anaheim-gazette 1948-09-23

Colony Quips Jack Dutton and his horse, Serrano, were the local exhibits in the California State Fair at Sacramento. (You will remember that was the place that the California Fruit Growers Exchange and the Mutual Orange Distributors were frozen out in their attempt to set up the new orange juice dispensers.) Anyway this yarn is about the psychic horse Serrano. It all happened on the last day of the fair. The State Controller went to the Fair with his wife and in due course came to the Serrano show. Jack Dutton and Tom Kuchel grew up and went through school together right here in Anaheim and both of them got allergic to politics while attending Anaheim Union High School. Paul Demaree used part of his time in those days to coach these boys in athletics but we suspect some of the coaching was along political lines. Anyway when Tom appeared in the Serrano tent Jack immediately asked the horse to name the state official who had just come in. Serrano spelled the difficult name correctly. Then Jack asked the horse how much money was in the State general fund and the correct amount of dollars was set out. These figures were later checked and found to be correct. Serrano then told the correct amount of money in several other funds under the control of Tom Kuchel. This was an amazing display and the crowd was a little wide-eyed. Then Jack popped the $64 question. He asked Serrano VOLUME LXXVII ANAHEIM Council Asked to Annex Territorial Almost to Fullerton South Limit Northern city limit of Anaheim and southern city limit of Fullerton, already separated by a brief stretch of uncorporated territory, will almost touch if two petitions are annexation now before the Anaheim city council are acted upon favorably. Both petitions are scheduled for final action by the council at a special meeting called the evening of Tuesday, October One petition, signed by secrety property owners asks for annexation of a strip of territory all the west side of Highway 1 from the present city limit Romneya drive to and include the Harry Horn plant on Highway. The other petition, signed by two property owners, asks for annexation of a 30 foot strip all Orangethorpe avenue from No Patt street to and including Phelps orange grove at the southwest corner of Orangethorpe highway 101. The council will hear any owning property within the territory proposed to be annexed with objections to the annexation but it was predicted there would be few objections. The annexation come in. Serrano spelled the difficult name correctly. Then Jack asked the horse how much money was in the State general fund and the correct amount of dollars was set out. These figures were later checked and found to be correct. Serrano then told the correct amount of money in several other funds under the control of Tom Kuchel. This was an amazing display and the crowd was a little wide-eyed. Then Jack popped the $64 question. He asked Serrano how much money State Controller Kuchel had misappropriated in the state service. Everyone, including the Controller, held their breath. Serrano looked Kuchel straight in the eye and nuzzled all the numbered blocks. The horse seemed undecided and everything got rather tense. Then Serrano flicked his tail, snorted, reached over and picked up the zero. Then everyone took a deep breath. The breath Controller Kuchel took led all the rest. (Abu Ben Adhem came out second.) If you don't believe the foregoing we reprint below a story by Ruth Ward, ace reporter of the Sacramento Bee, who, after seeing Serrano perform, went home and took her college diploma down off the wall. From the Sacramento Bee: By RUTH WARD We dropped over to carry on a conversation with Serrano, the world's best educated horse, at the State Fair yesterday, and, after a couple of hours of kicking around in the fourth dimension, went home and took that leather bound college degree off the wall. What's the use of kidding yourself if a horse can add five columns of five figures in his head while you're using all your fingers and a pencil besides? It was a personal triumph that the answers came out the same way. Only Serrano took less time to work it out. Billed as Psychic All of which leads to the question of whether a horse can think or not. Serrano certainly offers a good imitation. Billed as the psychic horse, Serrano gives every evidence of having developed extra sensory perception far beyond human achievement in that field. It is a cinch somebody in that show ring is psychic. It makes for a very discomfiting sensation to offer Serrano a foreign word, the letters scrambled, and have him pick up the letters in their proper sequence. He did that with the French word, che Orange county youngsters have won blue and red ribbons on cattle, hogs, sheep and poultry on the critters they are showing at the Los Angeles county fair which opened for 10 days last Friday in Pomona. Their winnings included the reserve grand champion steer of the show, T O Topper, a 1050 pound Hereford, which was displayed by Wayne Schultz, 4-H club member of La Habra. Young Schultz who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Schultz of 101 Highway, La Habra, also took a second with another Hereford steer and first place in 4-H cattle showmanship. Glenn Bell, Future Farmers of America, Fullerton chapter, showed an Aberdeen Angus steer which won the championship in the FFA division. Anaheim Future Farmers of America put it all over the rest of southern California when it came to pigs. James Duval won a first (Continued on Page 2) Katella 4-H Club Wins First Prize At. L.A. Co. Fair Climaxing the work for the past year and winning first prize with their exhibit at the Los Angeles County Fair, members were notified by their president, Paul Lieb, that they, the Katella Farmers 4-H Club, had won the coveted honor. The fair is being held in Pomona and will conclude on October 3. Their booth theme is "A Hundred Years of Progress" and is in harmony with the state's Centennial celebrations. The exhibit depicts a miner panning gold in a 49'er atmosphere on one side of a stream running through the center of the booth and on the other side of the stream is a carpet of rice hulls on which is placed a plate display of products raised by the club members. Mendocino redwood split rail fencing and other appointments are used for the wall background and canbanion. The Katella Farmer's booth is the only exhibit entered by an Orange county group to be awarded a first prize. Club membership from Anaheim area are Bob Bielefeld, Dick Bielefeld, Lee Roy Born, Bill Brown, Jim Cuthbert, Ronald Dominguez, Lloyd Ferrell, Mary The other petition, signed two property owners, asks for nexation of a 30 foot strip alley Orangethorpe avenue from No Patt street to and including Phelps orange grove at the south west corner of Orangethorpe and Highway 101. The council will hear any owning property within the territory proposed to be annexed with objections to the annexation but it was predicted there would be few objections. The announcement petitions merely said the petitioners represented at least fourth of the property owned within the territory, but it was said unofficially that about two thirds of the property owners signed. Both blocks of property described in the petition were described as "uninhabited." Each is contiguous to city territory, but the town will practically surround so unincorporated territory. Anglers Find No Albacore Two skip jack and no albacore were caught by Anaheim angler Tuesday. Spokesmen for the park of 16 stated that two marlin swims fish were lost due to light all core tackle. However, one stay with a jig for 15 minutes. This week's trip marked end of the charter boat service which began early this summer. Individual parties will continue to try their luck in nearby coast waters, according to Bob William local sporting goods store owner. Veteran Groups Plan Armistice Day Program Sponsored by three great national wide veterans' organizations, county-wide observance of "Verans' Day" will be held in San Ana, November 11, dedicated to Orange county veterans, it will announced this week by Day Proud of Anaheim American Legion Post No. 72 and John Jaggers of the Anaheim Veterans of Foreign Wars, in charge of the community's participation. The Armistice Day celebration which includes an air show, the largest concert by massed servicemen ever played in this country and other spectacular attractions will be commemorated in an attractive 100-page memorial print. or not. Serrano certainly offers a good imitation. Billed as the psychic horse, Serrano gives every evidence of having developed extra sensory perception far beyond human achievement in that field. It is a cinch somebody in that show ring is psychic. It makes for a very discomfiting sensation to offer Serrano a foreign word, the letters scrambled, and have him pick up the letters in their proper sequence. He did that with the French word, cheval, which means horse. The letters, on blocks, were lined up LCHEAV and Serrano had to unscramble them. Clint Brush, his owner and trainer who is an Ocean View bean farmer, did not know what the word was, so it was a strictly private mental transaction between the horse and the person who submitted the word. A mental transaction, if you believe, that is, in psychic horses. We arrived at Serrano's tent about an hour before his afternoon performance and Brush obligingly put the horse through its paces. Skepticism Vanished The first ray of skepticism vanished when he spelled out some scrambled words and selected the box under which a hat was hidden. You figure out, for instance, how much 100 pounds of hay costs if the price is $17 a ton. Serrano picked up a block saying 8 and another one saying 5. They say the price is 85 cents a hundred, but it would take too long to calculate without an abacus. Then Serrano picked out the number on the badges of State Police Peter Marinovich and David Evans. He guessed 1921 as the date on a dollar, informed Doris Wall of San Francisco her age is 24; told Janie Tremewan of Jamestown she is 9 years old; (Continued on Page 2) Walter F. Nickle, Long-time Resident, Claimed by Death Walter F. Nickle, a resident of Anaheim for the past 60 years, passed away at the Anaheim Community hospital last Thursday, Sept. 16. Born in Alameda county, California, he was 61 years of age at the time of his passing. The deceased was a member of Anaheim Masonic lodge. Surviving are his wife Jennie D. Nickle of the home in this city; a son, Edsel Nickle of Seal Beach; his mother, Mrs. Mary F Nickle of Anaheim; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Backs and Mrs. Blanche Epstein, both of Anaheim. Funeral services were held from the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary last Saturday morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev. Howard S. Congdon, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Masonic rites were conducted by the local lodge and friends of the deceased member. Interment was in Fairhaven cemetery. ANNEX TERRITORY SOUTH LIMIT and southern city limit a brief stretch of uninuch if two petitions for city council are acted final action by the couna special meeting called for enning of Tuesday, October 5. petition, signed by seven city owners asks for annexaf a strip of territory along west side of Highway 101 the present city limit at aya drive to and including harry Horn plant on 101 way. other petition, signed by property owners, asks for annion of a 30 foot strip along ethorpe avenue from North street to and including the orange grove at the southcorner of Orangethorpe and way 101. council will hear anyone g property within the terriroproposed to be annexed who rejections to the annexation, was predicted there would new objections. The annexa- Tells Kiwanians Of Effects of S.A. Speedway The Anaheim Kiwanis club at its weekly meeting Tuesday noon heard H. Springer, county highway consultant, discuss the Santa Ana freeway from the angle of building up connecting roads in the county and also on its probable effect on the county's traffic load. Mr. Springer told of one school of thought which contends that the freeway will take almost the entire load off the county and pour it through fast on high-speed roads. His own conviction was that the freeway would have exactly the opposite effect and that Orange county would have to build up its own connecting roads in order that the motorist coming off a super-speed highway would not become a hazard because the county roads were too old fashioned. He also told of the new highway through Santa Ana canyon and of the plans for improving Orangethorpe and Imperial highways to connect with the new road across the river which would materially aid in taking the traffic load off of Anaheim and Fullerton. Supervisor Baker Confirms Report On Canyon Dam Confirming reports concerning the Carbon Canyon Dam as circulated in Orange county and published in the Gazette a couple of weeks ago, the report being received from an authentic news source in Sacramento, Supervisor James A. Baker stated that the much needed $3,000,000 water conservation and flood control project had been allowed and will be built by the U. S. Army engineers in the near future. This project was authorized in 1936 by Congress. Appearing personally before the Congressional Flood Control Committee in Washington, D. C., in 1941, Mr. Davis urged the building of the dam, and, that as a result of this appearance, Army engineers dug test pits at various sites for a location of a dam but due to the war, work on the project was postponed. The Orange County Board of Supervisors recently revived the issue and on September 3 of this year, the California Flood Control Trustees Voted Abandonment La Palma School The upshot of a meetFriday morning of the b trustees of the elementary of Anaheim with a commitresenting Anglo-American and another committee reing Latin-American parengarding an enlarged attiarea of La Palma school w La Palma school will be doned, two bungalow b will be moved to Horace school grounds, the aud grounds sold and the s all moved to Horace Manna This was one of several offered by Mrs. Victoria B. member of the Anglo-Amcommittee. She provided th with estimates of the cost o ing the two buildings and gal phases involved. She s change could be made with ceeding the $4000 which th can spend without state ap After adoption of the plan bers of the Anglo-American mittee said parents who havented their children from h ing when the enlarged w was announced would sen California Does Best Job of Selling Citrus Says Next Governor of Florida Baker Buys Bus For New Service Within Anaheim W. T. Baker who has been voted a permit to operate a public bus line in Anaheim, this week bought and has in his possession a 27-passenger Ford Transit bus. He said this week he hoped to begin the new service about October 11. Meantime he is serving as vacation supply man in the Anaheim fire department while the regular firemen take their vacations. At the beginning of his service Baker expects to drive the bus himself but may have to have a substitute driver part of the time later. According to present plans, the bus will cover three routes, traversing each in about 20 minutes. Accordingly each of three proposed routes will have hourly service. For each trip the bus will start from Lemon and Center street. The three tentative routes are: 1. Start at Lemon and Center; west on Center to Cherry, south on Cherry to Broadway, east on Broadway to West, south on West Appearing personally before the Congressional Flood Control Committee in Washington, D.C., in 1941, Mr. Davis urged the building of the dam, and, that as a result of this appearance, Army engineers dug test pits at various sites for a location of a dam but due to the war, work on the project was postponed. The Orange County Board of Supervisors recently revived the issue and on September 3 of this year, the California Flood Control Conference made recommendations to the state Water Resources Board for the construction of the dam with the request that a $1,-500,000 appropriation for 1949-50 fiscal year be supported by Congress. Considered one of the major water problems of the county, the conservation project is an accomplishment for this district and much credit must go to Supervisor Baker who has devoted considerable time to the project which affects (Continued on Page 2) Coffee Shop Re-Opens Here Doors of the California Shop, 100 East Center swung open for business a new management early Tuesday morning after being closed several months. Organized as a partnership Brown and A. G. Williams a 10-year lease on the rest site. Assisting with the moment is Mrs. Brown, Wister. Brown came here refrom Nevada and William Oklahoma three weeks ago trio are residing at 8102 Morago street, Freeway Anaheim. The coffee shop, featuring fast, luncheon, dinner and orders on its menu, closes Sunday but has 24-hour service during the week. Register 1354 For Draft in Anaheim Area A total of 1354 young men 18 through 25 years register the draft at the Anaheim high school from August 1st the closing date last Saturday evening, Charles Mann who in charge of registration in area reported this week. The list was turned over him to the county draft box Santa Ana. Mr. Mann did not segregate figures as to age groups, a course no one can tell how According to present plans, the bus will cover three routes, traversing each in about 20 minutes. Accordingly each of three proposed routes will have hourly service. For each trip the bus will start from Lemon and Center street. The three tentative routes are: 1. Start at Lemon and Center; west on Center to Cherry, south on Cherry to Broadway, east on Broadway to West, south on West to Santa Ana street, east on Santa Ana to Palm, north on Palm to Broadway, east on Broadway to Lemon, north on Lemon to Center. 2. East on Center to Claudina, south on Claudina to South street, east on South to Olive, north on Olive to Santa Ana, east on Santa Ana to Atchison, north on Atchison to Center, west on Center to Lemon. 3. North on Lemon to La Palma, east on La Palma to Patt, north on Patt to Commercial, east on Commercial to Olive, south on Olive to Center, west on Center to Lemon. Mr. Baker was considering the advisability or having an expert from Los Angeles to advise regarding his routes and they might be changed later in accordance with the suggestions of this expert. Fares, he said, would be 10 cents for a single ride with three tokens for 25 cents. The last bus line operated in Anaheim suspended during the war. It covered a route on Center street northward to Center street and westward on Center to the west city limit. Rock salt, sprinkled liberally in 1945-46 on the down-town streets of Hartford, Conn., disposed of 78 inches of snow without the use of snowplows, at a cost of about $73,500; snowplow removal of 66 inches the previous winter cost $88,500. Volume prorate. Florida has been using a size and grade prorate which has not been fully effective. Better distribution, sales and advertising methods. The fact that California fruit is always available in all markets of the country under well planned distribution and aggressive sales gives California a big advantage. Exchange advertising which has developed consumer recognition of the Sunkist name is more effective than the industry-wide advertising of Florida. Higher standards of quality. Florida has suffered greatly from the shipment of low quality fruit during the past year. This criticism has come from consumers, retailers, wholesalers and responsible Florida shippers. Warren said the citrus industry is the second largest source of income to Florida, exceeded only by the income from tourists. Of the 67 counties of Florida, 28 grow and ship citrus fruits on a commercial basis, 18 consider citrus of paramount importance to their economy and 12 subsist wholly on citrus. Approximately 40,000 are employed directly in the industry. Two years ago citrus brought an income of $200 million to the state but for the past two years it has averaged $100 million or less, he told officers of the California Fruit Growers Exchange. BACK FROM EUROPE TO ENTER STANFORD Edward Sheridan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Sheridan, 402 North Lemon street, returned home after a three-month students' bicycle touring trip through most of Europe this summer. He will leave Anaheim at the end of this week to enroll for his junior year at Stanford University. A total of 1354 young men 18 through 25 years register for the draft at the Anaheim high school from August 1st the closing date last Saturday evening, Charles Mann who in charge of registration in area reported this week. The list was turned over him to the county draft board Santa Ana. Mr. Mann did not segregate figures as to age groups, and course no one can tell how old of the 1354 will be exempted from the draft because of pre-service in the armed forces reason of the nature of their employment or the fact that they have dependents, or because physical condition. It has been indicated that all of Orange City would be called upon to pay considerably fewer than 200 men for the draft the first year. NO GAFFER-SNAPPER THIS FISHING TRIP It seems that approximate years ago Aldie Ingram, Annie piscatorial enthusiast, drove town sporting a novel fish or hood of his car which he clipped to be a "gaffer-snapper" when a cross between a broadbill a marlin sword fish. Actually cording to usually reliable so it was a porpoise minus "s sporting a sawed-off broom dle. However, Ingram had a luck last week—he caught a marlin in just 22 minutes six east of Santa Catalina Island heavy tackle when aboardney Barnhart's 27-foot boat. passenger was John Bailey, of Anaheim. The marlin, we in at the Balboa Angling tipped the scales at 131 pound. About two-thirds of American churches are located in rural munities, but only about one-fifth of the nation's church men are found in these communities. TRUSTEES VOTE ABANDONMENT OF LA Palma School The upshot of a meeting last Friday morning of the board of trustees of the elementary schools in Anaheim with a committee representing Anglo-American parents and another committee representing Latin-American parents recording an enlarged attendance area of La Palma school was that a Palma school will be abandoned, two bungalow buildings will be moved to Horace Mann school grounds, the auditorium and grounds sold and the students moved to Horace Mann school. This was one of several plans offered by Mrs. Victoria Brown, a member of the Anglo-American committee. She provided the board with estimates of the cost of moving the two buildings and the leased phases involved. She said the change could be made without exceeding the $4000 which the board can spend without state approval. After adoption of the plan members of the Anglo-American committee said parents who had prevented their children from enrolling when the enlarged district announced would send their Orange County Fair Next Month Has Demand for Exhibit Space Demand for exhibit space in the Orange County Fair to be held at La Palma and Palm streets, this city, October 28 to 31 inclusive, in conjunction with the Silver Anniversary celebration of Anaheim’s Hallowe’en Festival, is increasing by the day, according to H. Clay Kellogg, president of the Thirty-Second District Agricultural Association, it was reported at the regular Wednesday night meeting in the Chamber of Commerce offices. Those wishing to obtain exhibit space may contact E. W. Moeller, secretary-manager, or Phil Hopkins, manager of booth sales. They may be reached by calling the chamber offices, Anaheim 3508. Three types of exhibit room are available including floored, lighted and outlet-equipped booths which will be limited to 80 in all. In addition, ground area is available both under tent and in the outside area. One huge big top, fire and water proofed without obstructing poles will be set aside for commercial and industrial exhibits. More than ten acres of ground will be devoted to the fair. In addition to the exhibit tents, approximately 150 horse stalls will be It became evident early this week that Governor Thomas E. Dewey's special train was going to be late arriving in California tomorrow. Accordingly a new schedule has been announced for his visit to southern California. Under the new schedule the party is to arrive for a 20 minute stop in Barstow at 10:50 a.m. Members are to be greeted there THOMAS E. DEWEY Governor of New York by Acting Governor Goodwin Knight, Republican National Committeeman McIntyre Faries, Republican State Chairman Edward S. Shattuck and Bernard Brennan, chairman of the Dewey-Warren campaign in southern California. Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Imperial county delegations are to meet the Dewey special train at San Bernardino and participate in a 25 minute meeting beginning at 1:25 p.m. A parade was to be formed at Union station in Los Angeles for the scheduled arrival of the train at 3:55 p.m. First stop was to be at City Hall where the Republican presidential nominee and Mrs. Dewey are to be greeted by (Continued on Page 2) Oranges Steady After Three Weeks' Rise For the third successive week available including floored, lighted and outlet-equipped booths which will be limited to 80 in all. In addition, ground area is available both under tent and in the outside area. One huge big top, fire and water proofed without obstructing poles will be set aside for commercial and industrial exhibits. More than ten acres of ground will be devoted to the fair. In addition to the exhibit tents, approximately 150 box stalls will be provided for the many horses entered in the fair and world-famed Hallowe'en frolic. Officers of the fair, other than President H. Clay Kellogg, are Glen N. Woolley, vice-president, and E. W. Moeller, secretary-treasurer. Directors of the fair include Roy N. Edwards, Orange; H. T. Dunning, Santa Ana; Aaron Buchheim, Capistrano Beach; Mrs. Frank Rospaw, Placentia; B. Z. McKinney, Corona del Mar; W. F. Croddy, Santa Ana; H. Clay Kellogg, Garden Grove, and Glen N. Woolley, Fullerton. Report Record Number of Local YM-YW Campers The largest enrollment at Camp Osceola in the history of Anaheim's YMCA-YWCA summer camping program was reported by Tommy Thomason, local director, this week. A grand total of 176 campers and 23 leaders and councilors enjoyed sessions at the established camp, June 12 through September 7. Fifty councilors and 320 campers attended Camp Osceola from southern Orange county's "Y" district of which Anaheim is a member. The next biggest year for the area was in 1944 when a total enrollment of 354 campers and leaders attended the camp. This year, camp sessions were held for high school girls, younger girls, high school boys, seventh and eighth grade boys, and younger boys of fourth, fifth and sixth grade age. In addition a co-ed officers training camp was held for high school boys and girls. Amanda M. Domke Dies Suddenly Miss Amanda M. Domke, 58 years of age, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 18. Attending the funeral services for her brother in law Walter E. Oranges Steady After Three Weeks' Rise For the third successive week Valencia oranges last week showed an advance in price in eastern and mid-western markets, but the first of this week the market showed a weaker tendency. Last week's advance which approximated 50 cents a box carried the average for all sizes and all grades to more than $4 a box, f.o.b. packing house for the first time this season. The volume was somewhat smaller than it was the preceding week. The average for all sizes and grades last week was about $4.22 a box, f.o.b., compared to $3.72 for the preceding week, $3 for the corresponding week in 1947, $4.65 for the corresponding week in 1946 and $3.59 for 1945. Supplies of competing fruit are declining in volume and quality and last week practically all arrivals of oranges were sold. The fact that arrivals were short of the prorate was attributed to a shortage of pickers. Heavier arrivals were reported the first of this week and were held responsible for the weakening of the market. It was expected, however, that since Canada can this week make purchases on its next quota period beginning October 1, heavier sales in the Dominion would absorb all of this week's increased prorate of 100 cars over last week's allotment. The increase in fast week's availance on Page 2 Amanda M. Domke Dies Suddenly Miss Amanda M. Domke, 58 years of age, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 18. Attending the funeral services for her brother-in-law, Walter F. Nickle, at Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars that morning, she fainted and was taken immediately to Anaheim Community hospital where she passed away a short time later. Cause of death was thought to be a paralytic stroke. Born in Eldorado, Iowa, she had been a resident of Anaheim since 1916 and had been an employee of Dr. John Boege as a dental technician for 30 years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church of this city. Surviving are five brothers, Rudolph and William Domke of Iowa, Gustave Domke of Minnesota, Theodore Domke of Alaska and Ervin Domke of Colorado; and four sisters, Miss Louisa and Miss Selma Domke, both of Iowa, Mrs. Jennie Nickle and Mrs. Pauline Marion, both of Anaheim. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. from the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary with the Rev. Howard S. Congdon, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating. Entombment was in Melrose Abbey Mausoleum. LICENSE TO WED A marriage license was obtained late last week by John William Blackman of Garden Grove and Miss Joyce Arleène Merna Wallin of Balboa Island. Texas has 137,983,372 acres of land in farms.