anaheim-gazette 1951-09-17

Publicized afternoons Monday through Friday at 258 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, 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: $0 per month by carrier or $1 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 dispatchers. THEODORE B. KUCHEL Publisher MAN HELEN Assistant Publisher LEONARD KREIOT Ditor Editor STANLEY JONES Board Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager More about oil ... Some interesting developments have occurred in the plan of controlled oil drilling for Anaheim: 1. The Anaheim Chamber of Commerce directors went on record as favoring controlled oil drilling in Anaheim. 2. The Orange County Planning Commission recommended a permit for the Steele Oil Co. to drill for oil in the county area adjacent to the Anaheim city limits. 3. It appears the oil company has leased enough property within the city limits of Anaheim to proceed with the drilling, either from a city-controlled site in the north end of Anaheim, or from a non city-controlled area alongside Anaheim. These developments took place at the end of last week. We think of Anaheim's standpoint it would mean money in the city treasury. 3. A lady who lives in the north end of Anaheim wrote us a letter commending the Gazette for trying to be factual and fair with our information about oil. She said one of the greatest factors which convinced her she should listen to the oil people's lease proposition was the following question and answer from a column recently in the Gazette; she believes it contains the whole story about oil: Q—Couldn't oil drilling here mean for Anaheim 1951 what it meant to Huntington Beach about 1921? If oil is found in Anaheim's north end wouldn't it encroach elsewhere in the city? A—the question strikes us this way: 1. It appears the oil company has leased enough property within the city limits of Anaheim to proceed with the drilling, either from a city-controlled site in the north end of Anaheim, or from a non city-controlled area alongside Anaheim. These developments took place at the end of last week. We think we should say something about each of them. 1. The board of directors of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce is made up of about as representative a list of civic leaders as you can find in one spot in Anaheim. They represent all phases of Anaheim life: industry, business, medicine, farming, government, banking, schools etc. Since these men see the wisdom of an ordinance—or a blueprint—to chart the course of oil in Anaheim, then, obviously, there is considerable merit to the idea. And these men did not overlook the thought that if the petroleum company finds oil in Anaheim's environs the city will have an oil boom—but, absolutely without any controls from the city of Anaheim. Too, in this case, the oil field would be squarely in the path of Anaheim's natural expansion area to the eastward. 2. It is now a fact. The oil company has received the approval of the County Planning commission to drill in county territory on Anaheim's borders. It is our belief that the company would prefer to drill within Anaheim because the company would save some money is doing so and because company officials feel that if the folks of Anaheim had a hand in the venture it would be a valuable public relations gain for the company. From the city question and answer from a column recently in the Gazette; she believes it contains the whole story about oil: Q—Couldn't oil drilling here mean for Anaheim 1951 what it meant to Huntington Beach about 1921? If oil is found in Anaheim's north end wouldn't it encroach elsewhere in the city? A—The question strikes us this way: 1) Let's say a good oil ordinance was forthcoming for the city. It isolated drill sites in carefully controlled and highly limited areas. Let’s say, furthermore, it is tough and iron-clad. Really puts the strait-jacket on the oil business. Or, now, conversely, 2. Let's say an ordinance is passed absolutely outlawing oil drilling in Anaheim. Now, we can answer the questions by saying that whether we would stick to either ordinance depends on how much confidence we have in our City Councilmen to follow the set plan—to absolutely control or ban the oil industry as planned, come rich oil wells or absolutely dry holes. What our City Council does largely depends on how intelligent and tough we ALL are in devising a good oil plan and sticking to it. The will of the citizenry must prevail. So, search your own soul for your answer as to whether or not oil would encroach on the city if a field is found in or near Anaheim. Could YOU get tough and make sure oil drilling is restrained in the city to its proper "islands"? To which the Gazette adds: we think Anaheim citizens can and will properly control oil drilling in Anaheim; and, that the city will be able to "have its cake and eat it too." IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago when it is entirely finished it will IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago The Presbyterian church was well filled on Sunday morning and evening. Rev. M. Allis preached his farewell sermon which consisted chiefly of a review of his brief career as pastor of the church. There is very general regret at the approaching departure of this eloquent and popular minister. Capt. John Bush of Anaheim presented to Col. J. Wood of Wood's opera house, Los Angeles, a blooded cashmere Kid. Its fleece is of the finest and pure white. The animal is handsome as a picture. The colonel says this is the beginning of the great menagerie that he proposes to introduce in a twelfth month. J. E. Crane's son was thrown from a horse in Gospel Swamp some days ago and severely injured. Mr. Crane is the godfather of and christened the swamp. Popularly known as "Gospel Swamp." The services at the new Episcopal church on Sunday were largely attended. The edifice is universally pronounced to be a handsome structure, although when it is entirely finished it will present a much more favorable appearance. Dr. Piercy Ellis has returned to his position at the San Fernando tunnel. Judge Humpfreys of Santa Ana was in town yesterday. Behjamin Dreyfus arrived last night from San Francisco. 50 Years Ago Peter Weisel advertises this morning that he desires to purchase tomatoes for canning purposes, and will pay the highest price for them. He canned many a carload of this vegetable last season and reports that only the small acreage planted this year deterred him from making contracts earlier. Learning the crop is turning out well, he is ready to make contracts for them at the highest market rates. Call on him at the cannery and turn your tomatoes into money. The 18-year-old son of Decatur Harris of Buena Park was quite seriously injured by her accidental discharge of a 22 cabiler rifle, which he was trying to load on Friday afternoon. His father had loaded the weapon earlier in the day, and when the youth sought Members of St. Michael's copal church are making a to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the church in this city, which been noted in our column of twenty Years Ago." The celebrant will be held in October 19th Michael's day, and Bishop Vens has been invited to be sent. Services will be held at church, after which a party will be given on the lawn at the end of Mrs. Joseph Helmser, on S Claudina st. Mrs. Margaret Bradley yesterday for Washington, D.C., to resume her studies at Tau College. She was accompanied by her brother, Arthur Braun who after leaving his sister Washington, will go north Cambridge. Arthur is a student at the Harvard law school who will graduate next June. Eat More California Oranges Anaheim Gazette MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - Colony Quips - By the Gazette Farm Editor THE MARKET for fresh Valencias seems to stay at a pretty fair level and California growers would stand to do a little better than in the dark days of the depression if more of the fruit brought the equivalent of $6.50 a box delivered. But less than one-half of our fine Valencias will find their way into the consumer's hands at this figure. The OAC long ago determined that about one-half of our wonderful Valencias would face "elimination" and go to "juice." True we growers knew nothing about this and hardly a question was asked when it became known that the navel "elimination" would only be in the neighborhood of 5 per cent. Now then, when the different seasons are set up by the prorate board and so many weeks are allotted to this variety and then so many weeks to this other variety the whole deal is made to fit into the number of weeks in a year. So this year when they come to projecting the Valencia crop they find out that we have a good one and a big one. So what do they do? They "eliminate" about one-half. Why? So Mr. McLain's navels will be in the market before Christmas without any Valencia competition? ANYWAY IT IS our opinion that as far as the Exchange is concerned our Orange county Valencias are stepchildren. So we Orange county Valencia growers are vitally interested in the MONEY return the Sunkist Frozen Concentrate will return to the grower NET on the tree. Exchange members have about one-half of their fruit in the can. Well, anyway, a large part of it went to the EOP at Ontario. What we would like to know is just how much per pound the EOP returned to the Exchange grower for 120 pound solids fruit, net on the tree. If this figure cannot be determined then something is unnyfay. Or have you forgotten last year? As between Exchange packing houses there can be no difference in money return from juice fruit BECAUSE it all goes through the EOP and that agency can not pay one house more than any other. Or can it? BY THE TIME you read this the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture will have received bids and probably awarded contracts for "hot concentrate" to be used in the school lunch program. This is the one that Fortunes Made or Lost by a Few Days in Early Days of the Brea Oil Field The following story of the Brea oil well, was written by Henry Kuchel, father of the present publisher of the Gazette in 1926, and was one of a series of stories of early days in Anaheim, which we shall reprint from time to time. Mr. Kuchel grew up in Anaheim, his parents being original stockholders in the Colony. His writings contained in the files of the Gazette during the 48 years of his editorship of the paper contain a wealth of history that would oth- right thing at all times. But it is not to say (as the Santa Ana paper has said) that they yell "verbben" to any and all proposals submitted to them. If planning commissions were as inordinately evil as the Santa Ana paper makes them out to be, the people would kick them out, along with the city council which fathered them. Nay, the populace would lynch the bounders! The Santa Ana paper claims we are living under a composite Hitler-Stalin regime; that there is no good being done anywhere by any governmental agency; that all is corrupt and evil and despotic. Its chief editorial writer could probably look at fresh-blown rose, sparkling in the brilliant sunlight of a perfect summer morning, and grumble: "There's something wrong here." I have yet to see them give out even a grudging compliment to anyone or anything. Can things be that bad? That newspaper is prospering now as never before, despite this oppressive, restrictive system. From Gazette File of August 5, 1926 FIRST OIL WELL DOWN AT BREA The first oil well drill state of California was Brea canyon, within a throw of Dan Murphy's dollar gusher, away late 60s. At the head of pany was Senator Felton Francisco, who with other talists of that city, land trip through the canyon ticing the numerous seasphaltum, decided that exist under them. Felton organized a co-op San Francisco capitali bought ground and erect Wood was used under the and work was laborious A depth of between 600 feet was attained, when o were discontinued and abandoned. Many another company pretended to abandon wri-tory, when a well had b in order to obtain our shares at a nominal figure acquire advantageous lea on adjoining ground, but real abandonment and you remained undeveloped more than 30 years. Operations were resumed '90s, and many fine p wells were brought in, but not until Murphy's great was uncovered that they took on the aspect of one greatest oil fields in the Operations at the well so, have followed the "trite k-yak" which emanates from his typewriter, know that we have been arguing with the SanAna paper which, no matter that the subject, is ready and calling (although not necessarily to argue any point). If you would walk into that paper's newsroom at high noon on any even day and tell them that it is daylight, there is a better Download it again, it discharged. He seriously but not fatally undated. 25 Years Ago Members of St. Michael's Episcopal church are making plans to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the church in this city, which has been noted in our column of "Fifty Years Ago." The celebration will be held in October 10, St. Michael's day, and Bishop Stevens has been invited to be presiding Services will be held at the church, after which a party will given on the lawn at the home of Mrs. Joseph Helmser, on South Suddina st. Mrs. Margaret Bradley left her day for Washington, D.C., resumes her studies at Trinity College. She was accompanied by her brother, Arthur Bradley, after leaving his sister at Washington, will go north to Bridge. Arthur is a student at Harvard law school and graduate next June. At More California Oranges than even chance that an immediate session of the editorial board would be convened to devise ways and means to prove to you that it was midnight. That's the slant they take in their editorial column, anyway. I quote from their lead editorial of Thursday, Sept 13: "An Anaheim newspaper columnist claimed Tuesday that 'it must forever be recorded to our credit that we wod, hands down, in a week end debate with this newspaper.'" "Webster's dictionary defines 'debate' to mean 'to deliberate together; meditate upon.'" "Since we have not met this writer, how could we have deliberated together on his chosen subject of planning commissions? I will now prove to you how crafty editorial-propagandists twist things around to prove their own points. Webster's dictionary lists as the definition of "debate" (first choice): "to engage in strife or combat; to fight, contend; (second choice): to contend in words; to dispute. Perhaps the Santa Ana paper has written its own dictionary, and in that case, they would be right, in a sense. Certainly there is some question that they haven't written their own versions of the Constitution and the Holy Bible. The dispute between this department and the Santa Ana sheet is simple: they are against planning commissions in principle. This is not to say that all planning commissions do the torial writer could probably look at fresh-blown rose, sparkling in the brilliant sunlight of a perfect summer morning, and grumble: "There's something wrong here." I have yet to see them give out even a grudging compliment to anyone or anything. Can things be that bad? That newspaper is prospering now as never before, despite this oppressive, restrictive system under which we now live. One can easily see why that newspaper would like to see public education abolished in this country. With the great majority of the masses brought up in ignorance, then it would be easy for the paper (and its associated publications) to force its program of bigotry upon the illiterate mob. As it is, the American public is just a little too smart to swallow the effluuvium dished up by these blathering sheets. The Santa Ana paper has now opened a branch office in Anaheim—a city already surfeited with newspapers—the better to propagandize its weird philosophies in this territory. That newspaper is interested in warping the public mind to its own viewpoint, and nothing else. To give you an idea of what it thinks of free speech, I reprint a paragraph from an editorial of theirs on Sunday, Sept. 9: "The reader is vaguely tainted with the old nonsense about not agreeing with what the other fellow has to say but defending to the death his right to say it." Right there the newspaper shoots holes through the Bill of Rights, a document which it so pontificially claims to espouse. Give me the Westminster Herald. Operations were resumed '90s, and many fine wells were brought in, but not until Murphy's great was uncovered that they took on the aspect of one greatest oil fields in the Operations at the well charge of Major Max Stroud work at the "oil wells," canyon was called, containing many months, when the drill and it was impossible to For two months efforts were to raise the drill, but all availing. A young engineer name of Charles Darling here from San Francisco some charge of operations rived with his wife and child in 1870. Speaking, many years ago the drill caught in the said: "What would be thing to suggest itself? A lowered the drill a few raised it forthwith without cult." Major Strobel had Darling's raising the drill due out to the oil well congratulated him on his Darling continued operation several months, but when attained a depth of more than feet work was discontinuing the canyon abandoned. Darling was in Anaheim 18 years ago and was a guest of the writer for days. He hired a rig and dug the canyon, and had no difficulty in locating the precise spot his well had been sunk, where he said, was within a few miles Murphy's great gusher, where that time had produced more than 30 years. THE HAUNTED HOUSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WORLD WAR II PRISONERS STILL MISSING BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN KREMLIN WASHINGTON—The men who run the Senate Finance committee are among the wealthiest in Congress, including five millionaires. Most of the others have large outside incomes well above their $15,000-a-year Senate salaries. Yet these well-heeled Senators have just finished drafting a complicated, new tax bill that will spare the rich and soak the poor more than at any time since the days of Andy Mellon. It is literally polka dotted with loopholes to benefit special, private interests all the way from mine owners to oyster-shell dealers. What the Senate finance committee has done is trim one and a half billions off the House tax bill, in such a way that 90 percent of the tax savings goes to the rich who can afford to pay more. Only a paltry $200 million will be cut off the tax bill of the small-income people who earn less than $5000 per year. For example, the house approved a 12½ per cent boost in individual income taxes. The Senate committee cut this to 11 per cent, then threw in a clause for the special benefit of some of their own group. This clause would limit the increase to eight per cent of all income remaining after taxes paid under the present law. The way this works out, it would benefit single people making more than $27,000 a year, or married couples making over $54,000 a year. Lost by a Few Yards the Brea Oil Fields erwise be lost. (Old Time Editor) From Gazette File of August 5, 1926 FIRST 'OIL WELL DRILLED AT BREA The first oil well drilled in the state of California was sunk in Brea canyon, within a stone's throw of Dan Murphy's million dollar gusher, away back in the late 60s. At the head of the company was Senator Felton of San Francisco, who with other capitalists of that city, had made a trip through the canyon and, noticing the numerous seepages of asphaltum, decided that oil must exist under them. Felton organized a company of San Francisco capitalists, who bought ground and erected a rig. Wood was used under the boilers and work was laborious and slow. A depth of between 600 and 700 feet was attained, when operations were discontinued and the field abandoned. Many another company later on, pretended to abandon wildcat territory, when a well had been sunk in order to obtain outstanding shares at a nominal figure, or to acquire advantageous leaseholds on adjoining ground, but this was real abandonment and the canyon remained undeveloped for more than 30 years. Operations were resumed in the '90s, and many fine producing wells were brought in, but it was not until Murphy's great gusher was uncovered that the canyon took on the aspect of one of the greatest oil fields in the state. Operations at the well were in a million dollars worth of oil. Old-timers recall visiting the oil wells and being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Darling, who lived in a comfortable home near what is now the town of Brea. They recall that the water had an oily taste and was quite unpalatable. After suspension of operations, the oil wells were forgotten, and drillings were not resumed for a period of some 30 years. Darling observed upon his last visit here that he must have been born under an unlucky star. During the excitement at the Comstock lode, Darling owned a valuable piece of property near the Yellow Jacket mine, which had not yet been developed. He was informed his property was valueless, and he sold out for a moderate amount. Within a short time the Yellow Jacket mine was brought in and the Con Virginia and other gold mines followed shortly thereafter. What tremendous transformation scene would have been enacted in this section had that early oil well been brought into production; Southern California might have been 30 years ahead of its present commanding position, but for the fact that Felton and his associates determined that they would spend no more money on the venture. Darling moved into town and for a time lived in the Dreyfus adobe building on W. Center st., where Falkenstein's store now stands. Storbel lived in a brick house south of Broadway on Lemon. The two men were friends at first, but grew to be bitter personal enemies. Strobel later went to London, to negotiate the sale of Catalina Island, which was owned by James Lick, to a syndicate of British capitaul income taxes. The Senate committee cut this to 11 per cent, then threw in a clause for the special benefit of some of their own group. This clause would limit the increase to eight per cent of all income remaining after taxes paid under the present law. The way this works out, it would benefit single people making more than $27,000 a year, or married couples making over $54,000 a year. The loss to the Treasury is estimated at half a billion dollars annually and the low-bracket taxpayer gets no benefit. The Senate committee also reduced taxes on corporations, which are now earning at the rate of $50 billion per year—the largest profits in history. Most of these profits are coming from the Korean war boom, yet the Finance committee whittled down the excess-profits tax to the tune of an estimated $750 million. In just one stroke, the Senators saved the big corporations another approximately half a billion dollars. The House has adopted the normal procedure and had voted corporate tax increases to take effect as of Jan. 1, 1951. However, the Senate changed this tax date to April 1, 1951. The five millionaire Senators who drafted this rich man's tax bill behind closed doors are Bob Kerr of Oklahoma and Harry Byrd of Virginia Democrats; Gene Millikin of Colorado Bob Taft of Ohio; and Ed Martin of Pennsylvania, Republicans. Also on the committee, and men of large incomes are: Clyde Hoey of North Carolina, Hugh Butler of Nebraska, cattle raiser; Owen Brewster of Maine, and John Williams of Delaware, a turkey raiser; Republicans. Two other members of the committee are well off but not wealthy—Walter George of Georgia, chairman, and Ed Johnson of Colorado, both Democrats. Texas' Tom Connally, also a member of the committee, is wealthy, but has a long record for voting in favor of the small taxpayer. Aside from Connally, the small taxpayer is not represented on the committee. However, Senator Humphrey of Minnesota, Democrat, will lead the fight on the Senate floor to close the tax loopholes. He will be back- Operations were resumed in the '90s, and many fine producing wells were brought in, but it was not until Murphy's great gusher was uncovered that the canyon took on the aspect of one of the greatest oil fields in the state. Operations at the well were in charge of Major Max Strobel and work at the "oil wells," as the canyon was called, continued for many months, when the drill stuck and it was impossible to raise it. For two months efforts were made to raise the drill, but all was unavailing. A young engineer by the name of Charles Darling was sent here from San Francisco to assume charge of operations. He arrived with his wife and child along in 1870. Speaking, many years later, of the drill caught in the well, he said: "What would be the first thing to suggest itself? A jar! I powered the drill a few feet, and raised it forthwith without difficulty." Major Strobel heard of Darling's raising the drill and drove out to the oil wells and congratulated him on his success. Darling continued operations for several months, but when the well attained a depth of more than 600 feet work was discontinued and the canyon abandoned. Darling was in Anaheim some 88 years ago and was a house guest of the writer for several days. He hired a rig and drove to the canyon, and had no difficulty locating the precise spot where is well had been sunk, which, as he said, was within a few yards of Murphy's great gusher, which at that time had produced more than No Watermelon Seeds in Ears LAFAYETTE, Ind., (P)—There's a nearly seedless watermelon on the way. Purdue University has developed one with only two or three seeds. Commercial seedsmen will have it next year. It's round and weighs only eight to 10 pounds, too—just right for keeping in the refrigerator. Purdy says the quality is high. A chemical called colchicine did the trick by changing the internal structure of the fruit. Nothing has been done yet about the juice that gets in your ears, though. Texas' Tom Connally, also a member of the committee, is wealthy, but has a long record for voting in favor of the small taxpayer. Aside from Connally, the small taxpayer is not represented on the committee. However, Senator Humphrey of Minnesota, Democrat, will lead the fight on the Senate floor to close the tax loopholes. He will be back-stopped by a group of Democratic Senators including millionaires Lehman of New York, Benton of Connecticut, and Green of Rhode Island. GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS READING CONSTITUTION SACRAMENTO (P)—Californians were asked today by Governor Warren to look deeper into the provisions of the U.S. Constitution. The governor spoke in proclaiming next Monday Constitution Day. "We who have enjoyed the fruits of these guarantees," said Warren, "are prone to accept them as our birthright. "We must recognize, however, that they will be ours only so long as we vigilantly protect them. The continuance of our way of life and the hopes of freedom-loving people everywhere depend upon our successfully resisting all attempts to belittle or destroy the safeguard contained in our Constitution." The Liberty Bell has been removed from Independence Hall in Philadelphia on nine occasions since 1776. Most of them were for exhibitions in other cities except in 1777, when it was hidden in an Allentown, Pa., church to keep it out of British hands.