anaheim-gazette 1947-09-11

COLONY QUIPS As one of our foremost educators has recently said the technological progress of mankind has gone ahead to undreamed of proportions in the last hundred years. The sad fact is, however, that man's social advance, in other words his ability to live together, has gone ahead little, if any, in the last three hundred years. Just how much truth there is in this statement will have to be determined by each individual. That it is close will not be controverted except by a very few. In view of the lessons of history down to and through the late war there is little doubt in our mind that mankind still operates on bigotry, hate and the old 'devil take the hindmost' philosophy. This in spite of our wonderful Christian religion whose cardinal principal that we love one another seems to be little understood by the average man and government. It is lived by much less. The deceit, lieing and vicious untruthful propaganda put out by many people and organizations in this year of our Lord 1947 sometimes rivals the middle ages. To wind this up, reach a conclusion and stop it from being too much like a sermon (we want to keep our amateur standing) the only thing we can think of to do is to start in right at home and clean up the heart and mind. There is a good place to start and the only place we can be sure of. Teachers Are Assigned For School Opening A great many new faces were expected at Anaheim public schools when they open their new school year next Monday. But most of them will take the places of faces familiar to teachers and playmates last year, according to Superintendent Mel A. Gauer. Superintendent Gauer does not anticipate a material increase in school attendance, for Anaheim has not had during the past year the mushroom growth that has characterized Orange county communities on the west side of the county and along the seashore. "But we do have a high rate of turn-over," he said. The teacher total has been increased by only one over last year's teaching staff. Faculty and staff assignments for the coming year announced by put out by many people and organizations in this year of our Lord 1947 sometimes rivals the middle ages. To wind this up, reach a conclusion and stop it from being too much like a sermon (we want to keep our amateur standing) the only thing we can think of to do is to start in right at home and clean up the heart and mind. There is a good place to start and the only place we can be sure of a good job done. Don't let Old Man Remorse have the opportunity to shake his finger at you in the middle of the night. According to a writer in one of our nationally circulated magazines one of America's most pressing post-war problems is parking. If you have lately tried to park your automobile in Los Angeles or in Santa Ana you probably agree. There is nothing quite so aggravating as to drive the old bus around and around the same block in search of a place to park. Now if you want to eliminate that hazard just come over to Anaheim and try our off street parking. Yes, we have the meters on main streets but the money from them is not used to bolster municipal expenses it goes to create more and more off street parking space. In fact you can park and shop right here in Anaheim with less nervous strain than anyplace we know of—and you can find pretty near any merchandise you might require. More and more of our stores are staying open on Saturday night. One that did this last Saturday for the first time in many years reports a fine volume of business. It won't be long until more will follow suit. The fact is that you can park your car in a leisurely manner and with a minimum of exertion do your shopping right here in Anaheim. Somebody got off a good crack the other day: "Egotism is nothing but a case of mistaken non-entity." With literally millions of persons throughout the world yearning to live in the United States some 7,000 ex-GI's are preparing to leave this country and make their homes in Australia. Already a small number of them have sailed for the land "down under." Some of those leaving are married to Australian girls who have induced them to live "back home," but quite a few are discontented with their material increase in school attendance, for Anaheim has not had during the past year the mushroom growth that has characterized Orange county communities on the west side of the county and along the seashore. "But we do have a high rate of turn-over," he said. The teacher total has been increased by only one over last year's teaching staff. Faculty and staff assignments for the coming year announced by Gauer this week follow: Superintendent, M. A. Gauer; secretaries, Bessie Frey and Henrietta Slingsby; nurse, Adelaide Price; librarian, Pearl Sweitzer; substitute, Frances Mack; bus driver, Wesley Rapp. FREMONT—Principal, W. H. Bonney; music, Margaret Anderson; art, Lucia Upp; Man. Tr.—W. A. Schmitt and J. L. Drennan; phys. ed., Adah L. Wilcox and Eldon Hauck; home ec., Dorothy Loeffler and Verena Nortvedt; band and orchestra, A. E. Bourne; math., Nathaniel Norton and Dorothy Link; soc. sci., Mildred Lucas and Thelma Moon; Eng., Irene Holland and Verna Meger; language arts, Mary Fitz. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN—Principal, Ruth Williams; 6th, Chester Fowler; 5th, Mary Fleckenstein; 4th, Clara Harmon; 3rd, Lois Spratt and Beryl Kennedy; 2nd, Dorothy Cox; 1st and 2nd, Hazel Gibson; 1st, Florence Secrist; Kgn., Anna Clark. BROADWAY—Prin. and 2nd., Blanche Daniels; 6th, Gertrude Andersen; 5th, Audrey Vail; 4th, Helen Beasley; 3rd, Margaret Haugh; 1st, Audrey McBrian; Kgn., Betty McDonald. LINCOLN—Principal and 6th, P. S. Doane; 5th, Mabel Barnes; 4th, Adele Howard; 3rd, Helen Todd; 2nd, Bernice Jolly; 1st, Geraldine Narramore; Kgn., Marjorie Strain. GEORGE WASHINGTON—Principal and 6th, V. O. Elliott; 5th, Mildred Mauerhan; 4th, Esther Larimer; 3rd, Clara Mork; 2nd, Aletha Macy; 1st, Bonnie Fields; Kgn., Ida B. Joplin. HORACE MANN—Principal and 6th, B. F. Mattox; 5th, Anna Claire Mauerhan; 4th, Margrette Jenkins; 3rd, Vera Manshardt; 2nd, Grace Hahn; 1st, Gretchen Varner; Kgn., Emilie Axtell. LA PALMA—Principal, 5th and 6th, Fannie Pritchett; 3rd and 4th, Alexander Jimenez; 1st and 2nd, Leonora J. Clark; Beg. and Kgn., Vincenta Carleton. CUSTODIANS—Fremont Will Enrollment of students began Monday with all staff and faculty members assisting. Class were opened yesterday after the Admission Day holiday. St. Boniface School Opens With 309 Pupils St. Boniface parochial school opened yesterday for the new school year with an enrollment of 309, compared to a total of 296 for the corresponding time last year. The school opened for three half-day sessions this week to give four new teachers an opportunity to get into school routine. Fun time classes will begin next Monday and by that time the principal, Sister Mary Alma, expects two additional pupils. With an enrollment of 57, compared to last year 42, the first grade has had to be closed to additional pupils. Also closed to further enrollment and fifth, sixth and seventh grades. "We have daily inquiries from prospective pupils," said Sister Mary Alma, "but we can accept them only if they belong in second, third, fourth and eighth grade classes." Of last year's teaching staff Sister Agnes Mary in the first grade, Sister Monica on the second, Sister Martina in the third and Sister Mary Alma in the eighth are back this year. New or old the staff this year are Sister Mary De Sales, Sister Mary Albert and Sister Rose Marie. The staff this year has been increased by one and it is hoped may be increased to eight next year. New Bus Trip To Anaheim For Buena Parkers For the benefit of Buena Park residents working or going to school in Fullerton, Anaheim and Santa Ana the Pacific Electric railway company will establish a new bus trip on September 15. It will start at Buena Park at 7:45 a.m., arrive at Fullerton at 8:03 a.m., Anaheim at 8:15 a.m. and at Santa Ana at 8:51 a.m. The announcement was made this week by H. O. Marler, passenger traffic manager for the P. E., who said the extended service was intended primarily to With literally millions of persons throughout the world yearning to live in the United States some 7,000 ex-GI's are preparing to leave this country and make their homes in Australia. Already a small number of them have sailed for the land "down under." Some of those leaving are married to Australian girls who have induced them to live "back home," but quite a few are discouraged with their opportunities here and feel they can do better in a "new" country. This emigration program is being supported by the Australian government which is paying part of the fare of the emigrants. It is part of Australia's plan to build up its population in the next 2½ generations from the present 7½ million to 20 million. Well, it seems strange for people to be leaving America, especially in these days, but we must admit (perhaps grudgingly) that as wonderful as our country is it doesn't hold a monopoly on opportunity or on the other factors that make a place attractive to live in. Whether Australia will look as good close up as it does from this distance to those going there remains to be seen. But we wish them all success and happiness in their new land. The success of the Inter-American conference in Rio de Janeiro comes like a breath of fresh air to the stifled atmosphere of international diplomacy. It proves, as Secretary Marshall pointed out, that where nations desire to find a basis for agreement they can do so. CONE CHEVROLET CO. PARTY AT IDYLLWILD More than 50 employees of the Cone Chevrolet company on North Los Angeles street, enjoyed a weekend party in the Anaheim Kiwanis lodge at Idyllwild. A "big feed" received enthusiastic approval. California Crop Prices Drop While Some Others Soar, Statesmen Told While most crop prices—especially those for corn, oats and meat critters—are soaring in the stratosphere, California crop prices are sliding downward. This was a feature of testimony given to a subcommittee of the House Committee on Labor and Education in its San Francisco hearing last week. Some growers even anticipate a repetition of the 1920's—depressed farm prices and a continuing industrial boom. This could mean that the relatively high price of farm equipment, insecticides, fertilizer and other farm needs purchased from the manufacturer again would leave an impoverishing farm-manufacture gap. Ray B. Wiser, president of the California Farm Bureau Federation who was one of the witnesses, told of selling his 1947 peach crop for $50 a ton compared to a price of $63.70 in 1946. He described the citrus price situation as "extremely serious." California dried fruit, now so badly in need of foreign markets, is down from 10 to 15 cents a pound within a range of 35 cents Raisins, apricots, and other deciduous fruits are well below 1946 levels. The Associated Farmers of California said the drop comes in the face of this fact: The farmer gets only 12 cents of each $1 spent by the housewife for food. Witnesses representing agriculture seemed pretty well agreed that farm wages and food prices seemed to have no connection. They seemed also agreed, however, that industrial wages were the big element in inflationary tendencies. The congressional subcommittee continually returned to the food price-farm wage relationship in its questioning of witnesses. California's estimated 461,000 farm workers were cleared of forcing food prices up through wage demands. Wiser put it this way: "There is no sign that farm-wage rates affect the price of food—rather the price affects wages." (Continued on Page 2) High School Enrollment 967; First Year, 937 Enrollment at Anaheim Union School up to noon yesterday in 967 boys and girls. Was a gain of 30 over enrolment at the corresponding last year when enrollment was 937. That in turn represented a gain of 10 over 1945's 925. And the 1945 enrollments a gain of 36 over the school's opening day in when the total was 889. Enrollment of students began with all staff and faceless assisting. Classes opened yesterday after the Day holiday. Boniface School Opens With 309 Pupils Boniface parochial school Safety Sally In New Dress Resumes Job The Anaheim 20-30 club this week made its annual presentation to the community of enough "Safety Sallies" to protect all highway approaches to Anaheim schools. In a brief ceremony at the city supply yards on South Los Angeles street, the presentation was made by Al Mittman, president of the club, and the "Sallies" were received by Superintendent Mel Gauer of the Anaheim schools, with thanks. This year C. Y. Pickins, city painter and carpenter, sawed out 33 of the figures which at a distance look like small school girls standing in the middle of the street and all members of the club under the direction of Chairman John Stewart, took a hand at painting them in the garage of member John Maloney at Olive. Extra Care In Driving Urged By Police Chief Anaheim's Chief of Police Mark Stephenson this week issued an appeal to motorists to drive with special care in the forthcoming weeks, and Orange county's newly formed traffic safety commission began operations with the current slogan of "Back to School—Safely." These were some of the steps taken to protect the lives and limbs of children in this vicinity, some of whom started back to school this week and others who will take up their studies next week. "School will call into the streets hundreds of children, many of whom will be venturing away from home alone for the first time in their lives and will have a lot on their minds besides looking out for careless motorists," said Chief Stephenson. "It is inconceivable that any motorist, no matter how preoccupied or impatient or downright careless he may be, Council Urges Early Action On Sewer Plans Anaheim's city council has the first official body in county to act upon the report resulting from the recently convened Orange county sewerage vey when it voted at its last night to advise the board of supervisors that proved of the plan for sewage problems urged the board to proceed with the formation of the ten sanitation districts as recommended in report. Mayor Charles Pearson exited how seriously Anaheim's age disposal facilities are owned and said that if the plan not carried out Anaheim be obliged to proceed along construction of additional age at a cost estimated at $a year for 20 years above tha Boniface School Opens With 309 Pupils Boniface parochial school opened yesterday for the new year with an enrollment of compared to a total of 296 at responding time last year. School opened for three sessions this week to give new teachers an opportunity into school routine. Full classes will begin next Monday by that time the principal Mary Alma, expects 25 real pupils. With an enrollment of 57, compared to last year's first grade has had to be no additional pupils. Also, no further enrollment are sixth and seventh grades. Have daily inquiries from five pupils,” said Sister Alma, “but we can accept only if they belong in second, fourth and eighth classes.” Last year's teaching staff, Agnes Mary in the first sister Monica on the seconder Martina in the third sister Mary Alma in the fare back this year. New on this year are Sister Marys, Sister Mary Albert and Rose Marie. Staff this year has been in by one and it is hoped it increased to eight next bus Trip Anaheim For Ana Parkers The benefit of Buena Park schools working or going to Fullerton, Anaheim Santa Ana the Pacific Elec-railway company will es-na new bus trip on Sep-15. It will start at Buena at 7:45 a.m., arrive at on at 8:03 a.m., Anaheim a.m. and at Santa Ana a.m. Announcement was madeek by H. O. Marler, pas-traffic manager for the who said the extended seri-as intended primarily to Orange Market Dips Slightly, Lemons Lower Valencia prices dipped slightly last week and the volume was also under that for the preceding week. The lemon market was down considerably but far higher than the best prices produced by the booming war years. The lower volume of sales was attributed to the shorter week caused by Labor day. With the return of most people from their summer vacations and the resumption of school, a better demand for oranges was anticipated through the remainder of the season. The demand for oranges was expected to be further stimulated by a decline in the volume of deciduous fruits and melons now available. Valencias last week brought an average of $3.21 a box f.o.b., compared to an average of $4.68 for the corresponding week last year, $3.71 in 1945, and $4.22 on a considerably larger volume in 1944. The prorate for next week is 1700 cars. It was estimated that at the beginning of this week 15,000 cars of valencias remained to be shipped, including 2000 cars to go after November 1. Lemons of all sizes and all grades averaged around $7.68 a box, f.o.b., which was about $1.74 less than the average for the preceding week, but far above any corresponding week in the past week. School will call into the streets hundreds of children, many of whom will be venturing away from home alone for the first time in their lives and will have a lot on their minds besides looking out for careless motorists,” said Chief Stephenson. “It is inconceivable that any motorist, no matter how preoccupied or impatient or downright careless he may be, would not do all in his power to avoid injuring or killing a child. The least he can do is to use extreme care, particularly when in the vicinity of schools or at the hours children are likely to be on the streets. Even a child on a sidewalk is a danger signal to a careful motorist.” Rotarians To Join Kiwaniams For Kuchel Talk The Anaheim Rotary club week accepted an invitation to the Anaheim Kiwanis club its guests next Tuesday to talk by State Controller Th. Kuchel. Kuchel who is spending time at the Los Angeles office the state controller addressed Fullerton Kiwanis club this week. The Rotary club will omit regular Monday noon lunch next week. Saturday Night Reopening Plan Underway Here A number of local stores business houses have signed their planned intentions on opening their stores on Saturday night in order to give their tomers that are unable to during the daytime hours, an opportunity to do their buying the evening hours on that day. According to various reports large number of residents stated that they are forced to elsewhere to do their shop due to the fact they are unable get into Anaheim during the time hours. More than six months ago great majority of the Anaheim merchants agreed to close establishments at 5:30 each In Fullerton, Anaheim Santa Ana the Pacific Elec-railway company will es-cape a new bus trip on Sep-15. It will start at Buena at 7:45 a.m., arrive at Jon at 8:03 a.m., Anaheim at a.m. and at Santa Ana a.m. Announcement was made by H. O. Marler, pas-traffic manager for the who said the extended ser-ves intended primarily to update residents of the Park area who have em-ment or classes beginning heim and Fullerton be-3:15 and 8:30 a.m. A S. S. Maine was the first States Navy battleship. Drop While Hasmen Told Within a range of 35 cents. apricots, and other de-ruits are well below 1946 Associated Farmers of Calaid the drop comes in the fact: The farmer gets events of each $1 spent by newife for food. Uses representing agricul-umed pretty well agreed on wages and food prices to have no connection. Meed also agreed, how-that industrial wages were element in inflationary ses. Regressional subcommittee fully returned to the food wage relationship in lioning of witnesses. Cali-estimated 461,000 farm were cleared of forcing taxes up through wage de-put it this way: "There is that farm-wage rates af-price of food—rather the directs wages." WITH FULLERTON HIGH SCHOOL STAFF THIS YEAR Mrs. Dorothy Hanna Hunley of Anaheim, who has been associated with the Fullerton Elementary schools, will instruct English in the high school there this year. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona college and her credentials from Claremont college. Anaheim Entry In Native Sons Parade Wins Mother Colony parlor and Grace parlor of Placentia won first theme prize in the three-hour Admission Day parade of the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West at Long Beach Tuesday. Their entry was a covered wagon. Loren Wagner, Gerald Callens and Alexis Pelous of Mother Colony parlor and Wilma Stuhaas and Mary Kraemer of Grace parlor were members of the committee which prepared the entry for the parade. Toastmasters Offer Course In Speaking Persons aspiring to be accomplished after dinner speakers will have an opportunity to learn something about the art in an eight-weeks speechcraft course to be offered by the Anaheim Toastmasters club. The course will begin October 15 and last eight weeks. It will consist of eight regular toastmaster meetings divided into an instruction period and a speaking period. Persons taking the course will be encouraged but not obliged to speak, said President Al Holve, and at the conclusion of the course they will be given an opportunity of joining the Toastmasters club, but membership will not be obligatory. The Anaheim Gazette since 1870 The prorate for next week is 1700 cars. It was estimated that at the beginning of this week 15,000 cars of valencias remained to be shipped, including 2000 cars to go after November 1. Lemons of all sizes and all grades averaged around $7.68 a box, f.o.b., which was about $1.74 less than the average for the preceding week, but far above any corresponding week in the past several years. Temperatures were still high in parts of the country last week and early this week and demand was active. There were sales early this week above $13 a box delivered—mostly for 360s, 432s and 490s. Last week's average compared with $3.37 for the corresponding week a year ago, $5.07 in 1945 and $4.57 in 1944. Shipments last week totaled 387 cars. The prorate for this week was originally set at 275 cars but was stepped up to 325 cars. In the corresponding week a year ago shipments totaled 205 cars. Worthless Junk Work, 35,000 Meals How 22,000 days work, 35 meals and 14,600 beds last year were supplied to handicapped through the processing of otherwise would have been a lately wasted materials is the teresting story of this district Social Service Department of Salvation Army, whose annual "Salvage Week" is scheduled Anaheim this year during the week of September 21 to 27. All kinds of throwaways castoffs are collected and recessed in the Army's workshee are reprocessed for distribution through Salvation Army salves stores to the needy in this trict. Men whose physical, me- or social handicaps make or CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Weekly Temperatures By Association Laboratory Day Min. Max. Thursday 55 94 Friday 53 84 Saturday 59 83 Sunday 60 82 Monday 61 80 Tuesday 63 81 Wednesday 55 81 R 11, 1947 Eight Pages NO. 46 Council Urges Early Action On Sewer Plan Anaheim's city council became the first official body in the county to act upon the report relating from the recently completed Orange county sewerage survey when it voted at its meeting night to advise the county board of supervisors that it approved of the plan for solving county's sewage problems and need the board to proceed with formation of the ten sanitation districts as recommended in the port. Mayor Charles Pearson explain how seriously Anaheim's sew-disposal facilities are overtaxed said that if the plan were carried out Anaheim would obliged to proceed alone in construction of additional sewer at a cost estimated at $29,000 per year for 20 years above the estimate. Woman Finds $110 Cash, Police Help Her Find Owner What would you do if you found $110 in cash on the sidewalk? Mrs. Harvey A. Callahan whose husband is a watchman at the Burris sand pit on East South street was confronted by that problem Tuesday when she found that much cash in an envelope on an Anaheim street. Her solution: She called the Anaheim police department to help her find the owner. The owner turned out to be young Mrs. Lois R. Hoffman who lives at the Palm auto court. The money which she had earned at the Hunt Brothers canning plant in Fullerton was restored to her by Mrs. Callahan amidst great rejoicing. Sudden Death Comes To Peter E. Fluor Peter E. Fluor, 52, president of the Fluor Corporation and an Anaheim resident for 18 years, passed away Wednesday evening at his home, 700 N. Clementine street. Seized suddenly by a recurrent heart ailment, his life was snuffed out before aid could be given. News of his passing came as a shock to his host of friends here in Orange county and clear across the country for the ramifications of the Fluor Corporation extend far beyond the continental limits of the United States. During the late war his efforts were much in demand by the government and he and his corporation did yoe-man service in building up the potential output of high-octane gasoline and synthetic rubber. Few people knew of this vast contribution in making America... Death Calls Bert Shaw Early Monday Bert Shaw, well known Yorba Linda orange grower, died at his home on South Lake View avenue, Yorba Linda early Monday. He had been ailing for several months but had improved sufficiently to make an extended pleasure trip through the east last summer. Shaw was one of the first buyers of acreage in the Yorba Linda tract when it was subdivided in 1910, but he continued to work in the advertising departments of Los Angeles newspapers until he retired to his orange grove about twenty years ago. He was active in Republican affairs in Orange county and served several terms as a member of the Republican county central committee. Also he served as a vestryman of St. Michael's Episcopal church in Anaheim and attended its services regularly until his last illness. Surviving him are his wife, Margaret; a son, Bertram Shaw; two grandsons, Bertram Shaw III and David Shaw; a sister, Amy Shaw, and four brothers, M. B., Earny, Dr. Robert and Lully Shaw. Funeral services were set for 3 p.m. this afternoon at the Church of the Recessional, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale. Rev. John Kimball Saville of St. Michael's church will read the funeral services. Fishing Lags For ‘Ike’ Waltons A big "goose egg" was tallied up by fifteen Anaheim Izaak Walton members who cast without luck for albacore during the last regular charter boat trip Tuesday. Skipper Ernie Lane piloted the "Happy Landings," and covered a wide swash of coastal waters from Huntington Beach to the Fourteen Mile banks between Santa Catalina Island and Balboa. Dick Martin, who was in charge of the local angling party, disclosed shock to his host of friends here in Orange county and clear across the country for the ramifications of the Fluor Corporation extend far beyond the continental limits of the United States. During the late war his efforts were much in demand by the government and he and his corporation did yoe-man service in building up the potential output of high-octane gasoline and synthetic rubber. Few people knew of this vast contribution in making America the 'arsenal of democracy' in fact. But, perhaps, his greatest service to his country came in those frantic days when he and the resources of the Fluor Corporation were called in to assist with the development of the atomic bomb. Until the war was over none knew just what was going on, except those in authority, but subsequently, the story came out and a large plaque, hanging in the offices of the corporation, tells the story and gives credit to 'Pete' and the Fluor Corporation for their tremendous efforts. The deceased was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic church, Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus, Elks Lodge, American Legion, Athletic Club, Pacific Coast Club, Trojan Club and other organizations. Immediate relatives surviving are his wife, Margaret; one son, Robert; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Taylor of Seattle, Wash., and Margaret Ann of the home; two brothers, J. Simon and Fred, both of Santa Ana, and two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Gardner of Santa Ana and Mrs. Elsie Daigle of Anaheim. Holy Rosary will be observed Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary with Requiem High Mass Monday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Boniface church. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre cemetery. Herb Warren Again to Lead Farm Bureau Elected by directors of the Orange County Farm Bureau for his second term as county Farm Bureau president was Herbert M. Warren, Yorba Linda. Warren is also well-known in Farm Bureau for his leadership in rural youth work. He is at present chairman Worthless Junk' Provides 22,000 Days' Work, 35,000 Meals, 14,000 Beds in Year Twenty-two thousand days work, thirty-five thousand meals and eleven thousand beds last year. Supplied to handicapped men through the processing of what otherwise would have been absorbed materials is the inning story of this district's General Service Department of the Station Army, whose annual "age Week" is scheduled for him this year during the week of September 21 to 27. Kinds of throwaways and offs are collected and reprocessed for distribution high Salvation Army salvage units to the needy in this district. Men whose physical, mental social handicaps make ordinary work impossible, find in this effort an opportunity to become self-sustaining, worthwhile members of society. A daily average of 85 persons receive good meals, a home, useful employment and financial assistance. Useful work and proper guidance provide a springboard for these men once again to become respected citizens. No cash donations are solicited by this branch of the Salvation Army. Only discards are needed to make the program function. When salvage materials are ready, a telephone call to the local salvage store—Anaheim 4631—will bring a Red Shield truck to your door. Herb Warren Again to Lead Farm Bureau Elected by directors of the Orange County Farm Bureau for his second term as county Farm Bureau president was Herbert M. Warren, Yorba Linda. Warren is also well-known in Farm Bureau for his leadership in rural youth work. He is at present chairman of the Farm Bureau Youth department of the California Farm Bureau and also is the official representative for the 11 western states on the national Farm Bureau youth committee. Reelected as vice-president was Charles W. Musser, Garden Grove; chosen as second vice-president was Charles C. Brisco, Santa Ana, who fills a place left vacant by the resignation of Howard W. Crooks, Placentia. Reelected as treasurer was William Charles Armstrong, Orange. A. J. Schutte, Anaheim, was chosen for a two-year term as state delegate, representing the county organization in statewide matters. Chosen as directors-at-large were: G. Robert Cole, Buena Park; John Gilmore, Anaheim; Howard Crooke, Placentia; Adolf Bosch, Orange; Vernon C. Heil, Smeltzer; J. W. Crill, Garden Grove; S. W. Stanley, Tustin; Ray Frantz, La Habra; and Earl Laux, Orange. Seated on the board was R. D. Taylor, Anaheim, as director from the rabbit department. A highlight of the meeting was the seating of Phill Twombly, Fullerton. This marked the first occasion when three generations of one family have served as directors of the organization. Phill Twombly's grandfather, S. S. Twombly, was the first secretary of the Orange County Farm Bureau and a director; his father, Gerald Twombly, has served on the board also. Before World War II there were about 788,000 miles of railroad in the world.