anaheim-gazette 1944-11-23

M. O. D. To Refund Half Million Dollars To Members of Big Citrus Co-Operative REDLANDS, CALIF. — A refund of more than half million dollars on fresh fruit selling costs was authorized by the Mutual Orange Distributors board of directors and announced at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the cooperative held here last week. This amounted to 6½ cents per box on 4,446,549 boxes of fruit which was sold in fresh form in the season ending Oct. 31. There was a refund of 65 cents a ton on all fruit sold in loose form, while refunds from all sources $664,700, according to the report of J. A. Steward, general manager. The stockholders adopted a new set of by-laws which brings the cooperative’s operations into conformity with the latest state and federal laws regarding cooperatives, and the day's business sessions thereafter were conducted in conformity with the new by-laws. Other features of Manager Steward’s report showed that during the season the cooperative shipped the largest tonnage in its history, an amount which was 31 per cent larger than the amount shipped in the previous season and 10 per cent greater than the shipments of the 1941-42 season. The f. o. b. price of fruit shipped last season in fresh form was approximately $1.00 higher than that of any previous year in the his- Newport May Join M.W.D. to Assure Water Supply Following the lead of Laguna Beach, Santa Ana and Anaheim, all of which have recently changed from well water to Boulder dam water, delivered by Metropolitan Water District’s aqueduct to this area, Newport Beach is now considering making such a change. The harbor district chamber of commerce has recommended joining the metropolitan Water District and has asked the city council to put the question to a vote of the people “on the basis of a separate district within the M. W. D.” Chairman Walter W. Spicer of the Water committee in presenting the matter pointed out that it will cost from $250,000 to $300,-000 to obtain adequate water for Newpor’s needs from present sources, but it was pointed out, this would not assure that the supply would not sooner or later be affected by infiltration of salt water from the ocean. In discussing the matter Hubbard Howe, a member of the committee, pointed out that the water STORY OF STEEL ON SUNDAY U. P. PROGRAM Five years ago, steel for armor-piercing shells, fragmentation bombs and machine gun springs was not even on the rolling schedules of America's five billion dollar steel industry, but today that steel is winning battles on every front. E. L. Ryerson, chairman of the board of Inland Steel Company of Chicago, who will be a guest of the Union Pacific Railroad on the program "Your America" over Mutual at 1 p.m. (PWT) next Sunday, (Nov. 26) told of the some of the difficulties the steel industry encountered in launching war production. Chairman Walter W. Spicer of the Water committee in presenting the matter pointed out that it will cost from $250,000 to $300,-000 to obtain adequate water for Newpor's needs from present sources, but it was pointed out, this would not assure that the supply would not sooner or later be affected by infiltration of salt water from the ocean. In discussing the matter Hubbard Howe, a member of the committee, pointed out that the water tables have steadily declined over a period of 30 years, and if salt water should enter the basis it might be impossible to get rid of it. In the case of Newport Beach, as with Anaheim and other towns, the consumer cost of aqueduct water would be increased 30-cents per month. Since Anaheim was already a member of the M.W.D. there was no other cost involved in obtaining the Boulder Dam water, whereas, Newport, now a non-member, would have to vote bonds to pay the entrance charges and interest to come into the district. Will Stage War Bond Window Display Contest LOS ANGELES. — Southern California merchants will compete in a $115,000 window display contest as one promotional phase of the 6th War Loan drive, Franklin Archer, state chairman of the contest announced here. The competition has been broken down into 11 classes, to include all types of retail stores, and each state has been divided into sections, with sectional, state and national prizes offered. Winners of the local prizes will compete in the national contest, with a $1,000 War Bond as the grand prize. The displays will be judged on the basis of their bond-buying appeal. Sectional chairmen of the contest are: Dean Pieper, for Kern and Inyo counties; Thomas H. Lindsey, Long Beach and Orange county; Charles Irwin, San Diego and Imperial counties; Ben Marti, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Anaheim Gazette, since 1870. AMERICA KEEPS FIT! AMERICA KEEPS FIT! To the swish of balls skimming over polished alleys and the crash of flying pins, some 30 million Americans keep in physical trim and find keen enjoyment in bowling... America's most popular "participation" sport! ACME ..the beer with the high I.Q.(It Quenches!) Brewed in Los Angeles by ACME BREWING CO. H. R. Brinkerhoff 308 E. 3rd Street Santa Ana, California Dean Pieper, for Kern and Inyo counties; Thomas H. Lindsey, Long Beach and Orange county; Charles Irwin, San Diego and Imperial counties; Ben Marti, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Anaheim Gazette, since 1870. While only 4,500 of the Islands are charted on the maps the group consists of 7,083 islands, all of which are charted on the navigation maps as each small island is a hazard to shipping. The Islands comprise 114,400 square miles only slightly smaller than the British Isles, and are 1,000 miles long from north to south, Capt. Murphy said. The Island of Luzon is eight times the size of Connecticut, and is extremely rich in natural resources. There are 87 tribes on the Islands, all speaking a different dialect, however 50 percent of the inhabitants speak English, he said. In his interesting address Capt. Murphy told a graphic story of the country, the people, and the industry, of which hemp and gold are two principal products. The speaker agreed with General McArthur's strategy in conducting the invasion of the Islands and predicted the early complete occupation of the island of Leyte where 53,000 Japs have already been killed since the invasion. President Thayer Chapman presided at the meeting and a large attendance was present. Lee Fabian, commander of the retail merchants' 3rd Army in the Sixth War Loan drive, spoke on plans for opening the drive Monday morning with a program at the Anaheim theatre. He urged all those present to cooperate in the task of raising Anaheim's quota in the drive and expressed appreciation for the work of the various committees and individuals during the drive. Have you called The Gazette to give a news item about the company you had, or the visit you made? Please phone 2206. GAZETTE DAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1944 NUMBER 9 NS Hear Talk Philippines Local Speaker In the Philippine Islands just on the spotlight of the news account of General McArthur's march to wrest the islands from captain, into whose hands they with the fall of Corregidor, a special interest to mem- POST-WAR BUSSES TO HAVE RADIOS Radio equipment to enable intercity buses to be in constant communication with their headquarters and stations en route will be a postwar development in highway passenger transportation. Already the National Association of Motor Bus Operators has requested the Federal Communications Commission to allocate 15 radio wave bands for the industry's use. Sarah J. Rutledge Dies From An Extended Illness Sarah Jane Rutledge, 76 years old, passed away on Monday at an Anaheim hospital after an extended illness. She was the widow of the late John H. Rutledge who was a merchant and postmaster at Stanton for many years. Born in Minnesota, she had been a resident of southern California for twenty-two years. She was a member of the Baptist church for more than fifty years and was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the G.A.R. of Garden Grove. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. H. M. Frohn of Ukiah, Calif.; one son, King Rutledge, formerly of Stanton but now of Perris; one sister, Mrs. Cora Burdish of Long Beach; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the Hilgenfeld chapel. Making Work By GEORGE S. BENSON President of Harding College Searcy, Arkansas IT IS FOR the good of the country and every family in it that plenty of well-paid employment be provided after the war. It is not a mere matter of justice to the deserving; not at all a matter of pity for the unfortunate. It is patriotism; it is self-preservation. If America is to remain the land of liberty and opportunity, our first post-war step must be toward work for willing workers. The first move in post-war prosperity therefore is industry's move, putting some seven to ten million men to work at gainful employment. It is no small matter. The average investment necessary to make a job in American industry is $6,000 which means that industry must put up 40 to 60 billion dollars for plant equipment and working capital to make all these jobs good; make them pay wages and interest on investment. Adjustments SOON after V-Day Necessary some 16 million men will start making their personal adjustments from war to a peace-time manner of life. About six million of them will get out of industry after the war; young people returning to school, married women resuming their homemaking, etc. But some will want to keep working. The United States likely will keep a larger Army and a more powerful Navy than ever before. Probably anybody who wants to remain in the armed forces will have a chance to stay, but millions of fighting men will want civilian jobs right after the war. These two groups combined make seven to ten million workers and there is not much disagreement among statisticians about this figure. Planning PUTTING all these Required men to work, or course, is only one side of industry's big post-war responsibility. The other half of it is providing people the thing they need at prices they can afford to pay. Both undertaking require some high-powered planning. Popular retail prices have to start with low production costs which depend on volume, but overproduction is a calamity in any plant, a big calamity in any industry. This sketchy outline should show what a stupendous job or master precision American industry must accomplish, or else. It is staggering but it is possible. It will require accurate market forecasting, balanced production, economical operation and good selling. If Private Enterprise does its share for national prosperity by investing 40 to 60 billion dollars to create seven to ten million jobs, industry will be obliged to have security of investment and hope of profit—a green light and a clear road. Labor and government both have a necessary part to play in post-war prosperity, and the next two chapters of this column will deal with them, one at a time. "Labor's Lever," next week. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE The peace time Army is known as the United States Army while the war time Army is called the Funeral For Henry Bleckwehl Held Lost Monday Vultee Employees Will Replace Veteran B-24 Bomber Wrecked in Bond Drive Awe stricken employees of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft's Downey, California, plant who saw the veteran B-24 Liberator "Bolivar" crash last Thursday have raised $77,600 in cash bond sales toward buying a replacing B-24, company officials announced today. The "Bolivar," veteran of 81 of the longest unescorted missions in the Central Pacific theatre, was involved in the accident as it landed to participate in a 6th War Loan Drive program. As the "Bolivar" left the Mariannas homeward bound, Brigadier General Truman H. Landon, commanding general of the VII Bomber Command, said: "The men of this command want the 'Bolivar' to return to the combat area. They want to fly this plane over Tokyo one day." Canvair employees have dedicated themselves to seeing that "Bolivar" does fly again in the Pacific. To achieve the $127,000 goal, Vultee Field employees will have to subscribe an average of slightly over $25—purchase price—in addition to the $50 they are ex- pected to average via payroll deductions during the current 6th War Loan Drive." (The $127,000 price of a Liberator does not include the Government Furnished Equipment.) With the longest record of operations in the Central Pacific area—its 81 missions averaging 1,100 miles—the "Bolivar" was true to the last. It brought its crew out of the accident unscratched except for S/Sgt. Richard Bartlett, ball turret gunner from Woodside, Long Island, whose leg was broken. Special request which was made of Headquarters, Army Air Forces, Washington, to have the replacing "Bolivar Junior" assigned to VII Bomber Command, where the original "Boliver" had become the spirit and symbol of the men who fly, has been granted. Headquarters officials in Washington have assured employees that upon completion of their quota, a new B-24 Liberator would be christened "Bolivar Junior" and assigned immediately to the "Bolivar's" Pacific base. Panties Production in Pacific Funeral For Henry Bleckwehl Held Last Monday Funeral services for Henry Bleckwehl of 503 North Philadelphia delphia street, were held on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Zion Lutheran church with the Rev. L. E. Eifert, pastor of the church, officiating. Mr. Bleckwehl died as the result of injuries received when an automobile struck him at the intersection of Cypress and North. HELP US TO HELP OF COURSE HE THIS CHRIS Of course he wants you to send it from a man's store. This son as for the past 25... SWERGER'S, formerly Yungblu have always had a fine selection of men's robes to choose from. You'll find all sizes and colors Beacons — FLANNELS ... WOOLS ... RAYONS ... DUROYS and GABARDINES. Panties Production in Pacific (U. S. Marine Corps Photo) Salvaged Jap parachute silk provides material for Marine private First Class Joseph C. Imbarrato (left) who uses his spare time on a South Pacific island to make ladies' panties. Here Marine Private First Class Anton M. Fitzko obligingly serves as a model. Leathernecks send the completed products to wives in the U. S. or Australia. Both men are residents of New York City. C. C. Teague Re-Elected President of Fruit Growers Exchange for 25th Year LOS ANGELES. — Charles C. Teague is starting his twenty-fifth year as president of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. The pioneer Ventura county grower was re-elected Wednesday at the annual meeting of the citrus marketing cooperative at the Sunkist building in Los Angeles. Vice presidents elected for the coming year are Harvey A. Lynn of Riverside; LeRoy E. Lyon of Orange; and J. A. Moffett of Lemon Cove. W. E. Sprott of Porterville continues as honorary vice president for life. Organized by a few growers fifty-one years ago, the Exchange now markets oranges, lemons and grapefruit from more than 200 packing houses throughout the California-Arizona citrus belt extending from Mesa, Arizona, to Orland, 130 miles north of San Francisco. When Teague became president of the Exchange in 1920 its shipments were approximately 33,500 carloads compared to 96,700 cars on the crop year just ended. Grower membership increased from 9,500 Sunkist growers in 1920 to 14,500 in 1944. Other growers who make up the directorate of the California Fruit Growers Exchange are: Charles H. Clock, Redlands; Frank L. Cram, East Highlands; A. M. Drury, Porterville; J. L. DuBois, El Centro; L. W. Fowler, Santa Barbara; Lloyd P. Fuller, Woodland Hills; Frank H. Harwood, San Dimas; James G. Hodges, Covina; R. L. Knox, Pomona; L. C. McManus, Phoenix Arizona; James Mills, Jr., Hamilton City; C. E. Myers, Covina; Ashton M. Otis, La Habra R. K. Fire Damages Residence Last Saturday Night Fire of undetermined origin did considerable damage to the home occupied by the Conrad Lee family at 310 North Emily street last Saturday night at about 11:30 o'clock. The estimated loss was $2,000. The house was owned by Remah Johnson. The Lee family was absent that evening and the time the fire started is not definite. By the time the fire department was called it had a good start. No Anaheim resident can afford to be without The Gazette at the small cost of only $2.00 a year. To a Machinist with "know how" If you figure you know your stuff and want a chance to show it... want to work with men who take pride in their job... if you figure a permanent company is your kind of company, then this is your ad. Here at Southern Pacific, we want men of your type to work in our big railroad shops or roundhouses... to help rebuild and repair locomotives and other railroad equipment. We think you'll like railroading... like seeing a locomotive (that you worked on) go out and do a job pulling war freights or troop trains. General For Henry Kwehl Held General For Henry Bleckwehl Held on Monday General services for Henry Bleckwehl of 503 North Philastreet, were held on Monterrnoon at 2 o'clock at the southeran church with the E. E. Eifert, pastor of the officiating. Bleckwehl died as the reinjuries received when mobile struck him at the tion of Cypress and North Lemon streets on Tuesday of last week. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars Mortuary. HELP US TO HELP YOU SHOP EARLY THIS CHRISTMAS IF COURSE HE WANTS A ROBE THIS CHRISTMAS course he wants you to select from a man's store. This seasmas for the past 25... SWANGER'S, formerly Yungbluth's, he always had a fine selection men's robes to choose from. Will find all sizes and colors in icons — FLANNELS ... OOLS ... RAYONS ... CORROYS and GABARDINES. 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