anaheim-gazette 1944-08-24

Anaheim — "The City of Beautiful Parks" VOLUME LXXIV A Legal Newspaper ANAHEIM We Rise to Remark by JAKE PROCTOR In and About "The Orange Capitol of the World" Orange county seems determined not to be outdone by the war and so far she has a little the edge on the nazis and the Japs. In spite of the worst they can do to kill the men of our armed services we are still doing a little better than that here at home. In fact, so propaganda copy from all the hundreds of government bureaus, each of which seems to be trying to out-publicize the other, and from hundreds of businesses of every kind who are all seeking some free advertising publicity. Every organization and every big Record Valencia Special Care of G With what is known as a "drop crop of valencia oranges already set on the trees though this area a record crop is in making for next year, which offers special care of groves due the next eight months, according to Frank Belmont, well-known citrus fruit buyer, packer and erator of the Granada Pach House in Anaheim. Due to weather conditions eased in the spring two sets of blooms appeared on the trees and the orable weather that followed caused the fruit from both blooming periods to set on the branch. The fruit is developing with practically no fall of the unusually heavy crop, which indicates that the trees will have to have best of care to mature the fruit large sizes of quality oranges. Orange county seems determined not to be outdone by the war and so far she has a little the edge on the nazis and the Japs. In spite of the worst they can do to kill the men of our armed services we are still doing a little better than that here at home. In fact, so far this year we have been able to kill more men, women and children in Orange county with automobiles alone, not to mention all other tragic accidents, than the Japs and Germans have been able to kill of the Orange county men in the armed forces. Naturally the report of the death of an Orange county boy in the war brings grief to this community, but here at home we slaughter more people than we're losing in the war, and we think not too much about it. They still claim that the most dangerous place in the world is at home, not excepting a battle front. You hear a lot of talk about man's inhumanity to man, but perhaps the worst tragedy this country has been disgraced with is man's inhumanity to women. You still see a few of the "lord and master" type of men who used to think it was their place to mistreat all women, their own wives in particular, but their kind is rapidly disappearing, thanks to some laws, and possibly somewhat to the evolution of the heape. Until a few years ago, at least, especially in the submarginal rural areas, a majority of men evaluated and selected their wives on the basis of their physical ability to work and bear many children, mostly for the eventual purpose of supporting the men. The women in those areas had little choice in the matter, and took the consequences. Statistics show that 90 percent of all women who go insane are those farm women, driven to distraction by inconsiderate husbands, over work and loneliness. All of this has not gone entirely unnoticed, and although it has taken too much time, the women are learning to assert themselves and their lot is gradually improving, but not yet entirely a bed of roses. Not many men would take the punishment most women take, even under the best of circumstances, to hold the family unit together. That type of man who thinks the wife and kids should all run under the bed when he propaganda copy from all the hundreds of government bureaus, each of which seems to be trying to out-publicize the other, and from hundreds of businesses of every kind who are all seeking some free advertising publicity. Every organization and every big business seems to feel that the newspapers should give them a lot of free advertising because of the war, or for some other reason they have, or do not have, something to sell. If the Anaheim Gazette, for instance, printed all the free publicity copy that somebody gets paid for preparing and sending to us, we would go broke in one week and there wouldn't be enough printers in Orange county to handle the job. We don't use waste paper baskets any more, we have to use big boxes to carry out the paper that is wasted by the publicity seekers who are partly causing the paper shortage. Poor Charley Vernon, Yorba Linda Star editor, has a time with these news reporters and columnists who insist on saying it "looks like" instead of "as if." He is not so much surprised, although none the less chagrined, to see such slang in the country sheets, but now he has discovered that the Los Angeles Times is using that expression. Charley should go back to the Ozark country for a while and learn to talk wagon tongue with the natives, which is one way of teaching writers to write for the purpose of being understood, first. Maybe you remember during the expansion of the automobile industry when buying cars on the installment plan was introduced. It appeared to be a good idea at the time and everybody who could raise the minimum down payment bought a car on credit, hoping in some unknown manner to pay for it. The financing was largely done then by a group of "loan sharks" who expected to repossess a majority of the cars when they made the loans. The system was fast leading the automobile industry into a debacle, as anyone could see, so I started a one-man fight through this column on the shyster loan companies who were soaking their clients as high as 42 percent for interest and carrying charges. I advocated that Ford, General Motors, and others, would have to set up their own financing Native Sons To Observe Admission Day September 5 Mother Colony parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West, observe Admission Day at the regular meeting Tuesday evening Sept. 5, Anaheim Elks Club, with a dinner and fitting program President Edward P. Backs, nounced Tuesday. Thomas L. McFadden, one Orange county's own native son will be the principal speaker at the evening, recalling for old-tellers and new-comers to Orange county alike, some of the early history of Orange county, Bax said. Entertainment is being ranged for and the entire event will be carried out with an easy California motif. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Gerte Haney of the Pleasant Hotel on West Center Street is in Anaheim Lutheran hospital receiving medical treatment. Entered the hospital on Monday of this week. AWAY ON VACATION Miss Bess Renner, secretary M. A. Gauer, superintendent Elementary schools, is enjoying vacation from her duties, prior to the opening of school in September ber. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL J. W. Walls of Jefferson Street Anaheim, who has been in Huntington Memorial Hospital Pasadena for the past two and half weeks, was returned to home here on Wednesday. Here's one Police Judge Frank Tausch will understand. As the story goes, Mike was among the customers at police court one morning, as usual, and the judge asked, "Mike, you here again, who brought you in this time?" "These three officers," Mike said, as he turned to the three police-men sitting on the bench. "Drunk?" inquired the judge. "Yes, yer honor, all three of 'em," replied Mike. Or maybe this one will be easier on the unsophisticated reader: Doctor: "I can't find any cause for your complaint. I think it's due to drinking." Patient: "Okay, Doc, I'll come back some time when you're sober." If you were in the printing business you would soon learn that there IS actually a paper shortage. Also if you were in the newspaper business you would soon find out one of the reasons why there is a paper shortage. Through the mails every newspaper receives literally tons of then by a group of "loan sharks" who expected to repossess a majority of the cars when they made the loans. The system was fast leading the automobile industry into a debacle, as anyone could see, so I started a one-man fight through this column on the shyster loan companies who were soaking their clients as high as 42 percent for interest and carrying charges. I advocated that Ford, General Motors, and others, would have to set up their own financing divisions and carry the paper on their cars sold in order to protect their customers against the ruthless money changers that were ruining their business. It wasn't long until that's what happened. The motor companies took over the financing of their own car sales and automobile financing was put on a legitimate basis. If a customer was oversold and found he could not meet the payments he had agreed to make, the motor companies tried to work out a deal for him to save his car and his investment. The car makers had no other course, for that matter, but the public can thank the automobile manufacturers for rescuing them from the loan sharks. How would you like to make a salary of $110.00 per hour on a basis of 48 hours or $5,288.00 a week, straight time, including a month's paid vacation? Roughly you would be making around $275,000.00 a year, which you will probably say is just too much salary for you to make; you couldn't earn that much, and you couldn't spend that much and live decently. But, wait. How would you like to make $210.00 per hour on the same basis, $10,134.00 per week, or about $527,000.00 a year? Now you just know that's more salary than you can earn, you know you couldn't spend it, and what's more, you know you can't take it with you. The chances that kind of a salary will never worry you, or you, nor me, that's what the two top steel company presidents draw as salaries and of course big officials always have expense accounts in addition to their salaries. You may own little stock in one of those companies, and if you do you probably get a dividend of maybe 6 percent from what's left after the president's salary has been paid. You may even be a steer worker employed by one of these companies, and in that case you are probably a member of CIO union. If you are you may an average of $56.04 per 48-hour week, LESS deductions for taxes and bonds. Your deductions would depend on the size of your family but whatever you have is your spare. You can figure out for yourself how much you have left after paying for food, rent, clothing and shoes, household equipment lights, gas, water, ice, transportation, medical and dental charity, and recreation, if you've any. That's why we call ourselves rugged individuals. Record Valencia Crop For Next Year; Special Care of Groves, Packer’s Advise with what is known as a “dual” of valencia oranges already set on the trees throughout area a record crop is in theing for next year, which calls special care of groves during next eight months, according Frank Belmont, well-known fruit buyer, packer and op-ior of the Granada Packing se in Anaheim. Due to weather conditions early the spring two sets of blooms areed on the trees and the fav-ile weather that followed the fruit from both bloom-periods to set on the branches. Fruit is developing with prac-ly no fall of the unusually dry crop, which indicates that trees will have to have the of care to mature the fruit to sizes of quality oranges. to be the largest in the history of the industry. Under these circum-stances it behooves every grower to raise the best oranges he can and the smaller sizes must be eliminated if the growers are to make a good return from their crops, Belmont said. He especially urged that plenty of moisture be maintained during the balance of the irrigation season to develop the extra setting of fruit. Also, that extra fertilizer be applied, not in a heavy spreading but in several light spreadings during the season. Another important item in the maturing of this unusual crop will be the method of cultivation, which, he says, should be done very shallow, avoiding cutting the feeder roots by too deep plow. Postmaster Gives Rules For Mailing Parcels Overseas The following statement re-garding parcel mail to members of the armed forces was given out for publication this week by Post-masetr Louis Hoskins: “At the request of the War Department, 8-ounce packages at the first class rate for members of the armed forces overseas may continue to be sent, but cannot contain any kind of foodstuffs including candy. "Foodstuffs and candy may continue to be sent in ordinary parcels at the written request of the member of the armed forces overseas provided the weight of the package is not over 5 pounds. Length must not be more than 15 inches and length and girth combined must not exceed 36 inches. Christmas parcels mailed between State’s Cash Fund Shows Gain Over Balance Year Agod SACRAMENTO—State Conti er Harry B. Riley today annov ed that the State's General P cash excess over current ob jects on July 31, 1944, was $1047,434, as compared with excess of $154,028,331 at the end of the preceding month, and excess of $97,114,618 on July 1943. The present cash excess, Riley, represents a decrease of $27,980,897, as compared with figures for June 30, 1944. This crease was due to the excess July, 1944, expenditures over responding revenues, in amount of $28,647,434, which partially offset by net miscell- eous non-revenue receipts total $666,537. Please phone 2206 and give He especially urged that plenty of moisture be maintained during the balance of the irrigation season to develop the extra setting of fruit. Also, that extra fertilizer be applied, not in a heavy spreading but in several light spreadings during the season. Another important item in the maturing of this unusual crop will be the method of cultivation, which he says, should be done very shallow, avoiding cutting the feeder roots by too deep plowing. "In other words," Mr. Belmont continued, "this crop must be nursed and every precaution taken to get the benefit of the big crop by producing the quality fruit." There is plenty of buying power, he pointed out, but the consumers and housewives with plenty of money are going to demand the best, which to them means large sizes, he said. Democrats Grid For Fast Campaign; Meet September 1 The Democratic campaign for Southern California will get off to a flying start, Friday night, September 1st, at the Shrine Auditorium, 655 West Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles, with a gigantic rally, featuring an address by U. S. Senator, Claude Pepper of Florida. The announcement was made this week by Michael D. Fanning, Los Angeles County Chairman, and campaign manager for the Democratic Party in Southern California. "We are very fortunate in obtaining Senator Pepper, a staunch supporter of Franklin Roosevelt, and his administration," Fanning said. "We expect a full house at the Shrine Auditorium that night." Admission will be free, Fanning stated, and in addition, several features will be staged by Hollywood celebrities under the auspices of the Hollywood Democratic Committee. Democratic campaign headquarters for Los Angeles County have been opened in Room 20, Broadway-Spring Arcade. ATTEND CLUB PARTY Mr. and Mrs. Claud Baggerly and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fackner of Anaheim, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Winston Nichols when they were host and hostess to first class rate for members of the armed forces overseas may continue to be sent, but cannot contain any kind of foodstuffs including candy. "Foodstuffs and candy may continue to be sent in ordinary parcels at the written request of the member of the armed forces overseas provided the weight of the package is not over 5 pounds. Length must not be more than 15 inches and length and girth combined must not exceed 36 inches. Christmas parcels mailed between September 15th and October 15th do not require the written request from the addressee. "On August 8, 1944, permission was granted to register 8-ounce packages sealed bearing first class postage and letters for members of the armed forces overseas. The registry service is for valuable papers and small articles of intrinsic value up to 8 ounces. The registration service now authorized is meant to cover the mailing of such items as watches, eyeglasses, fountain pens, etc., especially desired and not readily obtainable overseas. Registration does not cover money sent overseas which should be done through money order service as the exportation of currency to most overseas APO's is prohibited." Voters To Register By September 28 to Vote In November With precinct organization work now going on throughout Orange county, keen interest in the activities was reported today by Republican officials. Many Democrats who are supporting the Dewey-Bricker ticket are assisting in the work, according to headquarters. Both men and women are needed in the campaign to get voters registered, with September 28th the deadline for voter registration. Those able to take part in precinct work are urged to contact their local leaders of the Republican Headquarters in the Arcade Building, 515 North Main Street, Santa Ana. Persons who have moved since the last election must register again in order to be eligible to cast their ballots in November. To be eligible to vote, a citizen must have resided in California for one year, in the county for 90 days and in a precinct for 40 days prior to election. Heading the precinct organiza-tion office is given by Riley, represents a decrease of $27,980,897, as compared with figures for June 30, 1944. This increase was due to the excess July, 1944, expenditures over responding revenues, in amount of $28,647,434, which partially offset by net miscellaneous non-revenue receipts total $666,537. Please phone 2206 and give me your local, personal, or society items. County Farm Bureau To Control Central Although the Central Valley California is somewhat remote from Orange county geographically, the program being promoted largely by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, in connection with the great irrigation projects being developed thereof of great concern to local people according to Frank C. Latham Farm Bureau leader of Santa Ana. Latham states that the directive of this state's largest farm organization, the California Federation, aroused by the poll being pursued by the United States Department of Interior and the Federal Bureau of Reclamation relative to the Central Valley Project, have asked that serious consideration be given immediately to having state administration take whatever steps may be necessary to bring back control of the Central Valley Project to the state of California. Speaking before the Board Directors, J. J. Deuel, director of the Utilities Department of the Federation, stated that from this point of view of the farmers affected, the Department of Interior and the Reclamation Bureau had determined upon a fixed policy which they intend to put over, regardless of the desires of or effort upon the land owners within this territory covered by the project. Referring to statements made by the Department and bureau officials legislation introduced congress and information developed at numerous meetings, Deuel said, "These leaves one with no choice but to believe that the Department of the Interior and the Federal Reclamation bureau intend: (1) To develop and enforce a system which will restrict land ownership any family unit in this project not more than 160 acres, with possible limit of less than 160 acres." AHAIM OFFICER LEADS INFANTRY TROOPS FOR Capture of New Britain Airdrome U.S. ARMY FORCES ON NEW BRITAIN. — First troops of the 40th Infantry Division to reach Cape Hoskins airdrome on the north coast of this jungle-covered island were under command of Major Albert J. Muhic, route 3, Anaheim, California. Major Muhic's advance forces, reinforced later in the day, occupied within a few hours the Japanese built fighter strip which lies on the batter road to Rabaul. Since March 3, 1941, when he went on active duty in the Army, Major Muhic had prepared for his first thrust at the enemy. Assigned overseas Aug. 23, 1942, he served in Hawaii and the South Pacific prior to arrival at New Britain. Following graduation from high school and junior college, he attended an aeronautical engineering school for two years, specializing in mechanical engineering. Before induction he was associated with Chiksan Tool Company, Brea, California. He also was a private airplane pilot. His wife, Mrs. Ada Rae Muhic, resides at the family home. J. B. Young Home Entered by Thieves Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Young of La Jolla Ave., near this city, were enjoying the coolness of their back yard last Sunday evening and heard strange noises in the house. Upon investigation they discovered that prowlers had broken into the home. Mr. Young shouted at the prowlers to halt but they fled through the front door. Deputy sheriffs were unable to locate any trace of the suspects. GET LICENSE TO WED Paul Leland Stebbins of San Francisco and Lorraine Lucille Anderson of Placentia, were issued a marriage license at the county court house in Santa Ana last Monday. SON'S BIRTH ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rees announce the birth of a son at the Anaheim Lutheran hospital on Thursday, Aug. 10. The Rees home is at 520 North Helena street. RECOVERING FROM OPERATION AT HOSPITAL Mrs. Jake Proctor is recovering at the Anaheim Lutheran hospital from a serious operation which she underwent last Friday night. Referring to statements made by the Department and bureau officials legislation introduced to congress and information developed at numerous committees meetings, Deuel said, "These leaks one with no choice but to believe that the Department of the Interior and the Federal Reclamation bureau intend: (1) To develop and enforce a system which will restrict land ownership among family units in this project not more than 160 acres, with possible limit of less than the amount; (2) To eliminate any possibility of power development connection with the project being used to any extent whatever we help pay the cost of irrigation; (3) To make the land limitation prudent." ZETTE The Citrus Industrv's NEWSpaper AUGUST 24, 1944 FIGHT PAGES NUMBER 48 State’s Cash Fund shows Gain Over Balance Year Ago ACRAMENTO—State Controllarry B. Riley today announcthat the State's General Fund excess over current obligation on July 31, 1944, was $126, $34, as compared with an ass of $154,028,331 at the end the preceding month, and an ass of $97,114,618 on July 31, the present cash excess, said represents a decrease of 80,897, as compared with the ass for June 30, 1944. This dete was due to the excess of 1944, expenditures over coronding revenues, in the count of $28,647,434, which was rally offset by net miscellannon-revenue receipts totaling 537. Tour of Santa Ana Naval Air Station Being Arranged by Associated C. C. Will Return To Midwest After Visit With Parents Rev. Harold Martens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Martens of 511 Indiana Street, who has been here for the past two weeks, visiting with his parents for the first visit home in four years, plans to return this weekend to his home in Pittsburg, Kansas, where he is pastor of the St John’s Lutheran church. He has been a resident of Pittsburg for the past five years and serving the church there as their pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Marten have The very real privilege of going through the Santa Ana Naval Air Station on a conducted tour sponsored by the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange County, is being offered this week to all interested citizens who care to see the big military establishment at close range. A limited number of guests (120 only) will be further privileged to have dinner at the officers’ mess at the station and enjoy the monthly meeting of the Associated Chambers which will be held in conjunction with the dinner. Admittance to the reservation will be by ticket only. Tickets for the tour only are free and may be secured from local chamber of commerce secretaries. Dinner tickets which include the County Farm Bureau Sees Ickes' Way Control Central Valley Farm Project Although the Central Valley of Corona is somewhat removed from Orange county geographical line program being promoted by Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, in connection with the great irrigation projects being developed there is great concern to local people, leading to Frank C. Latham, the Bureau leader of Santa Ana. Sham states that the directors this state's largest farm operation, the California Fedron, aroused by the policies pursued by the United States Department of Interior and Federal Bureau of Reclamation relative to the Central Valley project, have asked that serious consideration be given immediately to having the state administration take whatever steps necessary to bring back control of the Central Valley Project to the state of California. Making before the Board of Trustors, J. J. Deuel, director of Utilities Department of the station, stated that from the view of the farmers affected, the Department of Interior the Reclamation Bureau have denied upon a fixed policy that they intend to put over, recess of the desires of or effect on the land owners within the territory covered by the project. Serving to statements made by Department and bureau officials legislation introduced in press and information development at numerous committee meetings, Deuel said, "These leave with no choice but to believe the Department of the Interior and the Federal Reclamation Bureau intend: (1) To defend and enforce a system which restrict land ownership by family unit in this project to more than 160 acres, with a little limit." 511 Indiana Street, who has been here for the past two weeks, visiting with his parents for the first visit home in four years, plans to return this weekend to his home in Pittsburg, Kansas. where he is pastor of the St John's Lutheran church. He has been a resident of Pittsburg for the past five years and serving the church there as their pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Marten have another son, Emil, who is with a field hospital unit in France. Visions absolute by granting the Secretary power to refuse water to any land owner, who does not comply with the rule, and in case that is not sufficient, to provide for taking the land by condemnation; (4) To remove the restrictions against alien ownership of land and to provide for the socialization of agriculture under the management and direction of the Secretary of the Interior; and (5) To use any and all agencies of the Federal Government which may be necessary or convenient to secure the adoption of the Department's and Bureau's program." Tenor of the feeling on the part of the Farm Bureau directors during the discussion was that the program as now being handled is wholly un-American and antagonistic and contrary to the ideas and rights of the property owners in the project areas. Local Schools To Open Sept. 18th, New Course Open M. A. Gauer, superintendent of Elementary schools, has announced that the local schools will open on September 18th when everything will be in readiness for another year of work. Children must be four and a half years old by September 1st before they are eligible to enter kindergarten classes, according to Mr. Gauer. The school board has approved the religious education on released time program. Details and grades to be released are yet to be decided as well as the places of instruction, which will likely be in some of the churches of this city. The program calls for one hour tary establishment at close range. A limited number of guests (120 only) will be further privileged to have dinner at the officers' mess at the station and enjoy the monthly meeting of the Associated Chambers which will be held in conjunction with the dinner. Admittance to the reservation will be by ticket only. Tickets for the tour only are free and may be secured from local chamber of commerce secretaries. Dinner tickets, which include the tour, will cost $1.00. Only a few are available in each community. Chamber of commerce secretaries have charge of ticket sales. Names and addresses of all who plan to go on the tour or to the dinner must be registered by Saturday with Wm. F. Gallienne, secretary of Associated, through local secretaries. "This is a wonderful opportunity to inspect one of the most important military establishments on the coast and we hope a good number of interested people will take advantage of it," states H. Clay Kellogg of Garden Grove, president of the Associated Chambers. Kellogg gives credit for arranging the interesting tour to Robt. J. Rossberg of Anaheim, chairman of the Associated's Military Affairs committee. Serving with Rossberg on this committee are Jeff Watts, Los Alamitos; Wm. Schumacker, Buena Park; Frank C. Wilcoxsen, Laguna; Louis Jacobsen, Placentia; Carol Cone, Fullerton; Capt. Edward Hall, Santa Ana; Frederick Hickman, Seal Beach; Richard Haster, Garden Grove; Lee Chamness, Huntington Beach; and Walter Humphreys, Fullerton. Rossberg will be master of ceremonies at the dinner meeting. The principal speaker will be Commander Norman Lyons, who will speak on his recent 30,000 mile trip to the South Pacific. Motion pictures will be part of the program. Captain Maurice Pierce, commanding officer at the air station, will welcome the group. The Santa Ana Naval Air Station is located about three miles southeast of Santa Ana. Entrance is at Valencia and Red Hill avenues, off Newport avenue, south of Tustin. All who go on the tour should be at the main gate at 4:45 p.m., Kellogg emphasizes. In Anaheim reservations for the tour should be made with Ross Lee Laird, local chamber of commerce secretary, SOUTH DAKOTA PICNIC SUNDAY A Dismisses Suits Against California Fruit Growers Association and M.O.D. LOS ANGELES, August 23—The California Fruit Growers Exchange and Mutual Orange Districts are entitled to include customary brokerage fees in determination of price ceilings for sale of citrus fruits. In this opinion, the Office of the Administration today filed dissals in the United States Court here of the two damage actions against the cooperatives, filed several years ago. OPA had sued the organizations on the basis of overcharges representing average fees charged in theishment of ceiling prices of citrus fruits marketed by the co-ives. The California Fruit Growers Exchange action involved 498,107.14 and the Mutual Fruit Distributors case involved 66.72. During out that the cases did entirely upon the question of exchanges' ability to qualifier Maximum Price Regu- 292 as brokers, OPA attor- neys here filed the dismissals upon receipt of an opinion from the OPA Regional Office, which stated: "A grower's exchange which does not customarily warehouse or storage citrus fruits at any point and which maintains representatives or agents at terminal markets where it sells and distributes fruits packed at cost by several cooperatives qualifies as a broker under M.P.A. 292." OPA attorneys explained that the two actions were filed to prevent the Statute of Limitations from running pending final determination of the exchanges' status as brokers. OPA officials pointed out that the only issue in the two cases revolved about the determination of their authority to include brokerage fees in the establishment of ceiling prices and that at all times the organizations have cooperated with the Office of Price Administration.