than Fifty Years; Precipitation Here for the Two Storms .77 of an Inch; Weather Man Promises More. In contradiction of the recent prediction of Father Jerome Ricard that there would be no rain in January, Jupiter Pluvius turned his hose on Sunday morning and gave most of Orange county thorough drenching. The W. R. C. Installs Its New Officers Mrs. Estelle Gray of Santa Ana, Has Charge of the Work A. B. Paul Woman's Relief corps installed the newly elected officers at the last regular meeting Monday afternoon. The installation was public, the corps closing its regular program early. The following officers were installed: President, Mrs. Lydia Herman; Senior Vice-President, Mrs. Bessie Fitzpatrick; Junior Vice President, Jennie R. Barr; Secretary, Ida J. Hughes; Treasurer, Alma Pressell; Chaplain, Ida Chapman; Conductor, Addle McMillen; Guard, Nora Dodge; Press Correspondent, Mary Goble; Musician, Frances Morey; Assistant Conductor, Ida Lake; Guard, Nora Dodge; Assistant Guard, Martha Melville; Patriotic Instructor, Samantha Alsip; Color Bearer No. 1, Mrs. Pearl Fergus; Color Bearer No. 2, Mary Mitchell; Color Bearer No. 3 Clara Heyling; Color Bearer No. 4, Jennie Hebson. Installing Officer Estelle Ludwig Gray of Santa Ana, accompanied by her staff, had charge of the work of installation. Members of the staff were as follows: Conductor, Elizabeth Burk- In contradiction of the recent prediction of Father Jerome Ricard that there would be no rain in January, Jupiter Pluvius turned his hose on Sunday morning and gave most of Orange county a thorough drenching. The storm was general throughout the Southland, but over in the fringe of the desert lands only a small shower was experienced. In Anaheim .57 of an inch fell and it was gratefully absorbed by the parched earth. Monday was a clear day but Monday night it began raining again, the downpour lasting several hours. The rain gauge registered a precipitation of .20 during the night, making a total of .77 for the storm thus bringing to an end the longest dry spell recorded here in more than half a century. Non-irrigable crops, which had begun to suffer were saved by the timely arrival of this rain, and the citrus growers were saved many dollars on their irrigation bills. The long period of drought had damaged crops, increased the fire hazard and provided a subject for prayers and conversation; and while it was helped a great deal more is needed still to insure crops—particularly on dry lands—and to replenish the surface streams from which irrigation water is drawn, and the underground strata. In the bean and beet growing sections the water precipited was just sufficient to lay the dust, according to statements by farmers. It is not probable plows will be started on beet and bean lands until there has been more rain. Barley that has been planted from one to four weeks will be benefitted—if more rain follows soon. Seed dormant since planting will sprout and soon little spears will pierce the surface, to wither or develop into big, strong salks, according to whether there is more rain soon or Old Sol continues as he has for many weeks past. Citrus groves will benefit by the washing of trees, and groves owners probably will be saved the expense and work of one irrigation. All of California shared in the storm, the northern section having been visited a day ahead of Southern California. Southern California most especially welcomed the rain. Los Angeles had half an inch, San Pedro .60; Riverside .06; Redlands .12; San Diego .72; Santa Barbara .06. Other rainfall reports were: Bakersfield .30; Fresno .04; Merced .06; Lindsay .01; Modesto .08; Porterville .10; Sacramento .02; Salinas .11; San Bernardino .20; San Francisco .08; San Jose .02; Stockton .02. Snow, measurable in feet, was on the High Sierras. Rain General Throughout Southern California Breaking the Longest Drought Experienced in More than Fifty Years; Precipitation Here for the Two Storms .77 of an Inch; Weather Man Promises More. Installing Officer Estelle Ludwig Gray of Santa Ana, accompanied by her staff, had charge of the work of installation. Members of the staff were as follows: Conductor, Elizabeth Burkhead; Color Bearer No. 1, Retta Campbell; Color Bearer No. 2; Letia Matthews; Color Bearer No. 3, Meta Caldwell; Color Bearer No. 4, Julia Cozad; Musician, Delphine Walsh; Assistant Color Bearers, Mary Crissman, Ida Beck, Agnes Carroll, Ida Miller, Anna Arnold, Gertrude Record, Geraldine Bals, Hattie Cozad. Other visitors were Mrs. Leota Dietrich, Mrs. Fannie Matthews, Comrade G. E. Rolfe, of Sedgewick Corps, Mrs. Annie Miller, Mrs. Flora Rolfe, and Mrs. Ida Miller, president of Santa Ana corps. School Systems' Great Value Millions of Dollars Invested in Education Throughout State California's widespread public school system is housed in a total of nearly 7,000 buildings of all types, with a total property value of $389,271,075, according to a report compiled by Walter E. Morgan, statistician of the state department of education. Orange county has $8,327,108 of this sum represented in 208 bulldings within its boundaries. California recognized the need several years ago for making these buildings as practical as possible, organizing the division of schoolhouse planning in the state department of education. Tendency to waste public money in poorly planned school buildings and in over-elaboration and over-adornment of schoolhouses was noted by those leading the move for state supervision. "The inexperienced school architect sometimes wasted as much as a quarter of the cubic contents of a building in such extravagances as hallways and stairways of unnecessary dimensions, and in unnecessarily large rooms," said Andrew P. Hill, Jr., chief of the division. "One must understand how a school is organized and conducted to plan a school building successfully. We have reached a point in California where we should no longer let architects learn at public expense how to plan schoolhouses by experimenting and making costly errors." Two groups have regarded the division with doubt and foreboding the architects and the district trustees. Both sensed a loss of freedom and press conductor, Addle McMillen; Guard Nora Dodge; Press Correspondent; Mary Goble; Musician, Frances Morey; Assistant Conductor, Ida Lake; Guard Nora Dodge; Assistant Guard, Martha Melville; Patriotic Instructor, Samantha Alsip; Color Bearer No. 1, Mrs. Pearl Fergus; Color Bearer No. 2, Mary Mitchell; Color Bearer No. 3 ClaraHeyling; Color Bearer No. 4, Jennie Hebson. That salt water back up and take water when the falls below sea level made by W.O.H controller of the Co., in a speech the weekly lunch same statement went in a speech here urging the people serve the water down the river into it into the ground the steady lowering. 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Water Distributed River serve Water vide for an hour 000 in Poor From Ocean Into Wells. Kiwanis Club Seats New Officers E. C. Rundstrom Installed as President for the Year At the regular weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club Tuesday the new officers chosen at a recent meeting were installed, Harry Maxwell of Fullerton, past lientenant governor of the fourth district, being the installing officer. Following is a list of the new officers: E. C. Rundstrom, president; John W. Price, vice president; Fred Backs, treasurer; J. B. Collings, district trustee, and the following directors: Forrest Fowler, Fred Backs, R. J. Grange, Fred Robbins, William Wallop, E. C. Rundstrom, Harry Pearce, R. B. Young, Ernest Dubols and F. N. Gibbs. Chairmen of committees named by the new president include; Program, R. P. Grange; Music, Percy W. Olds; public affairs, Fred Robbins; intercub relations, J. B. Collins; reception, Henry Adams; entertainment and stunts, Charles Mann; underprivileged child, A. Curtis Case; vocational guidance, Arthur Porter; publicity, Henson Faris; convention, Walter Palmer; classification, F. N. Gibbs; finance and budget, William Wallop; Kiwanis education, Arthur Porter; house, Henry Adams; agriculture, Harry Pearce; athletics, John Newhard; new members, Robert Easton; property custodian, M. W. Martenet, Jr.; and sergeant-at-arms, Charles Mann. California Mecca For Many Tourists A total of 697,420 tourists from other states arrived in California by auto from January 1st to November 30th, inclusive, 1929, it was announced today by Don Thomas, Executive Secretary of the All-Year Club, Southern California's national tourist advertising organization. "An actual count at twenty-three quarantine stations at the state borders by two state agencies, the Department of Agriculture an dthe Motor Vehicle Division, shows a total of 697,420 out of state tourists arrived by motor car during the first eleven months of 1929." said Mr. Thomas. "76,759 of these pleasure visitors arrived in November, 33-154 arriving directly in Southern Callways or unnecessarily large rooms," said Andrew P. Hill, Jr., chief of the division. "One must understand how a school is organized and conducted to plan a school building successfully. We have reached a point in California where we should no longer let architects learn at public expense how to plan schoolhouses by experimenting and making costly errors." Two groups have regarded the division with doubt and foreboding the architects and the district trustees. Both sensed a loss of freedom and prestige, and one of the most important problems of the division has been to educate the two groups as to the need of state aid, and to obtain their willing cooperation. Hill has addressed every branch of the American Institute of Architects in California and is constantly seeking to reach the district trustees for sympathetic understanding of his work. This has been a longer process than educating the architects, Hill declares, but a distinct trend toward cooperation is beginning to be shown. Local price of the trustees in their autonomy is giving way to a greater price in the modern and practical buildings which the division approves for them. Hill said. Despite the fact are considered some son for tourists, students of other states form a formidable visitor base and November visitors arriving the nel of transportation the population of the city. "The All-Year Closing up appears to be an unexpected increase in arrivals many responded to." Massachusetts hird the state of nought ought to be the case to do it. NAHEIM GAZETE Anaheim, California, Thursday, January 9, 1930 SOUTH IN OUR HISTORY BROADCAST WATER PROBLEM DISCUSSED BY SPEAKER W. O. HARRIS OF LOS ANGELES ADDRESSES ANAHEIM LIONS FRIDAY Subject Is the Metropolitan Water District and the Colorado River; Dam will conserve Water Sufficient to provide for an Increase of 9,000,-000 in Population; Danger From Ocean Water Backing Into Wells. That salt water from the ocean will back up and take the place of fresh water when the water level in the wells falls below sea level was a statement made by W. O. Harris of Los Angeles. Over 100 In Attendance at Building Meet Celebrating the successful culmination of membership drive 110 members and guest of the Orange County Builders' Exchange gathered in the Elks club in Anaheim Tuesday for the monthly dinner meeting and reception for the 50 new members. Following the dinner a splendid entertainment program and talks by leading men in the building industry were enjoyed by those at the meeting. Entertainers were Mrs. Edward W. Green, soprano; Mrs. Ruth Parkinson, pianist; and Miss Virginia Hubbard, violinist, all of Long Beach; Miss Loren McMillan and Miss Vera Getty, acrobatic and solo dancers, of Santa Ana, and Maurice Phillips, baritone, and Harry Garstang, pianist, of Santa Ana. Speakers were Carl Christensen, general sales manager of the Washington Iron Works, of Los Angeles, and Louis E. Ramey, of Long Beach, president of the Federation of Merchant Plumbers of California. Christensen spoke on "Specifications." Both talks were greatly appreciated by the exchange members. CLERKS ARE BUSY REGISTERING THE VOTERS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE IN THE FIELD IN THE COUNTY Fifteen Deputies are Working in This City, and More May be Appointed; All Who Register Should State Their Political Preference So They Can Vote at the Important Primaries; Large Increase in Registration Expected. One hundred and twenty-nine registration clerks are now busy in Orange county putting the names of eligible voters on the great register. County Clerk J. M. Backs announced the names Subject is the Metropolitan Water District and the Colorado River; Dam will conserve water sufficient to provide for an increase of 9,000,000 in population; Danger From Ocean Water Backing Into Wells. That salt water from the ocean will back up and take the place of fresh water when the water level in the wells falls below sea level was a statement made by W. O. Harris of Los Angeles, controller of the Metropolitan Water Co., in a speech to the Lions club at the weekly luncheon, Friday. This same statement was made by J. B. Neff in a speech here several years ago urging the people to take steps to conserve the water that annually rolls down the river into the ocean; and sink it into the ground where it will check the steady lowering of the water level. Mr. Harris was speaking in behalf of Metropolitan Water district and the Boulder dam project. Harnessing the Colorado and distribution of the enormous volume of water now carried down its channel to be lost forever in the ocean will solve the water problem for many years to come, is his belief. The speaker sketched the history of the Metropolitan Water District stating that 13 leading Southern California cities, including Anaheim and Santa Ana in Orange county, have joined forces in the huge undertaking. He reported that 1500 second feet of water in the Colorado river have been filed upon and preparations are underway for a giant canal system to bring this water to Southern California as soon as the dam project is completed. The speaker explained that 1500 second feet of water represents the flow which a river, 1500 feet wide and one foot deep would have as it passed a given point at the rate of one foot per second. This amount of water will be sufficient to provide for an increase of 9,000,000 in Southern California's population. During the many years in which the full quota of water is not expected to be required for direct domestic uses, it is the plan of the district to spread all the surplus, by means of percolating reservoirs, into the now sadly depleted underground natural reservoirs, he said. Southern California cities were urged to provide themselves with storage facilities large enough to store an adequate supply of water against possible emergencies. Mr. Harris stated that Anaheim now has a storage capacity sufficient to last but 20 minutes; Los Angeles, for 3½ days, but San Diego could get along without a supply of water for five years, he said. Definite proof that salt water influx results when levels in the natural underground reservoirs drop below sea level has just been given by the Standard Oil company's experience with its water wells in the El Segundo district, the speaker declared. The oil company is now seeking to tie in with the Los Angeles domestic water system as its own wells are becoming rapidly unusually low. Ruth Parkinson, pianist; and Miss Virginia Hubbard, violinist, all of Long Beach; Miss Loren McMillan and Miss Vera Getty, acrobatic and solo dancers, of Santa Ana, and Maurice Phillips, baritone, and Harry Garstang, pianist, of Santa Ana. Speakers were Carl Christenson, general sales manager of the Washington Iron Works, of Los Angeles, and Louis E. Ramey, of Long Beach, president of the Federation of Merchant Plumbers of California. Christensen spoke on "Specifications." Both talks were greatly appreciated by the exchange members. The next meeting of the organization will be held in Santa Ana on January 17, when the Orange County Builders Exchange will be host to the Southern California Conference of Builders' Exchanges, at the monthly meeting of the body. Anaheim Girl Dies From Injuries Miss Frances Mills Passes Away at Alambra Hospital After a week of unconsciousness, Frances Anna Mills, 16-year-old Anaheim union high school girl, died Thursday. She suffered a fractured skull and other injuries in an automobile accident occurring shortly after midnight on December 26. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mills, of Coffman avenue. She was born in Ellsworth county, Kans., in September, 1913, but had lived with her family here for more than eight years. She was graduated from the Freemont Intermediate grammar school, this city, in 1926. She entered the high school as a freshman at the age of 14 and was to have completed her senior year next June. She was active in Christian Endeavor work in the Christian church, of which she was a member, and was a member of the Girl Reserves and of the Girls' athletic association of the high school. Death came Thursday afternoon in the Alambra hospital, where she had been since the fatal injury. The accident occurred when she and Miss Margaret Davis, 18, also of Anaheim, were returning to their homes with two Altadena youths from a Christmas party which they had attended in Alambra. It is claimed that something went wrong with the steering gear of the roadster in which they were riding, causing the machine to crash into a palm tree. Miss Mills, who was sitting in the front seat, was thrown through the top of the car, and Miss Davis who was in the rumble seat, sustained five broken ribs when the cover of the rumble seat collapsed upon her in the impact. Fred Windsor, who was driving the machine, and Raymond Rorick, escaped with minor injuries. One hundred and twenty-nine registration clerks are now busy in Orange county putting the names of eligible voters on the great register. County Clerk J. M. Backs announced the names yesterday and stated that there would probably be others added later. Backs estimates that the names on the new register will be 5,000 more than on the old one. He also calls attention of registrants to the fact that unless they state their party preference they will not be entitled to vote at the primary elections. Every voter, no doubt, affirms with one of the political parties and he should make himself a hundred per cent citizen by putting his party preference on the blank when he registers. There will be numerous candidates in the field striving for nomination at the primaries. Every voter should make himself eligible to vote for his favorites in this race. It costs a voter nothing to register and to declare his party. Don't neglect to do both. Following are the registration clerks in the northern section of the county: Anaheim—L. E. Mitchell, 916 East Center; Clara M. La Mont, Anaheim; Victor La Mont, Anaheim; Katherine B. Adams, 600 So. Philadelphia; Cassie O'Neill, 107 S. Clementine; Pauline Kroeger, 1001 E. Center; C.W. Thron-waite, 11 Santa Fe; Harriet K. Boyd, 126 So. Philadelphia; Frank Tausch, W.J. Lake, W.E. Helling, 170 W. Center; D.D. Stroll, E.Santa-Ana St.; W.J. Troutman, Anaheim; Ida C.Lake; Kate Quarton, 521 No. Clementine. Brea—Vina Gesme, 241 South Laurel; Hannah Trennalee, 239 South Madrona; Charles C. Kinsler, 233½ So. Pomona. Buena Park—Margaret Robeson. Fullerton—Alvin L. Ford, 800 North Grand View; Alvina Robinson, 212 E.Amerige; George L. Lucas, 114 E.Antion; Theo Melsenheimer, 230 West Wilshire; Margaret Shell, 112 E.Athling; Mae Reeve, 105 West Wilshire; F.C. Hezmalhatch, 123 West Wilshire; Jessie Queen, 105 West Wilshire. Garden Grove—Minnie Morrill, Garden Grove; Wm.M. Morrill, 143 Euclid Ave.; Olive L.Ford, 410 Acacia; Isabel Northcross. Katella—John Bencke, Rt. 4 Box 199, Anaheim. La Habra—Anna M. Garretson, 525 E.Central Ave. Los Alamitos—Hugh T.O'Connor, Nina Benns. Ollinda—G.W.Cullen,R.D.I.Plaacent. Orangethorpe—Laura M.Porter,Box 521,Fullerton. Placenta—a.I.psen,Box 113,Plaentina; Nelle M.Cline，139 W.Santa Fe.Plaentina. Richfield—Hazel Francis,At wood. Yorba-Linda—Lillian Caunno,Mel Mr. Harris stated that Anaheim now has a storage capacity sufficient to last but 20 minutes; Los Angeles, for 3½ days, but San Diego could get along without a supply of water for five years, he said. Definite proof that salt water infux results when levels in the natural underground reservoirs drop below sea level has just been given by the Standard Oil company’s experience with its water wells in the El Segundo district, the speaker declared. The oil company is now seeking to tie in with the Los Angeles domestic water system as its own wells are becoming rapidly unusable. That the domestic water of Long Beach is like wise becoming more and more brackish every day is another impressive indication of the serious need for water conservation, he said. Building of the Metropolitan district canal to the Colorado river will require an expenditure of $200,000,000; the dam itself is to cost $225,000,000 and the all-American canal nearly $100,000,000; the speaker declared in impressing his hearers with the magnitude of the Colorado river project. County Tax Rate Fixed by Statute Appellate Court Renders Decision in Case Applicable Here Orange county can not set a maximum tax rate in its charter, if that rate is too low to provide sufficient funds for carrying out duties imposed by general laws of California on counties. The third district court of appeals has just rendered a decision to this effect in a case recently brought by a Butte county taxpayer against the tax collector of that county. The section of the county charter declared invalid was that attempted to limit the county tax rate to $2 per $100 of assessed valuation. Although the decision affected Butte county primarily, the appellate court's findings hold considerable significance to each of the 58 counties of the state it was declared. Guy Wilkinson, taxpayer of the Wyandotte district, brought the test suit against Mattle R. Lund, county treasurer, attempting to compel her to accept payment of his taxes at the rate of $2, instead of the $3.15 rate levied by the county board of supervisors. In an opinion written by Presiding Justice William M. Finch the court ruled. "In the matter of taxation, it must be held that boards of supervisors are controlled by general laws, and that the provisions of the charter of Butte county purporting to limit the tax rate therein, is invalid." According to Judge Finch, the state makes it compulsory for a county to raise sufficient funds to maintain its public schools, pay its bonded indebtedness, preserve health law and order, etc. The opinion pointed out that $1.25 of the $3.15 rate was levied under the mandatory provisions of the constitution and the general law, and provides for the maintenance of schools and the payment of interest on, and the redemption of highway bonds. If you don't believe our race is getting harder al lthe time, just reflect that it was only a few years ago that the girls were wearing flannels. ZETTE Sixty Years of Progress GROWING WITH ANAHEIM SINCE 1870 THE GAZETTE FOR N. EMILY Number 15 BY BROKEN SUNDAY RE BUSY ERING TERS AND TWENTHE FIELD COUNTY are Working in More May be Who Register their Political they Can Vote at Primaries; in Registraenty-nine regisbusy in Orange names of eligible register. County unced the names Steps Taken For Street Widening Portions of West Center Will Have More Room for Automobiles In order to give more space to increasing traffic the city council has launched a new project for street widening. At the meeting Tuesday night it was decided to cut back the sidewalks on West Center between Los Angeles and Lemon streets three and one-half feet on each side, and between Palm and Five Points at West street ten feet on each side. Strips will have to be purchased from property owners for the Palm to West street project and at least $30,000 will be needed for this purpose. Construction work in curbs, sidewalks, etc., will add $27,000 to this. It is estimated. The total cost of this stretch, it is believed, will reach $60,000. Cutting down the sidewalks on the Los Angeles to Lemon street work is estimated by City Engineer Hapgood at $5,000. This work is being carried out under the Mattoon act, and an order from superior court will be necessary. It probably will be issued tomorrow. At the GRAND JURORS ARE PROBING GUN CLUBS ALLEGED WASTE OF WATER INQUIRED INTO BY INQUISITORIAL BODY Winding Up Its Labors and Will Soon Issue Its Final Report; Many Recommendations Expected in the Document; Report on the Gun Club Situation Awaited with Interest. The grand jury has about completed its inquisition into the affairs of the county, and its findings will soon be made public in a final report. The books of all officials, municipal and county, have been examined, an examination has been made of various affairs. It is expected that many re- Big Increase in Postal Receipts Figures for 1929 Show Gain of More Than $3,000 Over Previous Year Postal receipts in this city last year exceeded those of 1928 by more than $3,000, according to Postmaster J. H. Whitaker, which is an indication of a healthy growth during the year. Last year the total receipts were $56,545.32 while in 1928 the total was $53,363.22. A gain of $3,168.60 during the year. Assurance that the year 1930 will see the $60,000 mark reached or passed by the local office is seen by Postmaster Whitaker, who stated that plans for making important extensions in existing carrier routes are soon to be put into effect. That the districts served by the Anaheim postoffice are all filling up is definitely reflected in the steadily increasing receipts. Mr. Whitaker's records reveal sensational increases in postal receipts during the several years preceding 1923. In this year a record of $46,000 was attained and this point was maintained evenly during 1924 and 1925 with only minor increases. The year 1926 showed a jump of approximately $3000 over 1925, and 1927 showed a gain of $4074.58 over 1926. The year 1928, with receipts totalling $53,363.22, showed but slight increase over 1927. The fiscal year of the postoffice, upon the returns of which the status of the office is determined, ends in June each year. During the first half of the present fiscal period, which closed December 31 last, receipts totalled $30,-703.16 as compared with $28,503.30, the record for the same period in 1928, which represents an increase for the fiscal year so far of $2199.86. Soon Issue Its Final Report; Many Recommendations Expected in the Document; Report on the Gun Club Situation Awaited with Interest. The grand jury has about completed its inquisition into the affairs of the county, and its findings will soon be made public in a final report. The books of all officials, municipal and county, have been examined, an examination has been made of various affairs. It is expected that many recommendations will be embodied in the report. One of the last important things to claim its attention was the alleged waste of water by the many gun clubs in this county. An association organized some weeks ago, with W. C. Mauerhan and H. E. Carner of the Katella district at the head of it, was formed for the purpose of making an effort to put a stop to what the association declares is a wanton waste of water by the gun clubs. After making an investigation a committee of the association stated that the water wantonly wasted by the sporting clubs on their duck ponds would be ample to irrigate 20,000 acres of Orange county land. They asked that the grand jury make in investigation, and if it was found the facts were as stated by the committee steps should be taken by the jury to put a stop to it. The question of gun clubs and water is one which has been brought to the attention of the county on several previous occasions and has been the subject of court hearings in past years. It was brought up again at the time the county's flood control and water conservation survey began, but to date no satisfactory solution of the problem has appeared. It is believed that the grand jury now is entering the final stages of its work for 1929 and that shortly after completion of the gun club inspection it will direct its attention toward compiling its final report. During its sessions the grand jury is said to have directed part of its work toward investigating the grounds for protests against storm water from the city of Santa Ana running into the Delhi drainage district after the asserted expiration of a contract dealing with that situation. was created at about this time and farmer's gatherings, such as a sthe Farmers and Fruit Growers Convention took on an aspect somewhat different from those of the earlier days, when cultural problems, pruning and spraying were discussed in detail. Matters of broader import, affecting the industry as a while became the subject of debate. George H. Hecke, director of agriculture since the state department was organized, conceived the idea of forming a legislative committee, composed of representatives of all the various agricultural interests of the state. Hecke proposed that the farmers and fruit growers should cooperate. Agriculture Gets Needed Attention Times Changing for Betterment of Farmers Throughout Commonwealth Farmers have never been conspicuous in the history of the United States as politicians—taking the industry as a whole. But times have changed and the farmer is no longer the recipient of an occasional sop thrown to him by political parties for his vote. He has graduated and become one of them—for better or worse. California has led in this movement, as it has in all other progressive agricultural steps. In the old days it was a question of battling over what would now be considered trivial matters, such as freight rates and standardization problems. Considerable difficulty was experienced in convincing the legislatures that agriculture should come in for its share of legislative attention. The increasing importance of coordination of effort in the law making field became apparent to at least a few agricultural leaders some ten years ago. But California is a large state, with diverse interests, and the job of combining the forces working for mutual well-being of the industry was difficult. The state department of agriculture showed a gain of $4074.58 over 1926. The year 1928, with receipts totalling $53,363.23, showed but slight increase over 1927. The fiscal year of the postoffice, upon the returns of which the status of the office is determined, ends in June each year. During the first half of the present fiscal period, which closed December 31 last, receipts totalled $30,-703.16 as compared with $28,503.30, the record for the same period in 1928, which represents an increase for the fiscal year so far of $2199.86. Matters of broader import, affecting the industry as a while became the subject of debate. George H. Hecke, director of agriculature since the state department was organized, conceived the idea of forming a legislative committee, composed of representatives of all the various agricultural interests of the state. Hecke proposed that the farmers and fruit growers should appoint a legislative committee which would help safeguard the interests o the farming communities in all legislative matters; that the committee should be non-partisan in nature; that it should be represented by an executive secretary and entirely separate from all contact with state or county organizations. Results of the years since the committee was formed have proved the wisdom of the plan. The committee is now composed of representatives of practically all the farmers' cooperative associations. Each subject of proposed legislation is considered by a subcommittee interested in that particular branch of business. After the subcommittees have rendered their reports a decision is made on proposed legislation by the committee as a whole. At present there are some 70,000 members represented in the personnel of the Agricultural Legislative Committee. At each session of the legislature the secretary of the committee is in attendance to give information regarding proposed bills and to see that those which are inimical to the interest of agriculture are defeated. Some people might call him a lobbyist, and that is what he is, but his presence means that the farmer is finally on an equal footing with business in being protected against adverse legislation. Santa Ana is to be inflicted with a recall election. Because the trustees insist on building a boulevard from that city to the county hospital and effort will be made to oust them by citizens who oppose the project. The election will be held February 18th.