anaheim-gazette 1931-03-19

Assessor Reduces Tax Assessment Cuts It 10 Percent and Urges That Tax Rates be Kept Low as Possible While County Assessor James Sleeper has announced a cut of 10 per cent in the assessed valuation of Orange county taxable, it will mean "nothing at all" if the rate fixing authorities of the county push up the rate of taxation. The assessor made the announcement of the reduction at a meeting of the Santa Ana Realty Board in that city, last Friday. Relief for Property Owners The reduction, he said, was to relieve the harrassed property owners, and he urged that city councils and school boards keep down their tax rates to the lowest possible point. The assessor informed the realtors at the meeting that last year the tax bill of the county and its cities averaged $73.71 for every person in the county. The per capita tax of every Santa Ana resident for city taxation alone, was $22.32. Sleeper declared. Pointing out that the neighboring counties of Los Angeles and San Diego have, in some localities, tax rates as high as $143.50 upon every $100 of assessed valuation, and that Orange county's highest rate, $56 on the $100 valuation indicates that "we are headed in the same direction." Sleeper warned against "overburdening our property with bond issues and special assessments districts." Against Credit System "I am in favor of improvements but I think we should make them as we can afford them," he said. "We have been educated the past few years to get what we want by going into debt for everything we need and for a great many things we could not afford. The Outlook Reassuring For Water Supply Conservation Forces at Work to Establish Resources for Years to Come With protection of the Santa Ana river basin from encroachment from outsiders with the saving of waste water now going from Anaheim into the ocean, and with the water from the Colorado river that will be brought into Orange county, water conservationists and farmers feel assured that the threat of shortage in years to come will be something no longer to be feared. Metropolitan Board's Statement Two New Buildings With protection of the Santa Ana river basin from encroachment from outsiders with the saving of waste water now going from Anaheim into the ocean, and with the water from the Colorado river that will be brought into Orange county, water conservationists and farmers feel assured that the threat of shortage in years to come will be something no longer to be feared. Metropolitan Board's Statement The Metropolitan Water District Board, from its headquarters in Los Angeles, has issued a statement that more than nine billion gallons of water are each day being carried into the Gulf of California by the Colorado river, and that with the completion of the acqueduct about one-ninth of this now wasted water will be made available for use in Southern California cities and rural regions. Chairman W. P. Whitsett of the board says the district's statement is being issued in response to requests from the fourteen cities now in the district. These cities, he stated have asked for an official and concise outline of the water requirements of Southern California and the steps being taken by the district to meet these needs. Average Dally Waste The statement is being issued in the form of a printed eight-page folder to be made available for distribution to citizens, taxpayers and water users throughout the fourteen cities. "An average of 9,000,000,000 gallons of water is now being wasted into the sea every day by the Colorado River," it is stated in the district message. "A small fraction of this water is to be taken from the river at or near upper Parker Canyon and brought to the cities in the district through the metropolitan aqueduct. "That the Colorado River water is good water for all purposes is clearly revealed by the fact that 60,000 healthy residents of Imperial Valley as well as the people of Yuma, Ariz., and Needles, Cal., always have used Colorado River water exclusively for all domestic purposes and for the irrigation of citrus fruits and other crops." 170,000,000 Gallons a Day Southern California people now are using 170,000,000 gallons of water each day more than either man or nature is replacing in our present water sources. "Underground water reserves are thus being drawn down—water reserves which required thousands of years for nature to accumulate." After drawing attention to the fact that the construction of Boulder Dam at Boulder Canyon will hold in storage the Colorado River flood water needed to meet the wants of Southern California's highest rate, $56 on the $100 valuation indicates that "we are headed in the same direction." Sleeper warned against "overburding our property with bond issues and special taxes now districts." Against Credit System "I am in favor of improvements but I think we should make them as we can afford them," he said. "We have been educated the past few years to get what we want by going into debt for everything we need and for a great many things we could not afford. The credit system has done more to cause the economic condition that confronts us today than any one thing. We have been taught to think of the pleasures and comforts of today, forgetting that tomorrow will be pay day, which never falls to come." Sleeper said that he is in a position to "hear the pleadings of the taxpayers for relief" and that the realtors themselves are in a position to know the effect of high taxes and assessments upon property values. His decision to reduce the assessment this year, he said, was based upon that fact and the realization that there is property, carrying assessments for paving, lights, sanitation, water and fire protection, that can be bought for half of its market value of three years ago. Up to Taxpayers "I have made the reduction. It now is up to the taxpayers to get in touch with their rate fixing bodies of the county, cities, schools and special districts, asking them to keep rates as low as possible without stopping any needed improvement. Sleeper explained that the county assessment has but little effect upon the tax bill, in as much as the great bulk of taxes is of local character, only a negligible proportion going to the county. Any real tax reduction must be made by city, school or special district bodies, he said. County's Bonded Debt The bonded debt of the county is small, only $24,000, while the bonded debt of all county schools is $5,359,000. The bonded debt of Santa Ana for city street and acquisition bonds is $2,352,-605, said Sleeper, making a total bonded debt of $4,169,605 and interest payments of $326,160, added to a tax bill of $673,-551 for the city, thus accounting for a per capita city tax of $22.32 in Santa Ana. The total county tax bill of $8,743,901 accounts for-the $73.71 average tax for every citizen. Sleeper's 10 per cent reduction of assessment will amount to about $15,000,-000 on non-operative property he estimated, being applied to real estate and improvements. The assessed valuation of non-operative property, which is the type taxed for county purposes, was $185,115,165 last year." Two New Buildings For State Fair Preliminary work is under way on two new brick and concrete buildings which will be completed for this year's California State Fair opening in Sacramento September 5. One of the buildings will house the sheep and swine entries, while the other will be used for the poultry and rabbit exhibits. The combined cost is about $200,000. Construction work on the two buildings was advanced a year by Governor James Rolph Jr., and Rolland A. Vanregrift, director of finance, in order that the work could be made a part of the state's emergency construction program, and to provide suitable facilities for housing the livestock and poultry have been shown in frame buildings and sheds at much inconvenience to the exhibitors and visitors. The stock building, covering an area of 61,000 square feet, will be located immediately east of the cattle building which was erected last year. It will have 243 pens for swine and 216 for sheep. Separate judging rings are provided for swine and sheep. On the second floor living quarters are provided for the men in charge of the stock. The poultry building will cover approximately 25,000 square feet. The exhibition pens and coops will be portable so that the arrangement of exhibits may be varied from year to year. A pool for water fowl will be provided in the center of the exhibit area. There is no advertising matter in the Congressional Record, sagely remarks one of our exchanges. If there isn't any advertising in it, what else is there? Southern California people now are using 170,000,000 gallons of water each day more than either man or nature is replacing in our present water sources. "Underground water reserves are thus being drawn down—water reserves which required thousands of years for nature to accumulate." After drawing attention to the fact that the construction of Boulder Dam at Boulder Canyon will hold in storage the Colorado River flood water needed to meet the wants of Southern California cities, the statement sets forth the fact that it will take between eight and ten years to complete the aqueduct. For Immmediate Needs Referring to the steps being taken by cities in the district to tide over the period between the present and the actual coming in of Colorado River water, the statement points out: "In the meantime our cities are taking steps to maintain adequate water supplies by developing local water sources to their fullest extent. By complete development of all remaining water in Owens Valley and the Mono Basin, Los Angeles is preparing to provide itself with an adequate supply until Colorado River water can be brought in." Missouri and Nebraska Picnics for "Exiles" An event of interest to all those who ever lived in Missouri will be the reunion plenic to be held all day Sunday, March 22 at Sycamore Grove Park. Every effort is being made to get out a crowd that will be representative of the many thousands of Missourians who now live in Southern California and with an attendance of 25,000 it will be easy to locate friends through the system of registering those present from every county and the principal cities. James A. Lang, president of the Missourians, will be in charge of the program lasting from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. There will be a variety of entertainment including music and addresses. Nebraska "exiles" are to meet under the auspices of the Nebraska Association of Southern California for the One of the simplest stitches consists of the stitch which is nothin' than a deep buttonhole coarsely so that the mite tween the stitches. 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The third variation consists of four stitches of graded lengths done so that you begin with the longest and end with the shortest and then begin again with the longest. A fourth possible arrangement consists of a long stitch followed by two shorts and so on to the end. Release of Parents From Minor Liability The California Highway Patrol calls the attention of the motoring public to provisions of the law setting up the method whereby parents and others who have signed the applications of a minor for an operator's license may be released from the liability they have assumed. The Division of Motor Vehicles, it was stated, cannot, under the law accept an application for release from liability unless the application has been verified and properly notarized as required by law. Persons seeking to file such release applications were advised to secure from the nearest branch office of the patrol a correct form which has been devised. These forms are now available at all branch offices of the division and the patrol. Under the present law no minor may obtain an operator's license unless the application is signed by both parents, if both are living, or by his guardian, employer or other person having custody of the minor. The person or persons signing the application then become liable for damages caused by the minor as a result of negligence. The only exception is when the minor is driving a vehicle as the agent of someone other than the person signing the application. Motor Tourists Pour Into the Southland Registering an increase of 7.3 per cent during the first two months of this year, as compared with the corresponding period of 1930, a total of 56,699 out-of-state motor tourists entered Southern California in 19,846 cars via Blythe, Daggett and Yuma, the All-Year Club announces. The total for California amounted to 84,273 tourists in 31,761 cars which is a total increase of 4.4 per cent over the first two months of 1930. The number of arrivals through Oregon border stations totaled 31,574 which is only 22 tourists less than for the corresponding period of 1930. These figures were compiled by the California State Agricultural Department as a result of inspecting every car entering the state and a survey conducted last January at Western and Wilshire by the All-Year Club in order to determine what caliber of winter $2.6 per cent of the out-of-state cars checked were 1931-'30-'29 models in good condition. The figures do not include the number of winter vacationists arriving by railroads, steamships, air lines, motor stage lines or California residents returning from trips elsewhere. Income Tax Is Favored by Farmers Reducing the present county school taxes that now range from 18c to 74c per hundred according to the county, to a new base rate of approximately 10c per hundred in all counties, and substituting the revenue from a personal tax on not incomes to provide for the reduction, the farm organizations of the state are sponsoring the personal income tax bill now before the State Assembly and the Senate. "It is not the purpose of this measure to increase the amount of taxes now being raised for school purposes," stated Von T. Ellswort, tax expert of the California Farm Bureau Federation, but to relieve a part of the heavy tax burden on farms and real estate, securing like funds on the basis of... Selection of the cast to appear in the 8th annual Ramona Pageant at Hemet, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, April 18-19: April 25-26; May 2 and 3, is nearing completion, according to Phil Whiting, director of this spectacular outdoor drama. The cast of more than 200 characters will be larger than in any previous season. The Ramona Pageant is a non-profit, community enterprise, sponsored by the people of Hemet and San Jacinto, through an association existing exclusively for this purpose. Edward Poorman, who has been identified with the pagent from the beginning in the duel capacity of actor and executive, is president and general manager again this year. He is a native son, whose parents came to California in a covered wagon during the gold rush days of '43. The Ramona play—a dramatization of Helen Hunt Jackson's immortal novel of the same name—is produced in a magnificent amphitheater at the foot of Mt. San Jacinto. The amphitheater has a seating capacity of 6,000 and a total attendance of more than 30,000 is expected at the six performances this year. 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Goodrich, her husband, and recorded in Book 584 of Deeds, at page 26, of Orange County Records, which was given to secure a promissory note for the sum of $2,000.00, due two years after date, with interest from date until paid, at the rate of seven per cent per annum, payable quarterly, and if not per hundred in all counties, and substituting the revenue from a personal tax on net incomes to provide for the reduction, the farm organizations of the state are sponsoring the personal income tax bill now before the State Assembly and the Senate. "It is not the purpose of this measure to increase the amount of taxes now being raised for school purposes," stated Von T. Ellsworth, tax expert of the California Farm Bureau Federation, but to relieve a part of the heavy tax burden on farms and real estate, securing like funds on the basis of the ability of the taxpayer to pay from earned incomes." "Based upon present Federal income tax returns the new measure would One of the simplest of all embroidery stitches consists of the so-called blanket stitch which is nothing more nor less than a deep buttonhole stitch done coarsely so that the material shows between the stitches. It is so-named because it is a practical stitch to use in finishing off blankets, in which case the work is done with rather fine woolen yarn. This stitch may also be used as a finish for the hem on fine linen or silk lingerie or blouses. It is easier for the beginner than a rolled hem and just as effective. Morely fold the edge of the material in a very narrow hem and baste. Then fill the needle with fine embroidery thread and take your blanket stitches so that each one goes over the entire hem, giving a neat little row of stitches running across the narrow hem. One-two-three stitch is merely a variation of blanket stitch and we suggest it to give an easy, effective finish for a dress of jersey or fine wool. Use at the South entrance to the Orange County Courthouse, in the city of Santa Ana, County of Orange, State of California, the Abstract & Title Guaranty Company, a corporation, as Truste under a certain deed of trust executed by Gertle Goodrich and Frank C. Goodrich, her husband, and recorded in Book 584 of Deeds, at page 26, of Orange County Records, which was given to secure a promissory note for the sum of $2,000.00, due two years after date, with interest from date until paid, at the rate of seven per cent per annum, payable quarterly, and if not so paid to be added to the principal and thereafter bear the same rate of interest as the principal, in accordance with the said deed of trust, and in compliance with a notice of default and demand for sale of the property in the said deed of trust and heroinafter described, recorded on December 4th, 1930, in Book 435, Page 486, of Official Records of Orange County executed by the owner and holder of the said note on account of the default in the payment of principal and interest, principal due on May 11th, 1927, and interest due on October 18th, 1930, and all payments due subsequently thereto; there being a total cum of $2168.77, including the sum of $116.36 advancements made to protect the title to the said property, due on December 2nd, 1930, and all payments due subsequently thereto—will sell at public auction for cash, lawful money of the United States, and to the highest bidder, subject to illens and incumbrances prior to the said deed of trust, the following described property, to-wit: Situated in the City of Anaheim, County of Orange, State of California, and described as Lot Three (3), as shown on a "Map of the Regler Subdivision," recorded in Book 6, Page 37, of Miscellaneous Maps, Records of Orange County, California. —or so much thereof as shall be necessary to pay the principal, interest, advances, charges, costs and trustee's fees due and unpaid at the date of said sale. DATED: March 5th, 1931. ABSTRACT & TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY, BY C. D. BALL, President, BY D. N. KELLY, Secretary. (Corporate Seal) "I WOULDN'T care to grow citrus shoulder the worries and trouble change membership prevents. The vices I get by joining hands with my packing supplies are bought shook, nails, tissue wraps, soap everything. In many of these it is a saving because of quantity purity." "The Traffic Department collects claims without charge. The Field is always ready with advice on gov't vesting and pest control problems surance cuts down my premiums." "When I count up what they would cost me—in time, worry, money—if I had to go it alone, an Exchange membership is the only citrus grower can have!" The facts are that the subsidiaryers Supply Company makes purchasing into the millions of dollars members each year. It renders a service in assembling—on time." 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Sunkist ORANGES LEMONS GRAPEFRUIT WHAT THE EXCHANGE IS: The California Fruit Growers Exchange is a non-profit organization of more than 12,500 citrus fruit growers, producing over 75% of the Califonia and Arizona citrus crop, operated by and for them on a cooperative basis. Its object is to develop the national and international market for its Oranges, Lemons and Grapefruit, and to provide a marketing organization that will sell the fruit of its members advantageously and at least expense. Receipts from sales only actual cost of operation, are returned to growers. Applications are received through all the Exchange's 234 local packing associations, 23 District Exchanges, or at the central office in Los Angeles.