anaheim-gazette 1949-03-31

Colony Quips This week Anaheim merchants are inviting customers from all over the northern part of the county to come in and see their 'Easter Parade of Values' which is designed to show the doubting that this big department store which is Anaheim has the goods. When they get into town they will also find that we have the parking. They will also find that Anaheim is the best town to shop in because the ease and the values are here. As a matter of fact we are the hub of the finest section in the world. (We think so.) We have the best parking facilities, the best parks, the finest baseball field on the coast is in one of them. The new Freeway touches our city limits and as soon as that comes through the people will follow—many of them will not go through, however, but stop right here and settle. This is just plain common sense and you will find out the truth of it if you go out and talk to some of the new folks coming in—to stay. This flood of people is surely coming, we are on the eve and under the dam of the great migration. Let's be sure we have someone at the gate to take tickets. Got pretty far away from the 'Easer Parade of Values' but that big event is on for this weekend and the smart people are going to be here to look us over—and a lot of them will buy our bargains. ANAHEIM VOLUME LXXVIII FIVE CENTS ANAHEIM, OH Roy Heinz Fullerton Claims In Annexation Trial Not Upheld Climaxing a two-day court battle between Henry G. Meiser in cooperation with the city of Fullerton and the city of Anaheim over the "shoestring" annexation of property between the two cities, Superior Judge Franklin G. West handed down a decision that Fullerton's protests, and Meiser's claims not be sustained, at 3 p.m. Tuesday in superior court. With the throwing out of court the suit which was instigated by Meiser's attorneys, Lloyd Verry and L. W. Blodgett of Blodgett, Morris and Tobias, Anaheim's petition was conceded to have been officially received by the city council and filed by City Clerk Charles Griffith of Anaheim. This addition will permit the local city council to re-launch annexation measures, which were halted by a restraining order issued January 7 by the court after it upheld pro- Final Institute Meet Features Sales Panel Headlining the fourth and final meeting of the Sales In- The reporter who writes the most colorful news must make many enemies. A newspaper which offers only the pleasant platitudes which offend no one is like the dignified old gentleman for whom everyone has the greatest respect, but no particular use. A newspaper which doesn't make most of its readers mad part of the time and some of them mad all the time, is devoid of life, character and color. No managing editor in history ever won a popularity contest but all of them who were ever any good have been called a lot of names. If only the news was printed which everybody wanted to see, there wouldn't be any news in type the world did not already know. The stories which are read with the greatest relish are those some people would like to suppress. Most of us are not honest enough to admit it but curiosity is a very human trait and when the chips are down, we really enjoy knowing all there is to know about the neighbors. "Oh, don't put that in the paper," is the most frequent remark a reporter hears but if he paid any attention to it, he would soon be without a job, for the very people who say that to him expect him to put into print for them to read, things they do not already know. If a reporter does not print a story until the source of it gets ready to 'release' it, he will find that most everybody already knows it and it is no longer news. Sometimes a person will say "I did not authorize you to print that," or "I did not tell you you could put my name in the paper." It is immaterial to a news gatherer in a free county with a free press, whether you did or not and if he concurs with you, you may be sure it is only because you are not particularly newsworthy in the first place. The greatest news beat in modern times was that of the A.P. reporter who announced the end With the throwing out of court the suit which was instigated by Meiser's attorneys, Lloyd Verry and L. W. Blodgett of Blodgett, Morris and Tobias, Anaheim's petition was conceded to have been officially received by the city council and filed by City Clerk Charles Griffith of Anaheim. This addition will permit the local city council to re-launch annexation measures, which were halted by a restraining order issued January 7 by the court after it upheld protests against the passing of annexation resolutions at specially called meetings here September 18 and 25. The disputed resolution passed by the council called for the annexation of land along Spadra road south of Orangethorpe, a 10-foot strip of uninhabited land lying between Anaheim's north city limits and Orangethorpe road. Attorneys S. B. Kaufman, Preston Turner and Claude Owens represented Anaheim at the trial. Technically Anaheim won the dispute since the supplementary petition alleging Anaheim was without jurisdiction to conduct public hearings on the annexation filed by Meisers attorney was not sustained by the court, although the court did not rule upon the petition itself. Anaheim, by this decision, was given priority over other cities which might wish to annex the same territory. The original dispute started last September when the city council of Anaheim passed a resolution calling for the annexation of the land along Spadra road, south of Orangethorpe. The council was acting upon a petition of property owners who had requested admission to the city. Rancher Meiser opposed the proposed annexation, contending that it blocked attempts by him and other ranchers from proceeding to get a strip of land annexed to Fullerton. Through his attorneys he obtained a temporary court order restraining Anaheim from proceeding with the annexation, pending formal hearing on the petition for a writ of prohibition. Anaheim complied with Judge West's order, but continued the public hearings. Meiser then al-Continued on Page 2 Final Institute Meet Features Sales Panel Headlining the fourth and final meeting of the Sales Institute to be held this evening, Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m., in the Little Theater at the Anaheim high school, will be a panel of four members of the Sales Executive club of Los Angeles, including sales managers in the retail stationery, wholesale food, automotive sales and insurance businesses. “This meeting is sponsored by the Club as a part of the 'Selling as a Career' program of the organization,” stated Mr. Roy Heinz, president of the Sales Executive club. “Each of these experts on the panel will give a ten-minute talk on Sales Problems and Solutions in their own particular phase of selling, and this will be followed by a round table discussion and summary. Ample time will be devoted by these sales experts to answering questions from members of the audience.” The panel will consist of: Joseph F. Morrison, resident vice-president; Liberty Mutual Insurance company; Rowland A. Thomas, general manager; Grimes-Stassforth Stationery company; Gus H. Mallmann, sales manager; S & W Fine Foods, Inc.; Haviland O. Rogers, vice-president; The Coca-Cola Bottling company of Los Angeles. The Sales Institute has been presented free of charge by the Anaheim Adult Education division in cooperation with the Anaheim chamber of commerce and the bureau of business education of the California state department of education. According to a survey of the U.S. Department of Agriculture the average American smoked 115 packs of cigarettes in 1946. $1,050,253 Is California’s Share Of ‘49 ‘Conquer Cancer Campaign’ County quotas amounting to $1,050,253 as California’s Sometimes a person will say "I did not authorize you to print that," or "I did not tell you you could put my name in the paper." It is immaterial to a news gatherer in a free county with a free press, whether you did or not and if he concurs with you, you may be sure it is only because you are not particularly newsworthy in the first place. The greatest news beat in modern times was that of the A.P. reporter who announced the end of the war with Germany and yet he was not only pilloried for it by officialdom, but Kent Cooper, his own boss, ran out on him. It is one of the few instances in recorded newspaper history in which a reporter with a great scoop was not backed to the hilt by his superior. There is of course, always the matter of good taste in news reporting. An eminent sports columnist in a recent thoughtful piece, raised the question of the sport champion who may also be a heel in his moral and personal life. It is a side sports writers generally overlook or gloss over. It likewise applies to movie stars. Should the brush which paints a portrait of great glamour for hero-worshiping youthful eyes to see, also portray with equal frankness, the petty sordidness, the disgusting ego and the depraved debauchery with which nature so often endows unusual genius or exceptional physical strength. Somewhere between the two possibilities presented by such a hypothetical case, the honest craftmen who strives to record the daily record of people and the news they make, takes his stand and tells his tale. He hopes his aim is true. And that if he errs, it may be charged to a realization that the rose colored glasses through which he views the world about him, reveal to his eyes more of sunshine than shadow, more of laughter than tears, more of good than of evil. $1,050,253 Is California’s Share Of ‘49 ‘Conquer Cancer Campaign’ County quotas amounting to $1,050,253 as California’s share of the American Cancer Society’s campaign to conquer cancer have been approved by the board of directors of the 1949 California cancer campaign committee, it was announced today by Charles R. Blyth, State Campaign Chairman. Describing cancer as “No 2 killer in California” with more than 14,000 deaths last year, Mr. Blyth, president of Blyth & Co., Inc., San Francisco, said the state campaign committee hoped quotas will be oversubscribed in every county. Month-Long Campaign The month-long campaign, which gets underway April 1st, will seek to raise funds to finance a three-way fight against cancer through the American Cancer Society's program of education, research and service. Funds will be used to expand the present educational campaign aimed at early detection of cancer; to broaden the service program that finances tumor boards and volunteer activities on behalf of cancer victims, and to continue the extensive program of research into causes and possible cure of cancer. “There is evidence that 1949 may well be the most important year of our lives in the fight to conquer cancer,” Mr. Blyth emphasized. “We are fast reaching a climax. If enough funds are made available to push forward the work of research and to bulwark the continuous educational campaign to secure early detection and prompt treatment, we can be most optimistic about the outcome. California Receives Money “Of each dollar raised in California,” Mr. Blyth said, “sixty cents, or $630,152 of the 1949 quota will remain in the state and will be spent under the guidance of California’s leading medical authorities on a far reaching program of education and service down to the county levels. Another twenty-five cents, or $262,563 of this year’s California quota, will be expended by the American Cancer Society for research, directed by the National Research Council. Last year,” Mr. Blyth pointed out, “the American Cancer Society was unable to provide financial support for many worthwhile research projects because of insufficient funds. In this connection,” Mr. Blyth said, “California traditionally had received more than its share of contributed dollars for research because of the outstanding facilities and men of science in the state. A substantial portion of the 1949 funds,” he said, “will be spent on the continuance of research projects into the basic causes of cancer already underway in the various universities of California.” ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1949 ROY Heinz 75 Percent Red Cross Goal Reached Here Seventy-five per cent of the $6,821 Red Cross drive goal for Anaheim was reported reached by the local chapter office today while a complete report of the expected completion of the campaign will be given at the board meeting next Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the city hall headquarters. Highlight of the session will be the overall resume of the drive here from co-chairmen Harry Horn, L. M. Pickel and Howard Loudon, according to present indications, Mrs. Leo Friis, chapter chairman, stated. • In the rural division of the drive, the Loara district reported its drive completed with a sum of $448. Sub-chairman was Mrs. Lawrence Klentz. Magnolia district, with Mrs. L. C. Martin as chairman, reported its drive returns of $425, and Glen Dysing- Charles Coburn Extra Ballots Of Referendum Are Available Extra Ballots, copies of proposed amendments and instructions for voting in the current referendum on changes in the California-Arizona marketing order are available to growers in the office of the Orange County Agricultural association, 622 North Main Street, Santa Ana. Roy L. Hale, county committee chairman, said an effort has been made to reach by mail all orange producers who are not represented in the voting by a cooperative marketing association, but that the ballots are on hand for any grower who may have been missed. April 5 Deadline Hale reminded producers of the April 5 deadline for returning the ballots. Addressed envelopes which require no postage are furnished. As proposed, the principal amendments would: Institute Features Panel Mining the fourth and setting of the Sales Inno be held this eve-ursday, March 31, at in the Little Thea- the Anaheim high will be a panel of four of the Sales Executive Los Angeles, including managers in the retail sta-wholesale food, auto-mo and insurance businesses. Meeting is sponsored by as a part of the 'Selling Better' program of the or- stated Mr. Roy Heinz, of the Sales Executive of these experts on the give a ten-minute talk Problems and Solutions own particular phase of this will be followed and table discussion and Ample time will be de- these sales experts to questions from meme audience." Panel will consist of: Jo-Morrison, resident vice-Liberty Mutual Insur-any; Rowland A. Thoml manager, Grimes-Stasssonery company; Gus H. sales manager, S & W dds, Inc.; Haviland O. vice-president, The Coca-ing company of Los An-les Institute has been free of charge by the Adult Education divi-operation with the Ana- number of commerce and uu of business education california state department ion. To a survey of the U. ment of Agriculture the American smoked 115 cigarettes in 1946. 's Share Campaign' 50,253 as California's Highlight of the session will be the overall resume of the drive here from co-chairmen Harry Horn, L. M. Pickel and Howard Loudon, according to present indications, Mrs. Leo Friis, chapter chairman, stated. • In the rural division of the drive, the Loara district reported its drive completed with a sum of $448. Sub-chairman was Mrs. Lawrence Klentz. Magnolia district, with Mrs. L. C. Martin as chairman, reported its drive returns of $425, and Glen Dysinger, sub-chairman for the Centralia district, stated that area's drive closed with total proceeds of $221. Other rural areas with drives nearly completed include Los Alamitos, Katella, Lincoln, Stanton-Savanna, and Cypress. Drives in the residential, business and special groups are also nearing their goals. Direct Subsidy For Citrus is Grower Favored As long as the principle of price support has become an integral part of our national economy, citrus growers should demand equal consideration with growers of any other crop now produced in the United States, according to Robbins Russel, general manager of Mutual Orange Distributors. His recommended program was approved by his board of directors. Russel questions the long range effect of farm subsidies per se, but since more than 67 per cent of the value of all farm crops produced in this country are now subject to price supports, and since legal machinery—the California-Arizona Orange, Lemon and Grapefruit Marketing Agreements—that would qualify these crops for it is already established, he suggests that the form of price support for citrus should be direct subsidy payments based on a flexible percentage of parity. This program not only is legal and workable, but it also conforms to the recommendation of the Hoover Commission, which recommendation was prepared by a task force headed by H. P. Rusk, dean of the College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, and one of the outstanding authorities on this subject. The operation of such a program, while involving a substan- Charles Coburn To Address Farmer's Group Two students from each high school in Orange county will be honored by the Associated Farmers at the group's annual dinner meeting April 14, William F. Croddy, association president, announced today. The banquet is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. in the Women's Club, Orange. One boy and one girl from each high school in the county will join approximately 450 farmers and growers in hearing an address by Charles Coburn, distinguished stage and screen star, Croddy said. Coburn, renouned for his spirited messages on Americanism, will represent the DeMille Foundation. Bancroft to Speak Also slated to be heard is Philip Bancroft, state president of the Associated Farmers. Bancroft, a noted speaker and long-time leader in California agriculture, will describe briefly the work of the Associated Farmers in combatting subversive activities. Holmes Bishop, of Orange, honorary life president of the Orange county unit, will preside as master of ceremonies. Each high-school principal in the county has been requested to select two outstanding students to represent their school at the banquet, Croddy explained. Growers and their wives planning to attend are urged to bring their older children with them to hear Mr. Coburn's address, Croddy said. "These banquets have always been completely sold out," Croddy warned, "so you are urged to secure your tickets early." Tickets may be purchased from most growers' associations, or from headquarters of the Associated Farmers in Anaheim, he said. AUHS Cadets to Attend El Toro Encampment Bids for construction of the five room addition to Benjamin Franklin school will open April 19, it was announced by M. A. Gauer superintendent of the Anaheim Elementary district. The elementary school board appropriated $88,800 for the work which will go to the lowest bidder. Approval of the plans, which were okehed by the state Division of School House Planning was given last week by the state Division of Architecture. The Anaheim Elementary school district's $575,000 building program was given the green light last year by local voters. First project in the over-all program will be the Franklin school enlargement. If not delayed by material shortages, the five new class rooms are expected to be ready for use by next October 1, Gauer said. AUHS Cadets to Attend El Toro Encampment Sixty Anaheim Union high school cadets will attend a special spring encampment at the El Toro Marine Base, April 22, 23 and 24, with other California high school cadets from southern California, it was announced today by Major Ralph Comstock, commandant at the local high school. The invitation to the three-day El Toro encampment was extended by Col. Raymond E. Smith, field representative for the California Cadet Corps. Boys will attend from high schools in the Bakersfield area as far south as the Mexican border. Col. Smith's area does not include Los Angeles county. Purpose of the visit to the Marine Corps base is to give the high school youths a preview into the detailed routine on the base. The completely outlined program for the cadets, beginning at 12 noon, Friday, April 22, includes a demonstration by Marine Corps personnel, field problems for the cadets and a Sunday chapel service. Anaheim cadets scheduled to participate in the event include Lt. Col. Richard Davenport, Captains Eddie Liptrap and Bill Burr; First Lieutenants Jack Adams, Henry Briant, Dean Risner, Charles Burgess; Second Lieutenants Orlyn North, Milton Peters, Richard Rold, Paul Huson, Renie Maese and Augie Pinedo; Master Sergeants Herschel Coulter and Pete Verdin; Technical Sergeants Paul Rumfelt, Charles Kipp and (Continued on Page 2) ON EXTENDED TRIP TO EASTEEN STATES Mrs J. C. Kratz of the Angelina Hotel on East Center street, left Wednesday of this week for a visit with relatives in eastern states. She will visit Mrs. Gladys Witherell of Chicago, daughter of the late Mr. Kratz. In Detroit Michigan, she will attend the golden wedding anniversary of her brother Fred Kresin and his wife, Hannah. She will go on to Washington, D.C. where she will visit with a nephew, C. E. Kresin and family. Mrs. Kratz plans to be away for three months. California, which will soon celebrate its centennial honoring admission to the Union in 1850 was the 31st state to be admitted Weekly Temperatures ED. E. BRUNA — Sunkist Avenue Min. Max. Thursday 44 56 Friday 35 66 Saturday 38 68 Sunday 38 73 Monday 44 66 Tuesday 40 70 Wednesday 30 65 Rain: Thursday .16; Total for Season 8.25 Fourteen Pages No. 23 Ballots Referendum Available Ballots, copies of proposed events and instructions for the current referendum ages in the California-Ari-keting order are available in the office of the County Agricultural Ass- 622 North Main Street, Ana. Hale, county committee said an effort has been reached by mail all orange who are not represent-e voting by a cooperative association, but that lots are on hand for any who may have been April 5 Deadline reminded producers of the deadline for returning the addressed envelopes which no postage are furnished. Proposed, the principal ents would: Don R. Catlin City Accepts Share of BOD Waste Expense Anaheim will accept approximately 48.72 per cent share of expense for the Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand, as estimated by the Joint Outfall Sewer, it was decided in the city council meeting Tuesday night, adjourned from March 22, in the city hall chambers. Cost for treating industrial waste sewerage will be around $1879 per month. Ewald Lemcke, head engineer for the Joint Outfall Sewer District, and his crew made BOD estimates after deducting 225 parts per million from each flow at the La Palma line, one of the three in Anaheim, which is the same volume percentage of domestic affluent. Final Forum Features Gold Rush Film "Chasing Rainbows," a color film lecture featuring the California gold rush of '49, will be the last of the spring forum series which will be given Monday, April Final Forum Features Gold Rush Film "Chasing Rainbows," a color film lecture featuring the California gold rush of '49, will be the last of the spring forum series which will be given Monday, April 4. Don R. Catlin, photographer, will provide the commentary for the free film which will be shown at the high school auditorium beginning at 7:30 p.m. "The film presents a panorama of the Golden West, from Coronado's search for the seven cities of Cibola to the gold rush of 1849," according to forum director Ralph Focht. Catlin spent 18 months making the picture and traveled 12,000 miles in 17 states. In addition to dramatizing the western days in California, the picture brings to life such events as the Pike's Peak or Bust stampede of 1859, the saga of Tombstone, Arizona, the Nevada boom, and Leadville Bonanza. Local Shop Sold For $10,500 Sale of a garage-type building at 214 South Los Angeles street, this city, to Charles A. Heinrich, 209½ East Broadway, Anaheim, for approximately $10,500, was shown in a deed filed in the county recorder's office. The property was sold to Heinrich by Mr. and Mrs. Fay Betts of 13231 North street, Anaheim. A wheel alignment business is being conducted in the building. Mr. and Mrs. Octave Roquet of this city, reported cat-fishing excellent at Lake Mead upon return from a week's angling expedition. The couple used their own light-weight craft. Largest catch was a seven-pound catfish. Some early-season bass were taken. Commission Finds State’s Trucking Industry in ‘Chaotic’ Condition In a far-reaching decision, the California Public Utilities commission has critically examined the state's giant trucking industry, found it to be in a "chaotic" condition, and suggested a comprehensive program of remedial leg- between fixed termini. There are only about 200 of these—and each must prove public convenience and necessity before being allowed to operate. The war accentuated the rapid increase in permitted carriers. Commission Finds State’s Trucking Industry in ‘Chaotic’ Condition In a far-reaching decision, the California Public Utilities commission has critically examined the state’s giant trucking industry, found it to be in a “chaotic” condition, and suggested a comprehensive program of remedial legislation. R. E. Mittelstaedt, president of the commission, said the decision is “undoubtedly one of the most important” in years. Highway carriers earned $280,-705,000 gross revenues in 1948, or 72.6 per cent of the annual gross earned by all transportation carriers including steam railroads. In 1941, approximately 8,000 permitted carriers were in the field, by June 30, 1948 this number had grown to 14,361, the commission asserted adding: “Under present laws the ease with which they may obtain permits, attracts untold numbers of marginal operators to enter a highly competitive field without having the necessary experience or financial resources.” The Result: 4,650 or 57 per cent of the permitted carriers had permits revoked in 1948 after one year of operation; 1,894 or 23 per cent were “washed out” in the second year, while within five years, a total of 8,147—or all those who had entered the field in a five year period—were out of business, the decision reported. The “permitted” carriers may enter business on payment of a $3 fee and through carrying adequate public liability and property damage insurance. Their “short lives and rapid turnover,” do not point to “a future sound transportation system,” the commission declared. “Certificated” carriers, the decision explained, are those truckers who operate over regular routes between fixed termini. There are only about 200 of these—and each must prove public convenience and necessity before being allowed to operate. The war accentuated the rapid increase in permitted carriers, the decision explained, since the government was anxious to see the transportation industry expand so that war materials could be hauled, and the commission acquiesced in this program. Because of the large number of permitted carriers, traffic has been “diluted” and financially sound carriers have been weakened through lessening the load and use factor of their trucks. There is no clear-cut line between a permitted carrier and a certificated carrier, the decision said. “The status of permitted carriers is precarious,” the decision continued, since the commission’s “informed judgment is that 90 per cent of such carriers may be operating in violation of the law” and are continually in jeopardy of having their operations discontinued or curtailed. “The vast number of permitted carriers, whose operations are legally questionable, present a problem which must be met squarely and constructively, with the best interest of the public of paramount consideration,” the decision said. The commission announced a stringent program of enforcement of existing statutes, pending action upon a suggested legislative program designed to clarify present statutes defining carriers. Another major phase of the recommended program would be to abolish the permitted carrier system and strengthen the present certification method, which would lead to more effective regulation.