anaheim-gazette 1944-12-14

Anaheim — "The City of Beautiful Parks" VOLUME LXXV A Legal Newspaper ANAHEIM We Rise to Remark by JAKE PROCTOR In and About "The Orange Capitol of the World" (The statements or opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the policy or sentiments of this newspaper, or its publishers.) The last definite check I had on the number of people who read this column the figure stood at nine. It seems like it's hard to get into the two-figure bracket, but I've finally made it. I have just found out that my own wife has a separate pact with Russia. The Chinese provisional government uses American war materials to fight other Chinese armies instead of the Japs. The Allied countries are already playing both ends against the middle for mercenary advantages, long before the end of the war is even remotely in sight. Spain is in a new state of turmoil which could lead to another civil war. Britain antes Rusia. WAR PRODUCTION CHIEF — J. A. Krug, Chairman, War Produc- The last definite check I had on the number of people who read this column the figure stood at nine. It seems like it's hard to get into the two-figure bracket, but I've finally made it. I have just found out that my own wife has been reading this column, or maybe just trying to read it. She says the items are too long and that there's too many of them. No wonder I haven't been able to get into the two-figure bracket. I'll have to try not to be so long-winded hereafter. While the cigarette shortage continues to be acute here, there are still plenty of American made cigarettes of all popular brands on sale just across the border in Mexico. The price there varies somewhat but in most places the 15-cent brands are selling for 16 cents. You can buy all you want—but here's the joker! The customs inspector on the American side gets a signal from the Mexican side of the border and you summarily shaken down, your body searched and the cigarettes taken away from you and you are allowed to pay a "fine" of 13 1/3 cents a package for trying to bring American made cigarettes from Mexico into the United States. If you want to get tough about it you are subject to arrest under a charge of smuggling. Who gets the cigarettes the inspector takes away from you is not explained and your guess is as good as mine. Also, up to this time the American cigarette manufacturers have not explained why there are plenty of all brands of cigarettes on sale in Mexico while we have a "shortage" here at home. Apparently the "nigger" is still safe in the woodpile and the government "investigation" has back-tracked a bit to advise the public that the cigarette shortage my continue for some time yet. Of course if OPA should relent a little and allow a raise in price at any time, then you can expect plenty of cigarettes on the market the following day. In the meantime, if you are a cigarette smoker, you should use plenty of cologne so at least you won't smell like a goat. In the meantime the pipe manufacturers are planning to make dainty, long-stemmed pipes in pretty pastel colors and start a campaign to teach women to separate pact with Russia. The Chinese provisional government uses American war materials to fight other Chinese armies instead of the Japs. The Allied countries are already playing both ends against the middle for mercenary advantages, long before the end of the war is even remotely in sight. Spain is in a new state of turmoil which could lead to another civil war. Britain nates Russia much worse than Germany, for which reason she allowed Germany to re-arm, against all rules of the peace treaty, at a time when she expected to use Germany to help her whip Russia. The best laid plans in that land of intrigue and cunning scheming have mostly gone awry. Some of the liberated countries probably already feel that maybe they haven't been liberated after all. The picture is not a pretty one and it doesn't help any to look at it through rose colored glasses. Russia does not necessarily need or want more territory, but she does want some border adjustments and some control over the Balkan situation. While the United States is carrying the Japanese war alone, leading the fighting on all the other fronts except the Russian front, and furnishing the Allies with lend-lease material and equipment, this is the only country, as far as we know, that doesn't have its fingers crossed. "A man who has made a lot of money in the orange growing business says he is not going to buy any more War bonds because the people voted a fourth term to Pres. Roosevelt. Bosh. If he did not use that excuse he would say that after the war the bonds would either go up or go down in value. "Sure they will, and Pres. Roosevelt will not have much to do with whether they climb in value, or take a slide. War bonds are an investment in the nation and they will be as good or better than any other kind of money or value, depending upon the support given them by citizens. The least any citizen can do, if he has been able to stay in his home and not have to be shipped around the world to fight, or be bombed out, is to invest some of his easy earnings in the future of the country. Buy some bonds and plan to hold them to maturity. Appreciate the America in which you live."—Frank Rospaw in Placentia Courier. The Long Beach City College conducts a department for adults WAR PRODUCTION CHIEF — J. A. Krug, Chairman, War Production Board, Washington, D.C., who spoke at luncheon session of the Southern Council of the State Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, at Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel. National Scout Official to Speak Here Monday Night Speaker at next Monday night's meeting of the Northern Orange County Council of Boy Scouts, to be held at the Scout office at 7:30, will be Cal McCray from national headquarters, according to L. H. Paxton, secretary. A full attendance of the council is expected to hear the Scout executive's message. The group met last Friday night at the Anaheim Scout house for a business meeting and to hear reports of the various committees. Francis Addy, chairman of organization and extension, reported that 13 new units had been set up since last April, bringing the total to 22, with several more now being formed. Action Taken to Build Sea Wall At Sunset Beach Orange county is prepared to enter an agreement for construction of a retaining sea wall across 23rd Street at Ocean Avenue in Sunset Beach as a cooperative venture with property owners along that thoroughfare. The signing was approved on Tuesday for construction of a wall 35 feet long across 23rd Street, this wall to be a part of a continuous bulkhead to protect property on both sides of the road. The contract has been let to a Los Angeles firm and the total-cost will not exceed $490. Work is scheduled to start The press agent for a Los Angeles "sweater" girl who "refused to sign up for the movies" because she thinks her job in an airplane factory is more important, has managed to get a picture printed in the papers showing the girl in a scant bathing suit. Now that the movie promoters know what she looks like undressed she will probably get some offers for at least some tryouts. If she acts right she may even get into the movies. A gimpse of what the diplomatic war will be in Europe if and when the Germans are finally beaten into unconditional surrender, is gained by casual observance of the past few days' happenings. We find Britain trying to dominate the politics of Italy, Belgium, Holland and Greece, even to the point of sending her armies against some of those countries to whip them into submission. The United States believes the liberated countries should be allowed to have the kind of government they want. Gen. Charles de Gaulle, currently head of the new French government, gives Churchill the slip and goes to Moscow to make them by citizens. The least any citizen can do, if he has been able to stay in his home and not have to be shipped around the world to fight, or be bombed out, is to invest some of his easy earnings in the future of the country. Buy some bonds and plan to hold them to maturity. Appreciate the America in which you live."—Frank Rospaw in Placentia Courier. The Long Beach City College conducts a department for adults devoted to teaching "Merchandising and Selling." One of the planks in its merchandising platform is to teach the salesperson to "... Overcome the present attitude of apathy and discountesty in dealing with the public and be able to apply the principles of good public relations." That sounds like good business practice to me. After all, business consists largely of selling some commodity or some service, and, ironically enough, there isn't anybody to sell things to except people. A lot of things have been blamed for the depression that came on at the end of the 1920's, one of them being over-doing the custom of "credit-buying." Eveybody was stocked up with gadgets of every kind, most of which they didn't need and all of which they owed for but couldn't pay for out of their meager earnings. So, the people who bought the stuff got the blame, besides losing their gadgets and whatever amount they had paid on them. However, my opinion is that it was "credit selling" instead of credit buying, and if that had anything to do with the depression the blame should be on the high-pressure sales methods instead of the poor suckers who let themselves be over-sold on things San Clemente Gets Revised Figures On Population San Clemente, "the Spanish village by the sea," has succeeded in getting an official federal census taken which has resulted in revising the population figures upward by 709 more than the 1940 census. The new figure officially gives San Clemente a population of 1,188, as against 479 in 1940, obviously too low a figure. The census also revealed the fact that the females are in the majority in that city by only 18, much less than the national average of surplus women; also that all residents of San Clemente are of the Caucasian race with one exception. At the time the survey was made six of the 423 residence units in the city were vacant, an unusual situation for the coast area. Everybody reads The Gazette. Christmas Gift Hunt Set for Monday; Stores to Open Nights All Week Starting next Monday night, December 18, when the annual Gift Hunt will be staged in the downtown district, all stores will remain open evenings for the benefit of Christmas shoppers, according to Ross Lee Laird, secretary of the chamber of commerce. Rules of the gift hunt will be the same as last year. The name of a boy and a girl from each grade school in the high school district will be posted in downtown store windows and those finding their names in a window may claim the gift in that store. The gift hunt will be conducted between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 Monday night. Additional decorations have been put up along the main business streets during the week, and while the decorations are not on a par with pre-war efforts, the shopping district presents a cheerful atmosphere and at night the colored Edmund Wallberg, Father of Mrs. J. W. Truxaw, Passes On Edmund Wallberg, father of Mrs. John W. Truxaw of 887 South Los Angeles street, passed away last Friday at his daughter's home here where he had lived for the past twenty years. Born in Upsula, Sweden, 85 years ago, Mr. Wallberg came to the United States 78 years ago. He came to the western states as a very young man, settling first in Douglas county, Washington, and was one of those brave pioneers who was so instrumental in settling the western part of our country. Many times during his early life while driving a horse team, he was forced to walk ahead of the horses in order to break a trail so he could continue on his way. He was one of the men witnessing the driving of the "golden spike" during the building of the Union Pacific railroad into the west. State Flag Will Fly at County Courthouse Now For the first time since the state legislature recommended two years ago that all county courthouses fly the California state flag along with the Stars and Stripes, the Bear flag flies from the staff on the court house grounds in Santa Ana this week. The state flag is also to be displayed in all court rooms in the county as soon as additional flags can be secured. Anaheim has long since used the Bear flag, along with the American flag, atop the City Hall building. SELLS ORANGE GROVES Sale of the O. E. Horst 10-acre orange grove on Hansen and Ball Roads, was reported this week to D. A. Henry of Long Beach. Reported purchase price was $30,000. Campaign Launched OPA Plans Action Against Dealers Who Sell ‘Tie-In’ Cigarette Gift Packages Gifts of cigarettes—with a string attached—and Christmas packages designed to force the purchaser to buy several packages of pipe tobacco in order to get the cigarettes they desire were under OPA fire today. Many telephone calls coming into OPA offices today inquired regarding some restaurants reported selling cigarets only to those customers who at the same time paid a meal check. Such transactions are illegal tie-ins, according to Leonard M. Kearns, OPA food price chief. Kearns also reported cigaret “gifts” tied in with sales of vitamin pills and with bottled liquor reported here. Retailers were advised by the OPA today to halt offered sale of tobacco Christmas packages which recently appeared on sales counters and brought a flood of complaints to OPA offices. These packages contain 20 packages of cigarets and two packages, each of three brands of pipe tobacco. They are offered at $4.75 per package. Kearns said investigation diswill be posted in downtown store windows and those finding their names in a window may claim the gift in that store. The gift hunt will be conducted between the hours of 7:00 and 9:00 Monday night. Additional decorations have been put up along the main business streets during the week, and while the decorations are not on a par with pre-war efforts, the shopping district presents a cheerful atmosphere and at night the colored lights add to the spirit of the holiday season. Stores are yet well stocked with Christmas merchandise but early shoppers will have best selections. A big rush of business is expected this week end and all next week when shoppers who are unable to visit the stores during regular hours may make their purchases more leisurely at night. Indications are that this will be a near-record year for holiday sales as some lines of merchandise are more plentiful than a year ago. More money is in circulation than perhaps any previous year and with everybody working at war-time wages sales of Christmas merchandise are bound to be brisk. The usual admonition is in vogue however, “Do your Christmas shopping and mailing early.” RETURNEE FROM PACIFIC IS ANAHEIM VISITOR Staff Sgt. Tom Bowling who has just returned from a year’s tour of duty with the U.S. Air Service in the South Pacific, was in Anaheim Sunday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Proctor, 271 East Center street. He arrived at the Satna Ana Army Air Base redistribution center Friday after a 21-day leave when he visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Bowling of Pryor, Oklahoma. Sgt. Bowling is an aerial photographer and while stationed on the north shore of Australia, where he was assigned to a B-24 bombing squad, he participated in many missions over Japanese held islands in that area. His older brother, Bill Bowling, is with the armed forces now stationed in Georgia. The Bowlings and Proctors were formerly neighbors at Pryor. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Murphy of 265 Fourth street, Garden Grove, announce the birth of a son at St. Joseph’s hospital Tuesday. Anaheim has long since used the Bear flag, along with the American flag, atop the City Hall building. SEELS ORANGE GROVES Sale of the O. E. Horst 10-acre orange grove on Hansen and Ball Roads, was reported this week to D. A. Henry of Long Beach. Reported purchase price was $30,000. Campaign Launched Tourist Business Affiliates Southern California this week celebrated the “silver anniversary” of its national advertising campaign with the launching of a new series of ads aimed at restoring its $200,000,000 tourist business at the end of the war. First of the new series will appear next week in newspapers throughout the East and Middlewest and in selected national magazines. It will be the 25th campaign prepared and released by the All-Year Club in behalf of Southern California. Advance proofs were shown to All-Year Club directors at a Biltonmore Hotel luncheon meeting in Los Angeles. Copy tells Americans everywhere to “stay on the job and finish the job” but to start planning now for a “glorious postwar vacation in Southern California.” First campaign, released in the spring of 1921, told the nation that Southern California summers are cool, Don Thomas, managing director, revealed. At that time the area had no summer tourists, due to a mistaken belief that any area warm enough to be a winter resort must be unbearably hot in the summer. After 20 years of consecutive advertising, this conception has been blasted so effectively that 1,100,000 tourists visited here in the summer of 1941. “Our business leaders know that our $200,000,000 yearly tourist income must be restored to help provide jobs we need in the war-to-peace conversion period,” Porter Bruck, president, declared. “Our campaign is now sharpening its postwar appeal to meet the advance competition of Florida and other Eastern resorts who will be able to accept tourist business ahead of Southern California, due to an earlier end of the European war.” GET MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriage license was issued during the weekend to Joseph Oren Mason of El Toro MCAS and Claire M. Bungeon Anaheim. Sewer Squabble May Result in Change Of Lease Instead of Sale to Newport Since Santa Ana continues to refuse to allow Newport Beach to buy a 11.5 percent interest in the Marine section of the Joint Outfall sewer project, which they are now using under a lease arrangement, it appears that a new longer term lease, at a higher monthly rental, may be consumed with the Beach city. Following a meeting in Anaheim last Tuesday night when Anaheim, Orange, Fullerton and representatives from the sanitary districts owning interests in the project, recommended selling shares to Newport and charged that Santa Ana was blocking the deal, Mayor Asa Hoffman of Santa Ana has denied the charges but countered with a new lease proposal. The new lease would extend the time and raise the rental of the present lease from $150 to $200 per month, and also allow Newport to make a new connection 1700 feet up from its present connection with the outfall. Newport would also pay the cost of making the connection, estimated at $11,000. Under Santa Ana's proposal Newport would have use of the sewer for 17 years on the monthly rental basis, but would not be subject to any of the cost of upkeep and replacement. Santa Ana owns 45 percent of the stock, Anaheim, Orange and Fullerton 45 percent, equally divided, and 10 percent is owned by the La Habra, Placentia, Garden Grove and Bueena Park district without voting privilege. If 11.5 shares were sold to Newport Santa Ana would automatically lose voting control of the project, although reducing her liability for future upkeep somewhat. Intimation that a lawsuit might be filed against Santa Ana by the other owner cities to force the sale of an interest to Newport following last week's meeting appears to be a remote possibility. Santa Ana in the meantime has spent $220,000 on the outfall sewer in the last three years, according to Mayor Hoffman, who denies that they have failed or refused to comply with state health laws in the operation of the plant. DECEMBER 14, 1944 TEN PAGES NUMBER 12 Prominent Builder, Realty Developer, Speaks Tonight at City League Meeting Brea Progress Changes Hands Announcement was made this week of the sale of the Brea Progress by Howard E. Bowers to Mr. and Mrs. Harold P. Fry who will take over publication of the newspaper at once. Mr. Fry was recently discharged from the U. S. Navy after two and a half years, 18 months of which was in the South Pacific. He was formerly in the newspaper business in the east and is an all around experienced newspaper man. Mrs. Fry will assist in the office work. Tonight's meeting of the Orange County League of Cities will be held at Fullerton in the City hall building and guest speaker for the occasion will be Col. Wm. H. Evans, outstanding builder and Reign Launched to Bring Back Big Dist Business After War Is Over Enlistment Open In Seabees For Construction Men Seabees, famous Naval Construction Battalion, is now reopened for enlistment and induction, it was announced today by Jerry Hover, Sp(R)1c, recruiter in charge of the Orange County Navy Recruiting Station located in the Post Office building, Santa Ana. Recruiter Hover declared that men skilled in construction trades will be needed in large numbers immediately. Petty Officer ratings will be certified for men with required skill and experience. Particularly needed are electricians, welders, stevedores, blacksmiths, pipefitters, plumbers, draftsmen, winchmen, hatch bosses and operators of cranes, bulldozers and carryalls. Artisans 17 to 50 years of age may now apply at the Santa Ana Navy Recruiting Station for interviews regarding Seabee service, Hover said. He suggests that prospective applicants phone Santa Ana 1178 for preliminary information. W. K. Loudon, Father of L. H. Loudon, Passes W. K. Loudon, father of Lotus H. Loudon, publisher of the Anaheim Bulletin, died last Saturday morning at the family home at Huntington Park following a lingering illness. He was a native of Indiana and was 79 years of age at the time of his passing. He and Mrs. Loudon recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, noting the date at the home of their son and Mrs. Loudon in this city. Surviving are his widow, Dorinda Jane Loudon of the family home in Huntington Park; five sons, Col. Wm. H. Evans really developer of Yorba Linda, where he chooses to live on his orange grove. A large attendance is expected as Col. Evans will speak on "Post-War Possibilities for Orange County." His wide experience in community development work gives him a background on which to base his predictions as he envisions the future of the orange belt district. For 38 years he has been in the reality and development business and in this connection diked and drained 56,000 acres of land in Florida and built one of its best agricultural and industrial cities. Col. Evans is president of the Economy Housing Corporation which built Lincoln Village at Long Beach and has just finished a smaller housing project in Anaheim consisting of 22 residences. Some years ago he built Culver City and was voted most useful citizen by the residents there and has the honor of being president emeritus of the Culver City Chamber of Commerce. He conceived the idea of the Civilian Conservation Corps and developed the plan after he had sold President Roosevelt on the idea. He served on the Realtor committee which drafted the H. O. L. C. and the F. H. A. and was appointed regional supervisor for F. H. A. and brought the program to the Pacific coast. In 1939 he was appointed by President Roosevelt to represent the State Department at the International Town Planning and Housing Conference at Stockholm, Sweden, and has traveled throughout Europe and Africa. He is also chairman of the Los Angeles County World's Fair Commission. His talk tonight will be of interest to all city and chamber of commerce officials and others interested in the development of Orange county. H. Loudon, publisher of the Anaheim Bulletin, died last Saturday morning at the family home at Huntington Park following a lingering illness. He was a native of Indiana and was 79 years of age at the time of his passing. He and Mrs. Loudon recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, noting the date at the home of their son and Mrs. Loudon in this city. Surviving are his widow, Dorinda Jane Loudon of the family home in Huntington Park; five sons, Lotus H. of Anaheim, Paul, Thomas, Roger and Havillah, all residing in the Glendale and Burbank district; two daughters, Florence and Helen, in and near Huntington Park and Los Angels; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday morning at 10:00 o'clock from the chapel of the Wheat mortuary, Huntington Park, with interment in the family plot at Rose Hill cemetery at Whittier. Rotarians Are Entertained By Tricks of Magic Monday's Rotary club meeting was devoted largely to making final plans for the annual Ladies' day meeting which will be next Monday, December 18. President George Hedstrum presided and Gerald Patton acted as program chairman introducing the entertainment numbers. Rev. Jim Harrison, pastor of the 4-Square church, who has gained a wide reputation locally as a magician, entertained with a bag of tricks and Paul Garcia played two trumpet solos accompanied at the piano by Glen Greder. War Chest Victory Dinner Tonight At Fullerton A final victory dinner for committee chairmen and other key leaders of the Orange County Community War Chest will be held at the California Hotel in Fullerton at 6:30 p.m., Thursday evening, December 14. According to Orlyn N. Robertson, Committee Chairman. Col. Russell E. Lee of the Santa Ana Army Air Base will be the principal speaker on this occasion. Col. Lee has just returned from a four months tour of all the American fighting fronts throughout the world and has seen our boys in action in every phase of warfare. Other guests of honor will include A. B. Ruddock, Vice-president of the California War Chest and Mrs. Margaret Hill of the Allied War Services. Detailed report of the success of the campaign which has exceeded its goal will be made at this meeting. EARTH TREMOR FELT HERE On earth tremor, lasting a few seconds, was felt Wednesday evening at about 5 o'clock. The shock was very slight.