anaheim-gazette 1950-10-24

ANAIEM GAZETTE Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Ananeim, 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. 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 MAA BEULEN Assistant Publisher WILLAND GREGORY Editor ERNEST BEYER Assistant Editor MILES BRADLEY Picture Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager MARY HOULAND Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH HOULAND Classified Advertising Mailer The past comes back... Last Friday the Anaheim Gazette published a little story about the case now being heard in Superior Court, Santa Ana, involving local water companies and heirs of Don Bernardo Yorba. The case concerns groundwater rights. To the casual observer, however, the interesting part of the case would seem to center around the fact that the court has received "countless early documents" bearing upon the controversy. And, the judge and his entourage took time out to tramp over the grounds involved in the case. We point out interest in those early documents because of their undoubted intriguing historical content. While pondering what these documents might contain, into the Gazette office walked Walter A. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Mitchell has been white-washing and fixing up his stable, and it now smells as sweet and clean as a parlor. The timber for the bridge across the Santa Ana river was forwarded by teams this morning. Mr. Parker brought in for our inspection some specimens of his raisins. They are of nicer flavor than the imported raisin, and we see no cause why they should not supercede them in the markets. Mr. Parker has dried about a ton this season. Next year however he intends to perfect his drying arrangements and will embark in the business on a large scale. There was a marriage feast at United States and a patent issued showing an area of 13,328.53 acres. Bernardo Yorba was one of the four sons of Jose Antonio Yorba (a soldier member of the Portola party) and it was he who was most interested in the growing of crops. "An industrious man, he extended his farming operations by building irrigation ditches and engaged widely in stock raising. The adobe home he built on the north bank of the river, a two-story structure, was one of the finest and largest ranch homes in California. “This place he called 'San Antonio' Bernardo bought other land up the Santa Ana river: Ranchos Sierra and Rincon. With other interests he had in Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, his holdings made it possible for him to run his herds of cattle from the River-side area to Newport Bay. “He grew corn, wheat, and beans, and planted vinyards and fruit trees, though his farming was done with oxen and old fashioned plows. “Bernardo was three times married, first to Maria de Jesus Alvarado, who bore him four children, lated to Felipa Dominguez, who bore him 12 children. A third marriage, with Andrea Elisalde, resulted in four sons being born." In other words the W boys, not Tom Dewey, first move to entice Him of the running. Published incidentally would not Though he lunched with at the Chase bank, he n plump for Dewey. Next chapter in this story was told in the N Round on September 8 a “Deweyite pressure on Joe Hanley to withdraw New York gubernatorial so intense Friday night time Hanley lost the u one good eye.” In his now famous Kingsland Macy telling financial guarantees m Hanley also tells how h ful of going blind. “Seventy-four four y Hanley has one glass of the other eye is not str Merry-Go-Round Therefore, when subject rific pressure to withdrawal or of Dewey he lost his spletely. On the Saturday Sunday following the Dewey's friends, Hanley able to recognize anyone by voice. “On Monday sufficient restored his vision. D conference with Dew friends neither Frank Ga Norman Gould of the Go co. were able to reach him they who helped raise e to pay up Hanley's $300 but even they could not their man during the c conference which drafte Mr. Parker brought in for our inspection some specimens of his raisins. They are of nicer flavor than the imported raisin, and we see no cause why they should not supercede them in the markets. Mr. Parker has dried about a ton this season. Next year however he intends to perfect his drying arrangements and will embark in the business on a large scale. There was a marriage feast at the house of Guadalupe Ruiz on Saturday evening. We understand it was a very gay affair. Quite a serious affray took place at the butcher's shop on Centre street this morning. The complaint made before Justice Bailey says that Mr. Short assaulted Mr. Cohen, proprietor of the shop with deadly weapons, to wit, a cleaver and butcher knife, etc. Short was arrested and ordered to appear in court at ten a.m. Subsequently, Mr. Short again visited the shop and another combat took place but this time no weapons were used. The belligerents were separated as quickly as possible by the crowd which soon gathered at the shop. Owing to the injuries suffered by Mr. Cohen, the examination has been postponed until Wednesday next when testimony will be brought to prove who was and who was not to blame. Wine making in Anaheim will be continued about two weeks longer. 50 Years Ago Charles Allgeyer was in town on Monday from Brookshurst, where he reports the walnut crop excellent and prospects good for a fine orange crop. He has purchased 10 acres from Mrs. Dudley and Captain Wrede of Placentia was in town on Monday morning. 25 Years Ago The Kiwanis Club gave a banquet on Thursday night at the Elks club house in honor of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Geissinger who leave for Pasadena today. Dr. Geissinger has been pastor of the White Temple Methodist church for five years and was transferred by the conference to the Hollister Avenue church in Pasadena. Among those present at the banquet and spoke were Hon. S. C. Hartranft, Geo. W. Reid, Ernest Ganahl, R. B. Young and Thomas McFadden. Chas. Mann acted as chairman. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Spake have returned to this city for the winter after an absence of 16 years in Pasadena, and are occupying Mr. Gobel's residence on East Broadway, Mr. and Mrs. Gobel having gone to Redlands where their granddaughter is attending school. Mr. Spake came to Anaheim 23 years ago and was engaged in the realty business. His former partner, E. W. McCollum now lives at Pomona where he owns a 10 acre orange grove. Dr. Benjamin S. Haywood, new pastor of the White Temple Methodist church was tendered a cordial reception in the social hall of the church Friday evening by the members of the congregation. A brief program was given in which Miss Katherine Steward, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Durfee, Betty Meyers and Katherine and Ellen Collins took part. The pastor was welcomed by O. E. Steward, president of the church board and George Tedrick, Sunday school superintendent. On Monday sufficient restored his vision. Due conference with Dewey friends neither Frank Gaw Norman Gould of the Go co., were able to reach him they who helped raise up to pay up Hanley's $30,000 but even they could not their man during the conference which 'drafted' Most interesting fact: Dewey was anything but Third chapter was the terms of the pay-off to run for the U.S. Senate of Governor. This was in the Washington Round September 13, named Hanley, if defeated for state, would be appointed New York Thruway c/o at $15,000 and also be president of an oil company $15,000 annually. "Friends in the Dewey have also promised to pay $30,000 which Kingsland Frank Gannett and Norr put up to pay off Hanley quoted W.M.G.R. on Sept. However, the full story levy and Dewey goes further, to when Governor conducted a grand jury of Lt. Gov. Hanley er Albany legislators—denly called off the grief Since then Dewey and have been friends only one face Since then also He been struggling to pay off debtness. The facts were published in the New York papers but here is the carried in the Merry-six years ago—October 3. "An Albany grand-jury scheduled to probe a ch Lieutenant Governor H PORTLAND, ORE.—Sometimes politics looks a little clearer when you get off and take a long-range view of it. At any rate, I have been taking a bird's-eye view of all the rumpus kicked up in New York over the question or how Governor Dewey invigued, enticed or "bribed" Lt. Gov. Joe Hanley out of the governorship race. And it seems to me that my colleagues of the press back east are missing a big part of the story. The story really began about the last week in August when Winthrop Aldrich of the Chase National bank telephoned his brother-in-law, John D. Rockefeller Jr., at Bar Harbor, Maine, asking him in getting Dr. Gov. Hanley out of the race for governor. This was before Dewey got into the picture. And the moral to the whole story is that when you get the big-money boys into politics something always smells. The story is all in the back files of the Washington Merry-Go-Round and since the politicians are still gasping for breath over it maybe the details are worth retening now. The story began last August 31 as follows: "Powerful efforts were made over the week end to persuade Lt. Gov. Joe Hanley to withdraw from the race for governor in favor of Tom Dewey." "Winthrop Aldrich, head of the Chase bank, conferred in Bar Harbor with his brother-in-law, John D. Rockefeller, and together they telephoned Roy Howard, head of the Scripps-Howard newspapers and a powerful Dewey backer." The story began last August 31 as follows: "Powerful efforts were made over the week end to persuade Lt. Gov. Joe Hanley to withdraw from the race for governor in favor of -Tom Dewey. *Winthrop Aldrich*, head of the Chase bank, conferred in Bar Harbor with his brother-in-law, John D. Rockefeller, and together they telephoned Roy Howard, head of the Scripps-Howard newspapers and a powerful Dewey backer. They also phoned Frank Gannett, head of the Gannett newspaper chain and asked him to come to New York immediately. Gannett was reached on his yacht on Lake Ontario and tiew to New York in his private plane for lunch with Aldricn. With him went Carl Halienauer of the Bausch and Lomo Optical company. Meanwhile, Roy Howard promised to write an editorial in the New York World-Telegram urging that Governor Dewey be dratted for a third term." In other words the Wall street boys, not Tom Dewey, made the first move to entice Hanley out of the running. Publisher Gannett incidentally would not go along. Though he lunched with Aldrich at the Chase bank, he refused to plump for Dewey. Next chapter in this political story was told in the Merry-Go-Round on September 8 as follows: *Deweyite pressure on Lt. Gov. Joe Hanley to withdraw from the New York gubernatorial race was so intense Friday night that for a time Hanley lost the use of his one good eye.* In his now famous letter to Kingsland Macy telling of the financial guarantees made him, Hanley also tells how he is fearful of going blind. *Seventy-four four years old, Hanley has one glass eye while the other eye is not strong," the Merry-Go-Round continued. *Therefore, when subjected to terrific pressure to withdraw in favor of Dewey he lost his sight completely. On the Saturday and Sunday following the visit with Dewey's friends, Hanley was not able to recognize anyone except by voice.* *On Monday sufficient rest had restored his vision. During the conference with Dewey and friends neither Frank Gannett nor Norman Gould of the Gould Pump co. were able to reach him. It was they who helped raise the kitty to pay up Hanley's $30,000 debts but even they could not get their man during the crucial conference which 'drafted' Dewey.* Last July in the citrus grower subsidized "Citrograph" Mr. Wilcox of the Exchange "brain trust" came out and gave his readers a "warning note on the future of frozen concentrate market." Well you know what happened, it broke use of "Sunkist" on a can. What ever it was the cost to Exchange growers will be $1¼ in the next five years. That is rather an abrupt change of pace we would say. What it will bring the grower is the only thing that matters. We have not been able to find out how much "cheaper fruit" Minute Maid bought from Exchange growers this year. Remember that for fruit with 120 pounds of soluble solids per ton, which is very good fruit, the grower will only receive less than $85 a ton net. The great majority of valencias, this year, went away below that amount of solids and so returned the grower much less money. This is all based upon the Exchange scale, other shippers will return varying amounts to the grower. For the grower's sake we hope they are all higher. That OK? Mr. Wilcox said: "California growers must remember that they cannot compete on a low price basis with frozen concentrate produced in the southern state." At that time he must have known that Minute Maid was paying as high as $84 a ton for good Florida fruit to go into frozen concentrate. Now here are some facts direct from Florida: last season canners used 19,698,012 boxes of Florida oranges for the frozen concentrate. The average price for ALL this fruit was $2.6905. These are FACTS. And the figures mention "reflect" just about three (3) cents a pound, net on the tree, in the growers pocket. That puts a different light on Mr. Wilcox's statement about who can compete with who on a low price basis. Don't be fooled by that kind of stuff. Remember that in Florida the grower gets the money and in California he gets "baloney, bungling and bull" with not even one blush handed out to make things look brighter. B, B, and B, sounds like an advertising agency, doesn't it? But here it stands for "baloney, bungling and bull" and very few growers will miss the point. diwers ran to surround their hands after applaud the Anno But Brig. Gen., of Cleveland, Ohio view of this enth enemy. "The they act like he snarled. 'If ye 'em—join 'em.'" At one point a burs was gathered officer estimated surrendered. And were North Korea tending to the wounds. But one man said side. A bullet or shied through the bar upright but slowly forward and then "That man is one said. The body rocked then crumpled tilt But nobody paid the column contender northward. Two Sherman from the road and guns on a village ley. The guns thus plosions splashed and then more whil began streaming off there were some children among them were North racing to give tha Americans. And one of the crudely printed You, United Na Dewey's friends, Hanley was not able to recognize anyone except by voice. "On Monday sufficient rest had restored his vision. During the conference with Dewey and friends neither Frank Gannett nor Norman Gould of the Gould Pump co. were able to reach him. It was they who helped raise the kitty to pay up Hanley's $30,000 debts but even they could not get to their man during the crucial conference which 'drafted' Dewey. Most interesting fact was that Dewey was anything but drafted." Third chapter was the actual terms of the pay-off to Hanley to run for the U.S. Senate instead of Governor. This was published in the Washington Merry-Go-Round September 13, namely, that Hanley, if defeated for the Senate, would be appointed to the New York Thruway commission at $15,000 and also be made vice president of an oil company at $15,000 annually. "Friends in the Dewey camp have also promised to repay the $30,000 which Kingsland Macy, Frank Gannett and Norman Gould put up to pay off Hanley's debts" quoted W.M.G.R. on September 13. However, the full story of Hanley and Dewey goes back even further, to when Governor Dewey conducted a grand jury investigation of Lt. Gov. Hanley and other Albany legislators—then suddenly called off the grand jury. Since then Dewey and Hanley have been friends only on the surface. Since then also Hanley has been struggling to pay off his indebtedness. The facts were never published in the New York newspapers but here is the account carried in the Merry-Go-Round six years ago—October 31, 1944. An Albany grand-jury was scheduled to probe a charge that Lieutenant Governor Hanley put last July in the citrus grower subsidized "Citrograph" Mr. Wilcox of the Exchange "brain trust" came out and gave his readers a "warning note on the future of frozen concentrate market." Well you know what happened, it broke all records last month, but we will not go into that now. In reviewing the outlook for the "summer drop"—we like to call 'em valencias—Mr. Wilcox said the outlook was bright, providing California shippers did not flood the market with small undesirable fruit. Then when the OAC attempted to keep 344s and smaller off the market Mr. Wilcox's Exchange fought the ruling and it was finally passed over their head. What sort of a deal is this anyway? Mr. Prizer might say that we were trying to "tear down" something. Who did what we reported above? We didn't — we just reported it to those who ought to know, the grower. He is the boy that has to foot the bill. Then, last July, Mr. Wilcox goes on to say that canned juice business was well, 'er, something to be warned about, because back in 1947 the market for single strength collapsed and threw many Florida canners into bankruptcy. One thing Mr. Wilcox knew but did not realize of one change all that. He must have been talking with his tongue in his check because only a couple of months later the Exchange had not only bought out Dameral-Allison but had also completed some kind of a deal for the That puts a different light on Mr. Wilcox's statement about who can compete with who on a low price basis. Don't be fooled by that kind of stuff. Remember that in Florida the grower gets the money and in California he gets "baloney, bungling and bull" with not even one blush handed out to make things look brighter. B, B, and B, sounds like an advertising agency, doesn't it? But here it stands for "baloney, bungling and bull" and very few growers will miss the point. Remember this column is simply pointing out the BB&B. Hal Boyle By DQN WHITEHEAD (For Hal Boyle) On the Road of Pyongyang (A) Joe Stalin rode by proxy with the American column driving on Pyongyang but the pipe-smoking dictator of red Russia drew only jeers along the way. Stalin's likeness moved along the dusty road northward as a life-sized poster nailed to a truck. "We want Uncle Joe to be with us when we go into Pyongyang," a grimy Doughboy yelled jubilantly. Out of the hills and across the valley near Hukkyo the white clad figures came in droves. A few hours or a few days before they had been manned guns against them they had enough. They came waving, white and crudely made flags of the South Korean republic. And they shouted "banzai." But no longer was it a battle cry—it was the cry of the defeated. And as these North Korean sol- Y RUN? STREETCAR TOLL CALL — A British reporter calls his London office from a streetcar between Krefeld and Dusseldorf, Germany, over new radio phone service just installed. SLICE OF HAM DIERS ran to surrender they clapped their hands above their heads to applaud the American army. But Brig. Gen. Frank A. Allen of Cleveland, Ohio, took a cynical view of this enthusiasm by the enemy. "They act like politicians," he snarled. "If you can't whip 'em—join 'em." At one point a horde of prisoners was gathered in a field. One officer estimated that 2500 had surrendered. And among them were North Korean women nurses tending to the wounded. But one man sat alone to one side. A bullet or shell wound showed through the bandages. He sat upright but slowy his body rocked forward and then backward. "That man is dying," someone said. The body rocked slowly and then crumpled to the ground. But nobody paid attention and the column continued to thunder northward. Two Sherman tanks wheeled from the road and turned their guns on a village across the valley. The guns thundered and explosions splashed in the village. And then more white clad figures began streaming out in surrender. There were some women and children among them. But most of them were North Korean troops racing to give themseves up to the Americans. And one of them carried a crudely printed sign, "Thank You, United Nations." HONEYMOON BALTIMORE (AP)—Alfred Houlker and Gladys Dells, 18, were married here in April, 1949. A few days later, he took her to his home in Providence, R.I., and introduced her to his other wife and two children. Then he helped her hitch a ride back to Baltimore. That was the testimony on which Gladys won an annulment in circuit court. Judge S. Ralph Warnken gave her the right to resume her maiden name. A few days later, he took her to his home in Providence, R.I., and introduced her to his other wife and two children. Then he helped her hitch a ride back to Baltimore. That was the testimony on which Gladys won an annulment in circuit court. Judge S. Ralph Warnken gave her the right to resume her maiden name. READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS—Nooody can say Kwikset workers aren't ready for the coming holiday'en festivities. As witness, take a look at President Adolf Schoepe, front row center, and his be-westerned and/or be-whiskered friends at the lock factory. (Arsene Photo)