anaheim-gazette 1947-02-13

COLONY QUIPS Did you read the story of the little blind girl who was disbarred from the public schools in Los Angeles on the grounds that her "Seeing Eye" dog might bite the other children? It seems to have made quite a controversy with Whittier coming along inviting her to go to school there and bring her dog. What a terrible thing to happen to a child. Stop and think what an ordeal it must be for this little girl to sit in a class room without being able to see and try to get the lessons the teacher has for the class. Her mind must be terribly confused at times trying to orient herself to what is being written out on the blackboard and how it connects up with what was taught the day or week before. Her concentration and mental effort must be many times that of the normal seeing child in the class. Then think of that dog that guides her. What a dull place the classroom must be for him. And then think of the blow that came when she was told that her "eyes" could not go with her to school again. It gives you a bad feeling in the pit of the old stomach. Heard a report of an article in the New York "Times" anent education the other day. It paints a rather sad picture of our educational system. We are spending around one and one-half per cent of our national income on education. Briton spends three per cent and Soviet Russia over seven per cent. Of course our income is Clyde Watson Main Speaker GOP Meeting Clyde Watson, state senator from this district, was principal speaker at the annual banquet and meeting of the Young Republicans of Orange county, Wednesday evening when a large number of county members enjoyed the dinner meeting at the French Dinner House in Santa Ana. Introduced by Joe Lieb, Jr., of Anaheim, president, Mr. Watson spoke on the issues now before the state assembly and the tremendous importance of the legislative work begun. Included in his talk was a resume of the new taxes under discussion, the bill proposing an increase of $1.50 per year for drivers license and a short review and report on the budget for the current year. Mr. Watson described the procedure in the senate and told of eht new system of voting where all members can vote an issue Dr. Coons To Speak at Elks Club Tuesday Dr. Arthur Gardiner Co-president of Occidental college and a native of Anaheim, will the guest speaker at a speech banquet-meeting at the local clubhouse next Tuesday even at 7 o'clock, under the sponsorship of the Anaheim Business Professional Women. He will discuss "The Crisis in the East." Dean of the faculty and professor of economics at Occidental college, from 1943 to 1946, be came the president in 1946 though he was acting preside in 1945. Previously, from 1926-1943 he instructed in economics at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California at Angeles, Occidental college, Claremont college. At Occiden he was dean of men from 1938, and at Claremont college director of graduate studies 1941-42. With a broad background of east problems and foreign nomics, he was visiting profe and research expert of the C Heard a report of an article in the New York "Times" anent education the other day. It paints a rather sad picture of our educational system. We are spending around one and one-half per cent of our national income on education. Briton spends three per cent and Soviet Russia over seven per cent. Of course, our income is higher but the percentage still stands. Anyone will admit that the coming generation is our most important national resource. If this one is not taken care properly then what good are all the rest? A decade or two ago some 22 per cent of the people taking higher education were studying to be teachers. Today only 7 per cent are going the same way. Let us hope this trend changes. During the next few weeks we should be hearing a lot about the No. 1 legislative problem of this year's session, viz.: the highway expansion program. The powers that be in Sacramento did not want the Legislature to adjourn until a highway bill was settled upon. The lower house thought differently and said they wanted to go home to talk the issue over with the home folks. Now it is up to us to contact our Assemblyman and Senator and tell them just what we want in the way of an expanded highway program. One thing is sure and that is the folks who are against this program will talk to every one in the Legislature. But aside from a possible one or two they do not vote for our men and so it is up to us who send these men to Sacramento to see that they know our wishes in the matter. In doing this we are simply carrying out the idea back of the bifurcated session of the Legislature which sends our law makers home for a month between the time they put the bills in the hopper and the time they go back to act upon them. The bills that are introduced in January are supposed to be talked over in February with the home folks and then when the legislators go back in March they carry with them the desires of the people who elect them to office. The reason this highway bill could have been voted on in January, as Governor Warren hoped, was that he had called a special session to run concurrently with the regular session in January. Mr. Watson described the procedure in the senate and told of eht new system of voting where all members can vote an issue in thirty seconds. An invitation was extended to his audience to come to Sacramento and get a first hand view of how the state government works. He explained that the older members who had served a long number of years were now being replaced with younger men who were introducing new ideas and legislation. Mrs. Lelia Eastman of Orange, chairman of the Central Committee of Republicans in Orange county, spoke on her plan for organizing all voters by a house canvass and told of her plans for the future Young Republican organizations and their meetings. She also announced the next meeting will be held at her home in Orange on March 15. To conclude the meeting, the speakers invited questions from the floor which were discussed informally. RETURN THOSE TICKETS To avoid further delay in the auditing of the Community Chest Benefit play, "Gold in the Hills," staged 'way back last January 8 and 9, all tickets must be turned in to the local Chamber of Commerce office "pronto," officials announced. More than 1,000 tickets are residing elsewhere to date. The largest shoe leather tanning centers in the United States are in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, these states having large forests of oak and hemlock from which tannin is obtained. ELECT OFFICERS FOR 1947 AT CITRUS EXCHANGE MEET Presentation of the report for 1945-46 and election of officers the coming year were the features of the annual meeting of Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange held February 10 Fullerton. William Schumacher, of Buena Park was elected president for new year. B. B. Stakemiller, of Placentia, and Thomas Fadington, Fullerton, will be the vice presidents for the coming term. A. Otis. La Habra was re-elected tc This idea of a split or bifurcated session was to bring democracy into action. The only way we can make it work is to go out of our way and tell our representatives in Sacramento our desires. They, in turn, being servants of the people, will vote as the people dictate. At least that is the idea and believe it or not, they sometimes vote the way the people want them to. Now is the time for all good men and true to speak up or forever afterward hold their peace. When you get out on one of those war-worn, inadequate highways and wish you could ride along on modern up-to-date freeway then you will want to be in a position to speak your mind. If that is what you want see your legislator or write him a letter so you can cuss or applaude with a clear conscience. You have probably heard the slogan "One out of two—it might be you," and wondered what it meant. At the current rate of accidents the experts figure that one out of every two people in California is foredoomed to be involved in a highway crackup in the course of their lifetime. The situation is so bad that there is a move on foot to lower the speed limit and double the number of State Highway Patrol officers so they can really cover their beats. The stone road between Philadelphia and Lancaster, Pa., was the first paved highway in the United States. Presentation of the report for 1945-46 and election of officers the coming year were the features of the annual meeting of Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange held February 10th Fullerton. William Schumacher, of Buena Park was elected president for new year. B. B. Stakemiller, of Placentia, and Thomas Fadington, Fullerton, will be the vice presidents for the coming term. A. Otis, La Habra, was re-elected to represent the District on the boards of the California Fruit Growers Exchange and the Fruit Growers Supply Company. Alternate representative to the EExchange and the Supply company will be Dr. M. M. Henderson of Anaheim. S. L. Marshburn of Yorba Linda will again represent the District on the board of the Exchange Lemon Products company. Ernest Borchert, Fred C. Edwards, and Ernest B. Hosking, all of Anaheim, were elected directors for the coming year. Manager A. H. Kirchman presented the 1945-46 season report, which follows, in part: "The season just closed differs very little from several of the past seasons, in that we continued to operate under restrictions which were a carry-over from the war years. Price control was in effect practically all season, car shortages were recurring and while the shortage of supplies and labor were perhaps less acute they were, nverthelss, an uncertain factor on many occasions. "Fortunately, the buying power of the country continued on a high level although we must admit this left considerable to be desired when we view the final returns on lemons and small size oranges. "Total United States Citrus production set another all time record during 1945-46, amounting to 439,000 cars, as compared to 423,000 in 1944-45." "The total citrus volume of production in 1946 was made up follows: California oranges 99,000 cars; Florida and Texas 148,000 cars, or a total of 247,000 cars oranges. Grapefruit production California amounted to approximately 15,000 cars, while Florida and Texas combined to produce 140,000 cars, for a total production of 155,000 cars of grapefruit. Added to this total is 37,000 cars of lemons produced in California." "The Southern California lencia crop outturned approximately 52,000 cars as compared 76,000 cars the previous year. Volume of production present no problem, but the preponderance of small sizes in the crop interfered the real hurdle in the market during most of the season. A proximately 25 per cent of the dustry production of valencia was diverted to processing channels, almost entirely because of small sizes." "Valencia shipments from southern California were held back late maturity and it was not until the middle of June that suitable volume was attained. During this time, however, recurring shortages hampered the operation. The market reached a peak about the middle of June with fruit generally selling at ceiling. Heavy shipments of valencias combine with a record crop of deciduous fruits caused a break in the market on small sizes later in June. The expiration of price controls on June 30th brought about a decrease." ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1947 Dr. Coons To Break at Elks Club Tuesday Arthur Gardiner Coons, student of Occidental college in native of Anaheim, will be guest speaker at a special meet-meeting at the local Elks house next Tuesday evening no’clock, under the sponsor of the Anaheim Business and Professional Women. He will discuss The Crisis in the East.” An of the faculty and pro­of economics at Occidental College, from 1943 to 1946, he met the president in 1946 al­-m he was acting president 1955. Previously, from 1920 to the instructed in economics University of Pennsylvania, University of California at Los Angeles, Occidental college, andmont college. At Occidental was dean of men from 1931 198, and at Claremont college, or of graduate studies in 22. In a broad background of far problems and foreign eco­sies, he was visiting professor research expert of the Cali­ Dr. Arthur G. Coons Hospital Fund Drive Begins Santa Ana’s Community Hospital expansion fund drive was officially launched February 10 at a kick-off dinner at the Santa Ana Masonic Temple. Featured speaker of the evening was Rev. Calif. Orange Prices Jump As Florida Freezes Experiencing drastic cold weather during the past week, in which the temperature dropped to below freezing on two occasions, the Florida citrus industry was in a state of extreme uncertainty as a 7-day embargo was placed on all shipping and processing of fruit in order to enable industry leaders to survey the damage and to prevent damaged fruit from reaching themarket. As a direct result, California navels jumped $1.50 per box over the price of the week before, and it is expected they may go higher. Just what the effect of the freeze will be on the entire industry is a matter of conjecture at this writing, as the extent of the damage to Florida fruit is not known as yet. By next week complete reports should be in, and the amount of damage, percentage-wise, should give a clear in­ Dr. Karr Lauderdale College Record Of AUHS All Only six per cent of heim high school alumni ing the University of have fallen below a “C” it was revealed during Dr. Harrison M. Karr opportment of Relations Schools, University of C at Los Angeles, last week inspecting the local high he stated to Superintendent H. Demaree that the pr training received there from records of the past that the students are wel ed for university work. Dr. Karr indicated that per cent of below aver­ dents is a better record maintained by most high in California. Twenty-six members of school senior class inte­ attending the University ornia either at Berkeley Angeles were interviewe Karr. He counseled the courses which would be to them upon entrance Hospital Fund Drive Begins Santa Ana's Community Hospital expansion fund drive was officially launched February 10 at a kick-off dinner at the Santa Ana Masonic Temple. Featured speaker of the evening was Rev. M. DeWitt Safford, whose subject was "Community Responsibility." He compared the urgent needs of the fund drive to a military campaign, and asked for complete attention, co-operation, and enthusiasm from the people of the county. Chairman of the dinner meeting was Orlyn N. Robertson, who also served as chairman of the special gifts committee. He introduced members of the campaign executive committee to the assembly, which was composed of members of the various teams of campaign workers, and other interested citizens. W. B. Hellis, president of the hospital board of directors, told the audience of the past history of the hospital, and stressed the benefits to be derived from the expansion. Just before the meeting concluded the officials of the local Ebell club announced a treasury gift of $1,000 to the fund. For the remainder of the month of February the fund drive will continue on a county-wide basis, and it is tentatively planned to terminate the drive February 28. Famed Cellist To Appear On Club Program Announcement was made today of the appearance, as guest artist, of the famed violincellist, Stephen De'ak, who will be featured in the concert February 18 sponsored by the Cantando Club of Orange county. At present a professor at the School of Music, University of Southern California, Mr. De'ak has a background of music equaled by few in America. He was prepared for his professional career under the tutelage of the great David Popper at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest. As a direct result, California navels jumped $1.50 per box over the price of the week before, and it is expected they may go higher. Just what the effect of the freeze will be on the entire industry is a matter of conjecture at this writing, as the extent of the damage to Florida fruit is not known as yet. By next week complete reports should be in, and the amount of damage, percentage-wise, should give a clear indication of the effect of the freeze on the market for California fruit. Showing high citrus sales volume, the week ending February 8 was approximately the same in sales volume as the week before, both of the weeks showing the highest sales since the week before Christmas. Most shippers feel that the cold wave in the East and Middle-west has been a detriment to the consumer sales, and with better weather coming on, the market should improve considerably. One disadvantage of the extremely cold weather is the slowdown in transportation, with its adverse effect on full distribution. The lemon market is fair. The previous week showed a higher volume than this week, slightly, and the volume for this week was reduced somewhat also. Reasons for a dull market were listed by eastern receivers as: (a) more selective buying on the part of the consumer, with more attention being paid to quality and price; (b) beneral slowness of the produce business, some items showing a reduction of 25% in volume of sales; (c) low-priced canned citrus juices being more attractive in price to the consumer (grapefruit juice, three No. 2 cans for 27c, for example); (d) less medicinal use of lemons and juices due to better health than last year at the same time. Anaheim To Have Its Own Baseball Club Anaheim is to have a baseball club! After years of watching teams from other cities, Anaheim will soon be represented in professional baseball by a team carrying the Anaheim name, according to word received today from Fenry L. Cohn, general manager for university work. Dr. Karr indicated that per cent of below average students is a better record maintained by most high in California. Twenty-six members of school senior class intermittently attending the University ornia either at Berkeley or Angeles were interviewee Karr. He counseled these courses which would be used to them, upon entrancements and answered variations concerning housing. He said, that in all those qualifying for free mission would be accepted tember. The big problem marked, would be finding to live while attending this city. City Council Doings City expenditures during period January 15-31 total $688.45, according to Citie Charle Griffith. The general balance, he said, now am $92,936.71, and total fund city treasury are $246,557. Other reports submitted regular Tuesday evening Council meeting consisted statistics for the month showlections of the public service department, which collected $51,626.06. Of that total for lights, $8,460 for Waters 278 for power, and $4,727itation comprised the bulk figure. Report of the city jury January, with total fees shown 806 cases handled collected. 657 Parking mollions accounted for most sum. The police report this month indicates that Janua quiet month, from therewiewpoint. The water department showed 51,372,000 gallons received from the Metropolitan Water District, with a pumping from city wells 589,600 gallons. Water levels as of February 1 is 10 inches. Perhaps the feature meeting, from the stand interest to everyone, reading of a contract between owners of the new Anaheim ball club and the city MARK LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY Doors of local schools, banks and other financial establishments swung open for "business as usual" after being closed all-day Wednesday in observance of Lincoln's birthday, a legal holiday, celebrated for the first time yesterday since early in the recent war. A central heating plant, municipally owned, is included in the plans for the restoration of Nazi-destroyed central Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Have Its Own Baseball Club Anaheim is to have a baseball club! After years of watching teams from other cities, Anaheim will soon be represented in professional baseball by a team carrying the Anaheim name, according to word received today from Henry L. Cohn, general manager of the team. Owned by Cohn and Harry Leddel, the team will of course make its home in Anaheim, at La Palma Park, and will play in the new Class C Sunset league, which is composed of the following teams: Anaheim, Ontario, El Centro, Las Vegas, Reno, and Riverside. The league is strictly professional, and the brand of baseball to be seen will be on a high level, said Cohn. Many of the teams are affiliated with big league teams, being "farms" for the easterners. The Reno team, managed by catcher Tom Lloyd, is the Giant's farm; the Riverside club is affiliated with Pittsburgh, Las Vegas is affiliated with the Boston Braves, and an announcement is soon to be made concerning affiliation of the Anaheim club with another team. Jack Rothrock, manager of the Anaheim team, was formerly with the St. Louis Cardinals and a major leaguer for over ten years. Coach of the hometwon team will be Lee Stine, an outfielder and an excellent hitter. The team will open its 1947 schedule on April 20, playing four games at Reno. April 25 will see the Anaheim team playing its first game of the season on its home grounds when it meets the Riverside club. A complete schedule for the season will be released shortly, according to Cohn, along with a list of the players and much of the baseball data that fans love to read and talk about. PROUD PARENTS Welcoming a baby son Albert, were Mr. and Mrs. man Travis of Route 3, B Anaheim. The new men the family arrived last T at the Fullerton General Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bor Anaheim are the maternal parents. Young Master Tr so boasts of two great fathers. Three-fifths or more of United States paper bill, note or certificate deemable at face value Treasury department. DRY 13, 1947 Eight Pages NUMBER 16 Dr. Karr Lauds College Record Of AUHS Alumni Only six per cent of all Anaheim high school alumni attending the University of California have fallen below a "C" average, it was revealed during a visit of Dr. Harrison M. Karr of the Department of Relations with Schools, University of California at Los Angeles, last week. While inspecting the local high school one stated to Superintendent Paul H. Demaree that the pre-college training received there indicates from records of the past five years that the students are well prepared for university work. Dr. Karr indicated that the six per cent of below average students is a better record than is maintained by most high schools in California. Twenty-six members of the high school senior class interested in attending the University of California either at Berkeley or at Los Angeles were interviewed by Dr. Karr. He counseled them on the courses which would be available to them upon entrance require- CHANGEOVER TO 60 CYCLE CURRENT TO BEGIN JUNE 4 June 4 is the scheduled date for the changeover from 50 cycles to 60 cycle current for Orange county, according to an announcement today by R. E. Bacon, district manager of the Southern California Edison Company. To date, over 100,000 Edison customers have had their appliances changed over, the program of changeover having started in September, 1946, when Santa Barbara and Ventura counties were changed over. Because of war restrictions it was impossible to change current here, but now all restrictions have been lifted and the work is going forward. Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, one of the largest firms of its kind in the world, has been retained by the Edison company to adapt commercial and industrial equipment and to make a survey of each community and ascertain just how much work will be done, what parts will be needed, etc., so that necessary items can be ordered in advance and thus be ready when the actual changeover occurs. The California Electric Construction Company has added to the staggering sum of $52,000,000 which the company estimates will be its expenditure for increase in facilities and the general construction program for 1947. Included in the system expansion program is the completion of the first two units of the new Edison steam electric generating plant at Redondo Beach, which will add 120,000 kilowatts of generating capacity for Edison users. An additional 35,000 kilowatt hydro electric unit is to be installed at Big Creek Plant No. 3, which already has a capacity of 99,000 kilowatts. Under the 1947 construction program two new major 220,000 volt substations and thirty-six new transmission and distribution Dr. Karr indicated that the six per cent of below average students is a better record than is maintained by most high schools in California. Twenty-six members of the high school senior class interested in attending the University of California either at Berkeley or at Los Angeles were interviewed by Dr. Karr. He counseled them on the courses which would be available to them, upon entrance requirements and answered various questions concerning housing, and fees. He said, that in all probability, those qualifying for freshman admission would be accepted in September. The big problem, he remarked, would be finding places to live while attending the university. City Council Doings City expenditures during the period January 15-31 totaled $34,-88.45, according to City Clerk Charlie Griffith. The general fund balance, he said, now amounts to $92,936.71, and total funds in the city treasury are $246,513.23. Other reports submitted at the regular Tuesday evening City Council meeting consisted of statistics for the month showing collections of the public service department, which collected a total of $51,626.06. Of that total, $24,497 for lights, $8,460 for Water, $13,-78 for power, and $4,727 for sanitation comprised the bulk of the figure. Report of the city judge for January, with total fees of $2549 showed 806 cases handled during collected. 657 Parking meter violations accounted for most of this sum. The police report for the month indicates that January was a quiet month, from the police viewpoint. The water department report showed 51,372,000 gallons of water received from the Metropolitan Water District, with Anaheim pumping from city wells only 89,600 gallons. Water level in city wells as of February 1 is 115 feet 10 inches. Perhaps the feature of the meeting, from the standpoint of interest to everyone, was the leading of a contract between the owners of the new Anaheim baseball club and the city in which Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, one of the largest firms of its kind in the world, has been retained by the Edison company to adapt commercial and industrial equipment and to make a survey of each community and ascertain just how much work will be done, what parts will be needed, etc., so that necessary items can be ordered in advance and thus be ready when the actual changeover occurs. The California Electric Construction Company has been engaged by the Edison company to do some of the actual work on adapting appliances to the 60-cycle system, and the California Electric Service Stations organization has been contracted with to adapt timing mechanisms and clocks to the new current. In addition to the work being done by the outside contractors, the Edison company itself has set up a complete new department, comprising some 500 employees. Residences in each community will be surveyed by Edison representatives a few weeks before the changeover, and advice to householders as to the kinds of household equipment to be changed over will be available. Most appliances will require no adjustment, as they will operate on 50 or 60 cycle current with equal efficiency. Listed among those items which must be changed, however, are automatic and spin-dry washers, record players, clocks, timing devices, and certain types of home workshop equipment which are time-controlled by synchronous motors. There are, of course, a great many advantages to be gained from the changeover. Electrical devices will no longer need to be changed over when owners move from one locality to the next, nor will residents here have to pay extra premiums for equipment set up for the old 50-cycle current, as equipment made for 50 cycle current is becoming increasingly difficult to find, it is said. The Edison company estimates that roughly $15,000,000 will be spent to change over to the 60-cycle current, and this amount is in Demand for ranch properties continues to be one of the strengthening factors of the California realty market, according to a recent survey. ANNUAL ORANGE CO. CITRUS GROWERS INSTITUTE FEB. 28 A program of particular interest has been arranged for the annual Orange County Citrus Growers Institute, to be held February 28, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Fremont school auditorium in Anaheim. ANNUAL ORANGE CO. CITRUS GROWERS INSTITUTE FEB. 28 A program of particular interest has been arranged for the annual Orange County Citrus Growers Institute, to be held February 28, starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Fremont school auditorium in Anaheim, according to announcement by the Agricultural Extension Service. Dr. J. M. Wallace, pathologist at the Citrus Experiment Station, will present an illustrated report on the orange quick decline disease. Recent developments concerning the cause of the disease will be explained, and information on handling the disease, in the light of present knowledge, will be given to the growers. Paul Armstrong, general manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, will discuss the economic phases of the citrus industry, giving a few highlights on the present market outlook. The causes of citrus iron chlorosis, or yellowing of foliage, will be discussed by Dr. H. D. Chapman, soil chemist of the Experiment station. This condition has been a matter of great concern to many of the growers. Latest developments in spray materials for weed control in non-cultivated orchards will be revealed to the growers by R. Puffer, of the Agricultural Extension Service. An interesting report on the Florida citrus industry, giving information on orchard conditions in Florida and comparing growing practices of Florida and California will be given by J. C. Johnson, citrus specialist of the Extension Service. Mr. Johnson has just returned from a three-month study of the citrus industry in Florida. The report will be illustrated. Another feature of the meeting, according to Dean Millen, program chairman, will be a panel discussion on local citrus problems.