anaheim-gazette 1942-01-01

The Year in Review As War Writes the Page That Is 1941 War! The greatest, most indiscriminate, most blood-thirsty carnage in the all world history, knocked on the door of the United States in 1941. A not-quite-ready Uncle Sam answered the call to arms with his suspenders flapping. That was three weeks ago. Today, all Anaheim citizens, with the rest of the nation, are settling down to the bitter business of seeing the task through. Not much time to look back over 1941 here. Not much to look back at that isn't overshadowed by current news from the blood-splashed Pacific in a blood-soaked world. But here's a brief month-by-month review of the year as it passed in Anaheim: First It Was January Orange county citrus growers affiliated with Mutual Orange Distributors received checks totaling $45,000 from Cal-Juices, Inc., partial payment by by-products fruit delivered to the Anaheim plant. Anaheim’s new Santa Fe railroad depot is dedicated here on “Santa Fe Day” proclaimed by Mayor Charles A. Pearson. Death claims Mrs. Mary Boege Stock, and Mrs. Angelina Yorba Kraemer, pioneer residents of this district. A $700,000 government flying field is proposed here; city’s first traffic death is recorded. Then Came February Mother Colony’s First Presbyterian Church is 71 years old. Connie Mack and a squad of 30 Philadelphia Athletics take over La Palma park for spring training, as Anaheim fans appear enmass to welcome baseball back to the city with banquets, speeches and celebration. Followed By March Torrential rains sweep the city to boost the season’s rainfall total to an all-time record for the past 57 years of 26.95 inches. Connie Mack and his Mackmen continued to hit the banquet trail here, taking time out to trounce the Chicago Cubs four straight. Anaheim Union high school’s Anoranco, student publication, is adjudged the best newspaper in its class by the USC Daily Trojan; city warned it will be unprotected from carbon canyon storm runoffs. Succeeded By April Followed By March Torrential rains sweep the city to boost the season's rainfall total to an all-time record for the past 57 years of 26.95 inches. Connie Mack and his Mackmen continued to hit the banquet trail here, taking time out to trounce the Chicago Cubs four straight. Anaheim Union high school’s Anoranco, student publication, is adjudged the best newspaper in its class by the USC Daily Trojan; city warned it will be unprotected from carbon canyon storm runoffs. Succeeded By April Anaheim reportedly in line for residential development to accommodate 1,000 new families employed by the Douglas Aircraft company’s new Long Beach plant. Baseball comes back in the Anaheim picture as Bob Ripley’s Anaheim Aces make their debut before home fans at La Palma stadium; the park’s new $10,000 lighting system is unveiled at the first game of California league play. The Aces lose two in a row. Then It Was May The city’s controversial handbill ordinance is adopted unanimously by the City council. County traffic deaths reach 28. “Olden Days of Anaheim” an historical pageant of life in the city before the turn of the century produced before an approving audience at the high school theatre. Memorial day commemorated at Anaheim cemetery. And Here Came June Anaheim awaits water from the 392-mile Colorado river acqueduct. Eighty-four Colonists sworn in as members of the State Guard in the Fremont school yard and placed under command of Lt. Ewald Lemcke; the local company misses being the first company to muster in by about two hours as Huntington Beach precede them. Until July Appeared New building in Anaheim more than double the volume of construction in the corresponding period of 1940. Old Timers, 10,00 strong, meet for their 20th annual picnic at Irvine park. Rev. H. G. Schmelzer, dean of Anaheim clergymen, quits his pastorate at Zion Lutheran church after 33 years; gridiron coach, Howard Jones, at USC, dies of heart attack; price of Valencias boom on Eastern markets; Joseph Clayes, superintendent of Anaheim Union high school, passes away here. Along Came August Southern California Citrus Foods, a grower-controlled cooperative affiliated with the Mutual Orange distributors, acquired plant and processing facilities of Cal-Juices, Inc., Anaheim. A crowd of 150,000 persons assemble at Newport Harbor to witness the 21st annual Tournament of Lights as the Anaheim float wins Class C award; Metropolitan Water district announce a one cent tax reduction. Before You Knew It, September Paul H. Demaree named to succeed the late Joseph A Clayes at Anaheim Union high school; War Department announces transfer of the West Coast Air Corps Training center from Moffatt Field to Santa Ana; Joseph Martin, GOP A crowd of 150,000 persons assemble at Newport Harbor to witness the 21st annual Tournament of Lights as the Anaheim float wins Class C award; Metropolitan Water district announce a one cent tax reduction. Before You Knew It, September Paul H. Demaree named to succeed the late Joseph A Clayes at Anaheim Union high school; War Department announces tranfer of the West Coast Air Corps Training center from Moffatt Field to Santa Ana; Joseph Martin, GOP leader, visits Los Angeles to the tune of a rousing welcome aided by Republicans in the county. Santa Ana rejects Metropolitan water; Anaheim follows in discontinuing its use. And the Month of October Orange County supervisors go on record favoring an open shop in the county; the Associated Farmers condemn "labor racketeering." Newly rebuilt and refurnished Anaheim hospital opens its doors to patients. Over 75,000 people from the Southland throng Anaheim for the 18th annual Hallowe'en festival. Paging November Anaheim's Red Cross annual roll call begins with national offices setting the local quota at 3,000 members. Lloyd Banks, veteran Santa Ana city auditor, dies while driving his automobile in Anaheim; county-wide defense council begins to function; soldiers of today and yesterday march before 50,000 at Fullerton's Armistice day celebration. Orange County Safety council headquarters in Anaheim; crowds throng downtown streets here for city's annual Christmas opening; Christmas lights go on. December Writes Its Page War! And Anaheim's Civilian defense board functions on an all-out basis to rush organization. The city undergoes its first blackout; call goe sout for civilian volunteers; air raid regulations take effect; Southland's major winter attractions, including Rose parade, cancelled; Anaheim residents await word from friends and relatives in Pacific; local Guard enlistments swell. Cooperation Shown By Telephone User Deep appreciation of cooperation displayed by telephone users locally in making only the most urgent calls since the start of the war emergency, and the urgent request that cooperation extend over New Year's, was expressed today by N. R. Powley, president of Southland Telephone company. "Never in its history has our company handled, in a similar period, the tremendous volume of telephone traffic which the extraordinary demands for telephone service have placed on our system in the last two weeks. "Our organization is doing a level best to render the best possible service," Powley continued "and to play its full and part in this great national emergency." OUT OF RUBBER Should Be A Constant Reminder During ANAHEIM GA THE OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ORANGE COUNTY — NOW VOLUME LXXII ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, First War Rationing Board Created Here Force Confiscate Cameras, Cameras Only cameras, 30 radio receivers, and 13 firearms had been ordered by Japanese, German Italian aliens to the Annapolis police department on or before the 11 p.m. deadline according to Police Chief J. Holdin today. Articles will be impounded during duration of the war as the result of a pickup order issued by the County Sheriff's office and hold the articles in interest of national defense. Families having within their parish a citizen of Japan, any, or Italy, are forbidden less guns, cameras, or short radios during the present emergency according to issued by US Attorney General Francis Biddle. Registration For 1942 Car Licenses Begins For Anaheim Motorists Friday Effecting a saving of more than a million and a half pounds of metal which can be utilized for war needs, by the application of metal strips for 1942 automobile licenses instead of full size plates, Anaheim motorists are scheduled to begin renewing their car registrations Friday. Cover strip license plates for 1942 may be obtained by motor vehicle owners of Anaheim beginning Friday at the State Highway patrol office at 405 S. Main st. in Orange under the direction of Capt H. C. Meehan or at 111 W. Commonwealth in Fullerton from Charles Springman. RENEWAL PERIOD On Feb. 4 the renewal period closes with a penalty of double the registration fee and an increase of 50 per cent in the vehicle license fee to be assessed annually. Anaheim Employer Succumbs Sunday Albert Cooke, 86, for 15 years park employee for the City Anaheim, passed away at his home at 207 E. Cypress st. morning. A resident of Anaheim years, Cooke was born in ingham, England. He is survived by his wife Alice C. Cooke; two sons, of Anaheim, and T. Dale, of Ana; two daughters, Mrs. Peppell, Denver, Colo., Mrs. Ann Scanlan, Anaheim; two sisters, Mrs. A. Davidson, Dana and Mrs. Dan Cummings, five grandchildren, and two grandchildren. Applications By Mail For Auto Licenses Mail applications for 1942 license plates may now be forwarded to the main office of Dept. of Motor Vehicles in Backs, Campbell & Kalmorium at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. A. G. H. Boffiating. Burial was made North Orange County Loses Three Pioneer Residents Within Week North Orange county lost three pioneer residents this week in the death of Mrs. Rose Ingwersen, 76, Buena Park, Wednesday; and the passing of Howard A. Riley, 64, of Stanton, and John E. Harrison, 85, Anaheim, on Sunday. Mrs. Ingwersen, a resident of Buena Park for 14 years, died at her home, 320 Western ave., Wednesday afternoon as she was preparing to go to market to do her Christmas shopping. SURVIVORS She is survived by one grandchild, Mrs. Eleanor Brown of Long Beach; one sister, Mrs. Letta Atkins of Medina, Ohio, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from Grace chapel, Inglewood cemetery with the Rev. Cyril R. Hicks, pastor of her church, officiating. RILEY SERVICES Riley, a resident of Stanton for nearly 30 years, died Sunday night at the family home on Court st., following an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, Margaret E. Riley; two daughters, Mrs. Elsie M. Powell, Coalinga, and Mrs. Nannie Lucas, Anaheim; two sons, John T. Riley, Lake Arthur, La., and Stanton F. Riley, Bakersfield, and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be conducted from Hilgenfeld mortuary Saturday at 2 o'clock with burial at Westminster cemetery. HARRISON DEATH Harrison died early Sunday morning at the Anaheim hospital. He has been a resident of Anaheim for 15 years. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Lillian Beckman of Anaheim and Mrs. Mary Watson of Oregon. He was a member of the White Temple Methodist church. Funeral services were conducted from the Hilgenfeld mortuary Tuesday at 10 o'clock. The Rev. Thomas L. Burden, pastor of the White Temple church, officiated and burial was made in the family plot in Fairhaven cemetery. Orange County Population, 132,500; Mail applications for 1942 license plates may now be forwarded to the main office of Dept. of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento by Anaheim automobile owners according to an announcement received today from Director James M. Carter. Carter said this method of obtaining plates is available to anyone finding it inconvenient to visit one of the branch offices of the department. Following is the procedure for obtaining plates by mail: Consult the lower left hand corner of the registration card (TURN TO PAGE 2) Applications By Mail For Auto Licenses Mail applications for 1942 license plates may now be forwarded to the main office of Dept. of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento by Anaheim automobile owners according to an announcement received today from Director James M. Carter. Carter said this method of obtaining plates is available to anyone finding it inconvenient to visit one of the branch offices of the department. Following is the procedure for obtaining plates by mail: Consult the lower left hand corner of the registration card (TURN TO PAGE 2) Citrus Undamage By Cold Weather Although the mercury fell low thirty early Christmas day, and has hovered at low several nights this week, no age has been done to citrus according to the Anaheim Fruits association today. Regular Christmas weather followed by cold, and up by more rain was experienced this week by Anaheim residents. Figures for the recent storm Monday showed a total of inches and on Tuesday .43 inch to bring the year's total 6.74 inches as compared with in 1940. Latest Figures From Red Cross Latest figures from Red Headquarters show that a $3,088 has been collected by War Chest drive. In the annual Red Cross call, 1740 persons have coated $2100, according to the ord compiled at the headquarters. In the drive for coffee cans which to store bandages, so a number have been brought that officials doubt that any will be needed. Board Reorganize Lists Secretly Local Selective Service quarters prepared today to classify all 4-A's, men whose vious military service has the present exempted them. Orange County Population, 132,500; Per Capita Property Value, $1,470 Population of Orange County on New Year's day will be 132,500 with an average per capita assessed value of property of $1,470. The population figure shows an increase of 1,740 since the 1940 census was taken and amounts to a 1.3 per cent increase. ASSESSED VALUATION Total assessed value of property in the county amounts to $192,-420,128. Of this, $101,163,705 is for land, $72,347,885 for improvements, $15,234,743 is personal property and money and $15,360,-926,865. 947 Mother Colony Citizens Sign Up, Receive City Defense Assignments With 947 Anaheim citizen signed up to aid in Civilian Defense here, notification was in the mail today advising signers of the part they are to play in the city plan and outlining their duties in the event of emergency. Citizens signing up were apportioned to various defense committees as follows: Air raid warning system, 106; air raid wardens, 91; auxiliary police, 38; rescue squads, 50; auxiliary firemen, 66; medical corps, 15; registered nurses, 31; ambulance corps, 60; Red Cross auxiliary, 92; organization staff corps, 40; clerical, 82; transportation, 48; emergency housing, 13; demolition crews, 57; public utilities repair, 45; public utilities workers, 28; unassigned, 85. New Year With "U", For UNITY; "S", For STRENGTH During 1942 To RUB OUT THE AXIS! GAZETTE COUNTY — NOW IN ITS 72nd YEAR A, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1942 Number 11 Cited Here By Federal Authority Anaheim Employee Succumbs Sunday Rubber Priorities Council To Serve Anaheim, Vicinity Starting Jan. 5 BULLETIN First of what may be a long list of war priority councils came to Anaheim last night with appointment by City trustees of three members and two alternates to the newly created Federal OPM Rubber Rationing board. Today the names of members: Dr. J. S. Hilleary, George A. Koontz, John J. Dwyer, and alternates: Rev. H. G. Schmelzer, and A. C. Riutcel were forwarded to Richard Groves, executive secretary for the OPM in Sacramento for appointment as Federal agents to serve in the interest of rubber conservation in Anaheim. The volunteer board, to care for rubber rationing in Anaheim and vicinity, will take effect Jan. 5 under the national OPM ruling. Detailed instructions for the group have not yet been received. Funeral Services For Mrs. Kelsey Funeral services were conducted- If you aren't engaged in medical work, or if don't drive some sort of vehicle that is necessary to public health and safety, you might do well to be looking around for a first-class second hand tire dealer. The Office of Price Administra- Funeral Services For Mrs. Kelsey Funeral services were conducted Friday morning from Brown and Wagner Colonial chapel in Santa Ana for Mrs. Janie Vaughan Kelsey, prominent Anaheim clubwoman, who died December 23 at the family home on Brookhurst ave., Garden Grove. The clubwoman was a past president of the Fourth District Parent - Teachers' Association, past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars' auxiliary, district radio chairman for Federation of Women's Clubs and an active member of the Ebell club of Anaheim. Surviving her are her husband, William M. Kelsey, business man of Anaheim; three children, Ernest V. Kelsey of Garden Grove, Dolph W. Kelsey of Santa Ana, and Mrs. W. C. Leitchfuss of Orange; a brother, H. H. Vaughan of Los Angeles; a sister, Mrs. Agnes Frier of Los Angeles; and four grandchildren. If you aren't engaged in medical work, or if don't drive some sort of vehicle that is necessary to public health and safety, you might do well to be looking around for a first-class second hand tire dealer. The Office of Price Administration this week made public several special groups who will be permitted to purchase new tires and tubes beginning Jan. 5, but the average automobile owner won't fall in those classifications. EMERGENCY VEHICLES Doctors, surgeons, visiting nurses, veterarians, school bus operators and drivers of vehicles important to public health and safety are among those who will be able to buy new tires and tubes. But the large percentage of the estimated 32,000,00 American motorists who have been buying tires last year at the rate of 4,000,-000 a month are going to have to depend on the supplies already available—or walk. No restrictions were placed on the sale of used or retreaded tires or tubes. Taxi drivers, delivery truck drivers, traveling salesmen and others who fall into the government's "less essential" classi- (TURN TO PAGE 2) Anaheim Citrus Processing Concern Sets $60,000 Pre-Payment Record Announcing a pre-payment in excess of $60,000 on all citrus fruit received by it from its members, Southern California Citrus Foods plant here, an affiliate of Motual Orange distributors this week broke all records in cooperative citrus processing. Checks for initial fruit payments from the company which did not begin operation until July 19, 1941, have already been received by associations comprising its membership. ANNOUNCE PAYMENT Dec. 20, directors of Cal-Juice, Inc., the organization of which Southern California Citrus Foods succeeds, announced payment of more than $45,000 to members of five Orange county packing associations organizing Cal-Julces for fruit received and processed at the plant at Anaheim previous to July 18 this year. This makes a grand total in excess of $100,000 paid within a few weeks to growers by the two organizations. VOLUME HEAVY "Operations of Southern California Citrus Foods have proved most satisfactory," General Manager Bruce McDaniel stated. "Through cooperation of its members, the volume of fruit processed has been heavy. It is the policy of the board of directors to make returns to members as currently as conditions permit." BOARD REORGANIZES RESTS SECRETLY Local Selective Service headquarters prepared today to reissell all 4-A's, men whose previous military service has up to present exempted them from immediate draft call, with all future activities of the board to be made in secret. The announcement that all future quotas, calls and names will kept a military secret came this week to the local draft board. No list of prospective officers inducted will be made public in the future, the War Department considering such information not in the best interest of national defense. DEFENSE OFFICIALS CREATE NEW COUNCIL Authorized to act on behalf of the Anaheim Defense council on matters arising between meetings and taking over authority of the council on matters which time will not permit the calling to meeting, an executive council for civilian defense was created here Sunday night. Members are Chas. A. Mann, executive vice-chairman; Mayor Isa. A. Pearson, chairman; Leo Friis, coordinator; Charles E. Jeffith, secretary; and Everett Cone. Checks for initial fruit payments from the company which did not begin operation until July 19, 1941, have already been received by associations comprising its membership. ANNOUNCE PAYMENT Dec. 20, directors of Cal-Juice, Inc., the organization of which Southern California Citrus Foods succeeds, announced payment of more than $45,000 to members of VOLUME HEAVY "Operations of Southern California Citrus Foods have proved most satisfactory," General Manager Bruce McDaniel stated, "Through cooperation of its members, the volume of fruit processed has been heavy. It is the policy of the board of directors to make returns to members as currently as conditions permit." THE NEWS IN BRIEF Last Minute Summary of Events RECALLED BY NAVY C. H. Rogatsky, radio engineer in World War I, and son of Rev. Wm. Rogatsky, pastor of Anaheim's West Broadway Methodist church, has been recalled to active duty by the Navy. Rev. Rogatsky is in San Diego today, bidding his son goodbye. MOTOR COLLISION Mary Jahr, 40, a resident of Belmont Shores, was slightly injured Sunday night in an automobile collision with a car operated by Horace Woods, 604 S. Helena st., Anaheim, in the 500 block on S. Los Angeles st. Injuries sustained were reportedly not serious. UNREPORTED TODAY Lawrence Quille, former employee of this paper, who was engaged in government construction work on Wake Island at the outbreak of war in the Pacific, is today unreported. His home is in Fullerton. PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION Many Anaheim churches will cooperate with Presidential proclamation issued this week setting aside the hour from 10 to 11 o'clock New Year's morning for a nation-wide prayer service. REVIEW POSTPONED Public review of 3d Battalion of the California State Guard, including Anaheim's company under Lt. Ewald Lemcke, originally scheduled for Orange last Sunday, was indefinitely postponed by rain. SAFETY MAN SPEAKS Robert J. Cheney, field representative for the public safety department of the Automobile Club of Southern California, will be in Orange county Jan. 5 to 9 conferring with school officials and also speaking before student body assemblies and PTA groups. Mr. Cheney will appear before the student body of the Cypress Elementary school, Jan. 7; Santa Ana Senior high school and Huntington Beach Elementary school PTA, Jan. 8.