anaheim-gazette 1951-05-02

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1851 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 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.P. news dispatches. THEODORE B. KUCHEL MAY DESLER LEONARD WREIDT NEIL STANLEY G. E. MELLEN MARY ROULAND RALPH ROULAND LUCY HUBBARD Lotus H. Loudon... We join with the many, many friends of Lotus H. Loudon in extending our heartfelt condolences to his family on the sorrowful occasion of his passing away late Monday afternoon. "Gov" Loudon—and all who knew him called him that—was a newspaper man for most of his lifetime, and the founder and co-publisher of the Anaheim Bulletin. He was a force for good in this community, and his newspaper re-ever, for the ratio of driving miles, Dr. Holloway feels that the safety balance is still on the side of the girls. Saye like: "Women probably dent more fenders and have more minor Let's face it, men... You might as well face it, brother. The little woman is a safer driver than you are. Maybe she dents more fenders than you do, and makes a three-act melodrama out of parking. Don Juan Forster, o garita ranch, has tel Messrs. Davis & Broassist in moving a ba Mr. C. Brown who from a bucking horse Santa Ana a few days proving rapidly and well again. Mr. P. Hilton was later day endeavoring to company of sheep-m works at his place for of killing and trying from sheep. It is eat the works will cost a Quite a number of sto take part in the enter We have been re draw public attention rehensible conduct youths, who make a tice of bathing in th the great annoyance of others. As it is he the complaining particiinally prosecute the should the practice con be continued, it may ing to know that the punishable by a fine six months imprisonment. 50 Years A Dr. G. H. Bailey and Let's face it, men... You might as well face it, brother. The little woman is a safer driver than you are. Maybe she dents more fenders than you do, and makes a three-act melodrama out of parking. But when serious automobile accidents occur, more than nine times out of 10 a man is at the wheel. There is, of course, a male answer for this one—there are more men drivers than women. But statistics of the American Automobile association show that there are not that many more. Although 27 per cent of the licensed drivers in the United States are women, men drivers were involved in 92.9 per cent of all fatal motor vehicle accidents last year, women drivers in only 7.1 per cent. These are figures that the much-maligned woman driver might keep handy when friend husband begins one of his jokes about widening the garage doors or installing a parking device that will make the wheels go sidewise. She needn't mention it at the time, but of course these dramatic statistics are slightly misleading, because as a rule men drive far greater distances than women do, and thus are exposed to more accidents. Authority for this statement is Dr. Imogene Holloway of Pelham, N. Y., who set up the accident prevention program of the American Red Cross and at present is director of the school and college division of the Greater New York Safety council. Says she: "Women are short-haul drivers, for the most part. They take the car downtown to shop, drive their children to school or drive to the station to meet their husbands. They take far fewer long motor trips than men do. But men make a profession of driving. We have very few women truck drivers, taxi drivers and bus drivers. Some women proved their ability in such jobs during World War II, but its ever, for the ratio of driving miles, Dr. Holloway feels that the safety balance is still on the side of the girls. Says she: "Women probably dent more fenders and have more minor automobile accidents than men do: But they are less inclined to speed and to take chances while driving. "Women are likely to be more timid than men. For instance, a woman usually passes one car at a time; a man passes three. He has the longer range perception, but she is more cautious." AAA psycho-physical tests, which are given in connection with their driving schools throughout the country, show certain basic differences between men and women drivers: The average man drives five miles per hour faster than the average woman. A woman is less likely to be color-blind than is a man. A man is a steadier driver, his reflexes are faster and his grip on the wheel stronger. Dr. Holloway has some advice which might improve the male opinion of women drivers: 1 — Don't drive a car while wearing a hat tilted over one eye so that it cuts off half your vision. 2 — Don't wear flimsy or insecure shoes which are likely to get caught in the accelerator or which interfere with firm foot action. 3 — Don't try to drive while holding a baby in your lap. Get him a canvas seat that hooks over the back of the seat, and keeps him safely away from the steering wheel. 4 — Don't try to window-shop while driving down Main st. Both men and women drivers, she says, are frequently guilty of forgetting to use the rear-view mirror, falling to understand traffic regulations and ignoring road signs. But it's time the boys stopped cheating." IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Mr. Bohn, the night-watchman, was circulating a petition to the Board of Supervisors yesterday, to secure his appointment as Special Constable. A large number of signatures were obtained. A telegram from Washington announces the discontinuance of the post office at Newport this county. Several large loads of wool passed through town yesterday on the way to the depot. The thermometer indicated 84 degrees in the shade yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The new dwelling house of Mr. Stone, near the depot is nearly completed. The day is not far distant when all the vacant land in that vicinity will be occupied by dwellings and warehouses. The "Santa Ana Valley News" did not appear yesterday. We learn that their roller did not arrive from Los Angeles. The usual Saturday bustle on Centre street was enhanced by the moving of the building which adjoined the meat market of B. Cohen. The building will be fitted up on one of Boege's lots near the depot. The schooner, Cassie Hayward, arrived at Willington yesterday with 300,000 feet of lumber for A. Guy Smith and Co. The blacksmith shop on Benson street has been leased by Messrs. McDermont and Grimshaw, two 25 Years Ago Orange county is the most prosperous area county in the nation, even it is one of the smallest in California." said Nebelung, federal land who spoke Tuesday before wanis club. "Orange fortunate in having a centage of its total cultivation. Last year 44 in this county were citrus culture, providing income of $16,000,000. With a total of 14,000 a gross return of $3,000 second in importance. So is known the world over heaviest shipping point nots. Lima beans, black bay, sugar beets, peppers and other agricultural ducts added last year to total of $25,000,000 grown to the farmer. In discussing the growth range county the other dayvisor Schumacher declares necessary how improvements to look at least 10 years and lay cordingly. Increased gained during the past five has made the handling of vehicles upon county high complex question. One foot boulevards would reed gestion by permitting ve pass two abreast in either tion. The routing of certain streets also would California is gaining po so rapidly that the pro handling traffic is serious county roads are now ben eened from 10 to 20 feet by extra-shoulders to the p practical blacksmiths, who ask the public for their patronage and promise satisfaction. In the Orang on Thursday. The delivery water will commence this morning. Don Juan Forster, of Santa Margarita ranch, has telegraphed to Messrs. Davis & Bro. for men to assist in moving a band of cattle. Mr. C. Brown who was thrown from a bucking horse at Upper Santa Ana a few days ago is improving rapidly and will soon well again. Mr. P. Hilton was in town yesterday endeavoring to organize a company of sheep-men to erect works at his place for the purpose of killing and trying the tannery from sheep. It is estimated that the works will cost about $3000. Quite a number of stock men will take part in the enterprise. We have been requested to draw public attention to the reprehensible conduct of certain youths, who make a daily practice of bathing in the zanja, to the great annoyance of ladies and others. As it is he intention of the complaining parties to criminally prosecute the offenders should the practice complained of be continued, it may be interesting to know that the offense is punishable by a fine of $500 or six months imprisonment. 50 Years Ago Dr. G. H. Bailey and wife, have 50 Years Ago Dr. G. H. Bailey and wife, have gone to Phoenix, Arizona, from Mazatlan, whither they departed from this city in November last. Miss Zelma Bailey and her sister, George, remain at Mazatlan, guests of their brother, Dr. Lloyd Bailey, who is building up a lucrative dental practice. St. Michael's Guild will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Mrs. Hanna, at Miraflores. Census Marshal Middleham, has turned in his report of census children in this district: He finds boys between the ages of 5 and 17 years. 472; girls 259; Mongoose, boys 1- Total 732. Children under 5. 201. Total number of children in district, 933. Last year's totals: number of census children, 873. The district has gained 8 census children during the year and has an increase of 40 children of all ages under 17. The rainiest day Anaheimers have seen in a long time was experienced on Tuesday when rain began falling at 7 o'clock and continued with slight intermissions during the day. Up to yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, 95 of an inch had fallen, according to Mr. Darling's gauge. Hall fell in such quantities that boys gathered it up and had some snowballing. 25 Years Ago "Orange county is the sixth most prosperous agricultural county in the nation, even though it is one of the smallest counties in California," said Raymond Nebelung, federal land appraiser, who spoke Tuesday before the Kiwanis club. "Orange county is fortunate in having a large percentage of its total area under the great annoyance of ladies and others. As it is he intention of the complaining parties to criminally prosecute the offenders should the practice complained of be continued, it may be interesting to know that the offense is punishable by a fine of $500 or six months imprisonment." WASHINGTON — There has been a significant and sincere difference of opinion regarding full and open hearings for the MacArthur testimony beginning tomorrow. Sen. Dick R. Bell of Georgia has been anxious not to have anything come out of the hearings that would in any way give aid and comfort to the enemy. Everyone else agrees with him on this. Not in agreement, however, are all the military men in the Pentagon. Some of them feel that such a hearing would start an extremely bad precedent in making public military mistakes of the past. This feeling is not shared by all. Gen. Omar Bradley, or instance, has believed in putting the cards on the table no matter whose errors it shows up, including his own. However, it has been a traditional policy among the military for 100 years or so never to make public the battle errors of war. For instance, the files on the mistakes of World War I never have been open to Congress or to the public, nor of the Spanish-American war, nor even the Civil war. This because it is definite military policy that the tragic blunders of the top brass should not be publicized. It is considered bad for the prestige of the service. General Bradley says comes nearest to publicizing these blunders in his current biography in which he tells of the failure of Gen. Johnny ("Court House") Lee to keep the Normandy invasion supplied with speaking to each other. Possible explanation was that Walker was a lieutenant general in command of the 8th Army, and outranked Almond who was only a major general. However, General Almond was MacArthur's Chief of Staff in Tokyo, had been quite close to him, and was sent from Tokyo to command the 10th Corps, which, although not actually an army, was almost of equivalent size. And for reasons best known to MacArthur, Almond was not placed under the direct command of his superior, General Walker. Instead, he reported back to Tokyo. This would not have been so serious, had not Walker's forces started off at a northwest angle toward the Yalu river, while Almond's forces started almost straight north. And as they fanned out in two different directions with no communications between, the Chinese adopted the obvious and easy tactic of advancing into the vacuum. Once the Chinese got on our flanks and partly behind our lines, the position of both the 3rd Army and the 10th Corps became untenable. This was one of the inside reasons for the disastrous retreat of last November-December. Poor Intelligence The 8th Army retreated 120 miles pell-mell without making a stop. In some cases, it unhitched heavy artillery, leaving them to the enemy without even a pretense of a fight. This was no reflection on our men. The error was with the command. No prepared positions had been set up in the rear, perhaps because there was not the slightest expectation the Chinese would intervene. Furthermore our troops were Hal Boys NEW YORK UP—loneller on a mountain in a valley. It's that way with too. The generals think they are amongst all men, pay combat zones. To the ordinary man has so many bosses he feels like a hare surreptitious high picket fence, the general looks like one of luxuriant liberty. "Nobody can tell what to do," the low army totem pole tells visually. "He can get wants to when he wan can bunk down when he get up when he He don't have to walk—he can fly over it plane. "He can get what eat and all the liquor drink. He sleeps better. He don't have to polo boots. He's got a big boy to do all his dog rands, too. Man, how can get jobs like that?" And, of course, the private envies the prince legend accords to most the privilege of dying stead of on the battlefield. The general, however own life in no such light he is hedged about by many rules as the poften he rather yearthe private's sense when dutiles are done. For there is no suce complete freedom for 25 Years Ago "Orange county is the sixth most prosperous agricultural county in the nation, even though it is one of the smallest counties in California," said Raymond Nebelung, federal land appraiser, who spoke Tuesday before the Kiwanis club. "Orange county is fortunate in having a large percentage of its total area under cultivation. Last year 44,000 acres in this county were devoted to citrus culture, providing a gross income of $16,000,000. Wamuts with a total of 14,000 acres and a gross return of $3,000,000, are second in importance. Santa Ana is known the world over as the heaviest shipping point for walnuts. Lima beans, black eye beans, hay, sugar beets, pepper, tomatoes and other agricultural products added last year to the grand total of $25,000,000 gross return to the farmer. In discussing the growth of Orange county the other day, Supervisor Schumacher declared it is necessary now in planning road improvements to look ahead at least 10 years and lay plans accordingly. Increased population gained during the past five years has made the handling of motor vehicles upon county highways a complex question. One hundred foot boulevards would reduce congestion by permitting vehicles to pass two abreast in either direction. The routing of cars upon certain streets also would help. California is gaining population so rapidly that the problem of handling traffic is serious. Many county roads are now being widened from 10 to 20 feet by adding extra-shoulders to the pavement. General Bradley's come nearest to publicizing these blunders in his current biography in which he tells of the failure of Gen. Johnhy ("Court House") Lee to keep the Normandy invasion supplied with munitions. He also tells of Lee's insatiable desire for grabbing swank hotels for his officers while the G.L.s slept where they could. I reported part of this story during the war — namely, how General Lee had taken over the swank George V hotel in Paris for himself, and how his supply lines got so snarled up that Gen. Thomas Larkin was ordered to make a special investigation. However, the official reports of the War Department have never told this story and probably never will. Korea's Errors Likewise, the tragic mistakes of the Korean war never have been told officially. It has never been disclosed, for instance, that when Gen. Edward Almond and the late Gen. "Johhny" Walker were racing toward the Yalu river just before our tragic December defeat, there was no battle liaison between them. This failure was considered so dangerous by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington that a special warning was cabled General MacArthur to set up communications between his two field commanders. However, he never heeded the warning. The two commanders continued to operate, in effect, without The 8th Army retreated 120 miles pell-mell without making a stop. In some cases, it unhitched heavy artillery, leaving them to the enemy without even a pretense of a fight. This was no reflection on our men. The error was with the command. No prepared positions had been set up in the rear, perhaps because there was not the slightest expectation the Chinese would intervene. Furthermore our troops were not overwhelmed by superior numbers, as played up in the headlines at that time. While General MacArthur was issuing press communiques about a Chinese force of 1,000,000 men; his own dispatches to the Pentagon estimated Chinese strength at only 285,000 men, plus 150,000 North Koreans. Another serious error the military doesn't like to talk about now was the failure to spot Chinese troops building up on both sides of the Yalu river, which should have been fairly easy for Army intelligence to spot, but MacArthur's intelligence failed to report them. ARMY ATTACKS EXPANDED WAISTLINES FRANWFURT, Germany (P.) — The fat is coming off Uncle Sam's troops in Germany. Gi's and generals alike have been ordered to shake off those extra pounds. The new order is part of the "get-ready-for-anthing" program of the new commanding general in Europe. Lieutenant General Manton S. Eddy. All officers and men, regardless of assignment or age, are required to take part in a new physical conditioning program, which includes marches, running, sprinting, pull-ups, push-ups and squat jumps. "It isn't castle stobble general's wife explain general can't mix too social life for fear he's get around that he's favorite. That wrecks." In battle areas the really lonely. His com­ is even more limited. I share his responsibility is no vacation from it. -Colony QuipsBy the Gazette Farm Editor THIS COLUMN has been taking it too easy to suit our reader and we had better get back on the job. But remember this, reader, that we are not going to let the column interfere too much with our fishing (nice big bass, we got it, too), and we have not run out of ammunition as some of the inmates of the Kremlin have been saying. Those boys up there have been getting the growers ready to take less money for their fruit and like it for so long that the deal just seems to work that way automatically. Any salesman wants the price of his commodity lowered so that there will be less sales resistance and his job will thus be made much easier. His employer is usually fully aware of that type of thinking and nips it in the bud. But get your thinking about the California citrus deal straightened out. In the way the Exchange operates we fail to see any "selling." The prorate board gives the valencia crop so many weeks to get out of the way. The Exchange takes the growers fruit and ships it cast where it is put up at auction and, at great expense to the grower, the eastern buyer bids what he is willing to pay and that is all there is to it. There is no floor—as far as the grower is concerned. Nobody gives a d—— either whether or not the grower gets a profit. And why should they? The "hired help" gets theirs just the same. WHY DID WILCOX sign the "cheaper fruit" contract with Minute Maid last year? We believe that it was because he took the easy way to get rid of the "by-products" fruit. He took the business away from other processors with fruit that belonged to Sunkist growers. And Minute Maid jumped at the "cheaper fruit" contract. And California growers were not told about it. What kind of business is that? We find it out from a Florida source and blab our big mouth about it and what does that make us? A big so-and-so. Even Mr. Prizer stepped up and said that we were controlled by "interests" as he was pleased to put it. Now just why did we not like the "cheaper fruit" contract? The answer is simple; we had a little fruit in the mess and we had to take less money for it than if Mr. Wilcox had gone to bat and "sold" the stuff to Minute Maid at the same price Mr. Fox was paying Florida growers the very minute the contract was signed. Mr. Prizer did not like to be reminded about the pitiful job he turned in for the growers who trusted him and paid that Hal Boyle NEW YORK UP—It is always lonelier on a mountain peak than in a valley. It's that way with military life, too. The generals are lonelier than the lieutenants. Sometimes I think they are among the loneliest of all men, particularly in combat zones. To the ordinary private, who has so many bosses he sometimes feels like a hare surrounded by a high picket fence, the life of a general looks like one long dream of luxuriant liberty. "Nobody can tell the general what to do," the low man on the army totem pole tells himself obviously. "He can go where he wants to when he wants to. He can bunk down when he wants to and get up when he wants to. He don't have to walk in the mud —he can fly over it in his own plane." "He can get what he wants to eat and all the liquor he wants to drink. He sleeps between sheets. He don't have to polish his own boots. He's got a high-class batboy to do all his dog-robbing errands, too. Man, how do they ever get jobs like that?" And, of course, the average private envies the privilege which legend accords to most generals—the privilege of dying in bed instead of on the battlefield. The general, however, sees his own life in no such light. He feels he is hedged about by almost as many rules as the private, and often he rather yearns to have the private's sense of freedom when duties are done. For there is no such thing as complete freedom for a general. THEY CAME UP with one of the stock abili routines and told about the poor fruit. They went on to say that if and when we growers gave them good fruit we could expect some money. We growers don't want "some money" we simply want a profit. And we have the finest crop of valencia oranges hanging on the trees right now that this county has seen for many years. It is ready to move right now. But the OAC, controlled, we are afraid, by navel men and Mr. McLain of "up north" have the old "Indian sign" on Orange county valencias and you know what will happen to this "stepchild" of the Exchange. We pay the bills and take what is left. The Exchange does not even mention the term "Valencia" in their advertising for the summer crop. And they say to the grower this is "your business." If that is business then we will take voodoo. If those guys earn their money then we have another think coming. And we have no axe to grind. We only get what is left. Citrus Report The California Fruit Growers Exchange reported today all auction markets California oranges were about unchanged. REPRESENTATIVE PRICES BY SIZE: SUNKIST (First Grade): Size 100 126 150 176 200 220 252 288 344 5.37 5.42 5.81 6.26 6.52 6.44 5.85 5.48 CHOICE (Second Grade): Size 100 128 150 176 200 220 252 288 344 4.43 4.68 5.04 5.39 5.33 5.43 LOS ANGELES, May 2—UP The Federal State Market News service reported today oranges, lemons and grapefruit steady, prices unchanged. MODEST MAIDENS Troffner Registered U.S. Patent Office MODEST MAIDENS The general, however, sees his own life in no such light. He feels he is hedged about by almost as many rules as the private, and often he rather yearns to have the private's sense of freedom when duties are done. For there is no such thing as complete freedom for a general. He is held down by orders from those above him, and he is restricted in many ways by the opinions of those under his own command. "I can't afford to let myself worry too much whether my officers and men like me or hate me," a general told me once. "But I do have to be sure they respect me—and that they will carry out my orders." Being boss means having less plain ordinary human fun. When they throw a party of an Army post, the commanding general and his lady arrive early—and they leave early. They can't hang around and let down their hair with the lower-rank lads and their lassies. It wouldn't do. And generals who try to be "one of the boys" find out it's a mistake. Some of the boys are sure to misunderstand. Or some will try to take advantage of the situation. Authority must remain upright—and keep its distance. "It isn't caste snobbery," one general's wife explained. "The general can't mix too freely in social life for fear the idea will get around that he's playing favorites. That wrecks morale." In battle areas the general is really lonely. His companionship is even more limited. He cannot share his responsibility and there is no vacation from it. He rarely feels emotionally the death in battle of individual men under him. If he did, he couldn't stand the tension of being a general. But a general traditionally does regard his command as part of his own body. And any considerable loss of his men—any loss he could have avoided—is as a spear-thrust into his own side. That is part of his military creed, his code of life. And sometimes generals whose units have been hit too hard have to be relieved for the same reason a boxer has to retire. The hurt of repeated punches has made him too cautious. Ordering other men to their deaths must be the nature of its task to men who live on the highest peak of decision. That is why, probably, the only person who can really understand a general is — another general.