anaheim-gazette 1933-09-21

IN THE DAYS OF Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK OCTOBER 1, 1908 An inch of rain fell on Wednesday night in a freak electrical storm which was general throughout southern California. Damage was done to growing crops, beets being threatened with second growth and beans yet in the field being harmed. Rain continued in showers during Thursday, where 35 of an inch fell, making precipitation the heaviest for September since 1891. Damage threatened beets and beans in great part minified by a Santa Ana wind which sprang up on Saturday evening and continued during Sunday. Reports from outlying sections are that damage to crops is not as bad as at first feared. The beet, bean, tomato and grape harvest proceeds with vigor. Directors of the chamber of commerce met in special session on Monday evening, having determined to change their meeting night from Thursday to Monday evenings. Regular meeting nights will be the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month. Directors Wickett, Thomas, Enfield, Schumacher, Deitrich, Mullinix and Rose were present. The committee on street paving comprising each member of the board, reported little progress had been made in obtaining signatures to petitions for to sign unless the city would stand half the expense. It was the consensus of opinion that unless this latter course was pursued no further progress could be made at this time, and it was decided to lay the matter before the trustees for their consideration. A. Thomas was appointed a committee of one to confer with City Attorney Melrose relative to the best manner in which to lay the proposition before the board. Secretary Enfield was given authority to employ a competent man to collect suitable products for display at the carnival of products at Santa Ana Oct. 15, 16 and 17, also to prepare a suitable float for the chamber for participation therein. The Travel section of the Ebell society of this city met at the home of Mrs. Storm on Saturday afternoon. Meeting was called to order by the leader, Mrs. Spencer. After a brief business meet- The Travel section of the Ebell society of this city met at the home of Mrs. Storm on Saturday afternoon. Meeting was called to order by the leader, Mrs. Spencer. After a brief business meeting the following program was rendered. A review of the previous reading of Stoddard's lecture on Athens by means of the following topics: Battles of Marathon and Thermopylea, Mrs. Rehwoldt. Phidias and his work as a sculptor, Mrs. Storm. A paper on Homer by Miss Rehwoldt. Praxitiles and Demosthenes, Mrs. Pearson. Grecian Architecture, Mrs. Dutton. The Greek Dramatists, Miss Hayler. Reading of lecture on Athens finished by Mrs. Spencer. A reception will be given on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Pearson for the teachers. It is hoped that every teacher will be able to be present, also every member. Members will respond to roll call with quotations from Othello. The Columbia Historical club will meet with Miss Rea Thursday, October 8th, at 2:30. A full attendance is desired. Members will bring paper and pencil. The following officers have been elected by the Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church: Mrs. E. M. Grimshaw, president; Miss Lillian Balfour, vice-president; Robert McAuley, recording secretary; Miss E. Aubert, corresponding secretary; Miss Ella Rea, treasurer. Committee chairmen: Lookout, Miss Lulu Goble; Prayer Meeting, Walter Ross; Social, Miss Marian Johnston; Missionary, Miss Elnora Parker; Information, Miss Ella Rea; Good Literature, Paul Comstock; Music, Miss Balfour; Flower, Hazel Lemon. The Pacific Creamery company will close down its condensing plant at Buena Park today, throwing out of employment seventeen hands. Shipments of milk and cream direct to Los Angeles by dairymen, who get better prices there than the condenser paid is the cause of the shut down. Charley Petty's moving picture show has caught the town, and Kroeger's theatre is nightly crowded with appreciative audiences. Besides the picture there is a musical program of unusual merit. Pictures will be changed twice a week and new songs and specialties given. Five 22-rifle bullets in the Home company's cable in the rear of the City stable put out of commission a score of phones after the rain of last Wednesday night. Temporary repairs were made. Manager Joe Backs states about thirty feet of new cable will have to be installed at an expense of $100. He would like to discover the identity of the man responsible for the damages. John M. Skelton of Long Beach has purchased the twenty-acre walnut ranch of J. W. Peacock, at the corner of South and Citron streets, paying $14,000 therefor. Mr. Skelton this week took possession of these payments from A. Thomas was appointed a committee of one to confer with City Attorney Melrose relative to the best manner in which to lay the proposition before the board. Secretary Enfield was given authority to employ a competent man to collect suitable products for display at the carnival of products at Santa Ana Oct. 15, 16 and 17, also to prepare a suitable float for the chamber for participation therein. As this is two bunches to deserve space and the other so small and Parker's vine year, having beat this? Figures for year's shipment twelve thousand in three years has during the census wealth is essentials to Leland Stanford Stanford grove state of semicillil. If one of health (which have) can the The circus son's 10 big town early and A few leading corn, 50 dens Herd of monosities, 90 m rings. Cheap usual—doors "The vine of a correspondent It is a grievous bling can get sense. We are that the vine a stream shows vineyard during "dry" would sanity. But T. H. Loyl week in town this state to mediately after somewhere in doubtless soon An admits the ostrich fae The object of visitors, who birds are now Five 22-rifle bullets in the Home company's cable in the rear of the City stable put out of commission a score of phones after the rain of last Wednesday night. Temporary repairs were made. Manager Joe Backs states about thirty feet of new cable will have to be installed at an expense of $100. He would like to discover the identity of the man responsible for the damages. John M. Skelton of Long Beach has purchased the twenty-acre walnut ranch of J. W. Peacock, at the corner of South and Citron streets, paying $14,000 therefor. Mr. Skelton this week took possession of the property, and Mr. Peacock moved into a rented house east of town. L. N. Imus spent several days the past week at Lucas canyon, near San Juan, where he investigated Placer mining and will next week locate a claim. He states a Los Angeles company recently took $20,000 out of a mine at that point, and considers the canyon one of uncommon richness. Republicans of this city and vicinity held their first rally of the campaign at the opera house on Saturday evening. About 200 people were present, many being from Fullerton, Placentia and the oil wells. The city band discoursed music before the meeting and at the conclusion of the speaking. Judge West, candidate for the office of Superior Judge was the first speaker. Miguel Estudillo, candidate for state senator spoke next and was followed by Richard Melrose, candidate for the assembly, who made a short talk. Mr. Melrose evidently had many friends in the audience for he was loudly applauded. Congressman S. C. Smith made the address of the evening and he was greeted with long continued hand clapping. He spoke sensibly of the tariff and was applauded in his allusions to President Roosevelt and Judge Taft. Mrs. Josephine E. Butler and Mrs. Shoemaker of Los Angeles and Mrs. Hargreanes of Fallbrook were guests of Mrs. Cora Browning the past week. W. F. Laird was down from Kern county the first of the week on a business mission. T. S. Armstrong is again in his place behind the counter at Wallace's. Frank Tausch will today resume his former position at Dickels. 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK SEPTEMBER 29, 1883 To those who come to this state with a view to invest in unimproved land, we commend the splendidly fertile section of country of which Anaheim is the most prominent part. At this time of year the plains are in their most unattractive garb, and nature is unadorned except with the ornaments supplied by man's labor, and yet we have no hesitation in inviting the stranger to ride over the country and view it at its worst, because the evidence of what labor will accomplish stands forth in striking contrast and cannot fail to make a most favorable impression. It is possible to drive along the public highway and see upon the one side an uninviting barren looking plot, while upon the other side, on the same kind of soil is a magnificent stretch of vineyard, each vine loaded with ripening bunches of grapes, or an orchard upon which the oranges are just beginning to make themselves conspicuous. The inference to be drawn is that by cultivation the barren plain can be made to blossom and bear fruit and that the charming homes and profitable places are attainable by all who have the desire and the muscle to carve them out. A comparison of the price of land here and elsewhere is decidedly favorable to Anaheim. One hundred dollars per acre is the highest price asked for unimproved land, while the general range of price is from forty to seventy-five dollars per acre. The same quality of land in many other parts of the county is held at $250 per acre—a fancy price which those paying it will soon regret. As this item is written there repose upon the editorial table two bunches of Berger grapes which are large and luscious enough to deserve special mention. One of the bunches weighs 5½ pounds and the other weighs 4 pounds—a remarkable weight for a grape so small and light as the Berger. These bunches are from Robert Parker's vineyard in North Anaheim, and he did still better last year, having raised a bunch which weighed six pounds. Who can beat this? Figures for the past eight months go to show that the present As this item is written there repose upon the editorial table two bunches of Berger grapes which are large and luscious enough to deserve special mention. One of the bunches weighs 5½ pounds and the other weighs 4 pounds—a remarkable weight for a grape so small and light as the Berger. These bunches are from Robert Parker's vineyard in North Anaheim, and he did still better last year, having raised a bunch which weighed six pounds. Who can beat this? Figures for the past eight months go to show that the present year's shipment of California fruit east will aggregate about twelve thousand tons, an increase of over eight hundred per cent in three years. The greatest increase is from Los Angeles, which has during the present year shipped over four times as much as during the corresponding period of last year. Wealth is a good enough thing in its way, but there are some essentials to perfect happiness which it is powerless to procure. Leland Stanford is sick in Europe with a spinal disease, Mrs. Stanford gropes about her magnificent Nob Hill mansion in a state of semi-blindness, and Mr. Crocker is reported to be seriously ill. If one of these nabobs were asked to choose between perfect health (which they have not) and unlimited wealth (which they have) can there be any doubt which would be their choice. The circus is coming? On Monday, October 8, John Robinson's 10 big shows combined will show in Anaheim. Come into town early and secure your positions to see the grand free parade. A few leading features are the drove of giant giraffes, the unicorn, 50 dens of the rarest and costliest animals on the globe. Herd of monster elephants, school of trained animals, 1500 curiosities, 90 male and female artists, three separate and distinct rings. Cheap rates on railroad running into town—Prices as usual—doors open at 1 and 7 p.m. "The vineyards seem somewhat dry," is a sentence in a letter of a correspondent to a Los Angeles paper, referring to Anaheim. It is a grievous shame that everybody who has an itch for scribbling can get his effusions printed whether they are sense or nonsense. We are to infer from the sententious sentence quoted that the vineyards ought to be wet—that through every furrow a stream should course. The grape grower who would irrigate his vineyard during the summer months or have it otherwise than "dry" would be examined before a lunacy commission to test his sanity. But these traveling correspondents know it all. T. H. Loyhed and wife of Faribault, Minnesota, have passed a week in town the guests of Mrs. Sheffield. Mr. Loyhed came to this state to attend the conclave, intending to return home immediately after its conclusion but the idea of making a home somewhere in California has taken firm hold, and our state will doubtless soon claim him as a citizen. An admission fee of 50 cents is now charged each visitor to the ostrich farm, and it is open only on Wednesdays and Sundays. The object of the tariff is to discourage in a measure the rush of visitors, who seriously interfere with the work of the farm. The birds are now breeding and require careful attention. week in town the guests of Mrs. Sheffield. Mr. Loyhed came to this state to attend the conclave, intending to return home immediately after its conclusion but the idea of making a home somewhere in California has taken firm hold, and our state will doubtless soon claim him as a citizen. An admission fee of 50 cents is now charged each visitor to the ostrich farm, and it is open only on Wednesdays and Sundays. The object of the tariff is to discourage in a measure the rush of visitors, who seriously interfere with the work of the farm. The birds are now breeding and require careful attention. We acknowledge a call from Mr. James Grier who arrived from Canada a few days ago to make his home in Anaheim. His continuous service as a postmaster in the Dominion for the past twenty-three years entitles him to a long period of rest and recuperation under the more genial skies of Southern California. Mr. B. Chandler and Mr. Bower are deepening the pit of the Chandler & Bower well to 105 feet and timbering it. The gas is so strong in the pit that fresh air has to be pumped into it to supply the workmen with the necessary oxygen. The presence of so much gas is a good sign of oil. It would not be surprising to see this gas taken to Anaheim to light that thriving settlement.—Los Angeles Herald. Not all the attractions are with Robinson's circus. Mr. Leonard of the Washington Market will have on exhibition next week a five legged sheep, the superfluous limb being affixed on the neck of the animal. On Sunday night and Monday morning there was quite a perceptible fall of cinders and white ashes in town from the fire in the mountains in the east. The odor of the fire, too, was unpleasantly prominent. The settlement of Riverside voted to incorporate as a city last Tuesday, by a vote of 228 to 147. The vote was the heaviest ever cast in the valley. All who are interested in the formation of a local circle of the C. L. S. C. are invited to the home of Rev. F .H. Robinson on Thursday evening next. At Pomona last week, the former Anaheim blacksmith H. A. Stough, had his collar bone broken by being thrown to the ground while shoeing a horse. Inspection of School Buses Highway Patrol Will Look for Autos To Test Safety Features complete inspection of the only 2,000 school buses being in California was ordered by the director of the department vehicles. action will start at once and tied on by members of the highway patrol. Captains in five counties will designate men for the work. action will cover general features of the buses but basis will be placed on safety as brakes, lights, propellers, extinguishers, signal decks, etc. buses are found to be well standards of safety set by the laws of the school districts buses are operated will be twice and asked to make repairs and adjustments. inspection was made of the last year ago. At that time bound to be woefully below a supplementary inspector the school authorities had practically all requests to make repairs and additions. tained that the primary one inspection was to pro-safety for the school childrens work in this direction as no major accidents occurred within the last year. With the bus inspections, again will seek to organize patrols in all the schools centers of population. The regards this as a most im-prise of safety work among unnounced also that he would be the express request of James Rolph Jr., that there being of enforcement in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 21, 1933. BRUCE BARTON writes of "THE MASTER EXECUTIVE" Supplying a week-to-week inspiration for the heavy-burdened who will find every human trial paralleled by the experiences of "The Man Nobody Knows." DECISIONS AND REWARDS In Monticello, Virginia, an American statesman lies buried. He was Secretary of State, Minister to France, President of the United States; yet his epitaph makes reference to none of those honors. It reads: Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of American Independence; of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom; and Father of the University of Virginia. The offices that he held are forgotten on the stone, as they will be eventually forgotten by all but the historian; he desired to be remembered only by what he gave. And he has his wish. Somewhere in his Essays Emerson has a sentence to this effect: "See how the mass of men worry themselves into nameless graves while here and there a great unselfish soul forgets himself into immortality." A fine thought, nicely phrased; but Jesus thought it first. So we have the main points of his business philosophy: 1. Whoever will be great must render great service. 2. Whoever will find himself at the top must be willing to lose himself at the bottom. 3. The big rewards come to those who travel the second, undermanded miles. Judas would have sneered at all this. Not a bad fellow at heart, he had the virtues and the weaknesses of the small bore business man. He was "hard-boiled," and proud of it; he "looked out for Number One." It was no easy job being treasurer for a lot of idealists, Judas would have you know. He held the bag and gave every cent a good tight squeeze before he let it pass. When the grateful woman broke her box of costly ointment over Jesus' feet the other disciples thought it was fine, but he knew better: "Pretty wasteful business," he grumbled to himself. The principles apply to every walk of life. Great progress will be made in the world when we rid ourselves of the idea that there is a difference between work and religious work. We have been taught that a man's daily business activities are selfish, and that only the time which he devotes to church meetings and social service activities is consecrated. Next Week Numbing Grip of Ancient Creeds Copyright, Bobbie-Merrill Co. Let Buyers Know They Are Paving Tax, Says Sloane Lauds Purpose of Equalization Board to Keep Sales Tax Separate from Price Policies of the state board of equalization which will tend to keep the sales tax separate from the price of merchandise are strongly commended by Norman H. Sloane, general manager of the California 'state chamber of commerce, in a statement issued by Mr. Sloane from the southern district offices of the state chamber. The state chamber, Mr. Sloane pointed out, has gone on record as strongly opposed to concealment of the sales tax in the price of merchandise and the new system of tokens, permitting payment of the exact amount of the tax, even on small purchases, will discourage this practice. Nota would have sneered at all this. Not a bad fellow at heart, he had the virtues and the weaknesses of the small bore business man. He was "hardboiled," and proud of it; he "looked out for Number One." It was no easy job being treasurer for a lot of idealists, Judas would have you know. He held the bag and gave every cent a good tight squeeze before he let it pass. When the grateful woman broke her box of costly ointment over Jesus' feet the other disciples thought it was fine, but he knew better. "Pretty wasteful business," he grumbled to himself. The big talk of the others about "thrones" and "kingdoms" and "victory" did not fool him; he could read a balance sheet, and he knew that the jig was up. So he made his private little deal with the priests, probably supposing that Jesus would be arrested, reproved and warned not to preach in Jerusalem again. "I will get mine and retire," he said to himself. Said Jesus, "I, if I be lifted up (on the cross; that is to say, if I lose my life) will draw all men to me." Each made his decision and received his reward. We have quoted some men of conspicuous success, but the same sound chandise are strongly commended by Norman H. Sloane, general manager of the California's state chamber of commerce, in a statement issued by Mr. Sloane from the southern district offices of the state chamber. The state chamber, Mr. Sloane pointed out, has gone on record as strongly opposed to concealment of the sales tax in the price of merchandise and the new system of tokens, permitting payment of the exact amount of the tax, even on small purchases, will discourage this practice. "It is our view," Mr. Sloane said, "that the sales tax must be kept plainly before the people. We feel that the people, in the interests of governmental economy and efficiency, should be kept fully aware of the tax burden they are carrying. We also feel that if the merchants are allowed to include the sales tax in the price of goods, unfair competition will result through a mixed practice of absorbing the tax in some cases, and adding an unfair amount in others. The state chamber has previously expressed its belief that this tax should be separately listed so that it is clearly indicated that it is being passed on to the ultimate consumer." Don’t Pass Up This Message! “Repetition is Reputation!” That’s an old and true advertising slogan, Mr. Merchant. Keep placing your name before the Gazette’s big family of readers — and buyers — and you’ll reap the rewards of persistent work. The Anaheim Gazette