anaheim-gazette 1943-10-07

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 October 10, 1918 Sixteen hundred dollars for the purchase of an ambulance has been donated by the students of the Orange Union high school, Orange, and forwarded to the ministry of war of the French Government by L. N. Brunswig of Los Angeles. The ambulance will carry a metal plate signifying that it was the gift of the high school. The donation is the eighth of its kind in southern California. Mr. Brunswig hopes to complete a section of twenty ambulances of similar donations. An organized society is working in Los Angeles for this purpose. The twenty-ninth annual convention of the Orange County Christian Endeavor was conceded to have been the best attended in the organization, the registration being 300 delegates and a large number staying throughout the two days session. The convention was held on the Methodist Church grounds at Huntington Beach, the delegates occupying the tents there. The Endeavor accepted the invitation of the Christian and Presbyterian churches at Anaheim to hold the convention in this city next year. The rains of the past week were not at all appreciated by the beet and bean farmers, who are getting a lot of worry out of the present situation. The beets, if not taken from the ground immediately, will suffer from low sugar content. Luckily, however, a small acreage only of the entire crop yet remains 50 Years Ago October 12, 1893 Articles of incorporation of the Citizens' Bank of Anaheim have been filed, and the new institution will be ready for business in a few days. The incorporators are H. Cahen, L. Goldwater, K. Cohn, W. T. Brown, R. Melrose and I. Goldwater, and the first five gentlemen also form the Board of Directors for the present. The capital stock is $100,000 of which 25 per cent will be paid in when the bank begins business. It is understood that Mr. Cahen will be president and Mr. Goldwater cashier. The former needs no introduction to the people of this vicinity among whom he has lived for over eighteen years. Mr. Goldwater has been a successful and prominent merchant of Arizona for a great number of years, and is a man of great business capacity and unimpeachable reputation. We predict great success for the new bank. The business will be conducted in the Bank of Anaheim premises and although the charter will not be received for about a week the bank officials will be in a position to cash the check of the Beet Sugar Company which will be given out in a few days. That the Anaheim Water Company is not represented at the Irrigation Congress in Los Angeles this week seems to us to be extremely absurd. No delegate was sent on account of "hard times". This is ridiculous. We should have had a delegate there by all means—the oldest water company should M. O. D. Has New General Manager (Continued from page eight years spent his winter in Los Angeles and his summer Sacramento as assistant manager for five organic California Vegetable Union Fruit Co., California Citrus Fay Fruit Co. and the Spruce Fruit Co. In January, 1911, Steward engaged by Arthur Gregory M. O. D. general manager, tablish the traffic and clark department of Mutual Oranges tributors. In carrying out his signment, he became a member of the California Citrus Association and attended numerous conferences in Washington D.C. and elsewhere. Steward became assistant manager in 1919 while still living the traffic office, but succeeded in 1920 by F. O. Gibbon as traffic manager and then made an extensive tour in behalf of M. O. D., shortly after his return, with advanced sales manager. The past several years he had general sales manager in distribution of both fresh canned citrus fruit. Robbins Russel, assistant manager of M. O. D., since has been named salesman succeed Steward. Russel, tensive date and grapefruiter of the Coachella Valley 1920, joined the staff of the organization in 1935 to carry special statistical and work. As a grower in Coachella Russel has had much experience in cooperative grower association... The rains of the past week were not at all appreciated by the beet and bean farmers, who are getting a lot of worry out of the present situation. The beets, if not taken from the ground immediately, will suffer from low sugar content. Luckily, however, a small acreage only of the entire crop yet remains in the ground, so not much damage can ensue here. The bean crop, however, is a different proposition, as acres upon acres of this product are unthreshed. The warm weather that came the first of the week gave time for all the bean piles to be turned and the majority of them were thoroughly dried out, and ready for threshing when the last rain came, making the same process necessary again. As wages are high and help scarce, this added expense will detract greatly from the farmers profit. The Domestic Science Section of the Anaheim Ebell will meet on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of G. W. Simpson. Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Harry Sears are the hostesses. All members are urged to be present. Bring recipes for using sugar substitutes. P. J. Weisel has disposed of his garage and auto business to Chas. H. Mann, and will retire to his ranch at Santa Fe Springs where he will devote his time to agricultural pursuits. Mr. Mann had previously purchased the repair department, and now he is owner of the entire business. H. A. Dickel, chairman of the Red Cross Belgian relief committee, shipped 2,410 pounds of clothing last week to Newark, N. J. where it will be transported to the relief committee in Europe. The garments were all good and substantial and will prove a godsend to the destitute people who receive them. J. E. Lemon, owner of an orange grove southwest of this city, was a business visitor in town a few days ago. Mr. Lemon raises fine fruit and sees a bright future for the citrus industry. Mrs. C. E. Holcomb and Miss Dora Zeyn will entertain the Ladies' Eucher Club on next Thursday afternoon, the 17th, at bank officials will be in a position to cash the check of the Beet Sugar Company which will be given out in a few days. That the Anaheim Water Company is not represented at the Irrigation Congress in Los Angeles this week seems to us to be extremely absurd. No delegate was sent on account of "hard times". This is ridiculous. We should have had a delegate there by all means—the oldest water company should be represented, and the trifling matter of expense, when it is known that the convention is attended by delegates from many States and Territories of the Union, as well as from foreign countries—who have themselves gone to no little expense to be present at this important gathering - should not be permitted to enter into the matter at all. The greatest irrigation congress ever held comes to meet at our very doors, and we, the oldest irrigation company are unrepresented. It is ridiculous. There is many a heavy heart and light purse in the good city of Santa Ana, the fame of a noble horse has been swept to the winds, the heart of an old man has been broken, and there is a torchlight procession in hell this night. Silkwood, the pride of Orange County has been beaten. Wood has taken three straight heats, and Silkwood's light has gone down and out forever. Silkwood broke badly in the first heat and was a bad second. Wood went under the wire in 214½. In the second heat Wood outpaced him and won in 2.8½. In the third Wood won the heat and the race in 2.11. And all Santa Ana went broke on the race. The sad announcement of the death of Miss Helen Bancroft, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Bancroft of Orangethorpe, comes as a shock to the many friends of the family throughout this neighborhood. Deceased had been in failing health and had recently gone to Los Angeles hoping to benefit by the change. Mrs. John Hanna brought into town Friday a beautiful specimen of quince, which weighed two pounds, and measured 16½ inches one way and 15½ the other. It was grown on Mr. Hanna's ranch south of town without irrigation. Thomas Deitrich and George Kaiser of Dubuque, Iowa arrived at bank officials will be in a position to cash the check of the Beet Sugar Company which will be given out in a few days. Navy Mothers Add 12 Members (Continued from page and Mrs. Vera Baum and Planting, color bearers. Mrs. Heckman presented port from the hospital co-which has recently visited rona and El Toro hospice She reports a real need for folding card tables, st trunks, razors, razor blade articles and combs. She that any pictures which would be appreciated. The housing committee the direction of Mrs. M.ton has been doing a firldaing Navy men in homes Any person haw place available should get with Mrs. Thaxton. The installation of new will be November 3. More Twenty Five Years Mrs. Clara Fisher went Azusa Saturday to visit the of Richard Krebs. Charley Carroll came o week from Oregon, whe helping the government timber for airplanes. He Sunday. R. P. Mitchell county Superintendent was in town day on business. More Fifty Years John Everhardy and Ed went hunting ducks at Monday afternoon and s in baging eighteen birds. Henry Webber was do Los Angeles one day l and while talking horse w ed a bet by "Spote" W Silkwood would win yes three straight heats. We the bet and is five ahead. District Attorney Scar was over from Santa Ana J. E. Lemon, owner of an orange grove southwest of this city, was a business visitor in town a few days ago. Mr. Lemon raises fine fruit and sees a bright future for the citrus industry. Mrs. C. E. Holcomb and Miss Dora Zeyn will entertain the Ladies' Eucher Club on next Thursday afternoon, the 17th, at their home on the Holcomb and Zeyn ranch. T. L. McFadden has received an appointment as Y. M. C. A. athletic director for work with the army in Europe. He will leave shortly for an Eastern Camp, and after a short period of training will go overseas. A daughter was born at the Agnew hospital, San Diego, on Monday September 30th to Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Heying. Al reports that all is well with mother and child. Alex Wright came up from the beach Tuesday and spent a few hours transacting business in Anaheim. He has been spending the summer at his cottage in Balboa. Miss Alice Pannier, who has been working in the war risk insurance department at Washington for several months returned home last week. Walter Ross has secured a position in the shipyards at Long Beach, and moved his family down Saturday. Jake Vetter has given up his position at the shipyards and enlisted in the quartermasters corps. A daughter was born at the Sanitarium Monday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Hester. Mrs. John Hanna brought into town Friday a beautiful specimen of quince, which weighed two pounds, and measured 16½ inches one way and 15½ the other. It was grown on Mr. Hanna's ranch south of town without irrigation. Thomas Deitrich and George Kaiser of Dubuque, Iowa arrived in town Saturday and will locate permanently in California. Mr. Deitrich is half brother to our fellow-townsman John Schauman, and will go into business with him. Clay Kellogg went to Los Angeles Tuesday to attend the meeting of the Irrigation Congress which convened on that day and will be in session until Saturday. An effort will be made to bring the delegates to Orange county to spend a day with us and see what we have done in the way of irrigation. Some little comment has arisen as to whether the laundryman Sing Lee arrested at Tustin for purposes of deportation and our former well-known heathen fellow-townsman, the mild-mannered high-binder of that name are the same. Man Wo is inclined to think not, for when Sing Lee left Anaheim he abandoned the laundry business. Later—Sing Lee has been heard from. He has been stealing water up the ditch, and has been taxed $10 for his infamy. He hasn't been deported yet. The Tustin chinaman is his "cousin." While gathering walnuts at Mr. Reiser's last Saturday a Russian fell from a tree to the ground sustaining serious injuries about the spine and dislocating his hip. He lies in a very precarious condition at his home on Santa Ana street. K. O. D. Has New General Manager (Continued from page 1) ight years spent his winters in Los Angeles and his summers in California Vegetable Union, Earl Fruit Co., California Citrus Union, by Fruit Co. and the Spruance Fruit Co. In January, 1911, Steward was engaged by Arthur Gregory, then K. O. D. general manager, to establish the traffic and claims department of Mutual Orange Distributors. In carrying out this assignment, he became a director of the California Citrus League and attended numerous hearings and conferences in Washington, N. C. and elsewhere. Steward became assistant sales manager in 1919 while still handling the traffic office, but was succeeded in 1920 by F. C. Fitzbibbon as traffic manager. Steward then made an extensive trade tour in behalf of M. O. D. and shortly after his return, was advanced to sales manager. During the past several years he has been general sales manager in charge of distribution of both fresh and canned citrus fruit. Robbins Russel, assistant sales manager of M. O. D. since 1937 has been named sales manager to succeed Steward. Russel, an extensive date and grapefruit grower of the Coachella Valley since 1920, joined the staff of the organization in 1935 to carry out special statistical and analytical work. As a grower in Coachella Valley Russel has had much experience in cooperative grower associations. WAC Training Now Includes Physical Therapy Young women from Anaheim, interested in enlistment in the Women's Army Corps, will be needed to help attain the quota of 100 WAC enlistees to be sought from Orange county by the date of December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. The government is launching a campaign to add 70,000 WAC recruits to the present list by the selected date, and full information as to requirements and the formality of enlisting may be secured from Capt Madelyn Miller Jennings, executive officer for WAC recruiting in the Southland, whose headquarters are in the Pacific Electric building, Los Angeles. One of the newest fields opened to WAC enlistees is physical therapy, and young women with a knowledge of physiology and anatomy and skilled in massaging, will be given opportunity to earn lieutenant's bars. Physical therapy training courses have just been opened under direction of the surgeon general who will select the personnel to be trained. On completion of the study course and three months' practical experience, the WACs will be discharged from the Corps and be appointed as physical therapy aids with the relative rank of second lieutenant. Preliminary six month's training will be given at Stanford University, University of Wisconsin, and the D. T. Watson school of Physical Therapy at University of Pittsburgh. Plans indicate also that the Walter Reed General hospital, Washington, D. C., will later participate in the program. Training will be at government ex- Date Is Announced For 4-H Club Achievement Night The week of November 6-14 has been set aside to feature nation-wide 4-H Club achievement, according to Harry V. Welch, assistant farm advisor. Plans are under way to spot-light 4-H club work in Orange county during that week. The feature length 4-H film "Young America," starring Jane Withers, will be shown at the Orange Drive-In theater several nights during that week. 4-H Achievement Night for Orange county clubs will be held Friday, November 12 at Fremont school in this city, and the year's activities will be climaxed with the awarding of recognition to members completing their projects. 4-H club members as well as parents and others interested, are reminded to keep this date open in order to participate in this important event. Boys and girls to the number of 1,700,000 were enrolled in 4-H clubs this year throughout the nation. This is an increase of 200,-000 over last year's all-time high. Welch states that club work is organized in nearly every county of the United States and that Orange county has 24 clubs and 285 members. Any boy or girl, 10 to 20 years of age, has the opportunity of joining a local 4-H club and to carry such projects as clothing, gardening, raising rabbits, chickens or livestock. Club fairs, club camp, and other social and recreational activities provide members with good times as well as opportunities to learn to be Santa Fe To Offer Annual Awards To Future Farmers. Announcement made by E. J. Engel, president Fe railway, should be interest to young agriculture this area, for it was to that the Santa Fe company again present education to outstanding member California Future Farmers America organization. These awards are usually state champion judging but judging was eliminated year at the Future Farmers national convention. Because and other war-time attendance will be limited official delegates and Farmer candidates. The Santa Fe Educators make it possible for them to attend the National Congress to Kansas City in connection Royal Livestock show 14. Names of Future Farmers will be announced gether with designated place where awards were sented. has been named sales manager to succeed Steward. Russel, an extensive date and grapefruit grower of the Coachella Valley since 1920, joined the staff of the organization in 1935 to carry out special statistical and analytical work. As a grower in Coachella Valley Russel has had much experience in cooperative grower associations. Navy Mothers Add 12 Members (Continued from page 1) and Mrs. Vera Baum and Mrs. Planting, color bearers. Mrs. Heckman presented a report from the hospital committee which has recently visited the Coona and El Toro hospital units. She reports a real need for sturdy folding card tables, swimming trunks, razors, razor blades, toilet articles and combs. She also said that any pictures which could be given to help in decorating the recreation rooms for the men would be appreciated. The housing committee, under the direction of Mrs. M. T. Thaxton has been doing a fine job in assisting Navy men in locating homes. Any person having some place available should get in touch with Mrs. Thaxton. The installation of new officers will be November 3. More Twenty Five Years Ago Mrs. Clara Fisher went up to Azusa Saturday to visit the family of Richard Krebs. Charley Carroll came down last week from Oregon, where he is helping the government get out timber for airplanes. He returned Sunday. R. P. Mitchell county School Superintendent was in town Monday on business. More Fifty Years Ago John Everhardy and Ed Morgan went hunting ducks at Bolsa last Monday afternoon and succeeded in baging eighteen birds. Henry Webber was down from Los Angeles one day last week and while talking horse was offered a bet by "Spote" Wetzel that Silkwood would win yesterday in three straight heats. Webber took the bet and is five ahead now. District Attorney Scarbourough was over from Santa Ana one day charged from the Corps and be appointed as physical therapy aids with the relative rank of second lieutenant. Preliminary six month's training will be given at Stanford University, University of Wisconsin, and the D. T. Watson school of Physical Therapy at University of Pittsburgh. Plans indicate also that the Walter Reed General hospital, Washington, D.C., will later participate in the program. Training will be at government expense and will be followed by assignments to selected Army hospitals for practical experience in the treatment of wounded soldiers. VOLLEYBALL CLASS Volleyball under the direction of S. D. Keith has been added to the evening class schedule at Union high school. The group will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 5 until 7 p.m. SUNFLOWER REUNION From Vernon Day, president of Kansas State society, has come the announcement of the annual autumn picnic of all former and visiting residents of the Sunflower state, to be held Saturday in Sycamore Grove park, Los Angeles. BUY VICTORY BONDS AND WAR STAMPS! AT FIRST SIGN OF A COLD USE 666 TABLETS, SALVE, NOSE DROPS "THE NAVY WANTS YOU" "THE NAVY WANTS YOU" ... to save Gas! Big events are shaping in the Pacific—and you can help boost them in the right direction! More fuel oil is urgently needed for our fleet; and you can help—because when you save GAS at home, you conserve FUEL OIL for the Navy. What has GAS got to do with FUEL OIL? Here's an example of how the Government's Fuel Conservation Program works out: The natural gas that you use at home is the same fuel most commonly used in Southern California's teeming industrial plants. The gas you save—allows essential War Plants to use more gas for fuel, instead of having to consume the limited reserves of fuel oil. By using gas wisely at home, you help to release more fuel oil for the Navy. SOUTHERN COUNTIES GAS COMPANY GAS IS VITAL WAR FUEL ... Use it wisely! Santa Fe To Offer Annual Awards To Future Farmers Announcement made this week by E. J. Engel, president of Santa Fe railway, should be of special interest to young agriculturists of this area, for it was to the effect that the Santa Fe company will again present educational awards to outstanding members of the California Future Farmers of America organization. These awards are usually offered to state champion judging teams but judging was eliminated this year at the Future Farmers' national convention. Because of this and other war-time restrictions attendance will be limited to official delegates and American Farmer candidates. The Santa Fe Educational award makes it possible for those winning it, to attend the National Vocational Congress to be held in Kansas City in connection with the Royal Livestock show Oct. 11 to 14. Names of Future Farmer winners will be announced soon together with designation of the place where awards will be presented. Courageous Airmen Of Two Wars Help Bomb Germany The first American airman to drop a bomb on German territory in World War I, and his counterpart of World War II, today are working to prepare efficient new bombardiers in the Army Air Forces West Coast Training Center. Capt. Howard G. Rath of San Marino pulled the crude lever which dropped the first bomb on Germany on June 12, 1918. His target was the Dimmary-Baron-court railhead in the Brien area where trains carried ore to German steel mills on the Rhine. He is now assigned to the bombardier school at Deming Army Air Field in New Mexico. Lieut. Bernard Bell of Chicago, now attached to SAAAB, and one of the prominent lecturers at AA FWCTC, dropped his "first" on German-held land just 24 years later, in June 1942. Strangely enough his objective also was a railroad marshalling yard, that at Hazebrouch, France, in German hands. Member of the first all-American crew to fly over the Continent, Lieut. Bell released his "eggs" from a Douglas Boston at- SAVING MATERIALS Pointing the plea for care in saving paper, is the use of paper in so many new forms. It is now used in making alarm clock and flashlight cases, clothes hangers, buttons, string, porch chairs, rugs, garbage pails, dustpans, mail boxes, blankets and a host of other articles in order to save more essential metals, woods and other materials. tack bomber which was part of a 12-plane British formation. Through another coincidence, both war heroes were bankers in civilian life. Capt. Rath holds the Distinguished Service Cross and Lieut. Bell the Purple Heart. Free Methodist Church SUNDAY Mr. Abbott Prgaches Morning and Evening Hear Our Quartets YOU Are Welcome Broadway & Clementine Your dollars still go a long way... AT PENNEY'S! IT'S patriotic and wise, nowadays, to save money every way you can—to save and put your savings into War Bonds! Save by making everything last longer. Save by not buying useless and trivial things. Save, too, by shopping regularly at AT PENNEY'S! IT'S patriotic and wise, nowadays, to save money every way you can—to save and put your savings into War Bonds! Save by making everything last longer. Save by not buying useless and trivial things. Save, too, by shopping regularly at your J. C. Penney store for things you really need! The less you buy the more you need Penney values. Penney's still offers, as it always has, the highest quality merchandise that can be had, at the lowest possible prices. You don't pay for costly extras, for frills, or "front" at Penney's. And there's another thing about Penney's that's a big help in this wartime year. The folks who work at your Penney store are people who know this town and its wants and needs. Their chief concern is to help stretch your budget and to see that you get merchandise that will serve you and suit you well. It pays big dividends to shop at Penney's. 124 WEST CENTER STREET ANAHEIM 3511