anaheim-gazette 1950-10-04

ANAIIEM 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. THEODORS B. KUCHEL Publisher MAX BEULER Assistant Publisher WILLARD GREGORY Editor ERNEST BEYER Assistant Editor MYLES BRADLEY Photure Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager C. E. MELLEM Assistant Advertising Manager MARY ROULAND Assistant Advertising Manager BALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager The way of a business... Many people in Anaheim have been watching with interest the legal snarl in which the Orange County News finds itself. The Orange County News is the weekly newspaper edited in Anaheim by Alvin Lee and Waldo Hunter. The legal snarl apparently revolves around the allegation that a former owner had misrepresented the paper's paid circulation and its monthly income when it was sold earlier in the year. The case was heard in Superior Court. As of this morning early, no decision has been handed down. Why do we bring this up? Anaheim would have benefitted by such an enterprise. However, right off the bat the difficulties which led to the legal battle began to hamstring them. It was brought out in court that the paid circulation of the paper was pretty low—and other disclosures in the suit tended to injure the business. Naturally, these things are difficult to overcome in any enterprise. And Anaheim didn't get the valuable weekly newspapers which these fellows could have produced. We hope, regardless of the disposition of the law suit, Anaheim The legal snarl apparently revolves around the allegation that a former owner had misrepresented the paper's paid circulation and its monthly income when it was sold earlier in the year. The case was heard in Superior Court. As of this morning early, no decision has been handed down. Why do we bring this up? Well, we think a little bit of the trials and tribulations of Mr. Lee and Mr. Hunter might be interesting to you. Both these men are pretty fair newspapermen. When they arrived in Anaheim they announced they wanted to publish an interesting home-newsy, picture, tabloid weekly newspaper. And they had the ability to do it. Put your house in order . . . Between October 8 and 14, Fire Prevention week will be observed. So it's time to consider just what that week can mean to you. You can, of course, take a cursory glance at fire prevention posters and news items and promptly forget them. You can doze when a brief fire prevention film is shown at the movies. You can turn the radio to another station when a fire prevention week speaker comes on. Do that, and you'll have a good chance of having a destructive fire—with the ever-present possibility of death and injury—some time in the future. On the other hand, you can take the week seriously—and give your and advice offered you. Then you full attention to the suggestions can apply the expert knowledge thus gained to your home and other property. As a rule, fire prevention is both easy and inexpensive. It consists largely of such common-sense practices as periodically inspecting heating and lighting equipment, ridding buildings of accumulations of junk, providing proper storage for paint, cleaners and other flammables, and giving due care to matches and smoking materials. The basic purpose of the week is to refresh your mind on such matters, and to encourage you to get the job done as soon as possible. Do this, and the chance of your having a fire will diminish. Fire Prevention week is designed to help you put your house in order. How about it? IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago We learn that grape-picking will commence in some vineyards on Monday. The presence of the noble but dirty Indian betokens the near approach of harvests. The white settlers at Temecula are making efforts to eject the spelling he is lost. Jim Woo also slings a nasty quill. His signature written in English is a highly creditable specimen of chirography. David Bros. have had their wagon fixed. It was knocked into Friday on Center street by Mrs. Annie Pfaff of Washington D.C., a niece of Uncle Jacob Erhardy has been visiting his family during the week. Mrs. Phine home is in Kansas. She has a permanent position in Washington whither she took her departure yesterday. Frank Buther of Yorba waits town Saturday. Mr. Buther one of the first to put up a sign on the new rural free delivery which he considers a great convenience to country residents. 25 Years Ago Parents and teachers at Central School kindergarten met Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to organize a Parent-Teachers Association for the Central School. Miss Tie Lou Robertson, principal of Central school acted as chair for the day. Mrs. G. H. Good district extension chairman, ganized the new association installed her newly elected officers: President, Mrs. W. H. Robinson, Vice-President, Mrs. E. Curtis, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Hack Waltz, financial secretary; Mrs. D. E. York, treasurer; Mrs. E. P. Hapgood, auditor; Miss Mattie Lou Robertson, historian; Mrs. M. A. Gauer, parliamentarian; Mrs. Warren Ashleigh. The program for the afternoon was a group of songs by Miss E. Schumacher, Mrs. John Clifferson of Santa Ana spoke on "Ideals and Aims of the PT Superintendent M. A. Gauer me a few remarks about parent teacher work. Light refreshments were served by the committee after meeting. The first Tuesday each month was chosen as a regular meeting day. The meet will be held at Central School kindergarten. Enrollment at the high school is now 610, an increase of 41 last year. There are 207 freshmen 161 sophomores, 120 juniors 104 seniors. Jack Horsley was in town week greeting his old friend He was formerly manager of Anaheim Herald, but is now connected with the Brea Progress. WASHINGTON—Though Congress has authorized President Truman to invoke price controls he continues to do nothing al 75 Years Ago We learn that grape-picking will commence in some vineyards on Monday. The presence of the noble but dirty Indian betokens the near approach of harvests. The white settlers at Temecula are making efforts to eject the Indians from the lands claimed by the Pala tribe. Olegaria, chief of the tribe, is in Los Angeles seeking redress. There is no doubt but that rail communication between Anaheim and San Francisco will be established by the 4th of July, 1876. Vote for governor: The full returns of the vote for governor which will probably be but slightly changed by the official vote stands as follows: Irwin—61,525 Phelps—30,922 Bidwell—29,630 Thus Irwin has a majority of 973 votes over both of his competitors. The northern stage broke down ten miles from Delano and the mails did not arrive in Los Angeles until a late hour this morning. The mail train made the distance between Los Angeles and Anaheim in one hour. A stream of water was turned into the ditch of Water District No. 2 yesterday, three miles of the ditch are completed. Don David Alexander has filed his bond for sheriff. Anaheim can boast of several highly-educated Chinamen. Sin Lee Wau, for instance, affixed his own manual to the express receipt book this morning. Smith says he can distinguish the differences between Hen Lodge signature and Si Wau's when it comes to the spelling he is lost. Jim Woo also slings a nasty quill. His signature written in English is a highly creditable specimen of chirography. David Bros. have had their wagon fixed. It was knocked into Friday on Center street by coming into contact with a telegraph pole and the pole was demolished by coming into contact with the wagon and the driver was nearly demolished because of the contact with the wagon and the pole. The small Spanish corn commands about five cents more per 100 lbs. than other varieties, it being considered better for meal. We saw a sucker at the Planters Hotel today. We hasten to remark that it was a sucker from a peach tree six months old and it measured 11 feet in length. John Bush brought it in from Upper Santa Ana. The steamer Newport is expected to arrive at Newport about next Tuesday. One of the vessels regularly plying between that port and San Francisco is expected this week. They bring cargoes of lumber and will load for San Francisco with grain and produce. A fire which occurred on Saturday night at San Juan completely destroyed a barn containing 10 tons of hay belonging to M. Mendelson. 50 Years Ago Congressman J. C. Needham of Modesto, the ablest representative in congress the seventh district has ever had, will address the people of Anaheim and vicinity at the opera house on Monday evening next October 1. Vice-Presidents DIGGING IN FOR THE BIG GARRAGE ELECTION CAMPAIGN ASIATIC POLICY FOREIGN POLICY STATE DEPT Meanwhile, veterans of the last war are finding it tougher than ever to buy the homes which Congress promised them five years ago. Here are a few reasons why: The president has tightened credit controls on lower-bracket home buyers, but he has done nothing about controlling the soaring prices of building materials. The wholesale price of lumber has jumped 25 per cent since June. It is practically impossible to buy cement at any price. Window glass is up 12 per cent over last year. Copper wire and other electrical and plumbing equipment has risen from 10 to 20 per cent, while home fuels are 10 per cent higher than last year. However, despite the growing trend of inflation, President Truman still refuses to control prices, though he has the powers to do so if he wants to use them. The Democratic party has long criticized Calvin Coolidge's indifference to inflation, claiming — quite rightly—that it led to an unforgetable depression. Unless Truman acts in a hurry, he will be far more responsible for inflation that the much-criticized Republican administrations from 1921 to 1933. Soft-Soap Sawyer One of the big inside reasons for failure to impose wage and price controls is the lackadaisical attitude of well-meaning, likable Charles Sawyer, the Secretary of Commerce. The other day, tough-minded Stuart Symington, head of the National Security Resources board, learned that his friend Sawyer was going to make two milk-toast, middle-of-the-road speeches regarding price controls. Symington's advisers debated whether they should warn the Secretary of Commerce that airtight, tough leaders and Maurice Milligan, the U.S. attorney whom Truman fired a few days after he became president. The committee was also interested in Milligan's brother, ex-Congressman "Tuck" Milligan. It happened that two leaders of the underworld society Mafia in Kansas City, Joe de Luca and Joe di Giovanni, received favors from the two Milligans in 1942, and the Senate committee at first proposed to look into the matter. Joe de Luca was convicted on a narcotics rap in 1942, at which time narcotics agents of the U.S. Treasury recommended he be given 15 years and deported to Italy. However, U.S. Attorney Milligan, through his assistant, Richard Phelps, recommended only three years and opposed deportation. After de Luca had served only one year of his sentence, Milligan's brother, the Congressman, arranged for a parole. Later, de Luca violated parole and was slapped back in the pen. But within a month, "Tuck" Milligan, the Congressman, had arranged another parole. The Senate committee also was curious as to why U.S. Attorney Milligan had blocked a search warrant for narcotics agents when they wanted to search di Giovanni's cellar for dope. Narcotics agents had given the Senate Crime committee a recording of a telephone conversation between the two Mafia members, saying that the district attorney's office had fixed de Luca's narcotics trial. However, for unexplained reasons, the Senate probs at the last minute decided to lay off. Note—the lay-off was certainly not inspired by the White House. It would have given Mr. Truman great pleasure to have had the man whom he ousted as U.S. Attorney investigated by a Senate committee. Keep the growers apart exploit them. By publicity we mean written by a staff member knows what is going on just printing the "news handed out by an organ." Any "news release" printed in any newspaper slick' propaganda thought out and written sole purpose of getting to think as the big "co-interest" wants them to. We, in this column, highly been pointing out things: the Exchange has, in the past over and completely away with. Now we do to infer to the slighter that this was done to. But the purpose of keeping growers thinking as we want them to is the purpose of "news release." Down in Florida there "closed" meetings where is excluded and a "new doled out, if the big bone, to be printed and be newspaper subscribers. Of stuff is not news. It ganda of the worst sort. And that sort of prop all the California citrus gets in his daily press. exception of this col harten to brag. And we about put our finger on our vertising account we are because of it. You can put this down axiom: The Florida would not be where he day, financially; if it w for the great job of m and commenting on the day story of what is going the citrus business. The greatest thing stakes the way of bettering the citrus grower is the fact has been kept in ignite what is going on in the WASHINGTON—Though Connell has authorized President Obama to invoke price controls, continues to do nothing about manwhile, the deadly spiral of inflation goes up and up, and the big power of the American dollar gets less and less. Housewife probably doesn't read this in the news but the nation's market now costs her almost 20 percent more than she spent to enter family before the outbreak of the Korean war last June. We are a few examples: Creamery butter is up 16 per slice June, while the aver- family's bread and bakery has risen between eight and ten cent. Price of bacon is up 16 per slice June. Family milk bill has risen 18 per cent on a nation-wide average. Steak is up 33 per cent June—pork chops, 10 per dozen eggs costs 70 cents higher, compared to 52 cents nine—an increase of 32 per cent. Free has jumped from 74 cents and in June to 84 cents for grades or a price boost of ten cent. Pepper, which cost only cents a pound in 1939, now $2.66 a pound. Wholesale price of cotton has increased 40 per cent in one year, while the price of a shoe has risen 25 per cent September, 1949, and 15 per cent last June. Truman and Coolidge price of medicine has shot down 25 to 50 per cent. for failure to impose wage and price controls is the lackadaisical attitude of well-meaning, likable Charles Sawyer, the Secretary of Commerce. The other day, tough-minded Stuart Symington, head of the National Security Resources board, learned that his friend Sawyer was going to make two milk-toast, middle-of-the-road speeches regarding price controls. Symington's advisers debated whether they should warn the Secretary of Commerce that airtight, tough controls would be necessary. However, they decided not to call Secretary Sawyer. To warn him, they decided, would mean that he would only get busy and lobby against the controls which whey were planning. Man With a Smile Amazing thing about the man whom Secretary Sawyer has picked to control industry is that during the last war he was eased out of the war production board because he wasn't tough enough. The gentleman in question, William H. Harrison, head of International Telephone and Telegraph, was known in the WPB as a nice guy with a smile. Everybody liked him. He didn't offend anyone; neither did he fight. His job was to control building construction, and he was so friendly that he let the Army get away with a lot of construction which they didn't need and which took manpower and materials away from other important projects. Finally, WPB officials suggested to Gen. B. B. Somervell, the Army Supply Chief, that Harrison be made a general and join the Army. Both sides were happier after that. K. C. Crime The U.S. attorney who put President Truman's pal, Tom Pendergast, in jail was slated to be subpoenaed before the Kefauver Crime committee in Kansas City last week, but for some reason he was never called. What the Senate committee was interested in was any possible friendship between two Mafia members, saying that the district attorney's office had fixed de Luca's narcotics trial. However, for unexplained reasons, the Senate probes at the last minute decided to lay off. Note—The lay-off was certainly not inspired by the White House. It would have given Mr. Truman great pleasure to have had the man whom he ousted as U.S. Attorney investigated by a Senate committee. Colony Quips The tremendous growth of the Florida citrus industry in the past few years is an amazing tribute to the strength, fortitude and confidence the people down there have engendered in themselves. The amazing monetary success that rose to bonanza proportion last year is not just good fortune nor is it due to better fruit than we have in California. It is due to the attitude on and the participation in the handling of the crop by the average grower. This has been accomplished by two great factors: Mutual and publicity. Mutual, as you all know, is an organization of growers and handlers, under Federal law, to insure the return of more money to the grower than the cost of producing Die fruit. Mutual good for the grower is it is, would never have succeeded without the blazing light of day-to-day publicity. If the growers had not been fully informed every day by their local newspapers then the "big interest" could as easily be deceitful propaganda, to vertising account we are because of it. You can put this down axiom: The Florida grower would not be where he day, financially, if it was for the great job of profit and commenting on the day story of what is going on in his industry. We realize this now because week there came a car probation from a grower Anaheim. This was number and a story was printed yesterday. When 1000 take the trouble to sit down write to or call off a small newspaper in the period a few months then that almost proves the truth assertions. It makes Mr. J. A. statement, "We wonder that interests are back of these sound slightly silly. Plain growers, some of whom pay money for Mr. Prizer's "H Plan" retirement fund, ones who encourage this We are searching for about the citrus industry. We are searching for thing now and do not find out about it for months. If we find out we expect to it will create a tension in the California business. These last jobs are pure bragging but truth. The 1000 growers who kind enough to get in touch us deserve the best we can them. They know they will propaganda in this column Except as to what good we are. Hands up? "Liberty is like saving You have to watch it like or it'll disappear in a false promises!" ARRAGE Co. K. Guardsmen DONALD C. BRENT LEROY SHULTZ keep the growers apart and thus exploit them. By publicity we mean that kind written by a staff member who knows what is going on and not just printing the "news releases" handed out by an organization. Any "news release" you see printed in any newspaper is simply slick propaganda, carefully thought out and written for the sole purpose of getting a reader to think as the big "co-op" or big "interest" wants them to. We, in this column, have simply been pointing out a lot of things. The Exchange management has, in the past, glossed over and completely gotten away with. Now we do not seek to infer to the slightest extent that this was done to defraud. But the purpose of keeping their growers thinking as the top wants them to is the greatest-purpose of "news releases." Down in Florida there are no "closed" meetings where the press is excluded and a "news release" doled out, if the big boys want one, to be printed and read by a newspaper's subscribers. That sort of stuff is not news. It is propaganda of the worst sort. And that sort of propaganda is all the California citrus grower gets in his daily press. With the exception of this column we hasten to brag. And we can just about put our finger on a big advertising account we are not on because of it. You can put this down as an axiom: The Florida grower would not be where he is today, financially, if it were not for the great job of reporting and commenting on the day to day story of what is going on in the citrus business. The greatest thing standing in the way of bettering the California citrus grower is the fact that he has been kept in ignorance of what is going on in the inside of You can put this down as an axiom: The Florida grower would not be where he is today, financially, if it were not for the great job of reporting and commenting on the day to day story of what is going on in the citrus business. The greatest thing standing in the way of bettering the California citrus grower is the fact that he has been kept in ignorance of what is going on in the inside of his industry. We realize this now because last week there came a card of approbation from a grower west of Anaheim. This was number 1000 and a story was printed about it yesterday. When 1000 growers take the trouble to sit down and write to or call on a small country newspaper in the period of just a few months then that fact alone almost proves the truth of our assertions. It makes, Mr. J. A. Prizer's statement, "We wonder what interests are back of these attacks?" Sound slightly silly. Plain, common growers, some of whom put up the money for Mr. Prizer's "Provident Plan" retirement fund, are the ones who encourage this writer. We are searching for the truth about the citrus industry. We are searching for something now and do not expect to find out about it for many months. If we find out what we expect to it will create a sensation in the California citrus business. These last sentences are pure bragging but tell the truth. The 1000 growers who were find enough to get in touch with deserve the best we can find for them. They know they will not get propaganda in this column. Except as to what good people we are, Hands up? "Liberty is like saving money. You have to watch it like a hawk or it'll disappear in a cloud of false promises!" EARLY BIRDS—Some of the early arrivals at Shibe Park waiting this morning for bleacher tickets for the World Series opener which the Yanks won 1 to 0. Looking happy in the chilly morning wait today are: Chuck Day (with cigar) of St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, and T. K. Lewis (looking at card), of Cherry Valley, Arkansas.—(Associated Press Wirephoto) ? if this is F.W.Schutz... who is... RETSOOB * watch this paper for prizes SARDINE SEASON OPENS SAN PEDRO PI—The Southern California sardine fishing season is on with a rush. Opening day brought a catch of 500 tons from about 145 boats entering. The opening price was $35 a ton, compared with $32.50 at the close of last season. Nearly all the 14 canneries will work two shifts to handle the early season catch. The season means employment for about 2000 fishermen and 7000 garden workers. It runs to February 1, 1951.