anaheim-gazette 1947-08-14

State Employment And Income Begin Leveling Off California's total employment and individual incomes continue at slightly higher levels than a year ago, but increase over last year's record breaking heights is narrowing as the seasonal activity peak approaches, according to the California State Chamber of Commerce. This report sees some business indices levelling off on this high plateau—moderately under last winter's peaks—and others in gradual downward trend. "Index of bank debits in California cities—based on 100 for the 1935-39 period—was 301 in June, against May's 308 and April's 306," the State Chamber asserts. "The February peak was 317, and in the same 1946 months indices ranged from 290 to 298. Due to price level rises over a year ago, this reflects a smaller physical volume of business and trade. Exceptions to this downward trend were Berkeley, Oakland, San Jose, Stockton, Long Beach and San Bernardino. "A similar department store sales index reached a 325 peak last November, dropped to 307 in January and rose to 321 in May, compared to 300 in May, 1946. June sales, however, were one per cent under June, 1946, contrasted to an eight per cent increase during the first six months of 1947 over the same 1946 period. The Pasadena-Glendale area, Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield and San Jose were exceptions to this trend. "Manufacturing employment rose to about 735,000 in July. Seasonal expansion of lumber and sufficient to offset continued layoffs in aircraft plants, shipyards, machinery, furniture and some other durable goods plants. Apparel industries employment rose slightly in June, while the high levels in petroleum production and refining continued in June and July. Civilian employment at the end of July was about 3,700,000. "California cities in June issued building permits totalling $76,453,-000—17 percent above May and 30 percent higher than June, 1946." State Aids 71 County Vets To Buy Farms, Homes State assistance totaling $418,-640 has been extended to World War II veterans in Orange county for the purchase of farms and homes, the State Department of Veterans Affairs has announced. For the state as a whole, 6,447 World War II veterans obtained property under the California Farm and Home Purchase Act during the period January 1, 1944, to July 1, 1947. The total amount advanced by the state to these veterans was $35,448,677. These figures compare with a total of 19,272 purchases made on behalf of World War I veterans since the state program was inaugurated in 1922. The state advanced $91,007,023 to veterans of the former war during this 25-year period, bringing the total assistance to all veterans to $126,-455,700. Under the World War I program, 197 veterans in Orange county obtained farms and homes financed through a total state expenditure of $881,442. Although the veteran receives State’s Income Of 1946-47 Up 22% Over 1945-46 Thomas H. Kuchel, state controller, reported that general tax and license revenues, excluding departmental revenues and Unemployment Insurance and Disability Taxes, totaled $572,471,572 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1947. This was an increase of 22 percent, or $104,172,375, over the previous fiscal year. Retail sales and use taxes brought in $62,680,378 more than the 1946 period, a gain of 35 per cent. Kuchel noted other major increases in: gasoline tax, $14,-148,020 up 24 percent; motor vehicle license fees (“in lieu” tax), $10,251,909 or 56 percent; personal income tax, $6,274,390 or 14 percent; inheritance taxes, $4,933,970 up 35 percent; motor vehicle registration and weight fees, $3,424,-503; and bank and corporation franchise taxes, $3,258,268. Horse racing revenues showed the greatest decrease, being 16 percent or $3,677,259 below the period ended June 30, 1946. Taxes on alcoholic beverages dropped 8 percent, or $1,730,882. Kuchel reported collections of Unemployment Insurance and Disability Taxes for the period totaled $172,060,672, an increase of $28,029,227, or 19 percent, over the same period one year ago. Elks Picnic Set For Wednesday ‘Gilded Cage’ Still Popular Since its composition nearly half-century ago, “A Bird in Gilded Cage” has become nationally known tune, being played at reunion celebrations, melodramas and many social occasions. Again it will feature as a theme song, seated by the City of Anaheim for entry in the Tournament of Lions Newport Harbor, Saturday. Often song hits of the 1946 were produced in strange ways as was the gilded cage selection. Harry Von Tilzer is accredited with the music, and Arthur Lamb, the lyrics. Tizler and friend named Stirling were inscribed with song ideas late one night. Fearing to arouse their landlord and rent demands by going their top floor room, they stopped beneath a gas-lit street lamp to wrote the words to two lyrics against a window pane. The next day, using a piano in an east saloon Von Tilzer composed melodies which proved to be lamb, who later adapted words to one of these, was a slimy pale, near-sighted Englishman. Unlike a good proportion of musicians of his time, he was immaculate dresser and a grin drinker of milk. He wrote a quantity of lyrics among them, “Habor of Home,” Sweet Homestead “Hymn of the Old Church Choir,” “Mansion of Aching Hearth,” “When the Bell in the Lightroom.” Timeplan personal and auto loans Next time borrow at BANK of AMERICA! Elks Picnic Set For Wednesday A family picnic is being planned by the Anaheim Elks lodge to be held in La Palma Park next Wednesday evening beginning at 6 o'clock, General Chairman Leavitt Ford, announced. Tickets for the event are now on sale at the Elks club, 423 North Los Angeles street and at Oscar Heying's drug store in Anaheim and at William Stedman's jewelry store in Fullerton. All Elks, their families and friends are invited to enjoy good food, conversation and a combined professional and amateur vaudeville show to be staged in the La Palma ball park. How to save by spending—Buy a U.S. Savings Bond at your bank. BEACH BIRTHDAY PARTY HONORS TWOSOME A two-fold birthday celebration was marked recently when M.J. D. McDonald of Placentia hosted a beach party at McDonald's Newport summer home. More than 20 close friends and relatives from this vicinity gathered to celebrate her band's anniversary and the birthday of Mrs. A. B. Andrade of Alheim. Following a delicious dinner, a dessert course, served the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Boisseranc of Newport Beach, included the affair. FIXIE th' PIXIE ... in "The Live-Wire" People, Spots In The News HUGHES PERFORMS—Government has formally accepted delivery of two XF-11 reconnaissance planes like that in which Howard Hughes is pictured here, and also of Hughes' Flying Boat, world's largest airplane, he revealed in Los Angeles. Only one Hughes plane remains undelivered. OTTON PICKIN' TIME by the mechanical picker which said to do the work of from 8 to 80 hand pickers in the cotton belt. CATCHY CATCHER is Corretta Thompson of Morehead City, N. C., as she displays 20-pound dolphin at the Gulf Stream edge. Aqua Parade To Be Staged August 22 Exhibition diving, precision aquatic routines, water polo, graceful water ballet and comedy stunts may be viewed in a gala benefit extravaganza when Tom Hoag, manager-director, presents the Aqua Parade, August 22, in the Fullerton high school pool at 8 o'clock that evening. Vicki Draves, women's national spring board champion, will give a diving exhibition. Approximately 35 additional participants will be featured, all of Orange county. Noel Jacobson, 14, of Fullerton, will also present a diving exhibition. Divers include Ralph Hollingsworth, Jack Killian, Hank Chapman and Bob Bacon, all alumni of Fullerton Junior college. The two water polo teams will be composed of former stars of the junior college. Art Johnson, playground director for the city of Fullerton, will present a life saving demonstration to include the paddle board rescue. The four-man comedy team members, Bob Williams and Gary Leachman of Fullerton, Jack "Handlebars" Hoag of Anaheim and Don Smith of Huntington Beach, will present a hilarious review. Ten streamlined white lastex bathing suits, to be attractively modelled, were donated for the parade by Pollard's of Fullerton. The benefit's proceeds will go toward a memorial of a swimming pool in Amerige park, Fullerton, Hoag announced. Tickets are 75 cents, tax included, and may be purchased at the Olive Scale For Coming Receives The newest object of the office of County A Commissioner D. W. Twelve olive parlatoria scale reasons yet undiscovered gun to show up in serviers on smooth-skin fruits shipped into the from the San Joaquin A recent check by one the horticultural commission closed infested fruit Santa Ana branch store grocery chain. And inflict was by no means confined branch stores. Tubbs compares the offered by the olive s the damage done by the scale two decades ago has since declined in viril it is no longer a m Only the olive scale more serious pest than Jose scale because of range of its host plants cause the damage it does is more serious. The scale first shows California in 1932. At point infested area extends from laus county southward county. "We can't hope out of southern Calif ever," commented Tubbs can try to delay its arrival as long as possible. Host plants which with the scale represent almost botany book and include verse plants as orchids weed. It is especially fon Commercially, it does serious damage to snails fruits Well establish BACK-TO-SCHOOL IN FASHION Simplicity and good taste as always go hand-in-hand with open class room doors and school books for the younger set. New fall lines of children's clothes accent fun, imagination and durability at reasonable prices. In leading designers' choice of fabric, color and various combinations, popular fashions of their elders are followed. Enchantment is found in little girl costumes which feature flattering peplums, "push-up" or puffed sleeves, deep pointed or rounded neat collars and whirling circular or pleated skirts. All the striking colors are found including the warm wintry combination of shades in plaids, stripes and checks. Shocking pink, maise, nile, plum and forest green are some of the tones used. Materials include fine woolens, flannel and durable cottons. Velveteen and taffetas are popular for "dress-up" occasions. Corduroys in rainbow shades are acclaimed. Gingham finds expression in attire for school and more formal affairs. Young fashions for boys are created in old-standby materials such as English flannels, whipcords, denims and tweeds. Covert cloth is used in long pants. Suits feature man-tailored slacks complete with serged seams, pleated waist, cuffs and laus county southward county. "We can't hope out of southern California ever," commented Tubbs can try to delay its arrival here as long as possible. Host plants which will the scale represent almost botany book and include verse plants as orchids weed. It is especially fonn Commercially, it does serious damage to sm fruits. Well established oern California, it could opinion of Tubbs, do service in avocado groves citrus trees and fruits on rather special conditions. County inspectors were ed this week by Tubbs the postmasters and common agents to make sure they ing host material for exam and to make an examine host fruit in various v and retail markets. The discovery of the orin Orange county was made inspector making a routine ardization inspection. The orns who found the citrfly infestation in Fuller spring were looking for scale. Everybody reads the Von Tilzer composed two ties which proved to be hits. mb, who later adapted new to one of these, was a slight, near-sighted Englishman. a good proportion of the ians of his time, he was an calculate dresser and a great mer of milk. He wrote a quanly lyrics, among them, "Harof Home, Sweet Home," of the Old Church Choir," of Aching Hearts," in the Bell in the Lighthouse and "You Splash Me and slash You." BIRTHDAY PARTY ORS TWOSOME Two-fold birthday celebration marked recently when Mrs. McDonald of Placentia was to a beach party at the Randall's Newport summer More than 20 close friends relatives from this vicinity led to celebrate her husanniversary and the birthMrs. A. B. Andrade of AnaFollowing a delicious dindessert course, served in home of Mr. and Mrs. León granc of Newport Beach, conthe affair. GREGG, FRAZEE, GOODMAN FISH IN FLATS FRIDAY Fishing about the Huntington Beach flats were Cal Gregg, Ben Frazee and Otto Goodman, well known residents of this vicinity, last Friday night. The trio hauled in seven barracuda and numerous Tom-cod, it is reported. They were aboard Gregg's 14-foot yacht, which boasted a 10-horse power motor, inactive, and a five horse-power kicker, "kicking." County Investors Put $4,845,618 In Bonds in July Southern Californians put away $22,986,129 in U. S. Savings Bonds last month, an increase of $4,400,-000 over the total for June. This brought aggregate sales for the first seven months of the year to $173,079,747, compared with $175,-074,154 for the corresponding period in 1946. The figures were announced this week by Fred H. Johnson, southern California director of the U. S. Savings Bonds Division, Treasury Department. The sales total for Orange county in July was $4,845,618.35, of which $424,043.85 represented Series E's. American veterans number 17,-695,000 persons, of whom 13,744,-000 served in World War II. Olive Scale Found on Much Fruit Coming Recently From Central Valley The newest object of concern of the office of County Agricultural Commissioner D. W. Tubbs is the olive parlatoria scale which, for reasons yet undiscovered, has begun to show up in serious numbers on smooth-skin deciduous fruits shipped into the county from the San Joaquin valley. A recent check by deputies of the horticultural commissioner disclosed infested fruit in every Santa Ana branch store of a large grocery chain. And infested fruit was by no means confined to these branch stores. Tubbs compares the menace offered by the olive scale with the damage done by the San Jose scale two decades ago but which has since declined in virulence until it is no longer a major pest. Only the olive scale is a much more serious pest than the San Jose scale because of the wide range of its host plants and because the damage it does to fruit is more serious. The scale first showed up in California in 1932. At present the infested area extends from Stanislaus county southward to Kern county. "We can't hope to keep it out of southern California for ever," commented Tubbs, "but we can try to delay its appearance here as long as possible." Host plants which will support the scale represent almost a whole botany book and include such diverse plants as orchids and pig weed. It is especially fond of roses. Commercially, it does its most serious damage to smooth-skin fruits. Motor Vehicles In County Now Number 82,408 A total of 82,408 motor vehicles of all classes were registered in Orange county during the first six months of 1947. This is exclusive of vehicles upon which no registration fees are paid. Registrations for the county were classified as: Automobiles, 66,702; trucks, 6013; motorcycles, 1259; trailers, 8434. Total fee paid registration for the entire state was 3,529,215 vehicles, a gain of 408,484 vehicles over the corresponding period of 1946. Approximately 85,000 persons occupied Pullman accommodations each night in 1945. Monrovia Masons Resume Famed Steak Feed When Monrovia Masons present their Beefsteak Feed Friday, Sept. 5, it will be the twenty-first event of its kind since the dinner and program were first given in 1921. A record crowd of Masons is expected to gather on the grounds of the Masonic Temple in Monrovia on the first Friday after Labor Day to partake of T-bone steaks grilled over charcoal fires and other substantial food, listen to grand officers of the fraternity and enjoy vaudeville program presented on an open-air stage. Attendance will be limited to 1500 this year so that service will be adequate for all. The meeting serves as a reunion for members of the Masonic order in southern California and also marks the opening of autumn lodge activities, preceding by only a month the convening of Grand Lodge. laus county southward to Kern county. "We can't hope to keep it out of southern California for ever," commented Tubbs, "but we can try to delay its appearance here as long as possible." Host plants which will support the scale represent almost a whole botany book and include such diverse plants as orchids and pigweed. It is especially fond of roses. Commercially, it does its most serious damage to smooth-skin fruits. Well established in southern California, it could, in the opinion of Tubbs, do serious damage in avocado groves. It attacks citrus trees and fruits only under rather special conditions. County inspectors were instructed this week by Tubbs to contact postmasters and common carrier agents to make sure they are holding host material for examination and to make an examination of host fruit in various wholesale and retail markets. The discovery of the olive scale in Orange county was made by an inspector making a routine standardization inspection. The inspectors who found the citrus whitefly infestation in Fullerton last spring were looking for the olive scale. Everybody reads the Gazette. Now! GET ACME in a NO-DEPOSIT, NO-RETURN BEER BOTTLE! (11 oz. size) No more plunking down a deposit or lugging back the empties when you buy Acme Beer. 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So far this year we were able to send out these letters to thousands of people—provide 125,000 more telephones for Western homes and businesses. But meanwhile thousands of new orders came in, which await their proper turn. If you're waiting for such a letter, we want you to know we're speeding this year's record-breaking construction program for the Pacific Coast States ... new buildings, central office equipment, wires and cables ... about two hundred million dollars worth of the things needed to bring service to everyone who wants it. There will still be a delay—in some cases a long delay—before we can take care of all who want telephone service. But we are hurrying the day when our Service Representatives will again be able to promise you a telephone the day you want it. That's our goal ... and we're working all-out to achieve it. New Working Dollars ... 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