anaheim-gazette 1944-08-03

WASHINGTON As Seen By CONGRESSMAN JOHN PHILLIPS How many readers noticed an error in the column two weeks ago? I was talking about interesting possibilities, in the selection of the next President of the United States, if the members of the Electoral College should exercise the right given them under the Constitution and vote for any person they chose to vote for, instead of the designated candidates of the parties. Several Southern States have said they intend to do this, thus throwing the vote into the House of Representatives. I said, in such a case, the House would have to vote for one of the TWO names, from the Electoral College list. I had been discussing the matter with a Representative who is also an attorney, and that is what he told me. I didn’t check back on it myself. I heard about it quickly from my longtime friend, good lawyer and good Democrat, Zeke Lamar Cobb of Los Angeles. The 12th Amendment to the Constitution sets up the present procedure, in which votes are taken separately for President and vice president, and the vote, as before, goes to the House of Representatives if there is not a majority in the Electoral College. The House however selects from the top THREE. What happens if the House doesn’t act? That is unlikely, but the Vice-President, presumably already elected by the Electoral College would be the President. Here’s something interesting however, if there is no majority for Vice-President in the Electoral College, that vote goes to the SENATE, and the Senate votes on the TWO highest names. Since the last letter, Mrs. Phillips and I have been to Sacramento and San Francisco and Los Angele- New Committees For Lions Club Year Announced In the absence of President Thayer Chapman who was in Chicago attending the national convention of Lions clubs, Stan Matejka presided at Friday’s meeting of the local club. Committee appointments made by President Chapman were read by Acting Chairman Matejka, to serve during the club year which starts with July. Speaker for the day was Thomas Seeds, member of the Anaheim Bulletin force, who gave an interesting account of his experiences as an overseas soldier in World War I, among them being the occasion of his decoration at Buckingham palace following the close of hostilities on the Continent. The committee appointments are as follows: Attendance: Sam Hilgenfeld, Henry DuBois and Wm. Gordon. Membership: Frank Tausch, Ray Reafsynder, Joe Scholz and Fran Elliott. Program: Frank Tausch, Jim Baker, Warren Ashleigh, Louis Hoskins, Lotus Loudon and Stan Matejka, chairman. Inter Club Visitation: Louis Hoskins, John Boege, A. P. M. Brown and Glen Hipes. By-Laws, Constitution, Lions Education: Victor Loly, Ernest Ganahl, E. C. Hutson and Louis Hoskins. Finance and Budget: Ernest Ganahl, O. E. Hanson, Fran Elliott, Chas. Pearson and Marvin Miller. Sickness, Anniversary Gifts: CHICAGO. Aug. 3.—D.A. Skeen of Salt Lake City, Utah, was today elected President of the International Association of Lions clubs at the closing session of the twen- D. A. SKEEN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1944 PRESIDENT 1945 LIONS INTERNATIONAL ty-eighth international Annual meeting. The association, which added 368 new clubs and had a net increase of 28,000 members during the year ended June 30th, now has a total of 4,500 clubs and 180,000 members in fourteen countries. Prior to his elevation to the presidency, Skeen served Lions International as 3rd, 2nd and 1st vice president, successively. He served the Lions club of Salt Lake City as director and president, and during 1922 he held the office of district governor of the Lions clubs of Utah. He served one term as International director. Skeen is associated with the law What happens if the House doesn't act? That is unlikely, but the Vice-President, presumably already elected by the Electoral College would be the President. Here's something interesting however, if there is no majority for Vice-President in the Electoral College, that vote goes to the SENATE, and the Senate votes on the TWO highest names. Since the last letter, Mrs. Phillips and I have been to Sacramento and San Francisco and Los Angeles. In San Francisco we picked up a new idea, to us anyway. The American Women's Voluntary Services have opened up a "War Bond Exchange" there. You look over your shelves and in the closets and store room, and you get out the extra dishes you don't want, and the old silver, and the wedding presents and the bridge prizes you don't know what to do with, and you take them to the exchange. They are priced and put on sale. When sold, the AWVS takes a percentage for expenses and you get the balance in bonds and stamps. Expecting to do maybe a couple thousand dollars worth of bond business the first month, the shop did over eight thousand. They do not take jewelry, not having the facilities for such small, very valuable items, and they can't take clothing although we did see a beautiful silk, white fur lined cloak. With these exceptions you'd be surprised at the things that are selling. I saw chafing dishes, and an old samovar like the one I had in college. There were some tempting silver pieces from old houses and old sets, toys, ornaments, a brief case, small furniture items, and all sorts of odds and ends. You'll find counterparts in every home. We couldn't get out without buying a set of dominoes; exactly what we'd been trying to find for over a year. We knew Miss Ruth Turner, one of the workers who give their time voluntarily to this, as one of the projects of the AWVS, so we were interested in the idea. It could be applied successfully, so the women think, in any community above ten thousand. The bigger the better probably, for that means a better market. Some of the items are bought by retailers, for the Christmas trade presumably, both to support a good cause and to stimulate sagging stocks. We picked up in San Francisco something that both Democrats and Republicans are laughing at there. We had lunch with Mrs. Program: Frank Tausch, Jim Baker, Warren Ashleigh, Louis Hoskins, Lotus Loudon and Stan Matejka, chairman. Inter Club Visitation: Louis Hoskins, John Boege, A. P. M. Brown and Glen Hipes. By-Laws, Constitution, Lions Education: Victor Loly, Ernest Ganahl, E. C. Hutson and Louis Hoskins. Finance and Budget: Ernest Ganahl, O. E. Hanson, Fran Elliott, Chas. Pearson and Marvin Miller. Sickness, Anniversary Gifts: Wm. Gordon, John Boege and Ken Figgins. Special Days, Induction: Louis Hoskins, Jake Proctor and Bert Arnold. Citizenship, Patriotism, Civic Improvement: James Baker, Joe Critchfield, Marsh Beebe, Chas. Pearson and Harry Fox. War Committee: Chas. Pearson, Cliff Lamb, Glen Hipes, Ed Hackley, Victor Loly and Geo. Englebert. Publicity: Robt. Rossberg, Jake Proctor and Tevis Westgate. Social Activities: Tevis Westgate, Lee Fabian, Herb Eldred, Stan Matejka, Eldon Stark, and Newel Christenson. House and Meals: Leavitt Ford, Art Hull, Cliff Lamb and Al Rieutcel. Conventions: John Boege and Fran Elliott. Health, Welfare, Blind Work: Warren Ashleigh, Carl Tompkins, Geo. Paige, Sam Hilgenfeld, Joe Critchfield and Eldon Stark. Girls' and Boys' Activities: Marsh Beebe, Bert Arnold, Roy Mendoza, A. P. M. Brown, Tevis Westgate, Harry Fox, John Boege, and Geo. Englebert. Christmas Party: Henry DuBois, Louis Hoskins, Wm. McCarthy, Ed Hackley, Marvin Miller, Jake Proctor, Lee Fabian, Bert Arnold, E. O. Hutson, Fran Elliott, Ray Reafsnyder and Stan Matejka. Safety: Joe Scholz, Marsh Beebe, Frank Tausch, Jake Proctor and Eldon Stark. Music: Warren Ashleigh, Ray Hamilton, Roy Mendoza and Joe Wilmore. Athletics: Al Rieutcel, Ed Schlueter, Tevis Westgate and Newel Christensen. Stunts: Herb Eldred, Cliff Lamb, Ken Figgins, Lee Fabian, Leavitt Ford, Geo. Paige, Joe Scholz and Geo. Englebert. In 1944 the U.S. Army ration containing a liberal amount of citrus fruits and citrus products will cost nearly five per cent less per soldier than in 1943. Oranges make up nearly two-thirds of Mexico's 100,000 acres of we were interested in the idea. It could be applied successfully, so the women think, in any community above ten thousand. The bigger the better probably, for that means a better market. Some of the items are bought by retailers, for the Christmas trade presumably, both to support a good cause and to stimulate sagging stocks. We picked up in San Francisco something that both Democrats and Republicans are laughing at there. We had lunch with Mrs. Mildred Prince and found it was she who had offered an amendment to a well-known slogan, suggesting that it be changed to read, "Don't change more than half a horse in the middle of the stream." LOS ANGELES. — Continued federal aid to community school lunch programs in the west and throughout the nation was assured by recent congressional action in authorizing $50,000,000 for this purpose; it was announced today by Charles W. Smith, Western Regional Director of Food Distribution. "The nine western states will receive their proportional share of this total appropriation," Smith said. Three thousand one hundred nineteen schools in the west, Hawaii and Alaska received a total of approximately $3,500,000 in federal assistance last year to help them bear the cost of the program, which resulted in the serving of well-balanced, nutritious meals to 362,711 children at cost, with those children unable to pay served free. In Orange county 37 schools participated, serving 5,390 children. HEY, THIS IS RICH! THE KID SISTER'S A THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER IN THE WAVES! UH-HUH, MAYBE YOU'LL BE SALUTIN' HER SOON! Petty Officers, Third Class, in the WAVES receive $169.50 a month, counting food and quarters allowances. The Navy needs more WAVES. International Elects Utah Man As President at Chicago Meeting Today Skeen said, "Greater today than ever is our opportunity for service. We have seen in a short space of time our very right to serve our fellow man challenged. Community life in the world has felt most the impact of this cruel orgy of death and destruction. "Basically our community life must go on. We as Lions have before us, under world conditions, the great opportunity—yes, responsibility—to heal the wounds and remove the scars of war impact on our respective communities and to make the communities better and life there such that opportunities will attract and bring back with due appreciation the service men and the war workers." Skeen was born in Plain City, Utah, and attended the University of Utah. He received his B.S. degree from the Utah State Agricultural college and his L.L.B. degree from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and is affiliated with the Latter Day Saints church. He was active in the establishment of the Utah State Training School for Feeble-minded Children, and was president of the governing board of that institution for ten years. He is interested in various other phases of social welfare work. He is also interested in farming and livestock. Skeen is married and has five children. Grapefruit production in the United States during the past year exceeded 55 million boxes and broke all records. In fact it was nearly double the average for the previous 10 years. Though the Southern California valencia orange crop is five per cent more productive than usual, it still remains one of the most fascinating jobs available to women right now, here is one of the most fascinating: a member of the Women's Army Corps serving with the Army Air Forces in the War Room of an Army air field in Southern California. Her job is to keep tab of the war in all theatres of operations. She receives immediate and authentic information on the progress of the Invasion of Fortress Europe via France, Italy, and Russia; the progress made in the South Pacific; and in Asia. Indicating Allied advances on huge military maps is fascinating work. It is but one of the 239 different jobs which Air Wacs are doing successfully at Army air fields throughout this country and overseas. The very photogenic Air Wac shown above is Cpl. Aline A. Andrus, of Buffalo, N.Y. Information may be obtained from the Air Wac office, 206 N. Main Street, Rm. 202, in Santa Ana (Phone 6076 collect). Only Seriously Sick PWs May Be Sent Back Home Under Rules Convention Only Seriously Sick PWs May Be Sent Back Home Under Rules Convention No arrangement has been made between belligerent nations for the exchange of able-bodied prisoners of war, E. W. Slocum, Field Director of the American Red Cross stated today, following receipt of a number of inquiries. The Geneva Prisoners of War Convention provides that belligerents are bound to send back to their own country, regardless of number or rank, seriously sick and seriously wounded prisoners of war after having brought them to a condition where they can be transported, it was explained. The convention also provides for the appointment of mixed medical commissions, each to be composed of three members, two of them belonging to a neutral country and one appointed by the detaining power. These commissions examine prisoners of war designated by the camp physician, prisoners who request such examination, and those whose cases have been proposed by the power in whose armies they have served. Every effort is being made to repatriate all United States Prisoners in Germany who are eligible under the terms of the agreement. The U. S. War Department and Department of State will be glad to receive the names of any seriously sick or seriously wounded prisoners of war to consider their eligibility for repatriation.—Santa Ana Cadet. Leatherneck Washing Machine Dry problems on Pacific outposts are not as difficult as one might expect. An example of Leathernock ingenuity is demonstrated by Corp. Billy G. Alexander of Amarillo, Tex. The clothes are dressed in the half-barrel, with soap and water, and the plunger does work. When an especially good job is desired, a fire is built under barrel. The power? Oh, yes, propulsion is supplied by a hand-windmill. Army’s New ‘Stratosphere’ Gun IS GIANT 4.7 anti-aircraft gun, the largest moweapon of its kind, was produced at the Grand Stamping Division plant of the Fisher Body of General Motors. Size of the weapon man as can be seen in the photo above, taken at a time when United States Army officers toured the plant with Fisher officials. The gun which was designed by the Army and is being built by Fisher Body can fire a shell higher than present-day plane ceilings. Pioneer of Orange County Passes On Mrs. Constance Allgeyer, 83 years of age, passed away at her home at Brookhurst and LaPalma streets, West Anaheim, on Friday, July 28th. She was a native of Rhineland, Mo., had been a resident of California since 1888 and moved to the ranch home in 1890 where she lived until her death last Friday. Surviving are a son, Herman Allgeyer of Anaheim; two daughters, Mrs. Louise Dahlman of Anaheim and Mrs. Laura Newcomb of Corona; three grandchildren and one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Pauline Brinker of Inglewood, and one brother, Hugo Lensing of Rhineland, Mo. Funeral services were conducted from the Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars chapel on Tuesday, August 1, at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. Ledbetter of Corona, officiating. Burial was in Loma Vista cemetery. VACATION AT BEACH Dr. and Mrs. William H. Stehly and family of 512 South West street, are enjoying a two weeks vacation at the beach resorts and other points of interest. Please help make The Gazette a better newspaper by giving your local, society or personal news items. Phone 2206. 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