anaheim-gazette 1949-01-20

Atomic Bomb Now Blamed for State’s ’48 Drought and ’49 Freeze Whether or not it is the cause, the atomic bomb is now getting the blame for California’s unusual weather. In fact, the weather is no longer held to be unusual. It is now extraordinary. Scientists at Sacromento college, who make nuclear fisheries at Sacramento college, who make nuclear fisheries on Bikini may be responsible for California’s drought of 1948, and the extended freeze of the current year. While declining to be quoted in view of the science still being in its infancy and any opinions open to dispute, they admitted that the atomic bomb blasts, both experimental and during World War II, may have had a decided effect on California’s weather. One scientist said it is known that atomic blasts produce radioisotopes in the atmosphere, which would result in ionized radioactive particles serving as a nuclei about which either a condensation would occur, or the continued dispersion would exist, depending upon atmospheric conditions prevailing at the time. This would have a widespread effect as the air currents carried the particles for great distances, he said. As an atomic explosion occurs, he declared, tremendous numbers of dust particles are dispersed into the upper atmosphere. It is known that condensation of moisture occurs to form rain or snow, depending upon existence of matter particles such as dust which serve as nuclei on which moisture gathers until drops are large enough to fall. From records of dust particles thrown into the atmosphere by volcanoes, these radioactive particles could be carried more than 1,000 miles, and the effects might Annual YMCA Banquet Set For January 28 The “Y”s’ twenty-sixth annual dinner and meeting of members will be Friday evening, January 28, beginning with a 6:30 o’clock banquet at the Ebell clubhouse, President Paul Demaree has announced. The public is cordially invited to attend, he stated. Speaker of the evening will be Roger Deas, nationally known San Francisco lecturer and writer who is championing for peace and good will among people as well as nations. Demaree pointed out that atomic scientists now recognize that spiritual chain reaction—generated by world-wide religious organizations—is the only hope for the world of tomorrow. He said that the “Y” has, and will continue to generate a powerful spiritual chain reaction as evidenced by its spread over 69 countries in 104 years, during which time the association has “released and radiated from nation to nation, from peoples to peoples, from person to person, the neutrons of universal brotherhood, good will and understanding.” Local executive-secretary of the GIRL SCOU NEWS NAME OFFICERS Virlee Elliott was recently elected president of Troop Benjamin Franklin school. officers named included Guss, vice-president; Edith len, secretary; Louella treasurer, and Nancy Jo F scribe. ELECTION HELD Troop 23 of Benjamin Franklin school elected officers during recent meeting. Bonnie Van den was chosen president; H Fischle, vice-president; Bettie Delden, secretary; Jackie treasurer, and Gloria T scribe. The troop member working on their sewing game badges. RECEIVE BADGES Girl Scouts of Troop 23 received their second class recently were Carol Fitz, Ira Bircher, Janet Ferguson ma Kerns, Joanne Schwien Joan Stabbert and Mariam lor. Officers elected were Schwimmer, president; Ch Hall, vice-president; Janet son, secretary; Marian T scribe, and Florinda Vill treasurer. Outgoing officers Carol Fitz, president; B Bircher, vice-president; Lois ti, secretary; Norma Kerns, and Marva Richards, treasurer. The troop is working on the ing badge. TALK ON SWEDEN Telephone Company’s Rate Rise Bid Protested at San Francisco Hearings Ability of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company to “live within its income” should a business recession occur has been “substantially impaired” because of rigid wage contracts and employment conditions, E. T. Lockwood, assistant vice-president of the utility testified at San Francisco. Lockwood was one of several witnesses for the company who appeared at a California public utilities commission hearing on the firm's plea for an increase in rates aggregating $33,655,000 on its California gross income. The hearing is underway in San Francisco following two days of hearings at Los Angeles. It was enlivened by the appearance of a group of women wearing armbands marked "Mama's OPA," with small children by the hand, and by the attempt of Elinor Kahn, state director of the Independent Progressive party, to file a 60-page "brief" with the commission. Commissioner Harold P. Hulls, presiding, ruled that the brief could be left at the hearing. He said that the "Y" has, and will continue to generate a powerful spiritual chain reaction as evidenced by its spread over 69 countries in 104 years, during which time the association has "released and radiated from nation to nation, from peoples to peoples, from person to person, the neutrons of universal brotherhood, good will and understanding." Local executive-secretary of the Anaheim YMCA-YWCA organization is Orville G. Thomason. Reservations for the dinner may be obtained by calling the "Y" office, Anaheim 4202. Jr. Optimists View Berlin Art Nine members of the Anaheim Junior Optimists club viewed the collection of famous paintings, formerly the toast of Berlin, during Anaheim Day, Saturday, at Exposition Park, Los Angeles. Optimists Tom Yellis and Louis Larson were in charge of transportation and other arrangements. All proceeds from the exhibition in Los Angeles were delegated to aid German youngsters in the American zone of Germany. The state of Kansas has more land under cultivation than any other state of the Union but one, and that state has three times the area of Kansas. Ployes into the Pacific company has added $500,000 annually in increased accruals to the Pacific company pension fund. Hambrook declared the transfer plan saves the Pacific company about $1,100,000 a year. PLAN TO WED Joseph L. Terrell of Placentia and Leta Mae Chansler of Brea obtained a marriage license at the county court house in Santa Ana early this week. IT'S A BOY! A baby son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cruz, 112½ The hearing is underway in San Francisco following two days of hearings at Los Angeles. It was enlivened by the appearance of a group of women wearing armbands marked "Mama's OPA," with small children by the hand, and by the attempt of Elinor Kahn, state director of the Independent Progressive party, to file a 60-page "brief" with the commission. Commissioner Harold P. Huills, presiding, ruled that the brief could be left at the hearing and a decision would be made later as to whether it could be considered legally filed. According to a press release distributed when the brief was deposited, it declared that the IPP "will fight on every level to protect the people against the ruthless attempts of monopoly interests still further to enhance the costs of the necessities of life; of which telephone service is one." Many cities entered protests to a new telephone rate increase among them were Antioch, Concord, Martinez, Danville, Lafayette, Rodeo, San Pablo, Walnut Creek, Arcadia, Beverly Hills, Burbank, Culver City, El Monte, El Segundo, Glendale, Gardena, Inglewood, Pasadena, South Pasadena, Southgate, Oakland, while Frank O. Bill, chairman of the Solano county board of supervisors, appeared as an interested observer. Aside from Lockwood, other company witnesses included Anson Herrick and Ralph R. Nelson, who estified on the actuarial aspects of the company's pension system, and R. E. Hambrook, company vice-president in charge of personnel relations, who testified that training expense is saved when the P. T. & T. company is enabled to hire employees from other Bell system companies. This practice has been criticised by the commission on the ground that transferring Bell system em- GIRL SCOUT NEWS AME OFFICERS Virlee Elliott was recently re-elected president of Troop 38, Benjamin Franklin school. Other officers named included Nancy Muss, vice-president; Edith Bulman, secretary; Louella Baher, treasurer, and Nancy Jo Fischer, scribe. ELECTION HELD Troop 23 of Benjamin Franklin School elected officers during a recent meeting. Bonnie Van Delaney was chosen president; Roxana Schle, vice-president; Bette Van Golden, secretary; Jackie Duke, treasurer, and Gloria Taylor, scribe. The troop members are working on their sewing and some badges. RECEIVE BADGES Girl Scouts of Troop 29 who received their second class badges recently were Carol Fitz, Barba Bircher, Janet Ferguson, Norah Kerns, Joanne Schwimmer, Jan Stabbert and Marian Tayler. Officers elected were Joanne Schwimmer, president; Charlotte Bell, vice-president; Janet Ferguson, secretary; Marian Taylor, scribe, and Florinda Villafano, treasurer. Outgoing officers were Carol Fitz, president; Barbara Bircher, vice-president; Lois San-secretary; Norma Kerns, scribe, and Marva Richards, treasurer. The troop is working on the sewing badge. DAYLIGHT SAVING Time Not Be Needed in '49 Daylight saving time will not be necessary this year. This, at least, is the opinion of the California public utilities commission and representatives of power interests at the California state legislature. Whether the situation will change between now and spring is debatable, but from all indications, there is enough water behind California's reservoirs, and sufficient steam plant generation facilities to furnish power for the state's retail and industrial consumers. In a report to the state senate, the public utilities commission said that "with reasonably normal precipitation and continued availability of Shasta power to the northern California market, it should not be necessary to request the re-establishment of daylight saving time in 1949 as a power saving measure." The 1948 legislature established daylight saving in the face of a drought, and Governor Earl Warren declared the emergency at an end January 1 of this year, fifteen days before the legislative act which established the advance in time, expired. "It looks like California is pretty well out of the woods on the power shortage," an official of the utilities commission said today, "Since this is the case, the power utilities want to sell power, and not curtail its use through daylight saving." It also was pointed out that if an emergency occurs again, the legislature will be in session and re-establishment of the program could be requested. Julia P. Hemphill Passes Away Friday Julia P. Hemphill, 80 years of age, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Faith Edgington at 360 Central Ave., Loma Linda, on Friday, January 14. Born in Nebraska, she had resided in Anaheim for 30 years until moving to Loma Linda ten months ago to make her with her daughter. Surviving are a son, Hemphill of Los Angeles daughters, Mrs. Edgington of Linda and Mrs. Ruth Reed San Diego; two brothers, Ellison of Cutler, California W. J. Ellison of Pomona; oter Mrs. Rose Bobst of Loclaifornia, and a nephew, Bobst of Costa Mesa. Funeral services were held 2 p.m., from the chapel of Campbell and Kaulbars mansion with the Rev. Kizer, pastor Seventh Day Advent church Fullerton, officiating. In was in Anaheim cemetery. OSCAR HEYING HOME FROM HOSPITAL Oscar Heying, 514 North entine street, is convalescent home following an operative Fullerton General hospital. RAY & OSCAR CLEANER TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS -- MAIN OFFICE-PLANT -- 630 So. Los Angeles Phone 4 -- VALENCIA HOTEL -- 182 W. Center Phone 2 For the Busy Down-town Person A Report on and Prices—and At this time of the year when everyone is adding up the progress made in the past twelve months, we are happy to report that the average earnings of our hourly employees at General Electric now are at a rate more than 90% higher—and weekly take-home pay more than 90% greater—than in the year 1940. And—beyond what is in each pay check—there is another 7% to 11% paid out by the Company for our employees or put away in their interest. This is for General Electric Pensions, free Life Insurance, the Savings and Stock Bonus Plan, Company contributions to old age benefits and unemployment insurance, and other benefits in the direction of health and security. Such "extra pay" was (in the first three quarters of 1948) at the annual rate of over $50 million. As compared with the 90% rise in the average hourly earnings of General Electric employees, the "cost of living" (according to the Sales of Milk in Orange County Show 5% Increase Daily average wholesale sales fluid milk in the Orange county marketing area during the month of September reached 90 gallons, a gain of 4.91 per cent from the preceding month, was announced by the California Depot and livestock reporting service. Retail sales for the same period totaled 7,694 gallons, an increase of 3.32 per cent while total daily average distribution, all classes, is set at 18,464 gallons, an increase of 4.08 per cent. Average daily pounds of milk fat in the various classes reach 7,121 pounds. Whities Services This Morning Funeral services for Lawrence Whites, 87, who died Sunday afternoon at his home, 110 North Street, after a prolonged illness, were conducted at Hilgen-mortuary this (Thursday) morning at 10 o'clock, with the Al Casebeer, pastor of the Christian church, officiating. Native of Ohio, Mr. Whites resided in Anaheim for the last 13 years. He was a member of the Anaheim Christian church. Department will be in the family in Eugene, Oregon. Surviving are three sons, New-C. Whites of Eugene, Ore- John D. Whites, Hulet, Wyng, and Richard S. Whites of Dower; two daughters, Mrs. G. Hland, Deadwood, South Dawson, and Mrs. Hasel B. Crain, Haim; 16 grandchildren and great grandchildren. As compared with the 90% rise in the average hourly earnings of General Electric employees, the "cost of living" (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Index at November 15) had risen during the same period about 72%. And General Electric's "cost of living" as a Company increased even more than that of our employees since General Electric's purchases of steel, copper and all other materials from outside suppliers were made at prices averaging 81% above 1940. We are going to keep on trying—we are going to every General Electric job just as steady and secure the future. And we know we have got to do this by doing his part in the job of helping to sell General Electric very best job possible in designing them to suit our turing them economically to General Electric's high ANAHEIM WORLD GENERAL GE Stocks of Principal Grains in State Far Above 1948 Figure Estimated stocks of principal grains on hand in California mills and warehouses January 1, totaled 390,029 tons of barley, 95,491 tons of wheat, and 25,156 tons of oats, far above the total for January 1, 1948, the California crop and livestock reporting service has announced. In the southern California zone, which includes the county of Orange, there were 30,481 tons of barley, 26,721 tons of wheat, and 4,586 tons of oats on hand. Stocks on hand January 1 of last year were given by the service at 217,894 tons of barley, 66,640 tons of wheat, and 14,926 tons of oats. A closer study of life and history of every man who has been President of the United States, without exception, would be interesting and valuable to every citizen of America. Five presidents of the United States were born in the New England states. They were John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Pierce, Arthur and Coolidge. CORRECTION Please LET US check your car's front end for: TIRE WEAR, WHEEL ALIGNMENT, HARD STEERING LEAVITT FORD Your STUDEBAKER Dealer SALES -- SERVICE 226 So. Los Angeles St. Phone 2284 port on Pay ces—and Job Security Yet, despite all this, the prices our customers paid us for General Electric products averaged only 40% above 1940—and as the result of the Company's research and planning they were far better products with more and better features than our pre-war models. In the process, there were more and steadier jobs at General Electric than ever before. In fact, hourly rated jobs at General Electric have nearly doubled in number since before the war. Constant attention and effort have helped to keep these jobs surprisingly steady and secure during the interruptions and shortages of materials that have plagued business due to post-war reconversion, strikes, transportation tie-ups, and numerous other difficulties. For the past sixty days both industry and public have been showing a sudden reluctance to buy as freely in many lines as in the earlier part of the year. The resulting drop in public demand for certain products has unfortunately meant fewer General Electric jobs in some areas despite our best efforts. For the past sixty days both industry and public have been showing a sudden reluctance to buy as freely in many lines as in the earlier part of the year. The resulting drop in public demand for certain products has unfortunately meant fewer General Electric jobs in some areas despite our best efforts. But increased employment in other lines has more than offset these decreases, and General Electric is happy to report that in the last week in December there were actually slightly more hourly-paid people working at their jobs than there were sixty days before. —we are going to do all within our power—to keep steady and secure as we possibly can both now and in the got to do this by each of us in General Electric pitching helping to sell General Electric products—after doing the them to suit our customers, and then in manufact-General Electric’s high standards of quality and reliability. GE ELECTRIC