anaheim-gazette 1940-01-18

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Established 1870 ORANGE COUNTY'S OLLEST 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. THE FARMER AND RECIPROCAL TRADE As Congress approaches its debate on the question of continuing our reciprocal trade treaty law, figures and data are being compiled by both sides of the controversy. Of course, the President and Secretary of State Hull are in favor of its continuance. Hull, during his long years as a congressman was an avowed free-trader; and under the present reciprocal trade law, he, acting as the President's agent—to all intents and purposes—is given authority to enter into reciprocal agreements with foreign nations concerning trade and import and export of goods. Orange county farmers who listened to Mr. Hull when he addressed the American farm bureau convention a short while ago, are of the opinion that the secretary of state is very sincere in his beliefs concerning the reciprocal trade idea, but is, nonetheless, wrong. Figures, compiled by the federal Department of Commerce and given publication last week, apparently point out that our balance of foreign trade in agricultural products is heavily against the American farmer. Our export trade in agricultural items has been declining, while our imports of such items, on the other hand has been rapidly increasing. Following are the Department of Commerce figures on farm imports for the first 10 months of 1939, as compared to the first 10 months of 1938. They are illuminating on the question of whether or not the reciprocal trade treaties have helped or hindered the American farmer: What Other Editors Say WORDS OF WISDOM In .the words of Thomas H. Kuchel, assemblyman from Orange county "It is a sorry, sordid thing to have the administration of relief in California saturated with politics and alien doctrines. This is a fight against a system under which our taxpayers' monies are being squandered and used by foreign sympathizers to corrupt democracy and break down private enterprise." The People's World, official organ of the Communist Party in California, divides its space almost equally these days between two subjects—apparently miles apart, but possibly not so unrelated as they may seem. Still endeavoring to explain Stalin's craze for world-conquest to skeptical "comrades," who had been told that Communism was founded on brotherly love and world-wide fraternity, the Communist publication devotes half of its space to berating Finland for having attacked Soviet Russia. And most of its remaining columns, curiously enough, are given over to dire warnings that an unspeakable campaign of "economy in relief" will be waged at the forthcoming special session of the Legislature—and that an even more outrageous program is threatened, namely, a purge of "red" influences in relief administration. Governor Olson is warned of retaliation if he yields to "Tory taxpayers;" liberal Democratic legislators, who have had their eyes opened, are branded as traitors, and radical pressure groups are instructed to get ready to make their influence felt as Sacramento. Farm imports—United States imports of agricultural products, 10 months, 1938 and 1939. (U. S. Department of Commerce figures) | | 1938 | 1939 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Cattle—Head | 330,653 | 664,339 | | Meat products (total)—pounds | 123,732,000 | 136,552,000 | | Canned beef—pounds | 65,833,000 | 78,073,000 | | Cheese—pounds | 44,423,000 | 49,249,000 | | Eggs (in shell) dozen | 182,844 | 267,326 | | Hides and skins (total)—pounds | 131,896,000 | 258,889,000 | | Cattle Hides—pounds | 39,338,000 | 104,217,000 | | Sheep and lamb skins—pounds | 25,496,000 | 50,085,000 | | Silver Fox fur skins—number | 13,749 | 75,067 | | Casein—pounds | 317,000 | 6,876,000 | | Barley—bushel | 126,000 | 745,000 | | Oats—bushel | 5,258 | 2,612,000 | | Wheat (all) —bushel | 2,433,000 | 9,310,000 | | Wheat flour—pounds | 12,237,000 | 16,929,000 | | Barley malt—pounds | 84,752,000 | 90,626,000 | | Hay—tons | 13,505 | 35,550 | | Wheat byproduct feeds—tons | 27,173 | 372,951 | | Chickpeas, dried—pounds | 6,390,000 | 7,507,000 | | Potatoes, white or Irish—pounds | 36,315,000 | 48,072,000 | | Sago—pounds | 8,695,000 | 21,252,000 | | Tapioca — pounds | 183,322,000 | 295,088,000 | | Arrowroot — pounds | 4,799,000 | 7,681,000 | | Peas canned — pounds | 325,000 | 1,070,000 | | Tomatoes canned — pounds | 45,096,000 | 47,773,000 | | Pineapples pre'd or pres'd—pounds | 25,918,000 | 67,632,000 | | Apples — bushels | 8,044 | 24,661 | | Wool unmanufactured—pounds | 69,810,000 | 197,026,000 | | Cotton unmanufactured pounds | 93,107,000 | 84,443,000 | | Tobacco unmanufactured pounds | 60,968,000 | 64,544,000 | | Flaxseed — Bushels | 12,324,000 | 14,724,000 | | Castor beans — pounds | 90,570,000 | 116,555,000 | | Potato starch — pounds | 4,939,000 | 7,316,000 | | Maple sugar and sirup—pounds | 3,798,000 | 12,136,ooo | | Wool noils wastes，rags—pounds | 3，275，ooo | 15，2ooo，ooo | Has the New Deal protected the American market for the benefit of American agriculture? These figures—compiled by a federal governmental department—indicate “no.” Congress should not permit a continuance of this reciprocal agreement law. WASHINGTON SNAPSHOTS Folks probably would rather start off the New Year thinking about something more pleasant than taxes，但 if they want to keep the subject from becoming even more unpleasant，他们 had better think about it. In short，the taxpayer thinks he is getting something for nothing. Henry T. Rainey of Illinois，once speaker of the house of representatives，paraphrased the remark of a noted French expert on finance will be waged at the forthcoming special session of the Legislature—and that an even more outrageous program is threatened，namely，a purge of “red” influences in relief administration. Governor Olson is warned of retaliation if he yields to “Tory taxpayers;" liberal Democratic legislators，who have had their eyes opened，are branded as traitors，and radical pressure groups are instructed to get ready to make their influence felt at Sacramento. There could be no better evidence of the desperate need for a thorough house-cleaning in California's relief organization than the violent outcry of The People's World against it. The bitter denunciations and frantic attempts of the Communist organ to rally its shock troops are ample confirmation of the findings of Senate investigators that radicalism，favoritism，extravagance and political chicanery have made the needy and general public alike victims of a vicious system of trading on human misery that California can no longer condone nor tolerate. It is time to clean house. And it is to be hoped that the Legislature does it thoroughly."—Santa Ana Register. New vestrymen of St. Michael's Episcopal church for the coming year were elected last Thursday night at the 68th annual parish meeting of the church. The Rev D. Howard Dow，rector，president during the meeting. Those who will serve as vestrymen include J. Sheffield Brown J. Mason Henry，Earle T. Jackson and L. Vander Boom。Retiring from the board are Frank Garrett T. K. M. Smith，D. William Davis and W. D. Grafton。Hold-over members are C. R. Brandon，L. V Daigle，G. Millard Parks and Ernest Zitzmann. Reports were given by Mrs. B. W. Balch for the Woman's auxiliary，Mrs. C. R. Brandon for the Altar and St. Agnes guilds，Miss Betty Naffziger for the choir，Mr Frank Garrett for the church school，和 Ernest Zitzmann for the treasury. suggestion。It worked out a system under which consumers pay millions in taxes annually without WASHINGTON SNAPSHOTS Folks probably would rather start off the New Year thinking about something more pleasant than taxes, but if they want to keep the subject from becoming even more unpleasant, they had better think about it. The reason is that Washington is prowling around looking for more taxes. Even the most optimistic cannot see, on the basis of the new federal budget, how the national government can avoid spending more than it takes in unless it increases taxes. The lawmakers are in a spot. This is an election year. Constituents are getting tired of seeing red figures on Uncle Sam's books at the end of each year. But the only way the congressmen can eliminate the figures is to cut expenditures, borrow more money, raise taxes, or try some combination of these three devices. And it also is considered politically unwise to increase taxes or reduce government handouts in an election year. What the congressmen now geek is a "painless" tax—a tax that the average voter pays without realizing it. The truth is that already more than half the government's income is collected that way. Secretary Morgenthau recently calculated that consumers paid 63 per cent of 1938 taxes. These were levies like those on tobacco, gasoline, and what are called "excise" taxes but which actually are sales taxes. Of course the New Dealers like taxes of that kind. They can spend and spend and the average citizen does not realize that he is paying taxes which the government gives back to him in the form of relief or benefit payments or a new postoffice, after deducting the cost of handling the money. In short, the taxpayer thinks he is getting something for nothing. Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, once speaker of the house of representatives, paraphrased the remark of a noted French expert on finance on one occasion to explain this philosophy. He said: "The ideal method of tax collection is to get the most feathers with the least squawking of the goose." Secretary Wallace, who is arguing for a revival of the processing taxes under the disguised name "certificate plan," is a follower of that school of thought. That other day he was quoted as saying at a press conference: "The great advantage of the certificate plan is that it does not appear in the budget. If it appears in the budget people point to it and say: 'My, how large the budget is!'" In other words, what the people don't know won't hurt them. An interesting sidelight on the whole system of hidden taxes is that a Washington newspaperman several years ago was the innocent suggester of a means by which these hidden taxes were increased tremendously. It happened this way: The house ways and means committee was battling with the tax problem. It had boosted income taxes as high as it thought it could; it had burdened corporations with all the taxes they could stand; and it still needed money. One committeeman explained this to the newspaper reporter who, after thinking a minute, asked: "Well, why don't you put a tax on electric refrigerators?" The committee snapped up the suggestion. It worked out a system under which consumers pay millions in taxes annually without knowing it. The government now not only taxes refrigerators, but radios, automobiles and accessories, chewing gum, lipstick, cream, shotguns, and dozens of similar things. It wasn't so long ago that Attorney General Murphy said that a billion dollars a year could be saved in government costs by logging a million employees off a public payrolls. But less than a month ago, the total number of people on the federal payroll reached the highest figure in history. And just since Murphy made that suggestion, the federal debt has increased more than a billion and a half dollars. Experts even including some of the treasury, say taxes in many fields already have reached the point of "diminishing returns." By that they mean, in effect, that the tax rates are so high that they bring in less money than they would if they were lower; that some people don't care to make more money because they'll just have to turn it over to the government. Statistically, the truth is that the 20's, only 12 cents out of every dollar of income produced will taken in taxes for purposes of government, but today the figure is 21 cents. That is progress—ward a government which takes all of everybody's money and deals with it as it sees fit. Other Mrs Say OF WISDOM The words of Thomas H. assemblyman from Ordany "It is a sorry, sordid have the administration of California saturated with and alien doctrines. This against a system under our taxpayers' monies are quandered and used by sympathizers to corrupt y and break down privprise." People's World, official orthe Communist Party in a, divides its space alually these days between projects—apparently miles not possibly not so unrethey may seem. Still eng to explain Stalin's craze conquest to skeptical es," who had been told communism was founded on love and world-wide, the Communist publivotes half of its space to Finland for having attempt Russia. And most of mining columns, curiously are given over to dire that an unspeakable of "economy in relief" waged at the forthcoming session of the Legislature— an even more outrageous is threatened, namely, a "red" influences in relief ation. Governor Olson is of retaliation if he yields taxpayers;" liberal Demlegislators, who have had opened, are branded as radical pressure are instructed to get ready their influence felt at PLENTY MORE TO DO TAX REVISION CURB ON SPENDING SOCIAL SECURITY AMENDMENTS WAGNER ACT AMENDMENTS WAGE AND HOUR AMENDMENTS GREATER CURB ON SPENDING GOOD OLD COMMON SENSE MORTAR The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH-H.TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California California's big-hearted, open- Samaritan with an empty pocket- Tax Assessments On Citrus is Curious Reduction in assessments of citrus trees in Orange county will be announced early this week by County Assesor James Sleepy who said the total levy will be about $2,000,000. Sleeper said the reductions in assessments range upward from 10 per cent minimum. The assessment this year probably will be about $15,250,000, a reduction of $2,000,000 under the 1939 levy. The reduction was ordered after six months of study. ages. And its hospitals, insurasylums and other public institutions are now threatened w/ drastic curtailment unless so new means can be found of going money from taxpayers who already faced with tax-confistion of their homes and property. Yet Colorado, with all its d= perate maneuvers, is still unato pay what its law requires— to every person over 60. In ffi it pays far less than Californi In light of those facts, Californias present old age pension $40 for persons over 65—a $5 month increase over last year would seem to be as far as a state can go without inviting disaster. California can't afford to plow new and unfair tax impositions on agriculture, business and industry which will throw tens of thousands of additional citizens out work and onto public charity. It can't afford to rob the man who works of the fruits of his toil support others in comparative California's big-hearted, open-handed spenders of other people's money—money taken from the flattened pocketbooks of debt-burdened farmers, business men, workers and householders who are already taxed to the point of desperation—now propose to lower the minimum age for old age pensions from 65 to 60 years. Governor Olson has made definite announcement that the new proposal to liberalize California's pension program will be submitted to the forthcoming session of the state legislature with his favorable recommendation. And concurrently, from the state department of finance, comes the announcement that lowering of the age limit will cost California taxpayers approximately $12,000,000 per year with more than 70,000 persons added to the permanent old age assistance rolls. Then, as a patent bid for the pension vote, the administration will sumbit resolutions memorizing congress to inaugurate a pension system of $60 per month for all needy persons over 60. If that scheme were approved, doubtless the next move would be for $80 a month for everybody over 40, or some similar economic absurdity, for recent events have indicated all too plainly that special pleaders for governmental bounty are invariably greedy for more—with little thought or care for those who must foot the bill. Men in public life in California have a responsibility to all people of California—a responsibility which includes the welfare of producers and workers, who support the whole governmental framework, as well as the welfare of the aged, the unemployed and unemployables. And they need to ask themselves before it is too late: "What earthly good is a Good Samaritan with an empty pocket-book?" California already pays the highest old age pension in the United States. And it recently spoke out in unmistakable language against impractical and uneconomic pension proposals which would bankrupt the state and its industries by rejecting the Ham and Eggs pension plan by nearly a million majority. If that mandate of the people is not enough to put an end to any further plunge into squandermania, California public officials might well take a look at Colorado's current financial difficulties—and profit from Colorado's sorry example. The state of Colorado, some years ago, adopted an old age pension law calling for $45 a month for persons over 60. It might be kept in mind that this is the same eligibility age now proposed in California. A few weeks ago, as one of the most recent developments in its attempt to avoid bankruptcy, Denver adopted the highest property tax rate in history and enacted three additional nuisance taxes. The property tax rate has now reached $18.70 on each $1000 of assessed valuation. Each automobile wheel is to bear a tax during 1940 of 50 cents, or a minimum of $2 per car; installment plan business houses are to be taxed $50 a quarter; packages of cigarettes and tobacco will be taxed an additional cent (a similar tax has been proposed during recent weeks in California) and virtually every tax has now been applied in Colorado that man has been able to devise. Desperate state officials in Colorado, compelled by law to attempt to pay $45 per month to everybody over 60, finally have resorted to grabbing public school funds, with the result its children are being denied decent educational advantage. Manufactured by Baking Powder Specialists, who make nothing but Baking Powder...Controlled by Expert Chemists for ECONOMY and SATISFACTION use Double Tested-Double Action KC BAKING POWDER Same Price Today as 48 Years Ago 25 ounces for 25¢ Full Pack ... No Slack Filling MILLIONS OF POUNDS HAVE BEEN USED BY OUR GOVERNMENT Anaheim, Calif., Jan. 18, 1940 Test Assessments On Citrus is Cut In education in assessments on trees in Orange county was announced early this week by Assesor James Sleeper, said the total levy will be cut $2,000,000. Sleeper said the reductions in amounts range upward from a cent minimum. The assessment this year probably will be $15,250,000, a reduction of 1,000 under the 1939 levy. Reduction was ordered after months of study. And its hospitals, insane hospitals and other public institutions now threatened with curtailment unless some means can be found of goughey from taxpayers who are likely faced with tax-confiscation of their homes and properties. Colorado, with all its designe maneuvers, is still unable to what its law requires—$45 every person over 60. In fact, it far less than California. Light of those facts, California represent old age pension of persons over 65—a $5 per annum increase over last year—seem to be as far as any can go without inviting her. California can't afford to place and unfair tax impositions on culture, business and industry. It will throw tens of thousands additional citizens out of and onto public charity. It affords to rob the man who is one of the fruits of his toil to meet others in comparative high school notes by JACKIE MURPHY and JIMMIE TOWNSEND GIRLS' LEAGUE GROUP Girls' League committee will be closed for repairs during January, to be reopened in February. Plans are now in the making for reorganizing the committees to the satisfaction of all, and any constructive suggestions will be welcomed. Past projects of girls' league groups has included the study of personality, dress, manners and the successful promotion of Thanksgiving welfare work. COMMERCIAL CLUB Members of the high school Commercial club will soon become perspective Professor Quizzes when they present questionnaires to the various merchants of Anaheim. Some 250 merchants will be given questionnaires which will ask such questions as the number of employees, the ratio of male and female, the type of machines most used in their work, how many and what type of jobs they have open, and the courses they would recommend for a commercial student. After these questions have been answered, they will be collected and the answers checked carefully by the students. The commercial advisers expressed the hope that questions and answers will prove of greatest value to the students in guiding them in their commercial studies at school. This type of survey is being used with great success in other California schools, and has proven Tests are Slated For Postmasters Although the four-year term of Postmaster Talbot Bielefeldt does not expire until May, notice already has been posted in the Placentia postoffice called a civil service examination for the post. Mrs. Clara Dudrow, clerk will receive applications until January 23, after which time all records must be forwarded to Washington; D. C. Shortly thereafter the post office department will announce date for the tests. Similar examinations have been called for Orange and Balboa, it is reported. The democratic central committee has officially indorsed the Orange incumbent, but has not taken similar action on the Placentia and Balboa posts. all from the senior drama department, and the play gave a brief description of any typical American family. Characters for the play are Muriel Barnes as Mrs. Parker, the mother; Paul Calaway as Dean, the son; Dorothy Duncan as Eleanor, the daughter; Dick Lindsay as Chester, and Betty Hawkins as Marian. Helen Hrgrove is director. The story was written by Thomas O. Hove. A feature of the production was the personal appearance of Paul Calaway in a girl's evening dress. DANCE After the basketball game with Fullerton, students of Anaheim union high school gathered in the girls' gym to celebrate the victory over their old rival. The dance California can't afford to place and unfair tax impositions on culture, business and industry will throw tens of thousands of additional citizens out of and onto public charity. It affords to rob the man who is one of the fruits of his toil to sort others in comparative beauty and idleness. It can't deny its children adept educational preparation. It's not afford to encourage the that government has an insoluble supply of hidden gold that can be doled out to the class and the unfortunate. It is to be hoped that the legislature, instead of seeking new taxes to spend money, will devote time to eliminating waste and evading and coping with the deficit. The Good Samaritan purse is all but empty! AGRICULTURE CLASS Boys of the agriculture classes of Anaheim under the direction of H. V. Hansen, agriculture teacher. The boys were guests of California Fruit Growers Exchange, California Walnut Growers association and Poultrymen's Co-operative association. They explained the services of each company so they would understand co-operative marketing more thoroughly. ASSEMBLY "His First Girl" was the title of the play enjoyed by the students of Anaheim union high school today in assembly. The cast were kins as Marian. Helen Hrgrove is director. The story was written by Thomas O. Hove. A feature of the production was the personal appearance of Paul Calaway in a girl's evening dress. DANCE After the basketball game with Fullerton, students of Anaheim union high school gathered in the girls' gym to celebrate the victory over their old rival. The dance was sponsored by the Parent-Teachers association and was the first since Christmas. Music was provided by the recording of George (Gabby) Garabedian and dancing was enjoyed until midnight. The last number was dedicated to Fullerton, the losers of the basketball game; and also to the J. C. students present. CAMERA CLUB The Camera club of Anaheim high school met Tuesday evening, with the developing of pictures as the most important business. 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