anaheim-gazette 1948-01-08

1948—Year of Opportunity “The individual can be an influence for peace in the world by exercising patience, seeking to understand and to be understood, and refusing to be excited into unwise enmities.” So declared Mr. L. M. Giannini, President of Bank of America, in a New Year’s statement. “Peace in the home,” he went on, “is reflected in the community and thence into the world. The world is always in need of leadership. Today it looks to us. We should regard 1948 as our year of opportunity.” Looking ahead into 1948, Mr. Giannini feels that the task of Californians will be much the same as in 1947 which will consist of “providing homes, employment and business enterprise opportunity for the tides of newcomers flowing our way, and raising foods not only for California and America but also as much as we can for relief abroad.” “Neither demand,” says he, “is likely to be satisfied in the year ahead. We have plenty to do in the shape of these immediate tasks; and in planning for the years to come we can look westward across the Pacific and lay our foundation for the flow of commerce with the Far East which will increase slowly, perhaps, at first but expand to enormous volume as the economic climate improves abroad. Published every Thursday at 259 E. Center Street. Anaheim, California. Phone 2206-2207. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Anaheim, California, under the Act of March 8, 1897. Subscription Per Year, $2.00; 2 Years, $3.50; 6 Months, $1.25 "Neither demand," says he, "is likely to be satisfied in the year ahead. We have plenty to do in the shape of these immediate tasks; and in planning for the years to come we can look westward across the Pacific and lay our foundation for the flow of commerce with the Far East which will increase slowly, perhaps, at first but expand to enormous volume as the economic climate improves abroad. Meanwhile each individual can contribute to the common prosperity by looking to his own economic health, conserving his resources wisely, practising thrift and appropriating regularly a part of his income for future security." Mr. Giannini's observations are well worth our consideration. During the next 12 months in our individual and community lives we shall encounter, no doubt, obstacles to our progress. But if we use these obstacles for stepping stones instead of allowing them to become stumbling blocks, we shall, indeed, make 1948 a year of great opportunity. This Week in History Turning the spotlight on the events of 10 years ago—early January '38—we find that President Roosevelt had just presented another "staggering" budget for the 1938-39 fiscal year of $7 billion. (The current year's budget is more than five times that much.) About $1 billion was to be spent for relief—at home, by the way, not in Europe. The Federal debt was then about 37½ billion. (Now $257 billion.) Concern was being expressed over the estimate that the total tax bill of the nation (Federal, state and local) would reach $13½ billion in '38. A Government unemployment census—the first of its kind ever undertaken—indicated that from 8 million to 11 million persons were out of work. The United States had just accepted Japan's apology for the sinking of the U.S. gunboat Panay on December 12, 1937. The Japs assured us there would be no more such incidents—and we believed them! In Spain the civil war was rapidly drawing to a close. With two-thirds of the country under his control Franco was pushing the attack against the last Loyalist strongholds. The end came several months later. At a meeting of the diplomatic corps in Berlin, Adolf Hitler assured the world of Germany's desire to "cooperate with other nations for peace." (The Austrian putsch was 60 days away.) Panama Turns a Trick Don't get alarmed about what the Panama Canal is now known as. Henry Wallace's Hat By tossing his hat (which he never wears) into the Presidential ring Henry Wallace did several things: He gave the political dopesters plenty to talk about, the Democrats plenty to worry about and the Republicans plenty to chuckle about. Almost everyone (probably including himself) agrees that his chances of election are nil. He isn't even expected to equal the 4,216,020 popular vote of Theodore Roosevelt's third-party movement in 1912 or the 4,822,856 of the senior La Follette in 1924. Yet, the number of eligible voters is much higher now than in 1924 and about three times greater than 1912. Nevertheless, the former vice-president will undoubtedly draw votes where they hurt the Democrats the most. Take New York for example. In the 1944 Presidential campaign Roosevelt got 316,000 more votes than Dewey. But of F.D.R.'s 3,300,000 total it that state more than 825,000 came from the extreme left wing American Labor party and Liberal party. If half of this radical vote goes over to Wallace it will wipe out the Democrat's advantage on the basis of the 1944 results and tip the 47 electoral votes of the Empire State into the GOP column. In California and Illinois the results may be somewhat similar if the race between the major-party candidates is very close. It has been said that this year's campaign is only a warmup for Wallace's real effort in 1952. Maybe so, but he'll have to get a lot hotter politically than he ever seems likely to get if he is to thaw out the frigidity of most voters to his candidacy. His link with the Communists is too obvious and distasteful for the average citizen to swallow. Income Tax Time The time has come for settling accounts with Uncle Sam for 1947. Income tax, you know. Most persons have had their full tax withhold from their wages and salaries. Panama Turns a Trick Don’t get alarmed about what the Panama Republic has done. Just take a peek into the past when Theodore Roosevelt took over the Canal Zone in less than 24 hours—before the Republic of Panama realized what was going on. The recent coup of Panama in separating its authority and its local government from that of the U.S. Zone isn’t at all strange or alarming — because independent Panama is reclaiming its rightful ownership of the territory outside the Canal has exercised its rights. Uncle Sam and the Republic of Panama aren’t going to quarrel over the matter. They’ll stand shoulder to shoulder in case any foreign nation interferes with the legitimate property rights of the Canal Zone or the Republic. Will There Be a General In Your Life? Straw votes, newspaper stories, columnists’ comments and other ephemeral evidences seem trying to make Mr. John Citizen believe that there will be a General in both his life and the White House before long. We don’t pose as a prophet, nor are we a crystal gazer. All we know, as Will Rogers used to say, is what we read in the papers and (we should add) in an occasional book. Then, too, we pick up an odd nugget of truth from what people tell us. One of the solid, meaty truths we’ve stumbled over here and there is that the people of the United States never have cottoned to the idea of having a professional soldier for President. Many have tried for Income Tax Time The time has come for settling accounts with Uncle Sam for 1947. Income tax, you know. Most persons have had their full tax withheld from their wages and salaries, but there are quite a few whose income is from other sources. This latter group must make their final tax payment on or before the 15th of January. Included in this group are farmers, small business proprietors, professional men such as doctors and lawyers, persons who receive $100 or more in 1947 from rents, dividends sales and similar sources, workers, who have no tax withheld, as for example, farm hand and household servants, and those who have only a part of their tax withheld from their pay envelopes. The detailed tax return doesn’t have to be filed until March 15, but in making the final payment this month the taxpayer must have his figures in good order so as to know how much he owes. The problem with most of us, as usual, is a lack of complete records of our financial transactions over the year from which our tax report can be made up. Anyway, January 15 will be here shortly—and Uncle Sam doesn’t like to be kept waiting for what’s coming to him. So, down and pay up. Railroads spend annually more than $55 million for fuel, nearly $150 million for forest products, more than $500 million for iron and steel products and $350 million or more for other supplies. Railroads owned 1,926 pieces of floating equipment such as steamships, tugboats, ferry boats, car floats and work equipment at the beginning of 1946. ANAHEIM GAZETTE IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO 75 Years Ago JANUARY 18, 1873 In no other portion of California can land be purchased on such easy terms as in that section of Los Angeles county of which Anaheim is the central point and lying within the limits of the ranchos owned by the Los Angeles and San Bernardino Land Association. The ranchos which are offered for sale by this company have been patented, and their boundaries definitely located by the United States. Consequently there is no trouble to be apprehended from squatters. The land is divided into tracts of ten acres and upwards, and can be purchased at prices ranging from ten to sixty dollars per acre, according to the distance from Anaheim. Only one fourth of the money must be paid in cash, and for the balance, one, two and three year's time is given. Any portion of the tract can be irrigated and will produce two crops of grain per year. The land more immediately around Anaheim is yearly increasing in value. Ten-acre lots which two years ago sold for twenty-five dollars per acre, are now readily disposed of at an advance of thirty-five dollars. When Anaheim becomes the county seat of the new county which will be created by the Legislature of 1873-4, these same lands will more than double their present value. It is impossible in the brief space allotted to a newspaper article, to give even a faint conception of the fertility of the soil of the valley and the mildness of its climate. Congress and the Clerk With Congress getting we shall undoubtedly have talk—with very little action cost of living. But even we be devoted chiefly to blaming high prices—usually the party—instead of offering suggestions for combatting this being an election important from a political convince the public that its members are responsible for something than it is to halt the priors, instead of the fighting together against high prices—they are each other. The consumer middle. Each side, of course, pions the public interest has been very convincing inflation bill was hardly mature. It gives the administration does not already have. The President calls for war control inflation—the vast gracacy. The billions spent and we refer particularly necessarily spent—pump swelling monetary stream ing goods for those dollars is simply an unbalance cash and available goods. Unless, and until, both cerely to do what they live-cost problem from stead of a political standing little more than goings. Neither prices nor influence by the political Washington. Speaking of the W There’s plenty of it. During the Christmas 25 Years Ago JANUARY 18, 1923 One of the most important realty deals of the week was the transfer through the Lamb & Wright agency of the Christian Church site, at the northeast corner of Helena and Center streets, to William Sperber, the consideration being $28,000. For many months the congregation of the church has been considering the matter of building a new church edifice, as the membership has outgrown the present building. At the annual meeting Friday night it was voted to accept the offer of Mr. Sperber. The new owner purchases only rapidly than any city of its size in California. Teams began excavating for the Kraemer apartment house at Center and North Philadelphia streets Tuesday. A force of men was also dismantling and removing the Lee service station which stands on the property. This will be the largest building in town. It is rumored that the building may be four stories in height, instead of three stories as heretofore reported, but Mr. Kraemer has not verified the statement. A. Pierotti was in town on Mon- cerely to do what they living-cost problem from stead of a political stand ing little more than goin tions. Neither prices nor the influenced by the politi Washington. Speaking of the W There’s plenty of it. During the Christmas City was buried in the h its history. But, in sunny what? Why, sunshine of Enough to make it very beaches in southern Cali In one New England ture was 18 below zero. mercury hit well above difference of about 100 d that we’re boasting about here?) Of course, shoveling pretty good condition if frozen in the process. Any discussion about not be complete without Mark Twain’s famous conject. But, why should we the weather in California Slashing Tariffs The House Ways and has the job of preparing ing for any extension o tion’s reciprocal trade ag e beyond June 12, 1948, expire. Work preparatory to International Trade Organ junct to the United Nation extended meeting at Ge Another meeting is no Havana. The House committee reciprocal trade agreement session was partially insti cipation in the Geneva The Senate Finance made an exploratory int ITO and of reciprocal tr ad advance of the Geneva m ate Public Lands subcom effects of reciprocal tra natural resources. Under present law, ment is authorized to en with other nations to lo specific items as much a rates prevailing January Our Biggest Trout Everytime you try to he ever seems likely to show out the frigidity of candidacy. His link with no obvious and distasteful citizen to swallow. for settling accounts 1947. Income tax, you had their full tax wages and salaries, but whose income is from better group must make payment on or before the group are farmers, small professional men such persons who received from rents, dividends, pieces, workers, who had for example, farm hands, and those who had tax withheld from their return doesn't have to be 15, but in making the month the taxpayer must good order so as to know the problem with most lack of complete records transactions over the year report can be made up. 15 will be here shortly doesn't like to be kept coming to him. So, dig annually more than $550 by $150 million for former $500 million for iron and $350 million or more. 926 pieces of floating steamships, tugboats, boats and work equipment 1946. Frank Ey spent half a day in town this week looking at the many improvements now in progress here. Frank takes a very lively interest in this city, having long been a prominent resident here, arriving in 1874. He has resided at Santa Ana for a number of years, and says that in his opinion Anaheim is growing more A. Pierotti was in town on Monday gathering data relating to the number of irrigated acres in Orange county and the value of all products of the soil. He will forward this information to Francis Cuttle at Sacramento who will lay it before Governor Richardson with a view to retaining the appropriation for water conservation in the counties of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino. The governor is slashing all appropriations, but it is hoped he will retain that for water conservation. Mr. Pierotti is engaged in a prodigious task and will soon forward Mr. Cuttle a mass of very important information. The Ladies Euchre club was entertained on Thursday afternoon by Mrs. F. A. Backs assisted by her daughter, Miss Frances Backs. The first prize was won by Mrs. Grim, the second by Mrs. J. J. Dwyer, and the consolation by Mrs. Geo. Hamler. After the game a delicious two-course luncheon was served by the hostess. Those present were Mrs. Wm. Falkenstein, Mrs. Strodthoff, Mrs. J. J. Dwyer, Mrs. A. Schulte, Mrs. Arthur Lewis of Santa Fe Springs, Mrs. B. J. Dresser, Mrs. J. S. Sheridan, Mrs. G. Hamler, Mrs. J. W. Cole, Mrs. A. Rimpau, Mrs. M. J. Bradley, Mrs. S. Lybarger, Mrs. F. C. Benjamin, Mrs. C. F. Grim, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. J. Bennerschedt, Mrs. John Hartung, advance of the Geneva rate Public Lands subcomprehensive effects of reciprocal treaty natural resources. Under present law, ment is authorized to enter with other nations to lose specific items as much as rates prevailing January Our Biggest Troubles Everytime you try to matter with our cockeyed confusion of problems anywhere in finding a deal according to the Gallup House explored the labyrinths—his law and the snarling rescue appear to be the outstanding day. But you don't need Mrs. F. Rimpau, Mrs. Frank O'Miss Lillian Bennerschedit hostess Mrs. Backs and Miss Lilian Backs. T. M. Edwards has purchased the property at the corner of ter and Janss streets of Mable Clark and is making arations to erect a big apartment thereon. Work on the building will start immediately. Two weeks ago the Hess family put on the market and on Meadow Eygabroad and Fisher, who handling it, reported more than sixty lots had already been disposed of. Corner lot for $1650 and inside lots for $ Mrs. Geo. M. Tedrick, Frank Machlieb, Mrs. Perry Isis, Mrs. E. J. Cornwell and Roberta Gregg attended the cent meeting of the Pacific board of the Women's Foreign Ministry society held at Huntin Park. It was voted to hold With Congress getting back on the job, it shall undoubtedly have a great deal more power—with very little action—about the high cost of living. But even this verbosity will be devoted chiefly to blaming somebody for the prices—usually the opposing political party, instead of offering constructive questions for combatting such prices. This being an election year, it is more important from a politician's standpoint to convince the public that his political opponents are responsible for soaring living costs when it is to halt the price spiral. In other words, instead of the two major parties fighting together against the common enemy with high prices—they are fighting against each other. The consumer is caught in the middle. Each side, of course, claims that it champions the public interest. But neither side has been very convincing. The GOP anti-inflation bill was hardly more than a gesture. It gives the administration little power does not already have. On the other hand, President calls for wide powers to control inflation—the vast government bureaucracy. The billions spent by it each year—we refer particularly to the billions unnecessarily spent—pump dollars into the billing monetary stream without producing goods for those dollars to buy. Inflation simply an unbalance between available and available goods. Unless, and until, both parties try sinfully to do what they can to solve the long-cost problem from an economic, indictment of a political standpoint, they are doing little more than going through the motions. Neither prices nor the public are being influenced by the political maneuvering in Washington. Breaking of the Weather There's plenty of it. During the Christmas weekend New York Breaking of the Weather There's plenty of it. During the Christmas weekend New York was buried in the heaviest snowfall in history. But, in sunny California—guess it? Why, sunshine of course. Lots of it. Though to make it very pleasant at the patches in southern California. In one New England town the temperature was 18 below zero. In Los Angeles the mercury hit well above 80. That's only a reference of about 100 degrees. (Could it be that we're boasting about our weather out there?) Of course, shoveling snow keeps one in pretty good condition if his feet don't get frozen in the process. Any discussion about the weather would be complete without some reference to Mark Twain's famous comment on the subject. But, why should we do anything about the weather in California? We're satisfied. Washing Tariffs The House Ways and Means Committee is the job of preparing legislation providing for any extension of the Administrator's reciprocal trade agreements program. On June 12, 1948, when it is due to fire. Work preparatory to the forming of an international Trade Organization as an adjective to the United Nations was done at an extended meeting at Geneva this summer. Other meetings is now under way at Yvana. The House committee's investigation of reciprocal trade agreements during the first session was partially inspired by U. S. participation in the Geneva meeting. The Senate Finance Committee also made an exploratory investigation of the 50 and of reciprocal trade agreements in advance of the Geneva meeting, and a Senate Public Lands subcommittee studied the effects of reciprocal trade agreements on natural resources. Under present law, the State Department is authorized to enter into agreements with other nations to lower tariff rates on specific items as much as 50 per cent below prevailing January 1, 1945. Our Biggest Troubles Everytime you try to find out what's the Yes, I read what the President said about the bill. I also read the President's message of Nov. 17. The provisions of the bill were those the President had asked for EXCEPT, in addition, the President wanted powers that go with a "police state." Those Congress refused. That reminds me of a quotation: "The general control over prices and wages," said a very distinguished American, "is justifiable only so long as it is an effective instrument against inflation. I am convinced that the time has come when these controls can serve no useful purpose. I am convinced that their future continuance would do the nation's economy more harm than good." Who said that? President Truman, on Nov. 9, 1946, when he took off controls. The catch is of course, the willingness of producers, processors, distributors, manufacturers, to fight inflation by voluntary, cooperative methods. If that does not work, the demands for the return of controls will be insistent. Let's not forget that the OPA simply didn't work. It wasn't even honest about it. When controls came off citrus, for about six weeks, the prices on sizes commonly bought dropped to the consumers. Did the OPA so report it? No, the OPA averaged only the high days, and reported a rise! In June 1946, 79 percent of the communities in America were short of bread. In the same month, 58,000 butcher shops closed because they had no meat to sell. In September a majority of city people ate fish and poultry, because there was no meat, and horse meat was replacing beef, even in hospitals. The black market prices had no relation to OPA prices, although Mr. Bowles kept talking about his list prices. When President Truman killed OPA controls, prices dropped 20 to 25 percent below black market prices under OPA in New York and other cities. I rise to remark that we should think of these facts before joining the left-wing chorus which is trying to revive OPA. Voluntary action can do a better job, and the allocation of some basic items, for distribution, could support such efforts. Happy New Year! are other matters that are not just as important. The Marshall Plan, the threat of Communism—and National scandals in the purchasing of grains, foods and supplies and other commodities, seem to threaten democratic government right here in our own national capital. Wallace's Hat in the Ring Washington politicians are genuinely disturbed now that Henry A. Wallace has taken Our Biggest Troubles Everytime you try to find out what's the better with our cockeyed world there is such confusion of problems that no one gets anywhere in finding a definite answer. According to the Gallup Poll which has exceeded the labyrinths—high prices, the labor and the snarling resistance of Russia—near to be the outstanding problems of the country. But you don't need to decide that there are other matters that are not just as important. The Marshall Plan, the threat of Communism—and National scandals in the purchasing of grains, foods and supplies and other commodities, seem to threaten democratic government right here in our own national capital. Wallace's Hat in the Ring Washington politicians are genuinely disturbed now that Henry A. Wallace has taken a definite stand as a candidate for the Presidency. He has announced a program that will appeal to thousands of his countrymen and there is no foretelling how deep he will cut into either the Democrat or Republican party. He opposes universal military training, and he says that all future World Wars can be abandoned. April meeting of the society at Anaheim and several hundred delegates from all sections of the coast will attend. Tuesday was a day of double significance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard LaSalle Coons of northeast of town, for it marked for them a silver wedding anniversary and was also the chosen day for the wedding of their daughter Ruth Louise and Mr. Robert B. Gregg, both of this city. The home was very prettily decorated in pink carnations and violets. The wedding was charming in its simplicity. Mrs. A. B. EnEarl rendered on the piano Cadman's "Love Song," followed by solos by Miss Louise Montgomery, cousin of the bride, "At Dawning" (Cadman) and Miss Alice Grimshaw "Oh Promise Me." To the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march the bride entered on her father's arm, preceded by the maid of honor, Miss Jessie Coons, sister of the bride, Master Manio des Granges, ring bearer, and little Miss Rosalind Beebe, flower girl. The groom was attended by Glenn Hartranft. Rev. Thomas Holmes Walker of the first Presbyterian church performed the double ring ceremony. The bride was gowned in white georgette, her coronet veil being caught by a wreath of orange blossoms, which had been worn by her aunt, Mrs. Victor Montgomery of Santa Ana. She carried a bouquet of bride's roses and breath of heaven. Miss Jessie Coons wore white on blue crepe de chine and carried a bouquet of orchid sweet peas. The bride is a member of one of the oldest families of this vicinity. Her grandparents coming to Anaheim in 1869. Her grandfather, Dr. J. S. Gardiner, was one of the early physicians of this town. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Fletcher of this city and saw extended service in the navy during the late war. After a short honeymoon the young couple will reside in their new home, 510 South Citron's street.