anaheim-gazette 1933-09-28

Millions of Hidden Tax Dollars Will Be Forced Into State Coffers When Personal Property Tax Receipt Asked of Autoists Two Million Automobile Owners Must Show They Have Paid Taxes On Cars Before New Licenses Will Be Issued After March 5, 1934, Registrar Russell Bevans Announces Beginning March 5, next year, millions of hitherto hidden dollars will begin to flow into the coffers of the county and city treasuries of California, paid by more than two million automobile owners as part of their personal property taxes. Addressing the annual convention of California assessors at Riverside Wednesday, Russell Bevans, registrar of the division of registration of the department of motor vehicles, stated that clearance by county and city assessors will be required before any automobile or other motor vehicle can be reregistered in California. The department of motor vehicles cannot, under the new law, register any vehicle in this state unless the certificate of registration, or white slip, shall show on the reverse side that the person so presenting application for renewal of registration or transfer of registration, has paid his personal property taxes to the assessor of the county, city and county or municipality in which such vehicle was subject to assessment for the fiscal year. The white slip will indicate on its face the county in which all persons registering vehicles reside. "The department of motor vehicles is prepared and well able to cope with and take care of this matter immediately following the effective date of this bill, March 5th, 1934, which is the first Monday of March, as prescribed in section 8 of senate bill No. 178," Bevans announced. "The renewal period of 1934, that is from January 1 to February 15, of course, will not be affected by this law." However, after March 5, it becomes necessary for the department to decline registration unless persons so presenting their certificates can show on the vision between the 45 northern and 13 southern counties of the state. He further held that law prevents the commission from appropriating money for construction of the extension of South Main street, from Santa Ana to the coast highway at Corona del Mar. During his talk, Stanton again defended the action of the commission in its use of the $15,600,000 R. F. C. funds under which Orange county gets about $52,000 of the federal fund, when according to county officials it should have had $350,000. He declared the state legislature had made it mandatory that all federal funds, from whatever source, should be placed in the general highway fund and divided equally between the northern 45 counties and the southern 13 counties. He repeated many of the figures and statements given at the August meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange County at Newport Beach. Speaking of the division of the gasoline tax funds, he declared that after the federal and county and city money had been taken out there was little left for the commission for new construction. Speaking directly of the Main Street extension, Stanton estimated that the six miles of improved road would cost $240,000, exclusive of rights of way. Dan Mulherron, president of the San Clemente Chamber of Commerce, in opening the discussion as chairman of the roads committee, said the proposed road would cut off four miles between the inland cities and the coast. Nat Neff, county engineer, told of the willingness of James Irvine to co-operate. Roy W. Peacock of Laguna Beach said the road would be a great asset to the inland towns. Following the passing of a motion authorizing a special committee to gather data for the furthering of the project, the chair named Peacock. George Raymer and Mulherron to serve. A map prepared by Sherman Denny of Huntington Beach, which showed the roads of the coastal area and a plan for its beautification was displayed. Asks County and State Buy Beach Seal Beach Sees Opportunity for 1500 Feet Beach Front for Public Property Committeemen A. E. Walker and Tim Hussey of the Seal Beach city council this week were working on a program to have the county and state purchase 1500 feet of beach land east of Anaheim channel for beach park purposes. The committee was appointed by the Seal department of motor vehicles is prepared and well able to cope with and take care of this matter immediately following the effective date of this bill, March 5th, 1934, which is the first Monday of March, as prescribed in section 8 of senate bill No. 178. Bevans announced. "The renewal period of 1934, that is from January 1 to February 15, of course, will not be affected by this law. "However, after March 5, it becomes necessary for the department to decline registration unless persons so presenting their certificates can show on the reverse side thereof the stamp of the assessor authorized by law to be levied against such vehicle in the county, city or municipality. Registrar Bevans urges that each assessor identify on his records each vehicle assessed by motor number and make. ""This is important for the reason that many thousand owners lose or misplace the certificate of registration and endeavor to obtain reregistration by filing application and paying the statutory fee of 50 cents for a duplicate certificate," Bevans said. ""This duplicate certificate will, of course, not bear any endorsed tax clearance and it will then be necessary that the applicant call upon the assessor for endorsement of such duplicate. "Without definite description of the vehicle on the assessor's records, he will not be in a position to know whether or not the vehicle described on the duplicate certificate is the identical vehicle previously declared to him for assessment." Invite Residents To Telephone Plant If anyone in Anaheim has half an hour to spare, the telephone central office at Anaheim provides an interesting and educational place to spend the time, according to F. Y. Snyder, resident manager of the Southern California Telephone company. He stated recently that all departments of the telephone plant are open to the public during business hours daily and the local personnel cordially welcomes residents to see what goes on behind the scenes in the telephone industry. Special parties can also be arranged for the building tour in the evening. In issuing the invitation the manager said: "We cordially invite you to visit your telephone central office. The more you learn of the equipment serving your telephone and the better you become acquainted with the men and women who give these intricate facilities a personality, the more satisfactorily we can serve you. Attendants at the telephone center will personally conduct visitors through the plant and engineers survey it to determine whether it will draw from the basin. Termo attends well No. 4 would till after the suit promise Judge Scott week delay. This against the Termo Combs, owner of the Termo wells are Eastman and R. M. Neers who drilled walnut seeds. This year's crop is of excellent quality determined by made until after next week at the Growers' association to Secretary-Managers here this year, as pose will be sent les. Prices on the set until sometime during the directors of the Growers' association predict a satisfactory plan to pro-rate adopted for citrus. Hear Citrus Early (Continued resentatives of this ton. After conforces, the pacts with various states for shippers. The Califorment, when signed to the secretary wi that he sign it and "Any proposed be signed by the form to the requireto-wit: (1) shouting power off relation to things buy, on a parity (2) accomplish sucing turning to the great tion of the consuption agreement, tha ing base peri such as general price of consumers, stat try and other a Seal Beach Sees Opportunity for 1500 Feet Beach Front for Public Property Committeemen A. E. Walker and Tim Hussey of the Seal Beach city council this week were working on a program to have the county and state purchase 1500 feet of beach land east of Anaheim channel for beach park purposes. The committee was appointed by the Seal Beach council late last week, following approval of a tentative program. City Attorney Burr A. Brown reported that at the request of the East Seal Beach Improvement association, a conference with Phil A. Stanton, state highway commissioner, and owner of the tract, and P. E. officials had been arranged to see about having the tract opened for public use. Brown stated that P. E. was willing to permit pedestrian crossings and that Stanton was willing to lease the property to the city providing the city would take care of policing and sanitary requirements. Following report that Stanton would give a long term lease because he was desirous of sub-dividing the property, suggestion was made that the property might be acquired for a public beach. The council instructed department heads to provide the city attorney with data on the projects for which the city desires federal aid. These include a municipal water system, acquisition and improvement of beach frontage for the extension of the Alamitos bay state park and extension of a jetty at the entrance to Anaheim bay. It was reported that negotiations are proceeding for the acquisition of land for inclusion in the state beach park. Discussion of the proposed east jetty was continued at the meeting. The jetty would extend oceanward from the west side of the entrance to Anaheim bay. It was claimed that such a construction would force accretions of sand along the beach frontage which at present is almost entirely washed away. City Engineer Hayes suggested that with the existing jetty on the west and the proposed jetty on the east, and a possible smaller abutment at the pier, the beach frontage might be built up several hundred feet. We cordially invite you to visit your telephone central office. The more you learn of the equipment serving your telephone and the better you become acquainted with the men and women who give these intricate facilities a personality, the more satisfactorily we can serve you. Attendants at the telephone center will personally conduct visitors through the plant and explain the mechanism to all interested parties. Children as well as adults are included in our invitation." It was pointed out that subscribers will find of interest their telephone service records at the plant which in many cases date back a number of years. These records show all reports of troubles or interruptions of the service during the life of each telephone. DOROTHY DARNIT Why Not Include Standard In Suit? Why isn't the Standard Oil company, which operates 17 wells which would be on tidelands at Huntington Beach were it not for the bulkhead, included in the state's suit against the Termo Oil company? This question loomed with special significance this week, following announcement by Assemblyman Edward (Ted) Craig of Brea that there was a tacit understanding the state would attempt no suit against oil operators until the assembly committee, of which he is a member, makes its report to Governor James E. Rolph on November 1. Craig holds the legislative committee had nothing to do with the suit. In commenting upon the suit, he said that he "felt curiosity regarding failure of the state to include the Standard Oil company among the defendants." As a matter of fact, the Standard Oil was made a nominal defendant, but is co-operating with the state in charges against the Termo Oil company of whipstocking. The defending oil company, however, won the first legal skirmish when against state attorney arguments that every day of delay after October 1 allowed 26,000 barrels of oil to be drained from the state's oil basin, Judge G. K. Scovel last Friday granted a two-week delay to allow attorneys for the defense to prepare their cases. The suit seeks permission to let state engineers survey Termo Well No. 4 to determine whether whipstocking allows it to draw from the state's reserve oil basin. Termo attorneys promised that well No. 4 would not be started again till after the suit was held, upon which promise Judge Scovel allowed the two-week delay. The suit is directed against the Termo corporation, E. E. Combs, owner of the land on which the Termo wells are located, and H. John Eastman and R. N. Garrison, oil engineers who drilled the wells. Orchard Tillage Demonstration Next Wednesday Correct Depth of Discs to Avoid Excessive Root Cutting To Be Shown On Wednesday, October 4, at 2:00 P.M., the agricultural extension service is calling a meeting at Floyd Benson's ranch, corner of Katella road and Ninth street, Garden Grove, to discuss orchard tillage and demonstrate the use and adaption of depth control devices on discs. Heavy discs of the cover crop type penetrate too deeply under some soil conditions. The excessive cutting of feeder roots takes place as well as unnecessary draft placed on the tractor. Offtentimes to cut a cover cut satisfactorily, the disc gangs must be set at full angle. To permit this adjustment, and yet prevent a penetration of more than four or five inches, attachments have been developed. The use of these attachments, as well as the lessening of the draft upon the tractor, will be shown. The use of this equipment will be found helpful where the cover crop is so dense as to cause difficulty in getting the irrigation water through and the owner is not yet ready to work it under. Speakers on the program include Harold E. Wahlberg on "Trends in Orchard Cultivation;" Warren R. Schooonover on "Efficient Orchard Cultivation," and J. P. Fairbank on "Mechanics of Orchard Cultivation. Continue Blackjack Hearing to Oct. 5th Preliminary hearing of Phillip Delsie, charged with possession of a blackjack, was continued till October 5 upon the defendant's plea to allow time for return of important witnesses, when he appeared before Justice Charles Kuchel Walnut Season To Begin Next Week This year's crop of walnuts apparently is of excellent quality, though definite determination of exact grade cannot be made until after receipt of nuts early next week at the Anaheim walnut growers' association house, according to Secretary-Manager Walter Ross. Between 40 and 50 persons, most of whom have had previous experience in the local house and are local residents, will be given employment when the house opens. Cracking will not be done here this year, as all nuts for this purpose will be sent directly to Los Angeles. Prices on the 1933 crop will not be set until sometime in October, when the directors of the California Walnut Growers' association will meet. Ross predicts a satisfactory year for nut growers, claiming the NRA code will help the industry, along a proposed plan to pro-rate shipments along lines adopted for citrus fruits. Hear Citrus Code Early In October (Continued from page 1) resentatives of the AAA in Washington. After consideration by these forces, the pacts will be returned to the various states for signature by the shippers. The California-Arizona agreement, when signed by shippers, will go to the secretary with the formal request that he sign it and put it into effect. "Any proposed agreement which may be signed by the secretary must conform to the requirements of the AAA, to-wit: (1) should establish the purchasing power of citrus fruits, with relation to things which citrus growers buy, on a parity with that purchasing power during he base period 1909-14; (2) accomplish such parity without returning to the growers a greater portion of the consumers' dollars, under the agreement, than was returned during the base period. Further factors, such as general public interest, welfare of consumers, status of general industry and of other agricultural commodities, will discuss various phases of orchard heating and frost protection." Continue Blackjack Hearing to Oct. 5th Preliminary hearing of Phillip Delsie, charged with possession of a blackjack, was continued till October 5 upon the defendant's plea to allow time for return of important witnesses, when he appeared before Justice Charles Kuchel Wednesday. Less Smoke Goal of Heater Tests Demonstration Will Be Held On Wednesday at Mabury Ranch East of Santa Ana To operate orchard heaters with less smoke output and better fuel economy is the object of the heater testing demonstration to be next Wednesday at the Mabury ranch, east of Santa Ana on Fruit street, under the auspices of the agricultural extension service and citrus department of the farm bureau. The University of California Engineering division has perfected a testing machine that will register the degree of smokiness of any type heater. In making determinations of smokiness a definite fraction of the products of combustion of the heater under test is filtered through a square of white felt, which is blackened or grayed by carbon particles filtered out of the smoke stream. The reflection meter makes an instantaneous and accurate determination of the degree of smokiness. The rate of burning can also be determined by the device, which is brought here from the laboratories of the university farm through arrangements made by Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg. Extensive tests have been made by W. R. Schoonover and J. P. Fairbank, specialist, throughout California citrus districts. This demonstration has been arranged for Orange county growers who are equipped with orchard heaters or those contemplating the purchase of heaters. In order to accommodate the growers who will bring heaters for testing, the demonstration will start at 2:00 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, October 3, and continue until 8:00 o'clock, if necessary. Ross Shafer, president of the Tustin Frost Protection association; Mr. Schoonover; Mr. Fairbank; Holmes Bishop, chairman of the farm bureau citrus department; and Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg, will discuss various phases of orchard heating and frost protection. The short speaking be signed by the secretary must conform to the requirements of the AAA, to-wit: (1) should establish the purchasing power of citrus fruits, with relation to things which citrus growers buy, on a parity with that purchasing power during he base period 1909-14; (2) accomplish such parity without returning to the growers a greater portion of the consumers' dollars, under the agreement, than was returned during the base period. Further factors, such as general public interest, welfare of consumers, status of general industry and of other agricultural commodities, all must be considered also. "Record of the formal hearing, containing more than 1,000 pages, recently went to the AAA representatives. It is believed that the California-Arizona pact may be ready for consideration locally early in October. This means that if the administration then approves, the agreement should be in effect for the navel season." ped with orchard heaters or those contemplating the purchase of heaters. In order to accommodate the growers who will bring heaters for testing, the demonstration will start at 2:00 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, October 3, and continue until 8:00 o'clock, if necessary. Ross Shafer, president of the Tustin Frost Protection association; Mr. Schoonover; Mr. Fairbank; Holmes Bishop, chairman of the farm bureau citrus department; and Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg, will discuss various phases of orchard heating and frost protection. The short speaking program will start at 2:00 o'clock. The apparatus will be established for the day at the headquarters of the Mabury ranch on Fruit street, about a mile east of the railroad tracks at Santa Ana. It is anticipated that many users will avail themselves of this opportunity to test their heaters. National Park Hunting Rules Deer hunters who motor or pack into the national park areas of the state are cautioned to observe certain regulations cited in bulletins from the park service. The bulletin points out that the parks are sanctuaries for wild life of every sort, and all hunting, or the killing, wounding, frightening or capturing of any wild bird or animal, is prohibited within the limits of the parks. Other regulations are: Dogs may be taken through the park if held on leash and kept from chasing or frightening game. The shortest main road or trail through the park must be followed. Firearms must be reported to the nearest park ranger, if possible, and must be kept under packs and unloaded at all times while in the park. Parties with firearms must stay on main trails or roads while crossing the park. Bucks, or other game, legally killed outside the park, may be carried through the park if reported to the nearest ranger when possible, and kept completely covered under packs while in the park. Game must not be consumed in the park. Hunting parties with game must proceed through the park by the shortest main trail or road to outside points. Camping within the park for the purpose of hunting outside is forbidden. Secretary Reid Back From East "Times are a lot better" in the Middle West and the East, from where he returned recently. Secretary George W. Reid of the Anaheim chamber of commerce announces. Of the cities visited he said that Chicago, and Houston, Texas, were the busiest and that St. Louis is showing signs of profit. Concerning the World's Fair, where he spent three days, he said, "It is the most magnificent contribution to education in a long time." He was particularly impressed with the Transportation building and the Hall of Arts. To date 15,000,000 people have visited it and it has been necessary to extend the time another 15 days. Leaving here on September 1, Mr. Reid first went to Texas where he visited with his son, George H. Reid, and from there went to St. Louis where he visited other relatives. He came back by way of Salt Lake City, arriving here early yesterday morning. While in Texas he visited Galveston and saw the results of the recent hurricane. The entire fruit district in the Rio Grande valley was completely destroyed, he declared but, the people are all ready beginning to rebuild and plant. They are mortgaged up to the hilt, he said, but their courage is magnificent. FOOTBALL! FEARN ELECTRIC RADIO SHOP 273 E. Center—Phone 3111 THESE NEW TIMES THESE NEW TIMES The Cheapest Thing To Buy Is Quality Wool has doubled in price, but the percentage of advance in total cost in a cheap suit is much higher than in a fine one. Starvation wages no longer can be paid—a still greater blow to the cheap suit. 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