anaheim-gazette 1950-04-27

Colony Quips We have been to many, many open houses during the past years but the 'open house' the Gazette has been putting on the last few days in the 'al fresco' manner has them all beat—and the odds are already laid. We are in the process of putting in a new front to our offices, no cracks from the gallery about how long we have needed this improvement, please, and we would like to state right here that we do not recommend this sort of thing just for the kicks. One thing which would probably have improved the whole situation is a good Santa Ana because it would have blown some of the dust out. Yes, it was that bad. But it is a lot of fun. The Gazette has been through a lot of vissitudes and there is no reason to believe that there will not be a whole lot more. We'll give you any odds on that. When we broke up the tile in order to put the doors out to the street front there was the signature of the old Mason theater. This was one of our outstanding movie houses in this century's 'teen age. We remember seeing such pictures as 'Intolerance' and 'Birth of a Nation' to the tune of it's old piano. Joe Collings and Earl Abbey, the present candidate for Coroner of Orange county, ran the show and some people said they did a good job but never made any money. Another set of fancy fillers were titled 'The Clutching Hand' and then the 'Perils of Pauline' which ran serially and really Daylight Saving Time Starts This Sunday Bringing more light and one less hour of sleep with it, Daylight Saving Time takes over in California Sunday, April 30. Official shift, when clocks are moved ahead one hour, is scheduled for midnight, Sunday. Local train schedules provide the most immediate orientation problems. Trains will continue to run on standard time schedules but as far as the Day Light Saving Time clocks are concerned, the carriers will be running an hour later. Office hours for Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and Santa Fe will be based on Daylight Saving Time, opening from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Santa Fe schedules for Anaheim are as follows: Northbound local from San Diego to Los Angeles will leave Anaheim at 5:56 p.m. D.S.T. On Pacific Standard Time, departure is now 4:56 p.m. Southbound local from Los Angeles to aSn Diego will leave at 7 p.m. D.S.T. The Los Angeles local will leave Los Angeles at 1:30 a.m. was one of our outstanding movie houses in this century's 'teen age. We remember seeing such pictures as 'Intolerance' and 'Birth of a Nation' to the tune of it's old piano. Joe Collings and Earl Abbey, the present candidate for Coroner of Orange county, ran the show and some people said they did a good job but never made any money. Another set of fancy fillers were titled 'The Clutching Hand' and then the 'Perils of Pauline' which ran serially and really packed the kids in the place on certain nights. Those were really great days and the same thing goes on today—with a different crowd enjoying the same, things. But life goes on and our proper place is allotted. It all boils down to the fact that we enjoy another kind of 'open house' a great deal more than the kind we are having. We have not heard directly nor have any of the newspapers that we know of had a 'news release' from the organization mentioned in the April 13 issue in this column. This was relative to the announcement by Minute Maid, in Florida, that they had to find cheaper fruit and so had signed a contract with the California Fruit Growers Exchange to take one half of the frozen concentrate output of that coop. We had the temerity to print this dope and to add that we had heard that several other California canners had turned down the same deal from Minute Maid. Now in a letter to packing houses the whole (?) question is taken up and some talk put down until this break comes, centered and capped: "What Are The Facts? 1. The CFGE has signed a contract with Minute Maid to take half the frozen concentrate output...2. The Exchange contract is substantially better...than...Florida growers have operated with Minute Maid." Then the letter goes on to say that the 'escape clause' is higher by 40 per cent than the one in Florida which is $38.50 per ton at the cannery. Then the letter adds that the price of fruit to processors had been as high as $75 per ton in Florida but was less at the present time. There was no explanation added that the Florida fruit is now too sour to concentrate so the canners are not buying it, or, that their anticipated pack this year is going to be millions of gallons short of the mark they expected. Now then, all this stuff does not mean a thing to the California grower. The only thing he is in Then the letter adds that the price of fruit to processors had been as high as $75 per ton in Florida but was less at the present time. There was no explanation added that the Florida fruit is now too sour to concentrate so the canners are not buying it, or, that their anticipated pack this year is going to be millions of gallons short of the mark they expected. Now then, all this stuff does not mean a thing to the California grower. The only thing he is interested in is more long green for his fruit. If fruit to make concentrate is not sold on the basis of the soluble solids it contains then the grower is not going to get what he deserves. Last year this same big company which is 'in business to make money' (to quote Mr. Wilcox, of the Exchange) paid 60 a pound for soluble solids right here in Anaheim. This year we are not told what they will pay. We only know that the only contract that has been accepted by any California packer is the one talked about. We also know that immediately after the signing of that one Mr. Fox the head of Minute Maid went home to Florida and hollered loudly about 'cheaper fruit' from the California Fruit Growers Exchange. And that not one word of this contract was told growers publicly here in California by the local contracting party. We have a couple of questions and don't believe they will be answered except by big mouthfulls of what they call in Washington gobbledegock. If the contract is good why not tell all about it straight forwardly and leave out all the double talk? If it is not good for the Valencia grower why sign it in the first place? Commercial airline operations were begun May 17, 1920, by a Dutch airline still operating. The Bank of Philadelphia, the first in the United States, was chartered March 1, 1780. Elks Award Essay Winners Cash Prizes Essay winners in the "Our Country" contest sponsored by the Anaheim Elks lodge for high school students in northern Orange county received cash prizes totaling $100 last evening, Wednesday, April 26, during the lodge session. Top prize of $35 was awarded to Miss Dorothy Kuchel, a sophomore at Fullerton Union high school, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Kuchel of Yorba Linda. Second prize money of $20 went to Thomas Williams, also a sophomore at Fullerton high, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Williams of La Habra. Other prize winners were: Travis Haskins, 15, sophomore Fullerton high, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Haskins of La Habra; Marlene Anderson, $10, senior Placentia high school, daughter of (Continued from Page 6) Boost Parking Meter Tariff On Center St. Motorists parking their cars Center street west of Clement and east of Emfly streets, as well as on the side streets between two, will only get one hour for their nickels as a result city council action last Tuesday night. The new rate, to be made off by an amendment to the pre-ordinance, will go into effect around June 10. Money collected from the parking meters furnished the necessary to purchase the six free parking lots now in Observes 60th Birthday Today Sixtieth birthday greetings to Aksel Oas of 531 South He street today. He operates the Akselheim Machine Works, 125 S Clementine. Aksel was born in Raun Norway on April 27, 1890 came to the United States in 19 He was joined by his family 1928. The Oas family made their home in this city in 1934 and moved to their present residence in Aksel received his final citizenship papers on February 13, 19 just six years after his arrival this country. ORANGE CAPTOL OF THE WORLD AHEIM EST. 1870 GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1950 Florida Attempts to Halt Tagging Market with Floor Price on Can.-Fresh Fruit In an action without precedence, Florida Citrus Mutual Friday, April 21, imposed minimum prices on the sale of fruits in Florida. It has been described as the "most drastic" taken and was adopted in an attempt to do something fast slipping prices. Florida Citrus Mutual is a special organization composed of most of the packing houses and cooperatives of that state's citrus industry. Minimum prices as set by mutual are: for canner or concentrate fruit, $2.50 a box delivered to the plant; for fresh packed fruit, $3.25 for sizes 126-150s; for size 176s, $3.50; and for sizes 200s and smaller, $3.75 a box FOB. Part of the statement issued by Florida Mutual after the establishment of floor prices reads as follows: "Mutual announced today that it was directing fresh fruit marketing agencies to refuse to accept FOB prices on oranges per THE WINNER—Posing in championship style before a groupness, winner of best dog award and first place in suporting dog show staged by the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club at La Weir; Warren Ashleigh, president of the Anaheim Chamber of Beverly Hills and Judge Mrs. Beatrice H. Godsol. Council Wades Thru Wav Gillespie to Speak at Civic Week G. Gillespie, former chief secretary engineer of the state California is to be the fea- speaker at the noon neon meeting of Indus- Day, Tuesday, May 9—of the program highlights of chamber of Commerce's fourth Civil Progress Week. nationally-recognized sanitary engineer will speak on the distance of sanitation to indus- die is presently employed by Orange County Joint Outfall System as a consulting sanitary engineer. In this capacity, and much to bring about the notion of too rigid beach stand- which were costing the cities thousands of dollars. 1915, Gillespie became the first chief sanitary engineer. Retired in 1947 after 32 years service during which time his met and solved the many-sanitation problems which conted California during its room-like growth. He was a rate of the first class of the level of Sanitary Engineering at University of California in later speakers to appear at the long civic celebration an- ed today by general chair- Clyde Nickle include the Rev. (Continued on Page 2) Kiwanians to Attend Miami Convention Ted Payne, president of the Anaheim Kiwanis club, and Mrs. Payne, will drive to Miami, Fla., leaving Saturday, to attend the annual national convention of Kiwanis International. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Phelps left last week on a leisurely motor trip, and will also attend the Miami convention. Mr. and Mrs. L. Frank Kellogg will leave by fruit, $2.50 a box delivered to the plant; for fresh packed fruit, $3.25 for sizes 126-150s; for size 176s, $3.50; and for sizes 200s and smaller, $3.75 a box FOB. Part of the statement issued by Florida Mutual after the establishment of floor prices reads as follows: "Mutual announced today that it was directing fresh fruit marketing agencies to refuse to accept FOB prices on oranges per packed box bruce box of one and three-fifths capacity on the lowest permissible grade with the usual differential for the various containers . . . “This price becomes effective immediately. If individual lots of fruit are of high solids, desirable sizes or special quality the grower or handler is entitled to receive and should negotiate a higher price than the . . . minimum. “Mutual also announced a minimum of floor price of $2.50 per field box or its equivalent weight for oranges delivered to the processors. “This price is likewise effective immediately." Particular stress was made of the point that prices were adopted as a minimum and not a ceiling. It has been reported that the directors of the Florida Mutual felt that establishing a floor price of $2.50 for cannery or concentrates oranges would get the single strength juice canner who have been dormant for several weeks back into operation. In taking this significant action, directors were said to feel that establishment of a floor price would restore confidence in the trade—both in fresh and processed channels. Rep. Nixon Here For Meeting Friday Night A dinner-meeting at the Anaheim Elks Club will mark the end of a long day of speech-making for Congressman Richard Nixon, candidate for the office of U. S. Senator from California, Friday night at 7 o'clock. Anaheim will be the last of ten Orange county cities to hear Nixon speak that day. Part and parcel of the congressman's state-wide get-acquainted tour, the Orange county appearance is regarded more as a homecoming for the Whittier representative. Nixon will begin his Friday rounds with breakfast at Laguna Beach at 8:30 a.m. He is due in Newport Beach at 10:20 a.m., Costa Mesa at 11 a.m. and Huntington Beach at 11:40 a.m. At noon he will be at Santa Ana's Masonic Temple for lunch. First stop in the afternoon will be Orange, arrival time slated for 2:30 p.m. Garden Grove will see the congressman at 3:15 p.m., Buena Park at 4 p.m., and Fullerton at 4:45 p.m. The caravan finally winds up in Anaheim for dinner at 7 p.m. Col. M. B. Wellington and Le-Roy Lyon, Jr., Nixon's campaign chairman and manager are directing the Republicans candidates. First map approved was tract 1391, the area involved including 27 lots located at and Sycamore streets. Sub is the Wilshire Service Corporation of Los Angeles. Next were tracts 1400 and submitted by Henry Cox, 1400, consisting of 45 lots bounded by West and streets. 1401, with 28 lots bounded by West Water and West streets. After some study, the ten map for tract 1233 receives council's approval with certifications. The alterations that lots bordering on North and Wilhelmina street not less than 70 feet wide are the subdividers, Clifford Jor- William Wallop, improve mina street with curbing on sides and sidewalks on the side. Tract 1233, according tentative map, comprises 9 108 Lots Tentative map for contracts 1245 and 1379, encompasses a total of 108 lots, was ultimately approved by the council alterations in the plans had made. Area involved com- at the southeast corner of L-geles street and Vermont A Difficulty arose when there was reluctant to accept thive map on the grounds that not allow for proper acco- some of the houses. George Stein, George Sokol and Blake, representing the su- ers, the Anaheim Devel- Convention Ted Payne, president of the Anaheim Kiwanis club, and Mrs. Payne, will drive to Miami, Fla., leaving Saturday, to attend the annual national convention of Kiwanis International. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Phelps left last week on a leisurely motor trip, and will also attend the Miami convention. Mr. and Mrs. L. Frank Kellogg will leave by special train, next Tuesday morning. Dr. and Mrs. Homer Nelson plan to fly via Mexico City and Havana then to Miami. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Collings are also driving, leaving early next week to join their fellow Kiwanians and their ladies. Medical doctors of Orange county are meeting the problem of their responsibilities to the public with a long range program of self-examination and correction, members of the Anaheim Kiwanis club were told by William Tobitt, executive secretary of the Orange County Medical Association, when he addressed the Kiwanians at their Tuesday luncheon meeting, April 25. He further told the group that medicine's chief responsibilities to the community include provision of a high quality of medical care, protection from unethical and incompetent or unnecessary procedures, medical care for all, regardless of the day, the time, the fee, inability to pay or any other circumstance. The mechanics through which these responsibilities are met are functioning within the association through special committees, whose primary objectives are the public interest, Mr. Tobitt said. He pointed out that, both the medical profession and the public have recourse to these committees. Steel capacity in the United States approaches 100 million tons per year. First stop in the afternoon will be Orange, arrival time slated for 2:30 p.m. Garden Grove will see the congressman at 3:15 p.m., Buena Park at 4 p.m., and Fullerton at 4:45 p.m. The caravan finally winds up in Anaheim for dinner at 7 p.m. Col. M. B. Wellington and Le-Roy Lyon, Jr., Nixon's campaign chairman and manager are directing the Republican candidate's senatorial bid in Orange county. Buena Park Plumber Hits City Test A request to abolish Section 52 of Anaheim city ordinance 572, which requires plumbing contractors to pass a city plumbing test before contracting for work in Anaheim was presented to the city council by Earl Quinn, plumbing contractor of Buena Park at the regular meeting of the council last Tuesday night. Stating that he considered it "a matter of constitutional rights," Quinn indicated his belief that passing the test for master plumbing contractors set up by the state of California should enable a man to engage in such work anywhere in the state. Quinn said that he had passed the state test. Continuing, Quinn referred the council's attention to the fact that a Costa Mesa plumbing contractor won a court decision from the city of Newport Beach on the grounds that a state plumbing contractor's license was sufficient evidence of his ability to work in any city without submitting to that city's particular plumbing contractors' test. Anaheim Gazette since 1870. Held Over The tentative map for tracing involving the area which mences at the northwest of North and Citron streets held over for more intensive The map which calls for was submitted by LaVerne A request by the Orange City Democratic Central Council for use of the Greek Theatre 20 for a public meeting wasferred to Park Commissioning. The request was made Emma Pellew. Council approved a measure bond all Anaheim city emp Plan calls for $2500 cover each person at a three year $503.60. Acting on the recommen- Weekly Temperatures ED. E. BRUNS — Sunkist Avenue Min. Max. Friday 56 79 Saturday 56 63 Sunday 55 64 Monday 52 68 Tuesday 55 73 Wednesday 42 68 Thursday 55 69 Rain .04—Seasona total 10.27 Dog Show Sets Kennel Club Mark Attracting 1101 entries to Anaheim's La Palma Park last Sunday, the Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club's first licensed all-breed dog show went on record as the third largest event of its kind in southern California history. More than 5000 spectators jammed the park in the attempt to see some of the southland's finest dogs on display. The total entry, encompassing 69 breeds, saw to the establishment of the third straight record for the Santa Ana group, previous marks including the club's opening All-Breed Puppy Match just a year ago and the Sanctioned Match held last fall. Originally scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the show kept a number of top-flight southern California judges going until nearly 9 p.m., Sunday night. Top honors for the afternoon went to Ch. Stockdale Big Business, winner of best in the show. Thru Waves Speaking Requests For Permission to New Homes in City Subdivision tracts totaling tentative map for one tract study by the Anaheim city Tuesday night. Mayor Charles one-half hour session which ongoing development within the city. First map approved was that for tract 1391, the area involved including 27 lots located at Citron and Sycamore streets. Subdivider of Wilshire Service Corporation of Los Angeles. Next were tracts 1400 and 1401, submitted by Henry Cox. Tract 100, consisting of 45 lots, is bound by West and Water streets. 1401, with 28 lots, is bound by West Water and South West streets. After some study, the tentative map for tract 1233 received the council's approval with certain alterations. The alterations specify that lots bordering on Citron, North and Wilhelmina streets be less than 70 feet wide and that the subdividers, Clifford Jones and William Wallop, improve Wilhelmina street with curbing on both sides and sidewalks on the north side. Tract 1233, according to the tentative map, comprises 98 lots. Tentative map for contiguous tracts 1245 and 1379, encompassing total of 108 lots, was ultimately approved by the council after alterations in the plans had been made. Area involved commences in the southeast corner of Los Angeles street and Vermont avenue. Difficulty arose when the council was reluctant to accept the tentative map on the grounds that it did not allow for proper access to some of the houses. George Holstein, George Sokol and Robert Lake, representing the subdivisions, the Anaheim Development. Lt. Gov. Knight Speaks Tonight At Legion Hall An opportunity to hear Goodwin J. Knight will be given to residents of North Orange county, when the incumbent lieutenant governor appears at a public gathering to be held Thursday, April 27, in the Anaheim American Legion hall. Lt. Gov. Knight, appearing under the sponsorship of the Anaheim Young Republicans, is scheduled to speak in the local Legion hall at 8 p.m. The public is invited to see, hear and meet the lieutenant governor at what may be his only appearance in this community prior to the election. Mr. Knight's appearance in Anaheim will follow his address to delegates at the Republican convention and rally held in Fresno on April 22. On the basis of the large attendance at Mr. Knight's appearance in Anaheim four years ago, the Young Republicans organization is expecting a capacity crowd to hear the lieutenant governor when he speaks here today. Cut Mail Delivery In City Effective May 1, mail deliveries in Anaheim residential districts will be cut to one each day. This announcement was made today by Postmaster Louis Hoskins who pointed out that the delivery curtailment is in compliance with the Post Office department's economy campaign. Business districts will continue of the third straight record for the Santa Ana group, previous marks including the club's opening All-Breed Puppy Match just a year ago and the Sanctioned Match held last fall. Originally scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the show kept a number of top-flight southern California judges going until nearly 9 p.m., Sunday night. Top honors for the afternoon went to Ch. Stockdale Big Business, winner of best in the show and first place in the sporting dogs class. The black cocker spaniel is owned by C. B. Van Meter of Beverly Hills. Mrs. Beatrice H. Godsol was judge. Hound Variety Group, judged by Karl C. Kruger, was won by Irish Wolfhound Ch. Brian Boru of Edgecliff, owned by Thomas B. Wanamaker of Altadena. Boxer Int. Ch. Monarch's Ego of Garakonti, owned by Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Reudy of Tarzana, won the working Variety Group. Judge was J. F. Dupon. Welsh Terrier Ch. Twin Ponds Carrousel won the Terrier Variety Group. Judge was Lou Holliday. Owners of the dog are Reglib Kennels of Lafayette. Pomeranian Ch. Suncroft Sea Lass Reproduction, owned by Mrs. L. V. Could of Long Beach won the Toy Variety Group. Judge was M. B. Godsol. French Bulldog Ch. Carters Galopan, owned by Fred and Doris Carter of Whittier won the Non-Sporting Variety Group. Judge was Mrs. Millard C. White. North County Suffers 17.75 Frost Damage Frost damage to northern Orange county Valencia oranges hit the 17.75 percent mark, according to a recent survey by the orange administrative committee field department. Valencia damage in the southern sections of the county zoomed to 31.73 percent. Overall loss to southern California amounted to 20.32 percent of the total crop. A rundown by districts indicates the following damage percentages: Corona-Riverside-Highgrove 20.57, Redlands-Highlands and Rialto-Fontana 15.69, Cucamonga-Upland-Ontario - Pomona - Laverne-Claremont 6.23, San Dimas-Covina-Glendora-Azusa 8.38, San Ferando 19.33, Ventura county In City Effective May 1, mail deliveries in Anaheim residential districts will be cut to one each day. This announcement was made today by Postmaster Louis Hoskins who pointed out that the delivery curtailment is in compliance with the Post Office department's economy campaign. Business districts will continue to receive two deliveries a day, Hoskins added, though some offices will not receive their first mail until 11:00 a.m. There will be no change in the rural delivery service. The Post Office windows will continue to open and close at the same times. On Saturdays there will be one full delivery in business and residential districts. Directory service will be cut to a minimum, said Hoskins. After May 1, only perishable, insured and C.O.D. parcel post and special delivery mail will be given directory service. Each carrier will carry out the forwarding of first class mail when the required change-off-address cards have been completed. Mail with incomplete or incorrect addressing will be returned to the sender. Under the new orders from the postmaster-general, daily and weekly newspapers will receive delivery preference while magazines and organizational notices will not. This material will be delivered when preferred material is out of the way. In view of this development, Hoskins advises churches, lodges and other organizations to mail their notices at least two days in advance. According to the Smithsonian Institution, Michigan and the adjoining Great Lakes were one vast inland sea at one time. The wedding ring was used by Christians as early as 860 A.D. the southern sections of the county zoomed to 31.73 percent. Overall loss to southern California amounted to 20.32 percent of the total crop. A rundown by districts indicates the following damage percentages: Corona-Riverside-Highgrove 20.57, Redlands-Highlands and Rialto-Fontana 15.69, Cucamonga-Upland-Ontario - Pomona - Laverne-Claremont 6.23, San Dimas-Covina-Glendora-Azusa 8.38, San Ferando 19.33, Ventura county 8.43, Whittler-La Habra 24. The field department also reported that a check with all southern California navel shippers indicates that there will be approximately 4700 carloads available for movement in regulated channels after April 15. This increases the total shipments subject to regulation from 17,000 to 17,650 cars. Preliminary field work by the OAC indicates that the 1949-50 southern California Valencia crop will approximate 55,000 carloads with an on-tree average of 275 oranges per box on the basis of normal growth to July 1. This compares with an estimated treecrop of 57,000 cars and 305 oranges to the box for the 1948-49 season. Of the Valencia production, it is probable that 35,000 carloads will be available for movement in fresh fruit channels as compared with 29,500 last year. Some fruit is now being picked in San Diego county for export purposes. However, tests are not general throughout southern California. Tests to date have been confined to San Diego and Orange counties, running about eight-to-one in solids-acid ratio in Orange county. Continual cannon fire has been heard definitely 100 miles away, and is thought to have been heard as far as 300. 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