anaheim-gazette 1937-12-16

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. SUBSCRIPTION PER YEAR $2.00 SIX MONTHS $1.00 MRS. HENRY KUCHEL — THEODORE B. KUCHEL Editors and Publishers Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Anaheim, California, under the Act of March 8, 1879. PROSPEROUS RAILROADS MEAN A PROSPEROUS AMERICA Prosperous railroads are essential to a prosperous America. They mean stable employment, substantial tax payments, real contributions to business—benefits that are spread throughout every state and every county in the Union. Under normal conditions, the railroads buy and consume 23 per cent of all the bituminous coal mined in this country; 19 per cent of all the timber cut in the United States. Railroad purchasing involves more than 70,000 different items. Today the railroads are definitely not prosperous. Why? Because since 1912 the cost of commodities the railroads must buy has gone up approximately 40 per cent. Taxes are approximately 25 per cent higher. Wages have risen about 18 per cent. And at the same time, their rates have gone down to the point where the revenue for hauling a ton of freight one mile, averages less than one cent, and the carrying of a passenger one mile, less than two cents. The margin between railroad income and railroad outgo is so perilously thin that the future operation of the industry as a self-supporting, tax-paying, economical and efficient contributor to the national prosperity is in danger. So the railroads have applied for a general 15 per cent increase in their rates. That increase, in the view of their in- approximately 25 per cent higher. Wages have risen about 18 per cent. And at the same time, their rates have gone down to the point where the revenue for hauling a ton of freight one mile, averages less than one cent, and the carrying of a passenger one mile, less than two cents. The margin between railroad income and railroad outgo is so perilously thin that the future operation of the industry as a self-supporting, tax-paying, economical and efficient contributor to the national prosperity is in danger. So the railroads have applied for a general 15 per cent increase in their rates. That increase, in the view of their increased costs, is extremely moderate. It will impose no difficult burdens on industry or on agriculture. And it will, if granted, dissipate the hazard of public ownership of the railroads being forced upon already over burdened taxpayers, and will guarantee the continued betterment of the finest transportation system the world has ever seen. THEY ASKED FOR IT Even their severest critics agree that newspapermen are well mannered. No matter what their other faults, they are almost never guilty of breaches of good taste. It happens that among newspapermen, it is considered good manners (or ethics if you like) never to betray a confidence. Most people can understand that. Occasionally, however, someone tries to jockey a newspaperman into being impolite. One such occasion took place last week when the National Labor Relations Board tried to force an editor to give the source of his information from which he wrote an editorial. With commendable courage and an assurance born of the knowledge that Americans will ever champion a free press, the editor replied that he wouldn't tell them! Whereupon the red-faced board brushingly explained to the country that they didn't really mean it anyway. We have not seen the editorial in question and don't know whether it was fair and just, but we do know that the NLRB asked for a spanking and got it. AMERICA IS CHOOSING The news from Washington is filled these days with reports of Congress resisting new demands for burdens upon business and seeking instead the means for changing the tax laws and otherwise encouraging private enterprise to go ahead with expansions of plans and employment. If there is one fact that stands out above all else in the Capitol it is that Congressmen and Senators have definitely put away the "rubber stamp" and decided to do more than vote "yes." They are not only reviewing carefully legislation laid before them but are showing signs of initiating their own bills such as the repeal of the surplus profits tax which ports of Congress resisting new demands for burdens upon business and seeking instead the means for changing the tax laws and otherwise encouraging private enterprise to go ahead with expansions of plans and employment. If there is one fact that stands out above all else in the Capitol it is that Congressmen and Senators have definitely put away the "rubber stamp" and decided to do more than vote "yes." They are not only reviewing carefully legislation laid before them but are showing signs of initiating their own bills such as the repeal of the surplus profits tax which penalizes expansions of industry out of which employment comes. Often it is not what happens in Washington that is significant but what caused the action. And this instance there is general agreement that the cause is traceable back to the grass roots of America; to the small towns from where so many members of Congress come back to the backbone of the Nation. While they were home the legislators obviously heard that the people were beginning to look about them and wonder "what's going on here." Since they returned for the special session, there has been a surprising flow of mail into the Capitol urging a return to sound principles, a decrease in spending and aid rather than harassment of business. The change in Congressional sentiment is measurable by what the mailman brings. If this flow of mail grows as it did in the Supreme Court fight, Congress will respond. Today more than in years Senators and Congressmen are looking to their constitutents for an expression of their will. The people, in turn, are looking to Congress for direct action to end the slump by aiding employment. WHY NOT GIVE YOUR CHILD LESSONS at the ONLY ACCREDITED TRAINING SCHOOL In Northern Orange county for the National Talent Picture Corporation, Hollywood. GRACE TAYLOR SCHOOL OF DANCE Studio 205 E. First, La Habra Saturdays, 219 S. Clementine, Anaheim SANTA CLAUS LEADS CRUSADE FOR SAFE HOLIDAY DRIVING that thousands of people will be traveling the highways over the days, Santa Claus has started a crusade for safe driving. Because Pacific Sound Lines this year won the National Safety Council's highest bus award, the first person Santa Claus chose to sign up was Bill Boyd, sound driver. Statistics show that Greyhound travel is 14 times as safe as average private automobile. ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: - Ingleton Beach News - Mesa Globe - Coast News - Santa Courier - Prairie Star Newport Beach News Westminster Gazette Buena Park News Anahaim Gazette Tustin News Garden Grove News Coastline Dispatch Yerba Linda Star Seal Beach Post Brea Progress who regard McAdoo as a carpet-bagging interloper, who on more than one occasion trampled ruthlessly on the corns of the men who carried the party standard in the state and county long before he took up residence here. They are going to be against McAdoo and probably will be against anybody who claims his support. Hence the administration support, via McAdoo, is not an entirely unmixed asset. The only important timber in sight to oppose McAdoo is Pierson Hall, but the story now going around is that the big shots down east will find a berth for Hall which will satisfy him and keep him out of the senatorial race. At the moment that leaves things rather up in the air. GRAND JURY HARD AT IT It takes a good guesser to tell what is going on in the grand jury room. There are some people who would like very much to know, but a good many don't really care a great deal. Nobody will really know until the work is all done and the report turned in. Mean-time the guessing will go on. It can be safely said that too much of the grand jury's time is wasted. Hundreds of matters are put before it which, if all were considered, would keep it in session for a year. Most of them are small affairs, mostly in the class of neighborhood quarrels which have no place on the docket. Much of the efficiency of a grand jury depends on having a foreman who can weed out this stuff quickly. The report is that the present jury does have such a foreman. NOTES The welfare director claims that County’s Pensacola Gains Tape Increase In Case IA November Less During October Indications of a taper in the recent rapid increase county welfare case loss liberalized provisions of legislation were seen this report submitted to the supervisors by Welfare Jack W. Snow. “During November there net increase in the total case load of only 80 as with 124 in October and September,” Snow pointed. A net gain of 90 in the old age security list was the result of completion of titigations and approvals by ervisors. One blind andphan aid case was added there was a decline of 15 receiving aid on the indi The total agency case load 3,608 at the end of N which included cases in which no relief w Administrative costs d 7.6% in November as with 8.4% in October acco the report. Administration per case was down to case as compared with October. Pending aged and blinds actions acted on by the supervisors during the pa totalled 161 as compared in October. These figures both approvals and denials said. WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: Mington Beach News Newport Beach News Garden Grove News Westminster Gazette Buena Park News Yorba Linda Star Anahaim Gazette Seal Beach Post Tustin News Brea Progress CRATS LINE UP ATTLE In the announcement last week that Chester Dale would be Culbert Olson's Orange campaign manager in the fight for the democratic nation for governor, things to stir in the democratic This was especially excite because the announcement had soon after a meeting of democratic assembly in which old-time democrats ousted from the chairmanship and led Horace Head long-time leader. But the same time it became that Sam Nau, old-time democrat, would head up the Dockweiler campaign for one office. A few weeks ago it was held at which a terrible number of people, including some republicans, were for an informal picnic and time Dockweiler "harmed" present and was introduced, oblained, according to rebel Nau was to be his head in Orange county. He also accused he was going to be the governor. In itself ought to be enough cure a warm time in next primary battle. But on top it is the fact that J. F. T. McDowell would hoist his flag to the top of the democratic camp, and the dope sheets sent out boosting his candidacy already name a number of important party people as his supporters. Perhaps there will be others looking toward the top job in Sacramento. It is expected there will, but with the three above named there is plenty of assurance of a hot time in the old camp. And apparently Orange county is to be one of the prominent battle grounds. WHO IS STRONGEST WITH FRANKLIN D? One of the interesting things for an outsider to watch in this democratic maneuvering is the definiteness with which all sides hint that they are the special pets of the national administration groups. Much of the claim for votes is going to be made on the grounds that the claimer is the fair-haired boy with the Washington folks. And into this picture comes the McAdoo question, for nobody can deny that Senator Bill is ace-high in the Roosevelt camp. And the price of his approval for California candidates is going to be their support for his candidacy for the senatorship. On this rock there is going to be some more splitting, for there are numerous old-time democrats. NOTES The welfare director claims that he sees a tapering off in the new demands on that department. After the liberalized pension and relief requirements went into effect there was an alarming rapid growth in applications. Had it kept up much longer there would have been some financial jitters in official circles. Now the director professes to see a tapering off, which might be described as producing some relief over relief. Coroner Earl Abbrey says the most impressive funeral he ever attended was one he conducted in his official capacity for an unfortunate indigent. The acquaintances who attended were almost as poor as the deceased, but they brought their tribute of flowers, plucked in their own yards or along the wayside. Earl says it was the most sincere expression of respect he ever witnessed. And the man possessed not a dime. At least one county department makes a practice of applying its office Christmas to bringing a little holiday cheer to some poor kids who otherwise wouldn't have any. Instead of trading gifts among themselves the employees of the office chip in and buy presents for little folks who will really appreciate them. And that's the real Christmas spirit. 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Hurry $635 5 GOOD REASONS FOR BUYING A GOOD USED CAR NOW 1 Due to the popularity of the new Chevrolet, your Chevrolet dealer has an unusually fine stock of used cars. 2 He has substantially reduced prices in order to sell them fast and make room for more trade-ins. 3 By trading your old car new on a Guaranteed OK used car, you may save costly repairs. 4 You will save further depreciation on your old car. 5 You will have a car that is Guaranteed OK for thousands of miles of dependable transportation. CONE BROTHERS North Los Angeles St., Anaheim Anaheim, California County’s Pension Gains Taper Off Increase In Case Load for November Less Than During October Indications of a tapering off in the recent rapid increase in the county welfare case load under liberalized provisions of state aid legislation were seen this week in a report submitted to the board of supervisors by Welfare Director Jack W. Snow. “During November there was a net increase in the total agency case load of only 80 as compared with 124 in October and 319 in September.” Snow pointed out. A net gain of 90 in the approved old age security list was shown as the result of completion of investigations and approvals by the supervisors. One blind and one orphan aid case was added, while there was a decline of 15 cases receiving aid on the indigent list. The total agency case load stood at 8,608 at the end of November, which included cases in classifications in which no relief was given. Administrative costs dropped to 1.6% in November as compared with 8.4% in October according to the report. Administration cost per case was down to $2.11 per case as compared with $2.30 in October. Pending aged and blind applications acted on by the board of supervisors during the past month totalled 161 as compared with 158 in October. These figures include both approvals and denials, Snow said. Radio Safeguard For Trains Seen Southern Pacific will be the first railroad to use short wave radio in safeguarding train movements in case of emergency, if applications now pending before the federal communications commission receive favorable action. The commission has already granted construction permits, and initial construction work has already been started. The proposed short wave system would be placed in operation shortly after the first of the year in the snowshed region where the company’s Overland Route crosses the mile-high Sierra Nevada mountains, and would consist of two-way telephone and telegraph communication to be used in emergencies when line wires fail. Railroad officials stated today. 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