anaheim-gazette 1950-07-19

High Flyer Anaheim Colonel heads Marine flyers at North Carolina Air Base. See Page 5. VOLUME LXXIX Anaheim's FIRST Newspaper ANAHE Truman Implies Russia Is Flirting With World War III; Sees Tax Hike Anaheim Gazetteer by JOHN S. Fresh Citrus Finds Eastern Market Weak California citrus generally is ar- WASHINGTON (AP)—President Truman warned Russia today the new communist aggressions on side Korea could bring on World War III. But the warning was given directly, without name - calling this reflected the continuing administration hope that the Soviet will not start trouble elsewhere — in Yugoslavia, Iran, or some other trouble spot. In keeping ANAHEIM GAZETTEER by JOHN S. NEUBAUER ANAHEIM NEEDS—More public spirited leaders like Rev. A. J. Casebeer who believes building youth will be reflected by better citizens of tomorrow. PEOPLE—Jerome Heltzman has been commuting between Anaheim and Fullerton for over 15 years. Each evening he goes to work as a nite clerk and each morning he returns to Anaheim... Dug Hankins is a real master mechanic. He can diagnose a car's illness with the accuracy that comes with years of experience... Herschel Snyder, the Anaheim Soapbox Derby chairman, is doing a mighty good job answering the enthusiastic youngsters' questions. And there are a lot of them... Ralph Elias spent his vacation on Old Mexico... Jimmy Acton is only eight years old but he is hailed as a potential major leaguer. He comes by his ability honestly. Baseball is part of his family tradition... Hubert McConnell tells us that reports of his enlistment for active duty were grossly exaggerated; but like so many other reserves, he is waiting for the "word". Lawrence Myers not only is a Spanish instructor, but he is also an authority on Latin culture... GO GETTER—Tom Yellis is to be congratulated for his Optimist club activities. He is a sparkplug—and a real friend of the boy. SHORT STORY — Almost 20 years ago to the day, Bob Williams, Anaheim's red-headed sporting goods dealer, played college baseball for the late Arthur L. Nunn... Wendell Plekeni who was a member of the same team is the Coast College athletic director... Eric Lenz is a prominent local rancher... Bill Jewett is a member of the Jewett Bros., firm in Fullerton... He was one of the backers of the Barris-Riedel Sunkist Lady endurance flight of a year ago... Archie Carpenter is a building contractor... Bill (Pete) Peterson, formerly of Placentia is a forest ranger... Ward Sheldon has become an advertisement. Fresh Citrus Finds Eastern Market Weak California citrus generally is arriving in Eastern markets in good condition, but the customers still aren't buying it. This was the observation of H. Eolen Davis, chief supervisor of the Mutual Orange Distributors packing service department, during a flying look at key Eastern and Midwestern markets. "The fresh fruit market at the present time is not good," Davis said, "but it does not appear to be because of local conditions. Housewives are hurriedly stocking staples—probably because of the war scare." The citrus expert found the same condition in Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis and Milwaukee. Even the wholesale business in these markets were lackadaisical, he observed. A definite leveling off in the lemon market was attributed to a historic reason—cooler weather. All markets are well supplied with good quality of fresh fruit of all varieties, Davis found. Other fresh fruits are suffering from the same reasons noted above, he said. The addition of concentrates in a number of varieties of fruit is doubtless making itself felt in the fresh fruit stands. Large stores are prominently displaying frozen food cabinets in the front of their stores—and all seem to be generously stocked with frozen concentrates, said Davis. Bids on School Improvements Opened by Board Opening of bids on proposed school-improvements held the spotlight last night at a regular meeting of the Anaheim Elementary school board, according to Superintendent G. A. Gauer. Bids for fencing and leveling of two additional playground areas at Horace Mann and Franklin WASHINGTON (P)—President Truman warned Russia today that new communist aggressions outside Korea could bring on World War III. But the warning was given directly, without name-calling. This reflected the continuing administration hope that the Soviet will not start trouble elsewhere—in Yugoslavia, Iran, or some other trouble spot. In keeping with this hope Mr. Truman did not specifically name Russia as the master mind of the Korean invasion. The president left no doubt however, of where the American government stands now on the issue of aggression or of its determination to resist with growing armed might any future adventures the Kremlin might play to undertake. His message to Congress said: "The free world has made clear, through the United Nations that lawless aggression will be met with force. This is the significance of Korea—and it is significance whose importance cannot be overestimated. "I shall not attempt to predict the course of events. But I am sure that those who have in their power to unleash or with hold acts of armed aggression must realize that new recourse to aggression in the world today might well string to the breaking point the fabric of world peace. He put the starting cost on building up the military power on the United States and the free world at $10,000,000,000. He said a sharp tax increase together with other economic controls, are necessary to curb inflation and help foot the military bills. The tax recommendations will come later. For the present, Mr. Truman asked power to curb time-payment buying, establish priorities, allocate materials, control inventories and requisition needed supplies and materials. He reserved for the future such more drastic measures as price control and rationing and called upon all Americans to avoid them through voluntary restraint. Congress members generally indicated willingness to give speedy approval to most of President Truman's requests. WHAT IT MEANS WASHINGTON (P)—President Truman's call upon Congress to Wendell Pickens who was a member of the same team is the Coast College athletic director... Eric Lenz is a prominent local rancher... Bill Jewett is a member of the Jewett Bros., firm in Fullerton... He was one of the backers of the Barris-Riedel Sunkist Lady endurance flight of a year ago... Archie Carpenter is a building contractor... Bill (Pete) Peterson, formerly of Placentia is a forest ranger... Ward Sheldon has become an advertising executive... Larry Hemus is one of Laguna Beach's leading merchants... Willis Bailey Hatfield is a hardware man in Hollywood... Vern Wilkinson, former mayor of Fullerton, is the owner of a chain of drug stores... Emblem Cooke, is one of La Habra's leading doctors... The team really made good in more ways than one... Incidentally, old record books show that the venerable and beloved late Jimmy Hefron often umpired the ball games played by this team... REMEMBER—The world may be a stage and each one of us has a part to blunder through. LOST YOUR BICYCLE? Round-up of a ring of young bicycle thieves by the sheriff's office, left an assorted lot of bicycle parts in official hands this week, whose owners in Anaheim, Garden Grove and Buena Park are invited to call and lay claim. Some 14 bicycles were thus recovered. They had been dismantled and were being repainted by the thieves for purposes of disguise. Owners who call for them were instructed to bring serial numbers of the frames, as the only means of identifying them. Artificial flowers are being widely used this spring in place of costume jewelry—as bracelets, hair ornaments, or fastened at the neckline of a blouse or dress. Opening of bids on proposed school-improvements held the spotlight last night at a regular meeting of the Anaheim Elementary school board, according to Superintendent G. A. Gauer. Bids for fencing and leveling of two additional playground areas at Horace Mann and Franklin schools ranged from $2825 to a successful bid of $2373 made by the Pacific Fence company of Santa Ana, he reported. Cyclone and Crown fence companies also filed bids. Three bids on the removal of trees at Franklin and Jefferson schools were opened with Earl Spires of Anaheim qualifying as lowest bidder with bids of $237.60 on the Franklin school and $371.25 on the Jefferson school. Eight bids on playground equipment, nine on furniture, and two on visual education equipment were also opened. Bob's Welding shop of Anaheim was awarded a contract for 12 tables on a bid of $330 and the Coast Visual Education company was named successful bidder on a bid of $82.50 each on five projectors and $88.75 on a screen. The board authorized the superintendent to determine the lowest and best bid on the playground equipment and remainder of the furniture. It was also announced that Bob Quast, contractor for the Horace Mann addition, will put in a sprinkling system in front of the new addition as well as doing the rest of the plumbing. Samples of furniture and playground equipment, furnished by company representatives, were on display in the cafeteria last night for the benefit of the board. Next regular board meeting has been scheduled for August 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Superintendent's office. WHAT IT MEANS WASHINGTON (AP)—President Truman's call upon Congress today for expanded military and partial civilian mobilization means, if Congress approves in full: For Families— 1. Tightened installment credit, probably higher down payments and less time to pay. 2. Sooner or later, higher taxes. 3. No price, wage or ration controls how, but later if prices soar. 4. Perhaps fewer things to buy, especially autos and television sets. For Men of Military Age— 1. A draft summons—for those over 19 and under 26 as needed. 2. A mandatory call to active service for National Guardsmen and reservists if their unis or individual assignments are wanted by the military. For Business— 1. Controls over materials, including government authority to ration supplies and set up priorities to say who should get them. 2. Possibly limited output of civilian goods which take big quantities of steel and other scarce materials. 3. Curbs on inventory hoarding. 4. The possibility that needed materials will be requisitioned. 5. Higher down payment margins in commodity trading. 6. The clearly-implied possibility of an excess profits tax, to produce revenues and curb profiteering. ANAHEIM GAZETE EST. 1870 ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1950 Russia World Hike ‘B’ Class Soap Box Derby Drivers Roll As of noon today, no word from the Arroyo Seco Soap Box Derby races had been received at the Gazette office indicating that Anaheim’s four “B” class entrants still had not yet rolled their cars over the steep, downhill course. Races are continuing throughout the afternoon. Racing today are Jimmy Dunton, 306 W. Cypress; Frank McConnell, 8412 E. Artesia, Buena Park; Gary Wilkinson, 8575 N. Palm, and Billy Loessin, 847 S. Philadelphia; all 11 and 12 years. Anaheim senior drivers, aged 13 to 15, pilot race cars over the same course tomorrow. "Local contest has been sponsored by Cone Brothers Chevrolet, the Optimist club, and the Anaheim Gazette. Court Question Draws Blank Court Question Draws Blank Will Anaheim get a class A court? That's the question that had legal corks popping yesterday at a meeting of the county board of supervisors. The change in status from the present Class B to Class A would give the local court jurisdiction in cases involving up to $1000. The Anaheim Justice Court now handles cases involving up to $300. Justice John F. Shea, of the Anaheim court, sees a Class A court in Anaheim within the next few months. The reason: The law provides for Class A jurisdiction in townships having population in excess of 30,000, and the recent census showed this area to include over 40,000 people. Yesterday's hitch came with reluctance of members of the board of supervisors to act on the matter until the census report was made official, probably some time next year. Supervisor Ralph McFadden ultimately obtained passage by the board of supervisors of a resolution declaring that Anaheim township has a population of more than 30,000, as reported by the census. That's all the resolution said. For a time, Supervisor McFadden appeared to be extremely angry because his colleagues wouldn't go along on adding a phrase to the effect that the board feels Anaheim justice court is entitled, therefore, to Class A jurisdiction. During the morning session, when the debate waxed warm, McFadden refused to amend his resolution to delete the feeling about Class A jurisdiction, and restrict it to the bare finding of 30,000 population. And the other supervisors refused to second his motion until he did amend it. There the matter stood, deadlocked, at noon recess. But just before closing time in late afternoon, McFadden resubmitted his resolution as his colleagues wanted it, and they passed it. The resolution was first offered (Continued on page 5) Schmid, Phelps Despite persistent reports of active "war scare" buying and hoarding in the Los Angeles area, Anaheim department store managers, appliance dealers, automobile dealers, and grocers, today reported only moderate increases in purchases of wartime-scarcity items, a GAZETTE SURVEY revealed this morning. Nearly all merchants emphasized, that with a few exceptions, there are no immediate shortages and that hoarding or abnormally stimulated business activity will only create and aggravate a shortage. "If people will buy normally, there is no reason we cannot supply the city's normal needs of all so-called scare items," it was pointed out. Briskest buying appeared to be in several department store items; notably sheets, nylon hose, and yardage goods. J. C. Penney company, for example, reported sales customers were not buying excess, but that some transient was "making cooking oil rapidly disappear." Meanwhile in Los Angeles prices are climbing as consumers are putting a "war scare" bark on coffee, pepper, sugar, ening and other things that in short supply during World II. But nobody there wants it "hoarding." Retailers say the buying was the biggest since rationing ended but it has this difference: he wives are not taking away loads of goods at a time; the coming twice as often and by the same things. Said one grocery chain extive: "Our customers tell they're buying the stuff before hoarders get it." HAT IT MEANS INGTON (AP)—President call upon Congress to expand military and civilian mobilization. Congress approves in milies—attended installment credit, higher down payments time to pay. or later, higher taxes. price, wage or ration conbut later if prices soar. aps fewer things to buy, autos and television of Military Age— raft summons—for those under 26 as needed. mandatory call to active or National Guardsmen wives if their unis or assignments are wanted military. iness— tools over materials, in-government authority to supplies and set up priori-ly who should get them. only limited output of goods which take big part of steel and other materials. on inventory hoardpossibility that needed will be requisitioned. or down payment marmodity trading. clearly-implied possibili-ness profits tax, to proues and curb profiteer- GIs STILL CRACK WISE! A U. S. Beachhead in Korea, (AP)—As American troops prepared for an amphibious assault landing on the east coast of Korea, they talked over the chances of hand-to-hand fighting. A lanky Texan, his face wrinkled with concern asked his buddy; "How we gonna tell a South Korean from a North Korean?" The answer: "Easy brother. If he's a South Korean he'll walk up to you and say 'Hello, you all.' If he's a North Korean he'll shoot you daid from a tank." Schmid, Phelps, And Power Head County, CC Units Committee chairmen for the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Orange county were announced last night by President Justin Kennedy, Santa Ana. The chairmen include the following Anaheim men: Walter Schmid (Highway and Transportation committee), Wilson Phelps (Industrial), and E. J. Power (Program). Mr. Kennedy said the appointments are in line with his plan of bringing "new blood" into leadership of the organization. The new chairmen will be presented at a membership meeting Tuesday evening at the County Fair grounds. The group will be guests of the fair board. Appliances Appliance and automobile dealers report sales activity ranging from "a little above normal" to "terrific." Automatic washers, refrigerators, ranges and sewing machines are all experiencing greater demand. New automobile orders are "up substantially." Grocers still report "some" increased activity; particularly in pepper, coffee, sugar, bread and cooking oils. Most grocers, however, explained increased sugar purchases as "normal canning season demands" and price ranges on other items as "efforts of competitive low-priced foods to reach higher price levels in case of a government price freeze." Generally, markets characterized business as "pretty normal." Both Alpha Beta markets agreed sugar demands were "probably from canning." The Market Basket echoed this, as did other smaller markets. The Greater Anaheim Market added that they had made a check of Santa Ana markets yesterday and found things there "pretty normal" too. Wilkinson's Home Market pointed out regular ed, that with a few exceptions, there are no immediate shortages and that hoarding or abnormally stimulated business activity will only create and aggravate a shortage. "If people will buy normally, there is no reason we cannot supply the city's normal needs of all so-called scare items," it was pointed out. Briskest buying appeared to be in several department store items; notably sheets, nylon hose, and yardage goods. J. C. Penney company, for example, reported sales of nylons were up two and a half times their normal volume and sheets three times. Marked activity in piece goods, women's hose, and men's work clothes was also noted with a single customer purchasing $100 in work clothes. The SQR store reported much the same thing, pointing out that a rush on sheets, hose, yardage and blankets is making deep inroads into supplies. Vehicles Burn Following Crash Complete destruction of vehicles by fire yesterday followed collision of a dump truck driven by George C. Krueger, 45, N.C., Cypress st., Orange, and an air mobile operated by David H. Gehee, 16, of Calvert, who slightly hurt. The collision place at 3:20 p.m., at Smeltzer and Wright st., near Calvert. Fire equipment from the State Forestry division in Orange listed the Oceanview volunteer firemen in extinguishing the blaze which caused $3500 loss. Mrs. Elsie Mae Laux, 51, 11 Harbor blvd., south of Anahale received minor injuries and treated in a hospital yesterday a result of a collision between car and one driven by Walton Schirmer, 56, Santa Ana, at 1 a.m., on Palm st., north of Garve Grove blvd. In Santa Ana an accident First and Artesia sts., yester evening caused an ankle injury to Henry Tatum, 21, Orange, where motorcycle collided with a driven by Benjamin Harrison Costa Mesa. LOS ANGELES (AP)—"The going to be a shortage of things, you know," the man over his gun barrel, and he Herb Allen's gas station with eleven tires. Allen told sheriff's duties yesterday that the Gunner also stole his car and $48 from cash register. And he forced All to load the tires into the car. ZETTE 9, 1950 5c a Copy — 50c Per Month No. 79 The Weather S. Calif.—Night and morning low clouds coastal section and afternoon cloudiness mountain and interior regions. American Troops Inland to Hit Reds KOREA AT GLANCE (By The Associated Press) KOREAN FRONTS: Communists resume Taejon battle with artillery barrage with 24th U. S. Division still holding. Two fresh U. S. divisions, the First Cavalry dismounted and the 25th, have landed and plunged into the Korean war. First Cavalry drives inland seven miles from east coast. New forces reported already in action. AIR WAR: Allied planes lash communist vehicles, batter five At deal of "war scare" buying and hoarding, Chamber of Commercial merchants, shown here studying this morning's Los Angeles at least in Anaheim, the matter is greatly "overmagnified." Left the Chamber of Commerce; Don Suydam, assistant manager of chairman of Anaheim's Retail merchants; and Joe Hurst, vice-chair- (Gazette Photo by Hall). Export War Scare Moderate Here No Big Buying Rush Says Retail Head "It has been the experience of most Anaheim merchants that there has been no substantial rush for war-scarce goods," stated Walter Swanberger, chairman of Anaheim retail merchants today. “There is no real shortage YET. Nevertheless, it is wise to remember that consumers can, through lack of consideration for others, force hoarding, shortages, rationing, black-markets and other wartime evils all over again if they persist in 'war scare' buying." "The public must write its own ticket. Remember—Buy today only what you need and tomorrow you'll still be able to buy what you need too." KOREAN FRONTS: Communists resume Taejon battle with artillery barrage with 24th U.S. Division still holding. Two fresh U.S. divisions, the First Cavalry dismounted and the 25th, have landed and plunged into the Korean war. First Cavalry drives inland seven miles from east coast. New forces reported already in action. AIR WAR: Allied planes lash communist vehicles, batter five bridges behind the front, strike heavily at supply lines and hit cities in North Korea. Carrier-based planes strike at Wonsan and Pyongyang. Air strikes reported badly hurting enemy supply lines. WASHINGTON: President Truman asks Congress for $10,000,000 program to provide means to win in Korea and guard against communist attack elsewhere; authorizes call up of National Guard and reserves as needed; seeks partial home front mobilization. Observers see more troops, six more months needed to win out. U.S. replies to India's mediation proposal that communists must withdraw in Korea, frowns on suggestion red China be admitted to U.N. as essential to negotiations. WASHINGTON: The Defense Department says the Navy, Army, and Air Force will begin immediately recalling a limited number of reservists to active duty to meet the needs of the Korean situation. No indication of number. MOSCOW: Russian press reports new red offensive developing around Taejon. TOKYO, Thursday, July 20—Fresh American troops who seized a beachhead at Pohang on Korea's east coast rushed inland today in an apparent effort to block a new North Korean drive southward. The First Cavalry Division (mechanized) was expanding its beachhead possibly to cover the north-south Yongju-Andong roadrail route which leads to Taegu. The reds were reported moving down this line. Taegu is on the American supply line from Pusan. The South Koreans in the Yongju-Andong area were last reported holding firm. The cavalry might also be blocking the coastal road south, although in this sector the reds were recently reported beaten back from Yongdok, which is 25 miles north of the landing beach. The First Cavalry was one of two fresh divisions which landed Retail Merchants Hold Meeting A new "Buy in Anaheim" program was presented to members of the Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants division by promotional committee chairman Al Garey this morning at a meeting of the group. Details of the program, designed to acquaint Anaheim shoppers as well as those from out of town, with advantages of making their purchases in this city, will be presented to local retailers in a series of group meetings. First of these meetings, involving sellers of men's and ladies' ready-to-wear articles, will be held next Monday. Merchandising in Anaheim also came up for consideration today. George Spieleman, new SQR store merchandising expert, reiterated the advantages which accrue to businessmen in the city from an active chamber of commerce, off-street parking, cooperative business spirit. Other business at today's session included the appointment of Wallace Paprocki/assistant manager of Penney's, as chairman of the Christmas program. Establishment of a dictatorship in Colombia last year ended an unbroken half-century of constitutional government in that country, says the Book of Knowledge year book. The reds were reported moving down this line. Taegu is on the American supply line from Pusan. The South Koreans in the Yongju-Andong area were last reported holding firm. The cavalry might also be blocking the coastal road south, although in this sector the reds were recently reported beaten back from Yongdok, which is 25 miles north of the landing beach. The First Cavalry was one of two fresh divisions which landed in South Korea. The other is the 25th. Their arrival took some pressure off the 24th Division in the central front but the reds nevertheless put a heavy squeeze on Taejon. Heavy red artillery and mortar (Continued on page 5) Licenses May Be Slapped on Smudge Pots County Agricultural Commissioner D. W. Tubbs, yesterday was appointed by the County Supervisors as air-pollution officer to administer the recently created air-pollution control district—the county's answer to the smudge problem. The county had tabled plans for an anti-smudge ordinance and activated the air-pollution control district instead. Tubbs said that he would begin preparation of recommended regulations for the district, to serve the same purpose as an ordinance in controlling orchard heating. He indicated he would adopt some of the regulations included in a Santa Ana city ordinance passed this week, which requires licensing of smudge pot operations and sets up approved types of equipment and standards of fuel. The city ordinance is regarded as unique in that it provides no penalty for first violation of the ordinance, other than revocation of permit. Subsequent violations call for possible arrest and fines for violators.