anaheim-gazette 1930-12-04

THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ESTABLISHED 1870 HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION PR. YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS 1.90 Entered at the Anaheim, California Postoffice as second-class matter. ANAHEIM'S STATE OF MIND Indifference on the part of the people in governmental affairs leads to inefficient, uneconomical and ineffective government. It is the people who must give impetus and guidance to honest government. This has been adequately and effectively demonstrated in Chicago. The citizenship of Chicago, according to Dr. Herbert D. Simpson of Northwestern University, is characterized by a low level of political intelligence, it places a low valuation on political honesty and integrity, it is steeped in the chronic indifference that comes with prosperity and it habitually evades its civic obligations. It is not surprising that a government dependent upon such a citizenry has experienced failure. The people of Anaheim and of all governmental units must guard against the growth of any of these characteristics. Government will not continue to function successfully of the people who support it do not give it their high minded and intelligent guidance. If prosperity is to continue, good government demands consideration of its problems by all citizens. We must all be on guard against the state of public mind which has so long prevailed in Chicago. COOPERATION FOR THE SMALL FARMER Most of the public discussion of the Federal Farm Board and its work thus far has centered around the problems of the large-scale growers of staple crops and livestock. The small farmer, growing a few potatoes, several different kinds of other vegetables, marketing a few cases of eggs, a small amount of fruits, must COOPERATION FOR THE SMALL FARMER Most of the public discussion of the Federal Farm Board and its work thus far has centered around the problems of the large-scale growers of staple crops and livestock. The small farmer, growing a few potatoes, several different kinds of other vegetables, marketing a few cases of eggs, a small amount of fruits, must have wondered, if he thought about it at all, where he fits into the new scheme of things. How can the small general farmer get the benefit of the cooperative marketing plan on which the Farm Board is based? Is there anything in it at all for him? Naturally, the Farm Board began with the largest and most pressing problems. It is getting down to the small grower now, and the work of organizing these small farmers into local commodity cooperatives is beginning. It is going to take a lot of time, and there are doubtless many farmers whose operations and locations will not enable them to join with their neighbors in organizing marketing associations. But those who can and will do so are the ones who will get the most good out of the new system. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE COUNTRY? One of the most amazing statements made at the White House Conference on Child Health and Protection is that city children on the average enjoy better health than country children. That is reversing the accepted idea of the benefits of rural surroundings, outdoor life and fresh air. But the report is a specific one, the result of an extensive survey of health conditions among school children. "Rural school children have from one-half to 20 percent more physical defects than the city school children," says the report. "The rural child gets a one-sided physical development. He lacks the medical care and health service facilities that the city child is offered." Not all city children are perfect physical specimens; however, more than 70 percent of all children in the public schools, city and country, are sufferers from physical defects that affect their mental as well as their physical developments, according to the same report. Standing alone, that sounds as if the rising generation was up against a pretty tough struggle for existence. But compared with only fifty years ago, when only one child out of three born ever lived to school age, we are doing pretty well by the children. And when every community, city or rural pays as much attention to public health as the big cities do now, the ones who will benefit most will be the school children. THINGS ARE LOOKING UP From what we hear from different parts of the United States, it is New York City that is deepest in the slough of despond right now, while in almost every other section the sunshine is beginning to shine through the clouds of business depression. It has been a tough year; there is no denying that. What THINGS ARE LOOKING UP From what we hear from different parts of the United States, it is New York City that is deepest in the slough of despond right now, while in almost every other section the sunshine is beginning to shine through the clouds of business depression. It has been a tough year; there is no denying that. What with the financial slump that began more than a year ago and this year's wide-spread drought, and the tumble in the price of wheat and cotton, and the shutting down of factories, we haven't been through such a "hard times" year since 1921. But it has its compensations by comparison with previous similar situations. Commodity prices have not gone up but have come down. Most of those thrown out of work had something ahead to tide them over. The main thing the matter with the country right now is timidity. The head of a big bank said the other day: "Our bank has more money in it right now than it ever had, but where is it? It is mostly in time deposits, drawing interest, or in savings accounts. People are hoarding instead of spending. If everybody would spend even ten percent of what they have saved up, it would start the wheels of industry going again speedily." And we hear that the "Buy Now" movement, which started a few weeks ago, has spread around the country and that people everywhere are beginning to take the dimes out of the savings banks and the dollars out of the checking accounts and buy the commodities which are for sale everywhere at bargain prices. This is going to be a "useful" Christmas, from all indications. People generally are planning to give as Christmas gifts things which are not merely ornamental or luxurious, but such useful presents as new things for the home. That is all to the good, for it puts money circulating in channels where it is most needed. "Big money" is not timid. One large financial house announced the other day that it had clients ready to invest anything from a million dollars upward. They didn't want to bother with trifles worth less than a million, but they would buy into anything profitable in million-dollar units. The ones who are holding back are the ordinary folks like us. But if we believe in the future of the United States we can prove our faith by beginning again to spend our money for necessities and a little bit more, and when we are all doing that the "hard times" will be over. The Fellow Who Gets The Turkey — By Albert T. Reid WELL, - I MOST ALWAYS GET SOMETHING FAITH NEW SCHOOL FOR BLIND Within a few months the State of California will have not only the finest residential school for the blind in the United States, but easily the best culinary for a thorough and well-educated boy. A "tittle gymnasium" in the boys' house, the playroom in the girls' house, the Doy Scout hut and campsite, and the out-of-doors gymnasium of high field, gyroves and hills make possible a splendid constructive program of physical possibilities of blind and partly blind persons. Through the efforts and fine devotion of the entire staff these ends have been largely accomplished, with the exception of the last, which offers the NEW SCHOOL FOR BLIND Within a few months the State of California will have not only the finest residential school for the blind in the United States, but easily the best equipped for a thorough and well-sounded course. This was the report of Vierling Kersey, director of the state department of education, made to Governor Yoling. The school situated at Berkeley is on a modified cottage plan, with the Kind segregated into relatively small groups with food preparation and consumption on a cottage scale. A single building, to be completed in January or February, houses all school activities, with exceptional space and equipment for music, industrial and general manual training, objective work in the academic studies and library service, said Kersey. "Only the social and physical programs call for space outside the school buildings. A 'tittle gymnasium' in the boys' house, the playroom in the girls' house in Boy Scout hut and campsite, and the out-of-doors gymnasium of ball field, groves and hills make possible a splendid constructive program of physical activities, the state director continued. Since the separation of the School for the Blind from the School for the Deaf in 1921, Kersey explained three factors that contributed to the educational program, as follows: 1. Giving the school its own plan and its own independent organization. 2. Creating a curriculum so outlined and carried out as to give blind children the regular academic course through the 12th grade, physical rehabilitation, social and esthetic development, and economic efficiency. 3. Educating the public to a new conception of the functions and activities of the school and the needs and possibilities of blind and partly blind persons. "Through the efforts and fine devotion of the entire staff these ends have been largely accomplished, with the exception of the last, which offers the most serious difficulties," concluded Kersey. "Economic efficiency at best is a goal that we can hope to achieve only with a very limited percentage. Discovering as are the economic conditions, however, to increase the proportion of the economically successful becomes the more and more imperative objective of this and every other school for the blind." Germans are successful because they investigate chemicals instead of each other like we do. When a woman of uncertain years joins her hair and buys a rouge pot/itears that she is getting ready to disluate her age. ELECTRIC COOKERY IS FAST and CLEAN and AUTOMATIC A Family Gift For Mother ... That You All Can Enjoy A Westinghouse or Hotpoint Electric Range For Mother ... That You All Can Enjoy A Westinghouse or Hotpoint Electric Range It's about this time of year that secret family conferences begin. What to get Mother is the theme. It's an important question. It should have serious consideration, and here's a thought for careful contemplation. Why not a brand new, spick and span, smart and up to the minute automatic electric range... a Westinghouse or Hotpoint automatic? Can you think of anything finer... anything that would be more unexpected... anything that Mother would appreciate more, not just for a day or a month, or a year, but for all time to come? It's a real idea. But keep it to yourself. Don't let Mother suspect. Make it a real surprise. Your electrical or household appliance dealer, or your neighborhood Edison office will be glad to plan with you. And you'll probably be glad to discover that this most wondrous of all Christmas gifts, because of an easy purchase plan, will cut into your Christmas budget very little. Edison SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY LTD. Anaheim May Get I.O.O.F. Encampment With a prospect that the Grand Encompment of the Old Follows may be held in Anaheim for three days next October, a joint committee representing the local lodge, the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association and the Chamber of Commerce is being organized to give its energies to obtain this important meeting. Judge J. S. Howard discussed the likelihood of the encampment being held here when he spoke at a meeting of the Manufacturers and Merchants Association at the Elks clubhouse on Monday night. He said that to obtain the encampment it would be necessary to raise $5,000 in Anaheim and among the encampments in this district. The encampment would bring about 3,000 delegates and visitors to Anaheim for the three days, he said. A survey showed that Anaheim, Santa Ana and Fullerton have sufficient hotel facilities to take care of the visitors. Harry C. Arthur, president of the association and manager of the Fox Anaheim theatre, offered the use of the theater which seats 1,760. For the general use of the encampment. Super-Hetrodyne No Harmonics Westinghouse Radio FEARN— 113 S. L. A. St., Anaheim Phone 3111 The guest appreciates The guest appreciates a Telephone It is a thoughtful touch in the guest room. It says to the guest: "The courtesies of this home are yours, even to the courtesy of telephone privacy and convenience." SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY Holiday TRAVEL BARGAIN! SPECIAL Christmas ROUND TRIP FARES LOW AND ONE WAY FARES TO THE EAST HOLIDAY travel is made surprisingly low in cost by reductions in fares on the Union Pacific HOLIDAY travel is made surprisingly low in cost by reductions in fares on the Union Pacific: Special Christmas Fares ...Greatly reduced round-trip fares to all points BACK EAST. Effective Dec. 16 to Dec. 22 inclusiver Final return limit, Jan. 15. A splendid opportunity for a delightful visit at low cost. Drastically Cut One Way Fares ...in effect until Dec. 31, to all points in the East. Good in reclining chair cars and day coaches, they provide low-cost transportation with all the superior speed and comfort of fast trains over the scenic Overland Route. DEATH VALLEY TOURS Personally Escorted, All-Inclusive-Cost Tours...the economical way to see Death Valley. Leave Los Angeles Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Feb. 14, Mar. 7. Apply to any office of the Union Pacific for details! UNION PACIFIC R. A. PARKER, Agent Union Pacific Station, Anaheim Telephone 8519 EAST LOS ANGELES STATION Atlantic Ave. and Telegraph Road Telephone ANgeus 6509 or Montebello 841