anaheim-gazette 1938-11-17

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. DEMOCRACY STILL WORKS Looking over the results of the election, one is compelled to observe that the people do think, and that, therefore, democracy still can and does function at a time when, in many parts of the world, it is fashionable to scorn democracies as an outmoded form of government. Take, for instance, the twenty-five propositions appearing on the ballot. The majority knew exactly what they wanted and what they were opposed to. They were able to wade through all the propaganda advanced by both sides of every question and to determine for themselves the merits of that part of the ballot. Any one of the propositions which could furnish a good example of this. Proposition No. 5 is a good as any. There, the argument was raised—that it was an attempt by "on-shore" reduction plants against "off-shore" reduction plants. Apparently, however, the people thought that the same kind of regulation for all fish reduction operations was a good thing. Again, in consolidating relief agencies, the people were not fooled; they thought rightfully that that would be a sound improvement, as well as a tax-saving measure . . . and they voted it in. As for those propositions which were defeated, the people again displayed the fact that they knew what they didn't want. It is no doubt true that several beneficient proposals were defeated. Some lost because they were difficult to understand and because the people applied the old rule, "It Editor, The Gazette: In spite of California's G. O. defeat we are neither despondent or discouraged, but spurred greater effort. "Pride cometh fore a fall." Defeat and pointment precede victory. In Orange county the republicans and the real democrats swamped New Dealers and their cails. In many other counties California republican candidates achieved victory; but the count proved defeat. The reason is quite evident: several months past parasites in regions of controlled produce have crossed our borders to partakers of fantastic per-schemes advocated by radio. Their ballots plus those of complexion overthrew republic leadership and ushered in a centralized regime akin to Upton Clair's red Utopia. There is a stability that communists joined the democratic ranks—the sole purpose of introducing destructive measures, and defiling our great democratic power. Of all nations, America is most fortunate, which is larger than any other country. They laid a sure foundation our government when they evicted the idea of two parties. We blessing the republican democratic parties are to our country! Competition and opposition are the cleansing power of government. It purifies the tical atmosphere. An occasional house cleaning is an absolute necessity. We are grateful for many advantages we possess. It behooves us to repent at throne of grace, to watch that those men who now Apparently, however, the people thought that the same kind of regulation for all fish reduction operations was a good thing. Again, in consolidating relief agencies, the people were not fooled; they thought rightfully that that would be a sound improvement, as well as a tax-saving measure... and they voted it in. As for those propositions which were defeated, the people again displayed the fact that they knew what they didn't want. It is no doubt true that several beneficient proposals were defeated. Some lost because they were difficult to understand, and because the people applied the old rule, "It in doubt, vote no." Again in the revenue bond—by majority vote proposal, the people registered a stern disapproval. Majority vote on bonds, they apparently determined in an overwhelming fashion, makes it too easy—even when bonds are payable only out of revenue. Likewise, in the question of partisanship, the people rather generally were inclined to vote on their personal conception of merit or of lack of it in the respective candidates, and not upon the particular party label the particular candidate might have attached to his name. So, it may be determined that our people know what they want and what they don't want. Democracy still works, common sense still prevails. The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H.TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California Profit—and loss! That phrase, to farmers, constitutes an old, old story. Nearly everything in the farming business, today, is figured on a basis of profit—or loss. And the "loss" item plays an important part in the story of modern-day agriculture. The farmer who can't take his losses, along with his gains, even when the losses go on for years without end, eventually ends up without his farm. Hence, the new campaign of labor for a profit-sharing system, which will enable workers to earn more when the business earns more, is of vital interest, not only to agriculture but to all employers, big or small. Most farmers, looking over their books for the past ten years, would go for a profit-sharing system — enthusiastically and unreservedly — if it also provided for much as railroads transport the bulk of farm produce to market, they are of vital interest to farmers. And inasmuch as most railroad workers earn far more than most farmers, their attitude—when their bosses are in trouble—is of primary concern. But the story of railway labor, thus far, at least, is far from encouraging. Facing bankruptcy, with no means of cutting overhead except by a wage cut, the railroads asked the railroad brotherhoods—the workers—to share in the losses. And the answer is a threat to strike, coupled with flamboyant charges that the railroads are in cahoots with Wall street to usher in a new depression and that the proposed wage cut is part and parcel of said plot. This writer holds no brief for the railroads—for many times California's farming industry fought the railroads to secure freight rates—but the fact mains that railroad labor in United States has been better than in any other country in world. The fact remains that has shared in the profits, due good times, more than labor in other industry. Yet when it can time to share in the losses to a common disaster, the leader the brotherhoods blind themsele to the facts of the case and dulge in silly statements that employers want to be broke—want all other industries to broke. The fundamental fact that labor must come to underscore with regard to profit-sharing simply this: When the two shares in the profits, he becomes partner in the business partners ante up for losses, in dition to collecting profits. To axiomatic. One good thing, however, come of the profit-sharing discussion. Labor may learn a new precision of the problems management. And if it lea that lesson, much will have accomplished toward securing ter understanding between women and employer. Hence, the new campaign of labor for a profit-sharing system, which will enable workers to earn more when the business earns more, is of vital interest, not only to agriculture but to all employers, big or small. Most farmers, looking over their books for the past ten years, would go for a profit-sharing system — enthusiastically and unreservedly — if it also provided for loss-sharing on an equivalent basis. For during the last decade, tens of thousands of farmers in California have paid their hired hands more in wages than they took out in profit at the end of the year. Tens of thousands of farmers, with their capital at stake and all the responsibility of their enterprise, have earned less—net—than the lowliest worker on their farms. In fact, in many cases, the farmer paid off his crew, in full, and pocketed his loss—figuring, as farmers do, that “It’s the breaks of the game; next year it may be better.” Farm labor, more than most labor, has a keen understanding of the other fellow's problems. For farm labor, in most instances, knows whether the boss is operating at a profit or a loss. There's no need to look at a ledger. The facts are all around him. But one of the show-downs on the profit-sharing idea in private industry is more than discouraging. In the first six months of this year, the net operating income of all Class One railroads in the United States fell $600,000,000 short of meeting the irreducible minimum of fixed charges. Inas- THE BETTER BOX ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYBODY DIZZY! AMERICAN BUSINESS 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 San Bernardino Post La Habra Star Anaheim Gazette Coastline Dispatch Placentia Courier Tustin News Brea Progress. POINT OUT FLAWS IN ELECTION WORK Out of the election come com- little political hay by getting election board jobs for their supporters. 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 Yorba Linda Star Costa Mesa Globe Buena Park News La Habra Star Anahaim Gazette Coastline Dispatch Brea Progress POINT OUT FLAWS IN ELECTION WORK Out of the election come comments and suggestions, some of them pertinent, some impertinent. Observers note various spots in the election machinery which look weak, or unnecessary. Probably some of them are. The most frequently offered suggestion for bettering the handling of elections is the one concerning instruction of precinct election boards by the county clerk. A good many persons have noted that in some precincts there appears to be nobody on the board who knows how to handle the job. The inspector is the head of the board. The suggestion is that the clerk should call in all inspectors and give them a short course in how to conduct an election, making sure they understand their own jobs and everybody else's. Supervisors Name Boards According to law the election boards are named by the county clerk, who is officially in charge of all election arrangements and details. He is supposed to have a free hand in the naming of these officials, but in actual practice he is open to "suggestions" by supervisors, who want to make a little political hay by getting election board jobs for their supporters. This sometimes results in boards being made up of rather poorer timber than otherwise might be had. Confusion, delay and trouble often come of it. After the August primary two or three different boards had to be called in to explain their actions. That the supervisors like to be known as dispensers of the patronage is witnessed by the fact this fall one supervisor sent cards to all the inspectors in his district, intimating that he had given them their jobs. Some of them were running elections long before they ever heard of him. In another district the primary election board personnel was changed by the supervisor, who had all the officials who were opposed to him tossed off and his own supporters put on. Those who have noted and commented on these facts hold that the conducting of an election calls for more than average ability. The law requires a good deal of complicated work, some of it duplicating itself. It is only common sense that the election officials should be carefully chosen in the FOREST RANGER REAL FIRE FIGHTER For several years a good work has been under way in range county. It was introduced of a man who sought no claim and expected no money has gone about quietly, and got results. The value of his work bruught out strikingly well fire caught in Yorba Linda a high wind, and three wipe out most of the would have done so, if good work by local volunteers it had not been for the unincorporated section range county, and who job in Yorba Linda so the alarm was given that would have thought he had instead of in Orange. An additional equipment was on hand, and the fire had a remarkably small area Joe is no talker. He MORE TIME For Cooking School or other things you like to do. Send Your Laundry TIME) like to do. Send Your Laundry Blue Seal Rough Dry Flatwork all Ironed Wearing Apparel Ready for Home Ironing 2 1/2c per piece Phone 2157 Anaheim Laundry 490 South Lemon Street Anaheim Calif first place and fully instructed in their duties, especially if they are new on the job. Needless Work for Supervisors On the Monday following an election the board of supervisors is required to canvass the vote. This job merely duplicates what the clerk already has done. Usually it is just a waste of time. The supervisors check the return sheets against the clerk's figures, sometimes finding slight errors, usually making no changes. The supervisors have no author-or another candidate. Then the court can undertake a recount of it to touch the ballots themselves. If precinct officials have made mistakes they cannot be discovered in the vote canvass. In case of a close race like the one by Superior Judge No. 2 this year an actual canvass of the vote depends on the filing of a contest by one the ballots themselves. THEN THERE'S THIS— Noting a news story, in the papers about a county election in Texas, one courthouse observer offered another suggestion. In that Texas county the vote for sheriff came out a tie. It was decided to flip a coin. Observer suggests that much time, trouble and expense would be saved if this method were used in the first place. JACKSON AT PEACE The word comes along that Sheriff Jackson doesn't feel down hearted over not being sheriff another four years. Of course, nobody likes to take a beating at the polls, but Logan's grey hairs will not come so rapidly as they would if he had been reelected. It can't be told now, but there is a true story of an event which took place before election and which proves that the job was of no great interest to Jackson. WASHINGTON SNAPSHOTS Nominated for whatever niche there is for professional worriers, is the little group of government officials whose job it is to find office space for federal departments, agencies, commissions, boards, committees and divisions. The worries of the space finders were negligible in days of old when farmers could plant what they pleased, when Joe Doe could sit down and have a heart to heart talk with his boss without the latter being hauled up before a board on charges of coercion, and when leaning on a shovel or raking leaves was a personal exercise done in one's own yard or garden. But not so today, for new thousands of clerks, stenographers, theorists and economists have come to Washington to teach new tricks and ways of doing things by economic planning and regulation. That is why the space procurement officials of the interior department are having such a difficult time of it and thus qualify as professional worriers. An idea of the size of their problem right now is found in these figures: Although more than 120 buildings in Washington are owned and occupied by one government agency or another (a total of 12,845-613 square feet of floor space) the space finders have had to rent 118 buildings, or 3,250,000 more square feet, to quarter the planners. And there is still an acute shortage. The capital just isn't big enough. Even the social security board had to move most of its activities to Baltimore. The wage-hour administration is the latest of the major problems. The space finders can't even find A commission appointed to help the space finders find space for other commissions has reported, incidentally, that by 1947 an additional 8,808,056 square feet will be needed—if the expansion of government activity continues at its present pace. Washington gossipers are saying that the $500,000 monopoly investigation, which is now getting under way may be exciting. Some of the brain busters want it so. But it would not be if it were based, as Chairman O'Mahoney wishes, on facts and not fancy. Businessmen have offered to cooperate fully with the investigators, and the businessmen will be prepared to offer actual facts. And the facts won't be what some of the brain busters had hoped they would be. Incidentally, the gossipers are saying, too, that the investigators are going to ask the new congress for a $3,000,000 fund to go deeper into the question of alleged monopolies. That would be the largest sum ever asked for any investigation by a federal investigating committee. The minimum age at which one may obtain a pilot's license in England is seventeen. The word comes along that Sheriff Jackson doesn't feel down hearted over not being sheriff another four years. Of course, nobody likes to take a beating at the polls, but Logan's grey hairs will not come so rapidly as they would if he had been reelected. It can't be told now, but there is a true story of an event which took place before election and which proves that the job was of no great interest to Jackson. FOREST RANGER REAL FIRE FIGHTER For several years a good job of work has been under way in Orange county. It was in the hands of a man who sought no public acclaim and expected no medals. He has gone about quietly and efficiently, and got results. The value of his work was bruught out strikingly when a bad fire caught in Yorba Linda during a high wind, and threatened to wipe out most of the town. It would have done so, in spite of good work by local volunteers, if it had not been for the things accomplished in preparation for just such an emergency. Folks, we give you Joe Scherman, forest ranger, who has organized the job of fire fighting in the unincorporated sections of Orange county, and who was on the job in Yorba Linda so soon after the alarm was given that anybody would have thought he lived there instead of in Orange. At his call additional equipment was quickly on hand, and the fire held within a remarkably small area. Joe is no talker. He is a doer. "Every day is mother's day" on the "CALIFORNIAN" to CHICAGO It's an outright pleasure to travel with children on the Californian: It's safe, comfortable, clean. The food is well-prepared and inexpensive. And the whole train crew is so attentive that you'd imagine every day was Mother's Day!" on the "CALIFORNIAN" to CHICAGO. "It's an outright pleasure to travel with children on the Californian. It's safe, comfortable, clean. The food is well-prepared and inexpensive. And the whole train crew is so attentive that you'd imagine every day was Mother's Day!" CHAIR CAR RESERVED for women, children NURSE-STEWARDESS at your service DELICIOUS MEALS for 25c - 30c - 35c PORTER SERVICE in every car AIR-CONDITIONED —every car LOUNGE CAR for tourist passengers NO EXTRA FARE to CHICAGO $3950 $6500 ONE WAY ROUNDTRIP In deluxe air-conditioned chair cars. $7400 ROUNDTRIP (plus berth) in tourist sleeping cars Note: Children under five ride free; from five to eleven inclusive, half-rate. BONUS: Go on one SP Ride return on another—see TWICE A YEAR. Southern Pacific's Californian GROVER RORER, Agent S. P. Depot, Anaheim, Depot at Los Angeles and Santa Ana Streets