anaheim-gazette 1947-03-20

COLONY QUIPS In these days when our legislative mills are grinding away and the man on the street corner is tending to find fault with what comes out on the business end one can sort of feel the spot a teacher of public affairs finds himself in when he attempts to outline a course of study for his students. The following letter written by Joe Beek, a fellow citizen of Orange county, is in answer to a letter written by a teacher in Sacramento who, seeing some of our lawmakers at close range, began to realize they were not much out of the ordinary. Joe Beek's letter is well worth your perusal: WHAT SHALL I TEACH DEAR MR. EDITOR: Your issue of March 1 carries a letter in which "Teacher" inquires what he shall teach about public affairs, and asks if democracy is only a "sham and liberty only a word." If teacher will review his history, cast his eyes about him, and overcome his discouraged, perhaps cynical, attitude he may decide to try the following. Teach the fundamentals of our form of government and reveal the fact that it has allowed more freedom and presented a greater opportunity for the pursuit of happiness than any system ever devised by man. Teach that while democracy has its weaknesses and sometimes funcions awkwardly such imperfections are a small price to pay for the advantages we enjoy under that system which is the Growth Rate Of Valencias Is Still Low Having measured the growth of valencia oranges throughout Southern California during February, the field department of the Orange Administrative committee, with an office here, has repeated its February forecast that the size average on July 1 will have attained 267 fruits to the box. This is more than half a packing-size larger than the size last July 1 when the average for the Southern California area was 287 fruits to the box. Measurements by the field men of the committee showed that valencias grew an average of .052 of an inch during February. During the same period last year the fruit grew .050 of an inch. The 19-year average of growth rates in February has been .060 of an inch. The actual size as of March 1 averaged 319 fruits to the box compared to 355 last year and the 19-year average of 259. Citrus Ranchers Dispair of Rain Begin Irrigating In March, 1926, there were 3.21 inches of rain, according figures provided by the Anahi city power house. So far March the total rainfall held .18 of an inch. One consequence this week that citrus orchardists had rather general irrigating particularly in the lighter soil have poor capacity for water. Records at the office of Anaheim Union Water co reveal there was a little ing at this time a year ago most none in April and that eral irrigation did not begin till after the middle of May. This year's total rain date has been 9.72 inches pared to 9.62 at the end of a year ago. But most of this rainfall occured in two storms, both before Christmas. Teach the fundamentals of our form of government and reveal the fact that it has allowed more freedom and presented a greater opportunity for the pursuit of happiness than any system ever devised by man. Teach that while democracy has its weaknesses and sometimes funcions awkwardly such imperfections are a small price to pay for the advantages we enjoy under that system which is the only living alternative to dictatorship. Develop our adherence to the proposition of the greatest good to the greatest number with the result that the average American lives the life of a king compared to the average German under nazism; the average Italian under fascism; or the average Russian under communism, for under any of these forms of despotism, with all their efficiency and all their glittering promises, the individual is nothing but a slave to the state. Teacher may well emphasize the fact that eternal vigilance is the price of good government and that our institutions will be good or indifferent. He will not teach his pupils that the lobbyists and the labor unions are, as he says, running our legislature and robbing us of our freedom. The lobbyists are not running the legislature. Legislatos, generally, listen to them with the mental attitude of a judge listening to a lawyer representing a client. Labor unions were not created to deprive men of freedom but to secure just treatment for victims of injustice. When they started depriving people of freedom our government set about circum-siribing their power. The fact of their existence is evidence of the freedom we enjoy under demoiracy, as also, is the fact that by lawful means they can be deprived of the power to interfere with anyone's freedom. Teach the dignity of labor, pride of craftsmanship, and the truth that the finest reward a man gets out of life, be he preacher, pedagogue, or pugilist, is the respect of his contemporaries and the esteem of those who know him best. Teach that fine biblical admonition, that it is more blessed to give than receive, and that life is service and success measured in terms of the degree of service. Teach temperance in all things including denunciation of men in public office, that students may not be guilty of such unjust ac- age for the Southern California area was 287 fruits to the box. Measurements by the field men of the committee showed that valencias grew an average of .052 of an inch during February. During the same period last year the fruit grew .050 of an inch. The 19-year average of growth rates in February has been .060 of an inch. The actual size as of March 1 averaged 319 fruits to the box compared to 355 last year and the 19-year average of 259. The February growth rate in northern Orange county was exactly the same as the 19-year average, .060 of an inch, but in southern Orange county the rate fell far below the average, being .025 of an inch. Southern Orange county fruit, nevertheless, was third largest in the ten districts, averaging 307 to the box. The two districts having larger valencias were Ventura county with an average of 299 and San Diego county with an average of 270. The size of the San Diego county fruit projected to July 1 almost equals the 19-year average for all Southern California which is 223. The greatest February valencia growth ocured in the Azusa-Covina-Glendora district where the gain was .105 of an inch. Notwithstanding this gain, the district had the smallest fruit in the area. Customs Change Century Old Journal Reveals Many practices common today probably would not have been countenanced a hundred years ago But a hundred years ago there were common practices which seem morally shocking today. For instance, lotteries which can't operate legally anywhere in the United States today were not only legal a century ago, but were conducted by some states and cities A substantial part of the revenue of the National Journal, published over a century ago in Washington, D.C., by Peter Force, seems to have come from state and city lottery advertising. A copy of the National Journal, published on March 8, 1827, is a prized possession of William A. Matthews, motion picture projectionist, who lives at 322 Kroger street. On the date of publication the 19th U.S. congress was in session and John Quincy Adams most none in April and thereral irrigation did not begin til after the middle of May. This year's total rain date has been 9.72 inches pared to 9.62 at the end of a year ago. But most of this rainfall occurred in two storms, both before Christmas. Orange county ranchers week received the list of land and range land practices which payment will be made to U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Orang C Agricultural Conservation agency. The lists were accompanied by forms to be filled in by or operators who wish to participate in this soil conservation gram. For the first time, tide control is included approved practices. The practices approved for Western Region for 1947 are maximum rates of payment compliance are: Application of superphos (on new seedlings of alfalfa permanent pastures only) per pound. Application of sulphur oil sum (hard ground or alkali % cents per pound with mum same as 1946). Application of straw, $ ton (maximum for payment tons per acre.) Cover crop (seeded before November 1, 1946), for winter and vetches, $3.50 per acre clovers, mustard and cereals, per acre.) Terracing, $1.20 to $2 per real foot. Contouring intertilled c $1.50 per acre. Contouring close-sown crops per acre. Contour stripcropping, $1.6 acres. Stripcropping not on contour cents per acre. Subsoiling crop land, 18 minimum — available on slopes, $1.25 to $2 per acre. Trashy tillage for summer low, $1 per acre. Trashy tillage for annual 60 cents per acre. Establishing vegetated ways, 75 cents per 1000 feet. Drainage ditches, 25 cent $5.15 lineal foot. Teach that fine biblical admonition, that it is more blessed to give than receive, and that life is service and success measured in terms of the degree of service. Teach temperance in all things including denunciation of men in public office, that students may not be guilty of such unjust accusations as teacher's statement that "our law-makers daily make spectacles of themselves." Our legislators are perhaps no better, certainly no worse than those who elect them. Most of them are serious minded individuals who do nothing more spectacular than study the measures before them and try to render service to their constituencies. Teach the virtue of common decency and the axiom that "self denial is the price of all the excellencies" in order that our young people may avoid the "drunkenness, lewdness, boisterousness and immorality" which teacher deplores. Admit that race problems are as old as humanity but that the cure lies not in awakening race consciousness but in the application of such homely expedients as common sense, tolerance and Christian charity. There are so many things worth teaching that teacher is to be envied his opportunity. Between the lines of his letter there are signs of a fine crusading spirit but, alas, Mr. Editor, I also detect the traces of a perfectionist — one who expects things to be perfect. Nothing ever is. Legislative government is not perfect but, for the common man, it is the best system yet devised. JOSEPH ALLAN BEEK, Secretary of the Senate, State of California A farmer in India is known as a kisan. On the date of publication the 19th U.S. congress was in session and John Quincy Adams was president. And on that date one could buy for "only two dollars" a ticket in the Grand State Lottery, the Maryland Lottery, the Delaware Lottery or the Washington City Lottery. Another advertisement in the National Journal which seems strange today is an advertisement offering a $5 reward for the return of a run-away apprentice. An even older newspaper in the possession of Mr. Matthews is a copy of the Liberty Hall and Cincinnati Gazette of June 21, 1816, apparently before the invention of paper cutters; the margins indicate the paper was cut by a hasty wielder of a pair of shears. A conspicuous feature of the advertising section of the Cincinnati Gazette is an advertisement by a South Carolina jailor offering $100 reward for the apprehension of a prisoner who had fled his custody. The prisoner had been jailed on a charge of passing counterfeit money. The jailor ends his description of the fugitive by saying: "He has a fierce countenance and a contraction in the cast of his eye, denoting impudence." Mr. Matthews found the two ancient newspapers while examining the wiring of an old opera house at Butler, Ohio. No one in town could give him a clue as to how they got where he found them. The U.S.S. used to designate Navy ships means: United States Ship. Stripcropping not on contours per acre. Subsoiling crop land, 18 minimum — available only slopes, $1.25 to $2 per acre. Trashy tillage for summer low, $1 per acre. Trashy tillage for annual 60 cents per acre. Establishing vegetated ways, 75 cents per 1000 feet. Drainage ditches, 25 cents $5.15 lineal foot. Tile drainage, one-half cost to exceed 8 cents per lineal for 4 inch tile or 17 cents inch tile or larger. Reorganization of farm institution system (table of maximum rates available at county office). Riprapping, 50 cents per yard. Planting orchard on contour per acre. Seeding permanent pasture per cent of cost of seed up to per acre. Mowing pasture weeds, 50 cents per acre. Planting windbreaks, four trees or shrubs, $7.50 per plant. Clearing land, one-half cost to $10 per acre. Chemical weed control, one cost to 10 cents per pound arsenicals or to $1 per pound 2,4-D. Elimination of soil pests (most toodles) one-third of cost to $10 per acre. Roy L. Hale, Placentia, man of the county committee ed all ranch operators intre to cooperate in the soil s program for 1947 to fill out file their forms at once. Date is May 1. The Anaheim Gazette since ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1947 Citrus Ranchers Dispair of Rain, Begin Irrigating In March, 1926, there were 11 inches of rain, according to records provided by the Anaheim power house. So far this month the total rainfall here has been .18 of an inch. One consequence this week was that citrus orchardists had begun general irrigation, particularly in the lighter soils that have poor capacity for holding water. Records at the office of the Anaheim Union Water company reveal there was a little irrigation at this time a year ago, almost none in April and that general irrigation did not begin un-after the middle of May. This year's total rain fall to be has been 9.72 inches compared to 9.62 at the end of March year ago. But most of this year's infall occurred in two heavy farms, both before Christmas. Water Studies Proceed Today The most promising source of additional water for Orange county is from the Metropolitan Water District, in the opinion of the executive committee of the Orange county committee on additional water supply and a meeting will be held in Santa Ana's municipal center today to consider how it may best be obtained and paid for. The subcommittee on "quality of water" has reported that under existing conditions, considering acre foot cost and availability as a yardstick, "It is our opinion that the best available source of immediate new water, after salvage of evaporation and transpiration at Prado dam and along the Santa Ana river channel, is the Colorado river water, and, while it is not as good quality as that now being used, it is at least . . . as good or better than irrigation water now being used in some areas in Southern California for the successful production of citrus." Will Take Plane For Associated March Meeting The March meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange County is going to be so wholly devoted to aviation that, it was announced this week in the bulleting to members, all Associated directors will be transported to the meeting by airplanes. The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 25, at Los Alamitos Naval Air Station officers mess and lounge. Major R. E. Willsie, chairman of the Associated's aviation division, will be master of ceremonies. Speakers will be Glenn East-partment of the Los Angeles burn, manager of the aviation de-Chamber of Commerce, and Sheriff Jim Musick, who recently organized a sheriff's area squadron and of which he is squadron leader. It is also announced there will be a "big surprise guest". Planes bearing directors are scheduled to arrive at the air station at 4:30 p.m. There will be an hour devoted to the inspection of new types of planes, a social hour in the club lounge and dinner at 7 p.m. Edmond Beazley Fullerton Die Funeral services were yesterday in Fullerton for E. Beazley who served aserton's first postmaster came well known all oern Orange county rancher and banker. Sunday at Fullerton hter a brief illness at 84. Beazley came to Full his native Shenandoah 1887. He helped organize for many years presidenterton's First National Savings bank, was president of the Santa Development company Placentia Orange associ a member of the boa Anaheim Union Water A son, Alfred H. Bezives him. Net Gain Of 1943 Phones Since V-I D 1947 Farm Plans Are Announced Orange county ranchers this week received the list of farm land practices for which payment will be made by U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Orang County Agricultural Conservation association. The lists were accompanied forms to be filled in by owners operators who wish to participate in this soil conservation program. For the first time, nematode control is included among proved practices. The practices approved for the Eastern Region for 1947 and the maximum rates of payment for appliance are: Application of superphosphate (new seedlings of alfalfa and permanent pastures only) 4 cents per pound. Application of sulphur or gyp-t (hard ground or alkali soil) cents per pound with maximum same as 1946. Application of straw, $5 per acre.) Cover crop (seeded before November 1, 1946), for winter peas vetches, $3.50 per acre; for rents, mustard and cereals, $1.50 per acre.) Terracing, $1.20 to $2 per lin-foot. Contouring intertilled crops, 100 per acre. Contouring close-sown crops, 75 cents per acre. Contour stripcropping, $1.60 per acre. Stripcropping not on contour, 50 cents per acre. Subsoiling crop land, 18 inch minimum — available only on sites, $1.25 to $2 per acre. Rashy tillage for summer fall, $1 per acre. Rashy tillage for annual crops, cents per acre. Establishing vegetated water-lines, 75 cents per 1000 square feet. Sewer System Must Provide For Big Growth One of the earliest discoveries of the board of three engineers appointed by the board of supervisors last July to make a survey of Orange county's sewage disposal facilities was that the outfall sewer system, built in 1923, is now carrying practically a 100 per cent load. An early and even more impressive discovery was the probable population growth for which a county sewerage system would have to be provided. One of the engineers predicted the growth would be "enormous." The three engineers discussed some aspects of their report, which they expect to be completed next July, with the executive committee of the county's League of Cities and the Joint Outfall Sewer System at a meeting late last week at the Anaheim Elks club. The board of engineers, consisting of Charles G. Hyde of the University of California, Franklin Ditchs, 25 cents to 55 cents foot, a yardstick, "it is our opinion that the best available source of immediate new water, after salvage of evaporation and transpiration at Prado dam and along the Santa Ana river channel, is the Colorado river water, and, while it is not as good quality as that now being used, it is at least ... as good or better than irrigation water now being used in some areas in Southern California for the successful production of citrus." The "cities and Metropolitan Water district" subcommittee presented reports indicating the agricultural use of water in the county is "past its peak and will decline in total volume while the use of water by cities and industry probably will increase faster in total volume than agricultural use will decline." The "stark necessity of a supplementary supply for this increase" was pointed out. That the "existing water deficit is of concern to all who own property or take water from the Santa Ana river basin," was asserted by the subcommittee on "policy and water costs." The group added "use of an imported supply benefits all owners of property in the basin, and it is equitable to attempt to find some way to compensate the units that purchase Colorado river water at increased cost to replace pumping from the basin." Future Farmer Winners of AU Hi Named at Banquet For outstanding projects in agriculture, Paul Lentz, freshman, and Art Bentjen, junior, were declared winners of the sweep-stakes awards in Agriculture I and Advanced Agriculture, respectively, at the annual Parent and Son banquet of the Anaheim chapter of the Future Farmers of America. The affair was held Monday night. Lentz' projects were two hereford steers and five acres of barley. Bentjen lavished his attention on a cow and 50 laying hens. Other winners: Agriculture I—Beef: Lenz, first; Jack Gesler, second, and Henry Davis, third; Rabbits: Bill Schaeffer, first; Gordon Bradley, second, and Bobby Padgett, third. Hoggs: Bob Sieward, first; Earl Newkirk, second, and Paul Wiebalk, third. Poultry: Ronnie Young, second. Dairy: Art Teague, second. Crops project: Lenz, first. Shop student: Stan Loudon. Advanced agriculture — Beef: Gabe Patin, first; Art Hamer, second, and Calvin Downey, third. Rabbits: Jim Rapp, first; Harold Amling, second, and Dave Martinez, third. Hogs: Jim Duval, first; Mel Mackel, second, and George Hedgecock, third. Poultry: Bentjen, first; Larry Richards, second, and Louie Masciel, third. Dairy: Bentjen, first. Crops: Dave Booms, first, and Tom Colburn, second. Shop: Ray Hurtado. Judges were A. C. Riutcel, a member of the board Anaheim Union Water Company. Alfred H. Bevives him. Net Gain Of 1943 Phones Since V-J Day The net gain in telemetry Anaheim territory from March 1 was 1343 to C.I. McDonald, distrger of the Southern Telephone company. There were 3407 phones by the Anaheim Exchange J Day and 4750 on May that day also there were 740 unfilled orders for the net gain of telemetry Anaheim territory from March 1 was 1343 to C.I. McDonald, distranger of the Southern Telephone company. McDonald also announced company has under waived 48 expansion programs county to cost about $2 despite the phone in 28 per cent in a year and which is more than the company has ever added previous three-year-percent are still about 5300 of telephones service on company's offices in Oracle today. McDonald said that he 20 per cent were ordered during the war years. Of the unfilled orders from the first of 1946 anthem The telephone company order" problem started o war when production of materials and equipment lian use were practically cording to the manager. But there is more to this, he added. "The company have backlogged are, for part, orders placed after of the war. "We are still in a critical shortages of e and materials and, at time faced with the grease in demand for service that the South California Telephone company ever experienced in the face of its experience." WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING CABBAGE OLIVE IS BIG PLACE In Olive which is surrounded almost wholly by orange and lemon groves the principal activity just now is the packing and shipping of cabbage. Since December the equixalent of six to seven cars of cabbage have been crated and shipped every working day from the Olive packing shed of Lawrence Kokx. It is believed here this volume of cabbage is not exceeded at any other point on the Pacific coast. Since December most of the cabbage has been trucked to Olive from El Centro, Westmoreland and other points in the Imperial Valley. From now on until the end of the cabbage season around the first of June Kokx will handle a good share of the Orange county cabbage crop which last year amounted to more than 237,000 crates. In May Kokx will add the packing and shipping of Valencia oranges to his activities and about June 20 he will switch to sweet corn which will occupy his time until July 20. In that month he expects to handle 50,000 crates. And before he is done with sweet corn he will begin packing and shipping tomatoes. By the end of the season in January he expects to have handled 300,000 boxes. Kokx who grew up on a nearby citrus ranch began packing and shipping truck crops in a modest way in 1928. His principal customers now include the U. S. Army and the Safeway stores. Advanced agriculture — Beef: Gabe Patin, first; Art Hamer, second, and Calvin Downey, third. Rabbits: Jim Rapp, first; Harold Amling, second, and Dave Martinez, third. Hogs: Jim Duval, first; Mel Mackel, second, and George Hedgecock, third. Poultry: Bentjen, first; Larry Richards, second, and Louie Masciel, third. Dairy: Bentjen, first. Crops: Dave Booms, first, and Tom Colburn, second. Shop: Ray Hurtado. Judges were A. C. Riutcel, James Baker, A. H. Shipkey, Robert C. Cawthorn and Henry Walsworth, all members of the board of trustees, and Principal Paul Demaree. PASTOR RECOVERING FROM APPENDECTOMY Rev. P. G. Neumann, pastor of Bethel Baptist church, was recovering this week at Anaheim hospital from an emergency ependectomy performed last Friday. Everybody reads the Gazette. WHEN IT COMES TO SHIPPING CABBAGE OLIVE IS BIG PLACE Reasons given by turkers for decreasing their production all indicate that 1946 returns were cut so higher feed prices than with little change in prices. Feed prices averaged per cent higher in 1947 expect high feed costs in a decline in demand for meat. Welcoming a baby son and Mrs. LeRoy Shultz East Adele street, Anah arrived at the Fullerton hospital last Thursday, ing in" at six pounds, ounces. Edmond Beazley of Fullerton Dies Funeral services were held yesterday in Fullerton for Edmond E. Beazley who served as Fullerton's first postmaster and became well known all over northern Orange county as citrus rancher and banker. He died Sunday at Fullerton hospital after a brief illness at the age of 84. Beazley came to Fullerton from his native Shenandoah, Ia., in 1887. He helped organize and was for many years president of Fullerton's First National Trust and Savings bank, was for a time president of the Santa Ana River Development company and of the Placentia Orange association and a member of the board of the Anaheim Union Water company. A son, Alfred H. Beazley, survives him. NAVELS UP 31 CENTS IN WEEK; COLDS STIMULATE LEMON SALES County Gets Over $2 Million From Gasoline, Fuel Tax Orange county's highway revenues available for the current year total $2,230,726. The county's highway revenues for 1946-47 include $330,000 from the gasoline tax, $115,134 from motor vehicle fees, $32,000 from fines, $869,338 cash balance, $389,911 of federal-state money under county highway act of 1945, $287,724 from the California construction and employment act of 1946, and $106,619 of other revenues. Over the state as a whole, the counties have more than $95,000,-000 in revenues available for road work during the current, 1946-47 fiscal year. Of this $19,386,935 is from the gasoline tax, $5,147,875 from motor vehicles fees, $1,346,- There was little to cloud the sky so far as the citrus market was concerned save a threat of a car shortage, which had not interfered seriously yet with the movement of fruit, and some talk of buyer resistance to high prices for navels. Compared to current prices for other fruits, prices did not seem high for the week, the f. o. b. average for the week being about $4.17 a box, up 31 cents from the preceding week. For the corresponding week both in 1946 and 1945 the f. o. b. average for navels was $3.86. Volume of sales last week was about unchanged from the two preceding weeks. It was estimated the first of the week that there remained not more than 6,700 cars of navels yet to move in interstate traffic, which indicated an early start for the valencia harvest. Health conditions throughout the country seemed to be having their effect on the lemon market. Net Gain Of 1943 Phones Since V-J Day The net gain in telephones in Anaheim territory from V-J Day to March 1 was 1343, according to C. I. McDonald, district manager of the Southern California Telephone company. There were 3407 phones served by the Anaheim Exchange on V-J Day and 4750 on March 1. On that day also there were on file 740 unfilled orders for phones. The net gain of telephones in the county was almost 7800. The total number of telephones now in service in Orange county is 35,300. Eighteen months ago there were about 27,500. The net gain in the county is the result of about 17,400 installations and 9,-600 disconnections. McDonald also announced the company has under way a 1947-48 expansion program in the county to cost about $4,000,000. Despite the phone increase of 28 per cent in a year and a half, which is more than the telephone company has ever added in any previous three-year period, there are still about 5300 orders for telephones service on file in the company's offices in Orange county today. McDonald said that less than 20 per cent were orders placed during the war years. The bulk of the unfilled orders are dated from the first of 1946 and later. The telephone company's "hold order" problem started during the war when production of telephone materials and equipment for civilian use were practically nil, according to the manager. But there is more to it than this, he added. "The orders we have backlogged are, for the most part, orders placed after the end of the war." "We are still in a period of critical shortages of equipment and materials and, at the same time, faced with the greatest increase in demand for telephone service that the Southern California Telephone company has ever experienced in the 30 years of its experience." But there is more to it than this, he added. "The orders we have backlogged are, for the most part, orders placed after the end of the war. "We are still in a period of critical shortages of equipment and materials and, at the same time, faced with the greatest increase in demand for telephone service that the Southern California Telephone company has ever experienced in the 30 years of its experience." Fewer Turkeys to Be Grown In '47 "If growers carry out intentions expressed about the beginning of the year, the 1947 turkey crop will be about 16 per cent less than the crop raised in 1946 and 23 per cent less than the peak year of 1945," says W. M. Cory, assistant farm advisor. This means a cut of 6,500,000 birds on a national scale below the 41,000,000 raised in 1946. Turkey growers in the west, where about a fourth of the 1946 crop was raised, plan a decrease of 26 per cent this year. California growers expect to grow 30 per cent less turkeys in 1947 than they raised last year. The prospective total California production of under 3,000,000 birds will be less than half of the 1945 crop. Reasons given by turkey growers for decreasing their 1947 production all indicate that their 1946 returns were cut severely by higher feed prices than in 1945 with little change in turkey prices. Feed prices averaged 20 per cent higher in 1946. They expect high feed costs in 1947 and a decline in demand for turkey meat. Welcoming a baby son were Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Shultz of 508 East Adele street, Anaheim. He arrived at the Fullerton Cottage hospital last Thursday, "weighing in" at six pounds, fourteen ounces. Under the baton of Douglas Lamont, instructor of Santa Ana Union High school, the 100-piece orchestra interpreted "El Relicario" (Paso Doble) by Padilla, "Second Movement of E Flat Quartet" by Ditterdorf and Johnson's "The Piper of Hamlin." The band, directed by Clinton Sawin of Newport Beach High school, played Stravinsky's "Berceuse and Finale" (Firebird Suite), waltzes from "Der Rosenkavalier" by Strauss and the finale from "Algerian Suite," "March Militaire Francaise" by Saint-Saens. Artistic arrangements of "In the Silent Night" by Rachmanioff, "When I Bring You Colored Toys" by Carpenter and Todd's "Challenge" were sung by the girls' chorus, under the direction of Miss Phyllis Lucy Keyes of Orange Union High school. Directed by Herbert Bickel of Santa Ana High school, the male chorus sang "De Animals A'Comin'" by Bartholomew, Friml's colorful "Donkey Serenade" and "Song of Man" by Kountz, Soloists included Monte Nitzkowski of Huntington Beach and Jimmy Snyder of Newport Beach. Accompanist was Jean MacCormacs of Santa Ana High school. Unique interpretations presented by the mixed chorus, directed by C. Earl Narramore of Fullerton Union High school, included "The Heavens are Telling" (The Creation) by Haydn, "Elgar's "As Torrents in Summer" (Cantata 'King Olaf'), and "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Steffe. Soloists were Ray Jones, soprano, of Newport Beach; Marvin Soward, tenor; James McKee, baritone, and David Allen, baritone, all of Santa Ana. Student accompanist was Mary Lou Graser of Fullerton. An alarm called two fire trucks Tuesday morning to 700 N. Palm but the blaze did not detain them. It proved to be in a heap of rubbish with a man lawfully in attendance upon it. The purpose of the program is to encourage parents and townspeople to visit the high school during class hours and the special open house program from 7:30 to 9 o'clock, April 28, in the auditorium and the following tour of the school. Subjects to be featured in the presentation this year will be science, art and foreign languages, Mr. Demaree revealed. On behalf of the city elementary schools, Mr. Gauer extended a similar cordial invitation. Field day for elementary schools will be May 2 in the afternoon. At Horace Mann, the fathers' night dinner and open house will be staged April 18, according to Principal Mattox. Open house at Katella school will be May 1, Miss Prichett said. He gave special recognition to the boys club of La Palma school which meets every Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Open house dates for Fremont Junior high school and other grade schools will be announced soon, committee spokesmen stated. Student guides will aid visitors. JUNE 15 SLATED FOR FJC GRADUATION Graduation at Fullerton Junior college has been scheduled for June 15. Plans for the exercises are now being made by a service committee. Four student speakers will include Jack Schweiss, Lois Sheets, Virginia Lowry, Wesley Prisby and Shirley Holve as alternate. Inaugurating a new policy, each speaker will choose his own topic. An individual advisor will be assigned to each speaker.