anaheim-gazette 1933-06-01

Is Now In Its 63d Year OLDEST PAPER IN THE COUNTY THE GAZETTE 108 NORTH EMILY STREET VOL. LXIII INDEX OF FARM LAND VALUES IN UNITED STATES SLUMPS FROM 106 IN 1931 TO 73 ON MARCH 1, 1933 Orange County In Much Better Comparable Position Than Rest of California, While State Is One of Favored Few in Nation In Values of Lands, According to Announcements Received Orange county farmers, although in a much better comparable position than brethren in other parts of the country, sympathetically scratched their heads in amazement this week when they learned that value per acre of farm real estate for the United States as a whole on Marc h1, 1933, was 73. Last year it was 89, and in 1931, it was 106. The index is based on average values of 100 for the years 1912 to 1914. ORANGE PRICES UP 60 CENTS AS PACT IN EFFECT Stabilization Agreement's First Week of Operations Meets With Advancing Market Generally advancing prices, brought up on an average of about 60 cents a box during the last month largely as a result of publicity given the organization, greeted the first week the stabilization agreement was in effect. While picking, and consequently packing and shipping, has been comparatively light for this period of the Stabilization Agreement's First Week of Operations Meets With Advancing Market Generally advancing prices, brought up on an average of about 60 cents a box during the last month largely as a result of publicity given the organization, greeted the first week the stabilization agreement was in effect. While picking, and consequently packing and shipping, has been comparatively light for this period of the year, practically all houses were in operation this week. A few of the houses began operations on a very light scale two weeks ago, and most valencias shipped were to foreign markets. First Anaheim valencias reached the auction markets Monday. Final arrangements for operation under the agreement, which is backed by approximately 94 per cent of the growers, were completed last week. Definite decision not to sell loose fruit at the packing houses went into effect Monday, while solutions to many other problems relative to marketing and proring were not announced. Dr. D. D. Waynick, who has been active in organizing the stabilization machinery, Wednesday announced that as far as he knew the agreement was working out in "good harmony and with apparently good preliminary results because the market certainly has advanced substantially within the last three weeks." Growers here figured that Orange county stands to benefit by at least $4,000,000 if the present 60-cent advance is maintained. Two Old Rooms Are Found at Mission E. L. Howell and Sam Romero have uncovered two old adobe rooms at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, following many months of excavation, according to word received in Anaheim this week. The rooms are about 12 by 16 feet in size. One has an adobe stairway leading to the top and Mgr. St. John O'Sullivan believes that the stairway might have been used in taking fruit to the roof for drying. In one room an adobe bench was found. Both have the floors. Considerable space separates the two rooms. The discovery is in the west portion of the mission and near the tallow vats. Howell, who operates a weather bureau at the mission, spends most of his spare time in excavating work at the old mission. Anaheim Boasting Largest Sucamore Threatened Riot Fails To Develop Warned that a convoy of communists was expected to pass through the county either Tuesday evening or Wednesday, en route from San Diego to reasonably untimely, reflecting lessening of farm income. Values of valencia groves and orange county farm land, according to agriculture officials, equal any in the state, and exceed the state average, which is 109. Doubling of population in California during the past decade is reflected in farm land values, maintaining comparatively high values despite continued decrease in value of general farm products. Here, too, the orange grower of Orange county enjoys an advantage over the average California farmer, because returns from groves have been better, on the whole, than for almost any other industry. Orange county, more than any other in the state, is directly and in larger proportion benefited by citrus co-operatives. U. S. Department of agriculture, which announced the results of its compilations, states that from 1929 to 1932 gross income from farm production decreased a little more than half. During the same period, farm real estate values dropped a little more than one-third. Of the various geographic divisions, the east north central (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin) at 62, and the west north central states (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas) at 64 were the lowest values relative to pre-war. For individual states the indexes ranged from 53 for Montana to 80 for Michigan and Wisconsin; and from 55 for Missouri and South Dakota, to 79 for Minnesota. The highest average values relative to pre-war were in New England states, where the index for the group as a whole was 105. Indexes for individual states in that region ranged from 92 for New Hampshire to 124 for Connecticut. In the three southern geographic divisions the indexes for individual states ranged from 57 for Georgia and South Carolina to 121 for Florida; from 73 in Mississippi to 88 in Alabama; and from 76 in Oklahoma to 89 in Louisiana. Following the 1920 peak in farm real estate values—when the index mounted to 170 for the United States—values declined rapidly for a few years, and then more slowly. During the years 1928 and 1929 the average declines were small, and there were indications that substantial progress had been made toward readjustment. Subsequent breaks in prices of farm products, however, (Continued on page 8) Threatened Riot Fails To Develop Warned that a convoy of communists was expected to pass through the county either Tuesday evening or Wednesday, en route from San Diego to reasonably untimely, reflecting lessening of farm income. Values of valencia groves and orange county farm land, according to agriculture officials, equal any in the state, and exceed the state average, which is 109. Doubling of population in California during the past decade is reflected in farm land values, maintaining comparatively high values despite continued decrease in value of general farm products. Here, too, the orange grower of Orange county enjoys an advantage over the average California farmer, because returns from groves have been better, on the whole, than for almost any other industry. Orange county, more than any other in the state, is directly and in larger proportion benefited by citrus co-operatives. U. S. Department of agriculture, which announced the results of its compilations, states that from 1929 to 1932 gross income from farm production decreased a little more than half. During the same period, farm real estate values dropped a little more than one-third. Of the various geographic divisions, the east north central (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin) at 62, and the west north central states (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas) at 64 were the lowest values relative to pre-war. For individual states the indexes ranged from 53 for Montana to 80 for Michigan and Wisconsin; and from 55 for Missouri and South Dakota, to 79 for Minnesota. The highest average values relative to pre-war were in New England states, where the index for the group as a whole was 105. Indexes for individual states in that region ranged from 92 for New Hampshire to 124 for Connecticut. In the three southern geographic divisions the indexes for individual states ranged from 57 for Georgia and South Carolina to 121 for Florida; from 73 in Mississippi to 88 in Alabama; and from 76 in Oklahoma to 89 in Louisiana. Following the 1920 peak in farm real estate values—when the index mounted to 170 for the United States—values declined rapidly for a few years, and then more slowly. During the years 1928 and 1929 the average declines were small, and there were indications that substantial progress had been made toward readjustment. Subsequent breaks in prices of farm products, however, (Continued on page 8) Hundreds Have Our Hearts Two Civil War Honored at Provo Anaheim Cemetery Rev. Abraham Maen EnEarl. Anaheim's veterans were honored dreds of local patriotic memorial day program cemetery Tuesday respects to depicted relatives. Rev. Markle. 92-y about hopes of an evo hoped to find beyond reviewed briefly men. Loving hands place bouquets of flowers on ones the evening and the program started well kept cemetery attractive. Past Commander Ruman of the Legion's mittee, presided as thw with the Legion drummounding "To The Were placed on thw known soldier by ww Chairman Smith relhe first Memorial day confederates of thw explained how day served nationally. Ieral John F. Logan's and then introduced Walker of thw R church, who delivered triotic numbers were region auxiliary quintet veterans introduced enjoyed by thw lant "Tenting Tonight on Ground," and "Keep Burning," sung by Chairman Smith thw of the dead buried tery. Clare Barnett Union high school Gettsburg address. Richard Mabee, caheim high school caethe address "Lookin ing tribute to th de In one room an adobe bench was found. Both have tile floors. Considerable space separates the two rooms. The discovery is in the west portion of the mission and near the tallow vats. Howell, who operates a weather bureau at the mission, spends most of his spare time in excavating work at the old mission. Anaheim Boasting Largest Sycamore California's largest single trunk sycamore rears its lofty branches skyward at the curb in front of 619 North Palm street. This is the information M. Van Renselaer, manager of Lokeya lodge in Napa county, recently sent the Anaheim chamber of commerce. He said the tree by actual measurement before spring growth was 76 feet 7½ inches high, and had a trunk diameter of three feet and nine inches, four feet above the ground. Branch spread was 78 feet, six inches. Mr. Van Renselaer requested the chamber to send him a picture of the tree, which he will incorporate in a book he is writing about old and unique trees of California, as well as for use in illustrating numerous talks he makes about California's trees. Follow BRUCE BARTON'S series of articles on "The Life of Christ" appearing every week in the Gazette. This sympathetic study of Christ is enlightening and interesting. Threatened Riot Fails To Develop Warned that a convoy of communists was expected to pass through the county either Tuesday evening or Wednesday, en route from San Diego to Los Angeles, Sheriff Logan Jackson rounded up a cordon of officers and American Legion volunteers to meet the group at the county boundary near San Clemente. After waiting for several hours, the escorting officers disbanded. Later two trucks and a sedan laden with men and women passed through the county, but no red demonstrations or trouble developed. Sheriff Jackson was informed that communist sympathizers had rioted at San Diego Tuesday. City Pool Will be Opened on Saturday Anaheim's children who love to swim this week had a hard time restraining themselves till Saturday when the pool in the city park will open for the summer. Superintendent L. E. (Tex) Middleton of the plunge and wading pool announced that the pool would be opened Saturday. The wading pool was opened last Friday. Three Cities Vote On Beer On June 27 Orange county's board of supervisors Monday gave final authority for three cities—Fullerton, Orange, and Santa Ana—to hold elections June 27 on the proposal to sell three-point-two beer. The same polling places will be used as are scheduled for the state special election on that date. Cities must furnish separate ballot boxes for their elections, however. ANAHEIM GAZETE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1933 To Dine at White House Mrs. Pattie Willis South, 80 years old, Nicholasville, Ky., wrote Mrs. Roosevelt that she had always wanted to eat a meal in the White House, "if only bread and milk." Mrs. Roosevelt wrote Mrs. South that she would be welcomed to dine with her when she came to Washington. Hundreds Honor Our Heroic Dead Two Civil War Veterans Also Honored at Program Held In ANAHEIM HIGH GRADUATES 148 ON JUNE 14TH Seniors “Bone Up” for Final Examinations; Set Programs for Three Big Functions Seniors of Anaheim union high school early this week "boned up" on final examinations which began Thursday and are scheduled to con tinue through June 12. If passing averages remain the same as in previous years, 148 seniors will attend the baccalaureate services to be held at the city park open-air theatre Sunday, June 11, the junior-senior reception on Tuesday, June 13, and graduate at the commencement exercises, also at the park, on Wednesday, June 14. Baccalaureate services will begin promptly at 6 p.m. Rev. Thomas H. Walker of the First Presbyterian church will address graduates and their friends. Director Joshua Williams of the high school orchestra will open the program with "Grand March" by H. Finch, followed by L. Bourgeois' hymn, "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow". Rev. D. Howard Dow of the St. Michael's Episcopal church will offer invocation, while Rev. Ray C. Harker of the White Temple Methodist church will read the scripture lesson and Rev. Virgil K. Ledbetter of the Calvary Baptist church will pronounce benedication. The capella choir will sing "My God How Wonderful Thou Art" and the Champion High School Here are the four champion high schools 1933, crowned at the national meet at W Grand Rapids, Mich. (humorous); No. 2, (oratorical); No. 3, Gane Davis, Cicero, Robert Dunham, Sioux Falls, S. D. (exte Hundreds Honor Our Heroic Dead Two Civil War Veterans Also Honored at Program Held In Anaheim Cemetery Rev. Abraham Markle and James EnEarl, Anaheim's surviving Civil war veterans, were honored guests as hundreds of local patriots joined in the Memorial day program at Anaheim cemetery Tuesday, playing profound respects to departed comrades and relatives. Rev. Markle, 92 years old, spoke about hopes of an everlasting peace he hoped to find beyond the grave, and reviewed briefly memories of the past. Loving hands placed hundreds of bouquets of flowers on graves of loved ones the evening and morning before the program started, resulting in the well-kept cemetery being particularly attractive. Past Commander Ray E. Smith, chairman of the Legion's Memorial day committee, presided as the program opened with the Legion drum and bugle corps sounding "To The Colors". Wreaths were placed on the tomb of the unknown soldier by women's auxiliaries. Chairman Smith related the story of the first Memorial day, observed by the confederates of the Civil war, and explained how the day came to be observed nationally. He also read General John F. Logan's orders of the day, and then introduced Rev. Thomas H. Walker of the First Presbyterian church, who delivered invocation. Patriotic numbers were sung by the Legion auxiliary quintet, and G. A. R. veterans introduced. Among numbers enjoyed by the large audience was "Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground," and "Keep the Home Fires Burning," sung by Mrs. Walter Ross. Chairman Smith then called the roster of the dead buried in the local cemetery. Clare Barnet of the Anaheim Union high school recited Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Richard Mabee, captain of the Anaheim high school cadet corps, delivered the address "Looking Forward," paying tribute to the departed. 2 Checker Players Overcome Distance Distance is no disadvantage to Ed- Forest Workers to Occupy Ghost City 200 Men Scheduled to Enter Civilian Conservation Camp In Silverado Canyon Orange county will be host to one or more civilian conservation camps, reforestation officials announced this week. One camp, at the old ghost city of Carbondale, already has been authorized. Carbondale is located in Silverado canyon, east of the Harry Mayer place. Instead of the rooming houses, store, saloons and pool halls of the old mining days, however, the reforestation camp will house about 200 men in army tents. Army equipment also is scheduled, while the work program and tools will be furnished by the forest reserve. Water for the conservation camp will be secured from a natural reservoir made when a miner fired a blast in one of the mines about two years ago. The blast opened up a tremendous subterranean water channel, and the miner had difficulty in escaping alive. His coat still hangs in the shaft, because the water has kept up a constant pressure, flowing continually. Eight To Graduate At Katella School Eight students of Katella school will be graduated at commencement exercises Monday evening. June 12, in the school auditorium. Anna Claire Mauerhan is valedictorian, and Ayako Saiki will give the salutatory address. County Superintendent of Schools Ray Adkinson will deliver the address, which will be followed by awarding of scholarship pins and class honors. The class will present a gift to the school, while Misses Edith Holsinger and Pearl Fay will give the recessional duet, "Pomp and Circumstances." Graduates will be: Anna Claire Mauerhan, Ayako Saiki, Barbara Jeanne Lowary, Margaret Fay, Harold Holston, Harry Hoskins, Arno Heying and Vern Adams. In the meantime, members of the school have a busy social and school program. The seventh grade picnic will be held Saturday, June 3, at Long Farm Mortgages Will Be Eased by Eight Provisions of Emergency Farm Aid Bill Although final interpretation of all details of the new emergency farm relief bill is not available and will not be for some time, a general interpretation is now made available, according to Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg. The act is designed to approach a balance between production and consumption and to ease the farm mortgage situation throughout the country. The farm mortgage situation will be cased by: 1. Reducing the interest rates on federal land bank loans, setting the pace for others in the farm mortgage loan business. 2. Temporarily waiving the requirement of payment on principal. 3. Continuance of extensions on federal land bank loans where desirable and necessary. 4. Providing federal land bank bonds for exchange or purchase for first farm mortgages. 5. Providing funds for refinancing farmers' debts. 6. Sharply curtailing the volume of foreclosures. 7. Refinancing irrigation, drainage and levee districts where their outstanidng securities have depreciated. the benefits to be prorated to farm owners in such districts, and 8. Providing loans to joint stock land banks to facilitate their orderly liquidation. Sixty days hence rates of interest on all of the more than $1,000,000,000 of federal land bank loans to nearly 400,000 farmer borrowers will be reduced to 4½ percent. This rate will apply for the next five years. It will mean a saving to borrowers of approximately $55,000,000 during this five-year period. New loans made by these banks through national farm loan associations will bear not to exceed 4½ percent interest; loans made directly by the banks will bear 5 percent interest. This reduction in interest rates, it is expected, will cause others in the mortgage loan business to do likewise. During this five-year period, if borrowers are not in default with respect to any covenant of their mortgage, such as payment of interest, taxes, insurance, water or drainage or levee assessments, they will not be required to pay the land banks' installments on the principal of their loans. Authority is given by congress to the (Continued on page 8) which will be followed by awarding or scholarship pins and class honors. The class will present a gift to the school, while Misses Edith Holsinger and Pearl Fay will give the recessional duet, "Pomp and Circumstances." Graduates will be: Anna Claire Mauerhan, Ayako Saiki, Barbara Jeanne Lowary, Margaret Fay, Harold Holston, Harry Hoskins, Arno Heying and Vern Adams. In the meantime, members of the school have a busy social and school program. The seventh grade picnic will be held Saturday, June 3, at Long Beach; Friday, June 9, the seventh grade will banquet at Santa Ana, honoring the eighth grade and teachers; Saturday, June 10, a picnic will honor students of the school at the J. F. Sutherland cottage at Seal Beach. School closes June 13. On Friday, June 16, the eighth grade will go to the San Bernardino mountains for a weekend house party at the cabin of Principal W. O. Mendenhall. Skinny-Weights to Play Heavies Sports and stunts for the men and women of the farm bureau will feature the annual picnic at Irvine park next Saturday afternoon, according to Eric E. Eastman, assistant farm advisor. A sports committee, headed by H. J. Hinrichs of the West Orange farm center will be in charge of the program of activities during the afternoon in which all present are eligible to participate. The ball game between the skinny men and the fat men will furnish an abundance of fun and excitement. Those who are in doubt regarding their classification will be referred to a committee of prominent farm women of the home department, from whose decision there will be no appeal. The stunts provided for the women and mixed couples is being kept secret by the committee, except for the announcement that a "feminine knock-down" will be the leading feature, with prizes for the winners. All farm bureau families are invited to attend the annual picnic, which starts with a potluck dinner at noon. EXPECT 3,000 AT ST. CATHERINE'S PROGRAM JUNE 18 Frank Merriam / Will Give Address; 13 Will Be Graduated; Dignataries Invited Lieutenant-Governor Frank Merriam will be the principal speaker at the graduation exercises held at St. Catherine's Military academy on Sunday, June 18. Other distinguished officials invited for the exercises include Senator William Gibbs McAdoo Jr., Governor James Rolph Jr., Rt. Rev. Bishop Cantwell, Adjutant General Seth E Howard, Superior Judge Thomas P. White, and others. Provisions were being made this week to accommodate 3,000 parents, relatives and friends at the commencement program, when 13 boys will receive their diplomas. The program also will observe the tenth anniversary of service of Major Daniel M. Healy, military instructor. In addition to awarding of diplomas, the program will feature awarding of commissions earned during the year, a concert by the school band and an exhibition of military tactics and gymnastics. The list of graduates follows: Salvador Hinojosa, Mexico City; Dwain Dooley, Santa Barbara; Paul Schneider, San Gabriel; Freddie Bowe, Fullerton; Richard Baggott and Lawrence Golner, Anaheim and from Los Angeles, George Parkley, Anthony Briski, James Wilkinson High School Orators of U.S. June Allotment Is Cut to $28,000 Less Than One-Third of May’s Fund Granted Under Wagner Bill Provisions As a result of a protest filed by County Welfare Director Byron Curry with State Work Relief Director R. C. Brannion, Orange county’s share of federal relief funds for June was boosted from $20,000 to a minimum of $28,000. This is less than a third of the $96,250 allotment for May. The new and diminished allotment is arrived at under the Wagner bill, which specifies that the federal government will put up one dollar for relief work that is matched by a dollar from the state, and a dollar from the county. Inasmuch as the county and state did not spend large sums for relief work here during January and February, the months on which the allotment is based, this county’s share dropped considerably. Welfare Director Curry filed a protest, stating that the amount spent here during those two months did not begin to represent the needs of the county. During those two months the unemployed, through their own associations, were caring for themselves in a measure far greater than at present, since their work was largely broken up by the relief program. Orange county’s first estimate under the Wagner bill was $20,000, but Curry’s protest brought assurance that this would be raised to $28,000 as a minimum. The state plans to outline the local situation to federal authorities in hopes of securing greater allotments, Brannion said. Don P. Cram, in charge of the Anaheim registration office for the R. F. C. relief program, stated that up till the beginning of this week approximately $20,000 had been spent in relief projects in this township. For April he said 354 Anaheim men had been given 2124 man-days’ employment, for which the local men received $5310. For May Anaheim township men had been given 5790 man-days’ employment, for which they received $14,475. Special Services At St. Michael’s of Major Daniel M. Healy, military instructor. In addition to awarding of diplomas, the program will feature awarding of commissions earned during the year, a concert by the school band and an exhibition of military tactics and gymnastics. The list of graduates follows: Salvador Hinojosa, Mexico City; Dwain Dooley, Santa Barbara; Paul Schneider, San Gabriel; Freddie Bowe, Fullerton; Richard Baggott and Lawrence Golner, Anaheim and from Los Angeles, George Barklay, Anthony Briski, James Wilkinson, Bernard Miller, Jean Hilton, Jack Sherwood, Frank Daley. ST. BONIFACE WILL GRADUATE 22 JUNE 11 An elaborate "Around the World" program will feature the commencement exercises at St. Boniface Parish school, Sunday, June 11, at 2:30 p.m., according to announcements this week. Twenty-two children will be graduated. The children of the school will present the entire program, beginning in act one with a scene in a living room, followed by act two with a scene as in a Mexico City street. Several hundred parents and friends are expected to attend the commencement exercises, at which the following students will be graduated: Joseph Michael Anton, Ernest John Bashara, Roman Henry Beck, Agnes Mary Callens, Anita Mary Callens, June Evangeline Carpenter, Florence Mary Doetsch, Norbert Elmers, Catharine Frances Heinz, Joseph A. Lieb Jr., Henry J. Madnell Jr., Daniel Vincent Murphy, Alvin Francis Nellesen, Joseph O'Neill, Alice Marie Palmer, Ferdinand A. Patin, Charles Pfrengate, Vernia Rita Pohlmann, Robert Anthony Rimpau, John Mark Sowden, Margaret Ann Sweeters, and Robert Joseph Truxaw. YOUNGBERRY GROWERS WILL MEET MONDAY Purpose to Arrange Truck Pick-Up Service to Los Angeles Markets The third meeting of the Cooperative Berry Growers association will be held at 7:30 P.M. on the evening of Monday, June 5, at Knott's Berry Place, Buena Park, according to Eric E. Eastman, assistant farm advisor. The purpose of the meeting is to make final arrangements for the truck pick-up service into the Los Angeles market, which will start in the near future. All Youngberry growers were delegated at the last meeting to sign their neighbors, and bring an estimate of the quantity of berries that will be shipped from their district or area to the coming meeting. Special Services At St. Michael's Special services in addition to regular services will mark St. Michael’s Episcopal church observance of Whitsunday, or Pentacost, Rev. D. Howard Dow, rector, announced this week. He urged all members of the church to attend as he has an important message for the congregation. Services will be held at 11 o'clock. "Whitsunday ranks with Christmas or Easter in the Apostolic churches," Rev. Dow said. "Whitsunday commonly is called the birthday of the Christian church." Speaker Stresses Brotherly Needs Rev. E. Dow Hoffman, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church of Fullerton, Tuesday told members of the Anaheim Kiwanis club at their regular luncheon-meeting that brotherly love of an international scope would solve most of the world's problems. He confined his address mostly to the Memorial day theme, citing his experiences in the Orient to prove his points about international understanding. Rev. Ray H. Harker of the White Temple Methodist church presented Rev. Hoffman, Mayor Charles Mann presided at the meeting in the absence of President Homer A. Nelson. Raccoon Commits Suicide In Wires A raccoon committed suicide at Maxwell the other day. The animal climbed a telephone pole, became entangled in one of the wires and hanged itself.