anaheim-gazette 1931-10-22

For Buyers and Sellers GAZETTE WANT ADS GET RESULTS THE GAZETTE CALL TWO-FOUR-ONE-FOUR VOLUME LXII Ordinance Drawn To Lessen Smudge County Atty’s. Think Measure Will Reduce Citrus Orchard Smoke At a meeting held at Riverside, last Friday, district attorneys for southern counties drew up an ordinance which they think will lessen the smoke and smudge which has frequently come from citrus orchards, spreading to homes and business houses of the cities and towns in the region. The ordinance is to be presented to the boards of supervisors of several counties. Standardization of Heaters In a summary of the proposed ordinance, issued by District Attorney Redwine of Riverside, it was stated the standardization of orchard heaters will be made on a smoke basis. It will follow, in general suggestions made at a recent Los Angeles conference of growers, county officials and orchard heating experts. District Attorney Redwine said that in placing the suggested ordinance before the supervisors a statement will be made of the extensive smoke measuring machinery that will be necessary and of the system of inspection that will be mandatory in enforcing the regulations. Present at the meeting were Deputy County Counsel McFadden of Los Angeles county, Dist-Atty. Mussell of City Water Level Is Up Five Feet V. W. Hannun, city water and power superintendent, who keeps his eye on the water guage of city wells to note the rise and fall—chiefly fall—of the level says that the lowest point reached this year was on August 18, when the water was 133 feet, four inches from the surface. Measurements made last Monday morning showed the level in the wells was up nearly five feet, six inches. The rise has been slow, however, Mr. Hannun said. On September 20 the level was 136 feet, five inches. But it them began to slip back and on October 2 it was 136 feet. The cause of the rise, Mr. Hannun thinks, is due to light, early seasonable rains, which reduced the need of pumping, and there has also been a reduction in the amount of water used for irrigation. Sharpers Trying Old Tricks Again Said to Be After Right-of-Way Land for Aqueduct, Then Boost Price The real estate sharpers are at it again, attempting this time to "edge in" on the Colorado river aqueduct, be- District Attorney Redwine said that in placing the suggested radiance before the supervisors a statement will be made of the extensive smoke measuring machinery that will be necessary and of the system of inspection that will be mandatory in enforcing the regulations. Present at the meeting were Deputy County Counsel McFadden of Los Angeles county, Dist-Atty. Mussell of San Bernardino county, Dist-Atty. Collins of Orange county and Dist-Atty. Redwine. Enforcement Expensive Enforcement of the proposed ordinance would cost more than operation of the sheriff's office and district attorney's office combined. District Attorney Sam L. Collins told the Orange county supervisors in reporting that the ordinance probably would be presented to the local board with a request for its adoption. Determination of violations of the ordinance, he explained, is made through equipment to measure the "smoke tolerance" of the atmosphere. Not only is the equipment expensive, but great numbers of men would be required to measure the thousands of orchard heaters in use in the county to test their capacity for smoke tolerance. Rocky Mt. Water In Anaheim Supply "The water level in Anaheim wells gets low in dry spells and comes back in wet ones," said an Old Timer. "It has always been so, at least in my time here. It will only take a few seasons of good rains to bring the level back to where it ought to be. This talk of salt water from the Pacific taking the place of our drinking water just don't sound right to me. "I have been told that much of the water which we now get from the city wells is melted snow from the Rocky mountains, a thousand miles from here. When the Rocky snows melt, the water, or a good deal of it, seeps into the ground, and must find an outlet somewhere. So some of it is said to move far underground, beneath the deserts and the mountain ranges, on its way to the Pacific. And our wells reach down to it. If this theory is true, and it sounds reasonable enough to me, we will be getting good water out of our wells as long as snow falls in the Rocky mountains." This snow water has through countless centuries been making its way far underground seeking an outlet, and we have tapped the reservoirs when sinking our wells. We might as well try to stop the tides of the Pacific as to try to stop this underground flow of snow water from the Rocky mountains." Past High Priests To Be Entertained The Anaheim Lodge of Royal Arch Masons will entertain for past high priests and new members on Thursday evening of next week, announces Oscar Brower, present high priest. The meeting is to be a social affair, with entertainment and cards, and supper will be served. Past high priests of the local chapter are: J. A. Clayes, "father" of the chapter, who served in 1921 and 1922; Edward H. Alschwede, now of Berkeley, 1923; Dr. J. P. Bradstad, 1924; Carl Martin, 1925 and 1926; Adolph Wiglash, 1927; Thomas Hoag, 1928 and 1929; LeRoy Marsh, 1930. Twenty-three new members affiliated with the chapter in the past year. Bonds Start on Way in Court A petition for validation of the $220,000,000 Metropolitan Water district bonds has started on its way through the state courts, a route of "red tape" which, it is said, will require six months to unwind, when the State Supreme court will pass on the issue. The petition started in the court of Superior Judge Hass at Los Angeles last Saturday. He immediately attached his signature, and the petition had taken its first step toward placing the bond issue on the market. The petition was prepared by W. B. Matthews, attorney for the water district organization. Huntington Wants in Water District Sentiment is developing in Huntington Park to the point where the City Council will be asked to make formal application for the admission of that municipality in the Metropolitan Water district. It is estimated that the city's admission to the district would cost approximately $20,846, a pro-rate interest since the district was formed in 1928. Future costs to Huntington Park, including a pro-rata share of interest and principal on the recently voted aqueduct bond issue of $220,000,000 would be spread over the city according to valuations fixed by the assessor. AHEIM GAZET Anaheim, California, Thursday, October 22, 1931 Off With the Old Love, On With the New— By Albert T. Reid "OH,-DILL,-EXCUSE ME. HERE'S AN OLD FRIEND I HAVEN'T SEEN FOR AGES!" Memory Lane on Armistice Day Movement to Beautify Orange County Highways by Planting Trees "Memory Lane" is the name of a civic enterprise which is making wide appeal to the patriotic organizations of Orange county, since the idea proposes to plant trees along the county highways as memorials to war veterans. The movement is sponsored by the Memory Lane Association, of which Fred R. Duke of Garden Grove is president. The first ceremonies of the tree planting will be held at 9 a.m. on Armistice Day, and with 650 trees already sold in the county the idea already seems assured of success. 4000 Trees to be Planted. Under the present arrangements, each organization concerned with the movement will supervise the planting and care of a number of trees. The completion of the work will find 4000 trees planted between Recreation Park in Long Beach and Irvine Park in Orange county. Different sections of the highways comprising the "lane" will be planted to pepper trees, black acacia, Monterey pine, sycamore, plink flowering locust, Chinese clm and umbrella trees. The first unite of the project includes 1804 trees of these species, the most numerous of which will be the pepper variety. There will be 235 of these in the display. Route of Memory Lane The route extends along East Seventh street in Long Beach to the Los Angeles-Orange county line, and thence on Features Planed for Wsahington Program The local committee which is sponsoring the celebration of the George Washington bicentennial year in 1933 has completed its permanent organization by choosing Postmaster H. J. Whitaker as chairman and George W. Reid as secretary. Ernest Ganahl is chairman of the program committee, and at a meeting of the general committee on Monday night he announced some of the major features. It is proposed to hold a community celebration of Washington's birthday on February 22, and a patriotic celebration on July 4. A committee to develop these features is to be appointed. Each organization in the city will be asked to give at least one Washington program during the year. It has also been proposed that one of the public schools of the city be named the Washington school. It is also proposed that in the schools essay and oratorical contests be held with Washington as the theme. Mrs. Kate E. McCullah has offered to give a cup for the writing of a Washington song. "Y" Fund Short $3,000 of Goal The active canvass for the $5,555 Y. M. C. A. fund ended Monday night, with subscriptions about $2,000 short of the desired amount. Seventy-five volunteer money seekers at the end of the effort reported a total of $2,847.75. While this band of canvassers has closed its efforts, the movement to raise the entire fund will continue by the officials of the "Y". They think that prospective givers who were not seen by the solicitors will Assessor Points To High Taxes James Sleeper Tells Farmers of Heavy Expenditures in Orange County Taxes in Orange county are high—too high—County Assessor James Sleeper told those attending the Placeia Farm Center meeting last Thursday night, and something ought to be done about it. He said that since 1916 the county has spent more than $11,000,000 on its roads and over $44,000,000 on schools. The result is an annual per capita tax expenditure of $80. $10,000,000 a Year The taxes and revenues derived from all sources in the county, all of which are expended, amounting to approximately $10,000,000, which means $80 for every person in the county. Orange county is carrying a heavy bonded debt, he said, and the interest on the bonds amounts each year to $32.56 for each man, woman and child in the county. Mr. Sleeper predicted disaster unless something is done to reduce public expenditures and incidentally the taxes. He said that he had started a tax reduction movement this year with his ten per cent cut in assessed valuations, which forced a general shaking of departmental budgets in order to keep the tax rate down. When Orgy Began Referring to the year, 1916 as the time when the "spending orgy" began in earnest. Mr. Sleeper said that road expenditures since that time have gone above $11,000,000 mark while Different sections of the highways comprising the "lane" will be planted to pepper trees, black acacia, Monterey pine, sycamore, plink flowering locust, Chinese clim and umbrella trees. The first unite of the project includes 1804 trees of these species, the most numerous of which will be the pepper variety. There will be 235 of these in the display. Route of Memory Lane The route extends along East Seventh street in Long Beach to the Los Angeles Orange county line, and thence on Ocean avenue through Garden Grove to the Santa Ana River, east on Fairhaven to Hewes Park, north on Esplanade to Chapman, and east to Irvine Park. No solicitation will be made among private citizens for the purchase of trees, according to leaders of the project. Organizations, however, are invited to undertake a share of the work. The cost of each tree and its care for one year amounts to $3. After the second year no caretaking charge will be made. Anaheim to Entertain Evangelical Churches Twenty-five branches of the Evangelical church, from San Francisco to the southern border, are to hold their state convention in Anaheim for four days, beginning next May 12. The invitation to hold the convention in this city was accepted at the convention held at Porterville last May, the invitation being extended at that time by W. C. Mauerhan, lay delegate from the Salem Evangelical church. During the convention much business of the denomination will be transacted, said the Rev. E. Burgl pastor of Salem church. Appointments of pastors will be made, financial reports from congregations will be read and some of the best speakers of the denomination will give addresses. The appointment of ministers, an important feature of the convention, will be made by Bishop John S. Stamn, of Kansas City, who will preside at the convention, and by the Rev. A. J. Boelter, district superintendent. $3,000 or Goat The active canvass for the $5,555 Y. M. C. A. fund ended Monday night, with subscriptions about $2,000 short of the desired amount. Seventy-five volunteer money seekers at the end of the effort reported a total of $2,847.75. While this band of canvassers has closed its efforts, the movement to raise the entire fund will continue by the officials of the "Y." They think that prospective givers who were not seen by the solicitors and subscriptions from other sources will bring the total up to about $3,000. The "Y" budget for the coming year amounts to $5,555, the lowest amount thought possible if the association is to have a successful year. "Odds and ends" of prospective subscriptions are still in the hands of some of the canvassers and they will report again sometime next week. If the desired $5,555 is not forthcoming by that time, the directors of the "Y" will discuss the situation when they hold their annual meeting in November. Local Merchants Plan New Organization Nearly 50 Anaheim merchants met at the K. of P. hall Monday night to discuss the formation of an independent organization, to affiliate with a state organization was represented at the meeting by Morgan Keaton, who discussed its purposes. The local merchants named M. W. Martinet as temporary chairman and another meeting will be held next Tuesday night, when a decision will be made as to forming a permanent branch here and apply for a charter from the state organization. MEAT MAN TURNS PILOT John F. Stranske, of the Golden Rule meat market, has turned airplane pilot and has received his aviator's license. The license was presented by James Nail of the Department of Commerce for aviation, who said that Stranske had a record of 95 percent efficiency in a period of two years of training. Mr. Sleeper predicted disaster unless something is done to reduce public expenditures and incidentally the taxes. He said that he had started a tax reduction movement this year with his ten per cent cut in assessed valuations which forced a general slashing of departmental budgets in order to keep the tax rate down. When Orgy Began Referring to the year, 1916 as the time when the "spending orgy" began in earnest. Mr. Sleeper said that road expenditures since that time have gone above the $11,000,000 mark, while school expenditures have soared beyond the mark of $44,000,000. The public bonded debt is $856,000 for the county, $5,044,750 for school districts, and $1,630,484 for road improvements, and acquisition and improvement districts, he said, making a total of $7,401,235. Estimating an average interest of 5½ percent, making a total of $407.667 in interest, and figuring the county's population at 125,000, which is 7000 more than the 1930 census. Mr. Sleeper reported a per capita interest payment annually of $32.56. Mexicans Go Back to Their Homeland The Mexican population of Orange county is steadily dwindling in numbers, about 2,000 having left for their homeland since the general exodus began come months ago. It is estimated that before the exodus began the county contained 6,000 Mexicans, while the number now is about 4,000. About 200 Mexican families from this county were to leave for old Mexico today, a special train carrying them leaving Los Angeles this morning. These families, with others who will go in their autos, will bring the total today to 700 or more. Attention carrying 799 Most us left last of last week and on October 8 about 1,000 departed. Most of the emigrants pay for their transportation but those who are unable to do so are provided for by the Mexican consulate at Los Angeles. ZETTE Is Now In Its 62d Year OLDEST RAPER IN THE COUNTY THE GAZETTE 108 NORTH EMILY STREET Number 3 Large Valencias in Prospect for 1932 The Associated Laboratories is predicting that exceptionally large sizes will prevail in the Valencia orchards next year. Measurements taken in 25 representative groves reveal that in the eight years such measurements have been taken only in one, 1924, did the fruit at this date exceed in size that now on the trees. Fruit on the outside of the tree now averages 2.069 inches while that inside, averages 1.991 inches. The rate of growth during the past month, however, was not up to normal. No official crop estimate on next year's production has been made, but growers declare the trees to be almost uniformly well laden, and have estimated that the total crop likely will be smaller than for 1930. However, with larger fruit the proportionate returns to the grower under normal marketing conditions will exceed that of the 1930 crop. Hallowe’en Parade On October 30 Route of Evening Feature on Downtown Streets—Many Prizes Offered Anaheim’s Hallowe’en party, on Friday night of next week, is going to be a gorgeous affair, according to all in- Two Old-Timers of Early Days One Boosted Land Values—Other Hurrahed for Jeff Davis Mr. Lum Smith was a dairyman, past middle age, with a closely cropped brownish beard in which few grey hairs appeared, but the hair on his head was streaked with silver. He was a good citizen, and except for putting spurs to his pony and galloping rapidly out of town when he had a bit too much of the ardent aboard, and yelling "Hurrah for Jeff Davis," wasn't a bad sort of chap at all. He Knew Poker He had a merry twinkle in his eye and had the reputation of playing a pretty stiff hand at poker. When at play his face was a study in impurity and no one could tell by looking at him whether he held a pair of duces or a full hand. Mr. R. Olden was agent for the Stearns Ranch Co., a bit past middle age, his face covered with a beard almost white, while his hair remained dark with not a trace of silver in it. Land at $20 an Acre He sold land hereabout at $20 per acre, and insistently declared that one day it would bring $100. When several years later farms began selling at $40. On October 30 Route of Evening Feature on Downtown Streets—Many Prizes Offered Anaheim's Hallowe'en party, on Friday night of next week, is going to be a gorgeous affair, according to all indications, and the downtown streets promise to be crowded with revelers. Much of the attention of the committee promoting the jamboree, of which Harry Horn is chairman, is being concentrated on the parade which will serve as a "curtain raiser" for the evening. About 50 floats and gaily decorated cars are in prospect for the parade, as well as many bands and drum and bugle corps, and marching patriotic and civic organizations. Route of Parade The street pageant is to organize at Five Points and from there move down into the city along Los Angeles street to Center, then southward to Broadway, east to Philadelphia, north to Center, east to Philadelphia, north to Center, west to Los Angeles and north to Sycamore, where the parade will disband. Many prizes in the form of cash and merchandise are offered on floats, cars and costumes, the committee on prizes consisting of O. H. Renner, William Grafton and H. E. Arnold. Show Window Displays Prizes are also to be awarded merchants who make the best window displays. The show windows along the parade route will be in themselves a feature, the decorations to bear a Hallowe'en flavor. The windows competing for awards are to be ready for the judges by 6 p.m. next Thursday and they will be judged between that time and 9 o'clock. The merchants are asked to turn on the lights in their stores at 6 p.m., raise the awnings and keep the lights aglow until midnight of October 30. The individuals who compete for costume prizes are to present themselves before the judges on the stage at the City Park theatre at 8:45 p.m. Prizes are offered for most attractive and most comical costumes worn by men, women, boys and girls. Hard Sleddin' for Fruit Stealers Fruit thieves have had a year of hard sleddin' in Orange county because of the alertness of the patrolmen who watch the orchards. Sixty arrests have been made in the last year, and all but two of the offenders were convicted, and received jail sentences totalling 314 Land at $20 an Acre He sold land hereabout at $20 per acre, and insistently declared that one day it would bring $100. When several years later farms began selling at $40, he said that land would yet go to a value of $200 per acre in this valley. He wrote articles for this newspaper on alfalfa growing, many crops per year, and on Odessa wheat, sorghum and kindred subjects. He issued pamphlets which he distributed throughout the east. He was the first real estate agent to direct the attention of eastern people to Southern California. He said this valley would one day be the most productive in the land and that agriculturally would be the richest. He lost no time in talking about these things which were his hobby and he spoke of them in season and out, no matter where he might be at the time, at a wedding or a funeral. The two met at the Planters hotel and became engaged in conversation. Mr. Smith expatiating upon the excellence of his milk and cream and Mr. Olden declaring that land values would go up higher and higher. "Do you know, Olden, why your beard is snow white, while your hair is hardly gray?" enquired Mr. Smith. "Look at my beard. It is hardly gray, while my hair is the same color it always was. You know why this is?" Why It Was Mr. Olden confessed he was quite at a loss to know why such things could be. "I'll tell you why it is." "Well, why is it?" It's because you're always wagging your jaw about your absurd land values, and your never used your brains to learn how ridiculous your statements are. My beard is turning gray because I use my brains and my beard has no grey in it because I keep my mouth shut." Mr. Olden declared that Mr. Smith had said a mouthful, but insisted that land values would continue to rise, would one day go to $400 and likely a much larger amount. Today these same lands are selling at from $3000 to $5000 per acre, and much of it cannot be bought at any price. What Olden said about land values has long since come true. Orange county is now the richest agriculturally in the United States and Olden started the upward trend of prices sixty odd years ago. Goodby Dinner for Hard Sleddin' for Fruit Stealers Fruit thieves have had a year of hard sleddin' in Orange county because of the alertness of the patrolmen who watch the orchards. Sixty arrests have been made in the last year, and all but two of the offenders were convicted, and received jail sentences totalling 314 months, or over 26 years. The patrolmen not only watch for fruit thieves, but they have gathered in chicken thieves, hog thieves, gasoline thieves, potato thieves, drunken drivers and burglars. About all kinds of law breakers fall into the nets of the patrolmen. And the patrol does still more. It has recovered a number of stolen cars, helped stalled cars out of ditches, towed cars to repair shops, carried accident victims to hospitals, and directed traffic where motor mishaps blocked roads. While the patrol has been reduced from eight to five men, they cover the county on their motorcycles, riding in pairs. The team of Fred Swayze and Stephen Duarte figured in 26 arrests. Sam Snodgrass and Walter Dungan made 24 arrests. Ives Brown and Walter Dungan as a team made six arrests recently. SCHOOL SURPLUS IS LOW Since the school finances of Santa Ana were cut by the county school budget, the surplus in the general fund of the county seat's schools is $26,370 according to a balance sheet submitted to the Board of Education by Dr. P. R. Davis, city school superintendent. The school officials regard this balance as uncomfortably low. Dr. Davis said that a surplus of about $70,000 had been anticipated. COUNTY LEGION MEETING The Orange County Council of the American Legion is to hold an open meeting at Santa Ana on November 6. The speaker is to be Emmerson J. Marks, a former Superior Judge, who a subject will be "Legion Activities." National Affairs Goodbye Dinner for Senator Shortridge U. S. Senator Shortridge will depart for Washington on November 15, and as a "goodbye" gesture and as an expression of regard, C. C. Chapman is at the head of a committee that is arranging for a dinner for the Senator. Invitations to the Senator's friends have been received this week, announcing that the dinner will be served at the Alexander hotel, Los Angeles. Senator Shortridge will be the principal speaker and the program will be broadcast over a state-wide hook-up. "Senator Shortridge is rounding out twelve years of service to California as a member of the U. S. Senate," said Mr. Chapman, "and I think it only fitting that Southern California residents join in a gesture of goodwill to him as he prepares to depart for Washington to resume the heavy responsibilities of his office." No Croadcasts from County Courts While a precedent was established in a Los Angeles court by permitting the proceedings of the Clark murder case to be broadcast, the precedent will not be followed by Orange county courts, according to Presiding Judge H. G. Ames. He holds that a broadcast of court proceedings not only would tend to lower the dignity of the court, but also that the broadcast of the argument alone would not enable the public to get a comprehensive view of a case. The Judge said he would be opposed to broadcasting either argument or testimony.