anaheim-gazette 1947-07-10

COLONY QUIPS Now that we survivors have come safely through the recent holidays and no one in this locality has seen or suffered damage from those flying saucers things can settle back to normal with spasmodic firing on what is wrong with the orange market. That, of course, is a large subject and one upon which there is as many views as there are growers, packers and shippers. During the war the federal government also got in the picture and put a ceiling on the price. Now that there seems to be a surplus with the grower lucky to get bare cost of production out of his crop we, at least, have one formerly interested party out of the orange picture. In the case of grains, meats, potatoes and other agricultural products Uncle seems to be interested in keeping the price so high that the consumer can hardly buy any. In the case of oranges it seems to be just the reverse. Maybe we are prejudiced if you bring up the political aspects of the case and we do not want to do that. It just seems to us that if Uncle Sam is going to pull one group of agriculturists up by the boot straps he should not nail another group down. All this is water over the dam but if that market does not start looking better a lot more is going over the dam. And you can repeat the last word in the last sentence. The market now gives signs of life with a raise in price coming over the holidays. This is very en- Belmont Packing Plant Pioneers In Automatic Packaging of Oranges Frank Belmont's Granada packing house, which in 1945 blazed the way for the rest of the California citrus industry by packaging oranges as a means of handling the unprecedently large crop composed of an unprecedentedly high percentage of small fruit, is still pioneering in this field. This season, after many a trial and error Belmont has about perfected a machine for sacking the oranges in mesh bags automatically. The automatic set-up has been working successfully since the beginning of the season. But as is the case with all radically new machines, it contained many "bugs" to be worked out in actual use. These have been eliminated one to by one and today the machine is working with near-perfection smoothness. The machine has by no means eliminated hand work. It takes nine women to tend the eighteen sacking machines. After the fruit is sacked a wholly automatic machine wires the pucker string of sacking the fruit is a small aluminum device set into the slot of the channel along which fruit is carried by a conveyor belt. The mesh bag is placed on pair of horns with its mouth opened at a vent. Through the vents and into the mouth of the belmont rolls the fruit until the bag contains almost a pre-determined weight. The machine can be operated at any weight, but Granada is packing this season only two weights—five and eight pounds, with the five pound bag far outnumbering the heavy ones. When the determined weight is almost reached an electric contact closes one of two doors on the port. One more fruit rolls in the bag and the other door closes. The operator hoists the filled bag to an overhead conveyor while carries it to a table where fruit is crated. Then the operator places another bag on the hook of the machine, presses a button and another bag begins to fill. The flow of fruit comes from seems to us that if Uncle Sam is going to pull one group of agriculturists up by the boot straps he should not nail another group down. All this is water over the dam but if that market does not start looking better a lot more is going over the dam. And you can repeat the last word in the last sentence. The market now gives signs of life with a raise in price coming over the holidays. This is very encouraging for the usual thing is a decline over a holiday. If oranges start bringing cost of production back to the grower all will be forgiven and we will be able to turn our full attention to important things like politics and flying saucers. Even if you are not going on a trip the following is good advice and can't be talked about too much: California's critical fire season is just arriving, and yet an unusually dry period, combined with the lackadaisical safety habits of most people, already has nearly every fire department and ranger station in the State on a constant run. The Los Angeles harbor explosion was kept from reaching the terrifying proportions of the Texas City disaster only because of the swift and efficient work of fire fighting crews. This same degree of efficiency on the part of hard working fire departments throughout the State is responsible for saving millions of dollars in property damage and countless lives already this year. It's not enough, however, that a community has efficient fire fighters and equipment. Fires must be prevented. And foresters and fire marshals alike are firm in their belief that disastrous fires are the result, mainly, of the greatest of all human failings—carelessness. If this State is to be spared the severe ravages of fire, each person must remember that every thoughtless toss of a cigarette, and every other flouted safety rule, marks an unwitting arsonist. Costly fire hazards created by personal disregard of the safety rules label the careless "Arsonists All." That's one title Californians don't want. To get another fellow's slant on world conditions we pick up the following from our friend Jim Farquhar. It is well worth the beginning of the season. But as is the case with all radically new machines, it contained many "bugs" to be worked out in actual use. These have been eliminated one to by one and today the machine is working with near-perfection smoothness. The machine has by no means eliminated hand work. It takes nine women to tend the eighteen sacking machines. After the fruit is sacked a wholly automatic machine wires the pucker string which closes the sack and a crew of four to five men take charge of placing the bags in crates and wiring down the lids of the crates. The Granada program calls for marketing its Valencia 288s and smaller in bags this year and the automatic sacker cannot take care of all the fruit of those sizes that come to the house. Accordingly from nine to ten women are employed in sacking the fruit by hand. The nine women employed at the automatic machines will, however, turn out about three bags while one is being filled by hand. The fruit is brought to the machines by conventional conveyor belts. Up to that point it has gone through the conventional washers, polishers and sizers and passed under the eyes of the graders. The machine which takes over the job Witnesses Say Overells Died Of Head Blows Four pathologists had testified by this midweek that they believed from examination of the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Overell that they died as a result of head injuries inflicted by a cylindrical instrument such as a metal pipe. They were called witnesses by the prosecution in the trial of the Overell's daughter, Beulah, and her fiancée, George Gollum, who are charged with murdering the elder Overells on their yacht in Newport Bay. It is the theory of the prosecution that the Overells were bludgeoned to death and that to cover up the crime the yacht later was sunk by a dynamite blast. On cross-examination some of the pathologists admitted it was possible the Overells died from injuries suffered in the dynamite blast, but they added they thought this improbable. Retailers Discuss Night Opening, Truck Re-Routing The possible re-routing of trucks from Center street, and a survey of merchants' attitude towards night opening highlighted the need division of the Chamber Commerce meeting Wednesday noon of last week in Mother Canyon House on West Center street with Chairman William Thornecroft, manager of the local Firestone store, presiding. It was recommended that question of re-routing heavy vehicles from Center street, which bisects the downtown business area, be brought before the council for further consideration. Santa Ana street was suggested as an alternate route as was Angethorpe avenue. E. W. Moore, secretary-manager of the Arnheim Chamber of Commerce, presented the report. A committee was appointed to make a survey of merchants' closing hours and their preference for To get another fellow's slant on world conditions we pick up the following from our friend Jim Farquhar. It is well worth the reading. A certain United States Senator from the west who is a Democrat but not a New Dealer, told a life long friend the other day he would not stand for re-election next year after serving two terms, because he is ashamed to be associated with the kind of sheep now milling around in the upper house of Congress. His friend, after sitting beside him in the Senate for an hour and a half, trying to make sense out of the debate in progress, told the Senator he listened in vain for any argument based on patriotism or the welfare of the country. The only objective he could discern in all the talk was who was going to get what and why, and he walked out of the Senate chamber with the remark that it was time the American eagle was hauled down as a symbol of Americanism and the dollar sign run up to take its place. Perhaps he was thinking of the great quantities of oil shipped out of Los Angeles harbor last week to Russia or the billions given away to foreign countries so they can buy American automobiles at prices fifty percent above the domestic market. For a long time Americans have been asking each other what is our foreign policy? No one seems to know, While Roosevelt lived, the great majority of the American voters were content to leave the matter in the mutual hands of their yacht in Newport Bay. It is the theory of the prosecution that the Overells were bludgeoned to death and that to cover up the crime the yacht later was sunk by a dynamite blast. On cross-examination some of the pathologists admitted it was possible the Overells died from injuries suffered in the dynamite blast, but they added they thought this improbable. Farm Forum To Discuss Report On County Youth Warren O. Mendelhall and a representative of the Orange county Youth Council will discuss the recent survey made in Orange county by the California Youth Authority on next week's Farm Forum. This Youth Authority report has been a lively and controversial subject of discussion in county circles ever since it was made and it concerns everyone concerned with youth welfare. The Mendelhall discussion will be the offering on Thursday, July 17, of the Farm Forum, which is broadcast daily, Monday through Friday, at 12:30 p.m. from station KVOE. The entire week's program: Monday, July 14—Mrs. Marion Prentiss, home demonstration agent, "Pasteurizing of Fruit Juices." Tuesday, July 15—W. M. Cory, assistant farm advisor, "New Castle Disease of Poultry." Wednesday, July 16—R. E. Puffer, assistant farm advisor, "Avocado Summer Varieties." Thursday, July 17—Warren O. Mendelhall and representatives of Orange County Youth Council, "Recent Survey Made by the California Youth Authority." Friday, July 18—Leland Finley, secretary, Orange County Farm Credit Association, "Farm Credit Facilities in Orange County." ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947 At Pioneers In of Oranges kling the fruit is a small aluminum device set into the side channel along which the is carried by a conveyor belt. A mesh bag is placed on a horn with its mouth open—a vent. Through the vent onto the mouth of the bag the fruit until the bag concludes almost a pre-determined time. The machine can be set operate at any weight, but da is packing this season two weights—five and eight, with the five pound bags outnumbering the heavier. When the determined weight most reached an electrical closes one of two doors in front. One more fruit rolls into bag and the other door closes. Operator hoists the filled bag overhead conveyor which it to a table where the crated. Then the operator another bag on the horn machine, presses a button another bag begins to fill. If few of fruit coming from the $11,500 Diamond Available Here If You Hurry There are many necessities as well as merely desirable material things you would like to buy and can buy these days, but for which you are told you have to wait as much as a year or more. But if you want or need a 9.56 carat diamond, set in a handsome ring, retail price $11,500, you may have it at once right here in Anaheim. At least you may if it hasn't yet been sold. And it wasn't sold up to mid-week. It was on sale at Hartfield Jewelers. Without wishing to put pressure on anyone, it was said at the store that anyone wishing to purchase the stone would do well to hurry as there was at least one prospective customer for the glittering jewel. Capacity Crowd Sees Comedian Run Ball Team Oranges Better After Touching Season's Low After touching a new low last week the market for Valencia oranges improved somewhat early this week. There was room for improvement. In the face of the lightest offerings in four years, the f.o.b. average for the week was $2.24 a box, 21 cents under the average for the preceding week. Exactly the opposite was true for the lemon market. Lemons touched the high for the season last week, and under heavier offerings began shading off this week. Last week the market absorbed many cars more than in the preceding week and the average for the week was up 79 cents over the preceding week for an f.o.b. average of $6.30 a box. Last week's f.o.b. average of $2.24 a box for Valencias compared with $3.93 in the correspond- Mercury. Nearly Touches Century Mark Wednesday The temperature Wed came as near the century as it has come so far this in Anaheim. According to the Assoc Laboratory thermometer Lincoln and Manchester top temperature yesterday 98 degrees. The day before high mark was 93 degrees est temperature in the week was 83 degrees reg at the laboratory Sunday 6. Monday it was 84 de At Least One "Flying Saucer Over Anaheim At least two Anaheim are convinced they saw this one of the celebrated saucers." The women are Anna McDuell and her daughter Mrs. A. Hanson. Psychologi When the determined weight most reached an electrical outlet one more fruit rolls into bag and the other door closes. Operator hoists the filled bag overhead conveyor which it to a table where the crated. Then the operator another bag on the horns machine, presses a button mother bag begins to fill. If few of fruit coming from the graders becomes too numerous for the machines to it may be slowed down by pressing a button. The conviction at the Bel-Air that the sacking manvolved there or something ideal like it will be installall packing houses. The succeeds the house with bagged or-convinces the Belmont staff eventually all oranges small-176s will be sold in pack-some kind, and that when some comes a great many oranges will be sold. As said this week at the plant that one dealer to take this year's entire of the house if it would its fruit, but the offer was down because it was not wise policy to deen only one outlet. Capacity Crowd Sees Comedian Run Ball Team Sunset Baseball League moguls learned last Monday night how to get a capacity crowd out to La Palma park to see a Sunset league ball game. You arrange for perfect night baseball weather. Then you schedule a game between the Anaheim Valencia club as winners of the first half of a season's pennant race and an all-star cast picked from all the other teams in the circuit. Finally you get Joe E. Brown, once involved in professional baseball but for many years past a stage and screen comedian, to manage the all-star team (with the assistance of five other managers). That formula brought a crowd officially estimated at 4214 for the Anaheim-All-star contest Monday night. The crowd filled all available seats in the grandstand and strung out along the foul lines on the playing field. On statistics the All-stars should have won by a considerable margin, but superb pitching by Glenn Lierman plus excellent fielding and hitting by the Vals turned back the challengers by a score of 6 to 3. The famous comedian in a nice clean Sunset League uniform clowned for 15 minutes before the game and managed the team from the third base coaching box, adding gaiety to the occasion until the last man was out. Local Credit Bureau Organized To Render You Friendly Service Few people realize the far-reaching facilities or the wide-range services rendered by the local credit bureau, a non-profit organization. Not a gestapo, the Northern Orange Credit Bureau, Ltd., like any one of the other migrants in the district. He requests credit, and stores in this vicinity do credit business and welcome additional customers. However, they must keep their credit records clean since only a majority of good accounts and a for the lemon market. Lemons touched the high for the season last week, and under heavier offerings began shading off this week. Last week the market absorbed many cars more than in the preceding week and the average for the week was up 79 cents over the preceding week for an f.o.b. average of $6.30 a box. Last week's f.o.b. average of $2.24 a box for Valencias compared with $3.93 in the corresponding week last year, $4.39 in 1945 and $4.35 in 1944. Large distributors predicted confidently at midweek that the low spot of the season was definitely behind them. It was estimated that Florida shipments last week totaled only 300 cars and would be down to 120 cars this week, making a vast difference in the total supply of oranges on the market. While prices for the largest sizes were well below the high prices offered earlier in the season, there was increasing interest in smaller sizes. Here are comparisons of prices this midweek compared with a week ago on fancy fruit: 150s—$5.22 last week, $5.61 this; 176s—$4.83 last week, $5.58 this; 200s—$3.79 last week, $4.75 this; 220s—$3.27 last week, $3.72 this; 252s—$2.86 last week, $2.86 this; 288s—$2.77 last week, $2.94 this; 344s—$2.67 last week, $2.83 this; 392s—$2.43 last week, $2.85 this. The prorate for next week is 1500 cars. The range in lemon prices remained much narrower. Top price was brought at midweek by 300s. Fancy brands in this size averaged $8.30 a box, delivered, compared to $8.75 on the corresponding day last week, but 490s brought only $5.75 a box this week while last week they were averaging $8.20 a box. At least two Anaheim are convinced they saw this one of the celebrated saucers.” The women are Anna McDuell and her daughter Mrs. A. Hanson. Psychologist other scientists may talk about power of suggestion and illusions, but Mrs. McDuell Mrs. Hanson are firmly convinced they saw about 5 p.m.M evening an object flying over house that traveled a great distance at high speed and that nitely was not an airplane. Mrs. McDuell who lives three miles northwest of Ana on West La Palma street said daughter was watching an airplane over their home she first sighted the other Keeping her eye on the object she called her mother McDuell said she was able to object rather clearly but not judge its altitude or then it was making. It had no ap connection with the large air which her daughter had first as the plane was traveling ward and “the thing” was ceeding northward. When she saw it she said it appeared south of Anaheim and with minutes, she guessed, it was of sight to the northward what she could see of the Mrs. McDuell said it looked at edge of a plate and it unusual brilliance, flashing and then like a jewel. “We were not under ence of suggestion,” said Mr Duell, “for we were not that of ‘flying saucers’ at all, or thing like them, and we we victims of optical illusion, we saw definitely was not a plane.” Jack Gregg of the Gregging Service of Fullerton told heim friends he had seen a saucer flying between 4:30 p.m. Sunday over Lake Elk but even his best friends w sure whether or not he wa ing their legs. His story was the “thing” was sailing east at an elevation of about 800 while he and Robert Eden flying northward at an altitude of about 6500 feet. Local Credit Bureau Organized To Render You Friendly Service Few people realize the far-reaching facilities or the wide-range services rendered by the local credit bureau, a non-profit organization. Not a gestapo, the Northern Orange Credit Bureau, Ltd., like any one of the other 1355 members of the Associated Credit Bureaus of America, is a clearing house organized by merchants for the convenience of business concerns and professional men wishing a credit rating. Chances are that if an individual has always tried to pay what he owed, he will be given a sound bill of economic health that can enable him to establish quickly credit anywhere in the United States, Alaska or Hawaii. For example take the case of John Q. Smith, an imaginary resident of Anaheim for the past 15 years. He has kept up his house and car payments and has never had telephone service, gas, water or lights turned off for non-payment of a bill. During the depression when he was out of work for a few months in 1933, his grocery and clothing bills lagged, but he paid off these debts when employed again. Then lure of a good job took Imaginary Citizen Smith and family to Illinois. A trip taking most of his ready cash also. He needs credit and he can get it. Smith can open a charge account with any credit business store in the new community. The merchant will get his credit record from the Northern Orange county bureau, or he, himself can have it transferred east. His standing in his new home town is assured. Now in retrospect take the case of a newcomer in northern Orange county, a mythical Sam Black from Michigan. One of hundreds of migrants in the district. He requests credit, and stores in this vicinity do credit business and welcome additional customers. However, they must keep their credit records clean since only a majority of good accounts and a paucity of bad, will pay the wholesaler on time. The Northern Orange county bureau is asked to get Black's credit record from Michigan. It shows that he has paid his bills and that is good enough for the northern county merchants. Income bracket has little to do with establishing credit. An individual eats, lives in a house or apartment, wears clothes, uses water and electricity and probably has a telephone and gas whether his income is $100 a month or $1000 a month. His credit record is merely the history of the way he has met his monetary obligations. Factual, it contains no opinions or judgments. The Northern Orange County Credit Bureau has between 60,000 and 70,000 individual credit records in its files. No credit ratings are ever given; only the facts. All analyses and recommendations come from the person asking for the credit information. Purpose of the service is to speed the opening of new accounts. Not limited to organization members, anyone with a legitimate need for such a report can get the information upon the payment of a small fee. The six employees in the Anaheim Bank of America building on East Center street, keep these records from Anaheim, Fullerton, Buena Park, Placentia and Yorba Linda. Al Raymond is the secretary-manager. (Fontinued on Page 2) CALIFORNIA STATE Weekly Temperatures B. Association Laboratory ZETTE 1947 SIX PAGES NUMBER 37 Mercury. Nearly Touches Century Mark Wednesday The temperature Wednesday came as near the century mark as it has come so far this season in Anaheim. According to the Association laboratory thermometer near Lincoln and Manchester, the top temperature yesterday was 8 degrees. The day before the high mark was 93 degrees. Lowest temperature in the past week was 83 degrees registered at the laboratory Sunday, July Monday it was 84 degrees. At Least One "Flying Saucer" Over Anaheim At least two Anaheim women convinced they saw this week of the celebrated "flying saucers." The women are Mrs. Anna McDuell and her daughter, S. A. Hanson. Psychologists and Plans Making To Welcome Lewis As Topmost Elk Anaheim Elks were sure enough this week that L. A. (Fay) Lewis of the local lodge would be elected Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks at the national convention at Portland next week that they began planning a public reception for him here for the night of July 29. The national convention begins Monday and lasts through Friday. To whoop things up for the Anaheim Elk candidate for the highest honor the order can convey to a member, more than fifty-five Anaheim Elks expected this week to accompany the Anaheim Elks band to Portland, leaving Saturday by Southern Pacific bus for Glendale where they expected to board a special convention train. The reception is to be held at the Greek theatre in Anaheim City Park and invitations will be sent to county and civic leaders to attend the event. Plans had not progressed much beyond that Property In Anaheim Worth $14,716,655 City Assessor Harry S. Jayne this year found the value of all property within the limits of Anaheim, exclusive of public utilities, insurance companies, banks and such non tax-paying institutions as churches, schools and city, county, state and federal governments totaled $14,716,655. With this report before it," the Anaheim city council met Tuesday night as a board of equalization, prepared to hear complaints of anyone who thought his assessment was improper. No one appeared to protest, or to do anything else about the assessment. Accordingly the board accepted the assessor's report and it is now official, final and unalterable. The total of $14,716,655 was made up of $4,518,545 for real estate, $5,262,120 for improvements and $3,934,990 representing personal property. This year's At least two Anaheim women convinced they saw this week the celebrated "flying saucers." The women are Mrs. Anna McDuell and her daughter, Ms. A. Hanson. Psychologists and other scientists may talk about the power of suggestion and optical illusions, but Mrs. McDuell and Ms. Hanson are firmly convinced they saw about 5 p.m. Monday evening an object flying over their house that traveled a great distance at high speed and that definitely was not an airplane. Mrs. McDuell who lives about three miles northwest of Anaheim West La Palma street said her daughter was watching a large plane over their home when she first sighted the other object, keeping her eye on the strange object she called her mother. Mrs. McDuell said she was able to see the object rather clearly but could judge its altitude or the speed was making. It had no apparent connection with the large airplane which her daughter had first seen in the plane was traveling westward and "the thing" was providing northward. When she first saw it she said it appeared to be south of Anaheim and within two minutes, she guessed, it was out sight to the northward. From what she could see of the object Mrs. McDuell said it looked like the edge of a plate and it had an unusual brilliance, flashing now and then like a jewel. "We were not under the influence of suggestion," said Mrs. McDuell, "for we were not thinking 'flying saucers' at all, or anything like them, and we were not tims of optical illusion. What we saw definitely was not an airplane." Jack Gregg of the Gregg Flyer Service of Fullerton told Anaheim friends he had seen a flying saucer flying between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. Sunday over Lake Elsinore, but even his best friends weren't sure whether or not he was pulling their legs. His story was that "thing" was sailing eastward an elevation of about 8000 feet while he and Robert Eden were flying northward at an altitude about 6500 feet. GOP Women To Convene Here For Election A convention of the Orange county board of the California Council of Republican Women will be held on Friday, July 25 at the Anaheim Elks club. County President Dorothy Thompson Lodge will call the convention to order at 11 a.m., it was announced this week by Secretary Margaret Shaw. On the agenda is an election of officers to serve during the coming two years, a luncheon at 12:30 p.m. and speeches by State Senator Clyde Watson, Assemblyman Earl Stanley and Speaker Sam Collins. Everyone is welcome and reservations for the luncheon may be made through Mrs. Eva Boyd. La Habra Grass Fire Scorches Avocado Orchard Fire burned 100 acres of grass, brush, grain and avocado trees last weekend in northern Orange county and southern Los Angeles county before 50 firefighters brought it under control after a two-hour battle. The land, located along Puente St. and Central Ave. north of Brea, was owned by the Union Oil Co., W. G. Steele and Ben Needham. Damage was estimated at $1800. The blaze was discovered by men who had just left a field where they had been threshing and, aided by a stiff breeze, was burning rapidly when fire fighters and equipment arrived. Forest Ranger J. A. Scherman directed firefighting efforts of crews and trucks from La Habra Volunteer Fire department, La Habra Heights fire department. Day night as a board of equalization, prepared to hear complaints of anyone who thought his assessment was improper. No one appeared to protest, or to do anything else about the assessment. Accordingly the board accepted the assessor's report and it is now official, final and unalterable. The total of $14,716,655 was made up of $4,518,545 for real estate, $5,262,120 for improvements and $3,934,990 representing personal property. This year's total was $2,055,275 more than the total for last year. As councilmen the city fathers heard official reports showing that expenditures for the period June 15 to June 30 totaled $39,-888.05 which left a balance of $76,637.08 in the general fund. Total in the city treasury at the end of June was $223,182.28. The tax collector reported delinquencies totaling $1311.10 and $1216.88 delinquent in unsecured personal property taxes. Total tax collections were $105,604 for the year. Collections for public services during June totaled $51,191.26, highest total in the history of the city. City Judge John Shea reported handling 697 cases and the collection of $3936 in fines. Police Chief Mark Stephenson reported his officers made 49 arrests during June and issued 271 traffic citations and 576 parking citations. Of the arrests 23 were for drunkenness and five for drunk driving. Parking meter collections for June totaled $2738.50, highest in four months. The public service department reported it purchased during the month 86,369,300 gallons of water from the Metropolitan Water district and pumped 11,246,400 gallons from its own wells, lowering the water level 125 feet and 11 inches. During the evening's session the council called a public hearing on a petition to permit small businesses in the 100 block on South Claudina street. No one appeared either to support or oppose the petition so the council took no action. It denied applications for three variances from provisions of the zoning ordinance. They were applications of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hiebert to establish a motel court at 149 North Lemon street, the application of Lynn S. Birdsall to Farm Bureau Considers New Building Plans Directors of the Orange County Farm Bureau at the last meeting have considerable attention to the possibility of enlarging the bureau office. Discussion ended in the appointment of a committee give further study to plans, location and financing. The present headquarters in Orange have become crowded enough the large growth in membership which has kept the local group the largest or next to larger county Farm Bureau in the past for several years. The type building being considered would cost from $60,000 to $75,000, was thought, and additional funds needed would be raised by voluntary subscription from the membership. Approval was given by the directors to a trip in August by Executive Secretary C. J. Marks which would include the annual American Farm Bureau Institute Urbana, Illinois, and a tour of farm Bureau offices and activities Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin. Special Pullman is being arranged for a group from California. Forty-six tons of metal money are turned out per day in 1945, the U.S. mint, a total of more than 4,000,000 coins in 12 months. Roquet, Siebert Take 'Ike' Honors Chance winners of the Izaak Walton charter boat trip all day Tuesday were Octave Roquet, first prize, and P. W. Siebert, second prize. From the deck of "Happy Landings" skippered by Pilot Ernie Lane, the local anglers tried for albacore on the 14 mile banks between the east tip of Santa Catalina Island and San Clemente. Elusive albacore were forsaken late in the afternoon and 47 barracuda, seven bass, three halibut and a multitude of mackerel caught. Dominic Hoffman hauled in two stingarees. Gazette want ads bring results. It denied applications for three variances from provisions of the zoning ordinance. They were applications of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hiebert to establish a motel court at 149 North Lemon street, the application of Lynn S. Birdsall to establish a sand pit on West North street and a similar application from J. W. Schiller to operate a sand pit on west La Palma. Fourteen property owners appeared to protest granting of the latter two petitions. Unless you confine yourself to coffee, tea or lemonade, it will not be possible legally to hold any more drinking parties on Anaheim streets, public or private parking (Continued on Page 2) Essex Wire Co. Takes On Huge Salvage Job The Anaheim plant of the Essex Wire corporation has begun salvaging operations on about three million pounds of cable it has purchased from surplus materials in every navy base and station on the Pacific coast from San Diego to Puget Sound for a total price of half a million dollars, according to Robert Mungall, manager of the local plant. The cable, some of it on 11,000 pound reels, is being stripped of lead or other covering, chopped into suitable lengths and baled. Subsequently it will be shipped to a smelter at Black Eagle, Mont., where it will be smelted. The copper content of the cable will be returned to the Anaheim plant in the form of rods for manufacture into insulated copper wire. The other metals will be disposed of to other interests.