anaheim-gazette 1938-10-27

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. HALLOWE'EN IN ANAHEIM Hallowe'en is Junior's night. For 364 days in the year the youthful yen to leap over the traces has been denied. But on Hallowe'en that spirit tends to get out of control. To keep that spirit from going in the wrong direction—and not too far—the Merchants Association of Anaheim developed the idea of our now celebrated Hallowe'en Festival. It started in a small way fifteen years ago with a parade and a town-wide celebration. This year, the fifteenth annual celebration starts off with a ball Thursday evening. Picks up speed the next morning with the 7 o'clock Merchants Breakfast. Gains more momentum with the Kangaroo Court, the Horse Show in the afternoon and comes to a grand finale with the parade at 7:30 Friday evening. By the time the average youngster has gone through this itinerary the Hallowe'en spirit is about ready to be put to bed—and usually is. The destructive pranks are forgotten about in the joy of seeing a great spectacle. The Anaheim Merchants deserve a big hand for their Hallowe'en event. Let's give it to them. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE For over 14 years, Charles Kuchel, Justice of the Peace of Anaheim township, has been deciding thousands of cases in the local court. Many of his decisions have been appealed; ITINERARY the Hallowe'en spirit is about ready to be put to bed—and usually is. The destructive pranks are forgotten about in the joy of seeing a great spectacle. The Anaheim Merchants deserve a big hand for their Hallowe'en event. Let's give it to them. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE For over 14 years, Charles Kuchel, Justice of the Peace of Anaheim township, has been deciding thousands of cases in the local court. Many of his decisions have been appealed; only a very few were reversed. In all that time, Judge Kuchel has received small compensation for his work. Out of that compensation, he has given employment to a clerk. Beginning next January, the pay of the Justice of the Peace has been slightly increased. Immediately, other people would like to become the justice. It is no more than fair for all of Anaheim to re-elect a faithful public servant and pioneer citizen who has given his best years to his own city. Charles Kuchel deserves re-election to office. TAKE YOUR CHOICE Candidates for public office are invariably "for" education. A political advertisement for Ellis Patterson, one of the candidates for lieutenant-governor, describes him as a teacher and "brilliant member of California State Assembly ... with 100 per cent record in support of education." That sounds fine. A political advertisement for Dr. Walter Scott Franklin, another candidate for lieutenant-governor, describes him as a "leading educator who served for 27 years on the faculty of the University of California." That sounds fine, too. These political rivals are both "for" education. And what, exactly, does being "for" education mean? The California School Code states: "It shall be the duty of all teachers to impress upon the minds of the pupils the principles of . . . patriotism; . . . instruct them in the principles of a free government . . . to a true comprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity of American citizenship." In compiling his "100" per cent record for education, Assemblyman Patterson voted to open California schools to Communist meetings, something our own Assemblyman, Thomas Kuchel, vigorously opposed. And of that Dr. Franklin has declared: "I am 100 per cent for the zealous protection of sound Americanism in every classroom, and I hold that any man who has voted to permit Communists to hold subversive, anti-American meetings in California school buildings should campaign openly under the sickle and hammer of the Communist Party." There we have the views of two men who are "for" education—and citizens interested in the education of California youth can take their choice. Thomas Kuchel, vigorously opposed. And of that Dr. Franklin has declared: "I am 100 per cent for the zealous protection of sound Americanism in every classroom, and I hold that any man who has voted to permit Communists to hold subversive anti-American meetings in California school buildings should campaign openly under the sickle and hammer of the Communist Party." There we have the views of two men who are "for" education—and citizens interested in the education of California youth can take their choice. 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 Garden Grove News South Coast News Westminster Gazette Yorba Linda Star Costa Mesa Globe Buena Park News Neal Beach Post La Habra Star Anahalm Gazette Coastline Dispatch Placentia Courier Tustin News Brea Progress PRE-ELECTION GUESSES BEGIN TO COME IN The campaign has gotten to the place where observers of affairs political are willing to register their guesses as to the outcome of the races for county office. Of course, the more violent partisans of one candidate or another have made no bones about their guesses, ever since the primary, but the more conservative folks, who try not to let their preferences obscure their eyesight have been slower to say what they thought about the outcome. As this is written there are two weeks to go until election. The situation has been shaping itself more rapidly the past week, and undoubtedly will crystallize more firmly in the next few days. However, there is enough political dynamite lying around loose to change the direction of this crys-talization. The grand jury investigation still under way might possibly turn into something important, though the general opinion is otherwise. There is some other stuff in the wind, too, which might well have the effect of changing the situation. Maybe it will come out, maybe not. It is not the purpose of this column to color the picture in anybody's favor, but to try to report the situation as it appears. In the primary election the predictions made herein were born out with but two exceptions in the nominations. One of these was definitely affected by last-minute developments. As it looks now in the four races for county office, Elliott is in the lead for sheriff. The opinion is that the Jackson campaign woke up too late. The vote count may not show so wide a margin as be- KEEP TO THE RIGHT! In 1934 the voter of the state changed the constitution in such a way as to give up their right to make primary nominations for these offices. A majority of the people decided they didn't know enough to make an intelligent selection of candidates, and that they had better leave it up to the state bar association, the state judicial council and the governor to pick out the judges. What happens now is that every four years the ballot carries the question, "Shall SO-AND-SO be elected to the office for the term expiring January 1, 1951?" (In the 1942 election it will say 1955.) The term of office for these justices being 12 years. So-and-so is the incumbent justice in the office in question. If it should happen that a majority of the voters voted "no" on any candidate he would go out of office on next January 1. His place would be filled by appointment by the governor, with the aid of the judicial council. Which is equivalent to saying that the bar association is the actual power in the election of judges. The chances of a judge being thus voted out of office is rather slight. Except in case of a scandal the general public cannot have the slightest notion as to whether an incumbent justice is good, bad or indifferent. The result is that a judge who gets on the appellate or supreme bench is virtually in for life. Which may be just as well. AND YOU CAN WORRY ABOUT TAXES, TOO Before you get to the polling place on November 8 to undertake your struggle with the official ballot and the 25 special measures thereon you have another headache coming—that is, if your owner of real estate. For date you will have received tax bill from the collector. For the past several weeks largely increased force of in the tax collector's office been busy getting out there. There are 65,000 of them more. The preparation of counts, from the levying assessments last spring on the figuring of each piece of property under collection of rates, means amount of work. One item which takesable extra effort is checking addresses of property owners when their place of residence is. Each year about this tax collector gets a good inquiry from property asking the amount of the and when they have to apparently forgetting that the first of November they sent out anyway. However, inquiries are answered at possible. Wouldn't you people would be willing bad news wait as long as some property owners get to get a shock when they tax bills, along about Nov They are going to find a hefty increase. All prop have to pay more general taxes, and that located where school district tax other district levies be been boosted will pay more. So brace yourself. these two in the primary. will pick up the long end Pearson vote. Aton has been leading for distorney but Holden is forgsad rapidly. The incumbent, is suffering from the of the pamphlet investigaAnd nobody needs to behat he hasn't done all he to get somewhere in the as he realizes the present on is to his disadvantage. The judgeship races, for Office there are few who express ief that Davis can win. The of opinion is entirely to the Judge Ames will be sent to the bench for another Office No. 2 the odds now to favor West. Morrison held hy lead in the primary, with barely nosing out Judge for a place in the run-off. The Second supervisorial dishere seems to be nothing to Warner. He almost won out primary and has not slacked since. In the Fifth the odds strongly on West to be reto his present position. The up to the opposition in the run-off and some of that opposition to West in evidence during the summer has now turned to him. But if you are tempted to base any bets on the strength of this general picture, please remember that the state law prohibits wagering on the outcome of any election. YOU GET TO VOTE ON STATE JUDGES You probably had forgotten all about the fact that the voters of the sovereign state of California get the right to say yes or no on the judges who hold down the benches in the supreme court and in the appellate district courts. You didn't see any of their names on your primary ballot, and had no hand in their original selection. But when you look over your sample ballot you find that it offers you a chance to vote on four supreme court justices and two appellate court justices. But on closer examination you also find that you have no choice as between candidates. All you can do is vote yes or no on whether the incumbent justice shall continue in office. "An electron perfectly c" "And I know just how we want to finance it" Bank of America Bank of America Timeplan AUTO FINANCING enables you to build BANK CREDIT for every family need THE ACTUAL COST of Timeplan is the lowest available. You pay no brokerage fee, bonus or commission. 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By capitalizing its advantages, Babson maintains, little business can offset such disadvantages as the cost of advertising, difficulty in securing capital, inability to support independent research organizations and laboratories, and purchasing handicaps involved in obtaining raw materials in small quantities. Little business has five advantages, he says—namely: "(1) smaller overhead costs—this is fundamental; (2) ability quickly to change—this applies both to policies and to products; (3) less frequent labor troubles—and usually a lowed wage rate; (4) management in the hands of owners—this is always an advantage; (5) public sympathy and local co-operation—this is especially valuable to prevent unfavorable legislation." Formation of various permanent organizations to sponsor the interest of little business indicates that small businessmen are organizing their place in the economic system, contends Babson. 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