anaheim-gazette 1951-10-15

Anaheim Gazette MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1961 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 STANLEY JONES Sports Editor MELL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MILLEN Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager Anaheim ladies know their stuff. Ten women in the past three weeks have been counted among the winners in the Anaheim Merchants-Gazette football poll. In fact some of them hit the winner's circle so consistently that we are trying to figure out a way to get them to pick a few horses for us. Whatever their system it is good. Anyway, all this leads us to speculate on the validity of the historic belief that sports pages are meant for men only and that women's reading interest is limited to the society page. The editors of the Gazette are coming around to the belief that if there is so much feminine匀uteness about sports, as our winners demonstrate, we must start catering to women in all our columns. Let and gold, with harmonizing chapeaux, added color and charm to the exciting events at the stadium during the gala Saturday afternoon..." And, so on. But, all kidding aside; we are all for the gals and it gives us a great big bang to see their names right up there at the top in picking the football game winners. We are all for it—and would love to see the girls dominate the contest, just to show the men a thing or two. In fact, it might be a good idea for all women, men, and children to start right now sharpening their wits; for tomorrow the Gazette will publish the list of next week-end games for readers to pick the winners. BLURRED NOTATION cerpt from "Guest Informer California, found in so Orange county: "Santa Ana Ana Valley, was started back on the mail coach run between Orange County Municipal Water district will hold an election on October 16 on the proposal for nexiation to the Metropolitan Water district. And since annexation would solve a desperate water problem, by making Colorado river water available in adequate quantity, it is a foregone conclusion that voters of the district will approve it. All of that seems quite simple. But behind it, unknown to most people, stand long months negotiating and hard work. This negotiation took place five cities which start the move, to be joined later virtually all unincorporated areas of the county, except the south and the mountains. That requires more negotiation. Once the local set-up was all agreement, then came the vignettes negotiations with the Metropolitan Water district. It was necessary to ask two general questions: first whether MWD was willing to a IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago (October 1876) The Anaheim Literary Society held their regular meeting on Monday evening. The chair was filled by the vice president and the meeting called to order. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Messrs. Fren Rimpau and H. Cahen were appointed a committee to purchase chairs for the accommodation of visitors. A committee consisting of E. T. Cahill, P. W. Athearn, W. H. Henderson, T. S. Grimshaw, J. M. Guinn, F. Rimpau and H. Rianken were appointed to arrange for an entertainment to be given by the society. Mr. Forth and Mr. Plato being absent, Mr. Athearn gave a recitation, followed by a debate upon the question: "Resolved: That newspaper articles should be signed by the writer." E. T. Cahill for the affirmative and J. M. Quinn for the negative. The decision was given in favor of the affirmative. The following officers were elected for the new term: E. F. Cahill, president; P. M. Cahill, vice president; T. S. Grimshaw, secretary; Fred Rimpau, treasurer; D. Nyle, sergeant-at-arms. The question for the next meeting will be: Delegates from branches of the Daughters of the Confederacy met in San Francisco some days ago and formed the chapters into a California division and elected officers. Mrs. Sheldon S. Wright of San Francisco was elected division president, Mrs. S. Thorp of Los Angeles, first vice president, Miss Mattie S. Davis of San Diego, division second vice president, Mrs. B. F. Church of Los Angeles, division secretary, Mrs. L. M. Fletcher of San Francisco, division treasurer, and Mrs. A. H. Lacy of Santa Ana, division historian. The supreme president of the society, Mrs. Ward, wife of the Episcopal Bishop of Florida, was present at the meeting. The Placentia Orange Growers Association has elected the following board of directors for the ensuing year: Mayor E. F. C. Klokke, A. McDermont, A. Pierotte, A. T. Pendeton, A. S. Bradford, Theodore Staley, and R. J. Laidlaw. 25 Years Ago (October 1926) The Orange county council of between five cities which start the move, to be joined later virtually all unincorporated areas of the county, except the south and the mountains. That requires more negotiation. Once the local set-up was all agreement, then came the vignettes negotiations with the Metropolitan Water district. It was necessary to ask two general questions: first whether MWD was willing to accept the Orange county territory which would be entitled to near a tenth of all the water right MWD owns on the Colorado (including areas already in MWD secondly, what the terms of a negotiation would be. All this had to be ironed out before it was worth while taking legal steps to form the district. No use forming it if its objective could not be attained on reasonable terms. So a committee of interested water leaders who had been engaged in welding the local groups to gether, took the county's case before the MWD board. It has not been known herefore outside of the inner circle working on the matter how happened that Orange County Municipal Water district receives so much more favorable territory than other areas seeking to join MWD, such as Pomona valley and Chino basin. MWD's agreement spend $13,000,000 in construction of two new feeder lines in Orange county to supply the new territory started a lot of people in other sections. That was the principal concession, but they were others. A number of men have performed sterling service along the way to the election Tuesday. But one man has been credited with outstanding accomplishment negotiating the terms with the Metropolitan Water district. He was named at the recent Associated Chambers banquet for the first time publicly he was made known that Glenn P Allen, former mayor of Orange and chairman of the committee that laid the groundwork for Tuesday's election, was chieftain instrumental in winning such favorable terms from MWD. He was named by Howe Crooke of Placentia, the Assoc The Placentia Orange Growers Association has elected the following board of directors for the ensuing year: Mayor E. F. C. Klokke, A. McDermont, A. Pierotte, A. T. Pendeton, A. S. Bradford, Theodore Staley, and R. J. Laidlaw. 25 Years Ago (October 1926) The Orange county council of the American Legion met in the Legion rooms in the Anaheim City Hall Friday evening. Congressman Phil D. Swing, who is a Legionnaire, was the guest of honor. His talk was chiefly on the Boulder dam project, he believes that the bill, creating a fund for construction of the dam, will be passed at the coming short session of Congress. The Boulder dam will do more for the state of California, than anything since the discovery of gold" said Swing. "Hundreds of thousands of people are just waiting to come to California, and they would come if they could get work when they got here. If we get this project, it will mean doubling the population of California." Mrs. Max Nebelung received a telegram last Saturday, noffifying her of the death of her brother, Henry J. Finck, who passed away at his summer home at Bethel, Me., Oct. 1. Mr. Finck was 71 years of age. He was a dramatic and musical critic and writer of rare ability and for many years has been connected with one of the New York papers as musical critic. Metropolitan Water district. He was named at the recent Associated Chambers banquet for the first time publicly he was made known that Glenn H Allen, former mayor of Orange and chairman of the committee that laid the groundwork for Tuesday's election, was chieftain instrumental in winning such favorable terms from MWD. He was named by Howard Crooke of Placentia, the Associated water leader, who should know, because he was in the third of it, himself. Glenn Allen's very high standing with the MWD directors gave the local group a vantage point for negotiating that produce special results. There is scarce any way to estimate what this will mean to the county in money and water. So it was appropriate that Mr. Allen should be chosen president of the new district, even if it cost the city of Orange his services a mayor. It would be a misfortune not to have his type of leadership and his experience in working out the necessarily complex details connected with a water distribution program of such magnitude. Water is his business and has knows it as few others do. That foregone conclusion mentioned earlier, referring to the annexation election, has one string to it. Success is foregone, unless voters feel too sure of the outcome and think their votes will not be needed. Apathy or over-confidence still could defeat annexation. This is one time when it's dangerous to depend upon some other voter doing your duty for you. OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER BLURRED NOTATIONS OFF A FRAYED CUFF: Extent from "Guest Informant," a slick brochure about South-California, found in some of the better eating places of large county: "Santa Ana, commercial center of the Santa Valley, was started back in 1869 as a stopping off place the mail coach run between San Diego and Los Angeles." It hasn't changed a bit... Wonder what the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce did to counteract the statement made by the Santa Ana C of O president a year ago which, substantially, was this: "Anaheim can have the industrial plants; we'll get the payrolls." Bringing Webster up to date: Communist: the guy who says things in Russia are perfect but who lives in the U.S. because he likes to rough it. Automobile: next to cancer, the undertaker's best friend. Something to mull over: Of China's estimated population of 450,000,000 the communist total is said to be 5,800,000. A question-and-answer man in one of the slick magazines says the federal-government has 11,000 brand new desks stored in warehouses in Washington. Watch the Republicans do something about this if they get in '52. A new desk for every man. Sometimes I wish I were an orange. Then I might get written about in Colony Quips. Sometimes I agree with the school of thought which maintains that Washington, D.C., need never fear an atom-bombing. Who would bomb the place and end all that confusion? Sports Notes: College football is taking a terrific panning from many quarters, and without cause. WASHINGTON — Exactly one month ago a Czech railroad train, piloted by a daring anti-communist engineer, dashed across the border into Germany. It was promptly called "The Freedom Train" and its passengers, considered an omen of a new surge against communism, received a great ovation. Thirty-one of these Czech passengers elected to stay in the "free world." Thirty days passed, at the end of which I received a cable from the International Rescue committee, a private organization headed by General "Touby" Spatiz, that 21 of these Czech passengers on the freedom train were held up by bureaucratic red tape with "men, women, young girls, children now living in dark attic room, no privacy, no decency, no heat, facing months of waiting." What happened was that the Canadian government had generously offered to give haven to these escapees behind the Iron Curtain, after which an overzealous Canadian security officer who could not even speak Czech had detained some of them as "security risks." I telephoned the State Department, whose officials seemed distressed but incapable of prompt action. I also telephoned the Canadian ambassador, who got busy with his government. As of this writing, however, the Czech freedom train passengers who rebelled against communism are still snarled up in red tape—though doubtless the publicity they have NEW YORK UP — Every would like to do at least one thing in his life. So would I. As a matter of course I would like to steal the C Mary. This is my favorite daydream. It has been for years. Every has two types of daydreams: the one in which he is a and the one in which he villain. But in stealing the Q Mary, I am not exactly whether I would be either hero or a villain. Certainly would annoy the Cuard per- they don't like people run away with their $25,000 steamships. On the other hand I wouldn't steal it for personal profit. It would be a kind of Hood gesture. I think. After I through stealing it, I would it to some poor lonely fisherman. Can't you see the scene? great ship glides catlike out. value to the U.S. military, to Voice of America and dealing our entire propaganda program. 2. Recruits for the U.S.A. While the U.S. Army is able to accept only 2,500 recruits of foreign nationality, there no reason why this cannot enlarged. Our army has enlarged and the proportion foreign recruits could be most escapees volunteer to list in the U.S. Army, and properly screened there is reason why they could not not as well as American youngs now being drained from the local set-up was all in ment, then came the vital nations with the Metropolitan district. It was necessary two general questions: first, her MWD was willing to ange Orange county territory, would be entitled to nearly half of all the water rights owns on the Colorado (increase areas already in MWD); only, what the terms of annion would be. this had to be ironed out it was worth while taking steps to form the district. No use forming it if it’s live could not be attained reasonable terms. So a commute interested water leader who had been engaged in the local groups toter, took the county’s case in the MWD board. was not known heretooutside of the inner circle on the matter, how it had that Orange County Water district received such more favorable terms other areas seeking to join such as Pomona valley and basin. MWD’s agreement to $13,000,000 in construction to new feeder lines into a county to supply the new ry startled a lot of people per sections. That was the real concession, but there others. number of men have performling service along the way election Tuesday. But man has been credited with leading accomplishment in setting the terms with the politan Water district. was named at the recent related Chambers banquet, the first time publicly it made known that Glenn P. former mayor of Orange, chairman of the committee laid the groundwork for may’s election, was chiefly mental in winning such stable terms from MWD. was named by Howard of Placentia, the Assoc- A new desk for every man... Sometimes I wish I were an orange. Then I might get written about in Colony Quips... Sometimes I agree with the school of thought which maintains that Washington, D.C., need never fear an atom-bombing. Who would bomb the place and end all that confusion?... Sports Notes: College football is taking a terrific panning from many quarters, and not without cause. It behooves thoughtful people to wonder at times whether our institutions of higher learning are dedicated to the task of manufacturing intellects or muscles... And high school football could also be examined. Will someone please tell me how a student body, two days before a crucial game, can concentrate on letters while gripped in a mass hysteria induced by nervous anticipation of the contest’s outcome?... Don’t worry too much about squaring the circle, Joe, just get that oval pigskin across that white stripe... More on “Sports”: the televised Ezard Charles-Rex Lane fight last Wednesday night was something to behold. It could best be described as a series of wearisome beer commercials interspersed by action shots of two bohemoths belaboring each other into slobbering imbecility for the glory of the “manly” art of fistcuffs... What evil counsel does the beer industry heed that it sets itself up as a sponsor of athletic telecasts in a country which traditionally has linked sports, youth, and temperance into a shining triumvirate for good citizenship? Coaches, mothers and fathers, teachers and preachers all encourage youth to participate in athletic competition, at the same time warning them to abjure alcohol. But what does the young man think when he sees a hero lending his name and renown to further the cause of the beer salesman?... I could also go into some of the cigarette commercials, but there is so much to be said about this, and so little time... Big league, high pressure advertising is a good thing, when done right, and don’t get the idea that we are against advertising in principle. But a big concern can use discretion in its advertising program. A good example of this I telephoned the State Department, whose officials seemed distressed but incapable of prompt action. I also telephoned the Canadian ambassador, who got busy with his government. As of this writing, however, the Czech freedom train passengers who rebellied against communism are still snarled up in red tape—though doubtless the publicity they have received will cause them soon to be released. “Freedom Jails” Their case is typical, however, of what is going on all the time along the Iron Curtain. It is estimated that 1,200 escapees who never get publicity take the plunge across the Iron Curtain every month from Russia, Poland Czechoslovakia and other captive countries. Whereupon they are clapped in German and Austrian jails, become the associates of prostitutes and common criminals, and finally begin to think that, if this is the free world, they were better off under the communists. As a matter of fact, many of them do go back. It would shock most Americans to know that 2000 Russian escapees who obtained work in the coal mines of Belgium recently voted to go back to Russia. The supposedly free world, they voted, did not offer the great freedom they had supposed. Blame for this tragic situation can be laid directly on the doorstep of the U.S. Army, Central Intelligence, and the State Department. All three have divided responsibility for these escapees, but all either work at cross-purposes or do not work at all. The United States government has the authority to handle all those escaping from behind the Iron Curtain, but most of the time it ducks the responsibility. Here is what happens. When an especially interesting escape comes in from Russia as did the former counselor to the Russian Embassy in Iran last winter, U.S. agencies immediately pounce on him. Counter Intelligence wants him. So does Central Intelligence. Finally, escapees could organized into groups eventuto take over Iron Curtain o­r tries—if and when the time ripe. This is what the Kaiser in 1917 when he sent Trotsky Lenin on a sealed train Switzerland into Russia; and it is no reason why the pattern political change set in 1917 not be reversed. was named at the recent lated Chambers banquet. the first time publicly it made known that Glenn P. former mayor of Orange, chairman of the committee held the groundwork for may's election, was chiefly mental in winning such stable terms from MWD. was named by Howard of Placentia, the Associial water leader, who should because he was in the thick himself. Allen's very high standh in the MWD directors gave real group a vantage point negotiating that produced results. There is scarcely y to estimate what this will to the county in money and was appropriate that Mr. should be chosen president new district, even if it cost of Orange his services as It would be a misfortune have his type of leadership experience in working out cessarily complex details ed with a water distribugram of such magnitude. er is his business and he it as few others do. foregone conclusion menearlier, referring to the lon election, has one string success is foregone, unless feel too sure of the outcome ak their votes will not be Apathy or over-confidence ld defeat annexation. This time when it's dangerous to upon some other voter doduty for you. Mail Bag La Habra; Calif. Dear Sirs: I want to thank you for your very kind and generous gift. I am sure I shall continue to enjoy your paper as in the past and in the future I shall always be able to have a pleasant memory and give a good word for the Anaheim Gazette. Mrs. Mary Snyder PS: I am writing for Mrs. Snyder. She is partially blind and your gift (a free one-year subscription to the Gazette) has impressed her greatly. She says she would love to have you call on her any time. She is about 75 years old. A Friend has the authority to handle all those escaping from behind the Iron Curtain, but most of the time it ducks the responsibility. Here is what happens. When im especially interesting escapee comes in from Russia as did the former counselor to the Russian Embassy in Iran last winter, U.S. agencies immediately pounce on him. Counter Intelligence wants him. So does Central Intelligence. So also does Military Intelligence. Dashed Hopes They haul and maul the poor escapee back and forth between all three, fly him to Washington to talk to the high brass in the Pentagon; then, because of the McCarran Act and because he was once a communist, they fly him back to Germany. They interview him for hours on end the interviews being conducted by amateurish youngsters, week after week, and after a couple of months of this, they drop him like a squeezed orange—all the juice gone. He then is left to get a job on the Germany economy where there are about a million Germans already out of work; or he can go to seed in a refugee camp. Naturally, many of these escapees wish they were back in Russia. Obviously, escapees have to be screened to detect possible communist plants. Obviously also, some have fled because they are common criminals. However, there remains a large proportion which could be extremely useful to the Allied cause in the following manner: 1. Giving information as to what is happening behind the Iron Curtain. This could be of immense Hal Boyle NEW YORK (UP) — Every man would like to do at least one big thing in his life. This is my favorite daydream. It has been for years. Everybody two types of daydreams—one in which he is a hero, the one in which he is a pain. But in stealing the Queen Mary, I am not exactly sure whether I would be either a hero or a villain. Certainly it would annoy the Onward people they don't like people running away with their $25,000,000 marriages. On the other hand, wouldn't steal it for personal profit. I would be a kind of Robin and gesture. I think. After I was tough stealing it, I would give some poor lonely fisherman an easy way to see the scene? The ship glides catlike out of a mist. I heaves to beside the poor fisherman in his miserable little dory. He looks up startled. Then I shout down to him from the captain's deck: "Hey, boy, shinny up here, and you got yourself a new boat 975 feet long. Yes, it's yours—all 81,285 tons of it. Sure it's free. Oh, quit thanking me—you embarrass me. It's nothing, really—nothing at all, I tell you." Then I would fly away in a helicopter. Imagine the poor fisherman's surprise when he got aboard ship and found he had to untie 2,000 passengers and 1,200 crew members, including a furious red-faced captain! When I first started daydreaming about stealing the Queen Mary I thought of doing it with a pirate gang. My idea was to take the gold cargo, scuttle the great ship, and escape with my gang in a motor boat. But the more I thought of it the more that seemed like a pretty dirty trick. Besides it would be too easy—child's play for even a Chinese pirate. Finally, I decided the only way to do it properly was to do it singlehanded. That way a man could make real history. The plan I have worked out is quite simple. I land on the Queen Mary at sea in my helicopter. They escort me to the captain's cabin. As soon as we are alone I jam a gat into his ribs and tie him up. Next I go to the radio room and tie up the operators there before they can flash an alarm. After that I keep calling the officers and crew into their quarters until I have tied up. REYES ABOARD DESTROYER Joe C. Reyes, seaman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Reyes of 408 S. Rose st., Anaheim, Calif., and husband of Mrs. Amelia G. Reyes of 1714 W. First st., Santa Ana, is serving aboard the newly recommissioned destroyer escort USS Thaddius Parker recently reactivated at the Navy Station, San Diego, Calif. Cables laid near shore need to be thicker than those in deep water because of danger from chafing or ships' anchors. up. Finally all 2,000 of them are securely knotted, too. The great Queen Mary is now mine—all mine. The only problem now is to get rid of her. So I sail on until I find a poor fisherman and donate the ship to him gratis. This daydream is so easy to carry out that a lot of people I have mentioned it to usually ask: "Why don't you do it? It's a marvelous idea." Well, the answer is quite simple. I get seasick. to accept only 2,500 recruits foreign nationality, there is reason why this cannot be charged. Our army has been charged and the proportion of foreign recruits could be also, most escapees volunteer to enlist in the U.S. Army, and if properly screened there is no reason why they could not serve well as American youngsters being drained from our economy. Finally, escapees could be organized into groups eventually make over Iron Curtain countryside and when the time is this is what the Kaiser did in 1917 when he sent Trotsky and on a sealed train from Switzerland into Russia; and there is reason why the pattern of local change set in 1917 can be reversed. The plan I have worked out is quite simple. I land on the Queen Mary at sea in my helicopter. They escort me to the captain's cabin. As soon as we are alone I jam a gat into his ribs and tie him up. Next I go to the radio room and tie up the operators there before they can flash an alarm. 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