anaheim-gazette 1934-11-01

THE GAZETTE Is Now In Its 65th Year OLDEST PAPER IN THE COUNTY 108 NORTH EMILY STREET VOL. LXV BIG HOLLOWE’EN PARADE SUCCESS AS 40,000 TITTER Huge Crowd In Joyful Mood As 2-Mile Long Parade, Stunts Prove Attractions While people in most communities of Southern California surveyed Hallowe’en damage and escowled at pranks of youngsters, the 40,000 grown-ups and children attending the eleventh annual parade in Anaheim still chuckle over the antics of spooks and goblins as they promenaded down the canyon of humanity along Center street. Adding greatly to the spirit of the occasion, Anaheimers donned their All-hallows attire Tuesday and Wednesday, and the few persons who failed to wear a distinctive and uncommon dress were hailed before the kangaroo court Wednesday morning, where Kangaroo Judge George Holden collected $18.25 in fines paid willingly by "victims," who were charged with everything from evading the spirit of Hallowe’en to trying to reduce. Business practically suspended Wednesday, while merchants galore went out to "cut up" and wipe away wrinkles acquired through five years of depression. The streets were a "circus" as people vied with each other in attempts halled before the kangaroo court Wednesday morning, where Kangaroo Judge George Holden collected $18.25 in fines paid willingly by "victims," who were charged with everything from evading the spirit of Hallowe'en to trying to reduce. Business practically suspended Wednesday, while merchants galore went out to "cut up" and wipe away wrinkles acquired through five years of depression. The streets were a "circus" as people vied with each other in attempts at recognition or in good natured ribaldry. Beginning with the horse show at the city park at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, where 5,000 persons jammed the stands and stood around the fences to watch the celebration was a decided success. People had to be cleared out of the street at Olive to permit the parade to start, but, according to Police Chief James S. Bouldin, "there was not one act of violence. Before the parade we feared there might be a great deal of drunkenness, and we fully prepared with 46 police officers, but there absolutely was no ruff stuff during the entire celebration." From Olive to Palm streets along Center, and from Broadway to Sycamore on Los Angeles and Lemon streets the tens of thousands of people jammed to see the parade, which boasted 96 entries, and was declared by Secretary George Reid of the chamber of commerce to be the most successful ever staged in Anaheim. The parade was fully two miles long, featured beautiful floats, beautifully decorated cars, comical floats, specialties and cars; costumes, a horse show, and a group of bands and drum and bugle corps. No less attractive were the display windows of Anaheim, all vying for honors in the annual contest. Everything, from the windows to the vaudeville acts at the city amphitheater after the parade were enjoyed. Rain failed to drive the 5,000 persons jamming the theatre and standing in the isles and behind posts away from the entertainment which followed the parade. The acts were loudly acclaimed. Because of slippery conditions, there was some apprehension about the aerial acrobats going 50 feet aloft, but they were willing, and recieved a tremendous hand. Half way through the act the lights were short-circulated from the rain, and the act had to be stopped. Winners in the parade were: Floats: Most beautiful, J. C. Penney, first; Junior Ebell, second. Comical: 20-30 club, first; Ebell club second. Cars: Most beautiful, Loretta Dress Shoppe, first; J. E. Saylor, second. Rev. Thornton Is Named Secretary of Mission Group Rev. S. M. Cheeck Succeeds As Pastor of Wesley, M. E. Church, South Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Thornton will return from Los Angeles Sunday to join with Rev. S. M. Cheek in church services of the Wesley Methodist church South as the farewell appearance of the former and the introduction of the new pastor to the congregation. Rev. Thornton last Sunday evening received appointment as conference missionary secretary at the meeting of the Pacific conference in Fresno. Bishop James Cannon Jr. announced the appointments. Rev. and Mrs. Thornton have been in Anaheim two years, and have made a large circle of friends. The former has been particularly active in the local Ministerial association. The Thorntons moved to Los Angeles Friday and their residence 607 Zeyn will be occupied temporarily at least by the new pastor. "Daddy” Merritt Wears Big Smile "Daddy” Merritt wore a big smile as he greeted friends along Center street on Hallowe’en. Of course the funny costumes and joyous expressions had something to do with making other people happy, but for E. B. Merritt, the veteran who held the city clerk’s job for 30 years, was thinking of the kindness of city hall employees in remembering him on his 85th birthday. The gift was a box of cigars and candy camofluaged in a She Will Be SHOES With $50,000 She denied the children elates and won $50,000! Of course it was a gay was certain to please the ticket in the Irish s chance in many thousands their modest little window panes and pay bills. So Mrs. Emma Atherton Park, while visiting Oakland last July, be All she could afford af buy a dime's worth of the children. Wednesday she receive Highlander, on whom chance, won third in t and she won $50,000. M the tractor and the fun joyous celebration. W Atherton do with the $5 needs shoes, and some some sheets; her two c husband also need w Some small debts, of co dow glass and some need make the home comfort After that? Well, doesn't exactly know. B know just how much o will get anyway. It chance on a race. Ma surtaxes imposed by t take most of $10,000; m dips into the original they leave the United K But there ought to be give the Athertons th they ever had. Boy Scout Car Starts Novel "Don't Pass Up a Vote," Echo Political Leaders As Tuesday Election Approaches “You must get out and work . . . and don't pass up a vote.” This was the consensus of opinion expressed at the republican rally Friday evening, held at the Marigold cafe in this city. The purpose was to raise funds with which to carry on the campaign till election day. “Safe” counties, among which at present were included Orange, must get out a large enough Merriam and Hatfield vote to overcome the danger of a tremendous Upton Sinclair majority in such cities as Los Angeles, according to Chairman Howard Irwin of the Orange county republican central committee. Assemblyman Edward (Ted) Craig, candidate for re-election declared that “even if you don’t re-elect me, vote for Merriam . . . that is the important thing. I want to go back to Sacramento, of course, but I would rather lose with my friends than win with those against me. We have in our constitution the machinery to correct all illus that may occur in our government . . . we cannot afford to place a radical in the governor’s chair.” P. A. Stanton urged a close precinct check, and S. C. Hartranft stated that some people have not yet been contacted. Speaker of the evening was Edward F. Trefz of Los Angeles, who declared that he had worked with Sinclair back in 1904-06 when he was preparing material for “The Jungle.” From this connection he learned that Sinclair is a “political strategist.” “This nation has advanced civilization more in its 144 years that the world advanced in the previous 7000 years. And yet Sinclair would throw over the constitution, the vehicle upon which we have made these tremendous forward strides.” ANAHEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1934 Americanism in California Orange Growers Get $6,500,000 More For Crops Dr. D. D. Waynick of Association Laboratories reported to the Associated Chamber of Commerce meeting at Placentia Tuesday evening that Orange county citrus growers this year will realize $6,500,000 more for their crops than they did last year. Dr. Waynick estimates total Orange county valencia returns at $25,000,000, equal to $200 per capita. He said Los Angeles is the second largest consumer city in the United States, paying 14½ cents a box more for fruit this year than last. Average f.o.b. prices this year were $2.81, an even 80 per cent better than $1.87 recorded in 1933. More oranges were given for charity this year than ever before, and a greater amount of fruit was moved than last season. Credit for great improvement shown was given to the prorate, which the speaker frankly credited Jack Crill with originating. The California-Arizona marketing agreement differs from other prorates because it attempts no price-fixing, he said. Sympathizers of Communists Held Greatest Danger She Will Buy SHOES With $50,000 She denied the children a box of chocolates and won $50,000! Of course it was a gamble. The candy was certain to please the pallet...the ticket in the Irish sweepstakes, one chance in many thousand, might furnish their modest little home with some window panes and pay some pressing bills. So Mrs. Emma Atherton of Buena Park, while visiting her brother at Oakland last July, bought the ticket. All she could afford after that was to buy a dime's worth of hard tack for the children. Wednesday she received word that Highlander, on whom she took the chance, won third in the sweepstakes and she won $50,000. Mr. Atherton quit the tractor and the family joined in a joyous celebration. What will Mrs. Atherton do with the $50,000? Well, she needs shoes, and some pillow cases and some sheets; her two children and her husband also need wearing apparel. Some small debts, of course, some window glass and some needed furniture to make the home comfortable. After that? Well, Mrs. Atherton doesn't exactly know. She doesn't even know just how much of the $50,000 she will get anyway. It was her first chance on a race. Maybe income and surtaxes imposed by Uncle Sam will take most of $10,000; maybe John Bull dips into the original winnings before they leave the United Kingdom. But there ought to be enough left to give the Athertons the biggest boost they ever had. Boy Scout Campaign Starts November 8th Tax Bills Reveal $200,000 Whittled Off County Cost Collector J. C. Lamb Mails Out 65,000 Bills; First Payment Due December 5 Sixty-five thousand property owners of Orange county received their tax bills this week. Each individual probably noticed a decrease from his bill the year before, but if all the individuals got together and summed up their savings, they would find the total is exactly $204,258.09 less than the year before. The bills for 1934-35 total $4,065,-499.87 as compared with $4,269,757.96 last year. The savings have been made all along the line, with the possible exception of sanitary districts for which money is collected through Tax Collector J. C. Lamb's office, but has nothing to do with other county business. The totals are exclusive of the sanitary levies, which in themselves total $48,-327.91. Collector Lamb urges those persons contemplating paying their taxes to do so before the first installment date is up on December 5," or else bring a big package of corn plasters and your own stool." He emphasized that persons attempting to pay their taxes on the final day in previous years learned a valuable lesson on intricacies of standing in line, because the rush always is terrific. New Members Are Welcomed Sunday By Senior League New members were welcomed at the speaker frankly credited Jack Crill with originating. The California-Arizona marketing agreement differs from other prorates because it attempts no price-fixing, he said. Sympathizers of Communists Held Greatest Danger Layola Professor Believes "Reds" Will Have Little Success in America The half million sympathizers, whether wittingly or not, are more dangerous than the 26,000 registered communists in the United States, because the former work in our public and private schools to break down the patriotism of our children. This is the opinion of Rev. Joseph Vaughn head of the philosophy department. Layola University, who addressed 500 men and women at the St. Boniface's parish hall Monday evening. His subject was "Communism." Rev. Vaughn expressed no fear of communism ever becoming dominant in the United States "because the intelligence of the people of this country will never permit it"; because the American Legion "is the greatest force against communism in the nation"; and because labor unions in building up a contented working class provide poor material for communistic activities. The speaker took up the philosophy of Carl Marx, saying the latter based his theory upon the assumption that history is changed by economic necessity, whereas the Layola professor declared the greatest changes have been brought about by Christianity and advancing civilization. Only Two Kiwanians Sans Costume, Fined Only two members of the Anaheim Kiwanis club had to pay fines because they attended without their Hallowe'en costumes. All the others were garbed in everything from an irrigator's working outfit to that of a Mikado, with F. A. Yungbluth taking the prize in the latter. A musical program was enjoyed, with Instructor Joshua Williams of the Ana- Boy Scout Campaign Starts November 8th The Boy Scout campaign to raise $1000 in Anaheim for the next year's budget will get underway on November 8, according to a decision reached at a meeting of community executive members Monday night at the office of Judge Frank Tausch, chairman. The city was divided off into five districts for the purpose of the campaign, with workers being allotted certain areas to canvas. Organizations such as service clubs, lodges and others will work among their own members to raise funds. Epsicopal Church Observes Thursday All Saints day was celebrated Thursday at St. Michael's Episcopal church from 7:30 till 10 a.m., with prayers for the departed followed by the Holy Communion. The rector, Rev. D. Howard Dow, was celebrant and also spoke on "All Saints and Martyrs." Describes Suspects In Purse Snatching Mrs. Florence Tanner of Fullerton this week suspected a certain pair of customers of stealing her purse which she laid on the counter of a local store. She reported to police that the purse contained $70, and give a description of the suspects. New Members Are Welcomed Sunday By Senior League New members were welcomed at the Senior Epworth league of the White Temple church on Sunday evening, with 67 attending the "get acquainted" banquet at the church social hall. Paul Demaree spoke on "The Value of Life" at a meeting following in Wesley hall, while Leila Brown played "Orientale" as a violin solo, with Fern Hein accompanying at the piano; Edward Dunning sang "Somebody Knows," with Betty Fackiner accompanying, and "Sweet Hour of Prayer" was sung by Loretta Nichols, Edwin Osher, Mary Margaret Younge and Stratton Phillips. Mary Show and Viola Johnson gave several guitar numbers. Ruth Shaver and Ernest Holmes were on the dinner committee; and Alma Ruth Show, Ruth Huntington, Maxine Noah and Winston Shaver on the decorations committee. Exchange Cleaning Up Last Shipments Manager A. H. Kirchman of the Central Orange County Citrus Exchange announced that the organization will clean up all shipments of valencias from this district this week, and upon completion will be in a position to announce the total shipments for the season. Last week the local exchange shipped 85 cars. PREPARES FOR RAIN Mrs. M. J. Woller secured a permit on Tuesday to re-roof her home at a cost of $60. Sans Costume, Fined Only two members of the Anaheim Kiwanis club had to pay fines because they attended without their Hallowe'en costumes. All the others were garbed in everything from an irrigator's working outfit to that of a Mikado, with F. A. Yungblut taking the prize in the latter. A musical program was enjoyed, with Instructor Joshua Williams of the Anaheim union high school presenting the school orchestra and the Mozart Boys' octette in several groups of numbers. Program chairman was Ernest DuBois, Manager Harry C. Arthur sr. of the Fox theatre invited members of the high school musical groups to be his guests at the theatre. Noted Organist To Play Here Sunday Miss Kathryn Marles, organist of Santa Monica and one-time pupil of the noted organist, Nicc-Berger, will play several numbers on the new Marle Dwyer memorial organ at St. Michael's Epsicopal church on Sunday, November 4, at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited. Miss Marles will be the house guest over the week-end of Rev. and Mrs. D. Howard Dow. Council Moves To Protect Equipment To protect new transformers costing from $40 to $140 each, the city council Tuesday evening voted to install immediately 33 lightning arresters, costing $200. The transformers were put in under the recent PWA improvement program and are liable to blow out in a lightning storm unless protected. The council agreed to invest another $200 in the spring for more arresters. VOTERS URGED TO BALLOT EARLY AS EPIC FOLLOWERS EXPECTED TO "GANG" POLLS AFTER 4 O'CLOCK Gubernatorial Race Overshadows Everything Else on Political Horizon As Tuesday, Nov. 6, Draws Near; Kaufman and Jackson Make Gains; Sinclair Forces Ruptured. Vot early on Tuesday if you want to be sure of voting. This is the word passed along the grapvine route since reliable reports indicate that Epic candidates, aroused over the discovery by constituted officials of 200,000 illegal registrations in Los Angeles county, are planning to "gang" the polling places at 4 p.m. Tuesday and stand in line till the polls close at 7 p.m. This is the rush period for normal voting, when the major portion of ballots are cast. The evident purpose is to prevent thousands of pro-Merriam voters from casting their ballots and getting out bright and early to round up all the pro-Sinclair votes in the precinct. Word of this scheme comes from a prominent Southern California democrat who is working harder than he ever worked in his life before to elect the republican candidates, Frank F. Merriam and George J. Hatfield, as a means of "curing democracy of its socialistic interlopers." One political bombshell after another has kept California voters on edge for more than a week, and threatens to continue the barrage till election day. Most of the explosions were in Upton Sinclair's Epic camp, with defalcations providing right-of-way entanglements can be cleared without further difficulty, construction and paying of 5.2 miles of Manchester avenue between Anaheim and Buena Park will be completed before then end of the next state fiscal year, bringing this community approximately seven miles closer to the south- Governor Merriam Announces $119,000 Allotment To Put Project Through Providing right-of-way entanglements can be cleared without further difficulty, construction and paving of 5.2 miles of Manchester avenue between Anaheim and Buena Park will be completed before then end of the next state fiscal year, bringing this community approximately seven miles closer to the southern portion of Los Angeles. This news was received from Governor Frank F. Merriam, who reported Thursday that Chairman Harry A. Hopkins of the California highway commission announced to his chief the allocation of $119,000 of federal funds to Orange county for two projects. The projects are the construction and paving of Manchester avenue from its present terminus at Buena Park to Lincoln boulevard at the Southern Pacific railway tracks west of this city; and grading and paving of Glassell avenue between Orange and Santa Ana. The Manchester avenue project really is an extension of work underway on the Buena Park end of the thoroughfare. Governor Merriam sent out urgent instructions to the highway commission and other departments of the state government to speed up projects to put men to work, and the inclusion of Manchester avenue is looked upon by City Engineer E. P. Hapgood as "good news, in fact, the best news I have heard for some time. A man has been out signing up right-of-way property for the past two months, but I have not learned the degree of success he met. If the state, using federal funds, has appropriated the money it means that somebody must take care of the right-of-way. That part is between the county of Orange and the state, because the connection at Lincoln is outside the city limits of Anaheim. Colonists Score 2 Times in 5 Minutes Two touchdowns in the first five minutes of play turned the Colonist-Vaencia football game at Placentia last Friday afternoon into a rout, with Anaheim winning 40 to 0. Coach Dick Glover's proteges recovered a fumble in the first two minutes. On the first play, Wally Fee raced 20 yards around right end for a touchdown that started a parade. A minute later the Colonists pounced on an off- Friends Greet Harry Wilson, Whose Name Was On Morro Castle Missing Person List Anaheimers this week learned of the view that one of this city's young sons has a Guardian Angel who looked out for him one day in New York about two months ago. Young Harry Wilson, reared here and a student at local and Fullerton schools, decided he would quit the Panama-Pacific liner Pennsylvania, and sign on with the crew of the liner Morro Castle. He sent his luggage to the other boat and prepared to sign off the turbine-electric liner Pennsylvania at Forty-first street docks. The second mate got around to signing the crew off at 3:30 o'clock. The Morro Castle poiled her bow out of New York harbor at 4 o'clock on the fateful round-trip which ended in flames as she again neared the New Jersey coastline. Approximately 136 lives were lost, and Harry Wilson's name was carried among the list of missing persons. But young Wilson could not get to the Morro Castle because of the delay in signing off, and consequently signed again with the Pennsylvania, returning to San Pedro harbor where he took a 37-day leave while he visited with friends and relatives here, and staying at home at 550 South Resh street. Not till he arrived a month ago did his family learn of his paradoxical situation when the misfortune of missing his boat turned to good fortune when the ill-fated vessel burned. Not till this week did friends generally learn of the narrow escape, and that happened when the young mariner loaned his newest pet, a marmoset, to Ernest DuBois for display in a Hallowe'en windiw at the Dutch Row Paint store. The little monkey, whose body measures seven inches and his tail twice that length, is one of few able to survive the change in climate from Central America, where he was purchased from a San Blas island native for $1.50. The marmoset is choosey with his food. He eats raw macaroni, some fruit and vegetables and has bitten his master but once. The local mariner will join his boat Saturday at San Pedro for another cruise to New York.