anaheim-gazette 1944-05-25

Post War Trends In Agriculture Discussed at Meeting of Farm Advisors Dr. H. R. Wellman, Director of the Giannini Foundation, University of California, recently spoke to the farm advisors of California on factors that are shaping the problems to be considered in post-war agricultural planning. His discussion was summarized by Farm Advisor H. E. Wahlberg as follows: (1) Two of the factors which contributed to the unfavorable price-cost relationships in agriculture following World War I are beginning to reappear. They are (a) over-expansion of our agricultural plant, and (b) high hourly wage rates in industry and trade. (2) Rising farm mortgage indebtedness which bore down so heavily upon farmers after the last war has not yet reoccurred for the country as a whole, although the subsidiary factors of rising land values and increased farm sales. The situation is dangerous. (3) The potential domestic demand for numerous foodstuffs is large, particularly for fruits, vegetables, meat, milk and eggs—all of which are important in the agriculture of this state. Good nutrition requires increased per-capita consumption of these commodities. William A. Geerdes Long-time Resident Passes Away Sun. William A. Geerdes, a long-time resident on Anaheim, passed away at his home on West La-Palma street, on Sunday follow- WILLIAM A. GEERDES for the country as a whole, although the subsidiary factors of rising land values and increased farm sales. The situation is dangerous. (3) The potential domestic demand for numerous foodstuffs is large, particularly for fruits, vegetables, meat, milk and eggs—all of which are important in the agriculture of this state. Good nutrition requires increased per-capita consumption of these commodities, and rising consumer incomes favor enlarged purchases of them. (4) Maintenance of a high level of industrial activity and employment in this country following the war would greatly ease the more persistent problems that plagued agriculture in the 1930's. There would still be problems, but they would be insoluble ones. (5) We have been moving in the direction of a government controlled economy, and nowhere has this trend been more pronounced than in agriculture. Desire to escape the risks inherent in free market prices and desire to avoid the losses occasioned by adjustments to changing economic conditions are causing farmers to rely more and more upon government for their economic welfare. Is this the road that we want to follow in the post-war years? Farmers Prices On Strawberries Set Ceiling prices for fresh strawberries now effective announced by the Office of Price Administration allow California growers the highest price level in the United States. Farmers ceilings at the ranch are established on a base price of $2.40 per 12 pint-basket tray. (California laws require not less than 12 ounces of berries in individual baskets.) From wholesalers the farmer will receive $2.40 per tray, at the ranch, or $2.40 per tray plus freight plus protective cost (icing) if brought in to the wholesaler. When the farmer delivers on his own truck to retail stores he will receive $2.40 plus freight of approximately 6 cents plus 23 cents per tray protective services or $2.69 per tray. Selling to the retail consumer at the ranch in areas where no dollars and cents retail price ceiling has been established, the grower will receive 20 cents per basket plus 1.9 cents plus 33 per cent markup or 30 cents aing several months of ailing health. He was 82 years old and had he lived, would have celebrated his 83rd birthday on July 29. Mr. Geerdes came to Anaheim thirty-seven years ago and has lived here continuously since that time. When he first came here he bought ten acres of land adjoining the property where the present city water works now stands, setting it to fruit and many beautiful flowers. He sold this in 1919 and bought the West LaPalma acreage where he had since maintained his home. He set this plot to valencia oranges and several other varieties of fruit and had many beautiful blooming flowers the year around. Prior to coming west, Mr. Geerdes was a street car conductor in Chicago, a position which he held for twenty-one years, and during which time he established a record of never being a minute off schedule. He was born in Germany. He was a constant booster for Anaheim and its many fine citizens and civic improvements. His survivors are one brother, Henry Gerdes of Santa Monica; one nephew, William A. Gerdes of Davenport, N. D., and two neices, Eula Sutalo and Mrs. C. A. Janzow, both of Los Angeles. Funeral services were conducted from Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars chapel on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. George Greer, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was in Anaheim cemetery. CONVALESCING NICELY Mrs. J. W. Truxaw is reported to be convalescing very nicely at the Anaheim Lutheran Hospital and it is hoped that she will be able to return to her home at 887 South Los Angeles Street, in the very near future. There are certain phases of incident which should not be overlooked, even if one takes no notice of the dispute itself. Avery may have been right or wrong; Union may have been right or wrong; the Company may have been right or wrong. There are still courts to decide these things. But the Montgomery Ward must be considered in connection with the John L. Lewis case, with the Sears Roebuck case. In the Lewis case, so far can see, the only real difference were that John L. Lewis had office in the old University College building in Washington, which bought for the United Mine Workers in 1936; he wasn't sitting on mine shaft. His miners actually were on strike. Other than the principles were the same; conditions the same. John L. Lee defied the Board; he defied President of the United States; was not carried out of anywhere; the soldiers were left to the for which they enlisted or were drafted; that of getting ready beat the daylights out of the Army and Japan. The President nothing. The Sears Roebuck case is more interesting. At the very same time General Biddle was charging Chicago Hill, The Sixth Regional War Labor Board, also in Chicago ruled that Sears Roebuck was "essential and cannot be ordered by the War Labor Board to be gain with a certified union." General Biddle said, in justification of the Ward incident, that this firm was essential industry because "75% of its customers farmers engaged in essential production; the WPB was granted priorities to Wards; the ODT was granting truck certificates; that was danger of the dispute spreading to war industries; and that president had the right to throw Wards over, anyway." I have breviated a long statement. Yet on April 17th, the Sixth Regional War Labor Board said... protective cost (icing) if brought in to the wholesaler. When the farmer delivers on his own truck to retail stores he will receive $2.40 plus freight of approximately 6 cents plus 23 cents per tray protective services or $2.69 per tray. Selling to the retail consumer at the ranch in areas where no dollars and cents retail price ceiling has been established, the grower will receive 20 cents per basket plus 1.9 cents plus 33 per cent markup, or 30 cents a pint basket. PINT-SIZE GIRL WITH 2-QUART BOTTLE Lynn Merrick, Columbia film player, aids in the drive to recover stray milk containers to avert the bottle shortage this summer. Officials declare it will be impossible to deliver sufficient milk in Southern California unless some of the 10 million missing bottles are rounded up. WAR BONDS will buy a stake in your country's future. CONVALESCING NICELY Mrs. J. W. Truxaw is reported to be convalescing very nicely at the Anaheim Lutheran Hospital and it is hoped that she will be able to return to her home at 887 South Los Angeles Street, in the very near future. DO YOUR WAR DUTIES Cheerfully! Buy more War Bonds—and cheerfully attend to other homefront duties. Let's get this war won quickly! 93 Proof McKESSON & ROBBINS, Inc. Exclusive Distributors WASHINGTON As Seen By CONGRESSMAN JOHN PHILLIPS The Montgomery Ward battlefield, where General Biddle led armies of the United States toorious victory over private enterprise and the intentions of the institution, has quieted down. One confidential news service cited it, "The Montgomery Ward has now progressed by deeds to the point where it can be at the point where it before it started." That incident has provoked, for office at least, more letters and any other recently. Not a letter approves Biddle's actions. The people realize the imitations. We are a free people; with not so free as we were years back. Free people have protection of the courts, and laws are equipped to enforce rulings. To call in the Army is exhausting the methods used under the laws, looks like the methods of Germany, or the methods of Russia, the methods of America. There are certain phases of the event which should not be overstated, even if one takes no side in dispute itself. Avery may have been right or wrong; the man may have been right or wrong; the Company may have Sears, "It is not engaged in war production. It has not been designated as either an essential or a locally needed activity." I rise to remark that these three cases should all be considered together. If you want to finish off this column for me, you can add something about the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing, but I think it would be more to the point of you thought up something about inconsistency and added that. War may stimulate ingenuity. It may arouse the patriotism of a country, and renew the appreciation of the people for the sacrifices of previous generations, especially in America, where it took many sacrifices to give us our freedoms and our way of life, but it also takes a lot of stoking to keep going the fires of war. Was is harsh in its demands; war leaves scars that never heal. These things seemed nearer to California, with the announcement this week of the figures of men and women in the Army alone, as we approach the crises in both European and Pacific conflicts. Did you see them? I'll bring them up to date: Navy together had "on order" with Selective Service 1,385,000 for the last 9 months of 1944, which suggests roughly that the services expect to take in approximately 2 men (or women) between now and the first of the year, for each one that stays in the statistical total. That means two things: heavy replacements, which is portentious, and the truth of what the papers are saying, that we're getting to the bottom of the barrel. There were more men in the Army, at the peak of World War I, than I realized. I called up and asked for the figure. At the peak, the total was 7,481,925. Well, I rise to remark that the soldiers will get their vitamins. The Commodity Credit Corporation is about to order 17,000,000 ascorbic acid tablets, and 750,000-000 multi-vitamin tablets. The labels are to be in SIX languages. Looking through some old clippings the other day, getting ready to file them in the round metal file which stands on the floor beside the desk, I found this bit of philosophy. It was in "My Day" of October 15, 1940. "At present there is waste everywhere, but then we can still afford to be wasteful." I doubt if any comment is necessary in this column. Great Britain has probably thrown itself into this war more completely than any other nation. Its per capita expenditure is about $500 per year; its per capita tax is about $260. The United States is spending at the rate of $846 per capita, and taxing (federal taxes) at a rate of about $440 per person. If anyone wants to know how we can keep on spending twice as much as we take in, it's done with mirrors. Every month Mrs. Phillips, you to learn these quickly as possible so will understand what they do, and begin to express self. Cordially yours, It seems a far day from Jefferson and his belief as an individual father alienate the labor of his aggregate body should not alienate them all of their sons, and them to "pay for all prises, just or unjust, or ruinous, into which our passions, or our perseverals may lead us." Stortion said Mr. Jefferson only to be looked at by an icon to be seen in its view, and we shall sider ourselves unauthentically saddle posterity with our morally bound to for ourselves." I do not can pay for such an extent as the present global war our current income; but we should try not to money away; I honestly believe that "We can stop to be wasteful." Woodrow Wilson says speech before the New Press Club, September 21 "Liberty has never come government. Liberty has come from the subject of history of liberty is a resistance. The history of Everybody reads The are equipped to enforce rulings. To call in the Army exhausting the methods used under the laws, looks like the methods of Geror, or the methods of Russia, the methods of America. There are certain phases of the sent which should not be overd, even if one takes no side in dispute itself. Avery may be right or wrong; the may have been right or wrong; the Company may have right or wrong. There are courts to decide these things. The Montgomery Ward case be considered in connection with the John L. Lewis case, and the Sears Roebuck case. The Lewis case, so far as I see, the only real differences that John L. Lewis had his in the old University Club ing in Washington, which he t for the United Mine Work1936; he wasn't sitting in a shaft. His miners actually on strike. Other than this principles were the same; the ions the same. John L. Lewis at the Board; he defied the ent of the United States. He not carried out anywheres; soldiers were left to the job which they enlisted or were d; that of getting ready to the daylights out of the Axis Japan. The President did Sears Roebuck case is more esting. At the very same time real Biddle was charging up Go Hill, The Sixth Regional Labor Board, also in Chicago, that Sears Roebuck was "not final and cannot be ordered" the War Labor Board to bar-with a certified union." Real Biddle said, in justificafion of the Ward incident, that arm was essential industry, be "75% of its customers are engaged in essential pronunciation; the WPB was granting duties to Wards; the ODT was long truck certificates; there danger of the dispute spread- war industries; and the sent had the right to take over, anyway." I have abted a long statement. On April 17th, the Sixth National War Labor Board said of These things seemed nearer to California, with the announcement this week of the figures of men and women in the Army alone, as we approach the crises in both European and Pacific conflicts. Did you see them? I'll bring them up to date: As of today, there are 7,481,925 men and women in the Army. This is getting very close to the desired maximum, generally understood to be set as 7,700,000. That does not mean that only 218,000 more men have to be taken into the army; we must constantly allow for replacements, an increasingly serious item with invasion imminent. On November 1st, 1940, there were 513,410 men and women in the Army, mostly men. 38 months later, on January 1st of this year, a total of 8,258,600 more had been added, BUT separations from the Army, in the same period, totalled 1,290,085. The actual number in the Army on January 1st was 7,481,925. These figures don't always add up; I give the principal items, and omit some smaller details. On January 1st, there were 407,-200 men, and 5,530 women in the Army FROM CALIFORNIA. During the 38 months, 438,500 California men had gone in, and 7,543 women, but there had been 80,-628 men separated, and 2,074 women, so, without adjusting the total for some already in November 1st, 1940, the January 1st figure was the one shown above. Every 5th California family has at least one service star. All this is Army only; The Navy says it looks to a total of about 3,700,000, or a total for both Army and Navy of 11,400,000. The interesting point is that Army and Britain has probably thrown it self into this war more completely than any other nation. Its per capita expenditure is about $500 per year; its per capita tax is about $260. The United States is spending at the rate of $846 per capita, and taxing (federal taxes) at a rate of about $440 per person. If anyone wants to know how we can keep on spending twice as much as we take in, it's done with mirrors. Every month Mrs. Phillips, while she was here, sent out several hundred "baby books" to the mothers of new babies in the 22nd District, as she learned the names. I have continued the custom. I think I should write each baby a letter and send it with the book: "My dear Sir (or Madam, as the case may be): As the Representative of the 22nd District of California in the Congress of the United States, I wish to congratulate you on your fore-sight in arranging to be born in a district which I personally consider the best of all the 435 in the United States, and where the finest people live. I think at the same time that I should inform you that you already owe $1,-023.17 and that by the time you are able to talk and begin to understand things, this debt will be over $2,000. It is also my duty to inform you that any delay in learning to talk, or acquire information will not delay the accumulation of this debt, consequently it is my earnest advice to WILL YOUR CAR LAST FOR THE DURATION? IF NOT see us for a late model used car—or expert repairing on your present car. Here is a partial list of our USED CARS • 1941 Chevrolet Club Coupe—Many Extras • 1941 Chevrolet Club Coupe—New paint • 1940 Chevrolet Club Coupe—Radio, New Paint • 1937 Chev. 4-Door Sedan—Exceptionally clean • 1937 Chevrolet Business Coupe MANY OTHERS CONE BROTHERS CHEVROLET AGENCY 5 N. Los Angeles St. Phone 2215 LEISURE COATS terial with contrasting plaid. Plain colors — or plain maMakes a swell graduation gift. MANHATTAN SHIRTS Manhattan dress shiwhite and fancies. BILLFOLDS HICKOK SUSPEN PALMDA 145 West Center Street you to learn these things as quickly as possible so that you will understand what should be done, and begin to express yourself. Cordially yours, John Phillips." It seems a far day from Thomas Jefferson and his belief that, just as an individual father cannot alienate the labor of his son, so the aggregate body of fathers should not alienate the labor of all of their sons, and obligate them to "pay for all the enterprises, just or unjust, profitable or ruinous, into which our vices, our passions, or our personal interests may lead us." Such a proportion, said Mr. Jefferson, "needs only to be looked at by an American to be seen in its true point of view, and we shall all consider ourselves unauthorized to saddle posterity with our debts, and morally bound to pay them for ourselves." I do not think we can pay for such an extravagance as the present global war out of our current income; but certainly we should try not throw the money away; I honestly do not believe that "We can still afford to be wasteful." Woodrow Wilson said in a speech before the New York Press Club, September 9, 1912, "Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subject of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is a history of limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it." RATION POINTS STILL PAID FOR KITCHEN FATS Housewives and other persons who collect waste kitchen fats will continue to be paid both ration points and cash for all household salvage fats turned in to food stores, the Office of Price Administration announced today. The current rate of payment is two red points and four cents a pound, effective since last December 13. Since all meats but beef steaks and roasts were made point free May 4, accompanied by announcement that ration book holders hearafter would have to stretch each block of 30 red ration points over a four-week period instead of the customary two, the question of whether point payments for waste fats would be continued has been frequently asked OPA. Six hundred thousand barrels of gasoline per day—one-third of our total production—are being taken by the military. Every business man or woman should subscribe to the Anaheim Gazette in order to be posted on local happenings. It's the biggest bargain on the market today at only $2.00 a year. Call 2206 now and have your name added to the mailing list. Santa Fe Appoints New Farm Agent For California Appointment of H. E. Adams as California agricultural agent for the Santa Fe Railway with headquarters at Fresno was announced today by Gerald E. Duffy, assistant to the president. Adams, who has a wealth of background in agriculture, graduated from the California College of Agriculture at Davis, Calif., in 1922. While there he majored in farm management. He was associated with Delta Farms for four years superintending a 6,000-acre tract in the San Joaquin Delta. He spent eight months with the Caterpillar Tractor at Stockton learning the manufacture, operation and maintenance of combine harvesters and caterpillar tractors. For 17 years he has been farm superintendent of Folsom Prison managing diversified agriculture. During the past two years he also served as agricultural instructor in adult education at Folsom Union High School. In addition to this experience, he has had two years study in veterinary science. The appointment became effective May 1, Duffy said. If you own a business in Anaheim you can't afford not to advertise in The Gazette. Oh, Dottie, have you seen the smart new bed room suites now being shown at Mahaffey & Fitz Formerly Vincent Furniture Co. I surely have and they are priced so low too! FURNITURE CONVENIENT TERMS Clothes and Gifts for Graduation SUITS... You finally made it! Climax your scholastic victory in a HART SCHAFFNER & MARX Suit worthy of the occasion. All the popular materials, colors and styles of the season. 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