anaheim-gazette 1951-11-27

Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2208. 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: $50 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 BEGLER 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 Schools... communism... We've had quite a nice reaction to our articles concerning what we believe to be the absence of communism in the elementary, high school, and junior college systems of this county. We believe the school systems are exactly what we parents and taxpayers make them. Actually, we select the teachers through people we have appointed to do the job; we again through the selection of people we apparently trust, approve the course of instruction; we, through taxes, pay the bills and build the schools. It's a pretty good system. And, if we are vigilant rather than senselessly critical of the school system we will continue to have a real and functioning force for democracy. "Literature for Our Time" is used in a literature course at Fullerton Junior College. Here's what Stanley Warburton, Superintendent of Fullerton Union High School and Fullerton Junior College says about it. "Literature for Our Time" was adopted five years ago when veterans were enrolled in large numbers at the junior college and the book was timely. The publishers, Henry Holt & Co., (a worthy American publishing company) treat a number of live topics on the American scene. In doing this they took selections from contemporary authors. The problems presented are such that many people may wish to ignore them. WASHINGTON — Popular retary of the Interior Chapman trained for 12 under Secretary of the Harold Ickes, but today aren't getting along so well. In fact, it's got so the present Secretary of the lor won't always return phone calls of the ex-Sec of the Interior. The other day ex-Sec Ickes phoned his young son to urge him to oppose the ing of government electrification from Hungry Horse Montana, to the giant An Copper company for the production of putting that company into aluminum business. Ickes wanted to tell Ch about an experience he having World War II when encouraging the Reynolds company to go into the minum business in order break up the monopoly hitherto Aluminum Corporation America. Hearing of his Undersecretary of War Patterson, Averill Harriman a delegation of top m brass called on Ickes to Reynolds. Patterson waves arms, chewed gum, strode down the room. "Don't you know there's on?" he exploded. "Alcoa how to produce alum Reynolds doesn't. We aluminum in a hurry." Ickes listened, turned down. He reminded Pat and Harriman that under have appointed to do the job; we again through the selection of people we apparently trust, approve the course of instruction; we, through taxes, pay the bills and build the schools. It's a pretty good system. And, if we are vigilant rather than senselessly critical of the school system we will continue to have a real and functioning force for democracy. The other day we mentioned the book "Literature for Our Time" in this column. It has been furtively dubbed as subversive—principally by people who apparently haven't read it. A couple of days later a lady phoned the Gazette: Here's how the conversation ran: Lady—You say "Literature for Our Time" is not subversive when everybody knows it is. We—Do you know for sure the book is "red?" Lady—Certainly, everyone knows that author writes only red trash. We—Who is the author? Lady—I don't know, but——maybe he is a red. We—Have you read the book? Phone-Click. We didn't get the chance to point out that the book is not written by any one man, but is an anthology of works, ostensibly trying to show man's relation to the machine and atomic age. Here are some of the people whose writings or speeches, or art are represented in the book: Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Oswald Spengler, Rube Goldberg, Archibald MacLeish, Walter Lippman, Charles Beard, Sumner Welles, George Soule, John Steinbeck, James Truslow Adama Stuart Chase, George K. Sokolsky, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Prost, Carl Sandburg, Eugene O'Neil, Henry L. Stimson, Gertrude Stein, Aldous Huxley, Bill Mauldin, James Thurber, Alfred Tennyson, William Wordsworth, Vachel Lindsey, William Shakespeare, John dos Pannon, etc. It is a matter of pay your money, take your choice. Some of the articles are critical of the democratic system. Should criticism hurt us? No, it should make us stronger. In the back of this anthology are biographical notes on every person represented. You can do your own "screening" of the authors. And, in the book you will find some of the best definitions and defenses of democracy these eyes have ever seen. The writer of this article certainly would not "hide" the book from his kids or even give it when veterans were enrolled in large numbers at the junior college and the book was timely. The publishers, Henry Holt & Co., (a worthy American publishing company) treat a number of live topics on the American scene. In doing this they took selections from contemporary authors. The problems presented are such that many people may wish to ignore them. "We use the book in a basic attempt to protect the students from subversive materials by grounding them soundly in the rich American heritage of literature. It is hoped also that through studying contemporary writers, they will learn to distinguish unhealthy propaganda as such, and value the many obvious advantages of life in America in our times. "After a year's trial in classes taught by Mrs. Myrtle Stuelke, 'Literature for Our Time,' was adopted for classroom use. Since that time five years ago, most of the veterans have graduated and the book, along with others, is now being reviewed for subsequent use. "As it stands at present, 'Literature for Our Time' is used in the same classes beside such English classics as Shakespeare's King Henry V, Hamlet, great plays and other reproachable literature included in the course. "As to my opinion as to the validity of an accusation that the book is not in the best interests of college students, I believe that anybody making an accusation that it is subversive in any intelligible way should be in full possession of the facts regarding not only the material, authors and publishers, but also how the book is used in the classroom. "The head of the department using the book is an Army vetern who has risked his life in service to his country and is not one to lightly brook any attempt to use the schools other than to support the finest American traditions." Incidentally, nearly half the faculty at FJC have actively served their country." In the back of this anthology are biographical notes on every person represented. You can do your own "screening" of the authors. And, in the book you will find some of the best definitions and defenses of democracy these eyes have ever seen. The writer of this article certainly would not "hide" the book from his kids or even give it special importance by warning that it may contain passages critical of democracy and the free enterprise system. I would want my kids to read it with open mind. I hardly think it would make even little pinkies out of youthful readers. And, why can't our teachers use such a book in the classroom? Pew teachers are geniuses, but Villa Park Girl Wins National Honor Award Alice Ann Adams, 19, of Villa Park 4-H club has won a national scholarship for her achievements in 4-H club work. She is attending the 30th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago this week as California's winner in 4-H farm and home safety program. Alice Ann attends Fullerton Junior College and belongs to the Villa Park 4-H club in Orange. She is also an all-round 4-H girl, having been chosen outstanding 4-H'er at the Los Angeles County Fair in 1949, and one of the three outstanding members at the fair this year. Her scholarship was awarded her for a project in safety in which she surveyed her own home and the homes and yards of eight other club members. She was head of a committee that was responsible for having a stop sign placed at a dangerous intersection in her community, and has encouraged and participated in a 4-H project to learn to drive safely. At 4-H summer camp Alice Ann conducted a "learn to swim" program that not only pointed up the hazards connected with swimming, but also demonstrated how to give aid to a drowning person when you could not swim yourself. Miss Adams can use her scholarship at a college of her own choosing. The scholarship was provided by General Motors Corporation of Detroit, Mich. WASHINGTON — Popular Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman trained for 12 years under Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, but today they aren't getting along so well. In fact, it's got so that the present Secretary of the Interior won't always return the phone calls of the ex-Secretary of the Interior. The other day ex-Secretary Ickes phoned his young protege to urge him to oppose the granting of government electric power from Hungry Horse Dam, Montana, to the giant Anaconda copper company for the purpose of putting that company into the aluminum business. Ickes wanted to tell Chapman about an experience he had during World War II when he was encouraging the Reynolds Metals company to go into the aluminum business in order to break up the monopoly hold of the Aluminum Corporation of America. Hearing of his plan, Undersecretary of War Bob Patterson, Averill Harriman and delegation of top military class called on Ickes to oppose Reynolds. Patterson waved his arms, chewed gum, strode up and down the room. "Don't you know there's a war?" he exploded. "Alcoa knows how to produce aluminum. Reynolds doesn't. We need aluminum in a hurry." Ickes listened, turned them down. He reminded Patterson and Harriman that under the LATEST LITTLE NUMBER IN FASHIONS lustrate the difficulty of having TV-RADIOLOGIC TV-RADIOLOGIC Introducing Eddie Ryan 'Hi Talent Battle' Emcee By TOM E. DANSON HOLLYWOOD—Here's a young fellow who told me he had never been interviewed before in a regular session, yet, he has been in show business since he was five years old. Yes, Eddie Ryan, the very young looking 27-year-old, who emcees the "Hi Talent Battle" television show over KLAC (13) each Friday at seven o'clock, has been in 19 legitimate theater plays on Broadway, yet appears hardly older than some of his high school students on the show. At five years old, Eddie appeared with Jane Cowell in the Broadway play, "When Hell Kroze" (It did—as far as the play was concerned—in about two weeks). Later in life, he appeared with such personalities as Catharine Cornell, Claude Rains, Maurice Evans, Monte Woolley and many others. However, two years later, at the age of seven, radio sparked his interest, starting his career by reciting little Indian stories over the N.B.C. station in New York. A few years back, radio had a ruling that prohibited ad libbing with only censored and authorized scripts used. Because Eddie couldn't read, he had to memorize his Indian stories, then hold the script and pretend that he was reading, in order to abide by the rules. Twentieth Century studios spotted Eddie, bringing him to California under contract to do picture work, in 1942. His first picture was "The Sullivans" where so Eddie hit vaudeville with a partner, using the name of Vernon and Ryder. Eddie has been with the Talent show for the past years as encee, and for a fellow with 22 years of business under his belt, some good ideas on television. He says: "The medium sensationally amazing! However, because of budgets, TV has been subjected to criticism." concluded with, "some say the medium can cause to be a 'television slave', person is weak minded, be a slave to almost any As for me—I love it!" IN THE DAYS OF ONG AGO From the Files of Anabeim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago November 1876 In the first ward in Los Ansies, the brother of the late curis Vasquez worked on eleday, like a beaver against neco, and made many a Spanvote for the Democratic candise, on the ground that Pacheco ne no effort to save Tiburcis jeuz from the just fate which took him. Our reporter attended the virtualistic seance given by the ear family at the home of Mrs. Parker on Sunday evening and passed some of the manifestations in the dark cabinet. A lot well were caused to make a busy noise about his ears, his h was taken from his pocket opened, and his whiskers "pulled by the spirit of an lady about 65 years of age. have often had our whiskers d by ladles of a more tender and can testify that the senson was some what similar. Kellar family give an interperformance and are worthy tronage. Joseph Josephsen, formerly joyed in the establishment of Davis and Brother, returned Arizona yesterday. He does give very favorable accounts at country. Bishop Kip left for San Gabriel yesterday morning. During his stay in Anaheim he was the guest of Dr. James Ellis and was well pleased with the comforts provided by that excellent sanitorium. The following jurors have been summoned from this section to attend the district court December 1: Richard Helmann, B. F. Porter, J. T. Tedford, R. J. Wolf, W. H. Wiley and W. S. Neill. 50 Years Ago November 1901 The importance of constructing the Yorba reservoir is apparent to every irrigator in the valley. On another page we publish a lengthy report made to the Directors of the Anaheim Union Water Company by Engineer Kellogg relative to this enterprise. The cost of the reservoir he estimates as $20,000. The inlet and outlet and necessary cement ditches will cost an additional $17,500. The construction of the reservoir would do away with the old Anaheim flume and sand ditch which extend for two miles. The flume is rotted beyond repair and would cost $500 to repair. This money put into the new ditch would build nearly one third of it. This reservoir would store enough water to supply Anaheim 300 inches steady stream for 100 days or day water of 600 inches for 100 days. Anaheim now pays for water about $8000 per year. The same water we now get turned into day water would bring not less than $10,000, or enough to pay the interest on the investment. The additional water from the reservoir during the 100 days would increase the supply from 350 to 400 inches; no run would be over two weeks in getting around and longer time for irrigation would be given. The amount of water impounded would sell for $5760. All the water taken from the river could then be used in the Cajon Canal, giving it what now flows to Anaheim and increasing the water by 450 inches for Placentia and Fullerton during the three short months of the year. The present board of directors has the last 18 months been collecting data and has employed engineers for the proposed work. Everything is practically completed. Work should be commenced at once and pushed with all dispatch until completed. Build the reservoir. TELE-TIPS ... Marie sor and Sue Taurog job panel of "Whats' Your able?" tonight over KLA at 7... More interesting as the "Roving Camera" intimate peeks for your use over KTLA (5) at 7... The premiere showing new Dinah Shore program into Tviewers homes t over KNBH (5) at 7:30 KTTV's "Melody Time" tures the Melodiers, Beems and other guests t at 8... A very exciting about bond hijackers w shown in "Frisco Payoff ing "Suspense" from KNM at 9:30 ... Another vw "Stud's Place" is in store KECA (7) at 9:30. DIAL-LITES ... Tony lo, the 18-year-old accordion der will geusar tonight at Lucille Norman "Music program at 7:30 ... KECA the interesting and educ program "United—Or No you at 8:30 ... The travelin of comedy, Bob Hope, will one more of his shows from llywood with Virginia Ma guest over KFI at 9... A murder and mystery, Lucy is Missing," will be t the "Official Detective" prn from KHJ at 9:30. THOUGHT FOR THE DA In the old days, a man money was considered a m today he is considered a w Copyright, 1351, by Universal and TV Features Syndica OBLONG VIEWS FROM AN EGG-SHAPED HEAD BY WALDO HUNTER A HARD-HITTING, young, suave and handsome district attorney of Cook county, Illinois, became the Republican governor of that key state in 1940. Dwight H. Green was sensational as the racket-busting young fellow who threw the fear of God into the Chicago gangs, and his record as an enemy of racketeer-political tie-ups was enough to sweep him into the highest office of the state. During his first term, Governor Green for the most part continued along the line of action that won him favor with the voters of the Prairie State, both in the great cities and in the hinterlands. But along toward the end of his first four-year term, there was corruption and rumors of corruption, and the estwhile clean-up man was neither as young nor as hard-hitting as he used to be. But he was still suave and handsome. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, whose circulation lapped over into South-Central Illinois, began to take note and to hammer away, and its editorial thunder was echoed up in the northern part of the state by the Chicago Daily News. 1944 rolled around, and it was time for Governor Green to try again. The electorate was aroused and an attempt was made to oust him, but his machine was well-oiled, far-flung and effective. State police dropped in to the small-town newspapers and handed editors ready-made editorials. The margin was narrow, but the gov't patch, a crusading newspaper, kept laying it on, and so did the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Sun-Times (the latter labeled "radical" and "plink" by the arch-Republican Chicago Tribune). Neither the Chicago Tribune nor the Hearst Chicago Herald-American ever said ill of the Green machine. He was their boy. The end actually came at the 1948 primaries when the machine needed a candidate for state treasurer. At the last moment, the governor called a friend in East St. Louis and told him by phone that he was the choice for the job. (The telephone conversation was tapped and recorded). The prospect said that on such short notice it would be impossible for him to file the necessary petition in Cook county (Chicago). The governor affably replied that the petition would be taken care of and that there was nothing to worry about. Soon thereafter the Chicago Daily News hit the streets with photostatic reprints of forged signatures on this petition, accompanied by photographs and statements by Chicago citizens. Ryan Emcee DANSON so Eddie hit vaudeville circuit with a partner, using the team name of Vernon and Ryan. Eddie has been with the "Hi Talent" show for the past two years as emcee, and for a young fellow with 22 years of show business under his belt, he has some good ideas on television. He says: "The medium is a sensationally amazing thing. However, because of limited budgets, TV has been highly subjected to criticism." Eddie concluded with, "some people say the medium can cause one to be a 'television slave.' If a person is weak minded, he can be a slave to almost anything. As for me—I love it!" DOWN TV-RADIO ROW ... Roy Rogers has been receiving offers from Jerry Berman, a wealthy rancher in San Bernarino, to purchase "Trigger." Offers started at $50,000 and have now reached $125,000. P. S.: Berman is a horse lover ... Marie Wilson ("My Friend Irma") willved actor-producer Robert Falcon next month in Santa Barbara ... A new electronic tape has been perfected by Bing Crosby interprises which records both picture and sound. TELE-TIPS ... Marie Windsor and Sue Taurog join the panel of "What's Your Trouble?" tonight over KLAC (13 at 7 ... More interesting sights as the "Roving Camera" takes intimate peeks for your pleasure over KTLA (5) at 7:15 - Colony QuipsBy the Gazette Farm Editor THE FIGURES mentioned last Tuesday in this newspaper about the distribution of the different brands of frozen orange concentrate were from an eminently authentic source the Los Angeles Times grocery audit. Not even the Exchange "hired hands" can argue about these figures. Indeed, they have never argued about the figures and facts presented in this column. They knew the stuff was correct. So their plan has been to discredit the writer. The writer, dear reader, is simply a reporter, who is personally interested in the orange business, the California Fruit Growers Exchange, is also a member of Florida Citrus Mutual, wants no job, has no axe to grind and only seeks to inform the California orange grower as to the economic value of his crop. We would hate to see the spelling of Sunkist changed to "Sunkus." WE ARE REALLY sorry to see Sunkist frozen concentrate come such a cropper. And for more reasons than that we have a good chunk of our own fruit tied up in those Sunkist cans. But think this one over: In July and August Sunkist frozen concentrate was in only 14 per cent of grocery stores in the Greater Los Angeles area and in those two months Sunkist had sold, in a store check, only 589 cans. Tragic? Worse than that. This amounts to LESS than three little cans of Sunkist frozen concentrate sold in each store per month. Now we will be called all kinds of a such-and-such for bringing up this information from the Los Angeles Times grocery audit. We will guarantee that the Exchange would never tell its A new electronic tape has been perfected by Bing Crosby Enterprises which records both picture and sound. TELE-TIPS ... Marie Windor and Sue Taurog join the panel of "Whats' Your Trouble?" tonight over KLAC (13 at 7 ... More interesting sights was the "Roving Camera" takes intimate peeks for your pleasure over KTLA (5) at 7:15. The premiere showing of the new Dinah Shore program bows into TV viewers homes tonight over KNBH (5) at 7:30. KTTV's "Melody Time" features the Melodiers, Patti Beems and other guests tonight at 8 ... A very exciting story about bond hijackers will be shown in "Frisco Payoff" during "Suspense" from KNXT (2) at 9:30 Another visit at Stud's Place is in store over KECA (7) at 9:30. DIAL-LITES ... Tony LaVelde the 18-year-old accordion woner will geusar tonight on the micille Norman "Music Hall" program at 7:30 ... KECA brings the interesting and educational program "United—Or Not" to you at 8:30 ... The traveling man comedy, Bob Hope, will bring more of his shows from Hollywood with Virginia Mayo as best over KFI at 9 ... A tale of murder and mystery, "Aunt Lucy is Missing," will be told on the "Official Defective" program from KHJ at 9:30. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY ... In the old days, a man with money was considered a miser—day he is considered a wonder. Copyright 1951, by Universal Radio and TV Features Syndicate WE ARE REALLY sorry to see Sunkist frozen concentrate come such a cropper. And for more reasons than that we have a good chunk of our own fruit tied up in those Sunkist cans. But think this one over: In July and August Sunkist frozen concentrate was in only 14 per cent of grocery stores in the Greater Los Angeles area and in those two months Sunkist had sold, in a store check, only 589 cans. Tragic? Worse than that. This amounts to LESS than three little cans of Sunkist frozen concentrate sold in each store per month. Now we will be called all kinds of a such-and-such for bringing up this information from the Los Angeles Times grocery audit. We will guarantee that the Exchange would never tell its growers this sort of bad news. But this isn't just bad news, it is tragic. And, it is only tragic for the grower. The "hired help" in the Kremlin are far beyond the simple net on the tree needed by the grower in their thinking. Facts printed in this column are laughed off as "rumors," and as long as growers do not KNOW what is really going on the "smart boys" will not have their "play house" in any danger. But the record in the Los Angeles Times grocery audit for Greater Los Angeles shows Sunkist in 14 per cent of the stores, with the Florida group this way: Minute Maid in 67 per cent, Birdseye with 59 per cent, Libby 28 per cent, Plctsweet 45 per cent and Snow Crop in 38 per cent of Greater Los Angeles grocery stores. There we have as pitiful a record as you can dream up. Yet this come from the audit of a great metropolitan newspaper. THAT SAME newspaper, the Times, has never, to our recollection, printed anything about the citrus business except the mouthings of the paid "Boswells", who dish out "news releases." These "news releases" are nothing but propaganda, designed, as the Times editors well know, to keep the grower in a docile mood with generalities and pure unadulterated buncomb. This is a polite way to characterize this sort of "stuff" that is a positive insult to the growers' intelligence. This grocery audit by the Times is simply a factual account of what the stores have to sell and how the housewife reacted to the advertising put behind the different products. Where was the "push" on Sunkist frozen concentrate? Looks like the Moon has set. Could it be that we are coming into the dark of the Moon? Perhaps some growers should look into Moone's activities before he was given exclusive control on Sunkist labeled canned goods. Were any growers ever asked about whether or not Moone was the proper man to be given the sales of the new Sunkist "baby" soon after or maybe before the "blessed event" of last spring? Wait till the moon comes over the mountain before you expect a return.