anaheim-gazette 1941-12-11

IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Extracts From Files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter of a Century Ago. These Files Contain the Only Authentic History in Print of the Daily Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 50 Years Ago December 10, 1891 The City Trustees met in regular session yesterday afternoon, the full board present. A proposition was received from P. P. Federman and Joseph Helmsen, offering the board a 40-foot lot on Center st. opposite Claudina st. upon which to erect the City Hall, consideration $1. SAME PURPOSE Also R. and M. Leudke offering a lot 40x75 feet on the corner of Center and Olive sts. for the same purpose, consideration $1. Both offers filed to be taken up for action at an adjourned meeting Tuesday morning, next, at 9 o'clock. The matter of procuring a new boiler for the water works was definitely deferred for a week. Bills amounting to $415.92 were audited and ordered paid; adjourned. DISAGREEABLE WEATHER Sunday and Monday we had the most disagreeable weather of the season. A cold "Santana" wind prevailed and fires and overcoats were a necessity. U. S. CITIZEN Oliver Hill was made a citizen of the United States by Judge Towner the other day. Oliver will make a good citizen. FROM NEWHALL Raymond Aguilar came down from Newhall last Friday and left for San Francisco on Sunday to be gone a couple of weeks. MILITARY HOP 25 Years Ago December 14, 1916 Hundreds of people from Anaheim went over to Fullerton Saturday. Some of them to attend the Northern Orange County Automobile show and others to see the football game between Fullerton and the heavy weight Citrus Union high of Azusa, to determine which should play in the finals for the championship of Southern California. Seventeen automobile dealers were represented in the big tent on Spadra ave. and more than 60 cars were on exhibition, most of them from Anaheim. POPULAR FORD R. B. Ingram, Tom Ingram, of Anaheim, and Col. Wickersheim of Fullerton displayed the popular little Ford, showing coupes, touring cars, and roadsters. P. J. Weisel was on hand with a Hudson Super-Six and a Dodge, J. B. Reeve of Fullerton, the Hupmobile agent, had three cars in his section. A. H. Sitton had on exhibition, a Willys Six touring car and Overland touring car. SHOWED MAXWELLS J. R. Gardiner had as the principal exhibit, a four-ton Ford truck. C. R. Rockwell and J. L. Longworth also of Anaheim, showed Maxwells, Chalmers, and a seven-passenger Oakland. The Sidman Motor company showed the Saxon and Packard, R. W. Eden showed the Dort and Reo, while the Tagard company of An. Christmas Drive Near Completion Mrs. Mona Price, city director, and Mrs. Ernesty girl scouts commissioner, ed today that plans for A Christmas welfare drive w completion. Mrs. Price stated that she like to have persons and fions to submit their name at the welfare headquartery hall. These names s persons that need help are legal residents of the GIRL SCOUTS The seven girl scout trots der the direction of their are dressing dolls, making books, knitting Red Cross practicing Christmas card. The Framont, Cypress Washington troops are known Red Cross squares; the Franklin and Horace Ma are making scrapbooks Orange county hospital; Boniface troop is dressing and the senior troop of face are working with Cros seach Saturday mor. WELFARE WORK The welfare work will up to Dec. 25. Food has been collected from high students by the American auxiliary and turned over to welfare department. Camp Haan For Emergence Camp Haan on war for sented a reassuring pionding to observars U. S. CITIZEN Oliver Hill was made a citizen of the United States by Judge Towner the other day. Oliver will make a good citizen. FROM NEWHALL Raymond Aguilar came down from Newhall last Friday and left for San Francisco on Sunday to be gone a couple of weeks. MILITARY HOP Th Military hop given at the armory on Thursday evening was highly enjoyed by the merry crowd who tripped the light fantastic until the wee sma' hours. The music, furnished by the military band, was first-class, and at midnight the revelers sat down to a dainty lunch prepared by the ladies of St. Michael's guild. QUEST LIST Those present were: Captain and Mrs. Arthur Lewis, Coroner and Mrs. Ey, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Rimfau, Mr. and Mrs. John Hartung, Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. Reiser, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Browning, Mr. and Mrs. V. Browning, Mr. and Mrs. A. Thomass, Mrs. Laura G. Bates, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Boege, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norman, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Rust, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Landell. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crist, Misses Minnie and Dora Zeyn, Miss Clara Mosseman, Misses Jessie and Hilda Witte, Miss Cora Lewis, Misses Emma and Louisa Wehmeyer, Misses Zoila and Beatrice Smythe, Misses Nellie and Meta Tuffree, Miss Lillie Robinson, Miss Lute Bailey, Miss Daisy Landell, Miss May Clark, Miss Hannah Smith. MORE GUESTS Miss Louise Berlin, Misses Lulu and Agnes Lovering, Miss Myrtle Sprague, Miss Lena Snodgrass, Misses Meta and Mae Polhemus, Miss Clara Baker, and Messrs. Cap Schumacher, Joe Blair, Charles Wommer, Ralph Blair, Frank Schumberger, Gib Landell, Ralph Hunter, Louis Koerner, John Henry, Innes Henry, Charles Tuffree, George Bradley. John Walls, Will McFadden, George Betts, H. Bancroft, Otto Strodthoff, Godfrey Stock, Ben Porter, Oscar Luedke, Wm. Dunlap, Walter Crowther, Ed Pellegrin, Charles Kuchel, and others. DIRECTORS ELECTED At the meeting of the Savings Loan and Building association held last Saturday evening, the following directors were elected to serve for the ensuing year: J. P. Zeyn, SHOWED MAXWELLS J. R. Gardiner had as the principal exhibit, a four-ton Ford truck. C. R. Rockwell and J. L. Longworth also of Anaheim, showed Maxwells, Chalmers, and a seven-passenger Oakland. The Sidman Motor company showed the Saxon and Packard, R. W. Eden showed the Dort and Reo, while the Taggard company of Anaheim, exhibited the Chevrolet. ON THE GRIDIRON Over on the gridiron the Fullerton high school football team completely upset the dope of Southern California inter-scholastic football followers when it trounced the touted Citrus Union high by a score of 19 to 13, in the first round of the play-off for the high school championship. The first touchdown was made by Fullerton in the second quarter by Right Tackle Dean on a forward pass. Fullback Jones scored the second and Captain Smith the third touchdown for Fullerton. BOARD OF TRADE Fred A. Backs was chosen president of the Anaheim board of trade for the ensuing year at the meeting held on Monday night. F. C. Krause was elected vice-president, John Cassou, treasurer, and Messrs. Bishop, Noll, Eyabroad, Jackson, and Prince, were chosen a board of directors. ANAHEIM ORANGES Many people in the East will eat Anaheim oranges on Christmas day. The crop is several weeks earlier this year than usual and an excellent quality of navels is being shipped. Packing of the new crop began Nov. 23, and the Anaheim Fruit association reports that 30 cars have already been shipped of the 130 cars which they expect to ship by the last of January. TURKEY DINNER A number of Anaheim people attended a turkey dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dyer, Thursday night. They were Archer Fay, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. H.E.W.Barnes,and Mr. and Mrs.C.O.Brun. LEMON TREES Charles Knowlton of Fullerton has a few budded Canary Island lemon trees,the only ones now bearing in the United States and fruits taken to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce have been attracting considerable attention from horticulturists. Camp Haan on war for sentencing a reassuring pacing following the Japanese American possessions. Camp officers who had gone to their nearby cities without answer that their country would within a few hours,hunt to the post.ordered by General Fulton Q.C.to 24-hour duty. ON THE POST On the post the men ordered. Since the 337th and gades were on duty for maneuvers in Los Angeles Francisco,the camp most deserted.The 65th regiments and the 121st Battalion comprise the 3rdade,the 101st being coated the 216th and 217th. Council Discuss Safety Spend Discussing the budget cies of the organization of the Orange County Sail met today noon in Following the meeting fary John Johnston.of heim Chamber of Comnounced that the councer for highway safety work safety lectures and tha highway safety motion any organizations intally.Further information had by calling the local of Commerce office,ehe The meeting followe night's dinner session at heim Elk's club at which resentatives from the two other county civics heard a talk by James M.Carter.of theror Vehicle department. John Walls, Will McFadden, George Betts, H. Bancroft, Otto Strodthoff, Godfrey Stock, Ben Porter, Oscar Luedke, Wm. Dunlap, Walter Crowther, Ed Pellegrin, Charles Kuchel, and others. DIRECTORS ELECTED At the meeting of the Savings Loan and Building association held last Saturday evening, the following directors were elected to serve for the ensuing year: J. P. Zeyn, Herman Dickel, Charles Schindler, George Horr, Dr. Bullard, Ed Pellegrin, John Everharty, F. Backs, and H. A. McWilliams. The association was never in a more flourishing condition and the prospects are that many new stockholders will be secured the coming year. SERIOUS ACCIDENT A serious accident happened at the City water works Saturday. While the tanks were being filled with water the hoops on the new 60,000 gallon tank, unable to sustain the pressure upon them, gave way and allowed the tank to fall to the ground, 30 feet below. The tank contained 50,000 gallons of water at the time. The disaster played havoc with the city property and sheds and hen houses in the neighborhood and came near resulting fatally to Engineer Schneider, who was working beneath the tank at the time. CRAWLED TO SAFETY He crawled under the work bench to escape the falling debris and wsa nearly drowned by the deluge of water. Cooper Wille and others rescued him. The city jail, a few feet away, was demolished. The cause of the disaster was the insecure hoops. The tank had been lately accepted by the trustees and was part of the improvement contemplated by the city in the recent issue of city bonds. S. O. Woods, now living in Los Angeles, was the architect, and the tank was put up by Wille and Albrecht. LEMON TREES Charles Knowlton of Fullerton has a few budded Canary Island lemon trees, the only ones now bearing in the United States and fruits taken to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce have been attracting considerable attention from horticulturists. The variety was brought from the Canary Islands in the early days by a sea captain. In addition to being seedless, the Canary lemons have a very smooth skin, but little thicker than note paper. STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS Mrs. Rosalie Luneberg was stricken with paralysis while sitting in the Mason theatre Wednesday evening. At the close of the first performance it was found that she was unable to move, consequently, she was carried to an auto and taken to her home on Claudina st. where she is now lying seriously ill. Mrs. Luneberg was formerly Mrs. Napoleon Hart. MEXICAN BANDITS Samuel Kraemer was in town from Placentia on Monday on a business mission. Mr. Kraemer says his brother, Jonothan Kraemer, is now a resident of Houston Texas. He had to flee from Mexico to save his life. All of Mr. Kreamer's livestock, about 35,000 head of cattle, and a large number of horses, were all taken from him by the Mexican bandits. DAMAGE SUIT Judge West on Tuesday handed down a decision awarding George McPhee $1244 damages in his suit against J. D. Lavin. McPhee was run into at the intersection of Claudina and Center sts. in this city several weeks ago. Attorneys Williams and Ruban handled his case. Christmas Drive Near Completion Mrs. Mona Price, city welfare director, and Mrs. Ernest Ganahl, girl scouts commissioner, announced today that plans for Anaheim's Christmas welfare drive were near completion. Mrs. Price stated that she would like to have persons and organizations submit their names to her at the welfare headquarters in the city hall. These names should be persons that need help and that are legal residents of the city. GIRL SCOUTS The seven girl scout troops, under the direction of their leaders, are dressing dolls, making scrapbooks, knitting Red Cross squares practicing Christmas caroling. The Framont, Cypress, George Washington troops are knitting the Red Cross squares; the Benjamin Franklin and Horace Mann troops are making scrapbooks for the Orange county hospital; the St. Boniface troop is dressing dolls; and the senior troop of St. Boniface are working with the Red Cross seach Saturday morning. WELFARE WORK The welfare work will continue up to Dec. 25. Food has already been collected from high school students by the American Legion auxiliary and turned over to the welfare department. Camp Haan Ready For Emergency Camp Haan on war footing presented a reassuring picture according to observers this week. POST OFFICE PARTY OFF Scheduled Christmas party of the Post Office employees set for Saturday night at 7:30 at the home of Postmaster Louis H. Hoskins, was postponed due to the probability of blackout. Post Office Women's auxiliary will hold their Christmas party Wednesday afternoon, at the postmaster's home. ST. MICHAEL'S PARTY The Women's auxiliary of St. Michael's guild will sponsor a Dickens party tomorrow evening at the St. Michael's parish hall. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m., Members may either come in costume or not. ORANGETHORPE PTA Mrs. Lloyd Porter, president of the Orangthorpe PTA, honored the mothers and teachers of the seventh and eighth grade children with an afternoon at her home on Euclid ave., Friday. Christmas arrangements of holly and tall red candles decorated the rooms. Those present were the Mesdames May Royer, Ames Nelson, Albert Kadelbach, Henry Currie, Frances Bissitt, P. H. Pendleton, J. L. Hiltscher and Harold Lovering besides the teacher and principal of the school, P. H. Pendleton. WCTU COUNTY MEETING DAR DECEMBER MEETING A luncheon meeting at the home of Mrs. Albert Karlen at 502 N. Lemon st. marked the regular December meeting of Mother Colony chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Friday afternoon. The rooms were tastily decorated with Christmas berries and candles. The guests found their places at small tables, each centered by a beautiful bowl of red and white Christmas berries. The hostesses, Mrs. Albert Karlen and Mrs. Leo Sheridan, served a delicious three-course luncheon. A very brief business meeting followed the luncheon after which Miss Margaret Bradley of the Anaheim library staff exhibited and described some very interesting new books and gave a review of "Reveille in Washington" by Margaret Leech. The books were divided in two groups, those of interest to children of various ages and those suitable for adults. The chapter received the name of Mrs. Etta C. Evans as a member. Mrs. Ralph Daniel Stover, Regent of Mojave Chapter, Fullerton; and Mrs. Willis Maple, Past Regent, were guests of the chapter. Mrs. Stover gave a sketch of the meeting to be held in the Methodist church on Pomona ave. and Commonwealth ave., Fullerton, last Tuesday. Mrs. John Whittier Howe Hodge of Los Angeles and Camp Haan Ready For Emergency Camp Haan on war footing presented a reassuring picture according to observers this week following the Japanese attack on American possessions. Camp officers, who last Saturday had gone to their homes in nearby cities without any thought that their country would be at war within a few hours, hurried back to the post, ordered by Commanding General Fulton Q. C. Gardner to 24-hour duty. ON THE POST On the post the men were calm and ordered. Since the 337th and 101st brigades were on duty for defense maneuvers in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the camp looked almost deserted. The 65th and 78th regiments and the 121st Separate Battalion comprise the 37th Brigade, the 101st being composed of the 216th and 217th. Council Discusses Safety Spending Discussing the budgetary policies of the organization, members of the Orange County Safety council met today noon in Santa Ana. Following the meeting, Secretary John Johnston, of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, announced that the council's crusade for highway safety would include safety lectures and the showing of highway safety motion pictures to any organizations interested locally. Further information may be had by calling the local Chamber of Commerce office, he said. The meeting followed Tuesday night's dinner session at the Anaheim Elk's club at which 100 representatives from the council and two other county civic organizations heard a talk by Director James M. Carter, of the State Motor Vehicle department. Christmas arrangements of holly and tall red candles decorated the rooms. Those present were the Mesdames May Royer, Ames Nelson, Albert Kadelbach, Henry Currie, Frances Bissitt, P. H. Pendleton, J. I. Hiltscher and Harold Lovering besides the teacher and principal of the school, P. H. Pendleton. WCTU COUNTY MEETING County members of the WCTU will meet tomorrow at the Wesley Methodist church for an all-day meeting. The ladies of Anaheim will be in charge of the luncheon at noon. Mrs. Lola Grimes, county president of Placentia, will be in charge of the instruction in the morning and afternoon sessions. ST. AGNES GUILD The home of Mrs. Wilson Phelps on Brookhurst rd. will be the place of the St. Agnes Guild this Monday night. Co-hostess with Mrs. Phelps will be Mrs. Robert Rossberg. This meeting will be a regular meeting and Christmas party. ROTARY CLUB DINNER The directors of the Anaheim Rotary club were served with venison dinner at the home of Dr. Edward Jordt at 940 N. West st. Monday evening. On Monday noon in the Elks club, Rotarians met for a program. Harold Smith of Los Angeles and the Standard Oil company, presented a movie, "Life of Rudolph Diesel," to the group. Harold Smith of the Smith-Reafsnyder Furniture store, was chairman for the day and the identical names of the two on the program caused much hilarity at the meeting. Those who attended the delicious venison dinner were Dr. Howard Tews, Dr. Lee Demming, Robert Boney, E. P. Hapgood and E. R. Deering. ANAHEIM HOME DEPARTMENT "Values in Hosiery" will be the subject of discussion by Miss Frances Liles, home demonstration agent, at the meeting of the Anaheim Home Department at the home of Mrs. William H. Mulvey on Loara rd. tomorrow at 10 a.m. There will be potluck luncheon and members are asked to bring a 10c gift for exchange at the Christmas party-meeting. The chapter received the name of Mrs. Etta C. Evans as a member. Mrs. Ralph Daniel Stover, Regent of Mojave Chapter, Fullerton; and Mrs. Willis Maple, Past Regent, were guests of the chapter. Mrs. Stover gave a sketch of the meeting to be held in the Methodist church on Pomona ave. and Commonwealth ave., Fullerton, last Tuesday. Mrs. John Whittier Howe Hodge of Los Angeles and National second Vice President General, will address the meeting and Mrs. Perry Wallace MacDonald of Piedmont, California State Regent, were speakers. CHILDREN'S RELIEF Regular monthly meeting of the Board of directors of the Crippled Children's Relief association will be held tomorrow noon at Henry's Drive-In cafe on 101 highway, according to Kate Rea, president of the organization. LEVEL-HEADED AMERICA (Continued from Page 1) them. If you can do so, buy a Defense bond. If your role is that of an average American one of a nation of UNIFIED, COOPEATIVE AFFECTIVE FOR like all national crises, this is a person It will ask that you make sacrifices in comfort, possessions, and quite possibly, sacrifices even It will ask first and foremost that you headed Americans, that you KEEP personal prejudices, political prejudices, and racial prejudice and concentrate on the task at hand. Level-headed Americans will realize that is a thoroughly organized machine, and must such, each part with its bit to do. Level-headed will realize that in America live many races birth and citizenship, loyal to the American cause. Level-headed Americans will not take their retribution for the hostile acts against their own hands, but will do so as a united nation those who by their unwarranted attack are to be sible. LET'S CONTINUE TO BE A NATION OF LEVEL-HEADED AMERICANS! "NAVY TRADE TRAINING GAVE ME MY START" SAYS PRESIDENT, SPERRY CORPORATION THOMAS A. MORGAN (pictured in insert), president of the Sperry Corporation, world's largest manufacturers of aeronautical and marine instruments, received his early technical training in the U. S. Navy, in which he enlisted as a young man. "This has proved of great value to me in later years," said ex-sailor Morgan. Pictured above are new Navy recruits receiving electrical training at one of the modernly equipped Navy Trade Schools. The Navy offers training to young men in nearly 50 different trades and vocations. Opportunities for advancement, to learn skilled trades, for travel and adventure are identical whether a man enlists in the regular Navy or the Naval Reserve—and his pay, food, clothing, medical and dental care are the same. Farmers Attend Agricultural Clinic; Make War Plans In Santa Ana Today Local farmers representing all phases of agricultural interests here, participated today in an all-day Orange County Agricultural Economic conference held in the Educational building of the Santa Ana Christian church. According to Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg in charge of the gathering, all farm organizations were represented, including marketing agencies, production groups, water companies, farm credit, farm bureau, grange, county planning, land use, and others. MANY FACTORS Many factors now appearing on the agricultural economic horizon which are comparable to those of California, outlined some of these factors for local analysis to help agriculture avoid some of the major impacts that may occur within the next several months. FARM FINANCE While farm finance and agricultural outlook were major considerations, four subcommittees considered other farm problems. They were: (1) Farm credit and finance, (2) Farm Management, (3) Land Use, (4) Farm Home and Family Living. Anaheim To Enter Santa Ana Frolic Following an official invitation this week from sponsors of the Santa Ana Annual Frolic to be held at Santa Ana, New Year's eve, the local Chamber of Commerce today signified intention of entering an Anaheim float in the event. The county-wide event is said to be the only organized outdoor fun festival in the United States on New Year's eve, and the invitation included requests for local citizens to take part in the revelry. Lemon Shipments Show Increase Lemon shipments showed a sharp increase during the first five months of volume regulation un- Lemon Shipments Show Increase Lemon shipments showed a sharp increase during the first five months of volume regulation under the Federal marketing agreement, much greater than in this period in previous years, the US Lemon Administrative committee in Los Angeles indicated today. During the first five months of lemon prorate operation, starting June 1, interstate lemon shipments were 36 per cent above the volume shipped in the same period in 1940. When compared to the volume in the same five months of the three previous years, the committee said, the increase is 28 per cent. DED AMERICANS By a Defense bond. Of an average American citizen, be fed, cooperative Americans. Crises, this is a personal crisis, too. Sacifices in comfort, sacrifices in possibly, sacrifices even beyond these. 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