anaheim-gazette 1938-10-27

THE GAZETTE IS EQUIPPED AND MANNED TO PRODUCE Fine Job Printing 259 East Center Street VOL. LXIX Outfall Sewer Is Attacked in Suit By County Board City Engineer Hapgood Raps Injunction Action in Statement Cities and sanitary districts holding membership in the joint outfall sewer are today preparing their answer to an injunction filed early in the week by the county of Orange which demands that members appear in superior court on November 10 to show cause why they should not be prohibited from using county property as a location for the sewer line. City attorneys of lal member cities will cooperate in fighting the action, City Attorney George F. Holden said yesterday. City Engineer E. P. Hapgood, also named in the action through his position as engineer for section two, issued a statement yesterday defending action of the joint outfall sewer. His statement said: Law is Attacked 1. That such sewer work has been carried on for 29 years under terms of the state law which the county's suit attacks. 2. That the county road department had issued a permit to Hapgood for sewer work both Two-Way Radio System Here is Completed Anaheim police department is now fully equipped for two-way communication between the station and the patrol cars following installation of broadcasting equipment in the second automobile Tuesday. Equipment was installed in one patrol car several weeks ago, followed by final installation of broadcasting and receiving facilities in the police station last week. Officers in both patrol cars and the desk sergeant are now able to communicate instantly without the patrolman leaving his post. In addition, the Anaheim station is now linked directly with several other police stations of the county. Tentative Water Rate Established MWD Directors Set Figure of $8 an Acre Foot, Hapgood Reports Directors of the Metropolitan Water district Friday night tentatively approved a rate of $8 an New Subdivision Planned in South Part of Anaheim Tentative Map Submitted to Council; No Action Taken on Seattle Contract Anaheim will probably have a number of new homesites in a good location in the near future. It was learned this week when the city council conditionally approved the tentative map of the new subdivision. The area to be opened for home sites has its boundaries Water Los Angeles, Steuckle and Lemon streets, except for a plot 60 feet by 150 feet at the corner of Los Angeles and Steuckle streets. Open New Street It is the plan of the subdividers to offer 25 lots. South Zeyn street will be opened between Water street and Steuckle street and will be 48 feet in width. An additional five feet on each side of the street will be reserved for street purposes. Dwellings will be set back 30 feet from Zeyn street, 15 feet from Lemon street, 0¼ feet from Los Angeles street. No action was taken by the council Tuesday night relative to the application of the Seattle base-ball field. City Engineer E. P. Hapgood, also named in the action through his position as engineer for section two, issued a statement yesterday defending action of the joint outfall sewer. His statement said: Law is Attacked 1. That such sewer work has been carried on for 29 years under arms of the state law which the county's suit attacks. 2. That the county road department had issued a permit to Hapgood for sewer work "on both sides of Verano road" before negotiations were opened with WPA. 3. That WPA would not have consented to the contract if proper enasure had not been secured. 4. That the suit alleges a franchise must be secured before (Continued on Page 8) Alleged Robbers To Face Hearing Preliminary examination of two of the three Fullerton and Anaheim youths accused of committing numerous robberies in the county is scheduled for Anaheim justice court tomorrow at 2 o'clock. James M. Williams, 21, and Wilis H. Walker, 24, both of Fullerton, will appear in court tomorrow. Rex Whittemore, arrested at Camp Lewis at Tacoma, will be returned to the county soon to face trial. Williams and Walker are charged with robbing Monte Chilcoat, Buena Park liquor store clerk, and have assertedly admitted that erime and several others. Both were arrested over the past week end and their statements implicated Whittemore, who had joined the army recently. Father of Anaheim Man Called Sunday Friends of B. F. (Chappie) Chaplin, Gazette advertising man, were saddened early this week to learn of the death of his father, John F. Chaplin, at Waycross, Georgia. News of the death came as a surprise to Chaplin, who did not know his father had been in ill health. The elder Chaplin was 62 years of age. Punch Boards Taken Out of Stores Here MWD Directors Set Figure of $8 an Acre Foot, Hapgood Reports Directors of the Metropolitan Water district Friday night tentatively approved a rate of $8 an acre foot for untreated water delivered by the Colorado river aqueduct to member cities in southern California, it was revealed this week by City Engineer E. P. Hapgood, Anaheim director. This rate is a marked reduction from the $15 originally olanned and is expected to be made possible by the increased volume of water which will be used. The increased volume would offset the higher price necessary for a smaller scale. District directors also arranged for entry of new cities or water districts into Metropolitan Water district membership on a basis of payments of their share of construction costs which would be amortized over a 20-year period without interest. Directors authorized F. E. Weymouth, chief engineer, to proceed with designing a water-treatment plant to soften the water which comes from the Colorado river. The proposed water-soften equipment would provide two 50-000,000-gallon units located on the upper feederline near Pomona. Estimates indicate an additional charge of approximately $7 an acre foot for treated water, which would bring the total price for soft water for domestic uses to $15 an acre foot. The treatment program, however, will be so designed that irrigation districts may obtain untreated water at the tentative $8 an acre foot rate, Hapgood said. Colorado river water represents approximately 300 parts in a million of hardness as compared with Anaheim's present supply which shows about 232 parts in a million of hardness. The treatment plant is expected to supply water having but 125 parts in a million of mineral contents. Problems of distribution are now being considered by the directors, Hapgood said. Construction of the Orange county distribution line which will serve Anaheim, Fullerton and Santa Ana is yet to be authorized. No action was taken by the council Tuesday night relative to the application of the Seattle baseball club to use the new La Palma park baseball field for a training camp next spring. It was pointed out that the city will require about two weeks to learn definitively whether the project will be completed in time for use as a training camp. It was indicated that all phases of the contract are acceptable to the council. A resolution fixing new rates for water service for spraying by the light and water department was passed. The rates are applicable to all consumers of water used for spraying for the control of orchard pests when such water is taken from the city fire hydrants. The resolution sets a rate of $1 for the first 20 tanks, which will equal a total of 6,000 gallons. For all over 20 tanks per grove the rate will be four cents per tank. There will be a minimum charge of $1. Miss Jean Barry, who for the past few months has been substituting for Miss Etta Williams, deputy tax collector, was appointed deputy city patrolman by Police Chief James S. Bouldin to enable her to officially act as deputy tax collector. Miss Williams is still on leave of absence due to illness. A permit was granted the White Temple Methodist church to place an overhead banner on Los Angeles street announcing the series of revival meetings to be held at the church between November 6 and 20. Rev. Bob Shuler will be the evangelist. A petition was received by the council asking that the city lower the Lemon street grade at the intersection of Lemon and LaVerne streets to the level of La Verne street. It was referred to the city engineer for study and recommendation. The city entered into an agreement with D. J. Bastanchury for garbage disposal during the next year. Punch Boards Taken Out of Stores Here Anaheim business houses complied late last week with the request of Police Chief James S. Bouldin that punch boards, card and dice games and other gambling apparatus be removed. The chief made his request following receipt of orders from Attorney General U. S. Webb, who issued the same order throughout the state. Youth Arrested as Intoxicated Driver A 16-year-old Anaheim youth, who gave his occupation as laborer, was arrested by Anaheim police Tuesday afternoon and charged with driving a car while intoxicated. He was remanded to juvenile court when he appeared before City Judge Frank Tausch Tuesday morning. Club Members View Orange Juice Plant A tour of inspection of the Cal-Juices plant featured Monday's meeting of the Anaheim Rotary club. The tour was made following luncheon held at the Elks clubhouse. Special guest at the meeting was Rev. Thomas H. Walker, honorary member now living at San Clemente. Charles Knowlton Home from India Charles S. Knowlton, long-time resident of northern Orange county, returned to his Fullerton home last Saturday afternoon from India where he spent 16½ months initiating and aiding a deciduous fruit growing project. Knowlton supervised planting of the fruit. The Fullerton man resigned his post after the project was placed under political control. Knowlton reached New York last Labor day and since then has been visiting friends and relatives in the east and middle west en route home. Habitual Drunkard Sentenced to Jail Numerous previous arrests for drunkenness led Anaheim police to file a common drunkard complaint against Lloyd L. Carson, 38, of 502 N. Claudina street, when they arrested him again last Sunday. He pleaded guilty when brought before City Judge Frank Tausch Monday morning and was sentenced to six months in the county jail. Three Arested In Pamphlet Case Arrest of G. F. McKelvey, suspended deputy sheriff, Charles Ott, retired railroad man, and J. Malcolm Green, Santa Ana news-superman, featured developments in the "Fools Rush In" investigation this week. Preliminary examination of the three men, all charged with criminal conspiracy and criminal libel, is set for Saturday morning. Three others arrested previously on the same charges will have preliminary hearings Monday. They are Burt Hardwick and Robert Elliott, Los Angeles printers and Eddle Taylor, a distributor. Aged Vagrant Given Six Months in Jail John Nygren, 74-year-old transient who seems to like Anaheim will spend the next six months in the county jail following his plea of guilty to vagrancy Monday in Anaheim city court. He was arrested Saturday morning. Nygren has been charged with vagrancy here several times previously. ANAHEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1938 Subdivision opened in South of Anaheim Map Submitted to: No Action Taken Seattle Contract will probably have a new homesites in the near future. Conditionally approved map of the new subdivision to be opened for home use is its boundaries Water, Steuckle and Lemon recept for a plot 60 feet at the corner of Los and Steuckle streets. New Street plan of the subdividers lots. South Zeyn street opened between Water Steuckle street and will incl width. An additional on each side of the street reserved for street purvellings will be set back from Zeyn street, 15 feet on street and 6¼ feet Angeles street. was taken by the Tuesday night relative to motion of the Seattle base- New Bids for Levee Project Will be Opened New bids for the construction of levee protection works on the Santa Ana river will probably be opened by the board of supervisors tomorrow. All bids will be for the entire project and not for units as were those previously submitted and rejected. Decision to call for new bids was made by the supervisors last Thursday afternoon when Chairman Willard Smith reported that Earl Lee Kelly, state director of public works, would not approve doing the job by the flood control district, and that state's attorney-preferred calling for bids on the complete job. Splitting the project into units, they warned, was likely to result in legal snags which might result in injunction suits. Child Delinquency Problem Studied Coordinating Council Meets to Hear Reports on Activities "The biggest job of the coordinating council of any community is" County Boosters Hear Reports on Ballot Measures Straw Vote On Propositions Taken at Conclusion of Meeting Tuesday Orange county residents, if they follow the sentiment expressed by the Associated Chambers of Commerce here Tuesday night, will approve one and oppose three of the four most controversial measures to appear on the November ballot. The proposition favored is No. 1, that creates a state picketing law. Opposition was expressed to No. 13, the Garrison Bond act; No. 20, the sales tax repeal, single-tax measure, and No. 25, the retirement life payment act. Attitude of the entire group was obtained in a straw vote held at the conclusion of a meeting devoted almost entirely to discussion of the 25 propositions to appear on the ballot. Results of the vote on other measures were: No. 2, no; No. 3, yes; No. 4, no; No. 5, yes; No. 6, yes; No. 7, yes; No. 6, no; No. 9, no; No. 10, no; No. 11, yes; No. 12, yes; No. 14, yes; No. 15, draw; No. 16, no; No. 17, yes; No. 18, yes; No. 19, no; No. 21, no; No. 22, no; No. 23, no; No. 24, no. Dr. E. C. Russell, in explaining Child Delinquency Problem Studied Coordinating Council Meets to Hear Reports on Activities "The biggest job of the coordinating council of any community is to strengthen the beneficial factors of the community and to curb or abolish those factors which are detrimental." In such manner Kenneth S. Beam, executive secretary of coordinating councils of the state, summarized the function of the organizations he represents in his address to the Anaheim council Monday night at the American Legion clubrooms. Beam emphasized that education of young people of today toward establishing better homes in the future is an important factor in caring for juvenile delinquency problems in years to come. "The home is usually delinquent before the child is," he said. Ernest Ganahl, chairman of the Anaheim council, gave an inspiring talk on the purposes of the council and what it can accomplish. Youth, he said, cannot solve its own problems; it is strictly a problem of parents. Thoroughly teaching the 10 Commandments seems the only solution to the problem. A report on the character building committee's activities was made by Richard M. Glover. He told of the summer recreation program and recommended that a more complete program of supervised recreation be provided for winter months. Mrs. R. W. Martin, chairman of the environment committee, reported on efforts that have been made to obtain a county coordinator and that such a position will be created in the near future. As part of the work of the environment committee, a report was made by Russell McComb on a study made on undesirable magazines. He said that of a list of 10 publications classed as definitely detrimental to youth none have been found on Anaheim magazine stands. A few of those listed as questionable are available here. Judge Homer G. Ames also spoke regarding the county coordinator and predicted success for children. Neville Selected Seal Sales Head Appointment of Dr. H. H. Neville as chairman of the Anaheim Christmas Seal committee was announced today by Homer C. Chaney, president of the Orange County Tuberculosis and Health association. The Christmas Seal sale, which is sponsored by the tuberculosis association, will open Thanksgiving day and continue until Christmas. It has a two-fold purpose: the raising of funds to finance the organized campaign against tuberculosis, and the dissemination of information of tuberculosis to the public. Volunteer service is one of the important factors in the campaign, according to President Chaney. Boy Confesses to Stealing Old Coins Herb Eldred and Dr. Neil a jack-a-lantern from a pur15th annual Hallowe'en festiv A rested pamphlet case of G. F. McKelvey, suspicious sheriff, Charles Ott, railroad man, and J. Malen, Santa Ana news-roads, featured developments in pools Rush In' investiga-week. Mary examination of the all charged with crimiracy and criminal libel. Saturday morning. Mothers arrested previous-same charges will have jury hearings Monday. Burt Hardwick and Robt., Los Angeles printers, e Taylor, a distributor. Wagrant Given Months in Jail Nygren, 74-year-old trans- seems to like Anaheim the next six months ir-jail following his plea to vagrancy Monday in city court. He was ar-tudry morning. Nygren charged with vagrancy oral times previously. Three New Homes To Be Built Here A sudden boom in building activities during the past week sent valuations of permits to $23,940 and authorized construction of three new dwellings, a new service station and alterations to La Palma school. New homes will be built by E M. Lemcke at 554 S. Illinois street, W. D. Newton at 423 S. Illinois street and C. F. Pierpoin it 226 Ellsworth street. Gilmore Oil company will erect a station a '504 Lincoln avenue and the Anaheim school district will alter La Palma school. Several other smaller permit were granted during the week. As part of the work of the environment committee, a report was made by Russell McComb on a study made on undesirable magazines. He said that of a list of 10 publications classed as definitely detrimental to youth none have been found on Anaheim magazine stands. A few of those listed as questionable are available here. Judge Homer G. Ames also spoke regarding the county coordinator and predicted success for the county program. Supervisor Harry D. Riley pledged his continued support to the program. The adjustment committee's report was given by L. Frank Kellogg. He presented several recommendations for procedure of the committee. Ganahl was re-elected chairman of the council for next year, and Mrs. Earl Fulfer and Mrs. W. R. Ward were returned to their offices of vice-chairman and secretary, respectively. Three New Homes To Be Built Here A sudden boom in building activities during the past week sent valuations of permits to $23,940 and authorized construction of three new dwellings, a new service station and alterations to La Palma school. New homes will be built by E M. Lemcke at 554 S. Illinois street, W. D. Newton at 423 S. Illinois street and C. F. Pierpoin it 226 Ellsworth street. Gilmore Oil company will erect a station a '504 Lincoln avenue and the Anaheim school district will alter La Palma school. Several other smaller permit were granted during the week. Boy Confesses to Stealing Old Coins A 14-year-old former Anaheim boy has confessed, police said, to entering the cabinet shop owned by A. L. Donaldson at 146 S. Los Angeles street and stealing a number of valuable old coins. The youth now lives in Santa Ana. According to police, the boy entered a rear window of the building early Sunday morning. He sold some of the coins to various Anaheim people, which led to his arrest. He was cited to juvenile court by City Judge Frank Tausch. Wesley Methodists Assigned Minister Rev. R. K. Acuff of Richmond, Calif., was assigned to the pastorage of the Wesley Methodist church here by the Methodist Church, South, conference held in Santa Ana last week end. He succeeds Rev. H. F. Beaver, who will take over the pulpit of the Kingsburg church. Frank Avey to Buy for Birthday Club Tomorrow (Friday) is Frank Avey's day to be host to members of the Birthday club that meets at Earle Jackson's sode fountain. Club members not in costume will receive five-cent drinks, he said. The wages and hours billed the table topic at the ing of the Toastmasters club day night. Regular speaker Millard Parks, Warren S William Claussen, George strom and Dr. Howard Tew. Critics were Robert Runge Arthur G. Porter, Royal L and Dr. M. M. Henderson James Shankland the p critic. Rundstrom also ad totoastmaster. THE GAZETTE IS THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ORANGE COUNTY Now in Its 68th Year Phone Anaheim 2414 NUMBER 1 Annual Hallowe'en Festival To Be Held Here Tomorrow Colorful Parade Will Be Feature Tomorrow will be a festive day in Anaheim. Starting at 7 o'clock in the morning and continuing until midnight residents of Anaheim will devote the entire day to gayety and fun in honor of the Merchants association's 15th annual Hallowe'en festival. A prelude to tomorrow's activities will be held this evening in the Elks clubhouse when the Merchants association's annual costume ball will be held. Climax of the celebration will be the two-mile long parade to start at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. Nearly 150 floats and cars, 13 bands and drum and bugle corps, and a large number of riding and marching units will compete for a long list of prizes to be offered. The parade is expected to be the most colorful in the history of the event, and is definitely the largest ever to be presented here. Service Held For Accident Victim General services for Rev. Abram Gunnett. 86, who was fatally injured when struck by a car Friday evening while crossing the street near his home in Fullerton, conducted Tuesday afternoon at the Fullerton Methodist Church with Rev. E. Dow Hoffman dieting. Burial was in Rose-cemetery in Los Angeles, with enfield mortuary in charge. Rev. Gunnett died Saturday morning. A coroner’s jury exonerated Dale Martin, 21, Morba Linda, driver of the car, name in the accident. Rev. Gunnett had lived in Fullerton 19 years. His life had been noted to the ministry and teachand he was also connected to the Children’s Home Finding Society of California. He is survived by two brothers, E. E. Gunnett of Atlanta, Ill., J. M. Gunnett of Anaheim and several nieces and nephews. Services Held for Gustav Suhr Today General services for Gustav A. Er, 51, were conducted this afternoon from Backs, Terry & Campbell chapel. Rev. H. Gamelzer officiated and interment in Anaheim cemetery. Rev. Erh, who lived in Anaheim 16 years, died at his home Sunday. He is survived by his widow, Gasine Suhr; two daughters, Her Suhr and Mrs. Ella Harns Anaheim; two brothers, John Dick Suhr of Nebraska; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Schutte, Mrs. Anna Schutte and Mrs. Meta all of Nebraska. Mattis Resumes Expedition Soon With the first portion of his project of charting a new airway via ocean to Alaska complete, Captain John Mattis of Anaheim and his colleagues passed through Glendale last week en route to Miami. From the Florida city, where they will leave their Baby Clipper, the group will go to Bridgeport, Conn., to receive a new ship better adapted to winter flying. Captain Mattis will then return to Seattle to resume operations in charting the new airline. Others in the group are Captain S. E. Robbins, first officer, a veteran Alaskan pilot; Robert Gleason, radio officer; John Donnelly, R.D. Thompson and Jack Egan, flight engineers. Judge McBride Is Called by Death Funeral services for Judge Robert McBride, retired, were conducted from Backs, Terry & Campbell chapel Monday morning with Rev. Stanley F. George of the Presbyterian church officiating. Interment was made in Anaheim cemetery. Judge McBride passed away at his home at the Angelina hotel Saturday night after a brief illness. He was 82 years of age. A native of Ontario, Canada, Judge McBride resided in the United States 60 years. He was a member of Tongue River Lodge, F.A.M. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Madge McBride; one daughter-tball will be held. Climax of the celebration will be the two-mile long parade to start at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. Nearly 150 floats and cars, 13 bands and drum and bugle corps, and a large number of riding and marching units will compete for a long list of prizes to be offered. The parade is expected to be the most colorful in the history of the event, and is definitely the largest ever to be presented here. Sweepstakes Award Topping the list of awards to floats will be the grand sweepstakes award which will be presented to the most beautifully and artistically designed float displaying the Hallowe’en motif. Other trophies will be awarded for second and third places in this classification. The theme prize will be presented to the float best depicting the spirit of Hallowe’en. Trophies will be presented to the two most comical floats, to the most unusual entry, the most comical stunt, the most beautifully decorated car, the most outstanding group of marchers and to mounted units. Ribbons will be presented for second and third places in the most beautifully decorated car class. Cash prizes and ribbons will be (Continued on page 8) Kiwanians Speak On Propositions William Claussen and William P. Webb, Jr., discussed ballot propositions No. 9 and 15, inclusive during the meeting of the Anaheim Kiwanis club Tuesday noon. Other propositions had been discussed at the previous meeting. Charles H. Mann was chairman of the day. During the business meeting Everett M. Cone, recently elected vice president, resigned and Ted Kuchel was elected his successor. F.F. Fowler and Dr.H.A.Nelson, who had previously tied for a place on the board of directors, were both declared elected. A report of his recent eastern trip was given by J.F. Faulkner and Cone reported on his recent deer hunting trip. Rites Held Monday for Mrs. DeSombre Purses are Stolen From Automobiles Heft of purses from automobiles was reported to Anaheim twice Tuesday by two persons. One it was parked in front of 706 Center street. The other June Foss of Yorba Linda ported the theft of her purse which contained valuable papers, keys and a small amount of money. Speakers Talk at Meeting of Club The wages and hours bill proceded the table topic at the meetof the Toastmasters club Tuesnight. Regular speakers were Lard Parks, Warren Schutz, William Claussen, George Hedmon and Dr. Howard Tews. Critics were Robert Rundstrom, Chur G. Porter, Royal Marten Dr. M. M. Henderson, with James Shankland the general Rundstrom also acted as lastmaster. Presbyterian church officiating. Interment was made in Anaheim cemetery. Judge McBride passed away at his home at the Angelina hotel Saturday night after a brief illness. He was 82 years of age. A native of Ontario, Canada, Judge McBride resided in the United States 60 years. He was a member of Tongue River Lodge, F. & A. M. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Madge McBride; one daughter, Mrs. Dora Reierson of Warren, Minn.; one son, W. Scott McBride, employee of the Gazette, and six grandchildren. Drunk Driver Takes County Jail Term C. C. Driver, 58, 312½ N. Lemon street, arrested Sunday night for drunk driving, was committed to the county jail Monday to start serving a 75-day sentence after pleading guilty to the charge in Anaheim city court. He chose the sentence in preference to a $150 fine. Mrs. Lena Jay, 50, 312 N. Lemon, companion of Driver's, pleaded guilty to a drunk charge and was ordered to pay a fine of $100 or spend 50 days in jail. She chose the sentence. Daughter Born to Theodore Kuchels Elaine Elizabeth has been chosen as the name of the daughter born Sunday morning at St. Joseph hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Kuchel of 547 S. Lemon street. The infant is the second daughter of the publisher of the Anaheim Gazette and his wife. Both mother and daughter are reported as doing excellently. Rites Held Monday for Mrs. DeSombre Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon from Backs, Terry & Campbell for Mrs. Nova Lee DeSombre, who died early Saturday at her home on East North street. Rev. Thomas H. Walker officiated and interment was in Loma Vista cemetery. Mrs. DeSombre was the widow of the Jate Major W. E. DeSombre and had lived in Anaheim 25 years. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Campbell of Anaheim, and Miss Nina Thornton and Miss Paynie Thornton of Dallas, Texas, and a nephew, R. E. Campbell of Anaheim. V. F. W. Conclave is Held Here Monday Anaheim post of Veterans of Foreign Wars was host to 125 officers, delegates and members of the second district at the Odd Fellows hall Sunday morning. The meeting opened with a 7 o'clock breakfast. Guest speaker of the day was Assemblyman Thomas H. Kuchel, whose subject was "One Phase of Patriotism." Entertainment during the breakfast was furnished by M. E. Jones and Vern Waters, who offered vocal and guitar selections. Roy Wolfe, district commander, presided during the conclave.