anaheim-gazette 1938-10-20

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 Orange County's Oldest Newspaper HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher 1887-1985 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 6, 1879. REPAIR THE RIVER AT ONCE Seven months ago, Anaheim—in particular—and Orange County—in general—were visited by the most disastrous, calamitous occurrence in all their history. Due, no doubt, to many contributing causes, the turbulent waters of a swollen Santa Ana river broke through the levees, over-ran their banks, and plunged headlong across great sections of this area in its surge down to the sea. We can speak first-hand of its awful results. Some lives were lost; property damage was widespread. Hardly a business house in Anaheim escaped heavy losses. Many of our homes were covered with inches or feet of water and mud. Some were actually moved off their foundations. A few flooded away. And in the weeks that followed, with our water wells contaminated, and our streets piled high with collected debris, our city presented a rather sorry sight. Since then, our first concern has been the repair of the Santa Ana river levees, so that some protection might be assured us for the wet season, now but a few months away. Money was made available from the state under Assemblyman Kuchel's bill. The board of supervisors made an appropriation. Bids for doing the work were received. This week the bids were all thrown out. We do not question the wisdom of our board of supervisors in this action by a 4 to 1 vote, all that interests us is that the job be com- collected debris, our city presented a rather sorry sight. Since then, our first concern has been the repair of the Santa Ana river levees, so that some protection might be assured us for the wet season, now but a few months away. Money was made available from the state under Assemblyman Kuchel's bill. The board of supervisors made an appropriation. Bids for doing the work were received. This week the bids were all thrown out. We do not question the wisdom of our board of supervisors in this action by a 4 to 1 vote, all that interests us is that the job be commenced immediately and finished as soon as possible. When the press, this week, suggested that possible litigation—to be initiated by some of the bidders on the work—might hold up preceedings, there was no laughter, no smile, by anyone who lives in this vicinity. If any bidder on the work institutes proceedings to hold up repairing the river, he will be shamed not only by a shocked Orange County, but by a sympathetic southland which understands our dire need for immediate protection. Some of our local public litigation has, in the past, provoked our smiles. This present possibility does not. Our concern is to have the river repaired—at once. We care not who does the work, so long as it is done well. BANQUET A SUCCESS One of the better means of promoting harmony in this city is the annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce, held Wednesday evening at the Elk’s Club. The opportunity is presented for all our business people to meet at dinner and enjoy a good program. The several hundred who participated in this year’s affair left for home with a feeling that Anaheim is a splendid community, with great advantages and a friendly, energetic group of business people. While the success of their dinner—and beyond that, of all chamber activities—must go to a large number of our people, our chamber president, Harry Arthur, deserves an especial meed of praise. Having spent an almost life-time in “show-business,” President Arthur can put his finger on good entertainment, such as was a part of the program Wednesday. Each year sees Anaheim make progress. No little amount of credit for this goes to our Chamber of Commerce. WASHINGTON SNAPSHOTS The government, being in the printing and publishing business, too, has just surveyed its book-shelf to determine its "best seller." What the count revealed brought expressions of surprise to the faces of some government "brain busters." Instead of finding that the reading public is clamoring for a new collection debris, our city presented a rather sorry sight. Since then, our first concern has been the repair of the Santa Ana river levees, so that some protection might be assured us for the wet season, now but a few months away. Money was made available from the state under Assemblyman Kuchel's bill. The board of supervisors made an appropriation. Bids for doing the work were received. This week the bids were all thrown out. We do not question the wisdom of our board of supervisors in this action by a 4 to 1 vote, all that interests us is that the job be commenced immediately and finished as soon as possible. When the press, this week, suggested that possible litigation—to be initiated by some of the bidders on the work—might hold up preceedings, there was no laughter, no smile, by anyone who lives in this vicinity. If any bidder on the work institutes proceedings to hold up repairing the river, he will be shamed not only by a shocked Orange County, but by a sympathetic southland which understands our dire need for immediate protection. Some of our local public litigation has, in the past, provoked our smiles. This present possibility does not. Our concern is to have the river repaired—at once. We care not who does the work, so long as it is done well. WHO IS THROWING THE STINK POTS? Stench bombs are becoming feature of this election campaign in Orange county. First, somebody creates a flush of excitement by touching off so gunpowder in a pastboard car an automobile parked in Judy Allen's driveway. It made a smell and that was about all. Then last week the county council of the American Legion maneuvered into taking an act which was designed to injure candidacy of Judge Ames. It took the form of an attack on the county juvenile home. More bad smells. The county council passed motion for an "investigation" of the juvenile home. In order get the desired publicity so charges were presented to the council and made a part of general resolution. The impression was given that the council charged mismanagement of home and juvenile affairs generally. Such was not the case, those members of the council who were not in sympathy with the prophecy maneuvered into the position of supporting an "investigation." There will be no investigation Nothing further will come of matter. The idea was merely get some publicity which would be harmful to Judge Ames. Far far the scheme has backfired will end in more damage to opponent, whom it was designed to help. A man named Norton and wife, residents of Balboa, induced the matter. Mrs. Norton put it before the county council of the Legion Auxiliary but women were too smart to tell it. Norton then took it before Legion council, with the sup of a man named Thompson in Costa Mesa. The charges that were offered were mostly absurd. The supp from them was in the form affidavits. Who signed some The government, being in the printing and publishing business, too, has just surveyed its book-shelf to determine its "best seller." What the count revealed brought expressions of surprise to the faces of some government "brain busters." Instead of finding that the reading public is clamoring for a new education from theorist authors on planned economy and such, they found a simply written little book about American industries leading the field. The expressions of pained surprise were caused by the fact that the book praises rather than condemns the American business man. We quote one paragraph from the book: "Alexander the Great, so it has been recorded, wept when he found there were no more worlds to conquer. But modern man knows no such limitations. The attitude today is that there is no limit to the worlds which remain to be conquered. So, a salute to our men of science, to our inventors, and to our industrialists for under their leadership, the dreams of today will continue to become the realities of tomorrow." Entitled "Stories of American Industries," the 10-cent book is selling at the rate of 1,000 copies a day at the government printing office in Washington. That is a best seller in the eyes of any publisher or author. The war scare is over, so the several thousand Americans abroad don't have to rush home. But here are some interesting figures: In August, 1914, the government loaned boat fare to 13,597 Americans who couldn't afford escape transportation. To date, 6,006 of them haven't paid Uncle Sam back and he is out $296,837. Outside of Washington little attention apparently was given to the announcement that 81,000 more names have been added to the permanent payroll of the federal government. In less time that it takes to tell it, that many persons on temporary payrolls (WPA, PWA, National Emergency council, etc.) were "blanketed" into the civil service fold last week by executive order. Among veteran government workers who obtained their positions through competitive examination, the whole business is a bitter pill. They are irritated because these 81,000 have become permanent fixtures through no more qualification than political influence. They are madder, though, over the fact that the pay for these 81,000 political appointees is generally higher than the civil service pay. Last year the administration chose one of the nation's leading industrialists, John D. Biggers, President of the Libby-Owens Ford Glass Co., of Toledo, O., to conduct a census, of the unemployed. For the census, Congress appropriated $5,000,000. His work finished, Biggers closed his desk for the last time and handed in his resignation. To the treasury he handed back $3,100,-000 of the irriginal $5,000,000, having expended only $1,900,000 for the survey. One Press club wag after long pondering on the word "noteworthy," exclaimed, "Personally, I think it was stupendously colossal!" The charges that were offused were mostly absurd. The supper from them was in the form affidavits. Who signed some them was not made known. Was signed by a former man of the juvenile home who been fired a year or two ago. The county juvenile home under the direct charge of a county committee named by the servitors. They serve without or gain of any sort, but solely a public service in trying to prevent juvenile delinquency. Judge Ames is judge of the juvenile department of the superior court. Under him as probation officer is Mrs. B Allen. The latter has more contact with the juvenile her and nobody who knows her well for a minute believe the ridiculous charges made against her management of the home. The affair is partly an echo of "county coordinator" schisms which was promulgated last for the sake of making a job a Santa Ana man who tried run for supervisor but could make the grade. This was exploded long ago. It caused bitterness at the time; tween Judge Ames and the supervisors, but in the end the law passed an ordinance which Judge himself drew. Altogether, it simply adds up a little more dirty politics, which group which at the moment does not understand the background the matter becoming an unwieldy wife, residents of Balboa, introduced the matter. Mrs. No put it before the county council of the Legion Auxiliary but women were too smart to touch it. Norton then took it before Legion council, with the support of a man named Thompson for Costa Mesa. The charges that were offused were mostly absurd. The supper from them was in the form affidavits. Who signed some them was not made known. Was signed by a former man of the juvenile home who been fired a year or two ago. The county juvenile home under the direct charge of a county committee named by the servitors. They serve without or gain of any sort, but solely a public service in trying to prevent juvenile delinquency. Judge Ames is judge of the juvenile department of the superior court. Under him as probation officer is Mrs. B Allen. The latter has more contact with the juvenile her and nobody who knows her well for a minute believe the ridiculous charges made against her management of the home. The affair is partly an echo of "county coordinator" schisms which was promulgated last for the sake of making a job a Santa Ana man who tried run for supervisor but could make the grade. This was exploded long ago. It caused bitterness at the time; tween Judge Ames and the supervisors, but in the end the law passed an ordinance which Judge himself drew. Altogether, it simply adds up a little more dirty politics, which group which at the moment does not understand the background the matter becoming an unwieldy wife, residents of Balboa, introduced the matter. Mrs. No put it before the county council of the Legion Auxiliary but women were too smart to touch it. Norton then took it before Legion council, with the support of a man named Thompson for Costa Mesa. The charges that were offused were mostly absurd. The supper from them was in the form affidavits. Who signed some them was not made known. Was signed by a former man of the juvenile home who been fired a year or two ago. The county juvenile home under the direct charge of a county committee named by the servitors. They serve without or gain of any sort, but solely a public service in trying to prevent juvenile delinquency. Judge Ames is judge of the juvenile department of the superior court. Under him as probation officer is Mrs. B Allen. The latter has more contact with the juvenile her and nobody who knows her well for a minute believe the ridiculous charges made against her management of the home. The affair is partly an echo of "county coordinator" schisms which was promulgated last for the sake of making a job a Santa Ana man who tried run for supervisor but could make the grade. This was exploded long ago. It caused bitterness at the time; tween Judge Ames and the supervisors, but in the end the law passed an ordinance which Judge himself drew. Altogether, it simply adds up a little more dirty politics, which group which at the moment does not understand the background the matter becoming an unwieldy wife, residents of Balboa, introduced the matter. Mrs. No put it before the county council of the Legion Auxiliary but women were too smart to touch it. Norton then took it before Legion council, with the support of a man named Thompson for Costa Mesa. The charges that were offused were mostly absurd. The supper from them was in the form affidavitis. Who signed some them was not made known. Was signed by a former man of the juvenile home who been fired a year or two ago. The county juvenile home under the direct charge of a county committee named by the servitors. They serve without or gain of any sort, but solely a public service in trying to prevent juvenile delinquency. Judge Ames is judge of the juvenile department of the superior court. Under him as probation officer is Mrs. B Allen. The latter has more contact with the juvenile her and nobody who knows her well for a minute believe the ridiculous charges made against her management of the home. The affair is partly an echo of "county coordinator" schisms which was promulgated last for the sake of making a job a Santa Ana man who tried run for supervisor but could make the grade. This was exploded long ago. It causes bitterness at the time; tween Judge Ames and the supervisors, but in the end the law passed an ordinance which Judge himself drew. Altogether, it simply adds up a little more dirty politics, which group which at the moment does not understand the background the matter becoming an unwieldy wife, residents of Balboa, introduced the matter. Mrs. No put it before the county council of the Legion Auxiliary but women were too smart to touch it. Norton then took it before Legion council, with the support of a man named Thompson for Costa Mesa. The charges that were offused were mostly absurd. The supper from them was in the form affidavitis. Who signed some them was not made known. Was signed by a former man of the juvenile home who been fired a year or two ago. The county juvenile home under the direct charge of a county committee named by the servitors. They serve without or gain of any sort, but solely a public service in trying to prevent juvenile delinquency. Judge Ames is judge of the juvenile department of the superior court. Under him as probation officer is Mrs. B Allen. The latter has more contact with the juvenile her and nobody who knows her well for a minute believe the ridiculous charges made against her management of the home. The affair is partly an echo of "county coordinator" schisms which was promulgated last for the sake of making a job a Santa Ana man who tried run for supervisor but could make the grade. This was exploded long ago. It causes bitterness at the time; tween Judge Ames and the supervisors, but in the end the law passed an ordinance which Judge himself drew. Altogether, it simply adds up a little more dirty politics, which group which at the moment does not understand the background ON HIS TRAIL WHO'S AFRAID OF THE COPS FOREIGN ISMS ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: Huntington Beach News Newport Beach News Westminster Gazette Nessa Globe Jabra Star Garden Grove News Yorba Linda Star Buena Park News Anahelm Gazette Seal Beach Post Coastline Dispatch Brea Progress THE FARMERS CORNER BY RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agriculture Council of California Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles by Ralph H. Taylor, farm leader and noted commentator, reviewing major ballot proposals which will be submitted to California voters at the November election. Mr. Taylor, secretary of the Agricultural Council of California — representing the state's major farm cooperatives — deals particularly with measures of interest to agriculture and rural voters. The farmer, better than most men, knows that before the harvest there must be a season given over to planting and tilling the soil. Close to reality, accustomed to natural laws and economic fundamentals, the farmer recognizes that we must sow before we reap! It would be well if every California voter, regardless of his business, trade or profession, could share the farmer's understanding of those elemental truths before election day, November 8. For the ballot this year is studded with measures which are in defiance of every law of nature and economics—which proceed on the false assumption that society can wave a magic wand and produce "something for nothing." Since the world began, men have sought "perpetual motion"—always unsuccessfully; since the dawn of civilization, visionairies have dreamed dreams of Utopia—of a land of milk and honey, without them, neither can merchants—for the warrants be kept in circulation to their theoretical value, to reason that if merchant exchange such warrant bank for cash, nor give their manufacturers or customers in trade (and certain can't, for the warrants we no value outside of California merchant who sought them would soon go back. But apart from all this, sonable person, if he considers cannot furlp bush fallacy in the "$30 Everyday scheme." If the plan actually placed in operation average retired citizen Indiana would receive more than the average would for working. That thing for nothing" carries extreme, for it places a on indulence—and places above paychecks. The present state sale California's greatest revenuer—yields slightly less $100,000,000 per year. The tax on the "ham and eggrants—to be effective—would yield ONE BILLION HUNDRED AND SIXTION A YEAR. It would tax fifteen times greater sales tax, with working denied common necessities pension luxuries. Under condition, what incentive there be for farmers to ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: Bingham Beach News Coast News Mesa Globe Abraheim Star Anahalm Gazette Tustin News accomplice of the dirt tossers. NOTES County Clerk Smith expects to send out sample ballots, and the pamphlets containing the 25 state propositions, next week. The total registration is nearly 75,000 and the job of getting out this stuff is no small one. The pamphlets were received on Monday, coming by freight in big packing cases. The pamphlets contain nearly 100,000 words, which if printed in ordinary sized book type would make a good sized volume. In ordinary newspaper type the matter would fill about 15 newspaper pages. The grand jury investigation is very much like a boat with a speed of 10 miles an hour going up stream against a current flowing 10 miles an hour. If you look at the water rushing past you seem to be making progress, but a glance at the bank shows you are standing still. Sheriff Jackson was not allowed to name the lawyer he thought had a hand in getting up the Fools Rush in pamphlet. He had the name in the original script of his radio talk, but the station made him cut it out. Sidewalk Project Will be Discussed The Garden Grove chamber of commerce's proposal that WPA support be obtained for a comprehensive sidewalk and curb construction program will be discussed at a public meeting next Wednesday evening at the Washington school auditorium. Under the plan property owners would assume costs not met by the WPA. Since the world began, men have sought "perpetual motion"—always unsuccessfully; since the dawn of civilization, visionaries have dreamed dreams of Utopia—a land of milk and honey, without worry, or sweat, or hard labor. But in this imperfect world, it has never been achieved. And there is convincing evidence that it can't be achieved at the November election, despite the fervid hopes of those who have forgotten that the world, through all the ages, never has yielded: "Something for nothing!" It is not a pleasant task to blast dreams and destroy hopes, but California, if it is to escape disaster, must face and deal with its problems realistically. It must analyze its "panaceas" and—finding them wanting—buckle down to the job of sowing and tilling the soil, as a necessary preparation for the harvest. And it must reflect that attitude in its voting; it must call a halt to the era of patent medicine faking. Particularly sad is the delusion being perpetrated on hundreds of thousands of California's older citizens that Proposition No. 25—the so-called "ham and egg" proposal—will provide them with "$30 Every Thursday" and thereby resolve all their difficulties. If this 20th century hoax should be enacted, it would be almost certain to be declared unconstitutional. But if, by wild chance, it escaped that fate, it would bankrupt the state if actually placed in operation—and the pension system would go down into bankruptcy along with everything else. California bankers have announced officially (despite all claims of pension patent medicine men to the contrary) that they would not and could not accept the pension warrants in exchange for cash, or for deposit, investment, or loan collateral. And if the bankers will not ac- residents of Balboa, introduced the matter. Mrs. Norton before the county council Legion Auxiliary but the men were too smart to touch the council, with the support man named Thompson from Mesa. charges that were offered almostly absurd. The support them was in the form of visits. Who signed some of was not made known. One signed by a former matron the juvenile home who had fired a year or two ago. county juvenile home is the direct charge of a coun-mittee named by the sup-ersors. They serve without pay of any sort, but solely as public service in trying to help juvenile delinquency. Ames is judge of the county department of the super-court. Under him as county officer is Mrs. Nora. The latter has more direct set with the juvenile home, nobody who knows her would minute believe the ridicul-charges made against theagement of the home. affair is partly an echo of county coordinator" scheme was promulgated last year the sake of making a job fordata Ana man who tried to supervisor but couldn't the grade. This was all led long ago. It caused bitterness at the time, be-Judge Ames and the super-but in the end the latter an ordinance which the himself drew. together, it simply adds up to more dirty politics, with a which at the moment did understand the background of matter becoming an unwitting YOU ARE GOING TO MEAN A LOT TO ME THIS FALL AND WINTER Home again! And now to make Home mean more than ever...in comfort, convenience, relaxation and useful work performed...in friends brought closer ...in happier, more complete living. The telephone will help. An extension in kitchen, bedroom or sun-room will help still more! Just Call BUSINESS OFFICE 217 N. LEMON ST., ANAHEIM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY Anaheim 2101 Registrations at New High Record Orange county's registration of voters has reached a new high with enrollment of 74,908 certified by County Clerk B. J. Smith to cast ballots in the November 8 general election. 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