anaheim-gazette 1950-09-14

ANAHEIM 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: 50c per month by carrier or $5 per year by carrier or mail. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispatches. THEODORE B. KUCHEL Publisher MAX BESLER Assistant Publisher WILLARD GREGORY Editor ERNEST BEYER Assistant Editor MYLES BRADLEY Picture Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager Q.E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager MARY ROULAND Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager 'Destinies none can see'... California became a state 100 years ago. But the good news didn't arrive in California until 39 days later when the steamer Oregon sailed into San Francisco bay with its flags flying. One of the banners carried these words: "California is a state." It was the first American state on the Pacific coast, the 31st in the Union, coming after Wisconsin and before Minnesota. Here are the words one historian had written about what happened in San Francisco—then a city of 21,000—after the news of the Oregon became known: "The revulsion of feeling was instant and extreme." "Business was suspended. Courts were adjourned and the whole "While a ringing cheer was returned by the people as the mail flew by." On October 29 San Francisco staged a formal celebration in thanksgiving for statehood. A new star was added to a flag flying from a pole in the center of Portsmouth Square. And there was a parade which later brought these words in The London Times half way around the world: "Forgetting for a moment the decorative features of that exhibition, let the reader consider the extraordinary character of the facts it symbolized." Here was a community of some hundreds of thousands of souls collected from all quarters of the known world. IN THE DAYS OF LONG' AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago' Dr. D'Assonville has removed his office to the Odd Fellows Hall building, on Los Angeles street, above Heiman & George's store. His residence is at Bittner's, Centre street. A highly creditable piece of wax-flower work is on exhibition at Mrs. Brown's millinery store. It is the handiwork of Mrs. Kuelp. Hille has had a gorgeous sign painted for his "Lager Beer Halle." It is an artistic piece of work and reflects credit upon the artist. Dr. N. Gray, a Russian gentleman, has purchased ten acres of land adjoining Dr. Hardin's orange grove. E. W. Champlin has a contract to build a residence for the Doctor. all in and indications for a splendid yield. The Peatland celery lands have been strictly in it during the past three years of drought, and Dave says it will this year break the record. Jim Rimpau has been visiting his parents here, accompanied by his wife and baby. Jim is located at Redlands Junction, on the Southern Pacific and is enjoying the cooling breezes of this section until the fifteenth, when he returns to the Junction to resume his duties as station agent. George Dewey has purchased the meat market until recently conducted by John Kellenberger, and will continue the business at the old stand. Mr. Dewey is an experienced butcher from Los Angeles and will keep on hand the best of meat, hams, bacon, sausages, etc. WASHINGTON — Sometimes the president's off-the-record marks that never reach the paper are his best. Those present though this was the case when Trump addressed the joint session of the AFL-CIO last week. Speaking without notes and obviously straight from the heart the president made a plea for erance in wartime. To a considerable extent it was a historical speech. The president reviewed the different periods' hysteria which have gripped the country—the Alien and Sedition act in the early days of the republic, the Know-Nothing party, and Ku Klux Klanism. He pointed out that the Knox Nothing party had been and Mason and referred to the fact that he, himself, was a Mason. The Klan he recalled, was first against the Negro; then when revived in the 1920's, against the Jew and Catholic. These were evidences of interference which did not truly represent the American people, he said and he was absolutely confident that the good judgement of the American people would always win out. The president did not mention the Mundt-Nixon bill or the McCarran bill, but it was obvious he had them in mind. For he referred to Congressional witch hunters who wave the American flag while persecuting alien immigrants and trampling on the rights of loyal Americans. "This is the raw material of totalitarianism," he said. While fighting the intolerance of totalitarianism, he emphasized we must not take on the methods of totalitarianism. Recalling that totalitarian regimes had persecuted labor unions religious groups... Hille has had a gorgeous sign painted for his "Lager Beer Halle." It is an artistic piece of work and reflects credit upon the artist. Dr. N. Gray, a Russian gentleman, has purchased ten acres of land adjoining Dr. Hardin's orange grove. E. W. Champlin has a contract to build a residence for the Doctor. In our peregrinations today we dropped in on Captain Granet. That gentleman has the easiest retreat imaginable. A luxurious arbor neath which to quaff cool lager, and there are monkeys and birds ad lib, to delight the student. The First Presbyterian church of Anaheim has of late received some very valuable donations, which were duly noted in our columns. We take pleasure in again recording two further donations. Rev. William Howell Taylor of Brooklyn, New York, who recently occupied the pulpit of the church for two Sabbaths, instead of accepting any remuneration therefor, generously gave twenty dollars toward purchasing hymn books for the use of strangers visiting the church. Through the influence of a young lady resident of Anaheim two handsome communion services from friends in the east were obtained, one service was presented to the church in Anaheim and the other to the church in Orange. 50 Years Ago Charles Federman, the enterprising dry goods and shoe merchant, leaves shortly for San Francisco to lay in a new line of seasonable goods. Dave Rogers was in town from the Peatlands a day or two ago. He reports a largely increased planting of celery, the crop being Southern Pacific and is enjoying the cooling breezes of this section until the fifteenth, when he returns to the Junction to resume his duties as station agent. George Dewey has purchased the meat market until recently conducted by John Kellenberger, and will continue the business at the old stand. Mr. Dewey is an experienced butcher from Los Angeles and will keep on hand the best of meat, hams, bacon, sausages, etc. 25 Years Ago Six Anaheim boys left Monday to attend the Y.M.C.A. training camp to be held at Catalina Island August 31 to September 7. Edward Beebe, Harold Holdsworth, Dale Hensley, Kenneth Sloop, Rector Coons, and Jack Hensley formed the party. Transportation to the boat at Wilmington was furnished by Bob Fowler, local insurance man. With the close of the American league season less than a month away, Walter Johnson's Washington baseball club is well ahead of Philadelphia and with continued good playing seems almost sure to win the pennant. Washington's one stumbling block during the year has been St. Louis, with which club John Hawkins of Fullerton will play next year. Johnson began his pitching days in Anaheim, as is well known, and has many friends in Orange county, who wish him well in his great fight. He is getting old, but Joe Burk declares he still knows how to perform. The Senators took the penant last year and in the post season series of seven games won the championship from New York, the games played in Washington having been witnessed by President Coolidge. Johnson should land again, and the post season series with Pittsburgh ought to be some game. While fighting the intolerance of totalitarianism, he emphasized we must not take on the methods of totalitarianism. Recalling that totalitarian regimes had persecuted labor unions, religious groups and fraternal organizations, he pointed out that under the Alien and Sedition act, naturalized citizens hardly dared say anything in public about the government for fear of being thrown in jail, and this, he inferred, might also happen under the Mundt-Nixon and McCarran bills. TOLD IT TO MARINES Most people don't know it, but when President Truman ousted Adm. Louis Denfeld as Chief of Naval Operations last year, he also planned to oust Gen. Clifton Cates as commandant of the Marine Corps. Cates was a strong ally of Denfeld in the B-36 row between the Navy and the Air Force. However public reaction to Denfeld's ouster was so hot that the president changed his mind about relieving General Cates. Net result was that no love has been lost between Mr. Truman and the Marine Corps commander; so that the president—who has a long memory for those who ever cross him—was not anxious to eat crow last week. When General Cates was called to the White House, therefore, he got a formal though polite greeting. Speaking a little stiffly, the commander-in-chief told the Marine Corps commander that he was making a public apology to the Marines "for the good of the country" and the war effort. He added that he had been too hasty LASH YOURSELVES TO THE MAST, MATES! NOVEMBER ELECTIONS OUR CURRENT PROBLEMS $30 for Mr. Grower, usual, at the end of the cap in hand. Even this measly 80 silver is predicted on th tion that the EOP will it's face. The story to one is the EOP is "fore all the fruit the other not buy. There is a remedy for is as easy to do as "fa log" and that is for the to raise the price of "J As this is being written day) we hope that the is taking that very act meeting. It should an have been done months. Don't forget about F grower down there w comparable to our 120 solids Valencias got $72; net in his pocket. We on the highest authority. Score: Florida $72; $30. And remember this: formia grower has not the $30 yet. That is, growers. The management had down to business. Bos might get mad when ret in. Hal Boyle By STAN SWINTY (For HAL BOYLE) MASAN FRONT, Korea This problem isn't a co ent's business. But so ma WASHINGTON — Sometimes president's off-the-record re-that never reach the papers best. Those present thought as the case when Truman used the joint session of the IO last week. liking without notes and ob-straight from the heart, president made a plea for toll-in warime. considerable extent it waserical speech. The president had the different periods of which have gripped the -the Alien and Sedition the early days of the republic-Know-Nothing party, andax Klanism. pointed out that the Knowl-garty had been anti-and referred to the fact himself, was a Mason-lan he recalled, was first the Negro; then when ren- the 1920's, against the old Catholic. We were evidences of intol-which did not truly represe- American people, he said, was absolutely confident the good judgement of the man people would always president did not mentionmidt-Nixon bill or the Mc-bill, but it was obvious them in mind. For he led to Congressional witch-hood who wave the American bile persecuting alien im-isms and trampling on the self loyal Americans. is the raw material ofitarianism," he said. fighting the intoleranceitarianism, he emphasized, not take on the methodsitarianism. Recalling that plan regimes had persecutu-unions religious groups and his words were too strong. However, he felt that there were some grounds for his reference to the Marine's propaganda activities. As an instance, he cited the terrific pressure he was getting to give the Marines a voice on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. NOTE—General Cates, himself, has not been averse to this pressure. If the Marines were made part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he would become the Marine Corps representative on it. SLAPPING GOOD NEIGHBOR Last Spring flags along Constitution ave. read "Welcome Gonzales Videla!" as the president of Chile paid an official visit to the USA. A good part of Washington turned out, plus President Trump and all the cabinet to greet the head of the neighbor nation which had banned communism and was considered one of the best democratic friends of the United States. President Videla did not ask for anything when he came to Washington. He did not need to. For the State Department has long known that what Chile wants most is to have our 2 cents per pound excise tax on copper held in abeyance. All during the war, because we needed copper badly, this tax was held in abeyance, since what it actually amounted to was a penalty on the American people and the U. S. Army-Navy. Shortly after President Videla had gone back to Chile, however, Congress literally slapped him in the face by restoring the tax against copper. Reverberations from below the Rio Grande were painful and quite serious. Since then the House of Representatives has voted to suspend the tax; but despite repeated urging by President Truman, the Senate has not. A handful of Rocky Mountain Senators from copper areas is the reason why. Senators Hayden and McFarland of Arizona, where the Phila-Delaware general manager of the Exchange. Quote Mr. Armstrong: "The present California juice fruit price scale is based on the value of fruit determined by . . . fruit solids. The current price is $45 per ton at the packing house for fruit with 120 pounds of solids. This price can go upward or downward . . . In normal years, most California Valencias average." Colony Quips With the auction average going up maybe we ought to be put right to bed for all the unkind things we have said right out in print. But on that same basis what would happen to us if we were disciplined for all the things we thought? That would be TOO bad. The prorate was knocked off and the boys shipped the fruit. For a week or so all looked black. Then a 1000 car movement was imposed. But before that could take effect things looked better. Our guess is that the boys had to do some thinking for themselves. The old alibi that we had to make our prorate or lose the fruit was NG. So they started to think. Now we hear that Ventura is dumping fruit. If they are then a new psychiatrist would do well up there. We prefer to think it is more of that old propaganda to get more prorate. More prorate will help pay the "top brass" salaries but surely will not bring the grower any money. We also hear how well the California grower, affiliated with the Exchange, is going to come out on his juice this year. We are going to have to take a little issue here with an article by Paul Armstrong, general manager of the Exchange. Quote Mr. Armstrong: "The present California juice fruit price scale is based on the value of fruit determined by . . . fruit solids. The current price is $45 per ton at the packing house for fruit with 120 pounds of solids. This price can go upward or downward . . . In normal years, most California Valencias average." Hal Boyle By STAN SWINTY (For HAL BOYLE) MASAN FRONT, Korea This problem isn't a content's business. But so many soldiers fighting this war ried about it that I'm going in a word to their w mothers: DON'T write Joe or ask him why he isn't you more letters. He wants to. He tries much of the time he just Red Cross men up front Knapp of Glen Ellyn, Ill., ting dozens of letters fr asking why your man has ten Company officers are them too. Probably even Joe him had a letter from you because he hasn't written an angry letter, of course little hurt was the way you Here's why he doesn't very much, and maybe make much sense by standards. He thinks about you a than he ever did before members the way you sm day, or the way the kids going on that picnic. But he's tired. Not the tiredness that a good night fixes. Bone tired. Tired side. Maybe he's up in a fug into the shale on a talntop. There are hours and hours every when he is just sitting up behind the wire, eating rations, talking. More than likely, he's about you. He's tired, and there is that terrible tension—the way Maybe the shells won't con today like they did last Maybe these strange Asia mies won't make another Banzai attack and get them killed today. Tension and waiting." always with him up there foxhole, with mines and around and pretty safe. I doesn't want to write home sudden death is around ther And if you can't write where you are and what doing without worrying ther woman or mother, you just want to write. bill, but it was obvious them in mind. For he to Congressional witch-hood who wave the American mile persecuting alien imams and trampling on the of loyal Americans. It is the raw material ofitarianism," he said. Fighting the intoleranceitarianism, he emphasized, it not take on the methodsitarianism. Recalling that alien regimes had persecuted unions, religious groups external organizations, he out that under the Alienition act, naturalized citizenly dared say anything about the government for being thrown in jail, and infirmed, might also happen the Mundt-Nixon and Bill bills. D IT TO MARINES people don't know it, but president Truman ousted his Denteld as Chief of Operations last year, he used to oust Gen. Clifton commandant of the Maps. was a strong ally of Denne B-36 row between the 1st Air Force. However, action to Denfeld's ouster shot that the president this mind about relieving Cates. Sult was that no love lost between Mr. Truman Marine Corps commander; the president—who has a history for those who ever—was not anxious to last week. General Cates was called white House, therefore, he made though polite greetings a little stiffly, the her-in-chief told the Maps commander that he ing a public apology to has "for the good of the land the war effort. He it he had been too hasty Congress literally slapped him in the face by restoring the tax against copper. Reverberations from below the Rio Grande were painful and quite serious. Since then the House of Representatives has voted to suspend the tax; but, despite repeated urging by President Truman, the Senate has not. A handful of Rocky Mountain Senators from copper areas is the reason why. Senators Hayden and McFarland of Arizona, where the Phelps Dodge copper mines are located, have led this bloc, and so far have been successful in stymieing about 80 other Senators, plus the House of Representatives. Most interesting of all, however, is the fact that Sen. Tom Connally, who has made speech after speech championing the Good - Neighbor policy, in this case has voted the other way. NOTE—Unfortunate fact is that Latin Americans who don't understand the intricacies of our legislative system and think that Truman should be able to control Congress, consider the copper tax a slapdown by the entire United States. MOTHER GETS A SWIMMING POOL ATLANTA (UP)—Like many of the rest of us, Mrs. Lewis Higgins wanted a swimming pool in her back yard. And, like many of us, she didn't have much money. But Mrs. Higgins has her pool. It cost $15. The pool is 15 by 7 feet and of wading depth for the use of her children. The $15 went for sand and cement and for waterproof paint. She used discarded lumber for forms and discarded pipe for a drain. The work she did herself, with some help from her husband. A moralist says no new sin has been devised in 5000 years. But just look at the fun we're having with the old ones! Exchange, is going to come out on his juice this year. We are going to have to take a little issue here with an article by Paul Armstrong, general manager of the Exchange. Quote Mr. Armstrong: "The present California juice fruit price scale is based on the value of fruit determined by . . . fruit solids. The current price is $45 per ton at the packing house for fruit with 120 pounds of solids. This price can go upward or downward . . . In normal years, most California Valencias average about 140 pounds of solids. On the present scale such fruit is worth more than $53.50. This compares with Florida's season average of $52.84 per ton on products fruit for all juice uses." In this last analysis Mr. Armstrong is comparing the best of our Valencias with the Florida average. Even Florida growers will tell you that they have some varieties which are very poor from any aspect. Hamlins and Parson Browns are examples and never do too well for the grower, packer or processor. This brings the average down. The California figure is on the basis of "at the packing house." The Florida figure is net in the grower's pocket. For a good comparison a person should take California Valencia and Florida Valencia. When money is mentioned it should also be that sum which is net in the grower's pocket or on the tree. This is all that counts. Now we will have to say some of the things again that have so irked some of the "brass." This comparison of Mr. Armstrong's is all wet. It should read this way: The Exchange grower will probably get for his juice fruit something less than $30 a ton net. We come to this conclusion in this way: $45 reflected (oh-oh) at the packing house, less $15 a ton for picking, hauling and house expense, which leaves about Maybe these strange Asian mimes won't make another Banzai attack and get their killed today. Tension and waiting. "Always with him up there," foxhole, with mines and around and pretty safe. He doesn't want to write home sudden death is around them. And if you can't write where you are and what doing without worrying that woman or mother, you just want to write. Or maybe, Joe or Bill is in a regimental command or an ordnance or service of He's working. Hard. There so few guys over here no fighting America's war. Less than you think, lady Joe is working, 16 hours ago and then falling exhausted his bed roll under a pup to He loves you, but he'll sleep somebody shakes him awake; he'll go to work again. Actually, he's probably more letters than you got. He them to a guy going back to tallon headquarters, and they get to the mail orderly; be they don't. A lot of letters lost in a war where the fellow is trying to slip up by you and shoot up the post, or maybe burn it. They has to go through that post. You've read a lot of wry by now, and your guy could it better. But he's thinking you. He's writing to you while he gets a chance. It only works him when you write or call and say that you haven't hit him for a week or 10 days. Above all, don't get pet and stop writing to HIM. Laws are wonderful to get. Just remember that Joe or hasn't changed. Don't trouble by making him wonder if you've changed, by worrying about mail. Please? $30 for Mr. Grower, who is, as usual, at the end of the line with cap in hand. Even this measly 30 pieces of silver is predicted on the assumption that the EOP will not fall on its face. The story to alibi that one is the EOP is "forced" to take all the fruit the other plants will not buy. There is a remedy for this which is as easy to do as "falling off a log" and that is for the Exchange to raise the price of "juice" fruit. As this is being written (Wednesday) we hope that the Exchange is taking that very action at its meeting. It should and COULD have been done months ago. Don't forget about Florida. The grower down there with fruit comparable to our 120 pounds of solids Valencias got $72 a ton net in his pocket. We have that on the highest authority. Score: Florida $72; California $30. And remember this: The California grower has not even got the $30 yet. That is, Exchange growers. The management had better get down to business. Boss Grower might get mad when return comes in. Hal Boyle By STAN SWINTON (For HAL BOYLE) MASAN FRONT, Korea (AP) — This problem isn't a correspondent's business. But so many of the Precious Pets MARINE BEATS BEAR — IN FOOTRACTE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, Cherry Pint, N. C. (UP) — Pvt. Robert A. Switzer, USMC, was recently proclaimed the world's "fastest man," unofficially, when he outpaced a six-foot bear in a pre-dawn encounter. Switzer, on guard duty, was armed only with a night stick, when the bear tried to crawl through the window of the guard shack. The Leathernneck ducked for the door and headed for the nearest shelter which was the station heating plant. He sprinted over the threshold of the plant a few bounds ahead of his pursuer. Henceforth sentries assigned to this particular post will be armed with shotguns. R2914 You'll love every minute spent in making this set and enjoy using it for years to come! Work the adorable kittens in simple cross-stitch and rich colors. These little pets guard new upholstery and hide soiled or worn coverings as well as lend a delightful note to any living room. Pattern envelope No. R2914 contains hot-iron transfer for 3 pieces, Hal Boyle By STAN SWINTON (For HAL BOYLE) MASAN FRONT, Korea (AP) — This problem isn't a correspondent's business. But so many of the soldiers fighting this war are worried about it that I'm going to put on a word to their wives and mothers: DON'T write Joe or Bill and ask him why he isn't sending you more letters. He wants to. He tries to. But much of the time he just can't. Red Cross men up front like Bill Knapp of Glen Ellyn, Ill., are getting dozens of letters from you, asking why your man hasn't written. Company officers are getting them too. Probably even Joe himself has had a letter from you beefing because he hasn't written. Not an angry letter, of course. A little hurt was the way you felt. Here's why he doesn't write very much, and maybe it won't make much sense by civilian standards. He thinks about you a lot more than he ever did before. He remembers the way you smiled one day, or the way the kids enjoyed playing on that picnic. But he's tired. Not the kind of tiredness that a good night's sleep exes. Bone tired. Tired deep inside. Maybe he's up in a foxhole, digging into the shale on a mountaintop. There are hours and hours and hours every day when he is just sitting up there, behind the wire, eating "C" nations, talking. More than likely, he's talking about you. He's tired, and there is always at terrible tension—the waiting. Maybe the shells won't come over lay like they did last night. Maybe these strange Asian eneases won't make another insane zenai attack and get themselves led today. Tension and waiting. They're always with him up there in the hole, with mines and wireOUND and pretty safe. But he doesn't want to write home that hidden death is around the corner. And if you can't write about here you are and what you're doing without worrying the little man or mother, you just don't ALL THESE MODERN TIME SAVERS ARE WONDERFUL--THEY GIVE ME GO MUCH MORE TIME TO JUST SIT AND WORRY! HIT N' RUN You've read a lot of words now, and your guy could say better. But he's thinking of it. He's writing to you when he gets a chance. It only worries him when you write or cable that you haven't heard him for a week or 10 days. Goove all, don't get petulant stop writing to HIM. Letters wonderful to get. Just remember that Joe or Bill won't change. Don't trouble him making him wonder if YOU changed, by worrying him at mail.