anaheim-gazette 1939-06-29

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. THE STATE AND GAMBLING Evidently, the gambling lobby was rather active in Sacramento during the session of the legislature. Unfortunately, the so-called "bookie" bill was passed, with the aid of the spurious argument that it was a "revenue" measure; but, to his credit, Governor Olson has publicly announced that he will veto it. But that's not all there is to the story of the gambling lobby. Two bills to legalize dog-racing were introduced, one in the senate, the other in the assembly. The senate approved its measure, and sent it to the assembly for passage. Then the lobby moved into high gear. But the assembly of the state of California killed both measures. So, for at least two more years, the people will be spared this additional type of racket. Then there was a bill to create a gigantic state-conducted lottery, and the assembly defeated that. also. One of the arguments used by the proponents of the above bills was that "we have these things now; why not legalize them and permit the state to obtain additional revenue?" And the potent reply, voiced on the floor of the assembly, in rebuttal, b ya member, completely exploded such fallacious reasoning: "Why not legalize burglary on the same ground that burglary exists anyway?" The people of this state don't want more legalized gambling. If anything they want less. The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH-HAYLOY Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California "I have fought a good fight have kept the faith" As the curtain is rung down their 1939 session, not all, but least a majority of the members the California state legislature truthfully echo those famous words of the Apostle Paul. It has been a hard, grueling session—a session that tested stuff that men are made of. And though the people be home may have grumbled at time over the length of the session at the incessant boom of battle, 1939 state legislature made few mistakes than most; took its stance squarely on the side of old-fashioned Americanism as opposed radicalism; called a halt to mounting state expenditures and killed off more dangerous legislation than any other session in recent years. The record, of course, is from perfect. Bad bills got through but more bad bills were defeated. The layman might retort: "We should the legislature be given credit for killing dangerous legislation? It shouldn't have been introduced in the first place!" Logically, that is irrefutable. Pratically, there will always be legislators who will introduce bills contrary to the public welfare—California farmers, home owners and taxpayers should be grateful this year, that there were no THE GLORIOUS FOURTH In a world where people of many nations have lost their right to live, worship, and think, as free men, the Fourth of July gives America good cause for celebrating the day she broke the shackles binding her to the Old World and set a new course for herself. The Declaration of Independence, through more than a century and a half, has set up as the goal of government the preservation of a right which underlies all others, the pursuit of happiness. Yet if these phrases, pursuit of happiness, freedom of worship, and liberty, have worn smooth with usage we have only to look abroad to see, with terrible clearness, what follows when they disappear. The destruction of individual liberties has multiplied destruction. In their stead persecution has stalked, people have been uprooted from their home-land and loved ones, political opponents have been slaughtered before firing squads, and pillage and mob violence have risen up where freedom has been extinguished and where men's hearts have been inflamed with hate. The rights of man which the Declaration of Independence championed with such moving eloquence, though endangered or extinguished in other lands, remain the touchstones of America's way of life. Few other nations have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of so high an ideal, and no other, in the hard compromises which idealism must make with practical necessity, has come so close to making its ideal a reality. As in 1776 America declared its independence of Old World monarchy, so in 1939 the United States declares its independence of Old World philosophies which exalt the state and enslave its subjects. America has good reason to call her Independence Day the Glorious Fourth. WASHINGTON SNAPSHOTS Self-investigation is growing in popularity around Washington. First to try it, of course, was the WPA. When serious charges were made against the relief spending agency several months ago, the WPA immediately set out to investigate itself. The result (if you haven't already anticipated the answer), was a refutation of the charges. Said the WPA: These charges are not true. We have the administration, designed to fill in the breach between where the constitution leaves off and the desires of the liberals begin. For some years now the liberal wing has been blocked in some of its ambitious efforts by the simple fact that there is a constitution and courts to interpret it. What bothered this group was that the interpretation could not be made flexible enough to, in effect, put a from perfect. Bad bills got through but more bad bills were defeated. The layman might retort: "We should the legislature be given credit for killing dangerous legislation? It shouldn't have been produced in the first place!" Locally, that is irrefutable. Pratically, there will always be legislators who will introduce bills or trary to the public welfare—California farmers, home-owner and taxpayers should be granted this year, that there were other legislators with the intelligence and courage to answer "No" on roll-call. Hitting the high spots on many legislative issues, here's a thurail review of how the battle ended: Many millions chopped off state budget to avert the need for new taxes. On the whole, economy bloc did a workman job and no essential function government will suffer. Virtually all proposals to establish new taxes, or "up" existing taxes, were defeated—a saving the taxpayer of some $63,000. Many types of payroll tax which would have drastically increased the operating overhead business and industry — their increasing unemployment and tarding recovery—were also defeated. The most widely discussed bill in this grouping was the proposed compusory health insurance act, calling for a system of socialized medicine. Indicating a shift to said policies in labor matters, the lefteature killed proposals to legalize the closed shop involving secondary boycotts and the union highway employment system. Also featured were the wages and hours acts, seeking to fix minimum wages and maximum hours law; lop-sided bills to establish unfair labor practices for employers without placing similar restrictions on labor; one-slab labor mediation and arbitractions, drafted by city labor bots etc. Also rejected were numerous schemes to have, the governing invade new fields of industry, as as the measure to put the sale into the insurance business wholesale scale by establishing state monopoly on Workmen Compensation Insurance. On other hand, the lawmakers tended a helping hand to injure workers by increasing minimum weekly benefits under the Women's Compensation Insurance. Self-investigation is growing in popularity around Washington. First to try it, of course, was the WPA. When serious charges were made against the relief spending agency several months ago, the WPA immediately set out to investigate itself. The result (if you haven't already anticipated the answer), was a refutation of the charges. Said the WPA: These charges are not true. We have carefully investigated ourselves and our verdict is "not guilty." Now the AAA, the plow-under practitioner, has set out to play the role of defendant, defender, prosecutor, judge and jury all at the same time. In other words, it is another self-investigation. The charges here, as in WPA, center about political activity by government agents and the use of federal funds for political attainment. As some at the capitol see this self-investigation practice, it even overshadows the dual accomplishments of the National Labor Relations board which has thus far managed togit simultaneously only as prosecutor, judge and jury. The self-investigators have added defendant and defender to the list. It is to be noted in connection with the WPA's self-acquittal, however, that congress has "appealed" the verdict and started an investigation of its own. And the facts being uncertained by the congressional investigating committee are burning a lot of highly-placed gars in the administration. The outcome of the probe at the capitol may surprise a lot of the spending advocates. On the subject of investigations, there is another phase that rates more than just a side-light. It concerns a brand new plan being perfected by the liberal element of the administration, designed to fill in the breach between where the constitution leaves off and the desires of the liberals begin. For some years now the liberal wing has been blocked in some of its ambitious efforts by the simple fact that there is a constitution and courts to interpret it. What bothered this group was that the interpretation could not be made flexible enough to, in effect, put a man in jail just because he was opposed to this plan or that. To circumvent this bothersome situation, the liberal planners are going to bring the expedient of "investigations" into play. If evidence cannot be found to prosecute a "troublesome" taxpayer on a legal charge, a special branch of one of the government departments will simply keep the taxpayer "under investigation." Washington is worrying nowadays about "bad" words—not the profanity sometimes occasioned by a rapidly climbing thermometer, but "bad" words from an economic point of view. It all started when one of the New Deal advisers with time on his hands prepared a confidential memorandum for the use of witnesses appearing before congressional committees. The list of "good" and "bad" words is to aid witnesses in presenting their testimony so that current governmental activities now in the doghouse of public opinion will appear in a better light. Thus, witnesses are cautioned never, never to speak of "government spending." Call it "government running expenses" or "government plant," the word wizard advises. And don't use the ugly word "debt"—call it "investment!" This fascinating word game has spread as far as the state department now, which wants to away with all references to favorable trade balances in the term "export balance." Pulling words instead of over the public's eyes offers no interesting possibilities. But individual citizen, at any rate would enjoy only a brief spoon trying to maintain an "exbalance" for a bank account trying to sell the milkman on idea that his bill was merely awakened to the fact that we are really supposed to mean they say after all. ANAHEIM GAZETTE FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California have fought a good fight; I except the faith" The curtain is rung down on 1939 session, not all, but at majority of the members of California state legislature can fully echo those famous of the Apostle Paul. Has been a hard, gruelling—a session that tested the men are made of. though the people back may have grumbled at times the length of the session and accessant boom of battle, the state legislature made fewer votes than most; took its stand on the side of old-fashioned Americanism as opposed to realism; called a halt to mountate expenditures and killed more dangerous legislation in any other session in recent record, of course, is far perfect. Bad bills got through more bad bills were defeated. Payman might retort: "Why did the legislature be given for killing dangerous legislation? It shouldn't have been in the first place!" Logic that is irrefutable. Practically, there will always be legislators who will introduce bills contofthe public welfare—anderna farmers, home-owners taxpayers should be grateful, rear, that there were other WHAT DOES IT GET ME? Motorways Raise Property Value Motorways will be construc in the Los Angeles metropo area when the public realize such express highways on quite rights-of-way represent sound investment. That point was emphasized terday by E. E. Best, chief neer of the Automobile Club Southern California, in com ing upon recent metro highway developments in parts of the country. The club engineer noted motorways bounded by land ed park areas to insure unrest movement of traffic will only relieve acute traffic con tion but will pay for them within a reasonable period. Indicative of the savings will result from such super East said, is the statement by Dr. L. I. Hewes, deputy engineer of the United States reau of public roads, on a visit here. Dr. Hewes obs that a million motorists in Los Angeles area may spend than $500,000,000 annually operating cars and if a new of motorways cut their open costs only 10 per cent they save a total of over $50,000 year. To show how motorway, increase property values, the next federal engineer point Chicago where $14,000,000 sp acquiring property for W drive had raised real estate more than $200,000,000. Ci "strikingly beneficial" were York's West Side through-development, the Roosevelt way in Philadelphia, and the Shore drive in Chicago. Music Teacher to Take New Position Mrs. Mabel Seeds Spizzy, musical director in Orange county rural schools for the past four years, has accepted a position as head of the music department of the junior college at Reedley, near Fresno. Before coming to Orange county, Mrs. Spizzy held a similar position in the rural schools of They Say ... "There is infinite need for less haste and more consideration in legislating. . . . A mistake and its results are likely to be far more costly to all our people than a mistake by State law or Local law. We cannot be successful and prosperous where we have legislation by trading, and with an utter lack of statesmanship; where we have class legislation for the benefit of minorities and not for the Music Teacher to Take New Position Mrs. Mabel Seeds Spizzy, musical director in Orange county rural schools for the past four years, has accepted a position as head of the music department of the junior college at Reedley, near Fresno. Before coming to Orange county, Mrs. Spizzy held a similar position in the rural schools of Santa Barbara county. necessitating a special session of the legislature later. That, however, was largely due to the failure of the governor or the State Relief administration to submit any definite relief program acceptable to the lawmakers—and to the unwillingness of the legislators to write a blank check for relief purposes. Special appropriations (the pork in the pork barrel) ran into stiff resistance this year—and for the most part the economy bloc members stood pat even when there was a chance to "bring home the bacon" to their own districts. As Winchell would say, "Orchids to the lawmakers!" They Say . . . “There is infinite need for less haste and more consideration in legislating. A mistake and its results are likely to be far more costly to all our people than a mistake by State law or Local law. We cannot be successful and prosperous where we have legislation by trading, and with an utter lack of statesmanship; where we have class legislation for the benefit of minorities and not for the benefit of a unified country: where we have legislation that is disciplinary and not educational, legislation founded on policies that are repressive rather than corrective.”—Henry W. Johnson. WAIVES HEARING Glenn R. Garroute, transient charged with burglary of a service station in Buena Par, waived preliminary hearing when brought before Justice of the Peace Charles Kuchel yesterday. He was ordered held to answer in superior court. Russian factory workers are organizing football teams playing the English style of game. 4th of July SPECIALS Sheers Dotted Swiss, the dress you will live in all Summer Personality Frocks in all Summer Personality Frocks $3.95 to $7.95 WHITE FELT HATS on sale at Special Prices Closing out all BATHING SUITS Values to $4.95 to go at $2.95 LAURETTA DRESS SHOPPE 116 West Center St. Phone 3907 Anaheim Motorways Raise Property Values Motorways will be constructed in the Los Angeles metropolitan area when the public realizes that express highways on adage rights-of-way represent a good investment. What point was emphasized yesterday by E. E. Best, chief engineer of the Automobile Club of Southern California, in comment upon recent metropolitainway developments in other parts of the country. The club engineer noted that motorways bounded by landscaping areas to insure unrestricted movement of traffic will not relieve acute traffic congestion but will pay for themselves in a reasonable period. Indicative of the savings that result from such superroads, it said, is the statement made by Dr. L. I. Hewes, deputy chief engineer of the United States Bureau of Public Roads, on a recent visit here. Dr. Hewes observed that a million motorists in the Angeles area may spend more than $500,000,000 annually for operating cars and if a network of motorways cut their operating costs only 10 per cent they would be a total of over $50,000,000. To show how motorways also increase property values, the eminent federal engineer pointed to Chicago where $14,000,000 spent in acquiring property for Wacker Heine had raised real estate values more than $200,000,000. Cited as strikingly beneficial" were New York's West Side through-traffic development, the Roosevelt highway in Philadelphia, and the Lake Merle-E-West Presents: Mr. Merlin and Monty 4th of July TIRE SALE Trade in your old tires now and Save money on Goodrich Tires LEE TRADING CO. 718 South Los Angeles Street Anaheim How many children has your baseball friend, Monty? Four -- Mr. Merlin, two singles and a double! FOUR POINTS of better dry cleaning—equipment, qual- FOUR POINTS of better dry cleaning—equipment, quality, reliability and service—have scored a “Home-run” for Acme Cleaners and Dyers in clothing renovation! 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