anaheim-gazette 1950-05-24

ANAHEM GAZETTE Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1879, under the Act of March 3, 1879. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights herein are reserved. Subscriptions: 50c per month by carrier or $5 per year by carrier or mail. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispatches. THEODORE B. KUCHEL Publisher MAX BESLER Assistant Publisher ROBERT FUNSETH Managing Editor WILLARD GREGORY City Editor NEIL STANLEY Display Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager The Royal Highway Through Anaheim Over on Los Angeles street you have seen the green mission bells hanging over a sign reading "El Camino Real," the Royal Highway. In the tourist folders it called by its more romantic Spanish name. On the road maps, however, it is marked Highway 101. The Camino Real finds its way into Anaheim from the south, then cuts through the heart of the city, beyond the "main" street corner of Anaheim, and finally goes on its way to Fullerton and the north. It is an important and romantic highway. It was trodden by Portola and his handful of soldiers in 1769 when the chain of Franciscan missions was projected from San Diego northward to San Francisco Bay. Up to as late as 1900 it was hardly more than an oxcart road. Often the passengers got out of the carts to pit their muscles its new age, the age of Hollywood, the tourist and the influx of new dwellers from the East — and the trucker. From a road of laden oxcarts and prelates on muleback jolting from village to village, the highway is now one of titanic automobile and truck traffic between thriving towns, tremendous agricultural areas and great industrial cities. It is, in fact, one of the heaviest traveled highways on the face of the earth as it follows its course from San Diego to the Oregon border. But there are lulls in the traffic which permit the traveler a glimpse of the Camino Real as it was in the oxcart era of its history. There are still the handsome visions scholarly Congressman "Judge" Combs of Texas opens his mouth unless something to say. He has to say behind closed doors other day when the W Means committee voted a production in the capital-green on upper-bracket taxa and it wasn't music to leagues' ears. Combs bluntly charged that mittee with handing out tax relief to Wall Street traders and others who "quick profits on turnover actions." "You are unfairly discriminatory against more than 60,000 and moderate taxpayers who drive their income from wages and ordinary business," the Texan chided leagues. "It has always been understanding that taxes be casiest on those least bear them, but you are out a lot of relief here to who can best afford taxes. Combs angrily pointed at the people the committee had on relief" by reducing their gains tax from 25 to 16 were individual; with any comes of $15,000 or more aried couples with joint of $30,000 or more. Rep. Walter Lynch, Democrat New York, and Robert W Republican of New Jersey moved down by the Texas they argued that the capit cut would stimulate investment and thus business. "Don't kid yourself that will stimulate business and courage sound investment ed back Combs." All it w beyond the "main" street corner of Anaheim, and finally goes on its way to Fullerton and the north. It is an important and romantic highway. It was trodden by Portola and his handful of soldiers in 1769 when the chain of Franciscan missions was projected from San Diego northward to San Francisco Bay. Up to as late as 1900 it was hardly more than an oxcart road. Often the passengers got out of the carts to pit their muscles against the mud bogging the wheels axle-deep. And, between Ventura and Santa Barbara it was traversed only at low tide through the surf. The highway has lived through several exciting eras, and has seen some of the colorful travelers of history: the Spanish and Mexican governors, missionaries, vagabonds, the stage drivers, brigands, the gold hunters; in fact all the people of a colorful age. They jolted along its twists and turns as it connected the widely separated taverns, watering spots, and villages. Improvements make straight roads, however, and in 1912 the highway as it is today was laid out. The road began to witness perhaps the high school band and other musical organizations in near by cities would make appearances here. You know the more we think of this concert stuff the more enthusiastic we get. In fact as there were some compaints about the "sun" in the audience's eyes (in Southern California no less) why not institute "twighlight concerts?" And why not set up little stands around the place where contributions could be made? These funds could be used for publicity and defraying transportation costs for those units coming from out of town. Don't scoff at this nickle and dime business. That's just how Arthur Fiedler finances his famed Boston Pops Orchestra's Esplanade concerts every summer. And its the nickles and dimes that do it, too! Maybe it's just a pipe dream (brought on by the sun) but anyhow we'd like to hear our readers' views on this and perhaps something can be done to light up those warm summer evenings which are just about upon us. It is, in fact, one of the heaviest traveled highways on the face of the earth as it follows its course from San Diego to the Oregon border. But there are lulls in the traffic which permit the traveler a glimpse of the Camino Real as it was in the oxcart era of its history. There are still the handsome vistas of ocean and forest that delighted the traveler of old, and there is yet to be found the quiet and antique charm lurking in the small towns on El Camino Real. The Camino Real is a long, long road. Even if most of us had the energy or the means it would take too much time to traverse the road to search out its romance. All this, however, has been done in books and other writings on the Camino Real. The latest and perhaps the best writing on the road was written a few months ago by Edwin Corle, who is well known for his desert writings. It is called "The Royal Highway" The book carefully and expertly relates the story of "El Camino Real." Concerts in the Park . . . Pipedream? We still haven't gotten over the "Concert in the Park" presented by the Anaheim Elks band last Sunday afternoon in the Greek Theatre in the City Park. It was our first opportunity to hear this fine musical organization — the experience left us with the desire to hear them again and again. In addition to strewing posies all over the place for every member of the concert band we'd like to toss a big bunch in the direction of Bill Cook who does such a fine job conducting. He's the same boy who whips together the instrumental organizations at the high school — orchestras, jazz combos, marching bands, etc., etc. There weren't too many folks out but from all we've heard around town the place would be packed in a few short weeks, if and when this "concert in the park" idea became more or less a permanent fixture. We hardly expect the members of the Elks band to give their time every Sunday afternoon but we do think that they would present, say, a concert a month. Then perhaps the high school band and other musical organizations in near by cities would make appearances here. You know the more we think of this concert stuff the more enthusiastic we get. In fact as there were some compaints about the "sun" in the audience's eyes (in Southern California no less) why not institute "twighlight concerts?" And why not set up little stands around the place where contributions could be made? These funds could be used for publicity and defraying transportation costs for those units coming from out of town. Don't scoff at this nickle and dime business. That's just how Arthur Fiedler finances his famed Boston Pops Orchestra's Esplanade concerts every summer. And its the nickles and dimes that do it, too! Maybe it's just a pipe dream (brought on by the sun) but anyhow we'd like to hear our readers' views on this and perhaps something can be done to light up those warm summer evenings which are just about upon us. Rep. Walter Lynch, Democrat New York, and Robert W Republican of New Jersey mowed down by the Texas they argued that the capital cut would stimulate investment and thus business. "Don't kid yourself that will stimulate business and courage sound investments ed back Combs." All it will foster a quicker turnover of cities by those who speculate stock market." Note—Congressman Coote the man who had the court perseverance to run again Congressman Martin Dies un-American Activities coote and defeat him. Ike's Political Party It is well known that Eisenhower is the secret clerk certain high-placed Republie be the GOP candidate in Such backers as Tom War International Business Mare definitely grooming him However, it appears that hower — who as a young Abilene, Kansas, registered Democrat — has long war political affiliation kept se Neighbors of General Eisenhower tell how he and his wife to vote in a little tea room Columbia University last year Mrs. Eisenhower started ter she was asked if she to sign the usual registration enrolling her in one of the cal parties. Mrs. Eisenhower ed to accept the blank, general stopped her. "Why can't I state my preference?" Mrs. Eisenhower asked, "since I am voting party?" "I just don't think it is Eisenhower protested." I w wouldn't do it. Mrs. Eisenhower said she understand. The general smiled and "You will in time." Frank Senator It isn't often that a Senate argue openly against government economy. No matter what he think personally, he know government economy is a big getter. However, Big Ed son, Colorado Democrat, so warned the other day again much economizing at the end of democratic principles. "We do not establish gments to save dollars; we en governments so that they may govern," Big Ed told h IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Arthur Heimann will build another cottage on his lot on Los Angeles street. E. W. Champlin is the contractor. Spurgeon's fine building at Santa Ana is so near completion as to enable that gentleman to move his goods into it next week. The election in Water District No. 2 will be held today. John Fischer, David Evey and A. Langenberg are candidates for commissioners and W. W. Curtis for overseer. In his letter this week our writer on local improvements files his objections against willow fences as hiding from the eyes of travelers the charming appearance of our vineyards and gardens. The point is well-taken. How much more attractive, for instance, does Mr. Bittner's orchard look since he has removed the willows and substituted a rail fence. 50 Years Ago George Heffner spent several days in town during the week, coming over from Pomona. He states that Pomona is a tight prohibition town, yet a carload of bottled beer is shipped each month. The Carbon Canyon Oil Company has purchased 160 acres of the Herman Koster ranch in Soquel canyon. The consideration being $12,000. Prof. Bacon of the State University Examining board visited our high school Monday on his regular tour of inspection and investigation. The professor called for the English history and Ancient history classes and pronounced the work very satisfactory. 25 Years Ago Mrs. J. H. Ritchie of Lincoln boulevard was hostess Friday afternoon to the West End Country club at an elaborate two-story luncheon. Those present were Mesdames J. A. Clayes, H. C. Lin, George Baker, F. Baker Douglass, John Ells, A. F. Ering, C. H. Gregg, C. E. Nelson, Ralph Maass, F. Meredith J. Omella, Geo. Rebman, Reed, F. Day, H. Saulsbu Wilcox, W. McAllister, F. and C. Cornwell. Herb Sass and family trip by automobile down Mexico last week, going south as Ensenada. They re- WASHINGTON — (AP) — Tall, scholarly Congressman J. M. "Judge" Combs of Texas seldom opens his mouth unless he has something to say. He had plenty to say behind closed doors the other day when the Ways and Means committee voted a big reduction in the capital-gains tax on upper-bracket taxpayers — and it wasn't music to his colleagues' ears. Combs bluntly charged the committee with handing out millions in tax relief to Wall Street stock traders and others who make "quick profits on turnover transactions." "You are unfairly discriminating against more than 60,000,000 low and moderate taxpayers who derive their income from salaries, wages and ordinary business income," the Texan chided his colleagues. "It has always been my understanding that taxes should be easiest on those least able to bear them, but you are handing out a lot of relief here to people who can best afford taxes." Combs angrily pointed out that the people the committee had "put on relief" by reducing the capitagains tax from 25 to 16 per cent were individual; with annual incomes of $15,000 or more and married couples with joint incomes of $30,000 or more. Rep. Walter Lynch, Democrat of New York, and Robert W. Kean, Republican of New Jersey, were showed down by the Texan when they argued that the capital-gains but would stimulate investments and thus business. "Don't kid yourself that this will stimulate business and enourage sound investment," lashed back Combs. "All it will do is forgetting that we are trying to maintain a Democratic system of Rep. Walter Lynch, Democrat of New York, and Robert W. Kean, Republican of New Jersey, were now down by the Texan when they argued that the capital-gains tax would stimulate investments and thus business. "Don't kid yourself that this will stimulate business and encourage sound investment," lash-ed back Combs. "All it will do is foster a quicker turnover of securities by those who speculate on the stock market." Note—Congressman Combs is one man who had the courage and perseverance to run against ex-congressman Martin Dies of the non-American Activities Committee and defeat him. Ike's Political Party It is well known that General Eisenhower is the secret choice of certain high-placed Republicans to be the GOP candidate in 1952. Much backers as Tom Watson of international Business Machines are definitely grooming him. However, it appears that Eisenhower — who as a youngster in bilene, Kansas, registered as a democrat — has long wanted his political affiliation kept secret. Neighbors of General Eisenhower tell how he and his wife went to vote in a little tea room near Columbia University last year. As Mrs. Eisenhower started to register she was asked if she wanted to sign the usual registration blank enrolling her in one of the political parties. Mrs. Eisenhower started to accept the blank, but the general stopped her. "Why can't I state my party preference?" Mrs. Eisenhower asked, "since I am voting for one party?" "I just don't think it is wise," Eisenhower protested. "I wish you couldn't do it." Mrs. Eisenhower said she didn't understand. The general smiled and said: "You will in time." Frank Senator It isn't often that a Senator will argue openly against government economy. No matter what he may ink personally, he knows that government economy is a big voteratter. However, Big Ed Johnn, Colorado Democrat, solemnly earned the other day against too much economizing at the expense democratic principles. "We do not establish governments to save dollars; we establish governments so that the people pay govern," Big Ed told his Senforgetting that we are trying to maintain a Democratic system of representative government here in America? All of us, I am sure, would have no hesitation in choosing between a highly efficient administration by a dictator in a totalitarian state and a less efficient administration under the checks and balances of Democracy. "The American businessman and the American worker must understand the kind of cake that is hidden under the pretty frosting," Johnson warned. Wrong Radio Mrs. Frances Bolton, the wealthy Congresswoman from Ohio, served a "midnight breakfast" in honor of Senator Taft after his radio broadcast replying to President Truman's whistle-stop speeches. Before Taft went on the air, Mrs. Bolton herded her prominent Republican guests around the radio for a publicity picture. The idea was to show them listening with rapt attention to Taft. But as the cameras clicked, they switched on the radio, and out came the voice of Robert Nathan, CIO economist. He was praising the President's whistle-stop speeches. Note—Lucky it wasn't a sound picture! Merry-Go-Round Wayne Morse is the only Republican for whom Harry Truman campaigned on his "non-political" tour. At the Senator's telegraphed request, the President stopped at Baker, Oregon, and spoke warm words of praise for the liberal Republican . . . GOP National Chairman Guy Gabrielson is not happy about the headlines Vic Johnston got shadowing Harry Truman. Johnston is reported to have his eyes on the National Chairmanship . . . Vic Johnston, on the other hand, didn't relish traveling with progressive Republican Phil Willkie . . . Best laugh on the Truman trip was the assignment of reporters for the Chicago Tribune and the British Broadcasting Corporation as roommates. Leonard Miall of the BBC asked his companion, "What would SACRAMENTO — Citizens concerned with the growing costs of state government have long advocated federal uniformity in old age assistance payments. To California these payments have grown to a staggering burden upon the state due to increased payments and tremendous population gains. The stand for such federal regulation is no partisanship program and has the backing of both Governor Earl Warren and James Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for governor. How California compares with other states in the matter of old age assistance can be clearly seen from statistics of the Bureau of Census and the Federal Security agency. These figures show that while the percent of population in this state over 65 is less than that of 21 other states, and while the percentage of those over 65 drawing old age assistance in this state is less than that of 18 other states, the total cost to the state and county government of such assistance is almost three times greater than that of any other state. The statistics also disclose that California, on the basis of per capita income, is not as able to pay as are seven other states whose per capita incomes all exceed California. Average old age payments in this state are $70.52 per month. This is greater than any other state and, in fact, only three other states, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Washington pay more than $50.00 per month. Lowest payments are in Mississippi where an average of only $18.20 per month is paid. California's total cost is nearly 30 times greater than that of Msisissippi. In Virginia the average payments are $20.97 per It isn't often that a Senator will argue openly against government economy. No matter what he may think personally, he knows that government economy is a big voteitter. However, Big Ed Johnson, Colorado Democrat, solemnly turned the other day against too much economizing at the expense of democratic principles. "We do not establish governments to save dollars; we establish governments so that the people say govern," Big Ed told his Senate colleagues. "The planners say that if big business was run like government, it would be bankrupt overnight," continued the Senator from Colorado. "Now that is a pretty plausible argument, and every uninformed person the country overwalls it and repeats it. Well-meaning propaganda groups throughout the country play that one. I concede, in fact, that our government is more wasteful and more inefficient than a streamlined dictatorship, and that its operating efficiency does not look good when faced alongside that of a smoothworking, private American business organization." "But is that what we are striving for?" boomed Johnson. "Are we ub at an elaborate two course encheon. Those present were resdames J. A. Clayes, H. G. Carr, George Baker, F. Baker, C. E. Boughlass, John Ells, A. F. Fishling, C. H. Gregg, C. E. Harben, Ralph Maass, F. Meredith, J. D. Omella, Geo. Rebman, J. D. Need, F. Day, H. Saulsbury, F. Milcox, W. McAllister, F. Little and C. Cornwell. Herb Sass and family made a trip by automobile down into Mexico last week, going as far south as Ensenada. They returned Monday evening. Rural Groups Study Joining MWD at Meeting Suggested formation of Metropolitan Water District groups in rural areas of the county will be the chief top-c before a meeting of the water problems committee of Orange County Farm Bureau next Friday at 3 p.m., it was announced by the committee chairman, Dian R. Gardner, of Orange, who is vice-chairman of the state farm bureau water problems committee. Two committees working on the problems related to the MWD annexation program are expected to report through their chairmen, Walter Schmid and George Kellogg. Americans are buying furniture at the unprecedented rate of $3,000,000,000 a year, the Commerce department says. Average old age payments in this state are $70.52 per month. This is greater than any other state and, in fact, only three other states, Colorado, Massachusetts, and Washington pay more than $50.00 per month. Lowest payments are in Mississippi where an average of only $18.20 per month is paid. California's total cost is nearly 30 times greater than that of Msisissippi. In Virginia the average payments are $20.97 per month and California's total cost is nearly 30 times greater than those of that state. Eleven states pay less than $30 per month. California's costs of aged aid is three times greater than the costs of all these states combined. Yet the federal government grants these 11 states about $20 millions more each year than it grants California for the same program. New York, a state which has the highest per capita income in the country, pays only $33.18 per month at a total annual cost of $33 millions, one third of California's cost, but receives from the federal government an amount equal to one-half what California gets. Delaware, a state having a higher per capita income, pays only $28.00 per month and receives from the federal government twice the amount of its total cost. In the District of Columbia where living costs are high and per capita income exceed California, average payments are $42.53. Here California pays a total cost about 180 times greater than the District's total cost. Sixty-one students of the University of Southern California at Los Angeles will be initiated June 2 into Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honor fraternity. we were labeled as a radical, put in the untouchable class and consigned to you know where. Even today, in 1950, three years since Florida has brought the price to the grower from 30 cents (and lower) to $3.50 a box, some of the California 'big brass' will tell you 'taint so. Who do they think they can kid? That is right — they are kidding most of the California growers to a fare-you-well today. Right in the midst of a bonanza year for the Florida grower one of their biggest customers, Minute Maid, comes out to California for 'cheaper fruit' and finds it in a contract with the California Fruit Growers Exchange. As far as we have been able to find out the only place money is mentioned in this contract is in a so-called 'escape clause' which reads that if and when fruit going into cans as frozen concentrate reaches the price of $50 a ton at the packing house, Minute Maid can renegotiate or turn down any more of the product. Now just who gets kicked on that one? The more we think of that 'contract' the madder we get about the poor coverage the newspapers of Southern California have given all phases of the orange industry. Except for one or two isolated examples the only citrus news we have seen in the past years comes in as 'news releases' put out by paid Boswells' and is so old that it—well, smells bad. Any time a newspaper has to depend upon 'news releases' it had better look for another name for itself—and we are too polite to mention what we think a good one would be. Tomorrow we are going into what Minute Maid paid last year for California concen-taken for granted. Every year it's just a question of how much it will run in the red. So Donaldson took the committee's advice. On April 18 he issued an order. It was to start immediately, be in full force by June 30. It affects city home-dwellers most. The purpose of the order: To save on manpower, thus save on pay. This is about what the order amounted to: Deliveries to city homes and residential areas will be reduced from two or three to one a day; Post offices will close earlier; and the night clerks won't bother speeding up 3rd class mail. (Third class includes circulars and publicity letters. They need less speed than the other three classes: First, regular mail; second, newspapers and magazines; fourth, parcel post. (The new order won't change the present one-a-day delivery to farm homes.) The P.O. has about 500,000 employees, divided this way: 1. About 350,000 full-time, regular employees. They've passed civil service examinations. The remaining 150,000 include: 2. Classified employees. That is, those who work part-time, have passed their exams, are awaiting regular P.O. jobs. 3. Substitutes: Those who work part-time as needed but have not passed an exam to become regulars. P.O. officials say the order will affect Groups No. 2 and 3 but not No. 1. But what will this do to the letter carrier who, if you live in a residential area, used to deliver your mail twice a day, Donaldson says it will mean less walking for him, explaining: The average city mail carrier, walking his route twice a day, covered nine miles. Now, walking only one route a day, although it will be longer, he'll walk 20 to 33 per cent less Colony Quips With the valencia deal getting under way it seems that a few more words on it would not be amiss and would help keep our hand in practice. We have been keeping in close touch with the situation down in Florida through a source that is unimpeachable and have come to the considered conclusion that they are so far ahead of us in this citrus business that we had better go to work. If we don't then we had better get ready for the sub-divider. We used to be sharp in the fresh fruit game—or were sold on that theme by the 'big shots' who only work for us growers after all. They have told us how good they always did for the poor grower. When one of us would come up with an idea and smuggle it into the city, look up the proper office, wait until we got to speak to the 'brass' with tongue hanging out and hat in hand, only to be told to go home and raise the oranges and that the top men who understood selling would handle that end of the business. So we went home. If we didn't keep our mouth shut Any time a newspaper has to depend upon 'news releases' it had better look for another name for itself — and we are too polite to mention what we think a good one would be. Tomorrow we are going into what Minute Maid paid last year for California concentrate, what they pay right now in Florida and try to make it plain just how big a sucker the California grower is if he stands still for this one. We might as well be a little more unpopular. Purple Prose on Mail Deliveries By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (L.P.)—Congressmen stiii sputter over the new Post Office rule cutting down mail service. But they have done nothing effective to stop it. Chances are they won't. This is a fill-in for anyone lost in the cries of pain and purple protests. This year Jesse M. Donaldson, Postmaster General, told the House Appropriations committee how much money the P.O. needed. The committee said he could do with less. But it gave him free advice, Economize, it said. How? By cutting down the number of daily deliveries to homes in cities and residential areas. (It's the committee's job to tell the full House, which has final say, how much the P.O. needs. Donaldson asked for $2,235,607,000 for another year. The committee cut this $28,107,000 to $2,207,500,-000. (Even what Donaldson asked wouldn't cover P.O. expenses. It runs in the red every year. That's P.O. officials say the order will affect Groups No. 2 and 3 but not No. 1. But what will this do to the letter carrier who, if you live in a residential area, used to deliver your mail twice a day, Donaldson says it will mean less walking for him, explaining: The average city mail carrier, walking his route twice a day, covered nine miles. Now, walking only one route a day, although it will be longer, he'll walk 20 to 33 per cent less a day. Won't he have to carry more mail on this one trip. Not at any one time, says Donaldson, because: Under standing rules, unchanged, no carrier has to tote more than 35 pounds at any one time. If the mail for his route runs over that, a truck will deposit it in a box where he can pick it up on his route, but never more than 35 pounds of it at a time. Donaldson says 75 to 80 percent of the mail delivered to homes is delivered on the first trip anyway. So, he argues, no great volume of mail to homes is delayed by the new one-a-day delivery. One of the biggest protests against all this came from William C. Doherty, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. Said Doherty: The one-a-day trip will become "inhumane" and "to keep a letter carrier on his route six hours or more without an opportunity to eat or relax even slightly . . . belongs to the dark ages." Admitting his order has drawn many complaints, Donaldson says most of them originated with Doherty's union. The postmaster says: The Senate has been making threatening noises about ordering Donaldson to cut out his new order. So far the House has been generally quiet. But Donaldson's order will stand unless both houses vote against his order or—give him the money he asked. ELECT Congressman RICHARD NIXON U. S. SENATOR The Man who "broke" the Hiss-Chambers Espionage Case THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP WIN REAL SECURITY FOR YOUR FAMILY • Talk to your friends and neighbors about Congressman Nixon. • Write to your friends all over California about Congressman Nixon. • Tell your friends and neighbors to listen to Congressman Nixon on the ABC radio network every Monday at 8:45 PM. • Take your neighbor to the polls on election day, June 6th. Democrats and Republicans can vote on June 6th for RICHARD NIXON UNITED STATES SENATOR VOLUNTEER YOUR SERVICES IN THIS VITAL CAMPAIGN FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT TO Congressman Richard Nixon for United States Senator ORANGE COUNTY COMMITTEE First National Bank Building, Santa Ana Colonel M. B. Wellington and LeRoy Lyon, Jr., Co-Chairmen