anaheim-gazette 1935-05-09

THE GAZETTE Is Now In Its 65th Year OLDEST PAPER IN THE COUNTY 108 NORTH EMILY STREET VOL. LXV SPANISH FIESTA, SPONSORED BY ELKS' LODGE, WILL OPEN HERE TONIGHT WITH SPANISH DANCE CONTEST AS FEATURE The Spanish dance contest will feature the opening of the Spanish Fiesta of the Elks' Club which opens here tonight, according to an announcement by John Morgan, manager of the club. All contestants will dance to the music of Spanish musicians playing the popular Spanish "hota" which is the foundation of all Spanish dancing and requires unusual ability and training to be properly interpreted. Mrs. J. J. Farley of Fullerton, and Mrs. Thomas McFadden together with one other woman not yet selected, will judge the contest. A silver trophy will be awarded the winner. Entrants from the Estin Burk School of Dancing of Fullerton are as follows: Agnes La Force, Billie Phillips, Aberdeen Rubidoux, Carmella Roubidoux, Harold Root, Doris McCracken, Alice Ward, Bob Waits, Paul Moreno, Germain Moreno and Beatrice Moreno; from the Putnam School of Dancing of Santa Ana are: Jean McKamy, Loril Buell and Virginia Wilson. Tillie Sanchez, who is the pupil of Oliver Ortega, Spanish dancer and instructor, of Brea, has also entered. The Spanish bridge lunch to be given on Friday afternoon is in charge of the Date For Child Orchestra Here Is Changed Owing to conflicting dates, the Long Beach branch of the Hollywood Baby Orchestra will be unable to appear here on the date originally announced. The organization, appearing here under the auspices of the Townsend Clubs, will make its appearance at the Christian Church at 7:30 p.m. on May 17th. There will be no admission charge, but a silver offering will be taken up. MINISTERS HERE PROTEST ACTION Protesting against the recent endorsement of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, for a race track at Buena Park was filed last week end with the board of the Chamber of Commerce by the Ministerial Association. The protest was received by the district council. If tax payments are the corner has been paid around which the city tax collector reported Saturday that year closed on April larger percentage of than any year previous 1931-32. There was a tax roll the fiscal year 1934-5 books closed $87,779.5 had been paid leaving balance of but $8357. per cent. In the prev tax roll of $100,675.5 delinquency of $13,034. High School County In Meeting The annual festival County high schools Brea Olinda school audition day evening at 8:15. Featured on the pro county band orchestra. of Dancing of Patterson the Reverend Agnes La Force, Billie Phillips, Aberdeen Rubidoux, Carmella Roulbdoux, Harold Root, Doris McCracken, Alice Ward, Bob Waits, Paul Moreno, Germain Moreno and Beatrice Moreno; from the Putnam School of Dancing of Santa Ana are: Jean McKamy, Loril Buell and Virginia Wilson. Tillie Sanchez, who is the pupil of Oliver Ortega, Spanish dancer and instructor, of Brea, has also entered. The Spanish bridge lunch to be given on Friday afternoon is in charge of the following committee: Mrs. Thomas McFadden, Mrs. Gilbert Kraemer, Mrs. A H. T. Osborn, Mrs. Victor Loly, Mrs. Leo Frisl and Mrs. B. F. Mattox. The Yo-Yo contest for children to be held on Saturday afternoon is meeting with decided favor and hundreds of entrants are expected. A past exalted ruler of the lodge will act as master of ceremonies on each of the three evenings. On Thursday evening, Thomas McFadden will preside; on Friday evening, L. A. Lewis will be in charge, and on Saturday evening Harry D. Riley will act. Santa Ana Lad Held In Crash Near Here An inquest was held Tuesday to determine the responsibility for the death of George Flores, Santa Ana, who was killed in an automobile accident early last Sunday morning on Placentia avenue, northeast of Anaheim. The car which was driven by Tony Felix, 21, of Santa Ana overturned when he was, according to the testimony, unable to make a turn in the road. Seliz was held to have been under the influence of intoxicating liquor at the time of the crash. Immediately upon the jury's findings being made known, Seliz was placed under arrest by Coroner Earl Abbey, who conducted the inquest at the Harrell and Brown parlors, and lodged in the county jail. It was expected that a warrant charging manslaughter would be issued against Seliz, who was one of the witnesses at the inquest. Mary Flores, 22, wife of the dead man; Arthur Morales, 19, of Atwood, and Mickey Oreco of West Eighth st., Santa Ana, were injured when Seliz car turned over. Committees Appointed By B. & P. W. Head Appointment of the standing committees for the coming year were ap- MINISTERS HERE PROTEST ACTION Protesting against the recent endorsement of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, for a race track at Buena Park was filed last week end with the board of the Chamber of Commerce by the Ministerial Association. The protest was received by the directors who instructed Secretary George Reid to notify the ministerial group that the chamber endorsement had been given after a majority of the members had voted in favor of such action. When approval of the project was first sought from the chamber of commerce directors, proponents of the plan were informed that the proposal was of too great magnitude for the board to commit the membership without a general expression of opinion. Questionnaires were sent to all members of the chamber with a request that they express either approval or disapproval of the race plant. The vote was three to one in favor of approving the race track. Reid also notified directors yesterday that he had received no word as to whether or not plans for the new federal building had been set to Anaheim. They had been promised for May 1. Reid was notified that a letter for the engineer who will be in charge of construction is being held for him at the postoffice. Water District Hears Report on Water W. C. Mauerhan, a member of the Flood Control Committee of the Water District met with and reported to a board meeting Wednesday, at Garden Grove at which time a checkup of the absorption and loss of the water in Santa Ana River was made. According to the report rendered by Mauerhan, the measurements made by the Flood Control office show a total of 22,300 acre feet at the upper Yorba Bridge. The absorption between the Yorba bridge and the Jefferson bridge 18,380 feet. The absorption between the upper Jefferson bridge and the Santa Fe Bridge was 3920 feet while from the Santa Fe Bridge to the Olive Bridge the measurement showed 3690 feet. These figures show that a total of 22,070 feet was absorbed by Orange county. Committees Appointed By B. & P. W. Head Appointment of the standing committees for the coming year were appointed by Mrs. Mabel Dixon, newly elected president of the Business and Professional Women's Club, here, according to an announcement made Monday. Those who will aid with the work of the club for the year are: Miss Harriet Smith, attendance; Miss Ann Rheingans, education; Miss Kathleen McPherson, emblem; Miss Elizabeth Byers, health; Mrs. Marion Scott, international relations; Mrs. Myrtle Henry, legislation; Mrs. Eva Boyd, Miss Mabel Mahler and Mrs. Vincenta Carleton, membership; Mrs. Mabel Hathaway magazine; Miss Margaret Smith, music; Miss Ruth Williams, program; Miss Grace Bailey, publicity; Miss Robbie Anderson, public relations; Miss Clara Mork, research; Miss Florence Davis, transportation; Mrs. Victoria Felming, Mrs. May D. Jope, Miss Madge Sproul and Miss Theresa Fay, decorations; Dr. Sarah Fay Pearson, Miss Florence Davis and Mrs. Rhetta Schweiss, finance. Aged Man Suffers Injury In Fall Herman Miller, 90, who lives on Palm Street is recovering from an accident that occurred last Saturday, in which he sustained a fractured left hip. When in an attempt to leave his home, Miller slipped on the step falling to the sidewalk resulting in the injury. In spite of his advanced age, he is said to be recovering very nicely by the hospital attendants. Funeral Services Held, for Mrs. Dorn Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday for the late Mrs. Lizzie M. Dorn, 75, from the Backs, Terry and Campbell funeral home, with interment in the Anaheim Cemetery. Mrs. Dorn died at her home on East North Street after a long illness. She came to California from Pennsylvania 37 years ago. For the past 28 years she has been a resident of Anaheim. In addition to her husband Fred Dorn, she is survived by one son, Oscar Dorn, Anahelm; two daughters, Mrs. Lillie Neguebauer and Mrs. William Johns of Santa Paula; a granddaughter, Mrs. Lester Davis, Santa Paula, a brother Henry Seabold of Anaheim and two sisters, Mrs. Ann Peterson, of Neola, In., and Mrs. Lena Held of Two Rivers, Wis. County Farm Picnic Set The 18th annual picnic County Farm Bureau Irvine Park at 12 May 18. All members of theurged to attend, bring joy a family gathering will furnish coffee, cran ice cream. Games and stunts afternoon. The speaker for the Dr. Harry Wellman, was for his topic: "The Eco plus Control of Agriculture." Anaheim Farm Meets Next Announcements have members of the Anaheim that the next meeting will be held at the School cafeteria next Tuesday. The meeting will be pot luck supper at 6:30. The program will consisted talk by Philip Cottell of the redwood grove at Callistoga and petr Sonoma. His talk will with motion pictures of the meeting will be bers" in special music b. Gets 75 Days Drunker Felix Sabadra pleaded he appeared before Judge last Monday, to a chaired driving and was fined an alternative of spending county jail. Sabadra meet the fine and as a manded to the jail. AHEIM GAZETE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1935 Anaheim Tax Payments Set Record If tax payments are any indication, the corner has been at least approached around which the elusive property has been hiding, according to an announcement of Miss Etta Williams of the city tax collector's office. She reported Saturday that when the fiscal year closed on April 30 there was a larger percentage of the city taxes paid than any year previous period since 1931-32. There was a tax roll of $96,037.04 for the fiscal year 1934-35 and when the books closed $87,779.50 of this amount had been paid leaving a delinquent balance of but $8357.54, or about 8½ per cent. In the previous year with a tax roll of $100,675.51 there was a delinquency of $13,033.99. High Schools of County In Annual Meeting at Brea The annual festival of the Orange County high schools was held in the Brea Olinda school auditorium last Friday evening at 8:15. Featured on the program was an all-county band orchestra girls' glee club. COMMITTEE NAMED TO HAVE CHARGE OF COUNTY BOOTH AT SAN DIEGO FAIR George Reid, Anaheim Chamber of Commerce Is Selected To Act On Board George Reid, secretary of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce was appointed as a member of the county committee which will assist V. D. Johnson, county publicity director in the erection of a suitable display at the San Diego fair. The supervisors voted $3,000 at the last meeting to care for the expense of the exhibit for Orange county. The members of the committee are: Dr. F. W. Slabaugh, county purchasing agent; Secretary Howard I. Wood, of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce; Secretary Harry Welch of the Newport Chamber; Secretary George Reid of the Anaheim Chamber; Secretary Harry May of the Fullerton Chamber, and Walter Humphreys, of Fullerton. This afternoon the committee met with officials of Riverside county to discuss the layout of the exhibit, which will be staged jointly with Riverside. It is not yet known whether or not San Bernardino county will join in the Glover Selected For Playground Activities Here Dick Glover, physical education instructor at the Anaheim high school was selected to have charge of the playground activities according to an announcement made immediately following a brief session of the Citizen's Playground Committee. Glover will have general charge of the city's program and the playground supervisors will be secured from the SERA. With the program scheduled to start approximately June 15 when school closes, the citizens' committee will meet with Glover next Thursday morning for a preliminary discussion of the general program. Under the present plan the play program will include activities at four grammar schools, the high school and city park. Athletic programs will be carried on at the high school and city park with tennis being stressed at the park. Classes in arts and crafts also will be included in the program for this year it has been intimated. Three Nuns at St. Catherine’s Observe 60th Anniversary High Schools of County In Annual Meeting at Brea The annual festival of the Orange County high schools was held in the Brea Olinda school auditorium last Friday evening at 8:15. Featured on the program was an all-county band, orchestra, girls' glee club, boys' glee club, combined glee clubs and orchestra. The program included the Minuet from Military Symphony by Haydn; Waltz of the Flowers, Nutcracker Suite, by Tschalkowsky, and the Unfinished Symphony, First Movement, by Schubert. High schools participating in this festival were Anaheim, Brea, Newport Beach, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin and Valencia. Band numbers were directed by Fred Rupp of Valencia; orchestra numbers by Leland Auer, Santa Ana; girls' glee club by Miss Mary Bruner, Brea-Olinda; boys' glee club by Miss Ruth Tilton. Fullerton; combined glee clubs and orchestra by Leland Green, Garden Grove. Funeral Held For Frank Gross Tuesday Last rites for Frank Gross, 65, who died at the Orange County Hospital Sunday, were held from the Backs, Terry and Campbell funeral home Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Rev.-H. G. Smelzer of the Zion Lutheran Church officiated at the funeral and interment was made in Anaheim cemetery. Gross who had been a resident of Anaheim and the state for the past 11 years was a native of Germany, coming to the United States 30 years ago. In addition to his widow Mrs. Edith Gross he is survived by two step-sons, Charles and Robert McGinnis, both of Anaheim. County Farm Bureau Picnic Set May 18 The 18th annual picnic of the Orange County Farm Bureau will be held at Irvine Park at 12 noon, Saturday, May 18. All members of the farm bureau are urged to attend, bring lunches and enjoy a family gathering. The bureau agent; Secretary Howard I. Wood, of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce; Secretary Welch of the Newport Chamber; Secretary George Reid of the Anaheim Chamber; Secretary Harry May of the Fullerton Chamber, and Walter Humphreys, of Fullerton. This afternoon the committee met with officials of Riverside county to discuss the layout of the exhibit, which will be staged jointly with Riverside. It is not yet known whether or not San Bernardino county will join in the display. Friday morning the committee will journey to San Diego to look over the space available and decide on details of the exhibit. Tentative plans being considered by the committee include featuring an oil painting six by 15 feet which would show Orange county's citrus groves, cities, oil wells, beaches, highways and other attractions. Brief sentences would surround the picture, telling of the amount of agricultural production here and other details of interest in the county. Wax fruit now on display in Irvine Park will be used in the exhibit, it was reported. Present plans call for hiring one host or hostess to be in charge of the exhibit, to be paid jointly by the two counties. A reception room will be a feature of the exhibit. Library Budget Is Discussed Monday Night by Council Discussing the budget for the library. The City Council met in regular session here last Tuesday night. Many items in the budget were discussed in detail with a final result that due to the requests made it was the belief of the council members an increase would be necessary in the library tax. The budget this year calls for $17,948. The board, however, recommended to the library board that they reconsider the budget, which was the outcome of the meeting. The library tax last year was 13.5 cents. It is the consensus of opinion among the city board members that the demands of the new budget would create an increase and not meet with the approval of the taxpayers at this time. Another meeting is planned to again discuss the needs. Martha Adams Is Three Nuns at St. Catherine’s Observe 60th Anniversary Special Jubilee celebrations commemorating sixty years in the service of God, were held at St. Catherine's Military School on Tuesday, May 7, for Mother M. Seraphine O. P., Prioress General of the Dominican Sisters, and Mother M. Amanda, who founded St. Catherine's school in 1889. The ceremonies opened in the morning with Military Mass and Benediction followed by inspection and the singing of the National Anthem. Later the entire cadet battalion sang a piece especially written for this occasion, which was followed by a review and inspection; special boxing exhibition, calisthenics and band concert. The morning program closed with the signing of the school song. In the evening a water carnival was held to conclude the day's activities. While not present but celebrating her Diamond Jubilee with Mother Seraphine and Mother Amanda is Mother M. Felicitas who is confined at Mission San Jose because of illness. Lions Club Elects Eldred President The Lions Club meeting here last Friday featured election of officers at which time Herb Eldred was elected as president for the ensuing term. A. P. M. Brown was elected as secretary with Clyde Croner as treasurer. Directors elected during the session were Charles A. Pearson, Dr. C. P. Tompkins, William Payne, Vincent Borden and Art Wilmsen. Mrs. Jennie Tessman, astronomy and history teacher at Santa Ana Junior College was the luncheon speaker. She spoke of the 200 inch telescope now being erected in this state. Placentia Daughters Planning Pioneer Day Invitations have been sent out by the Grape Parlor No. 242 of the Native County Farm Bureau Picnic Set May 18 The 18th annual picnic of the Orange County Farm Bureau will be held at Irvine Park at 12 noon, Saturday, May 18. All members of the farm bureau are urged to attend, bring lunches and enjoy a family gathering. The bureau will furnish coffee, cream, sugar and ice cream. Games and stunts will feature the afternoon. The speaker for the picnic will be Dr. Harry Wellman, who has selected for his topic: "The Economics of Surplus Control of Agricultural Products." Anaheim Farm Center Meets Next Tuesday Announcements have been sent to members of the Anaheim Farm Center that the next meeting of the organization will be held at the Anaheim High School cafeteria next Tuesday. The meeting will be opened with a pot luck supper at 6:30. The program will consist of an illustrated talk by Philip C. Hall. He will tell of the redwood groves, the geysers at Calistoga and petrified forest in Sonoma. His talk will be illustrated with motion pictures. Another feature of the meeting will be "Surprise Numbers" in special music by Frank Pierce. Gets 75 Days For Drunken Driving Felix Sabadra pleaded guilty when he appeared before Judge Frank Tausch last Monday, to a charge of drunken driving and was fined $150 with an alternative of spending 75 days in the county jail. Sabadra was unable to meet the fine and as a result was remanded to the jail. The library tax last year was 13.5 cents. It is the consensus of opinion among the city board members that the demands of the new budget would create an increase and not meet with the approval of the taxpayers at this time. Another meeting is planned to again discuss the needs. Martha Adams Is Honored at Shower A social gathering of a number of her friends, marked the afternoon tea and shower given in honor of Miss Martha Adams who will soon become the bride of W. W. Grafton. The tea which was held from 4 to 6 Wednesday afternoon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Johnston on South Los Angeles was marked with the prestation of a gift to the bride-to-be from her many friends present, all of whom had been intimate friends since school days in Anaheim. The musical program featured Miss Eleanor Longworth who rendered several beautiful organ numbers and Mrs. Walter Ross sang a number of a appropriate selections. Receiving the guests were: Mrs. Johnston and her daughter, Jessie; Mrs. Henry Adams and daughter, Martha, and Mrs. William Grafton. Mrs. Arthur Lewis and Mrs. Homer Ames had charge of the table service and was assisted by Mrs. Marion Ross, Mrs. W. H. Wickett, Miss Sally Newkirk and Miss Helen Houck. The tables were beautifully decorated in a color scheme of yellow and white and lighted with candles to match. Guests for the afternoon were: Mrs. D. Howard Dow, Mrs. Lee Demming and daughter Gene; Mrs. H. D. Newkirk and daughter Sally; Mrs. F. Yungbluth and daughter Dorothy; Mrs. (Continued on page 6) Borden and Art Wilmsen. Mrs. Jennie Tessman, astronomy and history teacher at Santa Ana Junior College was the luncheon speaker. She spoke of the 200 inch telescope now being erected in this state. Placentia Daughters Planning Pioneer Day Invitations have been sent out by the Grace Parlor, No. 242 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West at Placentia for the Pioneer Day luncheon and afternoon program. The Pioneer Day will be observed on May 18 at the Placentia Round table Club at which time all the "old timers" will greet each other as special guests of the lodge. A very interesting program has been arranged. Joe Bushard Returns Home After Accident Much to the gratification of his many friends here, came the news this week that Joe Bushard is able to be home. Joe was hurt in an automobile accident at South Main street and Newport Road early Sunday morning, April 21, and has since that time been confined to St. Joseph's hospital in Santa Ana. Kiwanians Enjoy Week End Party Some two dozen members of the Anaheim Kiwanis Club took part in a week end party at the club lodge at Idyllwild. Fishing golf and indoor sports marked the occasion which was in honor of the newer members of the club. In charge of the culinary department and its attendant activities were Mayor Charles H. Mann, John W. Price, and Henry Adams. SHOOTING SCRAPE MARS TRANQUILITY OF ANAHEIM LEGION POST AT MEETING MON. NITE; DARWIN THEORY REVERSED Legion Post Honors Senator Killed Monday The Anaheim Post of the American Legion adjourned its meeting Monday out of respect of Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico, who was killed in an airplane crash in Missouri last Monday. Senator Cutting was a member of the American Legion and was hurrying to Washington that he might be present to cast his vote of the adjusted compensation bill which was due to come before the upper house of Congress. The peace and quiet of the American Legion Post was terribly disturbed last Monday night when an argument between two prominent legionnaires ended up in gun play. Ted Masterson who had a complaint to offer the members of the post regarding the treatment accorded him by a member of the police force, who also is a member of the post goaded Roger Sherman with his taunting remarks until the latter, exasperated by the insults flung at the "peace department" finally decided that insanuuch as the chaplain of the post had not had a funeral in some time, he would give him—the chaplain—an opportunity to relearn his part. The chaplain (Ted Middleton) did have a job. And, he proved equal to the occasion. However, Masterson appeared in the police station, according to the story that he told, and asked about an ordinance. He was met at the door by Sherman who refused to give out the confidential information, which appears to have been "how can a man get a permit to carry a gun for self protection." Sherman had the idea that perhaps a certain policeman should refuse such NURSES’ SCHOOL TO GRADUATE 16 For the first time in many years the Orange County Hospital School of Nursing will graduate a class of 16 composed entirely of California girls. Exercises are to be held according to custom, in the Orange Women’s club house beginning at 8 o'clock. No formal program for the evening has been announced. Two girls from Anaheim are on the list of graduates. They are Misses Claire Catherine Codman and Shirley Bernice Criss. Miss Margaret Hess is the only graduate from Santa Ana. Fullerton is represented by but one nurse, Miss Ella Mary Middleton. Artesia boasts two on the list. Misses Margaret Ella Nickell and Lenore Amelia Terrell. Bakersfield also has sent two students to the county school, the Misses Virginia Loraline Cameron and Vivienne Vashti Watson. Others on the graduating list are the Misses Vivian Myrtle Bradbury, Hermosa Beach; Claire Elaine Garrett, Presno; Thelma Allee MacKinnon, Three Rivers; Nancy Emily Moore, Venice; Eldene Ellin Paige; Lomita; Eleanor Beatrix Post, Carlsbad; Evelyn Margaret Prindle, Los Angeles, and Jeanne Greenwood Triplett, Whittier. Three Injured In Accidents Here Traffic accidents over the week end resulted in injuries to three persons, according to reports made to the police. The most seriously injured was Beaufort Smith of Sunnyhill ranch at Fullerton. Several of his ribs were fractured Sunday night when his automobile and another car, driven by C. R. Stuckey, Orange, collided at the intersection of Palm and Los Angeles streets. Smith was given emergency treatment by Dr. Truxaw and later removed to his home. Nelda McCowan received leg bruises and James V. Wastler of Corona wrenched his shoulder when the automobile driven by Wastler was involved in a collision Saturday with a car driven by H. E. Thompson. The accident happened at the intersection of Los Angeles and Center streets. And, he proved equal to the occasion. However, Masterson appeared in the police station, according to the story that he told, and asked about an ordinance. He was met at the door by Sherman who refused to give out the confidential information, which appears to have been "how can a man get a permit to carry a gun for self protection." Sherman had the idea that perhaps a certain policeman should refuse such permit "for self protection" and his idea proved quite correct. From that argument the hot words followed on the Darwin theory, as "can a person make a monkey out of a man." And that research subject was proven at the meeting when it was discovered after the melee, during which, incidentally Sherman took five shots at Masterson with the total result that the Chaplain forget to take his shoes with him when he crawled up the wall of the hall and tried to get through the window. Upon arriving on the window sill Middleton discovered that he had left his shoes under the desk and when finally the lights were again turned on, he was discovered pondering on just how he would retrieve the shoes. Dr. Kerston, who always anticipating that some Legionnaire might get hurt in some of the arguments, carries his first aid kit with him to the meetings, and Monday night somebody pushed the kit clear under a bench and Doc. level headed always, tried his best to reach the kit so that he'd be ready when needed. However, Kenneth Peck was in front of the kit and another argument nearly ensued as to who was supposed to be getting the kit. T. Wilder, also a member of Anaheim's "peace force," was on duty at the desk in the station, arrived on the scene shortly after the lights returned and stated that immediately after the excitement, or maybe concurrently, "that the marines had landed in the police office in the person of Charles Eaton and the situation was not well in hand." When the final checkup was made it was discovered there were no casualties and with the perpetrators shaking hands everybody, while refusing to divulge what they did, and where they were while the lights were out, had a good laugh and congratulated the "actors" on their ability to reverse the Darwin theory. Interspersed in the argument were a few moments of seriousness during which the various committees made reports and the business of the post transacted. Four Anaheim Girls Visit College In L. A. Four senior girls from Anaheim high school were among the one hundred eighty-nine high school and junior college girls who attended annual women's visiting day at Occidental College, Friday, May 3. Ruth Beach, Rosalind Beebe, Mary Jewell and Mary Shea enjoyed a tour of the campus, a music recital in Occidental's music chapel. Following this, visitors were entertained at the Annual May Fete at which Mary Helen Collier, South Pasadena, was crowned queen. Later the group enjoyed dinner in the student union. In the evening visitors attended the successful presentation of the opera "Martha," by Occidental's combined glee clubs, in the Hillside Theatre. Postoffice Receipts Show Gain for April Another gain in postal receipts was announced by Postmaster Harry Whitaker, this week when he stated that the month of April this year was in excess of that of the same period last year. Receipts at the local office for the month just ended were $3850. In April of 1934 the receipts totalled $3566.97. Whitaker said that receipts for the year to date total $14,408.89 as compared to $13,373.79 for the previous year to date. Sheriff Would Stop Use Short Wave Sets The use of short wave radio sets in automobiles would be restricted if an ordinance requested by Sheriff Logan Jackson is complied with by the County Board of Supervisors. The ordinance, Jackson explained, would be designed to prevent interception of police radio reports by the public. Los Angeles has such an ordinance, he said. The matter was referred to Deputy District Attorney W. F. Menton. Placentia C. of C. Hears About Bills The Placentia Chamber of Commerce met in the new tea room now being operated by Mrs. Clarence Haber at which time the members heard a discussion of the bills now being put before the state legislative bodies. Harry O. Easton presided at the meeting in the absence of H. H. Hale, the president, and S. James Tuffree brought reports on the legislative measures. GRASS FIRE The Anaheim fire department responded to a call Saturday afternoon on North Emily street, at which time the members extinguished the blaze. No damage was reported.