anaheim-gazette 1947-07-03

COLONY QUIPS Americans celebrate this week end the birthday of this great and glorious country that was put together to 'provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare' among other equally advantageous things all humans need and desire. About every other country, kingdom, empire or what have you has been put together with the same idea in mind and coalitions have come about for mutual protection, either for the ruling family or the people or others equally interested. In just about every case the whole deal has been to prepare for war or to form such a strong league that a potential aggressor would be scared off or would have to take more time to get himself another player on the team. Anyway war or some other form of armed conflict was always in the offing. It is today. How long this sort of thing has been going on we would hesitate to say. How long it is going to take to change human nature or whatever else that needs changing to insure against another war we have no idea. Perhaps what is needed is a world government with enough power or enough persuasion to keep people from going into the killing business wholesale. With two sides having conflicting ideological views and a stockpile of atomic bombs the term 'wholesale killing' becomes rather weak. We have always held to the belief that Russia was bled white by the war and would be in VOLUME LXXVI ANAHEIM With Trees From Anaheim Nursery Growers Try Out New Tree Crop Supplied mainly by trees from an Anaheim nursery three southern California counties are going in for a fairly extensive experiment with a wholly new tree crop. The crop is the Queensland or Macadamia nut. The experiments are being made in the best soils in the most nearly frost-free districts in Orange, Los Angeles and San Diego counties. For two decades or more the Queensland—or as it is more widely known, the Macadamia nut—has been grown as an ornamental tree in coastal southern California. At least one producer grows on the ranch of Mrs. Caroline Griffith at Placentia avenue and North street. There is one at Yorba Linda and two or three in Santa Ana. The Los Angeles city park system has planted a few. One or two grow on the campus of U.C.L.A. For several years the Armstrong nursery at Ontario had compared with many other trees and the production range exceeds 100 pounds a year in tree. But so rich and attractive the flavor of the nuts that Hawaiians consume almost all the produce. The small surplus shipped to the United States has sold up to an even above $1 a pound in the shell. With all the cultural information he could obtain from the University of Hawaii and with no from a tree with a consistent bearing record in Santa Ana, Leen Wagner planted his nursery, the face of skepticism from horticultural instructors in University of California in Angeles. He raised 1100 trees some of which he planted on Wagner ranch on Cerritos averaging half mile south of Anaheim. The rest went to Loren's uncle, C. Eichler of Yorba Linda, and Low Mead and Robert Todd of Habra. Some of the trees were planted in La Habra Heights a whatever else that needs changing to insure against another war we have no idea. Perhaps what is needed is a world government with enough power or enough persuasion to keep people from going into the killing business wholesale. With two sides having conflicting ideological views and a stockpile of atomic bombs the term 'wholesale killing' becomes rather weak. We have always held to the belief that Russia was bled white by the war and would be in no shape to even think of another for many years to come. But when you read and hear of the millions of non-Russians who have been held in that country to perform slave labor and the many German scientists taken there to develop new weapons and techniques, the alternative being a firing squad, a new complexion is observed. Are all of these factors part of a new 'handwriting on the wall' that we can not as yet make out in its entirety? Or are many of our leading thinkers suffering from a bad case of post-war jitters? Wish we knew just which way the wind was really blowing. The full set of facts, we are sure, have not been given out to the dear people and so we can only surmise and try to read between the lines. The average citizen wants to do everything in his power to insure a lasting peace, Henry Wallace will please take note. On this birthday of our great country we would like to feel that everything is being done to secure the things that the last terrible war was fought for, because we do not want nor can we afford to fight another. In the closing hours of the hectic session of the California Legislature the Assembly appropriated $100,000 to study water pollution problems. If this district is awake steps will immediately be taken to see that if this money is going to be spent that a portion of it is spent studying the Santa Ana river. After the stoppage of the railroad car washing program up in San Bernardino, which threatened our water supply, a constant weather eye should be kept on what happens to any part of the river's banks. Remember that without the Santa Ana river there would be no Anaheim or Orange County. Big Future Planned For Lutheran Home Plans for expansion of the Lutheran Home at 891 Walnut street, Anaheim, were discussed at the first of what is intended to be an annual festival held at the home Sunday. Plans are already drawn, it was revealed, for a five story Class A building with 103 rooms. This will be the first of three new units which eventually are expected to provide living quarters for 400 men and women. Construction of the first unit, it was said, will begin as soon as materials are readily available. The home now provides food and living quarters for 19 elderly men and women of whom nine are life members and ten are there on a monthly basis. The 19 include two married couples, all of whom are life members. Matron of the home is Mrs. Helen Bartke who came to Anaheim from a Lutheran home at Wauwatosa, Wis., where there were 125 elderly people in residence. She had served in that place eight years. The affair held at the home Sunday was sponsored by the widely known, the Macadamia nut—has been grown as an ornamental tree in coastal southern California. At least one producer grows on the ranch of Mrs. Caroline Griffith at Placentia avenue and North street. There is one at Yorba Linda and two or three in Santa Ana. The Los Angeles city park system has planted a few. One or two grow on the campus of U.C.L.A. For several years the Armstrong nursery at Ontario had grown a dozen or more trees and listed them in its catalogue. But the first nursery intended to supply trees for a commercial planting seems to have been grown near the junction of 101 Highway and Manchester boulevard south of here by Loren E. Wagner. The nut seems to have originated in the hot, humid climate and the rich river bottom land of Queensland, Australia. Thence it was imported to Hawaii where it has been developed as an important tree crop. The trees are small bearing record in Santa Ana, Lennox Wagner planted his nursery on the face of skepticism from the horticultural instructors in University of California in Los Angeles. He raised 1100 trees some of which he planted on the Wagner ranch on Cerritos avenue a half mile south of Anaheim. The rest went to Loren’s uncle, C. Eichler of Yorba Linda, and Low Mead and Robert Todd of Habra. Some of the trees were planted in La Habra Heights and some at Oceanside. H. B. Gwold, of La Habra Heights, president of the California Avocado Society, also contemplates placing a considerable acreage near Pala, San Diego county—where trees are available. Except for the trees he planted on his own land, young Wagner sold out his entire nursery store at a price of $4.50 per tree. Since then, he says, he has offers most weekly, mainly from San Diego county, of $6 per tree in any quantity of trees. Coming as a shock to her many friends, was the death of Mr Kathryn H. Carlin, West Broadway, Route 1, Box 78, who was stricken fatally at 6 o’clock Monday evening with a heart attack in her home. Returning that day from a trip to the beach, she picked up her husband, Dr. Harold G. Carlin osteopathic physician and surgeon at his West Center street office in seeming good health. A native of Illinois, she had resided in the Anaheim vicinity for the past 45 years. She was a member of the First Christian church of Fullerton and of the Anaheim Ebell club. She is survived by her husband two daughters, Mrs. Robert Weaver of Anaheim and Mrs. J. M Shafer of Washington, D. C.; two sons, Harold G. Carlm, Jr., Anaheim and David L. Carlin Beverly Hills, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 9 o’clock in the Hilgenfeld chapel with the Rev. Carlton C. Buck pastor of the First Christian church of Fullerton, officiating... MILLION A MINUTE The new device for radio communication which is said to have a potential capacity of sending one million words a minute (count 'em) is a bit bewildering. One million words a minute! Why, that's almost faster than your mother-in-law can do when fully wound up! Guessers Busy As to Who Will Be New Judge David French, Orange city attorney, and Robert Gardner, Newport Beach police judge with law offices in Santa Ana, were receiving considerable attention this week in speculation upon the choice of Governor Earl Warren for judge of the new fourth department of Orange county superior court. While half a dozen attorneys of the county were mentioned as prospects, French and Gardner were most frequently mentioned as "front runners." The name of Albert Launer, prominent Fullerton attorney, also was heard this week in discussion of judicial prospects. Justice Howard Cameron of Santa Ana, who has had experience on the superior court bench, and city judge Ronald Crookshank of Santa Ana, and W. K. Lindsay, Santa Ana lawyer, likewise are considered prospects. Job printing. The Gazette. The affair held at the home Sunday was sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Lutheran Home association and was widely attended by residents of many near-by cities. It included a musical program and a talk by Rev. F. H. Menzei, city missionary of San Francisco, who paid a high tribute to Mrs. A. J. Schutte who had been president of the auxiliary and who died last year as the result of an accident. He described Mrs. Schutte as "the main cog" in the organization of the home in Anaheim. "I name her as a symbol for all Christian women to follow," he said, "not only those within the church but others as well. To her we owe gratitude for much of the success of the Anaheim Lutheran Home." The formal program was followed by a basket picnic under the trees on the lawn of the home. The home accepts members of the Lutheran church in good standing either as monthly or life members. It is in constant receipt of applications for membership which cannot be accepted now because of limited accommodations. TO LEAVE FOR SAN FRANCISCO TONIGHT Leaving tonight for San Francisco are Misses Lia Bertrand, 510½ North Zeyn street, and Margaret Garrett, 127 West Valencia avenue, via train. They will visit Mrs. George Bertrand, Miss Bertrand's mother there, returning to Anaheim Sunday and Tuesday, respectively. She survived by her husband two daughters, Mrs. Robert Weaver of Anaheim and Mrs. J. M. Shafer of Washington, D.C.; two sons, Harold G. Carlm, Jr., Anaheim and David L. Carlin Beverly Hills, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday afternoon at 9 o'clock in the Hilgenfeld chapel with the Rev. Carlton C. Buck pastor of the First Christian church of Fullerton, officiating Interment will be in the Fairhaven cemetery near Orange. Sheriff's Airmen Cracking Down On Illegal Flyers Since its organization a few months ago the Orange county sheriff's aero squadron has rested and brought about conviction of five pilots for illegal flying, including a Marine pilot who with all of five hours of solo flying behind him proceeded to stalls, spins and other stunts at low altitude over Santa Ana. The five were given fines ranging from $50 to $150. In addition to putting a stop to illegal flying the squadron was formed to aid in searches for lost persons and crashed planes in the remoter sections of the county. has had a cordial welcome from the Civil Aeronautics Administration as a distinct aid in enforcing air traffic rules. Both federal and state governments prohibit flight over populated areas at an altitude of less than 1000 feet and require additional altitude if necessary to glide out of the area in case of power failure. The state also prohibits flight anywhere, except when approaching for a landing or taking off from a developed airport, at an altitude of less than 500 feet. Both governments absolutely prohibit acrobatic flights (Continued on Page 2). ANAHEIM GAZET EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1947 Anaheim Nursery Tree Crop With many other nut trees the production rarely falls 100 pounds a year per bushel so rich and attractive is flavor of the nuts that Hawaii consumes almost all they use. The small surplus shipment to the United States has sold even above $1 a pound shell. All the cultural information could obtain from the University of Hawaii and with nuts on a tree with a consistent record in Santa Ana, Lorraine planted his nursery in place of skepticism from his cultural instructors in the University of California in Los Angeles. He raised 1100 trees, of which he planted on the ranch on Cerritos avenue mile south of Anaheim. The result to Loren's uncle, C. H. of Yorba Linda, and Loren and Robert Todd of La Brea. Some of the trees were found in La Habra Heights and Oh say can you see, the red, white and blue as brilliant as any fireworks: as stirring as any band: as inspiring of patri- Oh say can you see, the red, white and blue as brilliant as any fireworks: as stirring as any band: as inspiring of patriotic fervor as any declamation could ever be! Long may she wave and long may her people enjoy the peace and freedom for which “Old Glory” has ever been a symbol. Dog, Business Licenses Due And Payable If you own a dog or a business within the city limits of Anaheim, your license fee to possess same became due Tuesday, July 1. Owners of either dogs or businesses may pay their dues to Robert Long at the license window (No. 3), Public Service department, City Hall. Owners of businesses must pay by July 20 or suffer a penalty. The penalty is 10 per cent a month. There is no known safe investment paying as much as 10 per cent a month. Penalty for failure to pay your dog license fee is seizure of your dog by the pound Lemons Boom; Orange Market Still Drags Just as the market watchers have been predicting for weeks, the lemon market responded magnificently to a spell of generally warm weather in the east and middle west. But the orange market responded to warmer weather and disappearing Florida shipments only by a sharp break in the prices for medium to large fruit, a break which the market-wise say they are wholly unable to account for. The f.o.b. average for valencias Most Anaheim Business Places Open Saturday With the exception of mourants, cafes, filling stations and possibly some markets, Anaheim will be pretty closed up for the Fourth July celebration Friday. Indications at midweek will that few places of business would remain closed Saturday. The few will include banks and two jewelry stores which will remain closed give employees a long week end. All city hall offices ex- the police department will main closed Saturday. Briff's Airmen locking Down On legal Flyers its organization a few hago the Orange county aero squadron has arand brought about convicfive pilots for illegal flycluding a Marine pilot who of five hours of solo flyind him proceeded to do pins and other stunts at a tude over Santa Ana. The ere given fines ranging 10 to $150. edition to putting a stop to flying the squadron was to aid in searches for lost and crashed planes in the sections of the county. It is a cordial welcome from Aeronautics Administration distinct aid in enforcing rules. Federal and state governrohlit flight over popuees at an altitude of less 800 feet and require addititude if necessary to get of the area in case of failure. The state also proflight anywhere, except approaching for a landing, going off from a developed at an altitude of less than 800 feet. Both governments absprohlit acrobatic flight either dogs or businesses may pay their dues to Robert Long at the license window (No. 3), Public Service department, City Hall. Owners of businesses must pay by July 20 or suffer a penalty. The penalty is 10 per cent a month. There is no known safe investment paying as much as 10 per cent a month. Penalty for failure to pay your dog license fee is seizure of your dog by the pound keeper, if and when he catches him (or her). For hims the fee is $1. For hers it is twice that. Fees for business licenses are a more complicated matter. Business owners have already received notices of their assessments, over the signature of Chief of Police Mark Stephenson, ex officio license collector. Ask $100,098 For Parents' Death Damages totalling $100,908 are asked in a suit on file in the Orange county superior court as a result of the death of Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Paulus in an automobile collision the night of June 3 at the intersection of Placentia avenue and Ball road. The suit was filed in behalf of the three children of Mr. and Mrs. Paulus, Jack Lee 19, Fred Jr. 18, and Jeanne 14, by Walter L. Paulus as guardian. Defendants named in the complaint are James Walter Tangeman of San Dimas, and Charles F. and Everett V. Almas of the Almas House Moving company. It is alleged in the complaint that Tangeman was the driver of the car which was in collision with the Paulus car and that the house moving company knocked down a boulevard stop sign while moving a house past the intersection. Lemons made a slow start last week and as a result the average for the week was down 27 cents a box from the preceding week to $5.57 a box, f.o.b. packing house. This compared with average of $4.46 a box for the corresponding week last year, $4.50 in 1945 and $5.67 for 1944. But sharp gains were scored up to this midweek. Lemons as small as 490s sold Tuesday for an average of $8.20 a box and in some hot spots there were sales above $13 a box, delivered. Industry sales last week totaled 680 cars. The prate for this week was upped from 700 to 750 cars, but for next week it has been cut to 675 cars. Everybody reads the Gazette. July celebration Friday. indications at midweek w that few places of busiwould remain closed Saday. The few will include banks and two jewelry store which will remain closed give employees a long we end. All city hall offices exthe police department will main closed Saturday. Ride 13,000 Miles Ahead Of Disaster Motoring 13,000 miles, mo the time just ahead of devas floods and tornadoes, Mr. Mrs. Ernst Borchard were this week at their Euclid ad ranch home with no worse hap to relate than a drive North Platte, Nev., to Chey Wyo., through a storm which piled up eight inches of snow the time they reached their tination. In their trip to Pittsburgh went as far south as New Orla and as far north as Canada the way east they passed thru Pine Bluff, Ark., shortly b that city was hit by a destruc tornado. They were through Moines and Ottumwa, Ia., before they were inundated record floods. All the way saw brooks, creeks and rivers ning bank-full but encoum no serious floods themselves. The unfavorable weather ported by citrus marketing cies as the reason for light mand were fully verified by and Mrs. Borchard. In addition the near-blizzard in Nebraska Wyoming, they drove all the from Pittsburgh to Cleveland through snow flurries—in M On the trip Mr. Borchard small oranges selling in 5000 Old Timers Hold Annual Picnic Sunday At Irvine Park Old timers attended the annual Old Timers' picnic last Sunday in Irvine park in sufficient numbers to require a public address system to reach them all with the reminiscences the oldest timers had to impart. The crowd was estimated at 5000. Emphasis was laid on the extent to which Orange county has changed within the memory of many of those present. Junior Chamber Plans Swim Meet, Model Air Show Plans for an invitational swimming meet and a model air meet highlighted the general meeting of the newly organized Junior Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night in the council chambers of the city hall. President Dick Adams wielded the gavel. The swimming competition will be staged over the Labor Day weekend as one of the many activities to be presented in conjunction with the organization's na- Plans for an invitational swimming meet and a model air meet highlighted the general meeting of the newly organized Junior Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night in the council chambers of the city hall. President Dick Adams wielded the gavel. The swimming competition will be staged over the Labor Day weekend as one of the many activities to be presented in conjunction with the organization's national youth program. The local Balsa Butchers and the Junior Chamber will cooperate in holding the model aircraft meet in September. The exact date is being requested from the national model association, chamber spokesmen disclosed. Play Program Approved By Chamber Board After choosing Glenn Hipes, manager of the Anaheim Citrus Fruit association, as president and Joe R. Scholz as vice president, reappointing E. W. Moeller as secretary-manager and naming committee chairmen for the year, the new board of directors of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce at its reorganization meeting last weekend turned its attention to the report of its recreation committee which recommended a city-wide recreation program. The program would be identical with that recommended by the Youth Authority earlier this spring. It proposed that the city create, by ordinance, a recreation commission with representation from the city council, the high school district, the Anaheim elementary school district and the public at large. This commission would be responsible for the administration and supervision of all recreation facilities at all schools and city parks. It would employ a full time superintendent of recreation who would be paid from $4200 to $4500 a year out of a budget of $8000 to which the high school district, the elementary school district and the city would contribute. There was further provision for part time supervisors at approximately $600 a year, part time clerical help and incidental expenses. P. W. Ehlen of Orange who once ran a store at McPherson when this part of the country was regarded as the raisin center of California pointed out to younger men and women landmarks on an old map of Los Angeles county before Orange county was organized from a portion of Los Angeles county. One landmark was McPherson which only a few old timers remember. It was located where the packing house now stands on Chapman avenue about a mile and half east of Orange. In those day Anaheim was a considerable town while Santa Ana was recalled as a "sheep camp" with about 50 inhabitants. Present at the picnic Sunday was Thomas S. Harlin, who is said to be the first child born in what is now Santa Ana and who still is a resident of the city. Coroner Earl R. Abbey, as unofficial chairman of the group, brought the pioneers to the microphone to deliver their memoirs and to try to locate old friends who had gathered from all parts of the state for the occasion. Henry S. Pankey was pointed out by Abbey as the oldest resident of the county registered at the picnic. He came to California in 1870 by caravan from Tennessee when he was 12 years old. Visitors included Justus Craemer, member of the State Public Utilities commission, and Speaker Sam Collins of the State Assembly. A letter from State Controller Thomas H. Kuchel expressed his keen regret that it was impossible for him to attend the event which is held annually on the last Sunday in June. The annual joke of the picnic came with the failure of Abbey to provide for an election of officers, thus leaving him in the position of "president" for another year. Elks Honor Prospective Grand Ruler L. A. Lewis, an Anaheim native son, was given a rousing send-off at the Anaheim Elks club last weekend on the eve of his departure for the National Grand Lodge convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to be held this month at Portland, Ore., July celebration Friday. But modifications at midweek were that few places of business would remain closed Saturday. The few will include the banks and two jewelry stores which will remain closed to drive employees a long week-end. All city hall offices except the police department will remain closed Saturday. Side 13,000 Miles Ahead Of Disaster Motoring 13,000 miles, most of time just ahead of devastating winds and tornadoes, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Borchard were back on week at their Euclid avenue each home with no worse misfortune to relate than a drive from North Platte, Nev., to Cheyenne, Mo., through a storm which had led up eight inches of snow by time they reached their destination. On their trip to Pittsburgh they met as far south as New Orleans as far north as Canada. On way east they passed through Bluff, Ark., shortly before the city was hit by a destructive hurricane. They were through Des Moines and Ottumwa, Ia., just there they were inundated by floods. All the way they brooks, creeks and rivers run bank-full but encountered numerous floods themselves. The unfavorable weather relied by citrus marketing agents as the reason for light defenses were fully verified by Mr. Mrs. Borchard. In addition to near-bilzard in Nebraska andoming, they drove all the way from Pittsburgh to Cleveland through snow flurries—in May. On the trip Mr. Borchard saw all oranges selling in retail all recreation facilities at all schools and city parks. It would employ a full time superintendent of recreation who would be paid from $4200 to $4500 a year out of a budget of $8000 to which the high school district, the elementary school district and the city would contribute. There was further provision for part time supervisors at approximately $600 a year, part time clerical help and incidental expenses. A further recommendation was that the county adopt the program outlined by the Youth Authority. This contemplates a county recreation commission, a county superintendent, acquisition of additional county recreational sites, and a program for unincorporated areas. Committee chairmen for 1947-48 are: J. B. Collings, community design and land use; Leo Sheridan, public utilities; Oscar Renner, annexations; J. R. Scholz, public safety, health and welfare; Dick Gay, veterans; R. Mungall, housing; R. J. Rossberg, industrial development; E. J. Power, conservation and agriculture; Paul Bakenhus, education and culture; Al Raymond and Dick Gay, recreation, sports and events; Leavitt Ford, transportation; Gene Mahaffey and Gil Kraemer, parking and traffic; Howard Loudon, city beautification; E. P. Hapgood, technical, and John Ardaiz, Hallowe'en special committee. ORANGE LIONETTES TO PLAY PHOENIX RAMBLERS The Orange Lionettes of the Southern Counties Softball league will tangle with the Phoenix Ramblers, one of the top teams in the Western States league, at Orange Saturday and Monday nights beginning at 8:15 o'clock. Amy Peralta, star twirler from Arizona, will be in the pitcher's box for the Ramblers, and Bertha Ragan will hurl for the Orange players. Prospective Grand Ruler L. A. Lewis, an Anaheim native son, was given a rousing send-off at the Anaheim Elks club last weekend on the eve of his departure for the National Grand Lodge convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to be held this month at Portland, Ore., where he will seek the highest office in the order, Grand Exalted Ruler. Elks to the number of 350 from all over Orange county attended the festivities. Also present were high dignitaries of the state BPOE. The Elks band under the direction of Bill Cook gave a concert on the front lawn of the club house from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner was served at 6:30 o'clock and lodge convened at 7:30 with Al DeWitt, as program chairman. "Fay" Lewis was born here in 1888, the son of two of the 50 men and women who founded Anaheim. He received his early education here, joined the Anaheim Lodge of Elks and served it as exalted ruler for 1924-25. At the end of that term he was appointed district deputy grand exalted ruler for the southern district of California, was elected president of the state association in 1936 and then served a four year term as a member of the Judiciary committee of the grand lodge. In 1943 he was appointed justice of the Forum, the supreme court of the order, and was serving his fourth year when he resigned to be proposed as the next Grand Exalted Ruler. TO ORGANIZE CREDIT CLUB IN WHITTIER The Credit Women's club of Anaheim will preside over the organization meeting of the new Whittier club July 8 in that city, time and place to be announced.