anaheim-gazette 1950-06-20

ANAHEM GAZETTE Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as secondclass 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 and Sports Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager ‘See California First’ —an apt motto “Vacation in California — where travel and recreation is a billiondollar annual business, and facilities range from high-priced exclusive resorts, hotels and dude ranches to hiking trips where your food is prepared from your rucksack and you can sleep in the open or in some convenient motel,” the California State Chamber of Commerce advises our more than 10,000,000 residents in the current issue of CALIFORNIA - Magazine of the Pacific. “Vacation possibilities in California are limitless,” the magazine avers. “There are exclusive hotels and resorts featuring many sports; mountain and sea fishing, mineral springs, boating and yachting, dude ranches and pack trip headquarters, mountain climbing, hiking and riding trails, boundless tional Forests, four National Parks, eight National Monuments, two National Recreational Areas, and a State Park System containing 108 pieces of property. “Our National Forests contain over 1100 camp and picnic grounds from small units to camps accommodating several hundred people each. There are 17 wilderness and wild areas in these forests, for those wanting primitive terrain. These National Forests have 61 winter sports areas, 133 youth camps, 158 hotels and resorts and about 7000 summer homes. All National Forest campgrounds are free, except six where a nominal service fee is charged. “Many California municipalities and counties are helping their residents find inexpensive "Vacation possibilities in California are limitless," the magazine avers. "There are exclusive hotels and resorts featuring many sports; mountain and sea fishing, mineral springs, boating and yachting, dude ranches and pack trip headquarters, mountain climbing, hiking and riding trails, boundless swimming facilities; camping sites in the National Forests and National and State parks where you can use your own equipment or rent accommodations; cook your meals or use restaurants. Some stores now feature rentals of summer vacation equipment and clothing, as has been the custom in snow sports. Most Californians have only a vague idea of the scenic attractions and recreational facilities available in our mountains, foothills, valleys, deserts and seashore; few can boast of seeing all that California offers vacationists," the magazine states. "California has nearly every type and extreme of topography within its 156,000 square mile area; a vast variety of climate, soil, minerals and plant and animal life. The state has 1264 miles of tidal shoreline; about 8000 lakes with surface areas of more than five miles; 20,000 lakes with surface from one to five square miles; 26,000 miles of inland fishing streams besides the vast Pacific Ocean with its great offshore angling resources. Three quarters of California is in rolling hills, foothills and rugged mountains with some elevations rising over 14,000 feet. Mt. Whitney, highest peak in continental United States has a 14,496-foot elevation — and 60 miles away is Death Valley, lowest elevation in this nation's land mass, 280 feet below sea level. Besides the railroads, busses and airlines, California has approximately 67,000 miles of state highways and county roads, plus thousands of miles or roads and trails in National Forests and National and state Parks. Within California are 18 Na- Many California municipalities and counties are helping their residents find inexpensive family vacation sites with municipal camps. Los Angeles, Riverside county, Kern county, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Berkeley, Oakland and Stockton each operate one or more such summer camps, where camping facilities and low-cost accommodations are available. Two new federal recreation areas — Millerton Lake near Fresno, and Shasta Lake near Redding — have opened. Scores of other lakes, created by the tremendous hydro-electric construction of commercial power concerns, are open to the public through concessionaires charging nominal fees. In all National Parks and some National Forests and National Monuments, there are accommodations for non-campers at a wide range of prices, besides free camping privileges. California has developed an outstanding State Park system, embracing seacoast, forests, mountains, desert, streams, lakes and historical sites. Thirty-seven State parks are equipped for camping and picnicking at nominal cost. Usual overnight accommodations are available in or near many of the State Parks. California teems with private hotels and resorts, National Park concessions and special use permittees in or adjacent to National Forests, State parks and National Monuments. Range of price is such as to meet the purse of all visitors, including camp and trailer facilities at nominal prices. Facilities for vacations are available in every part of the state. Thousands of out-of-state recreationists come to California every year. Californians can profitably vacation in California—enjoying whatever form of recreation they desire, at prices they wish to pay." IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago There are four sets of artesian well tools at work on different parts of Westminster colony. The farmers are preparing to plant a second crop of potatoes. It is estimated that the colonists will have 10,000 sacks of potatoes to dispose of this fall. The following school trustees were elected in Westminister on last Saturday: John Marquis for three years, and W. J. Patterson for one year. The land company has increased the price of land in Westminister. No land will hereafter be sold for less than $30 per acre. On last Tuesday night, about 11 o'clock, Charles Hilmer observed a brilliant light in the San Francisco restaurant, and on investigation, found that a number of mattresses had been piled under a porch at the back of the restaurant and were a mass of flames. He called for assistance and succeeded in extinguishing the conflagration before much damage was done. 50 Years Ago The new primary law passed by the last legislature is now in force, and the coming primaries will have to be conducted strictly according to its provisions. The primary election will take place on August 14, on the second Tuesday of the month. It will be under the supervision of the board of supervisors which will appoint the election officers. Republicans, Democrats, Prohibitionists and other parties entitled to vote will all vote on the same day at the same place, when delegates to the various county conventions of the different parties will be elected. At the primaries a citizen can vote for any set of delegates he pleases, but for only one set. Frank A. Miller and M. C. Paxton, two of the prominent Republican leaders of Riverside County, were in Orange County on Saturday making calls. During a short stop over in Anaheim they made a pleasant call at this office. Mrs. W. F. Botsford presented her husband at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the twenty-sixth, with a fine bouncing baby boy. 25 Years Ago Charles E. Stone has resigned as zanjero for the Placentia district, which responsible position he has held for 32 years, and will leave shortly for a trip to the north, where he will visit his sis- YOU'D THINK HE'D TAKE THE HINT LOSSES IN EVERY FREE ELECTION IN TWO YEARS COMMUNISM WASHINGTON — or McCarthy is now that the full text of Larsen's testimony in Asia case be published MORE ... MORE however, the Senate know what's in the f would not be urging For, in the secret McCarthy, is called this fellow Republic Wherry of Nebraska. Wherry was anxious in advance what going to testify to averse to influence testimony. Therefore for Larsen and told (McCarthy) has a limb and made fool of himself, and to back him up Three other Repeated with Larsen tempt to get some Carthy — Congress of Mich., who broughtator Wherry's office guson, also of Michigan separate secret talk; himself; whose office sure Larsen into test the State Department Neither of these cans had anything to Amerasia probe and their province to Senate committee o are not members. Text of Secret Since Senator McCarthy to have Larsen timony published, batim text of what the investigating con Asked by Senat Last November voters of the state approved a $250 million school bond issue. This money was to be used to aid in the construction of school buildings in those districts which were overpopulated and unable themselves to pay for new classroom construction. Prior to that the legislature had made two emergency appropriations, totalling $55 millions, for the same purpose. How is this money being used? Will the $250 millions voted by the public adequately meet the needs for new classrooms? A review of the program as currently being carried out by the state will be made in "Affairs of State." "Affairs of State" is written by Earl G. Waters, Sacramento bureau manager of the Western News service, a service which provides the Anaheim Gazette with localized coverage of the state capitol and California governmental affairs. He is an experienced Sacramento correspondent well qualified to report on the administration of state business. After a careful investigation of the handling of the school construction funds voted by the legislature and the people of California, he has prepared a report to which he has devoted "Affairs of State" for the next several days. Readers of the Gazette will find this report both enlightening and thought provoking. SACRAMENTO (WNS) — Let’s take a look at the state’s school construction aid program: In 1947 the legislature appropriated $20 millions to be disbursed in the form of outright grants ing two and three shifts. Despite the fact the state had never before accepted the responsibility of building schools the problem was admitted and the legislature acted to relieve it. But within a year, in the 1948 session the school people were back for more money and this time $35 millions were appropriated to care for additional districts which were confronted with the same problems. Following these two appropriations and with the apparent realization that no further funds would be forthcoming from the legislature, the school people got busy and worked up a bond proposal. As originally planned the need for new construction was estimated to be one billion dollars but by the time the measure was actually introduced in the 1949 legislature the request for state aid had been trimmed down to $400 millions. That was near the amount which the leaders in the state educational field estimated it would cost to furnish additional classrooms to those school districts which were financially unable to construct housing for their pupil enrollments for the year 1952. After the bond proposal had been introduced in the legislature, however, there developed a feeling that the voters would not approve so large an amount and the measure was amended and finally submitted to the voters in the amount of $250 millions. This was approved at a special election in 1949 on the plea that the schools kids were “packed in like sardines” and the money was to be used for more classrooms. But what is actually happening to the money? Present records of the State Department of Education and the state allocations board indicate that not more than half of this money is actually going into the construction of additional classrooms. The rest is being used for the modernization of school plants throughout the state. (More tomorrow.) ALLARD A. CALKINS, S. F. banker on return from Europe — "The Europeans are far more afraid of war than we are, but they don’t feel it imminent as do many in this country." KATHLEEN NORRIS, Los Gatos — "An earthquake is not a crash and bang, but a gentle thing. There is a quiver and then something thuds somewhere and you say, 'What was that?'" REV. C. C. SINCLAIR, South Pasadena—"Thirty years ago only 39 per cent of the people in this country were registered church members—today more than 54 per cent are on the church rolls." DR. CHRISTOPHER DANIELS, English visitor to Calif.—"Socialism is like polio. You do not know when you catch the disease and if and when you recover, you have a game leg." SACRAMENTO (WNS) — Let’s take a look at the state’s school construction aid program: In 1947 the legislature appropriated $20 millions to be disbursed in the form of outright grants to so-called impoverished school districts. These were districts which were financially unable to provide additional classrooms to meet the needs of the postwar population boom. As a result, the legislators were told, pupils were attending classes on a shift basis with some schools reportedly havter Mrs. George Gray and family at Haywards, and his brother Tom Stone in Merced. He has been on the job since 1893 and has delivered more water for irrigation than any man in the employ of the company. A few days ago a number of the stockholders presented him with a check for $1200 as a testimonial of appreciation for his very fine services. He was recently bereaved by the loss of his good wife. Charley Stone came here in 1868 with his family and has resided here continuously since that time. His father bought a ranch on Orangethorpe ave. where the family lived for many years. Charley and his brother and sister attended school in this city and made friends whose attachment has continued for more than half a century. Bill Cook and Al Clayes left on Tuesday with the Hollywood Athletic Club for San Francisco where they will participate in the track and field meet of the A. A. U. on next Saturday. Maim Street by Ralph Stein AT HOME HES A DISH-JOCKEY WITH A BUILT-IN GRINGE ... WATCH THE WORM TURN! Travelers Safety Service WASHINGTON — (P) — Senator McCarthy is now demanding that the full text of Emmanuel Larsen's testimony in the Amerasia case be published. Obviously, MORE ... MORE ... MORE however, the Senator does not know what's in the full text or he would not be urging publication. For, in the secret testimony, he, McCarthy, is called a "fool" by this fellow Republican, Senator Wherry of Nebraska. Wherry was anxious to know in advance what Larsen was going to testify to; also not averse to influencing Larsen's testimony. Therefore, he sent for Larsen and told him: "Mac (McCarthy) has gone out on a limb and made kind of a fool of himself, and we have to back him up now." Three other Republicans also conferred with Larsen in the attempt to get some help for McCarthy — Congressman Dondero of Mich., who brought him to Senator Wherry's office; Senator Ferguson, also of Michigan, who had a separate secret talk; and McCarthy himself, whose office tried to pressure Larsen into testifying against the State Department. Neither of these four Republicans had anything to do with the Amerasia probe and it was outside their province to meddle with a Senate committee of which they are not members. Text of Secret Testimony. Since Senator McCarthy is anxious to have Larsen's secret testimony published, here is the verbatim text of what Larsen told the investigating committee: Asked by Senator Green of Rhode Island what Senator Wherry said about Florida started out to sell its remaining 2,800,000 boxes of oranges and all deals reflected even higher prices to the grower. FOB shippers reported a range of $4 to $4.25; with natural color fruit bringing $4.75. The big news came in the nation's auctions which saw 69 cars of Florida interior oranges bring $5.45, while 13 cars of Indian River oranges brought and average of $6.01. The big news angle came when 135 cars of our California valencias — the largest single day's offering in some weeks — brought only $4.65 and cost us more to get them there. In other words the poorest of the Florida fruit is bringing the grower well above the minimum of three cents a pound, on the tree, and the better fruit is much higher than this, especially in the frozen concentrate plants. The California fresh fruit is 'about steady' with the return to the grower for all the packed running a little less than two cents a pound. What the California fruit that is not packed will bring the grower is still a guess. This is largely due to a contract between Minute Maid and the California Fruit Growers Exchange in which there is no insurance for the grower but a great big insurance policy for Minute Maid in the shape of an escape Colony Quips Last week Florida started out to sell its remaining 2,800,000 boxes of oranges and all deals reflected even higher prices to the grower. FOB shippers reported a range of $4 to $4.25; with natural color fruit bringing $4.75. The big news came in the nation's auctions which saw 69 cars of Florida interior oranges bring $5.45, while 13 cars of Indian River oranges brought and average of $6.01. The big news angle came when 135 cars of our California valencias — the largest single day's offering in some weeks — brought only $4.65 and cost us more to get them there. In other words the poorest of the Florida fruit is bringing the grower well above the minimum of three cents a pound, on the tree, and the better fruit is much higher than this, especially in the frozen concentrate plants. The California fresh fruit is 'about steady' with the return to the grower for all the packed running a little less than two cents a pound. What the California fruit that is not packed will bring the grower is still a guess. This is largely due to a contract between Minute Maid and the California Fruit Growers Exchange in which there is no insurance for the grower but a great big insurance policy for Minute Maid in the shape of an escape Hal Boyle Associated Press Writer Tips by the poor man's philosopher to a young June bridegroom: Well, my boy, if you hope for a quick success in marriage today you're going to have to make a sharp break with the past. Don't try to be the king in your kitchenette. Man has tried through the ages to rule his roost by force — and ended up just a mouse around the house. This is because he has never been able to make his muzzle match woman's indomitable will, her soft insistence on having her own way. The thing to do is to confuse her, worry her into a position where she'll spend the rest of her life to make you happy. You must remember that you are going into marriage completely unprepared. But she has been warned by her mother: "He'll try to boss you, dear. So you put the beast in his place right at the start." The best thing you can do is to do the unexpected. Crush her with loving kindness. Bring her flowers every day from work and greet her with a kiss. Don't let her lift her finger around the house. You do all the chores. You wash the windows, scrub the bathroom floor, run the cleaner, gallop to the grocery store. Do as much of the cooking as you can. And, above all, insist on washing the dishes and drying them all by yourself. "No dishpan hands for my little darling," you can tell her. Naturally she'll be comparing you critically to her own father. Neither of these four Republicans had anything to do with the Amerasia probe and it was outside their province to meddle with a Senate committee of which they are not members. Text of Secret Testimony. Since Senator McCarthy is anxious to have Larsen's secret testimony published, here is the verbatim text of what Larsen told the investigating committee: Asked by Senator Green of Rhode Island what Senator Wherry had told him, Larsen replied: "He told me somewhat laughingly that he was the expert on homo-sexuality in the State Department, and we laughed and I said, 'Well in that case I am very sorry, Senator. I cannot help you because I am not a homosexual.'" "I also told him, 'I do not like McCarthy's methods or rather the methods of his assistant.' Then Mr. Wherry said, to the best of my memory, 'Oh, Mac has gone out on a limb and kind of made a fool of himself,' and we have to back him up now.'" At this point, Senator McMahon of Connecticut mischievously inquired: "When Senator Wherry said he was an expert on homo-sexuality in the State Department, did he state his qualifications?" "No, he did not," replied Larsen. Suspects Dictaphone When Larsen was called to Sen. McCarthy's office, he said he had the feeling his conversation with McCarthy was being recorded. He explained that an assistant watched the clock and ushered him into McCarthy's presence on the button of 5 o'clock, as if waiting for the exact moment. "'Sit down and tell me what you know about the Amerasia espionage case,' Larsen quoted McCarthy as saying. I thought to myself, 'I have a feeling someone is being recorded around here.' I had a hunch...' However, McCarthy didn't get very far with Larsen because the phone kept interrupting. "McCarthy didn't get a chance to say anything," Larsen continued. "The phone rang, and he said to some woman on the phone, 'I can't be there at that time. I am tied up. Tell them I have a go to China or I'm having a baby.'" Finally McCarthy announced he was too busy and turned Larsen over to an assistant, Don Surine. Larsen commented that Surine's office "had a great many dictaphones and other contraptions." The California fresh fruit is 'about steady' with the return to the grower for all the packed running a little less than two cents a pound. What the California fruit that is not packed will bring the grower is still a guess. This is largely due to a contract between Minute Maid and the California Fruit Growers Exchange in which there is no insurance for the grower but a great big insurance policy for Minute Maid in the shape of an 'escape clause' which relates that if the fruit going into the concentrate reaches $50 a ton then Minute Maid can cancel or re-negotiate the contract. This leaves the grower right out on the same limb he was on last year, if he belonged to the Exchange. This is common knowledge on the street so we might as well say it out loud and the betting is that another shipping concern, which has a plant here, will beat them again this year. We have entered into none of the betting but it goes on just the same. This is a terrible situation because it matters little to the grower who sells his fruit. All that matters, or should matter, is whether or not a sufficient number of dollars is returned to him to make growing valencias a profitable venture. It has been a mighty sick venture for some and mighty good for others. It has been our contention that with the advent of the 'miracle of frozen concentrate' that California would start to get well as Florida has done in the past couple of years. But our largest selling organization is just now getting half-heartedly into the act. (Check the Minute Maid contract). This attitude cost them greatly in withdrawals last year and will do the same thing to them this year unless something drastic happens to bring more money or enough to bring them even with others in returns to growers. We want to give you a thought on the fact that the Florida grower is finishing up the most successful season he has ever had. Florida's Governor Warren voiced it: "The sensational record piled up by concentrate producers was the major factor in our 1949-50 profit record." That is what Florida thinks about the frozen concentrate as greet her with a kiss. Don't let her lift her finger around the house. You do all the chores. You wash the windows. scrub the bathroom floor, run the cleaner, gallop to the grocery store. Do as much of the cooking as you can. And, above all, insist on washing the dishes and drying them all by yourself. "No dishpan hands for my little darling," you can tell her. Naturally she'll be comparing you critically to her own father. She'll be lonesome for her mother, too. So don't bring your own noisy friends home. Invite her parents over for dinner at least five nights a week. Then belt her old man with Martini's until he starts spilling ashes all over the rug and telling the same bragging stories your wife has heard since she was in kindergarten. When your mother-in-law comes into the kitchen and sniffs that the place is a mess, just answer humbly: "I'm sorry. I do the very best I can, mother-in-law dear." It won't take your wife long to decide that her old man had better do his drinking in his own home. And she isn't going to let any other woman — even her mother — boss you around. She'll get rid of them. By now she knows she is practically useless, and guilt sweeps over her. And she is weary of your perpetual, cloying affection. "Don't you have a hobby like other men?" she demands. "I used to like to go bowling or play poker," you say. "But you are my hobby now, my dove. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I went out without you." You have her on the ropes now, and it is time for the clincher. Let her come into the living room a few times and discover you lying on the sofa, weeping silently. When she asks you what's the matter, just mumble bravely: "Oh, nothing, nothing. Just my silly old nerves, I guess." That does it. She is completely frustrated. Before long she will be courting you — trying her best to please you. She will insist on doing all the housework herself. She will buy you pretty clothes. She will fork over money and force you to go out and spend evenings with the boys. You'll be the boss in your marriage, my boy, and you can get anything you want. But don't forget to have an occasional weeping spell. If there's anything a woman can stand — it's to see a man Finally McCarthy announced he was too busy and turned Larsen over to an assistant, Don Surine, Larsen commented that Surine's office "had a great many dictaphones and other contraptions — at least 10 of them in that office. It was bristling with machinery and I understood that whatever I said would go down into records and on discs." Larsen didn't like Surine's high pressure tactics, however, and angrily walked out on the interview. Ferguson is Gentle Describing his third Republican interview, Larsen said that Senator Ferguson's office was more considerate, even offered to send a car to pick him up. When Senator Green asked why he had gone to see Senator Ferguson, Larsen replied: "Just in the same manner I wanted to see Mr. Jaffe, I was quite willing to see Mr. Ferguson." This frank testimony about Republican pressure tactics irritated GOP Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, who sat in at the closed-door hearing. "I can now see you are not serious in your answer," Lodge snapped, after Larsen had explained. "Certainly I am serious," insisted Larsen. "I was just as willing to talk to Mr. Ferguson as I was to Mr. Jaffe." Lodge is Rough "I think that statement pretty well disqualifies the witness," protested Lodge. "What other advantage would it have been to myself to see Ferguson?" argued Larsen. "You refuse to answer the question and that is the end of that," shouted the Senator from Massachusetts. After Lodge had cooled down, Green continued his questioning. "Did you understad that these (Republican) Senators had — I won't say conspired — had talked together about you?" Green asked. "Well, I felt that they were all very eager to use me as much as possible," Larsen replied. "I mean do you think they knew about each other having seen you?" pressed the Senator from Rhode Island. "Oh, yes, definitely, because they asked me, 'You saw McCarthy on such and such a date.' Oh, yes, they all knew where I had been." "Let me just say, Lodge blurted again, 'the job of this committee is to . . . find out who was guilty and find out why they weren't punished and that transcends any political consideration." Lodge didn't comment, however, on whether Wherry and Ferguson had been motivated by politics. Note—Larsen admitted "loaning" documents to Jaffe but denied knowing of Jaffe's Communist connections.