anaheim-gazette 1933-11-23

County Harbor Headquarters Opened In S. A. Complete Data On Project Is Available For Persons Seeking Information For the benefit of all voters and taxpayers who are seeking information about the benefits of the Orange county harbor proposition which will be voted on December 19, the Orange County Harbor association this week opened its informational headquarters at 420 North Main street, Santa Ana, in the old Abstract and Title company building. Here will be on display maps of the proposed development, showing the main channel, three miles long, 200 feet wide, and 20 feet deep which will extend from the entrance to the county-owned frontage and dock near The Archos; the turning basin there from 600 to 1200 feet wide and 20 feet deep; the 35 acres near the yacht club which will be dredged to a 15 foot depth for yacht and boat anchorage, and the jetty extensions and repairs which will provide a safe entrance channel 500 feet wide and 20 feet deep at low tide, under all conditions. In addition, all of the mud flats and sand bars in the bay, from Newport to Coronado Mar, will be removed and the entire area made available for use with dredging done to a 10 foot depth at low tide. It is the desire of the county-wide association backing the harbor development program, as a part of President Roosevelt's re-employment campaign through public works, to acquaint all voters of Orange county with the facts regarding the harbor, its low cost of but 2.6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation in taxes, and the great benefits to be derived by property owners, farmers, and workers throughout the county from the influx of new wealth and con- BOND ISSUE FOR $274,482 WILL BE SUBMITTED SOON (Continued from page 1) This was a point threshed out once before when a well known contractor argued that the re-building could be done piece-meal, thus evading the $1,000 provision of the state regulations. The state report holds the auditorium unsafe, and it has been out of use since early spring. A verbal report also holds the administration building unsafe. W. C. Mauerhan of the Katella district voiced doubt that a bond issue would carry, and that he opposed it. Mrs. Inez Yeats of Anaheim also objected to the bonds, believing reconstruction work could be done at moderate cost without a mandate from the people. Although Assemblyman Edward (Ted) Craig of Brea said the state legislature might make certain changes in the building code if those changes seem unfair and are brought to its attention. Attorney George F. Holden and Architect T. C. Kistner held an opposite view. Dr. H. D. Newkirk was assured by Superintendent Melbourne A. Gauer of the elementary school system that local inspectors had declared the elementary school buildings safe. They were repaired before the state law went into effect. Superintendent Gauer termed earthquakes acts of God, saying: "You can spend billions and billions of dollars in trying to make schools safe, and yet you cannot know the intensity of the next earthquake. A district could bankrupt itself in an effort to protect itself against an act of God." Chairman Henry Ramm of the school board urged passage of the bond issue in order to make the buildings conform to state requirements. He stressed the federal government's lenient loans and contribution of 30 per cent of the cost at present on such work, whereas in later years the project would cost more and would not be so easily carried. Principal Clayes reported that the high school district has an assessed with dredging done to a 10 foot depth at low tide. It is the desire of the county-wide association backing the harbor development program, as a part of President Roosevelt's re-employment campaign through public works, to acquaint all voters of Orange county with the facts regarding the harbor, its low cost of but 2.6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation in taxes, and the great benefits to be derived by property owners, farmers, and workers throughout the county from the influx of new wealth and construction activity which will follow completion of the harbor project. Exchange Manager In His Anniversary Big Co-Operative Markets 56,079 Carloads, Return To Sunkist Shippers. f.o.b.; C. C. Teague Re-Elective Average Cost 4.09% of Gross Sales Net Savings The close of a critical California and Arizona citrus 31 saw 75,383 carloads of oranges, lemons and grapefruit turn of 68½ million dollars, according to the report of geologist S. Armstrong to the annual meeting of the California Fruit Exchange alone marketed 56,079 carloads and re-shippers f.o.b. cars, $52,238,077. Had the return per box on fruit sold through non-Exchange channels been equal, the crop from the two states would have returned $68,509,775, with a delivered carload value of $106,321,676 of which $37,811,942 went for freight and refrigeration. Orange shipments for the year were 58,866 cars, lemons 14,812 cars and grapefruit 17,755 cars. Exchange shipments reached 41,619 cars of oranges. 13,235 cars of lemons and 1,225 cars of grapefruit, a total of 56,079 carloads or 73.8 per cent of the total shipments. All these figures cover packed fruit only. Sales this season, says the report, were 5 per cent less in volume and 12 per cent less in money return than in 1932. C. C. Teague, Santa Paula, was re-elected president of the Exchange, and R. H. Wilkinson, Los Angeles, E. A. Beck, Placentia and D. G. Arbuthnot, La Verne, vice-presidents. The average cost for the season of all branches of Exchange service was 4.09 per cent of gross sales. The marketing cost amounted to 5.65 cents per box, and 5 cents per box on oranges and 10 cents on lemons and grapefruit was invested in advertising. Net savings in expenses amounted to $145,000 compared with 1932. Total salary costs of 467 employees, the biggest single item of expense in a service organization, amounted to three and three-quarters cents per box. Charge-off for the season from uncollected accounts of only $14,805 of 3-100 of 1 per cent of net return, is reported. Of this amount more than 70 per cent is in frozen deposits in closed national banks, from which further salvage is expected. With aggregate returns of one billion, three hundred million dollars to Exchange shippers in the past 29 years, credit losses have equalled but $7-10,000 of 1 per cent of f.o.b. returns. "The fact that such a large volume of fruit sold through non-Exchange channels been equal, the crop from the two states would have returned $68,509,775, with a delivered carload value of $106,321,676 of which $37,811,942 went for freight and refrigeration." The average cost for the season of all branches of Exchange service was 4.09 per cent of gross sales. The marketing cost amounted to 5.65 cents per box, and 5 cents per box on oranges and 10 cents on lemons and grapefruit was invested in advertising. Net savings in expenses amounted to $145,000 compared with 1932. Total salary costs of 467 employees, the biggest single item of expense in a service organization, amounted to three and three-quarters cents per box. Charge-off for the season from uncollected accounts of only $14,805 of 3-100 of 1 per cent of net return, is reported. Of this amount more than 70 per cent is in frozen deposits in closed national banks, from which further salvage is expected. With aggregate returns of one billion, three hundred million dollars to Exchange shippers in the past 29 years, credit losses have equalled but $7-10,000 of 1 per cent of f.o.b. returns." Give Program of Daily Radio Talks The schedule of daily radio talks given on agricultural and allied subjects, under the auspices of the agricultural extension service and KFI, is announced by Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg for the week beginning November 27. The talks are presented at 12 o'clock noon each day. November 27, "The Containers Situation in California," A. W. Hayes, division of animal industry, state department of agriculture. November 28, "Relief Gardens for Unemployed in Los Angeles County," L. H. Smith, food administration Office, county welfare department. November 29, "When the Wind Blows," Woodbridge Metcalf, extension forester, University of California, Berkeley. December 1, "Alfalfa in the Antelope Alley," Harold J. Rayon, agricultural commissioner, Los Angeles county. December 2—"Avocado Pruning," M. B. Rounds, Farm Advisor, Los Angeles county. Charge-off for the season from uncollected accounts of only $14,805 of 3-100 of 1 per cent of net return, is reported. Of this amount more than 70 per cent is in frozen deposits in closed national banks, from which further salvage is expected. With aggregate returns of one billion, three hundred million dollars to Exchange shippers in the past 29 years, credit losses have equalled but $7-10,000 of 1 per cent of f.o.b. returns. "The fact that such a large volume of fruit can be marketed at any price with so great a proportion of the population unemployed and in need of the more substantial necessities of life, and the rest of the people with their lessened purchasing power further reduced by heavy tax and relief obligations, speaks well for the stability of the industry," declares Mr. Armstrong. Of particular interest to the citrus industry, he cites the agricultural adjustment act which became law on May 12, 1933. It has for its objective the restoring of agricultural purchasing power to its pre-war parity as related to the things the farmer buys. The agricultural adjustment administration has approved a series of marketing agreements covering various commodities in order to accomplish this result. They seek to adjust supply to demand and compel all producers or handlers in an industry to assume their fair share of market regulation and when necessary of surplus control. "It is significant that these plans, induced by the national emergency, closely parallel the voluntary efforts and methods which Exchange growers have been using for some years past, in the handling of their own business," Mr. Armstrong says. "As early as 1923 in an endeavor to improve unsatisfactory price levels through the proration of shipments the Exchange had established an informal distribution committee. In 1925 a formal agreement for lemons was entered into by Exchange lemon shippers representing about 90 per cent of the entire California crop whereby lemon shipments are definitely controlled under prorates." The lemon agreement, he observes, is generally recognized as a milestone in cooperative marketing progress and has worked satisfactorily for the past eight years. Fifty-four foreign a million boxes of lemons and grapefruit change shipments this canal to the Atlantic more than 500,000 lemmons. Traffic negotiations in freight rates. Railway rates 34.6 per cent above constitute too large a selling price of the charges. Modified rate and a 10 per cent refrigeration rates year aided in cutting negotiations with brought a continuum rate on export ship Britain and Europeally it is stated, concluding abroad has tenance of prices for higher than for commerce. The facilities of the plant, at which the Los Angeles manessfully sold for sea Exchange, was loan stabilization committees valencias for all sevo organizations in the age made there daily at good results. The loose fruit of all var plant and at packing carloads for the year. BOW BEATTED Baptizing Ceremony Down In Georgia A scene, wherein the Rev. J. Gorman Garrison of the Midway Baptist Church, near baptize a number of converts in a near-by stream as members of the church and their mony from the shore. Rotarians Enjoy Visiting Program Anaheim Rotarians this week looked back with pleasure upon the program presented at Monday's meeting by the visiting Laguna Beach club. Dr. Vincent P. Carroll, president of the Lagunans, presided while Lloyd Sellset was program chairman. The latter introduced Anaheim's own Louis Danz, who is president of the Laguna Artists' club, who in turn introduced the celebrated pianist and painter, Frank Cuprien, who recited a poem and gave a piano selection. Captain Don Wilkie related some of his experiences in the U.S. secret service, while Carn Benson gave a humorous talk on "Habits of the deceased is survived by her brother, J. Everett Parker of Orange: return per acre to the producer in 1933, the other varieties selling at or below cost of production to the average grower, a fact which has accentuated the financial distress and demands the best of thought and concerted action to bring improvement, according to the report. He believes the opportunity arises under the adjustment act to formulate a sound marketing program for the citrus industry as a whole, not only in California, but in other producing states as well. A net gain in Exchange membership of 10,116 acres during the year indicates a further strengthening of the confidence in the organization felt by owners of citrus property, says Mr. Arinstrong. "One of the outstanding activities of the year was the splendid cooperation received from grower members in various localities, who gave freely of their time and energy to tell non-Exchange growers the value of the Exchange to the owner of citrus properties and to solicit added support for the cooperative movement," he said. The need for increasing the already effective advertising program is seen in the reference the report makes to the competitive progress made by canners of tomato juice and pineapple juice who are pushing their campaign for greater sales by making the same nutritional and health claims responsible in such a large degree for the phenomenal increase in citrus fruit consumption. Newspapers, magazines, outdoor and street car advertising kept the superlatives of California Sunkist citrus fruits and their many healthful uses before the American public. Merchandising work with the retail and wholesale trade included placing 35,000 fruit displays and distributing 529,000 pieces of display material. Although sale of extractive devices was the lightest in years, 131,910 Sunkist extractors and hand reamers were sold. More than 80 per cent of all commercial juice extractors in use are the Sunkist machines, the report discloses. More than three million pieces of literature were sent to teachers, physicians, dentists and back with pleasure upon the program presented at Monday's meeting by the visiting Laguna Beach club. Dr. Vincent P. Carroll, president of the Lagunans, presided while Lloyd Sellset was program chairman. The latter introduced Anaheim's own Louis Danz, who is president of the Laguna Artists' club, who in turn introduced the celebrated pianist and painter, Frank Cuprien, who recited a poem and gave a piano selection. Captain Don Wilkie related some of his experiences in the U.S. secret service, while Carn Benson gave a humorous talk on "Habits of the Swedes." S. C. Hartranft welcomed Eldon R. Deering, assistant postmaster, and James Sutherland, rancher, into the Anaheim club, and Capt. Wilkle into the Laguna Beach club. Earl C. Dutton, field manager of the Calavo Growers' Exchange for a number of years and a well known resident of Anaheim, this week took the position of supervising appraiser in Southern California for the federal land bank. His appointment was announced last week. Until he knows whether or not the position is permanent, he is away from the avocado association on a 60-day leave of absence. Dutton for many years was president of the California Avocado association and in recent years has been secretary of the same organization. He was a founder of the Calavo Growers' Exchange in 1924, and for the last five years has been field manager of that group. Membership in the last half decade has grown from 350 to 2000. Faulty Drivers, Not Brakes, Hit "Faulty brakes" are given as the cause for innumerable automobile smashups, but in 99 cases out of 100, the fault is not with the brakes, but with the driver who knows they are faulty, but fails to have them fixed, according to traffic experts. You can test your brakes yourself. Before going half a block in the morning make a service test by throwing out the clutch and applying the brakes. If possible, select a dry spot for the test. If the brakes are not operating properly, your very first stop should be the garage. It is folly to put it off. Gigantic Dam To Rise On Columbia Gigantic Dam To Rise On Columbia "The largest construction job army engineers have had since the Muscle Shoals dam." Thus is described the giant navigation and power project to be erected at Bonneville, on the Columbia river, at a cost of $31,000,000. The 72-foot dam is 455 miles downstream from the $63,000,000 Grand Coulee dam project in Washington. Preliminary work at borings were started in October. When completed the low Bonneville dam will have six power units, two completed, generating 45,000 kilowatts each. Navigation locks at the southern end will provide for easy water shipment of grains and fruits grown in eastern Oregon and Washington. Work will be provided for 300 to 500 men in the next few months, army engineers estimate, with ultimate employment for 17,000 men. Bonneville, selected after investigation of nine sites on the Columbia river gorge, is 143 miles from the mouth of the broad Columbia and 40 miles above Portland. It has a drainage area of 240,000 square miles, compared with 74,000 square miles for Grand Coulee. A preliminary estimate by engineers on cost of production of electrical energy placed the figure for Bonneville at 1.38 mills a kilowatt. Grand Coulee will cost 1.74 mills. From a navigation standpoint the dam will eliminate several treacherous rapids and eddles now endangered boat traffic on the Columbia. Its slack water pool will extend to above The Dalles, 50 miles upstream, blotting out the Cascades rapids area, now the swiftest water up to the mouth of the Snake river, and the Three Miles rapids, as well as Big Eddy at the mouth of the Cellilo canal. Pioneers Bringing Death Rory Lockhart ices of Old-Time This County to on Friday Land Bank Acts On Local Applications Raymond Nebelung, reviewing appraiser for the eleventh district of the federal land bank with headquarters in Berkeley last week, informed Orange county officials that 25 Orange county applications for loans have been sent to Berkeley with recommendations from the Los Angeles office. With this record, Orange county is well ahead of many other districts, he said. Nebelung was in Anaheim in connection with the three-day appraiser school, which is training personnel for the staff. The reason applications were not acted upon as promptly as desired was that when legislation was passed permitting the loans, there were but eight appraisers for the four western states. By January 1, 500 appraisers will be at work, he said. Burglars Get Radio Tools Valued at $23 A. C. Ledbetter, one of the owners of the Fixit Shop at 250 East Center street, reported to police Monday that burglars Saturday night made off with a radio, tools and equipment valued at $23. Entrance was gained by cutting a screen on the Philadelphia side of the shop. Bend Man Grows Potatoes In Air A new kind of "throwback" in the potato world was produced at Bend, Ore., by A. W. Long, Bend farmer. He grew a potato plant with full grown tubers on the vines instead of on the roots. Not a potato was found underground, but the top of the vine was liberally studded with "spuds," like a tomato vine. Mrs. Rockefeller Plans Rogue Home Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III will have a summer home built on her 280-acre tract on Rogue river, according to plans announced by her father, Elon H. Hooker of New York. The tract was purchased three years ago. Many prominent San Francisco millionaires have summer cabins on the Rogue, famous for its fly fishing. FOX ANAHEIM 235 W. Center Phone 3602 Sun., Mon., Tues. Nov. 26-27-28 Sunday Continuous from 2:30 WARNER BAXTER in “PENTHOUSE” with MYRNA LOY — ALSO — Musical - “TARZAN” News Wed. - Thurs. - Fri. - Sat. Thanksgiving Continuous from 2:30 “FOOTLIGHT PARADE” with Joan Biondell - James Cagney Dick Powell - Ruby Keeler and 300 Beautiful Girls Nightly 7 & 9 — Adm. 25c - 35c A new kind of "throwback" in the potato world was produced at Bend, Ore., by A. W. Long, Bend farmer. He grew a potato plant with full grown tubers on the vines instead of on the roots. Not a potato was found underground, but the top of the vine was liberally studded with "spuds," like a tomato vine. Dress-Up Time Wear a new Shirt and Tie to that Thanksgiving Dinner. You'll enjoy the Holidays more in New Grayco Wear. Shinner's Men's Wear 161 W. Center Anaheim DESERVES IT... THIS CHRISTMAS She Deserves It... THIS CHRISTMAS "We'll call it our Christmas present" "Bargain' Gift that Pays for Itself Searching along together—" as the has it. 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