anaheim-gazette 1933-03-09

Is Now In Its 62d Year OLDEST PAPER IN THE COUNTY THE GAZETTE 108 NORTH EMILY STREET VOL. LXIII TENTATIVE O.K. GIVEN TO WATER BILL BY CITIES Series of Meetings Held This Week to Thresh Out Differences on Measure A series of meetings were held in rapid succession in various cities of Orange county this week in an effort to iron out differences in connection with preparation of the final draft of the proposed Santa Ana water basin bill, a compromise measure between various hitherto opposed interests in the county, for the four-fold purpose of adjudication of water rights, flood control, sewerage and replenishment. Cities in the metropolitan water district, wro will receive culinary water from the Colorado river, in about eight years, under a redraft of the measure will be exempt from the last two of the purposes under certain restrictions, while other details of boundary lines of the proposed seven directorship districts were to be threshed out Thursday evening at Santa Ana. At a meeting held in Anaheim's city council chamber Wednesday afternoon between groups formulating the plan and representatives of the three members of the metropolitan water district cities resulted in representatives of the cities withdrawing for executive discussion, finally adopting a resolution At a meeting held in Anaheim's city council chamber Wednesday afternoon between groups formulating the plan and representatives of the three members of the metropolitan water district cities resulted in representatives of the cites withdrawing for executive discussion, finally adopting a resolution expressing tentative approval of the plan pending final draft which will be submitted before the respective city councils for official action. At this meeting several points of differences and questions as to rights of the cities to underground water supply, whether or not they were members of the district, were taken up. Attorney A. W. Rutan of Santa Ana told of the purposes of the proposed measure, which he said Senator Nelson T. Edwards had requested be sent to Sacramento for submission to the present legislature within the next week or two. The present draft provides for a maximum levy of five cents per $100 valuation at any time, with questions to be voted upon first by the board of directors of the district before being submitted to a vote of the property owners of the district affected. The bill would settle out of court James Irvine's suit against Anaheim in which he claims this city is taking water out of the basin by delivering it to a west side of the city; the Irvine suit against Fullegton on a similar charge, and other litigation, as well as the action of the various water companies and cities within the basin against Irvine for pumping water out of the Newport area for acreage out of the basin on the south side of the county. The bill would limit for agricultural purposes 1500 acre feet, and for domestic consumption 3,000 feet, for Irvine, all the water to be pumped from a triangle wedge below Delhi road. Attorney H. C. Head, also speaking in favor of the measure, outlined the difficulties in litigation that will follow and the certain heavy consequent assessments upon cities in the district to meet the expenses, unless some compromise is drafted. He cited a united front for protesting just such action as Long Beach attempted several years ago when a lease was taken on a piece of property on the west side of the county for the purpose of pumping millions of gallons of water out of the basin. This was stopped through civic loyalty of (Continued on page 5) Broadway Church Will Celebrate Pig and Goat Are Merriment Cause Gifts Awarded Captains of Membership Teams of American Legion Harry D. Akerman's pig, and C. A. (Pete) Cramer's goat caused considerable merriment at the victory dinner of the Anaheim post, American Legion, held at the city hall clubrooms Monday evening to celebrate "going over the top" in the membership drive conducted a month ago. Of the 182 members of the post, 132 were present. Akerman as captain of the winning team received the pig which was delivered to his home by the drum and bugle crops, accompanied by 100 members who enjoyed the proceedings. After having his goat handcuffed to him for the evening, Cramer as captain of the losing membership team was given the gavel, thus obtaining partial "revenge." Glendale's Homer Chaillaux, candidate for department commander, as chief speaker reviewed the Legion record and cited figures in the Congressional Record in his contention that "the National Ecopony league and other enemies of veterans" were far from the truth in their figures on the cost of veterans' welfare. The Valencia Trio furnished music. Members of the post staged a parade through the business district before their victory dinner. Thief, Pursued by Officer, Escapes Nightwatchman Bert Dawson and Avocado Inspector New Acrylic Disposal of Crop Ups Best Talent A La Habra's With large increases to new acreage coming bearing orchards, the near future, according Avocado Growers' Institute of the agricultural economy and farm bureau avocado marketing outlook will be submitted by general manager of Edwin Humason Every grower of avocado have fruit to market few seasons, will be interested in the reporting specialists who have bulk of the avocado production through the growing marketing association. Differences are favorable fruit this spring, the an unusually heavy season. The disposal presents economic challenge the best market cooperation among them. The day's program at 9:30 at the Washington school, La Habra, with subjects embracing education and marketingduction, efficient irrigation and disease control, and for discussion by special subjects. L. E. Proud mayor welcome the 500 or more Broadway Church Will Celebrate Fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Broadway Methodist chuch will be celebrated at a special all-day meeting on April 28, Rev. B. C. Voll announced Wednesday, following the regular business meeting held Tuesday evening. Present plans call for morning services to open the celebration. In the afternoon Sunday school superintendents will speak, while special music and worship are scheduled for evening. Several ministers from Los Angeles are expected to attend, while all local ministers are invited to join. At the business meeting Tuesday evening, the pastor and church officials heard reports on the various phases of church and Sunday school activities. There are only two kinds OF ADVERTISING—the kind you want, and the kind you do not want. Gazette advertising is the kind many hundreds of families want because they think enough of the paper to subscribe to and pay for it. Thief, Pursued by Officer, Escapes Nightwatchman Bert Dawson and Bernard Lombarde, both of Santa Ana, gave chase in a commandered automobile to a thief who was driving away in Lombardde's car. The thief, when overhauled and commanded to stop, attempted to run the machine he was driving into his pursuers, with Dawson responding by shooting through the windshield, missing the culprit. The unidentified thief forged ahead, and when the commandered machine arrived at Third and Artesia streets, the thief had made his escape. 6,000 Families Get Aid From Gardens How 6000 families representing 20,000 persons who heretofore have been on the welfare rolls of Long Beach because of an unprecedented unemployment situation are securing four-fifths of their living from the thrift garden movement started several months ago was told 100 women of Orange county Garden clubs at the Presbyterian church Wednesday morning for an all-day session. L. A. Bateson of Long Beach outlined the plan which enabled thrift gardens to supply 80 per cent of their living from the soil. He told of the 48-acre school garden plot which is used for instruction purposes, how the city furnishes the water and the real estate companies the land for the unemployed to work on the gardens. The women were taken on a tour of Anaheim's $100,000 city park by Superintendent Rudolph Boysen. Lunchon was held at noon in the church, followed by the afternoon session, devoted also to garden topics. AHEIM GAZETE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1933 FORECLOSURE THREATS MAY BE ARBITRATED Joint Committee of Eight Groups Begins Functioning Next Week Voluntary arbitration of farm mortgage and trust deed foreclosures in Orange county will be attempted through the offices of a joint debt and tax conciliation committee appointed Monday afternoon by representatives of the Orange county farm bureau, Associated Chambers of Commerce, board of supervisors, superior court judges, Orange County Bar association, Orange County Building and Loan league, American Legion and the Costa Mesa Taxpayers association. This action was voted upon following an appeal written by President R. J. McFadden of the farm bureau, and read in his absence at the meeting by Secretary R. D. Flaherty of that group. The committee is expected to begin functioning next week, sitting as a voluntary arbitration or conciliation committee before which any person in distressed condition due to threatened mortgage of trust deed foreclosure on his home, who has not been able to reach some agreement with his creditors, by which he can maintain possession, can present his case. The representatives of the various groups voted to work together "on this important problem in an endeavor to prevent un- Avocado Institute To Study Marketing; New Acreage Yield Increases Problems Disposal of Crop Under Present Economic Conditions Challenges Best Talent Among Growers; Institute Opens Doors at La Habra's Washington School at 9:30 A.M. Friday With large increases in the total production of avocados in California, due to new acreage coming into bearing as well as heavier yields from present bearing orchards, the problems of merchandizing this crop will increase in the near future, according to data that will be presented at the Fourth Annual Avocado Growers' Institute next Friday at La Habra, held under the auspices of the agricultural extension service and farm bureau avocado department. The marketing outlook for avocados will be submitted by Geo. B. Hodgkin, general manager of Calavo Growers, and Edwin Humason, sales manager. Every grower of avocados who will have fruit to market during the next few seasons, will be particularly interested in the report of these marketing specialists who handle the largest bulk of the avocado production in California through the growers' cooperative marketing association. If weather conditions are favorable for setting the fruit this spring, the industry will face an unusually heavy crop in 1933-34 season. The disposal of this crop under present economic conditions will challenge the best marketing talent and cooperation among the growers. The day's program which commences at 9:30 at the Washington grammar school, La Habra, will include other subjects embracing economics of production and marketing. Cheaper production, efficient irrigation, pest control and disease control, are also scheduled for discussion by specialists on these subjects. L. E. Proud, mayor of La Habra, will welcome the 500 or more growers who Dr. Badgley Heads Chiropractor Group Dr. B. F. Badgley of Anaheim was elected president of the Orange County Chiropractors' association at the annual meeting held Monday evening at Santa Ana. Other officers were: C. J. Cleland, vice president; J. A. Hatel secretary; Raymond H. Smith, treasurer; and Charles H. Smith, historian. Fremont Glee Clubs Will Give Operetta Fremont junior high school glee clubs and orchestra, under the direction of W. Ethel Campbell, will present "Hawaia's Childhood," an operetta by Bessie F. Whitney, and excerpts from Wilson's "Cantata" at the Anaheim union high school auditorium Friday evening. An unique program of diversified entertainment, from a reproduction of a party for Rip Van Winkle to musical excerpts from Mendelssohn, is expected to begin functioning next week, sitting as a voluntary arbitration or conciliation committee before which any person in distressed condition due to threatened mortgage of trust deed foreclosure on his home, who has not been able to reach some agreement with his creditors, by which he can maintain possession, can present his case. The representatives of the various groups voted to work together "on this important problem in an endeavor to prevent unsuperulous creditors from taking advantage of present conditions to foreclose on mortigages and trust deeds, except in such cases where the extreme circumstances of the case would recommend it." The meeting was attended by: Farm Bureau—L. A. Bortz, Olive, chairman, E. E. Campbell, Orange, A. R. Marshburn, Yorba Linda, S. W. Stanley, Tustin, B. L. Chandler, Anaheim, J. W. Crill, Garden Grove, and R. D. Flaherty, Secretary of the Farm Bureau; Associated Chamber of Commerce; Ross Shafter, Tustin, Harry Hale, Placentia, O. T. Stephens, La Habra; Board of Supervisors; LeRoy Lyon, Placentia, Wm. C. Jerome, Santa Ana; Superior Court, Presiding Judge Scovel; Financial institutions, Frank Was, Santa Ana; American Legion; County Commander Glen Young, Tustin; Orange County Bar association; Ben Traver, Santa Ana, County Building & Loan association League; C. S. Crookshank, Tustin, Costa Mesa 'Taxpayers association'; Geo. Waterman, Costa Mesa, Mr. Finch, Costa Mesa, also Geo. Kellogg of Yorba Linda. Recalling that "Farmers are a conservative group; they are individualists." President McFadden outlined the progress made in agriculture during recent decades, and stated that the problems now confronting farmers are multiplying many fold. He outlined the difficulties as follows: (Continued on page 4) Council Pushes Street Project City Clerk John C. Price was instructed by the city council Tuesday evening to write State Superintendent of Highways F. E. Cortelyou to the effect that both Anaheim and the County of Orange have made funds available for the state to assume its share of expenses. The council requests Cortelyou's immediate attention in the proposed improvement. The highway superintendent in a letter to the council had informed the local officials that because of absence from his office he had been unable to give the project his attention at an earlier date. Will Give Operetta Fremont junior high school glee clubs and orchestra, under the direction of W. Ethel Campbell, will present "Hawaia's Childhood," an operetta by Bessie F. Whitney, and excerpts from Wilson's "Cantata" at the Anaheim union high school auditorium Friday evening. An unique program of diversified entertainment, from a reproduction of a party for Rip Van Winkle to musical excerpts from Mendelssohn, is planned. "Can You Cash a Check?" "Yeah, if You'll Loan Me the Money;" Is Greeting This Week Suddenly and completely shut off from their lone source of money—the banks—Anaheimers this week carried broad smiles and thin purses. Governor James Rolph's declaration of a banking holiday a week ago Thursday caught almost every family in this city with but scant supplies of cash on hand. The three banking institutions of the city were closed for all business; excepting the formality of making change, and access to safety deposit boxes. No deposits or withdrawals were permitted. This was made doubly stringent upon proclamation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who originally set this Thursday as expiration date of the national banking holiday. The only institution in the city doing financial business was the postal savings, which cashed certificates and accepted deposits, as well as cashed government checks, every day except Sunday. Some peculiar and humorous circumstances arose as the natural result of everyone's cash supply being cut off suddenly. One of the most conspicuous was the case of Congressman Sam L. Collins of the nineteenth district, who received notice Monday morning that special session of congress was called for Thursday, March 9. The "couple bucks" Congressman Collins could scrape out of his own jeans were not sufficient for airplane fare East. He went from friend to friend for meagre cash loans, finally securing enough to hop in his automobile Monday evening and start for Washington, D.C., which he hoped to reach Thursday morning by driving night and day. Failing in this drive, he still could write a personal check and hop on an airplane for the final dash. Councilman Leo Sheridan didn't have the "dough" when he accepted delivery on a new suit of clothes, and he admits having his "cokes" charged. One of Anaheim's well known professional men went to his offices Thursday morning with just one lone penny in his pocket, and no prospect of raising any cash. Frank Raymond had to keep an appointment in Los Angeles. He had just 22 cents when he started to pay for a tank of gasoline. All of the independent, and the locally-owned chain, grocery stores accepted checks for the amount of purchase from persons known to the management. Some other chains did likewise, but a few refused to accept checks and demanded cash. Nearly every other type of store in Anaheim gladly accepted checks for the amount of purchases, especially where the check writer was known. This courtesy on the part of the merchants gave some people access to the necessities of life, relieving somewhat the tension caused by the lack of "ready" money. FOR BUYERS AND SETLERS GAZETTE WANT ADS GET RESULTS THE GAZETTE CALL TWO-FOUR-ONE-FOUR NUMBER 22 NEIGHBORLINESS DEVELOPS WHEN CASH IS SCARCE I. O. U.’s and Personal Checks Serve as Medium of Exchange Here This Week Anaheimers, for the first time in many years, this week found out just how neighborly they are. Faced with the common problem—no money—everybody gladly took I. O. U.’s and personal checks in the place of cash. Everybody was in good nature and wore broad smiles which bespoke confidence in their neighbor, their community and their country, despite the national and state banking holidays which is proving of temporary inconvenience. Uncertainty as to when and what they will use for money did not make any material difference with the happy outlook of local citizens. Announcements Thursday morning that the state holiday had been extended for the rest of the week by Governor Rolph were met good-naturedly, in spite of the attempts of the Los Angeles Clearing-house association to get permission from Secretary of the Treasury William H. Woodin to issue script Friday. No authority had been give by Thursday noon, and the outlook for approval appeared dimmer day by day as the national government contemplated almost dictatorial powers for President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the matter of bank- Municipal Band Idea Is Shelved Anaheim's city council doesn't propose to do anything about the proposal of the 20-30 club for a municipal band. In the first place, Mayor Charles Mann and his council aides ruled Tuesday evening at their regular informal session, selection of talent for the annual series of musical concerts in the open air theatre is left entirely to the city music committee, and the council under no condition will presume to dictate to the committee whom it shall select. In the second place, Mayor Mann stated, the council awaits the recommendation of the Chamber of Commerce and the Merchants and Manufacturers' association before deciding whether or not the expense of the concerts this summer will be justified, under present conditions. There arose discussion also to whether or not the council would support a municipal band as Twenty-Thirtian Jack Iahn urged, or whether, if the city wanted a band, it would be best to assist the union high school band, a unit that already is started and has won considerable recognition. "Master Plan" for Electrical System Anaheim will have a "master plan" upon which to build and plan its electrical system in the future. Mayor Charles Mann revealed at the city council meeting Tuesday evening, when Superintendent of Water and Power V. W. Hannum submitted a partial survey of the city's electrical system. Mayor Mann explained that the city has used a "master plan" in the water department successfully, and that a similar method will be worked out for the electrical department. Leonard Evans To Head Local Elks Michiganders Are Invited To Picnic Former residents of Michigan are invited by the Michigan Association of Southern California to attend the all-day picnic to be held at Sycamore Grove park Saturday, March 18. The association has been holding annual picnics for 30 years. A program will follow the basket dinner hour, while county registers also are planned, according to President E. E. Haring. County’s Courts Close Four Days No criminal cases will be tried in Orange county till Friday, by order of Superior Judge James L. Allen, because of legal complications growing out of the banking holidays declared by Governor James Rolph and President Franklin Roosevelt. The one exception was that of Harry D. Humphrey, 30, of Brea, who waived his rights to object to validity of proceedings. Probation was granted for a year, on a charge of failure to provide for his child, on condition that Humphrey serve one year in the county jail, working on the road gang at 75 cents per day, the money to be turned over for support of the child who lives with its mother, Mrs. Florence Barr Humprey in Anaheim. Civil cases were delayed from Thursday till Tuesday, when the county courts were opened with action restricted to civil procedure.