anaheim-gazette 1942-12-17

Those Who Are In Service There are few homes in Anaheim that have not seen some loved one go into his country's service. There are probably no homes but what have close friends who are carrying the banner of Victory. News of these service men — and service women too — is of general interest to everyone. ADVANCE IN RANK That popular football and night soft ball star in Anaheim athletic circles, Ralph M. Culp, now stationed at Camp White, Oregon, has been advanced in rating from private first class to the rank of corporal, according to late news from Camp White's public relations office. Corporal Culp is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Culp, 257 Katella street, and was employed with the Silzle corporation at the time of his enlistment. He was stationed at Camp Cook, Santa Maria, prior to his transfer to Camp White. HOPE FOR FLYER Although Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wakeham of Garden Grove have received the official report that their son, Lieut. (j.g.) J. D. ("Don") Wakeham was missing in action, they have not yet lost hope that he is safe. For they have reason to believe that their son, pilot of a dive bomber, was land-based rather than carrier-based, so may have been saved. Lieut. Wakeham was one of the flyers of the carrier Lexington, GLIDIATOR Now stationed at Lubbock, Texas, where he is taking his gliderator training at the Glider Pilot Training field, J. Donald Taggart formerly of the high school machine shop, may well anticipate the Christmas holidays. For Mrs. Taggart left Anaheim this week in order to enjoy a Texas Christmas with her husband. NAVY ENLISTEE An Orange county youth, Robert Bean, 19-year-old son of Jesse Bean of Orange, was one of the last two men taking the oath for the armed services in Los Angeles, before the new ruling on enlistments went into effect. ANAHEIM WAVE Miss Suzanne Sidnam, for of Anaheim but more recently Santa Ana, left late the week to report for duty seaman third class with "WAVES" at Cedar Rapids. She has signed up for graphy, which she plans to her life work after the over. Miss Sidnam is the daughter. PENNEYS J. C. PENNEY CO., INC. Our chain of joyous, untroubled Christmases is brimming. This Christmas will be different . . . but we can make it a good one. All that Christmas means to us is in peril today and be lost to us unless we dedicate ourselves wholly to task of winning the war. We must preserve our Christmas spirit, so it will out for all the world to see. This Christmas, of a have ever known, must be a good Christmas. Holiday Fashions Treat Yourself Individual - Styles - Excitement Colors — Fine Materials! AUSTELLE DRESSES HOPE FOR FLYER Although Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wakeham of Garden Grove have received the official report that their son, Lieut. (j.g.) J. D. ("Don") Wakeham was missing in action, they have not yet lost hope that he is safe. For they have reason to believe that their son, pilot of a dive bomber, was land-based rather than carrier-based, so may have been saved. Lieut. Wakeham was one of the flyers of the carrier Lexington, sunk in the Coral Sea. In September he was accorded the Navy Cross for outstanding heroism at the time of the sinking of the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryokaku on May 8 and another on the following day. He had flown his Douglas dive bomber in six other engagements during the Coral Sea battle. OFFICER CANDIDATE Staff Sgt. Eldon Hauck, who has been one of the physical education instructors at Santa Ana Army Air Base, has been selected to go to Officers' Candidate school at Miami, Fla., for the intensive 12 weeks' training course. Mrs. Hauck (Peggy Akerman) will remain here with her mother, Mrs. Yuarda O. Akerman, 201 North Clementine street, during her husband's absence in Miami. YORBA LINDA ENLISTEE Awaiting orders to leave for Southampton, Mass., for officers' training in the Waves, is Miss Eleanor Walker, daughter of the A. S. Walkers, Twin Oaks ranch, Yorba Linda. Miss Walker enlisted shortly after her recent return from Honolulu, where she experienced the dreadful days of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor just a year ago. PENNEYS 124 West Center, Anaheim 3511 GIVE A PRACTICAL GIFT SKIRTS 100% Wool! Pastel plaids! Box pleats! What girl wouldn't like one of these! 4.98 LADIES' RAYON AND TWILL SLACKS 2-piece Slack Suits. 7.90 Holiday Fashions Treat Yourself Individual - Styles - Exciting Colors — Fine Materials! AUSTELLE DRESSES Alpaca, Serge, Frost Point and Velvet Dressy and Sport Styles MIRRA LINE DRESSES A new shipment of Christmas selection in Alpacas and Spun Rayons For Christmas—To Give or Keep! WOMEN'S CYNTHIA SLIPS Rayon Crepes Superbly cut slips for that smooth foundation you want for all your dresses! Tailored in straight-cut, four-greer style, or bias cut with lace trimming. Sizes 32 to 54 1.29 RAYON SATIN AND PAJAMAS Designs that will make most charming gifts! Two over-all blouse styles. Sizes 34 to 40 RAYON SATIN TRIMMED WITH LASTONNA GOW GIVE A PRACTICAL GIFT SKIRTS 100% Wool! Pastel plaids! Box pleats! What girl wouldn't like one of these! 4.98 LADIES' RAYON AND TWILL SLACKS 2-piece Slack Suits. Long sleeves only! 7.90 LADIES' RAYON SLACKS Two-Piece Slack Suits with saddle stitched trim. 4.98 DEFENSE SMARTALLS An ideal gift for the Defense worker. Navy blue and faded blue 1.98 SNOW CAPS Just the gift for the kiddies! In various styles and bright colors. 49c Buy War Bonds and Stamps with Your Savings! Let Us Make This A Good Christmas Be Pretty ... While at Base! WARM DURABLE FLANNEL ROBES Bed Jackets If She Likes Nice Things! Chenille 2.98 Satin Quilted 1.98 up Brushed Rayon 1.29 CHENILLE HOUSECOAT Sunburst patterned Chenille. Wrap styles. Dusty pink, blue and white. SATIN HOUSECOAT Wrap around style in pastel florals. A lovely gift! BRUSHED RAYON HOUSECOATS Zipper styles. Royal blue and wine. Be cozy and warm! December 17, 1942 Installments went into effect. Young Bean, whose father was bounded in the First World War, chose the Navy and expressed the intention to become an aviation machinist's mate or a gunner's mate. ANAHEIM WAVE Miss Suzanne Sidnam, formerly Anaheim but more recently of Santa Ana, left late the past week to report for duty as a mann third class with the WAVES" at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has signed up for photography, which she plans to make her life work after the war is over. Miss Sidnam is the daughter of Phone Lines Needed For Greetings Of Uncle Sam's Men That customary use of long distance telephone circuits for conveying Christmas messages, is discouraged this year by the telephone companies, according to R. J. Rossberg, manager of Southern California Telephone company. “Release of lang distance circuits by civilians, who find other means of expressing holiday greetings, will make it possible for more service men to talk with their distant families” explained Rossberg. The manager said that there are approximately 200 long distance circuits to the east from Southern California. These are sufficient to handle normal business and friendly calls, but are inadequate to transmit essential calls plus the rush of civilian Christmas greetings. “Our service men should come first,” Rossberg declared. “They can be served if civilians will avoid calling except in cases of emergency. The evidence we have already seen of the public’s understanding, and its willingness to cooperate, has been inspirational to all telephone workers.” Local Singer Aids In Hollywood Film Work in a succession of Hollywood studio productions has come to be more or less a commonplace to Albert M. Cranston, well known singer and voice teacher of this city. For the past week, he has been in Hollywood working in various song sequences of “The Merry-Go-Round” at Columbia Studios. “I RISE TO REMARK” By Senator John Phillips The United States is at war. Washington papers please copy! This column has never criticized the foreign policy of the President of the United States; it has generally agreed with it. It has never, in fact, criticized many of the internal policies, so far as their INTENT is concerned. It has challenge, waste and extravagance challenge, waste an dextravagance and the starry eyed boys and girls with their feet so firmly fixed in the clouds at the expense of the farmer, of small business, and of the common people of America. It challenges 5,000,000 people in government employ; 300,000 of these in Washington, and another 375,000 still on WPA in the United States. The writer of this column served in Washington during the last war, when there was also a labor shortage, and his job was so to organize the procedures of one arm of the military service that the civilian-employee work could be done by fewer people, thus releasing the others for more necessary jobs. That was a different situation from the present one, in which report after report is made of 200 people doing the work 50 could do; of officials who like to boast they have "50 people under them" busy enough to bother When asked about this said he worked on the 7 A.M. shift, and had no do there, so he could an eight hour daytime ranch. I rise to remark that sort of thing this collar like. It is the waste nation's asset of man power the greater and more waste of the nation's sets, self reliance and we call it “morale.” But there is material How are you getting your butter rationing Francisco a day or Thanksgiving, there was water obtainable in the seas exceedingly limited take that city for an cause it was there, on days, that the “Surplusties Corporation” a agency, was trying vigorously to GIVE AWB pounds of butter. To the institutions and be to take it, een if they it. Now a restaurant, pats of butter, consider from a pound about use. More than 3 MILLIONS of butter were away as SURPLUS bounty agency in a rationed for butter arsenal. Local Singer Aids In Hollywood Film Work in a succession of Hollywood studio productions has come to be more or less a commonplace to Albert M. Cranston, well known singer and voice teacher of this city. For the past week, he has been in Hollywood working in various song sequences of "The Merry-Go-Round" at Columbia Studios. "The Merry-Go-Round" is a George Stevens production featuring such stars as Jean Arthur, Joel McRea and Charles Colburn, and has a great deal of music of popular variety, according to Cranston. The latter will be called upon for further voice and dramatic work as the picture develops. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sidnam of Santa Ana who formerly lived at 533 Pythias avenue. She attended Fullerton junior college, later graduating from Santa Ana junior college. IN SAN FRANCISCO Having recently completed an intensive course at the Officers' Training school in Florida, Captain E. Ellsworth Fearn, son of Mrs. L. M. Baccala, 410 South West street, is now stationed in San Francisco in the 4th Signal office. He made a short visit in this city on his return from Florida, looking after interests of the Fearn Radio shop on East Center street, which his mother is managing during his army service. That was a different situation from the present one, in which report after report is made of 200 people doing the work 50 could do; of officials who like to boast they have "50 people under them" when 8 or 10 could do the job effectively, or of the division head who tells his clerks not to read newspapers in the office, but to read books instead, because a book can more easily be slipped in the desk drawer if someone comes in. These are authenticated instances, and only three of hundreds. These are from Senator Byrd's investigations. Shall I bring it closer home? "The hardest thing I had to learn after leaving school last June was to look busy while I was doing nothing." This from a boy working for a plane plant in Los Angeles County. An employee working in Orange County, was given a simple job in building, and completed 14 items a day. I do not wish here to identify the kind of work and thus identify the worker. It was suggested that he cut this to 10. It was not until he cut it to 4 a day that he eliminated criticism. Men in our counties and nearby counties hold two jobs at the same time. Why? Because the government job doesn't keep them during the last war, when there was also a labor shortage, and his job was so to organize the procedures of one arm of the military service that the civilian-employee work could be done by fewer people, thus releasing the others for more necessary jobs. More than 3 MILLIONS of butter were away as SURPLUS business agency in a rationed for butter and buy it. Just what SURPLUS cultural commodities anyway right now? There are no dairies Palo Verde Valley. "census" of cows in Valley was 13,948 cow 678 heifers, a total of day the census is 8,000 4,158 heifers, total 12,250 be able to get r guayule, that is, if we get it planted, but I of getting milk and milk. What is the Farm Ministry doing to dairy crisis? Well, th ning to buy cows and open a school to teach milk, and to care for the United States NOW. Washington copy! DUTY FREE The Canadian duty from the United States is usually enforced from till January, was remember 1. This duty amount 75c a box. Please Put Off Your Holiday Rail Trip until after January 12th Please do not make a trip by rail, unless it is urgently necessary, between now and January 12th on duty; handle the heavy seasonal flow of students; and care for the ever-growing number of Holiday Rail Trip until after January 12th Please do not make a trip by rail, unless it is urgently necessary, between now and January 12th. The Santa Fe, in cooperation with other western railroads and the Office of Defense Transportation, makes this direct appeal to the general traveling public, for these reasons: Christmas Furloughs Between December 12 and January 12, hundreds of thousands of our men in service will have holiday leaves. We all want them to be able to travel without delay on these brief and precious furloughs. In this same period the railroads must transport a million men of the armed forces moving on duty; handle the heavy seasonal flow of students; and care for the ever-growing number of persons who must make trips by rail on urgent government business or private emergency. Not Enough Cars for All If, on top of all this, civilian America “travels as usual” during the Christmas-New Year holidays, there just will not be enough passenger coaches and sleeping cars to go around. So, if you possibly can, postpone your trip at least until after January 12—and thus do your share to ensure seats or berths for our men in service on their all-too-brief Christmas-New Year furloughs. • More than ever, in these difficult times, please turn freely to your local Santa Fe agent for friendly help on travel and shipping problems. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Extracts from files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter 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. 25 Years Ago December 20, 1917 The city trustees Thursday evening instructed Attorney Ames to prepare a resolution declaring their intention to wreck the old city hall. The board will build a new municipal home upon the site, and the old structure is doomed. Temporary quarters will be provided for the city on the upper floor of the Masonic building on East Center street. A committee was appointed to arrange for leasing the rooms in the Masonic building which will be used while the new hall is being erected. Parties occupying rooms in the old building have been notified to vacate, and razing of the antiquated structure will soon begin. At present there is $19,000 in the general fund and $10,500 invested in Liberty bonds, which is immediately available for the purpose. The new building which calls for an outlay of $30,000, may not cost the city more than $23,-000, owing to the fact that much of the brick in the old building may be used in the new structure. Anaheim Camp, Woodman of the World, last week elected the following new officers: Counsel, H. W. Comstock; Adviser, L. R. Webb; Banker, J. S. Rockwell; Clerk, E. R. Deering; Escort, W. P. Webb; Watchman, F. A. Wilcox; Sentry, Louis Handleman; Physician, Dr. J. W. Utter; Trustee, C. E. Robinson. As a decorator Joe Stroup is something of an artist. His meat market is trimmed with autumn While at work graveling Center street near the Santa Fe depot last Friday afternoon Henry Boege's spirited team became frightened and started to run away. They bolted down Center street and when near the city hall Mr. Boege was thrown violently to the ground sustaining injuries which have since kept him to his bed. In falling he was thrown against the wheels, which passed over him, cutting him very badly about the arms, head and body. He made his way to the corner of Hermine street where he fell exhausted to the sidewalk and fainted. Friends ran to his assistance and Dr. Bullard was hastily summoned. The injured man was removed to the doctor's residence where his hurts were attended to. It was found that no bones had been broken but that very serious injuries had been sustained. Mr. Boege has been resting quietly during the week and is now well on the way to recovery. W. J. Smith was in town one of the windy days last week to see whether it was blowing any here. He says he can come pretty near to telling when a Santa Ana is due to arrive, by the action of the hogs on his ranch. Long before the wind comes over the hills the porkers get together and gather up all kinds of brush, and place it in embankments, under which they lie when it blows. These pigs have great heads, and are not only the fattest in the land, but possess a very intellectual quality ties Corporation" a government agency, was trying vigorously and vainly to GIVE AWAY 60,000 pounds of butter. They phoned the institutions and begged them to take it, even if they didn't need it. Now a restaurant, cutting little pats of butter, considers 60 pats from a pound about the average use. More than 3 MILLION servings of butter were being given away as SURPLUS by a government agency in a community rationed for butter and unable to buy it. Just what SURPLUS agricultural commodities are there anyway right now? There are no dairies left in the Palo Verde Valley. In 1937 the "census" of cows in the Imperial Valley was 13,948 cows, and 9,678 heifers, a total of 23,626. Today the census is 8,060 cows and 4,158 heifers, total 12,218. We may able to get rubber from guayule that is, if we eventually get it planted, but I never heard of getting milk and butter. What is the Farm Security Administration doing to meet this dairy crisis? Well, they are planning to buy cows and someday open a school to teach people to milk, and to care for a dairy. The United States is at war NOW. Washington papers please copy! DUTY FREE The Canadian duty on oranges from the United States, which is usually enforced from May until January, was removed December 1. This duty amounts to about 75c a box. Anaheim Camp, Woodman of the World, last week elected the following new officers: Counsel, H. W. Comstock; Adviser, L. R. Webb; Banker, J. S. Rockwell; Clerk, E. R. Deering; Escort, W. P. Webb; Watchman, F. A. Wilcox; Sentry, Louis Handleman; Physician, Dr. J. W. Utter; Trustee, C. E. Robinson. As a decorator Joe Stroup is something of an artist. His meat market is trimmed with autumn leaves and vari-colored flowers. All arranged in artistic manner. Revenues received by the city for lights, water and license the past month totalled about $6,900 more than enough to pay for running the city government in all departments. The treasurer has upwards of $33,000 on hand. The town is growing and the affairs of the city are in good condition. The Fullerton trustees have disposed of the city junk pile for $25. The purchaser expects to smelt the old cans and recover the soldier and tin. This is a transaction that has three good sides to it. The city is ahead $25, a considerable quantity of much needed metal is recovered and the enterprising citizen expects to make a good profit. In the window of Kern's bicycle shop there is a picture of an American flag formed of living men. It was taken at the camp at Great Lakes, Ill., ten thousand sailor boys being in it. It is some flag. B. Hartfield, the jeweler is creating a mammoth clock in front of his store on West Center street which he guarantees will keep accurate time. The clock, aside from its metal post weighs 1800 pounds. Miss Sue Irwin and her brother, Leland Irwin, were called to Emporia, Kansas, on Monday, advising them of the serious illness of their mother. Mrs. Julia Payne of Los Angeles has been visiting in town for several days, the guest of her father, L. Nemitz. Miss Katherine Dresser left on Wednesday last for Portland, Oregon, for a several months' visit with relatives in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cook returned the windy days last week to see whether it was blowing any here. He says he can come pretty near to telling when a Santa Ana is due to arrive, by the action of the hogs on his ranch. Long before the wind comes over the hills the porkers get together and gather up all kinds of brush, and place it in embankments, under which they lie when it blows. These pigs have great heads, and are not only the fattest in the land, but posses a very intellectual quality besides, and should bring an added price on account of being sure shots as wind barometers. Road-master Porter has strengthened the approaches to the sand-wash bridge in anticipation of the winter rains. He is to be congratulated on the good condition of the roads in his district—they are the best in the county. Mr. Porter is a first-class roadmaster, and when he undertakes a job it is executed in first-class style. Ed Atherton was in from the ostrich farm on Monday, and reports the birds, of which there are 107 on the farm, all doing well. He lost two grown birds on Sunday, however, one of them dying from natural causes, and the other breaking its neck by getting its head caught in a fork in the limbs of a tree. The bird had been investigating the branches of the tree when it caught its neck in the manner stated and died before assistance could reach it. Lot 24 of the Anaheim Extension tract, situated east of town, containing 31 acres has been purchased by Dr. Pfeninger, Fritz Ruhman, Charley Neipp and Prof. Franz Nebelung and will be deeded to the sugar refinery corporation. The tract will be set to beets. The wind of last week did no damage here, no oranges being blown from the trees. At different points in the San Gabriel valley twenty-five per cent of the orange crop was destroyed, while at Riverside the loss must have been considerable. There will be a meeting of the ladies of this city and vicinity tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Melrose on Adele street for the purpose of preparing a programme of entertainment to be extended Trip July 12th Handle the heavy sea of students; and care for-growing number of must make trips by government busirate emergency. Through Cars for All up of all this, civilian travels as usual" durChristmas-New Year there just will not be passenger coaches and to go around. You possibly can, posttrip at least until January 12—and thus do to ensure seats or our men in service all-too-brief Christmasfurloughs. Santa Fe Mrs. Julia Payne of Los Angeles has been visiting in town for several days, the guest of her father, L. Nemitz. Miss Katherine Dresser left on Wednesday last for Portland, Oregon, for a several month's visit with relatives in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cook returned on Tuesday from San Jacinto Hot Springs where they have been sojourning for the past three weeks. Mrs. J. W. Truxaw was the hostess at a dinner on Monday evening last in honor of her sister, Miss Mable Wallberg, who departed on Wednesday for her home in Seattle. Besides the guest of honor there were present, Miss Katherine Dresser, Miss Francis Backs, and Miss Beryl Kennedy. Edward Wenzel of San Francisco has been in town for several days visiting with relatives and old time friends. Mr. Wenzel's father was one of the Pioneers of Anaheim. Tony Hessel, Jr., for many years a resident of this city, died at the home of his father, Antone Hessel at Los Angeles on Wednesday, after a lingering illness. Deceased was 36 years old and was popular among a wide circle of friends in Anaheim. The Elks are arranging to hold their Christmas services in one of the local theatres, at which time Santa Claus will be on hand to see that every child receives a present. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Lawton of Santa Ana, was in town yesterday looking after food conservation. There will be a meeting of the ladies of this city and vicinity tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Melrose on Adele street for the purpose of preparing a programme of entertainment to be extended the members of the Southern California Editorial association, who will be in Anaheim on Wednesday, January 11th next. On Tuesday Mrs. Langenberger forwarded by express to Madame Modjeska, who is at present playing a very successful engagement in Chicago, a box of beautiful camellias and a bouquet of violets. The camellias, it will be interesting to know, are to be worn in her representation of Camille. The flowers will reach their destination tomorrow afternoon and coming in the dead of winter will serve to emphasize the glorious land of sunshine and flowers which we live in. Modjeska is traveling West and will soon be in Anaheim again. The Orange News has entered upon its fifth volume with bright prospects for the future. The News is one of the best papers that comes to our exchange table, we always look for it, and are glad to notice evidences of its prosperity. Edward Hemmerling of this city and Miss Helen Ross of Santa Ana were married at the home of the bride on Monday. District Attorney Sanborn was in town on a business trip last Saturday and made a pleasant call at this office.