anaheim-gazette 1951-02-28

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 250 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 8, 1869, under the Act of March 2, 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: See per month by carrier or $1 per year by carrier or mail. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispersion. THEODORE B. KUCHEL MAX BESLER ERNEST BEYER LEONARD KREIDT MILLES BRADLEY NEIL STANLEY G. E. MELLEN MARY ROULAND RALPH ROULAND LUCY HUBBARD Era of fair haired boy... Now we enter the era of the fair-haired boy; a president's choice for president. Hereafter — except for Mr. Truman—no man can be elected president more than twice. Except for a few formalities, that became law Monday night through a new Amendment—the 22nd—to the Constitution. You can almost close your eyes and see what's going to happen in the case of a twice-elected president whose second term is running out: If he's anxious to see his pet policies carried out, he'll probably try to hand-pick his successor. This crown prince can't make the grade, of course, unless the voters want him but the retiring president can be a big help building him up. We may never learn what it was that made him so successful. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY EUCHEL 75 Years Ago A number of citizens collected last night at Enterprise hall in response to a call for a meeting to 50 Years Ago W. I. Roach of San Francisco and his sister, Mrs. Gustam Heiman of Los Angeles, arrived on (It used to be the job of the Secretary of State to issue such proclamations, but last year Congress changed that and put it in the hands of the boss of the General Services administration.) The proclamation was ready even before the Nevada legislature acted. Larson's lawyers drew it up and got the approval of the attorney general that it was shipshape and legal. President Roosevelt always kept the country a-twitter, waiting practically till the last minute before letting it be known he'd run for president again. One thing is certain: of all the men around him, he never groomed any one as a successor to himself. With no one considered as even a remote contender for his job, he always stood out alone as the biggest candidate. Nor has President Truman built up anyone as a successor to him. At this point no one seems to know whether he'll run again. But it isn't hard to imagine what's going to happen in the future when a twice-chosen president's second term is running out: He'll either have to build up a man of his own choosing as a candidate or there'll be a wild scramble for his job. There's nothing in the new Amendment which says a retiring president can't run for some other elective office, like the Senate, which is what some rumors say Mr. Truman has in mind. But if he does that it will be by choice, no necessity, since he's the last American who can be elected president as often as the voters want him. Faith in Government However, it is also to remember that the grit is neither all good nor there are bureaucrats woefully inefficient, and crats who are a credit to it. It is your job to discriminate against people and see what's going to happen in the case of a twice-elected president whose second term is running out: If he's anxious to see his pet policies carried out, he'll probably try to hand-pick his successor. This crown prince can't make the grade, of course, unless the voters want him but the retiring president can be a big help building him up. We may never know whether this limit on the presidency is wise until we get into a crisis and have to choose a new leader. But at least Congress and 36 of the 48 state legislatures thought it a wise way of keeping any man from perpetuating himself in office. In 1947, when the Republicans controlled Congress for the first time since 1932 and the four terms to which President Roosevelt was elected were still fresh in mind, both houses agreed on this: The Constitution should be amended to forbid any man from being elected to the White House more than twice or, at the outside, more than 10 years. Which means: if a vice-president succeeded to the presidency and served no more than two years of an unexpired term, he could then be elected twice on his own. If he served more than two years of a president's unexpired term, then he could be elected to only one four-year term. But none of this applies to Mr. Truman. The proposed amendment specifically exempted him. So he's free to run and be elected as many times as he can. And none of this could become a part of the Constitution unless 36—or two-thirds of the states' IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of the Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago A number of citizens collected last night at Enterprise hall in response to a call for a meeting to discuss the matter of contemplated incorporation. Mr. John Fischer was called to the chair and Judge S. J. Davis to the position of secretary of the meeting. A resolution was introduced in favor of reviving the former city charter. After some discussion the resolutions were passed, 21 votes being cast in favor of them. The meeting was then dismissed, after the passage of a resolution that the proceedings be forwarded to the Los Angeles county representatives as the expression of the sentiment of the people of Anaheim. We saw yesterday a wagon with a load of hay, broken down in the street. It happened however, to have occurred just at the door of the livery stable for which the load was designed. Not all wagons are so considerate in their choice of the moment to give way, as some of our readers know by experience. The rain came down for a few moments yesterday and then ceased, to the disappointment, doubtless of some of our farmers. We are told, however, by some, that the crops are almost independent of more rain, as that already fallen has been so abundant. 50 Years Ago W. I. Roach of San Francisco and his sister, Mrs. Gustam Heiman of Los Angeles, arrived on Monday in response to telegrams announcing the serious illness of their uncle, Mr. Gunther. Mr. Roach returned home in the evening. Mrs. Heiman remained to care for the invalid. Mr. Gunther is one of Anaheim's Pioneers. He is aged 80 years and has resided here for 40 years. The news of the death of ex-Senator Stephen M. White, which occurred at his residence in Los Angeles, early on Thursday morning last, was received by his friends in Anaheim with keenest regret and sorrow. Admittedly the foremost man of the state, of brilliant genius and rare intellectual attainments, that he is dead at the early age of 48 years, is indeed to be deplored. St. Michael's Guild will meet at the residence of Mrs. M. L. Rogers on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian church will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at the home of Mrs. Grimshaw. Mrs. Tony Adams of Long Beach has been visiting her relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Spencer. 25 Years Ago Fifty-one students of school are listed on their for the second semester names are: Martha Adaerine Bode, Eugene Bovee, Robert Cole, Cook, Marian Fochtman, Geren, Ellen Gibbs, Geo year, Violet Grant, How man, Jessie Johnston, Latourette, Esther Le Randall Maass, Elizabeth Doris Massey, Leonora ter, Lorenzo McOrmie, Miller, Lydia Moore, Moore, Lucy Morgan, Be phy, Laurence Meyers, Norland, Eloise Owens, Palmer, Norma Palm Pember, Vesta Roberts Schneider, Audra Schweinstest, Florence Ruby Stanley, Alice Mary Tanaka, Charles William Utter; Mariana Mary Jane VanBoover Staltz, Marjorie Wattel Welch, Barbara Wileh Wolfe, Dorothy Yungblu Ralph Squier. WASHINGTON — Drew Pearson, departing for a news survey of gathering European war clouds, left the following instructions for his staff: To the staff: I shall be traveling in Europe and countries adjacent to the Iron Curtain for the next two or three weeks. During that time you may have to write an occasional emergency column in case I get too far away from a cable office or the going gets tough. In writing such columns please bear in mind the following: Don't hesitate to admit an error. Double and triple check in order to avoid errors, but if you find you are wrong, say so. It is only fair to the man you have wronged, in addition to which the public will respect you for being fair. If you are sure you are right, however, stick to your guns and it necessary we will battle it out. Never bear grudges. If a president or a senator calls you a name, don't call one back. Because he is puerile or small is no reason for you to sink to his level. Write facts; don't go in for name-calling. Any scrivener can fill a column with abuse. Epithets can be culled from any dollar dictionary, but it takes good journalism to ferret out graft or the backstage doings of diplomats or the income tax cheaters — and then make what you say stand up in court. Smoke-Filled Rooms Remember that it is part of Smoke-Filled Rooms Remember that it is part of your job to right some of the news-wrongs of the capital. The big newspaperchains can be ruthless, their newsmen in a hurry. It is your job to probe deeper than the handout or the official statement. You are to pick up where the spot-news men, rushing for the telephone or grabbing for the headline, leave off. Frequently the best part of the story is after the spot-news cream has been skimmed. Remember also that ever since politicians became politicians, the thing the public was not supposed to know has taken place in the private lobbies and the smoke-filled rooms. Yet what is hidden from the public is usually what the public is most entitled to know about, and the job of a good newspaperman to report. Remember that in our system of government by checks and balances, it is your job to help in the checking. Government is so intricate and detailed today that Congress no longer can do all the checking. Furthermore, Congressmen themselves have to be checked. Most Congressmen are honest and reasonably conscientious, but it is your job to smoke out the Parmell Thomases, the Andy Mays and the "Doc" Brehms, and report the facts about them—even if it means a tough battle. Faith in Government However, it is also important to remember that the government is neither all good nor all bad. There are bureaucrats who are woefully inefficient, and bureaucrats who are a credit to mankind. It is your job to discriminate. Government is only as good as the men in it. And since men are human, they are subject to all the frailties that make up mankind—laziness, inefficiency, greed, graft, temptation. But they are also subject to County Comment By GEORGE E. HART Despite the fact, recently disclosed, that California has become fourth cotton producing state in the union and now gets more cash from cotton than oranges, the great golden state appears to be gradually turning away from farming; preparing to abandon its pinnacle on the national agricultural heap, although it may remain there for some years to come, and never drop far from the top. The signs are seen right here in Orange county. Only 20 years ago, 3 out of every 10 persons in California were farm people. Today the farms have only 1 out of 12. That's a drop from 30 per cent to 7 or 8 per cent in just two decades. The percentage of farm population probably still runs somewhat higher than the state average in Orange county, despite the onrush of population and industry here. There are 5700 farms in Orange county, which should mean something like 25,000 population out of a total 1950 census of 214,000, or around 12 per cent. The subdividers and the industrialists have whittled steadily on local agriculture. Of course, our agriculture is a big stick to whittle on, and most of the shavings so far are represented by the marginal citrus lands and some of the less productive ground in the western side of the county. But there was a drop of 12,000 acres in the county's citrus area last year, as compared to 1949, and probably there will be further Television of State Schools' Will be Considered by Legisla SACRAMENTO (AP)—Televising of athletics, reducing profits and fixing ages of amateur boxers make up the matter of sports bills before the state legislature. When the solos March 12, here are television - and sport they will consider: A five per cent st ceipts from televisi any sports events (AB 224, B would affect school and UCLA which Angeles coliseum. Two measures relate the state and track racing. (SB 925, Col 2862, Dolwig). Dolwig's bill would state's take on hand over 000,000 three per cent to nine per cent. Time it would reduce cut three per cent handle bracket from one per cent. Computed on the California's seven ree in 1950, Dolwig's for have given the state e 250,000. With the addition Dolwig proposes that up a recreation fur ming pools, play beaches, etc. Collier's formula, o handle, would have 25 Years Ago Fifty-one students of the high school are listed on the honor roll for the second semester. Their names are: Martha Adams, Catherine Bode, Eugene Booth, John Bovee, Robert Cole, Josephine Cook, Marian Fochtman, Grace Geren, Ellen Gibbs, George Goodyear, Violet Grant, Howard Fineman, Jessie Johnston, Marjorie Latouette, Esther Leushner, Randall Maass, Elizabeth Martin, Doris Massey, Leonora McAllister, Lorenzo McMornie, Katheryn Miller, Lydia Moore, Madeline Moore, Lucy Morgan, Beree Murphy, Laurence Meyers, Calvert Norland, Eloise Owens, Eleanor Palmer, Norma Palmer, Lyle Pember, Vesta Roberts, Everett Schneider, Audra Schwartz, Bob Schweinsfest, Florence Smith, Ruby Stanley, Alice Strange, Mary Tanaka, Charles Trembley, William Utter, Marian Utter, Mary Jane VanBooven, Doris Staltz, Marjorie Watts, Carol Welch, Barbara Wileh, Bryce Wolfe, Dorothy Yungbluth and Ralph Squier. The subdividers and the industrialists have whittled steadily on local agriculture. Of course, our agriculture is a big stick to whittle on, and most of the shavings so far are represented by the marginal citrus lands and some of the less productive ground in the western side of the county. But there was a drop of 12,000 acres in the county's citrus area last year, as compared to 1949, and probably there will be further decrease shown this year when Agricultural Commissioner Dixon Tubbs issues his yearly crop report. That was the turning point, at last, after a long upgrade extending through the whole history of the citrus industry here. It was a compound of small sizes, lower prices, and attractive subdivision offers, with perhaps the spectre of that spreading disease, quick decline, in the background. It could be just a dip in must be the eyes, ears and nose of the American people. Yes, the nose, too, is important. For no matter how much stench you may be exposed to, never lose your sense of smell. But likewise remember that there are scores of underpaid government servants dedicated to the cause of good government whom the public never hears of. It is your job to encourage them. It is also your job to let the public know that these men are working for them. For the public must never lose confidence in its government. Should it ever take seriously the scoldings of some of my competitors and lose confidence in our form of government, then the principle we are fighting for would be no more. More people here mean more people wanting to own property; either for revenue or occupancy. That means the property here must be divided to accommodate the new arrivals. Farm land, as such cannot absorb much increase in population because most farms are not susceptible to division, if they continue as farms. When divided, they become something else: plant sites or home sites. And that's what's happening. Meanwhile, the farmer may be decreasing in size, but it is interesting to note that he hasn't diminished noticeably in influence. He still lifts a strong voice in Orange county affairs, principally because he is organized and therefore articulate. On the 5700 farms in this county there are 3380 members of the Orange County Farm Bureau, once the largest county Farm Bureau in the state, now a close second, and determined to be first again this year. When we say "on the farms" that is purely figurative. They operate the farms but many of them live in town and "commute." But these 3380 Farm Bureau people swing plenty of weight in the county, and the 60,000 Farm Bureau members in the state comprise one of the most powerful organizations in state affairs. Also there is one factor that may have a bearing on the future of California agriculture — it is not fading out; it is being pushed out. It is strong and healthy and well organized. Just how fast and how far can that combination be pushed? -Colony QuipsBy the Gazette Farm Editor FLORIDA CANNERS and concentrators are not running at full capacity. This is due to no dearth of fruit on growers trees. It is due to the fact that better than $2 a box will not buy them. Of course this report was true during the first of February. It is not so true at the present time. The concentrators are paying more money and getting more fruit. That is what happens when growers become informed, have a Mutual and do the telling themselves. The canners and concentrators backed as they are in Wall Street let out a great big yelp when they had to pay $2.50 and $2.50 a box, set on the tree, to the growers. Its true, Mr. Wilcox. That certainly was too, too, too bad for the people who came out last year and bought our valencias a lot cheaper then they had to pay for California the year before. The year before Mr. Wilcox and the Exchange did not have any concentrating equipment and Minute Maid had to pay money. Then the grower's who hire Mr. Wilcox bought him some concentrating equipment to play with and when Mr. Fox came out to buy concentrate—well you know. Mr. Wilcox got all the business and he got it by selling fruit "cheaper" to these "barefood boys" from Wall street. That was a kind thing to do don't you think? One of the local Exchange managers told us recently that the "cheaper fruit" contract was one of the smartest things Mr. Wilcox had ever pulled. Perhaps he was right. If he had not forced down the price of last year's valencia crop the Exchange might have looked very bad. As it was the only person who lost was the grower. And he does not count—to certain people and we give you three guesses who. The "Exchange News Letter" under date of February 21, 1951, paints a sad picture of the whole Florida deal. Well, not too sad as it points out the tremendous demand for canned orange juice. (California is sold out on a "cheaper" basis, as usual.) The Exchange then lets its growers in on a little secret by saying that up to February 3 the average price paid the Florida grower was $1.69 at the cannery. Now anyone who takes the trouble to think knows that the early Hamlin and Parson Brown oranges are a pretty poor example of citrus fruit—especially for canning. Before Mutual the grower was lucky to get 50 cents a box for this kind of stuff. The fruit here talked about consisted mainly of "packing house rejects", which mean well State Schools' Athletics dered by Legislators vising of athletics, reducing race tracks ateur boxers make up the main subject the state legislature. When the solons reconvene March 12, here are same of the television and sports measures they will consider: A five per cent state tax on receipts from television rights on any sports events (AB 1218, Doyle, SB 807, Kraft.) An outright ban on the use of publicly owned stadiums, coliseums and gyms by any teams which reject televising of their games (AB 224, Halm). This would affect schools like USC and UCLA which use the Los Angeles coliseum. Two measures relate to the cut the state and tracks get from racing. (SB 925, Collier, and AB. 2862, Dolwig.) Dolwig's bill would increase the state's take on handle over $20,-000,000 three per cent—from six to nine per cent. At the same time it would reduce the track's cut three per cent in the same handle bracket from seven to four per cent. Computed on the handle of California's seven regular tracks in 1950. Dolwig's formula would have given the state an extra $3,-250,000. With the additional funds, Dolwig proposes the state set up a recreation fund for swimming pools, playgrounds, beaches, etc. Collier's formula, on 1950 track handle, would have returned an who. The "Exchange News Letter" under date of February 21, 1951, paints a sad picture of the whole Florida deal. Well, not too sad as it points out the tremendous demand for canned orange juice. (California is sold out on a "cheaper" basis, as usual.) The Exchange then lets its growers in on a little secret by saying that up to February 3 the average price paid the Florida grower was $1.69 at the cannery. Now anyone who takes the trouble to think knows that the early Hamlin and Parson Brown oranges are a pretty poor example of citrus fruit—especially for canning. Before Mutual the grower was lucky to get 50 cents a box for this kind of stuff. The fruit here talked about consisted mainly of "packing house rejects" which mean culls to its out here. Here is the real point: even the poorest Florida fruit did not go below this figure. There is no "red ink" dumping of oranges to make the "comeptition look bad" as has gone on here—and if you don't know who does it we will tell you. NOW—let us quote you a line or two from a large daily newspaper, published in the heart of the Florida citrus empire and show you what they say. Compare this to what the California Fruit growers Exchange is trying to tell its growers. "With... confirmed reports of... oranges selling for $2.25 a box on the tree and some offers made for $2.50 a box with delayed picking dates, canners continued to scramble for supplies of the fast dwindling midseason Florida orange crop." Now, how does that make Mr. Wilcox and that big private corporation, run by the "hired help" and for the "hired help", look? We all must get on the ball—that would raise the growers return. That is all we are interested in. OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER WHY ALL THIS furor about someone plotting and planning and scheming to overthrow the government? The Republicans have been trying to do it for nigh on 20 years now. THE OTHER EVENING we were talking about dreams and their cause and effect. Dreams are a fascinating study, and still have the psychologists puzzled even after generations of research, pioneered by the great German psychologist Freud, who claimed that the interpretation of an individual's dreams offered a key to his entire personality makeup. Numerous witches' tales concerning dreams have been given wide circulation by our legends and folklore. One of these is that a dream may last but a fleeting second although the next day you will swear you fought that dream for eight hours. Some authorities on dreams will tell you the one about the fatal result of finishing the dream. This is the one wherein you imagine you are falling through space. If you don't wake up before you land, this dream will kill you, they say, although just how they can make this statement with surety is difficult to understand. Did you ever hear of a person just dead of such a dream being interviewed on the subject? But dreams are still fascinating. Have you ever had that dream of being held back by some nameless thing while trying to walk or run ahead? It seems that your knees are weak or that your feet are stuck in the mud. Is this dream a warning from your sub-conscious mind that you will never get ahead in the world because of circumstances which will inevitably hold you back? Or is it that you are constantly trying to get away from something which you don't have the courage to turn around and face? I would like to know for Computed on the handle of California's seven regular tracks in 1950. Dolwig's formula would have given the state an extra $3,250,000. With the additional funds, Dolwig proposes the state set up a recreation fund for swimming pools, playgrounds, beaches, etc. Collier's formula, on 1950 track handle, would have returned an additional $170,000 to the state. The present nine per cent take on handle over $30,000,000 would be cut to eight under Collier's bill and a new category of $40,000,000 and over, would be set up, from which the state would get 10 per cent. The track's share on $30,000,000 or more would rise from four to five per cent and its share on the new $40,000,000 or more bracket would be three per cent. There are two proposals to keep on tapping horse racing revenues to pay for fish and wildlife restoration in California. Under a 1947 act, $9,000,000 was set aside in a three year period. With this law now expiring, a new bill (SB 1227, Haffield) would take $1,000,000 annually for three more years for the fund. Another measure (AB 2273, Lindsay) leaves the gate open for further funds, but does not specify how much. The legislators can just about take their pick on the matter of how old an amateur boxer or wrestler must be to enter the ring. One pair of bills, (AB 2223 Conrad, SB 635 Coombs), would let the Amateur Athletic Union set the minimum age. Another would fix the minimum at 16 (AB 2221 Conrad, SB 634 Coombs.) And a third pair would make 17 the minimum age. (AB 2222 Conrad, SB 636 Coombs.) All six of these bills, however, fix the minimum age for a professional ring performer at 18 years. Among the other bills on sports are measures: Permitting tracks for quarter horse racing to be less than one mile in circumference. (SB 1137, Powers.) Allowing the racing board to license charitable organizations to hold charity days at established tracks. (AB 2381, Maloney.) BURMA STARTS NEW ANTI-REBEL ACTION RANGOON (P)-The Burmese government will impose a system of collective punishment upon specific north Burma areas to discourage support to rebels, says a Mandalay report. The scheme will begin in areas whose inhabitants have withheld information regarding rebels destroying communications and otherwise engaged in anti-government operations. It is expected to hit hardest at villages along the railtrack. These villages are suspected of harboring rebels engaged in sabotage.