anaheim-gazette 1951-09-06

Anaheim Gazette THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter of the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 8, 1884, under the Act of March 3, 1878. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights herein are reserved. Subscriptions: See per month by carrier or $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.I.'s 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 Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager Law or dry hole . . . Oil has become a general subject of conversation in Anaheim. It is no secret that some heat has been generated over it—some of the fire coming from the circulation of downright inaccurate information on leases, oil aims, etc. In the beginning the City Council leased a potential drill site to a petroleum company in the north-end industrial area, unbeknownst to the City Planning commission. One of the City Planners has said that he is plued over the action of the City Council in not letting the Planning commission deliberate on the lease before it was made and announced. And, others on the commission may feel that way. Anyway, the Planning commission has ping-ponged the oil-lease-drilling proposition back to the City Council. Let us hope, then that everybody concerned will rise above any "pique" and that a far-sighted oil ordinance, based on accurate information and wise counsel, will be forthcoming for the city. Otherwise, if oil is discovered in the Anaheim environs we will be a people who have an oil boom at our doorstep without city benefits or controls. We suggest that you demand and support a good, tough, iron-clad oil ordinance . . . or hope your darndest for a dry hole. Fancy pants struggle ... Have you been watching the televised sessions of the San Francisco Peace conference? The searching eye of the camera shows this is a coldblooded business, dressed in a cutaway. No one is being kidded, least of all those taking part. It's surrounded by all the usual trappings of high diplomacy. But it's the raw and naked power of the United States meeting the raw and naked power of Russia, head on. It's deadly without shooting. This time the U.S. has Russia over a barrel. And it's taking full advantage of that fact. Both sides recognize it. But for appearances sake they go through the diplomatic song and dance. The case can be stated in short order: The U.S. wants this treaty because it gains a powerhouse ally in the Pacific to block any Russian moves: Japan will be allowed to rearm and the U.S. will have troops there. For these same reasons Russia is against the treaty. There are only three communist delegations at the treaty session: Russian, Polish and Czechoslovakian. But the treaty hall is packed with this country's friends and allies. They can swamp the communists at every turn on any question with their votes. At yesterday's full session, when the communists tried to mess up the works, they were politely allowed to talk in relays for a couple of hours. Then they were voted down. If you watched this performance on TV you might have been struck by the intense seriousness in the faces of all the delegates, including Andrei Grozny. And there was a gimmick in the rules: they put a time limit on talk by any delegation, a device with one purpose only: to stop the Russians if they tried any monkey business, which is why they went there. Under the rules the treaty, prepared by the U.S. and others, was to be accepted and signed as is, without changes. If the Russians could fillbuster, they might delay the signing for days. One sure way to stop them was that time limit in the rules. But before the rules could go into effect, a majority of the delegates had to approve them. That's when Gromyko and his friends did their talking: to block or change the rules which would shut them up later. After letting the communists have their say, Acheson called for the vote which adopted the rules. That finished that, for the time being, anyway. This country never has been able to work out a peace treaty with Russia on Germany and Austria. Russia has occupation troops in both countries. So long as it keeps them there, which may be for years, it can stop any German-Austrian treaty unless it gets what it wants. And if for no other reason than to keep Japan weak and unarmed, a soft touch for later, the Russians would stop a Japanese peace treaty if they could. But in this case they couldn't. They have no troops there. The U.S. alone has troops in Japan. So any time the U.S. wanted to make a Japanese peace treaty it could, and the Russians couldn't block it. Calm and reasonable settle- end industrial area, unbeknownst to the City Planning commission. One of the City Planners has said that he is plunged over the action of the City Council in not letting the Planning commission deliberate on the lease before it was made and announced. And others on the commission may feel that way. Otherwise, if oil is discovered in the Anaheim environs we will be a people who have an oil boom at our doorstep without city benefits or controls. We suggest that you demand and support a good, tough, iron-clad oil ordinance . . . or hope your darndest for a dry hole. At yesterday's full session, when the communists tried to mess up the works, they were politely allowed to talk in relays for a couple of hours. Then they were voted down. If you watched this performance on TV you might have been struck by the intense seriousness in the faces of all the delegates, including Andrei Gromyko, who led the Russians, and Secretary of State Acheson, who acted as chairman and blew the whistle on the communists. But everyone in the hall knew the outcome, before the start, including the greatly outnumbered Gromyko. It was a diplomatic show, rigged by the Americans and British. They did it by drawing up beforehand a set of rules under which all the delegates would have to do business. And if for no other reason than to keep Japan weak and unarmed, a soft touch for later, the Russians would stop a Japanese peace treaty if they could. But in this case they couldn't. They have no troops there. The U.S. alone has troops in Japan. So any time the U.S. wanted to make a Japanese peace treaty it could, and the Russians couldn’t block it. Calm and reasonable settlement of differences between the U.S. and Russia has become next to impossible. Both now have resorted to force: The U.S. is trying to build a ring of armed allies around the communist world which is arming and trying to expand. Japan will be an important link in the American ring. And the San Francisco meeting is just part of the power struggle, except that it's dressed up fancy. By GUY G. GABRIELSON (Ed. Note—While Drew Pearson is on a brief vacation, the Washington Merry-Go-Round is being written by several distinguished guest columnists, today's being by Guy George Gabrielson; chairman of the Republican National committee, William Boyle, Jr.; chairman of the Democratic National committee, was also invited to do a guest column) WASHINGTON—A number of letters to the Republican National committee have commented on a magazine editorial entitled, "Here is a voter who wonders if the GOP really wants him." The editorial was written by Dr. Glen G. Eye of the University of Wisconsin. He said he wanted to be a Republican, but "nothing happened" when he approached known party leaders with an offer to ring doorbells and make a five-dollar contribution. Dr. Eye said this caused him to wonder whether our party is interested only in large contributions. He added that Republicans might win a general election "by accepting a few million of us one-to-five dollar prospects," but warned that the rising cost of living under Democratic administrators would soon make it difficult for him to contribute even one dollar. Well, Dr. Eye has been to go to work. His neighbor win O. Boston, is the most county (Wis.) Republican man. He has invited Dr. take charge of their presided hirn in an opinion that "Our Dane county can organization is financially by the $1 contribitie a steadily mounting nu your fellow citizens-men women in all walks of share your conviction nation must return to so al, economic and political ciples if our country American way of life is vive." Our records show that year, 75 per cent of the buttons to the National ten ranged from $1 to Massachusetts, for examn Republican party raised 000 from 35,505 contributi an average of $14.80 per contributor. The Democratis frast, raised $572,000 from contributors, or an avera $410 per contributor. T dicates pretty well which gets the large contribuiti spite the falsehoods per ly circulated by the T crats. But even more urgent contributions, large and need doorbell ringers. Elec never won by strategists-towers, but by the pounding efforts of w workers. A survey when a chairman two years ago that 37,000 of our precinct per cent of the total, w THE RESPONSIBILITY IS GREATER THAN EVER THE WORLD AS IT IS TODAY SCHOOL TEACHERS GOOD CITIZENSHIP County Con By OBORO Annekation of County Municipal W to the Metropolitan W next month—the elec ably will be held O will bring Orange o water rights on the u er than had been or mated. New calculations changes in ratio * property valuations the territory of the lan Water district, I Orange county, afnimal water distri ed, will be entitled acre feet per year fr orade river, on the b 53 valuations. According to 1950-51 when the municipal triet formation was p last year, it was esi the MWD territory it would be entitled to feet annually. Readers, if any, are to wager the family's accuracy of the new l were produced exclu column, which neve blue ribbons in grit they represent a elec the engineers. When t complete their calcula suit may show a startl ancy. It wouldn't startling discrepancy ures. But if we have e multipled correctly, floral 2,000 feet f - Colony Quips By the Gazette Farm Editor WHEN FLORIDA citrus starts moving into fresh fruit channels this coming season it will likely have more stringent grade and size rules under their federal marketing agreement than ever before. Florida growers and shipper know that their fruit must satisfy the consumer or else the money will not change hands. The crop will be about the same as last year and all segments of the industry are working shoulder to shoulder to see that money is brought back to the GROWER. How different is the picture in California where everything is done in the Kremlin, Kaydets cloakroom and the grower toll only when it is too late or all over. Not that it would make any difference because the grower has no vote anyway. The weekly meetings and deliberations of the OAC (who set the prorate) are open to growers but the big news services like AP, UP and INS are NOT welcome. The OAC said that their "country people" did not want that information given out. This is in America, right here in Southern California—not in Russia. But if this isn't mighty like an "Iron Curtain" then we miss our guess. In the midst of a constantly rising stock market, at the end of a great Florida crop which returned the Florida grower of fruit comparable to our Valencias at least 2½ cents on the tree, and even on the heels of a fine California navel market, we in Oranje county, with the finest crop of Valencias, we have ever raised are looking dollar fruit right in the face—and very likely not even that much net. This is the same old 50 cents a box fruit the Exchange used to get us when the U.S. dollar was worth twice as much. WITH THAT KIND of record it is no wonder that the Kremlin does not want any publicity—except the kind they send out in "news releases" and which color things just the way they want them "slanted." If this were not true then why spend the money to send out the stuff written by paid "Boswells" which is 100 per cent propaganda. If this were not true then why not let reputable newsmen and news services, whose stock in trade is their integrity, sit in on meetings and report them—a is done in Florida. It was not always that way in Florida. During the days of low returns to Florida growers they got very little inside news on the real economic value of their crop. But that has been changed. And with an INFORMED growers the formation of Mutual was possible. The growers net money went up in almost direct ratio to his knowledge of the economic value of his crop. So no wonder Mr. Wilcox did not peep about his contract with Mr. Fox last year. So no wonder they don't want a reporter in the column, which now blue ribbons in art they represent a elec the engineers. Which they complete their calculation suit may show a startling discrepancy. It wouldn't startling discrepancy ures. But if we have multiplied correctly, floral 5,300 acre feet year certainly isn't got the chances of MWTI when the voter nepal water district the polls — we born month. In case anybody w pick holes in the comforth it might be how the 107,425-acre mate was evolved. Revised assessed var 1961-52 show increase out the Southland, county increased more sections of the Metro district, therefore titled to a larger per water rights owned rado river by MWD. Y are allocated by MW basis of assessed valu. Last year, Orange rilory in MWD, count ange County Municipal trict, represented 8.4 of the total valuation. That 8.48 per cent ca to 102,200 acre feet o nually, since MWD second feet on the which means 3312 acr day, or 1,208,880 acres (MWD was allocated feet in 1931, and and San Diego in 1945 ade 155 second feet.). This year, total anization of the Metrop otter district, counting ange County Munici ptrict which was app Friday for annexation day approval was give ange county district pending annexation mona valley district right at five billion 0 Orange county ter will be in MWD after... tribute even one dollar. Well, Dr. Eye has been asked to go to work. His neighbor, Edwin O. Boston, is the new Dane county (Wis.) Republican chairman. He has invited Dr. Eye to take charge of their precinct, and reregister him in an open letter that "Our Dane county Republican organization is financed principally by the $1 contributions of a steadily mounting number of your fellow citizens—men and women in all walks of life who share your conviction that our nation must return to sound moral, economic and political principles if our country and our American way of life is to survive." Our records show that last year, 75 per cent of the contributions to the National committee ranged from $1 to $90. In Massachusetts, for example, the Republican party raised $525,000 from 35,505 contributors, or an average of $14.80 per contributor. The Democrats, in contrast, raised $572,000 from 1395 contributors, or an average of $410 per contributor. That indicates pretty well which partly gets the large contributions, despite the falsehoods persistently circulated by the Truman crats. But even more urgently than contributions, large and small, we need doorbell ringers. Elections are never won by strategists in ivory towers; but by the pavement-pounding efforts of volunteer workers. A survey when I became chairman two years ago showed that 37,000 of our precincts, or 20 per cent of the total, were unmanned by Republican workers. Through our schools of politics and field activities, we have had some success in correcting that situation. We hope to put into the next campaign the hardest-hitting Republican organization of all time. To do it, we need the help of everyone who believes the time is past due to have an honest, efficient and competent national administration. In crisis-crossing the country many times, I have found that the vast majority of Republican officers at all levels—local, state and national—are sincere, conscientious and hard-working. Of course there are exceptions, and Dr. Eye may have encountered some. Any party organization which met five successive defeats in national elections is bound to have some rust on the machinery which needs chipping off. That is our purpose and our determination. This is the year we are building the Republican party, as one of inclusion rather than exclusion, as one which welcomes recruits whatever their previous political allegiance. The times are too critical, and the stakes too great in 1952, to permit any other course. Tobacco for smoking purposes was introduced into Europe about 1538. Child adoption was popular among early Greeks and Romans. If this were not true then why not let reputable newsmen and news services, whose stock in trade is their integrity, sit in on meetings and report them—as is done in Florida. It was not always that way in Florida. During the days of low returns to Florida growers they got very little inside news on the real economic value of their crop. But that has been changed. And with an INFORMED growers the formation of Mutual was possible. The growers net money went up in almost direct ratio to his knowledge of the economic value of his crop. So no wonder Mr. Wilcox did not peep about his contract with Mr. Fox last year. So no wonder they don't want a reporter in the OAC meetings. So no wonder all we hear from the Kremlin is a glittering mass of platitudes and generalities on how great the Exchange was in former days and what a big "carryover" is in the way of the grower getting any dough this year. The Exchange used to be big around here. It formerly had at least five (5) big packing houses in Anaheim. Today there is only one left. And now that the same large co-op has put a string around the neck of every lemon grower what has happened? You know what happened to the price. But, we are reliably informed, every lemon handler outside the Exchange has a waiting list of growers trying to get in. Who better wake up? The Kremlin gremlins better get down to the grass roots. manned by Republican workers. Through our schools of politics and field activities, we have had some success in correcting that situation. We hope to put into the next campaign the hardest-hitting Republican organization of all time. To do it, we need the help of everyone who believes the time is past due to have an honest, efficient and competent national administration. In crisis-crossing the country many times, I have found that the vast majority of Republican officers at all levels—local, state and national—are sincere, conscientious and hard-working. Of course there are exceptions, and Dr. Eye may have encountered some. Any party organization which met five successive defeats in national elections is bound to have some rust on the machinery which needs chipping off. That is our purpose and our determination. This is the year we are building the Republican party, as one of inclusion rather than exclusion, as one which welcomes recruits whatever their previous political allegiance. The times are too critical, and the stakes too great in 1952, to permit any other course. Tobacco for smoking purposes was introduced into Europe about 1538. Child adoption was popular among early Greeks and Romans. If this were not true then why not let reputable newsmen and news services, whose stock in trade is their integrity, sit in on meetings and report them—as is done in Florida. It was not always that way in Florida. During the days of low returns to Florida growers they got very little inside news on the real economic value of their crop. But that has been changed. And with an INFORMED growers the formation of Mutual was possible. The growers net money went up in almost direct ratio to his knowledge of the economic value of his crop. So no wonder Mr. Wilcox did not peep about his contract with Mr. Fox last year. So no wonder they don't want a reporter in the OAC meetings. So no wonder all we hear from the Kremlin is a glittering mass of platitudes and generalities on how great the Exchange was in former days and what a big "carryover" is in the way of the grower getting any dough this year. The Exchange used to be big around here. It formerly had at least five (5) big packing houses in Anaheim. Today there is only one left. And now that the same large co-op has put a string around the neck of every lemon grower what has happened? You know what happened to the price. But, we are reliably informed, every lemon handler outside the Exchange has a waiting list of growers trying to get in. Who better wake up? The Kremlin gremlins better get down to the grass roots. Orange county territory will be in MWD afteripal water district is also have an assessed value $445,000,000, or 8.9 per MWD total, as compared per cent last year. The percentage, as this typewriter, replies to the 107,426 acre feeded in paragraph two. The Orange county percentage, and water made up of two parish County Municipal Wash has nearly $250,000,000 which is five per cent MWD total, and represents 60,407 acre feet at cities of Santa Ana, Alameda Fullerton, and Coastal Water district, which eses the cities of Brea Beach, Laguna Beach, and the coastal rural Costa Mesa to, but no Dana Point, also belongs Their combined value year is around $197,000 per cent of the MWD represents rights to a acre feet of water an The shorthorn is a attributed breed of beef An adopted child thus rights of a natural heir County Comment BY GEORGE HART Annexation of the Orange County Municipal Water district to the Metropolitan Water district next month—the election probably will be held October 16—will bring Orange county more water rights on the Colorado river than had been originally estimated. New calculations based upon changes in ratio of assessed property valuations throughout the territory of the Metropolitan Water district indicate that Orange county, after the municipal water district is annexed, will be entitled to 107,425 acre feet per year from the Colorado river, on the basis of 1951-53 valuations. According to 1950-51 valuations, when the municipal water district formation was proposed late last year, it was estimated that the MWD territory in this county would be entitled to 102,200 acre feet annually. Readers, if any, are not advised to wager the family plate on the accuracy of the new figures. They were produced exclusively by this column, which never won any blue ribbons in arbitration, and they represent a clean scoop on the engineers. When the engineers complete their calculations the result may show a startling discrepancy. It wouldn't be the first startling discrepancy in our figures. But if we have divided and multiplied correctly, that additional 200 acre feet will remain. were produced exclusively by this column, which never won any blue ribbons in arithmetic, and they represent a clear scoop on the engineers. When the engineers complete their calculations the result may show a startling discrepancy. It wouldn't be the first startling discrepancy in our figures. But if we have divided and multiplied correctly, that additional 3,200 acre feet of water a year certainly isn't going to hurt the chances of MWD amination when the voters of the municipal water district trip to the polls — we hope next month. In case anybody would like to pick holes in the computation set forth it might be pointed out how the 107,425-acre-feet estimate was evolved. Revised assessed valuations for 1951-52 show increased throughout the Southland, but Orange county increased more than other sections of the Metropolitan Water district, therefore became entitled to a larger percentage of water rights owned on the Colorado river by MWD. Water rights are allocated by MWD on the basis of assessed valuations. Last year, Orange county territory in MWD, counting the Orange County Municipal Water district, represented 8.48 per cent of the total valuation of MWD. That 8.48 per cent carried rights to 102,200 acre feet of water annually, since MWD owns 1655 second feet on the Colorado, which means 3312 acre feet per day, or 1,208,880 acre feet a year. (MWD was allocated 1500 second feet in 1931, and annexation of San Diego in 1945 added another 155 second feet.) This year, total assessed valuation of the Metropolitan Water district, counting the Orange County Municipal Water district, the Chime basin district which was approved last Friday for annexation, the same day approval was given the Orange county district, and a pending annexation to the Pomona valley district, will be right at five billion dollars. Orange county territory that will be in MWD after the munie Thomas McFadden and George F. Holden are counsel for Dwyer. Burglar who sought only jewelry, robbed the home of Henry Miller, Orange Monday night, stealing a camerad ring, two strings of pearls, a woman's watch, pearl centered pin, a man's watch and gold chain. Thieves also broke into the B. B. billiard parlors, Garden Grove, on the same night, stealing a punch board filled with prizes. 60 Years Ago Mrs. Schwenckert was in town on Saturday from Los Angeles. Mr. Schwenckert called some days ago from New York for Germany to attend to the legal details of a large inheritance coming to his wife. He will be absent two months. Theodore Staley was in town OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER ANAHEIM'S PLANNING COMMISSION was subjected to a long-range bombardment by the editorial guns of the Santa Ana Register in yesterday's edition of that paper, but as of noon today no word had been received in the Gazette's newsroom that members of the local commission had decided to resign en masse. Taking off on some remarks made by Keith Murdoch, Anaheim's city administrator, regarding the need for intelligent and far-sighted planning to insure this municipality's healthy and well-ordered growth, the county seat labelled its scholarly dissertation "Anaheim Administrator Has Old Idea Of Progress." For those who didn't get a chance to read the editorial question, here is an excerpt which will give an idea of the general tone of the thing: "We hope he didn't do it deliberately, but Murdoch lakes the popular 'plunder Heritage' theme and twists it into a plea for the power happy planners who sweat and slave over a hot conference table for hours every month, raising their eyes only to bark 'Verboten' at regain from his visit to the Buffalo Exposition and other points east. School begins on the 16th. 75 Years Ago The Los Angeles Democratic club has 365 members. Quite a number of transactions in real estate have occurred in Orange lately. Dr. Lotspelch and company, disposed of 40 acres, improved, for $5000, while Mr. McGuffy sold 20 acres for $2000. Mr. Stough has disposed of his blacksmith shop. W. L. Sidwell, the purchaser, will erect a residence and make improvements to the shop. The annual grape-stealing season has arrived. Several vineyards have been badly despoiled. About an acre of Henry Boege's vineyard has been stripped of its Muscat grapes. and the Ten Commandments. Once we had abolished the planning commission and all the laws and ordinances with which it is empowered, the people of Anaheim would at last be FREE! Free to erect tar-paper shanties on the back of the lot to rent to fruit pickers ... FREE to build fire-trap homes and apartments... free to hang dangerous signs over the sidewalks in front of their stores... FREE to build hotels and theatrees out of cheap and unsafe materials... free to place homes haphazardly and without regard to lot lines... FREE to allow Anaheim to deteriorate through the years into an unsightly, slum-fringed hodgepodge claiming as its only distinction the highest rate of fires, crimes of all sorts, and disease prevalence in Orange county." Orange county territory that will be in MWD after the municipal water district is annexed, will have an assessed valuation above $445,000,000, or 8.9 per cent of the MWD total, as compared to 8.48 per cent last year. The percentage, as figured on this typewriter, represents rights to the 107,425 acre feet mentioned in paragraph two. The Orange county valuation, percentage, and water rights is made up of two parts. Orange County Municipal Water district has nearly $250,000,000 valuation, which is five per cent of the MWD total, and represents rights to 60,407 acre feet a year. The cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim and Fullerton, and Coastal Municipal Water district, which encompasses the cities of Brea, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, and the coastal rural strip from Costa Mesa to, but not including Dana Point, also belong to MWD. Their combined valuation this year is around $197,000,000, or 2.9 per cent of the MWD total, and represents rights to about 47,017 acre feet of water annually. The shorthorn is a widely distributed breed of beef cattle. An adopted child has all of the rights of a natural heir.