anaheim-gazette 1940-05-16

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. SEE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRST! That certain feeling is in the air again. It deceives no one, betokening as it does, fast approaching vacation time, a temporary unshackling of the chains of routine, enabling all of us—as fancy suits—to beat a hasty retreat into cool, mountain fastnesses, to bask at ease on beach sands hard by the thunderous surf, to whip the sparkling streams of the "high country" for trout, or to point the nose of the family car toward roads that go adventurously winding into unfamiliar regions. Beguiling travel posters and new road maps are beginning to hold down first place at the family conference table, and that perennial question of the pre-vacation season—"Where shall we go this year?"—is again troubling the noon's repose and precipitating hot debate in family councils. To that query we venture to supply an answer, "See Southern California first!" More than loyalty to our State prompts this. Plain common-sense endorses it. Only consider: Do you like high, rugged mountain country with majestic vistas? Do you favor wide, sweeping beaches where you can swim or laze in the sun? Do you like picturesque coastal country where broad expanses of green fields sweep down almost to the water's edge, or where towering cliffs rise steeply from a pounding surf? Camping, hunting, fishing, or hiking? And if her outdoor wonderland fails to appease your appetite, you can season your vacationer's menu with a choice array of fiestas, rodeos, county fairs, historical pageants, regattas. There’s common-sense thrift and a grand vacation con- Southern California first!" More than loyalty to our State prompts this. Plain common-sense endorses it. Only consider: Do you like high, rugged mountain country with majestic vistas? Do you favor wide, sweeping beaches where you can swim or laze in the sun? Do you like picturesque coastal country where broad expanses of green fields sweep down almost to the water's edge, or where towering cliffs rise steeply from a pounding surf? Camping, hunting, fishing, or hiking? And if her outdoor wonderland fails to appease your appetite, you can season your vacationer's menu with a choice array of fiestas, rodeos, county fairs, historical pageants, regattas. There's common-sense, thrift, and a grand vacation contained in those words, "See Southern California first!" Why not try it? LEGISLATURE OPENS The Legislature tackles its big job anew this week—the job of throwing out lifelines to keep the State from floundering any more deeply into the seas of squandermania, red tape, and administrative inefficiency. We have often heard it said that the taxpayer’s dollar is the hardest kind of dollar to save, that legislators fear to put their feet down firmly on spendthrift proposals, well knowing they are apt to tread on someone’s toes. But the California legislature has thought otherwise. It has held stoutly to the view that well-ordered government, like well-ordered business, can't be run indefinitely on the basis of "Spend now—pay any old time" without shoaling up eventually on the reefs of bankruptcy. This does not mean California is yet out of the red, that extravagant or discriminatory taxes have become things of the past. More and higher taxes will again be demanded. To believe the public can support endlessly mounting taxes, on the theory just a few more won't matter, is to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. California needs to set her state business aright, not by trusting to the tax collector to solve her difficulties, but by applying intelligent economy and administrative efficiency to the conduct of her affairs. ORANGE COUNTY WEEKLY WATCHTOWER A Compilation of Observation and Comment by and for the Weekly Newspapers of the County APPEARING IN THE FOLLOWING: Huntington Beach News Newport Beach News Garden Grove News Coast Mea Globe Westminster Gazette Coastline Dispatch South Coast News Buena Park News Yorba Linda Star Placentia Courier Anaheim Gazette Seal Beach News La Habra Star Tustin News Brea Progress JUVENILE HOME AND ITS WORK ARE LITTLE KNOWN. An Orange county institution which the public knows little about is the juvenile home. Located in the east part of Santa Ana on a street that is little used, it has been seen only by a fraction of one per cent of the taxpayers who support it. Even casual passers would take it for a gram- the children and getting them out of their bad habits. However, more room is also going to be required. Three-fourths of the inmates are boys, and the percentage of Mexicans is surprisingly small. These youngsters look no different from the ones you see on the street. Nearly all of them respond to proper treatment and guidance. Facts which don't make head lines these days disclose interesting situation, for show that Washington is outside the man on the flying trapeze with the greatest of ease it two ways at once. Folks here still talk about country being a "democracy" which the majority rules. But the same time, many of them all they can to keep represents of the people from carry out the will of a majority of citizens. Typical is the story behind Walter-Logan bill, which we grant relief to thousands of zens from the rule of bureaucracy. The people want that bill. House passed it by a three-to-vote. A majority of the deltions from 35 states were for while only three state delegates opposed it. Yet every possible effort is made to keep the bill from coming law. Another good sample is Wagner Act. All public opioids have shown for a year, continue to show, that a majority of the people want law amended. Yet here are the powers that be seek to ther will of the majority because minority—the CIO—likes the "as is." There is a growing public belief was summarized by National Press clubber who marked: "The Wagner Act gave the same protection to racket that the prohibition amendments did to bootleggers." But still there is little doubt, too, that a majority of the people would like to see government pens cut before their taxes skyhigh. Yet folks controlgressional machinery are done little about reducing expenditures. The debt, which some day must JUVENILE HOME AND ITS WORK ARE LITTLE KNOWN. An Orange county institution which the public knows little about is the juvenile home. Located in the east part of Santa Ana on a street that is little used, it has been seen only by a fraction of one per cent of the taxpayers who support it. Even casual passers would take it for a grammar school building. In charge of Fred Germany, the place is operated quietly, efficiently, cleanly, and does far more good work than most people know about. A visit will convince anybody of these facts. It is a better home, with better food and better treatment than most of the unfortunate youngsters who are sent there ever knew before. There are seven people on the staff, besides two teachers who are furnished by the Santa Ana schools. There are separate wards, separate schools, separate matrons and separate playgrounds for the boys and girls. The number of inmates averages 37, taking up about all the available room. In addition to regular school work a carpenter shop is provided for the boys, but it is meagerly supplied with tools. Yet the boys are doing some surprising work in it. Then there are garden projects, rabbit and chicken raising, and about to be started is an experiment in growing guinea pigs for laboratory use. On Sunday there are Sunday classes, with visiting pastors and teachers. The total cost amounts to $1.18 per day per inmate, which is considerably below the unit costs in similar institutions or in the state schools. The most pressing immediate need is for more equipment with which to work in rehabilitating the children and getting them out of their bad habits. However, more room is also going to be required. Three-fourths of the inmates are boys, and the percentage of Mexicans is surprisingly small. These youngsters look no different from the ones you see on the street. Nearly all of them respond to proper treatment and guidance. SUPERVISORS DEFEND BIG COURT COSTS Mention in this Watchtower last week was the first public notice given the case on trial in Riverside county in which Orange county is seeking to condemn properties needed for Prado dam. The report of the heavy costs stirred up some interest, and resulted in a statement by the chairman of the board of supervisors defending the proceedings. The supervisors are in a spot. They are compelled to put their trust in the Riverside lawyer who has charge of the county's case, at $150 a day. Yet what defense he or they can make of the holding of expert witnesses in court at $50 to $100 a day when there is no need for them is not yet evident. That each needs to hear the testimony of the others is hardly excuse enough, since each day's proceedings are available in complete transcript form. That the supervisors themselves have been much concerned about the heavy costs is known. They just weren't saying anything about it, that's all. But whatever the newspapers or the supervisors do say about it, the costs go on and will continue. P. S. It was decided that it would be useless for the deputy district attorney to look in on the case and try to do anything about it. GRAND JURY COSTS The present grand jury is ing to set a record, not only time spent in the job but also a bill of costs. Jurors get a day and mileage. There are none of them put every day on the job, and part of them are active on mittee work part of the time. What the whole bill will amble to remains to be seen. The grand jury justification its expenses will be that it poses to present suggestions we will save the county money. These suggestions will be renamed to be seen. Whether they save money depends on whether they are considered practical and whether any way is found put them in operation. So far the only suggestion made called for large new outbuilding among other things new court house. BUT YOU CAN'T EAT IT MINE! ALL MINE! Various patriotic groups, together with a number of leaders in public affairs, have urged, during recent months, that the communist party should be banned by law from a place on the California ballot. That demand, undoubtedly, has sprung from public indignation over disruptive activities of the communists, particularly fomenting labor disturbances and class warfare—and from revelations that the communist movement is financed, in large part, with funds furnished by Soviet Russia. This writer, however, begs to differ with those who would deny the communists the right to have a legally constituted political party. Great as the provocation may be—and it is great—neither California, nor any other state in the United States, can afford to disregard the fact that this nation guarantees freedom of political thoughts and political action. That is the very essence of Americanism, and much as we may despise communism, any American citizen has a right to advocate it, or even to seek to establish it here, so long as he seeks to achieve his objective under the democratic processes guaranteed by the United States constitution. The communists, if they are American citizens, have just as much right to the ballot as cast at the previous general election, California communists be forced to abandon their cover strategy and admit party to go into discard. And is as it should be. Republicans register in party of their choice and proud to do so; if the commute are ashamed to register as munists, there must be some wrong with the party. As a matter of fact, it "boring from within" policy communists—their whole stance of masquerading and wielding covertly and anonymously—has made the movement everywhere, even before disclosures turned the spotlight on communist responsibility for strife, SRA corruption and lying, and attempts to disarm American institutions. Instinct driving the communists to ground by denying them access on the ballot, California now drive them into the open—all may know what they are up to. California has no need to fear any party, if it is open and board. But California has reason to be on its guard against a party whose leaders are pay of a foreign government whose members prefer to remain anonymous. Let them have party, but let them own up. Washington Snapshots JAMES PRESTON Placentia Trustee Urges Name Change Possibility that residents of Placentia will be called upon to vote on a proposal to change the name of the city to Valencia became known late last week. The change of name was first proposed by City Councilman Anton W. Wilson, who gave several reasons why he preferred the suggested name. A vote of the citizens must be called by the council if it receives a petition signed by 141 persons, or one-half the 280 votes cast at the last municipal election. A two-third majority is required to change the name. Spite a laudable objective of putting a bottom under wages, the Wage-Hour law does lots of unfair things such as requiring in some cases that men who make as much as $10,000 a year be paid time and a half for overtime. Businessmen were summoned to Washington to tell about such cases. They hoped to get relief in unfair instances. Yet when they testified in public hearings, they were cross-examined by labor union lawyers, at length—and without any advance notice that they would be cross-examined, or that they could cross-examine other witnesses. All the way through, the current tendency is to tell the people that what they say goes, and then when they drop their guard to sock 'em with a rabbit punch. Crack by a National Press clubber: "We still have a government of checks and balances—checks to everybody and deficit balances." And the comment of one southern editor deserves some kind of immortality: "Two political types that baffle us are the one on the fence with his ear to the ground, and another who talks through the hat he is pulling rabbits out of." Are telephones handy And the comment of one southern editor deserves some kind of immortality: "Two political types that baffle us are the one on the fence with his ear to the ground, and another who talks through the hat he is pulling rabbits out of." Are telephones handy for all your workers? Conveniently placed telephones save time and confusion. We will gladly make a survey of your telephone arrangements from the standpoint of your current needs. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE COMPANY 217 North Lemon Street, Telephone Angheim 2101 At the previous general election, California communists would forced to abandon their under-refer strategy and admit their duty to go into discard. And that was it should be. Republicans and democrats register in the city of their choice and are loud to do so; if the communists ashamed to register as com-munists, there must be something along with the party. As a matter of fact, it is the turning from within" policy of the communists—their whole strategy masquerading and workingvertly, and anonymously—which made the movement suspect everywhere, even before recent closures turned the spotlight on communist responsibility for labor life, SRA corruption and chisel-ness, and attempts to discredit American institutions. Instead of saving the communists underground by denying them a place in the ballot, California needs to give them into the open—so that they may know what they are and that they are up to. California has no need to fear any politicalarty, if it is open and above board. But California has every reason to be on its guard against party whose leaders are in the way of a foreign government, and those members prefer to remain anonymous. Let them have theirenty, but let them own up to it! By WARREN BAYLEY CRYSTAL CAVE, Kentucky—Just four miles from the entrance to Mammoth Caave; down a dirt road that could stand repair, is the entrance to Crystal Cave. Perhaps not quite as large as Mammoth (only 53½ miles have been explored) but in at least three respects it is more spectacular. It was discovered by Floyd Collins—it indirectly caused his death—it is his grave. Floyd Collins is still quite an attraction in these Kentucky hills. Not only is he buried in the cave he discovered, but—his casket sits on top of the ground where all cave visitors may stop and stare. A small marble monument stands at the head and if you are real morbid (I was) the guide will raise the casket lid and you may see his remains. Just how many visitors request this, I don't know, but, should you be one of the curious, I can guarantee you plenty of material for some interesting nightmares. According to the guide, the cave's exceptional dryness and even temperature is causing the body to slowly mummify and it will eventually petrify and turn to stone. You hear many interesting stories about Collins and his death. Most of the local residents were well acquainted with him trapped but his body was never recovered. Still others (by far the most) agree that the entire happenings were according to Hoyle. In the winter of 1917, Floyd Collins crawled into a crevice, at the base of a sink hole in his father's farm, to retrieve a lost trap, and discovered Crystal Cave. Subsequent explorations revealed it possessed some of the most beautiful gypsum and onyx formations to be found in the world. There was only one drawback—the entrance was so isolated the cave possessed only small tourist possibilities. To find a more accessible entrance to this cave became an obseession with Collins. For years he searched every crack and crevice in the nearby countryside in the hope it would solve his problem. In 1925, while exploring Sand Cave, a dislodged boulder fell on his leg in a narrow passageway, 65 feet under ground. Twenty-four hours later he was located and then began one of the most publicized life saving attempt in history. All efforts failed. On the third day he lost his mind. On the fifth day he died. Eighty-three days later his body was recovered and buried in his father's farm near the entrance of the cave he discovered. Two years later. Fullerton Harry Clubbers Gather Annual roll call of the Fullerton Harry club Tuesday morning revealed 31 by that given name present at the Brown Mug cafe. Statistics collected by Secretary Harry M. May of the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce, organizer of the unique informal club, showed that the average of the group is 50 years, with ages ranging from 8 to 84. Only three of those present were native sons, while three foreign countries, Canada, England and Germany, were presented. Superior Court Judge Harry Westover was the only one of the members who admitted to being a twin. Three generations of the Crooke family in Fullerton were present. Nothing is so infectious as sample.—Charles Kingsley. Visitors request this, I don't know, but, should you be one of the curious, I can guarantee you plenty of material for some interesting nightmares. According to the guide, the cave's exceptional dryness and even temperature is causing the body to slowly mumify and it will eventually petrify and turn to stone. You hear many interesting stories about Collins and his death. Most of the local residents were well acquainted with him and all have their opinions—mostly different. There are some that say Collins is not dead at all; that the entire affair was staged as a publicity stunt to attract attention to this part of Kentucky. Others maintain that he was —Whittier. TIME TO PLANT Zinnias, Asters, many others, doz. 12c Field-Grown Pansies ... doz. 25c Ground Dairy Fertilizer, per sack 25c Our Prices are Always Right LEE TRADING CO. 718 South Los Angeles Street Anaheim Citrus Growers want BETTER RETURNS What is being done to get them? Valencia growers in California and Arizona are faced with the problem of selling the biggest crop of summer oranges in history, despite the fact Florida competition will be greatly reduced. 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