anaheim-gazette 1933-08-24

WATER DISTRICT NO. 3 CHOOSES WM. P. WALLOP 50 Representatives Select Local Water Company Executive for Important Job Superintendent William P. Wallop of the Anaheim Union Water company stands endorsed as director from the third district on the board of directors of the newly-formed Orange county water district. Approximately 50 representatives from 13 water companies, several oil companies and varied property interests in the third district, meeting at the Bradford avenue school in Placentia Monday night, offered little opposition when a motion was made by S. C. Hartranft of Fullerton to designate Wallop. This action followed a plea by Rancher Louis H. Hoskins to come out in the open with a discussion, and select a candidate then instead of holding another session. Previously Yorba Linda's Austin Marshburn moved to appoint a representative from each of the 13 water companies with two men at large, to nominate a candidate. Expected verbal explosions failed to develop until the group had nominated Wallop. Then President H. H. Hale of the Anaheim Union Water company rose to remark that the plan to canalize the Prado basin had not originated with personally he FARMER CO-OPS FACING GREATER OPPORTUNITIES Chester C. Davis, director of the production division of the agricultural adjustment administration, sees a broader opportunity for farmers' cooperative associations than they have ever had before. He thinks the agricultural adjustment act probably will do the cooperative movement more good than an act directly fostering cooperative marketing would have done. When the adjustment act gets into full operation, it will be possible, for the first time, for cooperatives to promise only what they can do. By taking over jobs that the cooperatives cannot yet perform, and relieving the co-ops of responsibility for surpluses and prices at this critical time, Mr. Davis holds that the adjustment act will be of very real service to the farmers' organizations themselves. It will enable the co-ops to specialize in jobs that they are already well fitted to do. He emphasizes that the agricultural adjustment act aims to control prices through the control of production, but has nothing to do with market prices directly. One of the things he thinks may be very important for the co-ops to do in the future is to exercise a moderating influence on speculation by regulating the flow of commodities to market. Code Hearing For Citrus On Sept. 5 Legislature's Batch Regulate Every Ex-wives to One thousand "don't everything from creating county water district number of bullfrogs were hoisted upon California Monday; nature's recent batch of effective. Of prime importance were three new competition. Assembly bills provide: (1) A merchant to sell good cost, except in bona sales and the sale of ishable merchandise; $500, or imprisonment (2) Fair trade act bribery competition the advertisers liable to civil action damaged competitors rebates or giving of privileges to purchasers as means of petition; penalties, fine prisonment for one year. The Orange county superseding the old floor Louis H. Hoskine to come out in the open with a discussion, and select a candidate then instead of holding another session. Previously Yorba Linda's Austin Marshburn moved to appoint a representative from each of the 13 water companies with two men at large, to nominate a candidate. Expected verbal explosions failed to develop until the group had nominated Wallop. Then President H. H. Hale of the Anaheim Union Water company rose to remark that the plan to canalize the Prado basin had not originated with his company, that personally he thought it impractical, but that the company was not opposing it as long as it did not interfere with the rights of his company. He held that spreading of water in the upper basins, through return irrigation, actually aided the Santa Ana basin. To this John Tuffree agreed. President Ralph McFadden of the Orange county farm bureau defended the canal idea, and questioned the value of spreading in the upper basins. At the beginning of the meeting McFadden explained the water district bill and answered questions relative to it. He declared the district does not deprive anyone of rights they may now have, nor does it give them any new rights. He said that any land not being benefited may be excluded and that provisions are made to add territory. Areas excluded now are the three metropolitan district cities, Anaheim, Santa Ana and Fullerton, which have bonded themselves to three millions of dollars for Colorado river water. He said that in fairness to these cities, they could not be asked to join. Dictrict No. 3 comprises the territory east of Anaheim, all of Placentia, Yorba and Richfield, all of the Yorba Linda district irrigated by the Anaheim Union and the Yorba Linda Water companies. The eastern boundary is the Santa Ana river; the south is Ball road, and the western boundary follows the southern, eastern and northern boundaries of the city limits of Anaheim over to Spadra road, to the city limits of Fullerton, where it follows the city limits of Fullerton around to a point almost parallel with the northern boundary line of the city of Fullerton. Sunkist Market Units Under NRA Coincident with announcement from Washington defining the status of agricultural operations, the California Fruit Growers Exchange announces that it has signed the president’s re-employment agreement for the central marketing organization here in California and for its 56 Sunkist sales offices throughout the nation. Code Hearing For Citrus On Sept. 5 California and Arizona Marketing Grops Will Be Affected by Federal License All California citrus marketing factors were in agreement Tuesday on the final draft of a proposed marketing agreement for California and Arizona oranges and grapefruit and providing for national proration with Florida, Texas and Porto Rico. This agreement now must be submitted to the secretary of agriculture in Washington with application for a hearing, which has been tentatively set for September 5, according to Paul S. Armstrong, general manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. The meeting in Los Angeles Monday was attended by 57 representatives of 33 cooperative marketing organizations, commercial shippers, and cash buyers. C. C. Teague presided. “If and when Secretary of Agriculture Wallace approves our code along with those of the other states,” said Mr. Armstrong, “then all shippers will be expected to sign the agreement with the secretary of agriculture. All shippers will then be operating under federal license, and a national citrus marketing agreement will be declared in effect.” The California and Arizona agreement provides for equitable proration of 100 per cent of the oranges and grapefruit produced in these states. It applies to fruit distributed throughout the United States and Canada. Exports, other than to Canada, are not included. C. M. Brown, vice chairman of the state NRA administration, Southern California, explained to the meeting that packing houses and orchard labor did not come under any NRA codes. Selling organizations are required to come under the NRA and Mr. Brown asked the earnest cooperation of these groups in putting over the president’s program. Many of the shippers, including the Exchange, had already signed with the NRA. All Quiet When Legion Elects Several candidates have been through the control of production, but has nothing to do with market prices directly. One of the things he thinks may be very important for the co-ops to do in the future is to exercise a moderating influence on speculation by regulating the flow of commodities to market. The Orange county superseding the old floor became effective. It allow water users in river basin which to protect water basin, preserve them as to import water. This through a board of seals privileges to purchase purchasers as means of petition; penalties; fine prisonment for one year. The Orange county will assess participating firms not more than five centu­tion. There is a long list of Whites and Filipino marry; you can’t catch bullfrogs unless you jumping contests; you public highways, hauling trucks for more than hours, be a hairdresser mar school education; for autos without shopping personal property highway signs without sell reclaimed oil with “used.” You can't use a fishing or hunting; H silencer on your gun; insignias unless an acc dig Pismo clams at nif fox, long-tailed field m into the state without on a jury without swain national and state co-prison made goods for inflict cruel punishment sell oil illegally produce states, sentence a man than one year for a fish in Klamath river or foreign materials in projects. You needn't pay all wife remarries; adulterer demeanor instead of a hunt Chinese pheasant tain times of the year; to be an Indian and brod pay fishing and hunting. Farmers are particul­tly the agricultural pro-raising a board to prevent pluses. The legislator Jones still act and a sta­ct if and when the eli­ment is repealed; aspiring companies must enter for highway contr­ing districts are form­ Coincident with announcement from Washington defining the status of agricultural operations, the California Fruit Growers Exchange announces that it has signed the president's re-employment agreement for the central marketing organization here in California and for its 56 Sunkist sales offices throughout the nation. "We are officially advised that the NRA program will not apply to labor used in growing and packing fresh citrus fruits," said Paul S. Armstrong, general manager of the Exchange, "but that marketing groups are asked to comply, which we have immediately done. "I am sure that the citrus industry is wholeheartedly behind President Roosevelt in his courageous effort to increase employment and improve buying power for the benefit of everyone." The official ruling from the office of Recovery Administration Johnson advises that packing houses are not expected to sign the president's agreement or any NRA code. Anaheim’s Productive SHOW WINDOWS are the pages of the Anaheim Gazette. Have you noticed the large number of people who motor up to a store, hop out, buy and drive away without joining the sidewalk parade? In the quiet of their homes, Anaheimers read your message and make their decisions to buy. All Quiet When Legion Elects Several candidates broke bread on troubled political waters at the American Legion meeting Monday night, with the result that balloting settled down to an harmonious affair, with Ray Van Wagoner, well known oil distributor, being unanimously elected commander. He succeeds J. Fred Sidebottom. Other candidates withdrew. Other officers elected were: Clyde V. Webb, first vice-commander; Frank Osborne, second vice-commander; James Heffron, adjutant; H. Glenn Merrill, finance officer; Ed Hunt, sergeant-at-arms; R. J. Lyons, chaplain; Commander Sidebottom, historian; and William P. Webb, Jr., Fred Hays, H. D. Akerman and K. R. Rigby, executive committeemen. Ray E. Smith, C. A. Cramer, Joe C. Elliott and Dale Smith were named delegates to the Orange county council, but selection of six delegates to the 21st district conference was delayed till next meeting. Officers will be installed at Dana Point, September 11, with State Department Commander Homer Chaillaux of Ingelwood officiating. Reports from Harry D. Akerman on the Anaheim drum and bugle corps winning ninth place in competition at the Pasadena convention, with less than one full point separating it from the winner; W. P. Webb, on the drum parade; R. E. Smith on Americanism and constitutions and by-laws; James Heffron on publicity; Sidebottom, on politics, and others were heard. Reports Theft of Bicycle Monday John Ihara, R. D. 1, Box 145, Anaheim, reported to police Monday that his bicycle was stolen from his home. 1,000 “DON’TS” ADDED TO LIST OF STATE LAWS Legislature’s Batch of New Bills Regulate Everything From Enwives to Bullfrogs One thousand “don’ts” and “musts”—everything from creation of the Orange county water district to limiting the number of bullfrogs you can catch—were hoisted upon the shoulders of Californians Monday, when the legislature’s recent batch of new laws became effective. Of prime importance in trade regulation were three new laws regulating competition. Assemblyman Badham’s bills provide: (1) A misdemeanor for merchants to sell goods at less than cost, except in bona fide closing-out sales and the sale of damaged or perishable merchandise; penalty, fine of $500, or imprisonment for six months. (2) Fair trade act brands as unfair competition the advertising or selling of goods at less than contract price; violators liable to civil actions brought by damaged competitors. (3) Prohibits rebates or giving of gifts, or special privileges to purchasers or prospective purchasers as means of destroying competition; penalties, fines to $5,000, imprisonment for one year, or both. The Orange county water district, superseding the old flood control district, Truck Gardeners Elect Anaheim Organize to Enforce Collective Bargaining for Better Prices, Formulate Code The representatives of the vegetable growers of Orange county officially organized last Saturday when in a called meeting at Garden Grove they unanimously approved the action of a committee of growers called together by the farm bureau. The committee had recommended that an organization of vegetable growers be formed for the purpose of: First, collective bargaining for better prices since the present market is below the cost of production. The same applies to the prices prevailing for tomatoes for canning. Secondly, the objective of the organization of the Orange County Vegetable Growers' association is to work out a code and stabilization program under the agricultural adjustment act for the protection of the producers. The officers of the new association are Harry D. Zimmer of Anaheim, president; Clarence Brown of San Juan Capistrano, vice-president, and R. D. Flaherty of the Orange county farm bureau, secretary. The organization voted to request assistance in formulating a code and stabilization agreement which will be inclusive and supported by all the vegetable growers in the state. The first vegetable that the association will endeavor to secure a stabilization for is tomatoes. This will be followed by cabbage, according to the present schedule. All vegetable growers are to be invited to participate in the movement, and PETITIONS MAY BRING VOTE ON WATER PROJECT If 70,000 signatures are obtained on the referendum petitions now being circulated, the citizens of California will have a chance to say whether they want the state to underwrite the proposed $170,000,000 pork-barrel salt water project sponsored in Sacramento valley by San Francisco interests. Word was received in Anaheim early this week that petitions were being circulated to block effectiveness of legislation in October toward authorizing the project without a vote of the people. The ostensible purpose of the bonds is to impound, conserve and distribute water and power development in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys, but nearly all the money will be spent on damming up the ocean to prevent further salinization of Sacramento river areas, where San Francisco pulls the purse strings. Fete Sheridans On 50th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. John S. Sheridan of 402 North Lemon street left Wednesday evening train for Nauvoo, Illinois, where they will observe their fiftieth wedding anniversary in connection with the biennial home-coming celebration next week. The Sheridans were married in 1883 at Nauvoo, where both were reared. It is the old Mormon settlement from where the Latter Day Saints showed across the Mississippi in 1848 on their epochal migration to Utah. After Newlyweds Off On 3-Year Vagabond Canoe Trip Around the Shore-Line of Americas Somewhere down the coast of Baja California the Newlyweds Dana Lamb are honeymooning in a canoe at sea by day, and ashore under a star-lit canopy at night. They left from Laguna Beach Saturday on a three-year vagabond trip to New York. Their 16-foot home-made canoe is laden with 600 pounds of equipment, mostly for camping. The Lambs are taking very little food, depending upon catching fish and hunting ashore for most of their "groceries." They carry no navigation instruments except a compass. But they have two cameras, a plentiful supply of pencils and paper, and material on which to keep their records, which they hope to put in book form upon completion of their unique journey. By day the couple plan to shove their canoe out past the breakers and set up a 100-square foot sail. If trade winds are kind, they'll have little use for daily dozens in a pair of oars. Toward evening, after following the shore line, the Lambs will point the prow of their little craft breakerward, haul it ashore and bed in sleeping bags. Their course lies along the westerly side of the Americas, around the bleak, wind-swept Cape Horn, through the "graveyard" of Tierra del Fuego, thence along the eastern coast of the Americas till they reach Uncle Sam's biggest city. On both sides of the Central American countries they will trace the old trails of pirates and possibly visit several cities founded by daring buccaneers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. How often Father John C. Lamb county tax collector, hears from his son and daughter-in-law is purely speculative. But he is unworried. Son Dana has been going to sea for several years and has developed a wanderlust which inspired the present trip. He married the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Bishop of Costa Mesa recently. This is her first extensive sea trip, but she has been training on ship's tackle for the past few weeks to harden herself to the rigors of swabbing out the keel. Mr. and Mrs. John S. Sheridan of 402 North Lemon street left Wednesday evening train for Nauvoo, Illinois, where they will observe their fifteenth wedding anniversary in connection with the biennial home-coming celebration ext week. The Sheridans were married in 1883 at Nauvoo, where both were reared. It is the old Mormon settlement from where the Latter Day Saints showed across the Mississippi in 1848 on their epochal migration to Utah. After their marriage they moved to South Dakota, remaining there till 1909 when they moved to Anaheim. Mrs. Sheridan was instrumental in beginning the biennial home-coming celebration at Nauvoo 26 years ago. Every two years the old timers of that city jourey back to their stamping grounds for a reunion. The celebration this year will last all next year with the local family reaching Nauvoo for the beginning of the program. The Sheridans have one son, Leo J. Sheridan, Anaheim councilman and secretary of the Anaheim Union Water company. City Seeks $15,548 On Electric Plant Anaheim seeks $15,548.25 from the federal government as 30 per cent of the estimated first year's cost of $51,827.52 toward modernizing the municipally-owned electrical system. This action became official Tuesday night when the city council adopted Consulting Engineer J. Edward Brown's recommendations relative to establishment of a policy of constantly improving the facilities toward a peak of efficiency. The total plan, to be carried out over a period of years, would cost approximately $107,000, and provides for placing a large part of conduit lines underground, the balance overhead, with re-building and re-conditioning of a certain portions which will meet efficiency requirements thereby. The first year's program would provide 5,544 man-days of labor over a period of 12 months. ANAHEIM NEARS 100% UNITY IN NRA CAMPAIGN Only 60 Persons Fail to Sign On First House-to-House Canvass; Clean-up Monday The 60 persons who refused, through misunderstanding or because of peculiar conditions, to sign the consumer's pledge or the president's agreement were being contacted this week by lieutenants of the local NRA association preliminary to the clean-up gathering/Monday afternoon at the city hall when the name of every person in the community is expected to be enlisted behind the national campaign to combat depression. Very few persons offered objections to signing when 200 workers of the organization last week made a house-to-house canvass of the city. Not more than 60 refused to sign, with the majority of these objecting because of misunderstanding. Lieutenants were instructed at Monday's meeting to carefully explain the voluntary nature of the NRA as a patriotic attempt to enlist the united support of Americans to put millions of men back to work. "General": O. E. Steward stressed the patriotic nature of the work and urged those engaged in the three-fold survey (consumer's signatures, employers operating under the Blue Eagle, and num- Thunder Storm Is Anaheim Novelty Oppressive Heat at 7 P.M. Wednesday Caused by Humidity Rising from 60 to 80 Native sons and daughters nearly jumped out of their boots Wednesday evening when a flash of lightning illuminated the streets and a thunderous roar opened an electrical bombardment which lasted throughout the night. At varying intervals of minutes or hours the bolts of lightning would clear darkness away like magic, only to have it envelop the city again, like a smothering carpet. Inevitable thunder followed. Numerous old timers declared the storm the worst they ever had heard in Southern California, but persons who have lived elsewhere in these United States declared the storm was of a comparatively mild nature. Most persons felt suffocated about 7 o'clock Wednesday evening, just before the storm broke. According to records at the Association Laboratory, humidity during the evening climbed from the normal of 60 to 80 at 7 p.m., when the heat seemed most oppressive. Despite the seeming heat, the temperature was 62 degrees and hovered within two degrees of that mark throughout the storm, which ceased after a short but heavy downpour at 7 a.m. Thursday. Total rainfall for the storm was .14 inches. The highest temperature Wednesday was 90½ degrees at 1 p.m. The storm was of a spotted nature throughout Southern California. It was noticed as far north as San Luis Obispo, but the center apparently was in northern Orange county. Scattered organizations were instructed at Monday's meeting to carefully explain the voluntary nature of the NRA as a patriotic attempt to enlist the united support of Americans to put millions of men back to work. "General" O. E. Steward stressed the patriotic nature of the work, and urged those engaged in the three-fold survey (consumer's signatures, employers operating under the Blue Eagle, and number of unemployed) to regard themselves as a permanent organization to carry on whatever succeeding drives may become necessary. After the meeting Monday, when final reports on the original drive will be heard, the NRA staff will determine whether or not a continuance of the campaign along a little more forecful lines will be necessary to bring fulfillment of NRA purposes in this vicinity. Misunderstandings arose on a number of issues. In several instances, persons who refused to sign at home voluntary appeared at the chamber of commerce office and pledged their support. One person declared he was "independent". A few hesitated to sign because they feared to act until their employers or organizations had signed or formulated a code. A few cited religious objections. Attempts to get a complete unemployment survey of the city failed because of a conflict in instructions. Some workers secured no report of any unemployed in their precincts, one reported as many as 28 jobless. Workers were instructed to make careful notations about persons away on vacations and to contact them upon their return. Boy Scout Drive Starts Sept. 5th Preliminary to the Boy Scout drive in Anaheim which opens September 5 with a quota of $750, representatives from various civic organizations will meet at the Pickwick cafe on the evening of August 31 to definitely make arrangements. The drive was scheduled for June but was postponed several times, with the date finally being set for the first week in September, as a result of the meeting held late last week when chairman M. A. Gauer and Campaign Chairman Frank Tausch appointed representatives. Those named to meet at the cafe and map out the drive include: William Webb, Masonic lodge; Clyde Childress, B. P. O. E.; Carl Wollenmann, 20-30 club; Sam Hilgenfeld, Lions club; and Rangers Nab 19 In Trabuco District Nineteen arrests have been made since the day before deer season for violation of the closed area law effective on the Trabuco district of the Cleveland national forest, according to District Ranger A. M. Longacre, of Corona, Calif. The closed area rule prohibits any use of government land by the public, which has been designated by the regional forester of California as an area of fire hazard and which has been closed by reason of its condition as such, unless a permit is secured from a forest officer. This ruling has been in effect in the Corona area for several years during the fire season, and is for the purpose of keeping people out of the valuable watershed areas during the periods of high fire danger. Four of the 19 persons picked up by the local forest officers appeared in the justice court on August 21, and were fined $50 each, of which $25 was suspended. Those who appeared in court were W. S. Engel, C. E. Carlson, John L. Heath, all from Santa Ana, and R. R. Weide of La Habra. They were cited for being in the closed area of Hagador canyon. Barney Brock of Santa Ana was cited to the Orange justice court for smoking in a "no smoking" zone.