anaheim-gazette 1940-03-07

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. NEW TECHNIQUE Apparently, the Olson administration is experimenting with a new type of political technique, in its frantic efforts to avoid a potential state recall election and the perpetuate itself in office. SRA chieftains fearfully announce that relief clients face drastic cuts in their budget, through a legislatively enforced starvation. Leaders in the Workers' Alliance, the other day, stormed the county court house and demanded that something be done to provide food and clothing; and it was suggested that revolution might be the alternative. Never in all her splendid history, has California witnessed such a grim spectacle as that which she beholds today. Directed by a dangerous chief executive, surrounded by a group of starry-eyed, vest-pocket braintrusters, the attempt to "purge" legislators and even one house of the legislature itself, facts are distorted, public duties are forgotten, and monies are withheld from those on relief with the abusing and untruthful assertion that the state legislature is to blame. What are the facts? One year ago, Governor Olson stated that 72 million dollars would be necessary to carry on relief for the first two years of his administration. That averages three million dollars per month. In January, 1939, approximately 20 million was appropriated for relief; 3 million was given some time later; and What are the facts? One year ago, Governor Olson stated that 72 million dollars would be necessary to carry on relief for the first two years of his administration. That averages three million dollars per month. In January, 1939, approximately 20 million was appropriated for relief; 3 million was given some time later; and in the closing days of the 1939 session over 35 million more was appropriated. When the governor called the legislature into special session last month, he asked for more money. Until June, 1940, he said 19 million was necessary; then, a bit later, he said, 15 million was necessary until that date. The Governor's own labor commissioner stated that unemployment in February, 1940, was up 9.3 per cent from unemployment in this state in February, 1939. The SRA itself said it had a two million dollar balance on hand on Feb. 1, of this year. A few days after the special session began, $1,600,000 was appropriated. Then, on Feb. 20, $12,200,000, in addition, was appropriated. February and March are supposed to be peak unemployment months. The legislature allocated $5,500,000 for February and March. When this amount is added to the $2,000,-000 balance on hand Feb. 1, 1940, and the special appropriation of $1,600,000, a total of $9,100,000 is and was available for the months of February and March, 1940, or an average of over $4,500,000 per month. And Mr. Olson said $3,000,-000 per month was sufficient, while the labor commissioner increases the unemployment figure by less than 10 per cent. The legislature increase is, however, 50 per cent. The present law provides for a family budget ceiling of $58. This does not include any additional amount of relief in the form of commodities (i.e., "relief in kind"); further, in extraordinary cases, additional relief may be granted. Besides that, the term "emergency" is defined so as to include large families; and beyond that the SRA is permitted to define "emergency" with as much or as little latitude as it desires. There is nothing in the law requiring SRA to give one dollar, or ten dollars, or $26.60. If SRA tries to cut a family budget down to the starvation level, the full responsibility rests with the Olson administration and SRA. It may be that the Olson administration dislikes the legislative attempt to take political activity out of SRA. Perhaps, the administration disapproves of the legislative demand that relief administration overhead be cut down to 15 per cent. But to resort to the new starvation technique to gain its ends is, in the opinion of this newspaper, going too far. Washington Snapshots by James Preston National Press club crack: "The third term isn't an issue this year; California, in common with nation, is going through a difficult period of economic and political adjustment—seeking a new set of values, work for idle hands better markets for its crops commodities and a fuller measure of security for its citizens. Years of bitter fighting between labor and employers—climate by angry dissension and remorse less civil war in labor's own hoop—have made a bad situation worse, instead of hastening solution. The senseless "spend ourse rich" mania has just about its course, due to the fact both the state and nation have out of spending money—and they payers can't "give" any more. The "Blue Eagle" is as dead the dodo bird; killing little has failed to help the farmer feed the hungry. Big-handed relief spending nearly killed the goose that ate the golden egg; tax-financed government expedition into business and industry have merely served to destroy jobs in private enterprise and to increase the general tax burden; radical "isms" have been exposed as quack remedies. And finally, sane-thinking, rite and file citizens, disillusion but unbeaten, are putting their shoulders to the wheel in a terminated effort to pull out of quicksands. California's determination stop seeking short-cuts which lie in blind alleys—to put a brake bureaucratic government and ceiling on taxes—was clear evident throughout the specious session of the state legislature, in recess. But it was also evident, during the past decade of bizarre and economic quackery," Liberals" and "conservatives." Washington Snapshots by James Preston Washington is now playing around with another version of the idea of helping the farmer by increasing the cost of living. It hasn't made much of a hit with congress so far. The new plan centers around that most popular Washington weapon—a new tax. But recognizing that the word "tax" is slightly unpopular now, the planners call it a "certificate plan." The way it would work is this: Each processor of a farm commodity would be required to buy a specified number of federal "certificates" when he bought the farm goods. This "certificate" tax money would in turn be passed along, less administrative expenses, to farmers who reduced production or otherwise "co-operated" with the federal farm program. Naturally the man who bought the "certificates" would have to add their cost to the farm goods when he resold them. So that the price of the farm goods to the ultimate consumer would increase again. That might sound all right in itself, but to a lot of economists it just doesn't make sense. In the first place, there are about nine million unemployed who don't have a lot of money. When the price of things they buy at the store goes up, naturally they can buy less. So the farmer's market is curtailed. This week's best laugh: Policemen in a Maryland county adopting the national capital are dieting and taking reducing exercises. The county commissioners adopted a ruling that all cops should be fired on May 15 who were bigger around the stomach than around the chest. National Press club crack: "The third term isn't an issue this year; it's a fifth and sixth term issue because the Roosevelts have been taking two terms at a time. Two mysteries have taken over Washington. One is the president's Caribbean cruise, and the other results from the application of the alphabet to the budget. Newspapermen, who are usually pretty capable at solving mysteries, are still trying to find out why all the secrecy surrounding the president's cruise. They, like the state department, are still puzzled by all the stories about conferences with officials of other governments in the high seas. The best they can figure is that the president just wanted to give the newspaper "boys" a good story to justify their trip with him to Pensacola, the embarkation point of his cruise. It is congressmen, on the other hand, who are mystified by the alphabetical budget. When Secretary Edison was testifying before the house appropriations committee on the navy's appropriation bill, he began talking about an "A" budget and a "B" budget. One congressman made the off-the-record remark that since more new agencies weren't being created by the hatfull, the alphabet apparently was getting rusty from lack of use so they are now applying it to appropriations. On the record there were such remarks as these "What is the 'A' budget and what is the 'B' budget and what is the necessity for presenting two budgets with different ceiling on taxes—was clear evidence throughout the special session of the state legislature, in recess. But it was also evident, during the past decade of big magic and economic quackery, "Liberals" and "conservatives" for example, found it difficult to make common cause in the formation of the bi-partisan economy block, although it should be said their credit that many of them finally bridged the phrase-make barrier. But that only added to the fusion. For when a "liberal thought enough of the welfare his state to join with the conservatives" in an effort to put check-rein on reckless spending, he was immediately nounced by Governor Olmor minority faction of liberal-sponsors as "a renegade liberals." "Tory reactionary" and "a tool of vested interests." identifications?" And: "Are considering the 'A' budget or 'B' budget, or both budgets?" "B' budget, or both budgets?" "This matter of 'A' budgets." "B' budgets intrigues me." The explanation was that "A" budget is supposed to cover the regular naval building program while the "B" budget was to cover naval building necessitated by world situation. In other words, the "A" budget and the "B" budget are both supposed to offer shipbuilding programs. The congressmen still figure out what difference would be between two destroyer one built out of the "A" buoy and the other built out of the budget. To the taxpayer doesn't seem to make much difference. BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS! Board Will Study Problems of SRA Orange county's supervisors were scheduled to meet in a special session today to discuss the possibility of sponsoring work projects to provide employment for SRA workers. The meeting was called after some 100 relief recipients had attended the board's meeting on Tuesday and demanded that something be done because "we will not starve quietly." The request that the supervisors provide work projects came in the form of a resolution, presented to the board by Stanley A. Meric, representative of the Worker's Alliance. The resolution was adopted at a meeting of the alliance held Sunday at Costa Mesa. The present situation was classed as an emergency by Mrs. Alice Butler of Santa Ana, former secretary of the alliance. It was pointed out that checks to relief recipients were cut 40 per cent following the passage by the state legislature of an appropriation designed to carry relief until June 1. Although Supervisors Willis Warner, N. E. West and Harry D. Riley were named as a committee to study the problem, actually the board will sit as a committee of the whole because Chairman Willard Smith is an ex-officio member of all committees and he requested Supervisor Steele Finley to meet with the committee also: New Phone Books By WARREN BAYLEY ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI—reading fiction stories about West, invariably you find passages describing the hows and the coyotes, etc. So elaborate they written that it rather one the impression that the numberless and that a through the desert country produce several for far away speection. No doubt but there are of them roaming about but are wily little animals and hard to get a glimpse of. I 20 crossings of the Great can desert I have seen but both of my last trip to the both in New Mexico. One was down near Cal He was in the act of crossing highway when I suddenly jump over the little hill and almost on top of him before knew I was about. The appearance of the car before him for a moment and he and started down the road of me. I matched the car with his and chased him a of hundred yards. Not means anything but a coyote speed is 42 miles an hour. The other was a half-terrified little animal staked front of a filling station. The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H.TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California California, in common with the world, is going through a difficult period of economic and political change—seeking a new sense of values, work for idle hands, markets for its crops and commodities and a fuller measure of purity for its citizens. Rays of bitter fighting between farmers and employers—climaxed grievous dissension and remorse—wil war in labor's own house. He made a bad situation instead of hastening a con. Senseless "spend ourselves on mania" has just about run course, due to the fact that the state and nation have run up spending money—and taxes can't "give" any more. "Blue Eagle" is as dead asodo bird; killing little pigs failed to help the farmer or the hungry. Handed relief spending has killed the goose that laid golden egg; tax-financed government expedition into business industry have merely served destroy jobs in private enterprise to increase the general burden; radical "isms" have exposed as quack remedies. Finally, sane-thinking, rank file citizens, disillusioned, unbeaten, are putting their heads to the wheel in a denied effort to pull out of the swamps. California's determination to seeking short-cuts which end and alleys—to put a brake on necrotic government and a gag on taxes—was clearly ent throughout the special state legislature, now less. It was also evident, during legislative tug-of-war, that it is still blind adherence in quarters to labels and words which were mis-used, used and twisted out of alliance of their actual meaning the past decade of black and economic quackery. Liberaals and "conservatives." As a consequence, a certain amount of public confusion was inevitable. Governor Olson, still sticking to words that had become meaningless, repeatedly asserted in his public addresses that his followers were "loyal liberals"—and dubbed his opponents, without regard to party or principles, as "conservatives," or "reactionaries." Actually, the economy bloc included both democrats and republicans of all shades of political opinion—but all making common cause in an effort to find a sane, sensible solution of the relief problem and the problem of mounting taxation. California citizens can not afford to be mis-led by constant abuse of good old-fashioned Anglo-Saxon words. For more than at any other time, the people of this state need to distinguish between good legislators and bad —sound issues and false issues. And California needs to distinguish between sincere liberals and dangerous radicals, so that the pendulum, now swingng back from extremism, will not swing too far back to reaction. No real conservative wants reactionary government, for one extreme breeds another. And no real liberal wants communism, as Assemblyman Sam Yorty of Los Angeles courageously established when he broke away from the radicals in the assembly and demanded a clean-up of red influences in the SRA. A "liberal," according to the dictionary, is "free from narrowness in ideas or doctrines . . . one who advocates extension of freedom in political institutions." No one can quarrel with that kind of liberalism, for it is sound Americanism. A "conservative," according to the same dictionary, "has the tendency to preserve . . . one opposed to hasty changes in the political, religious, or civil institutions of the country." And no one can quarrel with that kind of conAlthough Supervisors Willis Warner, N. E. West and Harry D. Riley were named as a committee to study the problem, actually the board will sit as a committee of the whole because Chairman Willard Smith is an ex-officio member of all committees and he requested Supervisor Steele Finley to meet with the committee also: New Phone Books Being Distributed With approximately 1000 more listings than the book which it displaces, the new Orange county telephone directory is now being distributed. R. J. Rossberg, manager of the Southern California Telephone company, said that there are about 17,630 listings in the alphabetical section of the new directory, as compared with 16,649 in the old book. There are 96 pages in the alphabetical section, against 80 in the 1939 edition. About 19,900 copies will be required to supply all telephones in the initial delivery, the manager reported. Last year, 19,626 were distributed initially. More than 22,000 pounds of paper were used to print the books, the manager said, stating that about 8000 pounds of white paper, 10,000 pounds of yellow paper, 2000 pounds of blue paper for an enlarged general information section and 2000 pounds of cover stock were used. The printer used 210 pounds of ink. Buena Park Man is Sentenced to Jail Oscar Wood, 52, of Buena Park, went to Orange county jail Saturday to begin serving a sentence of 50 days after being unable to pay a fine of $100 assessed against him by City Judge Frank Tausch after Wood had pleaded guilty to drunk driving. The Buena Park man was arrested here Friday evening. Progress and research last 100 years have made ca industrially great and created America's high stakes of living for all. And progress America has only just begun Charles E. Brinley, director win Locomotive Works. Home cleaning Specials! 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The Lockheed corporation at Burbank is also employing many of the CC boys who have studied the aviation course in southern California camps. Donald Frye, personnel director of Consolidated Aircraft, recently stated that he is recognizing Camp Vista as one of his sources of supply for prospective employees. In the last enrollment period which closed on January 20, 1940, a total of 2641 young Californians were enrolled in CCC, bringing the total to over 97,000 since the program began in 1933; and in January of this year there were several hundred more applicants than vacancies to be filled. The valuable training programs now operating at top speed are resulting in increasing applications all over the state, and heavy applications are anticipated for the next enrollment period, April 1-20, 1940. Don Swimming Team Getting Into Shape Breaking surface for the first They Say . . . "The frontiers of progress may seem to be closed. Yet as history and the march of time both prove, as science and social evolution clearly indicate, never was there a time when frontiers were more open or real pioneering effort more certain of reward than now."—Thomas J. Watson, editor think." "Today, in weird and wonderful workshops where electrons are used around as casually as if they were beans or bolts or boots, lung tech-school graduates are work on creations whose imprint, if we could grasp it, might rock our hats off. There are the rauculous common-places of tomorrow. In fact, today's dreams realized in the future should be able to provide work for all the kinds that the future's populace will muster."—Clarence Francis, resident General Foods Corp. "Confident in American ability giant upon scientific guidance, bounded upon a bedrock of facts, industry will push on to new levels of achievement and process—through research to new innovations."—Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. "Progress and research in the last 100 years have made America industrially great and have created America's high standard living for all. And progress in America has only just begun."—Charles E. Brinley, director, Baldwin Locomotive Works. State Plans Exam For Executive Job Examination for the position of assistant to lieutenant governor, open to men only, will be held in Los Angeles by the state personnel board on March 30, according to Roy Ferguson, manager of the department of employment, Santa Ana. Applications will not be accepted if postmarked later than midnight March 20. The starting salary is $200 a month. Application blanks and further information concerning requirements may be obtained at the offices of the department of employment, 501 W. Fifth street, Satna Ana. To make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom. Goodness smiles to the last.—Emerson. Don Swimming Team Getting Into Shape Breaking surface for the first time in two years, a swimming team representing Santa Ani junior college. Done will enter competition this season, according to Coach Bill Cook, who said 24 candidates have reported for daily workouts at the YMCA pool. Coach Cook will be aided by student Bob Arnold who will serve as assistant instructor. Candidates for the squad include Gordon Wilde, Alton Fowler, Harry Clark, Bill Mole, Jimmy Keller, Wes Fisher, James Bushard, Jesse Wolfe, Abe Famburg, Bud Sinnott, Charles Fisher, Bud Wykoff, Hal Lilley, Bill Swanson, Bob Hood, Perry Cooper, Dick Kessler, Dick Wright, Don Oliphant, Allan Goff, Brent Wahlberg, and Assistant Coach Arnold. Drunken Driver is Sentenced to Jail Gavino Navaro of Norwalk arrested during the week end on charges of drunk and drunk driving, pleaded guilty to both counts when arraigned before Justice of the Peace Charles Kuchel Monday morning. 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