anaheim-gazette 1937-08-19

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 Orange County's Oldest Newspaper HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher 1887-1935 The Anaheim Gazette has been owned and edited by the same family since 1875. Published every Thursday at 259 East Center Street, Anaheim, Calif. MRS. HENRY KUCHEL — THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers A BIT TO CONSIDER— For many years Anaheim has been the week end trading center for northern Orange County. It has always been a fact that on Saturday, a hitching post or in later years a parking place, was hard to find. Our friends and neighbors around us have developed a habit of coming to Anaheim on Saturday to shop. Last Saturday Santa Ana, which hopes to become the hub of the county, held a town-wide dollar day. They pulled business away from Anaheim that we did not want to lose. This coming Saturday Fullerton is doing the same thing. Without doubt some of our customers will only get as far as Fullerton this week end. Would it not be a good idea for the business and civic leaders to consider this problem and undertake to determine whether or not something should be done about it? We believe it should be dealt with in a real co-operative spirit with the old 'freeze-out' idea completely left out. What do you think? FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIS— "The day we lose our freedom of the press, that day we get a dictator. If such a day ever comes, it isn't going to make any difference to public or publishers what type of dictator he calls himself. Every vestige of our personal freedom will be gone." The above editorial statement in the Inyo (Calif.) Independent summarizes the conclusions of Prof. Roy L. French, co-publisher of that newspaper and director of the school of FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND THE PUBLISHE "The day we lose our freedom of the press, that day we get a dictator. If such a day ever comes, it isn't going to make any difference to public or publishers what type of dictator he calls himself. Every vestige of our personal freedom will be gone." The above editorial statement in the Inyo (Calif.) Independent summarizes the conclusions of Prof. Roy L. French, co-publisher of that newspaper and director of the school of journalism at the University of Southern California, who spent last summer in Europe studying conditions under which government controlled newspapers operate. In a warning to the public against the perils of government control of the press, Prof. French continues: Freedom of the press is not just a matter of concern to the newspaper makers. It is very vitally your business, too. Most people do not realize this. Few people know just what "freedom of the press" actually means. Time and again this writer has been asked: "Well, do we actually have a free press in the United States? Don't Hearst, Chandler, et al, control the press here"? And the answer to that is: "Yes, they do, and that's why it is a free press." Press freedom means simply free from the control of government. That is all the Constitution ever guaranteed. The very fact that publishers in this country may voice a disagreement with any and all policies of the particular group in power, is the finest evidence you can have of a free press. You may not agree with the publisher's views, but you may very well thank your lucky stars that he has a right to express those views without fear of being suppressed by the current administrators of government. Such a suppression would, I believe, only mildly affect the BUSINESS of the publisher. But it would affect the free printing of the news of the activities of governmental servants, and that, is your BUSINESS. Furthermore, the moment newspaper comments on the acts of the particular group of politicians who are at the moment at the head of our government are curtailed, the way is opened for the greater curtailment of each citizen’s personal freedom. We have ample proof of this in the important countries which now are ruled by dictators. Indeed, a dictator can only survive by suppressing all free speech and all free press. The very fact of dictatorship means that the ordinary citizen is subject to the whim and caprice of another pretty ordinary citizen who has set himself up as absolute ruler over his fellow men. We do not have a dictator in this country. And the person is talking nonsense who says we have. We'll never have a dictator so long as our press is free to print without hindrance from the government. The day we lose our freedom... Indeed, a dictator can only survive by suppressing all free speech and all free press. The very fact of dictatorship means that the ordinary citizen is subject to the whim and caprice of another pretty ordinary citizen who has set himself up as absolute ruler over his fellow men. We do not have a dictator in this country. And the person is talking nonsense who says we have. We'll never have a dictator so long as our press is free to print without hindrance from the government. The day we lose our freedom of the press, that day we get a dictator. It is your (the public's) business, this freedom of the press. It is your most valuable possessions. Don't ever, for any reason, let it be taken away from you. EVERY FOURTH WORK DAY— "Americans must work nearly one full year out of every eight—or about six weeks out of every year—just to pay the cost of the Federal government," says the United States News. "When the local and state government costs are added to the expenditures of the national government, the average American must work two years out of every eight to pay the cost of government." The tax collector gets a cut in every pay check. His unseen hand reaches in and takes part of all the money you spend—for food, amusement, clothing, train fare, power service. And his percentage is today greater than it ever was in peace time in this country. The Twentieth Century Fund estimates that total government costs have swelled to $17,000,000,000 a year. That is approximately 25 per cent of the national income in good times. When you work four weeks, the public treasuries take your earnings for one of the weeks. During the next year or so we are going to "make or break" so far as the tax problem is concerned. Every branch of government spending must be checked. We will have a let-up in tax boosting when, and only when, the voice of the people demands it. LENDING THE PUBLIC ITS OWN MONEY The public gets gypped in good many ways. One of them has to do with the use of its own money. It is brought to the front at this time because of the threat that school districts might have to register their warrants or issue anticipation certificates. In either case what it amounts to is borrowing money. The county treasurer has on deposit with various banks an average of about $2,000,000 most of the time. At present the county treasury gets one percent interest on those funds which are subject to 30 days withdrawal notice and one-half of one percent daily checking balances. But under a new ruling of the federal government it is now anticipated that after this month there will be no interest whatever paid on deposits of public funds. This means that the banks get the use of these funds for noti RIGHT IN BABY'S LAP BILLIONS OF DEBT ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER ANAHEIM GAZETTE The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H-TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California Shall rural California be denied an equal voice with urban California in the state legislature? Such, plainly stated, is the question raised by the recent announcement that an initiative proposal will be submitted to California voters next year to establish a unicameral (one-house) legislature. At the outset, it is significant, in considering the plan, that its sponsorship comes from the California People's Legislative conference—a leftist labor unionist organization, predominantly urban in its membership. And what, regardless of fine-spun theories, would be the practical result of a one-house legislature in California? The primary result would be complete domination of the legislature by three thickly-populated metropolitan areas—Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland. Three counties—largely urban—would be placed in a position to dictate to 55 other counties—largely rural—which produce the bulk of California's commodities and house the bulk of its natural resources. Agricultural California, insofar as state legislation is concerned, would be completely disfranchised! When it needed legislation, it would be forced to come, hat in hand, to ask consideration from city legislators—whose cities were an outgrowth of rural production! To see the issue in perspective, restrictions whatever on unions or workers. The (which would be outlawed by the new proposal) killed its assembly voted some $300 in special appropriations were killed in the senate. The sembly voted a pardon for Mooney; the senate refused to cur. To make a long story the assembly gave a "do no harm" nearly every bill which the stamp of approval of our ed labor, whether practical or practical; it consistently fighter pensions, bigger sub-bigger spending—almost ably taking the side of the workers against the taxpayers al members, to-be sure, we voted "No," but rural men were out-numbered, as they be in a one-house legislature. To the state of California whether rural or urban, house, legislature, during would have been little disastrous. The senate is able by proponents of the one scheme of having leaned to side of conservatism. Theably, it can be said with truth, leaned to the side of calism. But out of the two a "balance of power"—a mix of-the-road program which fair to city and country, and conservative, relief re- and taxpayer. And that, after is representative government plan of democracy! NOT OF THE MONEY SQUABBLE who followed the contest between the public school of the county and the supervisors, and espouse who read the law on effect, have been unable to transfer funds to schools until December, only had such transfer made every fall for 30 years. Question, but the law exceptionally plain on that it now appears that the rans who were "agin" it merely trying to "protect money"—or so they say. They need in private conversation declaring the belief that transfer of funds resulted in being caught short because they did not want the blame for the expense of registering county. They would prefer the rest with the school also are quoted as saying would welcome a court compelling them to make offer. (This is the sort of which has been threaten-ame of the larger school. Then if worst came to any could lay the blame warrant registering on the who know the facts about city's financial condition when they heard these re-There is about as much of the county having to swarms as there is of that republican being apo- to the supreme court. Side of it all seems to be supervisors have it in for school districts in-which What the cause of the may be is not reported, pertinent, but a lot of trouble is used up on a ever which there was no cause for argument at all. In the case of registered warrants it means that the banks merely lend back to the public the public's own money, and get the interest rake-off for themselves. So far as the bank deposits are concerned all the county money is in one lump. Its separation into funds is merely a matter of bookkeeping in the offices of the county auditor and county treasurer. All of it has been put up by the taxpayers and it seems more than slightly ridiculous that they should not have the use of it for purposes as are at the moment pressing. MUST WELFARE COST BE SO HIGH? There is a growing feeling around the county that the staggering increase in costs of the welfare department need more of an explanation than the mere statement that state laws make them necessary. Perhaps this explanation is sufficient, but to a good many observers still find it hard to believe that they call for a boost of 150 percent—from $400,-000 to more than a million. The charge is more or less openly made that pre-election promises to the "gimme" groups account for some of the lossening of the purse strings. Without doubt many votes were cast last November with the feeling that they were votes for more and bigger "relief." However, the belief that the new burden on the taxpayers is partly a result of rewarding the voters at the expense of the property owners may not be entirely justified. Like many other things in public financial affairs the whole set-up is so complicated that the average citizen has no chance to know the truth for himself, but must take somebody else's word for it. Agricultural California, insofar as state legislation is concerned, would be completely disfranchised! When it needed legislation, it would be forced to come, hat in hand, to ask consideration from city legislators—whose cities were an outgrowth of rural production! To see the issue in perspective, it is necessary, perhaps, to analyze the present legislative system—to view it both in theory and in practical operation. The so-called "federal plan," now in operation, which was initiated and sponsored by California farm organizations, provides, in effect, for a city house and a rural house—a "balance of power" between metropolitan and country districts. The assembly, chosen on a basis of population, is predominantly urban in membership. The senate, districted on a territorial basis—with no county entitled to more than one senator, and no senator representing more than three counties—is largely rural. This system the one-house proposal would abolish. Actually it would abolish the senate and substitute an enlarged assembly, for representation would be on a basis of population only. That being the case, it is the part of wisdom to determine what would have resulted in the 1937 legislature if the senate had been non-existent and the assembly had been the sole legislative body. The assembly passed the lopsided Yorty labor relations act which set up unfair trade practices for employers, but placed no PROF. 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SEE YOUR FORD DEALER: TODAY CALIFORNIA BOYS Win Coach Model Regional Awards Two California boys, one of whom triumphed similarly in the Fisher Body Craftsman's guild model car design competition, today share honors as both state and regional winners in the Napoleonic coach-building competition conducted by the General Motors - sponsored educational foundation. The miniature coaches constructed by Sam Epstein, 15 years old, of Hollywood, a junior entrant, and Fred K. Storm, 20, of Venice, a participant in the senior division, not only wore adjudged the finest models submitted by California boys, but bested entries from Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico as well. As a consequence, each will receive a $100 cash award; and a trip to the seventh guild convention in Detroit, Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, inclusive, besides becoming eligible to compete for the $5,000 university scholarships offered as national awards. Anaheim Student Wins High Honor E. G. Brunington, 1067 N. Palm, Anaheim, a freshman in the school of agriculture, is among the 404 students who qualified for the rating of distinguished student, the highest scholastic citation obtainable at Purdue university; for work completed during the second semester of the past academic year, according to an announcement made today from the office of President E. C. Elliott. In order for a student to be rated as "distinguished," it is necessary to maintain a scholastic index of 5.00 or above, which, in effect, meant that an average of 90, or above, was maintained for the semester's work. In addition to the scholastic honor involved, students qualifying for the rating are entitled to the rebate of certain registration fees for the semester following qualification. We may be safe. With war in Europe and Asia, we'll never agree on which one to enter. 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