anaheim-gazette 1940-03-14

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. RELIEF POLITICS COME TO LIGHT In the last few days, the executives of the State Relief Administration have announced that the 40 per cent cuts in relief checks will be removed, and that, if at all, relief checks will not be cut more than 10 per cent. Evidently, when Governor Olson announced that the legislature had intentionally planned "untold suffering and actual starvation for thousands of needy Californians," in enacting the present law, either he hadn’t read the law or he was indulging in a little politics against the members of the legislature who opposed his relief program. Of course, even our most conservative people don’t want any legitimately unemployed person or family to be cut down to a starvation level of relief. Likewise, all right-minded Californians don’t want to be compelled to support out-of-state or foreign unemployed. Neither do they want to be taxed to support needless political jobs with fancy salaries. So, perhaps, little by little, all the people—or most of the people—will come to see that this present relief law is headed in the right direction, especially when all the high-sounding oratory about the matter is cleared away, and when the facts and the figures become known. In January, 1939, Governor Olson, in his message to the legislature asked for $73,660,000 for relief for the two year period beginning July 1, 1939, and ending June 30, 1941, this averaged a $3,000,000 per month request for state relief. At the end of the 1939 legislature session, $35,525,000 was appropriated, to carry through to a special session in 1940. The money was spent, according to the SRA, as follows: July, 1939 ... $4,149,298 August, 1939 ... 3,815,923 September, 1939 ... 3,897,050 In January, 1939, Governor Olson, in his message to the legislature asked for $73,660,000 for relief for the two year period beginning July 1, 1939, and ending June 30, 1941, this averaged a $3,000,000 per month request for state relief. At the end of the 1939 legislature session, $35,525,000 was appropriated, to carry through to a special session in 1940. The money was spent, according to the SRA, as follows: July, 1939 ... $4,149,298 August, 1939 ... 3,815,923 September, 1939 ... 3,897,050 October, 1939 ... 4,143,950 November, 1939 ... 4,315,840 December, 1939 ... 4,771,712 Thus, a total of $25,093,773 was spent for the six-month period, and on Jan. 1, 1940, there was an unexpended balance on hand of $9,906,227. At the special session last month, the legislature passed a relief appropriation of $1,600,000. Then, towards the end of the session last month, $12,200,000 more was appropriated. This brings a grand total of $23,706,227 available for relief for the first five months of this year. That averages $4,750,000 per month which is available. During 1939, $21,610,372 was expended for relief. So that as a matter figures, $2,095,855 MORE money is available for relief in 1940 than during the comparable five-month period in 1939. According to SRA figures, the relief case load in January and the early part of February increased 21 per cent over the same period in 1939. However, contrary to all SRA estimates in the third and fourth weeks of February, the case load has dropped 4,753 cases (about 15,000 persons) or an aggregate of four per cent. If there is to be “untold suffering” it won’t be because of the present relief law. If there is any “actual starvation,” the legislature won't be to blame. Indeed, the SRA announcement that there won't be any budget cuts in excess of 10 per cent, generally speaking, puts the finger on whose to blame for this "starvation" business. Olson politics are responsible. THE KILPATRICK LETTER Assemblyman Vernon Kilpatrick, of Los Angeles county, stalwart Olsonite in the legislature, wrote a letter to various SRA employees, and the letter subsequently was printed in the Assembly Daily Journal. Kilpatrick wrote, in part, as follows: "The Democratic Party must be supported financially as well as morally and there are only two sources of income: from those who have been placed in positions, elective or appointive. . . . It is not the intent to burden the resources of anyone, but to ask that everyone does his bit so that the party may also compensate those at headquarters as you are being compensated." Anyway, credit must be given where credit is due. Assemblyman Kilpatrick was attempting to do a thorough job, if nothing else. It seems that the state relief employees themselves should be glad that the present relief law prevents all types of politics in connection with relief funds. Anyway, credit must be given where credit is due. Assemblyman Kilpatrick was attempting to do a thorough job, if nothing else. It seems that the state relief employees themselves should be glad that the present relief law prevents all types of politics in connection with relief funds. Unemployed Receive Large Sum in Area Unemployment insurance payments in Orange county area for January totaled $161,337.81, and increase of $94,611.35 over January 1939 benefit disbursements, according to Roy Ferguson, manager of the Santa Ana office of the state department of employment. Checks were issued to 14,559 claimants in the area, Ferguson said. Fullerton School Project Complete Work on the $23,544 addition to Fullerton union high school, begun September 5 as a WPA project, sponsored by the Fullerton union high school district, will close March 15 with the project's completion according to Herbert C. Legg, WPA Administrator for southern California. Work included installation of electrical facilities, construction of walks and a utility tunnel. Forty-three men were employed on the project. "Room Service" to Open at Playhouse A shoestring, national tightrope for the financially embarrassed, gets a comic tug when "Room Service," the John Murrary-Allen Boretz New York comedy success, hits the Pasadena Community Playhouse stage, March 19 to 30. Elwood Ramay, Frederick Blanchard, Madalyne Paulson, Martha Shaw, Hal Landon, Oliver B. Prickett, George Baldwin, and Ted Field head the cast list under Victor Jory's direction. Peace Disturbance Charges are Filed Disturbing the peace charges were filed in Anaheim city court Monday against Clara L. Schutz, 29, Ella Powell, 52, and George Powell, 56, all of 2116 Gramercy avenue, Torrance, by Robert A. Schutz of Anaheim. All three asked for continuance of their arraignments, which was granted until April 16. The defendants were released under their own recognizance. THE RABBIT STANDS STILL IN THE MEANTIME WHEN NATIONAL INCOME GETS TO 80 BILLION WE'LL AUTOMATICALLY CATCH UP WITH THAT RABBIT! Carlisle in the Des Moines Register. ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County: At least a week—up to Tuesday of this week—not even Supervisor publicity about it, but a fairly safe guess is that there will be a compromise. A public defender would be a lawyer hired to defend in court those persons accused of criminal action who swear they cannot pay for a lawyer themselves. This would put the county in the position of prosecuting and defending the same man, since the prosecution is the work of the district attorney. At present the defense of such persons is handled by attorneys appointed by the court, and who furnish their services free. These attorneys complain that it's not fair, and besides, they sometimes have to put up out of their own pockets for filing fees, etc. The injustice of the latter point is recognized, and there is likelihood that the compromise finally arrived at will be that the county will take care of such fees. TRIES TO COORDINATE JUVENILE WORK Chas. A. Robinson is a county official, appointed by the board of supervisors, as "chairman of coordinating councils." It is his job to try to get together these organizations and individuals interested in the prevention of juvenile delinquency, first in the various communities, and then in the county as a whole. So far he has succeeded in organizing six local coordinating councils: Brea, Fullerton, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. Two others are in process. In each of these communities the council acts as a clearing house for juvenile cases. Later each will be represented on a county council to work as a county-wide group. The idea is to keep a record of cases, work out the best plans for dealing with delinquencies, and to prevent overlapping of activity by different groups and the consequent waste of time and money. EDITOR'S NOTE:—This is the first in a series of four articles by Ralph H. Taylor, father and veteran legislator observer, presenting and analyzing major economic problems new at issue in California which affect not only the farming industry, but the entire state. Taylor will review work of the legislature during its recent four-week session outline the problems which are now being studied by legislative committees, and set forth part that the public must play in final determination of questions in controversy. Speaker Gordon Garland of assembly, shortly before the state legislature recessed its session, made a forthright response to the people of California frankly stating that the real test at Sacramento had been the question whether state government should turn LEFT advocated by communist-controlled pressure groups, or whether should turn RIGHT "and return California to sanity and solvency." He then made the reassurance declaration: "I am proud to report to you that your state legislature turned RIGHT!" Garland's report was a coordination challenging statement of underlying issue of the weeks' special session. And California citizens have every reason to be grateful to a legislature had the good sense and the courage to turn right, instead swerving further to the left. But the legislature's special sion has not adjourned; it is in recess to reconvene on Ma BY SRA BOSSES AND OUT OF SIGHT It is written too early for it on the mass meeting for Wednesday night, at the two Orange county asmen had been invited to their side of the SRA history, while the SRA was sent its reasons why relief be cut 40 percent. Over, there was plenty of out on the matter before-round the county seat. The SRA arbitrarily reits relief payments there considerable protest on the day the so-called "clients." leaders organized a demon. All workers on SRA projects were urged to at-Some did. Members of the legislature from all of the state declared no reduction as 40 percent wasury. Orange county reliefers led the meeting this week alleged purpose of finding truth. While the supervisors were to think up special relief and furnish the money by them on. A committee he was named, consisting of West and Warner. It was used that the first thing to do contact the county SRA and get the dope. Striking point is that for at least a week—up to Tuesday of this week—not even Supervisor West, supposed to be a friendly patron of the SRA, could get hold of anybody in authority at the SRA offices. The county administrator has been "out" at every call, and failed to ring up when he retruned. The public relations man has been equally invisible. The attitude of a majority of the board of supervisors is that the problem is not theirs but the state relief administration's. The latter insisted on keeping it, so it's up to them. If they want the counties to handle the job, they should return the entire control back to the counties, they say. The prediction may by now be proven wrong, but the expectation was that little except more rabble rousing could result from the Wednesday night meeting. NOT LIKELY TO HAVE PUBLIC DEFENDER While it is expected that the grand jury committee's report will put in a strong recommendation for the creation of the office of "public defender," there has been no opinion forthcoming from the supervisors to indicate that they are interested in adding more employees to the public payroll. Lawyers interested in promoting the scheme have generated some NOTES County seat reports mention the names of a good many old-time democrats who are said to declare they are going to switch over to the republican party this year. Old line republicans are holding their fingers crossed until they do. Ford V-8 cars have no engine numbers. In registering these cars to private owners the body number is used on the registration record instead. But on cars registered to the county, or to a city, the state furnishes an engine number which must be stamped on the engine block. Nobody seems to know just why. Jubliee Singers to Be Heard at Brea The Eureka Jubilee Singers, noted singers of negro spirituals and work songs, will present a concert at Brea-Olinda high school next Tuesday evening. Admission is free, but a collection will be taken. The leader of the singers, Miss Esther Gaskins, is the daughter of a noted composer of spirituals. The group includes seven musicians. Buy Now and Buy in Anaheim! Chance of a Lifetime YUNGBLUTH'S STOCK - REDUCING TOPCOAT SALE CHOICE OF ENTIRE STOCK YUNGBLUTH'S STOCK - REDUCING TOPCOAT SALE CHOICE OF ENTIRE STOCK ½ Price May overstocked. Choose from any coat in the house including our Hart Schaffner & Marx and others. All models bought for this season and not previously used because of unseasonably warm weather. All the styles in llama cloth, broadcloth, tweeds. $975 up You can actually buy a beautiful topcoat for only $9.75 other values to $35 and $40 are also half priced. YUNGBLUTH'S 145 WEST CENTER STREET The FARMERS CORNER by RALPH H. TAYLOR Executive Secretary Agricultural Council of California EDITOR'S NOTE:—This is first in a series of four articles by Ralph H. Taylor, farm owner and veteran legislative server, presenting and analyzing major economic problems at issue in California, which affect not only the farming industry, but the entire state. Taylor will review the work of the legislature during recent four-week session; define the problems which are being studied by legislative committees, and set forth the reasons that the public must play in final determination of the issues in controversy. Speaker Gordon Garland of the embly, shortly before the state nature recessed its special session, made a forthright report to the people of California—likely stating that the real concern Sacramento had been over question whether state government should turn LEFT, as directed by communist-controllereasure groups, or whether it had turn RIGHT "and return California to sanity and solvency." Then made the reassuring operation: "I am proud to report to you your state legislature has ended RIGHT!" Garland's report was a correct challenging statement of the earlying' issue of the four years' special session. And Califa citizens have every reason to grateful to a legislature that the good sense and the courteous turn right, instead of giving further to the left. At the legislature's special session has not adjourned; it is only accessible to reconvene on May 13. Extensive Drilling To be Begun Soon Fourteen wild cat wells will be drilled in the near future as oil operations in the western section of Orange county are being pushed for the first time in many years. Authority for the announcement of the drilling of the wells is held to be of the highest. Ferent or unresponsive when they return home, they are likely to follow the line of least resistance when the struggle reopens. That is human nature. California has more at stake in the current fight to clean up state government and halt extortionate tax demands than in any other legislative battle since the beginning of the depression. If unbridled relief spending continues, every taxpayer in California faces confiscation of his property. Employed workers face loss of their jobs. Farmers face demoralized markets and eventual loss of their land. And the state faces financial ruin. The legislature has seen the handwriting on the wall—and has called a half, temporarily. Whether it is made permanent depends on the people back home. During the next few weeks—between now and May 13—the people of California must answer. So that California farmers and others who read this column may know the facts and the seriousness of the issue, this writer, in succeeding articles, will discuss three major aspects of the problem: 1. Relief budgets, practices and policies. 2. New taxation—is it necessary? 3. The pressure tactics of communist "front" organizations. (Next: "The Relief Problem"). TIME TO PLANT FRUIT TREES – GRASS SEED ROSE BUSHES Fertilizer, per sack ... 25¢ Our Prices are Always Right LEE TRADING CO. 718 South Los Angeles Street Anaheim "Talk about 'hot water aplenty' - our new Rustproof water heater tank is guaranteed against failure!" “It’s a great satisfaction to know that our gas water heater will keep on furnishing plenty of hot water—year after year. 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