anaheim-gazette 1934-03-29

IN THE DAYS OF Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and 25 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK APRIL 8, 1909 Sorrow is the lot of the epicure whose palate panteth after the succulent cockle, and distraction is the fate of the Japanese who gather them, for the cockle days are numbered. The large amount of fresh water which has poured into the bay and still water inlets lately has killed hundreds of the shellfish. Added to the fact that so many of the cockles have been taken from Alamitos bay, Bolsa chica and Newport bay by the Japanese this seems to predict that the cockle will soon be as extinct as the hackneyed and elusive dodo. One of the water companies of Newport, turned into Newport bay last week a huge quantity of fresh water. Fishermen who went out to gather a mess of cockles for breakfast found all the mollusces in a half mile stretch dead as door nails. Along the shores of Alamitos bay and the San Gabriel river also has this been noted. Melting snows on the mountains have swollen the streams which rush to the ocean, killing the succulent cockle. Johnny Wall is a candidate for honorary membership in the E. Z. Mark club. And he ought to be elected. The other day a tramp appeared at Johnny’s place of business and asked for money to purchase a meal. He was given a quarter and as he offered to work for the money, he was given a rake and a shovel and told to go over to the Wall home and do some cleaning up in the garden. Johnny will pay a large reward for the return of the implements. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Porter on Monday celebrated the fortyieth anniversary of their wedding. A reunion of fifteen children, five grandchildren and a total of twenty-six members of the family gathered to do them honor and felicitate them upon the happy event. An elaborate dinner was discussed and a group photograph of the family taken. Mr. and Mrs. Porter are among Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Porter on Monday celebrated the fortyieth anniversary of their wedding. A reunion of fifteen children, five grandchildren and a total of twenty-six members of the family gathered to do them honor and felicitate them upon the happy event. An elaborate dinner was discussed and a group photograph of the family taken. Mr. and Mrs. Porter are among the pioneers of the Orangethorpe section having resided here since the early 70's. Mr. Porter is owner of one of the finest walnut orchards in Orange county and he and his good wife enjoy the esteem and good will of all who know them. Their children are all worthy descendants of their parents and all enjoy with them the confidence and respect of the entire community. Sixteen laying hens were stolen on Saturday night from the ranch of Mrs. A. Derksen, two and one-half miles east of town. The owner have been aroused by the frantic barking of her dog, got a brief glimpse of the thief as he disappeared in the darkness with a part of her poultry, but was unable to prevent him from getting away. She has arranged to protect her remaining flock more securely and is prepared to give the thief a warm reception if he should call again. Madame Modjeska is critically ill at her Bay Island home with dropsy and complicated heart trouble. It is feared the end is near as it seems impossible for her to survive many days. A consultation of physicians was held during the week and no hope is held for her recovery. Count Bozenta is distracted at the critical turn of his wife's illness. Walter Deakins and Miss Ruth Jenness, popular young people of this city were married at Santa Ana on Thursday evening. The newly married couple will make their home in this city. N. F. Steadman has been elected to represent the local lodge of Odd Fellows at the Grand Lodge which meets in San Francisco next month. Herman Schindler and Frank Fox will accompany him. A large crowd enjoyed the first dance given by the Anaheim dancing club on Friday evening at the opera-house. The new floor was in excellent shape and the music furnished by Carl Horn's popular orchestra was the best dance music furnished for a long time past. The floor managers were John Schumacher, Bob Rimpau and L. M. Boyer. Mrs. Melrose is improving from an attack of typhoid-pneumonia with which she has suffered for two weeks past. Because of her illness the proposed European trip of Mrs. Melrose and his daughter who were to sail in May for a three months tour of England and the continent has been indefinitely postponed. J. H. Clabaugh was re-elected school trustee at Friday's election, receiving 95 votes to 68 polled for S. Hayden, J. B. Rae, John Schumacher and H. Schwentker were officers of election and polls were open at Central grammar school building. The California varsity baseball club defeated Stanford at Owing probation few pleasant days and field there we in town that it Thursday evening F. W. Tyler presides the usual preliminaries represent this place Angeles on next Tyler, J. P. Zeyn The regular Water company meeting of stock It is understood tendance of their stockholders they had, and to advise that the clear ex will give will sa done in the only Owing to circle which are not en master, we have vision to the colony the indulgence of Mr. Henry S. Kn it has been heret The largest la 320-acre tract w $10,000. Mr. Kn land. He will also prove his purchase together desert t more than a dec A leading crop for oranges is w crop of last year tion and in conse there will hereafter mand again. F. A. Gates o in North Anahe to barley and son washed out of th of the kind happ Rev. Dr. Field gelist, has been o friend, Mr. E. S. S prevents him from vern California is tribute of special ed world in which Mrs. Melrose is improving from an attack of typhoid-pneumonia with which she has suffered for two weeks past. Because of her illness the proposed European trip of Mrs. Melrose and his daughter who were to sail in May for a three months tour of England and the continent has been indefinitely postponed. J. H. Clabaugh was re-elected school trustee at Friday's election, receiving 95 votes to 68 polled for S. Hayden, J. B. Rae, John Schumacher and H. Schwentker were officers of election and polls were open at Central grammar school building. The California varsity baseball club defeated Stanford at Berkeley on Saturday by a score of 5 to 3. Fayette Lewis of this city played second base making a hit and accepted six chances without an error. Julius Schneider was this week offered $25,000 for his twenty-acre orchard and walnut tract on North and Palm streets. Julius looked the place over and refused to sell. James Carroll and R. W. Miles spent Sunday at their homes in Los Angeles. They returned on Monday morning ready to do a record business in selling shoes. Wm. Rae of San Diego, a cousin of our fellow-townsman, J. B. Rae was a guest the past week of that gentleman. He is recently returned from a trip to Canada, where he found prosperous conditions prevailing. A. A. Mills has purchased fifteen acres of unimproved land north of town paying therefore $4200. He will set the land to walnuts. Clarence McFadden of Placentia has been granted a patent on a fumigating device. Ralph McFadden and wife have moved into the old McFadden home in Placentia recently vacated by his brother Clarence. Wm. Berkenstock, George Key, and Frank Dunham were elected trustees of the Placentia school at the annual election on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donaldson and little daughter of Mrs. Eva Boyd. 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK APRIL 5, 1884 The Board of Town Trustees met on Wednesday. An ordinance was introduced prohibiting the firing of fire works within the corporate limits, and the question of its adoption will come up at the next meeting. In as much as every insurance company doing business on the coast has declined to carry risks on property where fireworks are kept, the passage of the ordinance referred to will have an additional tendency to repress the destructive amusement. The Board also ordered that an election be held on Monday, April 28th for the election of town officers. The proclamation will be found published in the advertising columns of this issue of the Gazette. Deputy U. S. Marshal Dunlap returned to Los Angeles a day or two ago from the Puente ranch, which he dispossessed about thirty Mexican families from their homes. The settlement is located between the Rowland ranch and Spadra, and some of the unfortunate people have occupied the land all their lives. It seems that the property has for a long time been claimed by ex-Sheriff Rowland on account of some error in the survey of the ranch, and a decision has finally been rendered in his favor. It was feared that some demonstration might be made against the officers by the people of the settlement, but they took the matter quite calmly and did not offer any resistance. Mr. Rowland will permit them to harvest this year's crop. Owing probably to the fact that last Saturday was one of the few pleasant days in which it was possible to work in the vineyard and field there were so very few citizens of Republican persuasion in town that it was deemed best to postpone the primary until Thursday evening. A meeting was held in that evening at which F. W. Tyler presided and C. H. Zeyn acted as secretary. After the usual preliminaries the following delegates were elected to Owing probably to the fact that last Saturday was one of the few pleasant days in which it was possible to work in the vineyard and field there were so very few citizens of Republican persuasion in town that it was deemed best to postpone the primary until Thursday evening. A meeting was held at which F. W. Tyler presided and C. H. Zeyn acted as secretary. After the usual preliminaries the following delegates were elected to represent this precinct in the convention which meets in Los Angeles on next Saturday: L. F. Lewis, N. H. Mitchell, F. W. Tyler, J. P. Zeyn. The delegation is solid for Blaine and reform. The regular meeting of the Directors of the Anaheim Union Water company will be held today at 2 o'clock. The general meeting of stockholders will be held next Saturday at 2 o'clock. It is understood that the directors will endeavor to secure the attendance of their attorney, A. Glassell, Esq., to explain to the stockholders the legal reasons for all the proceedings heretofore had, and to advise them as to their future course. It is believed that the clear explanations and sound reasons which Mr. Glassell will give will satisfy the stockholders that everything has been done in the only safe and legal way. Owing to circumstances over which we had no control, and which are not entirely disconnected with our new duties as postmaster, we have not this week been able to give that strict supervision to the columns of the Gazette which is our want. We ask the indulgence of our patrons and hope, with the assistance of Mr. Henry S. Knapp, to make the paper better and brighter than it has been heretofore. The largest land sale of the week was the sale of David Evey's 320-acre tract west of town to August Krug of Illinois for $10,000. Mr. Krug was in Anaheim last year and inspected the land. He will arrive in Anaheim shortly and will doubtless improve his purchase. It is to be hoped that Mr. Evey will not altogether desert the town that has claimed him as a resident for more than a decade. A leading fruit dealer of Los Angeles says that the market for oranges is very dull at present, notwithstanding the short crop of last year. Prices are too high to induce much consumption and in consequence shipments are light. It is probable that there will hereafter be a material decline before there is any demand again. F. A. Gates of Garden Grove rented a 60 acre tract of land in North Anaheim early in the season and has had it planted to barley and sorgum cane three times, each time the seed was washed out of the ground by a rush of water—the last occurrence of the kind happening on Sunday. He is going to try, try again. Rev. Dr. Field, the well-known editor of the New York Evangelist, has been doing Southern California, and, in a letter to his friend, Mr. E. S. Saxton, regrets that the irregularity of the trains prevents him from visiting Anaheim. Mr. Field adds that Southern California is the most delightful country he has ever seen, a tribute of special significance, as there are few parts of the civilized world in which Mr. Field has not been Californians Are Big Meat Eaters Per Capita Consumption is 153 Pounds During 1933, State Report Shows Bellevue or not, figures received, compiled and analyzed by the division of animal industry, state department of agriculture, show that per capita consumption of meat in California in 1933 was 153 pounds. This meaty figure, in the case of many of the state's more than 6,000,000 people exceeds the total avoirdupois of the citizen who, in one year is shown to have apparently consumed that much animal flesh, Dr. C. U. Duckworth, chief of the division said. He declined to discuss the suggestion that Mae West may have had something to do with the record breaking demand for steaks, chops, etc. To meet the increasing demand for meat in California, 5,741,081 animals were slaughtered in the state, the state figures showed, nearly one animal for every Californian, the weight of the total product of the abbatoirs being divided as follows: Beef, 427,918,500 pounds. Veal, 49,-484,600 pounds. Lamb and Mutton, 97,682,440 pounds. Pork 342,758,360 pounds (includes 70,000,000 pounds of pork estimated to have been shipped in.) Total, 917,943,000 pounds of meat consumed in California in 1933. Favorable Reaction From Tourist Crops Reaction of out-of-state motor tourists to the California state department of agriculture inspection at the border gateways was revealed recently in a general survey completed by The All-Year club. Answers to a questionnaire sent to a large number of out-of-state motor tourists who visited Southern California last summer have been compiled and in North Anaheim early in the season and has had it planted to barley and sorgum cane three times, each time the seed was washed out of the ground by a rush of water—the last occurrence of the kind happening on Sunday. He is going to try, try again. Rev. Dr. Field, the well-known editor of the New York Evangelist, has been doing Southern California, and, in a letter to his friend, Mr. E. S. Saxton, regrets that the irregularity of the trains prevents him from visiting Anaheim. Mr. Field adds that Southern California is the most delightful country he has ever seen, a tribute of special significance, as there are few parts of the civilized world in which Mr. Field has not been. Capt. Wilson of Anaheim Landing, has been plying between that place and San Pedro in his surf boat for some weeks past, bringing merchandise to the merchants of Westminster and contiguous territory. A. E. and E. A. White received a consignment of the celebrated McCormick mowers a few days ago, and they have sold a number of them already. They sell for the same price as at Los Angeles. J. B. McCullough has purchased the 20 acres in North Anaheim known as the Woodmanse place and has already begun the work of improving it. We welcome him and his family to our prosperous valley. Menzel of the railroad house near the depot entertained an unusual number of track men and construction hands during the late unpleasant weather and is correspondingly happy. Prof. Hanna, a brother of John Hanna, the Anaheim real estate agent, will open a Presbyterian college in Los Angeles shortly. The furniture and fixtures of the Napa Presbyterian Academy of which Prof. Hanna has been principal for a number of years, will be transferred to the new college. Rev. E. Halliday of Orange, formerly pastor of the Anaheim Presbyterian church, died on Thursday evening and was buried yesterday afternoon. J. J. Duff, Esq., has finished planting 25 acres in zinfandel vines, making for him 45 acres of vineyard. His place is now under a high state of cultivation, and shows at a glance the excellence of the land just north of town. Reaction of out-of-state motor tourists to the California state department of agriculture inspection at the border gateways was revealed recently in a general survey completed by the All-Year club. Answers to a questionnaire sent to a large number of out-of-state motor tourists who visited Southern California last summer have been compiled and the facts are: That out-of-state motor tourists entering California realize the necessity for this careful inspection, designed for the purpose of keeping agricultural pests in subjection, principally the Mediterranean fruit fly, alfalfa weevil, boll weevil and pink boll worm; that in every instance the officers were extremely courteous, efficient and inoffensive; that incoming motorists who resented the inspection were California residents returning from tours to other states. With the equable climate and wide variety of crops practically any form of animal or plant life, either native to the tropics or to the less temperate zones, will thrive in California which necessitates the border inspection as a protective measure to agricultural interests, one of California's basic and most valuable industries. Approve Mural for Fullerton College Plans were approved a few days ago for a mural 80 feet long and 14 feet high to be placed outside the west wall of the Fullerton junior high school, under a program of public works of art under sponsorship of the federal government, according to announcement of Louis Danz, Anaheim's member of the public arts committee. The mural will be done of colored earth by Artist Charles Kassler, who recently completed a similar mural at the Los Angeles public library. Night's Control Is Told Results of Six-gation; Recom- mating Methods years of investiga- tion the control of of English walnuts, California has just cultural experiment prepared by B. A. plant pathologist, methods recommended disease. Most destructive crop walnuts are subjectasioned by it are from all other The disease is of and its spread in an once introduced, is being immune, it is is, however, which spring, thereby esthe spring rains to leties are exposed, idurable resistance, been late, as in the on such varieties are experiments in which merials and various were tried, a suitable ing blight was found, the bulletin. The faces the history of california and in addier information for its. bulletin, No. 564, English Walnut in Control." may be post from Farm Adahlberg. Pine Lumbering in State Increasing Indicating a recovery of the pine lumbering industry in California the U. S. forest service believes that the cut of government timber on the national forests of this state will show a one hundred per cent increase over 1933. This estimate is based on application by saw mill owners for sales of stumpage and on reports from lumber companies who have existing timber sale contracts. The cut of national forests timber in California in 1933 was the smallest since 1914, the total receipts from the sale of national forest stumpage in the fiscal year 1933 being $120,913, compared with $1,191,285 in 1930. Gasoline Gallonage In February Grows It is interesting to note that the gasoline distribution for the month of February, the shortest month in the year, showed an increase in gallonage over the previous month of 6,573,687 gallons. The tax for the month of February 1934, brought $2,795,278 into the state treasury, Fred E. Stewart, member of the state board of equalization, announces. This amount of taxes was a loss of 3.7 per cent compared with the gasoline tax of January 1933. Business Index for Month Encouraging The February western business index registered 62.9, a gain of 10.7 percent over February, 1933, according to Bank of America's business review released last week. This percentage of gain over last year is the largest increase of any month over the corresponding period of a previous year since the starting of the bank's index of far western business in 1923. The February index remained at the same level as in the previous month, Keep Weather Eye On Potato Prices Many farmers in Southern California are interested at the present time in the outlook for potatoes during the spring and summer seasons of 1934, according to Eric E. Eastman, assistant farm advisor. In general, the history of potato prices shows that heavy plantings and low prices almost always follow seasons of high prices. The season of 1933 was a year of high potato prices and all the evidence indicates that more acreage of potatoes will be planted in 1934 than seems justified. A recent chart on potato prices published by the agricultural adjustment administration and covering Chicago prices shows that in 1921 we had a year of high prices followed by three years of low prices. The next peak occurred in 1925 and again the three succeeding years saw prices decline to a low in 1928 of approximately 90 cents per hundred pounds. In 1929 the prices jumped to $2.50, then again dropped for three years until last year, when the prices jumped from 75c in 1932 to $1.70 a hundred pounds at Chicago in 1933. Dr. H. R. Wellman, extension specialist in agricultural economics, states that there probably will be a substantial increase in the acreage and production of early potatoes in the United States this year. Potato growers in the early and intermediate states report an intention to increase the 1934 acreage about 19 percent above that harvested last year and a 17 percent increase over that of 1932. It is evident that potato prices tend to follow a four year cycle, the peak having occurred last year. 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