anaheim-gazette 1947-11-20

COLONY QUIPS With the new horizons opening before America of feeding Europe, making cracks about Britain's handling her mandate in Palestine, trying to figure whether Russia means business and has an atomic bomb or not, what should be done in Korea, not to mention other world-wide problems which are impinging upon the American conscience today. We ran upon a poem the other day by Rudyard Kipling written a long time ago that seemed singularly apt today. In fact it is titled "Great Problems of America." S. S. McClure Co. put on a copyright in 1899. So it looks as though we have been in the world stream for some time. Now read what Kipling wrote: Take up the White Man's burden—Send forth the best ye breed—Go, bind your sons to exile To serve your captives' need; To wait, in heavy harness, On fluttered folk and wild—Your new-caught sullen peoples, Half devil and half child. Take up the White Man's burden—In patience to abide, To veil the threat of terror And check the show of pride; By open speech and simple, An hundred times made plain; To seek another's profit And work another's gain. Take up the White Man's burden—The savage ways of peace—Fill full the mouth of Famine, And bid the sickness cease: Chest Drive Only Third Of Way to Goal Anaheim's 1947 Community Chest campaign is going more disappointingly than it has for many years past, according to Director Edward J. Power. Contributions up to midweek totaled only slightly more than $9000 which is little more than a third of the 1947 goal of $26,300. A more serious aspect of the drive is that canvassers have seen all but about 2000 of the possible 13,500 contributors in the community. “There have been too many dollar and two dollar contributions this year,” said Director Power. “Divide a dollar among seven agencies,” he continued, “and you have only a few cents with which to finance the year's work of each agency. We still think the minimum amount each individual gainfully employed in this community should give is seven dollars only a dollar for man of this week is Ben Agajian whose pictures are spread two pages of this week’s issue Life magazine. The pictures illustrated an article with the title ‘The Place-Kicking Specialist’ The sub-head reads: “No foot team today has well-rounded defensive without a player like B. Agajian.” The principal picture shows “Aggie” in his dressing room paring to put his toeless right into a $30 kicking shoe, which a sawed-off football shoe with square toe. The trend in professional football towards specialization, said the Life article “is best demonstrated by a young man named Ben Agajian who performs at the Los Angeles Dons. Agajiania it continues, “is paid $5000 a year for one of the softest jobs in football. Once someone else has scored a touchdown, Agajiania trots o Take up the White Man's burden—In patience to abide, To veil the threat of terror And check the show of pride; By open speech and simple, An hundred times made plain; To seek another's profit And work another's gain. Take up the White Man's burden—The savage ways of peace—Fill full the mouth of Famine, And bid the sickness cease: And when your goal is nearest (The end for others sought) Watch sloth and heathen folly Bring all your hope to nought. Take up the White Man's burden—No iron rule of kings, But toil of serf and sweeper—The tale of common things. The ports ye shall not enter, The road ye shall not tread, Go, make them with your living And mark them with your dead. Take up the White Man's burden—And reap his old reward—The blame of those ye better, The hate of those ye guard—The cry of hosts ye humor (Ah, slowly!) toward the light—"Why brought ye us from bondage Our loved Egyptian night?" Take up the White Man's burden—Ye dare not stoop to less—Nor call too loud on Freedom To cloak your weariness. By all ye will or whisper, By all ye leave or do, The silent, sullen peoples Shall weigh your God and you. Take up the White Man's burden! Have done with childish days—The lightly proffered laurel, The easy, ungrudged praise: Come now, to search your manhood Through all the thankless years Cold, edged with dear-bought wisdom, The judgment of your peers. Copyright, 1899, by S. S. McClure Co. Had occasion to look at a book of predictions published back in 1938 in which the author told and gave dates about the impending war. He hit the deal right on the nose. Have been looking, diligently, for him ever since to find out who will win the SC-UCLA game next Saturday. There seems to be quite a difference of opinion on the outcome of this important contest and we would like to get right and venture a quid or so, 13,500 contributors in the community. “There have been too many dollar and two dollar contributions this year,” said Director Power. “Divide a dollar among seven agencies,” he continued, “and you have only a few cents with which to finance the year's work of each agency. We still think the minimum amount each individual gainfully employed in this community should give is seven dollars, only a dollar for each agency. “One has only to recall the problem juvenile delinquency presented to this community ten years ago to appreciate the real, practical value Anaheim is receiving from the seven Red Feather agencies. Of the $26,300 total we are trying to raise this year, all but $3600 goes to agencies concerned exclusively with young people. Thanks to these agencies with the help of hundreds of individuals, what was a serious problem ten years ago is today practically non-existent. “Of the $26,300 we hope to raise,” continued Power, “96 per cent will be spent here in Anaheim. The remaining 4 per cent will be used by the Salvation Army in its over-all good work.” Palomar Mirror Passes Through County Tuesday On its way from Pasadena to the Palomar observatory in San Diego county, the 200-inch reflector which is to be the "eye" of the telescope which is expected to enable man to see four times farther into space than he has ever been able to see before, passed through Orange county Tuesday. The huge mirror was carried on a 16-wheeled trailer towed by a big diesel truck and was accompanied by a motorcycle squad which detoured traffic around the procession which used up all the road. Local Men Win Tourney Prizes Added honors came to the Anaheim chapter of the Izaak Walton League Saturday as Octave Roquet, outgoing club president, accompanied member Arch Kavanaugh who placed in the King's Anglers annual month-long alba-core tournament which closed that night. The duo had good luck aboard the "Valencia No. 2" out Had occasion to look at a book of predictions published back in 1938 in which the author told and gave dates about the impending war. He hit the deal right on the nose. Have been looking, diligently, for him ever since to find out who will win the SC-UCLA game next Saturday. There seems to be quite a difference of opinion on the outcome of this important contest and we would like to get right and venture a quid or so, and far outside the realm of gambling, too. These two teams have had good and bad days all this season and their opponents will be the last ones to observe that either one is not well coached, lacks material, finesse, the will to win or any other of the essentials that go to make up a good solid football team. Our own and slightly prejudiced belief is that the Trojans have the edge at end, tackle, quarterback and one halfback spot. The Bruins must be given an edge at the guard spots, fullback, one halfback and center. This gives the Trojans six and the Bruins five out of the original eleven men on the field. If you want to get down and figure the replacements, which will have a great bearing on the game, why go ahead and do it but don't ask us to sit in as the old 'noggin' sounds like it needed a couple of new bearings right now. By Saturday we will be talking out loud when nobody is around. This is all part of that November hysteria that hits the football nut and not much can be done about it and most of our friends simply shake their heads or they are just as bad themselves. Gee, ain't it fun? William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States, was serving as county clerk of his home county in Ohio when nominated for the Presidency. Local Men Win Tourney Prizes Added honors came to the Anaheim chapter of the Izaak Walton League Saturday as Octave Roquet, outgoing club president, accompanied member Arch Kavanaugh who placed in the King's Anglers annual month-long albacore tournament which closed that night. The duo had good luck aboard the "Valencia No. 2" out of King's Landing, Newport Beach. A $100 fourth prize was nabbed by Kavanaugh who caught a 36 pound, 7 ounce specimen. Earlier in the season, Herman Freese, also of Anaheim, won a $50, sixth place award, for a 33 pound, nine ounce albacore. A total of $2,500 was awarded to southern California fishermen in the contest. Although Roquet did not place in the tourney, he has boasted heavy catches during the summer and early fall bi-monthly charter trips enjoyed by Anaheim Waltons. Anaheim Bride Denies Being Kidnaped Mrs. Frank Caro whose husband reported to Anaheim police she had been kidnaped three hours after she had become his bride, called at the police station last weekend to deny the kidnaping story. She said she had gone with her former husband, Leo Aparicio, voluntarily and not at the point of a knife as the police had been informed. She added she still loved Aparicio and that she married Caro against her will. Accordingly, all tentative charges against Aparicio were dropped, even that of taking Caro's car which was recovered in Yorba Linda. Gazette Want Ads Bring Results. ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1947 Giggie' and His Gighty Boot In the Magazine Heim's nationally famous of this week is Ben Agajan whose pictures are spread on pages of this week's issue of magazine. The pictures illus- an article with the title, "Place-Kicking Specialists." Pub-head reads: "No football today has well-rounded offe- without a player like Ben Heim." principal picture shows "in his dressing room pre- to put his toeless right foot on $30 kicking shoe, which is red-off football shoe with a toe. trend in professional foot- towards specialization, says life article "is best demon- by a young man named Agajanian who performs for Los Angeles Dons. Agajanian," inues, "is paid $5000 a year of the softest jobs in foot- someone else has scored down, Agajanian trots out Local Industry Shows Wares At Public Library Perhaps the most comprehensive display of Anaheim's industrial products ever assembled was opened to the public this week at the Anaheim Public Library. To tie the exhibit into the annual observance of National Book Week, Miss Elizabeth Calnon, librarian, displayed with the products books dealing with processes or materials involved in the manufacture of the articles. A few of the factories turning out the products displayed are so new that their names are not yet entered in any directory, but all are in actual production in Anaheim except one—Gateway, Inc., which has purchased a ten acre tract on South Olive street to which it will move its Los Angeles plant for the manufacture of builders hardware. Gateway, Inc. displayed its specialty, unit door locks and latches mounted in glass. Also included Growing Citrus Costs Plenty Figures Show The high cost of growing, pick- ing and packing a box of oranges or lemons in Orange county under recent wage scales and material costs is revealed by the California Citrus League which has just published its summary of cost studies for 146. The summary reveals that the average cost of caring for an acre of oranges in Orange county in 1946 was $238.57, of which $95.12 went for materials, $85.88 for labor and $57.57 for overhead. The average yield was 229 field boxes per acre. Thus the cost per field box was $1.04. Translated in terms of packed boxes, the yield was 166 boxes per acre and the cost $1.44 per box. Picking, hauling, packing and selling totaled $1.26 a box, making the f.o.b. cost $2.70 a box. The small crop in 1946 accounts in part for this high cost per box. In Orange county cultural costs to lemon growers amounted to A few of the factories turning out the products displayed are so new that their names are not yet entered in any directory, but all are in actual production in Anaheim except one—Gateway, Inc., which has purchased a ten acre tract on South Olive street to which it will move its Los Angeles plant for the manufacture of builders hardware. Gateway, Inc. displayed its specialty, unit door locks and latches mounted in glass. Also included were displays by: Caltone, canned citrus juices; Otto J. Rees company, manufacturers of metallic concrete form holders and spreaders; California Craftsmaids, located at 829 South Lemon street where Misses Myrtle Clemmer and Donna Gouldberg make ornamental articles of brass and copper by hand. This enterprise, established only a few months ago, has a growing wholesale business in California and Washington; Brownstein and Louis, makers of Hendan shirts; Lund & Sons, manufacturers of varnishes and other surface finishes; Mutual Citrus Products company, makers of pectin and other citrus by-products; Essex Wire Corporation, insulated wire; Schultz Tool & Machine company, manufacturers of hydraulic and airplane fittings, gears and punch press products; General Electric company, Glyptal alkyd resin; Anaheim Machine Works which displays an automatic tile cutter and heavy duty time valves; Newkirk Manufacturing company, manufacturer of Earthmaster tillage tools; Southern California Citrus Foods, displaying its line of canned citrus juices; Spotts Manufacturing company, makers of the new plastic spice wheels for conserving space in cupboards; Williams Manufacturing company, makers of plastic tie racks, skirt and trouser hangers and other plastic household gadgets; U. S. Industrial Chemicals, Inc.; Anaheim Mattress Factory, and a display of porch and lawn furniture by Modern Cabinet & Fixture company. People Pouring Into State In Record Number A record-breaking 324,172 out-of-state cars, carrying 942,980 passengers — the greatest three-months' influx in state history—entered California during the third-quarter of this year, the Automobile Club of Southern Cali- PAT SCHNEIDER AT FREE HONOR Proud beyond belief Schneider of 607 West Grand prize, a shining new Middleton, during the day the recently organized A day morning in the Anaheim one had so much fun no to club officials. The event began at 9:30 o'clock, did not until 1 o'clock that after More than 825 club members 14 years of age, friends and ents attended. Program highlights monthly joint show included cussion by Rev. Howard S. London, pastor of the First Presbyan church of this city, a ta Highway Patrol Officer O Pollard, organ interpretation Mrs. A. F. Faust, organist O Boniface Catholic church, an showing of four motion pictures. Other prizes, donated by heim merchants, were awarded generator set from Victor G. which will run bicycle head tail lights, was won by S Bernard, 9, 214 South W street, a fifth grade student Benjamin Franklin element school. Stewart Congdon, 8, 208 Broadway, third grade pup Broadway school, became the ANAHEIM POLICE SQUAD ROOM HAS 'FACE' LIFTED Proud artisans are Traffic Officer Fred Cornell and Patrolman Forrest Wolverton, who completed the redecorating of the squad People Pouring Into State In Record Number A record-breaking 324,172 out-of-state cars, carrying 942,980 passengers — the greatest three-months' influx in state history—entered California during the third-quarter of this year, the Automobile Club of Southern California reported this week. These totals top by 45,000 cars and 130,000 passengers the previous quarter-year high figures established during the similar period of 1946. Ten-month totals also soared to all-time highs this year, with 834,690 "foreign" cars carrying 2,300,605 passengers, entering the state as compared to 783,937 cars and 2,173,473 passengers for the same months of 1946. Armstrong Says Low Orange Prices Due to Volume, Juice Competition The total U. S. citrus crop for the 1946-47 season just closed set the third consecutive annual volume record, Paul S. Armstrong, general manager of the California Fruit Growers Exchange, told the board of directors at the annual meeting of the citrus marketing cooperative yesterday. Largely because of this abundant volume, prices were generally lower this year on oranges and grapefruit from all producing areas. Other factors responsible for lower citrus prices were: (1) A large carry-over from the previous year of canned citrus juices from Texas and Florida and selling at extremely low prices; (2) An excessive percentage of small sizes coupled with a large volume of southern California valencias. Lemons were higher than the previous year. An unprecedented period of hot weather in the eastern markets from the middle of July to mid-September resulted in heavy sales volume at very satisfactory prices. Fixed charges in the citrus industry have shown marked advances in every phase of operation. Typical of the higher charges resulting from increased labor and material costs is the 21 cents per box freight rate increase during the past year. Growers affiliated with the Sunkist cooperative marketing organization shipped 85,655 standard cars, equaling 71 percent of the total volume of fresh citrus shipped from California and Arizona. Of the Exchange shipments, oranges totaled 62,127 standard cars; lemons 19,366; grapefruit 4162. In addition to fresh fruit shipments, MacArthur boulevard to a dangerous degree. The air current seemed to make an abrupt turn southward after emerging from Santa Ana canyon and was hardly noticeable in Anaheim. ANAHEIM POLICE SQUAD ROOM HAS 'FACE' LIFTED Proud artisans are Traffic Officer Fred Cornell and Patrolman Forrest Wolverton, who completed the redecorating of the squad room of the Anaheim police department in the city hall. In green and chrome trim splendor are new cupboards, one for each officer and a glass-topped architectype desk with three tiers of five drawers each, complete with lock, also one to an officer. Individual paper racks, also constructed by Cornell and Wolverton, are neatly labeled with names of the force's personnel. Expert Passes Bad Checks On Local Banks Anaheim banks have been timized within the past few days by a bad check expert who cording to Lt. Thomas Taylor the police department has a period of little over two weeks trained over $10,000 from southeastern California banks by the method used here. The system used by the swer, Lt. Taylor said, indicates is thoroughly familiar with bookkeeping methods. Both checks cashed here drawn on a Los Angeles branch of the California Bank. One ported to have been drawn by Aero-Jet Corporation and another by Consolidated Chevron Corp., Ltd. One was for $22.10 and the other for $228.30. Two men believed to have connection with the man victimizing the bank has cashed checks Anaheim stores for a total $282.95. The checks subsequently bounced. In each case a would come into a store in morning, buy some goods and either he or his brother would turn for them later in the day. Later a second man would call the merchandise and present check for considerably more than the bill for the goods. Each check was typewritten and carried name copied apparently from rural mail route box. The change made out ostensibly in ment for orchard work. OAC Forecasts Another Year Of Small Fruit Another year of small Valencia orange sizes is foreseen in 1948 by the Orange Administrative Committee which has just announced results of measurements taken from October 1 to November 1. While the weighted average for all Valencia growing districts in southern California indicated the fruit was larger on October 1, last, than it was on the corresponding date last year, and made a better growth during October than it did in October, 1946 and better even than the 18-year average for October, it was markedly smaller on November 1 than the 18-year average size. The average dimension of Valencias in all southern California districts as of October 1, was 1.740 inches. During October it grew PAT SCHNEIDER WINS BICYCLE FREE HONOR CLUB SHOW Proud beyond belief was nine-and-a-half year old Pat Schneider of 607 West Vermont street, when he won the grand prize, a shining new Schwinn bicycle, donated by Tex Riddleton, during the second big free show, sponsored by the recently organized Anaheim Honor Bicycle club, Saturday morning in the Anaheim high school auditorium. Everyone had so much fun no one wanted to go home, according to club officials. The event, which ran at 9:30 o'clock, did not close until 1 o'clock that afternoon. More than 825 club members 6 to years of age, friends and pars attended. Program highlights of the highly joint show included a discussion by Rev. Howard S. Congdon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, a talk by Highway Patrol Officer Chuck Hardard, organ interpretations by Dr. A. F. Faust, organist of St. Francis Catholic church, and the swinging of four motion pictures. Other prizes, donated by Anaheim merchants, were awarded. A supervisor set from Victor G. Loly will run bicycle head and lights, was won by Shared Hardard, 9, 214 South Walnut Street, a fifth grade student at Benjamin Franklin elementary school. Stewart Congdon, 8, 208 East Broadway, third grade pupil at Broadway school, became the new owner of a three-battery front headlight, given by Al DeWitt Service station. A streamlined bicycle seat, courtesy of Charles A. Brown of the Anaheim Barber shop, was won by Donald Coulter, 554 South Citron street, 12-year-old seventh grade student of Fremont Junior high school. Frank Saucedo, 14, 1026 North Patt street, eighth grade pupil at Fremont school, received a red and green tail light, run by battery. The twin set was donated by the honor club council. A tool case was won by Onda Foster, 13, 907 North Helena street, eighth grade student of Fremont school. The gift was through the courtesy of Ehlers and Heying Bicycle and Key shop. A bicycle tool set from Rex Construction company was given to Marie Ann Dargatz, 10, 726 South Helena street, fifth grade student of Lutheran school. "Goops" was the topic of Rev. Congdon's scintillating speech. "Don't be goops on bicycles," he admonstrated. Holding his audience captivated, the former chaplain with the armed forces, on October 1, last, than it was on the corresponding date last year, and made a better growth during October than it did in October, 1946 and better even than the 18-year average for October, it was markedly smaller on November 1 than the 18-year average size. The average dimension of Valencias in all southern California districts as of October 1, was 1.740 inches. During October it grew .222 of an inch, giving it an average dimension of 1.962 inches as of November 1. The average number of fruits required to fill a packing box on November 1, last was 519, compared to 552 on November 1, 1946. The 18-year average diameter on October 1 is 1.885. Average growth rate in October is .202 of an inch; average diameter on November 1 is 2.087 inches and it requires only 414 of such fruit to fill a box. Orange county Valencias were near the bottom of the list for size last October 1, but were near the top for growth rate during October. For northern Orange county the average diameter of the fruit on October 1 was 1.706. It gained .250 of an inch during October, which gave it an average diameter of 1.956 inches as of November 1; oranges per box as of November 1, 526. In southern Orange county the average diameter was 1.707 inches; the growth rate in October was .224 of an inch, making the average diameter of the fruit as of November 1, 1.931 inches; oranges per box as of November 1, 535. San Diego carried off the honors last year for Valencia sizes, but this year the San Fernando valley was out in front with an average of 447 oranges per box as of November 1. The Redlands-Highlands district was next with 455, the Corona-Riverside district was third with 478 and San Diego county was fourth with 494. At the bottom of the size scale was the Cucamonga-San Dimas-Uplands-Pomona district with 585 fruits per box. Northern Orange county's growth rate of .250 of an inch lead all districts and the Azusa-Covina-Glendora district was low with a gain of .182 of an inch. But it still was ahead of the October, 1946 average gain of .179 for all districts. The 18-year October average is .202 of an inch. On the basis of October 1 measurements the OAC project on Expert Passes Bad Checks On Local Banks Naheim banks have been viced within the past few days on bad check expert who, acting to Lt. Thomas Taylor of police department has in a good of little over two weeks obed over $10,000 from southern California banks by the same good used here. The system used by the swindl-l-t. Taylor said, indicated he thoroughly familiar with bank keeping methods. With checks cashed here were worn on a Los Angeles branch of California Bank. One purported to have been drawn by the Jet Corporation and the by Consolidated Chemical Ltd. One was for $233.80 the other for $228.30. Two men believed to have no connection with the man victimizing the bank has cashed checks at Naheim stores for a total of 195. The checks subsequently receded. In each case a man had come into a store in the building, buy some goods and say he or his brother would re-fer them later in the day. A second man would call for merchandise and present a bill for considerably more than will for the goods. Each check typewritten and carried a copy copied apparently from a mail route box. The checks made out ostensibly in pay-for orchard work. Irvine Interests In $418,000 Land Deal in County A deed filed last weekend in the office of County Recorder Ruby McFarland disclosed the sale of a considerable acreage of farm land lying partly in Los Angeles and partly in Orange county by the estate of the late Susanna Bixby Bryant to the Irvine company, its manager, H. B. Hellis and Mrs. Hellis, and W. S. Tubach, Santa Ana realty broker, for a total price of $418,000. The Irvine company purchased a half interest in the property, Mr. and Mrs. Hellis and Tubach a one-fourth interest each. Recorded at the same time were a trust deed given by Mr. and Mrs. Hellis for $90,000 and one by Tubach for $100,000, both in favor of the Irvine company. Northern Orange county's growth rate of .250 of an inch lead all districts and the Azusa-Covina-Glendora district was low with a gain of .182 of an inch. But it still was ahead of the October, 1946 average gain of .179 for all districts. The 18-year October average is .202 of an inch. On the basis of October 1 measurements, the OAC project an average of 282 oranges to the box on July 1, 1948 for northern Orange county. The projection is based on the assumption that the fruit would grow at the 18-year average rate. The projection for southern Orange county was 262 fruits per box. But if the fruit grows at the October rate the OAC forecast of sizes will have to be revised upward materially. S. A. Canyon Road To Be Made Four Lane Highway Santa Ana Canyon road which carries traffic between the San Bernardino mountains and the southcoast beaches and has grown into one of the heavily traveled thoroughfares in southern California is to be widened, according to an announcement this week by the state division of highways. The road which now is a two-lane highway over most of its length is to be widened to a four-lane divided highway. The first section to be widened, it was said, will be that from the intersection of Santiago road and Tustin avenue just south of Olive to the old Peralta school house site. Before Europeans lived at the Cape of Good Hope, letters were left for passing ships under a rock which is now in the walls of the Cape Town post office.