anaheim-gazette 1948-09-09

Colony Quips To anyone who has been reading the 'Women's' page of the Los Angeles Times recently the 'by-line' of Mary Ann Callen must be getting familiar. The stuff under that by-line is also good enough for any newspaper that we ever heard of. Mary Ann is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'Bus' Callen of Orangethorpe Ave. where she was born and raised. She went to the local schools near her home and then to Fullerton High, finishing at Southern California where she studied journalism and held a high position on the Trojan, the daily student publication. She was a member of the Gazette staff before going to SC and that is what makes her success doubly interesting to us. She showed the ability, integrity and all-round mental equipment to succeed while working here. We wish her the best of luck and know the future holds great things in store for her. Many of our local churches are starting a campaign to carry Proposition No. 12 in the November election. This is the one under which the state would revert to the old principle of local option whereby each city and each county would determine whether or not liquor should be sold within its boundaries. There is some confusion in this proposal as to what would happen should a city vote itself wet while the county in which it was situated voted dry. But all that is beside the point we want to discuss for a few weeks before last touched the lowest point reached this season, rose about 54 cents a box last week, while sales volume was up more than 100 cars. Lemon sales volume was down about 100 cars, because the Lemon Administrative Committee had not foreseen the demand for lemons that the eastern heat wave could create, but the price average almost doubled. Valencia sales volume was about in line with the corresponding week a year ago. The average was $3.44 a box f. o. b., compared to about $2.90 the week before and $3.22 a year ago. On a consider- Exchange Ready to Give Juice Machines Thorough Test in Several Key Spots Citrus Market Pushed Upward By Heat Wave The health of the orange and lemon market improved remarkably last week, and it kept its rosy complexion the first of this week. California Valencias, which week before last touched the lowest point reached this season, rose about 54 cents a box last week, while sales volume was up more than 100 cars. Lemon sales volume was down about 100 cars, because the Lemon Administrative Committee had not foreseen the demand for lemons that the eastern heat wave could create, but the price average almost doubled. Valencia sales volume was about in line with the corresponding week a year ago. The average was $3.44 a box f. o. b., compared to about $2.90 the week before and $3.22 a year ago. An Orange county man, Collins of Orange, is credited with Paul S. Armstrong, general manager of the California F growers Exchange, with being chief developer of a juice dispenser which is beginning to off the assembly line for intense testing in several key markets in the country. A total of 400 of the new dispensers is scheduled for testing Restaurants, hotels, soda fountains and other institutional outlets are to be principal outlets. The new dispenser combines constant automatic agitation and refrigeration; these two features are instrumental in keeping juices quality high. The Exchange expects the new dispenser to take its place in line of milestones which that institution has left in its wake it has striven for increased consumption of citrus fruits. They have included the orange sponge developed in 1940, followed the "drink an orange" idea in 1950 and the electric juice extractor for commercial and household use in more recent years. Forerunners of the current position No. 12 in the November election. This is the one under which the state would revert to the old principle of local option whereby each city and each county would determine whether or not liquor should be sold within its boundaries. There is some confusion in this proposal as to what would happen should a city vote itself wet while the county in which it was situated voted dry. But all that is beside the point we want to discuss for a few sentences. In the days when this writer was a boy Anaheim had its share of local option elections. They were the bitterest, meanest fights that we ever saw. They broke up friendships that had stood for decades. Mob spirit was worked on and evoked by speakers on both sides of the question. If you happened to be on one side you were deprived and if on the other you were bigoted. The pot called the kettle black and the strangest bedfellows ever seen were created. The sad part of the whole thing was that nothing was settled. Seemingly not one of the militants on either side had ever heard the injunction about hurling the first stone. A person who tried to be neutral was jumped on by both sides. With all this in mind we want to make one thing clear and that is we simply are not going to get into any local option fight. We have a sneaking hunch that if this city and county should have the opportunity to vote themselves dry, and do it, the action will have the same effect upon alcoholic drinks that the 18th amendment did. Now whatever way you think on No. 12, remember that if you add one you will be down to No. 13 and here is something that every citizen of Orange county can unite upon. Indeed they had better unite and defeat this insidious attempt by the big city majorities to take control of the state unto themselves. The proposal to reapportion the State Senate on a basis almost in direct proportion to population. Under the present arrangement members of the Assembly are chosen from districts created on a direct ratio with the population while the Senatorial districts follow the principle of area representation. In other words the California Legislature, like the Federal Congress is composed of two houses, the lower house representing population while the upper house represents area. This theory is known as the system of checks and balances and it is asserted by week, while sales volume was up more than 100 cars. Lemon sales volume was down about 100 cars, because the Lemon Administrative Committee had not forseen the demand for lemons that the eastern heat wave could create, but the price average almost doubled. Valencia sales volume was about in line with the corresponding week a year ago. The average was $3.44 a box f. o. b., compared to about $2.90 the week before and $3.22 a year ago. On a considerably lighter volume of sales, the average in the corresponding week in 1946 was $4.69 and in 1945, $3.71. Competition from deciduous fruits, especially peaches, was declining and predictions that the orange market would improve with the opening of schools seemed fulfilled this week as the market the first of this week was firm and many brands this week were selling at auction well above private sales quotations. After Monday's holiday, sales were exceptionally heavy Tuesday. Prorate fixed by the Orange Administrative committee for this week was 1500 cars, and this time there was little opposition from the members who heretofore have insisted on keeping the prorate down. Predictions were made that the prorate would remain at 1500 cars a week for the remainder of September and the early part of October. Lemons last week averaged about $9.30 a box, f. o. b., compared to an average of $7.68 for the corresponding week last year, $3.37 for 1946 and $5.07 for 1945. While total sales were 100 cars below the total for the week before, the average price was $4.07 more than the average for the preceding week. Toward the end of the week more moderate weather in the east caused a decline in prices, but they were still substantially higher than normal for the season. They remained at what handlers described as "highly satisfactory" the first of this week. Jobbers stocks were cleaned up closely at the end of last week and demand was good the first of this week. The Lemon Administrative Committee fixed this week's prorate at 325 cars, which was about 16 cars below the three-year average for this time of year. Names New Set Of Officers William Charles Armstrong of quality high. The Exchange expects the new dispenser to take its place in the line of milestones which that institution has left in its wake; it has striven for increased sumption of citrus fruits. They have included the orange spot developed in 1940, followed by the "drink an orange" idea in 1950 and the electric juice extraction for commercial and household use in more recent years. Forerunners of the current model proved in preliminary tests that juice sales were sharply decreased when the dispensers were used. Consumer reaction to juice served by the dispensers was excellent. The fact that the juice is easily seen in the dispenser also appears much more appetizing than juice poured out of a bottle or can is instrumental in said increases. The new dispenser is the product of intensive research work started by the Exchange before the war. Crude models of this present dispenser were used saturily at the San Francisco World's Fair and a commercial test in Chicago was interrupted by the war. "Several people in the industry have been working to make this project possible," stated Paul Armstrong, general manager of the Exchange. "Chief among them is Frank Collins of Orange who just before the war, developed the first satisfactory combination of automatic agitation and refrigeration." Last spring, the principal design activity on the dispenser was taken over by the Exchange. The prominent industrial designer Henry Dreyfus, is at present working on a new design which will make the dispenser even more attractive and universal adapted to many locations. Under present operating policies all of the 400 dispensers will remain the property of the California Fruit Growers Exchange to assure high standards of operation. They are being leased by operating organizations which have adequate distribution facilities. They will test them in retail establishments under rigid provisions which will provide our opportunity for accurate appraisal of their performance. They can be used for orange juice, lemonade or grapefruit juice. The tests will use both fresh juice and a newly developed high quality frozen concentrate. It expected that fresh juice will be used within 500 miles of California. the present arrangement members of the Assembly are chosen from districts created on a direct ratio with the population while the Senatorial districts follow the principle of area representation. In other words the California Legislature, like the Federal Congress is composed of two houses, the lower house representing population while the upper house represents area. This theory is known as the system of checks and balances and it is asserted by many scholars that it is the most successful form of government in the history of man. It is as simple as that. If this No. 13 is passed the two metropolitan counties, Los Angeles and San Francisco, will practically rule both houses of the Legislature. They now dominate all state-wide elections for the office of governor, Lt. governor, etc., and now by this proposal seek to dominate the law making branch of the state government. If the large metropolitan counties controlled both houses of the legislature where do you thing the bulk of the gas tax money, for instance, would be spent? Who do you think would get the best 'break' on all state expenditures? You're right. To stop it you must defeat No. 13. We don't know how many members of the local church groups really need No. 12 for their own good. We do know that every one of them needs to get out and help defeat No. 13 for their own good. With the high cost of living a man with a family to feed is always looking around for some kind of a 'break' or something to get the feeding job done. We have tried many things and have always come out second best—but once. We have finally found out how to do it and would like to Names New Set Of Officers William Charles Armstrong of Orange, for 25 years an orange grower and operator of commercial groves, has succeeded Herbert Warren, orange, lemon and avocado grower of Yorba Linda, as president of the Orange County Farm Bureau. He was elected by the directors of the Bureau at a dinner given last weekend at the Olive Community Center which also celebrated Farm Advisor Harold Wahlberg's 30 years of service in the county. Earl Laux of Garden Grove, also a citrus grower, was elected first vice-president, John Gilmore, of Anaheim, a member of the city planning commission and chairman of the farm bureau's tax committee, second vice-president and George Meiser, last year president of the Tustin farm center, treasurer. The directors formally authorized purchase of two acres of land on Chapman ave., Orange, one-half mile west of Main St. as site of a new $60,000 county farm bureau headquarters. The present headquarters at 353 S. Man St., Orange, will be sold. The farm bureau has outgrown it. CURTIS ALAN SMITH Dr. and Mrs. Cyril A. Smith, 875 South Citron street, Anaheim, announce the arrival of their son, Curtis Alan, early Wednesday at Seaside hospital, Long Beach. The young man weighed nine pounds and three ounces. The tests will use both fresh juice and a newly developed high quality frozen concentrate. It is expected that fresh juice will be used within 500 miles of California distribution points and the frozen concentrate at a greater distance. The sale of fresh orange juice institutional outlets has suffered in recent years because of the labor involved in extracting the juice. Canned orange juice at price unsatisfactory to growers and other fruit juices in cans have been strong competition for fresh juice. It is expected the new dispenser will enable institution operators to serve a high quality orange juice easily and quickly resulting in increased sales or orange juice with a better return to the producer. After intensive testing, the Exchange will move toward wide use of the equipment as adequately servicing facilities can be set up operation. Higher State Taxes in Sight A return next year to pre-wage sales, income and other tax rates lowered during the conflict, was predicted by Rolland A. Vandegrift, legislative auditor, in a hearing before the legislative budget committee. Vandegrift told the committee that under the present program of spending, there would be insufficient revenue during the 1949-50 fiscal year, to meet the normal cost of Government, under the present tax rates. ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1948 Live Juice Machine General Key Spots Orange county man, Frank Jones of Orange, is credited by U.S. Armstrong, general manager of the California Fruit Exchange, with being the developer of a juice dispenser which is beginning to roll. Assembly line for intensive testing in several key markets of country. Total of 400 of the new disks is scheduled for testing. Drants, hotels, soda fountain and other institutional outlets to be principal outlets. New dispenser combines automatic agitation and aeration; these two features instrumental in keeping juice high. Exchange expects the new user to take its place in the milestones which that in town has left in its wake as striven for increased connoction of citrus fruits. These included the orange spoon, used in 1940, followed by "drink an orange" idea in 1916. The electric juice extractors commercial and household use the recent years. Runners of the current Six More Polio Cases Reported In Orange County Six new cases of infantile paralysis have been reported by the Orange county health department in the past week, making 46 cases from January 1 to last Wednesday. Orange county has so far escaped a single death from the dread disease. Of the six latest cases reported by the health department, three were children and three were young adults. Most of the cases have been found in beach towns but among the six reported in the past week, one was found in Fullerton. Expect AUHS Enrollment to Exceed 1000 Paul H. Demaree, principal and superintendent of the Anaheim Union high school, who was putting the finishing touches on preparations for the opening of the school's fall term next Monday, September 13, said this week that O. T. Cailor, Prominent City Attorney, Passes O. T. Cailor, a resident of Anaheim since 1902 and a prominent attorney in Orange county, passed away at his home last Sunday, Sept. 3. He was born June 19, 1865, in Coal City, Indiana, and attended the State Normal school at Terre Haute, later teaching Rites for First Fullerton Doctor Dr. George C. Clark, 85, ton's first physician, died last day after a brief illness. Sided at 117 West Whiting Fullerton. Only a handful of inhabitants in the village of Fullerton when Dr. Clark came there young doctor to start a practice that continued for 50 years before he retired years ago. Approximately 100 whom he had brought in world attended a reception brating his and his wife golden wedding anniversary December, 1944, and sign register. In addition to his widow's family home, he is survived son, George Dewitt Clark boa; a daughter, Mrs. Eudwards, Fresno, and a Mrs. W. A. Smith of Beverly. Another son, Joshua, was during the recent war. His was the first of Fullerton dead to be returned here burial. Funeral services for the known doctor were conducted 2: o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Big Event for Exchange expects the new messer to take its place in the milestones which that inon has left in its wake as striven for increased con- ton of citrus fruits. These included the orange spoon, used in 1940, followed by drink an orange" idea in 1916 the electric juice extractors commercial and household use are recent years. runners of the current approved in preliminary tests juice sales were sharply in- lent when the dispensers were Consumer reaction to the served by the dispensers was sent. The fact that the juice may seen in the dispenser and is much more appetizing juice poured out of a bottle is instrumental in sales. new dispenser is the pro- fessive research work by the Exchange before war. Crude models of the dispenser were used satis- ly at the San Francisco Fair and a commercial Chicago was interrupted war. General people in the industry keen working to make this "possible," stated Paul S. Long, general manager of exchange. "Chief among them Mark Collins of Orange who, More the war, developed the satisfactory combination of acid agitation and refrigera- spring, the principal design on the dispenser was never by the Exchange. The present industrial designer, Dreyfus, is at present on a new design which make the dispenser even attractive and universally to many locations. Our present operating policy the 400 dispensers will re- the property of the Cali-Fruit Growers Exchange to high standards of opera- they are being leased to big organizations which adequate distribution facil- ley will test them in retail movements under rigid pro- which will provide op- tify for accurate appraisal performance. They can be for orange juice, lemon-grapefruit juice. tests will use both fresh and a newly developed high frozen concentrate. It is said that fresh juice will be within 500 miles of Cali- Enrollment to Exceed 1000 Paul H. Demaree, principal and superintendent of the Anaheim Union high school, who was putting the finishing touches on preparations for the opening of the school's fall term next Monday, September 13, said this week that enrollment is expected to pass the 1000 mark. With the employment of Donald W. Sampliner, to teach in the English department, the group of new teachers at the high school this year has been increased to 11. This completes the faculty of 55 teachers and includes the largest number of new teachers to come to the high school in any one year during the past ten years. Registration for the 1948-49 school year is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. Friday (tomorrow). All students planning to attend this school this year are expected to register. Those who are new to the school district and any students expecting to change their schedules as planned last spring were request- ed to come to the high school Wednesday and today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Busses will bring students from the rural areas of the district to register tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. Busses will leave the high school at 12:30 p.m. and return at approximately 1:30 p.m. All freshmen girls are invited by the senior girls of the school to the Big and Little Sister party to be held at 2 p.m. Friday. The party is sponsored by the Girl's League. O. T. CAILOR several years in Clay and Owen counties before entering the Law School of the University of Indiana, graduating in 1894. In 1944 he received the honor of membership in the Emeritus Club of Indiana University, an award granted to alumni of fifty years standing. He was married to Miss Elsie Russell Glick in 1899 and three years later they came to Anaheim where he has since made his home. He entered the law business here with a friend of college days, W. S. Tipton, and was active in county affairs. The law firm still retains the name of its predecessor. Active in city and community affairs, Mr. Cailor was instrumental in securing the support of the Carnegie Foundation for a library in Anaheim, supporting its cause for a number of years and was among the original contributor of books. He was active in the Men's Bible class of the Presbyterian church here until his hearing became so impaired he could no longer participate. He was a member of the Anaheim Masonic lodge, the Royal (Continued on Page 2) Police Chief Urges Drivers to Protect City's School Youngsters Carbon Canyon Dam Cost Placed At $3,000,000 (Western News Service) Arthur A. Beard, consulting engineer of the Orange County Flood Control District, appeared before the State Water Resources Board to request the board's recommendation of a $1,500,000 federal appropriation. "Caution and cooperation of motorists in observing all school crossings, in driving slowly in school zones and in making all boulevard stops will go a long way toward assuring another perfect record year of no casualties among youngsters attending the local elementary and high schools beginning next Monday, Mark A. Stephenson, Anaheim chief of police stated today. For the convenience of parents and school youngsters, seven crossing guards again will be stationed at strategic intersections to son, George Dewitt Clark or boa; a daughter, Mrs. Eud- Edwards, Fresno, and a Mrs. W. A. Smith of Beverly. Another son, Joshua, was during the recent war. His was the first of Fullerton dead to be returned here burial. Funeral services for ther known doctor were conducted 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Big Event for 4-H Clubbers Here Friday The Orange County 4-H Annual Achievement program be held tomorrow (Friday) ing, at the Fremont School orium here. Awards will be made to 4-H members by the Cali-Bankers Association and ther entation will be made by Nuslein and Roy Edwards of whom have served as O Key Bankers. The welcome will be given Frank Rayburn, president of 4-H Club Council. The speaker for the evening is George E. Jenkins, former Orange county. Announcement of the All-4-H members for the new will be made by C. J. M executive secretary of the O County Farm Bureau. Frank Mead, Jr., Senior member of the Orange Park 4-H Club, will be master of monies. 4-H clubwork in Orange co is directed by the Agricu Extension Service. Harry L. Turton Former Anahei Citizen, Passes Harry L. Turton a formerident of Anaheim, passed a very suddenly last Thursday,a heart attack while enouragethe Orange county hospital treatment. Coming to Ana-in the early twenties, Mr. T was associated with his bro-in-law, Mr. Lumsdon, inthe mobile business,havingagency for the "good" Max-the sales rooms being locatedSouth Los Angeles street.bear about two years he sold hi terest in the business and wiherused car business for a numof years. Carbon Canyon Dam Cost Placed At $3,000,000 (Western News Service) Arthur A. Beard, consulting engineer of the Orange County Flood Control District, appeared before the State Water Resources Board to request the board's recommendation of a $1,500,000 federal appropriation for construction work on the Carbon Canyon Dam. Baird said the dam was authorized by congress in 1936 and could be completed at a cost of $3,000,-000 of which the Flood Control District was requesting half for the next fiscal year. Baird also emphasized that the dam construction had received a number one priority from the County Board of Supervisors. The Board took the matter under advisement and will render a decision in the latter part of January, 1949. It is the Boards duty to go before congress in Washington to recommend the allocation of federal funds to the various state flood control projects. Winckler-Smith Plant Re-Opens Winckler-Smith Citrus Products, Incorporated, 408 South Atchison street, Anaheim, re-opened August 30, after being closed for several months. The plant is under the receivership of E. A. Lynch of Los Angeles with Morris (Mac) Mecklenburg of Santa Ana acting as the receiver's agent in charge. Meckelenburg formerly was associated with the Caltone Corporation, also of this city. At present Winckler-Smith is getting out a large order of orange concentrate. For the convenience of parents and school youngsters, seven crossing guards again will be stationed at strategic intersections to give friendly assistance to little tots and their older brothers and sisters, Police Chief Stephenson continued. He urged that Anaheim children and their parents get acquainted with the guard nearest their school area and take advantage of the safety service he offers. As an additional warning to motorists, approximately 72 Safety Sally dolls, decorated in seven eye-catching colors will be posted at crossings, bright and early Monday morning. This annual project is sponsored as a civic service by the local 20-30 club, Ralph Spencer, chairman, and Gordon Ferguson, sub-chairman. "School will be a new experience to many children this year," said Stephenson, "and even those who have attended before will be excited especially for the first few days, so extreme care will be needed on the part of motorists. Let’s make this a safe place for our youngsters." Crossing guards and their respective stations are W. F. Moore, Horace Mann school on North Palm street; William Robinson, Palm and Center streets; George Hopkins, Palm and Broadway; H. M. Gulson, Palm and Water streets; R. E. Oliver, Los Angeles street and Broadway; Harry Martin, Los Angeles and Sycamore, and James L. Findley, Lincoln school on East Center street. A heart attack while enroute to the Orange county hospital treatment. Coming to Ana in the early twenties, Mr. T was associated with his break-in-law, Mr. Lumsdon, in the mobile business, having agency for the “good” Max the sales rooms being located South Los Angeles street. About two years ago, Mr. Tton and his wife moved to Ana, making their home at Richland avenue. Born in Yshire, England, 69 year ago had been a resident of California for 27 years. At the time of death he was employed by Orange county maintenance department. While the deceased was aident of Anaheim he was a member of St. Michael's Epic church. Surviving are his wife, M. Turton of the home; a Thomas R. Turton of Santa Ana three grandchildren and six brothers and sisters living England. Funeral services were Saturday morning at 10 o'clock the Episcopal Church of the siah in Santa Ana with the Wesley Havermale, rector of church, officiating. Interment in Fairhaven cemetery. TO SING LEAD ROLE WITH OPERA COMPANY Miss Edith Browne, daughter Mrs. Alberta Brown, 1011 Broadway, Anaheim, will sing second soprano lead role "Flora" in "La Traviata," presented by the Los An Grand Opera Company late November. Director of the organization is Mastere E. Spanetti. Iowa leads all other states in production of corn. Rites for First Fullerton Doctor Dr. George C. Clark, 85, Fulleran's first physician, died last Friday after a brief illness. He redd at 117 West Whiting avenue, Fullerton. Only a handful of inhabitants lived in the village of Fullerton when Dr. Clark came there as a dung doctor to start a medical practice that continued for some years before he retired several years ago. Approximately 100 citizens from he had brought into this world attended a reception celebrating his and his widow's golden wedding anniversary in December, 1944, and signed the gister. In addition to his widow of the family home, he is survived by a son, George Dewitt Clark of Bala; a daughter, Mrs. Eudolpha Awards, Fresno, and a sister, Ms. W. A. Smith of Beverly Hills. Another son, Joshua, was killed during the recent war. His body is the first of Fullerton's war dead to be returned here for re-rial. Funeral services for the well-known doctor were conducted at 9:30 clock Tuesday afternoon. County Fair Management Has $57,680 to Spend This Year The Orange County 1948 Fair, which is to be held in conjunction with the Silver Anniversary of the Anaheim Hallowe'en Festival, may spend as much as $57,680. This budget total has been approved by the fairs and exhibits division of the state Department of Finance (which puts up most of the money and therefore insists on a large share of authority over the fair) and ratified by the board of directors of the 32nd Agricultural district (the fair board) at a meeting held Wednesday night at the office of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. The budget total was fixed during the week by a conference at Sacramento between three officers representing the 32nd agricultural district and an official of the state Department of Finance. The three officers from southern California were E. W. Moeller, secretary of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, who has been named secretary-manager of the 1948 Orange County Fair; his technical advisor, Robert Fullenwider of Corona, and H. Clay Kellogg, president of the 32nd Agricultural district board. Truckers Want Action Now On Department of Finance. The three officers from southern California were E. W. Moeller, secretary of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, who has been named secretary-manager of the 1948 Orange County Fair; his technical advisor, Robert Fullenwider of Corona, and H. Clay Kellogg, president of the 32nd Agricultural district board. Truckers Want Action Now On Bad Crossing With southern California trucking interests and local sentiment on one side and the state highway department, represented by Assistant District Engineer N. W. Reese, on the other a sharp difference arose at the meeting last weekend of the Orange County Traffic Safety Council. The truckers and local sentiment were solidly in favor of radical action now on the grade crossing of the Santa Fe line by the Placentia-Yorba highway, "most dangerous crossing in California." Reese said the highway department proposed to spend about $30,000 to make the crossing safer by substituting a T-crossing for the present narrow, oblique crossing at that point, but that its long-range plans called for extension of the Placentia-Yorba highway along the north side of the Santa Fe railway to a more favorable place for an overhead crossing. The department, he said, hopes to begin that project in about two years. Walter Merrifield, Anaheim trucker, Warren Bradford, Placentia orange grower and handler, and Robert Dowling of the Placentia Mutual Orange association were among the speakers who want something radical done right away to the crossing which since the turn of the century has taken many lives of motorists. A committee composed of Les Hypes who presented a report of events at the crossing, Wade Sherrad, general manager of the Truckmans association; Harold Springer, county road commissioner, and L. R. Robinson, Fullerton, resident engineer of the Santa Fe to work out plans for a solution of the difficulty presented by the crossing which highway engineers says is no near the level of the bed of the nearby Santa Ana river that an underpass would be below river level. The tentative budget they presented at Sacramento was approved with the exception of that for a livestock exhibit, which was cut out entirely. It was explained by state officials that the time was much too short to prepare a livestock exhibit which would rate state support. Towards the total budget of $57,680, the 32nd Agricultural district is pledged to contribute $21,-900 and the state, $35,780. Of this total $10,000 is set aside for administration; $16,300 for building and grounds; $3,600 for publicity; $11,200 for exhibits, including premiums; $8,250 for a horse show; $5,600 for attractions and $2,400 for capital outlay which represents cost of a wire fence to be salvaged for permanent use. It was decided to alter the parade route this year for the convenience of spectators. The parade route will go through the fair grounds, then the arena, where 3- to 4,000 seats will be available, and will end in La Palma park where an entertainment will be staged. Meantime plans for the fair went ahead full speed this week. The fair management took a lease this week on a ten-acre tract at the southwest corner of Palm and La Palma streets, across Palm street from La Palma park. On this ten acres will be crowded three huge tents. One will house exhibits of agriculture, citriculture and other types of horticulture. Another will house industrial exhibits and a third will be dedicated to displays by 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America and other junior groups. There will be in addition, an arena seating 5000 and space for the horse show and for a midway, which will include all popular types of rides. The fair is expected to spill over into La Palma park. The one feature of a regulation county fair which must be omitted this year is the livestock show. There isn't time to make adequate preparations for that. The average yield of corn on U.S. land is 33 bushels per acre, but yields of 140 bushels to the acre are not uncommon, and there is one report of a yield of 225 bushels an acre. Farm Bureau Celebrates Wahlberg’s 30 Years as Farm Advisor with Dinner State Eases Loan Policy To Veterans The policy governing advance loans for remodeling and additions to the homes of California veterans buying their property under the State Farm and Home Purchase Plan has been liberalized. Hitherto, state loans for repairs, alterations or additions have been granted only on a basis of proved need. Essential structural repairs and special family problems have been about the only reasons accepted. With the relative easing of the materials shortage, the Department of Veterans Affairs will now give special consideration to requests for loans to improve the livability of the home. Actual necessity will no longer be the only basis for granting these loans. This does not mean that loans will be made for “whim” remodelling. The veteran will still have to show that his proposed expenditure will enhance the value of his property, and his record of payments on his loan must have been satisfactory. Thirty years as farm advisor of Orange county was completed on September 1 by Harold E. Wahlberg and the occasion was celebrated by the Orange County Farm Bureau last week. Over one hundred Farm Bureau and farm center officers of Orange county attended a special dinner honoring Farm Advisor and Mrs. Wahlberg at the Olive Community Center. The group was reminded that Mrs. Wahlberg was the first secretary of the Orange County Farm Bureau when it was organized in 1917. Tom Talbert of Huntington Beach, who was chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1918 when Wahlberg was appointed county farm advisor, commended the Farm Bureau for its early efforts at that time to receive the Agricultural Extension Service in this county. “The high place that Orange county holds in the nation’s agriculture has been largely influenced by the farm program of the Extension Service and the Farm Bureau,” said Talbert. William Schumacher of Buena Park, also on the board in 1918, congratulated the farm advisor on his long tenure. (Continued on Page 2)