anaheim-gazette 1932-05-12

$5.44 OUT OF EVERY $8.19 PAID OUT BY COUNTY GOES FOR EDUCATION; PER CAPITA COST IN '31 IS $46.13 Burden of Taxation Becomes Depressing As Depression Itself; Citizens Study Expenditures In Hopes of Finding Expensive Frills Which May Be Eliminated to Save Large Sum (Continued from Page 1) A careful study of these figures show one of the reasons for a growing agitation for a new state constitution under which certain educational costs can be altered to meet modern conditions. The constitution was drawn up in the days when the state was sparse-settled and the proportionate cost of education, of necessity, had to be unduly high. With the coming of millions of people to the state, establishment of great metropolitan centers and thickly populated areas in many districts, the same old compulsory educational requirements have been followed. In recent months the residents of California, like citizens of every state in the union, have begun questioning where their tax money is being spent. They have discovered numerous loopholes which eat up millions of dollars with little or no benefit, and certain fixed charges which eat up a major share of every dollar raised by taxation. Why Is This Blame? The Gazette in article 10 published from time to time will show how the fixed charges against the United States government, of instance, approximate 70 cents on every dollar raised, so that on only 30 cents is there a chance of alleviation. Class and special legislation have taken this toll in taxpayer's dollars, with no promise of alleviation. School boards aren't entirely to blame for the high school taxes. In setting up the amount of money to be spent, the state artificially provides that a maximum of $30 per student in average daily attendance in elementary schools shall be raised. The county matches it with another $30. The state raises its money through taxation on operative property (a utilities such as railroads) and telephones. One More Win and IC4A Cup Troy’s Stanford and California Have Three Legs; U. S. C. and Cornell Four Each Just one more win in the I.C.A.A.A. A.A. championships on the part of the University of Southern California will give the Trojans premanent possession of the I.C.A. 4-A perpetual cup, the most highly prized of all track and field trophies. To obtain the trophy permanently an institution must win it five times, and the Southern Californians already have earned it on four occasions. Stanford and California each have three legs on the trophy. Cornell, like Southern California, has won the cup four times, but the Ithicans are not counted in the race this year. Yale and Pennsylvania have each won it once. The history of winners of the present I.C.A.A.A.A. A.trophy is as follows: 1915 and '16, Cornell; 1917, no meet; 1918 and '19, Cornell; 1920, Pennsylvania; 1921, '22 and '23, California, Yale; 1925 and '26, Southern California; 1927, '28 and '29, Stanford; 1930 and '31, Southern California. The 1932 championships of the I.C.A.A.A.A. A.trophy is as follows: 1915 and '16, Cornell; 1917, no meet; 1918 and '19, Cornell; 1920, Pennsylvania; 1921, '22 and '23, California, Yale; 1925 and '26, Southern California; 1927, '28 and '29, Stanford; 1930 and '31, Southern California. on only 30 cents is there a chance of alleviation. Class a speecha legislation have taken to toll in taxpayer's dollars, with no nomine of alleviation. School board aren't entirely to blame for the high school taxes. In setting up the amount of money to be spent, the state artfully provides that a maximum of $30 per student in average daily attendance in elementary schools shall be raised. The county matches this with another $30. The state raise its money through taxation on operative property (a utilities such as railroads, gas, light and telephone companies) with thus sent back to the county in proportion to the number of students attending school. Last year the state legislature passed a bill requiring that a 10 percent lead of a five per cent delinquency tax must be added for protraction of school bonds. This, together with the reduction of assessed valuation of property, added eight cents to the Orange county school tax fixed by the county auditor under state law. The tax was raised from 79 to 87 cents on this account alone. Where Money Goes State law provides for high schools; $30 for each student in average daily attendance; $550 for each year of a full four-year course; $80 for each and every unit or major fraction thereof up to 10 units; $60 for the second 10 units and $40 for the fourth ten units. The county matches the state funds with $60 per pupil in average daily attendance; $250 for each year of a full four-year course; and just half the amount the state pays, $40, $30, and $20, for the units. High school taxes this year are 98 cents on each $100 assessed valuation, divided as follows: 75 cents for the high school, 10 cents for the junior college and 13 cents for bonds. In grammar school a somewhat different arrangement is followed. The state taxes $30 for each student in average daily attendance, but the payment varies because it is based upon a unit of 35 students. For instance, a district with 14 pupils will be $1400, half from the state and half from the county, which is the same amount as one having 34 pupils, while for a district with 86 pupils will receive just twice as much. That makes the average paid for Anaheim schools slightly less than the $30 raised for each student. Elementary school taxes this year are 87 cents per $100 assessed valuation, divided as follows: 45 cents for operative costs, 15 cents for buildings, and 27 cents for bonds. FOUR-FOURS MEET Mr. and Mrs. Fred Backs were hosts to the Four-Fours club on Thursday evening. The members of the club were taken to dinner at a down town cafe and later were entertained at whist at the hospitable Backs home on North Philadelphia street. The ladies' prize at cards was won by Mrs. McFarland and Beaumont Picking Big Cherry Crop Following a winter of heavy rainfall and ideal growing weather the Beaumont district has commenced harvesting the largest cherry crop in its history. The first cherries were picked two weeks ago and cherries in larger quantities are being marketed daily. Known everywhere for their exceptional quality, the Beaumont cherries this year are setting a new standard for size and lusciousness. From now on the harvest will continue in full swing until about the 15th of June. The annual Cherry Fair and exhibit under the auspices of the American Legion and the Farm Center will be held May 28, 29, and 30. Otto Hoefer Funeral Is Held On Monday Scores of friends and relatives attended the funeral of Otto Hoefer, 74. Anaheim contractor and resident for eight years, at the Backs, Terry and Campbell parlors Monday afternoon. Rev. Harold L. Thatcher, pastor of the Wesley Methodist church, South, officiated. Burial followed at the Failhaven mausoleum. Mr. Hoefer died at his home, 715 Zeyn street, Thursday evening. Mr. Hoefer came to Anaheim from St. Paul, Minn., following his retirement from business. He was a native of Galena, Ill. He was a building contractor. He is survived by his widow, Christian Plath Hoefer; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Williams, Fremont, Neb., Mrs. August Grube, Costa Mesa, and Mrs. Carolina Hobson, Indianapolis. Ind. Two brothers, George Hoefer, Long Beach, and John Hoefer, Lander, Wyo., also survive. Burglars Enter 2 Lumber Offices A box of cigarets and a dollar's worth of stamps is the total loot obtained by burglars who entered into the police commission's directorship of tor vehicles. In the first time since his appointment FOUR-FOURS MEET Mr. and Mrs. Fred Backs were hosts to the Four-Fours club on Thursday evening. The members of the club were taken to dinner at a down town cafe and later were entertained at whist at the hospitable Backs home on North Philadelphia street. The ladies' prize at cards was won by Mrs. McCord and the men's by Fritz Yungbluth. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Backs, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Yungbluth, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dolan, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Zeppenfeld, Judge and Mrs. Homer Ames, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McFadden, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. McCord, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wallop, Miss Winifred Melrose. The next meeting of the club will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dolan. Has a Mouthful Rita Jean McDonald of Kansas City is only 16 months old, but she has already got a full set of teeth. This is believed to be a world's record. Burglars Enter 2 Lumber Offices A box of cigarets and a dollar's worth of stamps is the total loot obtained by burglars who Sunday evening "jimmed" windows with a bar and entered the Gibbs Lumber and the Patten Davis Lumber companies. At the latter place the burglars found the safe unlocked, went through its contents but overlooked a small amount of cash. They broke into money drawers at the counter but secured only the stamps and cigarets. At the Gibbs Lumber company, the burglars again overlooked a small amount of cash, and consequently nothing was reported stolen or missing. Police secured the fingerprints of one burglar who evidently had discarded 'a glove when he opened the Patten Davis safe. Mrs. Ernst Borchert Enttains "500" Club Mrs. Ernst Borchert entertained the "500" club at her home on Garden Grove road on Tuesday afternoon. After enjoying a delicious luncheon at 1 o'clock the afternoon was devoted to bridge. Mrs. Joe Carroll won the first prize and Miss Sophie Rimpau the second. The club will be entertained next month by Mrs. Fred Backs. Those present were Mrs. E. Borchert, Mrs. F. A. Yungbluth, Mrs. Fred Backs, Mrs. Wm. Dolan, Mrs. Jos. Clayes, Mrs. D. Singleton, Mrs. Arthur Lewis, Mrs. Julius Schneider, Mrs. J. W. Wallop, Mrs. Jos. Carroll, Miss Sophie Rimpau, Miss Winifred Melrose. Even a sweet young girl may grow into an old maid and be a vinegar cruet. Stressing the accident to pledge himselftection to the patrol to enforcesought the co-owner lower the acciden "Accidents ongoing in loss of life have become so garded as a Roche's statement. "While it must some accidents majority result intoxication and "To reduce the minimum should be the endeavor unit of the depa "Fulsome planations will detected public incidents can resultous performancecomplishment by painstaking vision of the high officer therefore protection of the service and sacrilegemembers of unit of the depa Only twenty-fifth York City's populatedborn Seventeenth of Russia." This Girl's Handy With Tools Peggy Stengel, 17-year-old redhead of Pittsburgh, earns pin-money by whittling little ships, houses, etc., and putting them together inside of boats. 5,655 Jobs Found for Unemployed During March, According to Sacramento Records California’s Business Condition Is Improvement. Leaders In Various State Departments Claim As Record of Employment For the Past Year and a Half Are Surveyed March proved a banner month in the number of placements for unemployed according to records received from Sacramento, thus indicating the business conditions throughout the state are improving. Fremont School to Present Pageant Blast Tradition and Starlight Precedent In Commencement Exercises This Year When the graduating class at Fremont school stages its commencement pageant "Washington Returns" at city park on June 5, tradition will blasted and a precedent set for future classes. Instead of the traditional speaker commencement exercises, the eight grade at Fremont has decided that will take 50 of its 159 members and put on a pageant in three scenes, depicting characters of Washington's day, with all characters wearing typical colorful day dress. After taking part in the program, members will shed their costumes and appear girls in white sports frocks with blue jackets and red-scarf and boys in white trousers and dark coats and bow ties, according to Principal Wilbert Bonney, who will present Chairman Frank N. Gibbs of the board of trustees who, in turn, will preside the diplomas. To Make Awards Medals and awards to outstanding students in the class will be made by the Honor society of the high school and by the Anaheim post, American Legion. The class will take part as whole in singing its class song, composed this year by Wesley Morgan. P. S. Doane is chairman of the committee in charge of the pageant, Miss Mabel C. Barnes in charge of the dramatic production and Miss A. Fredrickson and H. P. Holmes in charge of properties, and Miss Hazel Tilson in charge of art work. Miss L. Hansen has charge of music and Donothy K. Winslow charge of costumes. The Cast The complete cast follows: Ann Ellen Collins; Mainny, Jean Gordon David; Jerrold Nesmith; Kathryn Heen Hopkins; picture book man, Houston Kier; Colonel Washington, Davie Bussh; Mrs. Washington, Robert Beat; Colonel Fairfax, Fred Lincoln. 5,655 Jobs Found for Unemployed During March, According to Sacramento Records California’s Business Condition Is Improvement, Leaders In Various State Departments Claim As Record of Employment For the Past Year and a Half Are Surveyed March proved a banner month in the number of placements for unemployed according to records received from Sacramento, thus indicating the business conditions throughout the state are improving. During the 31-day period 5,655 placements were made as compared with 4,855 in February, bringing the total number of jobs found since July 1, 1930, to 174,598. “Records in the division of corporations for the past several years indicate that March is the banner month and thus far in 1932 the month which ushers in the spring season in California apparently brought an increased volume of new business, as well as setting a high mark for the amount of business handled.” Edwin M. Daugherty, state director of investment said. “Not only was March the best month of the year, with a total of 522 applications, but it is of note that it was the largest month in new business during the half-year period since last October when there were 554 applications. “In many respects, the report for March has set a mark for 1932 and may indicate a trend which has many encouraging aspects and is hoped will prove to be the beginning of a definite upward curve in business.” The department of agriculture also reports an improved outlook, particularly for growers of fruits and vegetables. “In general, the entire line of fruits and vegetables seemed to hold a stronger market position than for many weeks, and growers were encouraged by the more favorable returns,” the report said. Roche Is Seeking Road Protection Pledges Program of “High Grade of Service and Sacrifice” for Department Stressing the need of a reduction in the accident toll on the highways and pledging himself to a program of “protection to the public and a high grade of service and sacrifice.” Theodore J. Roche, for years identified with law enforcement work in San Francisco as police commissioner, has assumed the directorship of the department of motor vehicles. In the first formal statement issued since his appointment, Roche called on Miss Mabel C. Barnes in charge of dramatic production and Miss A. Fredrickson and H. P. Holmes in charge of properties, and Miss Hazel Tilson in charge of art work. Miss L. Hansen has charge of music and Dorothy K. Winslow charge of costumes. The Cast The complete cast follows: Ann Ellen Collins; Manny, Jean Gordon David; Jerrold Nesmith; Kathryn, Heen Hopkins; picture book man, Houston Kier; Colonel Washington, Davus Bussh; Mrs. Washington, Robert Beat; Colonel Fairfax, Fred Livingston; Mrs. Fairfax, Katherine Collins. Colonel Mason, Perry Doepke; Mr. Mason, Dorothy Marvin; Jackie Curtis; Harold Ryals; Patsy Curtis, Bet Richardson; Sally Fairfax, Naomi Calin; Johnny Carlyle, David Lehmel; Manny Lou, Margaret Smith; five small children—Dona Lee McKee, Jun Bruner, Joyce Pool, Bobby Richardson and Bobby Jones. Captain Quincy, Robert Cherry Lieut. Clark, Louis Allen; young corporal. Kenneth Dougan; messenger Jimmie Morris; soldiers—James McMillan, Henry Ruiz, Archie Baker Lloyd Fitzpatrick, William Underwood William Klapper, Tom Hald, Robert Shoupe, Ronald Olsen, Ted Kirkhar William Jaberg, Rollie Parker, Thornton Miller, Bobby Armentrout. Trojans Drilling For Fresno Relays Stressing the need of a reduction in the accident toll on the highways and pledging himself to a program of "protection to the public and a high grade of service and sacrifice." Theodore J. Roche, for years identified with law enforcement work in San Francisco as police commissioner, has assumed the directorship of the department of motor vehicles. In the first formal statement issued since his appointment, Roche called on members of the California highway patrol to enforce the law fearlessly and sought the co-operation of the public to lower the accident death rate. "Accidents on the highways resulting in loss of life, injury and disaster have become so numerous as to be regarded as almost commonplace." Roche's statement said. "While it must be conceded that some accidents are unavoidable the majority result from reckless driving, intoxication and negligence." To reduce these casualties to a minimum should be the aim and must be the endeavor of the enforcement unit of the department. "The public inherently has the right to demand the maximum protection on the roads and highways of this state. The public sense of security thereon can be measured only with the satisfactory discharge of our responsibilities." "Fulsome statements or wordy explanations will not placate an unprotected public. The decrease of accidents can result only from a punctilious performance of duty and such accomplishment can be realized only by painstaking and exacting supervision of the highways. The executive officer therefore pledges for the protection of the public a high grade of service and sacrifice as a standard of the members of the traffic enforcement unit of the department." Only twenty-five percent of New York City's population is American born. Seventeen percent are natives of Russia. Trojans Drilling For Fresno Relays Wykoff, Halstead, Garber and Stewart Are On Shelf With Injuries University of Southern California track and field athletes resumed workouts Monday in preparation for the defense of their crown in the West Coast relay championships at Fresno Saturday night. Because of poor weather for track workouts and also because of an epidemic of sickness and injuries on his squad, Coach Cromwell gave his men only light training last week after the Stanford meet. For the next few days, however, Bovard field will be a busy place as the Trojan mentor believes that his athletes need plenty of work to get them in good shape for the Fresno meet. Just how some of the Trojan relay teams will line up for the carnival has not yet been determined because several of the S.C. stars may not be able to compete. Frank Wykoff has not been able to work out because of the old injury in his back since the Stanford meet, while Cliff Halstead, who was scheduled to run in both the two-mile and distance medley relays, has been out with the flu. Dick Wehner, who was also scheduled to be a member of the two-mile relay team and possibly also to run on a second one-mile quartet, is at present out with a pulled leg muscle. Bill Draber, pole vaulter, whose old ankle injury has kept him from practicing, and Jim Stewart, high jumper, who has been suffering from a cold, are going to resume workouts the middle of this week. EMPLOYMENT is created only by dollars in action What causes unemployment in California? Principally dollars that refuse to work. Remove large sums of money from circulation, and the entire business and industrial structure is affected. Put all inactive funds back to work and employment conditions become normal . . . 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The Cast plete cast follows: Anne, Ms; Mammy, Jean Gordon;old Nesmith; Kathryn, Hel; picture book man, Hous-Colonel Washington, David Mrs. Washington, Roberta del Fairfax, Fred Living-Fairfax, Katherine Collins. Jason, Perry Doepke; Mrs. Bothy Marvin; Jackie Curtis, ils; Patsy Curtis, Betty Sally Fairfax, Naomi Car-Carlyle, David Lehmer; mu, Margaret Smith; five en—Dona Lee McKee, Juneece Pool, Bobby Richard-Bobby Jones. Quincy, Robert Cherry: Louis Allen; young cor-eeth Dougan; messenger. Harris; soldiers—James Mc-ury Ruiz, Archie Baker,atrick, William Underwood,apper, Tom Hald, Robert hald-Olsen, Ted Kirkhart,erg, Rollie Parker, Thorn-Bobby Armentrout. TUNE IN... Each Saturday Evening 7:15 to 7:45 KGO — KFI "Back to Good Times" SIGNS OF BETTER TIMES* Preliminary work has been started on a $392,000 post office building at Long Beach. —U.S. Department of Labor Demand for farm help increased during February in nearly all agricultural areas of California. —U.S. Department of Labor Sales of wholesalers in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District (7 western states) increased during February. —Federal Reserve Bank BANK of AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION BUSY BUTTONS SAYS... ELECTRICITY Shortens the work day Lengthens the play day Every electrical appliance that comes into the home helps to shorten the working day. ELECTRICITY Shortens the work day Lengthens the play day Every electrical appliance that comes into the home helps to shorten the working day. The washing machine cuts Monday in two. The ironer saves hours on Tuesday. The vacuum cleaner saves hours on Wednesday and Saturday. The refrigerator saves extra steps every day. And the other devices all contribute to shortening the work day. Formerly, only homes with servants knew the real meaning of leisure—now every home with electrical equipment has time for play. Southern California Edison Company Ltd.