anaheim-gazette 1947-05-15

COLONY QUIPS There is talk in Washington at the present time of doing away with the tax bonus which citizens of the 10 community property states receive. As this is of interest to all who live in California we thought it well to go into the subject and try to find out how much it means in dollars. This community property law is one which we inherited from our Spanish predecessors. They wrote the law from which we all benefit. Ten of our states have the community property law—Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington. All of these states, except Oregon and Washington, inherited the law from the Spanish Dons. It provides that all property acquired after marriage by a husband or wife belongs equally to both. The Supreme Court has ruled that the community applies to income, even if all the income is earned by one spouse from his own personal services. Therefore a married man in the east pays $2185 on a $10,000 income. In California or one of the other community property states this man’s income would not be $10,000 instead he would be a $5000 a year man and his wife would be a $5000 a year person. The income tax would be $1844 or a saving of $341. The tax cut or bonus is about 15%. The trend of industry to Cali- Harvest Begins of Valencia Crop Third Larger Than in 1946 The 1947 Valencia orange harvest formally began this week. Practically every packing plant in Anaheim began or expected to begin packing fruit this week. But the picking of fruit was not in what is generally referred to as "full swing." The Orange Administrative committee allotted a total interstate movement of 750 cars of valencias from southern California and 800 cars from central and northern California. There was no restriction on the movement of the few remaining cars of navel oranges. Anaheim packing house managers estimated their total volume of valencia shipments this season would exceed last year's volume from 33 1/3 to 50 per cent. The Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange, however, said its estimate for its entire territory indicated a tree crop amounting to 165 per cent of last year's crop. This figure, it was added, includes a sonal services. Therefore a married man in the east pays $2185 on a $10,000 income. In California or one of the other community property states this man's income would not be $10,000 instead he would be a $5000 a year man and his wife would be a $5000 a year person. The income tax would be $1844 or a saving of $341. The tax cut or bonus is about 15%. The trend of industry to California has, therefore, an added inducement for the men given jobs by that endeavor. The executives and employees have an automatic raise in salary if they can persuade the company to move to California. The childless husband with a $100,000 a year income must pay a federal income tax of $63,000 in the east. In California his tax would be $50,000 which is a cut of 20%. This bonus amounts to over $1000 a month which doesn't sound bad to us at all. A comparison follows of the federal income taxes that are applicable to incomes in non-community property states and California for a married man without dependents: a man with an annual income of $5000 pays $798 in the east. For a $10,000 man the federal income tax in the east is $2185; in California there is a saving of $341. For a $20,000 man the tax is $6394; the bonus for living in California is $1700. In the $25,000 bracket the tax is $9082 and the bonus for living here is $2622. The $50,000 easterner pays $25,000 with $6000 less tax in California. For $70,000 of income the easterner's tax is $39,273 with a western bonus of $8711. For a $100,000 a year man the tax is $63,000 and the bonus $13,000. For the $200,000 man the tax is $148,-000, the California bonus $21,000. There is no question that this tax differential has the effect of bringing about migration from one group of states to another. The census bureau issued a report last year showing how the people of the United States had moved around. In five years the population of the ten community property states increased by 2,705,000. In the same period the population of the noncommunity property states declined by 2,398,000. This same thing was reflected in building construction. There was more construction on the west coast last year than anywhere else. The largest bank in the world is also California. There was no restriction on the movement of the few remaining cars of navel oranges. Anaheim packing house managers estimated their total volume of valencia shipments this season would exceed last year's volume from 33 1/3 to 50 per cent. The Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange, however, said its estimate for its entire territory indicated a tree crop amounting to 165 per cent of last year's crop. This figure, it was added, includes a considerable number of new groves signed up since last year. Estimates of individual groves, said A. H. Kirchmann, exchange manager, ranged from a crop equal to last year's to an increase of more than 50 per cent. One Anaheim house manager said the crop of grower-members would exceed last year's outturn by 50 per cent and that the fruit might average a whole packing size larger. Most managers, however, estimated the volume increase at about one-third. No one was ready to give any figures as to frost damage but most house managers agreed it would not downgrade fruit materially. Prime interest at Frank Belmont's Granada packing house centered about a new unit for sacking oranges. The Granada plant has been shipping oranges in shopping bags for the two preceding seasons and until this year it has depended on hand labor for placing the fruit in bags. This year the fruit will be sacked automatically. For another major change, the sacked fruit will be shipped in containers to guarantee that the fruit will reach the consuming centers in better condition. No matter as to whose estimate of the 1947 crop is correct, shippers agreed there were a lot of valencia oranges to sell this year and there was uncertainty as to prices. One manager pointed out that both California and Florida have so far this year sold fewer oranges than they sold last year and at lower prices. 300 Exhibitors Expected At 4-H Club Fair Three hundred 4-H club boys and girls are expected to exhibit agricultural and home making projects at the Orange County In preparation for the changes adjustments are being made to deep-well pumps and in some types of commercial, industrial and office equipment. If any adjustments are necessary in domestic appliances, they will be made within a few days before after the frequency is changed each home, Bacon said. Since the frequency will be changed by feeders, which are distribution lines from the utility substations, all customers connected to a given feeder will be changed simultaneously, while nearly customers may not receive 6 cycle current until a few days later if they are served by a different feeder. To prevent confusion, the company will mail each customer an individual notice about ten days in advance of the change in his service. Most domestic appliances are not affected by the change in frequency. Bacon said, and many householders may not realize that the current has been changed Home devices such as radios, toasters, vacuum cleaners, incandescent lights and many others are not affected by the change, while most refrigerators and washers also are not affected, except that they will run slightly faster than 60 cycles. The increased speed especially desirable in most washerers, Bacon said, because it proves the washing action and enables the housewife to finish her work sooner. Those appliances that do require adjustment, such as record players, automatic washers and a few models of refrigerators, will adjusted in the home by the California Electric Construction Company, which has been engaged Edison to do this work on its entire 50-cycle system. Survey crews are calling near at homes here and attaching small tags to appliances that require justment, as information to householders and as guides to conversion crews. The conversions crews will call at homes a few days before or after the current is changed and will make necessary adjustments at Edison's expense, Bacon said. Because every 50-cycle closet and timing device will run fast on 60-cycle current, a special plumbing service will be required for these machines. The census bureau issued a report last year showing how the people of the United States had moved around. In five years the population of the ten community property states increased by 2,705,000. In the same period the population of the noncommunity property states declined by 2,398,000. This same thing was reflected in building construction. There was more construction on the west coast last year than anywhere else. The largest bank in the world is also in California. No wonder the talk going on in Washington is a bit disturbing to people living in California. ‘Steamboat Bill’ Wallop and his good wife are sailing down the old Mississippi on one of those high class river boats. The trip seems to be a popular one as Bill reports there are 168 people aboard. The trip must be a beautiful one from the way the report sounds and we may expect to hear a fast sales talk from Bill when he returns. Personally we don’t like the trip at all. Bill ran into a friend of ours on the boat and they have been comparing notes to our distinct disadvantage. It might even cost us money. The other parties in this conference on the steamboat were Mr. Les Luhnow and his wife who are old friends but we never expected them to meet up with ‘Steamboat Bill.’ Mrs. Luhnow is quite a mathematician and after being briefed by Mr. Carroll Cone of Fullerton could tell Bill Wallop how to square a circle, if she would. TO ENTERTAIN AT MOUNTAIN CABIN Invited to a festive picnic at the mountain cabin of Mr. and Mrs. George Sala at Crestline Saturday are Girl Scouts of Fremont Junior high school who participated in impressive memorial services on campus recently. Sala is a member of the school staff. 300 Exhibitors Expected At 4-H Club Fair Three hundred 4-H club boys and girls are expected to exhibit agricultural and home making projects at the Orange County 4-H club fair to be held Saturday on the Farm Bureau grounds, 353 South Main street, Orange. Livestock exhibits will include beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Poultry and rabbit exhibits are expected to be numerous. The girls will have a dress review, and demonstration teams will be a feature of the afternoon program. Livestock judging will begin at 10 a.m. The one-day fair is sponsored by the Union Farm Bureau and the 4-H club council. Police Lecture Parents Who Lock Babies in Car Anaheim police this week began cracking down on the growing practice of parents of leaving their youngsters locked up in automobiles while they go shopping, go to shows, to restaurants, to bars. Little victims of this form of mental and physical torture may be seen in increasing numbers even here in Anaheim. Parents of two babies left locked in a car on East Center street Sunday evening were located in a near-by restaurant and called to the police station for a lecture on the serious consequences that sometimes results from this particular form of law violation. SCHEDULE MUSIC REVIEW FOR EBELL BIBLE GROUP A resume of Bible study music by members of the Bible section of the Anaheim Ebell or will highlight the group’s regular meeting next Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Juanita Raleer, will preside during business session. Tea will be served during the concluding so hour. ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1947 Valencia Rain in 1946 Jon Current Be Changed Are June 4 Electric service in the Anaheim will be changed the present 50-cycle current cycle beginning June 4, according to an amendment by R. E. Bacon, dis- manager of the Southern California Edison Company. Preparation for the change, events are being made in well pumps and in some commercial, industrial ice equipment. If any ad- dents are necessary in do-appliances, they will be within a few days before or Loud Thunder Storm Produces Little Rain A thunder storm Tuesday night made more noise and brought less rain than any thunder storm this vicinity has experienced in years. Lightning put out electric lights twice and set fire to a palm tree near the northwest corner of La Palma park, while the rain gauge at the Association Laboratory on Lincoln boulevard showed a mere trace of rain—.03 of an inch. A similar storm Saturday afternoon produced much less commotion and more rain. The gauge at the Association Laboratory showed .125 of an inch. The storm produced only rain, thunder and lightening in this immediate vicinity but there was hall and even a suggestion of snow in some other northern Orange county localities. The city fire department was called out by the blazing palm tree in La Palma park. Orange Growth Slows Sharply During April Valencia oranges in northern Orange county in growth rate during last April equalled the 19-year April average. But Valencias in southern Orange county actually shrank in size. At least that is what the measurements made by Ed Salter’s crew of Orange Administrative committee measurers showed when their figures were added up this week. The Whittier - Downey - Rivera district also showed a shrinkage during April. The average growth rate of valencias in all southern California districts during April was .014 of an inch. The 19-year average of growth rate in April is .036 of an inch. Slater attributed the shrinkage to the hot weather of last week, and said there was little Public Invited To Open House At New GE Plants A number of top-flight o- of the General Electric ch- department will be in Ar- next Wednesday, May 21, f- public opening of the com- new plant at 1211 North street, which in company is referred to as the GE An- Works. The public is invited to its “open house” which w- held from 2 to 4 p.m. L. L. Jones will be superi- ent of the works which will- ate under General Electric’s local department, headquarter which is at Pittsfield, Mass. The principal product plant will be GE Glyptal, an resin, which is used as a sy- paint base. When in full p- tion the company expecte- payroll to number between 60. The building housing the UCLA Class To Visit County Groves Saturday The subtropical horticultural class of U.C.L.A. under the direction of Prof. R. W. Hodgson, assistant dean of the College of Agriculture, will spend Saturday, May 17, visiting several citrus, avocado and other orchard enterprises in Orange county. Farm Advisor Harold E. Wahlberg will accompany the group and explain local methods of orchard management, soil and irrigation and other factors affecting fruit production. The day's itinerary will include: H. B. Griswold orchard, La Habra, demonstrations on fruit culture vs. flatland fruit culture, permanent sod system of soil management, frost protection by means of "wind machines." Placentia Fruit company, Placentia, C. M. McColloch, manager; discussion of bud selection in the Valencia orange. Anaheim Cooperative Orange Association, Anaheim; demonstration of orange packing and precooling methods. El Modena; windbreaks, living and artificial. Lemon Heights—a panorama of Orange county orchards and bean fields. Discussion on the climatic influence on horticulture in Orange county. Prospect orchard, Tustin. Demonstration of avocados replacing old citrus orchards. Phone Strike Thing of Past In Anaheim For telephone users in Anaheim Mother Colony House Restaurant Reopened for Business Saturday With no fanfare, the doors of Mother Colony House Rest reopened for business at 243 West Center street, (next to the theatre) last Saturday, enjoying a nice patronage for the e dinner and a capacity crowd for Sunday, Mother's Day. Close eral months ago due to a destructive fire, the popular restaurant again welcomed into the business circles of this city, filling a felt need for a restaurant of the type Mr. and Mrs. Everett T. owners, are prepared to present to its patrons. Completely remodeled in the past few weeks, the interior presents a most inviting appearance with the coffee shop on the ground floor appointed in red leather upholstery with gleaming back mirrors and chromium trim. Walls are very gaily papered in an English hunting scene with red predominant in the coloring. Indirect lighting in the ceiling is encased in a recessed offset that is painted a delicate blue, and the wall lights being indirect type in highly polished copper. The Rose Room, on the second floor, has papered walls of gay flowered paper with an indirect recess in the ceiling fitted with rose colored lights. Floors are carpeted with an attractive broadloom in a square design with harmonizing design. Chrome tables L. L. Jones will be superintendent of the works which will ate under General Electric's local department, headquarters which is at Pittsfield, Mass. The principal product plant will be GE Glyptal, and resin, which is used as a sympaint base. When in full position the company expected payroll to number between 60. The building housing the is of Class A construction and cording to a company spoke it is the most modern and efficient chemical plant owned by theeral Electric company. To celebrate the opening plant the Anaheim Chambers Commerce has arranged a eon which will begin at the heim Elks club at 12:15 Guests of honor will be the ing GE officials and the superintendent L. L. Jones. Miss Doris Essary partici in the Fullerton junior broadcast of the salon en May 13 over station KVOE. Mother Colony House Restaurant Reopened for Business Saturday With no fanfare, the doors of Mother Colony House Rest reopened for business at 243 West Center street, (next to the theatre) last Saturday, enjoying a nice patronage for the e dinner and a capacity crowd for Sunday, Mother's Day. Close eral months ago due to a destructive fire, the popular restaurant again welcomed into the business circles of this city, filling a felt need for a restaurant of the type Mr. and Mrs. Everett T. owners, are prepared to present to its patrons. Completely remodeled in the past few weeks, the interior presents a most inviting appearance with the coffee shop on the ground floor appointed in red leather upholstery with gleaming back mirrors and chromium trim. Walls are very gaily papered in an English hunting scene with red predominant in the coloring. Indirect lighting in the ceiling is encased in a recessed offset that is painted a delicate blue, and the wall lights being indirect type in highly polished copper. The Rose Room, on the second floor, has papered walls of gay flowered paper with an indirect recess in the ceiling fitted with rose colored lights. Floors are carpeted with an attractive broadloom in a square design with harmonizing design. Chrome tables 1400 Mexican Nationals To Arrive in June The 1400 Mexican nation coming to California in July agriculture work will u strictest examinations and mentions to insure against infusion of hoof and mouth o says the labor branch of th Department of Agriculture production and Marketing Administration. The 1400 will work primarily in southern California's vegetable and sugar beet They will augment the Mexican farm workers now through extension of the program to meet the great Phone Strike Thing of Past In Anaheim For telephone users in Anaheim and all the rest of Orange county the seven-weeks-old nation-wide telephone strike the first of this week became a thing of the past. Aside from reducing toll calls, especially in the first weeks, the strike had never seriously interfered with telephone communication in Anaheim where the exchange of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company is wholly equipped with a dial system. The one service the company was unable to perform was installation of new telephones. This week, according to Robert J. Rossberg, manager of the Anaheim district for the telephone company, all employees of Orange county exchanges were back on duty and as soon as the work which accumulated during the 7-weeks strike is cleared up, the system will be ready to carry on as if there had never been a strike. And Manager Rossberg who has been doing a turn at the switchboard in addition to carrying on his regular duties, and all other supervisory employees who have been working long hours during the strike will permit themselves at least a long, happy sigh of relief. So, doubtless, will many striking employees who have drawn but one week's pay since the strike began and who will go back to work at increased wages averaging about $4 a week. VISITS HERE THIS WEEK R. E. Nebelung of Berkeley, was in Anaheim several days this week visiting with friends and relatives. Vet Has Proof He Met Men From 250 Outfits During World War II the Army adopted about 600 designs for shoulder patches to identify troops in the various military outfits. Of this total more than 250 are part of a unique collection in Anaheim. Mounted on a long panel, the collection is the main decoration in Sarge's Cafe on East Center street. Owner of Sarge's Cafe is Kenneth Houk, who was mess sergeant in the officers' club at Santa Ana Air Base when the collection patches were collected by "Tiny" Houk who was in a Mesa restaurant while he band was stationed at the air base, but "Sarge" soon her in her fascinating hobby both still go after a patch ready in their collection w the zest of a bibliophile suit of a rare first edition 250-odd patches in the co means that either "Sarge" "Tiny" has met and won so agree of friendship with or sailors in 250-odd outfits including three or four Cal 12 or 14 Marines and three Navy insignia. The prize item of the wh ZETTE Public Invited To Open House At New GE Plant A number of top-flight officials in the General Electric chemical department will be in Anaheim on Wednesday, May 21, for the public opening of the company's new plant at 1211 North Olive Street, which in company circles referred to as the GE Anaheim Works. The public is invited to attend "open house" which will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. L. Jones will be superintendent of the works which will operate under General Electric's chemical department, headquarters of which is at Pittsfield, Mass. The principal product of the plant will be GE Glyptal, an alkyd in, which is used as a synthetic cement base. When in full production the company expected the roll to number between 50 and Weekly Temperatures By Association Laboratory Day Min. Max Thursday 53 77 Friday 47 77 Saturday 51 73 Sunday 50 71 Monday 49 75 Tuesday 43 75 Wednesday 54 65 Teacher Salaries Upped Sharply By Elementary, High School Boards New salary schedules granting substantial increases to Anaheim teachers have been adopted during the week by the boards of trustees of both Anaheim elementary schools and the Anaheim Union high school. The high school salary schedule recommended by Principal Paul Demaree and approved Tuesday night by the high school board provides for increases ranging from $800 to $1200 a year for teachers now members of the faculty. Under the new schedule the minimum salary of a high school teacher will be $3250 a year and the maximum, $4600. The salary received by any teacher is governed in part by the length of his or her service, in part by his or her assignment, in part by the academic degree he or she holds and in part his or her rating as a teacher. The new elementary school schedule provides for an annual wage increase of $950 for all teachers. It becomes effective at the beginning of the next school year. Council Orders Four More Traffic Signals For teachers with degrees less than Bachelor of Arts salaries range from $2400 for one year's experience to $3500 for those with ten or more years' experience. For holders of A. B. degrees the range is from a minimum of $2400 to a ten or more year maximum of $3600. For holders of Master of Council Orders Four More Traffic Signals The Anaheim city council at its meeting Tuesday night received but took no action on a study of the local transportation question which concluded that Anaheim is not yet large enough to support a local passenger bus service. It reacted promptly, however, to a telegram from an official of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club in the National league asking if this city is interested in having the Pirates do their spring training here next year. The council authorized City Clerk Charles Griffith to wire right back that it was definitely interested. The study of the transportation situation was made by Charles F. Koors, of Montebello, following the application on April 2 of Joe H. Svogar for a franchise to operate a bus line within the city. Both the application and the study by Koors were set aside to give the councilmen an opportunity to study them. Griffith's wire to the Pittsburgh Pirates management announced Anaheim has the best spring training baseball park in California and urged that a representative of the club call in Anaheim as soon as possible to look over the matter of hotel accommodations. Upon council orders traffic signals will be installed at four additional street intersections. They are to be at Lemon and Central, Broadway and Los Angeles, Sycamore and Los Angeles and Palm and Center. Permits have been obtained from the state highway commission for installation of the signals on state highways. Reports to the council revealed general fund expenditures for the period April 16-30 to have been $47,439; the general fund balance was $197,717; the total in the city treasury was $241,265. Collections for public services for April totaled $47,921. Property tax collections to May 1 amounted to $96,-262 with the unpaid balance part his or her rating as a teacher. The new elementary school schedule provides for an annual wage increase of $950 for all teachers. It becomes effective at the beginning of the next school year. For teachers with degrees less than Bachelor of Arts salaries range from $2400 for one year's experience to $3500 for those with ten or more years' experience. For holders of A. B. degrees the range is from a minimum of $2400 to a ten or more year maximum of $3600. For holders of Master of Arts degrees the range is from $2800 to $4000 a year. Principals and supervisors will receive additional annual salary of $300 for the first year, $400 for the second year and a maximum of $500 a year for three or more years. Supervisors are also allowed $100 a year for automobile expense. The salary advances are conditioned in some degree upon what is termed "professional advancement." The new schedule calls for six units of advancement every three years. A unit is about equivalent to a university course calling for one hour a day for a semester. "Professional advancement" may be attained through correspondence courses, summer sessions, extension studies or travel. But the method calls for approval of school authorities. Another provision calls for the creation of a "Board of Judgment" consisting of five members including the principal of any teacher involved, the supervisors working with the teacher and the administration. This board is authorized to recommend certain "elements of self-betterment" to members of the teaching staff who may be in need of such, "for the good and welfare of the system of education." If the elements of "self betterment" are not complied with in "good time" and as judged by the Board of Judgment, the salary of the teacher concerned "shall be receded at the same rate with which it has advanced on the salary schedule." In a word, that teacher's salary will not advance. Teachers coming to Anaheim schools from other districts will be credited one year for each two years of actual teaching experience but shall not in any case exceed five years. The salary increase affects 63 teachers, of whom, according to Superintendent M. A. Gauer, three hold Master of Arts degrees; 13 have degrees less than Bachelor Over 250 shoulder patches worn by soldiers and sailors in Sarge's Cafe in Anaheim, collected by former T/S Kenneth Patches were collected by Mrs. Miny" Houk who was in a Costa Rica restaurant while her husband was stationed at the near-by base, but "Sarge" soon joined her in her fascinating hobby and still go after a patch not already in their collection with all the zest of a bibliophile in pursuit of a rare first edition. The 250-odd patches in the collection means that either "Sarge" or "Miny" has met and won some degree of friendship with soldiers and sailors in 250-odd outfits—including three or four Canadian, or 14 Marines and three or four Navy insignia. The prize item of the whole collection was begun. The first shoulder section is mounted on a plaque in the middle of the panel. Flanked by the stripes from "Sarge's" uniform is a leather square one-quarter of which is occupied by the American flag, a quarter by the Chinese flag, a quarter by the insignia of the troops in the India-Burma-China theatre and the remaining quarter by Chinese ideographs which say in effect the wearer is a friend of China and that if he is in distress $250 in cash or food will be paid to anyone who gives him aid. This patch was sewn to the backs of jackets of troops serving in China-Burma-India theatre. Rotary Club Honors Perfect Attenders In 1921 Dr. John Truxaw became a charter member of the Anaheim Rotary club and he hasn't missed a meeting since. In recognition of this record the club at its Monday meeting presented Dr. Truxaw with a new Rotary pin for 26 years of perfect attendance. New pins were also presented to Oscar Renner who has a record of 24 years of perfect attendance, E. P. Hapgood for 18 years, Charles Fay for 13 years, Claude Russel for 12 years and Mel Gauer for ten and one half years. DR. AND MRS. BOEGE VISIT HISTORIC WILLIAMSBURG Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Boege of 105 W. Sycamore St. were guests at the Williamsburg Lodge, in Williamsburg, Virginia, while they were visiting the historic city that has been restored to its 18th century loveliness by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Boege went through several of the buildings that have been restored as they were two centuries ago when this city was capital of England's largest and wealthiest American province, the Virginia Colony.