anaheim-gazette 1950-12-21

More About Disaster Relief Continued from Page 1 their duties as determined thus far they are: LAW AND ORDER — Police Chief Mark A. Stephenson—traffic control, prevention of sabotage, prevention of vandalism, etc. FIRE—Acting Fire Chief Ed Stringer — ordinary fire duties, plus building safety, demolition, controlled use of explosives, heavy rescue. MEDICAL—Dr. John Miller—treatment of injured in maintained aid stations, food and water sanitation. PUBLIC WORKS—Acting City Engineer George Holyokc—maintenance of streets, sewers and drains and supervision of necessary construction work. UTILITIES — Acting Superintendent of Water, Light and Power George Oelkers—coordination of private and public utilities. TRANSPORTATION — Trav Cushman—availability at all times of transportation for citizens and Disaster Relief workers. COMMUNICATIONS — Robert Mungall—provision whenever and wherever necessary of communications, radio, telephone, courier, etc. In addition, maintenance of alert signals. RED CROSS—Provision of food, clothing and shelter and later, rehabilitation. PERSONNEL AND RECRUITMENT—City Clerk Charles Griffith—assignment of the proper director in time of emergency. Explanation done, Murdoch made some assignments. To the American Legion, he assigned the task of primary recruitment for various divisional jobs. The City Administrator explained that all volunteers are automatically covered in their work by state workman's compensation. Legion commander Bud Johnson accepted the assignment immediately. Murdoch assigned the VFW the task of distributing to each home the government booklet, "Survival Under Atomic Attack," when the city's complete allocation has been received. He asked VFW members to follow up distribution with personal contacts. He assigned the Scouts the responsibility of working out an effective messenger system. Reports last night showed that some groups have accomplished considerable organizational work. Dr. John Miller, medical division head, told the Council that a detailed medical aid plan has been worked out, by, with and for the county as well as individual areas. First aid station and hospital facilities have been ascertained, Dr. Miller said, and are ready for operation. Anaheim has three first aid areas. In addition, the medical division has placed a hold on the services of dentists. Dr. Miller said that the ultimate aim is to make each city's Dis- COMMUNICATIONS — Robert Mungall—provision whenever and wherever necessary of communications, radio, telephone, courier, etc. In addition, maintenance of alert signals. RED CROSS—Provision of food, clothing and shelter and later, rehabilitation. PERSONNEL AND RECRUITMENT—City Clerk Charles Griffith—assignment of the proper sion of adequate supply of manpower and womanpower. Considered from a broader standpoint, the plan in current disaster relief mobilization is to work a tight-knit pattern from the bottom unit up. At the bottom is the local organization such as Anaheim is creating. On the next level is a joint planning group representing cities in the county and the county. The job here is to coordinate county-wide activities in the interest of mutual assistance, to eliminate conflicts. On the next level is the regional planning board; in this case, Region No. 9, comprising Los Angeles and Orange counties. Regional planning is overseen by a regional co-ordinator. Appointed by the governor, he becomes a di Savings Accounts, no matter how large earn 1/2% interest at Bank of America head, told the Council that a detailed medical aid plan has been worked out, by, with and for the county as well as individual areas. First aid station and hospital facilities have been ascertained, Dr. Miller said, and are ready for operation. Anaheim has three first aid areas. In addition, the medical division has placed a hold on the services of dentists. Dr. Miller said that the ultimate aim is to make each city's Disaster Relief medical division self-sufficient in the event that mutual aid to a particular distressed area is not immediately forthcoming. Trav Cushman, transportation head, said that his charges are "verbally ready to go." Paper work has yet to be completed, he indicated, but facilities have been ascertained and needs registered. Anaheim schools, according to superintendent M. A. Gauer, are holding up on any training of students, pending a standard plan of instruction from the state. "We're waiting for a plan which schools in every area will follow," Gauer said. "We want to avoid any possible deviation from standardized procedure." Gauer indicated that a state plan is expected shortly. Actually, the city schools are not yet officially signed as members of the Disaster Relief Corps. Other Disaster Relief Corps divisions are hustling to work, statements last night showed. Fire and law enforcement agencies are now recruiting volunteer workers. Transportation is listing vehicle drivers. The public works divisions of cities in the county met today to co-ordinate plans. Following reports, last night's meeting was opened to a brief question period. Legionman Ted Masterson wanted to know about blood-typeing of disaster relief workers. He asked that a plan of systematic registry be worked out. Later, Masterson emphasized the need for enlistment of women workers in the disaster relief effort. He warned of possible draining off of men by the draft. To date, no women's organizations have been registered into the Disaster Relief Corps. Gauer pointed out the necessity of drills when the corps has been organized and is ready for business. 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Gauer pointed out the necessity of drills when the corps has been organized and is ready for business. A backlog of practice, he said, would go far toward alleviating panic should a real disaster occur. Legion commander Bud Johnson urged that provisions be made to handle families of Disaster Relief workers called out to duty during an emergency. He said their should be places designated for families to go and be safe when the head of the house has been summoned. Last night's meeting adjourned with the various divisions intent on getting together individually and working out remaining details in their own particular phases of disaster relief preparation. Plans have it to convene the Advisory Council at a later date when the divisions can report more fully in their progress. SAILOR HELD LOS ANGELES (AP)—A coroner's jury yesterday recommended that an Oakland sailor, James Francis Silva, be held to answer for the "folding bed" death of Tommy Hood, 35, actor, Dec. 8. Silva told the jury he "didn't know why." he struck Hood on the head with a frying pan and left him in a folding bed. McCoy's Drugs For CIGARETTE LIGHTERB Open Sunday 5. Gov’t Makes Three-Year Peace With Railroads WASHINGTON (P) — The House today announced a three-year peace pact between the railroads and four operational unions. The agreement provides: 120,000 railroad yardmen—immediate increase of 23 cents hour, with another two cents hour, 1 and cost of living adverts are to be made at the one cent an hour for every fall of one point in the month's consumer price index. 23-cent pay boost is retroto Oct. 1. About 180,000 roads service an immediate increase in cents an hour, also retroacted Oct. 1, and another five effective Jan. 1, plus the cost of living arrangement. Settlement was announced by presidential Assistant John R. Man, who took over negotiations on the months-long dispute the government seized the last August to averted a nation-wide strike. Man, who said union leaders had agreed in principle after a 26-hour overnight conference to a moratorium on any further demands by the four unions. The agreement probably will lead to quick restoration of the rail line operations to their own-ers. The Army has been running the roads. As drafted, the settlement represents a compromise between some of the union demands and what the railroads offered. WOMAN SENATOR DID WASHINGTON (P) — Mattie W. Caraway, 72, of A first woman ever elected United States Senate, died at White Hall Sanitarium Church, Va. CAPITALISM Nothing is superior except by WHEN we compare the conditions of nations and people in anti-capitalistic countries with the security, prosperity, happiness and well-being of our people under United States capitalism, we appreciate our privilege of living in a capitalistic, democratic country. The basic principle of the free, capitalistic system which we have developed in our country affords opportunity to the individual who is willing to use his talents to the extent of his ability and desire to produce—to accumulate something for investment in a home, a farm, in savings accounts, bonds and other securities, life insurance, the education of his children, and comforts of life—and become a capitalist. The following facts give us a deep appreciation of what capitalism has done and is doing for our country and its people. Private capital in the form of taxes and purchases of United States Government Bonds made it possible for us to spend three hundred thirty billion dollars in carrying out our part of the program in winning World War II. This, of course, is unimportant when we consider the loss of life and permanent and partial disability which our youth sustained and which cannot be measured in dollars. Our participation in World War II has left us today with a national debt of two hundred fifty-seven billion dollars, but on the credit side we find that our annual national income, at the current rate, is equal to 90% of our total national debt. Of this total national debt, thirty-nine billion dollars are in treasury obligations owned by Government agencies, so our net debt is slightly over two hundred eighteen billion dollars. The United States free enterprise business system is operating at its highest level, furnishing employment to sixty-two million people at the highest hourly and weekly earnings ever recorded. Stockholders and corporations, after paying the highest peacetime taxes in the post-war years, have had the highest net average earnings in history from their investment. Our farmers had cash income from marketing last year amounting to our annual national debt. Of this total national debt, thirty-nine billion dollars are in treasury obligations owned by Government agencies, so our net debt is slightly over two hundred eighteen billion dollars. The United States free enterprise business system is operating at its highest level, furnishing employment to sixty-two million people at the highest hourly and weekly earnings ever recorded. Stockholders and corporations, after paying the highest peacetime taxes in the post-war years, have had the highest net average earnings in history from their investment. Our farmers had cash income from marketing last year amounting to twenty-seven billion five hundred million dollars, the highest on record. Total farm assets of our country amount to slightly more than one hundred twenty-seven billion dollars, against which there is an indebtedness of only twelve billion four hundred million dollars. Thus our farmers have ownership equity of over 90 per cent in their farms. In non-farm homes, counting apartment buildings with four or less families, and all valued at a total of two hundred billion dollars, our home owners have an equity of one hundred fifty-eight billion dollars—a substantial ownership of 79 per cent. Therefore, as a result of the opportunity provided by our free-enterprise capitalistic system, the people of our nation have a free and clear ownership in their homes and farms of 83.4 per cent. Our people have savings of more than one hundred thirty-six billion dollars in government bonds and savings accounts. An additional ninety-seven billion dollars are on deposit in commercial bank accounts. Our men and women have a cash investment of sixty billion dollars in life insurance policies. KOREAN WAR Continued from Page 1 port covers notifications through midnight of Dec. 15. Thus the list does not reflect fully the heavy fighting in the Hungnam beachhead area or the retreat to that position. It also does not take account of the presumably substantial number of frostbite casualties in the winter weather fighting. Here are the casualties for the four services: Army — total 30,633; deaths 5078; wounded 20,538; missing 507. Navy — total 329; deaths 54; wounded 278; missing 60. Marines — total 5102; deaths 945; wounded 4090; missing 67. Air Force—total 294; deaths 103; wounded 19; missing 172. NEW BATHING SUITS FRET AUSTRALIANS SYDNEY (AF) — Australian migrants from Europe who appear on Sydney's beaches in French-style bathing costumes, or undress in the open are causing beach inspectors concern. Inspectors say, in most cases, the new Australians have protested that the countries from which they came had been accustomed to such habits. RANK RUNS CHARM SCHOOL LONDON (AF) — British movie mogul J. Arthur Rank has opened a charm school to turn his cinema managers into perfect gentlemen. Starting from the bottom in the boiler room—24 fledgling managers are learning the niceties of separating the customers from their shillings graciously in a suburban Rank movie house that has been turned into a combination school and dormitory. It's a 24-week course. Besides learning how to stoke a boiler and keep a theater at a comfortable temperature, embryo managers will have a crack at cleaning door handles and polishing windows; vacuuming the carpets; peddling ice cream speedily during intermissions so that it gets to the customer before it starts to melt; handling an usherette's torch so that it doesn't flash in the eyes of the patrons. Football in the Southwest Conference really is a wide open affair. In the last 17 years, Texas sports writers have picked the conference winner only four times. They picked Texas' Longhorns last summer and were right. ALISM except by comparison. A high percentage of our working people are provided with unemployment insurance, sickness, accident and retirement benefits, financed by employers, employees and government. Others who are not covered by these plans and who find themselves in need are provided for by governmental and social institutions. We are increasing our efforts to improve the standard of living of the people in the lower income brackets. The United States, with only six per cent of the world population and seven per cent of its land area, under its democratic, capitalistic system, before World War II, produced forty-seven per cent of the world's manufactured goods, but what is more important, ninety per cent of that production was consumed within our own borders. Today we are producing over fifty per cent of the world's manufactured goods, of which a substantial percentage is for other countries. Capitalism is backing freedom of worship and providing increasing educational opportunities by constantly giving more and more support to the two things upon which our democratic, cultural civilization depends—spiritual and educational values. We have a permanent investment in churches and schools of eighteen billion five hundred million dollars and are spending annually eight billion dollars for religious and educational purposes. Membership in the churches is increasing at a much faster rate than the increase in the population, and in our Sunday Schools at an even greater rate. In the past thirty years, elementary school enrollment has increased 13.5 per cent, high school enrollment 146.1 per cent and college and university enrollment 351.6 per cent. Our public school expenditures per pupil enrolled have gone up from $48.02 in 1920 to $132.06 in 1947, or 175.0 per cent. Since 1920 the population of our country has increased 43 per cent and the Membership in the churches is increasing at a much faster rate than the increase in the population, and in our Sunday Schools at an even greater rate. In the past thirty years, elementary school enrollment has increased 13.5 per cent, high school enrollment 146.1 per cent and college and university enrollment 351.6 per cent. Our public school expenditures per pupil enrolled have gone up from $48.02 in 1920 to $132.06 in 1947, or 175.0 per cent. Since 1920 the population of our country has increased 43 per cent and the investment in school and college equipment has increased 571 per cent. Since the beginning of our industrial and scientific development in the early 1800's, the capitalistic system, due to individual freedom, initiative and ingenuity, has given the world more of the comforts and conveniences of life than mankind had received in the previous 5000 years of civilization. Under this system our people as a whole are happy and united, are increasing their capital and enjoying a fuller spiritual, cultural and material life. Today our scientific and industrial knowledge and experience in the various fields of peaceful activity are open to the rest of the world, and in this respect we have joined with other like-minded nations in contributing to the technical assistance program of the United Nations. No nation, no individual, no venture, no private or public institution, no program for the welfare of people can progress without capital. It is each individual's duty to contribute to the preservation, protection and improvement of our democratic civilization on a basis which is sound and fair to all our people. Chairman of the Board, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION