anaheim-gazette 1950-07-03

ANAIIEM 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 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 GENE DE PORIS Managing Editor WILLARD GREGORY City and Sports Editor MYLES BRADLEY Picture Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager Glorious Fourth: what happened in 1776? The Glorious Fourth! Remember when it used to be the occasion for peppery oratory, When the county officials had to make the rounds of all the county picnics and deliver the Fourth of July speeches? It was an event looked forward to by the whole family. You just couldn't beat a Fourth of July picnic—and you couldn't top that old Independence Day oratory. We remember a county commissioner who used to delight the folks back home with his shocking speech about how the Declaration of Independence DID NOT start the American Revolution and that the Declaration of Independence WAS NOT signed on July 4. Hessian mercenaries to fight people who were born British subjects and Thomas Paine wrote "Common Sense"—both of which had a “Pearl Harbor” effect on the colonists. On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee urged the Continental Congress, in session at Philadelphia, to declare the Colonies independent of the British crown. The idea appealed to the Congress and a committee of five, including Ben Franklin, John Adams and Tom Jefferson, was named to draw up a formal Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was the boy who could It was an event looked forward to by the whole family. You just couldn't beat a Fourth of July picnic—and you couldn't top that old Independence Day oratory. We remember a county commissioner who used to delight the folks back home with his shocking speech about how the Declaration of Independence DID NOT start the American Revolution and that the Declaration of Independence WAS NOT signed on July 4, 1776. That sort of threw the folks back on their heels—they figured the Glorious Fourth just about signified everything great in American history. But, the high school history teacher had written the commissioner's speech. So, by golly it must have been right. The speech ran like this: The American Revolution really began with the Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773. That was the first "act of aggression" by the American colonists against mounting taxes and the export and import restrictions being laid on them by Great Britain. The Battle of Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere's Ride, and George Washington's ascendancy to commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, were all history before the Declaration of Independence was written, let alone signed. For more than a year after Bunker Hill, the Continental Congress pretended the Colonies were not at war with the mother country. (Undoubtedly the forerunner of the present day techniques of cold wars and undeclared wars.) Two things are largely responsible for the drawing up of the Declaration of Independence. King George III hired some IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Dr. J. M. Roberts, the dentist, has removed his office to Metz's new building. He will hereafter make periodical visits to Orange, Santa Ana and Westminster. The Central committee of the Independent party has called a county convention to meet in the 25 Years Ago The following extracts are from a letter received at the Gazette office this week written by Ed Zeus. Ed was formerly a well-known citizen of Anaheim, but is now making a fortune at Berkeley. I guess my subscription to the Gazette is nearly up—Am enclosing a check that I may be put in good hand. On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee urged the Continental Congress, in session at Philadelphia, to declare the Colonies independent of the British crown. The idea appealed to the Congress and a committee of five, including Ben Franklin, John Adams and Tom Jefferson, was named to draw up a formal Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was the boy who could wield the pen. He wrote most of the document. One of his sentences has probably been read more times, debated oftener, and caused more battles than any other line written. It is the one you all know: "We hold these truths to be self evident—that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." The Congress ADOPTED the Declaration of Independence as its statement to England on July 4, 1776. That sort of made the Revolutionary war official. But, the Declaration was not actually SIGNED by John and Sam Adams, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, Tom Jefferson, Robert Morris, Roger Sherman, John Witherspoon, Oliver Wolcott and the others of the 56 until the following August 2. But July 4 was the big day. That was the day the Colonists went on record with their intentions. That was the great day in American history. Well, by the time the county commissioner got to that line, the hats were flying and people were cheering. He had a wonderful way of delivering that particular speech. In fact, he thrilled the same people with the same speech for 20 years. Ambassador Says No Meanwhile, the Shah begs get hate against U.S. leader John Fitzgerald Kennedy for young Marshall Eran grant. He ready to O.K. a modest somewhere near the city... 75 Years Ago Dr. J. M. Roberts, the dentist, has removed his office to Metz's new building. He will hereafter make periodical visits to Orange, Santa Ana and Westminster. The Central committee of the Independent party has called a county convention to meet in the court house at Los Angeles on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth instant, to nominate a county ticket. A grand ratification meeting will be held in Los Angeles on the evening of the twenty-eighth, which will be addressed by Senator Booth, General John Bidwell, Governor Pacheco and other speakers. 50 Years Ago The supervisors have formed a new voting precinct in La Habra valley to be known as La Habra precinct. Joseph Ganahl contemplates leaving in a few days for the northern part of the state. During his absence Mr. Edison will have charge of the place. John Schauman died at his home on Claudina street yesterday morning of tuberculosis of the throat. His death is regretted by a host of warm friends. He was 38 years old and had been a resident of Anaheim for 16 years. The funeral will be held this afternoon from the Catholic church. H. W. Chynoweth came down from Los Angeles on Tuesday to be in attendance at the meeting of the city trustees. Mr. Chynoweth has prepared his transcript on appeal from Judge Ballard's decision in the city plaza case and the same is now in press. The appeal will come on for hearing before the supreme court in September. 25 Years Ago The following extracts are from a letter received at the Gazette office this week written by Ed Zeus. Ed was formerly a well-known citizen of Anaheim, but is now making a fortune at Berkeley. I guess my subscription to the Gazette is nearly up.—Am-enclosing a check that I may be put in good standing again. It is good to see the Gazette adhere to loyalty to Anaheim through thick and thin. Many the battle I saw the Gazette fight in years gone by. More strength to you, Henry, and to the good old Gazette. See by the San Francisco Chronicle that you have become a radio fan. Good enough. Best regards to you and family.—Sincerely yours, Edward A. Zeus. Ladies of the Helpers Guild of St. Michael's Episcopal church are meeting at the homes of members for the summer months, the last at the home of Mrs. Harry Cotrell of South Palm street. Mrs. Joseph Helmsen, 205 S. Claudina street will be hostess to the guild today, and all members are invited to be present. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krause have returned from their honeymoon trip to Yosemite and are now at home to their many friends at the J. Fred Sidebottom place on South Palm street. Anaheim people who spent the holidays at Lake Arrowhead were: Miss Edith Yost, M. Saunders, F. Elliott, Art Williamson and B. J. Henry. Miss Frieda Janss will be hostess at the home on West Center street tomorrow afternoon to the Five Hundred club including in its membership ladies from various Eastern Star chapters in Orange county. Ambassador Says No Meanwhile, the Shah goes get rattle against U.S., Sador John Viley for vexing Marshall Plan grant. We ready to O.K.A.most likely somewhere near the $100 figure, but not the large one Shah expected. As a result of this and factors, Ambassador Wiley pretty well worn out has come and is being replaced Henry Grady, U.S., Greece. Wiley is a good mat, but you can't say "no" consistently and continue to be bular. Meanwhile the Iranian situation is not good; the or pro-communist party is stronger with the unks pew and Russia reported bolder. In the red army, perhaps disassthe Tudeh troops, start a to the Gulf or Persia, the army probably could not hold a week. And also it would humanly impossible at this distance, or the U.S.m forces to intervene. KOREA: "A Line In The Water" At the crucial Blair Houseference over Korea, follow president's return rom Indence, Mo., Secretary of Acheson made this argument armed intervention. "Our situation is aboutthe two barefoot boys," he "One keeps jabbing and putsthe other until finally shedraws a line in the dustsays, 'You cross that lineI'll knock your block off.' It's time we did that with sia," Acheson concluded. Truman Calls Over cigars in the Senate room, Senator Warren Ma HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY in Florida. They beaten in Texas and California low. We would like to how much adversity the grower is going to h before he wakes up? We, of course, have better than they have except in the last Mutual and concern teamed up to make our shipper look sick. Always remember w ing from the growers. Our shippers and t our big co-op are not are doing fine. So are growers. This is a fi live. The thing we do that the grower wo dough for his fruit is Everybody else in the getting more money. fornia Valencia grow standout exception. We don't like to s of that kind broken b in which we live. The low on the other side deserves that luck. growers are stuck w their expenses are go down. How long do you docile California grow to take deals like th made with Minute Maid. How long do you th formia grower will sta his big shippers to giv fruit for less than it o and get it to the packi The above two ques the same thing as far s or is concerned and th wakes up to the fact t The better for all con WASHINGTON — What has carried military chiefs in conrising their Korean strategy is that the Soviet will next make at a defenseless but vital entry on the other side of Iran. For if the men in the Kremenface a setback on Korea, they are likely to save face in one other area. And the most important and easiest country for them to penetrate is oil-rich volt-ready Iran. Capture of Iran would put Rusforcees on the Gulf or Persia overlooking the Indian Ocean and facing both the shipping lanes Suez and the priceless oil of Arabia. Here are the inside facts about Iran—well known to Moscow—which make U.S. military chiefs cry. After the Shah of Iran referred from the U.S. A., it was expected he would receive large payments of American tanks, navy etc. However, even Vernanc Evans, U.S. military adviser to Iran, advised against this. He warned that corruption, momentary revolt and inefficiency were such inside the Iranian army that U.S. tanks and equip-ment might fall into communist hands and be used against us. He also recommended that Iran suddenly reorganize its army, but it had too many generals, not enough privates, that many high-ranking officers were so fat they did not run 100 yards, let alone in the field for weeks. Ambassador Says No Meanwhile, the Shah began to crater against U.S. S. Amosson John Wiley for vexing a big Russian Plan grant. Wiley was away to O.K. a modest grant, now near the $40,000,000 was explaining President Truman's action on Korea. "I've played cards with the president," said the handsome Washington Democrat, "and you don't dare bluff him. He'll call you every time." Remarked Undersecretary of Defense Steve Early later: "I've played cards with him too. Mr. Trump will call you all right. But the trouble is he usually loses." Acheson Vs. Johnson The unfortunate backstage feud between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State has continued even during the tense conversations over Korea. During the first Blair House debate over Korean intervention, Secretary Johnson abruptly brought up the question he has harped on for six months—Formosa. "Korea is just a symbol, Mr. President," he said. "It isn't important. The really important place is Formosa." This got no response from either Truman or Acheson, except that the president reminded his Secretary of Defense that the meeting had been called to discuss Korea. Next day, however, before the second Blair House meeting, Johnson slipped in to see Mr. Truman ahead of the others. Using General MacArthur's argument, given during Johnson's recent trip to Japan, he told the president: "The most strategic point in the Pacific is Formosa. It was the springboard used by the Japcs to invade the Philippines and the communists might use it for another Philippine invasion. Our control of Formosa would com- Colony Quips The Florida growers are closing this season with more money in their pockets than ever before and from what we hear most of them are ready and willing to give a major share of credit to Mutual and concentrate. These are the two elements for the Florida growers' success and they are both sprung from human ingenuity. They are both children of adversity. They are by far the best things that have ever hit the citrus industry pletely stop a communist invasion to the south." Johnson's argument finally had an effect on the president, for at the meeting which took place he brought up Formosa himself. Acheson then agreed to the plan—later announced—by which the 7th Fleet would prevent any communist invasion of Formosa, but with Chiang Kai-Shek also ceasing his bombing of the Chinese communist mainland. U.S. War Stockpiles This time the United States has enough strategic materials in its warehouses to meet an emergency—even though the stockpiling program is behind schedule. Maim Street by Ralph Stein How long do you decide California growers to take deals like this made with Minute Maid? How long do you think formula grower will steal his big shippers to give fruit for less than it can and get it to the packer. The above two questions are concerned and they wake up to the fact that The better for all co. When the California enough seas built up gin to demand that a under the price of orange processed or shipped then he can forget abaloney the Exchange handed out in July privately owned mazidized by the Exchan. To quote him: "Fracentrated orange juice product and is expulsion of citrus Florida has made go way... California grower remember that they compete on a low price with frozen concentrate. Mr. Wilcox did not add anything true for fresh did he mention the farmer of Valencia compete with anyone price basis. But that if we are seeming to do fresh fruit in the auctions is left to hand over to does not go very far in expenses. And it is good here in California. Mr. Wilcox better look at that fruit" contract with Maid and maybe do negotiating on the growers. If he got these a pound for solids, or then we could look at a little better fall and. As it is now Minuten get to see what Santa do. California grower keep holding out their Who is the boss in deal? Ambassador Says No Meanwhile, the Shah began to rate against U.S. ambassadors John Villey for voting a big shah Khan grant. Villey was away to U.K. a modest grant, newhere near the $10,000,000 mure, but not the large amount Shah expected. As a result of this and other factors, Ambassador Wiley has just well worn out his welcome and is being replaced by Henry Grady, U.S. envoy to Greece. Wiley is a good diplomat, but you can't say "no" consistently and continue to be popular. Meanwhile the Iranian economist situation is not good; the 'Fusea', pro-communist party, is getting older, with the links between it Russia reported holder. Should the red army, perhaps disguised Tudeh troops, start a marca the Gulf or Persia, the Shah's may probably could not hold out week. And also it would be manly impossible at this great stance, or the U.S. military faces to intervene. AREA: "A Line In The Dust" At the crucial Blair House conference over Korea, following the president's return rom Independence, Mo., Secretary of State Henson made this argument for nested intervention. "Our situation is about like the two barefoot boys," he said. One keeps jabbing and poking the other until finally the second draws a line in the dust and years, 'You cross that line and knock your block off.' It's time we did that with Ruster," Acheson concluded. Truman Calls Over cigars in the Senate cloakom, Senator Warren Magnuson Maim Street by Ralph Stein O TEMPORA, O MORES! A CHAMP AT LATIN... 40 MILE LIMIT ... BUT ROAD SIGNS ARE JUST GREEK TO HIM Travelers Safety Service WHEN STALIN LIE The usual photo of J. lin does not suggest the laughing man. Yet if he grin, it is not because does not give him abuson to laugh. That he is intelligent, deny, and moved by grin. As a follower of Marx, to the overthrow of the government, and the workers of the wuuniversal control. So thaare fixed on the Uninow the leader in the world. He contends that capwithin itself the seeds. Give it time—a shortthe economic order in the States will collapse. T in its "communism" will. So he watches us. Anably grins. Our boasting he does low. "We can lick an earth." "We are the rich that ever lived." "No ever had such boo..." "Where can you find ventors?" "Our goodness sweetly to Heaven." Mabe. But Stalin is probable. Rogers: "All I know read in the newspapers tell. What do the paper world of the goings-ongress, of the political in the states and cities? I know of the soundn institutions, that most olic servants are honourable capable. A valid recocentury and a half of in Florida. They beat a freeze in Texas and California all below. We would like to know just how much adversity the California grower is going to have to take before he wakes up? We, of course, have always done better than they have done there, except in the last few years. Mutual and concentrate have teamed up to make our fresh fruit shipper look sick. Always remember we are speaking from the growers standpoint. Our shippers and the heads of our big co-op are not sick. They are doing fine. So are most of the growers! This is a fine place to live. The thing we don't like is that the grower won't get the dough for his fruit he ought to. Everybody else in the country is getting more money. The California Valencia grower is the standout exception. We don't like to see records of that king broken in the areas in which we live. The other fellow on the other side of the hill deserves that luck. But our growers are stuck with it and their expenses are going up, not down. How long do you suppose the docile California grower is going to take deals like the Exchange made with Minute Maid? How long do you think the California grower will stand still for his big shippers to give away his fruit for less than it costs to grow and get it to the packing house? The above two questions mean the same thing as far as the grower is concerned and the sooner he wakes up to the fact the better. The better for all concerned, too. rasy, convince us of its soundness and desirability. But the news sheets may well lead the European to disgust. Stalin may well gain as he is told we are destroying ourselves by our political rottenness and anarchy. What does Stalin think of our strike-strewn fields of industry? In Russia, they have no unemployment; everbody is cared for, no strikes nor business failures. To be sure, a man can not say that his time, or work is his own. He is regimented, and really may resent it. But Stalin reads of our babies in various cities refused milk by strikers, that a million people in Los Angeles were compelled to walk or burn rides and all the city disrupted by discontented workers; that now the railroads must be refusing transportation to millions; that our commonwealth was famishing for bread; that the public is denied its right and necessities by holdups of small minorities. True, labor has its rights and its grievances. Equally true that industry may abuse its strength and has its obligations. But what of the great public? Should not it be supreme? Should a group cause the whole community or even the nation to suffer? In Russia each lives for the state—the public. In this land of the free, the "public be damned" is a frequent practice. Stalin can laugh at us there. We can not go on this way. There must be some better way for industry to prosper and labor to profit, than by the barbarous strike system. The individual must be loyal to his group, but the group should be SAURAMENTO (WNS)—A report on traffic safety and the courts had been submitted to President Truman by James P. Economos. Economos is the director of the president's highway safety conference and has been working in cooperation with the American Bureau association. His report recommends among other things a revision of present traffic courts so as to improve the lower courts by securing better judges and more dignified courtrooms. Other details of the report include the recommendation or examination of the police court and the placing of the courts under the supervision of the chief justice. It should be of considerable satisfaction to the people of California to know that their own Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson made essentially these same recommendations more than two years ago. Not only did he make the recommendations but through his efforts he has brought all of these improvements within reach of the people if they want them. For the basic points for improvement contained in the Economic report are embodied in the court reorganization plan to be submitted to the voters in the form of a Constitutional How long do you suppose the docile California grower is going to take deals like the Exchange made with Minute Maid? How long do you think the California grower will stand still for his big shippers to give away his fruit for less than it costs to grow and get it in the packing house? The above two questions mean the same thing as far as the grower is concerned and the sooner he wakes up to the fact the better. The better for all concerned, too. When the California grower gets enough sense built up in his noggin to demand that a floor be put under the price of oranges that are processed or shipped East fresh then he can forget about all this baloney the Exchange's Wilcox handed out in July issue of a privately owned magazine subsidized by the Exchange growers. To quote him: "Frozen concentrated orange juice is a good product and is expanding the consumption of citrus." While Florida has made great headway... California growers must remember that they can not compete on a low price basis with frozen concentrate..." Mr. Wilcox did not add the same thing is true for fresh fruit. Nor did he mention the fact that no grower of Valencias wants to compete with anyone on a low price basis. But that is just what we are seeming to do with our fresh fruit in the auctions. What is left to hand over to the grower does not go very far in paying the expenses. And it is getting a bit old here in California. Mr. Wilcox better take another look at that "cheaper fruit" contract with Minute Maid and maybe do a little re-negotiating on the part of his growers. If he got them 50 cents a pound for solids, on the tree, then we could look forward to a little better fall and Christmas. As it is now Minute Maid will get to see what Santa Claus will do. California growers will just keep holding out their "tin" cups. Who is the boss in this whole deal? In Russia each lives for the state—the public. In this land of the free, the "public be damned" is a frequent practice. Stalin can laugh at us there. We can not go on this way. There must be some better way for industry to prosper and labor to profit, than by the barbarous strike system. The individual must be loyal to his group, but the group should be subordinate to public good, and patriotism obey the plan of the God above all nations. When, too, Stalin reads in the morning paper, the story of crime and immorality in America, he may laugh. I suppose we are the most drunken nation in the world; and more murders and thieving; more wild driving and accidents; more homes broken in divorce. How awful it is. That is not our liberty, but our abuse of it. We love America in spite of it. Stalin may think he offers a better way. He may laugh at our boasting. How then shall we answer Russia's offer of communism as a world panacea? Simply by military display? Our primary way to security must be by convincing Russia of our good way of living. War is so silly. First let us mend our ways. Let the newspapers feature our good story. Let us overcome Stalin with our good. Then we can laugh with him. "Big government is bad government." — Former Sec. of State Jimmy Byrnes. "Too many people didn't give a whoop what happened as long as they got where they were going fast."—President Dearborn, Nacl Safety Council, reporting 571 accident deaths on Memorial Day week-end. "We can make this a better world by studying the essentials of Christianity in their relation to the economic world."—Noel Sargent, secretary of the NAM. "In baseball, you're a hero one year and a gueit the next."—Manager Meyer of Pittsburgh Pirates, dejected by loss of 11 games in 12. "The buffalo nickel is becoming as extinct as the buffalo,"—Crooner Alan Dale. "When men stop looking—that's all!"—Movie Actress Joan Crawford, re glamor girl's career. TODAY'S CROSS-WORD PUZZLE THought for a Day By Chester Ferris WHEN STALIN LAUGHS The usual photo of Joseph Stalin does not suggest that he is a laughing man. Yet if he does not grin, it is not because America does not give him abundant reason to laugh. That he is intelligent none can deny, and moved by grim purpose. As a follower of Marx, he looks to the overthrow of capitalistic government, and the union of the workers of the world in a universal control. So then his eyes are fixed on the United States, now the leader in the capitalistic world. He contends that capitalism has within itself the seeds of decay. Give it time—a short time—and the economic order in the United States will collapse. Then Russia in its "communism" will take over. So he watches us. And he probably grins. Our boasting he does not swallow. "We can lick anything on earth." "We are the richest people that ever lived." "No nation has ever had such book-larin'." "Where can you find such inventors?" "Our goodness smells sweetly to Heaven." Maybe. Maybe. But Stalin is probably like Will Rogers: "All I know is what I read in the newspapers." So, what do the newspapers tell him? What do the papers tell the world of the goings-on in Congress, of the political corruption in the states and cities? You and I know of the soundness of our institutions, that most of the public servants are honorable and capable. A valid record of the century and a half of our democ-