anaheim-gazette 1947-12-11

Well, the regular football season wound up in a blaze of glory last Saturday afternoon and now we have only the regular bowl games to look forward to in the gridiron sport. Notre Dame really showed the folks how the game should be played fielding a team the like of which these old eyes have never beheld. The Trojans put up a game as good or better than they have all year and up to the final gun were trying their best to make another score. Their best was simply no match for the perfection shown by the Irish. If there are better teams in the country, including the pros, then we would like to see them. The game was very cleanly played and the teams were a credit to both great institutions as the paying customers who totaled over 104,000 can testify. Anaheim is to be complimented upon the Christmas finery that adorns its streets. After looking over all the towns in this section it becomes apparent that we have the best. Also the best in offerings of merchandise for the holiday trade. The thing that looms largest in our eyes is the parking. Our off-street lots take a tremendous load off the streets. It is seldom that a person cannot find a place to leave the old buggy close to stores you wish to visit. That is surely a big item during the Christmas rush. The moral to be drawn is simple: shop in Anaheim. Navel Market Climbs After Season’s Low The orange market last week dropped to a new low for the current navel season but began a brisk come-back this week. On a sales volume well ahead of any comparable week in the preceding three years the average for all sizes and grades was about $2.04 l.o.b. In the corresponding week a year ago the average was $4.84, in 1945 it was $4.38 and in 1944 the f.o.b. average was $3.98. Most of the California oranges sold last week were the beautiful big navels from northern and central California where the peak sizes are 150s and 176s, which sizes are bringing the best prices in the market. On the citrus auctions early this week fancy navels were selling for at an average advance of 36 to 77 cents over the average for the same sizes a week earlier. This week fancy 126s were bringing $4.20 a box delivered com- Postoffice To Be Open Next Two Saturdays To facilitate the handling of Christmas mail, the Anaheim postoffice will forego Saturday afternoons off until after Christmas. The postoffice will remain open until 6 p.m. next Saturday and the afternoon of December 20, it was announced this week by Postmaster Louis H. Hoskins. Southern Navel Growth Is Slow During November While super-sized navels are presenting a problem to northern and central California growers, Orange Administrative Committee figures available this week indicate southern California navels will not be much larger than last year's undersized fruit. Navels in southern California were about 10 per cent ahead of the average on October 1 but have lost all of that advantage since then. November's growth rate of navels in all southern California it becomes apparent that we have the best. Also the best in offerings of merchandise for the holiday trade. The thing that looms largest in our eyes is the parking. Our off-street lots take a tremendous load off the streets. It is seldom that a person cannot find a place to leave the old buggy close to stores you wish to visit. That is surely a big item during the Christmas rush. The moral to be drawn is simple: shop in Anaheim—save wear and tear on yourself and your pocketbook. R. Foster Lamm, the new president of the Southern County Bank, looks the part of the typical country banker but acts a little different. His eyes are not made of glass and much of the time they show a twinkle. Unlike the typical country banker he will admit that his job is to loan a person money. We haven't tried it yet—but believe Mr. Lamm would take the attitude that you are doing him a favor to ask for a loan instead of him doing you a favor. Times are changing. You certainly have to hand it to the Midwestern pastor who introduced something really new in the task of raising money for the church by handing out $10 bills to his parishioners for them to invest. The idea has paid off handsomely. The original "investment" is reported to have been nearly tripled, and, along with voluntary contributions the church has received more than $25,000. A nuclear scientist says that the heat of the sun will last for another 10 billion years. Well, that's one worry off our minds. "Papa, why do they rope off the aisles at a wedding?" "So the groom can't get away." Small talk usually comes in large quantities. Only Court Can Settle River Row Says Warren (Western News Service) Solution of difficulties between California and Arizona over water from the Colorado river can come only as the result of a U. S. Supreme Court adjudication of the water, Governor Earl Warren believes. The governor said a resolution will be before Congress asking Most of the California oranges sold last week were the beautiful big navels from northern and central California where the peak sizes are 150s and 176s, which sizes are bringing the best prices in the market. On the citrus auctions early this week fancy navels were selling for at an average advance of 36 to 77 cents over the average for the same sizes a week earlier. This week fancy 126s were bringing $4.20 a box delivered, compared to $3.43 last week; 150s were selling this week for $4.34, last week for $3.62; 176s brought $4.21, last week they averaged $3.46; fancy 200s averaged $3.88 this week, last week $3.11; 220s averaged this week $3.88, a week earlier $2.79; 252s averaged $3.24 Tuesday, a week earlier the average was $2.76, and 288s averaged (Continued on Page 6) Toastmasters Take In Six New Members Six new members were inducted into the Anaheim Toastmasters club at its meeting last Monday night at La Palma Grill. They were Earnest Bullock, B.C. Garahwiler, Gene Kannard, C.J. Stillson, Louis Taylor and C.J. Thompson. Inducting officer was the master of ceremonies, Earl E. Smith. The table topic, "Television," was discussed by Robert J. Allen. Hermen Hoch was the toastmaster of the evening. Speakers and their subjects were Kenneth Heuler who gave his autobiography, Ed Wright, "A Mistake in Life"; and C.J. Stillson, "My Hobby." John Knutzen was timekeeper, Robert H. Allen was critic for the evening and winner of the Patterson trophy was Ed Wright. Next week's table topic will be discussed by Dr. D.D. Roberts, toastmaster will be Sydney Pelew, R.H. Allen again will serve as critic and the diction critic will be Earnest Bullock. Speakers will be R.J.Allen, Vic Huber, Royal Martin and Aubrey Van Verst. President Van Verst asked that all speakers bring their basic training books with them. He also announced there would be no meeting of December 22 which falls in Christmas week. While super-sized navels are presenting a problem to northern and central California growers, Orange Administrative Committee figures available this week indicate southern California navels will not be much larger than last year's undersized fruit. Navels in southern California were about 10 per cent ahead of the average on October 1 but have lost all of that advantage since then. November's growth rate of navels in all southern California districts averaged .076 of an inch. The long term average for November is .119. Measurements as of November 1 showed an average of 286 fruits per box. The December 1 average was 264 fruits per box. The figures on valencia growth in November were not available this week. Car Owners Told How to Figure License Fees The State Department of Motor Vehicles this week issued a table informing private passenger automobile owners the 1947-48 license fees they will be required to pay for their 1948 motor licenses, under the new law enacted at the last session of the Legislature. The minimum fee is now $7 and will be payable on all cars whose 1947 license cards lists fees ranging from $3.40 to $4.50. Owners of cars now listed at $4.51 to $5.50 will pay $8. If the present fee is listed at $5.51 to $6.50, the owner will pay $9, and advancing in one-dollar jumps to the top figure of $53 for cars with fees now listed at $49.51 to $50.50. Owners of trucks trailers and motorcycles will receive the correct statement of 1948 license fees on potential registration cards being mailed to them in duplicate. New Tract At Garden Grove Ground was broken last week for another sizeable residential subdivision in Garden Grove. It will surround the Lincoln school on three sides. There will be about 110 lots in the tract, averaging 72 by 110 feet. Orange trees have been uprooted for streets which form a loop around the school grounds with lots on both sides. Officers Tell Ways of 'Check Artists' Only Court Can Settle River Row Says Warren (Western News Service) Solution of difficulties between California and Arizona over water from the Colorado river can come only as the result of a U. S. Supreme Court adjudication of the water, Governor Earl Warren believes. The governor said a resolution will be before Congress asking the U. S. attorney general to present the case to the court for adjudication purposes. "There isn't enough water to go around," the governor said, "and I do not believe the differences of the two states can be resolved now either by arbitration or by compact. When a situation reaches this point, the only thing left is for the court to determine the matter." Warren said he was hopeful an early decision would result "as each state must make plans for increasing population, and in making the plans, must know how much water is available." Year Round Bass Season Studied By Commission (Western News Service) Proposal of the Bureau of Fish Conservation, State Division of Fish and Game, to open limited waters of the state to year-round fishing for bass, crappie and blue gill, has received official approval of the southern council of conservation clubs. Fish and game commissioners have requested sportsmen's reaction to the proposal, which is designed to relieve seasonal pressure on California trout waters. Regulatory action on spiny rayed fish will be discussed at the commission meeting January 9 and 10 in San Francisco. Officers Tell Ways of 'Check Artists' And How 'Hot' Check May Be Detected California merchants paid $4,000,000 in hard cash out of their tills in 1946 to passers of worthless checks. Metropolitan police officers, on the basis of complaints received to date, say the take of the "hot check artists" this year will exceed last year's figure by 60 per cent. And Anaheim merchants will have contributed their full share, records at police headquarters indicate. In an effort to help local merchants cut down these losses, Anaheim police, with the assistance of officers from neighboring cities, held a demonstration of how professional fictitious check passers work and gave some simple rules as to how to detect them, at a general meeting held Wednesday night. Principal speaker was Lieut. William Hovell of the Fullerton police department who, with the assistance of Lieut. Thomas Taylor of the Anaheim department, gave some lantern slides to illustrate the talk. From Lieut. Taylor's collection of fictitious checks cashed recently in northern Orange county they showed a number which obviously were passed by professionals. Some were written on regular check forms issued by the banks on which they were drawn and bearing what appeared to be the business name and address of the drawer printed in the corner. Close examination revealed, however, that the business card was put on with a rubber stamp. Other check forms were made by rubber stamps and in at least two cases the check forms were printed on safety paper by the "hot check artist" himself. In giving a few simple rules by which fictitious checks may be detected Lieut. Taylor pointed out that in endorsing one check the individual who passed it gave a Santa Ana address which does not exist and besides he spelled it "Santa Anna." The false address, Taylor pointed out, might have been detected if the merchant cashing it had only looked at the householders guide for Santa Ana in the Orange county directory. What appear to be pay roll checks have been so frequently used by the professional bad check passers that they have become suspicious among merchants. The up-to-the-minute swindlers now are turning to bank money orders, but the forms of these are so hard for unauthorized persons to obtain that they are having their own forged forms printed. Last night's meeting was held in the city council chambers in City Hall. Officers say many of the fictitious checks now flooding California are passed by crooks recently arrived from the east. ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1947 Office To Open Next Saturdays Cilligte the handling of mall, the Anaheim will forego Saturday mons off until after Christ- postoffice will remain till 6 p. m. next Satur- the afternoon of De-20; it was announced by Postmaster Louis Lins. Northern Navel Growth Is Slow November super-sized navels are a problem to northern al California growers, administrative Committee available this week indi- northern California navels are much larger than last densized fruit. in southern California at 10 per cent ahead of time on October 1 but have that advantage since member's growth rate of all southern California New Sewerage Plans Possible For 2 Areas Engineers of the Orange County Sewerage Survey and members of the county advisory committee were in conference this week on possible modification of plans for formation of districts No. 2 and 3 in the county-wide sewerage system. Two hearings for each district have been held by the board of supervisors. These have given advisory committee members and the engineers an indication of sentiment among various interests in each district. The hearings developed the fact that oil companies, whose holdings constitute a considerable part of the assessed valuation of each district, favor inclusion of their properties in the proposed districts, though waiting to hear from tax experts in their home offices before giving formal approval. The oil companies depend on public sewerage for disposal of the waste water involved Chest Workers Plan to Comb Anaheim Stores At midweek the Community Chest campaign was barely past the $18,000 mark on its way to its goal of $26,300. "But we are going to make it." declared Campaign Director Edward J. Power. "We are going to make it if we have to keep this campaign going until it is time to begin on next year's Community Chest." The four Anaheim service clubs which spearheaded this year's fund drive are reorganizing their committees to make a canvass of Anaheim stores and other places of business. The "flying squadrons" which will visit the business places may not have time to recanvass the residential areas where they failed in many cases to find residents at home, but Director Power hopes those who were missed will send their contributions, preferably not less than $7—$1 for each of the seven Anaheim agencies to be sun- Anaheim Prepares To Make Christmas Anaheim this week w before to make the Christmas shopping, a joy. The down-town Christmas including the bright garland lights, the scintillating Chr- the Christmas trees on th glowed and glittered richly Annual Service For Dead Held By Elks Club Of special significance was annual Elks memorial service Sunday afternoon in the house, for several veteran's organizations attended in a body their observance of Pearl Har- Day./ They heard Dr. Frederic Woellner, professor of educa- at the University of California Los Angeles, deliver the address preceded by a half-hour of sad music by the Elks band under direction of William Cook. Exalted Ruler Lyman Pack Owners Told to Figure Fees The Department of Motor This week issued a table private passenger autnors the 1947-48 license will be required to pay 1948 motor licenses, now being enacted at the in of the Legislature. Premium fee is now $7 and available on all cars whose the cards lists fees rang- $3.40 to $4.50. Owners of listed at $4.51 to $5.50. If the present fee is $5.51 to $6.50, the owner and advancing in onepips to the top figure of cars with fees now listed to $50.50. Of trucks, trailers and its will receive the corment of 1948 license fees. Registration cards betow them in duplicate. Tract At Garden Grove was broken last week over sizeable residential in Garden Grove. It and the Lincoln school dies. There will be about on the tract, averaging feet. Orange trees have noted for streets which op around the school with lots on both sides. Assessed Values In County Up 32.4% in Year Assessed value of taxable property in Orange county for 1947-48 was 32.4 per cent greater than that for 1946-47. The increase is made up of 53.3 per cent increase fund drive are reorganizing their committees to make a canvass of Anaheim stores and other places of business. The "flying squadrons" which will visit the business places may not have time to recanvass the residential areas where they failed in many cases to find residents at home, but Director Power hopes those who were missed will send their contributions, preferably not less than $7—$1 for each of the seven Anaheim agencies to be supported this year—to Community Chest headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building, 136 N. Los Angeles street. “There must be few residents of Anaheim, indeed, who are wholly unwilling to help us meet our responsibility, and who will not gladly save us the trouble of looking them up,” said Power. Rotarians Told About Row Over Colorado Water The issues and the stakes involved in the controversy between California and Arizona over Colorado river water were outlined to the Anaheim Rotary club at its meeting Monday by Mr. J. Dowd; consulting engineer of the Imperial Valley Irrigation District. As Dowd pictured the situation, Arizona would take a million acre feet from the Lower Basin's share of Colorado river water, which as of today already faces an ultimate deficit of from 100,000 to 300,000 acre feet, to irrigate 150,000 acres in central Arizona. As the holder of the junior rights to Colorado river water, the deficit would first be felt by cities and communities served by the Metropolitan Water District. And for this water the proposed users in Arizona would not pay enough in rates even to cover maintenance and operating costs. The original capital cost, estimated at $600,000 to begin with and ultimately a billion dollars, would come out of pockets of U.S. taxpayers and California power users. Arizona interests hope to put their plan through Congress while California interests seek an adjudication in the U.S. Supreme Court. County Officers Asked to Join Crime Study Of special significance was annual Elks memorial service Sunday afternoon in the house, for several veteran's organizations attended in a body their observance of Pearl Harbor Day. They heard Dr. Frederick Woellner, professor of education at the University of California Los Angeles, deliver the address preceded by a half-hour of sad music by the Elks band under direction of William Cook. Exalted Rtler Lyman Pack conducted ritualistic services invocation and benediction offered by Rev. Howard S. Condon, pastor of First Presbyterian Church. The Harmonettes of Anaheim Union high school directed by Milton Young, sang seven choral numbers, and one of the Miss Bonnie Rhodes, was sold in their rendition of Malotis "The Lord's Prayer." Miss Shirley Beneke was accompanist. The 132 Anaheim Elks served in World War II was honored at services last night scheduled feature of the program was a showing by Ben Agajan of a film of a game played by Los Angeles Dons professional football team of which "Aggie" the kicking specialist. Franklin School Kids Seek Food For Navajos Spurred by a radio broadcaster telling of the near-starvation caused by the Southwest have been reduced because of failing pasture for sheep, youngsters attending Anaheim's Benjamin Franklin school this week were dipping into a larder at their homes and soliciting neighbors and friends for contributions to a Christmas gift that are preparing to send these original Americans. At midweek there was an estimated amount of canned fruit and vegetables, dried fruits, beaflour, sugar, cornmeal and other edibles collected in the various rooms at the school, and the collection was expected to grow materially today. Tomorrow May Charles Pearson will take the whole collection to radio station KNX which broadcast news on the plight of the Navajos and other Indians of the Southwest. The collection is in charge of the boys and girls of the third grade who, under their teacher Miss Beryl Kennedy, have been Assessed Values In County Up 32.4% in Year Assessed value of taxable property in Orange county for 1947-48 was 32.4 per cent greater than that for 1946-47. The increase is made up of 53.3 per cent increase in the valuation of land, 8.1 per cent increase in value of improvements on land, 33.7 per cent increase in taxable value of personal property and money, and a 36.3 per cent increase in exemptions, the association found. Total valuation of taxable property in the county for 1947-48 is $324,150,985, the association said. Value of land is $189,474,100; improvements on land, $114,508,330, personal property and money, $40,558,815. Exemptions reduce these items by $20,390,260. Over the state as a whole, total taxable valuation for 1947-48 is 20.8 per cent higher than that for 1946-47. This increase is made up of a 19.6 per cent increase in the value of land, 18.5 per cent increase in valuation of improvements, 29 per cent increase in value of personal property and money. Exemptions, statewide, increased by 27.6 per cent. Total value to taxable property in California reached $10,994,822,-625 for 1947-48, the association said. Of this, $4,230,053,385 was in land, $4,741,961,635 in improvements on land, and $2,447,020,780 in personal property and money. Exemptions from taxation have an assessed value of $424,413,175. "The 20.8 per cent increase in total taxable valuation throughout the state means that each cent of tax rate levied for 1947-48 is bringing in one-fifth more than a cent did for 1946-47, on the average," California Taxpayers Association said. County Officers Asked to Join Crime Study Attorney General Fred N. Howser has requested District Attorney James L. Davis and Sheriff James A. Musick of Orange county to attend a meeting of all California sheriffs and district attorneys in San Francisco today, called to fight the increasing menace of crime. Those attending will discuss training for law enforcement officers, narcotic problems, new rackets, floater policy, compulsory registration of ex-convicts, and the wire service set-up. State Instructs Public As To New Safety Law An educational campaign to help in enforcement of a new law which makes it a misdemeanor for heavy equipment operators to move their equipment within six feet of high voltage power lines is under way by the State Division of Industrial Safety. The division hopes through the campaign to reduce the number of accidents, many of which have been fatal, caused by heavy mobile equipment coming in contact with the lines. Maximum sentence for violation of the law is $500 fine and six months in jail, and penalties apply both to owners and employee operators of equipment, the law says. The report of the California Production and Marketing Administration for 1946 has just been released and a review of its statistical data shows Orange counties is in the upper brackets of California counties in participation and accomplishment. This is all the more noteworthy says Eric E. Eastman, secretary of the Orange County Agriculture Conservation association, because so many Orange county farms and orchards are located on level land little subject to erosion and not eligible for many water-conservation practices. The remaining farms, therefore says Eastman, have participated in a high degree in order to give the county a high standing in the state. A review of the standing of the county among the 57 in the state, with respect to the sundivisions in the report shows the proportionate needs—as well... CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY Weekly Temperatures By Association Laboratory Day Min. Max. Thursday 50 56 Friday 43 57 Saturday 44 58 Sunday 39 62 Monday 42 62 Tuesday 34 63 Wednesday 37 62 Anaheim Prepared As Never Before To Make Christmas Shopping Joyous Anaheim this week was more fully prepared than ever to make the Christmas season, including the pre-Christmas shopping, a joyous experience. The down-town Christmas decorations were all in place, adding the bright garlands across the street, the colored lights, the scintillating Christmas stars, the merry red bells, Christmas trees on the lamp posts. The store windows were red and glittered richly with irresistible gift suggestions. Stocks back of the windows were more complete and varied and of better quality than they have been since pre-war days. To add to the atmosphere of festivity the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce resumed its broadcasts of Christmas carols and other Christmas music from a loudspeaker atop the Golden State building at Center and Los Angeles streets. Parking space was beginning to be hard to find in the heart of the retail shopping district but there was still plenty of free all-day, off-street parking space in the city's two parking lots and in private lots. City Employees Get Hospital Insurance Free The frequency change-over from 50 to 60 cycles officially ended Monday, it was reported to the city council Tuesday evening by Vard W. Hannum, city superintendent of light, water and power. The Edison Company removed all files and completed moving out of salvaged materials from the city power house, then presented the city with a check for $1800 for the power department's work in changing over its own depot. The regular session of the council was mostly taken up with reading of monthly reports by City Clerk Charles Griffith, but one resolution was of importance to municipal employees. It was official adoption of the plan proposed two weeks ago whereby the city bears the expenses for all employees to become members of the Blue Cross hospital insurance plan. The cost will be $3.15 for each male employee and $3.80 for special significance was the Elks memorial services today afternoon in the clubhouse, for several veteran's organizations attended in a body as observance of Pearl Harbor. They heard Dr. Frederic P. Garner, professor of education at University of California at Angeles, deliver the address, led by a half-hour of sacred prayer by the Elks band under the direction of William Cook. Lt. Ruler Lyman Packard directed ritualistic services and dedication and benediction were led by Rev. Howard S. Congaster of First Presbyterian Church. The Harmonettes of Ana-Union high school, directed by Hilton Young, sang several numbers, and one of them, Bonnie Rhodes, was soloist in their rendition of Malotte's Lord's Prayer." Miss Shirley Lee was accompanist. 132 Anaheim Elks who died in World War II were held at services last night. Aaled feature of the program is showing by Ben Agajanian film of a game played by the Angeles Dons professional all team of which "Aggie" iscking specialist. Franklin School Kids Seek Food for Navajos served by a radio broadcast of the near-starvation diet which the Navajo Indians of southwest have been reduced to failing pasture for their youngsters attending Ana-Benjamin Franklin school. Week were dipping into the at their homes and soliciting neighbors and friends for consents to a Christmas gift they preparing to send to these or Americans. midweek there was an united amount of canned fruits vegetables, dried fruits, beans, sugar, cornmeal and other collected in the various at the school, and the colony was expected to grow may today. Tomorrow Mayor Pearson will take the collection to radio station which broadcast news of sight of the Navajos and Indians of the Southwest. Collection is in charge of boys and girls of the third who, under their teacher, Jerel Kennedy, have been Commerce resumed its broadcasts of Christmas carols and other Christmas music from a loudspeaker atop the Golden State building at Center and Los Angeles streets. Parking space was beginning to be hard to find in the heart of the retail shopping district but there was still plenty of free all-day, off street parking space in the city's two parking lots and in private lots. Rain last Friday night failed to scare away Santa Claus who paraded down Center street according to schedule, but it must have scared away many school kids who held lucky numbers in the annual Christmas Gift hunt which is a part of the Anaheim Christmas celebration. At least there were scores of lucky numbers in store windows indicating the prizes they represented had not been claimed. In the Christmas Gift hunt Allen Moody, 925 East Vermont street, and Bobbie Jean Downs, 729 North Paulina street, held the numbers that won the new bicycles and Jimmie Donovan, 518 South Palm, and Bobbie Martin, 829 North Lemon, had the numbers for the two wrist watches. Next Monday Anaheim stores will begin remaining open even (Continued on Page 6) Girl Scouts To Sell Christmas Seals Saturday Girl Scouts will be on parade at busy points throughout all the towns in Orange county next Saturday when they will be selling Christmas Seals to those who have not received them through the mail and to those who want to purchase additional seals. Sale of seals is lagging considerably and through this drive, officials of the drive hope to swell the sale. Easily seen, the headdresses and armbands to be worn by the volunteer sellers have been especially designed by Hattie Carnegie, famous dressmaker and designer, as her contribution to the Seal sale. One of the hundreds of letters received in the association's office was from an elderly woman who wrote that she was 91 years old without any income, but that she had received a gift at Thanksgiving time of five dollars. She was enclosing three dollars of her gift and stated that she only wished it could be three thousand dollars changing over its own depot. The regular session of the council was mostly taken up with reading of monthly reports by City Clerk Charles Griffith, but one resolution was of importance to municipal employees. It was official adoption of the plan proposed two weeks ago whereby the city bears the expenses for all employees to become members of the Blue Cross hospital insurance plan. The cost will be $3.15 for each male employee and $3.80 for each feminine worker. Members of employee's families may also be insured but not at city expense. The Southern Pacific Railway again besought the council to grant a 50 year franchise to the company. The former grant expired several months ago, but the council held off issuing a new franchise until improvements made to the railroad property on S. Los Angeles street met with the council's approval. The council promised to inspect the property and approve a new 50 year franchise within the near future. The State Division of Highways sent a Christmas present to the city in the form of a notice that the state will foot the bill for operation of automatic traffic signals in the city. On Jan. 1, 1948, the city will become entitled to bill the state for electricity used in operating the lights at Center and Los Angeles streets. Future signals will also be operated by the state. Estimated cost for a six months period is $200 for one set of signals. The report of the executive board meeting of the Joint Outfall Sewer Dec. 4 was accepted and filed. In the report it was stated that the board had decided that the bacterial analysis made by Orange county Health Department along the beach adjacent to the Marine section of the outfall be sent to the state department of health, requesting an answer as to the course to be taken should the same dangerous conditions prevail in summer months. Highlights of monthly reports were the city treasurer's report of a bank balance of $269,621.95, as of November 30, and the report of Tax Collector A. G. Tuma that he had collected $55,335.60 and distributed it as follows: general fund, $25,027.73, library fund, $13,225.01, bond redemption fund, $16,403.56, weed cleaning, $699.30. He reported that $62,641.75 remains to be collected. November running expenses for the city libraries were $269,621.95. Report Shows Orange County Ranks High in Agricultural Conservation A report of the California citation and Marketing Administration for 1946 has just been filed and a review of its stand data shows Orange county is the upper brackets of Californias counties in participation compliance. This all the more noteworthy, Eric E. Eastman, secretary of Orange County Agricultural Division association, because by Orange county farms and lands are located on level land subject to erosion and not for many water-conservative practices. Remaining farms, therefore, Eastman, have participated to degree in order to give the county a high standing in the review of the standing of county, among the 57 in the with respect to the sub-areas in the report shows the rationale needs—as well as interest—in the various phases of conservation. Also the results of the closing months of the war program for agriculture are revealing, and are included in the report. PARTICIPATION BY FARMS There were 27,613 participating farms in the state; Orange county was seventh with 1100 farms in 1680 parcels. 65 percent of the county's farm land participated, giving it fifth place in the state, and 87.1 percent of its range land was under the program, giving it first place. In actual cropland, we ranged 13th with 50.9 percent included in the program; and commercial orchards ranked 24th in the state with 33.7 percent participating. USE OF SOIL AMENDMENTS The use of phosphates under the program was limited to new seedings of alfalfa and permanent pas- (Continued on Page 6) Highlights of monthly reports were the city treasurer's report of a bank balance of $269,621.95, as of November 30, and the report of Tax Collector A. G. Tuma that he had collected $55,335.60 and distributed it as follows: general fund, $25,027.73, library fund, $13,225.01, bond redemption fund, $16,403.56, weed cleaning, $699.30. He reported that $62,641.75 remains to be collected. November running expenses for the city library were $2,138.77 for books and salaries and supplies. A balance of $11,573.63 remains in the fund. The city clerk reported that $640.10 in delinquent taxes are uncollected, plus $60.40 (Continued on Page 6) Long Overdue Rain Followed By Cold Wave Rain last weekend varied in Orange county from a fraction of an inch to over two inches and in spots raised the season's total to almost half of the total at the corresponding date last year. The precipitation at the Association Laboratory on Lincoln boulevard measured 1.52 inches for the storm and brought the season's total to 2.06 inches, compared to a total of 6.55 inches at the corresponding date last year. The rain ended the driest year in southern California records. It was practically the first general storm since early last January. On the heels of the rain came a chill wave which sent the temperature Tuesday morning to as low as 28 degrees in some cold spots and whitened many a lawn with frost. There was light firing in some northern Orange county lemon groves and even orange growers with cold orchards were alerted, but not in the vicinity of the Association Laboratory whose thermometer went no lower Tuesday morning than 34 degrees.