anaheim-gazette 1950-10-11

ANAHEM 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 BEILER Assistant Publisher WILLAND GREGORY Editor ENNEST BEYER Assistant Editor MYLES BRADLEY Picture Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Advertising Manager MARY ROULAND Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager Here come the candidates... Well, the campaigns for that old November 7 election are picking up steam. The mail coming into the Gazette these days is loaded with statements by, for, and about candidates of all parties and causes. If we attempted to publish them all we would have to put out a paper about the size of the Los Angeles Times with little but political statements in them. One statement on the election campaigns that we found interesting, however, is a roundup prepared for the Associated Press by Morrie Landsberg, one of the outstanding political writers of the state. The 59-year old Governor challenged Roosevelt to name one state with a more progressive record than his in California. New York, Roosevelt replied. Whereupon Warren reminded Jimmy that New York has a Republican Governor, one Thomas E. Dewey. Californians have seen and heard far less up to now from the U.S. senatorial hopefuls. They've both been in Washington, until the Congressional recess, voting their different ways as members of the House. Representative Douglas, 49, the Democratic choice, who stepped War shadows play trickily over California's election race as it moves toward the voting day November 7. In a state that touches the Pacific and has been told to beware of atomic attack, the fighting in Korea has reacted on the two leading contests—but in strangely different ways. The race for governor between Republican incumbent Earl Warren and Democrat James Roosevelt, so far as the oldtime type of campaigning is concerned, has become strictly a one-sided affair. The war, however, has served to heighten the running fued on the subversives question between the two candidates for Senator, Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas and Republican Richard Nixon. Warren who stumped vigorously before the primary, now lets the 42 year old son of the late FDR do all the talking—while he steers the state's civilian defense machine and calls for "unity." The big, blondish governor says he's just too busy to go campaigning in behalf of his third term bid. He hasn't made a single political speech, as such, since June—when he got the biggest primary vote of his career. And Roosevelt, frankly caught with his issues down, has now set out to capture the 100,000,000 vote Democratic majority in the state which doesn't pay much attention to party lines. He realized that he can't refer back to the issues of the primary campaign. His strategy seems to be to try to nail down two points for the Democrats: First, that Earl Warren is a Republican, the GOP's 1948 candidate for vice president. In fact, he calls his opponent a "wobbly Republican," "double shift Republican" and a "mugwump." Warren declined comment on this indirect reference to his Democratic vote-winning power. He has sought to appear as a "non-partisan" and walk the difficult New York, Roosevelt replied. Whereupon Warren reminded Jimny that New York has a Republican Governor, one Thomas E. Dewey. Californians have seen and heard far less up to now from the U. S. senatorial hopefuls. They've both been in Washington, until the Congressional recess, voting their different ways as members of the House. Representative Douglas, 49, the Democratic choice, who stepped from the theater stage to politics and thence to Congress in 1944, speaks her piece as a 100 per cent New Dealer. She opposes what she calls "witchhunting" committees. She voted against the communist control bill. On the other hand, Representative Nixon, the young (37) Republican candidate, decries what he sees as the danger from the left. An active member of the House un-American activities, he opposes the Truman program "in all major respects." He was first elected to Congress in 1946. Warren and Nixon rolled up tidy popular majorities in the primary. All four candidates—Warren, Roosevelt, Nixon and Douglas—ran on the Democratic and Republican tickets. This crossfiling is allowed under the California's direct primary law. Warren swept both nominations in 1946 — first governor ever to do so. The state registers Democratic—but generally votes Republican on state offices. Franklin D. Roosevelt carried California four times. President Truman won the state, too, despite Warren's place on the Republican slate. But California has elected only one Democratic governor since 1886. Warren and Roosevelt have spoken out against communism in post-primary appearances. The Democratic candidate, in a debate with Representative Nixon, asserted, however, there are now only 52,000 card-carrying communists in this country; that red influence is on the wane. Nixon, like Roosevelt a World War II veteran, contended the number of communists is not conclusive. He pointed out communists have come to power in many nations without having an election majority. When Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt came out here and spoke in behalf of her candidate son, Warren didn't seem disturbed. Jimmy, said his mother, would make a good governor for California. "You wouldn't expect a mother to be against her own son would ed. Mr. Bradford was una see for six days, but is now to get out with only his right bandaged, and hopes in a few to be entirely recovered. R. M. Stanley of Santa Ana father of George M. Stanley city was run down and fatally jured by the Southern Pacific Newport train at Santa Ana Friday morning at a crossing the Delhi creamery, south city. Deceased was aged 54 and leaves a wife and son. 25 Years Aged Eighty thousand people attended the Orange county fair, was pronounced the best event in the county. Preparation already making for the next fair which promoters claim far surpass this one. Mrs. Kurt Epstein will train the Sixteen card club home on North Clementine this afternoon. This is the meeting of the club after their vacation. The Anaheim post of the American Legion cooperated with auxiliary Sunday in taking cheer to the World War ve confined at Camp Kearney. Social and vocal program sponsored by the Legion and a "cake shake" sponsored by the auxiliary features of the day's entitlement. Llewellyn's orchestra lins' saxophone quartette a accordion soloist of this city nished the music which was enjoyed by the unfortunate More than 70 cakes were disbanded by the Anaheim women tradition to the cookies, jam, fruit home-made candies. Mrs. B.K. Boyd, president of the auction had general charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Joseph Hualde of Breckenridge recently died, left an estate at $90,000. Ten dollars each willed to her seven children; the balance to her husband Toriano Hualde, but at his reverts to the children. The idea from the property is stated $20,000 a year. WASHINGTON — With power the most precious thing the Armed Forces, some brass hats still don't realize that the G.I.'s time is able Everybody can go IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The publication of the Wilmington Enterprise has ceased. The editor will remove his material to Santa Monica and not later than October 20th, the "Santa Monica Outlook" will make its first appearance. A lump of honey eight feet square and weighing 500 pounds was taken from the roof of the U.S. Hotel in Los Angeles yesterday. F. W. Koll is in town and will remain three or four days. His object, we understand is to solicit subscriptions from our citizens to secure the establishment in our city of a branch of the Commercial Bank of Los Angeles. It is to be hoped that success will crown his efforts. By telegraph—Des Moines, Iowa—Sept. 29—At a banquet today, President Grant made a speech recalling war days and saying that in this centennial year we should work to strengthen the foundation of the structure begun by our forefathers 100 years ago at Lexington and labor for more security of free thought, free speech and free press, equal rights for all. He received great applause. General Sherman closed the speaking for the night with a short speech. First class stereoscopes and stereoptic views of Southern California for sale by A. G. Beebe. E. W. Squires has a fine lot of seedling peach trees two years old. He estimates that if he had sold the crop of peaches raised on these trees this year, he would have netted about $3 per tree. The water in the ditch of Districts one and two is down as far as the first waste-gate, a distance of two miles and a half. The numerous gopher and squirrel holes along the ditch gave a great amount of trouble. 50 Years Ago quiet wedding was solemnized Yuma, A. T., at the residence Dr. Yeman on Monday morning, October 1, when Miss Lottie M. Brown, daughter of W. T. Brown Fullerton, and Dr. Herbert C. Richfield of Fortuna, A. T., were bed in marriage. A wedding breakfast at the hotel Grandolfo bowed and Dr. and Mrs. Stinchl left on the morning train for her home in Fortuna. H. Gilman of Placentia has very sick with a carbuncle on neck. He is now able to be up to walk about a little. While spraying his chicken house on lime on Saturday, A. S. Braddell of Placentia met with an actent which came near resulting the loss of his sight. The pump game clogged and exploded, ending the lime into both eyes. A phone message for Dr. Rich loded the doctor at Mr. Gilman's Placentia avenue and he ard at Mr. Bradford's within 20 minutes. Had he been a half hour probably the eyesight of his agent would have been destroyMr. Bradford was unable to for six days, but is now able get out with only his right eye daged, and hopes in a few days be entirely recovered. M. Stanley of Santa Ana, member of George M. Stanley of this was run down and fatally inded by the Southern Pacific 10:15 import train at Santa Ana on day morning at a crossing near Delhi creamery, south of the Deceased was aged 54 years FIFTH COLUMNIST KOREAN VICTORY COMPLACENCY OUR MILITARY EFFORT Mr. Bradford was unable to get out with only his right eye daged, and hopes in a few days were entirely recovered. M. M. Stanley of Santa Ana, owner of George M. Stanley of this county, was run down and fatally injured by the Southern Pacific 10:15 port train at Santa Ana on day morning at a crossing near Delhi creamery, south of the city. Deceased was aged 54 years leaves a wife and son. Mrs. Kurt Epstein will enter the Sixteen card club at her home on North Clementine street afternoon. This is the first meeting of the club after the summer vacation. The Anaheim post of the Ameri- Legion cooperated with the Military Sunday in taking a little closer to the World War veterans defined at Camp Kearney. A mu- ul and vocal program sponsored the Legion and a "cake shower" insured by the auxiliary were sures of the day's entertainment. Llewellyn's orchestra, Rolling saxophone quartette and anordion soloist of this city furried the music which was muchoyed by the unfortunate "vets." More than 70 cakes were distribut- by the Anaheim women in adon to the cookies, jam, fruit and one-made candies. Mrs. Harriet Boyd, president of the auxiliary general charge of the arrange- ents. Mrs. Joseph Hualde of Brea, who nearly died, left an estate valued $90,000. Ten dollars each was used to her seven children, and the balance to her husband, Vic-ano Hualde, but at his death debts to the children. The income on the property is stated to be $2000 a year. WASHINGTON — With man- verer the most precious thing in Armed Forces, some of the less hats still don't seem to size that the G.I.'s time is valu- treated, and later got a more hospitable reception from Camp Pickett officers. They have decided, however, that it would be a good idea to drop in at the other camps for Congressional inspections. Note—What Gen. Collins was driving at when he emphasized the importance of rank was that every enlisted man has a chance to be promoted, and that junior officers and non-coms are the backbone of the army. Kaiser's Gamble Private enterprise, according to some people, is dead. But the other day, Henry Kaiser proved that it isn't. He paid $87,000,000 back to Uncle Sam which he had borrowed on a gamble that big business had branded as foolhardy. Back in the early stages of World War II, Kaiser, then building ships at breakneck speed, was frequently short of steel. Finally, he decided to build a steel plant in Southern California, the first of its kind in that part of the Nation. Heretofore, the big steel companies of the Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Youngstown area had dominated all markets, even supplying the west coast. They argued that the west was too sparsely populated to support a steel industry of its own, flatly refused to expand in that region. At Geneva, Utah, the U.S. government, contending that the big steel companies were wrong, pioneered its own plant for western operation. But even farther west, and without government subsidy, Kaiser erected the Fontana steel mill, wholly owned by himself though financed with a wartime loan of $123,805,000. After the war, when competitors expected Fontana to close down, Kaiser expanded. He has paid $21,000,000 to the RFC on interest alone, expanded his plant with change will be their or lack of them. We might add some Mr. Prizer but he will and be taken care of change Provident Plan slightly different from the grower is taken out are not made about the Plan, it is, perhaps, and We want the same soil and air-tight planning the grower's end of this his net returns. Is there to even mention? The grower gets kick out here in the Californi industry. He simply the plain facts but a of propaganda. When tioned publicly, as well in this column, then things, propaganda will at us. Mr. Prizer did it. days later Mr. F. W. retary and manager solidated Orange Grove same thing in the same are not personally acq Mr. Turner but intend gentleman up some da want to know who su method of propagation growers who belong packing houses. Mr. Mr. Prizer might hit this up themselves posed to be a "biggie" up with a dull thud. The pitiful part o thing was that it simple growers a little more But these men see big to think of those s Some people also say world—but a mile's a dollar's a dollar for WASHINGTON — With man-over the most precious thing in the Armed Forces, some of the hats still don't seem to size that the G.I.'s time is valu- Every hour he is kept in use lineups cuts down his train-period and his preparation for battle front. The other day at Camp Pickett, for instance, the entire camp herded on the parade ground, then kept waiting two hours to hear a pep talk by Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff. Camp commanders seemed to think the G.I.'s had no more instant training than to stand 24 hours waiting for the general arrive. Collins, a great fighting officer, be a forthright talk, but left sentence ringing in G.I. ears. Don't misunderstand me," he said, "I'm a great believer in rank of the prestige of rank." While he was speaking, twogressmen also happened to stop in at Camp Pickett—Demois Wayne Hays of Ohio and John McGuire of Connecticut. Being no brass to flash, all they saw was the run-around. Finally, they located a lieutenant colonel at headquarters and told him whom they wanted to visit. You can't see anyone," tarty started the officer. "These fellows are busy. They're being marched the parade ground to hear General Collins." What's to prevent us from go over?" asked Congressman Lewis. We're all busy," mumbled the tenant colonel. "You can park your car and walk over to the hill you want to." The two Congressmen stayed to show the draftees were being But even farther west, and without government subsidy, Kaiser erected the Fontana steel mill, wholly owned by himself though financed with a wartime loan of $123,805,000. After the war, when competitors expected Fontana to close down, Kaiser expanded. He has paid $21,000,000 to the RFC on interest alone, expanded his plant with $30,000,000 of private funds, and the other day repaid all the money borrowed from the government. Kaiser's gamble in private enterprise is in contrast to various other private steel companies which waited for the government to set up its own plants, then bought them in after the war, for a song. U.S. Steel, for instance, purchased the government's Geneva, Utah, plant for 20 cents on the dollar. It also purchased Uncle Sam's steel mills at Homestead and Duquesne, Pa., for 33 cents on the dollar, and a blast furnace at Duluth, Minn., for 24 cents. The total government investment in these plants was $527,000,000. The price paid for them by U.S. Steel after the war was $148,000,000. Republic Steel also bought the government's South Chicago plant for 30 cents on the dollar, while Inland Steel picked up two government blast furnaces at Indiana Harbor, Ind., for 38 cents on the dollar. Meanwhile, Kaiser, the man who believes that private initiative is not dead, paid 100 cents on the dollar, plus interest. Taft's Press Relations Ohio Senator Bob Taft is not always smart with his public relations, but he was smart enough the other day not to get caught in a radio debate with forthright and possibly unfriendly newsmen. Scheduled to appear on a coast-to-coast network "Reporters Roundup," Taft was to be interviewed by Joe Loftus of Clinton Foods are also building another new plant at Auburndale which will have a capacity of 30,000 gallons daily. With the new plant at DeLand this large company will have six plants—owned or leased—operating in Florida. The combined output of these six citrus concentrate plants would amount to some 90,000 gallons daily the company man reported. Does that look like the frozen orange concentrate deal is a bust? It is only a bust up in the "Kremlin" and that propaganda line is due for a slight change we are reliably informed. These large companies are expanding greatly in Florida. Even after a year when growers got as high as $84 a ton, net on the tree, and averaged $72 a ton net on the tree, for good fruit, these people who bought the fruit are still expanding. If the Exchange's scare publicity of huge carryovers, price wars and other things too terrible to mention had any merit then these big companies would be folding up instead of expanding. Or are we just nuts? Do you think this sort of stuff will tear down the Exchange? We can't see that one. The only thing that can and will hurt the Ex- the New York Times, Sam Stavisky of the Washington Post, and Cecil Brown of the Mutual Broadcasting System. At the last minute, however, Taft telephoned the program director and refused to appear unless he could name his own reporters. In order to save the program from cancelation, Taft was given his way. He selected four Ohio newsmen whom he knew personally—Alvin Silverman of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Jack Kenon of the Cleveland News, Richard Maher of the Cleveland Press, and Clingan Jackson of the Youngstown Vindicator. They dealt with him gently. The pitil part of thing was that it simply growers a little more sizable people also saw world—but a mile's a dollar's a dollar for The other midnight hours of making like it vivekan I felt I could faint air, and so I sent a cab and asked the drive me around Central City. "How's business?" I replied. "Pretty fair," said "but people are funny hackies start making buck they act like we seeing or something. All those years when ride the ghost in order jobs." "Ride the what?" I asked. "The ghost," said "That's what we use when we threw the flask let the clock run with timer inside. During times there were fleets would fire a guy if he in a certain amount so we used to run it meter and pay it out pockets. And we have ourselves when riding or an inspector might way I used to do it around Central Park ued enough to satisfy and do you know some biggest tip I ever got of those nights when on me." "Unconfuse me," I replied. Co. K. Guardsmen CHARLES FLYNN SGT. ALBERT H. MILLER change will be their own works—or lack of them. We might add something about Mr. Prizer but he will soon retire and be taken care of by the Exchange Provident Plan which is slightly different from the way the grower is taken care of. We are not made about this Provident Plan, it is, perhaps, a good thing. We want the same sort of thought and air-tight planning to go into the grower's end of the business—his net returns. Is this too much to even mention? The grower gets kided too much out here in the California citrus industry. He simply is not told the plain facts but a hodge-podge of propaganda. When this is mentioned publicly, as we have done in this column, then all sorts of things, propaganda wise, are aimed at us. Mr. Prizer did it. And a few days later Mr. F. W. Turner, secretary and manager of the Consolidated Orange Growers did the same thing in the same way. We are not personally acquainted with Mr. Turner but intend to look the gentleman up some day. We only want to know who suggested this method of propagandizing the growers who belong to these two packing houses. Mr. Turner and Mr. Prizer might have thought this up themselves. It was supposed to be a "biggie" but ended up with a dull thud. The pitiful part of the whole thing was that it simply cost their growers a little more money. But these men seem to be too big to think of those small things. Some people also say it's a small world—but a mile's a mile and a dollar's a dollar for 'a that. 'Well, it was like this,' said the hackie. "About a month after the stock market crash in '29, I'm cruising around Wall Street one afternoon, figuring that if a broker threw himself out the window I might get a chance to rush him to the hospital. But Wall Street's like a graveyard that day, and so finally I get disgusted and go into a speakeasy for a couple of shots. 'When I climb back in my cab a few hours later, I'm feeling no pain and so I decide I might as well take the ghost for his usual joyride. And that night, Central Park is really some thing to see—you know, full of snow and icicles like a picture in a kid's fairy book. 'After making the circuit a couple times, I'm about ready to call it a night when suddenly I get a feeling I'm being watched. And so I turn around, and sitting in the back is a little old geezer wearing one of those high collars and what they call a homberger hat. Naturally, this gives me quite a jolt, but when a guy is potten he's liable to get some pretty funny ideas, and so I figure out that this is the ghost I been riding around night after night. Brave-like, I crank open the window between us and start to talk to him. 'How you enjoying the ride?' I says. 'I'm enjoying it fine,' says the ghost. 'Where can I take you?' I ask him next. 'To St. Patrick's Cathedral. And close the window—it's getting cold.' 'This strikes me as kind of a peculiar remark for a ghost, but I do like I'm told, and when we get to St. Patrick's the ghost gets through him like you're supposed to with ghosts. "I'll never forget you for what you did," he says, 'and especially the way you did it—pretending not to hear what I told you and driving me through the park on this beautiful night so I could see there was something in the world besides my own miserable problems.'" 'For the first time I begin to suspicion that maybe this ghost ain't no ghost after all, so I says to him, 'When'd you get in my cab?' "'You know darned well I was waiting in the back when you came out of the bar,' ne says. "'That explains it,' I says. 'I didn't see you because it was dark and I was kind of loaded, and I didn't hear you because the window between us was closed." "'You're a gentleman and a scholar,' says the little old geezer. Saying which he fishes out a hundred-dollar bill and hands it to me. "He starts to go away but I stop him." Just for the record; I says, where'd you ask me to take you first? "'As if you didn't know,' he says. 'The middle of the Brooklyn Bridge.'" CASUALTY REPORT—AFTER FIVE YEARS PEORIA, Ill., (AP)—For more than five years Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Johnston have clung to the hope that their son was alive. William Harrison Johnston, naval aviation ordnanceman, was reported missing in action while on a bombing mission in the Pacific. This week his parents were notified that the bodies of their son and four crewmates were found on a remote island in the Philip- The pitiful part of the whole thing was that it simply cost their growers a little more money. But these men seem to be too big to think of those small things. Some people also say it's a small world—but a mile's a mile and a dollar's a dollar for 'a that. The other midnight, after 15 hours of making like Joe Executive, I felt I could use a little fresh air, and so I stepped into a cab and asked the hackie to drive me around Central Park. "How's business?" I small-talked. "Pretty fair," said the cabbie, "but people are funny—soon as us hackies start making an extra buck they act like we was profit-eering or something. They forget all those years when we had to ride the ghost in order to keep our jobs." "Ride the what?" "The ghost," said the hackie. "That's what we used to call it when we threw the flag down and let the clock run without a customer inside. During the tough times there were fleet owners who would fire a guy if he didn't bring in a certain amount of business, so we used to run it up on the meter and pay it out of our own pockets. And we had to watch ourselves when riding the ghost or an inspector might nab us. The way I used to do it was to cruise around Central Park until I cocxed enough to satisfy the boss—and do you know something? The biggest tip I ever got was on one of those nights when the ride was on me." "I unconfuse me," I said. CASUALTY REPORT—AFTER FIVE YEARS PEORIA, Ill., (AP)—For more than five years Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Johnston have clung to the hope that their son was alive. William Harrison Johnston, naval aviation ordnanceman, was reported missing in action while on a bombing mission in the Pacific. This week his parents were notified that the bodies of their son and four crewmates were found on a remote island in the Philippines.