anaheim-gazette 1950-06-02

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 Who Sets Your Taxes? The Gazette has been greatly amused with some of the claims of certain candidates running for public office. One candidate, running for the office of County Assessor, has made veiled claims that he would lower taxes. Not in so many words, you understand, but still giving the inference that Maurice Enderle, County Assessor, has 'raised' taxes. How silly can these guys get? The public simply is not that dumb. The people know that our Assessor merely sets a valuation on property and that if that valuation is too high or too low then the owner can come before the Board of Supervisors, sitting as a Board of Equalization, and have an unjust assessment changed. There is also a State Board of Equallization which can, and does, look into any assessment that is the least bit out of line. Now, if you don't like the way Maurice Enderle combs his hair, then don't vote for him. But if you are looking for the best man to assess the property of Orange from Maurice Enderle. He won't deal with anyone. The late, highly respected Jim Sleeper, County Assessor for many years, personally groomed Maurice Enderle for the job and don't let anyone tell you different. We don't want the opportunity to pass without putting in a good word for our tax collector, Don Mozley. Don came into the office the protege of the late, highly regarded Johnny Lamb and was brought up on fundamentals just as Jim Sleeper groomed Maurice Enderle for the assessor's job. There is a man running against Don Mozley for the office of tax collector. His campaign stresses the fact that he will park his car away from the court house and leave the space reserved for the tax collector's car free for the public to use. That would be a good idea if he could make room for 1000 cars — but one is just not enough to get many votes. We recommend Don Mozley for tary of Defense Louey Jones not only a good National economizer, a good political raiser, but good at passing juicy plums to his friends. One of the juiciest, but noticed plums in government giant German corporation; eral Aniline and Film; s the United States during and now operated by the Department supposedly benefit of all the tax Thanks to Louey's adro pulling, however, it is berated also for the benefit some of Louey's friends. First Louey has contend have his law firm succeed as counsel for the German nation, and they received a 364,000 last year. It should ed that Louey's firm, Stevens Johnson, is one of the best East and does a highly c job. It should also be noted fore Louey became Secretary and while he was counsel for General he used it as a sort of ground for friends. See them kicked into the kitty when Louey was on money during the 1948 c Dye Experts? Meanwhile, General profits have dropped. Nings after taxes dropped $8,604,919 or $11.74 a share to $2,926,810 or 3.99 a 1949. Maybe politics was son. Anyway, here are some men who run one of the German companies in the now owned by Uncle Sam. Jack Frye—President a man of the board; salary contribution to the De party; $750; ousted from James Roosevelt: Soundstruck Candidate Nation-wide interest centers on the red hot California gubernatorial primary race involving James Roosevelt and Governor Earl Warren. Because of California's cross-filling system, the issues and statements take importance almost equivalent to a general election. Today the Gazette is running an evaluation of James Roosevelt's campaign by no less a qualified observer than the Associated Press. On Monday, the Gazette will publish an article on Governor Warren, prepared also by the Associated Press. James Roosevelt is a tall, lean man with a horn — a loudspeaker horn — who hopes to talk his way into his first elective job as the Governor of California. He speaks on busy street corners and in green growing parks. He parks his blaring soundtruck along the side of the road and tells his story to clusters of people there. He appeals to more formal audiences in schools and meeting halls. With the speeches there is the wide grin, the headshake and voice inflection remindful of his father — who went campaigning for a governorship once himself. "California has been on a side track for the past seven years," says the 43 year old son of the late Franklin D. Roosevelt. "I want to put it on the main line." James Roosevelt, long active in party affairs, has built no public record in the state he adopted 11 years ago. So instead, he offers the nearly 5,000,000 voters — 58.5 per cent of them registered Democrats — who will choose party nominees at the June 6 primary: The Roosevelt name and political heritage; outright support of in 1946. Roosevelt has crossfiled on the Republican ticket, somewhat grudgingly, by his account. He made it clear at the time that first and last, he's a Democrat. "He's a Roosevelt — He's a Democrat — and they're inseparable!" his campaign literature proclaims. Roosevelt has themed his bid for what he calls the "Do nothing" votes to constant attacks against Warren administration. He has chided Warren for his attempt to present himself as a nonpartisan candidate. Warren, he contends, has set "a fine example of finding problems without providing solutions." The governor who guided California through the war and post-war years, has spoken of Roosevelt as inexperienced; and that he has been going around promising "everything under the sun." President Truman has not forgotten that Roosevelt bolted the Truman delegation and came out for Dwight D. Eisenhower at the 1948 Democratic convention. He told newsmen recently, however, that he will support the Democratic nominee for governor in California. Welburn Mayock, a Los Angeles attorney and former high Democratic official, is bitterly opposing Roosevelt for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. And Manchester Boddy, Los Angeles publisher, has written that Roosevelt has not proved himself fit to run for governor. His new Dealing Los Angeles News was critical of Roosevelt before Boddy entered the Democratic race for U.S. Senator. Roosevelt, however, hailed as a big boost his endorsement by the California State Federation of Labor. The AFL supported Warren four years ago. The Governor has said he believes he will continue profits have dropped. Nings after taxes dropped $8,604,919 or $11.74 a share to $2,926,810 or 3.99 a share to 1949. Maybe politics was so son. Anyway, here are some men who run one of the German companies in the now owned by Uncle Sam. Jack Frye—President at man of the board; salary contribution to the Deputy party; $750; ousted from World Airlines, he was given General Aniline job at the of Bob Hannegan. Donald O. Lincoln—Dirigent counsel; one of Johnsons partners; gets $100 monthly meeting; contributes 000 to Democrats. Richard C. Patterson Ambassador to Guatemala attributed $500; is part of the Odium public utility hookup is so close to Johnson. Morton Downey—Singer tertainer for Coca-Cola; ful personality, but not a corporation director; sanctions for David Bazelon handled General Analineerty director. Bazelon later one of the choicest judiciary in Washing-on—the Courts—though he had argued a case in court. Colvin Brown—Publisher Motion Picture Daily and ex-Postmaster General Walker; another delightsonality, but no chemical. William J. Mahaney—Sisco attorney and Democrat gave $5,000 to Democrat. Servants of Brotherhood The powerful House Means Committee, burden tax headaches and best lobbyists, has placed third of a sick negro ahead wealthy pressure group. The negro is Hughlon former committee messenger became incurably sick When news of his illness the committee, Congress of Arkansas, a Southerner a motion behind closed keep Greene on the pay enabled the bedridden continue drawing his recovery for nearly four months when the committee wished to hire a new messenger Chairman Doughton of Nolina, another Southerner ed a subcommittee to of Greene. Congressman Cooper see, Reed of New York ruff of Michigan were n James Roosevelt, long active in party affairs, has built no public record in the state he adopted 11 years ago. So instead, he offers the nearly 5,000,000 voters — 58.5 per cent of them registered Democrats — who will choose party nominees at the June 6 primary: The Roosevelt name and political heritage; outright support of the Truman "Fair Deal;" and the "kind of intelligent, humane government that led the country out of its greatest depression." The 6 foot 4 ex-Marine knows politics from the inside. He knows it from FDR's campaigns for Governor of New York (although he was pretty young then) and his four elections as president. He was chairman of the Democratic State Central committee in California, 1946-48, and has been Democratic National committeeman for the past two years. But he has never run for office before. He was a White House secretary and co-ordinator. After combat duty with the Marines in the Pacific, he came home a colonel. His livelihood now comes from a Los Angeles insurance firm. Roosevelt decided to set out on his own political career at a time when Republican Governor Earl Warren is seeking an unprecedented third term. Back in February he predicted the governor will be unemployed after the election. Warren retorted: "I should have Mr. Roosevelt's sympathy because he knows what it is to be unemployed. Outside of foraging for political insurance, he has been unemployed, by choice, most of his life." Warren won both the Republican and Democratic nominations And Manchester Boddy, Los Angeles publisher, has written that Roosevelt has not proved himself fit to run for governor. His new Dealing Los Angeles News was critical of Roosevelt before Boddy entered the Democratic race for U.S. Senator. Roosevelt, however, hailed as a big boost his endorsement by the California State Federation of Labor. The AFL supported Warren four years ago. The Governor has said he believes he will continue to get the working man's vote despite the AFL action. If he is elected governor, Roosevelt says he will: Provide more schools, enforce anti-gambling laws (he has side stepped the question whether he favors legalizing bookmaking), urge more liberal state aid to needy aged until a national pension system is enacted, curb importation of Mexican farm labor, continue effective rent control and advocate a fair employment practices act. Specifically, Roosevelt has proposed that the state aim at a monthly pension benefit of at least $100 instead of the present $75 ceiling. He is against relatives' responsibility. Roosevelt has given these personal details in his question-and-answer period in public appearances: he "got by" at Harvard; he came to California originally for his health which is fine now; divorced once, he has been married for the past nine years and has five children; he has invested $50,000 in his insurance business. At Martinez, he was asked: "If you are elected governor, would you attempt to follow your father's footsteps?" "I only want to be a good governor," was the reply. "I have no other ambitions." IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Mr. Messenger is establishing an Episcopal colony near Orange to be called Fairhaven. No intoxicating liquors will be sold in the settlement. The schooner "Mose" stuck on the bar at Newport early this week, but was removed with the loss of only 200 sacks of grain. Otto Evers gives a party at his house near the depot Wednesday evening. The public is cordially invited. The "Alta" says that Chico Forster aspires to be congressman from the Fourth district. H. and B. Cohn have started a skating rink at Enterprise Hall. Max Cohen's new store in the Metz Building will be opened next week. About 20 houses have already been erected in the Artesia district. The probate judge has refused the petition for sale of real estate of the Paderatz estate. A large safe for the accommodation of express packages has been received by A. Langenberger. 50 Years Ago Residents of Placentia have petitioned the Supervisors to be cut off from Fullerton. The bounda- position as to its voting place if Fullerton should incorporate. However, the new precinct will not be formed in all probability before the fall elections. It is announced that Professor Evans, principal of the high school will retire from the position at the end of his present term which will come at the end of the month. Miss French and Miss Richards, who have taught in the high school during the present term will probably be retained. The Grammar School closes tomorrow. F. G. Athearn was in town from Berkeley on Monday with a view to making application for the position of principal of the high school now held by Prof. Evans. 25 Years Ago Mrs. Arthur Cohen of Anaheim and Mrs. A. Curtis of Fullerton were hostesses at the card party on Friday afternoon at the Elks Club house by the ladies of the Elks, Mrs. Nebelung won the first prize and Mrs. Pomeroy the second. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Quarton left for Boston Tuesday to visit their son Dale and wife; Dale being in the naval college for officers at that point. They expect to be absent three months and will also visit Mrs. Quarton's brother Walter Carver who is superintendent of schools at Tower, in Minnesota, near the Canadian border. SACRAMENTO (Chances for the party to gain control) House of the legislature pear to be slim as the elections draw near. On the basis of reports of campaigns, the state only eight assemblymen are in close contests. Only two of these licens, leaving the with the biggest hurdle in their present stakes votes against the Reporter in the lower House. Elections are to be filled. Seven of these were Republicans. In order bare majority control sebly, the Democrats to withstand the attack six incumbent member profits have dropped. Net earnings after taxes dropped from $8,604,919 or $11.74 a share in 1948 to $2,926,810 or 3.99 a share in 1949. Maybe politics was the reason. Anyway, here are some of the men who run one of the biggest German companies in the world, now owned by Uncle Sam: Jack Frye—President and chairman of the board; salary $72,000; contribution to the Democratic party, $750; ousted from TransWorld Airlines, he was given the General Aniline job at the urging of Bob Hannegan. Donald O. Lincoln—Director and Counsel; one of Johnson's law partners; gets $100 for each monthly meeting; contributed $1,000 to Democrats. Richard C. Patterson — U. S. Ambassador to Guatemala; contributed $500; is part of the Floyd Odium public utility hookup which is so close to Johnson. Morton Downey—Singer and entertainer for Coca-Cola; delightful personality, but not skilled as corporation director; sang at parties for David Bazelon when he handled General Analine as property director. Bazelon later copped one of the choicest judicial plums in Washington—the Court of Appeals—though he had scarcely argued a case in court. Colvin Brown—Publisher of the Motion Picture Daily and friend of ex-Postmaster General Frank Walker; another delightful personality, but no chemical expert. William J. Mahaney—San Francisco attorney and Democratic bigwig; gave $5,000 to Democrats. Servants of Brotherhood The powerful House Ways and Means Committee, burdened with tax headaches and besieged by lobbyists, has placed the welfare of a sick negro ahead of the wealthy pressure groups. The negro is Hughlon Greene, former committee messenger who became incurably sick last July. When news of his illness reached the committee, Congressman Mills of Arkansas, a Southerner, offered a motion behind closed doors to keep Greene on the payroll. This enabled the bedridden negro to continue drawing his regular salary for nearly four montns. Finally, when the committee was forced to hire a new messenger, kindly Chairman Doughton of North Carolina, another Southerner, appointed a subcommittee to take care of Greene. Congressman Cooper of Tennessee, Reed of New York and Woodruff of Michigan were named, and The probate judge has refused the petition for sale of real estate of the Paderatz estate. A large safe for the accommodation of express packages has been received by A. Langenberger. 50 Years Ago Residents of Placentia have petitioned the Supervisors to be cut off from Fullerton. The boundaries embrace the Placentia district, Kraemer ranch, Olinda ranch, and the oil wells at Soquel canyon and go half a mile west of Placentia Avenue. Supervisor Potter is of the opinion that the new voting place should be in La Habra Valley. Fullerton is talking of organizing as a city of the sixth class, so Potter says, and should his petition be granted there would probably be a strip of territory to the east of Fullerton which might be placed in an awkward prize and Mrs. Pomeroy the second. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Quarton left for Boston Tuesday to visit their son Dale and wife; Dale being in the naval college for officers at that point. They expect to be absent three months and will also visit Mrs. Quarton's brother Walter Carver who is superintendent of schools at Tower, in Minnesota, near the Canadian border. Bry Williams of Santa Ana, cashier of the First National Bank of that city was in town on Saturday afternoon, driving over with Mrs. Williams and meeting with some friends who are always delighted to see him. For a number of years Bry was county clerk of Orange county and was known as one of the most capable and efficient clerks in the state of California. He resigned the office to become cashier of the First National Bank of Santa Ana and has come ANAHEIM BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY CREDIT REPORTS On Anyone, From Anywhere Over 1300 Affiliated Bureaus Covering the United States and Canada "We keep the record" Northern Orange County Credit Bureau, Ltd. 410 Bank of America Bldg. Phone 2248 FUNERAL HOMES BACKS CAMPBELL KAULBARS Mortuary Phone 3209 251 N. Lemon HILGENFELD MORTUARY Faithful, Courteous Service 120 E. Broadway Phone 4105 PAINT - WALL PAPER Treasure Tones IMPERIAL Noctable WALLPAPERS Schaeffler Paints Phone 2469 120 No. Los Angeles St.- Anaheim Physicians & Surgeons Dr. J. W. Truxaw PHYSICIAN Phones: Office 3215, Res. 2610 Center & L.A. Anahein Open Evenings and Sunday Mornings J. W. UTTER, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Hours: 11 to 12 a.m.-2 to 5 p.m. Office Phone 3211 a motion behind closed doors to keep Greene on the payroll. This enabled the bedridden negro to continue drawing his regular salary for nearly four months. Finally, when the committee was forced to hire a new messenger, kindly Chairman Doughton of North Carolina, another Southerner, appointed a subcommittee to take care of Greene. Congressman Cooper of Tennessee, Reed of New York and Woodruff of Michigan were named, and they have taken up a private collection, which they still send to Freedmen's Hospital to supply their former messenger with medicine and help. Under the Dome National labor leaders are betting that the California AFL will not follow teamster Dave Beck's out-of-state wire-pulling regarding the race for attorney general. Most AFL votes are expected to go to San Francisco's district attorney Pat Brown, even though both Beck and the AFL convention plumped for Fred Howser . . . Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services committee will try to curb the powers of the secretary of the Air Force, who now has fewer legislative restrictions than the secretaries of the Army and Navy. Harlem's Congressman Acam Powell, who has one of the worst attendance records in Congress, now boycotts the House labor committee because of its passage of a watered-down FEPC bill . . . President Truman plans to appoint Florida's Senator Pepper to a top government job early next year . . . When Collier's Magazine headlined the life of Mobile's Congressman Frank Boykin, they considerately omitted the fact that he was convicted in 1923 for conspiracy to violate the Volstead act. to be known as one of the most sagacious bankers in California. The flag team of the Young Ladies Institute gave a card party yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Robert Rimpau, 122 South Olive Street. The party was for the benefit of the new uniforms needed by the team. Women's Foreign Missionary Society of the White Temple church will meet this afternoon at 2:30 p.m., in the church parlors with Mrs. Ada Switzer in charge of the program. Grunnion were running on the Orange county coast two or three nights the first of the week, and thousands of the little fish that came out to dance on the sands in the light of the moon were captured by amateur fishermen. SACRAMENTO (W.N.S) — Chances for the Democratic party to gain control of either House of the legislature or the Congressional delegation appear to be slim as the primary elections draw near. On the basis of current reports of campaigns throughout the state only eight incumbent assemblymen are involved in close contests. Only two of these are Republicans, leaving the Democrats with the biggest hurdles to retain their present status of 29 votes against the Republican’s 39 in the lower House. Eleven vacancies are to be filled. Seven of these were held by the Republicans. In order to gain a bare majority control in the Assembly, the Democrats would have to withstand the attacks on their six incumbent members and gain six of the open races. The Repub- serious attacks on incumbent members and withstanding these need only two of the 11 open seats to maintain a majority. In the Senate, the picture is somewhat different with only one incumbent Democratic Senator in a close contest as against five Republican incumbents who are in tight campaigns. But the Republicans now hold 22 of the Senate's 40 seats. And in the four vacancies to be filled, all have been held by Republicans. Here the Democrats would need to withstand the fire aimed at their incumbents and win all four open contests. In addition they are confronted with the necessity of defeating three of the five Republican incumbents in order to come up with a bare majority. POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT You Can’t Go Wrong . . If You WRITE IN Your Supervisors' Choice For CONSTABLE Anaheim Township H. A. KELLEY — NOW SERVING AS — ANAHEIM TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE VOTE JUNE 6 Only two of these are Republicans, leaving the Democrats with the biggest hurdles to retain their present status of 29 votes against the Republican's 39 in the lower House. Eleven vacancies are to be filled. Seven of these were held by the Republicans. In order to gain a bare majority control in the Assembly, the Democrats would have to withstand the attacks on their six incumbent members and gain six of the open races. The Republicans, however, face only two H. A. KELLEY — NOW SERVING AS — ANAHEIM TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE VOTE JUNE 6 POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT COSTS HELD DOWN ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS LOWEST OPERATING COST AND LEAST INCREASE AMONG THREE COUNTIES OF COMPARABLE POPULATION 1948-49 Expenditures (Official Records) San Bernardino Riverside Orange Expenditures $471,576.58 $513,614.57 $340,585.03 Fees turned in 2,462.13 2,678.62 28,141.09 Net cost $469,114.45 $510,935.95 $312,243.94 Increase over 4-year period San Bernardino Riverside Orange 1945.46 $283,428.71 $345,042.80 $219,981.78 Expenditures $471,576.58 $513,614.57 $340,585.03 Fees turned in 2,462.13 2,678.62 28,141.09 Net cost $469,114.45 $510,935.95 $312,243.94 Increase over 4-year period San Bernardino Riverside Orange 1945-46 $283,428.71 $345,042.80 $219,981.78 1946-47 381,023.79 402,476.21 268,731.76 1947-48 475,810.21 471,348.01 322,893.54 1948-49 471,576.58 513,614.57 340,385.03 NORREASE $188,147.87 $168,571.77 $120,403.21 (1945-1949) Fees turned in—3 years $14,170.83 $8,046.04 $96,581.21 Four years ago, before Sheriff Musick took office, Orange county cost increase was running far above the other two counties. Now it is far less. HERE IS OFFICIAL PROOF OF ECONOMY ANOTHER PROMISE KEPT Re-elect: Sheriff JAMES A. MUSICK