anaheim-gazette 1940-10-24

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. THE SIMPLE TRUTH IS NO SMEAR The smear campaign put on by the New Deal so successfully in other campaigns has shown a tendency to backfire and cover the third termites and bossed city machines with their own mud. The Ickes, Hopkins, Hague and Kelly-Nash crowd with Boss Flynn and Charlie Michelson handing up the buckets of mud have found a goodly portion of it right back in their faces. The controlling figure sitting coyly in the background is third term candidate for president Roosevelt. The Ickes strategy has been to bring out Willkie's employment by a utility company. Then to bring out that some utilities are bad with a notable reference to the Insull scandal in the mid-west. In other words the idea has been to appeal to many people who have a prejudice against a "power trust" and to leave the impression that Wendell Willkie belongs to such a group. Senator Vandenburg politely exploded the smear the other evening on the radio. He called attention to an investigation of public utilities and public utility holding companies by the federal government some years ago. Senators Norris and Wheeler, both strong believers in government ownership, were connected with this investigation which went on for some days. At the conclusion of the hearings Senator Wheeler arose and made a in the mid-west. In other words the idea has been to appeal to many people who have a prejudice against a "power trust" and to leave the impression that Wendell Willkie belongs to such a group. Senator Vandenburg politely exploded the smear the other evening on the radio. He called attention to an investigation of public utilities and public utility holding companies by the federal government some years ago. Senators Norris and Wheeler, both strong believers in government ownership, were connected with this investigation which went on for some days. At the conclusion of the hearings Senator Wheeler arose and made a statement. Addressing Mr. Willkie, Senator Wheeler said in effect: "Mr. Willkie, I want to say here that if all these utility companies were run as you have run the Commonwealth and Southern then no investigation of this sort would be needed." No wonder Mr. Willkie is proud of being a businessman. Church Services ST. MICHAEL'S EPISCOPAL The Rev. D. Howard Dow, rector. Holy Communion at 8 a.m. Public Workship and Church School, 10:30 a.m. The church is open every day for prayer and meditation. CALVARY BAPTIST Morning services at the Calvary Baptist church include church school at 9:30 o'clock and morning worship at 11 o'clock, with Rev. Earl R. Berg, pastor, delivering the sermon. Baptist Youth hour is scheduled at 6:30 o'clock, to be followed at 7:30 by a "singspiration." Rev. Berg will speak at the evening service on the subject, "The Open Eyed Champion of Jesus." FIRST PRESBYTERIAN "When Life Tumbles In," the fourth of a series on "God's Love as Seen Through the Parables," will be the sermon subject of Rev. Stanley Frederick George at 9 and 11 o'clock in the morning. At the 7 o'clock service in the evening, the drama department of the church will present, "Who Cares?" Special musical numbers will also be presented by different members of the 20-piece orchestra and one half-hour of congregational singing. WESLEY METHODIST Rev. G. Carroll Rector will preach at 11 o'clock in the morning on the subject, "The Greatest Enemy Within our Borders." There Car Recovered Two Minutes After Call Two minutes after Mrs. Werner Walter of 835 North Zeyn street had reported to Anaheim police the theft of her automobile last Friday night it was recovered on Orangethorpe avenue, just east of Spadra road. The thief made a successful dash for liberty into an orange grove. A prompt radio broadcast of the theft attracted attention of California highway patrolmen and Fulerton officers cruising in the area. They spotted the car and gave chase, only to have the thief stop and dash for freedom. CHRISTAIN·SCIENCE CHURCH "Probation after Death" is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon on Sunday in all Churches of Christ, Scientist. Paul's words to the Galatians, "Let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not," constitute the Golden Text. A Bible selection presents these verses from Isaiah: "For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall... And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines in the lees well refined. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. Longer is Turkey an ally, but the contrary, she declares that stands ready to meet with force any Nazi push toward Dardanelles. If Germany is secure from land attack in west for the present, if her tary might is now greater ever before, these factors balanced by her economicness. Also by uncertain reing the intentions of Russia if the Soviet does join them of her enemies, by uncertain regarding the true effectiveness of the Russian war machine. Stalin may meekly allow key, unaided, to fall within orbit of Nazi conquest, but does so, then Russia is defeated surely as though Hitler's were goose-stepping through cow's Red Square. Once Dardanilles came under threat of the Reich, the new fleet in the Black Sea would virtually useless, and that long a Russian lake, would dominated by Hitler's from Romanian bases. At the moment the Fuhrer's air force would the oil fields around Batou little alternative would there for Stalin but speedy obedience the Nazi ruler's every whim well known that the Soviet regime shudders as thought of war, for in violence its rule established, and does it fear that in war might end. These are the factors which plain the Kremlin's long as Stalin struggles with German which confronts him; is speculation that the Soviet reach an agreement whereby co-operation with the Nazi drive would be repaid; some further territorial gain it seems most unlikely that would be so naive as to that along this road could permanent security of Much more probable does appear that the Soviet will do its power to discourage its suasion any further Nazi action that, if such persuasion fails Russia will give to Turkey aid within her power. THE LOVER'S PACT— At the 7 o'clock service in the evening, the drama department of the church will present, "Who Cares?" Special musical numbers will also be presented by different members of the 20-piece orchestra and one half-hour of congregational singing. WESLEY METHODIST Rev. G. Carroll Rector will preach at 11 o'clock in the morning on the subject, "The Greatest Enemy Within our Borders." There will be no service at the evening hour. The congregation will attend evening services in the White Temple church in recognition of the new pastor, Rev. Thomas L. Burden. BETHEL BAPTIST Subject of Rev. H. G. Dymmel's sermon in English Sunday morning will be "From Death to Life." For his German sermon the pastor has chosen the subject, "The Grace of the Lord Jesus." No evening service will be held here, the congregation joining with the 15th Street Baptist church of Los Angeles in a young people's meeting. TIME TO PLANT Bedding Flower Plants SNAPS STOCKS LARKSPURS and many others at 1c each ALL KINDS OF BULBS Dairy Fertilizer, per sack ... 25¢ Red Star Steer, per sack ... 50¢ LEE TRADING CO. Our prices are always right 718 South Los Angeles Street Anaheim WENDEI.L. L. WILLKIE The Story of A Country Boy Who Made Good and Why THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Nominated him for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. The Story begins in Echoed Indiana, February 14, 1912. As driver of a delivery wagon young Willkie learned how to fetch up a horse and about horse power which afterward stood him in good stead when he began putting thousands of horse power together Two Elwood neighbors were passing Herman Willkie's home. One of them said, "Herm's got a new kid. He sure has got a husky pair of lungs. Should be able to make himself last longer on," This younger grew into a healthy rough and tumble boy, inventor and leader in pranks. He never sought trouble, but if trouble overlooked him he did not let it bluff him Young Willkie became teacher of history in the Collegiate, Kansas High School. He acted as coach in athletics And now to get ahead he took on the study of law in Indiana University. He walked off with honors and entered his father's law offices on the day the United States declared war he volunteered as private. Case backs a Captain It was the New Deal Administration that made Willkie. When the gung-up on him and the tone of a gun, attempted to take his company which belonged to his thousands of stockholders he found real and vital. The country learned about the man who courageously and accomplishments, John Q. Public jumped to his feet-squared: There is our man. Let go and get him! Period of Growing Pains Tough jobs, but they made a man of the youngster who was not afraid to tackle them After his return from France Wendell Willkie hardly waited to give out his uniform before he had married Miss Euch Wilk. He landed a job as attorney for Preston Tire & Rubber Co. His remarkable success in writing articles broke him a call from New York to head Gram wealth and Southern his changes and innovations and his spectacular success which featured amalgamated the industry minister Matsuoka of Japan spoke, in flowery simile, a great truth when he said that it may be the duty of Japan to commit national suicide, should the course of events render necessary Japanese entry into the European war as a result of the alliance with the axis. Clearly, Tokio's moon-faced foreign minister is under no illusions regarding the almost inevitable result of a clash with any major power, although it is probable that he was specifically thinking of the United States as the possible adversary. A most delicate mission is that which the axis has entrusted to Japan, with the duty of harassing and distracting America to the utmost, and so reducing the extent of American aid to Britain, while the hardening of the attitude to the United States toward events in the Orient conveys to Tokio a stern warning, which at last appears to have been understood. Feverishly is Tokio attempting to reach a formal non-aggression agreement with Russia, to put an end to the so-called "China incident" and so to free its hands for seizure of the richer prize which lie in the Dutch East Indies and Malaysia. The highest Japanese sources state with confidence that Japan is prepared to agree to the designation of most of Northern and Western China as a Soviet sphere of influence in exchange for Russia's benevolence. Since this would mean that most, if not all, of the territory of free China would be placed in the Russian orbit, presumably Japan hopes that here is a face-saving means of putting an end to the China war without having to admit that the conquest of all China is a task beyond the power of the Japanese armed forces to accomplish. Not without a certain sardonic humor are these Tokio reports when one remembers that officially Japan's principal war aim was the suppression of Communism in China, and now after years of fighting, the handling over to the Soviet of vast Chinese territories appears an end most ardently to be desired by the Japanese rulers. Before Nippon was launched upon a policy of fruitless aggression in the Orient, Japan was well on the way to becoming one of the world's greatest merchant nations, to achieving an economic stature of outstanding international importance. Today her economy lies in ruins. Nowhere in the world is Japanese credit regarded as anything but worthless, and the good-will of civilized nations has been lost to her. Even the sharp edge of her sword has become blunted and broken. It would appear that the destruction of Japan has been from the beginning the goal of her militarists. Want Ads 25c Plucked from paradise back to England's hell. The singularly unpleasant dilemma of the gallant British Captain and Member of Parliament whose disgruntled constituency told him he would have to come back from Hawaii and suffer with the rest of them -- or else Read of his spectacular career in the American Weekly, the magazine distributed with next week's LOS ANGELES EXAMINER.—Adv. $90 CHAIR CAR * $135 FIRST CLASS GRAND CIRCLE TOUR UNITED STATES ★ See all America—Coast to Coast. Fares are good via many routes—go to New York, then to San Francisco and home; or reverse the routing; or if home is on a through route, visit one Coast, return home, then the other and return home. 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To shout sweet liberty on the air, Shattering hate and hopeless despair. Yours the task that we may never feel The pressure of the Dictator's heel: Yours to keep our shores forever free From enemy ships on either sea. We pray that our land may never know The ravage, terror, dread, of war's woe. That we be saved from such a plight We ask you to uphold Freedom's Light. Years then to fortify our land, speed The preparation of every need. That our democracy can remain For a free people, a lasting domain. HANNAH E. HORWITZ County Boosters to Meet at Olive Vocational training in Orange county schools will be discussed at the meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange county next Tuesday evening at the Olive civic center. The meeting will start with a 6:30 o'clock dinner. Linton Simmons, county high school advisor, and W. W. Wieman, director of the Santa Ana high school evening school, will carry on the panel discussion. The former will discuss the normal vocational and agricultural program under way in county schools, and Wieman will tell the role of county schools program in national defense. Clyde Simmons arranged the program through Ray Adkinson, county superintendent of schools. He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.—Burke. Save On Every Furniture Purchase! Yes, regardless of what you want in furniture, make it a point to save on every piece you own. State Commission Schedules Hearing Representatives of all Orange county cities and some in Los Angeles county, interested organizations and the general public have been invited by the California railroad commission to a conference on October 31 to discuss the commission's report in its annual investigation of the operations of the Southern Counties Gas company. Commissioners Ray C. Wakefield and Justus F. 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