anaheim-gazette 1932-02-25

TOMORROW FRANK PARKER STOCKBRIDGE GOLD— Not long ago I told in this column of a foolish millionaire who put a million dollars in gold into a safe-deposit box. Several persons have written to me saying my figures were wrong as to the size of the box it would take to hold so much gold. My banker friend who told me the story said that a box 17½ inches square and 13½ inches deep would hold a million in gold. The superintendent of the U. S. Assay Office in New York gave me some corroborative figures. "A million dollars in gold bullion would occupy a space of 4,752 cubic inches or 23 cubic feet," he said, "and would weigh 3,316 pounds avoirdupois, or 1.58 tons. We weigh gold bars by grains, and an ounce of gold is a troy ounce, which contains 480 grains; but when we ship gold bars we weigh them, for freight purposes, in avoirdupois pounds, of 7,000 grains to the pound. It takes 25.8 grains of coin gold to make a dollar, so the $20 goldpiece, or double eagle, contains a little more than an ounce of coin gold and a little less than a troy ounce of pure gold." BOOKS— This year there will be fewer books published, but they will be better books. The publishers say. For several years it has been possible for almost anybody to get a book published, whether the author knew how to write and had something to say, or not. The country was flooded with volumes from the pens of young writers whose ambitions outran their abilities, who had never taken the trouble to learn how Sleeper Anticipates 5 Million Bills In Non-operative Property Total value of non-operative property of the county last year assessed, at $165,083,250, probably will drop about five million dollars this year, as a result of reduced stocks in stores, shut-down of oil wells, and other factors which marked 1931. County Assessor James Sleeper announced this week, as he prepared to send his deputies into the field for the annual check-up. The deputies will begin their work March 7 and continue until the first Monday in July, although some of them will complete their task before that time. Those named to assist Sleeper are: Anaheim, J. Omelia and John Eley; T. D. Knights, C. R. Couden, H. D. Traveller, Cliff Thatcher and Frank Corey, for Santa Ana; Ross S. Stukey and George H. Franzen, for Orange; John R. Fletcher, El Modena; Lloyd Fuller and M. Gregory for Fullerton; Claude Ridgway, La Habra; Ralph Chaffee, Huntington Beach; Wayne Holt, Garden Grove; R. R. Rosselot, Costa Mesa; Hugh Plumb, Tustin; Harry Saulsbery, Buena Park; Fred Chapman, Newport Beach; George Thompson and Robert Parker, Laguna Beach; John Landell, San Juan Capistrano; Thomas Murphine Jr., San Clemente; Charles Robb, Olinda; and R. C. Patton, of Orange, and R. W. Bullock. Santa Ana, office deputies. Scientists Hold Special Service Local Church Pays Honor to George Washington in Birthday Observance As a part of the nation-wide celebration of the George Washington bicentennial a special service was held on Monday, February 22, by First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Anaheim, a branch of The Mother Church. BOOKS— This year there will be fewer books published, but they will be better books. the publishers say. For several years it has been possible for almost anybody to get a book published, whether the author knew how to write and had something to say, or not. The country was flooded with volumes from the pens of young writers whose ambitions outran their abilities, who had never taken the trouble to learn how to write and who, quite generally, were interested in nothing but decency. The reading public is getting disgusted with books which reflect no emotions above the level of animalism, recognize no spiritual forces or values in life. Readers are turning back to the sound old classics. More young folk are reading Robinson Crusoe than have for years turned to that great book, which ranks next to the Bible and Shakespeare in its enduring value as a source at once of entertainment and inspiration. ABILITY— I think we are coming toward the end of the time when incompetence could "put itself over" by blatant advertising of inferior products. People are not buying poor quality products now, and are not so ready to believe what plausible promoters tell them. It is going to be harder, for a few years at any rate, for swindlers to sell worthless stocks and bonds, and for self-styled artists to palm off their so-called "modern" paintings and sculptures as real works of art. Ability is going to come into its own again. The principal trouble with the nation and the world today is that second-rate and third-rate men have been hallyhooed as first-raters and getting away with it. HOUSING— Lewis Mumford, distinguished New York architect, says that the home has again become the family recreational center, and that the home of the future must be much more comfortable and beautiful. At the Museum of Modern Art many other architects have shown that they agree with him, exhibiting pictures and models of houses designed to meet modern conditions, some of which are actually built or building. Glass is used liberally, both for outer walls and partitions, giving every room ample air and sunlight. Homes built in rows, if properly planned, are now held to give more privacy than detached houses, and they cost less to build. Soundproof walls are insisted upon. Large living rooms facing gardens, and kitchens built to save labor are regarded as essential. Roofs will be utilized for recreation in the cities and towns of the future, and all homes will have ample balconies besides. Some of the plans and pictures of these 'modern homes look odd to eyes accustomed to conventional forms, but Special Service Local Church Pays Honor to George Washington in Birthday Observance As a part of the nation-wide celebration of the George Washington bicentennial, a special service was held on Monday, February 22, by First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Anaheim, a branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass. The service included an address on George Washington, issued by The Christian Science Board of Directors. This address, read by the First Reader, was in part as follows: "Among all men who have attained to an equal degree of prominence, George Washington is one of comparatively few whose public and private lives are conspicuous for the presence of right and the absence of wrong. This meeting, therefore, furnishes an occasion for recounting some of his moral and spiritual traits. "When his environment is considered, Washington can be seen as conspicuously unselfish... Another of Washington's traits was his intelligent devotion to unity of thought and action by the American colonies and states at times when this fundamental requisite seemed almost hopeless. "Unquestionably, Washington was a man of good character and of good intelligence... There is dependable evidence that the companions of his youth regarded Washington as having one of them has recorded,' an extraordinary and exalted character,' when Washington, at the age of forty-two, was in the Continental Congress of 1774. Patrick Henry said: 'If you speak of solid information and sound judgment, Colonel Washington is unquestionably the greatest man on that floor.' It is such facts as these which explain why Washington was early the outstanding figure in American life, even before his later and greater prominence. "Among Washington's most firmly formed traits were his faith in God and his respect for religion, even for other people's religions... Evidently, also he had a sense of Principle. For instance, when the Constitutional Convention met in 1787, and the prospect for agreement on a plan of national government seemed remote, Washington said to his fellow-delegates from Virginia: 'Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The event is in the hands of God." "On the whole, therefore, it can be said of George Washington that he served God and men consistently and faithfully, according to what he regarded as his opportunities, that he did this unselfishly, and that no lapse of time is likely to dim either the value or the virtue of his service." The Christian Science Lesson-Sermon was prepared especially for the bicentennial program. The schedule given on agriculture jects, under the cultural extension KFI, is herewith Advisor Harold week beginning I week beginning I day. February 29—Walnuts." M. H. farm advisor. L. March 1—1932 C. V. Castle. as Los Angeles county commissioner to Prevent Grapefruit." cultural commission March 3—'Calave Easter Menus.' M director of nutrition Exchange. Injunction Bastard Smaller Credits Seek Permanent Forms Apparently many Bastardry ranged over the large world, under a ship, small credit amount to more off utter defeat when Federal Ju Angeles Saturday order in time to purchase of the $1,170,000 in bonds America Trust and trustee. The property was scheduled to be last Saturday at St. steps. It is estimated proximately $10,000 wouldn't bring at the amount of the out. This would re trust deed of $750,solidated Securities 000 crop mortgage and Oil company: MORTGAGES— The safest investment in the world, according to Joe Day, is a first mortgage up to not over 60 percent of its actual value, on an owner-occupied dwelling house anywhere in the United States. Joseph P. Day has sold more real estate than any other man ever sold, and he is also a director of the largest money-lending institution in world, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The cities and towns of the nation are over-built with business and apartment structures built to rent, says Joe Day, but there is a crying need for several million modern one-family homes. There is plenty of money available to build them, but the need is for better ways of making that money available to the home owner at reasonable cost. That is coming, investors think, and soon. Mrs. Crankshaft—Hurry up, dear, we're late. What on earth detained you? Mr. Crankshaft—Drat it all, why can't you put things back where you find them? It took me 20 minutes rumaging about the garage to find our Austin. Scatter grass seed on the lawn in the thin spots if you have not already attended to it. Seavys Asking $15,302 For Accident Injuries D. Stead this week faces a suit for $15,302 filed late last week by Samuel G. Seavy and Effle Seavy of Orange, who ask that amount in judgment for injuries received in an automobile accident January 20 at Olive and Almond streets, Orange. The complaint charge the Stead car collided with the Seavy machine at the above-named intersection. ANAHEIM GAZETTE States 5 Million Reduction in Active Property Assessments Benefit Helps Raise Funds for Children Benefit program given by Lincoln school children under the auspices of the Pythian Sisters was given Wednesday evening in the Knights of Pythias hall for the purpose of raising funds with which to buy food and pay expenses for giving noon-day meals to under-ted children at the Lincoln school. The children presented a comedy-fare playlet, "Julius Caesar," Mrs. F. M. Eden, most worthy chief of the Pythian Sisters, was in charge of arrangements. Excellent Walnut Crop Is Predicted Lots of Rain and Cold Weather Is Ideal; Buds Indicate Big Crop Walnut growers of Orange county are optimistic. The cold weather, which has kept the trees from sending sap to their branches prematurely, together with the beneficial heavy rains, has been ideal for proper walnut crops, according to Secretary-Manager Walter Ross of the Anaheim Walnut Growers association. Growers claim that buds on trees indicate an exceptionally heavy walnut crop this year. Mr. Ross, however, refuses to commit himself on this point, but does state that the walnut growers will face a clean crop in 1932 because all of the 1931 crop has been sold. Agricultural Radio 3184 Carloads Lettuce Shipped form Imperial A total of 3,184 carloads of lettuce were shipped from the Imperial valley during January, according to Dudley Moulton, director of the state department of agriculture, who said the shipments set a new record for the number of graded cars certified from any California district. Of the total shipments, Moulton said approximately 60 per cent, or 1,831 carloads were inspected and certified by the federal-state inspection service. Eight cars were graded as U. S. fancy and 1,344 cars as U. S. No. 1, which included nearly 75 per cent of all inspections. Director Moulton said that Imperial valley packers exercised considerable pains in their grading operations. Growing conditions were unfavorable during most of the season, with dry and hot weather during the fall followed by early freezes which destroyed a great part of the early plantings. Continued freezes, with some low temperatures caused additional difficulty during the month of January. Christian Science Lesson-Sermon Given A Lesson-Sermon on "Christ Jesus" will be presented on Sunday in all branches of The Mother Church. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. One of the Scriptural selection cites these verses from Luke: "And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Gallicie, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the Virgin's name was Mary ... And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." A correlative passage from "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, states: "Jesus Agricultural Radio Program Announced The schedule of daily radio talks given on agricultural and allied subjects, under the auspices of the agricultural extension service and station KFI, is herewith announced by Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg for the week beginning February 29. The talks are presented at 12 o'clock noon each day. February 29—"The 1932 Outlook for Walnuts," M. H. Kimball, assistant farm advisor, Los Angeles county. March 1—"1932 Outlook for Dairying," C. V. Castle, assistant farm advisor, Los Angeles county. March 2—"Inspection to Prevent Shipment of Frosted Grapefruit." B. A. Harrigan, agricultural commissioner, Imperial county. March 3—"Calavos in the Lenten and Easter Menus," Mrs. Adeltha Peterson, director of nutrition, Calava Growers Exchange. Injunction Halts Bastanchury Sale Smaller Creditors Apparently Seek Permanent Receivership For Ranch Apparently maneuvering to place the Bastanchury ranch of 2200 acres, considered the largest orange grove in the world, under a permanent receivership, small creditors whose total claims amount to more than $1 million have received off utter defeat at least once this month when Federal Judge Conrad C. Walters issued a resisting order in time to prevent sale by public auction of the property to satisfy $1,170,000 in bonds held by the Bank of America Trust and Savings Association, trustee. The property was advertised for and scheduled to be sold at public auction last Saturday at Santa Ana courthouse steps. It is estimated to be worth approximately $10,000,000, but probably wouldn't bring at public sale more than the amount of the bonds it is pointed out. This would mean that the second trust deed of $750,000 held by the Consolidated Securities company; a $300,000 crop mortgage held by the Standard Oil company; claims of $3,285 by Income Tax Aide Here For 3 Days Friday, Saturday and Monday a deputy income tax collector will be stationed in the Anaheim city hall for the purpose of assisting local residents in making out their income tax reports. Deputies reported last week to A. B. Pilch, of Santa Ana, deputy collector of internal revenue for Orange county. They have been assigned to various cities within the county for certain days. One will be on duty from now until March 15, deadline for filing income tax returns, at Santa Ana. Single persons with incomes of $1500 or more, and married persons with incomes of $3500 or more are required to file an income tax report. If the gross income of man and wife, or of a single person, reaches $5000 or more, a report must be filed, no matter if exemptions eliminate the tax. Miss Highhat (introduced to man she loved 20 years ago)—I beg pardon, sir, but I did not catch your name. Old Batch—I know you didn't but that is not your fault—you tried hard enough. In Science — Sermon Given The mon on "Christ Jesus" is printed on Sunday in all The Mother Church. The of Christ, Scientist, in Scriptural selections cite from Luke: "And in the angel Gabriel was sent to a city of Gallicc, named a virgin espoused to a name was Joseph, of the old; and the virgin's name And the angel said unto Mary: for thou hast with God. And, behold, receive in thy womb, and son, and shalt call his He shall be great, and the Son of the Highest; God shall give unto him his father David; and he never the house of Jacob of his kingdom there shall passage from "Science with Key to the Scriptures," over Eddy, states: "Jesus" Cable Foot Machine Phone 3111 was the son of a virgin. He was appointed to speak God's word and to appear to mortals in such a form of humanity as they could understand as well as perceive. Mary's conception of him was spiritual, for only purity could reflect Truth and Love, which were plainly incarnate in the good and pure Christ Jesus." Unemployment Relief Sale Taller-made suits, $24.50. Extra pants free. January only $88 E. Center ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS—Music, Drama, Dance. SPECIAL FEATURE: Sight-reading classes. 489 W. Center St. Phone 4812. DAINTY WOMEN USE DUPOW because it successfully controls irritating and disagreeable discharges. It is healing, soothing, comforting, antiseptic and dependably sanitary. It supplies that personal hygiene so constantly desired by discriminating women. Formula by D. L. Davis, M. D. Easily carried—Dissolves rapidly—Does not stain clothing—Requires no special apparatus. Full instructions with every package. 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