anaheim-gazette 1950-05-31

Anaheim Trot Picture of winner of Anaheim Trot, featured race at Santa Anita last Thursday, is on the Sports Page of today's Anaheim Gazette. VOLUME LXXIX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHE City Enjoys Injury-Free Holidays California Leads Nation with Top Death Toll Anaheim enjoyed an accident-free Memorial Day holiday weekend. Nothing more serious than dented fenders were reported on the traffic front while accidents from other causes were almost nil. But, that wasn't the story for the state and the nation as a whole. California established the unenviable record of the highest Memorial holiday death toll in the nation. A total of 41 persons died from Friday evening until last midnight—26 of them in traffic, eight from drowning, seven in miscellaneous 100 Brownies to Take Girl Scout Oath Tomorrow One hundred Brownies of the Anaheim council will take their oath as Girl Scouts in mass ceremonies tomorrow at 4 p.m. in La Palma park. Mrs. H. Meger, Girl Scout Intermediate representative will conduct the rites graduating the 4th grade girls. The hundred wearers of the brown will become wearers of the green, receiving wings and girl scout pins at the "Brownie dented fenders were reported on the traffic front while accidents from other causes were almost nil. But, that wasn't the story for the state and the nation as a whole. California established the unenviable record of the highest Memorial holiday death toll in the nation. A total of 41 persons died from Friday evening until last midnight—26 of them in traffic, eight from drowning, seven in miscellaneous tragedies—including three in fires and one in a plane cash. Drowning deaths were heaviest in Northern California, where the weather was sunnier and warmer. Southern California counted only one such fatality, as cloudy, drizzly skies held down beach traffic. And, across the nation, the violent death toll was staggering. Latest reports put the nation's dead above 560 persons. The toll included a record 340 traffic fatalities—at the rate of 80 deaths a day for the 102 hour period from 6 p.m., Friday, to midnight Tuesday. This compared with a rate of 77.86 deaths a day in the previous record Memorial Day traffic toll last year when 253 were killed in a three day period. Drowning accounted for 92 deaths in the nation while 128 lives were lost from varied other accidents including fires, falls, and plane crashes. Closer home, Anaheim Chief of Police Mark A. Stephenson cited alertness on the part of his officers and effectiveness of city traffic controls as reasons for the city's admirable holiday traffic record. Last year there was one traffic fatality in Anaheim during the Memorial Day holidays. Woman Hurled To Pavement In Auto Crash Hurled to the pavement when a car in which she was a passenger was involved in a collision at Broadway and Lemon sts. at 10:33 this morning was Miss Lucy Ramirez, 24 years, 1219 Fairview ave., Santa Ana. She was taken to Anaheim Community hospital where she was treated for skin bruises and shock and released. The accident occurred when the car driven by Ruth Ramirez, sister of the injured girl, going east on Broadway, was involved in a collision with a car, going south on Lemon st., driven by William Craven, 24 years, 301C E. Hillcrest, Fullerton. Anaheim police officers reported the front of Craven's car was damaged and the left-rear fender of the Ramirez auto crushed. Craven told Officer De Cock that he had made the stop at Broadway and was proceeding across the intersection looking east on Broadway for traffic as view was obstructed by a parked truck. The Ramirez car was coming from the west on Broadway. He was given a citation for failure to have his operator's license in his possession. Craven reported to Officer De Cock that had left his license at home. He is a junior at Whittier college. Riding with the injured Ramirez, was another sister, Hope. The three girls were bound for Anaheim packing house where One hundred Brownies of the Anaheim council will take their oath as Girl Scouts in mass ceremonies tomorrow at 4 p.m. in La Palma park. Mrs. H. Méger, Girl Scout Intermediate representative will conduct the rites graduating the 4th grade girls. The hundred wearers of the brown will become wearers of the green, receiving wings and girl scout pins at the "Brownie Fly-Up." Loara Girl Scout Troop 43 Mrs. John Meyers, leader, will conduct the flag ceremony. Assisting in the arrangements are Mrs. LeRoy Ater, commissioner of the Anaheim council; Mrs. Raymond Hathaway, president of the Leaders' association; and Mrs. Jerry Schiller, acting director. Parents of girls are especially invited to attend the ceremony according to Girl Scout officials. Girls participating are asked to wear their uniforms and bring five cents for an ice cream treat. California, Oregon and Washington account for most of U.S. production of hops. Southern Counties Gas Asks for Rate Boost -- Would Add 70c to Monthly Bill A general gas rate increase that would yield $2,800,000 in additional annual gross revenues is being sought by Southern Counties Gas Company in hearings which open before Public Utilities Commissioner Harold Huls and Examiner Robert O'Brien in Los Angeles today. The company estimates that the rate boost, if granted, would add about 70 cents a month on the average to the bills of 338,000 genera lservice customers in southern California. Southern Counties Gas Company, which is affiliated with Southern California Gas Company, serves natural gas in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo, including the cities of Pomona, Claremont, Ontario, Covina, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, El Monte, Whittier, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Newport, Laguna, Culver City, Santa Monica, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles and the southerly and westerly portions of Los Angeles. More than $1,000,000 of the total amount the company is requesting will automatically be required to pay increased Federal income and other taxes. A general rate increase, the first the company has sought in over 30 years, is necessary at this time, it is asserted, in order to avoid impairment of the company's credit position and to enable it to attract money economically to finance required additions, betterments and replacements to its facilities. ORANGE CAPITOL OF THE WORLD NAHEIM GAZETTE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1950 Joint Military M Russia's Growing Pictures! Pictures! Pictures! Are you one of those folks who likes to snap interest pictures with your camera? If you are, we want to invite you to try your hand press photography. The Gazette will be happy to print any interesting newsy photographs you may take. These can be pictures of groups of people who are do something interesting or newsy, they can be interesting dividuals, action shots of all types, animals, household s jects, interesting homes, children—just about anyth which would be of interest to Gazette readers. This is how simple it is: just be sure it is a clear pictu an interesting or newsworthy subject, and that you h complete information about the picture-subject so that Gazette can describe the action or the folks in the pict accurately. Timeliness is a most important factor. Pictures are m Ramirez, 24 yrs., 1219 Fairview ave., Santa Ana, was being in when it was involved in a collision with a car driven by a student this morning at Broadway and Lemon sts. He was released after treatment. CITATION—William Craven (right), Whittier College students citation for failing to have an operator's license in his mission from Officer Norbert De Cock at the Anaheim police department this morning after being involved in an auto collision at Broadway and Lemon streets. AUHS-Viking’s Clash Put Off Until Tomorrow P.M. Anaheim tennismen will meet Santa Monica tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 on the Los Angeles Tennis Club courts instead of today. The change, announced as the Colonists were on the verge of leaving for the Southern California net crown match, These can be pictures of groups of people who are doing something interesting or newsy, they can be interesting to individuals, action shots of all types, animals, household objects, interesting homes, children—just about anything which would be of interest to Gazette readers. This is how simple it is: just be sure it is a clear picture an interesting or newsworthy subject, and that you have complete information about the picture-subject so that Gazette can describe the action or the folks in the picture accurately. Timeliness is a most important factor. Pictures are more interesting when they are printed immediately after they are taken. If you “catch” a good news shot, bring your film to Gazette immediately. We’ll develop it. If it's good we'll make a printing plate. Of course, you will receive full credit for your picture. So, just get in touch with Myles Bradley, picture editor Anaheim Gazette, 259 E. Center st., telephone 2206. He be glad to tell you what makes a good news shot, answer questions, or discuss your picture-subjects with you. When you bring us that picture, you will be helping make the Anaheim Gazette your family-news, picture new paper. Local Choirs Will Sing at Choral Festival Sunday at Greek Theatre Seven choirs from two local churches will join with 22 other choirs from Orange county to present a Choral Festival at the Greek Theatre, City Park, this Sunday at 5 p.m. The festival, sponsored by the Orange County Choral Conductors Guild, will bring 800 voices together—said to be the largest choir ever organized in this county. William Fackiner of this city will be baritone soloist with the choral group. The Anaheim churches participating in the festival are the First Presbyterian and the White Temple Methodist. Choirs from the First Presbyterian Church participating are: Adult, conducted by Arnold Lewerenz; Cloister, Chorister and Crusader, conducted by Mrs. Arnold Lewerenz. The three choirs from the White Temple Methodist Church which will sing are: Adult, conducted by Gania Demaree; Junior, conducted by Mrs. C. I. Andrews; and Boys, conducted by Mrs. Elea Gilbreth. Howard Swan, director of Occidental College music department will conduct the comboschoirs, according to Wesley M quart of Orange who is fest chairman. The festival culminates a series of educational meetings during the past year by the choir directors of the county—the purpose of raising the standards of church music. At a well shop held last fall, initial papers were formulated for the festival to be presented this Sunday. Cording to Marquart, musicics in Southern California viewing the coming event considerable interest. LOCAL BOY TAKES TO Robert Van Dyke, an agriculture student at Anaheim Union High school and the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Van Dyke, 5252 Orange ave., Anaheim, come home with the bacon AUHS-Viking’s Clash Put Off Until Tomorrow P.M. Anaheim tennismen will meet Santa Monica tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 on the Los Angeles Tennis Club courts instead of today. The change, announced as the Colonists were on the verge of leaving for the Southern California net crown match, was necessitated by a hassle in the office of CIF commissioner Seth Van Patten. Yeggs Ransack Grand Jury Foreman’s Home Burglaries committed a $604 burglary yesterday afternoon or evening at the home of Walter Schmid, 11501 Brookhurst rd., Anaheim, during the family’s absence from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Mr. Schmid is president of the Orange County Associated Chambers of Commerce and was foreman of the 1949 grand jury. Entry to the home was made by cutting a screen and opening the bathroom window of the house. Returning home, the Schmid’s found every room had been ransacked. A motion picture camera and light meter were missing from the den; and articles were taken from the kitchen. A clock, a wrist watch, two purses, a suit, jacket, and other clothing were taken from the bedrooms. The sheriff’s office was notified and started an investigation finding little in the way of a trail to follow, it was said. LOS ANGELES (P)—A record class of 406 students will be graduated at the 13th annual commencement exercise of Pepperdine college Sunday. Robert Van Dyke, an agriculture student at Anaheim Union High school and the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Van Dyke, 5252 Orange ave., Anaheim, came home with the bacon yesterday from the L.A. county Spring Fair at Bellflower for having some of the top beef in exhibits. Bob's three steers took two championships and a third place ribbon in the junior division for all Future Farmer and 4-H club entrants. The local boy’s two fat herefords took championship and third place in the heavyweight hereford class and his holstein heifer took champion honors in its class. The champion hereford was bought by Bob from the Rolling Ridge ranch. His third place animal was part of the group secured by local boys through the cooperation of the Farmers Insurance exchange of Anaheim. According to Mr. Hansen, agriculture instructor at the high school, it promises to be an excellent steer for either the Orange county fair or the L.A. county fair at Pomona in the fall. His champion holstein heifer comes from the pure bred herd owned by the Arden farms. She was bought as a calf by Bob and was the champion holstein female at the L.A. county fair at Pomona last fall. This is the second year of exhibition for this prize-winning animal. More than 7000 persons visited the Los Angeles county spring fair Monday and Tuesday. The festival, which has attracted 2500 entries, closes Sunday night. The Mummers' Parade, a Philadelphia New Year's Day celebration, began in 1876. PRIZE-WINNING HEREFORT stands with his Hereford which Bellflower. Van Dyke took top Hereford in the livestock show ZETTE 1950 5c a Copy — Only 50c Per Month No. 45 The Weather Scattered high cloudiness thru Thursday with considerable low cloudiness and occasional drizzle coastal section. Little change in temperature. Military Might Must Meet Growing Power--Acheson Addresses Joint Meeting of Both Houses in Meeting of Congress WASHINGTON (AP)—Secretary of State Acheson told congress today that the growing power of Russia can only be met by organizing the military might of the west into "balanced collective forces." He appealed to congress to support such a course, saying President Truman, Secretary of Defense Johnson and he agree, it must be made to work. Reporting on his recent cold war strategy talks in London, Acheson said the Western Nations have reached "another time of decision" in which they must either Senator McCarthy (R-Wis.), chief congressional critic of Acheson, did not ask any questions. He told reporters after Acheson's appearance: State Population Shows 57% Hike SACRAMENTO — Tremendous increases in population and financial transactions of California's cities and counties were outlined today in the annual report of State Controller Thomas H. Kuchel. Senator McCarthy (R-Wis.), chief congressional critic of Acheson, did not ask any questions. He told reporters after Acheson's appearance: "The Red Dean of Washington is still in form." strengthen their North Atlantic Treaty, and Western European partnerships or risk falling backward into "total failure." No Immediate Threat The 12 Atlantic Treaty foreign ministers, including himself, Acheson disclosed, did not say anything at London which indicated "any immediate threat of war." They were concerned rather to meet a Russian threat which "will exist unless we act now to prepare our defenses against aggression." Acheson spoke in the Library of Congress at a meeting to which all House and Senate members were invited. Three radio networks (ABC, MBS, NBC) and one television hookup (NBC) carried his speech to the nation. It was the first time he had made such a public report on a foreign minister session or North Atlantic Treaty meeting. The creation of "balanced collective forces" would mean that each of the 12 Atlantic Treaty powers would build up troops and arms according to the needs of the whole alliance rather than strictly for its own defensive needs. Under this system the United States, officials say, would spend relatively more on airforce and navy than on army development. "The president has authorized me to say," Acheson declared, "that he supports Secretary Johnson and me in our view that we must make this principle work, for we can see no other way to accomplish the job of defense and State Population Shows 57% Hike SACRAMENTO — Tremendous increases in population and financial transactions of California's cities and counties were outlined today in the annual report of State Controller Thomas H. Kuchel. The report, covering the fiscal year 1948-49, is a 300 page document giving in detail the financial affairs of the state's 58 counties and 303 cities. Kuchel said county auditors estimated the population of California as of June 30, 1949, at 10,-845,420, which he described as an increase of nearly 4,000,000 persons, or 57 per cent, since the 1940 census. "These population figures are," said Kuchel, "strictly estimates, and verification of their accuracy will be available on completion of the federal census of 1950." Urban population of California, said Kuchel, as estimated by city clerks, is 7,511,225, representing an increase of 2,500,000 persons, or 49 per cent since 1940. Valuation Up "As we know the population increase in the state has been tremendous since 1940," Kuchel declared, "it provides a legitimate factor in accounting for much of the increase in property assessments, bonded debts, receipts and payments of cities and counties during the past nine years." Assessed valuation of counties increased from six billion to more than 12 billion dollars in the nine year period, according to the report, and city assessed valuations jumped from nearly five billion to more than eight billion dollars. Bonded debts of counties increased by $200,000,000 from $259,-490,353 to $459,432,161. The increases in the bonded debts of cities, however, was not so great, increasing from $501,110,444 in 1940 to $572,873,878 in 1949. New school bonds, according to (Continued on Page 3) WAKES TOP HONORS AT L.A. FAIR ZE-WINNING HEREFORD—Robert Van Dyke, an agriculture student at Anaheim high school, with his Hereford which was named champion yesterday at the L.A. County Spring Fair at flower. Van Dyke took top honors with a Holstein heifer and third place ribbon with another Hereford in the livestock show which ends Sunday.