anaheim-gazette 1946-01-10

COLONY QUIPS When that Atomic bomb hit Japan a new era was born. Every writer in the country ground out his bit. Every manufacturer and advertising agency got on the 'band wagon' to cash in on the publicity. The market now offers an 'Atomic' lawn renovator. Soon we will have 'Atomic' headache pills, chewing gum, baseball bats and we have a lot of other suggestions. Hope they don't bring out 'Atomic' lip stick. The bacon and ham shortage continues with harrassed housewives furtively approaching their butchers wearing their best smiles and on their best behavior asking for that which their mouth waters and getting in return an icy grin and sometimes not even a polite NO. We looked into the situation and have come up with the inside story. Back on the farm pigs are pigs but they are also called 'mortgage lifters' and as the farm mortgage situation is better now than ever the pig growers do not need any mortgages 'lifted.' Most people hope that the farmer will get busy and 'lift' some future 'plasters' on the old farm. The butter situation is reminiscent of the Rose Bowl ticket picture of a few weeks ago. You hear of this person or that person, how he got some but you seldom see any. If there is a "black Widow Suspended As Administratrix of Anaheim Estate Suspension of Mrs. Longinja Gomez of Anaheim from her post as administratrix of the estate of her husband, the late Edward Gomez, who died Dec. 28, 1943, was ordered by Judge Raymond H. Thompson in superior court Thursday. The defendant was ordered to show cause why she should not be permanently removed from the post. The action resulted from complaint of Catherine Mikesell, also of Anaheim, who holds a judgment for $3008.26 against the estate. The plaintiff alleged mismanagement and neglect of the estate. 15-ACRE ORANGE GROVE BRINGS $5000 AN ACRE Active demand for Orange county citrus property is reflected in a deal last week in which 15 acres of oranges near San Juan Capistrano brought $5000 an acre. Melvin Rosenbaum, ranchor The butter situation is reminiscent of the Rose Bowl ticket picture of a few weeks ago. You hear of this person or that person, how he got some but you seldom see any. If there is a "black market" in butter it certainly is well hidden. Anaheim people are too level headed to let a "black market" get a foothold here. The Rose Bowl ticket picture was about the same. SC sent out over 25,000 applications for tickets to alumni. If each application entitled the person to four tickets that would be over 100,000 and the seating capacity of the Rose Bowl is just over 91,000—so what? Looking back on the deal we would rather have some butter. "New York's Warmest Jan. 6 in History — 62 Degrees," a headline screams. Ho-hum. 'Sfunny what little it takes to get those Easterners excited! It was 82 here December 30—remember? If it weren't for war a nation should have a little surplus money in the bank, instead of a national debt. But how can a nation which borrows its head off and which throws money around like water expect its people to have any sense or character in money matters? Take these big loans we are making to other countries. They may be a good idea, but how can we lend billions to other countries, when we, ourselves, are already over 300 billion in debt? The government borrows money from you at almost 3 per cent and lends it for 2 per cent, and taxes you to pay the difference! It's a crazy world, guess you'd better lock us up. Rate of postage on domestic air mail is 8 cents an ounce. That is supposed to guarantee quicker delivery than is possible at the regular 3-cent rate for mail transported by rail. But we'd like to ask a question, probably properly of the Postmaster General: Does it always do that? Or does our Uncle Sam sometimes cheat just a little? Is air mail sometimes tossed into the sack with and as the farm mortgage situation is better now than ever the pig growers do not need any mortgages 'lifted.' Most people hope that the farmer will get busy and 'lift' some future 'plasters' on the old farm. 15-ACRE ORANGE GROVE BRINGS $5000 AN ACRE Active demand for Orange county citrus property is reflected in a deal last week in which 15 acres of oranges near San Juan Capistrano brought $5000 an acre. Melvin Rosenbaum, rancher who owns other property in the Capistrano area, purchased the grove from Calvin Lambert of Tustin and his brother-in-law, Thermon Means of Santa Ana. The property is situated three miles.north of Capistrano on highway 101. Marriages Outnumbered Divorce By 3 to 1 in County Last Year Marriages outnumbered divorce suits by better than one in Orange county last year. Licenses to wed issued by the county license bureau bered 3487, as compared to 1051 suits for divorce filed superior court, in addition to 153 annulment proceeding. Newport Beach May Test County Harbor Control Possibility of a court fight looms to test its legality, should the county board of supervisors pass an ordinance now being studied by the Orange County Harbor commission, with a view to taking over control of all Newport harbor, including that portion which lies within the city limits of Newport Beach. That city now controls the portion inside the municipality's confines. Newport Beach officials oppose the proposed action, and City Attorney Roland Thompson maintains it is unconstitutional. County Counsel Joel E. Ogle, who drafted the proposed law, holds the county's rights are superior. No date for decision on whether to recommend the action to the supervisory board has been set, according to Harbor Chairman Roy N. Edwards. Ford Will Build Auto Showroom On Los Angeles Last year's marriages were short of a record for the year—a being well under the year average of 4000 which prevailed during the 30's, althoughceeds the 3419 licenses issued 1944. High recent year was 1939; 4037 couples obtained ma-licenses in Orange county; was 1941, with only 1933. Best war year for Cupid 1943 with a total of 3524; bureau records show. June lived up to its repu last year, topping the 12 r of 1945 with 346, although month of the final quarter aged more than 300. Dec saw 301 marriage licenses out, and the last day of the set a record with 22, more on any single day since the test law became effective. those prospective bridges were members of the armed forces. Christmas Seal Sales Are Short By 27 Per Cent Funds derived from Christmas seals in Orange during the 1945 campaign, ended officially Christmas total $25,530.52, William R. president of the Orange Tuberculosis and Health Rate of postage on domestic air mail is 8 cents an ounce. That is supposed to guarantee quicker delivery than is possible at the regular 3-cent rate for mail transported by rail. But we'd like to ask a question, probably properly of the Postmaster General: Does it always do that? Or does our Uncle Sam sometimes cheat just a little? Is air mail sometimes tossed into the sack with the more plebian three-centers? Several reports have reached us of air mail arriving mighty slow; slow enough, in fact, to have been "grounded." Letters mailed at the regular 3-cent rate, from the same point and at the same time or later, have arrived as soon as air mail. Most recent of these comes from an Eastern city. Three air mail letters mailed in Anaheim on different days of a recent week arrived at their destination on a single day at the end of that week. Sounds just a little like one department of Uncle Sam's government might be a bit close to racketeering—a practice that another department of that same government is charged with breaking up! The post office department is very careful to collect postage due when a letter or parcel bears too few stamps. Why not a "postage refund" in a case of this kind? SHERIFF WOULD ADD FIVE TO HIS STAFF Citing increased criminal activities in heavily-populated areas of the county, especially as concerns burglaries, Sheriff Jesse Elliott has requested authority from the county board of supervisors to employ five additional deputies. Twenty-two deputies now comprise the sheriff's criminal force. Four would augment the patrol, or investigation, staff and the fifth would be assigned to the jail. Ford Will Build Auto Showroom On Los Angeles Improvements that will entail expenditure of approximately $16,000 on the property at 218-226 South Los Angeles street will be started by Leavitt Ford early this month. Included are a new automobile showroom and service department on the north 50 feet of the property, and a new front to extend across the entire property, including the garage and repair department on the south. A building permit issued late in December calls for investment of $16,700. Plans for the improvements were drawn by E. E. Springe, Anaheim construction engineer, and are now in the hands of contractors for submission of bids. The showroom will house the Studebaker sales agency here, which Ford has assumed. He already is providing Studebaker service and is advised that new cars will be delivered early in the summer. The new building will be of brick and steel fireproof construction, in compliance with the fire zone laws, and the front will be of modern style, adding much to the appearance of the district of which it is a part. A helicopter was recently used to spray, with an insecticide, the air and earth inside and in the neighborhood of the famous Yale Bowl, New Haven, giving the spectators at an important event an insect-free evening. Christmas Seals Sales Are Short By 27 Per Cent Funds derived from sales during the 1945 campaign ended officially Christmas total $25,530.52, William R. president of the Orange Tuberculosis and Health action, announces. This is a cent of the county's total oo0. Ninety-five per cent of money raised through seals remains for financing berculosis control work with state and only the remain per cent will be forwarded National Tuberculosis association Hynds pointed out. Only ten percent goes to state headquarters and the remaining 84 per cent used locally. "A number will find," he said, "that they have not answer letter containing seals foced to them in November. Will promptly send check these, our goal will be nearer. "Christmas seals help tuberculosis control, supplying official tax and private in addition to assisting in development of heart disease pro-Tuberculosis costs more $300,000 a year in Orange counting lost time from treatment, rehabilitation, finding and control." RETURNS TO HOME AFTER VISIT HERE Mrs. Frank S. Nipper L Saturday to return to her near Collinsville, Okla., spending the past several here visiting with her son Nipper and Mrs. Nipper East Center street. ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1946 City and County Payment of Taxes At Record Highs A combination of prosperity, with money plentiful and things to buy with it scarce, is seen as one main reason for record tax payments which flowed into coffers of the collectors of the city of Anaheim and of Orange county, before advent of the New Year. A report released by A. G. Tuma, city treasurer, shows receipt of $64,178.40 on both the first and second installments of 1945-1946 taxes, up to January 1. This leaves a balance of $14,-673.81 due on the total of $78,-852.21. County collections had reached $5,224,623.35 on December 5, first penalty date, County Collector Don S. Mozley announces. That is 72.24 per cent of the $7,231,-303.52 total, a record for first-period collections in history of the county, according to Mozley. It leaves but $2,006,680.17 to be paid before the April 20 deadline. This year's collection of city Move Rumored To Organize Farm Workers A move, which he said now is afoot to unionize farm labor in Orange county, was outlined by George Graham, secretary of Citrus Growers, Inc., to more than 200 members of the Anaheim Farm Bureau center, who attended the monthly meeting of that organization at the Anaheim Union high school Tuesday night. Many butchers and butcher shop owners have agreed to closed shop contracts with the A. F. of L. during recent weeks because of threats that, otherwise, meat supplies would be cut off. Similar pressure now is being put on milk distributors, Graham said, with threat of retaliatory economic pressure the alternative. Once the distributor signs the closed shop agreement, Graham believes they will not be allowed to accept raw milk unless it is produced by union milkers. Then, he believes, the move would be Development Rapidly Claiming Last of Anaheim Vineyard Lots Vineyard lots—the 20-acre tracts in which the village was laid out when Anaheim was founded—rapidly are disappearing from the map before the march of progress. Two more of the remaining undeveloped portion of such plots now are being sub-divided and thrown onto the market. Both are located on West Sycamore street, one opposite the north side of city park, and the other, north of the Anaheim union high school. The latter tract, comprising 7½ acres, extends west along Sycamore, from Citron almost to West street. It is owned by L. P. Nichols, former Anaheim high school teacher. Nichols acquired ownership of the property from a resident of Los Angeles, who had obtained it from Mrs. Alma Pellegren of Anaheim. PART OF HAMMES LOT It is part of the original 20 acres drawn by her grandfather, shop contracts with the A. F. of L. during recent weeks because of threats that, otherwise, meat supplies would be cut off. Similar pressure now is being put on milk distributors, Graham said, with threat of retaliatory economic pressure the alternative. Once the distributor signs the closed shop agreement, Graham believes they will not be allowed to accept raw milk unless it is produced by union milkers. Then, he believes, the move would be extended “to tomato pickers, to irrigators, to citrus pickers, to citrus houses, etc.” Jurisdictional disputes would be inevitable, Graham believes, and “strike after strike” would disrupt production of various foods. Graham urged “at least moral support” for those “who have the courage to oppose this compulsory closed shop practice.” Graham reiterated that importation of foreign labor will be necessary again this year to plant and harvest the nation’s crops, but questioned whelter such action will be necessary in California. He stated that 210,000 foreign farm workers including war prisoners, were employed on American farms last year, and 50,000 of these were in California. Graham quoted figures showing that of such labor to Orange county citrus raisers last year was roughly three-quarters a cent per field box, tree crop. Foreign laborers needed in the U.S. in 1946 will range from 70,000 to 75,000, he opined. The (Continued on Page 6) Less Butter Looms For This quarter Butter—a common item of diet when mother was a girl; often spread on bread and even used in profusion on hot cakes at breakfast. Announcement by the Department of Agriculture that 30 million pounds less butter have been allotted for civilian consumption in the first quarter of this year than was available during the first war looms in 1942, so the total loss than the amount of butter purchased here. The eighth war loan last ber and December, also complete. While the town here take into account Christmas Seal Sales Are Short By 27 Per Cent Funds derived from sale of Christmas seals in Orange county bring the 1945 campaign, which ended officially Christmas day, total $25,530.52, William R. Hynds, resident of the Orange county tuberculosis and health association, announces. This is 73 per cent of the county's total of $35,-. Ninety-five per cent of the money raised through sale of sales remains for financing tuberculosis control work within the state and only the remaining 5 per cent will be forwarded to the National Tuberculosis association, funds pointed out. Only 16 per cent goes to state headquarters and the remaining 84 per cent is used locally. "A number will find," he added, that they have not answered the latter containing seals forwarded to them in November. If they will promptly send checks for these, our goal will be brought earlier. "Christmas seals help finance tuberculosis control, supplementing official tax and private funds, addition to assisting in development of heart disease programs. tuberculosis costs more than 100,000 a year in Orange county, counting lost time from work, treatment, rehabilitation, case-finding and control." RETURNS TO HOME FILTER VISIT HERE Mrs. Frank S. Nipper left last Saturday to return to her home near Collinsville, Okla., after spending the past several weeks visiting with her son, R. F. Nipper and Mrs. Nipper of 222 East Center street. The latter tract, comprising 7½ acres, extends west along Sycamore, from Citron almost to West street. It is owned by L. P. Nichols, former Anaheim high school teacher. Nichols acquired ownership of the property from a resident of Los Angeles, who had obtained it from Mrs. Alma Pellegren of Anaheim. PART OF HAMMES LOT It is part of the original 20 acres drawn by her grandfather, Phillip G. Hammes, in the lottery which decided ownership of the various tracts in the newly-founded town. His home was located on a smaller lot on Chartres street, a block north of Center, the main business street, then as now. It was immediately west of the present site of headquarters of the Anaheim Boy Scout council. Renamed Highland Gardens, it has been cut up into 33 lots, each 65 by 114 feet, which are being offered for sale. Fourteen of the lots face Sycamore street; two Citron, and the remainder will front on Ohio and Alberta streets, (Continued on Page 6) HOTEL ROOMS HERE ARE BURGLARIZED Sneak thieves were busy in at least two Anaheim hotels Saturday night, according to police reports. Entering a room at the Central hotel while the woman occupant was asleep, the burglar or burglars stole a wrist watch, set with diamonds and rubies, valued at $250, and a purse containing between $30 and $40. Entrance apparently was gained by pushing the key from the lock, and using another key, the report states. Two rooms at the Grove hotel were entered the same night, according to the police. Wearing apparel was taken from both, most valuable of which was a silver fox scarf valued at $250. Supervisors for Schools Chosen Employment of two supervisors for the elementary schools here is announced by M. A. Gauer, district and local superintendent. Jack Coleman replaces Paul Jungkeit as supervisor of physical education. Jungkeit recently was chosen as principal of the school at Olive. Mrs. Mary Louise Fitz becomes general supervisor. She had been principal of the Lindbergh school at Buena Park the last two years. A man giving his name as Jonas R. Clark, and his address as 916 North Lemon street, was arrested by Santa Ana police Tuesday night and charged with drunken driving. Less Butter Looms For This quarter' Butter—A common item of diet when mother was a girl; often spread on bread and even used in profusion on hot cakes at breakfast. Announcement by the Department of Agriculture that 30 million pounds less butter have been allotted for civilian consumption in the first quarter of this year than was available during the final three months of last year brings indication that this hard-to-find food will be even harder to find than in recent weeks. The January-March allotment for the nation is 369,000,000 pounds. Tentative allocation for April, May and June, when seasonal production is expected to rise, is 470,000,000 pounds. The extreme eastern and western areas of the United States, being fartherest from the biggest butter-producing sections of the middlewest are expected to be most seriously affected by the reduced supply in the first three months of this year. Each of the fields I more than $5,000,000 Cost of SAAAB was according to the surplus administration. The amount it is $14,860,466. Governmental bodies orities, under the surplus act, in bidding for and the government care them, upon guarantee may be operated in the public Others may bid if the city or city government with preference given will operate them as a FINCH ALSO DIRECT ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE The name of Elmo Momitted from the list oo of the Anaheim chapter Izaak Walton league forming year, which appeared week's edition of the ZETTE Y 10, 1946 TEN PAGES NUMBER 11 Izaak Waltons' Leader a Guest PAUL CLEMENT, national president of the Isaac Walton league, who will be guest-speaker at the organization's state division annual dinner meeting at the Civic Center building in Olive tomorrow night. The Fullerton chapter December Calls Set Record for Veterans' Center December, with 351 interviews with dischargees from the armed services, set a record for the Anaheim Municipal Veterans Information center, Ira Hodgkins, service director, states in his year-end report to the city council. Judging from the start for this month, Hodgkins believes that January will show an even greater total. He points out that there were 25 such calls at his office at 142 East Center street on January 2, the first day it was open in the new year. Last July, the month the center was established, saw but 127 calls from veterans. Total for the six-month period ending December 31 was 1403. Employment was the subject most discussed in the December interviews. Seventy-one called at the center seeking jobs. Employers called Hodgkins seeking employees during the same period. FARMERS JOIN HOWL AGAINST CITRUS CEILING Agricultural organizations have joined those in the business of packing and marketing fresh citrus fruit in registering disapproval of OPA action in restoring price ceilings on that commodity, effective at 12:01 a.m. last Friday. Their protests cover the entire action, but are pointed especially at the fact that no advance notice of the impending move was given. Delay of at least a few days would have permitted the industry to stabilize matters, it is pointed out, and would have prevented many from "holding the bag," who were caught with stocks of fruit bought at market prices over the restored ceilings, and on which losses were inevitable. FARM BUREAU BLAST Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau federation, telegraphed a protest, in the name of that organization. PAUL CLEMENT, national president of the Isaac Walton league, who will be guest-speaker at the organization's state division annual dinner meeting at the Civic Center building in Olive tomorrow night. The Fullerton chapter is sponsoring the dinner, which begins at 6:30 p.m., and is assisted by the Anaheim, Orange, Santa Ana, Riverside and Ontario chapters. Attendance is limited to 400, and approximately 150 tickets have been sold in Anaheim. Anaheim’s Record in War Loans One of Which City May Be Proud Anaheim, during the recently-won World War II established a record of which her citizens, present and future, may well be proud. In supporting eight appeals of the nation for funds with which to wage a conflict of unprecedented proportions to a victorious conclusion, the people of Anaheim dug deep into their pockets and their savings. As is shown in the accompanying table, this city was called on to subscribe $8,497,000 in the last seven of the eight bond campaigns, there having been no quota allotted in the first war loan. On the basis of the full eight, this is an average of $1,062,111, but figured on an average for the seven for which the goals were set, it is even higher—$1,213,-857. MORE THAN ASKED But Anaheim was not content merely to what was asked. Her citizens proved their patriotism and their genuine interest in her sons and daughters serving in every branch of their country's service, by digging down and buying the impressive total of $9,665,156 worth of war bonds that were recorded by Paul Demaree, superintendent and principal of the Anaheim union high school, who has served as head of the bond-selling organization here in every one of the war loan campaigns. No record was kept of sales during the first war loan, back in 1942, so the total is smaller than the amount of bonds actually purchased here. Totals for the eighth war loan last November and December, also are incomplete. While the totals mentioned here take into account only in the new year. Last July, the month the center was established, saw but 127 calls from veterans. Total for the six-month period ending December 31 was 1403. Employment was the subject most discussed in the December interviews. Seventy-one called at the center seeking jobs. Employers called Hodgkins seeking employees during the same period. Schooling was the subject of 37 calls, and insurance was discussed during a like number. Veterans loans accounted for 30 others, and surplus commodities; 20. The remainder were spread over a variety of subjects, with housing leading them, with 14. FARM BUREAU BLAST Edward A. O'Neal, president of the American Farm Bureau federation, telegraphed a protest, in the name of that organization, to Chester Bowles, price administrator, and John C. Collet, stabilization director, urging delay in making the order effective and expressing confidence the situation would have righted itself without governmental action, in view of the record supply of fruit available. "Recent price rise was due to holiday trade and car shortage," O'Neal's message stated. An editorial which appeared in the December issue of the Farm Bureau News, monthly publication of the Orange County Farm bureau, and which was signed by C. J. Marks, editor, summed up that body's position on the matter, even before the ceilings were re-imposed. FARMERS’ INTEREST Quoting Ray B. Wiser, state president of the farm bureau, as having said that farmers have a major interest in keeping price levels down, and as continuing, "Had we maintained price ceilings on wages and goods, I would be the last to propose lifting price ceilings now," the editorial adds: "So Ray Wiser, as do most all farm leaders, suggests that price ceilings be allowed to die a natural death on June 30, which will occur, unless the Act is renewed by Congress. "Much of the blame for the situation can be laid at the door of the OPA itself. Take the citrus situation: We read that Stabilization Director John C. Collet rejected OPA's demand for immediate restoration of price ceilings on fresh citrus fruits. UNFAIR COMPARISON "OPA was being dishonest with the industry when it talked about high prices brought by about 5 per cent of the oranges marketed recently. The average is what should be considered, because that is what the public is paying; only those who can afford the highest prices are paying the high prices." OPA also has contributed to the situation by establishing margins that were out of line with intendent and principal of the Anaheim union high school, who has served as head of the bond-selling organization here in every one of the war loan campaigns. No record was kept of sales during the first war loan, back in 1942, so the total is smaller than the amount of bonds actually purchased here. Totals for the eighth war loan last November and December, also are incomplete. While the totals mentioned here take into account only the $906,000 last to be reported to Chairman Demaree, he feels confident that Anaheim will be (Continued on Page 6) SAAAB One of 44 Airfields to Be Declared Surplus Reports from Washington indicate the Santa Ana Army Air base is on a list of 44 airfields which probably will be declared surplus as a result of curtailed military activities. The surplus property administration has submitted the list to congress. Each of the fields listed cost more than $5,000,000 to build. Cost of SAAAB was $9,091,000, according to the surplus property administration. The army holds it is $14,860,466. Governmental bodies have priorities under the surplus property act, in bidding for airfields and the government can transfer them, upon guarantee they will be operated in the public interest. Others may bid if the state, county or city government does not, with preference given those who will operate them as airports. FINCH ALSO DIRECTOR ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE The name of Elmo Finch was omitted from the list of directors of the Anaheim chapter of the Izaak Walton league for the coming year, which appeared in last week's edition of the Gazette. C. of C. Senses A Growing Need For Transfusion A proposed amendment to the by-laws of the Anaheim chamber of commerce, designed to "pump new blood" into the board of directors of that organization, will be considered at a luncheon meeting of the membership, called by President E. M. Cone for noon next Thursday at the Elks club. The proposal would change the number of members of the board of directors, their tenure of office, and the manner of their election. A by-laws committee, composed of L. H. Loudon, Robert J. Rossberg and Wilson W. Phelps, proposed the amendment. It would replace the primary system, adopted several years ago, which has been criticized as "giving little opportunity of recognition to new, young blood and discovered ability and talent." "Only those whose names are broadly known to the membership have opportunity for election and reelection," Cone states, UNFAIR COMPARISON "OPA was being dishonest with the industry when it talked about high prices brought by about 5 per cent of the oranges marketed recently. The average is what should be considered, because that is what the public is paying; only those who can afford the highest prices are paying the high prices. "OPA also has contributed to the situation by establishing margins that were out of line with history. It is rumored that some of the packinghouses will pay . . . $1.50 per field box, or less than 3 cents per pound, to the farmer. "The 78-pound packed box that is sold in the market has only about $2.25 of the farmer's money it it. The OPA is talking about oranges that sell for $12.50 per packed box in the market. THREATENING GESTURE "So we feel rather upset when Director Collet states that 'if excessive rises are not promptly curbed or eliminated, as a result of ample supplies and voluntary restraint on the part of the industry, this office will act forthwith to reimpose price ceilings.' That is holding a club over the producers' heads and making them responsible for all things that occur after the oranges leave the car they are shipped in. "He and the OPA keep talking about the 'citrus industry,' when its identity as an industry is lost, ordinarily, at the point where the brokers and merchants take over when the fruit is removed from the car. "No wonder there is an effort to get rid of the confusion and regulation, when complications like these, or worse, are always arising." DELAY DENIED The order came at the end of 30 days of argument between