anaheim-gazette 1948-01-01

COLONY QUIPS We wish: For all our customers a very prosperous New Year. For those who are not our customers that they would get smart, quit listening to that poor propaganda and get on the right side. For all our friends that they keep on being our friends in spite of everything. For all our enemies that they cease being our enemies. For the people of northern Orange county that they all become steady customers of Anaheim. For all the people who do not live in northern Orange county that they find a way to settle here and also trade in Anaheim. For the orange growers that they all learn to raise large sizes of fancy fruit. For the baseball 'nuts' that we have a ball club and a good one next year. For the automobile owner that he will drive more carefully and have no accidents in 1948. For the Chamber of Commerce a host of new industries. For the Republicans a new President. For the Democrats a good long rest. For the Anaheim Lions club a lot of fines so their party for crippled children may be bigger and better. For the rest of the service club a program as good as the Lion club party. For all our churches increase. VOLUME LXXVII ANAHEIM Chamber Tells 'What We Stand For' In Planning Future of Anaheim Dr. Kersten Finds Italy Poor But Busy After four months postgraduate study in surgery in Europe, Erwin H. W. Kersten was back his Anaheim practice this week. During most of his absence Kersten worked under Dr. Piet Valdoni, professor of surgery at the medical school of the University of Rome, and regarded over Europe as an outstanding thority of stomach surgery. Dr. Kersten spent three weeks with Dr. Valdoni at London where he watched him perform some operations and attended the International Conference on Surgery Afterward he went to Rome way of Paris, Basel—where he visited one of Switzerland's newest and finest hospitals—and Florence. At Rome he had the go For the Chamber of Commerce a host of new industries. For the Republicans a new President. For the Democrats a good long rest. For the Anaheim Lions club a lot of fines so their party for crippled children may be bigger and better. For the rest of the service clubs a program as good as the Lion club party. For all our churches increase attendance and well filled collection plates. For our police department that they have less work to do in curbing juvenile delinquency. For the Gazette more and bigger advertisers and a little more news print. For ourselves less work and more money. For Joe Stalin fire and bring stone (you know where). For America more food at low cost. For New York less snow. For the taxpayer less taxes. For the world "peace." Henry Wallace relieved himself of an enormous load of 'corn' on Monday evening and set himself squarely up to run for president of these United States. He came out unqualifiedly for peace and prosperity, for free speech, free dom of assembly. As we heard man say he did not get back on the Ten Commandments but this probably was an oversight. Henry is no doubt an honest fellow but the 'corn' he dished out left the indelible impression that he came from good old Iowa where they really raise that stuff. Bottlenecks Replaced By New Highways (Western News Service) C. H. Purcell, state director of public works, has announced the section of the new Bayshore free way between south San Francisco and Broadway in Burlingame would be opened Monday, January 5. The new section was constructed at a cost of $3,065,000, said George T. McCoy, state highway engineer. Approximately two weeks following opening of the new highway, all contract work will be completed, McCoy said, as there is some work to be done within Annaheim Planning commission and "approve practical application of those techniques, methods and regulations which assure the most effective use of land." It also urges that heavy traffic be confined to a minimum number of through boulevards and discourages "shoe-stringing business along major streets and highways by influencing business to locate in downtown areas." The pamphlet gave a clearcut definition of the term "Anaheim's Zone of Influence." "A 'Zone of Influence,' it says, "represents the territory which is reasonably presumed to be the future City of Anaheim." Anaheim's "Zone of Influence," it continues, "approxiates 17.75 square miles or 11,030 acres. Adding this area to the present incorporated area of 4.25 square miles, or 2730 acres, Annaim, when reaching its maximum growth, would be 21.5 square miles of about 13,760 acres. This area is bounded by Orangethorpe, Magnolia, Katella and Santa Ana river. Within this a population of 90,000 people could reside in comparative freedom from the vils of congestion. Population would approximate a low density of seven persons to the acre." In the matter of annexation the chamber stands for "the gradual annexation of areas where properties are sufficiently high in valuation and of a pattern and location which will prove as valuable assets rather than liabilities to the corporate body." The chamber gives "wholehearted support" to a county-wide sewer system based on recommendations made in the Rawn report, but if the county-wide plan lags the Chamber advocates "proceeding with the enlargement and modernization of the present Joint Outfall Sewer System to assure Anaheim's industrial growth and city-wide expansion." In the matter of industrial development the Chamber stands for "an active planned program of industrialization based on (1) broadened diversification; (2) the widely expansion of present industries; (3) the acquisition of new plants; (4) the selection of desirable types of industry; and (5) the segregation of industry in enclosed areas adequately served with public utilities." The Chamber urged that the county initiate a cooperative effort by Anaheim, Fullerton, Brea and La Habra for the construction of two highways over the Fullerton hills to lighten traffic. Of the three countries engaged in World War II he visited Anaheim said Italy seemed to faring better than either France or England. "There is no question about Italy's being poor," he said "but the Italians are willing to work and are working. As our consequence their stores seem better stocked than those I saw either of the other two countries. The only food scarcity he noted was in pastries, because sugar still scarce and high priced. A other kinds of food seemed to be plentiful, and a meal in Rome cost no more than a meal of similar quality and quantity costs in the country. Dr. Kersten went to Europe by steamship and returned by air. He left Rome on December 5 and landed in Detroit the next afternoon. Here's At Least Part of Story The faithful reader of the bulletins at the Anaheim police station is like the reader of a magazine in which all the stories are "continued in next issue" and the next issue never comes out. For instance: About 4 a.m. one morning this week the department notified neighbors in the vicinity of Los Angeles and Vermont streets were awakened by the voice of a woman an persistently calling "Jack," "Jack," went to investigate. First they found an automobile in the ditch near the intersection. Next they found a young woman out in a nearby orchard clad in pajamas, carpet slippers and a fur coat who wanted to be taken to a telephone to communicate with The new section was constructed at a cost of $3,065,000, said George T. McCoy, state highway engineer. Approximately two weeks following opening of the new high way, all contract work will be completed, McCoy said, as there is some work to be done within the connection at Broadway and Colma creek, which cannot be completed until traffic is rerouted onto the new highway. McCoy said motorists using U.S. 99 between ¼ mile south of Fowler and the Calwa overpass in Fresno county, now have a four-lane divided highway. The improvement called for construction of 6.5 miles of two lane pavement adjacent to the old road, at a cost of approximately $900,000. Final completion and acceptance of this project is slated for January 15. With only shoulder work and completion of outer highways remaining, the new four lane divided highway on U.S. 101 for a distance of 1.3 miles between Sheffield field drive and San Ysidro road south of Santa Barbara, completed at a cost of $440,000, is now open. Purcell also awarded a contract to Elmer J. Warner, Stockton, for $181,548, for the construction of a bridge, with approaches, across the Tuolumne river at Stevens Bar on state sign route 120 in Tuolumne county. CHRISTMAS EVE GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Herman Freese and two daughters, Barbara and Bonnie Jean, of West Broadway, this city, were Christmas Eve guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Otte and their daughters, Verdelle and Marcene, at their home in Olive. Wreckers this week completed the razing of one of the first houses—it may well have been the first house—built in the Anaheim Mother Colony before the colonists themselves arrived from San Francisco in 1859. It was built originally at the northeast corner of Los Angeles and Center streets for Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kuchel and their family and was a replica of the landmark known as the "Original Mother Colony House" on West street. Similar homes were built at the same time for the families of the other original colonists. About the year 1868 Mr. and Mrs. Kuchel moved the original three rooms to the east end of their 20 acre vineyard, which extended from Los Angeles to what is now Olive street, and added four more rooms to the front. When the Kuchel vineyard was subdivided and streets put through the subdivision the house occupied the southeast corner of what is now Philadelphia and Chartres street. There both Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Kuchel died and the house became the home of their daughter, Elizabeth Kuchel, who died in 1924. Then it became the home of a son, Charles Kuchel who occupied it until his death early this year. The lot on which the house stood had been owned by the Kuchel family from the time Conrad Kuchel bought his vineyard in the Mother Colony in 1857 until it was sold a few weeks ago to John O'Kane who plans to build an apartment house on it. ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1948 We Stand For Anaheim Dr. Kersten sends Italy for Busy for four months postgraduate surgery in Europe, Dr. H. W. Kersten was back at anaheim practice this week. Being most of his absence Dr. Kersten worked under Dr. Pietro Rioli, professor of surgery of medical school of the University Rome, and regarded all Europe as an outstanding aution of stomach surgery. Kersten spent three weeks in Valdoni at London where itched him perform some tons and attended the Interal Conference on Surgery. He went to Rome by Paris, Basel—where he one of Switzerland’s new-finest hospitals—and Flor-At Rome he had the good Mercury Falls To Dangerous Level Monday It was too early at midweek to assemble even a guesstimate of the damage done to citrus and other crops by the frosts which covered the county Monday and Tuesday mornings, but experienced agriculturists believed some damage was inevitable. Temperatures in most citrus growing areas of the county ranged from freezing down to as low as 23 degrees. The latter figure was registered on a thermometer at the county insectary on East Vermont street, Anaheim. The recording thermometer at the Association Laboratory on Lincoln boulevard showed the temperature fell to a minimum of 26 degrees there and hovered around that point for two hours. Growers whose groves were equipped with orchard heaters began firing them up around 2 a.m. and by 4:30 a.m. practically every one in the county was burning. Train of Tomorrow Passes Thorough Anaheim Tomorrow If you are down at the Santa Fe station between 2 and 2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Friday) you may see the General Motors company’s "Train of Tomorrow" go by. It will not stop here, or at Fullerton or Santa Ana, but it will slow down to a speed of 10 miles per hour, so you may see its exterior if not its interior. The train is scheduled to leave Los Angeles at 1:30 p.m. for San Diego, making its one stdp enroute at Oceanside to pick up a party of newspapermen. Navels Still Rising; Canada Lifts Embargo Volume of sales of navel oranges was sharply down last week and continued low this week, because of the holidays and the desire of Medical school of the University of Rome, and regarded all Europe as an outstanding auction of stomach surgery. Kersten spent three weeks at Dr. Valdoni at London where he met him perform some tests and attended the International Conference on Surgery. He went to Rome by Paris, Basel—where he one of Switzerland's new finest hospitals—and Florence. At Rome he had the good opportunity to receive an appointmentistant to Dr. Valdoni which fully gave him an excellentunity to observe the technology of the famous specialist in stomies, but to perform ops of this nature himself. Dr. Valdoni's instruction. The three countries engaged World War II he visited Dr. Valdoni which fully gave him an excellentunity to observe the technology of the famous specialist in stomies, but to perform ops of this nature himself. Dr. Valdoni's instruction. Only food scarcity he noted pastries, because sugar is rare and high priced. All kinds of food seemed to be real, and a meal in Rome cost less than a meal of similar quantity costs in this country. Kersten went to Europe by ship and returned by air. He came on December 5 and in Detroit the next afternoon. He's At Least Of Story Withful reader of the bulletin the Anaheim police station the reader of a magazine in all the stories are "convenient next issue" and the next ever comes out. Instance: 4 a.m. one morning this department notified by calls in the vicinity of Los Angeles Vermont streets were filled by the voice of a woman insistently calling "Jack," went to investigate. First and an automobile in the car the intersection. Next and a young woman out carry orchard clad in carpet slippers and a fur coat wanted to be taken to home to communicate with was registered on a thermometer at the county insectary on East Vermont street, Anaheim. The recording thermometer at the Association Laboratory on Lincoln boulevard showed the temperature fell to a minimum of 26 degrees there and hovered around that point for two hours. Growers whose groves were equipped with orchard heaters began firing them up around 2 a.m. and by 4:30 a.m. practically every one in the county was burning. While Floyd Young, head of the Fruit Frost Service at Pomona, indicated a slight modification in Orange county weather Monday night, it started with an even more menacing fall in temperatures. Lemon growers in the vicinity of Yorba Linda began firing their heaters shortly after 10 p.m. but during the night enough of a breeze sprang up to blow away the frost and heaters in most areas were doused by 2:30 a.m. Lowest temperature at the county insectary on East Vermont street was 25½ degrees and at the Association Laboratory it was 27 and began to rise before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Hard Up School District Must Wait for Help Visit of Santa Claus to California's impoverished school districts will be delayed at least until the next meeting of the state allocations board, scheduled for January 19. As a result, more than 30 representatives of school districts returned home with no assurances, when the board delayed action on their requests for funds. The board had convened with the intention of parceling out $20,000,000 in funds provided by the 1947 legislature for impoverished districts in need of sites, buildings, classrooms; and equipment. However, action was delayed when it was found: 1. Requests for funds totaling more than $23,000,000 already have been filed. 2. Requests by Hayward and Compton schools total more than $5,000,000. 3. Despite screenings by the department of education and other agencies, information was not available to enable the board to classify those districts most vitally in need of funds. It was the concensus of the volume of sales of navel oranges was sharply down last week and continued low this week, because of the holidays and the desire of the trade to start the new year with low inventories. But prices continued the upward trend both last week and this week. The average for all sizes and all grades in all markets last week was $3.05 a box f.o.b. This was 15 cents a box higher than the average for the preceding week and exactly the same as the average at the corresponding time last year on a larger volume of sales. At the comparable date in 1945 the average was $4.73 and 1944 it was $3.94. Prices this week were slightly lower on the largest sizes but improved decidedly on smaller sizes. On Tuesday's auctions the average for fancy 126s was $5.31, delivered. A week earlier the average was $5.15; 150s averaged $5.44 compared to $5.18 a week earlier; 176s averaged $5.46 compared to $4.77 last week; 200s brought $5.08 compared to $4.45 last week; 220s sold for $4.33 compared to $3.96 a week ago Tuesday and 252s averaged $4.01 compared to $3.19 a week earlier. Lemons of all sizes and all grades averaged $4.40 a box f.o.b. last week, exactly the same as the average for the preceding week. This week smaller sizes were doing somewhat better than last week. Fancy 360s averaged $6.75 delivered on the auction markets. A week earlier the same size and quality averaged $6.55, and 432s early this week averaged $5.25 delivered, compared to $5.05 a week earlier. Further good news for the citrus industry was the announcement that Canada had lifted its embargo on citrus fruits from the United States, effective the first of this week. Tragic Accident Takes Life Of Patricia Houston Todddling out behind a car to bid a retainer who returned from the convention... A VISITORS and Mrs. J. Clifford Smith, Alberta street, together and Mrs. Jack Fuquay, Grove, spent the week Jogales, Ariz. One of Original Zed This Week Four more rooms to the When the Kuchel vineras subdivided and streets ough the subdivision the occupied the southeast of what is now Philaand Chartres street. Both Mr. and Mrs. Conchel died and the house in the home of their Mr., Elizabeth Kuchel, who was 1924. Then it became one of a son, Charles who occupied it until the early this year. Not on which the house had been owned by the family from the time Kuchel bought his vinerals the Mother Colony in until it was sold a few ago to John O'Kane who to build an apartment on it. 1. Requests for funds totaling more than $23,000,000 already have been filed. 2. Requests by Hayward and Compton schools total more than $5,000,000. 3. Despite screenings by the department of education and other agencies, information was not available to enable the board to classify those districts most vitally in need of funds. It was the consensus of the board and officials of various departments interested that further studies should be made before allocations are made so that those most in need may be given aid. State Director of Finance James S. Dean recommended that only permanent construction be undertaken, for the war era is past, and he said this is no time to erect temporary structures. Dean also said that school costs are on the rise because of the great growth in California, and more than $116,000,000 will be needed yearly for the next decade to operate California schools. Any Suggestions On How to Spend This $3,000,000 A request to California sportsmen for suggestions on capital investments to be made by the state wildlife conservation board was issued this week by Lee F. Payne, chairman. Payne said the board has some $3,000,000 which can be invested in capital outlay for development and conservation of California's wild-life. The board and the State Division of Fish and Game, he stated, are interested in putting the money where it will do the most good to the greatest number of sportsmen, and therefore, would like to hear from hunters and fishermen as to how they would like the money invested. Further good news for the citrus industry was the announcement that Canada had lifted its embargo on citrus fruits from the United States, effective the first of this week. Tragic Accident Takes Life Of Patricia Houston Toddling out behind a car to bid a relative goodbye, little Patricia Ann Houston was accidentally killed when a car backed around preparatory to leaving, the car striking the child knocking her to the ground and passing over her body, killing her almost instantly. The family had spent the Christmas holiday at the home of her grandfather, H. T. Leo, president and originator of the Mutual Citrus Products company of this city, but now residing on a ranch at Summerton, near Yuma, Ariz., where the company has opened another office. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Houston, she was a year and eight months old and was born in this city. Other than her parents, survivors are one brother, Dickie; her grandfather, H. T. Leo, and her grandmother, Mrs. Rodney Houston of Inglewood. Funeral services are being held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary with the Rev. Howard S. Congdon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will be in Fairhaven mausoleum. California derived its name from the Spanish story, "Las Sergas de Esplandian" by Ordonez De Montalvo and published in 1510 in which California is an island near to earthly paradise. Alturas is the only incorporated city in Modoc county. Representatives of fruit vegetable wholesalers and retailers gave a decidedly cool reaction to suggestions that they down their margins on California oranges when they were offered at a session of the American Bureau Federation national convention in Chicago, according Orange county residents who returned from the convention. A representative of the National Association of Food Chemists could only suggest that California orange growers were suffering from overproduction. One curious aspect of the market in the east and midwest is that apples are retailing some stores at double the price per pound of California navy food processing and manufacturing plants top all other industries in Riverside county. Amended Law Of Unemployed, Lost More liberal benefits for unemployed persons, but tighter eligibility requirements and post-reduction in taxes on employees to support the system are proposed in changes in California's employment insurance Act which go into effect January 1. "Improvements resulting from these amendments which we adopted by the California Legislature during its 1947 session in this state what many experts believe to be the outstanding employment security system in nation," said Harold E. Waller unemployment insurance manager in the Fullerton office of state Department of Employment. Of primary interest to employees is the new structure of bldg fits payable to claimants of e ORANGE CALIFRONIA STATE LIBRARY Weekly Temperatures By Association Laboratory May Min Max Thursday 55 83 Friday 40 82 Saturday 44 85 Sunday 42 78 Monday 45 60 Tuesday 27 59 Wednesday 28 61 1, 1948 Eight Pages NO. 10 Happy NEW Year 1948 JAN 1 As we bid farewell to the trials and tribulations of 1947 and look forward to the promises of 1948, with invincible optimism we wish all of you an unprecedentedly happy, busy, useful and prosperous New Year. Grant Leave To Shell Fluor Stock To Employees Executors of the will of the late Sir S. Flour have been granted permission by Superior Judge Bernard H. Thompson to sell 38 shares of stock in the Fluor Corporation to employees of the construction company at its raised value of $55 a share, or total of $164,340, net to the esthe stock has a par value of but attorneys for Executors J. Albert Fluor, a son, and Francis Fischer, a brother-in-law of the deceased, said the employees had need to pay the appraised price of $55 a share. At the time of his sudden death on September 10 Peter Fluor was president and general manager of the Fluor Corporation which was established by his father-in-Anaheim but which now acts its world-wide operations in its office in Los Angeles. Realters Receive Orange Growers suggestion Cooly Representatives of fruit and vegetable wholesalers and retail-gave a decidedly cool reception to suggestions that they cut their margins on California wages when they were offered a session of the American Farm Bureau Federation national convention in Chicago, according to county residents who have turned from the convention. Many Major County Problems Press For Solution During Coming Year The year 1947 has been what might be termed a year of progressive preparation for progress in Orange county. Projects that underwent preliminary treatment during the past year may loom large in the field of accomplishment during 1948, a county-wide survey indicated today. With a comprehensive sewerage program undoubtedly No. 1 on the list of immediate activities affecting the largest portion of the rapidly expanding population, the 1948 program nevertheless includes other important developments, harbor, highways and, of course, the always pressing problem of water supply in the forefront. Upper Newport bay is admittedly due for some highly interesting development in 1948, but exact plans are still under official cover, awaiting approval. That they will deal with development of the area as a recreational and yachting harbor is a matter of course. It also is no secret that the key to any program there rests upon the crossing of the water barrier by Coast highway, and whether that shall be done by high-level bridge or a tube under the bay. Continued development and maintenance of the lower harbor also is a measure that probably escapes general notice. In the harbor locality itself few realize that the county, through the harbor district, spent $43,065 on the harbor during the last fiscal year. Two boats, a fireboat and a patrol boat, were purchased, some dredging was done, a consulting engineer employed and a 15-men $20,000 unappropriated reserve and $35,000 for harbor bond interest and retirement. The original $640,000 harbor bond issue is retired at $21,000 annually, the balance outstanding being $367,090. Chairman Roy Edwards of the harbor commission said that the commission will shortly disclose its plans for upper bay development, and is now working on obstacles in its path. Sanitation, one of the county's two most pressing problems—the other being water supply—is encountering its own obstacles. What was offered by engineering experts as the largest financial project the county ever contemplated, a $27 million sewerage program spread over 40 years, has met with such resistance from the agricultural areas that it seems likely to emerge in skeleton form, with little more area covered than the present joint outfall sewer system composed of principal cities and a group of sanitary districts. Most important additions to the system are in the coastal area. Orange Growers Suggestion Cooly Representatives of fruit and vegetable wholesalers and retail-gave a decidedly cool reception to suggestions that they cut their margins on California wages when they were offered the session of the American Farm Bureau Federation national convention in Chicago, according to large county residents who have learned from the convention. Representative of the Nation-Association of Food Chains did only suggest that California growers were suffering from overproduction. The curious aspect of the fruit market in the east and midwest that apples are retailing in stores at double the price pound of California navels. Food processing and manufacturing plants top all other industries in Riverside county. Even more extensive activity in the harbor is presaged by the new budget of $201,860, though it is not known how much of this sum will be actually spent during the year. Items include $50,000 for a county wharf, $25,000 for new dredging and $10,000 for maintenance dredging, $10,000 for new fire and patrol boats, $10,000 for upper bay development, $25,000 for "harbor improvements" not specified. There is in addition a amended Law Offers More Benefits To Unemployed, Lower Taxes to Employer More liberal benefits for unemployed persons, but tighter eligibility requirements and possible action in taxes on employers support the system are prominent changes in California's Unemployment Insurance Act which to effect January 1. Improvements resulting from amendments which were added by the California Legislature during its 1947 session give state what many experts believe to be the outstanding eminent security system in the nation," said Harold E. Walling, employment insurance manager at the Fullerton office of the Department of Employment. His primary interest to employ the new structure of benevolate to claimants of either unemployment insurance or disability insurance. Effective with new claims filed after January 1, the maximum amount of weekly benefits has been raised to $25 from the former limit of $20. In addition, the maximum duration for paying benefits has been increased from 23.4 weeks to 26 weeks during a benefit year, but with a further provision that no claimant may receive in benefits more than one half of the total of his qualifying wages. Another amendment will limit benefits of certain irregular workers who are not full-fledged members of the labor force. Previously, any person who had received wages of at least $300 during his was offered by engineering experts as the largest financial project the county ever contemplated, a $27 million sewerage program spread over 40 years, has met with such resistance from the agricultural areas that it seems likely to emerge in skeleton form, with little more area covered than the present joint outfall sewer system composed of principal cities and a group of sanitary districts. Most important additions to the system are in the coastal area. Newport Beach and Costa Mesa already have been added with formation of sanitation districts 5 and 6. Decision of Huntington Beach (District 11), Laguna Beach (District 8), Seal Beach (District 4) and the San Clemente-San Juan Capistrano-Dana Point area (District 9) remains to be made. Likewise the interior sections in District 2, 3 and 7. Santa Ana already has formed District 1. Silverado-Modjeska turned thumbs down on District 10, which was abandoned. Meanwhile state health authorities are turning a critical eye on several present sewage set-ups and there is talk of quarantine for the beach in the vicinity of the joint outfall line at the mouth of Santa Ana river. Health authorities might force the issue in some other districts as well, it is hinted. The new year will see some advances in increasing the county's all too slender water supply. Construction already is under way on extension of the 60-inch pipe that was built beneath Prado dam by the county when that reservoir was constructed. This line, 15 feet below surface at the dam, is being brought down stream to emerge at channel surface, the latter part of the distance to be open ditch. Completion is set for about April 15. This line, draining underground waters of the reservoir basin into the county's sub-surface basin be-