anaheim-gazette 1951-10-17

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 250 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 15 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 NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G.E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager By the numbers ... The widespread belief that "it can't happen here" with a consequent apathy on the part of the public constitutes a major menace to the safety and well-being of the American public, particularly California, in the belief of Major General Walter M. Robertson, state director of civil defense. In a recent address, the general asks three questions: Do we need a civil defense program, what is the over-all problem of civil defense and what can and should you do about it? He then proceeds to drop the boom on public lethargy as far as need is concerned, outline some of the horror he believes would result from an atomic bomb planted counties and cities. "It is in this phase that we are now engaged," the general says. "It is not progressing in many localities as fast as it should." California right now, he declares needs approximately one million volunteer civil defense workers to complete the organization of local civil defense units. The general says Congress has not supported a civil defense program by timely and adequate appropriation, but remains that the attitude of Congress reflects the attitude or the majority of the people. "When the American people think this problem through and WASHINGTON — The tyrants of the Senate, McKellar Tennessee and McCarran Nevada, tried to browbeat their top secret out of Energy Chairman Gordon the other day. It's none of business, but they demand know this country's exact number of atomic bombs. This is too precious a to be repeated around whose employees are not cured for loyalty like other employees. It would be particularly dangerous for Senator Carran to know, since a part of ex-communists is constreaming through his Though they have denoted their communist lies and to McCarran to confess, it is frankly skeptical of them. Nevertheless, McKellar and Carran got the atomic chairman behind closed doors the Senate Appropriations committee and hounded him for the exact number of bombs at atomic stockpile. "If we are going into war ought to be ready, and we know what we have," Tennessee's McKellar. "You asking for more money, and unusual to ask for more just before the Congress adjourn What I would like to know if you have done with the that we appropriated last year." "We have done a great deal." General Walter M. Robertson, state director of civil defense. In a recent address, the general asks three questions: Do we need a civil defense program, what is the over-all problem of civil defense and what can and should you do about it? He then proceeds to drop the boom on public lethargy as far as need is concerned, outline some of the horror he believes would result from an atomic bomb planted in the middle of San Francisco, which he uses as an example, and urges the people of the state to shake off the shackles of their supine disinterest, and get busy. "We shall never be able to obtain the support we need," says Roberison, "until we cease the concept of business as usual, pleasure as usual. Money is needed for this program, but far more than money is the willingness of the American people, especially officials and employees, to make sacrifices, personal sacrifices, in time and effort." "The average American is apathetic about the whole problem of civil defense, and frankly does not wish to be bothered." The general points out that Russia has the atomic bomb, and is frantically accumulating an appreciable stockpile The Air Force said, believes that seven out of 10 planes could deliver bombs over selected targets. Intentions of the Russians parallel those of Hitler 20 years ago, and the only information lacking is an accurate time-table. Wars are won on the productive capacity of the nation, he says, and an effective civil defense program, backed by an understanding and prepared public, would enable industry to survive devastating atomic attacks, get up out of the rubble and chillie disaster to fight back with production and sustain the armed forces and domestic economy. As to the problems of civil defense, they are varied and complicated, but come back to the question of preventing a disruption of the national economy in the event of an atomic attack. Part of the problem is meeting such an attack with a trained organization. An organization has been set up, but the last and most needs approximately one million volunteer civil defense workers to complete the organization of local civil defense units. The general says Congress has not supported a civil defense program by timely and adequate appropriation, but remains that the attitude of Congress reflects the attitude or the majority of the people. "When the American people think this problem through and frankly face the shocking fact that a future war will be directed primarily at them, their homes and industry, then apathy will go out the window and they will demand of Congress a civil defense program as insurance for the future security of our country," Robertson said. Well, the general is facing a real problem. Anaheim had a wave of "civil defense" activity for awhile—but it soon lost its zip. And that was the general rule everywhere. What is the answer? Do we need civil defense or not? It is obvious that the great numbers of people are not going to join in a rush to man civil defenses. Most of them find they are wasting their time when they do enter a program. The programs never seem to offer much because time, equipment, and know-how is lacking. It seems to us an answer to consider is for a central agency to prepare handbooks which spell out how a civil defense program can be organized in a hurry. The book would give simple, useful, clear-cut information on how each phase of civil defense could be organized in an emergency. If a disaster hit, a city could mobilize rather well by following the instructions in the book. That may sound like an oversimplification of the problem. But, any person who served in the armed forces can tell you the "manual" system worked during a complicated mobilization. A glance at the manual and it was possible to start making sense out of confusion. How many of you attended "classes" at some time during your military service where the exact number of bombs exist? "If we are going into war ought to be ready, and we know what we have," Tennessee's McKellar. "You asking for more money, and unusual to ask for more than just before the Congress adjourn. What I would like to know is you have done with the data that we appropriated last year." "We have done a great deal work, and we have expanded atomite energy program ... replied Chairman Dean. The column has been advised that the exact atomic expanse should not be made public." "How much of your last appropriation went into by How many bombs do we demand the Tennessee So..." "A very substantial amount parried Dean." "That does not answer the question," exploded McKellar. "much has gone into bombs?" Secret Amounts of Uranium. "Let me say this," Chair Dean tried to soothe the old Everything in the way of fable-material-which is pro in our whole program goes bombs. It is stored there; if you want it out and later somewhere else, you can use But today it goes right bombs." "What is the process of deformation?" broke in McCarran. "There is no deterioration Dean reported." McCarran then changed subject from the exact number of bombs to the number of carloads of uranium that goes into each bomb. Dean tried to evade the situation, which is also top secret. But McCarran, who represents a western mining region, hammering until Dean flew gave him the secret figure. Later McKellar got back to number of bombs again. "Now we made you trusted year, and we appropriated this money for you. Sure you tell us what you have done it," persisted the aged Tennan an. "It has gone into bombs, pealed Dean." "That doesn't mean a..." County Comment By GEORGE HART Now that Orange County Municipal Water district is safely annexed to the Metropolitan Water district, putting the clincher on plenty of Colorado river water, we may look for litigation soon against upriver cities that are taking water which Orange county claims. While the county has succeeded in dropping anchor in Lake Matthews, and it is an interesting coincidence that the county will be entitled every year to all that Lake Matthews can hold, 107,000 acre feet, we still aren't giving up any local water that belongs to us. The law suit contemplated by Orange County Water district against the four cities of Riverside, San Bernardino, Redlands and Colton may actually be on file in court by the time this column reaches print. It has been delayed until after the MWD annexation election Tuesday, to avoid any boat rocking that would hurt annexation chances. The complaint presumably will be an application for injunction, against the four upriver cities, to stop them from increasing their water use above the scope allowed them under the stipulated court judgment in the Irvine suit of a few years back, which the water district carried to conclusion after it was commenced by the Irvine Co. The water district was organized at that time and has been established since as the watchdog of Orange county's water rights as well as its water supply. Water rights in the Santa Ana river reserved to Orange county under the Irvine judgment are now being invaded by the four cities named, it is claimed. Hence the legal action to halt them. The attitude of the water district is that if Riverside, San Bergeron, Redlands and Colton need more water, as who do let them do like we did—join Metropolitan Water district to buy Colorado river water. Sure, that's more expensive in most instances, than put in local water, but if you have no local water to pump, must do the next best thing and that isn't taking your neighbor's water. Anyway, has been well said that the cheap water in Southern California is gone forever. The law suit, if successful could be the deciding factor crystallizing an already considerable local sentiment in the upriver for joining MWD. And—oh, oh—could it bring prisms from upriver, such as, an injunction suit to prevent an ange county from proceeding with waste water salvage program in Prado basin? The upriver water interests already holding up that prism while they seek to deter whether it will lower their levels. If they get mad, it might influence their decision. WASHINGTON — The two old grants of the Senate, McKellar of Tennessee and McCarran of Neada, tried to browbeat the naton's top secret out of Atomic energy Chairman Gordon Dean the other day. It's none of their business, but they demanded to know this country's exact number of atomic bombs. This is too precious a secret to be repeated around Congress, whose employees are not cleared or loyalty like other federal employees. It would be particularly dangerous for Senator McCarran to know, since a parade of ex-communists is constantly streaming through his office. Though they have denounced their communist lies and come to McCarran to confess, the FBI is frankly skeptical of some of them. Nevertheless, McKellar and McCarran got the atomic energy chairman behind closed doors of the Senate Appropriations committee and hounded him to tell the exact number of bombs in our atomic stockpile. "If we are going into war, we ought to be ready, and we ought to know what we have," rasped Tennessee's McKellar. "You are asking for more money, and it is usual to ask for more money before the Congress adjourns. What I would like to know is what you have done with the money that we appropriated last year?" "We have done a great deal of WE ORDINARY FOLKS CAN'T SEE HOW HE DOES CONSCIENCE PUBLIC OFFICIAL NOT ILLEGAL -BUT UNETHICAL # HORRIS OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER EXECRABLE EXACERBATIONS OF AN EXCESIVELY EXASPERATING EXTROVERT: Here are some of the headlines which greeted us from last evening's front pages: Jury to Hear Wierd Tale of Girl's Slaying; Nine Die, Five Injured in Superfort Crash; British Troops Move on Egyptian Rioters; Four County Men Wounded; City Combed for Kidnapped Baby; Prime Minister of Pakistan Assassinated; Cold Air from Canada Halts Mild Weather; Taft Announces Candidacy for Presidency... Oh well, I guess it was just one of those days. A SANTA ANA woman who claims she was poisoned by a can of beer, is suing a large brewing company and the proprietor of a Santa Ana liquor store for damages in Superior Court amounting to more than $50,000. In this case the plaintiff claims that, after consuming one can of the beer, she is afflicted with extreme abdominal pain, has dyspepsia and an active duodenal ulcer. She'll never collect. You don't have to drink the stuff to develop those symptoms. Just look at a few of the TV beer commercials. IT IS TO BE hoped that remarks in this column regarding beer-sponsored television snows will not lead readers to believe that the writer is a prohibitionist. It has been proved conclusively that to deprive people of the right to drink will only serve to make them want to drink more. This was proved during the Roaring 20's when the privilege was taken away by law, and it deprived of drink purely because they couldn't get the stuff. But here the inventive ingenuity of the Yankee never shone brighter. Early in the war it was necessary for the Quartermaster Corps to stop issuing cooking extracts having an alcoholic base because mess 'sergeants and chief cooks, unable to buy the conventional potables, used lemon and vanilla extracts to get so swacked they knew not or cared little whether they were stirring up a batch of beef stew or custard pudding, in many cases the one being indisinguishable from the other. Outraged because circumstances deprived him of drink, the soldier in isolated outposts of the South Seas went to fantastic lengths to get drunk. He swiped alcohol from the medics. He made "raisin-jack" out of raisins, brandy out of dried apricots, and drank "torpedo juice," made from the fluid used in torpedoes, which he bought from the sailors. If he could do no better, he drank shaving lotion, a brand called "Aqua Velva" enjoying wide popularity in the rifle company with which I was affiliated. On one island outpost in the Solomons, the medics analyzed a drink called "butterfly brandy" NEW YORK (UP) — An wife-walter? The average American is convinced he spends most waiting for his wife to get to go out than he does in her living. And he is more than half how can he ever teach him to get ready on time? The perfect solution to this problem in marriage. But there are signposts along the way. Some wife-walters I have. 1. The delirious newly damp-eared boy chooses his bride, "Take your Sweetie-Pie. My mother mind if we're late to their party. She's a very undering mother." Two hours later is grimly aware he'll choose between his undergoing mother and his procrastinating bride. 2. The rug-fretter—he old-fashioned type who back and forth wearing a carpet as he bellows, "Gawd's sake. Mable, please. 3. The cunning husband has tickets for a Wed night show, he tells his they're for Tuesday. They only miss the first a. 4. The either-or-else give ultimatum shouts, "Either ready in five minutes or don't go." An hour later leave, barking at each other angry dogs. 5. The Boy Scout or fett carry type—the trot around binge up his wife's shoes andings and trying to button book of her dress. It has gone into bombs," reed Dean. That doesn't mean a thing,"apped McKellar. "You have got to bombs or you have got 1000 you have got six or 17, and we don't know what you have got, we don't know whether you got enough to fight a war or not." "That raises this question, Senator, that troubles me a little bit," Dean observed delicately, "and that is whether the committee actually wishes to have precise numbers of weapons." Senator Cordon Objects "No, for heaven's sake, no!" blurted Oregon's conscientious Senator Guy Cordon. "If you would trust an order of magnitude answer," Dean tried again to placate the grizzled Tennesseean, "may say that we have a very substantial number of bombs that have been bought by the money that has been appropriated by this committee. It is not a small group; it is a very substantial number." Dean held his ground and refused to divulge the priceless secret. Note—Only one Senator is allowed to know the number of atomic bombs this country possesses. He is Chairman Brien McMahon of the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee. Otherwise, the secret is limited to President Truman, the Atomic Energy commissioners and a few select atomic and defense officials, who must use the information in their planning. WE WON'T mention any names, but a certain sports editor introduced some entirely new and revolutionary theories to the ancient and changeless game of golf last Saturday on the fairways at Willowick. He tried manfully, but his antics with a golf club embodied all the elfen grace of bonneted spinster striving to a garter snake's head off the hoe... -Colony QuipsBy the Gazette Farm Editor OUR READER came through with a letter the other day and asked some questions. One of them we would like to be able to answer, but we find it to be impossible. He wants to know what the difference is between what the Florida grower gets per pound, net on the tree, from what the California grower gets. The Florida Citrus Commission and Florida Mutual keep these records and give out for publication the average price per field box received by each variety and also the average for the entire season of all citrus. We have no such records in California that are available to a newspaper for publication—at least we have not been able to find anything of that nature. We can only go by the return sheets of packing houses and some of these are, to say the least, a miasma of ephemeral doubletalk. Each packing house is trying to LOOK better to the grower when each has nearly the same kind of fruit and exactly the same type of what the Exchange calls "selling" and each one sends its "juice" fruit into the same sprawling EOP, at the same cartage rate and receives the same number of dollars, pound for pound, as the next house. So how can there be much difference? That is, of course, on a uniform accounting system. If a certain house has better fruit then it will show up better. Top management is necessary, too. BUT LAST YEAR did you ever find out how much the EOP returned to your packing house, per pound on the tree? You saw many houses whose "juice" went to the EOP claim entirely different returns to their growers. How could this be when the EOP returned the same number of dollars to every Valencia house for each ton of fruit with 120 pounds of soluble solids? We read the "success story" news "releases" sent out by the EOP telling about this million and that million they were "paying" out to their growers. But we never heard how much money that amounted to per pound. NET ON THE TREE. We heard about a certain Exchange house who quoted their home average "NET AT THE TREE" and any suckers who thought they were going to get that kind of money in their pockets for average fruit were badly fooled. How little observation it takes to see that "AT" the tree simply means the picking must Mal Boyle NEW YORK — Are you a wife-waiter? The average American husband is convinced he spends more time waiting for his wife to get dressed to go out than he does in earning her a living. And he is more than half right. How can he ever teach his wife to get ready on time? There is no perfect solution to this problem—or any other problem in life or marriage. But there are some signs along the way. Here are some wife-waiters I have known: 1. The delirious newlywed—this damp-cared boy chortles to his bride, "Take your time, Sweetie-Pie. My mother won't mind if we're late to her dinner party. She's a very understanding mother." Two hours later he is grimly aware he'll have to choose between his understanding mother and his procrestinating bride. 2. The rug-fretter—he is the old-fashioned type who stomps back and forth wearing out the carpet as he bellows, "Oh, for hawd's sake, Mable, please!" 3. The cunning husband—if he has tickets for a Wednesday night show, he tells his wife they're for Tuesday. Tit way, they only miss the first act. 4. The either-or-else giver—this ultimatum shouts, "Either you're ready in five minutes or else we can't go." An hour later they save, barking at each other like angry dogs. 5. The Boy Scout or fetch-and-dry type—he trots around grabbing up his wife's shoes and stockings and trying to button up the book of her dress. His growers return to their growers. How could this be when the EOP returned the same number of dollars to every Valencia house for each ton of fruit with 120 pounds of soluble solids? We read the "success story" news "releases" sent out by the EOP telling about this million and that million they were "paying" out to their growers. But we never heard how much money that amounted to per pound, NET ON THE TREE. We heard about a certain Exchange house who quoted their house average "NET AT THE TREE" and any suckers who thought they were going to get that kind of money in their pockets for average fruit were badly fooled. How little observation it takes to see that "AT" the tree simply means the picking must come off. And that sort of thing has been typical of some of the most respected segments of the California citrus industry. What a sorry spectacle. And no real need of it at all. We lay the inability to get sound reliable figures on the California citrus industry right on the door of the Exchange. If they have them then we would like to get 'em. With no baloney tacked on, either. ONE LITTLE BIT of progress it gives us a great deal of satisfaction to report: we received (all California Valencia growers) more money per ton for the oranges that went into the concentrate for the school lunch program deal this year than last. Believe it or not. We would like to pat someone on the back for that one but are afraid that our benefactor is much closer to the average grower than anyone in the Kremlin. Just remember it is a whole lot easier to say nice things about people than to call them up on the carpet—pan to you—and give them what for. But these guys who control the California citrus business are riding for a fall and that fall might hurt a lot of growers. We care Little about what might happen to the mighty but it could be avoided by standing them up, pointing a finger at them and gently reminding them that the grower can tear their play-house down with one swooperooo. We have a hunch their (hired help) hearing is somewhat better than it was. If better be, or else. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL. 75 Years Ago (October 1876) We learn that Mr. Crowther has closed or will soon close his blacksmith and wagon shop. The lumber of which he has a fine well seasoned stock, was bought yesterday by T. S. Grimshaw. Mr. Crowther contemplates a trip to England. The blacksmith shop on Los Angeles street has also changed hands, our old friend, H. A. Stough having bought out Mr. Little. The latter has purchased a small farm in Garden Grove, which he proposes to cultivate—beat the sledge hammer into a pruning hook as it were. A dividend notice is very pleasant reading these hard times, such a one will be found in our advertising columns this morning. The Odd Fellows Hall Building association is the lucky corporation which has a surplus in its treasury. G. D. Plato will leave for San Francisco this morning. He expects to return in about a fortnight. 50 Years Ago (October 1901) 4. The either-or-else giver—this ultimatum shouts, "Either you're ready in five minutes or else we don't go." An hour later they leave, barking at each other like angry dogs. 5. The Boy Scout or fetch-and-run type—the trots around grabbing up his wife's shoes and stockings and trying to button up the back of her dress. His reward from the frau is this: "If you don't get out of my way, I'll never be ready." 6. The strong silent type—he buys his wife a television set and refuses to take her out at all except to go to the funerals of her relatives. 7. The weak or life-is-hopeless type—he goes out into the kitchen, clinks a fifth of gin straight, then breaks out crying. 8. The give-em-a-dose-of-their own-medicine lad—he simply goes bed and falls asleep. When his life storms in demanding to know why he isn't dressed, he leers down silly, "It's your turn to wait, lucky." 9. The patience-on-a-monument yellow—he just sits waiting in a glassy-eyed france until his wife emerges, takes his paw in hers, and leads her out the door. 10. The self-improvement type—this is a new brand of husband that rather worries thoughtful eyes, and may force them to correct the age old feminine penchant or always being late. He does useful things while sitting—such as charcoal drawings, reading up on gardening, building bookends, or repainting all the elfen grace of a sunnneted spinster striving to chop garter snake's head off with a knife...