anaheim-gazette 1942-11-26

State Revenues From Gas Tax Drop In October Some indication as to the loss in revenues which the Southwest will experience because of the general gasoline rationing, has been provided by a late release from the state board of equalization, given by Chairman Richard E. Collins. According to Collins, increasing losses of income derived from the sale of gasoline in California showed that October alone bore a loss of 15.7 per cent as compared with October, 1941. This year's October gasoline tax totaled $4,-660,468, computed on the basis of sales amounting to 155,348,954 gallons of gasoline. This was almost a million dollars lower than during the corresponding month a year ago. However despite the substantial sum involved in this comparative loss, October's income was greater than the $4,529,232 reported for the month of September. The state's gasoline tax for the first ten months of the year, according to the figures released by Collins, totaled over 48 million dollars as compared with $52,-839,232 received during the first ten months of 1941. Former Gazette Employee Enlists (Continued from Page 1) of the ice peaks of the Uinta tributed to him was the climbing Mountains in Utah in 1937 to A method for converting ordinary box cars to carry liquid cargoes, such as gasoline, oil, etc., has been offered by a Chicago inventor, Mark J. Fields, as a solution to the tank car shortage. Fields' invention was demonstrated in the Santa Fe Railway's yards in Chicago before a group of railroad and government officials, who expressed optimism over the idea. His box car-to-tank car conversion scheme consists of dividing an ordinary box car into four compartments by means of wooden bulkheads. In each compartment, a canvas container, treated on the inside with a DuPont rubber synthetic, Faraprene, is suspended by means of a series of pulley ropes. Each tank has a 4-inch take and a 4-inch outlet and be filled and emptied simultaneously, which makes for smooth handling. Each of the canvas bags capacity of 2,500 gallons of or a total of 10,000 gallons for four containers. This is equivalent to the capacity of an ordinary car. The car in which the te made was an 80,000-pound car. Among those attending the onstation were O. L. Gray, ant to the operating vice pres and E. E. Chapman, mechan assistant, both of the Santa Former Gazette Employee Enlists (Continued from Page 1) of the icy peaks of the Uinta tributed to him was the climbing Mountains in Utah in 1937 to reach the scene of a transport plane crash. He was then city editor of the Salt Lake Tribune. Utilizing pack horses to reach the scene, Smith sent back his exclusive stories by carrier pigeon. At one time Smith operated the Paso Robles Press, Washington Township (Alameda county) Register, and Oakland Recorder, and had been associated with many other papers in various capacities. He is a past president of the California Newspaper Advertising Managers' Association. At the time of his enlistment he was with the San Francisco Shopping News. A 33rd Degree Mason, member of the Elks and of Rotary, Smith is also past president of the Utah Department of American Legion. His home is at 1355 Willard street, San Francisco. SWEET SPLINTERS By a chemical process, the wood of any tree can be converted into sugar which is suitable for human consumption. Two Hundred Canes Send By Couple To Norco Hospital When Mr. and Mrs. Octave Roquet, 131 West Broadway, learned of the appeal for sturdy canes to aid wounded war veterans in their efforts to walk as part of their treatment at the U.S. Naval hospital, Norco, the Roquets didn't even hesitate. They notified the hospital that they had "a few" canes, and a truck was immediately sent to Anaheim to pick up the generous gift. For Mr. and Mrs. Roquet donated 200 canes to the cause! The canes had been made up several years ago for a big Iowa picnic, and those remaining after the event, were turned over to the Anaheim couple to be disposed of as they saw fit. The gift to the country's war heroes was the natural sequel, as the 'Roquets saw it. In the meantime, anyone else in the city who has a cane to offer, Lieut. Jackson Goes to LeMoore Mrs. Harry Jackson and small son Tommy, who have living in Santa Ana while Jackson was stationed at S will join him in Lemoore, he has been transferred moore Field. Mrs. Jacks former Helen Koesel of this was a guest Tuesday of her Mrs. Bertha M. Koesel, 70 Center street. Camp Atterbury, Ind. Donald Ike was home on f when the stork visited his cile. He wired his buddies the Post: "NO DRAFT STOP NINE POUND GIRL." may turn it over to C. R. B manager of the local of Southern California Auto club, the organization as responsibility of collecting canes and turning them o the Navy hospital. ALPHA BETA ANNOUNCES NEW STORE HOURS Effective: Saturday, November 28 & Thereafter NEW STORE HOURS Effective: Saturday, November 28 & Thereafter WEST END STORE NO. 26 510 West Center WEEK DAYS 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. SATURDAYS 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. CLOSED Sundays and Holidays EAST END STORE NO. 12 406 East Center WEEK DAYS 9 A.M. to 7.P.M. SATURDAYS 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. CLOSED Sundays and Holidays We are establishing these new hours in order to cooperate with the manpower need of the country and eliminate the double shift. Also cooperation with authorities in perfecting the dim-out will be greatly increased. We sincerely ask the cooperation of our customers in this step and hope that all your shopping needs may be met by the new uniform store hours of our markets. ALPHA BETA FOOD MARKETS, Inc. Car License Fees For Next Year Remain Undecided When motor vehicle owners of Anaheim receive their 1943 registration cards (white slips) from the Department of Motor Vehicles, the amount of the motor vehicle license fee due for the following year will not be shown on the card as in former years. Due to conditions incidental to gasoline and tire rationing programs, the department finds it impossible to estimate the probable market value of motor vehicles for a period so far in advance. Acting Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Thomas V. Maloney, announces the market value of the cars, upon which the fee is based, will be estimated at a later date, probably some time next fall when more is known concerning the availability of tire replacements. Vehicle owners will then be notified of the amounts they will be required to pay either through publicity channels or by postcard. Maloney said the market value of any individual car next year probably would depend upon the condition of its tires and the chances for securing new tires or replacements. Receives Report of Navy Enlistee’s Advancement To Mr. and Mrs. G. Everett Burdick, 735 North Olive street, has come announcement from the commandant of Fourteenth Naval District, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, of the advance of their son Douglas Nazi Plane Imitating Russian Masks Proves Surprisingly Slow In Battle Two new Nazi warplanes have gone into action on front. One is a Messershmitt, twin-engined bomber. It is a weaker slower imitation of bomber—the one known as a flying anti-tank battery.” Specifications of the new Messershmitt bomber—caller the 210—sound all right. But the German imitation of the Stormovik—the Henschel 129—is not the plane you would expect from a supposedly efficient German aircraft industry. Its slowness may have been planned that way; but its inferior armament suggests that Nazi technical standards are being lowered. It is quite possible that German plane factories are so busy stamping out replacements for shot-down aircraft that they are unable to take time out to design a really fine copy of the Russian Stormovik. The Henschel 129 is a made-over advanced bombardment training plane, adapted to its new duties of attacking Russian tanks and armored vehicles in response to a rush call from the high command on the eastern front. It is a low-powered plane with a top speed of less than 225 miles an hour. Its Russian inspiration does better than 300. The Hs 129 is a fairly conventional machine, driven by two 450 horsepower inline air-cooled Argus engines—probably the lowest-powered motors yet installed in a World War II combat ship. The plane is a little smaller than a lighter bomber (the Douglas Boston, for example), spanning 50 feet, with a length of 38 feet. It carries a crew of two and is armored heavily on the under side for protection against anti-aircraft fire, while carrying out its dangerous low altitude attacks. Nor is the armament of those encountered so far outstanding. It carries four machine guns and New Owner W Each of the canvas bags has a capacity of 2,500 gallons of liquid, a total of 10,000 gallons for the four containers. This is equal to the capacity of an ordinary tank car. The car in which the test was made was an 80,000-pound capacity armor. Among those attending the demonstration were O. L. Gray, assistant to the operating vice president, and E. E. Chapman, mechanical assistant, both of the Santa Fe. Receives Report of Navy Enlistee’s Advancement To Mr. and Mrs. G. Everett Burdick, 735 North Olive street, has come announcement from the commandant of Fourteenth Naval District, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, of the advance of their son, Douglas K. Burdick, to the rating of aviation ordnanceman, second class, U. S. Navy. Burdick, who graduated from Anaheim Union high school in June, 1940, enlisted in the Navy the following September. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor at the time of the Japanese attack on December 7 last year, but was uninjured, according to the reasuring word which he got to his parents. While the Navy communication regarding the latest advance in rank cites him as being “on active duty in the Pacific area,” his parents and friends know that he is stationed on Midway Island, where he has been in the ordnance department since the middle of August. Argus engines—probably the lowest-powered motors yet installed in a World War II combat ship. The plane is a little smaller than a lighter bomber (the Douglas Boston, for example), spanning 50 feet, with a length of 38 feet. It carries a crew of two and is armored heavily on the under side for protection against anti-aircraft fire, while carrying out its dangerous low altitude attacks. Nor is the armament of those encountered so far outstanding. It carries four machine guns and two 20 mm cannon in its nose, in comparison with the two to four machine guns and two 32 mm cannon of the Stormoviks. The Nazis, however, reportedly are experimenting with a version of the Gerlich super high velocity anti-tank gun installed in the belly of the fuselage. The Gerlich gun—the trick weapon with the 28 mm breech and 20 mm muzzle that has raised hell with Allied tanks in Egypt—has a terrific recoil. But the recoil problem is not unsolvable. Perhaps they are experimenting with mounting a regular 37 or 47 mm anti-tank gun, which is feasible and would be an enormous improvement over any gun ever tried in battle in a plane against tanks. BUY VICTORY BONDS AND WAR STAMPS! WATCH FOR THE HOURS & Thereafter WATCH FOR THE IMPORTANT WARTIME MANU Your postman will deliver it to you soon. Be sure to read it carefully! Keep it handy! An important Wartime Fuel-Gas Emergency Manual is now being prepared for early mailing Within the next month, Southern California Gas Company customers will get their manuals with their gas bills. Southern Counties Gas Company customers will get theirs mailed separately. WHY THIS EMERGENCY MANUAL IS IMPORTANT TO YOU You already know the steps to take in case of a "dimout" or "blackout." It is equally necessary that you should know just what to do in case of a wartime fuel-gas emergency. For example—you may be asked on short notice by your gas company to "Use less gas for household heating." In that case this Manual will tell you the proper way to do this to get the best results and with the least inconvenience to you and your family. Prompt action on your part in such an emergency will be a war service of vital importance Here's why: The peacetime network of pipelines used to deliver natural gas is now serving double duty—helping speed Southern California huge war production tasks, and taking care of civilian demands which also have been enormously stepped-up by wartime conditions. This vast network of pipelines cannot be expanded—because the steel required even more vitally needed on other fronts. That is why we urge you to read and keep this Wartime Fuel-Gas Emergency Manu when it comes to you in the mail. SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS COMPANY GAS IS VITAL TO WAR PRODUCTION...USE IT Russian Model Army Slow In Battle ve gone into action on the Soviet twin-engined bomber. The other Russia's deadly Stormovik attack C. C. Teague Still Heads Fruit Growers Exchange The names of Ashton L. Otis, La Habra; J. A. Prizer, Placentia, and W. E. Spencer, Whittier, are familiar to orange growers of the Anaheim area as among the two score men forming the directorate of California Fruit Growers Exchange. Equally familiar is the name of Charles C. Teague, pioneer Santa Paula citrus grower, who was returned to the Exchange presidency for his 23rd consecutive year in that office. Election was a feature of the annual meeting of recent date, when LeRoy E. Lyon of Orange was named as one of the vice-presidents, serving with Harvey A. Lynn, Riverside, and J. A. Moffet, Lemon Cove. W. F. Sprott of Porterville is honorary vice-president for life. California Fruit Growers Exchange represents 214 affiliated packing houses of the California-Arizona citrus belt. Reports showed that during the 1941-42 season just ending, shipments from Sunkist packing houses exceeded 94,600 carloads, approximately three-fourths of all citrus shipments from the two states. When C. C. Teague first became president in 1920, shipments from all packing houses in the organization totaled approximately 33,-500 cars. EM’s To Give Thanks At Sat. Night Party A Thanksgiving party and dance for enlisted men will be held this Saturday night at the YWCA building at Fifth and Main Streets in Santa Ana. The USO is sponsoring the event, which will include games, refreshments and entertainment, besides dancing to the music of the Aristo-Kats orchestra. A group of junior hostesses from Los Angeles will be on hand to welcome the G.I. merrymakers. Matthew Hogan, vocal soloist, will be featured on the entertainment program. MacARTHUR'S MEDALS Q. Can you tell me which countries have presented medals to Gen. MacArthur? A. The United States, France Belgium, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Mexico and Ecuador. Hickory, N. C.—The designer of a perpetual-motion machine gave up his 30 years' work on which he had spent a fortune and contributed the three-ton machine to a scrap pile. Suggestions For Victory Lunches So many lunch boxes to be filled for defense workers, suggests, the idea that everyone might be glad of hints on well-balanced foods to use. Here are a few, all of which offer hints of things necessary for maintenance of health. Milk—Soups, custards, chocolate (either hot or cold in Thermos bottles), creamed dishes, also to be placed in Thermos bottles. Cheese—Sandwich fillings and salads. Vegetables—salads, sandwich fillings, soups. Fruits—Desserts, sandwich fillings. Eggs—deviled, sandwich filling, and salads. Meats—Salads, creamed dishes, sandwich fillings. Butter—Sandwiches, desserts, cookies. Sweets—Cakes, cookies and desserts made with molasses, honey and syrups. Arizona citrus belt. Reports showed that during the 1941-42 season just ending, shipments from Sunkist packing houses exceeded 94,600 carloads, approximately three-fourths of all citrus shipments from the two states. When C. C. Teague first became president in 1920, shipments from all packing houses in the organization totaled approximately 33,-500 cars. New Owner Will Remodel Property Plans by Herbert J. Beckler, well known Anaheim realtor, to remodel his newly purchased business property in Placentia, will soon get under way. The two-story brick building is located on Santa Fe avenue in the neighboring community and is known as the Stradley block. Beckler will remodel the ground floor for business purposes and will modernize and refurnish all apartments on the second floor. THE WAACS ARE COMING! Fl. MacArthur, Cal.—Ten women employes have been assigned to drive half-ton trucks here. It is expected they will be used to drive 2½-ton jobs later. "CHEERFUL AS ITS NAME" 93 Proof OLD SUNNY BROOK BRAND Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey • 90.4 Proof Also available in Bottled-in-Bond, 100 Proof McKESSON & ROBBINS, Inc. Exclusive Distributors — Anaheim, California "TOPPING" our biggest job Long ago the railroads made possible the swift settlement and development of this land. Today they face their greatest test in the struggle to preserve it. For this is essentially a war of rolling wheels. Millions of men, and tens of millions of tons of vital raw and finished products must be moved swiftly and surely, Long ago the railroads made possible the swift settlement and development of this land. Today they face their greatest test in the struggle to preserve it. For this is essentially a war of rolling wheels. Millions of men, and tens of millions of tons of vital raw and finished products must be moved swiftly and surely, where and when they are needed. Stop the wheels that move them, and we stop all that floats and flies as well. That is why today, on the Santa Fe, movements essential to the war effort are "topping" the biggest job in our history. They must come first, beyond argument or selfish interest, on every American railroad. KEEP 'EM ROLLIN'—OR ELSE ★ No nation that does not possess efficient mass transportation can hope to win a modern war. In America that mass transportation job is squarely up to her railroads. If they fail, we lose. Neither battle gallantry nor industrial wizardry alone will turn the tide. To meet this tremendous responsibility, we ask for every possible consideration in the allocation of materials for vitally essential repairs, maintenance and new equipment. LET'S ALL PULL TOGETHER As the tide of military rail travel mounts, you can help us maintain adequate civilian passenger service as well, in these ways: ★ Make reservations and buy tickets early ★ Cancel unwanted reservations promptly ★ Carry least possible luggage, checking extra pieces to avoid crowding ★ Vacate dining cars quickly after meals ★ Travel mid-week, avoiding week-end and holiday rush periods. Turn freely to your local Santa Fe representatives for help on your travel or shipping problems. SERVING THE SOUTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA