anaheim-gazette 1951-10-26

Anaheim schools need money. The Anaheim Elementary School Board announced today that it wants a vote of the people of the school district to determine whether or not more money can be made available to the school system for general operating expenses. The rate now is 90 cents per $100 assessed valuation. That is the legal limit. The schools, however, are now spending at a rate greater than the income from the tax return. (The difference in the budget has been made up from a surplus accumulated during the 1930s). The board is asking the voters to approve a tax ceiling for schools of $1.15 per $100 assessed valuation. With the increased funds the budget could then be met from current income, the board states. have additional revenue to operate the schools. New buildings and heavy expenditures for equipment are not included in this request for money. This money would be used to meet day-to-day expenses—it would be used to offset the alternative: curtailment of school operations and doubling up of facilities. Well, there is the problem. And, here's how the Gazette feels about it. The details of school financing are voluminous and often complicated. To the general run of citizen it would take a considerable amount of study to become fully acquainted with the budget and its application to the school system. But—the citizens elected a school board to oversee the The schools, however, are now spending at a rate greater than the income from the tax return. (The difference in the budget has been made up from a surplus accumulated during the 1930s). The board is asking the voters to approve a tax ceiling for schools of $1.15 per $100 assessed valuation. With the increased funds the budget could then be met from current income, the board states. Actually, $1.15 per $100 is not an excessive figure. It is higher than some school districts hereabouts and much lower than others. But comparisons are misleading. It is the size of the job and the amount of income which counts. The plain fact of the matter is, the school board says, that Anaheim is approaching a point where its school system must have more money for general operating expenditures. And, that is the basic factor which voters must consider in arriving at a decision on whether or not a tax increase is desirable. It is true that assessed valuation has increased in the past few years—but the rate has not kept pace with the great increase in school expenditures and the big jump in enrollments. The school board feels it must. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago (October 1876) We are indebted to Mr. T. M. Grimshaw for the following report: The Anaheim Literary Society held their regular meeting on Monday evening, E. T. Cahill in the chair, After Messrs. Blankin and Grimshaw had delivered declarations the question: "Resolved, That the pulpit affords a better field for the display of eloquence than the bar" was discussed and decided in the affirmative. The question for debate at the next meeting is: "Resolved that conscience is always Well, there is the problem. And, here's how the Gazette feels about it. The details of school financing are voluminous and often complicated. To the general run of citizen it would take a considerable amount of study to become fully acquainted with the budget and its application to the school system. But—the citizenry elected a school board to oversee the problems (and accomplishments) of our schools. We elected the individuals on the board because we figured they were sincere, mature, intelligent people who want the schools to function properly. The Gazette feels we have a school board which would not recommend a tax increase unless it was absolutely justified. Certainly the property owners and business people on the board would not recommend a hike in their own taxes unless they saw the proper need for it. The Gazette believes the school board is functioning properly when it brings forth this request. The school board says we need an increase in school revenue. The Gazette has faith in the citizens on the school board to know what we need. So, we go along with the board. 50 Years Ago (October 1901) A. E. Strekle is paying a visit to his brother C. A. Strekle. He is from Germany and has lately returned from a visit to Australia. He may remain permanently. Mrs. H. A. Johnston has returned from a visit to relatives and friends in Canada. Duke Paschall has returned from Oxnard. He states the supervisors have passed an ordinance closing all saloons at 11 o'clock and prohibiting games. He concludes it among the people to see how money really their love life. (If you small straw, you get $50,000,000,000 and outing it among the people to see how money really their love life.) An innovation is talked of in English fashionable circles which is making Chignon and false hair merchants tremble for their trade. It is proposed that all luxuriant tresses which adorn the heads of the elegantes shall fall, and that the ladies shall appear in public their heads dressed "a la Titus." Already several courageous ladies have shown themselves "cropped," and it seems quite probable that their example will find limitations—(It seems that they "bobbed" their hair seventy-five years ago—Ed). We ask the parden of long-suffering husbands for alluding to the fact that Goodman and Rimpau have just received several hundred pieces of new callco, but the reflection that the same paragraph which aroused the indignation of the husbands, also evoked the gratitude of the wives will somewhat assuage our poignant grief. Mrs. H. A. Johnston has returned from a visit to relatives and friends in Canada. Duke Paschall has returned from Oxnard. He states the supervisors have passed an ordinance closing all saloons at 11 o'clock and prohibiting games. He contemplates locating in Arizona. Louis Noah was in town from Los Angeles the other day spinning yarns and getting the hand from his numerous friends in this locality. first vice-president Erwin Barr, Anaheim; second vice-president, G. E. Buell, Santa Ana; third vice-president, W. C. Holderman, Tustin; secretary, A. B. Paul, Santa Ana; chaplain, Rev. Deering, Santa Ana; executive committee, McKinney, Bluena Park, K. Cleaver, Santa Ana and W. C. Crawford, Tustin. The old vaterans had a good all round enjoyable meeting, and feel sure they will more than duplicate it in Orange in 1902. 25 Years Ago (October 1926) Mrs. A. Rimpau entertained the Ladies' Euchre club on Thursday afternoon at the first meeting after the summer vacation. Mrs. Joseph Carroll won first prize, Mrs. Gerald Sandilands second and Miss Zolla Smythe the consolation. A very delicious collation was served at the close of the game. Mrs. F. C. Benjamin will entertain the club at the November meeting. Love is so widespread as it-forming, however, that the whole Congress might turn its entire attention matter for several years could start by adopting a of $50,000,000,000 and uting it among the people to see how money really their love life. (If you small straw, you get $10 you draw the longest strget $1,000,000). I have in mind making most romantic circus in featuring daily television grams on which our go statesmen could query witnesses on their love and marital adventures. A few possible programs "Overtures in a New" "The Suburban Husband Missed the Last Train" "How to Heal a Broken in High School," "Love lems of a Philosophic Brother," "Married Life in the Bronx," "How Marriage to Hollywood and What I of It," and "Two Can I Cheap as one, But Why do Always Have To?" The taxpayers would be vote 50 billion bucks forject that would get the life entertainment and ed like that. Personally, I doubt if C will find out anything more any grandmother already know that love is a feeling that two people together, and marriage provides them a they work at it, to remember in general loving-knife and keep the human race Hat Boyle NEW YORK (P)—Cupid must be laughing fit to split his sides at the United States government. It has set out to solve the timeless mysteries of love and marriage—on an appropriation of $12,000. The first session of the 82nd Congress appropriated some $95,000,000,000. It conducted more than 100 separate inquiries into matters ranging from how mink coats get into the White House to the unemployment problems of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. But when Washington had a chance to make a real investigation of benefit to all—how people fall in love, and what happens then?—it pulled the purse strings tight. It allotted a miserly $12,000 to Prof. Robert F. Winch, a Northwestern university sociologist, to finance an 18-month study into what love is, and to tabulate "the gratifications and frustrations" of marriage today: It strikes me that such a sum is a colossal insult to the common man, and certainly a misguided gesture toward economy in government. Why Tommy Manville and many another millionaire have probably spent more than $12,000 on a love problem in a single weekend—and never come up with a satisfactory answer. Hollywood has budgeted movie kisses that cost more than $12,000 to screen. Prof. Winch's study is being conducted under the auspices of OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER LEAVE IT TO the U.S. Marines! They nearly crowded the British elections off the front pages of yesterday's newspapers. The announced results of a Senatorial investigation of the Corps echoed from Montezuma to Tripoli and back again. This unfortunate turn of events has dealt a jarring blow to not only the "esprit de corps" of the entire U.S. military establishment, but to all civilians as well. No military branch in the history of this country, indeed, in the history of the world has been so carefully built up in the public mind as the very ultimate of correctness and perfection. By a convincing combination of superb performance on fields of battle and a sustained program of artfully executed publicity, aided in no small degree by the legends and traditions which inevitably grow up around a fit band of fighting men and follow it down through history, the Leathernecks have conditioned us to look upon them with a degree of pride and awe not accorded to other branches of the armed forces. The exploits of the U.S. Marines are legend. They have whipped the enemy at every encounter. Never have we heard of them retreating. Advancing to the rear once in a while, perhaps, but never retreating. At least one U.S. President has been forced publicly to apologize to them. And it was just the other day that the Marines won the capitulation of one of their old foes: General Douglas MacArthur, who gave them unstinted praise in a speech to the national American Legion clambake down in investigation. The Senators found that the chow out at El Toro was substandard, that morale was at a new low, that kitchen equipment was faulty. This was a revelation to me. From what I have heard about the toughness of the Marines, I had no idea they had kitchens or dining rooms. I thought that they ate raw red quilver freshly killed meat. The Senators were nonplussed by the fact that one sergeant was doing his daily tour of duty by issuing clubs and balls at the El Toro golf course. Instead of condemning this warrior, the Senators should have recommended him for promotion to general. Any enlisted man smart enough to land himself in a job like that at a military reservation should wear stars. The Senators also complained about directives restricting the right of personnel to correspond with members of Congress and demanded that the directives be rescinded. I agree with them on this, especially in those isolated cases where Congressmen know how to read. But the Marines will weather this blow, as they have all others. It will tax their apparently inexhaustible ingenuity. WASHINGTON PIPE President Truman was Secretary of Commerce speech in Columbus, Onging government spending speech was a direct slur Truman budget and cleared with the White House. It's regarded as a day President by his Seal Commerce to fire him and Defense Mobilizer have had a row over controls, which Sawyer If you count-up all the Congressional Recommend words with wordiest member of turns out to be Senate of Nevada... Geil McMorrow appointment to the VA red up such religious fringe some Senators even say "no comment." Seminary bank of South Carolina den of Arizona please newsmen that "no might be misinterpreted begged reporters to for had asked them about lean appointment. Under the Dome Congress comes in for criticism, but it's important that this Congress abolished tax-free exec its own expense account will cost Congressmen $—at a time when allaries are going up. Pundits say it looks like between Senator Taft Governor Stassen. Stork corral delegates in the but in the end turn tha Taft. In return Stassen get the VP spot or a cabinet... Sen. Orr Love is so widespread and habit-forming, however, that I think the whole Congress might well turn its entire attention to the matter for several years. It could start by adopting a budget of $50,000,000,000 and distributing it among the people, by lot, to see how money really affects their life life. (If you draw a small straw, you get $1000. If you draw the longest straw, you get $1,000,000). I have in mind making love the most romantic circus in history, featuring daily television programs on which our good gray statesmen could query selected witnesses on their love dreams and marital adventures. A few possible programs: "Overtures in a Nursery," "The Suburban Husband who Missed the Last Train Home," "How to Heal a Broken Heart in High School," "Love Problems of a Philosophic Bartender," "Married Life in the Lower Bronx," "How Marriage Came to Hollywood and What Became of It," and "Two Can Live as Cheap as one, But Why do They Always Have To?" The taxpayers would be glad toote 50 billion bucks for a project that would get them real life entertainment and education like that. Personally, I doubt if Congress will find out anything more than any grandmother already knows—that love is a feeling that draws two people together, and marriage provides them a way, if they work at it, to remain together in general loving-kindness and keep the human race running. At least one U. S. President has been forced publicly to apologize to them. And it was just the other day that the Marines won the capitulation of one of their old foes: General Douglas MacArthur, who gave them unstinted praise in a speech to the national American Legion clambake down in Miaoli. It was these same Marines, you know, who labeled MacArthur "Dugout Doug" during the island-hopping phase of the Pacific slugfest. MacArthur and the Marines have long been at odds, but in his speech to the Legionnaires, Mac chose to praise them (for the first time in public, as far as I know) in a back-handed slap at the President for his crude reference to the Marines as a "police force" for the Navy. Yes, the Marines are a great outfit. But now comes the delusion. The Marine Corps, it develops, is not invincible, nor is it perfect. It is made up of humans, and as such, it has flaws. Of all U. S. institutions, it was thought that U. S. Marine Corps could stand up to a Senatorial But if every American just learned that fact, it would still be the best-spent $50,000,000,000 any legislature ever voted. And if, in addition, Congress by some miracle should come up with a way of making the path of true love always run smooth—well, now, wouldn't that be the greatest highway project ever? The Senators also complained about directives restricting the right of personnel to correspond with members of Congress and demanded that the directives be rescinded. I agree with them on this, especially in those isolated cases where Congressmen know how to read. But the Marines will weather this blow, as they have all others. It will tax their apparently inexhaustible ingenuity to the utmost, but you can bet your last buck that some way, some how, they will lay the blame on the U. S. Army. I am now heading for the Mojave desert. CLEMENT ATTLEE and his bunch campaigned largely on a program which was summed up in the slogan: "Fair shakes for all." Wonder who's got the shakes today? HOLLYWOOD gossip writers are registering surprise that Ingrid Bergman is going to do another motion picture (in Italy) after she had firmly announced that "Stromboli" was to have been her last. There is nothing surprising about it. Bergman was asked to make another picture, and it has been pretty well substantiated that she is not given to saying "no." FEWER APPLES VICTORIA, B. C.A.P—British Columbia's apple crop this year is estimated at 6,705,930 boxes, a drop of 23 per cent from last year's harvest. Adverse weather conditions were chiefly responsible for the decline. Legal Notice (Pub. Anaheim Gazette Oct. 2, 2, 1951) NOTICE IN HEERERY ON THE Board of Trustees of the NA School District, of Orange California, will receive bids including 7:00 P.M., on the 4th of November, 1951, at the said School District; at the said School District, at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the said School District; at the说 added SAVANNA SCHOOL By: E. C. Snave Clerk of sald Trustees TV-RADIOLOGIC Red Skelton Will Stay With Radio Despite Adding TV to Busy Schedule By TOM S. DANSON HOLLYWOOD—In talking with Red Skelton the other day, I was amazed to learn of the man-killing schedule the red-headed comic follows to fulfill his many commitments. For years, Red has had one of the heaviest work schedules of any performer in the business, with his weekly C.B.S. radio show, his M.G.M. movies and a series of personal appearances including benefits, and last year, a vaudeville tour. Now that he's added a weekly N.B.C. television show, many of his friends advised him to give up radio. He flatly refused, telling them exactly what he told me: "There are many, many small towns and cities throughout the United States that still don't have television, and probably won't for a long time to come. "People living in these communities have been listeners and supporters of mine for years. I'm not going to walk out on them now. "I need them and I hope they'll continue to want me. "Radio is here to stay in spite of television and the pessimists, so when they finally do get television, I'll be with them in all three mediums, radio, movies and TV. "I'm sure not going to forget the people in these non-TV areas, and I don't want them to forget me." televisive the Joe Louis-Rocky Marciano, 10-rounder from Madison Square Garden starting at 7... John Barrymore, son of the Great Profile, will guest tonight with Art Linkletter from KECA (7) at 7:30... The Loyola-San Jose football game will be shown over the cable on KNBH (4) at 8... Ern Westmore, Hollywood make-up man, will do a guest shot with Eloise McElhone during her show from KTTV (11) at 10. DIAL-LITES ... Martha Sleeper, who has been living in Puerto Rico, will do another appearance with Ed Gardner during his "Duffy's Tavern" tonight from KFI at 6... Winning and losing candidates in the British election will be heard on "Capitol Cloakroom" over KNX at 7... You've got a 50-50 chance when you play "True or False" with the show from KHIJ at 8:30... The Nelsons, like all Americans, find high cost of living burdensome during their adventures tonight from KECA at 9. The show is "Ozzie and Harriet." THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ... With meat prices so high, and everybody eating chicken, the heaps are starting to sit around saying "moo." Copyright, 1951, by Universal Radio and TV Features Syndicate WASHINGTON PIPELINE — President Truman was upset by Secretary of Commerce Sawyer's speech in Columbus, O., attacking government spending. The speech was a direct slap at the Truman budget and was not cleared with the White House. It's regarded as a dare to the President by his Secretary of Commerce to fire him. (Sawyer and Defense Mobilizer Wilson have had a row over materials controls, which Sawyer lost.) If you count up all the pages of the Congressional Record and compare words with deeds, the wordiest member of Congress turns out to be Senator Malone of Nevada. Geil Mark Clark's appointment to the Vatican stirred up such religious fervor that some Senators even refused to say "no comment." Senators Maybank of South Carolina and Hayden of Arizona pleaded with newsmen that "no comment" might be misinterpreted. They begged reporters to forget they had asked them about the Vatican appointment. Under the Dome Congress comes in for a lot of criticism, but it's important to note that this Congress has just abolished tax-free exemption on its own expense accounts. This will cost Congressmen $800 a year—at a time when all other salaries are going up. Political pundits say it looks like a deal between Senator Taft and ex-Governor Stassen. Stassen will corral delegates in the northwest, but in the end turn them over to Taft. In return Stassen would get the VP spot or a top job in the cabinet. Sen. Owen Brew- abouished tax-free exemption on its own expense accounts. This will cost Congressmen $800 a year—at a time when all other salaries are going up... Political pundits say it looks like a deal between Senator Taft and ex-Governor Stassen. Stassen will corral delegates in the northwest, but in the end turn them over to Taft. In return Stassen would get the VP spot or a top job in the cabinet... Sen. Owen Brewster, Republican, is trying to persuade fellow Republicans in West Virginia to nominate ex-Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, a Democrat, for Senator next year. (The two have worked together sub rosa for a long time as friends of Pan American Airway.) ... Senate investigators, checking reports of widespread gambling by servicemen, around Great Falls, Mont., found a great deal of prostitution, but not much gambling. LEGAL NOTICES (Pub. Anaheim Gazette Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 9, 1951) NOTICE IN HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the SAVANNA School District, of Orange County, California, will receive bids up to and including 7:00 P.M., on the 15th day of November, 1951, at the office of said School District, at which time bids will be opened and read for the availability of School Furniture, in accordance with Interventions, Conditions, and Specifications now on file in the office of said School District, located at STANTON, California. Each bid must be accompanied by a Certified Check, or Bond in a sum equal to 5% of the Bid, and said check, or bond, is to be made payable to the SAVANNA School District, and shall guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract should his bid be accepted. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to rebut any and all bids and to waive any irregularities therein. dated this 26th day of October, 1951. SAVANNA SCHOOL DISTRICT By: E. C. Snavely Clerk of said Board of Trustees