anaheim-gazette 1939-11-02

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER HENRY KUCHEL, Editor and Publisher 1887-1935 The Anaheim Gazette has been owned and edited but 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. ANAHEIM'S BIG CELEBRATION Just sixteen years ago a group of Anaheim merchants decided that Hallowe'en was an occasion to put on a city wide celebration. At least part of the idea was to give the young people something to do and think about other than the usual pranks. Junior's natural yen to jump the traces tends to get out of control when the witches and hobgoblins ride high. Beyond this idea, which, by the way, has been almost perfect until this year, was the thought to bring our neighbors and friends into town for a celebration. How big this event has become can be attested by a few facts. Over five hundred people came out to the breakfast ht 7 o'clock. The kiddies parade, at one o'clock, composed of youngsters from sixteen months up, extended for two blocks. The Horse Show, at 1:30 in the City Park, played to some five thousand spectators. Featuring the day was the parade in the evening at 7 o'clock. This event drew between 75,000 and 100,000 people to Anaheim. Yes, that was quite a crowd. The Anaheim Merchants deserve a lot of credit for bringing that many people to the city. Who would have thought sixteent years ago that we would have that kind of attendance? You are right; those who had the will to start our Hallowe'en celebration. FELICITATIONS TO WHITE TEMPLE Last week commemorated the fiftieth year of service given this community by the White Temple Methodist FELICITATIONS TO WHITE TEMPLE Last week commemorated the fiftieth year of service given this community by the White Temple Methodist Church. Coincidental with the week in which this newspaper celebrated its sixty-ninth birthday. Fifty years ago a small group gathered together for their first service in the new church on South Philadelphia street. How thankful they must have been for that, then, fine edifice measuring 26 by 52 feet. Truly their deeds and faith should stand as a challenge to the present day members of the large, beautiful White Temple Church. For the Golden Jubilee occasion the White Temple sanctuary as well as the rest of the church was redecorated, under the able direction of Dr. R. Kells Swenerton, to provide a fitting setting for the event. Anaheim has been known since its founding as a community of God fearing folk-hardy pioneers—for whose every new day they invoked the blessing of God. White Temple flock has grown with the city. Its roots go deep here and it is blessed with a wealth of tradition. It has kept pace with the spiritual upbringing of Anaheim. The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the concluding article in a series by Ralph H. Taylor, executive secretary of the Agricultural Council of California, analyzing the Ham and Eggs pension amendment as it effects the farmer. Farmers, probably more than any other class of citizens, are usually rock-ribbed individualists, with a fierce pride in their individual independence and their rights and liberties as free-born Americans. City "isms," consequently, have made little progress ni California's back-country. For the farmer, regardless of whether he has ever seen the Statue of Liberty, knows what it stands for, knows where it is—and wants it to remain there. The farmer may kick about the government at times, but he values his right to kick. And rural California comes out near being 100 per cent ask yourself: "Just why are the communists supporting Ham and Eggs—when they admit, at least by inference, that the pension phases of the act are unworkable and can't operate?" The answer is in the act itself; if you look carefully. For under the 30-Thursday amendment to constitution, one of two men—both unheard of, except in the Ham and Eggs movement—would become DICTATOR OF CALIFORNIA, with powers no state in the United States has ever granted to any man; with powers to control all public funds in California; with powers to name public officials without number and without control at high salaries which you pay; with powers to prohibit any farmer or any farm cooperative from curtailing production to meet market conditions; with powers to tax every turnover of every farm commodity three per cent. SPECIAL ORDERS TO PREVENT TROUBLE AT POLLS NEXT TUESDAY In charge of elections in Orange county for years as deputy clerk, B. J. Smith, now councillor in his own right, has found it necessary this year for the first time to issue special instructions to the officials who will have charge of the voting places at special election next week. The reason is the prospect of trouble in some precincts over the vote on the Ham and Egg amendments. Many of the inspectors are clerks who handle the voting—the Orange county precincts have done the job often and are familiar with the requirements. However, to make sure they carry out the law Clerk Smith has issued special cautions and instructions some of which have not heretofore been considered necessary. The cause is found in the extensive preparations which Ham and Egg forces have made for watching the conduct of elections. Elaborate arrangements have been made by them to watchers and checkers at the polls. Full sets of detailed instructions have been provided for each area every one of them. Some of these call for the watchers and checkers to do some things which the Ham prohibits. Most of these things are covered by the provision of the Ham which prohibits anybody beyond within six feet of the elect official while the voting is going on, except those persons actually are in the act of voting. The Ham and Egg instructions carried out, would put one more checker at the elbow of clerks as they checked each vote in and out. It would also watchers inside the polls before six o'clock a.m., which is not lowable. Precinct officials have been instructed by the clerk to adhere strictly to the law regarding matter, as well as all other City "isms," consequently, have made little progress ni California's back-country. For the farmer, regardless of whether he has ever seen the Statue of Liberty, knows what it stands for; knows where it is—and wants it to remain there. The farmer may kick about the government at times, but he values his right to kick. And rural California comes as near being 100 per cent American as any area in all America! It behooves every California farmer, therefore, to take another look—a sharp look—at the 30-Every-Thursday pension proposal. For in that proposal are seeds of dictatorship. And militantly behind that proposal is the communist party, which is committed to the overthrow of the American government. At the outset, it should be emphatically stated that there are thousands of elderly citizens supporting the Ham and Eggs pension act who are good, loyal Americans. But it might also be stated that in recent years some of American's leading statesmen have learned, to their embarrassment, that seemingly innocent, patriotic movements, with which they were associated, were actually commaflagged affiliates of the communist party. California farmers should remember that the communist party, when it can't get in the front door, tries the back door—and does it very cleverly! Let there be no doubt of the fact that the "reds" are actively supporting the 30-Thursday pension scheme. Through its state executive committee, the communist party believes that all progressive-minded people, regardless of their views on the workability of the Ham and Eggs plan, should support its passage!" FIRST THINGS FIRST Washington Snapshots by James Preston A new dust storm is sweeping the nation—War Dust. When the cloud lifts and the rains come, the people who fail to keep the dust out of their eyes are likely to find some rather modernistic and startling structures erected under its cover. Some Washington reporters, including this columnist, have attempted to tell of the efforts that are being made to put through new schemes in the name of national defense. But developments of a surprising nature occur, almost daily, only to be lost in the mass of war news. It has just been learned, for instance, that serious efforts are being made to develop an AAA for manufacturers and their employees. This plan was conjured up by Mordecai Ezekiel, agriculture department economic adviser. It was introduced in congress nearly two years ago by members of the so-called "liberal" bloc including then-Representative Thomas R. Amlie of Wisconsin, whom the senate declined to confirm as a member of the interstate commerce commission. The bill itself is not particularly startling in these days when rabbits don't even wait to be pulled out of the hat. It would simply let a federal agency decide how many automobiles or socks or corsets shall be produced, tell each manufacturer how many he can make, and penalize those who turn out more or fewer. Two things about the proposal are startling: The first is that it is indicated that the Griffith Company of Los Angeles had submitted a low bid of $1,632,992.2 million for construction of a water softening and filtration plant to be on the distribution system of Metropolitan aqueduct, according to an announcement by F. E. Mouth, general manager of Metropolitan Water district. To be located near La Verde, the upper feeder of the Metropolitan aqueduct distribution system, the new plant will soften filter all Colorado river which will be used for domestic purposes southern California. Beverly is the only city in the water trict which now provides soft and filtered water for its sumer. Union Pacific Cuts Rates on Holiday A substantial reduction in trip coach fares on the Pacific Railroad effective on December 15 was announced by A. V. Kipp, assistant manager of the lines at Angeles. In an effort to encourage day travel according to Kirchner's report, ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: Orange county for years as deputy to B. J. Smith, now county in his own right, has found necessary this year for the first issue special instructions to the officials who will have all of the voting places at the election next week. The is the prospect of trouble precincts over the voting Ham and Egg amendment. Why of the inspectors and who handle the voting in Orange county precincts have the job often and are familiar with the requirements. How do make sure they carry out new Clerk Smith has issued cautions and instructions, of which have not heretofore considered necessary. Cause is found in the extreme preparations which the Ham and Egg forces have made watching the conduct of elections. Elaborate arrangements been made by them for voters and checkers at the polls. Sets of detailed instructions been provided for each and one of them. Some of them for the watchers and checkers some things which the law suits. Of these things are covered by the provision of the law prohibits anybody being six feet of the election while the voting is going except those persons who only are in the act of voting. Ham and Egg instructions, if used out, would put one or checkers at the elbow of the as they checked each voter out. It would also put others inside the polls before clock a.m., which is not allowed. Indicators have been inscribed by the clerk to adhere to the law regarding this war, as well as all other regulations department. It also makes a deputy out of another employee who heretofore has been a stenographer-clerk in the coroner's office. The new official will be a public health dentist. The state board of health has provided an arrangement under which it will furnish one or more "traveling dental clinics" to any county which will pay half the salary of the dentist, who will be employed as a full-time official. The state department will provide all the equipment and pay all the other expense except half the salary. The Orange county board decided to take advantage of this offer. Heretofore the county has provided the coroner and public administrator with only one deputy. It frequently happens that both the official and the deputy are out. In order to facilitate the transaction of business the office clerk is also made a deputy, with power to act. TAX BILLS NEARLY READY: WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE—WARRANTS? A force of workers in the county tax collector's office is at work getting the annual grist of tax bills in the mails. There are about 70,000 of them. The total of bills runs a little over this, but there are some which the collector does not have to mail. The question is being asked around the court house as to how much money these tax bills will bring this December. Fear over the uncertainty which may result if the Ham and Egg measure passes is the cause of the concern. Many feel that while there would be no Ham and Egg warrants available by tax-paying time in December, yet a good many taxpayers may wait to see what happens before letting go of any hard cash. They would figure that the small amount of penalty and interest would be worth risking, if later the warrants are made whom the senate declined to confirm as a member of the interstate commerce commission. The bill itself is not particularly startling in these days when rabbits don't even wait to be pulled out of the hat. It would simply let a federal agency decide how many automobiles or socks or corpses shall be produced, tell each manufacturer how many he can make, and penalize those who turn out more or fewer. Two things about the proposal are startling: The first is that it is being put forward now as a control which the government should have as a national defense measure. The old argument was that it would combat depression. The second surprising thing is that although an almost identical plan has failed to solve agriculture's problems, the new scheme is proposed for the more complicated industrial field. Even operating in the field of agriculture, the agriculture department has had to wait until a European war brought farm prices nearer to parity. Now, though, the same scheme is being readied for the myriad of factory products. It is distressing even to think of the thousands of government inspectors who would be necessary to police the production of everything from watch springs to locomotives, and to be sure that the stipulated prices were charged for them. Just one interesting sidelight is that the AAA attempts to fix the income for a farm and let those who work the farm divide it while the new proposal require determination of wages paid to each employee in a factory. Pump-priming may be on its way back too. Washington economists say that the recent upturn probably has been a little too rapid; that demand cannot yet keep up with production. Hence they look for a slump, of unforeseeable extent, next spring. When and if the slump comes, the once rejected "spend-lend" bill will be back with trimmings. The pump-primers are determined to get their way. They are talking now about how they can include the spend-lend idea in a bill appropriating money for the army and navy for they figure that the public, and Congress, will accept almost anything in the name of national defense. Meanwhile, the federal debt continues to climb. Reporters here say the week's except those persons who only are in the act of voting. Ham and Egg instructions, if used out, would put one or checkers at the elbow of the arm as they checked each voter out. It would also putiers inside the polls before clock a.m., which is not al-able. Decinct officials have been in-ced by the clerk to adhere to the law regarding this error, as well as all other rements. Some precincts it is expected will be trouble. If the Ham egg, or other workers underto act strictly as instructed their leaders they will run off election officials who take to enforce the legal actions. Special attention is to be given to the provision which requires selection officials at regular rates check off the names of who have voted by scratch-names names from the lists of posts outside of each poll-place. If this is done, there no need for any watcher keep tab on the clerk's own has been suggested that in community an officer of the ought to be within call to with any persons who be obstreperous in their deeds on the election officials. UNTY WILL PUT ON MEDIC DENTIST A new ordinance (No. 401) cited by the county board of advisors last week contains couple of items which have unnoticed. The ordinance with compensation of cerr-county employees. Mostly it has no important changes in existing ordinance. However, it does provide for one county employe, who will be member of the county health bring this December. Fear over the unecertainty which may result if the Ham and Egg measure passes is the cause of the concern. Many feel that while there would be no Ham and Egg warrants available by tax-paying time in December, yet a good many taxpayers may wait to see what happens before letting go of any hard cash. They would figure that the small amount of penalty and interest would be worth risking, if later the warrants are made legal tender for taxes. It is quite possible that if this situation results the county treasury will run dry in many funds soon after the first of January. NEW TAX RATES FIGURED CLOSER A new method of figuring taxes was adopted by the county this year. In the past the auditor's office in working out the various tax rates which apply in the 400 or more different taxing districts has figured the rate to even cents. If it figured more than half a cent the next higher figure was used. If it figures less than a half the fraction was dropped. In Los Angeles county alone tax racketters got hold of this matter and made a considerable number of taxpayers believe they were being gypped, and for a fee offered to help them recover. The argument was that the auditor who did not have a right to charge a rate even a small fraction of a cent higher than the total levy called for. Recoveries were small, mostly amounting to only a few cents, but it made an immense amount of extra work—which in the end the same taxpayers had to help pay for. There was threat that the same stunt might be tried in Orange county. So this year, instead of figuring rates to the even cent, added, figuring them to hun-dredths of a cent. This in turn make a great deal of additional work. However, a few taxpayers will gain a penny or two because in thus figuring the rates all the fraction beyond hundredths of a cent was dropped, which in some cases make some taxpayers' bills a few cents low. Altogether it doesn't amount to much except to make extra expense in order to stop possible racketeering. EXPECT SLIGHTLY LATER SCHOOL OPENING Most opinion in the county is that it would be a good thing to change school dates and open later in the fall. However, it is likely that the extent of any change made this year will not be more than one week. There has been some objection to it, but most school folks are for it. Technically the board of supervisors fixes a calendar, but in reality each district can do about as it pleases. The county superintendent, while personnally in favor of the change, can take no official action in that direction. Saying: "For two weeks now I've Griffith Company Will Build Filter Cabulations completed Saturday indicated that the Griffith company of Los Angeles had submitted a low bid of $1,632,992.20 for construction of a water softener and filtration plant to be built at the distribution system of the Metropolitan aqueduct, according to an announcement by F. E. Wayneth, general manager of the Metropolitan Water district. To be located near La Verne on upper feeder of the Metropolitan aqueduct distribution system, a new plant will soften and filtrate water for all Colorado river water which will be used for domestic industrial purpose in Los Angeles and dthe other 12 cities which comprise The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Metropolitan Water district engineers said that such water will softer and of higher quality than the average water now being used for domestic purposes in southern California. Beverly Hills is the only city in the water district which now provides softened filtered water for its consumer. Union Pacific Cuts Rates on Holidays Substantial reduction in round coach fares on the Union Pacific Railroad effective on December 15 was announced today. A. V. Kipp, assistant traffic manager of the lines at Los Angeles, an effort to encourageholiday travel according to Kipp all. Safety Education Gains in Schools An accelerated movement for safety education in grade and high schools in many parts of the country this fall is reported by Kenneth N. Beadle, education director of the National Conservation Bureau, after his return from a series of accident prevention lectures in 14 colleges and universities. "The high attendance at the lectures and courses gave proof of the greatly expanded interest in safety education among the nation's teachers," Beadle said. "Pervisors and teachers told of plans for organizing junior safety councils, bicycle clubs and safety patrols to supplement the instruction their youngsters are getting in safety classes." "Schools in increasing numbers are establishing driver education programs, including road instruction for high school classes wherever possible. A significant development is the addition of Massachusetts and New Hampshire to the roster of states which have adopted 'Man and the Motor Car' as the textbook for use in the high school courses of instruction in street and highway safety. The list includes also New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota and Connecticut." "Teachers and school heads everywhere are 'sold' on the value of safety instruction as an aid to intelligent living," Beadle add-keep some school system from widening their rsafty plans to launch balanced programs ac- Rail Abandonment Sought by Ranch Abandonment of the spur Pacific Electric line between Fullerton and La Habra is being sought from the transportation utility by the Sunnyhills Ranch company, through whose properties most of the trackage is laid. Use of the track in recent years has been confined to hauling fruit from the ranch itself and to transportation of freight and express consigned to the Pacific Electric station in Fullerton. Ranch officials believe that other transportation, principally the Motor Transit company, a Pacific Electric subsidiary, could adequately care for express and freight requirements. 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