anaheim-gazette 1951-02-13

4 Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 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: 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 BESLER Assistant Publisher ERNEST BEVER Editor and Sports Editor LEONARD KREIDT 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 LUCY HUBBARD Circulation Manager Happy Valentine's Thoughts ?? Americans are on notice as to what Uncle Sam proposes to take away from them in taxes. Let's look for a moment at what he's going to leave them—in terms of what it'll buy. How much must the ordinary family man make if he's going to pay the proposed new income taxes and feed his kids as well, clothe his wife as well, care for his family as well as he did before the last war? Because that money that Uncle Sam will leave him, thanks to inflation, will buy now only about half what it did before the war. A man who brought home $60 a week in 1940 to care for his wife and two children had a net income to report of about $3,000 a year and paid no income tax. To equal his 1940 standard of living, the married man with two children would have to report a better than $10,000 annual income in 1951. Under the proposed tax rate, he would have to pay $1,896 on his $10,000 net income, leaving him $8,104—which in terms of 1940 buying power equals $4,052, compared with the $4,925 that the $5,000-a-year man had left after taxes in 1940. WASHINGTON—The new really dominates cabinet these days is not the problem but defense mobilizer Wilson. Truman is so Wilson personally, so deep to give him complete power the big square-jawed exponent General Electric carries weight than any member cabinet. In act, some cabinet men have featured none-too arguments in which Wilson ways gets what he wants. For example, Wilson nounces to the cabinet need more timber for construction. The people tell me we can from the National forestry. The National forests are Secretary of the Interior man, while the timber is under the Forest Service Secretary of Agriculture man. And if the latter argues the need of saving timber future generations and using only half the amount, Wilson's brusque is: "We need all of it." Usually the president calls the opposing cabinet man and says: "I think you'd go along with Charlie. I hate hard time getting him take the job, and I don't him to leave because he doesn't get cooperation." as well, clothe his wife as well, care for his family as well as he did before the last war? Because that money that Uncle Sam will leave him, thanks to inflation, will buy now only about half what it did before the war. A man who brought home $60 a week in 1940 to care for his wife and two children had a net income to report of about $3,000 a year and paid no income tax. In other words he had $3,000 left and it bought $3,000 worth of goods and services. Under the proposed tax, the man if he's still earning $60 a week will pay $144 tax if he reports $3,000 income. He will still have $2,856 left. But when he takes that into the marketplace he will be lucky if he can stretch it out to buy more goods and services than $1,428 would have bought him in 1940. The prices of some things, of course, have gone up very little. But the prices of other things are two or three times higher than they were. The dollar, by and large, buys not much more than 50 cents worth, in terms of 1940 prices. If the married man with two children was in the $90 to $100 a week class in 1940, he'd report of living, the married man with two children would have to report a better than $10,000 annual income in 1951. Under the proposed tax rate, he would have to pay $1,896 on his $10,000 net income, leaving him $8,104—which in terms of 1940 buying power equals $4,052, compared with the $4,925 that the $5,000-a-year man had left after taxes in 1940. So, even if the $5,000 a year man has doubled his income in the last 10 years, he's still not quite so well off when he tries to buy things. The comparison holds all along the line as you go up the pay scale. The $15,000 a year man has take-home pay, in terms of the 1940 dollar, of around $6,298—and that's less than the $7,000-a-year man had 10 years ago. This sounds as if most of us have been on a treadmill in the last decade. We struggled to raise our pay, but unless we advanced much faster than the average fellow, the steady inflation of the currency has left us no better off, possibly worse off as far as our standard of living goes. And it's at this high inflated level that Washington is trying to freeze everything. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The bark "Nicolas Blaine." Captain Black, was broken loose from her anchors at San Pedro, by the heavy blow, night before last, and was cast ashore near Anaheim Landing. Captain Black called on us yesterday and gave us an account of the disaster. He says that he had great difficulty in getting out at San Pedro without running upon Dead Man's island. It was so dark and rainy that they could hardly see anything, and they soon lost some of their sails. On account of losing the sails, he was unable to tack properly and was gradually driveless. 50 Years Ago Lincoln Day Exercises — The pupils of the grammar grade held Lincoln 'Day exercises in Prof. Little's room, on Tuesday afternoon. Upon the blackboard were drawings of the White House and Lincoln's log cabin, side by side: "Old Abe," the eagle of the Eighth Wisconsin; Lincoln, splitting rails and the martyred president's tomb. The pictures were all drawn by the pupils and reflected great credit upon them. The following program was rendered: "Unveiling the Picture of Lincoln" — Emma Backs. Usually the president calls the opposing cabinet men and says: "I think you'd go along with Charlie. I hateful hard time getting him take the job, and I don't him to leave because he doesn't get cooperation." Chief inner-cabinet against Wilson is that he chiefly to his advisers' from try and not to his colleague government. Generally speaking Wilson is doing a good job especially trying to help planners with little business—the fact that he comes from one of the biggest companies in world. NOTE—Wilson's chief noted a few men around him who do more long-range planning. People-to-People Friends In the summer of 1947 writer had an interesting with General George Mass then Secretary of State, the importance of penetrating Iron Curtain in order to kill the Moscow radio and conquer the Russian people of the friendliness of the American people. Secretary Marshall convinced at the time much was to be gained drawing a distinction between the Russian people and the government, and making clear that the American people had no quarrel with the Russians. This fact is, of course, the reason for the Iron Curtain. Kremlin's greatest fear is the Russian people will get friendly with the outside world. Secretary Marshall, at time favored making a spat in the Assembly of the United Nations urging Moscow to remit the Iron Curtain and permit intercourse between the peoples Russia and the outside world was suggested that after sunday... Anaheim Landing. Captain Black called on us yesterday and gave us an account of the disaster. He says that he had great difficulty in getting out at San Pedro without running upon Dead Man's island. It was so dark and rainy that they could hardly see anything, and they soon lost some of their sails. On account of losing the sails, he was unable to tack properly and was gradually driven shoreward, until finally the bark was thrown upon the beach at Anaheim Landing. He considers it a total wreck, involving in itself a loss of about $16,000 or $18,000, without allowing anything for the lumber on board, as he thinks it may be saved. This lumber amounts to about 200,000 feet, and is principally cedar, being intended for the use of the railroad in the tunnel. He had before the occurrence of the storm landed about 400,000 feet at San Pedro. The ship and cargo belong to Renten, Holmes & Co., of San Francisco, and they have upon the vessel insurance for $6,000 and for $5,000 on cargo. We understand that the Captain and his crew had considerable difficulty in reaching the shore. We are glad to learn that notwithstanding the peculiar exposure of the wharf at Santa Monica to the force of a Southwester, it registered without damage the recent terrific gale. A blow, we are informed, unparalleled for violence. The stage from Anaheim to San Diego mired down on the plain near Los Aligos creek on Wednesday. 25 Years Ago In spite of the fact that the Northern Orange County Citrus Exchange shipped less fruit last year, its returns were $900,000 This fact is, of course, the reason for the Iron Curtain. Kremlin's greatest fear is that the Russian people will get friendly with the outside world. Secretary Marshall, at a time, favored making a speech in the Assembly of the United Nations urging Moscow to remit the Iron Curtain and permit intercourse between the peoples Russia and the outside world was suggested that after such speech was made, translations of the Russian language could be greater than during 1924, according to the report of Dale R. K. secretary-manager. Carload shipments during the year amounted to 3624 cars. In addition to the shipments of 7276 boxes or cars of loose lemons were sold; cull peddlers. The 35 per cent reduction in shipments was partly to wind and partly to frost. It was estimated that the winter of October, November and December of 1924 reduced the carload about 15 per cent. Members of Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association met in the dining hall of the Elkus club house Thursday at their annual meeting. About 280 members and their wives were present to partake in the banquet and attend the business meeting. The report of secretary-manager Schineman shows that the past year was the most prosperous since 1918. The entire personnel of the board directors was re-elected. They are S. C. Hartranft, O. E. Stewart, J. J. Dwyer, Chas. Eygabroad, E. Jones, Ben Baxter, B. L. Chaidier, Fred H. Zaizer, and Dr. W. Harpster. WASHINGTON—The man who really dominates cabinet meetings these days is not the president but defense mobilizer Charles E. Wilson. Truman is so fond of Wilson personally, so determined to give him complete power, that the big square-jawed ex-head of General Electric carries far more weight than any member of the cabinet. In act, some cabinet meetings have featured none-too-friendly arguments in which Wilson always gets what he wants. For example, Wilson will announce to the cabinet: "We need more timber for defense construction. The lumber people tell me we can get it from the National forests." The National forests are under Secretary of the Interior Chapman, while the timber in them is under the Forest Service and Secretary of Agriculture Branahan. And if the latter argue about the need of saving timber for future generations and suggest using only half the proposed amount, Wilson's brusque reply: "We need all of it." Usually the president calls in the opposing cabinet member and says: "I think you'd better go along with Charlie. I had an awful hard time getting him to take the job, and I don't want him to leave because he doesn't get cooperation." Chief inner-cabinet gripe against Wilson is that he listens Usually the president calls in the opposing cabinet member and says: "I think you'd better go along with Charlie. I had an awful hard time getting him to make the job, and I don't want him to leave because he doesn't get cooperation." Chief inner-cabinet grip against Wilson is that he listens briefly to his advisers from industry and not to his colleagues in government. Generally speaking, Wilson is doing a good job, is specially trying to help place orers with little business—despite the fact that he comes from one of the biggest companies in the world. NOTE—Wilson's chief need is few men around him who can more long-range planning. People-to-People Friendship In the summer of 1947, this letter had an interesting talk with General George Marshall, Secretary of State, about the importance of penetrating the Curtain in order to refute Moscow radio and convince Russian people of the basic endlessness of the American people. Secretary Marshall seemed convinced at the time that such was to be gained from drawing a distinction between the Russian people and their government, and making it clear that the American people did no quarrel with the Russian people. A nation which has no freezes, no churches, no parliament exercise a check rein on the min, the only way to prevent precipitous declaration of war contact with the people of Asia. This fact is, of course, the chief reason for the Iron Curtain. The Franklin's greatest fear is that Russian people will get too badly with the outside world. Secretary Marshall, at that, favored making a speech to the Assembly of the United Nations urging Moscow to remove Iron Curtain and permit free course between the people of Asia and the outside world. It suggested that after such dropped behind the Iron Curtain—by weather balloons if necessary. For some reason this speech was never made. But now, four years later, 21 Senators have signed a resolution urging friendship between the Russian people and the American people. This is the kind of resolution that ought to be smuggled, dropped or somehow or other got behind the Iron Curtain. Korean Civilian Casualties The grim casualty figures from Korea show, as usual, that innocent civilians suffered the most. Since the first shot was fired last June 25, a staggering total of 1,300,000 persons have been killed, wounded or lost. Of these, an estimated 700,000 were civilians—including an estimated 5000 babies. Compared with these figures, American losses were less than 48,000 killed, wounded or missing. At the same time, the United Nations force inflicted a toll of 254,000 combat casualties on the North Koreans and 134,000 on the Chinese communists. In addition, the United Nations has captured 136,548 North Korean prisoners of war—though only about 1000 Chinese prisoners. LET'S PLAY CANASTAL Learn Canasta as you play. This is the sixth article of eight in which YOU as North are guided through a game of Canasta from the deal to the scoring. Though you now could make some additional melds, you de- Mothers are softies when it comes to hearts and flowers, be it a big heart shaped box of chocolates tied with a filmy ribbon or a bouquet of yellow daisies held in a grubby little hand. The commemoration of St. Valentine's day started way back in ancient Rome. February 14th was the date of St. Valentine's death and because he was famous for his love and charity, the custom of sending valentines has continued ever since. Store windows are very gay with their lacy trimmings and valentines have been flying thick and fast. Yes, mother is a softie for the "I love you" that come on this special day. But the celebration is not all one sided and she usually chooses the family dinner hour on Valentine's Day as the opportunity to symbolize her love with a few simple Valentine touches to the menu and table. As one mother to another, let's get our heads together. Big lace paper doilies do nicely as place mats. If you are feeling more formal and want to use your good lace table cloth, the occasion will seem even more festive. The romance in your soul will help you fashion a sentimental centerpiece from one of great-grandma's handpainted vases or some other quant family heirloom—and a few flowers. Lacking just the right vase or the flowers, at each place at the table light the kiddies. In this holiday setting, they are best eat with enthusiasm. The national valentine colors are cious red and snowy white; see if we can work this scheme into the menu. VALENTINE'S DAY DAY Spicy tomato juice Creamed chicken or on Mashed potatoes Buttered green bean Valentine salad with Cottage Cheese Layer cake Tomato juice always has red color. The spices in this lowing recipe sharpens it. SPICK TOMATO JUICE 1 quart tomato juice Juice of 2 oranges 1 tablespoon onion juice 2 tablespoons chill sauce 1 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons salt Mix the ingredients to-get a pitcher or jar and let covered, in the refrigerator an hour. Strain and serve. Canned chicken or turkey themselves well to cream them at minimum of bother, but have a hen on hand, the creamy gravy with its big oil of meat will be fit for a kid. I suspect you will bake biscuits This fact is, of course, the chief reason for the Iron Curtain. The linlin's greatest fear is that Russian people will get too widely with the outside world. Secretary Marshall, at that time, favored making a speech the Assembly of the United States urging Moscow to remove iron Curtain and permit free course between the people of Asia and the outside world. It suggested that after such a change was made, translations in Russian language could be made. Though you now could make some additional melds, you decide not to do so, and end your turn by discarding a 5. (Yes, though you have four 5's, this is your best discard! The important thing is to get the pack as often as possible, and for this purpose a pair is as good as three or four of a kind—better, because discarding the excess leaves more room in your hand to hold other ranks.) Your hand is now: When it comes South's turn, he discards a 2. This freezes the pack again for both sides. His object is to capitalize the fact that your side holds many more cards than the opponents, and so will have a much better chance of pairing the future upcards. (Sacrificing a wild card for this purpose is a common and worthwhile strategem.) Turn 4. You draw an 8 and discard another 5. Turn 5. The game has proceeded without further melding. West now discards a J. You pounce on it, showing your pair of J's to validate the meld. The pack you get contains: 5, 3, 2, 9, 5, 9, 7. Again you decide to make no additional melds, and discard a 5, leaving yourself with: In their turns, East lays off a Q and West melds 10-10-10-10 (The opponents are scared and are beginning to "unload.") West discards a 4. ATOMIC BOMB LIFE SAVERS* By MAJ. GEN. WALTER M. ROBERTSON, USA (RET) CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE What about atom bomb burns? Near the center of the blast the burns are often fatal. People may be seriously burned more than a mile away, with the heat can be felt on the hands and face at four to five miles. To prevent flash burns, try to find shelter where there is a high bank or some other object between you and the bursting body. A little bit of solid material will provide flash protection close to the explosion. Farther out, the tiniest sort of thing—cotton cloth—will do the trick. If you work in the open, always wear full-length, loose-fit light-colored clothes in time of emergency. Never go around your sleeves rolled up. Always wear a hat—the brim may protect you from serious face burns. Flash burns from the A-bomb's light and heat caused 30 per cent of the injuries at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. *Source: SURVIVAL UNDER ATOMIC ATTACK, official U.S. CBO booklet. = Colony Quips By the Gazette Farm Editor HOW LONG are we going to sit idly by and watch the prorate defeat the purpose for which it was intended? Is it at all possible to even think about a change or two without having some of the kremlin faithful raise their voices in wrath? We get scared very easily. Yes we do. But why inell would it not be OK to let anybody ship a box, a car or a train load of California oranges anyplace in the world—IF—the grower was going to get parity or better, HET on the tree? What would be wrong in a deal like that? We know the old kremlin stuff. But doesn't it just about boil down to who gets up earlier and brighter of eye in the morning? Or who gets the most help from Uncle? Uncle controls the mid-western farmer's crop and puts a guaranteed price under it. The California citrus grower has governmental control but no guaranty on the money side. Why? Bet Mr. Wilcox could tell us if he wanted to. What do you think? IF WE established a parity figure for the grower and had the equivalent of Florida Mutual to put the deal into operation and then let any fruit move out of the state which returned the grower that figure or better what would be the result? Certainly California growers would not be hurt. Florida has much more fruit than we have and ships over 80 per cent of it on an FOB basis. In other words, they have a price set on their fruit before it leaves the state. They ship much more than we do out here and even if the market is much closer to Florida the large fact remains that Florida Mutual has a FLOOR which protects the grower and also the buyer. Ever think of that one? In California the only ones with protection are the "hired help" in the kremlin. Ever think of that one? Then perhaps it will become clearer who would NOT want any changes. Or are we just talking heresy again? Florida ships better than 80 per cent of her citrus crop on an FOB basis with Florida Mutual's floor insuring the grower a decent return. As the Florida crop is twice the size of ours it seems from here that a far better job could be done. California "roller's" going from pillar to post are a pitiful thing for the California grower. A carload of fruit "rolling" east is a potential red ink or close to it for the California grower. The "hired help" get theirs first and you know what spot in the line the grower holds. We simply can't be talked out of this one. A carload of valuing gold... In California the only ones with protection are the "hired help" in the kremlin. Ever think of that one? Then perhaps it will become clearer who would NOT want any changes. Or are we just talking heresy again? Florida ships better than 80 per cent of her citrus crop on an FOB basis with Florida Mutual's floor insuring the grower a decent return. As the Florida crop is twice the size of ours it seems from here that a far better job could be done. California "roller's" going from pillar to post are a pitiful thing for the California grower. A carload of fruit "rolling" east is a potential red ink or close to it for the California grower. The "hired help" get their first and you know what spot in the line the grower holds. We simply can't be talked out of this one. A carload of valencias sold on an FOB basis represents so much cash to the grower—at any rate a decent FOB sale does not bring red ink to the grower. CALIFORNIA GROWERS could found a Mutual just like Florida's for the expenditure of very little more than a thin dime. The man who set Florida Mutual up under the Capper-Volstead Act is now in California going into the same thing for grape dealers. It would not cost California growers a thin dime to look into the deal at first hand. This gentleman could be gotten into Orange county to give growers a talk. With just a little bit of coaxing we might get hot and see that the job gets done. Without Mutual Florida growers would have faced a money-losing deal for the past two years. With Mutual last year was their best and this year, while, perhaps, it will break no records, still will bring growers a terrific return. Remember Florida Mutual interferes with no packing, processing or selling activity and if California Mutual were set up it would not interfere with any legitimate outfit we have here. It would have to be done entirely by GROWERS... All it would do would be to put a FLOOR under the growers fruit. We mean money floor. Is that bad? Bad for who? Bad for nobody. Florida with her first 100 million box crop is taking the whole thing in stride. A bumper crop here would put many growers out of business. What are we saying? Let's start the ball rolling for a California Mutual. It would put money IN the growers pocket instead of taking money OUT. Or don't we care anymore? OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER SOMETIMES A JOKE can be carried too far. If the person (or persons, whichever the case may be) who were at my house on New Year's Eve will bring back our water softener and the set of dishes, very few questions will be asked. WE EXPECT NEWS of great new developments in the Korean fracas, and what do they send us? A picture of General MacArthur wearing a new hat! Is THAT supposed to make the home front build more tanks? And in real fine print here, so it's not to offend anyone, I would like to ask why the U.S. hasn't sent a flight of B-29s over Northern Korea to blast those great dams and hydroelectric installations which supply electric power to the North Korean and Chinese communist armies. A picture of one of those dams blown to shambles would do a lot more to boost home-front morale than will fashion plates of the general's latest whim in head-dress. ONE OF THESE days I am going WE EXPECT NEWS of great new developments in the Korean fracas, and what do they send us? A picture of General MacArthur wearing a new hat! Is THAT supposed to make the home front build more tanks? And in real fine print here, so's not to offend anyone, I would like to ask why the U.S. hasn't sent a flight of B-29s over Northern Korea to blast those great dams and hydroelectric installations which supply electric power to the North Korean and Chinese communist armies. A picture of one of those dams blown to shambles would do a lot more to boost home-tront morale than will fashion plates of the general's latest whim in head-dress. ONE OF THESE days I am going to get disgusted enough to write Representative John Phillips and ask him to use his influence to get me a job in Washington as Chief Dimwit in the Department of Absolute Confusion, Utter Futility Division. ONE THING this war is going to prove—It will establish without the shadow of a doubt in the minds of the Korean people that both the U.S. and the Chinese communists are quite adept at wrecking a country. THERE IS ONE thing to say in favor of Margaret Truman's voice: It would come in mighty handy in case she ever got shipwrecked. A PIECE IN this column a few weeks ago gave some people the impression that this writer is a dog hater. Nothing could be farther from the truth. I am not mad at dogs, but at dog owners who allow their pets to run all over town pestering the taxpayers. If you let your dog run wild, you go him an injustice. A dog is quite a bit like a child. He necus attention, affection and training. Slight him, and he will grow up to be a bad one. We have a shaggy-haired little bundle of steel springs who answers to the name of Scrappy, a cur of questionable ancestry who has more sense than most of those pampered wneeps with American Kennel Club registration papers. I want to tell you how smart this dog is. One of the first lessons he learned was to stay off the furniture. If you want to spoil your dog, let him get up on the couch just once. Maka him know his place, (which is on the floor) and he will never become a nuisance in the house. Anyway, to get on with the story, the first time we came home to find Scrappy sleeping on the couch, he was given a stern scolding and told to stay off the cimra, couches and beds. This impressed him somewhat, and there was no more trouble until about two weeks later when we again came home to find him on the floor looking up guiltily at us. The couch was still warm to the touch, and we knew that he had jumped off of it when he heard us drive up. This time, a waipping with a rolled newspaper was used to augment the scolding. Next time we came home, we found him sitting on the floor, blowing his breath on the couch to cool it off.