anaheim-gazette 1951-07-19

6 Anaheim Gazette THURSDAY, JULY 19, 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: $0 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 LEONARD KREIDT City Editor HOWARD HALL News Editor STANLEY JONES Sports Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager Always something new... A full list of new gadgets, products and machines which come to fruition in this country during any one month would make an imposing list of better things for better living. A new doll is designed which has three faces—one each for crying, laughing and sleeping, with the "unused" faces hidden under pretty curls; a new type of portable radio is developed made especially to lick radio problems in marine use; a rotary floor scrubber for home use which also polishes and buffs is put on the market; a "raincoat" for swimming pools is created to keep out leaves, prevent evaporation and make for greater safety. The list goes on and on. Back of these inventions are many things—primarily, of course, the ideas which give them birth but hardly less important, the research facilities to develop them and the money and machines to produce them. Another factor of major importance is the free atmosphere for free enterprise which stimulates imaginative thinking. Next time you see an improved type of mouse trap or a new product for home use, or a piece of apparel made to wear longer and look prettier, give a thought to all that was done to bring it to you. You'll appreciate it more. What a nature!... What a nature!... Mother Nature is a peculiar sort of gal who is forever having temperamental outbursts. In some places such as California she is on good behavior most of the time. But in the east and middle west—oh, brother! If it isn't a freeze, it's a hot spell. If it isn't a drought, it's a flood. Take Kansas, for instance. Rain, rain, rain. Overflowing rivers, inundated streets and fields and homes. Thousands looking for shelter, millions of dollars in losses. A few years back it was drought, drought, drought. It's time the old gal mended her ways. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The Literary society on Monday evening decided beyond a doubt that the judiciary should be elected and not appointed, and for their next meeting brought up the following: Resolved, that savage nations possess a right to the soil. The affirmative will be sustained by Messrs. F. W. Cahill, Theo Lynn and W. H. Henderson. The negative by Messrs. F. B. Toombs, V. Montgomery, J. M. Guinn and F. W. Athearn. Declamations will be given by F. E. Mielenz, J. S. Roberts and A. P. Benton. The meetings of the society will be held in the hall of the new bank building. Dr. George H. Bailey, we are glad to learn, has permanently located here. Those requiring his professional services can find him at the office of Scott & Montgomery, or at his residence, or on the vineyard property formerly owned by Dr. Heyerman. Fruit of all descriptions is coming into town in great abundance. Peaches, pears, apples and apricots are plenty at the fruit stands. engaged to make a number of sketches of Valley scenes and will be absent some months. Mr. Gade pronounces the Valley one of the loveliest spots in California. At present a number of people are camping there. Mrs. Lizzie Hartman of Los Angeles is here on a visit to the Misses Kroeger and will remain three weeks. Mrs. Theodore Staley and daughters Misses Myrtle and Claudine Staley are at Long Beach for a short outing. A. T. Pendleton and family are at Newport Beach for a month's visit. Mrs. W. J. Smith is enlarging her residence on Orangethorpe avenue. 25 Years Ago An ambitious program was launched at the meeting of city trustees on Thursday evening. City Manager Price presented plans to the board for the construction of more than a million feet of putte. Now lives have been lost a millions of dollars worth the property ruined in a flood which could have been partly controlled if the army engineer plan had been followed. Why Truman Can't Win An unpublicized incident curred in the Federal Power Commission recently which illustrates why Harry Truman is almost certain not to be elected President of the United States even if chooses to run. The incident involved a poker-playing crony the President's, ex-Sen. Mon Wren, who deliberately cut chief's throat. This has become a favorite term in Washington. The W House outlines a policy, frequently a fine and courageous policy. Then the president appoints who throw that policy in the d That's why the Truman administration is being called the "big-do-little" administration. This what he did on on the most important battles he waged in the past year—his bill was authored by a friend his, powerful, popular Sen. Kerr of Oklahoma. But it will have boosted the price of gas city populations everywhere; also boosted the profits of the and gas companies. So Truvetoed it. Yet, believe it or not, the federal power commission has secretly overruled the president's policy and completely nullified his veto. What the Kerr bill said was that the federal power commission not have jurisdiction to regulate the price of natural gas going to interstate pipelines. The president, overruling the Kerr bill, the power commission did not jurisdiction. Secret Vote But, by a secret 4-to-1 vote... Dr. George H. Bailey, we are glad to learn, has permanently located here. Those requiring his professional services can find him at the office of Scott & Montgomery, or at his residence, or on the vineyard property formerly owned by Dr. Heyerman. Fruit of all descriptions is coming into town in great abundance. Peaches, pears, apples and apricots are plenty at the fruit stands. Fisherman J. Davis has made wonderful progress in the fish business and now comes driving into town with a stylish team. His industry and keen business sagacity will doubtless place him in possession of a fortune. Alexander Bailey, Esq., filed his bonds yesterday in Los Angeles as the Justice of the Peace for Anaheim township. The schooner "Pioneer" will heerafter make regular trips from Wilmington to Catalina Island and return during the summer. 50 Years Ago John Vinson contemplates leaving this week for Oklahoma where he expects to take up acreage in the newly opened sections of government land. He has seen in the public prints lately accounts of the thousands of boomers awaiting the order to go in, but is not deterred thereby, and will endeavor to select some good land despite the rush. H. C. Gade made a trip to Strawberry Valley last week moving Professor Zeus and his painting outfit. The professor has been Mrs. W. J. Smith is enlarging her residence on Orangethorpe avenue. 25 Years Ago An ambitious program was launched at the meeting of city trustees on Thursday evening. City Manager Price presented plans to the board for the construction of more than a million feet of paving on various streets, the total cost of which is estimated at $180,000. Included in the program is the proposition for adding 10 feet to the width of Palm st. and paving that street from Broadway northward. It also calls for the paving of West Sycamore and West Cypress from Lemon to Palm and of North East st. from East Center to East La Palma, paving of North and South Olive, and North Clementine from West Sycamore to West North st. According to the report of Fire Chief Herman Schindler, the loss by fire during the month of June was only $18. Chief of Police Martin reported that he had issued 36 dog licenses during the month. The S.Q.R. store is advertising its July Clearance sale of guaranteed values in fabrics of all kinds, silks, rayons, linens, cottons—lowest of the season prices on Friday and Saturday. Bob Gibbs and his bride (formerly Miss Leona Borth), are enjoying a honeymoon trip at Camp Curry, Yosemite National park. Born—On Monday, July 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Deakins, a daughter. What the Kerr bill said was the federal power commission not have jurisdiction to regulate the price of natural gas going to interstate pipelines. The president, overruling the Kerr bill, the power commission did not jurisdiction. Secret Vote But, by a secret 4-to-1 vote the FPC has now decided not take jurisdiction over the big producer of natural gas, Phi Petroleum, thus directly reverses the president and giving them and gas moguls their greatest tory in years. Incidentally, housewives in cities of the North, Midwest, Southwest can look for hikers the price of their gas very shortly. Significantly also — Sen Kerr is one of the biggest pilfers of natural gas to Phil Petroleum. He owns several leases in partnership with Plips, while his Kerr-McGee Company owns an estimate $100,000,000 in natural gas serves. His gross income of $000,000 a year makes him wealthiest man in the Senate. Truman's Crony Most amazing thing about federal power commission dewas the way the president's po-playing crony, chairman Wallgren, actually broke into final arguments of the attorney defending the public to quote cerpts from the Kerr bill. "I want to hear something about what Congress thought," Wallgren explained, as he quoted from bill which his chief in the White House had vetoed. At one point, Wallgren no WASHINGTON MERRY-60-ROUND DOGGING HIS FOOTSTEPS THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, CONGRESS USED A BILL AUTHORIZING A 22-ACRE RESERVOIR ON TUTTLE CREEK, NORTH OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS. IT WAS PROPOSED BY THE ENGINEERS AS A MEANS OF CONTROLLED FLOODS WHICH WE SWEPT EASTERN KANSAS PERIICALLY. OWEVER, THE DAM NEVER WAS FOR THE REASON THAT THE KEY NEVER WAS VOTED BY CONGRESS. ALTHOUGH AUTHORIZED, IT NEVER VOTED BECAUSE ONE OF THEATEPUBLIC SENATORS FROM KANSAS, CLYDE REED, OBJECTED. BY TIME THE APPROPRIATION UP FOR THE TUTTLE CREEK RESERVOIR, SENATOR REED turnedABS down, and under the sys-of senatorial courtesy he hadfinal say. Frank Carlson, now a GOP senatorfrom Kansas, was then a pressman and did his best toin passage of the appropriation.Later as governor, Frankson also tried to pushthe TUTTLE CREEK reservoir through. Senator Reed had somewords in that area who ownedland which would havebeen taken over by the proposedreservoir. Unfortunately, he putinterest ahead of the interestthe rest of the people of east-Kansas. Now lives have been lost and DRAFT EISENHOWER TALK # HORRIS got into a brawl with James H. Lee, Detroit attorney, who was Now lives have been lost and millions of dollars worth of property ruined in a flood which would have been partly controlled if the army engineers' had been followed. Truman Can't Win An unpublicized incident occurred in the Federal Power Commission recently which illustrates Harry Truman is almost certain not to be elected President of the United States even if he passes to run. The incident involved a poker-playing crony of President's, ex-Sen. Mon Wallin, who deliberately cut his fingers to throat. This has become a favorite patient in Washington. The White House outlines a policy, frequented by fine and courageous policy, in the president appoints men to throw that policy in the ditch. It's why the Truman administration is being called the "talk-o-little" administration. What was what he did on one of most important battles he has led in the past year—his veto of the Kerr natural gas bill. The was authored by a friend of powerful, popular Sen. Bob Buchanan blurted angrily: "Don't you think we might have a little more argument from counsel!" An Old Man Gets Tired One day, following these oral arguments, Wallgren called a surprise closed-door meeting to decide the Phillips case. Staff members could hardly believe it when the motion to rule in favor of Phillips and reverse the president's policy was offered by commissioner Draper, the man who had battled tooth-and-nail against the Kerr bill only a year ago. It may be significant that Draper's confirmation for another term was held up by the Senate interstate and foreign commerce committee last month. Now 76 got into a brawl with James H. Lee, Detroit attorney, who was arguing for the public. Wallgren shouted accusations across the hearing room, charging that local utility commissions shirked their duties. The argument got so hot that Lee strated toward the commission bench, and Wallgren pushed back his chair ready for action. However, aged commissioner Claude Draper headed Lee off by dashing out from behind the bench and planting himself in front of Lee. Wallgren also baited William Torkelson, counsel for the Wisconsin public service commission. In fact, the FPC chairman seemed to go out of his way to undercut the man in the White House who appointed him. One of Wallgren's tactics was to bombard pro-con sumer lawyers with so many questions that they didn't have time to sum up their arguments. For example, FPC Attorney Lambert McAllister was limited to two hours to present the public's case. Yet Wallgren hurled so many irrelevant questions at him that McAllister never finished his presentation. Finally, Commissioner Thomas Buchanan blurted angrily: "Don't you think we might have a little more argument from counsel!" THE FIRST CONSTRUCTIVE step in solving the disastrous formia valencia price structure was taken on Tuesday by the Mt Orange Distributors. The board of directors of California's second largest cooper went on record as being in favor of the establishment of a floor to stabilize the valencia market and to look into the fact that Florida Citrus Mutual had done this very thing for Florida growers. It all came as a complete, but happy, surprise to this writer. We think it is the most constructive move that has come the thinking in the California valencia deal. A floor price for California valencias would immediately incite the return, ip money, to the California grower. This move was started by the same men, valencia grower Orange county and members of the MOD, who, in the late lampshirties, started a plant for the production of quality, single strand orange juice, designed to bring the valencia grower a PROFIT stead of "salvage" as was the Exchange philosophy. WE SAW THIS PLANT start, prosper and grow. We produce frozen orange concentrate for MOD growers and return to fifty cents a pound for soluble solids two years ago before "help" in the Kremlin woke up. When the Kremlin did wake up they knew exactly what do: they signed a contract with the same people the next year and sold the growers fruit on a "cheaper fruit" basis. All this was to lower the return of every California valencia grower or out of the Exchange. Then the Exchange ran big advertisements in citrus belt papers saying: we did as good as anybody. A lot of growers thought that was all there was to it and back to sleep. Then came this year. And the Exchange was back at its trick of "move the crop" and, we might add, break the grower. But the MOD deserves a great big hand for this forward attitude. But it won't work. WHY WON'T IT—the thing worked to perfection down Florida. Same story in California EXCEPT—the Exchange does want it and, in the present frame of mind, will not let a floor be set. It takes 75 per cent of the PRODUCERS of a commodity to a floor price legally. There was a meeting (we were invited but Mr. Wilcox that we not be—so-o we stayed away), of some powerful figure in citrus business last May. Mr. Coroy, the father of Florida Mt Secret Vote out, by a secret 4-to-1 vote, FPC has now decided not to jurisdiction over the biggest succor of natural gas, Phillips Oleum, thus directly reversing president and giving the oil gas moguls their greatest victory in years. Accidentally, housewives in the south of the North, Midwest and north can look for hikes in price of their gas very shortly. Significantly also — Senator Mirr is one of the biggest supports of natural gas to Phillips Oleum. He owns several ties in partnership with Phillips, while his Kerr-McGee Oil company owns an estimated 10,000,000 in natural gas revies. His gross income of $12, 000 a year makes him the highest man in the Senate. Truman's Crony most amazing thing about the federal power commission debate the way the president's pokering crony, chairman Mon Gregen, actually broke into the arguments of the attorneys holding the public to quote exits from the Kerr bill. Want to hear something about Congress thought," Wallgren claimed, as he quoted from the which his chief in the White house had vetoed. One point, Wallgren nearly the Phillips case. Staff members could hardly believe it when the motion to rule in favor of Phillips and reverse the president's policy was offered by commissioner Draper, the man who had battled tooth-and-nail against the Kerr bill only a year ago. It may be significant that Draper's confirmation for another term was held up by the Senate interstate and foreign commerce committee last month. Now 76 years old, and most of his life a public servant, Draper has no money and little to live on if the Senate had failed to confirm him. Though Draper flatly denies it, members of his own staff claim that the Senators held up his confirmation until he agreed to reverse himself on the Kerr bill. Significantly, he was finally approved for another term only on June 21, just one day before his previous term ran out. Those voting with Draper against the president and in favor of the oil and gas interests were commissioners Nelson Lee Smith, Harrington Wimberly, a friend of Senator Kerr's from Oklahoma, and chairman Wallgren. Only Buchanan voted for the public. Note—Here is what President Truman said about the Kerr bill a year ago in his veto message: "This bill would preclude the federal power commission from regulating sales of natural gas to interstate pipeline companies ... the continuance of that authority will adequately protect the public interest by permitting the commission to prevent unreasonable and excessive prices which would give large windfall profits to gas producers at the expense of the consumers." WHY WON'T IT—the thing worked to perfection down Florida. Same story in California EXCEPT—the Exchange does want it and, in the present frame of mind, will not let a floor be set. It takes 75 per cent of the PRODUCERS of a commodity to a floor price legally. There was a meeting (we were invited but Mr. Wilcox that we not be—so-o we stayed away), of some powerful figure the citrus business last May. Mr. Corey, the father of Florida M was there as was Mr. Wilcox of the California Fruit Grower change. After talking over the citrus business for a time Mr. Wilcox said that California had almost the same thing as a Florida M in the Exchange and the Prorate. That is essentially true in thing EXCEPT the MONEY return to the California grower. Yet Wilcox, could pipe up with something like that. If ever anyone deserved the horse-laugh Wilcox did on that. Whatinell do we belong to the Exchange for? To be take to the cleaners year after year? And then have next to the man show his ignorance with a crack like that? Bet you dollars to doughnuts that Paul Armstrong, who abroad, would not make a crack like that. We believe he sees of the things that MUST be done. Propaganda won't salvage it this year. LEGAL NOTICES (Pub. Anaheim Gazette, July 10, 11, 12 No. 18, IT 18, 19, 20, 23, 1951). IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ORANGE No. A-20465 NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND FOR LETTERS TESTAMENTARY. In the Matter of the Estate of GEORGE W. SMITH, also known as GEORGE WILDMAN SMITH, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the petition of RALPH B. SMITH for the probate of the Will of the above named decedent and for the issuance of Letters Testamentary to the petitioner will be heard at 10 o'clock A. M. on July 27, 1951, at the court room of Department I of the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the county of Orange. Date July 6, 1951. B. J. SMITH, County Clerk BRIDGES & PETER8, 215 West 6th St. Los Angeles 14, Calif. Attorneys for Petitioner. (Pub. Anaheim Gazette, June 1, July 5, 12, 19, 1951.) NO. A-20339 NOTICE IS HIREBY GIVEN the creditors of and in possession claims against the said deor said estate to file them wi necessary vouchers in the officlerk of the Superior Co. the County of Orange, State of or to present the same necessary vouchers, to the signed at his or her place of butowit! Law Office of StephGalherer, 306 Bank of A. Building, Anaheim California, six months after first pubithis notice. Dated June 15, 1951. FLORENCIE VIOLA DA Executrix of the Estatsaid decedent. STEPHEN F. GALLAGHER, Attorney at Law, Bank of America Building, Anaheim, California. OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER BLAME FOR THE devastating floods in Kansas and Missouri has now been placed on the artificial rain-makers. Viewing with alarm and exercising the senatorial prerogative that a statement of some kind should be made during times of great crisis (no matter how asinine the statement may be) Senator Chase of South Dakota, a Republican, Monday issued the statement in Washington that "It is recognized that there is a possibility that silver iodide mist released in the Western and Northern States may have drifted down-wind into Nebraska and Kansas, or that rainmakers stirred up unknown weather reactions causing heavy rains there." Dr. Irving P. Krick of Denver, a professional rain-maker, countered with the claim that cloud-seeding could not have caused the floods. Krick is probably a Democrat. Regardless of which man is right in this matter, this column has strong convictions about such matters as mere man attempting to interfere with the immutable laws of God and the universe, and we have discussed the question of rain-making before. It is admitted that right here in Orange county cloud-seeding over the mountainous regions last year resulted in some slight precipitation and ben filled the crops. But is it in the realm of man to change the elements? He has brought himself to the brink of mass suicide by rearranging the atom. Perhaps he has gone far enough. There is even a plan under way in Washington, D.C. (a city), to place control of rain-making in the hands of a federal agency. Now, the way politics work in this country, you don't have to stretch your imagination too far to envision what could result from this. If the Great White Fathers in Washington had the power to give rain, it follows that they would also have the power to take it away. With such control, a Democratic administration could hold rain from such solid Republican (ugh) areas as Orange county at the same time turning loyal Democratic counties and districts into lush sub-tropical paradises. Independence, Missouri, for instance, would be turned into another Miani, Florida, while Santa Ana and he whole of Orange county would be allowed to shrivel away without rain unless we voted the straight Democratic ticket. Man is getting too big for his britches. Unless we quit tickering with the established order of things as concisely laid down in the Book of Genesis, it is quite likely to start in rain- County Comment By GEORGE E. HART The minute something new shows up, our government's first thought is to quick slap some controls on it. Take, now, the new matter of artificial rain making. Seeding the clouds with dry ice, or operating silver iodide generators on the ground. Nobody knows for sure, or at least they haven't proved, whether it works or whether it doesn't. The rain makers say it does. They claim they added 78,000 acre feet of rainfall to the Santa Ana river basin the past season. On the other hand, some authorities, like the U.S. weather bureau, swear there isn't a shred of evidence whatever that rain making adds a drop. One side offers figures. The other side refutes them. But the government doesn't care about all that. They just want to control it, whatever it is. Such is the philosophy of those who like controls for the sake of controls. They'd just as soon control something that doesn't work as something that does. "Hah," they exclaim. "Here's something new. Let's control it immediately." If rain making had a chance to work, controls probably would prevent it. There's a good deal of exploring and experimenting to be done with it in any event. Hampering controls should be a big help in hamstringing it, thus fulfilling the seeming general purpose of controls. Just what there is about dropping dry ice on a cloud, or sending silver iodide into the air from ground generators, which would require controls, is something that... LEGAL NOTICES b. Anaheim Gazette, June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 19, 1951.) No. A-20339 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF JOSEPH NELSON VIRI, also known as JOSEPH N. VIRI and JOE DAVIS, deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to civilize of and all persons may claim against the said decedent said estate to file them with the essary vouchers in the office of Clerk of the Superior Court of County of Orange, State of Calinia, or to present the same, with necessary vouchers, to the underdied at his or her place of business. Mt. Law Office of Stephen F. Harker, 306 Bank of America Holding, Anaheim, California, within months after the first publication this notice. dated June 15, 1951. FLORENCE VIOLA DAVIS, Executrix of the Estate of said decedent. EPHEN F. GALLAGHER, Corney at Law, Bark of America Bullding, Anaheim, California. There is a good deal of exploring and experimenting to be done with it in any event. Hampering controls should be a big help in hamstringing it, thus fulfilling the seeming general purpose of controls. Just what there is about dropping dry ice on a cloud, or sending silver iodide into the air from ground generators, which would require controls, is something that doesn't appear to the naked eye. They do claim, in some places, that cloud seeding in one locality may cause a catastrophic flash flood or hail storm in some far distant area, but just how would a government control prevent that? What do they know, so far, about rain making that would enable them to solve a problem and devise controls for it? Nevertheless, Senator Clinton Anderson of New Mexico, undismayed by lack of information, has come up with a bill providing a full set of regulations for control of artificial rain making. It should be a very interesting bill, especially if it contains ideas similar to those he applied to the U.S. Department of agriculture when he was in the cabinet. Another bill has been introduced by Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming to appropriate a large sum of money for research into conversion of salt water into fresh. These bills are expected to be wrapped up with a third by Senator Case of South Dakota, dealing with other phases of water production. The merger should produce something wierd and wonderful.