anaheim-gazette 1932-07-07

For Buyers and Sellers GAZETTE WANT ADS GET RESULTS THE GAZETTE CALL TWO-FOUR-ONE-FOUR VOL. LXII ASSESSMENTS OF COUNTY ARE SLIGHTLY LESS Anaheim Shows Increase As Huntington Beach Biggest Loss Orange county assessments decreased from $165,083,250 to $153,981,285, a total of $11,101,965 or a little over 6 per cent, was announced when Tax Assessor James Sleeper Tuesday evening submitted the rolls to the county board of supervisors which for the next ten days sits daily as a board of equalization. Huntington Beach suffered the greatest reduction in valuation of any district within the county. Assessment values of $6,196,396 were recorded this year, dropping from $8,373,750 in 1931, and less than 50 per cent of the valuations in 1929. Other cities suffered decreases, also. Santa Ana lost nearly a million dollars, slipping from $23,360,015 in 1931, to $22,594,345 this year. Fullerton's valuations were $11,564,510 as compared with $11,992,030 last year and Orange suffered a slash from $5,830,840 to $5,764,770. San Clemente lost from $962,820 to $936,635. Anaheim Grows Other places gained. Anaheim's valuations grew from $7,912,910 to $8,055,465. Brea went from $1,210,210 to $1,229,005. Placentia gained slightly. CONQUERING OF DEPRESSION IS FLQAT'S THEME "Cut It Short." This curt slogan completes the thought behind the tentative float design of a mechanical figure representing Uncle Sam sawing away on the log of depression, which the chambers of commerce plans to enter in the tournament of lights at Newport Harbor. Secretary George Reid announced the design and stated that Artist Fred Robins is working on the float. The design is being adapted from the cover of a popular magazine. Anaheim's float last year, which also attacked the problems of fightin' the depression, won sweepstakes. Gauer Elected Board Chieftain School Attendance For Past Year Shows Slight Increase Superintendent Melbourne A. Gauer of Anaheim elementary schools was elected president of the County Board of Education at the meeting of that group in Santa Ana last Saturday. Mr. Gauer, well known for his educational work in Anaheim schools, has been a member of the county board for a number of years. Other cities suffered decreases, also Santa Ana lost nearly a million dollars, slipping from $23,360,015 in 1931, to $22,594,345 this year. Fullerton's valuations were $11,564,510 as compared with $11,992,030 last year and Orange suffered a slash from $5,830,840 to $5,764,770. San Clemente lost from $962,820 to $936,635. Anaheim Grows Other places gained: Anaheim's valuations grew from $7,912,910 to $8,055,465. Brea went from $1,210,210 to $1,229,005. Placentia gained slightly, from $421,495 to $433,155, and Tustin went up from $623,580 to $709,415, while Newport Beach increased from $6,030,120 to $6,428,240. Laguna Beach also grew, from $3,471,580 to $3,493,255, and Seal Beach gained from $1-752,285 to $1-781,925. These figures are for non-operative property taxed by the county for county purposes. Operative property, Sleeper pointed out, is taxed by the state and its valuations are not included with these figures. Most of the monies raised through operative property by the state goes for educational purposes. Merchants Learn About Tax Waste Merchants and manufacturers of Anaheim this week pondered the message of government bureaucracy — especially in matters of taxation and its effect upon the average citizen—given by Advertising Manager E. C. Anderson of the Citizens National Trust and Savings bank of Los Angeles before the local association at the regular luncheon-meeting held Wednesday at Punk's Confectionery. Charts showing that Californians pay for city, county and state government a per capita tax of $105.90 drew especial interest, while hite tremendous number of persons employed in governmental agencies received attention when the speaker pointed out many needless expenditures the government is forced into by "loud-mouthed" minorities. Cost of the veterans' bureau received consideration. The speaker expressed a willingness to "dig down" in his pocket to help where help is needed, but resented being taxed to pay for allotments to men who were physically and mentally able to help themselves, and for persons who in no way received their disabilities in the World War. Chairman Vic Loly of the program committee introduced the speaker. President Harry Horn heard reports of Bill Payne on progress of a committee studying proposed by-laws, which will be submitted at the next meeting. Committeemen O. M. Renner, Payne, School Attendance For Past Year Shows Slight Increase Superintendent Melbourne A. Gauer of Anaheim elementary schools was elected president of the County Board of Education at the meeting of that group in Santa Ana last Saturday; Mr. Gauer, well known for his educational work in Anaheim schools, has been a member of the county board for a number of years. Other members of the board are: County Superintendent of Schools Ray Adkinson, ex-officio secretary of the board; S. R. Fitz, superintendent of schools at Garden Grove; B. F. Beswick, rural supervisor and assistant superintendent of schools; and Carl I. Thomas, principal of Intermediate school. Orange. ATTENDANCE GAINS, SCHOOL COSTS LOWER Percentages of attendance of the kindergarten and elementary schools of Anaheim during the school year 1931-32 increased from 96.4 in 1930-31 to 97.29 for the past year, according to figures released following the school board meeting held last Friday. At the same time, the average daily attendance cost per pupil dropped from $81.37 in 1930-31 to $81.21, a decrease of 16 cents, while pupils with perfect attendance records jumped from 198 to 323. During the past year the average daily attendance of the kindergarten schools was 112, while for the elementary grades it was 1541. This compares with 120 in the kindergarten in the previous year, and 1531 in the elementary schools. School calendar for the next school year was adopted, as follows: School opens Sept. 18; Nov. 11, holiday; Nov. 24-25. Thanksgiving holiday; Dec. 16. schools close for Christmas vacation; Dec. 17-18, institute days for teachers; Jan. 3, schools take up again; April 7. schools close for spring vacation; April 17, schools take up again; May 30, Memorial day (holiday); June 9. schools close for year. Plan Program For Royal Arch Program of the Royal Arch Masons of Anaheim for the months of July and August has been prepared by High Priest Harry O. Warton. Mr. and Mrs. E. Marion will entertain Royal Arch Masons and their families at the Marion cottage at Anaheim Landing July 14. Swimmers are invited down for the afternoon, and dinner for all will be served at 7:30 o'clock. Expenditures As Income Uncle Sam Must As Result of War Debt With the democrats convention blaming them for the huge national debt credit for all measures mating $300,000,000 but shaved nearly in half had a struggle to pass a penses over $50,000,000 craats have little to hold they control the house. A year ago it became the country was going mendous national deficits When governmental receiving lower, they catapult government expenditure congress began to be paid jumped up millions of or come provisions made. Income Drops O The result for 1932 thaof approximately $2,86 come taxes shrunk from in 1929 to $1,076,000,000 to receipts dropped 000 in 1928 to $339,000,miscellaneous income ww$294,000,000 to $144,000 pressed a willingness to "dig down" in his pocket to help where help is needed, but resented being taxed to pay for allotments to men who were physically and mentally able to help themselves, and for persons who in no way received their disabilities in the World War. Chairman Vic Loly of the program committee introduced the speaker. President Harry Horn heard reports of Bill Payne on progress of a committee studying proposed by-laws, which will be submitted at the next meeting. Committeemen O. M. Renner, Payne, Marion Spencer, E. E. Smith, Loly, and Harry C. Arthur sr., were named to outline activities of the association for the next few months. Legion, Auxiliary to Meet Friday Evening Orange county councils of the American Legion and Auxiliary will meet jointly in the Knights of Pythias hall, Anaheim. The local Auxiliary will serve dinner at 7 o'clock. Speakers will be provided by the Legion. JOE GISH FREE AIR AS THE NEW TAX ON NATURAL GAS AIMED AT RADIO ANNOUNCERS OR PRESIDENTIAL ENTRIES? For Royal Arch Program of the Royal Arch Masons of Anaheim for the months of July and August has been prepared by High Priest Harry O. Warton. Mr. and Mrs. E. Marion will entertain Royal Arch Masons and their families at the Marion cottage at Anaheim Landing July 14. Swimmers are invited down for the afternoon, and dinner for all will be served at 7:30 o'clock. On July 21 the lodge will hold initiation, conferring past and most excellent master degrees. Grand High Priest Barnard of Santa Maria will visit the Anaheim chapter August 18, for which special lodge features are being planned. Tri-Counties Fair Up To State Board Approval of the California state board of agriculture is all that is needed now to make final and binding the proposal for a gigantic tri-counties fair embracing Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties in a single exhibition to be given at Pomona. The thirty-second agricultural district board of Orange county recently passed a resolution recommending such a gigantic fair, and the sixth agricultural district board of Los Angeles county Wednesday accepted the proposal, enthusiastically commenting on the possibilities for enlargement under the three-county plan. Southern County Is In Strong Position "Our institution is stronger than ever and in a better position than it ever has been to serve its various communities," Executive Vice-President William Schumacher of the Southern County Bank announced this week, as his institution published its first statement since re-opening in April. Deposits have been increasing constantly, he said. Central Growth Aids Shift Five members of the central committee are campaign committee of Senator Samuel M. Shoop C. Chapman, of Fuller director announced. The committeeemen whose support to the incumbent in his race for the republic are Tom Talber Beach, J. Kelley, Fu West, M. C. May and M. Santa Ana. Among the other members Orange county Shorttrade are J. Greely and Henny Balboa, John A. Harvey Stanley M. Reinhaus, Deimling and Nora Flah Lew H. Wallace, New Echinique, John C. Daneri, and Judge John Juan Capistrano; Super Mitchell, Garden Grove Stanton, state highway AHEIM GAZETE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932 Have We Lost Our Backbone? By Albert T. Reid from the Declaration of Independence. The King has established a direct tyranny. He has refused his Assent to Laws. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice. He has made Judges dependent on his will alone. He has kept armies among us in times of peace. He has imposed taxes on us without our consent. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coast, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is cruelty and perfidy scarce paralleled in the most barbarous ages. Has excited domestic insurrection amongst us therefore. We pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our Sacred Honor. Young America - Uncle Sam. Expenditures Up As Income Down Uncle Sam Must Pay Piper As Result of World War Debts With the democrats in the Chicago convention blaming the republicans for the huge national deficit and taking credit for all measures looking toward balancing the national budget (written into their platform), the average citizen begins to wonder just why all this deficit and all this tax, anyway. President Hoover in the last six months has written congress 28 messages on balancing the budget, and insisted upon an economy bill approximating $300,000,000, but which was shaved nearly in half. Congress than had a struggle to pass a bill cutting expenses over $50,000,000, so the democrats have little to holler about since they control the house. A year ago it became evident that the country was going to face tremendous national deficit this July 1. When governmental receipts began going lower, they catapulted. And when government expenditures authorized by congress began to be paid out, they jumped up millions of dollars over income provisions made. Income Drops Quickly The result for 1932 then is a deficit of approximately $2,803,000,000. Income taxes shrunk from $2,331,000,000 in 1929 to $1,076,000,000 in 1932; customs receipts dropped from $620,000,000 in 1928 to $339,000,000 in 1932; miscellaneous income went down from $294,000,000 to $144,000,000. Internal MIKE KNOWS WHY TIMES ARE SO HARD Mike Clark of Holler Junction, Tennessee, knows why the depression has hit him so hard. He wrote his homely philosophy to his country newspaper editor as follows: "I bought a car instead of a farm and it is worn out, but the farm I fingered on is still O.K. I invested in a radio instead of a cow, and the radio gives static instead of milk. It am feeding five hounds instead of five pigs. I had our piano tuned instead of having the well cleaned out. I spent all my cash in 1929 and traded my future wages for 1930 installments, so hard times caught me in bad shape. "If I had spent my last $100 for flour and meat instead of gas and oil I would have been O.K. I built a nice garage instead of covering my barn, and I loafed in the mountains a week or two instead of fixing up my pasture, so the cow wouldn't get out. But now she's dry and mortgaged to boot for two blankets my wife bought from an agent instead of paying the preacher. I'm on a cash basis now, but have no cash. I saved up $4 for a rainy day, but it turned dry and I spent the $4 for inner tubes. "I am worried plum to the bone, and my wife's folks are comin' over next Tuesday to spend two weeks." Price-Cutting Hurts Business U. S. C. Survey Shows Opportunity Ahead Via Advertising The evil of price-cutting in large and small cities of Southern California, leading to profitless operation of stores in every line of trade, is declared to be one of the principal factors now retarding the recovery of retail business in a summary of recent investigations carried on in cooperation with merchants by the field bureau, journalism department. University of Southern California. "Among all the vicious circles, the cut-price circle is the most vicious and the most stubborn in responding to any sort of remedy, as well as the most widespread in its effects upon entire communities," comments Marc N. Goodnow, field representative of U. S. C., who conducted the investigations. "Possibly the worst part of it is that the practice leads so directly to a considerably greater percentage of loss today than is warranted by either the ability or the willingness of consumers to pay. In other words, business might easily be a great deal better if merchants were less willing to sacrifice profits on so many items of merchandise." Demoralizes "Retail buying and selling in one city of 13,000 population," continues the report, "has been completely demoralized within the past year by the presence there of a concern whose only business is to 'go out of business.'" When governmental receipts begin going lower, they catapulted. And when government expenditures authorized by congress began to be paid out, they jumped up millions of dollars over income provisions made. Income Drops Quickly The result for 1932 then, is a deficit of approximately $2,803,000,000. Income taxes shrunk from $2,331,000,000 in 1929 to $1,076,000,000 in 1932; customs receipts dropped from $520,000,-000 in 1928 to $329,000,000 in 1932; miscellaneous income went down from $294,000,000 to $144,000,000; internal revenue from $607,000,000 to $483,000,-000, in the same period. Several efforts to economize availed but little in total result, however, when it comes to expenditures. Outgo from 1929 to 1932 figures as follows; National defense, $676,000,000 to $721,000,000; veterans' relief, $771,000,000 to $898,000,000; public works, $235,000,000 to $528,000,000; service on debt, from $1,228,000,000 to (Continued on page 8) Central Group Aids Shortridge Five members of the Orange county central committee are included on the campaign committee of United States Senator Samuel M. Shortridge, Charles C. Chapman, of Fullerton, campaign director announced. The committeemen who have pledged their support to the incumbent senator in his race for the republican nomination are Tom Talbert, Huntington Beach, J. Kelley, Fullerton, Z. B. West, M. C. May and Milburn Harvey, Santa Ana. Among the other members of the Orange county Shortridge committee are J. Greely and Henry Williamson, Balboa, John A. Harvey, C. F. Skirvin, Stanley M. Reinhaus, Mrs. Helen M. Deimling and Nora Flagg, Santa Ana; Lew H. Wallace, Newport Beach; C. Echinique, John C. Forster, John Danerl, and Judge John Landell, San Juan Capistrano; Supervisor John C. Mitchell, Garden Grove and Philip H. Stanton state highway commission. Newport Seeks County Money Interest in the amount of $25,200 on bonds of the Corona del Mar highway is sought in a petition of Newport Beach to the county board of supervisors, now on file pending action of the board after a survey of the case. Monies with which the city could have paid the interest are tied up through bank failures in that city; the petition points out, and asks that emergency action prevent complete default of the bonds. The board was warned in a letter by Investment Counselor James Anderson to prevent, if possible, default of any bonds within the county as a blow to the financial standing of the county, necessitating higher interest rates for a period of 50 years, and thus making future bonds extremely costly to float. Newport asks that the money be voted from the state gasoline tax fund allocation to this county. Engineer Declares Reclaiming Feasible Civil Engineer Harry N. Jenks of Berkeley, who gave a steriotoptic lecture before the joint meeting of the Anaheim and Fullerton Rotary clubs at the meeting in the Orange county hospital Wednesday, declared that reclamation measures in this county were thoroughly desirable and feasible. The club members were guests of Supervisor William Schumacher of the third district, and Superintendent Harry Zaiser of the hospital. President Harry Pearson of the Anaheim group presided. Placentia R. J. McFadden introduced the speaker. Demoralizes "Retail buying and selling in one city of 13,000 population," continues the report. "has been completely demoralized within the past year by the presence there of a concern whose only business is to 'go out of business.' Three times during the year the name of that concern has been changed, but it is still under the same ownership. The changes have been made merely to inject new selling impetus into the business. It is this sort of questionable merchandising that has local ordinances prohibiting such bankrupt sales from continuing indefinitely with new bankrupt stock being brought in almost daily through the back door. "It is true, of course, that in some communities a group of merchants has invited price-cutting by delaying the readjustment of prices required by entirely new conditions. In one city this condition has given a price-cutting." Coastline Veritable Tent City on Fourth Orange county's coastline from Huntington Beach to Newport Beach was a veritable beach city over the three-day holiday. Officers of Huntington and Newport estimated that approximately 10,000 people camped in tents along the beach over the Fourth of July holidays. Traffic particularly at Huntington Beach was the heaviest in many years, even though the city for the first time in a decade had not staged a fireworks program for the entertainment of its guests. Piers along the coast were crowded with fishermen; the beaches were thronged with swimmers; and thousands of children played in the sands. HE'S ONLY 10, BUT HE THINKS IN EMERGENCY Charles Denkins is only 10 years old, but he knows what to do in a matter of life and death. Last week, according to a report filed by Mrs. Frank Bickel of 210 North Orange street, Brea, with local police, Charles darted out from the sidewalk at the Motor Transit depot on South Los Angeles, directly in front of her machine. The lad, realizing his predicament, hopped on the bumper of her car, and thus prevented serious injury, although he received very slight abrasions. Rev. Harker Is Assigned Here Succeeds Rev. Lee As Pastor of White Temple M. E. Church Rev. Roy C. Harker, for five years pastor at Whittier and previous to that filling the pulpits at Phoenix, Arizona, and West Adams, Los Angeles, is the new pastor of the White Temple Methodist Episcopal church of Anaheim. He was appointed to the local position, simultaneously with the promotion of Rev. Ralph W. Lee to the Santa Barbara First church. The changes took effect Tuesday, when appointments to all Methodist churches in Southern California were Rev. Roy C. Harker, for five years pastor at Whittier and previous to that filling the pulpit at Phoenix, Arizona, and West Adams, Los Angeles, is the new pastor of the White Temple Methodist Episcopal church of Anaheim. He was appointed to the local position, simultaneously with the promotion of Rev. Ralph W. Lee to the Santa Barbara First church. The changes took effect Tuesday, when appointments to all Methodist churches in Southern California were announced. Rev. Lee had been in Anaheim for three years. All pastorate appointments are made for a year. Several Changes Rev. Lee and Mrs. Lee, upon learning of their new assignment, immediately left for Santa Barbara to look over their new quarters. The Lees expressed regret at leaving their friends in Anaheim, but were delighted with the promotion. The German Methodist minister, Rev. B. C. Voll, was reappointed to Anaheim for another year. Rev. J. A. Gelssinger, previously of White Temple, remains as district superintendent of the San Diego district. Rev. C. H. M. Sutherland stays at San Diego, too. He formerly was at White Temple. The Yorba Linda minister, Rev. Grover Ralston, has been shifted to Garden Grove, and Rev. Crawford Trotter goes to Yorba Linda. Garden Grove's Rev. Floyd J. Seaman has been assigned to Grace church, Los Angeles. In Fullerton, Rev. B. Dudley Snudden has been sent to Riverside First church, with Rev. E. Dow Hooffman going to Fullerton. Rev. George A. Warmer stays at Santa Ana First, and Rev. H. O. Simmons has been assigned to La Habra another year. Tri-Counties Group Will Study Report Despite the refusal of Orange county board of supervisors to consider further the proposal of the Tri-Counties Water Conservation association for development work on the upper Santa Ana river, the association has promoted an expert engineering investigation of Engineer G. E. Elliott's report, upon whose findings the local board based their action. Elliott advised against further development of the upper Santa Ana, contending that spreading above a certain point was detrimental to the water supply of Orange county. The association has secured A. L. Sonderegger of Los Angeles; George S. Hinkley of Redlands; R. D. Skelley of Riverside; and W. W. Hoy of Santa Ana, for its investigation of Elliott's report. Upon conclusion of this investigation, it is believed here, the association will attempt to get Orange county supervisors to change their minds. The purpose of the joint committee is to study methods of tax equalization, go over percentages used as a basis of taxation, which in Los Angeles county is 50 per cent of the assessed valuation, in Orange county one-third of the assessed valuation, and in varying degrees in almost every other county within the state. This situation leads to confusion when making comparisons, and doesn't always make for efficiency in taxing, it was pointed out. Meets Next Week The first meeting of the committee of which Schumacher will be chairman is scheduled for early next week, the day not being set at press time. Members of the committee from each of the 13 counties invited to participate in the studies, will bring suggestions and submit them, after which they will go over the problems presented with a view to arriving at tangible tax-reducing suggestions to be submitted to the state legislature. Not only that, but any methods of increasing efficiency or simplifying taxation will be threshed out thoroughly, it was stated Thursday. Another item that will receive attention of the joint committee will be county budgets, which in large measure are controlled through state legislation requiring certain fixed expenditures. The supervisors, as pointed out in articles run weekly in the Carette for more than two months, have control over only about one-fourth of the county taxes levied. The state constitution provides that certain fixed sums be raised through county taxation for educational purposes, the constitution again fixes certain fixed sums that must be raised for district bond interest and redemption, the rate to be set arbitrarily by the county auditor. Certain other requirements, as help for the indigent, the elk, etc., are operated within narrow limits. Even the salaries of a great share of county employees are fixed by the state. This leaves but a small margin including county road taxes — the biggest sum over which the supervisors have control — for county regulation. Last year the state legislature adopted a measure raising from five to 10 per cent the margin of safety for interest and bond redemption on district school bonds. This raised taxes by law approximately five cents per hundred dollars valuation. Consideration of these and other problems are scheduled. 700 Return to Work At Bastanchury's Seven hundred men returned to work at the Bastanchury ranch during the past week following final decision of the federal court after bankruptcy proceedings had been filed last March. Since then much of the property was completely tied up and work postponed Equivalent of 20,000 Letters Mailed In Anaheim On Day Before Postal Increase Anxious to "under the wire" before the postal increases went into effect, residents of Anaheim Tuesday mailed the equivalent of 20,000 one ounce or less letters. During the busy day after the holiday, Uncle Sam's employees in Anaheim took in a little over $400 in postage. From morning till night the stamp window was busy. Especially toward the closing time at 6 o'clock the clerks were kept busy exchanging two-cent stamps for coin as scores upon scores of people flocked to the postoffice to get their mail stamped before midnight, when the increases became effective. "Tuesday was about the same as the first day of the month in volume of business done," Postmaster J. H. Whitaker stated. "We always are busy on days after holidays, too, but the mail in drop boxes Tuesday evening was unusually heavy. This indicates that people were busy getting their letters off under the two-cent rates. However, we were extremely busy Wednesday, the first day of the new higher rates, so avoiding the tax wasn't the chief reason for our big rush." First class postage was increased from two to three cents an ounce. Air-mail postage was boosted from five to eight cents for the first ounce, and 13 cents for each additional ounce. Special delivery letters remain the same, 10 cents, plus the three-cent postage. Three more classifications were increased, C. O. D., insurance and a graduated scale of indemnity values. C. O. D. rates were announced as follows: 12 cents up to $5 declared value; 17 cents up to $25; 22 cents up to $50; 32 cents up to $100 and 40 cents up to $150. New insurance rates were announced as follows: Five cents up to $5 value; 10 cents to $25; 15 cents to $50; 25 cents to $100; 30 cents to $150; 35 cents to $200. An additional charge of three cents is made when a receipt is demanded. Indemnity values graduate from $5 to $1000, costing from 15 cents on the lower figure to an even dollar for the top amount.