anaheim-gazette 1947-08-14

COLONY QUIPS How much of this year's orange crop is 'in the bag' and does this method of handling the fruit increase the domestic consumption and if this bagging is good where should it be done, at point of shipment or back east at point of sale? These are questions one hears talked about during the season and very few growers or packers can agree on anything. We wish there could be more co-operation on solving problems on an industry wide basis and less name calling. The important thing is not who ships the most cars of fruit but who will do the best job for the grower. Each and every shipper puts his hand up on that last statement. Individual packages, bags or what have you seem to be a fine idea in merchandising oranges in the big stores of the east. You know the regular lineup at the checkers stand in the average grocery store. If the housewife has carefully counted out a dozen 252 size oranges in a sack along with her other packages when the checker comes to this item there is a delay while these fruit are counted again, the size and price determined. The housewife, too, has only purchased twelve oranges and to keep herself supplied must make a trip to the store the next day. If, however, she picks up a bag containing several dozen there is no delay at the checking stand because the price is established upon the prepackaged bag. VOLUME LXXVI ANAHEIM Mail Truck In Crash; Driver Dies of Hurts Joseph F. McCracken was making his evening rounds of the Anaheim mail boxes picking up mail at 6 p.m. Tuesday when the light panel mail truck he was driving was struck by another car. He died of his injuries 10 minutes later. The crash occurred at or just north of the intersection of Los Angeles and Sycamore streets. The other car involved in the crash was driven by Gedlle Ross of Brooklyn avenue, Los Angeles. Ross told police that both his car and the mail truck were traveling northerly when the truck started to make a U-turn without a proper hand signal by the driver. The Ross car struck the truck near the forward end and turned it over, throwing McCracken out upon the pavement. The McCracken home was at 825 North Helena street. According to the police report McCracken was killed. Record Business Done by Several City Departments Several departments of Anaheim's city government did a better business in July, according reports made to the city council at its meeting Tuesday night. The utilities department delivered 115,906,900 gallons of water in the month and deposited a total of $55,882 with the treasurer, a record figure. Judge Shea also broke a record. He heard during the month 9 cases and collected fines totaling $6085. The city plunge entertained 14,299 swimmers and collected a most twice as much as the paring meters. The total was $456 Incidentally there were five recues at the plunge during the month and six were given first aid. During the period from July 31 to July 31 the city spent a total of $40,826.12. There was at the end of the month $99,486.14 in general fund and a total of $266,709.14. size oranges in a sack along with her other packages when the checker comes to this item there is a delay while these fruit are counted again, the size and price determined. The housewife, too, has only purchased twelve oranges and to keep herself supplied must make a trip to the store the next day. If, however, she picks up a bag containing several dozen there is no delay at the checking stand because the price is established upon the prepackaged bag and she also has a supply for several days. Getting more oranges into the hands of the consumer at one time is, we believe, an effectual way of increasing consumption in the home. Increasing consumption is vital enough to the grower to make it imperative for the packer to junk equipment, sawmills or anything else he may be encumbered with. It's high time growers became selling minded rather than picking minded. Every packing house we know about is doing a good job of picking, packing and shipping the growers' fruit. Most growers are getting about all the fruit off their groves the particular soil will produce. The factory or manufacturing end of the job is in good hands and functionin' along good, solid lines. But when it comes to selling California oranges, the best in the nation, then there is plenty of room for improvement and plenty of room for some high salaried experts in sales to lay out and follow through a plan for each year that will bring back cost of production and a profit for the industry. The list of industrial concerns which operated good factories and produced good products but still were on the verge of bankruptcy until pulled out of the fire by new advertising and selling methods is legion. This has happened in good times and bad. If you have driven along Soto street between seventh and ninth in Los Angeles recently you will have seen the start of one of the many bridges going in to support the Santa Ana Freeway. By the end of the year you may be able to try the Los Angeles end of it out. The rest of the project will not be held up very long thanks to the new gasoline tax now being collected, over which there developed such a fight in the last session of our legislature. When this artery is in full operation Or crash was driven by Gedlie Ross of Brooklyn avenue, Los Angeles. Ross told police that both his car and the mail truck were traveling northerly when the truck started to make a U-turn without a proper hand signal by the driver. The Ross car struck the truck near the forward end and turned it over, throwing McCracken out upon the pavement. The McCracken home was at 825 North Helena street. According to the police report, McCracken was employed as custodian of the Anaheim postoffice and was driving the mail truck as an extra assignment. Born in Washington, Pa., 66 years ago, McCracken had lived in Anaheim since 1923. He was a Scottish Rite Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Moose lodge and a member of the Christian church of Pittsburgh. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Dona A. McCracken, a son, G. F. Weagley of Anaheim, and five daughters. They are Mrs. Gail Browning of Anaheim, Mrs. Dona Callahan of Pittsburgh, Pa., Miss Evelyn McCracken of Washington, Pa., Mrs. Allez Myers of Dodge City, Kans., and Mrs. J. V. Hill of Montebello. There are two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars. Rev. A. L. Casebeer, pastor of the Christian church will officate. Interment will be in Anaheim cemetery. Some of Army's Latest Weapons Shown in Anaheim New and surprise as the "bazooka" was during the North African campaign of World War II, it is already out of date. Its successor was shown here this week in an Army Recruiting Service caravan which arrived Monday and stayed until last night in front of 333 West Center street. The successor of the "bazooka" is a 57 millimeter rifle equipped with a telescope sight which can be carried and fired from the shoulder by one man, though it works best if there is another man along to load the weapon. It fires an armor piercing missile which will stop a tank, according to Meier K. F. Thayer. During the period from July 10 to July 31 the city spent a total $40,826.12. There was at the end of the month $99,486.14 in the general fund and a total of $267,857.03 in the city treasury. Collections of business licenses totaled $24,525.70 and the parking meters took in $2378. The police department made arrests, of which 39 were from drunkenness and 12 for drunk driving. The fire department answered alarms and two calls for its halator. Fire damage was slight. Of the 115,905,900 gallons water it delivered the city utilitie department bought 95,601,900 gallons from the Metropolitan Water District and pumped 20,304,000 gallons from its own wells—which pulled down the water level to 127 feet 8 inches. If an ordinance given a first reading at the meeting is finally passed certificates of use and ocuancy of buildings will hereafter be obtained from the city engineer's office instead of from the office of the building inspector. Another ordinance given a first reading would approve annexation of what is to be known as Manchester addition which consists of about 20 acres, largely unhabited but occupied by several businesses establishments lying between Manchester boulevard and Loar road and south of Lincoln avenue. A third ordinance given a first reading would grant the Santa Ana railway a franchise to extend its spur track along Commercial streets to serve business establishments on North Lemon street. And under a fourth ordinance given a first reading, it will be no longer legal within the city of Anaheim to make a business analyzing handwriting, which will be classified with fortune telling palmistry, phrenology, crystal gazing and spirit photography. Paul Bosh Dies In Iowa Auto Crash Sunday in Los Angeles recently you will have seen the start of one of the many bridges going in to support the Santa Ana Freeway. By the end of the year you may be able to try the Los Angeles end of it out. The rest of the project will not be held up very long thanks to the new gasoline tax now being collected, over which there developed such a fight in the last session of our legislature. When this artery is in full operation Orange county can look for a still greater influx of people seeking homes away from the congested areas in Los Angeles where many of them will pursue their labors. We know right now of several people from the Hollywood area who have purchased property in the county and intend to build as soon as the Freeway is in operation. These men, some are executives in large concerns, have carefully checked all factors involved and have come to the inescapable conclusion they will get more out of life and spend less time in reaching their jobs by living here in this county. These people will make splendid citizens and customers for our area and more should be encouraged by surveys proving what we have to offer. Seems to us this would be a prime project for our Anaheim Chamber of Commerce—if the management is just not too tired. Could it be that the heat wave which covered the nation recently was man made? The Hughes war contract investigation in Washington was hot enough at that time to melt the polar ice caps. A feminine writer says that her sex is constantly becoming more unladylike. She charges that too many women are indifferent to the rights of others, that they show little appreciation for such courtesies as are extended to them by men, and that they barge in ahead of others in theaters and caravan which arrived Monday and stayed until last night in front of 333 West Center street. The successor of the "bazooka" is a 57 millimeter rifle equipped with a telescope sight which can be carried and fired from the shoulder by one man, though it works best if there is another man along to load the weapon. It fires an armor piercing missile which will stop a tank, according to Major K. E. Thomas who was in charge of the caravan. And recoil is so absolutely absent that it can be suspended by two cords and fired without swaying. Also displayed was a recoilless 75 which can be carried by three men, and an automatic anti-aircraft rifle which is aimed and fired by radar. The radar equipment which operates the weapon accompanied it to Anaheim. Included in the caravan was a 16,500 pound armored scout car, a 515,000,000 candlespower searchlight, the amphibious "duck" and the smaller "weasle." In one huge van were motors for the B29 bomber, together with its supercharger, somewhat resembling a large cement mixer, and motors for the P-38 and the P-51 fighters. Another huge van was a radio car carrying many types of Army communication devices. One of the prize exhibits was a salvaged V-1 rocket with which weapon the Germans were threatening the destruction of London just before V-E Day. All of the men in the caravan were in World War II combat units. Buy in Anaheim and get greater values for your money. other places where people are waiting in line. Few women today, says she, are really ladies. Madam, put down that rolling pin. We were only telling you what SHE said. And under a fourth ordinance given a first reading, it will be no longer legal within the city of Anaheim to make a business or analyzing handwriting, which will be classified with fortune telling palmistry, phrenology, crystal gazing and spirit photography. Paul Bosh Dies In Iowa Auto Crash Sunday Paul Bosh, 25, of 815 North Lemon street, manager of Hutson's Dollar store, was killed Sunday east of Wiota, Iowa, when his car struck a soft shoulder and rolled over three times. His wife, Natalie, 23, an expectant mother, is hospitalized in Atlantic, Iowa, with severe leg lacerations. Other passengers in the automobile were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Calhoun of 114 East Bishop street, Santa Ana. Lacerations and a dislocated hip were sustained by Mrs. Calhoun. He was uninjured. Mr. and Mrs. Bosh left Anaheim Friday evening and were en route to visit her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Prozak of Oak Park, Illinois. The Calhouns were going to Connecticut to visit relatives. Born in Farmland, Illinois, Bosh attended schools in Anderson During World War II he enlisted in the Navy, being stationed two years in San Diego as a repair man of link trainers. He was married in June, 1946, and began his position as manager of Hutson's July, 1946. Bosh was currently the secretary of the Anaheim 20-30 club. Previous to his enlistment in the service, he was associated with the Delco-Reamy, automotive ignition plant in Anderson. Mrs Bosh is an employee of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company office in Anaheim. Iowa leads the states of the Union in the value of exclusive agricultural products. ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1947 Record Business one by Several City Departments oral departments of Anacity government did a bansiness in July, according to made to the city council meeting Tuesday night. utilities department deliv15,906,900 gallons of water month and deposited a of $55,882 with the city er, a record figure. City Shea also broke a record. and during the month 902 and collected fines totaling The city plunge entertained swimmers and collected alwice as much as the parkters. The total was $4565. tally there were five resithe plunge during the and six were given first ng the period from July 15 31 the city spent a total of 112. There was at the end month $99,486.14 in the gend and a total of $262- Dr. Wellman To Tell Why Of Citrus Prices The subject nearest the hearts of all citrus growers except those few who grow oranges and lemons for philanthropic reasons or in pursuit of pure science will be the theme of a county-wide growers meeting to be held in Santa Ana next Tuesday. At that time Dr. H. R. Wellman, nationally known citrus economist and director of the Giannini Foundation of Economics, University of California in Berkeley, will discuss the factors which make citrus prices go up or down. The subject of his talk will be "Factors That Influence the Price of Valencias." His talk will be illustrated by graphs and charts covering present day trends of prices. He will also attempt to tell how growers can influence some of the factors involved. City Assessment Reaches Total Of $13,023,190 Anaheim's City Assessor Harry S. Jayne reported to the city council Tuesday night that the assessed value of "non-operative" property in Anaheim totaled $13,023,190. This is an increase of $1,596,680 from last year's assessment. Properties of public utility companies are assessed by the state. It was estimated by Assessor Jayne that this would add approximately $1,500,000 to the figure he gave the council. The council will meet next week to set the city tax rate: Last year's rate was 80 cents on the $100 of assessed valuation. Harry J. Waltz, Well Known City Resident, Passes Harry J. (Jack) Waltz, well known resident of Anaheim, pass- Lemon Prices Soar Toward Stratosphere Hot weather, widespread prolonged, was doing special things this week to the market. For the first time in years there was a sale of a one lot of lemons at more $19 a box. It was a lot of Rosa brand fruit from which sold Tuesday in Detroit $19.05 a box. There were sales of many brands at points from $11 to $17 a box. The auction average T for fancy fruit ranged from for 588s to $12.50 for 300s. An earlier the auction average fancy 300s was $9. With no relief from hot w in sight in the east and far exceeding supply, prosper midweek were that the r would continue at this rate. Last week's volume of sales was the highest for any Harry J. Waltz, Well Known City Resident, Passes Harry J. (Jack) Waltz, well known resident of Anaheim, passed away last Tuesday evening at the family home at 8891 Euclid avenue, after a short illness. A native of Oskaloosa, Iowa, he had been a resident of this city since 1910. His family were pioneer residents of Placentia and well known orange growers. For the past two years the deceased had been associated with K. F. Hellyer, Buick dealer of this city. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Maree Waltz of the home; his mother, Mrs. O. B. Waltz of 439 East Amerige, Fullerton; one son, Donald A. Waltz of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Patricia Ann Keele of Anaheim; four brothers, Clyde of Santa Ana, Ralph of Orville, Calif., Bernard of Fullerton and Harold of LaMoita, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Hopewell of Fullerton and Mrs. Grace Pringle of Santa Ana. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. E. Woody Hodson of Fullerton, officiating. Entombment will be in Loma Vista Mausoleum with the Elks lodge, of which he was a member, in charge of the rites. Orange to Hold Harvest Fete Orange has decided to hold an Orange Harvest Festival on September 12 and 13 with open house at the industrial plants, choosing and crowning of a Festival Queen, baseball games, outdoor dancing, a parade, a swimming meet, a barbecue supper, a beauty parade, outdoor concerts and a professional vaudeville show. Gazette want ads bring results. Last year's rate was 80 cents on the $100 of assessed valuation. The auction average T for fancy fruit ranged from for 588s to $12.50 for 300s. An earlier the auction average fancy 300s was $9. With no relief from hot winters in sight in the east and far exceeding supply, prosper midweek were that the r would continue at this rate. Last week's volume of sales was the highest for any at the corresponding time o since 1944 and the price avail was ahead of anything in the four years. The average f sizes and all grades of fruit interstate was $6.77, f.o.b ing house. That was about a box higher than the avera the preceding week. Included in last week's avail was a considerable quantity off-size and off-grade fruit ordinarily would have four way eventually to by-product to the juice plants. In spite of extreme competion from other fruits, oranges all fairly well last week. Volume down slightly because C was out of the market temp ily, but the price was up abcents a box to an average of $3.95. In the corresponding last year the price averaged $4.64 f.o.b. packing house. If it was $3.06 and in 1944, $4. Sales early this week show slight decline from last week ticularly in the smaller size auction, fancy 150s averaged day $7.15 compared with delivered; 176s were $7.23 day and $7.51 the preceding day; 200s averaged $6.75 Tuand $7.20 the preceding Tues 200s were $6.16 Tuesday or auction, compared to $6.62 preceding Tuesday and fancy the predominant size, aver $4.04 compared to $4.90 theceeding week. Market letters nevertheless capped an active interest in vices by both the trade and sumers. In 1839 Isaac Babbitt disc ed the anti-friction alloy k as Babbitt metal. Congress w him $25,000 for his invention. FIRST ORANGE COUNTY Bosh Dies Iowa Auto Bush Sunday Bosh, 25, of 815 North Street, manager of Hutellar store, was killed Sunday of Wiota, Iowa, when his neck a soft shoulder and over three times. Life, Natalie, 23, an expecterer, is hospitalized in Atowa, with severe leg lacteries. Other passengers in the vehicle were Mr. and Mrs. Bosh of 114 East Bishop Santa Ana. Lacerations and stabbed hip were sustained by Bosh. He was uninjured. And Mrs. Bosh left Anaday evening and were ento visit her parents. Mr. Prozak of Oak Park, Il., the Calhouns were going recticut to visit relatives. In Farmland, Illinois, Bosh schools in Anderson. World War II he enlisted Navy, being stationed two miles San Diego as a repair-link trainers. He was marJune, 1946, and began his job as manager of Hutson's 146. Bosh was currently the city of the Anaheim 20-30 pus to his enlistment in service, he was associated with Delco-Reamy, automotive plant in Anderson. Mrs. Bosh is an employee of the Patelephone and Telegraph office in Anaheim. leads the states of the nation the value of exclusive natural products. Building Still Booms in Cypress And Buena Park Cypress and Buena Park were in a neck-and-neck race last week for first place as the busiest new-building spot in unincorporated area in Orange county. Fifteen permits were issued for new homes in the Cypress area which will cost an estimated $72,744. Thirteen of these are to be constructed in the Cypress Manor subdivision where 58 new houses have been constructed and 25 are in various stages of construction. Total of permits for construc-tion in Buena Park was $70,497, including eight new homes to be constructed by Jewett Brothers, Inc., which had applied the week before for permits for 17 new homes in the same area. ANGLE FOR CORBINA Sizeable corbina were caught by anglers Monte Webb, well known Anaheim barber; John Bous, Clair Liebhart, all of Anaheim, and Carl Young of Riverside, Wednesday of last week. The group, fishing in Huntington Beach surf found the corbina "running big and fine." Soapbox Derby Winner on Way To Akron Meet Vergil Barger, of Huntington Beach, who won the recent Orange county soapbox derby is on his way to Akron, Ohio, to participate in the tenth anniversary of the All-American Soap Box Derby, where 135 boys between 11 and 15 years of age from all parts of the United States, AL and Canada will compete for national and international honors in this unique juvenile raclassic. It will be run at D Downs Sunday, August 17. More than 100,000 spectators are expected to witness the duhill race. First prize is a year college scholarship, awaby Chevrolet Motor Div., nati- ZETTE 1947 Eight Pages NO. 42 Lemon Prices Soar Towards Stratosphere Hot weather, widespread and prolonged, was doing spectacular things this week to the lemon market. For the first time in many years there was a sale of at least one lot of lemons at more than 50 a box. It was a lot of Santa Ana brand fruit from Oxnard which sold Tuesday in Detroit for $0.05 a box. There were many sales of many brands at many cents from $11 to $17 a box. The auction average Tuesday fancy fruit ranged from $7.65 to $588s to $12.50 for 300s. A week later the auction average foracy 300s was $9. With no relief from hot weather sight in the east and demand exceeding supply, prospects at week were that the market would continue at this rate. Last week's volume of lemon juice was the highest for any week. High Priced Citrus Land Leased for Oil Standard Oil company and Tide Water Associated Oil company are leasing or already have under lease a considerable acreage, mostly consisting of valuable orange groves, extending from Broadway to the southward of Ball road and from Loara road to beyond Euclid avenue. Some of the leases are on individual properties and some properties are included in community leases. At least some of the landowners are being paid at the rate of $3 an acre monthly. Among the properties sought by Tide Water Associated is a ten acre parcel owned by the city of Anaheim on Loara road. A lease submitted this week to the city council has been referred to City Attorney Preston Turner. None of the landowners who could be reached this week had been informed as to when they might expect drilling in their vicinity. School Budgets For Anaheim Total $825,014 Under budgets adopted by the boards of trustees of the Anaheim elementary schools and Anaheim Union high school, a total of $825,014 will be available for Anaheim public schools during the 1947-48 fiscal year. This is $209,818 more than last year's total of $615,196. A considerable part of the increase will go towards more adequate salaries for teachers. Some of the rest will go towards new building and other capital outlays. Of the budget total, $460,708 will be raised by district taxes. The remainder will come from unused balances and from payments by the state. Neither the city nor the high school district tax rate will differ from last year's rate which was $1 per $100 of assessed value for the high school district and 90 cents in the city. Chamber Sets Up Control System For Solicitors "Control on solicitations" from Anaheim merchants is now in operation. The procedure is for every merchant, before paying cash to the stranger, to send unknown solicitors for advertising, for contributions and for ticket sales to the Chamber of Commerce office, advising him to obtain the Anaheim Retail Division's "Clearance Card." Bill Thornecroft, chairman of the Retail Division, has appointed a secret committee which will review the application after it has been completed by the solicitor. If the solicitor's application is approved the committee will authorize the Chamber of Commerce manager to issue the Anaheim Retail Division's "Clearance Card." The issuance of the card does not constitute an endorsement of the solicitor's proposition. It merely means that a committee, representing the business interests of Anaheim, have reviewed the application and found that the solicitor has a legitimate proposition. THE ALBERT RAYMOND'S VISIT IN BALBOA Mr. and Mrs. Albert Raymond and son, of 807 North Helena street, spent all day Tuesday visiting Mrs. Raymond's sister, Mrs. Herb Morey of Balboa Island. That evening Raymond, manager of the Northern Orange County Credit Bureau in this city, attended the Credit Women's picnic in Corona Del Mar. 'Foreign Cars' In State Break All June Records First-quarter indications of a return to normalcy in the California travel scene were blasted high, wide and handsome by the Automobile Club of Southern California in revealing that a record-breaking 103,645 out-of-state vehicles, carrying 294,994 passengers, the greatest single-month influx of "foreign" cars in state history, entered California during June. These totals top by 14,000 cars and 40,000 passengers. 1839 Isaac Babbitt discoverer the anti-friction alloy known Babbitt metal. Congress voted $25,000 for his invention. Mrs. Raymond's sister, Mrs. Herb Morey of Balboa Island. That evening Raymond, manager of the Northern Orange County Credit Bureau in this city, attended the Credit Women's picnic in Corona Del Mar. ORANGE COUNTY CHAMPION Vergil Barger, 13-year-old Huntington Beach boy, will represent of the All-American Soap Box Derby at Akron, Ohio. August Akron trip by taking first honors in the Orange county race, and Chevrolet dealers of the county. of the United States, Alaska Canada will compete for top national and international honors this unique juvenile racing ic. It will be run at Derby on Sunday, August 17. more than 100,000 spectators expected to witness the downrace. First prize is a four-college scholarship, awarded Chevrolet Motor Div., national co-sponsor with leading American newspapers. Jimmy Stewart, motion picture and stage star, and James H. Doo-little, who commanded the first bombing raid over Tokyo, will be honor guests at the event. A totem pole, the gift of Alaska sponsors of the Derby, is to be dedicated by the mayor of Juneau, Alaska, on the eve of the Derby. All June Records First-quarter indications of a return to normalcy in the California travel scene were blasted high, wide and handsome by the Automobile Club of Southern California in revealing that a record-breaking 103,645 out-of-state vehicles, carrying 294,994 passengers, the greatest single-month influx of "foreign" cars in state history, entered California during June. These totals top by 14,000 cars and 40,000 passengers the previous record figures established during June, last year, and do not include the 95,767 California cars returning to the state. First-half totals also soared to record-breaking proportions, with 456,217 vehicles and 1,169,008 passengers being check through the California border stations this year as compared to 434,335 cars and 1,181,916 passengers for the first six months of 1946. It was pointed out that this increase of 2000 out-of-state cars had not been expected this year in view of the fact that auto travel to the state was down 8 per cent during the first three months of 1947, and a gradual leveling off had been anticipated. Deer Shooters Find Few Deer Orange county deerslayers had found poor shooting up to mid-week. For one thing they found no open territory in San Diego or Orange county. There was an abundance of hunters on the Los Angeles-Kern county border north of the Ridge Route, in the vicinity of Sawmill, Pine and Frazer mountain but few were taking deer. Two deer were taken off Sawmill mountain the opening day compared to 13 the opening day last year. Hunters blamed the poor shooting on the hot weather. Noah used petroleum in the form of pitch in building his ark.