anaheim-gazette 1941-12-11

People Still Wait News From War Several kin of Anaheim folk are repotred to be in the danger zone of the Pacific. Believing in the dage of "No news is good news," the local people are still waiting for a cable from the islands. Those in Honolulu at the present time are Dr. and Mrs. Niels Boege, son, and daughter-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. John Boege of this city; Harold Carlin with the United States Marines, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Carlin, Anaheim. ENSIGN MELROSE Ensign Dick Melrose, brother of Miss Winifred Melrose; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Peterson and daughter, Karen and Marcia. Mrs. Peterson is the daughter of Mrs. Belle Tedrick and a sister of Mrs. Fred Weisel and Paul Tedrick of Anaheim. Keith Burdick, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Burdick of this city, is in Honolulu where is the United States Naval Aviation corps. WAKE ISLAND On Wake Island is Larry Quille, a former Anaheim man, who is employed by a construction company there. On Midway Island is Wayne Leigh, son of Bob Leigh of the Anaheim school staff. Wayne is employed as a civilian on the island. $5,000 War Quota Given Red Cross Anaheim Red Cross officials under the direction of Mrs. J. W. Truxaw, chapter president, had organization well under way today in their drive to reach a $5,000 additional War fund quota here. $5,000 War Quota Given Red Cross Anaheim Red Cross officials under the direction of Mrs. J. W. Truxaw, chapter president, had organization well under way today in their drive to reach a $5,000 additional War fund quota here, part of fifty million dollars which the nation-wide Red Cross intends to raise in the present emergency. With $1853.70 in the local chapter's treasury yesterday in behalf of the regular annual roll call, which included 1593 members in this district, the chapter will devote its energies to the new campaign which will be supported by a proclamation to be delivered by President Roosevelt tomorrow. Local production offices of the Red Cross at 129 W. Center st., in edition today, issued a call for volunteer workers to meet the demands of the current war crisis. The call was issued through Mrs. William LeVecke and Mrs. Lotus Louden, administration chairmen, requesting that anyone interested in aiding the local chapter, offer their services to either Mrs. Agnes Grim of the knitting department or Mrs. Thomas Lumsdon, production chairman. War Pledges Make Anaheim Resound Proclamations and pledges of reaffirmed allegiance to the United States were forthcoming from many local civic organizations this week following the outbreak of war in the Pacific. Most followed the general theme of the following statement issued and signed by the local Chamber of Commerce Monday: WHEREAS, the United States (TURN TO PAGE 6) Naval District Reports 286,278 Men On Active Duty Ashore and Afloat Short tabulation of latest figures on the flood of enlistments for Naval service today, the 11th Naval Excluding Navy nurses, of which there are 788 on duty at present, the total personnel of the US Navy After moving away from Anaheim 50 years ago, a pioneer family here kept in touch with "home" through the pages of the Gazette, and for this reason, the local Red Cross roll call is $29.47 stronger today. Two weeks ago a letter to the editor written by an Anaheim citizen appeared in the columns of this paper entitled: "It Hurt My Pride In Anaheim." It was an appeal to local citizens to get behind the Red Cross roll call drive. THEY DID! They did! And so did Emil B. Dreyfus, son of Ben Dreyfus who pioneered Anaheim half a century ago. Now a resident of San Francisco, he read the letter printed in this paper, endorsed a check on the Treasurer of the United States Griffith with a check for $29.47 endorsed to the American Red Cross and mailed to this paper by Emil B. Dreyfus, former An- Local Red Cross Roll Call Increased As Follows Campaign In Gazette And Mail For $29.47 over to the local Red Cross an dmailed it to the Gazette with the newspaper clipping attached. On the clipping was a note: "Mine, too. Please pass this to Charles Griffith, of the Red Cross" Jeweler Here One o' Able To Meet Gover By MARY ANN CALLAN Business: jewelry. Hobby: jewelry. Experience: 67 years. This in part tells the story of Jean F. Hartwell, owner of the Anaheim jewelry store, but beside being a businessman here, he one of the 250 commercial engravers in the United States sufficiently skilled to produce steel engravings for currency. Two hundred of the others are in the U Bureau of Engraving, Washington D.C. BORN IN NEW ORLEANS The jeweler deluxe was born New Orleans about 80 years ago and was in Mississippi until Naval District Reports 286,278 Men On Active Duty Ashore and Afloat Short tabulation of latest figures on the flood of enlistments for Naval service today, the 11th Naval District office at San Diego reported 286,278 enlisted men now on active duty ashore and afloat, 174,000 short of the number of bluejackets originally considered necessary to man the two-ocean US war fleet now building. There were also 34,712 commissioned and warrant officers in the Naval service, it was announced. EXCLUDING NURSES Excluding Navy nurses, of which there are 788 on duty at present, the total personnel of the US Navy now stands at 321,000 with current enlistment rush to add to this which Navy department officials hope will meet their personnel quota of nearly 180,000 more. Cross-sectioned, the active enlisted personnel is composed of 224,511 regulars, 58,805 reservists, who will serve for the duration, and 2,962 retired men, recalled to duty during the last year. This Corporal Had a Ready Answer According To Camp Haan Officer This one comes straight from the Army today, and reads: “Never let it be said that Corporal Anthony Dabov, stationed with the Coast Artillery (anti-aircraft) at Camp Haan, is a man without an answer. “Placed in charge of communications for one of the crews serving a three-inch gun during firing practice, Coropral Dabov was chagrined to find that more often than not, the shells were missing the target. “His first thought was that the gun crew was messing up his borders. But the battery commander checked up on the height and azimuth men and found them to be following orders exactly. It appeared, as a matter of fact, that Dabov himself might be responsible for the poor showing. “Dabov was plainly unimpressed by this slander. “I know what the trouble is,’ he told his commander confidentially. ‘That private pulling the lanyard jerks too hard!’ “The three-inch guns weigh seven tons,” says the army significantly. Anything Unusual? May Win You $1 Do you know something unusual about someone, something, or some place locally. If you do, you have the foundation for feature story, and the Gazette will willing to pay you $1 for your idea. For every idea that this paper can write into a feature story will pay to the originator, $1 upon publication. You write nothing save the story idea and your name and address on a paper paper and turn it into the Gazette office. Stories will be published at the rate of at least once a week until further notice. This paper reserves the right rejection, or the discontinuance, this offer. All suggested stories must have the subject’s approval for publication. It can happen here; it may happen here! THER NAIL IN THE AXIS' COFFIN--BUY A DEFENSE AHEIM GAZETTE THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ORANGE COUNTY — NOW IN ITS 72nd YEAR ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1941 BE BOARD ISSUES CALL TODAY FOR OF An Editorial In This Paper LEVEL-HEADED AMERICANS And so it is that we are face to face with the realiwar. That, which up to the present time has been sometwhich we, as Americans, have read about in our newspaheard about over our radios, and saw only through the of our newsreels, is here. The unwanted buzzard has concost in our back yard. Today, there is but one course open to every citizen Anaheim, every citizen of the United States of America. is to set ourselves efficiently to the task ahead in order it may be disposed of as quickly as possible. It is and will be a strange world in which we Amcans must live from now until such time as we may again our way in peace with the world. The secret maze of military censorship, and milsilence is with us and will be until the end of this crisis, matter of the greatest necessity. Along with it will come the fraudulence of rumorominous speculation. It will be difficult on every hand to truth from falsehood. Therefore, continue to believe only this is an efficient and united America and will be until goal is achieved. We ask of our armed forces that they do their job Increased As Former Resident Gazette And Mails His Check "Home" roll call." The Gazette was glad to comply. DREYFUS FAMILY At the present time, the Dreyfus family owns the building bearing their name on the corner of Los Angeles and Center sts., here. Elder Here One of 250 Engravers To Meet Government Standards MARY ANN CALLAN less: jewelry. Hobby: jewelery store, but besides businessman here, he is the 250 commercial engrav- the United States suffic- killed to produce steel en- s for currency. Two hun- the others are in the US of Engraving, Washington, 1889. He stayed there until 1910 and sold the store for a million dollars. The store still stands with his name over the door. NEVER LEARN ANYTHING He also worked in three banks early in the 1900's but always seemed to come back to his pro- fession—the jewelry business. "In this business," he remarked while engraving this reporter's initials on an old watch case, "you never learn anything. You just (TURN TO PAGE 6) THE NEWS IN BRIEF LAST MINUTE SUMMARY OF EVENTS It may be disposed of as quickly as possible. It is and will be a strange world in which we Americans must live from now until such time as we may again our way in peace with the world. The secret maze of military censorship, and mil- silence is with us and will be until the end of this crisis, matter of the greatest necessity. Along with it will come the fraudulence of rumor ominous speculation. It will be difficult on every hand to truth from falsehood. Therefore, continue to believe only this is an efficient and united America and will be until goal is achieved. We ask of our armed forces that they do their job in this emergency. It is only just that they expect the war from every American citizen. What can you do? Go about your business in the workmanlike manner possible. If you are eligible for any many national, state, or city, military or civilian organi- tions, join them. If you are already a member, cooperate (TURN TO PAGE 2) Japanese-Americans Pledge Services Here To United States Government "Every loyal American must be permitted to render his services!" Thus expressing the feeling of every loyal American citizen of Japanese ancestry in the South- land, members of the Japanese A- american Citizens league p here today the entire facil- their organization as well as individual services to the gement of the United States. COMMON OBJECTIVE Unequivocal repudiation pan and concentration of the ergies to the common object American victory, according Chairman and Spokesman Tayama, is the sole purpose of group. "We shall do all in our to help wipe out vicious tot- ian enemies," Tayama said. Ery man is either friend or f shallinvestigate and turn o authorities all who by word consort with the enemy." RACE HYSTERIA Expressing the plight of American-Japanese, Tayama "The enemy will try to sa- our usefulness by inciting hysteria. We shall be vigilant die is cast and we face tha with grim determination. An we are ready!" Anaheim Citrus Will Build $15,000 THE NEWS IN BRIEF LAST MINUTE SUMMARY OF EVENTS FACILITIES OFFERED By a unanimous vote the membership of Anaheim lodge of Elks, the lodge today offered the facilities of its building to all Defense councils in North Orange county for use as an emergency hospital or any other utilization which a community disaster might require. COMMANDED "REPULSE" Anxiety was felt by Mrs. James Kilduff for the well-being of her cousin, Rear Admiral Spooner, recently commander of the sunken British cruiser "Repulse," who today is believed to be stationed in the Singapore war area. ALL SAFE Word was received here Tuesday following a three-day wait by Principal and Mrs. Richard Clowes of the Loara school that both his mother, father, and sister, and her parents, brothers and sisters, all in Honolulu at the time of the Japanese attack, are safe and well. GOVERNMENT ADVICE Government advice received at Westminster this morning by Mrs. Sinyl Roberts, reported the death of her son, Corp. Thomas E. Roberts, in the enemy attack on Pearl harbor Sunday. FARMERS RALLY Orange county farmers are rallying to defense today according to the Orange County Farm Bureau who have issued a call for an emergency director's meeting next Friday evening at the county offices of the bureau in Orange. It was pointed out by the farm bureau that farmers are peculiarly suited to be of real service in such an emergency as they have trucks, and other farm equipment invaluable in such cases. OLD AGE PENSIONERS Old Age Pensioners of California will be addressed Sunday afternoon at a public meeting at the MWA hall, 294½ E. Fourth st., Santa Ana, by Attorney James E. Walker, state president of the organization, and J. H. Walsh. BANDIT PAIR ARRAINGED Sentenced to serve from one to 10 years in San Quentin penitentiary on Los Angeles robbery charges, Emanuel F. Goetz, and John F. Swofford will be arraigned tomorrow morning before Superior court, for hearing on a charge of robbing the Sampsoh Service station at Los Angeles and North St., here last July 17. En here! Be ready to do your part IN CASE IT DOES! DEFENSE SAVINGS BOND! ZETTE 2nd YEAR NUMBER 11, 1941 NUMBER 8 UNTIL CHRISTMAS Y FOR CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS AMERICANS to face with the reality of time has been something about in our newspapers, saw only through the eyes wanted buzzard has come to se open to every citizen in United States of America. That task ahead in order that possible. world in which we Amerin time as we may again go censorship, and military the end of this crisis as a fraudulence of rumor and difficult on every hand to tell continue to believe only that America and will be until our that they do their job well Everyone In Anaheim Is Eligible To Aid In Event Of An Emergency Spurred by the open declaration of war by all Axis powers today and with Anaheim’s “all-out” blackout adding grim purpose to the gathering, some 40 members of the Civilian Defense council here met at the City Hall last night, and issued a call for citizen volunteers. Selectees Swamp Board With Calls Swamped this week by calls from over-zealous applicants expecting notices of immediate induction into the Army, the Anaheim Draf tboard today said that so far there has been no revision in US Selective Service, and requested selectees to refrain from calling the office for information. Draft Clerk Robert E. Winchell With 85 civilians already signed and hundreds more needed here to complete the local defense, Executive Chairman Chas. Mann, declaring that everyone in Anaheim is eligible to help, asked that volunteers file application immediately at the City Clerk's office, City hall, the Police department, or any of the other registration places which may be created, at once. AIR ATTACK Discussing preliminary plans for all phases of disaster relief in the eventuality of air raid or attack, and planning to cooperate with the Board With Calls Swamped this week by calls from over-zealous applicants expecting notices of immediate induction into the Army, the Anaheim Draf tboard today said that so far there has been no revision in US Selective Service, and requested selectees to refrain from calling the office for information. Draft Clerk Robert E. Winchell was in Los Angeles today consulting with state draft board officials, including Commander Maurice C. Sparling, of the Southern California district, and all selectees will be notified of any results from the conference pertaining to them. Episcopal Rector Dies In England Rev. Gerald R. Nessias, former Rector of St. Michael's Episcopal church in Anaheim, died suddenly at his home in Falmouth, England, according to a letter received by Miss Anna Marie McDuell of Anaheim from the deceased's daughter, Priscilla. The Rector served at the St. Michael's church between 1922 and 1926 and held pastorates in Santa Ana, Ventura and San Diego county. He was born in Jamacia and returned to England in 1935. Surviving him are his widow and one daughter, Priscilla. Minnie the Moocher Missing from Home Minnie The Moocher, official tail wagger of the Fearn family, whose business address is 273 E. Center st., is gone, presumably lost, and a direct bomb hit could scarcely bring more tragedy today to the family, especially the children, than the disappearance of the little golden Cocker spaniel. Anaheim Citrus Plant Pays $5,000 In Employee Bonuses; Will Build $15,000 Factory Ad dition In Expansion Move This is one in a series or arti-cles on industry affecting Anaheim and its vicinity. 75 by 120 feet to be constructed on the south end of their present plant to accommodate part of their present factory and offices, and to this Anaheim industry today. From a "factory" in the garage behind the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Silzie on Santa Ana st., just seven years ago it has expanded until Anaheim Citrus Plant Pays $5,000 In Employee Bonuses; Will Build $15,000 Factory Addition In Expansion Move This is one in a series of articles on industry affecting Anaheim and its vicinity. Close on the heels of advice this week that the E. A. Silzle corporation, one of Anaheim's home industries, is paying a pre-Christmas bonus in the amount of $5,000 to their employees, came the announcement today that the firm contracting for construction of addition to their present plant 212 S. Atchison st., at a cost of $5,000. According to George Reeves, general manager of the local firm, the addition will include a wing of 75 by 120 feet to be constructed on the south end of their present plant to accommodate part of their present factory and offices, and to provide a warehouse for Citra-Gold products they produce. IN TWO WEEKS Construction, to start in two weeks; is expected to be completed within six weeks. The pre-Christmas bonus paid this week amounted to $5,000 and was distributed to some 40 employees with the exception of officers on the basis of service with the company, some workers receiving as high as $300. SUCCESS STORY And that's the success story of this Anaheim industry today. From a "factory" in the garage behind the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Silzle on Santa Ana st., just seven years ago, it has expanded until today its business totals half a million dollars annually; its products bring it and Anaheim recognition from all over the United States; its Citra-Gold juices and flavors are exported all over the world. The concern which was Earl and Thelma Silzle's "back-yard factory" just seven years ago, pays from 40 to 110 local workers $100,-000 in payrolls annually. CITRA-GOLD PRODUCTS (TURN TO PAGE 8) Valencia Orange Crop Harvest Greatest In State History; Record Walnut Crop Goes To Market Through Southland Harvest of the largest Valencia orange crop in California's history nearing completion today in large packing houses, the largest walnut crop on record is moving to market, and the 1941-42 avocado crop throughout the Southland promises to exceed the record 1941-41 crop finished in September. GRIICULTURAL FRONT This news from the southern counties' agricultural front was contained in a review prepared by the Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce today. Unusually heavy production from late-bloom Valencia oranges has increased the 1940-41 crop to the largest on record the report said. Shipments during the past month were possibly the heaviest of any November, and prices reached the season's high during the forepart of the month. Lemon sales were above average, but prices showed a lower trend. GOOD WALNUT HARVEST An exceptionally good walnut harvest has been completed in most counties. The Pacific Coast corp. passed the million bag mark for the first time in history. Sales are heavier than in any previous year, and prices are satisfactory. Colder weather during the latter part of November did some damage to truck crops the report stated although fruit orchards were unharmed. Frosts practically terminated harvest of the few remaining fall vegetable crops such as tomatoes and green beans. IT DOES! Enroll in Civilian Defense NOW!