anaheim-gazette 1951-05-28

The events at Buena Park... We think a word of appreciation is in order for the sheriff's office, the district attorney's office, the Orange county grand jury, and all the others who helped bring the sordid killing of little Patty Hull to a climax. The terrible situation had all the elements of "reader interest" for people all over the country. These elements concerned a child, sex was involved, mystery and disappearance were there; murder was the result. Then there is the key, impassive suspect who steadfastly denies any connection with the crime although the evidence is mountain high against him. Of course, such a cruel story spread like wildfire across the country and caught the eye of millions of people. That is why we feel our county officials involved should be coming and other articles, a tasseled orange-yellow bedspread from McCracken's motel room, an entrenching shovel which may have been used to dig the grave, etc. All this will be used to refute McCracken's tale that he had nothing to do with the crime. In fact, he has shown a keen sense of self-preservation when he averts questions put to him; a sense probably developed facing questions in seven previous arrests. While we are on this topic, we should like to say a word about WASHINGTON — Stuartington, the Truman thunder, has made a good toward cleaning the bank from the politics-ridden construction Finance Corporation. He may not know it, however, the most scandalous case files involves one of the railroads of the United States and a member of the Roosevelt cabinet. It also involves some worst wire-pulling and delicacy deception which this observer ever seen in Washington. The railroad is the Baltimore and Ohio, which borrowed 000,000 of the taxpayers' money in 1939 with the obligation to it back in 1944. Instead, B. & O. arranged a deal with RFC as a collaborator, by which it went into receivership of the McLaughlin act. The Roosevelt cabinet made Jesse Jones, onetime Secretary of Commerce and Federal Loan administrator. One of the most interesting aspects of the B. & O. case that forthright GOP Senators Tobey of New Hampshire, the chairman of the Banking Currency committee, conducted an investigation of the loan in 1947, but for some strange reason a final report was not published—even though the publicans were then in control of Congress. However, the facts are all record, both before a feather. were there murder was the result. Then there is the ley, impassive suspect who steadfastly denies any connection with the crime although the evidence is mountain high against him. Of course, such a cruel story spread like wildfire across the country and caught the eye of millions of people. That is why we feel our county officials involved should be complimented. With the spotlight on Orange county, California, these officials almost immediately spotted the suspect and then proceeded to develop the evidence in the case to the point where little doubt is left as to the identity of the murderer. They did a good job of conducting the search for the body of the child, they gathered up strong evidence as they went along, they brought their part of the case to a rapid conclusion. Since the brutal killing did take place in Orange county, we can gain some satisfaction in the knowledge these county officials were able to show the nation an efficient job in handling the case. Sheriff Musick and District Attorney Davis have a well-rounded case. They not only have the testimony of a score of eye-witnesses to McCracken's movements on the day of the crime, but they can produce cold, scientific evidence, "witnesses" developed in laboratory; blood stained cloth- All this will be used to refute McCracken's tale that he had nothing to do with the crime. In fact, he has shown a keen sense of self-preservation when he averts questions put to him; a sense probably developed facing questions in seven previous arrests. While we are on this topic, we should like to say a word about the role of television in the events of last week. Although it is almost like slapping yourself across the wrist, we, a newspaper, must say that television turned in a fine "reporting" job on the Patty Hull story. Television almost stole the show from newspapers and radio. Channel 5 did a good professional job in this area, and others may have too: we were too busy newspapering to make a comparison. Television in Southern California is making rapid inroads into the newspaper role of news gatherer and disseminator—and it is hacking away where it hurts; advertising. An interesting competition is going to spring up as newspapers contend with this new medium. Watch it, because within the not too distant future you perhaps will see spectacular changes in your small-town newspaper as it faces television squarely. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The Republican county committee have chosen N. L. Coon, chairman and Messrs. Creighton Brierly, Carillo and Coon were appointed on executive committee. A gentleman left at our office a pocket book, belonging to Mr. H.L. Bancroft, which that gentleman can recover upon application. A petition to make a change in been used to dig the grave, etc. They show that the Baltimore and Ohio took Jesse Jones on private car to St. Louis while was returning to Texas for Christmas holidays in 1943, on this trip B. & O. vice-president Russell Shodgrass suggested plan to put the railroad into receivership. Sndgrass even wanted the RFC to send him letter which would be the exe for putting the railroad into receivership. And Jesse Jones, sitting back in the private B. & O. celering over the rails to Louis, obviously agreed. He the letter was sent, signed one of Jones' RFC directors and the railroad thereafter was able to postpone payment of huge $87,000,000 loan to UnSam. At that time, the B. & O. making money. In fact, between 1939 and 1944, it cleared $100,000 net profit after taxes. Siphoning Off Profits Furthermore, the railroad liberately paid of $31,000,000 from its net profits in 1943-44 to up B. & O. bonds that mature until between the year 1948 and 2000.* The government loan meanwhile matured in 1947 Yet the B. & O. management off money which could have reduced its indebtedness Uncle Sam, in order to payivate debts not due until later. This diversion of money 25 Years Ago Merle Sqibb was arraigned Judge Stark's court on Monday charged with reckless driving The Republican county committee have chosen N. L. Coon, chairman and Messrs. Creighten Brierly, Carillo and Coon were appointed on executive committee. A gentleman left at our office a pocket book, belonging to Mr. H. L. Bancroft, which that gentleman can recover upon application. A petition to make a change in the course of the county road to Santa Ana was in circulation yesterday. The proposed change is simply to straighten the road near Sheffield's tract. Yesterday the clouds appeared to be filled with rain, and, as we heard a gentleman remark, "Were it in any other county but this, it looked like rain." Dr. A. B. Hayward brought a carpet bag to this office yesterday, which had been found on the stage road near the Santa Ana river. The owner can have the same by calling at this office and paying for this advertisement. We learn that the people of San Bernardino have become aroused and are taking steps to induce the Los Angeles and Independence Railroad to touch at their town. This is a sensible move and we hope our neighbors will push it forward energetically. We had the pleasure of a ride yesterday in one of those new buggies lately purchased by Mr. Mitchell. Whenever someone appreciates our efforts enough to lend us four bits, we shall hire one of these buggies for a day or two. Samuel Wirth, a substantial citizen from the state of Ohio, is visiting at the home of his son-in-law, Jacob Wintter oe Orange-thorpe ave. Mr. Wirth will reside permanently in the glorious state of California. Mrs. Frohling received on Sunday the distressing news of the death of her brother, Edward Wenzel, of San Francisco that morning. He was the husband of Mrs. Olga Wenzel, who recently visited here with her daughter, Paula. He leaves a widow, one son and three daughters to mourn his loss. He was a native of Saxony and was 65 years old. He had lived in California since 1859 and was esteemed by all who knew him. On Friday the time-honored observance of Decoration Day will engage the attention of the citizens of Orange county. Malvern Hill Post and the Women's Relief corps of Fullerton will observe the day in Anaheim, and have arranged a program of exercises that will be carried out in the grove adjoining the cemetery. At noon a basket lunch will be served in the grove. At 1 o'clock a program will be rendered. An address will be given by Hon. Hubbel, a prayer by C. C. Chapman, music by the Fullerton Glee club, recitation by Miss Edith Wallop, song, "The Blue and the Gray," by Misses Edith Wallop, Agnes Rimpau, Gladys Cahen, Eva Merritt, Victoria Nemetz, Georgie Glade, Clara Whalley, Lincoln's Gettysburg address, by Han Weisel, roll call by Charles H. Nickerson, J. G. Hayes and prayer by Comrade Moore. Merle Sqibb was arraigned in Judge Stark's court on Monday charged with reckless driving and received a fine of $50. Squirrel into R. Mendoza's car at a corner of Claudina' and Cyprus streets Sunday evening forced it off the road into a telephone pole. The damage was slight. Mrs. Terry is in Atlantic City in attendance upon the meeting of the General Federation Women's clubs, which convened in that city on Tuesday with five thousand women representing every state in the un.on present. Oscar Gibbs surprised friends the other day by coming down from Occidental in a Stuart touring car. Oscar says the bee is none too good for him, and we are betting on him to the last dollar. Mrs. Estelle Johnson of Needle came in some days ago to escort the desert heat and is staying at the home of her brother, Coontable Ed Marion. She will remain here during the hot summer months. W. J. Laressey, who recently sold his grocery store to George Littlefield, has opened a sporting goods emporium at the corner of Center and Olive streets in the room recently occupied by the J. E. Walter Company. WASHINGTON — Stuart Symington, the Truman trouble-rooter, has made a good start toward cleaning the barnacles from the politics-ridden Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He may not know it, however, but the most scandalous case in his career involves one of the major railroads of the United States and a member of the Roosevelt cabinet. It also involves some of the first wire-pulling and deliberate exception which this observer has ever seen in Washington. The railroad is the Baltimore and Ohio, which borrowed $87,000 of the taxpayers' money in 1939 with the obligation to pay back in 1944. Instead, the U.S. O. arranged a deal, with the C as a collaborator, by which went into receivership under McLaughlin act. The Roosevelt cabinet member Jesse Jones, onetime Secretary of Commerce and Federal administrator. One of the most interesting aspects of the B. & O. case is that forthright GOP Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New Hampshire, then chairman of the Banking andCurrency committee, conducted investigation of the loan in 1947, but for some strange reason a final report was never published—even though the Republicans were then in control Congress. However, the facts are all on record, both before a federal Home-Makers' Forum By JOAN B. WHITE Gazette Home Economist Memorial day, summer's first holiday, gives us time to pause to departed, and to our heroes of war departed, and to our heros of war who have given the utmost. It is a solemn occasion for those who will stop in the morning at cometeries to leave wreaths and fresh flowers, or to tend a grave. And a prayer will be on many lips, a prayer for the end of fighting in Korea so that more American boys will not be laid to rest under the sod. FAMILY GATHERING Memorial day, after soleilh ducles are over, offers time for a family picnic, sometimes the very first one of the season. A carefree, leisurely picnic with mom and dad and the kids and maybe grandmother too, is a sure way to strengthen family ties. It provides much needed relaxation in this hectic world, and is a chance to get out in the fresh air and sunshine. Good food is the hub around which the picnic revolves. What shall we take along to the beach, the mountains or the park? Or what shall we cook in our own back yard? If a fire is available, steaks are first choice but in deference to the budget, you may want to consider lamb chops or a shoulder cut or lamb from which the ever popular shiskabobs are made. carefully safeguarded by means of Safeway's rigid quality control to bring chicken to the customer at its very best. And so that every member of the family has enough to eat of his favorite legs, wings, breasts, or thighs, these chicken parts are packaged separately at Safeway. Charcoal imparts a special flavor to broilers, slices of ham, spare ribs or fresh fish and is available in handy briquets at the Anaheim Feed and Seed Store. STUFFED HOT DOGS Split frankfurters lengthwise and spread with mustard. Insert strips of nippy cheese and press together. Wrap in strips of bacon and fasten with a toothpick. Grill quickly over hot coals or place in rack or frying pan and grill until bacon is crisp and the cheese is melted. PICNIC NEWS What's a picnic without pickles? Fat juicy dills are packed each in its own separate celophane bag, spicy and crisp and fresh as a daisy. Alpha Beta has 'em. Try Alpha Beta too, for luncheon meat, cold cuts, canned meats, chicken spread, mouth watering cheese, and the like as well as ready made salads and desserts at the big delicatessen counter. Hickory smoked potato chips are taste treats in the out of doors avoid the disaster that come to a big cake. ORANGE CUP CAKES ¼ cup shortening ½ cup sugar 2 teaspoons grated orange 1 egg, unbeaten 1 cup sifted flour ¼ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon soda ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ cup buttermilk or sour cream 1 cup seedless raisins Lacking sour milk, sour milk by adding two teaspoons vinegar, and set to one Cream shortening and sugar light and fluffy; add orange and egg and beat hard. Added dry ingredients alter with sour milk, beating smooth after each addition; in raisins. Fill greased pans thirds full and bake at 350 f minutes. Makes 10 cup cakes. INDIANS IN 20-GAME CHIEF CLEVELAND (UP)—The land Indians are the only in the American league who produced a 20-game winner season since the war. Bob H did the trick in 1946 and '47 Lemon and Gene Bearden made in 1948. Lemon also was in charmed pitcher's circle in and '50. 25 Years Ago The Squibb was arraigned in Stark's court on Monday, sed with reckless driving, received a fine of $50. Squibb to R. Mendoza's car at the door of Claudina' and Cypress is Sunday evening forcing the road into a telephone. The damage was slight. Terry is in Atlantic City attendance upon the meeting General Federation of men's clubs, which convened at city on Tuesday with five and women representing estate in the un.on present. Gibbs surprised his other day by coming from Occidental in a Stutz car, Oscar says the best too good for him, and we getting on him to the last Estelle Johnson of Needles in some days ago to escape desert heat and is staying at home of her brother, Con-Ed Marion. She will remain during the hot summer. Laressey, who recently is grocery store to George Field, has opened a sporting emporium at the corner of and Olive streets in the recently occupied by the Walter Company. Good food is the hub around which the picnic revolves. What shall we take along to the beach, the mountains or the park? Or what shall we cook in our own back yard? If a fire is available, steaks are first choice but in deference to the budget, you may want to consider lamb chops or a shoulder cut or lamb from which the ever popular shiskabobs are made. Mother's work is reduced to a minimum when she selects one of Safeway's frying chickens. It is ready for the pan when she buys it and she knows that special feeding has produced tender, sweet meat. No need to wonder about goodness since this is was done with the consent of Jesse Jones, despite the fact that he was then charged with protecting the best interests of the United States government. Putting these private debts ahead of the government loan, commented the Senate Banking and Currency investigation, "tended to minimize the actual and prospective resources of the B. & O. and thus served to justify the receivership. "It seems fair to conclude," the Senators added, "that without straining, B. & O. could have cut it debt to RFC to about $25,000,-000, had it chosen to treat first things first, and to meet its 1944 debt to RFC from the resources it had available." Part of this inside finagling between Jesse Jones and the B. & O. leaked out when Cassius Clay, a former RFC official joined the B. & O. as solicitor, then became disgusted with what was going on and supplied information to the Senate committee. Fat juicy dills are packed each in its own separate celophane bag, spicy and crisp and fresh as a daisy. Alpha Beta has 'em. Try Alpha Beta too, for luncheon meat, cold cuts, canned meats, chicken spread, mouth watering cheese, and the like as well as ready made salads and desserts at the big delicatessen counter. Hickory smoked potato chips are taste treats in the out of doors as are canned shoe string potatoes, vacuum packed and as crisp as the minute they were fried. Ever hear of Whiffen Puffs? Alpha Beta stocks these new picnic products in potato chip size bags but the flavors are of onion, garlic, tomato garlic, shrimp or cheese. Strictly for munching at lunch or as a between meal snack, they are made from tapicoa flour and are not as oily as potato chips. EASY DOES IT If mother is to enjoy a picnic to its utmost, most of the food preparation must be done at home. Hamburgers can be shaped and wrapped in waxed paper, buns can be split and buttered. Potato or macaroni salad tastes better if mixed the day before anyway. "Walking salads," like tomato suffed with egg or cheese, and tuna wrapped in lettuce leaf, carry well and can be eaten right out of the hand. Gelatin salads can be molded in cup cake papers for individual servings. Wise parents who are promoting strong bones and healthy teeth in their youngsters go easy on the soda pop and find that a thermos full of a good cold milk drink is greeted with loud cheers. If you bake a cake, bake a sheet cake and leave it right in the pan or whip up cup cakes to Proposed Tallest—Artist's sketches of proposed 44-story office building-topped with 1000-foot op steelwork observation tower at television mast, which may erected in New York City. Technical plans would make it world's tallest structuree, 150 feet from the ground. No architectural plans are as yet under preparation. OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER COMMENTS IN this space last week calling for drastic revision of the English language insofar as spelling is concerned (I am crucading for simplified spelling) evidently were received coolly in most quarters, and I still see in the public prints such words as "paragraph" and "telephone" which under the new plan would be spelled "paragraf" and "telefone." Having nothing better to do, however, I shall continue to campaign for easier spelling. The Lord knows it is needed, for even the great majority of our high school graduates are atrocious spellers. Ask 10 of this year's potential graduates how to spell "atrocious," and probably as many as seven of them are liable to miss it. Ask them to define the word, and maybe four will hit it right. Ask the ten to write the word for you, and maybe two of them will write it legibly. The remaining eight will put it on paper in a horrible scrawl more characteristic of your first grader. I don't know what they're teaching 'em these days, but basic reading and writing, with accent on spelling, should certainly be accorded more than just passing slap-dash consideration. Ask ten high school graduates to define the word "exculpate." If you find one who can give you the correct definition, send him down here. I don't know what it means either. But I CAN write a legible long-hand, for in those days (not very long ago at that) this important training was seriously and diligently taught and studied. If your average high school graduate today wrote a formal letter in longhand to a prospective employer, he would be apt to receive a reply along the following lines: Dear Sir: "Your letter of May 13 received. Our staff of lexicographers is busy attempting to decode the characters. "Perhaps you are misinformed as to our line of business. We manufacture egg beaters. It is difficult to see just how our concern would be added, at the present time, at least, by adding to our staff a person whose primary qualification appears to be the ability to write by holding the pen between his toes." Dear Sir: "Your letter of May 13 received. Our staff of lexicographers is busy attempting to decode the characters. "Perhaps you are misinformed as to our line of business. We manufacture egg beaters. It is difficult to see just how our concern would be aided, at the present time, at least, by adding to our staff a person whose primary qualification appears to be the ability to write by holding the pen between his toes." WHILE ON THE fascinating subject of words, I would like to see an organization of writers formed in defense of the preposition as something to end a sentence with. There is nothing wrong with the practice. On the contrary, it makes for smoother-flowing prose. Which sounds worse: 1. "Many other items to choose from." 2. "Many other items from which to choose." Number 2 is by far the most unwieldy. But your school student using number 1 gets gigged by a teacher who is bound by tradition and musty old rules to abhor its use. There is really nothing much wrong with the word "aint" but they can flunk you out of school for using it. It is a good, solid Yankee colloquialism smacking of the rugged, earthy, plain and simple language of the American pioneer who would not deign to ask daintily. "From which direction did these Indians appear?" He would, more than likely, remark, "Where'd them damn varmints come from?" Some of the most dramatic utterances in American history contained no niceties of grammar, yet they served the purpose admirably. A few are: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!"; "Don't shoot 'til you see the whites of their eyes!"; "You may fire when ready, Gridley!"; "Eightier from Decatur!" and "Seven Come Eleven!" There just ain't no he-man talk heard nowadays, to speak of. Colony Quips By the Gazette Farm Editor WHAT THE CALIFORNIA citrus industry needs, the most is leadership. Leadership with integrity, authority and, for want of a better word, big-heartedness. This would automatically instill confidence in the grower, shipper and buyer. This is the result obtained in the Florida citrus by the establishment of Florida Citrus Mutual. It took about two whole years to sign up enough of the southern state's almost 20,000 growers into an organization which had for its basic principle only one objective: "We, the growers, covenant together to the end that we will not have to sell our citrus at less than an economically sound price." That was Mutual's basic idea. Now, after two years of operation, it is still Mutual's basic promise. That is all Mutual does: sets a figure under which no member will sell his fruit. Today not one Florida grower would do without Mutual's help. It took about two whole years to sign up enough of the southern state's almost 20,000 growers into an organization which had for its basic principle only one objective: "We, the growers, covenant together to the end that we will not have to sell our citrus at less than an economically sound price." That was Mutual's basic idea. Now, after two years of operation, it is still Mutual's basic promise. That is all Mutual does: sets a figure under which no member will sell his fruit. Today not one Florida grower would do without Mutual's help. ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO, when the Florida valencias finally got sweet enough to make frozen concentrate (they were late this year), the big concentrators announced that they thought $2.00 a box was all they could pay for the fruit. Some of the big-money boys got up and told Florida growers that two bucks was good money and that was all they were going to get. Mutual met the next day and SET the floor price on concentrate fruit at $2.38½ a box (about 85 lbs.). AND NOT ONE BOX OF FLORIDA FRUIT FOR FROZEN CONCENTRATE WAS SOLD FOR LESS THAN MUTUAL'S FLOOR PRICE. And remember that this price is the LOWEST being paid for frozen concentrate oranges. There are many sales away above this figure and the Florida grower is rolling in dough. Out in California the "hired help" is rolling in dough. The California gets what is left. How do you like that? IN THE EXCHANGE "news letter" of May 16, in the last paragraph, there appears this reference: "Current price paid by concentrators in Florida is $2.35 per box—equivalent to approximately $61 a ton." Now the thing we object to is the inference that this is the top price. This figure is by no means the TOP figure. It is the LOWEST price ANY Florida bring that are going into frozen concentrate. The $2.35 figure mentioned is the FLOOR price set by Mutual and NO oranges going into frozen concentrate are bringing ONE CENT LESS. A lot of Florida valencias are bringing the grower MORE money than this floor price. If the Big Boys of the Kremlin know what is good for them they will stop trying to shoot out that $40 a ton at the packing house propaganda. That is absurd. It makes the whole Exchange look the same way. Where is their pride? Or is it the provident plan that gets all their thinking? The growers better start showing their teeth—and with a snarl, yet.