anaheim-gazette 1932-09-29

Is Now In Its 62d Year OLDEST PAPER IN THE COUNTY THE GAZETTE 108 NORTH EMILY STREET VOL. LXII CITY CHANGES PARKING PLAN ON L. A. STREET Signs Will Be Painted Soon to Increase Safety On Busy Thoroughfare Just as soon as necessary signs can be arranged, parallel parking on Los Angeles street will be enforced. An ordinance making parallel parking on the main throughfare was passed several years ago, but it was enforced only 24 hours due to complications and lack of proper designating signs. The city council, spurred to action by the initial discussion of Councilman Leo Sheridan, adopted a resolution providing for painting of signs plainly marking parallel parking. In addition, marks will be made showing the limits trucks may extend into the streets where parking at an angle is permitted. Change of rules along Los Angeles street is necessary, the councilmen pointed out, because of heavy traffic on the state highway, most of which follows Los Angeles street through the city. Especially is parking at an angle dangerous because trucks extend further into the street than the legal limits, and obstruct traffic both ways, making the street extremely narrow and increasingly dangerous. The council Tuesday night received a $2979.92 check from the county as final payment on the county's portion of the West Center and Lincoln avenue improvement completed some time ago. The United States Pine and Foundry pointed out, because of heavy traffic on the state highway, most of which follows Los Angeles street through the city. Especially is parking at an angle dangerous because trucks extend further into the street than the legal limits, and obstruct traffic both ways, making the street extremely narrow and increasingly dangerous. The council Tuesday night received a $2079.92 check from the county as final payment on the county's portion of the West Center and Lincoln avenue improvement completed some time ago. The United States Pipe and Foundry company, submitting low bids on several classifications of pipe to be delivered at Anaheim, won the contract which was awarded at this week's session of the council. Permit for Rev. Robert Shuler, candidate for United States senator from California on the prohibition ticket, to speak at the city park oper-air theatre Sunday was granted. Manager A. P. M. Brown of the Anaheim branch, Auto Club of Southern California, explained provisions of the club's state highway development plan and asked the council's endorsement. The council held up action pending study and recommendation of its public improvements committee. Action also was delayed on the proposition to purchase Anaheim garbage and other waste and refuse, awaiting approval of the county health department. Engineer O. E. Steward of the joint outfall sewer district presented figures showing Anaheim's share of cost for disposal of 21,873,389 gallons of sewage in section one for the past month is $142.03 out of a total of $916.76. "Aida" To Be Given at City Park On Friday Indications that the presentation of Verdi's "Aida" at the city park open-air theatre Friday evening will be attended by a capacity audience were seen by sponsors this week, following display of interest by local music-lovers. The Roland Paul Opera-Concert company, with Myrtle Aber, soprano; Jean Chown, contralto; Ralph Reilly, tenor; Charles Ross, baritone; and Allan Watson, basso, taking the leading singing roles, is rated exceptionally high in California circles. Roland Paul will tell the opera's tragic story, while all musical highlights of the opera will be sung. The performance will be in English. Mrs. Kate McCullah is local sponsor. Burglars Enter Shop, Steal Car Secretary Mills To Speak In L. A. Republican Rally Monday Night Highlight In California Campaign Ogden L. Mills, secretary of the treasury in President Hoover's cabinet, will speak for the Hoover-Curtis ticket at a republican rally to be held in Los Angeles next Monday evening at the Trinity auditorium. $47 South Grand avenue in that city. Expected to be one of the principal republican gatherings of the campaign in Southern California; the Mills meeting will have Conrad Nagel, film star, as its master of ceremonies. Louis B. Mayer, newly elected chairman of the republican state central committee, will preside and the speaker of the evening will be introduced by Joseph Scott, Los Angeles attorney who delivered the nominating speech for Mr. Hoover at the Chicago G. O. P. convention. One of the principal political events of the week in Southern California was an address in Los Angeles Monday evening by Charles C. Teague, chairman of the Republican campaign committee for this section of the state and president of the California Fruit Growers Exchange and of the California Walnut Growers association. Mr. Teague is also a former member of the federal farm board. In his address, Mr. Teague attacked democratic tariff policies and said that if Gov. Roosevelt is elected to the presidency he will cause heavy losses to California farmers through reductions in the tariff on agricultural products. He also attacked the democratic candidate for his political alliance with William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher. Chapman Recall Valencits Bringing of First Trees to What to Call the Early Prejudice Agree By California has improved varieties of the orange. To recognized as the most delicious have been made to introduce These two varieties possess gentlemen's candidacy. While be no objections to this one why it was necessary to get afield for a political mentor, be due to the fact that Schumacher stood foursquar Long Beach in the latter's divert water from this county the beach city a year or more Long Beach guaranteed a correcting works there a contour of half a million gallons of took an option on a tract bearing land west of Los Ala people were informed that had no disposition to deny to acquire these lands, yet and to divert water would be res courts. There followed cable dinner" attended by a people from the beach and from Orange county, at Burglars Enter Shop, Steal Car Burglars Saturday night removed a window from a rear room, cut the bolts on a back door and drove a new blue de luxe Ford roadster from the shop of Harold Keirsey's Ford garage on North Los Angeles street. Nothing else in the garage was bothered, with the exception of a pair of license plates believed switched from a used car to the new machine. No trace of the burglars has been found by police authorities, although officers throughout the state were immediately notified of the theft. Rev. D. Howard Dow 20-30 Club Speaker Rev. D. Howard Dow, rector of St. Michael's Episcopal church, was the speaker at the 20-30 club meeting Monday night, addressing the young business men on "Constructive Thinking." He was introduced by Earl Jackson, also presenting R. S. Clark, who contributed several readings to the program. Robert Walton was the third guest. Mule Kicks Kill More Than Planes Adding "kick" to his aviation story, Traffic Representative George L. Strelke of the United Airlines Tuesday noon told members of the Anaheim Kiwanis club that more people die from mule-kicking than die from airplane transportation accidents. He cited figures to show that air travel is safe, and told of precautions taken to protect the passengers. Stanley Trueblood and Rudolph Boysen were welcomed as new members. Sentence Two For Arson On Friday Superior Judge H. G. Ames Friday will sentence Henri Ell and John Rose, found guilty of arson by a jury Monday afternoon in connection with burning of E. R. Tabor's apartment house at Huntington Beach on June 7. The jury deliberated four hours, divert water from this county to the beach city a year or more. Long Beach guaranteed a contract of half a million gallons of water took an option on a tract bearing land west of Los Alamitos. People were informed that they had no disposition to deny acquiring these lands, yet any to divert water would be resisted courts. There then followed cable dinner attended by a people from the beach and from Orange county, at which statement was made that not be diverted from this county as a last resource. This was fine, but the visitors were again that any attempt at would be resisted in the county Beach thereupon gave up its ceased its efforts to acquire this county. Supervisor Schumacher to grounds against this diversion with the water companies county, and took an active dispute of the Long Beach Now we have a Long Beach managing the campaign against but our visitor will learn that people are just as solid in their Ell Schumacher as they against the diversion of from this county to Long Beach Young People Clos Very Well Attention Average attendance at the People's Bible classes, which held at the Y. M. C. A. building Monday evening this summer exceptionally high, Preside Walthall announced this Throughout the summer the has been 95, with the high mark 115 and the low mark 75. The last Monday evening, with Johnston as leader, was "Seven the Old Testament." REGISTRATIONS CLOSURE Registration for the presidency in November ceased at Thursday, September 29. AHEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1932 By Albert T. Reid Settlers Order Cork Trees As They Vision Bottling Quantity; Chafe At D Share Holders Impatient To Get Started Purchase of Property From Rancho Pico Through; Several Subscribe to Share Early in the organization of the Los Angeles colonized Anaheim, the hardy settlers displayed when they became impatient, after a month of yet having purchased land upon which to settle anxious feeling to get on the soil was evident. In all proposals. Although the society was organized February 24, 1857, the original shareholders began to chafe as early as the meeting on March 16, only slightly more than three weeks later, because the steamroller was late, thus delaying papers for the purchasing of the land. Into this series of meetings is injected for the first time the enrolling of several persons who later decided that they would not come south to colonize, offering their shares for sale. These shares were resold through the society, and several persons whose names appeared on the original and subsequent lists never came to what is now Orange county and Anaheim. The shareholders considered several tracts for their colony. At least two sites other than the one finally selected received serious consideration, one being on the McFarland's Rancho Santa Gertrudes on the San Gabriel river near Downey, and the other the Rancho Pico, also along the San Gabriel river. Chapman Recalls Struggles To Make Valencits Popular and Profitable Raging of First Trees to California Told, Along With Battle as to What to Call the Fruit, Hart’s Tardiff or Valencia Lates; Early Prejudice Against Fruit Overcome by Hard Work By CHARLES C. CHAPMAN California has improved, standardized and popularized the two best known varieties of the orange. Today the Washington Navel and the Valencia are organized as the most delicious and profitable citrus fruits grown. Attempts have been made to introduce other varieties, but so far, without success. These two varieties possess the very qualities essential to make the growing of citrus fruits commercially profitable. The trees seem well adapted to our climate. They are consistent bearers when properly cared for, and produce both quality and quantity of fruit of desirable size and sufficiently hardy to be readily marketed. These varieties have not only popularized Southern California as an ideal orange district, but have proven profitable to thousands of growers and have done much to increase the wealth of the Golden State. While it may not be necessary, or perhaps good taste for me to state which of the two-varieties is the better, yet as I am requested to write about the Valencia, and thus to give my opinion as to its relative value with other varieties, and also as I am often referred to as the "father" of the Valencia industry, I am constrained to state that I regard the Valencia as the superior. This is unquestionably so in Orange county, which seems to be especially adapted to the culture of the Valencia. I would not claim that this is the only district where this variety is grown to as high a state of perfection as it is here, but this district does seem to be (Cintinued on page 5) LOS ANGELES VINEYARD SOCIETY MINUTES Copyrighted, 1932, by Anaheim Gazette San Francisco, Calif. March 6, 1857. After the opening of the meeting the contract with the superintendent was examined, and decided that it should be put in a legal form by the finance company (Continued on page 8) Rev. Thornton Talks At Salem Brotherhood "Together" was the topic on which Rev. W. R. Thornton, pastor of the Wesley Methodist church, South, addressed members of the Salem Evangelical Brotherhood at their monthly meeting Monday evening at the church. The male quartet of the brotherhood furnished music. Those present discussed plans for the year's work at the business meeting, which followed supper at 6:30 o'clock. Local Guardsmen Win High Praises Municipal Plants Pay City $115,000 Anaheim's municipally-owned water plant and power distribution system this year netted taxpayers of the city exactly $115,784.89. Dividends on this net profit will be paid through decreased taxation on property. City Clerk John W. Price, Tuesday revealed in his audit that total revenue from the light service was $144,464; power, $49,317.18; and water, $64,340.08. Expenses for the water department were $33,697.16, and for the light and power department, $108,609.21, leaving a profit over last year. Hooray, Depression Over! Prosperity Found Round Corner of Center at L.A. Prosperity, which has been eluding anxious investors for three years, has been located just around the corner of Center on Los Angeles street—at 116 South Los Angeles street, to be exact, in the offices of the Savings Building and Loan Association of Anaheim. While building and loan associations generally throughout Southern California refuse to loan any money on real estate, the local group, which has been in business here for 43 years, is making loans on good single residence property. In fact, when the first advertisement stating that the association was making loans appeared in the Gazette two weeks ago there were a number of inquiries from people who couldn't believe the depression was over, but found it true. President William T. Wallop and Secretary Fred A. Backs announce that on September 30 they will mail out interest checks totaling $25,000 to 540 holders of the association's certificates as the third quarterly interest payment this year. For Cork Trees Planted Mission Bottling of Wine In Chafe At Delay In Buying Patient To Get Started As They First Order Property From Rancho Pio Pico, Which Fell Real Subscribe to Shares, Then Withdraw Location of the Los Angeles Vineyard Society, which hardy settlers displayed their typical pioneer spirit ident, after a month of existence as a society, at not and upon which to settle. Through all meetings an the soil was evident. In fact, it permeated practically Republicans To Rally Saturday $10 Barbecue at Stanton Home To Raise County Campaign Funds Republicans of Orange county will join Saturday in a big get-together at the Phil Stanton home west of Anaheim. The county central committee has arranged a barbecue party which is to start at 1 o'clock. A rally program will follow and it is hoped that Governor Rolph will be present during the afternoon. The affair is frankly a money-raising plan to provide a fund for the central committee to use in promoting the interests of the republican ticket in Orange county. Tickets to the barbecue PRICES FIXED TUESDAY FOR WALNUT CROP Color and Mould Found As Picking Progresses On Local Crop California's walnut crop, estimated to be 60 per cent greater than the short crop of last year, will yield between $11,000,000 and $12,000,000, to growers this year. This estimate is based on prices fixed at the meeting of the California Walnut Growers' association in Los Angeles Tuesday, which Secretary-Manager Walter Ross of the Anaheim Walnut Growers' association attended. Prices were fixed on a delivered basis. Payments to local growers are on a percentage of sound meats and color. The range of prices is about four cents a pound less than for last season. Ross explains, but due to the greater crop the return to the grower will be considerably more. However, quality fruit isn't holding up to original hopes because as the season grows older more mould and color are found. The Anaheim house started picking three weeks earlier than usual and now is sending a carload of nuts daily. It will continue in operation for another four weeks, employing 45 persons on an eight-hour shift each day. Grower prices as fixed Tuesday are: Diamond, large budded, 17 cents; Diamond, medium, budded, 13½ cents; Diamond, No. 1, 15 cents; Diamond, large Eurekas, 18 cents; Diamond, Republicans of Orange county will join Saturday in a big get-together at the Phil Stanton home west of Anaheim. The county central committee has arranged a barbecue party which is to start at 1 o'clock. A rally program will follow and it is hoped that Governor Rolph will be present during the afternoon. The affair is frankly a money-raising plan to provide a fund for the central committee to use in promoting the interests of the republican ticket in Orange county. Tickets to the barbecue are being sold at $10 each. A meeting of the central committee was held on Monday at which final plans were made and each committee member took his quota of tickets under pledge to sell them. It is expected that 200 to 250 people will be in attendance. Among other innovations planned by the central committee is its plan to spend in Orange county the money raised in Orange county. Saturday's affair will not be used to help promote the work anywhere else than at home. It is strictly a county matter. The central committee, working with the Young Men's Republican club, also has arranged a series of rallies to be held during the coming weeks. The schedule for these meetings is as follows: October 3 at Laguna Beach; October 10 at Santa Ana; October 17 at Anaheim; October 24 at Orange; October 31 at Huntington Beach; November 4, general mass meeting for whole county. These meetings will be held in the evening, with programs to be announced later. Everyone of course is invited to any or all of them, including Saturday's barbecue. New Fish Story Is Told By E. DuBois Ernie DuBois, despite the old theory that there is nothing new under the sun, has a bright new fish story. Last Sunday, while trolling off Laguna Beach, everybody seemed to be catching fish but Ernie. After sometime of fruitless effort, he left his line in the water and lazily braced himself against the for'ard cabin to nibble on a sandwich. When he returned, he hauled in his line and found a 10-inch mackerel hooked by the tail. Ernie has plenty of proof to show that the fish was hooked by the tail. But Witnesses Harold Kyle, Art Lyndell and Freeman Johnson, all of Anaheim, wouldn't go so far as to say that the fish hooked itself by the tail. Anyhow, "Kingfish" Kyle's big homemade pole snagged the most ichthyological specimens. Beach Cities Join To Fight H. B. Bill When Orange county observes Armistice Day at Fullerton, Nov. 11 in the annual county-wide celebration under auspices of the American Legion, an all-day program will be provided start- Beach Cities Join To Fight H. B. Bill United front will be presented against proposition No. 11 on the November ballot by members of the Southern California-Save-the-Beaches league, representatives unanimously voted at a meeting held Monday evening in San Clemente, President Ole Hansen presided. Huntington Beach city officials were condemned for leasing a 30-foot strip of tidelands to an oil company without competitive bids, and then asking the state to grant it special privileges for oil drilling purposes. Citizens of Huntington Beach last spring cast a heavy vote against leasing the beaches. Tausch Dismisses Two Liquor Charges City Recorder Frank Tausch, on motion of City Attorney George Holden, recently dismissed charges of possession of intoxication liquor and disturbing the peace against James McManners and Joe Best. This action was taken when the case was scheduled for re-trial following disagreement of a jury two weeks ago. Officers testified they saw the men throw an object from a car and immediately afterward found a bottle of liquor on the ground. Fullerton Man Succeeds Damon Fullerton's Charles A. Butler was named secretary-manager of the Yorba Linda Citrus association, succeeding P. H. Damon, by the board of directors at its meeting Tuesday. All-Day Program On Armistice Day When Orange county observes Armistice Day at Fullerton, Nov. 11 in the annual county-wide celebration under auspices of the American Legion, an all-day program will be provided, starting with the grand parade at 11 a.m., according to advance information by Verne Baker, general chairman. Following the parade, a football game with Santa Barbara and Fullerton high schools will be offered in the afternoon. Dancing and a night exhibition of miniature aircraft flying on a lighted field will be additional events. It is expected the largest number of fine horses will be included in the pageant that has ever appeared in a county program. Entries of horses and riders are already being received from all parts of the county. If You Want To KEEP UP with the history of Anaheim, phone 2414 and order the Gazette sent to your home weekly. This issue contains the first of a series of installments of the original minutes of Anaheim colonists, as translated by Mrs. J. J. Dwyer.