anaheim-gazette 1940-06-20

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. A WORD TO PHIL WILLKIE'S PA The parental pride of Mr. Wendell Willkie, industrial genius and candidate for President, may have been jarred a bit when the nation's press announced that his son Philip failed to graduate at Princeton last week because he flunked history. Seems to us, though, rather a compliment to the boy's horse sense that he studied and passed in mathematics and science and like stable courses, bit into knowledge that holds still while one studies it—and let history slide. For history, these days, won't hold still to be explained. While Philip was getting a boundary fixed in mind, some dictator was shifting it, and while he was absorbing the lowdown on a nation's form of government, the government sprinted over the border ahead of invaders bent on overturning everything. Apparently Philip's logic told him to let bubbling history alone until it simmers down and jells. Recalling how fast historical changes have hit the world just in the past few years, our sympathies are with the young man. We feel sure his illustrious dad, who probably knows as much about history as anybody you can name, won't feel Phil's failure. As is the prerogative of all good fathers, he probably agrees most heartily with Phil's pals, who, while the history teachers were ruling him out, voted Phil the senior "most likely to succeed." 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 Costa Mesa Globe Westminster Gazette Coastline Dispatch South Coast News Buena Park News Yorba Linda Star Placentia Courrier Anahiem Gazette Seal Beach News La Habra Star Tustin News Brea Progress. BIRTH CERTIFICATES VERY IMPORTANT A considerable number of inquiries regarding birth certificates have been received lately at the county recorder's office. The sudden increase is due to requirements imposed by various agencies, but the principal one is the rule adopted by industrial organizations making or dealing in war materials. The airplane factories are the most important of these. Recorder Sidebottom says that these factories now insist on a certificated copy of a birth certificate from all persons applying for employment. They are expanding their forces rapidly, hence the sudden call for certificates. For some years past California law has required the registration of births. Young men and women born in this state have little difficulty in securing a certificate. But other states have different laws, and in many cases such a certificate is hard to obtain. In the case of older people there just isn't any such thing. However, a certificate issued even at this late date in the state of one's birth is good — if you can get it. The requirements in different states are different, so anyone born in another state must take up the matter in that state. Failing to secure an official birth certificate from the county in which he was born, the applicant must file an action in superior court. This costs him from $35 to definite prospect that they may get together and refuse to pay interest on such amounts. Which means that much more out of the taxpayers' pockets. OFFICE SEEKERS PUT ON SPURT Nomination papers have been in greater demand the past week. The number of those looking for office in the county is increasing. New names are added day by day. However, it is not always safe to judge who the candidates are by who takes out the papers. Many of them are taken by sponsors for other candidates. Sometimes they change their minds. In one case recently two men took out papers and were advertised as candidates for supervisor in the Third district. It developed that they got mixed up some way and both were for another party whom both were promoting. However, they got together and will file one set of papers for him. Incidentally, it looks like three candidates from the Tird district. By MARY PATTerson ROUND With the European war and alarming potential consequences of the United States demanding thoughts and the consideration American citizens to the exclusion of all else, one wonders when the Democrats and the Republicans will be able to carry on the political conventions with a degree of their old time technique. The controversies of politics parties and the campaigns of posing contenders for the nominations grow pale and infrequent beside the swift movements of the last few weeks. During this period the balance world power has been changed so swiftly as to awaken America out of its comfortable and tail-for-granted security. It is difficult to force one's mind and attention away from this breaking panorama long enough think about the close at problems of the two political ventions soon to convene in Adelphia and Chicago. And yet—there never has a period in our history, not excepting the time of Abraham Lincoln's presidential campaign when the choice of a President has been fraught with graver portance and more gigantic sponsibility. If the war in Europe continues beyond next November, who is at the head of our governors at that time will need the ability of a master captain to our country safely through narrow channel of non-partition in the world war, to say no? However, a certificate issued even at this late date in the state of one's birth is good — if you can get it. The requirements in different states are different, so anyone born in another state must take up the matter in that state. Failing to secure an official birth certificate from the county in which he was born, the applicant must file an action in superior court. This costs him from $35 to $50, according to statements quoted from the lawyers. The application must be supported by affidavits and other evidence which satisfies the court. It has been only in late years that a record of one's birth became of importance. Now we can look back and see how much better it would have been if birth registration had been required. If for any reason you might have need for a birth certificate it might not be a bad idea to start looking into the matter now. MAY LOSE INTEREST ON COUNTY MONEY Under state law county treasurers (and other custodians of public funds) may deposit money in the bank in active accounts which are regularly checked against, and in inactive accounts which are the same as time deposits, with 30 days' notice required before withdrawal. In recent years the banks have paid one per cent interest on inactive accounts, nothing on active accounts: Orange county has been collecting about $25,000 a year from this interest. In Los Angeles county the treasurer carries as high as 50 million dollars in inactive accounts. Now the banks are complaining. Some of them have complained before. Most of them declare they do not want these inactive accounts—that they actually lose money on the deal. There is a looks like three candidates from the Tird district. It is a pleasure, few days ago, to report the vindication of Brig. Gen. Mitchell who suffered unjust punishment for telling our government—and his superior officers—that airplanes would some day wipe out all the battleships. Our government laughed at him and ruined his military record. It is to be hoped his vindication may be reported across the Great White River where he sailed in 1936, hurt, but still defiant. How I should like to stand by when General Mitchell meets Congressman Martin Dies of Texas, some day, on the Faraway Shore of Beyond. Dies is another vindicated public servant. For many months Congressman Dies, chairman of the House Committee investigating un-American activities, has been pelted with verbal brickbats for "trying to start something." Even our President declared the Dies committee was guilty of a "sordid procedure." The President doesn't think so now. The Texan's report, he said recently, is "well worth reading as a source of important information on Fifth Column activities and other anti-American actions." One thing that hurt the Dies committee work was its violation of legal privacy. It becomes necessary, occasionally to smash in a door to catch a criminal. The crooks won't bring out the evidence themselves. KAY, BUT LET'S CONVOY IT THIS TIME! CAREFUL SUPERVISION ROOSEVELT'S BILLION DOLLAR ARMAMENT REQUEST Washington Daily News. ing of what that pilot will need should it prove impossible to steer the ship without hitting the rocky cliffs. If the war should end before November with Germany as the EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a series of four articles by Ralph H. Taylor, farm leader and seasoned observer of government, discussing the current world crisis and what this country can do to safeguard popular government and the system of private enterprise. While Taylor's articles are directed particularly to farmers, any thoughtful citizen, who cherishes the right to work out his own destiny, will find this series both interesting and challenging. Flying fortresses, battle cruisers and mechanized columns can defend the United States against an invader, if this country is adequately prepared, but no military machine can guarantee the liberties of the American people. That guarantee can come only from the people themselves; from their resolve to live and work together, intelligently and tolerantly, as members of a democratic community. There must be economic preparedness, moral preparedness; preparedness in the field and factory, and citizenship preparedness—if the people of the United States are to profit from the tragic experience of England and France and safeguard their liberties and democratic institutions. France is paying now in the blood of her young men, and in an army of calamity and unfortunate price now, because her government leaders and her people ed for years to measure up to responsibilities — because jealousies and petty wrants blinded them to the hurried gathering in Berlin. This country, during the decade, has passed through period of disunity, class war bureaucratic excesses and vary experimentation not that in England and France American bureaucracy has tailed production by irresponsible decree and has sandbagged enterprise by government-filed competition and drastic relative penalties. Strikes and war in labor's ranks have closed production and thrown tens thousands on relief, to be suped by already over-burdened payers. Politicians have caused to the shiftless and indolent made demagogic war on the dustrious. Due to fortuitous circumstance the United States still has to put its house in order, people are sufficiently aroused so. Thus far, the A.A. and Pacific oceans have provoked from the full consequence our own folly, but economy we have paid a terrific toll departing from the principle of democracy. If this country is to be prepared against invasion by paganda; if it is to maintain throughout the wor Woman Works On MARY PATTERSON ROUTT With the European war and its lingering potential consequences to United States demanding the rights and the consideration of American citizens to the exclusion of else, one wonders whether Democrats and the Republicans will be able to carry on their real conventions with any one of their old time technique. The controversies of political issues and the campaigns of opposing contenders for the party nominations grow pale and insignificant beside the swift moving acts of the last few weeks. During this period the balance of power has been changing swiftly as to awaken America off its comfortable and taken-granted security. It is difficult to force one's mind and attention away from this breathing panorama long enough to talk about the close at hand items of the two political conventions soon to convene in Philadelphia and Chicago. And yet—there never has been a period in our history, not even capturing the time of Abraham Lincoln's presidential campaign, in the choice of a President been fraught with graver imbalance and more gigantic rebellion. The war in Europe continues and next November, whoever at the head of our government that time will need the piloting city of a master captain to steer country safely through the now channel of non-participation in the world war, to say nothing of what that pilot will need should it prove impossible to steer the ship without hitting the rocky cliffs. If the war should end before November with Germany as the victor, our Chief Executive will need superhuman wisdom to guide him in saving our democratic government. Dictatorship will beckon him as the easiest way out. To a man with limited courage, determination and ability dictatorship will appear as the only answer to this country's problems in a totalitarian world. Therefore the coming political conventions have a responsibility which should make the delegates pause. For they may be deciding, when they choose their nominee, the fate of this nation. The Democratic convention's task will be an automatic one if President Roosevelt decides to run for a third term. As things look now he will have no opposition from his fellow Democrats. The Republican convention's job is not so simple. Its delegates must appraise the capacities of several individuals. The standards by which they must measure their candidates have changed since the campaigns began months ago. At that time domestic issues were predominant. Now a prospective candidate must qualify as an international statesman. Sporting millionaire's beautiful friendship with "Mickey." Two marriages cost him over $2,000,000 and some delusions about romance ... then came a sudden eloquence with the stage beauty whom everyone thought was just his "Pal". Read this story of romance and marital difficulties in The American Weekly, the magazine distributed with next week's LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. Adv. Only four states now require motorists to renew their license tags on Jan. 1. All the others have the spring months. There must be economic preparedness, moral preparedness; preparedness in the field and factory, and citizenship preparedness—if the people of the United States are to profit from the tragic experience of England and France and safeguard their liberties and democratic institutions. France is paying now in the blood of her young men, and in an agony of calamity and uncertainty, for her national disunity of several years ago—for her sit-down and slow-down strikes, which paralyzed the French industrial machine and allowed Hittled to build tanks and bombers while France experimented with the left-wing Front Populaire. When the idealistic but impractical premier, Leon Blum, took office, he sought to placate the communists and their fellow travelers by making them part of the government; he raised wages and shortened hours, with out regard to industry's ability to carry the load; he attempted nationalization of defense industries. But living costs and production costs soon outstripped wage increases; strikes spread like a contagion; unemployment increased; trade became stagnant—and government expenditures and taxes finally became unbearable. Blum's regime fell in April, 1938, but before it fell it paved the way for Hitler's march on Paris. England, too, is paying a bitter preparesness!" Go East-economically the war in Europe continues and next November, whoever the head of our government that time will need the piloting city of a master captain to steer country safely through the now channel of non-participation in the world war, to say nothAmerican Weekly, the magazine distributed with next week's LOS ANGELES EXAMINER. Adv. Only four states now require motorists to renew their license tags on Jan. 1. All the others have the spring months. Southern Pacific's Californian is the ideal way to travel east inexpensively. 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Only the hope of lulling a nation, by itself small and weak, into a sort of nervous neutrality which was the doom of Denmark and of Luxembourg. In short, the hope of removing all protection from another back which might soon be easily stabbed. It is not in Europe that Mussolini's legions will move on the offensive, not, at least, until and unless Germany destroys the French army. Africa is where the prize lies for the Duce, and in Africa his much-vaunted troops would only have to meet such force as his enemies could spare from the main theatre. MEXICO TAKES SIDES — The message sent by President Lazaro Cardenas to President Lebrun of France, expressing Mexico's sympathy, on the Italian declaration of war, is an event of the greatest importance to the entire American continent. So long as the government of Mexico is clearly against the totalitarian regimes, the fifth-column danger in the United States is somewhat lessened, and also this nation's defenses to the south are that much safer. It seems definite that the Cardenas regime, and also presumably that which succeeds the present administration in Mexico if Cardetion of the Mexican seizure of foreign owned oil wells is still unsolved, and failure to solve this problem has resulted in the serious dislocation of Mexican economy. Such plans for settlement of the differences over oil seizures as the Mexicans have been willing to discuss so far, have not been of a nature which the dispossessed owners could seriously considered. The entire foundation of the Cardenas regime has been greatly affected by the Mexican government's inability to find large scale markets for the expropriated oil. Mexico's largest customer has been Japan, and the difficulty in the way of developing satisfactory in that direction has been almost insuperable. If Cardenas could now convince the United States that his party can be trusted in all circumstances, to oppose the encroachments or inducements of foreign totalitarianism, then he might well hope that Washington would decide that, after all, Cardenas deserves support. And Washington could turn the forthcoming Mexican presidential contest into a walkover. A speedy settlement of the oil quarrel, plus heavy purchases of Mexican silver, would so increase the position of the Cardenas party in Mexico that they could ensure the election of any candidate they chose to offer. The Mexican people would hardly be likely to vote for any one but the man who could promise renewed financial support of the United States, on which Mexico is vitally dependent. It would, perhaps, be nice if one could accept at their face value the actions of heads of governments abroad. But, in these days, every word is expected to have a certain effect, every gesture is made for some purpose. So perhaps we are not unduly cynical if we harbor at least a sneak- United States still has time to put its house in order, if he people are sufficiently aroused to so. Thus far, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans have protected from the full consequences of our own folly, but economically we have paid a terrific toll for parting from the principles of democracy. If this country is to be fully prepared against invasion by pro-ganda; if it is to maintain respect throughout the world for democratic processes; if it is to save its economic problems and its people back to work—then the sober, thoughtful people of America need to bury past differences, real or fancied, and take on hold of their job of self-government. Public officials who want that they are public servants, and who behave like small institutions of Herr Hitler, need to be trained to private life; toil and great need to be substituted for something-for-nothing" philosophies, and attempts to sabotage America's system of private enterprise must be stamped out before they have brought disaster here, they have overseas. The people of the United States are willing to pay billions for defense, if necessary. But they are sick and need of paying tribute to political bureaucrats who spend their time and the taxpayers' money making war on the people who support them. Next: "The Farmer's part in preparedness." Chicken Dinner Fried just right in that delicious Southern Style, served complete for 85c. A distinctive atmosphere. No liquor served. We cater to family parties. Dinner served from 11 A.M. to 9 P.M. every Sunday. 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