anaheim-gazette 1950-11-15

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1950 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 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. THEODORE B. KUCHEL Publisher MAX BEULER Assistant Publisher WILLARD GREGORY Editor ERNEST BEYER Assistant Editor MYLES BRADLEY Picture Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager MARY ROULAND Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager They got knocked off... There's a great re-shuffling every time one of the bigwigs in Congress gets knocked off. For example, take Senator Millard E. Tydings, Maryland Democrat. He had been in the Senate 24 years. He'll be missing from the next Congress. He was defeated in the elections by a Republican, John Marshall Butler, a political novice. Tydings, because he was chairman of the Senate's Armed Services committee and a member of its Foreign Relations committee, was one of the most powerful men in the Senate. He got his spot on both by seniority, meaning his ability to stick around a long time. That seniority business cuts great ice in both House and chairmanship will go to the next in line, Senator Richard B. Russell, Georgia Democrat, if he wants it, since the Democrats still have a majority in the Senate. Whether defeat of an experienced chairman can be considered a loss to the country is, of course a matter of argument since some can say a fairly regular transfusion of new blood into the Senate, even at the sacrifice of a chairman, is worthwhile. But Tydings wasn't the only casualty among Democratic chairman. Another was Senator Elbert D. Thomas of Utah, chairman of the Labor committee. After 18 years' service, he was licked by a Republican, Wallace F. Bennett. WASHINGTON — Yesterday abandoned my alleged crouching position under the cabinet table long enough to report on the distressing way some of our Western European friends are drifting away from us. Today I want to report some brighter phases of the European picture; also suggest some ideas for making them even brighter. Cracks in the Iron Curtain—While we have headaches in Western Europe, the Kremlin is having worse in Eastern Europe... In Poland, troop trains between Russia and East Germany are dynamited almost weekly. The Poles hate the Russians more than the Germans—which is saying a lot. And the underground in Poland is seething and turbulent... Bulgarian troops, deserting in driblets across the Turkish border, report intense dislike of the Russians... Most important of all, every satellite country is watching Yugoslavia. If Tito can get by the present winter, despite crop failures and near-starvation, more satellite countries will follow his lead. More bad tax news—Meanwhile, here at home, the good old browbeaten taxpayer is in for more bad news. U. S. military chiefs are going to ask for about another 30 billion dollars in the next few months—making a total defense budget passed this year of about 60 billion. This doesn't IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago At exactly twenty-six minutes past 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a severe shock of earthquake was felt in Anaheim. It lasted about two seconds and seemed to pass from east to west. Judge Davis noticed the water tank in the rear of Enterprise hall oscillate quite preceptibly. No rumbling noise was heard as is generally the case in an earthquake of the severity of the one yesterday. The sheep men now have smiling countenances, and predict a brilliant future for their flocks. The warm rain which fell on Sunday has started the grass in every direction. 50 Years Ago A new military company is to be organized at Talbert, to be known as Company H, Seventh Infantry, First Brigade, N.G.C. The membership comes from the Peatlands. The muster in will be at Santa Ana, Saturday evening, Nov. 18. Captain Finley will be the mustering officer. This will give Orange county three companies. While Mrs. Middehaur was returning home from the supper given by the ladies of the Christian church, on Tuesday evening at 11 o'clock, she was attacked, when near the residence of Rev. Stone on Broadway, by a masked man whose purpose was robbery. Her cries brought general notice of course a matter of argument since some can say a fairly regular transfusion of new blood into the Senate, even at the sacrifice of a chairman, is worthwhile. But Tydings wasn't the only casualty among Democratic chairman. Another was Senator Elbert D. Thomas of Utah, chairman of the Labor committee. After 18 years' service, he was licked by a Republican, Wallace F. Bennett. So that committee will be reshuffled. One other chairmanship will change. Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma lost in the primary to Rep. A. S. (Mike) Monroney. Thomas, like Tydings, had 24 years of service and was chairman of the Agriculture committee. There'll be even more changing around. The two Democratic leaders in the Senate—Scott Lucas of Illinois and Francis Myers of Pennsylvania—were both defeated by Republicans. But, whether or not these defeated men—so long loyal to the Democratic party — disappear from Washington life is something else. President Truman may find spots for them in some kind of jobs in the government! Since V-J day, we have spent a total of 70 billion on armament, not including the Korean war, and if we go on spending at this rate, we will be bankrupt even before Russia starts all-out war we are so busy preparing for... In fact, to pay this huge armament bill we must inevitably and definitely lower our standard-of-living to a point similar to or even lower than Europe's! The remedy as I see it is to quit waging a defensive war and carry the attack to the enemy—not through expensive force of arms, but by getting to the Russian people... This is the thing Stalin worries about most, and that is the reason for the Iron curtain... In contrast, we have worried ourselves so sick over a few McCarthy communists which may be lurking under our beds at home that we have lost our initiative, our enterprise and our imagination abroad. The Kremlin itself couldn't have arranged things better... No military commander wants to be attacked at home. He carries the attack to the enemy... But we are so gentlemanly that we sit with arms folded and don't do to the Russians what they are doing to us. Instead of worrying about the handful of Americans they convert, we should be out carrying the fight to their territory, converting thousands of Russians and satellites over to us. Easier said than done will be the reaction of most people. Quite true. But war is not easy either. noticed the water tank in the rear of Enterprise hall oscillate quite preceptibly. No rumbling noise was heard as is generally the case in an earthquake of the severity of the one yesterday. The sheep men now have smiling countenances, and predict a brilliant future for their flocks. The warm rain which fell on Sunday has started the grass in every direction. Dispatches from all parts of the state show that the rainfall was quite general. One and eight one-hundredths of an inch fell in Los Angeles. Mr. Polhemus has purchased a soda fountain in Los Angeles and will soon be prepared to furnish pleasant beverages to the thirsty. Mr. John Bush brought in two does, one buck and a fawn, killed in the Santiago mountains yesterday. Fifty-six teachers are attending the Teachers Institute now in session in Los Angeles. We understand that quite a number of our hunters start out for a raid on the ducks on Sunday next. We would like much to go, and are sorry that business prevents as we are extremely fond of roast duck. The inference is obvious. Mr. Silas Ritchie succeeded on Saturday in obtaining a fine flow of Artesian water at a depth of 250 feet on his farm near Santa Ana. The water flows two inches and a half over the top of the pipe. While Mrs. Middehaur was returning home from the supper given by the ladies of the Christian church, on Tuesday evening at 11 o'clock, she was attacked, when near the residence of Rev. Stone on Broadway, by a masked man whose purpose was robbery. Her cries brought several neighbors to her assistance as the robber made off towards the Southern Pacific freight depot and disappeared in the darkness. 25 Years Ago The Central Parent-Teachers Association meeting, Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock was a reception and get-acquainted meeting for parents and teachers. No business was done, but all enjoyed a delightful program conducted by the president, Mrs. H. L. Backs. The first number was a song by the Arion quartet from Placentia. Then a talk by the principal, Miss Mattie Lou Robertson, a piano solo by Thelma Franz, report of the district meeting by Mrs. Josephine Leo and solo numbers by Mrs. Estella Hills Walker. The remainder of the evening was spent in becoming acquainted and enjoying some delicious refreshments. Thieves stole 30 pairs of pigeons from the ranch of the Beal brothers on Placentia ave., last Friday night. They were high-class birds of the White King sighin and valued at $7.50 per pair. The thieves left no footprints by which they could be traced. Easier said than done will be the reaction of most people. Quite true. But war is not easy either. And there is only one alternative to war with Russia—converting a bloc of the Russian people. If we don't do that, war with Russia is absolutely sure and certain. Furthermore, there are some soft spots in Russia which most people don't know about. Approximately 15,000,000 Russians—perhaps more—are in concentration camps because they are out of sympathy with the Kremlin. Large areas of unrest exist inside the Soviet—especially White Russia and the Ukraine. Few Americans realize that when the nazis invaded Russia in 1941, 3,600,000 Russian prisoners were taken, chiefly because the people were so fed up with their Moscow regime that they literally rushed into German arms. This has now been proved to the hilt in captured documents. Surrender to the German army to escape communism in 1941 was far greater than desertion from the czar in 1915-17. When fighting under the czar, Russian troops stopped the Germans at Riga in Lithuania. They never let the Kaiser's army even get on real Rusian soil. But Hitler's army advanced across two-thirds of Russia right down to the Caucasus—all because Rus- INFORMATION, PLEASE! HELLO... HELLO, ATTLEE... OH; YES... WE WON... SURE! BUT SAY, CLEMENT... CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU RUN YOUR SHOW ON THAT SLIM MARGIN? sian troops and Peasants almost welcomed the invader. The only way Russia was ever defeated in a major war was through politics. Napoleon invaded Russia and was swamped. Hitler's invasion of Russia in 1941 finally got bogged down at Stalingrad because he didn't understand politics. He starved the 3,600,000 prisoners so shamefully that the Russians quit surrendering. But in 1917 when the Kaiser wanted to defeat Russia, he supplied a sealed train for exiled Lenin and Trotsky and sent them back to Russia. The Bolshevik revolution which followed brought on the Brest-Litovsk treaty of 1917, by which Russia pulled out of the war. Internal revolt did it. Now we have some topnotch Russians exiled in this country, but aside from letting them act as seamstresses, cabaret dancers and professors, we are overlooking our best bet to penetrate the Iron Curtain. In West Germany is an allied camp of about 2,000 escaped Russian officers. We supply them with food, uniforms, etc., but we don't even bother to give them books to study the U.S.A., let alone use them for propaganda. They could form an important nucleus outside Russia—a "Leggue for Democratic Russia," through which a peaceful, cooperative government someday would be established in Moscow. Oblong Views FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD By WALDO HUNTER (The Poor Man's Drew Pearson) volved in getting the paper to his door. The newspaper publisher is, actually, a manufacturer. He operates a plant which manufactures newspapers. His product, however, is not made entirely out of raw materials as are the products of the grocer, the locksmith, the appliance man, the jeweler, or the automobile dealer. To get their wares to the consuming public, those men have merely to send in orders to the wholesaler. When those men open their doors in the morning, they don't have to start from scratch, if you get what I mean. The newspaper man, on the other hand, starts the day off with nothing to sell, and before deadline time in the afternoon he must have manufactured and ready for sale a product entirely different from the one he sold the day before. In appearance it is identical, but every feature, story, and advertisement in the paper is new, made that day by a laborious process including research, investigation, ad selling, checking and re-checking writing, re-writing, editing, type-setting, proof-reading, printing, distribution, and countless other supplemental processes all geared to the one purpose of feeding massive rolls of blank paper into one end of a machine and taking thousands of copies of a live newspaper off the other end. When you come right down to it, the "raw materials" from which the newspaper publisher manufactures his product are human minds. Next time you toss your paper to the floor and are tempted to say, "nothing in this thing today," remember that a very real effort has gone into its production... a correspondent may have given his publican should realize that got vital help from a great ment of voters who do not exactly as he does. He also realize that to keep men in office this same group is needed at the polls. Without them the defeated didates would possibly have winners. That, to our would have been disastrous. The crusty old Republican "high command" really took bad beating. It is time they alized it. It is time theyiphered the handwriting on wall. The Republican "high mand" did not like Warren; was much too "liberal" for They said he was for "social medicine" which was simply so. They said he was taxing oline so much that people did not buy it. They forgot to that with no roads there would little market for gasoline. But the "people" thought differently. They thought that East Warren was just about best governor they could find. The Republican "high mand" had to go along. To another they whispered that was the "least of two evils." Kind of thinking is that? Longs back in the ice age. The Republican high mand" went along with Nixon, and went all out. We think Dick Nixon is "in all ways it is never the last fact that he did not poll as many votes as did Earl Warren. The people did not like Dick Nixon as well as they did Earl War That is a point to remember. Now we come to the "clier". For years Edward Shaite has been "available" for police. It was thought, some ago, that the real "ticket" w Oblong Views FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD By WALDO HUNTER (The Poor Man's Drew Pearson) DUE TO SOMEONE'S carelessness, this column was missing from Monday's Gazette. The reaction on the part of the sub-scribers was immediate and overwhelming. Someone called up about 7:30 p.m. and said, "Praise be on high." Rest assured that the miscreant responsible for the oversight is not apt to repeat his error. At 3:16 the other p.m. he was quietly fed into the press. ONE THING I hate to see is someone glance at a newspaper, toss it aside after a few minutes with the remark: "Nothing in the paper today." It looks so simple to produce this paper which you hold before you. The reader seldom considers that Hunter a very considerable force of specialists are necessary to transform blank sheets of newsprint into a readable and newsy publication, and he often loses sight of the fact that a great expense is in When you come right down to it, the "raw materials" from which the newspaper publisher manufactures his product are human minds. Next time you toss your paper to the floor and are tempted to say, "nothing in this thing today," remember that a very real effort has gone into its production... a correspondent may have given his life to get that little Associated Press dispatch before you... Colony Quips Being a darned old Republican we were greatly elated by the late election which, to our mind, was not so much a party victory as an expression from the people that they wanted good, sound, progressive government with a minimum of leftist thinking. The group of voters which put Earl Warren and Dick Nixon in so convincingly, moved in from the left—but they still did not move past center. The point we are trying to make here is that the Republicans have received no mandate to fight for isolationism or any otherism which might be dear to the rightist stalwart's heart. This may sound strange coming from an old Republican. But we believe the old line Re- Mail Bag To the Editor: When your paper phoned me Monday and asked that I comment on Mr. Ashleigh's letter I was at a distinct disadvantage not having seen the letter so my comments were rather inadequate. Mr. Ashleigh in his letter to your paper Monday failed to quote the only request of the petition "that commitments not be made for a six day festival next year." The petition and criticism was sent directly by U.S. Mail to the Chamber of Commerce and to the City Council which issued the permit for the six day fair. We did not send it to the papers. The press got hold of the petition direct from the Chamber or Council office. (Editor's note: Actually the Gazette learned of the petition when subscribers telephoned to us about it. The wording of the petition was obtained from Dr. Jordt's office. The Gazette approached the Chamber of Commerce later.) There is an audience as well as the actors in any public affair. In this case the audience are also citizens of Anaheim. Doesn't the Chamber of Commerce want to know their reaction? The petition was written on Friday in the beginning of the fair as mothers, particularly around the Horace Mann school worried about "pre-fair attractions". It was not mailed until after the fair because the signers felt it would not be fair to throw a "monkey wrench" into a smoothly running, well managed, previously ar- The Challenge AN IMPENSE SEA OF FIRE The first part of the lady's secret is the vision of hell. It manifests that sin is man's greatest evil because it leads to eternal damnation. It points out the folly of being so engrossed with the things of time as to neglect the one thing necessary, the eternal salvation of the soul. "Sacrifice yourself for sinners," the Lady said, "and say often, especially when you make any sacrifice: O Jesus, I offer this in love for You, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary." "When she said these words," Lucy said, "Our Lady opened her hands and the intense light reflected from them seemed to pass into the earth. We behold what looked like an immense sea of fire. Immersed in this fire, like red-hot coals, were the demons and the souls of the damned. "This sight lasted only a moment, and we must thank Our Lady for having promised beforehand to take us to heaven, or I believe we would have died of fright and horror." Warning This vision of the damned is a somber warning from the Mother of God to the modern world because of its ungodliness. Men are serving not God but self. They are living as though they are not accountable to Him for the blasphemy and indignity of their lives. Sin, death, judgment, and hell have lost meaning to them. Materialism and secularism have displaced the Christian concepts Republican should realize that he is vital help from a great segment of voters who do not think directly as he does. He should realize that to keep good men in office this same new group is needed at the polls. Without them the defeated canvases would possibly have been seen. That, to our mind, would have been disastrous. The crusty old Republican command really took a beating. It is time they read it. It is time they decided the handwriting on the canvases would possibly have been seen. The Republican "high com-" did not like Warren. He much too "liberal" for them. We said he was for "socialized income" which was simply not. They said he was taxing gas so much that people could buy it. They forgot to add with no roads there would be a market for gasoline. But the "people" thought recently. They thought that Wall Warren was just about the governor they could find. The Republican "high com-" had to go along. To one other they whispered that he the "least of two evils." What of thinking is that? It be back in the ice age. The Republican high com- went along with Dick Nixon and went all out. While think Dick Nixon is "tops" ways it is never the less a that he did not poll as many as did Earl Warren. So people did not like Dick Nixon well as they did Earl Warren. It is a point to remember. Now we come to the "clinch-For years Edward Shattuck been "available" for public. It was thought, some time that the real "ticket" which citizens of Anaheim. Doesn't the Chamber of Commerce want to know their reaction? The petition was written on Friday in the beginning of the fair as mothers, particularly around the Horace Manh school worried about "pre-fair attractions". It was not mailed until after the fair because the signers felt it would not be fair to throw a "monkey wrench" into a smoothly running, well managed, previously arranged fair. But we felt we had a right to express our opinions directly and honestly to the business men running the show while interest and memory were still acute so that next year would not duplicate mistakes we felt were made this year, the main one being the length of the fair. We said in the original statement that we thought the one day Hallowe'en Festival as formerly celebrated with complete participation of townspeople was attractive and unique. There should be a clarification of the interest and an evaluation of the objectives of an affair that affects as many people and all the people should be given a say. For example: Amateur: To develop the creative abilities of our young people as with their imaginations they create something from nothing; or Commercial: Too costly for local participation or costly rented balloons. Judged on the appropriateness for the Hallowe'en theme; or: expense of the float. A queen selected for her personality, talents and beauty; or: on a monetary basis. A coronation of the queen with dignity befitting our daughters, or: TV exploitation of their youth. Programs of local talent or carefully selected vaudeville, or: radio skits that arouse so little local patronage that they have to take the senior class out of high school in order to have enough people for audience reaction. The main feeling I got from the social and youth groups was that the effort expended at the big tent was not worth the results. That the upset of schedule for six days and more of the high school students so near the end of the quarter, definitely inter- Warning This vision of the damned is a somber warning from the Mother of God to the modern world because of its ungodliness. Men are serving not God but self. They are living as though they are not accountable to Him for the blasphemy and indignity of their lives. Sin, death, judgment, and hell have lost meaning to them. Materialism and secularism have displaced the Christian concepts of life and the high destiny of the soul. Mankind is reverting to the paganism from which the Son of God came to rescue it. Why then should God be concerned that men have the blessings of peace in this world when they are so unconcerned about the punishment of sin in the next world? To bring men to their senses, the Blessed Virgin has shown the terrifying penalty to which they will be condemned unless they repent of their sins and cease offending God. The vision of hell was a fearsome emphasis of the words of Our Divine Lord: "Seek the kingdom of God . . . For what will it profit a man if he gain the whole world but suffer the loss of his soul? . . . Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire." In vivid words, Jesus spoke of the fire and despair of hell. His Blessed mother let this horrible punishment be seen. Sins of the Flesh Not long before her death in 1920, Jacinta said: "The sins that bring most souls to hell are the sins of the flesh." Lucy believes that Our Lady revealed that to Jacinta. (Continued Tomorrow) A man may fall into a thousand perplexities, but if his heart be upright and his intelligence unclouded, he will issue from them without dishonor. —Robert Louis Stevenson think Anaheim a fine town, enough so that I faced ridicule, criticism and some intimidation for having sent to the proper authorities a petition with some dozen names added voluntarily which must have been given to the papers by the fair authorities to whom it was sent and who are now raising a hue and cry of per- think Dick Nixon is "tops" ways it is never the less a that he did not poll as many as did Earl Warren. So people did not like Dick Nixon well as they did Earl Warren. is a point to remember. we come to the "clinchFor years Edward Shattuck been "available" for public It was thought, some time that the real "ticket" which Republican "high command" lick its chops over would Goody" Knight and Ed ShatThere was a pair which the "high command" tingle over. But it was not to be. time anyway. they set out to make Ed uck the Attorney General. to the east and the west and north and the south the word out to summon the array. propaganda rockets were and the big show was on. the "high command" got there is nothing wrong with ing beat if a lesson is learned the same time. warning a lesson by getting is the hard way to get eduSome do not even get way. Republican "high comhad better start thinkmore about this state of its needs and future, and about narrow partisan poli- people are getting so darned that to them a good poliis one who has done a good for all the people. —We'er agin' everything, we? think Anaheim a fine town, enough so that I faced ridicule, criticism and some intimidation for having sent to the proper authorities a petition with some dozen names added voluntarily which must have been given to the papers by the fair authorities to whom it was sent and who are now raising a hue and cry of persecution. I am a sincere citizen and I Dr. Dorothy K. Jordt. SLICE OF HAM HE'S BUCKING FOR CORPORAL