anaheim-gazette 1950-07-20

PACKAGING INNOVATION—Oranges packed in new phenador-treated cartons are inspected by H. Bolen Davis (left), chief supervisor, packing service department, Mutual Orange Distributors, and Clark Donmyer, director of merchandising. Two consignments, packed at the Anaheim Cooperative Orange Association under Donmyer's direction, left recently on test runs to Seattle and New York. Phenador cartons are also treated with paraffin base containing diphenal and a masking agent to counteract odor. Should the new packaging method work successfully, it stands to increase efficiency of handling and reduce cost of boxing fruit. PACKAGING INNOVATION—Oranges packed in new phenador-treated cartons are inspected by H. Boleh Davis (left), chief supervisor, packing service department, Mutual Orange Distributors, and Clark Donmyer, director of merchandising. Two consignments, packed at the Anaheim Cooperative Orange Association under Donmyer's direction, left recently on test runs to Seattle and New York. Phenador cartons are also treated with paraffin base containing diphenal and a masking agent to counteract odor. Should the new packaging method work successfully, it stands to increase efficiency of handling and reduce cost of boxing fruit. Mental Hospital Plan Draws 'Boo's' of Newport Beachers By GEORGE E. HART Down around Newport harbor these days some people are saying "boo" with respect to the state's plan to locate a mental institution at Costa Mesa. And there's one meaning to the word as some speak it, an other meaning by others. One group says boo, not to express disapproval, like saying boo at an umpire or the villian in the movie. This group says boo to scare people. In particular, to scare them about having a mental institution in their midst. Then the other group, being duly scared by the first group's boo, sounds their own loud boo, to express disapproval of the project. Civic groups of the two harbor communities are split in sentiment toward the proposal. Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce, naturally, is all out for the project which contemplates spending several hundred thousand dollars for a site, then building a $13,000-000 institution which undoubtedly would hire a lot of help and spend a lot of money in the community. But Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce, next door, views it all with alarm. It feels that a mental institution would hurt the community. All this sounds like local history repeating itself, but more of that later. Timid people are being told the usual thing—that with a mental hospital near them, they might wake up murdered any morning. It is a powerful line to take with the timid, and has worked before in this county with even less excuse. More practical, if perhaps mistaken, contention against the mental institution is that it would stifle future growth of Costa Mesa. "Look how dead Norwalk has been ever since the mental hospital was placed there," say opponents of the plan. Well, maybe they haven't taken a look at Norwalk lately, with her growth, since there wasn't so much difference in size of the two cities then, instantly set out to block the project. The fright technique was used. Newspaper stories and editorials scared the Villa Park-El Modena folk half out of their wits. They warned Orange to desist, so Orange backed away. So did the state. The Pacific Colony was located at Spadra, near Pomona, where it has had absolutely no effect upon the murder rate, and has fed a lot of business into the community over the years. Big VA Housing Fund May Not Apply Locally The Veterans Administration in Washington today announced that $150,000,000 has been made available for direct housing loans to eligible veterans seeking housing in areas where four per cent loans are not available from commercial lending institutions. The consensus among lenders and contractors in Anaheim is, however, that loans from the big fund will not be made here since it is still possible for local veterans to purchase homes on four per cent interest terms. Some of these loans are arranged by local developers in cooperation with large insurance companies since most local lending institutions have reached the "saturation" point on the amount of money they can lend on four per cent housing. In many other areas the market for four per cent loans has more than reached the saturation point. Nation at Glance (Continued from Page 1) their neighbors across their borders." H. C. Petry, Jr., of Carrizo Springs, Tex., told the 33rd annual International Lions convention that by so doing "we shall comply with the first of our Lions Club objects 'to create and foster a spirit of generous consideration among the peoples of the world'." wake up murdered any morning. It is a powerful line to take with the timid, and has worked before in this county with even less excuse. More practical, if perhaps mistaken, contention against the mental institution is that it would stifle future growth of Costa Mesa. "Look how dead Norwalk has been ever since the mental hospital was placed there," say opponents of the plan. Well, maybe they haven't taken a look at Norwalk lately, with her new subdivisions sprouting all around, and new business blocks dotting the landscape. It's pretty hard to view Norwalk as the late lamented. If that's the way a mental hospital kills a community, maybe every town should have one: When Goodwill Industries of Orange county recently surveyed the southeast Los Angeles county territory it serves, for a new store location, it picked Norwalk as the most rapidly growing spot in the Norwalk - Downey - Pico-Whittier area. Frightening the Costa Mesans over the state's proposal recalls to mind the effort made some years ago to locate the Pacific Colony, an institution for feeble minded, in the Villa Park-El Modena section. Orange business interests greeted the plan with enthusiasm and started working on it. Santa Ana, which at that time, 1917-18, was keeping a wary eye on Orange's Some of these loans are arranged by local developers in cooperation with large insurance companies since most local lending institutions have reached the "saturation" point on the amount of money they can lend on four per cent housing. In many other areas the market for four per cent loans has more than reached the saturation point and the money isn't available from any source at the four per cent rate required by the VA before it will guarantee a home loan. These areas will be eligible for direct VA loans. Heretofore, all veterans have been required to arrange for a home loan with a commercial lending institution. The VA then guaranteed partial repayment of the loan in case of default by the veteran. The action to make the $150,-000,000 available for direct loans was announced in Washington on the heels of President Truman's order to tighten federally-insured financing of home purchases. According to the Associated Press a VA spokesman, explaining the apparent conflict between the new direct loan program and the president's curtailment order, said the new program was authorized by the Housing Act of 1950, signed by President Truman last April 20. "That whole act was inflationary as hell, and it probably never would be passed by Congress or approved by the president today," one VA official commented. Even more inflationary than the direct loan program was that part of the Housing Act increasing the government guarantee to 60 per cent on loans up to a maximum of $7,500. Previously, guarantees had been for 50 per cent up to $4,000. Food Prices Continue Climb In Some Spots By The Associated Press Retail prices of many foods continued to climb this week, purred by consumer war-scare buying and by sharply increased demand from stores, wholesalers and processors trying to build up supply backlogs. Reports of "buying runs" on such items as coffee, sugar, shortening, olive oil and canned meats were widespread. In Washington, Senator Gillette D-Iowa) said a committee he leads would start investigation of food price increases within two weeks. Senator Lehman (D-NY) said: "There is no justification whatever for the price increases." Several leaders of grocery trade and labor groups telegraphed pleas to Washington for a return to restoring immediately, contending that further delay encouraged hoarding and profiteering. Retail pork items again led the meat price advances this week. Center cut chops, for example, jumped as much as 10 cents a pound in the competitive chain stores of some cities, and were selling at the same price as sirloin steak ($1.09 a pound) in Boston. Most beef cuts held about unchanged. A few marketing areas posted two to 10-cent appound increases on lamb and higher weight chickens, but mostly those items held unchanged. Top grade eggs were up one to four cents a dozen. Coffee prices rose to record highs as leading chain stores advanced their bag-packed brands two to five cents a pound at retail and several leading roasters hiked wholesale prices of va- cuum-packed coffees another cents a pound. The canned cents increases at wholesale are fifth round of two-cent b since early June. Retail price the vacuum brands do not fully reflect this total 10 wholesale raise. Retail sugar prices edge penny or two a pound higher affecting recent wholesale advance and heavy demand. The Dun & Bradstreet whole food price index continued long upward spiral, advancing $6.41, from $6.28 a week ago. Index has gained 7.6 per cent since the Korean war started, now is 12.3 per cent above a ago and at the highest level late October of 1948. The increase represents the total cost at which sale of a pound each of 31 f in general use. When adding cheese to an o let try dicing, rather than gra it, and fold in just before the are set. NORTHGATE 722 NORTH LOS ANGELES ST. DON'T HO BUY JUST WHAT Y WE'RE HERE TO SERVE YOU FOR LESS 722 NORTH LOS ANGELES ST. DON'T HOW BUY JUST WHAT Y WE'RE HERE TO SERVE YOU FOR LESS SPECIALS for FRIDAY and SATURDAY—JULY 21 and 22 NORTHGATE SPECIAL BLEND COFFEE 65¢ lb WHOLE BEAN SMART & FINAL TOILET TISSUE 4 Rolls 23¢ DURKEE'S MAYONNAISE Ask us for your Durkee Blank and SAVE 25c pinl 34¢ DURKEE'S SALAD DRESSING Ask us for your Durkee Blank and SAVE 25c pinl 27¢ VAN CAMP'S PORK & BEANS 3 8 oz. Cans 21¢ MADDOX KOSHER or DILL PICKLES 24 oz. Jar 25¢ FARM FRESH FRUITS PURK & BEANS 3 oz. Cans 21¢ MADDOX KOSHER or DILL PICKLES 24 oz. Jar 25¢ FARM FRESH FRUITS and Fancy, Fresh Picked Tomatoes 2 lbs. 25¢ CRISP, SOLID HEADS LETTUCE LARGE, SOLID HEADS CABBAGE NORTHERN—ICED CARROTS LARGE, SNO-WHITE CAULIFLOWER LARGE GREEN BELL PEPPERS We reserve the right to limit quantities—No sales to dealers— HOURS: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Daily—3u Korean War (Continued from Page One) Thursday afternoon was pressing at the city. Field dispatches indicated it had driven into the city, which was ablaze. General Dean, who was at the front all day Thursday, was seen once with one of these rocket launching teams. His whereabouts became unknown as the battle mounted to a crescendo about nightfall. An advance headquarters spokesman admitted he did not know where the general was, adding, but "that does not mean that he is missing." In Washington the Defense Department said it had no report that Dean was missing. The GI's fought furiously—both on the ground and in the air—to hold Taejon. Strafing planes smashed at red artillery positions which tried to close in behind the Americans and cut off their retreat with artillery fire. A loco-motive crew trying to take a late haul of supplies from Taejon was ambushed enroute to the station. An army spokesman said Thursday night that about half the American units around Taejon had "succeeded in making a fairly orderly withdrawal." The Americans again had to fight against appalling odds. Fighting was fierce around fuel dumps which the reds tried to reach quickly. The new king-size rockets stopped three red tanks dead near these dumps. Battle reports said the reds made use of a skein of small roads west of American defenses to bring many of their tanks toward the city from the southwest. Phone 4618 ERMISCH "MY CLEANER" Branch: 350 W. Center Plant: 117 W. Center Anaheim ATE MARKET DON'T HOARD! JUST WHAT YOU NEED! AMPLE FREE PARKING IMPORTANT!! 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