anaheim-gazette 1951-01-31

4 Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 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, 1869, 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: $5 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.T.'s news dispatches. THEODORE B. KUCHEL Publisher MAX BESLER 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 RALFH MOULAND Classified Advertising Manager The trouble maker hasn't fired a shot... The government has moved toward a new, but long delayed, era; general price and wage controls. This will also usher in more conflicts and bickerings. No one is balmy enough to think a price-wage freeze will automatically stop the rise in living costs, which have been spurting upward. If it puts a real brake on them for a while, slowing down their rush, it will be doing well. But the order freezing prices and wages is just the beginning. There'll be squawks, and plenty of them, some justified, some phony, as individuals and groups scream that they are being unfairly hurt or squeezed. And in the months ahead... living costs, which have been spurting upward. If it puts a real brake on them for a while, slowing down their rush, it will be doing well. But the order freezing prices and wages is just the beginning. There'll be squawks, and plenty of them, some justified, some phony, as individuals and groups scream that they are being unfairly hurt or squeezed. And in the months ahead—years if the defense program keeps on, as it's likely to do—the government's price and wage control agencies will have their hands full. They'll have to pass on thousands upon thousands of individual and group cases, to make adjustments where a squeeze seems unfair, or at least too unfair. And where there's an easing of controls, prices or wages inch up a bit. In addition to all that, there's bound to be chiseling by sharpies who want to make a quick buck by booting up a price here, there, or where they can get away with it. True, there's a penalty for violating a freeze order, but the government still has too small a price control staff to enforce a freeze so tightly that no one dares try to break through. Congress has shouted for this freeze and after it comes there'll probably be a period of decent silence. After a while you can expect some of the shouts to begin again, but in a slightly dif- IN THE DAYS OF JONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The rainfall for the season to Jan. 25, was 8% inches. Referring to last year's record we find that the rainfall to Jan. 26, was 12 inches—10 inches of which fell from Jan. 19 to 26 inclusive. This, however, was the last rain except a slight fall of three-sixteenths of an inch on March 3. The sun came out gloriously yesterday for pruning apricot trees." Mrs. Rogers served refreshments assisted by Mrs. Chas. Rogers and Miss Marie Horstman. The club accepted an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. George Hunter to meet at their home the last Monday in February. Santa Ana has lately erected a magnificent high school building and the needs of our school dis- and think only of getting United States troops aggressive. When they surrounded at Unsan days, they did nothing quail and filnch at the heavy firing." Tragedy of this Chinese ligence estimate is that there are some notable tions, such as the Marines fight to Hungnam. Also, he noted that our fightin has now been roused by Gen. Matthew Ridgway. Apparently, the China timate of our bravery in was written after the fincse offensive, when the ond Division panicked front fell back in a po-120-mile retreat. Actu was a much-inferior force that pushed us ba- The Unsan incident refi in the Chinese document ambush near the Yalu ri fore the first major strike, and it probably g couragement to the Chi pull off that strike. It remains a fact th weaknesses pointed out Chinese document are the ones which our own intre reports have shown. So th nese assessment, humiliati may be, is fairly accurate. Studying Our Mistake However, one healthy ment is that Sen. Lyndon son's investigating subco and members of the Join of Staff have been study mistakes of the Korean w they can be summed up caustic words of Bernard to the Truman committee never seem to learn from th takes of past wars. The command conveniently them. The only way ou learn to fight is by fighting Perfume Blam For Infant's Do Death of Kenny Dykes months-old son of Mrs. Dykes, 18, 507 Fruit st., San who expired yesterday wh 75 Years Ago The rainfall for the season to Jan. 25, was 8% inches. Referring to last year's record we find that the rainfall to Jan. 26, was 12 inches—10 inches of which fell from Jan. 19 to 26 inclusive. This, however, was the last rain except a slight fall of three-sixteenths of an inch on March 3. The sun came out gloriously yesterday and his rays were all the more pleasant after the cloudy weather with which we have been surfeited. But about half past eight last evening the rain continued to fall and the lowering aspect of the clouds today indicate that the wet season is not yet over. A hand-car came down from Los Angeles yesterday, but the Anaheim mail was left at Downey. The railroad track is badly washed at Coyote creek and also near Downey. Mr. Scott has put down the names of a few of the young Americans who are in the habit of stealing sugar cane from his place. There will be trouble among the youngsters very soon. 50 Years Ago The Farmer's club held a very interesting meeting at the residence of M. L. Rogers on the east side on Monday afternoon. President Rogers occupied the chair and George A. Hunter acted as secretary in the absence of Henry Kuchel. Miss Horstman, treasurer of the club reported satisfactory progress in rounding up delinquents. J. J. Schneider, Wallace Scott, H. L. Smith, L. L. Parker and others took part in discussing the subject, "When is the best time for pruning apricot trees." Mrs. Rogers served refreshments assisted by Mrs. Chas. Rogers and Miss Marie Horstman. The club accepted an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. George Hunter to meet at their home the last Monday in February. Santa Ana has lately erected a magnificent high school building and the needs of our school district demand that we do as well by our constantly increasing number of school children. R. C. Archibald, one of the leading horticulurists of Buena Park, was in town a day or two ago on a business trip. 25 Years Ago Thirty students of the Anaheim Union High school, have earned places on the honor roll for the second quarter of the school year. Principal J. A. Clayes announced yesterday. Those attaining this honor are entitled to be exempt from regular quarterly examinations and are eligible for membership in the California Honor Society. They are as follows: Eugene Booth, Ellen Gibbs, Martha Adams, Josephine Cook, Marian Fochtman, Grace Green, George Goodyear, Maxine Harris, Ember Heyose, Elizabeth Martin, Leonora McAllister, Lorenzo McOmle, Catherine Mena, Marjorie Latourette, Kathryne Miller, Lucy Morgan, Lawrence Meyers, Elnor Palmer, Everett Schneider, Louise Schneider, Audrey Schwartz, Bob Schweinfest, Katherine Shea, Florence Smith, Ralph Squire, Mary Jane Van Boyen, Lucille Vogie, Marjorie Watts, Dorothy Yungbluth, Eloise Owens. The mother thought that my might have swallowed a thing, as he had swallowed it once, and so she held head down and shook him; lodge whatever it might be he stiffened and had difficulty breathing, so she ran to a r-bors, telephoned the doctor, summoned a taxi and took him to the doctor's office. The was dead on arrival there. The coroner's office ordered autopsy conducted today. WASHINGTON — U. S. Forces have now captured a Chinese combat bulletin giving their secret estimate of American fighting ability. The estimate is about as humiliating as any statement ever made about the white man in Asia. A translation, as cableed back to Washington, follows: "United States troops quick, lose the desire to fight when surrounded and surrender early, o. they will throw away heavy equipment, hide away until night, and attempt to sneak away individuals. When they advance, they go far quickly so long as they can stay on the road in their trucks and tanks. When they dismount and get off the road, the sound of firing will make them withdraw. "When United States troops are on the defense, they can be made to withdraw very easily by putting a few troops near their flanks. When you get in their rear, they become disorganized and think only of getting out. United States troops are not aggressive. When they were surrounded at Unsan for four days, they did nothing. They quail and filnch at the sound of heavy firing." Tragedy of this Chinese intelligence estimate is that it is true. There are some notable exceptions, such as the Marines' valiant fight to Hungnam. Also, it should = Colony Quips= By the Gazette Farm Editor WE HAVE STATED many times in this column that it makes no difference to any intelligent orange grower how his fruit is handled so long as it is put into the consumers' hands on a profitable basis to the producer. It seems to us that return to grower is the important question and that grower efforts should be tuned to that note. With Florida Mutual in the picture the minimum is set by the grower. A minimum price per box. Money, that is, and not "chin music" as the California grower gets. IN CALIFORNIA, we had last year, the spectacle of Mr. Wilcox signing a contract to sell "cheaper fruit" to Mr. Fox. That act automatically reduced the price of every California valencia, in or out of the Exchange, and, we believe, it was done with that very thing in mind. How else can you explain it? Now in their last "News Letter" the Exchange runs an article which reports Minute Maid had a net loss in a year which saw their sales more than double. The Exchange "points the finger" at this loss and, we suppose, their thought is to scare old man grower into thinking his fruit is not worth as many dollars as hoped. Why else the Exchange should mention this sort of thing is beyond us. They sold their growers' fruit to Minute Maid in the "cheaper fruit" contract for less than was being paid to Florida growers for late fruit so, perhaps, they feel now that if Minute Maid wants some more concentrate from Exchange fruit it should be cheaper than last year so Minute Maid could show a profit. DON'T FORGET that the reports from Florida show that frozen grapefruit and also orange and grapefruit blend concentrates showed very poor consumer acceptance and, in almost every case, a loss to the processor. BUT NOT ORANGE CONCENTRATE. Let the Exchange deny that one if they will. And they are perfectly welcome. We will make a small wager that, if the truth were known, Minute Maid showed great profit on frozen orange concentrate and that the loss was confined. Anyway it is small the Minute Maid corps about is what kind of MUCH. Any corporation almost $25 million in $8343 (less than the same piece of business). What proportion of their grower? That is a growers to be told soon. IT SEEMS to us for a suggestion that year so they can pay would be just fine worker then they should vow they just got another Some have said: "to try of the Exchange." What justified then they had the impression that the fishy side. What kind of a bu DISPUTE FAILS TO BAR TRADE JAMMU, Kashmir all is quiet on the 800 Pakistan cease-fire line mir, people on both side organized an "underground service, linking the Pakistan-held parts of ed state. Simultaneously, bar across the cease-fire line on, with agents from the side exchanging wheat. United States troops are not aggressive. When they were surrounded at Unsan for four days, they did nothing. They quail and filch at the sound of heavy firing." Tragedy of this Chinese intelligence estimate is that it is true. There are some notable exceptions, such as the Marines' valiant fight to Hungnam. Also, it should be noted that our fighting spirit has now been roused by Lieut. Gen. Matthew Ridgway. Apparently, the Chinese estimate of our bravery in battle was written after the first Chinese offensive, when the Second Division panicked and our front fell back in a pell-met, 120-mile retreat. Actually, it was a much inferior Chinese force that pushed us back. The Unsan incident referred to in the Chinese document was an ambush near the Yalu river, before the first major Chinese strike, and it probably gave encouragement to the Chinese to pull off that strike. It remains a fact that the weaknesses pointed out in the Chinese document are the same ones which our own intelligence reports have shown. So the Chinese assessment, humiliating as it may be, is fairly accurate. Studying Our Mistakes However, one healthy development is that Sen. Lyndon Johnson's investigating subcommittee and members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been studying the mistakes of the Korean war. And they can be summed up in the mustic words of Bernard Baruch on the Truman committee—"we never seem to learn from the mistakes of past wars. The Army command conveniently forgets them. The only way our men earn to fight is by fighting." Perfume Blamed For Infant's Death Death of Kenny Dykes, 18-months-old son of Mrs. Illene Dykes, 18, 507 Fruit st., Santa Ana, who expired yesterday while his mir, people on both sides organized an "underground service, linking the M.Pakistan-held parts of the state. Simultaneously, bar across the cease-fire line on, with agents from the side exchanging wheat. FRIDAY and S FEBRUARY 2 DOLLAR DAYS IN ANAHEIM ★ BARGAINS ★ ★ SPECIAL VALUE FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE WATCH FOR SPECIAL DOLLAR DAY OFFERINGS BY ANAHEIM MERCHANTS IN THURSDAY'S ANAHEIM GAZETTE USE ANAHEIM'S BIG, FREE PARKING LOTS the loss was confined to the grapefruit and blend concentrates. Anyway it is small concern to the California valencia grower how the Minute Maid corporation is operated. All the grower should care about is what kind of money he gets for his fruit—and we mean how MUCH. Any corporation which expands its sales from $11 million to almost $25 million in the space of one short year with a net loss of $834$ (less than the salary of one small executive) has done quite some piece of business. Anything can happen with a growth like that. What proportion of that $25 million did the Exchange get for their grower? That is a much more important question for Exchange growers to be told something about. IT SEEMS to us that the Exchange is laying the ground work for a suggestion that we sell fruit still cheaper to Minute Maid this year so they can pay fat salaries and still show a profit. Now that would be just fine wouldn't it? If the "hired help" sells fruit "cheaper" then they should work the same way. Do they do it? No, m'am, they just got another raise. They don't like to talk about it, either. Some have said: "to talk about the raise is not in the best interests of the Exchange." What kind of an attitude is that? If the raise was justified then they had it coming. From their attitude one would get the impression that the recipients themselves thought it was on the fishy side. What kind of a business is that? DISPUTE FAILS TO BAR TRADE JAMMU, Kashmir (UP) — While all is quiet on the 800-mile-long Pakistan cease-fire line in Kashmir, people on both sides have organized an "underground" mail service, linking the Indian and Pakistani-held parts of the disputed state. Simultaneously, barter trade across the cease-fire line is going on, with agents from the Pakistan side exchanging wheat, rock salt, snuff and maize for Indian cloth and rice. Police have been making systematic efforts to check this "illicit traffic" in the mountain terrain. It is estimated that some 52,954 Confederates were killed in the Civil War battles. Union Army dead in battle is estimated at 110,070. Be a Careful Driver KOREAN WAR Continued from Page 1 The spokesman said he thought the 148th Chinese division, which had been opposing the U.N. advance on the western front, has been rendered ineffective due to the tremendous casualties suffered. Turkish troops occupied high ground in their sector, without enemy opposition. Greek, U.S. and Puerto Rican doughboys, having reached what seemed to be the hard core of Chinese resistance earlier in the day, were being sniped at from the rear by reds who popped out of camouflaged foxholes. It was the seventh day of the Allied limited offensive, and the enemy was being hit by land, air and sea. The battlefield stretched 40 slushy miles eastward from a point north of Suwon and nine miles south of Seoul. It was strewn with approximately 3700 dead reds. FREE TRAVEL FOR BABY PENANG (UP) — Lau Hai Hing was born in mid November aboard the vessel Hai Hing. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lau Chiang Choong, refugees from Foochow. The company owning the ship whose name the baby was given announced he is entitled to travel first class free of charge on the vessel as long as he lives. mir, people on both sides have organized an "underground" mail service, linking the Indian and Pakistani-held parts of the disputed state. Simultaneously, barter trade across the cease-fire line is going on, with agents from the Pakistan side exchanging wheat, rock salt, It is estimated that some 52,954 Confederates were killed in the Civil War battles. Union Army dead in battle is estimated at 110,070. Be a Careful Driver M'S FEBRUARY LAR DAYS and SATURDAY RY 2nd & 3rd and SATURDAY RY 2nd & 3rd DAYS IN ANAHEIM MEAN NS ★ SAVINGS ECIAL VALUES MEMBER OF THE FAMILY LAR DAY MERCHANTS GAZETTE