anaheim-gazette 1950-06-21

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: $0 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 We believe in this idea The Anaheim Gazette has been editorializing quite a bit on this idea of shopping in Anaheim, because . . What helps Anaheim, helps you. We have been doing it for the simple reason that we believe in it. And, there are hundreds of other folks in this area who have proved to themselves that shopping in Anaheim pays off in good service, real value and easy shopping. We thought the comment of Mrs. Ray Fisher, of 316 W. Charles, published in the Gazette yesterday in connection with the bakers' strike, was to the point and the result of sound thinking. Mrs. Fisher said in part: "Everything I eat and wear I buy in Anaheim." So, next time your thoughts are inclined to be lured away by the big city, just say to yourself: "First, I'm going to try the Anaheim business district. I'm going to let Anaheim merchants win my patronage by giving me good products, with personal service and attention." And, here are the reasons this makes good sense: truths: 1. You don't have any traffic headaches (or hazards) in getting to the Anaheim business district. 2. You have free city parking lots. 3. Within an area of a few blocks you can find almost any product you can find in the big city, whether it be men's suits, proved to themselves that shopping in Anaheim pays off in good service, real value and easy shopping. We thought the comment of Mrs. Ray Fisher, of 316 W. Char-tres, published in the Gazette yesterday in connection with the bakers' strike, was to the point and the result of sound thinking. Mrs. Fisher said in part: "Everything I eat and wear I buy in Anaheim." Well, we're all for folks like Mrs. Fisher. Now, this idea of promoting a "shop in Anaheim" deal is something we are pushing not because the merchants of this area fall short in their goods and services and need a few kindly words said for them. On the contrary, we are pushing the idea because we think we are doing a favor to you folks who regularly shop out of town. It may have gotten to be sort of a habit with you to start thinking about Santa Ann, Long Beach, Pasadena, or Los Angeles when you want to splurge on some clothes for the family or a new dining room suite. And, here are the reasons this makes good sense: truths: 1. You don't have any traffic headaches (or hazards) in getting to the Anaheim business district. 2. You have free city parking lots. 3. Within an area of a few blocks you can find almost any product you can find in the big city, whether it be men's suits, ladies' shoes, furniture, automobiles, jewelry, or anything else you may want. 4. The people in the stores are anxious to please you. They want to know you personally so that they are better prepared to take care of your needs. 5. You have a direct, simple recourse in case anything goes wrong, or adjustments become necessary. 6. You are close enough so that representatives of the local firms can reach you easily and quickly to service the products they sell you. But, above all, remember: WHAT HELPS ANAHEIM — HELPS YOU. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The school at Orangethorpe, which has been taught by W. H. Henderson closed on Wednesday last with an examination. The reading classes acquitted themselves well from the first grade down to the fourth division of the third grade, which was represented by a very young lady, scarcely of age to enter school, who read with ease a lesson in print characters on the blackboard. There was some good map sketching on the slate done from memory. Notes were compared and written by the pupils on the spur of the moment—a very practical accomplishment. The visitors were very much interested in a lively competitive examination in arithmetic. The "speaking" was highly amusing. hTe exercises were pleasantly varied by some excellent singing of pieces from the "Song Echo." The sweetest part of the programme—so the children thought—was a distribution of candy at the close agent of the postoffice department, who has been in Orange county for some days past, looking into the formation of three rural mail delivery routes recommended by Congressman Needham, to be established in Orange County. Mr. Lenergan circulated a petition at Buena Park and secured a great number of signatures to be added to the list. The only expense attached to the service is the sum of $3.50 which members have to pay for a postoffice box. M. L. Rogers is in receipt of a letter from his son, Charles, who writes that he has started from Dawson to Nome. He adds that probably in two months he will be in Anaheim. Rev. and Mrs. Stone have returned after an absence of a number of weeks visiting with relatives in the East. WASHINGTON — Eave-ping is an old family pastime Maine's Senator Owen Brush who, as this column revealed, peded the telephone wires of formia airplane manufacturer Howard Hughes. More than three years Feburary 18, 1947—Senator Brush appeared before a juvenile subcommittee to oppose the pointment of John Clifford District Judge for Maine senator explained that Owen Brush came to Brewster's hotel ranch discuss a local housing problem. "He said he would come my hotel room and see Brewster continued," I did thing which I have never before, and I do not will ever do again. We had rooms at the hotel, the open between, and I asked Brewster to listen to the versation." Since then it's been a st joke in Maine whenever mentions having a talk withrator Brewster to ask: "An Mrs. B. standing behind the Diogenes Puts Down Land Most Congressmen are obviously honest about taking tufties for introducing legs for their constituents—unlike gressman Wood of Georgia office collected $1000 for paid bill compensating Ralph field after he was crippled U.S. Army truck. For example, when S Sparkman of Alabama wrote a Congressman, he introduced private bill to compensate stituent who also had been jured by an Army truck. The stitutent was so grateful t deposited $500 in the Sparkman's name and sent posit slip to Sparkman. This was promptly re- Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stine of Tustin City celebrated their silver wedding anniversary yesterday. There will be a ball tonight at Enterprise Hall. We learn that Perry Woodworth & Company have bought several acres of land near the depot and will start a lumber yard here. 50 Years Ago That the citizens residing to the west, northwest, southwest and south of this city are soon to have their mail delivered to them free each morning is probably as certain as anything can well be. Yesterday afternoon upwards of one hundred signatures of heads of families had been attached to the lists, the names being of farmers living at Miraflores, Katella, Clair, Magnolia, Garden Grove, Buena Park and Artesia. It is confidently expected that patrons sufficient for the formation of two free mail delivery districts may be formed, and perhaps when Congress reassembles a second district will be established. Frank Eastman has been in charge of the circulating of the petitions, under instruction of Major John E. Jeffrey, special M. L. Rogers is in receipt of a letter from his son, Charles, who writes that he has started from Dawson to Nome. He adds that probably in two months he will be in Anaheim. Rev. and Mrs. Stone have returned after an absence of a number of weeks visiting with relatives in the East. 25 Years Ago More than 100 of the real old pioneers of Orange County were present Sunday at the re-union of old-timers held in Orange County Park. Among them were those who landed here by birth or by "invasion" in 1859, 1860 and in the '70's. And then there were hundreds of others who dated their locations in the county in the '80's and the years following. The entire gathering numbering approximately 500. Judge J. E. Pleasants of Silverado Canyon came into the county in 1859; S. J. Miller who resides at 602 East Sixth St., Santa Ana was the next earliest resident, coming here in 1860. Murdock Henry spent some days last week at Stockton and Pleasanton. He is still interested in racing, and his trip was partly on business. The thermometer was at 103 degrees. The temperature at Anaheim was pleasant in comparison. The earthquake which wrecked the residence section of Santa Barbara was distinctly felt here. The shock occurred at 6:45 Monday morning. It was considered a joke by most people here, but news of the disaster at Santa Barbara soon reached here. After Sparkman changed deposit back to the constitution name, the bank returned worthless deposit slip to Sparkman. Across it was scripted "At last Diogenes can put that lantern." This referred to the Greek losopher who carried a lantern around in mid-day, ing for an honest man. McCarthy's $10,000 There may be more than the eye behind the $10,000 to Senator Joe McCarthy consin by the now bankrupt corporation for writing 7000-word booklet on house. It's well known that the Lustron people paid McCarthy part of the RFC which, the government added to Lustron. Thus, in effect the American taxpayers he subsidize the Senator from consin. But not generally known that McCarthy had done a riffie job for the real estate prior to receipt of the fee only had he engaged in malicious, vitriolic battle against the Housing bill—A battle as tenacious as his presence over alleged communism in government—but he also dominate the appointment of a. H Senate Housing committee. IT WASN'T GOING TO BE EASY AT BEST BRITAIN SCHUMAN PLAN NATIONS OPPOSITION of securities of the same railroads. out the state in a lavish mobilization program far beyond what imagined by the authorities at the time this project was first advanced. Of the original total of the lion appropriated by the nature in 1947 and 1948, more than 20 per cent has gone into placement of existing schools. Other sums went into creation other than classrooms. But more to the point, happening to the $250 million. Unless there is an abrupt in policy more than 20 per cent this money will also go to ment of existing classrooms. And, better than 30 million of the money will go to the building of things other classrooms. This includes institution buildings, audits and other school facilities not classrooms for which was the expressive pose of the bond issue. Even now the administration these funds are awaiting ion from the Attorney General determine whether or not funds may be used to school equipment and for various school districts. If this policy continues, timated the actual funds to provide the necessary room housing as originally needed will be in excess of millions or $850 millions that has been voted. (More tomorrow). WASHINGTON — Eavesdropping is an old family pastime with Maine’s Senator Owen Brewster no, as this column revealed, taped the telephone wires of California airplane manufacturer Edward Hughes. More than three years ago—burying 18, 1947—Senator Brewster appeared before a judiciary committee to oppose the appointment of John Clifford as U.S. district Judge for Maine. The senator explained that Clifford met Brewster’s hotel room to discuss a local housing problem. “He said he would come up to my hotel room and see me,” Brewster continued. “I did something which I have never done before, and I do not think I will ever do again. We had two rooms at the hotel, the door open between, and I asked Mrs. Brewster to listen to the conversation.” Since then it’s been a standing like in Maine whenever anyone mentions having a talk with Senior Brewster to ask: “And was Mrs. B. standing behind the door?” Diogenes Puts Down Lantern Most Congressmen are scrupulously honest about taking graffits for introducing legislation or their constituents—unlike Congressman Wood of Georgia whose office collected $1000 for passing a bill compensating Ralph Stanfield after he was crippled by a U.S. Army truck. For example, when Senator Parkman of Alabama was still Congressman, he introduced a private bill to compensate a constituent who also had been injured by an Army truck. The constituent was so grateful that he deposited $500 in the bank in Parkman’s name and sent the desit slip to Sparkman. This was promptly returned, however, with a courteous note posed to investigate the need for public housing. In the closed-door battle over the appointment of this committee, in October, 1947, Senator Tobey of New Hamshire, chairman of the Banking and Currency committee, turned up with the proxies of four senators in his pocket. All four would have voted against McCarthy. Whereupon McCarthy moved that the committee refuse to honor proxies. Such a refusal is almost unheard of in Congressional committees. However, McCarthy had a scant majority of the committee with him, and got away with it. He then obtained the appointment of New York’s Congressman Gamble, a foe of housing, as chairman of the housing committee, with himself as vice-chairman. It was as vice-chairman that McCarthy spent the taxpayers’ money to tour the county studying housing, and later cashed in on that trip by getting $10,000 from the Lustron corporation. Though McCarthy now states he sold his article to the highest bidder, actually, according to Lustron officials, McCarthy pleaded for more dough. His income tax for 1948 may show the reason why. As filed in the state of Wisconsin, McCarthy’s tax return shows his total income was $28,947, including his Senate salary of $12,500 plus the $10,000 from Lustron, plus $4535 in dividends from the Milwaukee and the Central of Georgia railroads. However, McCarthy also lists losses to the tune of $25,881 which he claimed from the sale of securities of the same railroads. McCarthy had failed to pay taxes on about $45,000 of income during the war, for which the state of Wisconsin and the federal government later nicked him. At that time he claimed he was out of the country and did not have to pay taxes, though as a Wisconsin judge he must have known that every member of the Armed Forces had to pay his taxes just the same. McCarthy’s 1948 tax return would indicate he had sold his railroad securities in order to pay his earlier tax deficiency. Perhaps he needed the money from Lustron in order to make up this deficit. SACRAMENTO, (WNS)—When the legislature embarked upon a state aid program to construct classrooms for impoverished school districts it was thought the money would go for additional classrooms in districts too poor to provide the necessary number of school rooms. This also was the thought conveyed to the voters when they voted a $250 million bond issue for the same purpose. But, it now appears that not more than half of these funds are actually going into the building of additional classrooms. The remainder is being handed out to school districts through- Maim Street by Ralph Stein Maim Street by Ralph Stein DON'T WIGGLE YOUR WHOLE FINGER...JUST THE FIRST JOINT! SPLIT-INCH SIGNALS ARE TERRIBLY IMPORTANT WHEN HE'S TEACHING HIS KID HOW TO CATCH BUT TRY TO DECODE ONE OF POP'S SIGNALS WHEN HE'S DRIVING! out the state in a lavish modernization program far beyond anything imagined by the legislators at the time this program was first advanced. Of the original total of 255 million appropriated by the legislature in 1947 and 1948, more than 10 per cent has gone into the replacement of existing school buildings. Other sums went into construction other than classrooms. But more to the point, what is happening to the $250 million? Unless there is an abrupt change in policy more than 20 per cent of his money will also go to replacement of existing classrooms. And, better than 30 per cent of the money will go towards the building of things other than classrooms. This includes administration buildings, auditoriums, and other school facilities but not classrooms for the kids which was the expressed purpose of the bond issue. Even now the administrators of these funds are awaiting an opinion from the Attorney General to determine whether or not these funds may be used to purchase school equipment and furniture for various school districts. If this policy continues it is estimated the actual funds needed to provide the necessary classroom housing as originally planned will be in excess of $900 millions or $850 millions more than has been voted. (More tomorrow). Colony Quips This starts the windup of Bill Abbott's articles on the citrus situation in Florida. We have been running these rather haphazardly, but feel there is a lesson for California growers in what is going on in the minds of citrus people in the southern state. Our valencia deal is sick. Everybody is drawing their money but the grower. He is being sold on the "move the crop" philosophy. How will he pay the bills? Our shippers are competing for the grower and not for the market. From what we hear it started with export pool and resulted in the grower taking around a dollar a box less then he should have had just so one outfit could make another one look bad. This might be fine for our employees in the industry—but it is mighty bad for the man who employs them—the grower. Mutual and concentrate have been stabilizers for the industry in Florida. Together they have raised the growers return from 30 cents a box to over $3 a box, net on the tree, this year. Not too bad, huh? Here is Bill Abbott: Peaks and valleys remain the curse of the Florida citrus industry as well as most other Florida agriculture, and the recent citrus peak in the wake of the current concentrate boom has leaders worried. They remember the peak at the end of the war and the deep valley that followed. They don't want the same thing to happen again. and marketing of the entire Florida citrus crop. 5. Maintain a harvesting and shipping control designed to prevent the overloading of auction and other markets. 6. Pool the seasonal varieties both fresh and processed, according to grade, sizes or other factors that may cause price differentials. 7. Refuse to sell large quantities of fresh or processed fruit to brokers or others for excessive speculative purposes. 8. Budget the selling of both the fresh and the processed fruit so that they may be distributed to consumers on as nearly as possible an even monthly or weekly basis—for example, sell one-twelfth of the state's production each month, and demand the highest prices that amount of citrus will bring that period. 9. Do brand advertising rather than commodity advertising and do it on a very much enlarged scale over the commodity advertising heretofore done. 10. Continue research in citrus, in all it phases, on an enlarged scale, because it is recognized that the laboratory is responsible for the new uses and new processes. These new processes make it possible to market the present day tremendous production of citrus. It is expected this production will continue to increase. 11. Make an assessment or "retain" on a percentage basis on each box of fruit or its equivalent, marketed, the retain to be designed to raise not less than 10 or more than $30,000,000 a year. 12. The retain to be paid over to the corporation to be used, first, to pay all insurance, floor price or loan guarantee losses, and next, to repay the government for the loan of the initial capital invested in the corporation. Proposes Program "In suggesting this program," Hal Boyle Associated Press Writer Cuff notes on life by a pavement Plato: It's hard to go on paddling your own canoe when you're married to a girl who yearns for a yacht: Bankruptcy isn't the heaviest penalty for steady sinning — boredom is. The greatest test of the art of conversation these days is to fill in that three-minute interval at a cocktail party between the time the liquor runs out and the time the guests start to. A wife can forgive her husband everything except his ability to have fun without her. The bald man's philosophy: "Oh, well, hair today—gone tomorrow." The boy who learned about women by studying the old Police Gazette now has a son who leers at the corset ads in the fashion magazines. Raising children wouldn't be so expensive if they'd just make a pair of shoes last as long as they do the castor oil bottle. If the eaves ever dropped on all the world's eavesdroppers, who'd have a roof over his head? Mankind would be better off if science would leave the atom alone and find a way to cross-breed happiness and the seven-year itch. Isn't it about time to put the international crisis on a five-day week? People are beginning to worry about it on their days off. Definition of a love poacher: A fellow who tries to corral some other guy's dear with a fast buck. They say money talks, and maybe that explains why a dollar bill just whispers nowadays. There hasn't been so much box to over $3 a box, net on the tree, this year. Not too bad, huh? Here is Bill Abbott: Peaks and valleys remain the curse of the Florida citrus industry as well as most other Florida agriculture, and the recent citrus peak in the wake of the current concentrate boom has leaders worried. They remember the peak at the end of the war and the deep valley that followed. They don't want the same thing to happen again. The most hopeful sign now is the fact that most in the industry are looking ahead and attempting to avoid a drastic drop if it is at all possible. An ideal situation; they think, is that of the tomato juice industry whose sales chart runs evenly across the years instead of the sawtooth graph of the citrus industry. Have Faith in Concentrate Some believe frozen concentrate, the new wonder product, will accomplish this change through added customers, through more efficient and economical year around distribution. Others are not so sure. Concern in the industry ranges all the way from a let-nature-take its-course attitude to one of drastic action of setting up a super co-operative to operate and control the industry. Of course, these are extremes. The best answer probably lies somewhere in between. In all suggestions, only praise is heard for Citrus Mutual, the voluntary co-operative started at the beginning of the season to attempt to add some checks and balances to the industry for the benefit of all. It brought under one roof for the first time more than 90 per cent of the state's crop. Its best function is described by A. V. Saurman, Clearwater, president, as "a leavening agent." It has brought all segments of the industry together for the first time, a phenomenal achievement, and is largely credited with putting a "floor" under citrus prices at the beginning of the season. Some say if that had not been done, high prices would be still higher, and a drop, if it comes, would be more severe. Mutual Is Ready Mutual is still ready, its leaders say, to act in any way feasible and practical to benefit the entire industry. They emphasize "entire," however, because its membership represents all phases of citrus producing. Some see the best offices of Mutual in the current situation as a tainment on a percentage basis on each box of fruit or its equivalent, marketed, the retain to be designed to raise not less than 10 or more than $30,000,000 a year. 12. The retain to be paid over to the corporation to be used, first, to pay all insurance, floor price or loan guarantee losses, and next, to repay the government for the loan of the initial capital invested in the corporation. Proposes Program "In suggesting this program," Ware emphasizes, "I have no objective other than wanting our citrus to be the economic asset it should be to all of Citrus Florida. I want no office or job." Obviously, it is a drastic program, and particularly so in a season of high prices. Reaction to it has been cautious, and only time will measure its reception. But Ware points out that Mutual was nearly as drastic when it was first proposed, and it achieved success. But what it needs now, he said, "is more than a wing and a prayer." Other suggestions are less extreme and less organized: One is for the establishment of a futures market for processed citrus products which, its advocates say, would eliminate the speculative risk of peaks and valleys caused by weather extremes or other changes. They say apple growers of the Northwest have established a futures market on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, and some are watching this closely. Another is crop insurance. Mutual already is at work on this suggestion, but up to the present has found it fraught with many knotty problems. For Federal Tax Division Most agree that the single thing that would help most would be federal tax revision so as not to require venture investments as an escape from higher tax brackets. Proponents of this idea declare that most of the new money being poured into the industry this season is risk capital looking for a home, but causing an inflationary condition. One grower expressed it this way: "It only makes the big man bigger, and the little man littler, and it wasn't intended to do that." There are also a couple of standard, non-controversial suggestions. These are: (1) Keep improving quality of the product in all forms, and (2) Cut production costs. Nobody can find fault with them. Meantime nearly every worried discussion of citrus problems winds Isn't it about time to put the international crisis on a five-day week? People are beginning to worry about it on their days off. Definition of a love poacher: A fellow who tries to corral some other guy's dear with a fast buck. They say money talks, and maybe that explains why a dollar bill just whispers nowadays. There hasn't been so much change from the good old days. People used to fall off horses. Now they fall off diets and water wagons. An optimist is a fellow who hands a dime to a nightclub hat-check girl — and waits for a smile. Two young honeymooners spread their picnic lunch in a bed of poison ivy. Well, that's one way of starting from scratch. The difference between marriage and a good circus is two rings. Never believe that staying in a lowly job will guarantee you a secure future. Even ashtrays get out of style. Since we got silent popcorn and people at last can actually hear the dialogue on movie screens, the real criticism of Hollywood is beginning. Sympathy was the world's first wonder drug. You never can convince Mother that Stalin's overtures to Germany are as important as the designs the girl next door has on Junior. One kind of experience gives a man character. The other kind just puts circles under his eyes. Mutual Is Ready Mutual is still ready, its leaders say, to act in any way feasible and practical to benefit the entire industry. They emphasize "entire," however, because its membership represents all phases of citrus producing. Some see the best offices of Mutual in the current situation as a "stand-by" agent, ready and willing to act in any emergency. Certainly, they say, it could not act to put a "ceiling" on prices, although some believe one has been needed to prevent sales resistance at retail level. Others say the old law of supply and demand takes care of maximums, but admit that a more secure point on the sales chart would be desirable. The question is, how is it to be done? G. G. Ware, president of the First National Bank of Leesburg, who has been lending money for citrus production for 43 years and "never lost a dime," is one of those who believes Mutual or some other "super-cooperative" has the chance of a life-time to re-establish the industry on a co-operative basis. He suggests a line of credit with the RFC to operate the industry cooperatively to carry out the following program: The Program 1. Take command of the harvesting, packing, processing and marketing of all Mutual members' fruit; marketing all of each season's production by the time a new crop matures. 2. Maintain quality standards to be offered under master brands for both fresh and processed fruit. 3. Not permit the processing of immature fruit. 4. Seek a federal marketing agreement giving Mutual control over the harvesting, preparation...