anaheim-gazette 1951-02-05

403 Anaheim Gazette MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1931 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California, Phone Anaheim 2208. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1889, 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: $50 per month by carrier or $45 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 BESLER Assistant Publisher ERNEST BEYER Editor and Sports Editor LEONARD KREIDT Assistant Editor MYLES BRADLEY Accture Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager MARY ROULAND Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager LUCY HUBBARD Circulation Manager May save Anaheimers some money... Recently the Gazette pointed out that the California League of Cities, of which Mayor Charles Pearson of Anaheim is a past president, is supporting a bill in the state legislature which would place thickly populated "rural" areas on a self-sustaining tax basis. Purpose of the legislation is to unsaddle city residents of the taxes consumed by the county to provide fire, police, sanitary protections and other "city-type" services and utilities in the thickly populated, but unincorporated, areas of a county. Mayor Pearson pointed out recently that city dwellers not only have to support their own municipal services but also those of thickly settled sections outside city limits. In Orange county practical police services provided by the sheriff's office in some counties is furnished on such a large scale that the cities object Mr. Smith pointed out. Los Angeles county, for example, maintains sheriff sub-stations in rural communities and gives special police service there. Some counties furnish lighting in rural areas and going even farther, provide garbage and trash collection service, Mr. Smith said. “There is no question,” the supervisor said, “that the thing is carried to unreasonable lengths.” WASHINGTON-Official secret but the will soon be independent rest of the world to opium. This independent trained by planting acres of poppies and the Far West using a new morphine-method. Most people do but the hospitals States could have without opium. In it and its derivatives and codeine—would able in an atomic-Yet our chief source are now either to communist dom opium area, China,pletely communist, Iran, could be ta Russia in a few source, Macedonia; carious edge of the Therefore, having son in World War I the Japanese take nine supply of the Indies, the Nation council and the Mu under Chairman Ja getting prepared for opium shortage. First, a synthetic morphine, method to Dr. Isaac Starr a city of Pennsylvania ufactured from availiic chemicals. Further IN THE DAYS OF JONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Los Angeles county contains about 3,151,120 acres. A portion of the county is unsurveyed, but the survey would hardly vary 1000 acres from this total. 50 Years Ago Copius showers have fallen during the week, bringing up the total amount of precipitation to 10.81 inches. Last year to date according to Mr. Dickel's gauge we scale that the cities object Mr. Smith pointed out. Los Angeles county, for example, maintains sheriff sub-stations in rural communities and gives special police service there. Some counties furnish lighting in rural areas and going even farther, provide garbage and trash collection service. Mr. Smith said. “There is no question,” the supervisor said, “that the thing is carried to unreasonable lengths in some counties.” In Orange county, special districts are formed in the county to provide local unincorporated areas with fire protection, storm water protection, lighting, water, libraries, etc. The new legislative proposal might take the form of authorizing such all-purpose districts to supply whatever service the area desired—paid for by local taxation and not a general tax on incorporated and unincorporated areas alike. Since revenue to the counties would be curtailed by the new tax proposal, the supervisors association proposes to broaden the tax base by levying a sales tax throughout the county funds from which would revert to the county government. Under the present county taxation system, city taxpayers contribute to the maintenance of “city type” services in rural areas often some distance from the taxpayer. For this reason, thickly populated urban areas have been reluctant to petition for incorporation. Upon being incorporated, the city would then have to provide its own municipal government, protections, and utilities and would lose the county-wide support of those functions. This was admitted likable Congressman Brown of Ohio, on Taft's most devoted promoters, who received Taft's chances of deflower. “Ike will have to on 18-year-olds,” he privately to friends, will get all the more him. Then he's been 75 Years Ago Los Angeles county contains about 3,151,120 acres. A portion of the county is unsurveyed, but the survey would hardly vary 1000 acres from this total. The probate court has appointed Leonard Parker guardian of Otto Strobel. A ball is to come off at the Pico House in Los Angeles next week. The rain that is now falling would discontent us with the weather did we not recollect how much more unpleasant is that our friends in the cast are having continually. These little spells of bad weather make us more appreciative of that which we usually enjoy. We had the pleasure of a call from Mr. W. H. Tharpe of Tustin City yesterday. He informs us that he will start east on the 20th with a band of 1000 unbroken horses belonging to Don Juan Forster. Their destination is Chicago, and they are designed for the use of the U.S. troops, though some will be sold to civilians. We would like to see a Chicago dandy on a California bucking horse. The St. Helena Star of the 5th gives us a friendly notice which we duly appreciate. Mr. Ullyard will start his grist mill at Santa Ana today. 50 Years Ago Copius showers have fallen during the week, bringing up the total amount of precipitation to 10.81 inches. Last year to date according to Mr. Dickel's gauge we had 4.98 inches; the year before that (the season of 1897-98) 3.22 inches. These were three of the dryest seasons in the history of the state. When we consider that the October rains (which are of little value) played no small part in the rainfall of the past seasons, it will be apparent that the seasonal rains to date out-measure the precipitation of the past three years combined. The appearance of the country would indicate as much. Never were there such extensive plantings of barley, beets and other crops. Stretching from Anaheim to the ocean at Bolsa, the country seems to be one vast field of grain and it is looking remarkably well. In the country towards Los Alamitos, thousands of acres have been set to beets and the La Habra valley is one vast grain field. The pasture in the hills was never better. Abundant feed for stock has long been around. On Jan. 31, the rainfall, according to the Southern Pacific gauge, amounted to 8.65 inches. The weather since then has been showery. From the first of February it has rained every day the total being .97—as we write (Wednesday afternoon) the storm has continued for six days with no sign of clearing up. Last night .55 inches fell, bringing the total rainfall for the season up to 10.81 inches. 25 Years Since Orange county just 37 years ago, a 000 cases have gone offords of the Superior resenting the entire legal business in the ing its history. Case was filed last Tuesday Ried of San Francisco petition for a writ corpus in Judge Town August 13, 1889. Sh action. Clerk R. Q., scribed the case on clean records with an entire procedings be hand in those days Backs became clerk, a total of 10,091 cases recorded for the 30 ing. On Jan. 1, 1912 B. Williams was clearer of cases had read of 5153. Thus it is county's volume of lo for the first 23 years 1889 and 1912, was the seven years between 1926. WASHINGTON—It's still an official secret but the United States will soon be independent of the rest of the world when it comes to opium. This independence will be obtained by planting about 80,000 acres of poppies in California and the Far West; second by using a new substitute for morphine—methodine. Most people don't realize it, but the hospitals of the United States could hardly function without opium. In addition, opium and its derivatives — morphine and codeine — would be indispensable in an atomic-bomb disaster. Yet our chief sources of opium are now either under or near communist domination. One opium area, China, is now completely communist, while another, Iran, could be taken over by Russia in a few days. A third source, Macedonia, is on the precarious edge of the Iron Curtain. Therefore, having learned a lesson in World War II, when we let the Japanese take over the quinine supply of the Dutch East Indies, the National Research council and the Munitions board, under Chairman Jack Small, are getting prepared for an eventual opium shortage. First, a synthetic substitute for morphine, methodine, according to Dr. Isaac Starr of the University of Pennsylvania, can be manufactured from available domestic chemicals. Furthermore, it can OBLONG VIEW FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER Monday's Wash ... CONTRARY TO what you hear from the press, there is a way to clean up plenty of money business. If you want to go in for raising orchids out with a sizeable nest-egg, the following stirs: 1. Buy yourself an orange grove. 2. Study up on citrus horticulture. 3. Join the Exchange. 4. Sell out to your nearest sub-divider. ACCORDING TO "Leather and Shoes," a magazine the footwear industry, the average pair of worn shoes approximately 8,000,000,000,000,000,000 potential germs. (No, dearie, I'm not talking about the nation. OMINOUS REPORTS are cropping up in the news, a proposed sub-commission, fathered by the Federal Communications Commission, which would impose censorship in an attempt to clean up some of the programs on The FCC seems to be concerned with off-color jobs isn't). "Suggestive" remarks by MC's, and female plunging necklines. Bureaucracy may be able to coerce two evils, but regarding the last problem they will success. It is a peculiarity of the weaker sex to get of expense to reveal all kinds of expanse. HERE'S SOMETHING to postcard to the east: The cities of Santa Ana and San Gabriel, ing temperatures of 73, were the warmest spots States last Friday. THERE ARE TWO possible explanations for the blasting over near Las Vegas: 1. The government is trying to impress Russia with the U.S. has so many A-bombs that it can toss them many fire crackers. 2. Egged on by the prodding Kefauver crime investigator, the govt. is trying to wipe Las Vegas off the hasn't yet been able to get the range. EDITOR RECALLS LEAN DAYS NEW HAVEN (UP) — A frank-furter and beans dinner for 10 sending troops to Europe, which will get a lot of other people sore at him. So," concluded Congressman Brown, "Ike hasn't got a chance against Taft." Note—It is significant, however, that Taft himself has now hedged a little on his original stand against sending troops to Europe. Washington Pipeline Senator Capehart of Indiana has challenged Vice President Barkley and Senators Chapman and Clements of Kentucky to a duck-roasting contest. It all started over a news clipping that better ducks are roasted in Kentucky than Indiana... The Air Force has improved its devices for steering bombs to their targets. In the future, the air force will almost be able to drop a bomb on a dime... So many American exports are winding up behind the Iron Curtain (sent via our Allies) that President Truman will name Robert J. Lynch, the former State Department official, as Assistant Secretary of Commerce to block this iron Curtain trade... The Army would like to stop U.S. veterans wounded in Korea from talking about their war experiences after they get back. Cautious Maj. Gen. Floyd Parks, the Army's press mogul, regards most of these stories as bad publicity, but fears the reaction would be worse if the Army were caught trying to gag wounded GI's. EDITOR RECALLS LEAN DAYS NEW HAVEN (UP) — A frank-furter and beans dinner for 10 This was admitted by rotund, likable Congressman Clarence Brown of Ohio, one of Senator Taft's most devoted presidential promoters, who recently discussed Taft's chances of defeating Eisenhower. "Ike will have to take a stand on 18-year-olds," he explained privately to friends, "and that will get all the mothers sore at him. "Then he's been over in Germany talking to the Nazi generals," Brown continued, "and that isn't going to please the Jewish voters. "And he's taking a stand on 25 Years Ago Since Orange county was new, just 37 years ago, a total of 20,000 cases have gone into the records of the Superior Court, representing the entire volume of legal business in the county during its history. Case No. 20,000 was filed last Tuesday, Mrs. Alice Ried of San Francisco filed a petition for a writ of habeus corpus in Judge Towner's court, August 13, 1889. She got quick action. Clerk R. Q. Wickham inscribed the case on the brand clean records with a flourish, the entire procedings being in long-hand in those days. When Joe Backs became clerk, Jan. 1, 1919, a total of 10,091 cases had been recorded for the 30 year preceding. On Jan. 1, 1912, when W. B. Williams was clerk, the number of cases had reached a total of 5153. Thus it is shown, the county's volume of legal business for the first 23 years, between 1889 and 1912, was equalled by the seven years between 1919 and 1926. EDITOR RECALLS LEAN DAYS NEW HAVEN (P) — A frank-furter and beans dinner for 10 cents once was a luxury to Sinclair Lewis, famed novelist who died recently in Rome. Arthur J. Sloane of New Haven recalls the days when he and Lewis, fellow employees of the New Haven Journal-Courier, felt fortunate to be able to afford such a meal at their nightly dinner hour. Sloane is now managing editor of the paper. BOWL CONCESSIONS OPEN Concessions at the Santa Ana municipal bowl will be open for bidding shortly, it was decided late last week when the city council authorized City Clerk Erma Keeler to advertise for bids on a one-year contract, with option for year-to-year renewal for a period of five years. Renewals would be subject to approval of the city council. Frank Nickey, Jr. has had the contract for concessions at the bowl for the past five years. Mullins Selected At Kansas State MANHATTAN, Kas., (P)—Larry (Moon) Mullins, one-time Notre Dame football great and a winning football coach, is the new director of Athletics at Kansas state college. THERE ARE TWO possible explanations for the blasting over near Las Vegas: 1. The government is trying to impress Russia with the U.S. has so many A-bombs that it can toss them many fire crackers. 2. Egged on by the prodding Kefauver crime investigator, the govt. is trying to wipe Las Vegas off the hasn't yet been able to get the range. SUGGESTION TO the Chamber of Commerce: whip up a Dollar Days event, let's face facts and tell won't refer to them as Dollar Days. We'll call them That's just about what the dollar is worth right now that, the nation-wide publicity would be worth something I'll shut up. THE GAZETTE was five minutes late the other day our switchboard was deluged with thousands of telephone girl bore bravely under the avalanche the pressure was too much, and at 6 p.m. she was literally and it was necessary to administer emergency HADACOL. The load was so heavy at the local telethat negotiations are now under way with telephone are offering us as high as a flat $15,000 annually not late with the Gazette again. ATOMIC BOMB LIFE SAY By MAJ. GEN. WALTER M. ROBERTSON, US CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE When a Hiroshima or Nagasaki type atom bomb eats the air, your chances of survival are about: 50-50 if you're a half-mile to a mile away. 85-100 if you're a mile to a mile and a half away. 97-100 if you're a mile and a half to two miles and 100-100 beyond two miles. Over half those a mile from the atomic explosion are still alive. Seventy per cent of those from the explosion at Nagasaki survived. Today, thou lived both attacks live in new houses built where they stood. Seek shelter—and increase your chance of surviving. Source: SURVIVAL UNDER ATOMIC ATTACK, office booklet. - Colony Quips - By the Gazette Farm Editor WE HAVE IN our hands a list of over 400 Florida firms who buy, ship, process or "handle" citrus fruit who have contracts with Florida Citrus Mutual. In other words all of these firms have the right to buy fruit from Florida citrus growers AT NOT LESS THAN THE PRICE SET ON THE FRUIT BY Florida Mutual. Do you get it? If one of them offers LESS than the grower's Mutual has decided is the floor price then he simply loses his right to buy the fruit. Simple isn't it? Even Mr. Wilcox could not pull that one apart. Or Mr. Wohlwend either. But if we growers here in California had something like that we might not need all this high-powered "hired help" and in that little statement, perhaps, lies the main reason we will not have a "Mutual" in this great state. Among the names of those who have signed "handler contracts" with Florida Mutual there are some who are well known. ONE OF CALIFORNIA Packing corp. (Del Monte Feeds) which has facilities in Tampa. What California citrus do they buy? How much money do they spend with the California citrus grower? We would like to know. Last year they sold the Exchange the right to use the name "Sunkist" on canned products for five years for $1¼ million. We never got a clear picture of whether the Exchange got the name outright and forever for a million and a quarter, or whether it was a shotgun proposition to get "Sunkist" on cans for only five years— at the end of which time the dickering would start all over again. But in Cal-Packs defense let it be said that they are in business to make a profit for their stockholders and that the Exchange is only interested in "taking care of" the grower. Looks like Cal-Pack did all right—if you ask us. Then we come to several of the Minute Maid plants. They pay the price—but only in Florida. The disgraceful "cheaper fruit" contract of last year only had to do with California fruit. IN FLORIDA Minute Maid pays what the grower's Florida Mutual says is the lowest price that can be paid for fruit—in California they dealt with Mr. Wilcox. But that was last year and we are waiting with balted breath to hear what the deal will be this year. Bet you that will be a secret. All California growers knew, or should have known, what the Exchange sold the fruit for (valencias) in the form of products last year—but when the Exchange houses told their growers they were IN FLORIDA Minute Maid pays what the grower's Florida Mutual says is the lowest price that can be paid for fruit—in California they dealt with Mr. Wilcox. But that was last year and we are waiting with baited breath to hear what the deal will be this year. Bet you that will be a secret. All California growers knew, or should have known, what the Exchange sold the fruit for (valencias) in the form of products last year—but when the Exchange houses told their growers they were paying out more than that figure the growers believed it—or, rather, some of them did. Then we find that Clinton Foods who pack “Snow Crop” also play ball with Mutual. And the same thing applies to Pasco at Dade City, long pointed at as the “bad boy” as far as price was concerned. But Florida Mutual has changed them all to mighty, mighty, good boys. They all eat out of the growers hand—in Florida. THEY COME out to California to buy fruit “cheaper” and they surely did it last year. This is the finest thing anyone could imagine as far as the grower is concerned. But you can bet your bottom dollar that the “hired help”, don’t like it. They think only of themselves. It is about time the grower started thinking of himself. The self-satisfied controlling group is not even worried. They believe the grower will still stand there with hat in hand and breathlessly listen to anything they have to say—and—believe it or not, believe it. THE NIMBLE TELEPHONE operators at that newspaper which was too late with its Dollar Day Issue must have been slightly busy!! “Two thousand” calls, were reported in a short space of time. Now, the guys in the big-town who make good use of propaganda say if you are going to release an impressive figure, don’t make it measly. Hoke it up, make it so big people are astonished. We recommend that, because, darnit, we get a thrill out of being astonished ourselves—but we'll talk more about the Exchange later!! Anyway, don't take us too seriously. We all have our troubles. The Gazette has been without the services of two ill printers, a pressman is sick, the managing editor is out of circulation with rheumatism, the circulation manageress sustained a tough tonsillectomy, the draft dipped into the outfit, we installed a pop dispensing machine, the farm editor got tied up in a conversation in a local cafe . And, the durn paper runs better than ever. Civic Service Theme of Talks At Rotary Club F. H. (Herb) Lakey, past president of the California Real Estate assn., was the principal speaker at the noon meeting of the Anaheim Rotary club today. Mr. Lakey, a Huntington Park resident, spoke on service to the community and explained the personal value of participating in Two new Rotary members, B. W. “Barney” Jordan, vice-president of the Southern County Bank and Cosmo C. Wise, formerly a member of Rotary in Hawaii, were inducted by Joe Thompson into the Anaheim club. Among the guests at the meeting were the following members of the Anaheim Realty Board, who were introduced by their president Bert Arnold. T. L. McAllister, J. W. Stephens, Fred Piepenbrink, Ralph Summers, Sully Roquet, Harry Tobin, Elmer Thill, Thelma Ragan, Joe MHB LIFE SAVERS* DECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE gasaki type atom bomb explodes high in狱 are about: le to a mile away. to a mile and a half away. and a half to two miles away. a mile from the atomic explosion in seventy per cent of those a mile away survived. Today, thousands who survive houses built where their old ones once use your chance of survival! ATOMIC ATTACK, official U.S. Gov't F. H. (Herb) Lakey, past president of the California Real Estate assn., was the principal speaker at the noon meeting of the Anaheim Rotary club today. Mr. Lakey, a Huntington Park resident, spoke on service to the community and explained the personal value of participating in civic affairs. He pointed out that home ownership leads to a better way of life because it causes the home-buyer to become interested in taxation, school affairs, and other community life. He said more home ownership will tend to eliminate "isms." "I wouldn't take $10,000 for my membership in the Chamber of Commerce," the speaker said, "because it brings me an understanding of what is going on in my community and what community service and up-building mean." Do something constructive for the community, he said, and you'll find you are a powerful force in civic life. Adolf Schoepe, president of Kwikset, was asked by Claude Russell, Anaheim Rotary president, to say a few words about the reconversion of La Palma school into a youth center. Mr. Schoepe said: "Kwikset has not 'given' something to the community. Rather, we all will benefit in the future. The boys and girls who participate in the youth center will grow up to be capable and patriotic people in our community life and businesses. We want to help give them the things which will serve to make them fine and useful American citizens." Kwikset Locks donated to Anaheim youth the property and cost of rehabilitation of the recreation area. Bank and Cosmo C. Wise, formerly a member of Rotary in Hawaii, were inducted by Joe Thompson into the Anaheim club. Among the guests at the meeting were the following members of the Anaheim Realty Board, who were introduced by their president Bert Arnold. T. L. McAllister, J. W. Stephens, Fred Piepenbrink, Ralph Summers, Sully Roquet, Harry Tobin. Elmer Thill, Thelma Reagan, Joe Wagner and Walt Gooden. OCFB Rabbit Men To Witness Movie "Growth of a Nation," a film presented by Pillsbury Mills, will be shown when the Rabbit Section of the Orange County Farm Bureau meets in the Farm Bureau office, 353 S. Main-st., Orange, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Lee Bowen, program chairman, announced that a set of weighing scales will be given by Pillsbury Mills as a door prize. Latest information on 4-H club work will be given by Max Cory, according to Bowen. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish for the pot-luck dinner. Coffee, rolls and butter are to be furnished. EASTER SEALS FEB. 25 Residents of Anaheim will be asked this month to "invest in the future by making possible the productive citizenship of handicapped children" according to Lee J. Hasenjaeger, president of Orange County Society for Chippled Children and Adults. Voluntary contributions to the organization's yearly Easter Seal campaign to restore crippled children to health will be asked beginning Feb. 25, he said.