anaheim-gazette 1951-08-14

4 Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday; at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1869, under the Act of March 3, 1879. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights herein are reserved. Subscriptions: 50c per month by carrier or $5 per year by carrier or mall. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is antitled 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 DESLER Assistant Publisher LEONARD KREIDT City Editor HOWARD HALL News Editor STANLEY JONES Sports Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager Long past due... During its history, Anaheim has seen some great men and great businesses pass into the Anaheim scene. We mean, of course, the great citrus industry—for an industry it is; the industrial growth which brought Kwikset, Robertshaw-Fulton, Northrop and the others; the oil industry which fringes Anaheim; and the many other industries, retail business and agricultural enterprises—both large and small—which have contributed so much to Anaheim. In this connection, we were very much interested in a speech given by Prof. Allan Nevins, who spoke a few days ago at a history conference at Stanford university. Professor Nevins, is, of course, the great historian affiliated with Columbia university. A vast change in the historical interpretation of America's industrial revolution, with the "heroes will be in some fashion connected, by future interpreters, with the advent of the age of mass action, mass production and mass psychology in American life." "The apologetic attitude of the years of the great depression is gone," he said. "We shall henceforth, at least for a time, be more intent on proving that our way of life, called decadent by our enemies, has proved historically to be freer, more flexible and more humane than any other." In this connection, we were very much interested in a speech given by Prof. Allan Nevins, who spoke a few days ago at a history conference at Stanford university. Professor Nevins is, of course, the great historian affiliated with Columbia university. A vast change in the historical interpretation of America's industrial revolution, with the "heroes of our material growth—the Rockefellers, Carnegies, Hills and Morgans"—receiving much more appreciative treatment was forecast by Professor Nevins. In a smaller way, the same consideration is due the business-builders of Anaheim, or any other area. Such men, Professor Nevins told several hundred college, university and high school teachers of American history, would "stand forth in their true proportions as builders of an indispensable might." "In the past," Professor Nevins asserted, "our historians tended to a feminine idealism. They were apologetic about our dollars, our race to wealth, our materialism; they mentioned deprecatingly our worship of size and deplored our boastfulness about steel tonnage and wheat production. They spoke scornfully of the robber barons, who were not robber barons at all; they intimated that America had grown too fast." Now all this has changed, he declared. A great injustice, he continued, had been done to "our business history, our industrial leaders," by writers who had "forgotten we might have lost the First World War if we had not developed so rapidly." He offered a guess that "this great development by which America has been projected into world leadership, with all the exhilarations and perils, the opportunities and cost of that position, by future interpreters, with the advent of the age of mass action, mass production and mass psychology in American life." "The apologetic attitude of the years of the great depression is gone," he said. "We shall henceforth, at least for a time, be more intent on proving that our way of life, called decadent by our enemies, has proved historically to be freer, more flexible and more humane than any other in history. "We shall also evince, I think, a tendency to insist more emphatically on fundamental unity of the United States with Western Europe and the various other nations sprung from Europe." The next great rewriting of American history, he asserted, would deal with the period from shortly after the Civil War down to 1910. He called for a very careful reassessment of those years, with a "more charitable attitude toward development and differentiation between development and exploitation. Moreover, he stated, our history "hardly needs revision in the form of more literary power, more literary style." He predicted that coming groups of historians would realize that the period from 1914 through the present was "one of the great eras in the history of the United States," comparable with the place of the Elizabethan Age in English history. Prof. Edgar E. Robinson, director of the Institute of American History of Stanford University, who was presiding, declared at the close of the address of Professor Nevins: "Thank God I live at a time when I can hear one of the leading American historians declare his faith in America. I hope we never have to go through another period known as debunking. It is bad for the disposition and highly dangerous for the nation." IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Flies of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Flies of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The Chinese man and woman by the name of Shong whom we reported a few days ago as having family troubles, were called upon this morning to contribute ten dollars towards the support of the county, in payment for their little domestic difficulty. This is a fearful warning to wives in general and some wives we know of particularly. A light case of varioloid was discovered yesterday in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Star says: "A question of veracity is being argued between Mr. Harmon of Los Angeles and Dr. Burtnett of Santa Ana, as to the origin of the reports circulated regarding the existence of small-pox in our city. However, these parties may disagree in the matter, there is one opinion among our physicians and citizens in general, and that is that there has not lately been a single case of that loathesome disease in our midst! A gentleman living on Centre street, whose woodpile of dry oak has oft been visited in "the silent watches of the night," gives fair warning to the light-fingered gentry, whose ideas upon the rights of property are a little misty, that upon their next visit they will meet with a warm reception. A package containing two yards of umbleached cotton and a paper of buttons was lost between town and the depot last night. The finder will receive thanks by leaving it at this office. 50 Years Ago Notes from our correspondent at Anaheim Landing. A picnic party from Anaheim arrived on Thursday at the Rose cottage and spent a delightful day. Joe Backs is spending a few days at his cottage. The young ladies refer to him as stunning. Edmond Cahen bakes potatoes and pan cakes to perfection. The young ladies at Colonial are in perfect ecstacies over the cakes. Mr. Porter of Orangethorpe is one of the most successful anglers that ever struck the Landing. Mrs. Nebelung and family are comfortably quartered at this favorite resort. Mr. Korn and daughter, Miss Marie Horstman returned on Thursday to their home in Anaheim. Miss Elsie Neubauer is visiting friends here for a week. Mrs., Zeus was the guest of Mrs. Cahen on Sunday. Mrs. F. Shanley visited friends at the beach on Thursday. Miss Edith Wallop is the guest of Miss Victoria Nemetz. Misses Nicolas are occupying their cottage on Ocean Front. Bruce Cox visited here Friday. 25 Years Through the age Bushard, D. W. andton have sold the rencia orange range North and Citron solos of Fullerton, as the Julius Schnell is considered one of able groves in the The consideration of Nicolas now owns oranges. Highway Commiswards and Justus over from Orange week, looking after of Governor Frieder son. They found tha the governor, and carry Orange county majority. Mrs. C. E. Holde Dora Zeyn of El Cing with friends hcupying the Krick No. Los Angeles stence of Mr. and Miss Alice Beckett Santa Cruz for a ling. They will reeeral weeks. HE'LL GOME OUT OF IT SOME WAY COMING TAX DELIUGE PAYER Note to editors is on another to studying condition period of world te Following is another patches from Cent NEAR THE IR in Central Europe important answer question put before cently by Secret and Face—Will with Russia soon long stretch of bending from the Baltic which Will pinned the Iron C Most American U.S. government, the importance of tween East and We have failed there will always ger of war with us this certain in the Moscow the Russian put they want about him people have knowing the pp long as there h ment he free press, no free pt prevent the Krei claring war. We also have that even if we f Russia and win, tory will be temp can convert the R friendship with - Colony Quips By the Gazette Farm Editor ANYONE WHO has made a continuing study of the California citrus industry over the years knows that there has been, for many years, a pall of smoke over such questions as: who owns stock in the auctions what I any, is the deal on "refer" cars used by the railroads to ship fruit least, together with many others that probably do have some effect on the grower's pocketbook. You can fall in love with orange prorates, Exchange politics and who does what to who in the California citrus picture and, sooner or later, you come attack dab up against the fine hand of a Mr. Roy McLain of Tulare, navel grower, Exchange director, Farm Bureau big wig, member OAC and, from all reports, a nutrable born organizational leader. This is just a small appraisal of the things Mr. McLain is connected with and he does them all well—for the navels produced up north. We might just as well face the fact that the Exchange boys who want to move-the-valencia-crop-fast must be dominated by the thinking of Mr. McLain. WHEN NOVEMBER rolls around, the Tulare people want these Orange county valencias out of the way for their 9000 cars of navels, which have an "elimination" percentage of about five per cent as against 50 per cent for our valencias. So, when Mr. McLain starts showing "fear" about restricted shipments of valencias it is our belief that he is looking ahead to his navels. What could be more natural? Now then, as long as we valencia growers go along with our silly prorate to achieve "orderly marketing" with no thought of what the grower will get in MONEY then we will reserve the choice Christmas market for Mr. McLain and his Tulare navels. Did you ever eat a valencia in the late fall? If you did not then you have a treat in store. They taste wonderful. So if we have to get out of the market early let us at least have the real reason before us. The Orange county valencia grower is the "step-child" of the California Fruit Growers Exchange and that is our considered opinion. You can think what you like. The boys say these things are "industry-wide" problems and perhaps they are. But in our way of thinking, Mr. McLain is the strongest man on the OAC board, because he takes most of the Exchange vote with him, and when he starts putting the pressure on then more and more valencias will be shipped each week, no matter what the price, and if we growers get too nosedy Mr. Street will be primed to tell us that limiting shipments will not increase price and that anyway if we get just above red ink now that it will be much better than returns AERIAL PERCH — Control operators will get a bird's eye view of traffic from this new 100-foot-high tower being completed at Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Ariz. Oh! Oooh! "Gentlemen, we have 50,000 of our baby feeding bottles in stock and your company expects you salesmen to go out and create the demand." day. Mrs. Grimshaw and daughter, Miss Alice made us a pleasant visit during the week. John and Sandy Gardiner are stopping at the Colonial. Miss Laura Gade returned yesterday from a short visit to Anaheim. The T. U. C. club will arrive Sunday and will be chaperoned by Mrs. H. Cahen. day. Mrs. Grimshaw and daughter, Miss Alice made us a pleasant visit during the week. John and Sandy Gardiner are stopping at the Colonial. Miss Laura Gade returned yesterday from a short visit to Anaheim. The T. U. C. club will arrive Sunday and will be chaperoned by Mrs. H. Cahen. Dr. Lord and wife of Santa Ana, spent the day here last week. Mrs. Hilmer and son, were guests at the Colonial on Thursday. 25 Years Ago Through the agency of L. W. Bushard, D. W. and W. C. Hamilton have sold their 18-acre valencia orange ranch, cornering at North and Citron sts., to Paul Nicolas of Fullerton. This is known as the Julius Schneider place, and is considered one of the most valuable groves in the orange belt. The consideration is not given. Mr. Nicolas now owns 160 acres of oranges. Highway Commissioner Nels Edwards and Justus Craemer were over from Orange the first of the week, looking after the interests of Governor Friend W. Richardson. They found the town solid for the governor, and declare he will carry Orange county by a large majority. Mrs. C. E. Holcomb and Miss Dora Zeyn of El Centro are visiting with friends here and are occupying the Krick residence on No. Los Angeles st., during the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Krick and Miss Alice Beckett, who are at Santa Cruz for a fortnight's outing. They will remain here several weeks. The Orange county valencia grower is the "step-child" of the California Fruit Growers Exchange and that is our considered opinion. You can think what you like. The boys say these things are "industry-wide" problems and perhaps they are. But in our way of thinking, Mr. McLain is the strongest man on the OAC board, because he takes most of the Exchange vote with him, and when he starts putting the pressure on then more and more valencias will be shipped each week, no matter what the price, and if we growers get too hosey Mr. Street will be primed to tell us that limiting shipments will not increase price and that anyway if we get just above red-ink now that it will be much better returns would be in October. THERE YOU have it. There is one great reason the valencia grower will, this year, get slightly under the cost of production, again. The late market last year was extremely hot on valencias. But the California had already sold his to dealers, who put them in storage, and reaped the MONEY that the California grower's salesmen were too dumb to get for him. Florida was late getting into the market last year. They now have a "taste test" down there and will not ship fruit until it is sweet enough to eat. A California Mutual, designed to meet California's needs, would eliminate most of the California grower's headaches. Shall we let anyone stand in the way of our progress? MICKETTE BOOMULGEAI SIDNEY (P)—The University of Queensland has formed a place name committee, with the object of finding out the meaning and correct pronunciations of thousands of place names in that state. Plaques will be erected in all important Queensland towns, giving details of the origin of their names. American soldiers during World War II found many Australian place names unpronounceable; especially those with aboriginal origins. Such towns as Coonaharabran, Mundabullangana and Bungeworagal were liable to be the soldiers' tongues in knots. The word above which produced only stunned silence among GIs, means "the place where lightning struck." FULL SCHEDULE FOR TEXAS PARENTS WACO, Tex. (P)—Caring for ten-month-old twins is just part of the daily chores of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garnett. Garnett reports for duty at the General Fire Co. here at 11 p.m. He works eight hours and then hurries to a 7 a.m. class at Baylor university. He has another class at 9 a.m. Then he runs three blocks to his apartment to keep the twins while Mrs. Garnett runs to a 9 a.m. class. She then dashes home to relieve Frank while he attends a 10 a.m. class. Then he runs home so that Mrs. Garnett can attend an 11 a.m. class. After lunch, Garnett takes a nap. But he must be up in time to care for the twins—while Mrs. Garnett attends a 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. night class. He also knows the red army ww Vienna, Warsaw, shell-pocked Be turned to tell tha culture and grass of the fr beyond the Soviet of these soldiers such enthuisiasm and such skepticism munism that it sary to isolate their discharge, five villages. Stalin also know nazis advanced in the astounding Russians surrender mans. We in the West about this whole until after we had documents and its man officers after Stalin knew, and the German army have penetrated it many of the had not actually and if whole segreg army had not been rendered. The Kaiser's advanced only to actually reached Russia proper, H 1940 marched two way across Rusia to the Caucasus, the clear with a splendid did more Stalin. These are some for the Iron Curve are some of the must make the place curtain if we war; if we are too peace over a peril (Note to editors: Drew Pearson is on another tour of Europe, studying conditions there in this period of world tension and crisis. Following is another of his dispatches from Central Europe.) NEAR THE IRON CURTAIN, in Central Europe—The most important answer to the alarming question put before Congress recently by Secretaries Marshall and Face—"Will there be war with Russia soon?" lies, in the long stretch of barbed wire extending from the Black Sea to the Baltic which Whatton Churchill named the Iron Curtain. Most Americans, including the U.S. government, have neglected the importance of this barrier between East and West. We have failed to realize that there will always exist the threat of war with Russia as long as this curtain exists; as long as the Moscow radio can tell the Russian people anything they want about us and the Russian people have no way of knowing the opposite; and as long as there is no free parliament, no free church, no free press, no free public opinion to prevent the Kremlin from declaring war. We also have failed to realize that even if we fight a war with Russia and win, actually our victory will be temporary unless we can convert the Russian people to friendship with the U.S. the people have no way of knowing the opposite; and as long as there is no free parliament, no free press, no free public opinion to prevent the Kremlin from declaring war. We also have failed to realize that even if we fight a war with Russia and win, actually our victory will be temporary unless we can convert the Russian people to friendship with the USA. Until we have done that, we shall have to fight wars all over again. Finally we have failed to realize that Russia has never been conquered by force of arms. Napoleon tried it and got bogged down on the road to Moscow. Hitler also tried it and got swamped in front of Stalingrad. But the Kaiser, having been stopped in Latvia, picked up Lenin in Switzerland, put him on a special train with drawn blinds, and sent him to Russia. It was after this that Russia, under a new bolshevist regime, finally surrendered. In other words, it was propaganda and politics which really defeated the czar. That is one reason why I have been hammering home the idea that we should use any and all kinds of propaganda, including weather balloons to penetrate the Iron Curtain and get the truth to the people of Russia and the satellites. No matter what else is happening inside Russia, one thing is certain. Stalin has imposed the Iron Curtain for the specific reason that he fears contact between the Russian people and the outside world. He knows, and a small segment of the Russian people also know, how American and Soviet troops drank vodka together, toasted their mutual friendship together on the shores of the River Elbe at the end of the war. He also knows how soldiers of the red army who have visited Vienna, Warsaw, Prague or even shell-pocked Berlin, have returned to tell their friends about the culture and economic progress of the free world lying beyond the Soviet border. Some of these soldiers have shown such enthusiasm over the west. a mighty gamble. How can he in this delicious flush of ecstasy, know that the fluttering and dilant little bundle of bills twitching at his side may in a few months change into a shrinking harp with metal clamps in hair and mod backs on her face? Yes, it is an important milestone in the young man's life... something to be recorded... and the press should awaken to the neck. To prove a point, and just for the sake of variety, let's use an imaginary wedding as an example and give the groom the attention which is customarily reserved for the bride—not just the ordinary lines: "The groom is a graduate of Pontoosue High school and is affiliated with the Grampus Construction company." BTFSKL - STOB VOWS SAID YESTERDAY Rugged and handsome, with his bride hanging tightly to his rippling biceps, John B. Btfski, popular young son of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Btfski, 56030753 South East Street, West; became the husband of Marianna Stob daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Stob, 0004 North West Street, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock in a candle lit ceremony in the Little Kirk-by-the-Turnoff, on U.S. Hwy. 101. Young Btfski was striking in a light blue garbardine double-breasted suit with peau de peaux, gathered in at the waist as all decently tailored suits should be. His sleeve length was 32½ inches; inscam of the pleated trousers. 33 inches. So far as we could see, there was nothing bouffant about anything he had on. His bronzed neck was encased in a size 14! Arrow shirt collar, white. For a necklec the bridegroom chose a pale yellow, slightly ribbed knit job which delightfully complimented the aqua tint of the knit and which was manufactured out of about a No. 40 yarn. His shoes were Jarmaps of light tan shade. The shoe laces were gathered in at the top in the conventional bow, as any reasonably intelligent 18-year-old would doubtedly suspect. For something old, as near as we could ascertain from learned sources, "Yep, boys. Iron for sure—and it seems to be rich. That was the Birth of the world's largest iron mine in the heart of the great Mesabi range, for half a century a wellspring of America's industrial might. Today the spade that roustabout Pete held has been replaced by huge electric shovels that take up 10 tons at a single bite. The well Pete started has grown into a vast pit covering 1,450 acres. It is almost 500 feet deep, up to a mile wide, and three-and-one-half miles long. It is a great man-made Grand Canyon of fantastic colors—beautiful layers of red, yellow, purple and black—and of fantastic wealth. Since stripping began here in 1895 the "Big Hole" has yielded 496,558,000 tons of ore averaging 50 to 62 per cent iron. Today it is worth about $7.50 a ton. But at an average price of $5 a ton over the years the tremendous pit's output has been almost $2,500,000,000. Out of all this wealth poor, forgotten Pete probably never even got the price of a new shovel. History doesn't even bother to record whether his well produced water. But it did help build and arm America. "This ore pit produced 25 percent of the iron used in the last world war." said John Hurding Jr., a general superintendent for the Oliver Mining company. This company largest of several mines the pit dog 100,000,000 tons during the war years. This year it will get out only about 8,000,000 tons; for "The Hole" has passed its peak. It is a declining giant, so far as the production of high-grade ore is concerned. But there are tremendous reserves of low-grade or taenite ore, and ways are being found to process it. "The ingenuity of Minnesota miners can assure ample ore supplies for generations to come," says R. T. Ehlstad, president of the Oliver company, a subsidiary of U. S. Steel. His optimism is reflected by such workers as Foreman Bob Toomey; IIWh was earned a living He also knows how soldiers of the red army who have visited Vienna, Warsaw, Prague or even shell-pocked Berlin, have returned to tell their friends about the culture and economic progress of the free world lying beyond the Soviet border. Some of these soldiers have shown such enthusiasm over the west and such skepticism over communism that it has been necessary to isolate them, following their native villages. Stalin also knows that when the Nazis advanced into Russia in 1940 the astounding total of 3,600,000 Russians surrendered to the Germans. We in the West did not know about this wholesale surrender until after we had seized German documents and interviewed German officers after V-E Day. But Stalin knew. And he knew that the German army never would have penetrated Russia as it did if many of the Russian people had not actually welcomed it, and if whole segments of the red army had not been eager to surrender. The Kaiser’s army in 1915-17 advanced only to Riga. It never actually reached the soil of Russia proper. Hitler’s army in 1940 marched two-thirds of the way across Russia, right down to the Caucasus. In other words, the war with all his brains, commanded more loyalty than Stalin. These are some of the reasons for the Iron Curtain. These also are some of the reasons why we must make the Iron Curtain a lace curtain if we are to prevent war; if we are to win permanent peace over a period of years. The National Capital Park system covers more than 13,000 acres in Washington, D.C. and adjoining areas. His shoes were Jarmans, of light tan shade. The shoe laces were gathered in at the top in the conventional bow, as any reasonably intelligent 18-year-old would undoubtedly suspect. For something old, as near as we could ascertain from murried consultations with guests, he chose the bride. At the reception immediately following the ceremony, the bride-groom naturally wore the same outfit he had worn at the wedding. However, as the nervous tension gradually heightened, he began to wear the pleading expression of a trapped gopher. The bridegroom’s father, James B. Bitski, who poured, wore the comfortable old brown suit he used down at the office daily for the past five years and, as a consequence, was the happiest man in the house. He carried a bouquet of gimelphlas which someone had thrust upon him during the mulee, but imputed it to him behind a polted palm before evening got too far along. For his going away outgoing Bitski chose denim jeans, loafers, and a cotton T-shirt. With the exception of the loafers, this is the same outfit he uses during his daily 5-to-5 affiliation with the Grampus Construction company. The bride is a graduate of Blamphobey High School and is now affiliated with a husband. This much is for sure. "The intensity of Minnesota miners can assure ample ore supplies for generations to come," says R. T. Elstad, president of the Oliver company, a subsidiary of U., S. Steel. His optimism is reflected by such workers as Foreman Boo Toomey, who has earned a living in the Big Mole since he was 15. "My father with a shovel operator here, and my grandfather was a miner," he said. By now our family has got iron in its blood. "There's quite a bit of stuff here yet. Enough to last my lifetime. I'm sure." The bit was born by Irishmen like Tomley, Swetles and Cornishmen called "Cousin Junks." Then earlier workers flooded in north south and central Europe more than 50 millionities were peacefully together in this melting pot capital of the iron ore industry. The ore is so valuable that when deposits were found beneath Old Hibbing the entire town was moved two miles away so she should pay up its former rate. Some day, of course, the deep cuts of ore will be gone forever. A visitor once asked a veteran mining man what would be done with the Big Hole then. Well, he and winking, "we can always plant it with grass, turn sheep loose in it, and raise stool wool." The contents of an ostrich egg is sufficient to feed a dozen people. Each egg weighs about three pounds. Four racing ostriches will perform daily in unusual Ostreha at 1831 Orange County Fair, Aug. 15-19 near Santa Ana.