anaheim-gazette 1934-01-25

THE GAZETTE Is Now In Its 64th Year OLDEST PAPER IN THE COUNTY 108 NORTH EMILY STREET VOL. LXIV SEEK REASON FOR HALTING SURVEY OF RIVER BASINS Supervisors Delay Completing Data for Use by County Water District Board Why doesn't the Orange county board of supervisors want an official survey of the Santa Ana river basin completed? Two surveys, one by Engineer—Bailey and the second by Engineer—Elliott, were authorized and nearly completed during the past decade. On each occasion, however, the board of supervisors withdrew financial support just as the engineers were ready to finish surveys of tributary streams and run-off areas, thus not giving a truly comprehensive study to the board of supervisors for action. Each survey resulted in a flood control plan, one being submitted to the people, and meeting defeat. Either survey can be completed with the expenditure of a few thousands of dollars. Previous boards of supervisors withdrew financial support just in time to prevent both engineers from finishing their work. The directors of the newly-formed Orange county water district have appealed to the present super- Either survey can be completed with the expenditure of a few thousands of dollars. Previous boards of supervisors withdrew financial support just in time to prevent both engineers from finishing their work. The directors of the newly-formed Orange county water district have appealed to the present supervisors on several occasions for sufficient funds, a small amount being needed to complete either of the surveys, with the work to be done under the flood control act. Two organizations of this county, the Yorba Linda Water company and the Orange County Engineer's club, last week adopted resolutions asking supervisors to acede to the request of the water district board. By Thursday morning, however, the supervisors still were "considering." Supervisor Bill Jerome is understood to be against voting necessary money to complete the survey on the grounds that the water district doesn't cover the entire county; however, the flood control act, under which the board is asked to appropriate the money, does represent the entire county. It was under the flood control act that the two surveys were started. The water district board, which has the power to levying a tax upon which to carry out its activities limited to conservation and development of the county's water resources, as yet has no funds upon which to operate because the district was formed too late to add a levy on the tax bills this year. It is empowered, however, to use the flood control office data. "In order to speed up the work of conserving our water resources," Water District Director William T. Wallop told members of the Yorba Linda Water company and engineers of the county last week, "we need a completed survey of the tributary basins of the Santa Ana river. We already have notified Cucamonga that this county intends to protect its rights jeopardized in spreading operations. We could take similar steps, lessening by a year or more the time necessary to bring such protests to a head with others we suspect of robbing this county of water, if we had the necessary data which would be obtainable from a completed survey. It makes no difference to us which of the surveys is finished. We need the information to study now in order to hasten our work. Anyway, the whole future of the county is dependent upon the water supply. This urgent need Estimates County’s Population 119,460 Increase of 786 From 1930 Census Till 1934 Credited to This County Orange county has had an increase in population estimated at 786 persons since the federal census was taken in 1930, according to a study of the population of California counties, recently completed by California Taxpayers' association. In 1930 the county showed a population to have been 119,460. The increased use of per capita figures in the study and control of governmental expenditures makes the accurate estimating of population for the years between census takings of vital importance, Paul V. Lane, of research staff of the association, points out. "An error of a few thousand in the population may make the per capita cost of some governmental service show a downward trend, when actually it is going up, or it may hide actual and commendable economies," says Mr. Lane. Estimating the increase in population of the entire state between 1930 and the time honored method of estimating present population by projecting ahead some past rate of growth is likely to be faulty in the extreme. The association uses elementary school enrollment and average daily school attendance, together with vital statistics of births and deaths, in estimating population. An independent estimate of the entire state is used to control the total of the individual counties. RAZE GHOSSE BANK BUILD SAVE ON THE RELIC OF BOOM TOW DISCARDED AFTERURY OF USE Last traces of Orange City—Carlton—were view at Fullerton this Amerige ordered the building of the noted down to save taxes. The one-story frame erected in 1887 to house in the incorporated Carlton, the bustling city grew at the base of east of Fullerton where Olinda-Pomona railway ed. The plan to connect mercer at Anaheim freight was brought in with the railway at Porter a score of noted Anaime went broke backing them Theodore Reiser, She Richard Melrose, A. Goodore Rimpau and other planners constructed the Anaheim to Carlton, railway boom town near Placentia and east of a year the town thrived was placed on the street when funds for the unished, it died. The bank building was moved to the co-operative Philadelphia strata where it was used as a number of uses. 20 Census Takers Canvassing County Twenty business house census takers this week were canvassing every place of business in Orange county under the direction of Clarence Wilson, 12th district supervisor of Los Angeles, for the census bureau of the department of commerce, Washington, D.C. The census takers received their training last week. They are seeking information from all lines of business, large and small, for submission to authorities at Washington. If You Want To Read a GOOD STORY turn to page 5 and follow Mary Imlay Taylor’s “The Dollar Bride”. This is only the second installment; you’ll get a “kick” out of Nancy Gordon, a beautiful girl who “got in wrong” when trying to do right. Fumigation Strike Collapses Quickly Coercion attempts by strikers to prevent fumigating in Orange county collapsed Tuesday night. A dozen crews in the Santa Ana-Tustin area, overpowered by a large number of strikers, were forced to leave their jobs Monday night. Because of the impressive show of force, which induced the crews to leave without physical protest, bloodshed was averted, according to investigators. All of the crews of Aldrich and Graves, Tustin, who had eight of their nine crews walk out Monday night as a result of strikers’ activities, returned to their jobs the next evening when Sheriff Logan Jackson promised protection. Deputy Sheriffs patrolled the fumigation area, with no disturbances reported. The strikers’ meeting scheduled at Orange Tuesday failed to materialize. $17,000 Permit Is Issued Fruit House Anaheim Citrus Fruit association Wednesday obtained a permit to construct a $17,000 addition to its packing house at 804 Elast Center t街, for the purpose of providing additional storage for packing boxes. The addition will be 50 by 100 feet, of concrete construction. Rimpaul and other planners constructed the Anaheim to Carlton railway boom town near Placentia and east of a year the town thrived was placed on the street when funds for the unpublished, it died. The bank building was moved to the co-ordination and Philadelphia strand where it was used as a number of years. Other Ghost City were left or were torn down for After many years of Anaheim, the old bank bought by George and moved to Spadra, nearby avenue, Fullerton, where a number of businesses And now to save tax structure, which has seen a century of usefulness down by order of George of the two brothers who town of Fullerton short named for a San Francisco man who was influential Santa Fe railway to through that district. DEMOCRATS CANNOT Because of conflict in celebration to be held in observance of President Roosevelt’s birthday J.J. Orange county Democracelled its dinner origin for that evening, also in the birthday, according James L. Davis. TELLS CWA ACCESS County CWA Admin. W. Ramsey outlined cw resulting from the federally re-employment plans to Anaheim 20-30 club at the Marigold cafe Monday said 2454 men are working time, drawing a $46,000 payroll, while January will exceed $400,000. AHEIM GAZETE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934 By Albert T. Reid ALL HOPE FOR LIQUOR WITHIN THE AVERAGE MAN'S POCKET BOOK DEMAND FOR NATIONAL STATE-LOCAL AND SUNDRY TAXES Miss Yungbluth Is Bid Bon Voyage by Scores of Friends Popular Anaheim Girl Presented with Gifts and Bouquets as She Leaves on 3-Month Trip As Miss Dorothy Yungbluth, popular and attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Yungbluth of West Broadway, is crossing the broad expanse of the Pacific between San Pedro and Honolulu, she carries touching memories of the 60 or more relatives and friends who gathered at the Matson line's docks at Wilmington Wednesday afternoon to 5 o'clock to bid her bon voyage on the superbly-appointed liner Lurline, off on a three-month cruise. Miss Yungbluth will arrive at Honolulu Monday, sailing that evening for Pago Pago, Samoan Islands, then to Suva, Fiji islands; Auckland, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia; Port Moresby, British New Guinea; Padang Bay, Island of Ball; Samarang, Java; Batavia, Java; Penang, Straights Settlements; Paknam (Bangkok), Slam; Hongkong, China; Shanghai, China; Chinwanfitao, China; Kobe, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Honolulu, Hawaii; Hilo, Hawaii; and arrive back at San Francisco April 14, 1934. Three score or more friends and rela- RAZE GHOST CITY BANK BUILDING TO SAVE ON TAX BILL Relic of Boom Town of Carlton Discarded After Half Century of Usefulness Last traces of Orange county's Ghost City—Carlton—were vanishing from view at Fullerton this week as George Amerige ordered the once-famed bank building of the noted boom town torn down to save taxes. The one-story frame building was erected in 1887 to house the busy bank in the incorporated community of Carlton, the bustling community which grew at the base of the coast range east of Fullerton where the Anaheim-Olinda-Pomona railway project centered. The plan to connect sea-borne commerce at Anaheim Landing, where freight was brought in by lightering, with the railway at Pomona failed after a score of noted Anaheim residents went broke backing the project. Led by Theodore Reiser, Sheldon Littlefield, Richard Melrose, A. Goldchwalte, Theodore Rimpau and others, the railway planners constructed the roadbed from Anaheim to Carlton, which was the railway boom town near Olinda, north of Placentia and east of Fullerton. For a year the town thrived, incorporated, was placed on the state map. Then, when funds for the undertaking vanished, it died. The bank building, practically new, was moved to the corner of Center and Philadelphia streets. Anaheim, where it was used as a tailor shop for a number of years. Other buildings in Boy Saves 2 Lives When Bank Traps 4 Victim of Cave-in at Atwood Is Buried Wednesday; Children Digging "Playhouse" Ten-year-old Edmond Mendoza, although he saved the lives of a brother and sister by frantically digging sand from a fallen bluff away from their heads Saturday morning, this week continued to mourn the fate which prevented him also from saving his eight-year-old brother, Ernest. The four children were digging a "playhouse" in the embankment near their home at Atwood when the wall suddenly gave way. Edmond was only partially buried. He wriggled free in time to uncover the heads of Mary Ellen, 12, and Alfondo, 6. Ernest was buried beneath a huge boulder, which struck his stomach. Edmond ran for help. Neighbors rushed Ernest to the Orange county hospital where an emergency operation, and two blood transfusions Sunday failed, the lad dying at 5:30 p.m. January 21. An autopsy held over the body at Hilgenfeld's funeral parlors Monday revealed death by internal injuries and eliminated need for an inquest. Funeral services for the lad were held from the Mexican Free Methodist church at Atwood Wednesday at 2 o'clock, with Rev. L. Morales officiating at Loma Vista cemetery. He is survived by his two brothers and a sister who were playing with him, another sister, Esperanza, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Mendoza. Pago Pago, Samoan islands, then to Suva, Fiji islands; Auckland, New Zealand; Sydney, Australia; Port Moresby, British New Guinea; Padang Bay, Island of Ball; Samarang, Java; Batavia, Java; Penang, Straights Settlements; Paknam (Bangkok), Slam; Hongkong, China; Shanghai, China; Chinwanftao, China; Kobe, Japan; Yokohama, Japan; Honolulu, Hawaii; Hilo, Hawaii; and arrive back at San Francisco April 14, 1934. Three score or more friends and relatives trekked to the harbor in individual cars, and in groups. Miss Yung-bluth was becoming attired in a green tweed swagger suit with brown accessories, and wore a corsage of gardenias. Her mother and father and brother, Edward; Hugo Strodthoff of Anaheim; Mr. and Mrs. Gus Strodthoff of Long Beach; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Strodthoff and three daughters of Los Angeles were relatives at the boat to see her depart. The popular Anaheim girl joined her chum, Miss Adeline Scandrett of Oakland, who boarded at San Francisco. Together they appeared on the deck as the boat cast off, with the orchestra playing. Serpentines, confetti, flags flying and waving handkerchiefs added to the galaxy of the occasion. Miss Yungbluth took with her many bouquets of flowers, gifts and letters to be opened at sea, given by friends who wished her a delightful trip. For several weeks the attractive local girl has been feted by numerous friends, being presented with scores of gifts. Sunday night she was the honored guest of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Kuchel of 547 South Lemon street at a dinner party. Monday evening she was honored by members of the St. Agnes Guild, who held a handkerchief shower for her. ELKS SPONSORING PRESIDENT'S BALL ON TUESDAY EVE When Tuesday evening rolls round scores of Anaheimmers will gather at the Anaheim B. P. O. Elks clubhouse to join the rest of the nation to listen in on President Franklin D. Roosevelt's address, and to celebrate the president's birthday at an elaborate ball. Arrangements for the dance and entertainment are in the hands of Committeemen George Reid, J. A. Morgan and Joe Ellott. The dance will start at 9 p.m. All entertainment and dancing will cease to permit those attending to listen to the president's address. A portion of the fund's taken in will be dore Rimpau and others, the railway planners constructed the roadbed from Anaheim to Carlton, which was the railway boom town near Olinda, north of Placentia and east of Fullerton. For a year the town thrived, incorporated, was placed on the state map. Then, when funds for the undertaking vanished, it died. The bank building, practically new, was moved to the corner of Center and Philadelphia streets. Anaheim, where it was used as a tailor shop for a number of years. Other buildings in the Ghost City were left to fall apart, or were torn down for other purposes. After many years of usefulness in Anaheim, the old bank building was bought by George and Ed Amerige and moved to Spadra, near Commonwealth avenue, Fullerton, where it was used for a number of businesses. And now to save taxes, the one-room structure, which has seen nearly half a century of usefulness, is being torn down by order of George Amerige, one of the two brothers who laid out the town of Fullerton shortly after it was named for a San Francisco business man who was influential in getting the Santa Fe railway to route its line through that district. DEMOCRATS CANCEL DINNER Because of conflict with another celebration to be held in Santa Ana in observance of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday January 30, the Orange county Democratic club cancelled its dinner originally scheduled for that evening, also in observance of the birthday, according to President James L. Davis. TELLS CWA ACTIVITIES County CWA Administrator Robert W. Ramsey outlined county activities resulting from the federal government's re-employment plans to members of the Anaheim 20-30 club at their meeting in the Marigold cafe Monday evening. He said 2454 men are working at the present time, drawing a $46,000 total weekly payroll, while January expenditures will exceed $400,000. An autopsy held over the body at Hilgenfeld's funeral parlors Monday revealed death by internal injuries and eliminated need for an inquest. Funeral services for the lad were held from the Mexican Free Methodist church at Atwood Wednesday at 2 o'clock, with Rev. L. Morales officiating at Loma Vista cemetery. He is survived by his two brothers and a sister who were playing with him, another sister, Esperanza, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Mendoza. Jury Indicts Two For Grand Theft Criminal indictments charging eight counts of grand theft and violation of the corporate securities act were returned against Sam Hill of Santa Ana and W. L. Nix, former mine promoter, by the county grand jury in Superior Judge H. G. Ames court Wednesday. Judge Ames ordered bench warrants issued, with ball fixed at $5,000 each. RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT Rain Tuesday night added .03 of inch of the total rainfall of this city, bringing the season's mark to 7.47 inches, as compared with 8.92 inches a year ago. Planting of First Valencia Trees To Be Celebrated Feb. 1 By Native Daughters An event of interest of many citrus growers and pioneer residents of Orange County will be the dedication on February 1, under the auspices of Grace Parlor 242, Native Daughters of the Golden West, of the planting of the first valencia orange orchard in California. This will take place at the Placement Fruit company grove on Placentia avenue, one-fourth mile north of Chapman avenue, where R. H. Gilman began growing seedling oranges in the 1870's and started the first commercial valencia planting in the early eighties. This was about ten years after the first naval orange trees had been introduced at Riverside. Mr. Gilman, now 88 years of age, will be the honor guest at the dedication, which will take place at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, February 1. Everyone interested is welcome to attend. Paul Armstrong, general manager, California Fruit Growers Exchange, will speak. The first valencia trees planted by Mr. Gilman are still in flourishing condition and are among the largest orange trees to be seen in California, and still bear great quantities of fruit. The state president of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Mrs. Irma W. Laird, will be present, according to Mrs. Nellie Cline, Placentia, who is chairman of the landmarks committee, and will preside at the dedication ceremony. ZETTE NUMBER 16 Bluth Is Voyage by of Friends Sim Girl Present and Bouquets as in 3-Month Trip Yungbluth, popular author of Mr. and Mrs. West Broadway, is expanse of the Pac- Pedro and Honolulu, among memories of the friends who satson line's docks at Tuesday afternoon to bon voyage on the liner Lurline, off on use. Will arrive at Hono-g that evening for islands, then to Auckland, New Australia; Port New Gulnea; Padang; Samarang, Java; Penang, Straights (Bangkok), Slam; Shanghai, China; Kobe, Japan; Honolulu, Hawaii; arrive back at San Francisco. $450,964 LOCAL RELIEF IN '33 BY U. S. AND STATE Orange county received $319,258.82 of federal relief funds and borrowed $131,-706 from the state for relief purposes during 1933, according to a report received this week from the state emergency relief administration. The report shows that Orange county was sixth among 45 counties receiving federal aid, and fifth among 21 counties borrowing from the $20,000,000 state relief bond issue voted in 1932. Total expenditure from public for unemployment relief in California during 1933 was more than $36,700,000. The reconstruction finance corporation loaned $9,800,000, or 26 per cent, of this amount to counties. The federal relief administration contributed $7,900,000, or 21 per cent; counties spent $5,200,000, or 14 per cent, from loans from the state unemployment bond issue; county funds provided the balance of $13,800,-000, or 38 per cent. Stanton Fighting Gas-Tax Splitting Urges Californians to Develop Natural Resources; Says New Roads Pay For Selves California's famous natural advantage. BANK DIRECTORS APPROVE PLAN OF REORGANIZATION Stockholders to Consider New Plan Monday Evening; $25,000 Paid Tentatively approved by the board of directors, a plan to reorganize the Anaheim First National bank will be submitted to stockholders by the directors at a joint meeting to be held Monday evening at the bank. This decision was reached at a meeting Tuesday evening when directors threshed over several plans to reorganize, deciding upon one which will call for raising of a substantial amount of additional capital. If the stockholders approve this plan, it will be sent to Washington for approval of the controller of currency. "We have high hopes of successful reorganization," President William A. Dolan states. "Depreciation of certain bonds is what caused all our trouble. Since the bank was placed under a receivership last week, these bonds appreciated $28,000 by Wednesday. This increase in capital, plus additional capital which I believe we can raise in the community, would put us on what I believe would be a solid financial footing. Of course, if our bank is reorganized and thus opened all accounts under..." Stanton Fighting Gas-Tax Splitting Urges Californians to Develop Natural Resources; Says New Roads Pay For Selves California's famous natural advantages, especially undeveloped resources on the interior, are headed for oblivion if the League of Municipalities' program of tax-splitting is carried through to its ultimate conclusion, according to Highway Commissioner Phil A. Stanton of Anaheim. By adding one-quarter of a cent to the amount cities receive out of the state's three-cent gasoline tax, and assuming maintenance obligations on six thousand miles of additional secondary highway system which relieves both cities and counties of large maintenance costs, the state highway commission has shouldered a burden which will restrict its development of new highways within the state, Commissioner Stanton states. "The quarter of a cent split with the cities takes six millions of dollars from the state highway fund," Commissioner Stanton says. "The new secondary highway system adds a maintenance cost of another six millions of dollars, thus taking 12 millions from our new construction budget." "When considering highway costs do not forget to take into consideration the fact that new roads, shortening of others, and building of proper curves and cut-offs really pay for themselves in a surprisingly short time. Take the cut-off route between Los Angeles and Bakersfield as an example. That new road, which eliminates hundreds of turns and shortens traveling time over the ridge-route by more than an hour, will pay for itself within six years, despite the fact that it cost well over three millions of dollars. Savings come not alone in time, but in consumption of gas, wear and tear on machinery and tire mileage, all of which goes right back into the gas-consuming public's pocketbook. "There are vast portions of California yet to be developed by an adequate highway system. We must remember that when we build roads to Death Valley, for instance, or over the Sierra Nevada, we are developing the rural sections which otherwise could not afford such projects. But the cost is returned many-fold to the cities, because development of rural areas in troller of currency. "We have high hopes of successful reorganization," President William A. Dolan states. "Depreciation of certain bonds is what caused all our trouble. Since the bank was placed under a receivership last week, these bonds appreciated $28,000 by Wednesday. This increase in capital, plus additional capital which I believe we can raise in the community, would put us on what I believe would be a solid financial footing. Of course, if our bank is reorganized and thus opened, all accounts under $2500 would be guaranteed by the government. We still retain our national charter." In the advent that the bank is not reorganized soon, Receiver J. V. Hogan will speed up liquidation, according to Mr. Dolan. At the time the comptroller of currency placed the bank under a receiver, it was carrying an average of $50,000 in new accounts, all held in cash, government bonds or as deposits with the federal reserve bank. Receiver Hogan issued a call for all depositors of new accounts (those who have deposited money or opened accounts since the bank holidays) to appear this week and get federal reserve bank checks for their entire balance. During Monday and Tuesday approximately $25,000 were issued to about half the new depositors. All the balance must be drawn out, with indications Wednesday pointing to the necessity of sending out additional warnings to new depositors to come and get their money in full. High School To Resume Classes Monday, Jan. 29 Unless present plans go awry, Anaheim union high school will resume regular classes Monday. Alteration of two buildings moved to the premises, as well as changes in portions of the high school plant deemed safe for occupancy, were going on at a rapid pace Thursday, with indications pointing to sufficient completion to open school Monday. Offices of the school Monday were moved from the condemned administration building to the renovated commercial building. All classes formerly held in the administration building and the auditorium building will be conducted in the structures moved from other school properties. Present plans call for continuing the spring term one week longer in June club is sponsoring groups of the city part of the entertainments invited. DAY NIGHT added .03 of rainfall of this city's mark to 7.47 with 8.92 inches a day. To Be Daughters race at 2:30 p.m. Everyone in to attend. Paul manager, Callers Exchange, will trees planted by flourishing consort the largest orange California, and still of fruit. of the Native Golden West, Mrea be present, accordline, Placentia, who landmarks commit at the dedication of gas, wear and tear on machinery and tire mileage, all of which goes right back into the gas-consuming public's pocketbook. "There are vast portions of California yet to be developed by an adequate highway system. We must remember that when we build roads to Death Valley, for instance, or over the Sierra Nevada, we are developing the rural sections which otherwise could not afford such projects. But the cost is returned many-fold to the cities, because development of rural areas in California merely feeds the metropolitan districts. "We must not forget that California is a state unique in its natural advantages. It has the oldest living things in the world, the giant redwoods; in the Lake county region there are more hot springs than in entire Continental Europe; Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in United States proper, and Death Valley boasts the lowest place in the North Americas; our own combination of sea shore, orange groves, and desert in Southern California fascinates the world. "Let us think twice before we take any more money away from the highway commission." Vigorous Upturn In Late '33 Business Ending the most eventful year in a generation with a decided upturn, the Bank of America index of far western business registered 64.7 (preliminary) in December, the highest point reached in the past 20 months. The December index number represents an advance 10.9 points over the record low of March, when the index mirrored conditions which accompanied the nationwide moratorium by dipping to 53.8. A quick recovery was recorded with the figure of 56.5 in April, after the index climbed steadily during the harvest season and closed the year with a vigorous upturn, reflecting a brighter outlook throughout the Pacific and Rocky mountain states. NEW CWA REGISTERING Under the new segregated rule for city and county workers, placing them on separate projects, the CWA registrars early this week underwent a general shakeup, with A. R. Benson being established in the city hall at Anaheim to register local applicants. JEETH BARROWS IS A MIGHTY BROAD-MINDED MAN, WHEN IT COMES TO MATTERS THAT DO NOT CONCERN HIM...