anaheim-gazette 1951-12-18

Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1951 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA THE GAZETTE 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: See per month 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 BEELER Assistant Publisher LEONARD KREIDT City Editor STANLEY JONES Sports Editor MELIS MELLEY Advertising Manager BEN MELLEY Advertising Manager RALPH NOULAND Classified Advertising Manager DOM YOUNG Circulation Manager How to do a job... It isn't often the public gets my attention." With what, then, does he concern himself? In the first place, he said, he has to delegate responsibility in large doses to his chief lieutenants. They're the ones who make the decisions on most of the cases, almost all. He, himself, he said, is the administrative officer who has to concern himself with the financial affairs of the department, with the over-all general assignments that are given to him by the president and to discuss with citizens problems which they feel were handled unsatisfactorily below. McGrath seemed to depend so much on his top lieutenants that, except for believing they were doing a good job and liking them through conversation, he didn't seem to take the trouble to find Also present was the resigned chief of police, Bob rett, who took off his coat started a first fight with Gor The department has more than 31,000 employees and cases flow through it like a river, criminal cases, espionage cases, tax fraud cases. All kinds. And McGrath is the engineer who runs the machinery. You're wrong if you have a mental picture of him as some kind of a harried creature bent and white and thin from the job of making final decisions on that stream of cases. At McGrath's job is black and still plentiful. And while he's not fat he's comfortably unstored. He hasn't been comfortable lately, of course, because of events involving his department in the investigation which the House subcommittee is making in the tax scandals. One of his right-hand men, T. Lamar Caudle, assistant attorney general in charge of the department's Tax division until President Truman fired him has been grilled by the committee publicly. When the grilling was over the committee told Caudle he has been a failure in public office and had done his country great damage. Then it called McGrath to ask him about Caudle. It was in talking to the committee that McGrath explained how he runs his department. As for that given of cases flowing through, he said he "probably does not know of the existence of more than a very minute percentage of the cases that are in the department... I do not concern myself with operational details." "Nor do I concern myself with individual cases unless they happen to be of such unique importance or public interest that they would be specifically called to IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anselm Gaertle By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago December, 1876 Mrs. Harbert, who resides near Nick Hugo has located at Hanford, where he has a lucrative position in a blacksmithing establishment. Mrs. Hugo domesticated much on his top lieutenants that, except for believing they were doing a good job and liking them through conversation, he didn't seem to take the trouble to find out all he could about them. For instance, the FBI investigates from his birth any man given an important Justice Department job. They did so with Caudle. McGrath had the complete Caudle File. He never looked at it to learn his background. Why? He never had any reason to want to examine it. McCarthy said. And while the title of "Attorney General" is important there are limits on the job. An assistant attorney general like Caudle is recommended by a Senator appointed by the president, and approved by the Senate. Even if McGrath had learned something about Caudle so serious that he wanted him out, he himself couldn't fire him. He'd have to recommend that to the president. And when the president finally fired Caudle he did it on his own. McGrath hadn't recommended it but as McGrath explained, he didn't know about Caudle what the president had been told by the House committee. And when McGrath's chief deputy told him long ago he had to take a case away from Caudle because the latter was talking too much to a Congressman, McGrath said he just accepted the explanation. He didn't ask any further about Caudle or apparently, think any the less of Caudle's judgment. Usually it takes months to a loan through the RFC sorts of officials down below to pass on it. But the cooling Congressman from Alzob obtained his loan on Aug. 14 just two weeks after he had ternited RFC officials and bigwigs at his historic dinner August 2. The regional diary of RFC in Birmingham opens the loan, but it went through RFC directors in Washington flying colors. Chapter No. 2—Boykin tended on the hospitality charm, and coon meat, at another party one held under the Capitol IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago December, 1876 Mrs. Harbert, who resides near town, took a large dose of aconite on Sunday evening mistaking it for some other medicines. Dr. Hardin was called and immediately relieved her sufferings. A baseball match took place in Orange yesterday between the ball clubs of Orange and Azusa. The Orange club won. Mr. J. E. Bayard, the gentlemanly messenger for the Southern Pacific Transfer company, has been appointed messenger for Wells, Fargo and company's express at this point. A delegation from Gaddy & Lewis stable returned from a grand hunt yesterday with a fine lot of geese, ducks and other game. 50 Years Ago December 1901 Joe Hatfield has sold his bowling alley to a man from Corona. E. W. Chaplin has been seriously ill for some weeks past with an attack of softening of the brain. He was confined to his bed for a fortnight; but is able to be out again. Nick Hugo has located at Hanford, where he has a lucrative position in a blacksmithing establishment. Mrs. Hugo departed on Tuesday to join him in their new home. Alex Wright was in town a day or two ago from his ranch north of town. Mrs. I. King, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Vinson, for some weeks past, departed on Tuesday for her home in Indian Territory. 25 Years Ago December, 1926 Eight student members of the Honor Society of the Anaheim Union High school are to represent the local school at a Southern California Honor Society convention to be held in the Mission Inn, Riverside, Dec. 18, according to announcement today by Mrs. Fay Kern Schulz, faculty advisor of the local society. The Anaheim students who will attend are Jessie Johnston, Martha Adams, Tommy Kuhel, Embu Keyne, Bob Schwainfest, Randall Maass, Mary Jane Van Booven and Mary Tanaka. Raymond Nebelung has another important job, some months after he was appointed appraiser of estate for the federal rebank to pass upon application loans, and a couple of weeks he was offered and accepted position of appraiser for the eral intermediate bank, with loans money on chattle mortgages on stock. His district includes large portion of Southern California. A number of local people tended the luncheon in Los Angeles last week, honoring Mable Walker Willebrandt, an ant attorney general of the United States. Mrs. Willebrandt spoke the subject of prohibition forcement, saying if the police disbelieve in prohibition they should take the proper legal action to have it voided. Mrs. Flor Collins Porter, dean of Hope can women of California toastmistress. Attending Anaheim were Miss E. Kate Mrs. Clara Walsh, Mrs. Nell Terry and from Buena Park, and Mrs. Harold Covey. WASHINGTON—in consummation how corruption takes root in government, it's necessary to give some attention to the social will there is many an official who would be horrified at the idea of taking money for a favor who evertheless will perform great favors as the result of a dinner party, a yachting trip or a weekend at a duck blind. Take for example the ebullition of an expansive Congressman in soils, "Everything Is Made More" Frank Boykin, and let's show he operates his influential machine. While Boykin is not easily typical, his methods of manipulating himself with people powerful places illustrates how humans can be granted and protection circumvented through trick-slapping and partying. On Aug. 2, 1949, Boykin three times of the most notable dinners in Washington, featuring menu of bear meat, venison, bassum and raccoon plus a huge inner across one end of the banquet hall flaunting the Congressman's famous motto, "Everything Made for Love!" Speaker Sam Rayburn was there, the Chief Justice was there, I was there; so Lamar Caudle, some of the TPC directors and about 400 members of the cabinet and Congress. Also present was the recently signed chief of police, Bob Barrett, who took off his coat and started a first fight with Congress. I feel sure that few officials at that dinner felt obligated to congressman Boykin as a result of his hospitality. Yet a lot of inners, sprinkled with hunting trips and thoughtful presents of turkey and venison have an accumulative effect. And just two weeks after this dinner, one of Boykin's major RFC loans was granted. But to study the case history "Everything is made for love" Boykin, here are chapters of his in Washington, showing how backslapping and wire pulling is in corruption. Chapter No. 1—Deals with Boykin's amazing wire pulling which is a $455,758 loan for the Stuttsember Co. of Thomasville, Ala., described in this column June 14. Not only did the Congressman have a contract to sell his aber to this company, but Stutts immediately used $300,000 of the C loan to pay an overdraft at Thomasville Bank and Trust, two of whose officials have been indicted. Usually it takes months to get loan through the RFC. All acts of officials down below have passed on it. But the coon-cat Congressman from Alabama gained his loan on Aug. 18, '49, two weeks after he had entrained RFC officials and other wigs at his historic dinner on August 2. The regional director RFC in Birmingham opposed loan, but it went through the C directors in Washington withing colors. Chapter No. 2—Boykin turned the hospitality charm, and the meat, at another party, this held under the Capitol dome party, supposedly for the purpose of refuting Virginia's Congressman Howard Smith and his derogatory remarks about the "love life of the raccoon." Congressmen who attended, however, were surprised to meet lobbyists for several paper companies, who proceeded to present various charts and a sales-argument to win votes against certain OPS controls. Boykin, collegica learned later, and wangled a $750,000 loan through the RFC for the Mobile Paper company, after which the Congressman and his four children acquired a large chunk of stock in that company. Of course, nothing was said about Boykin's interest in paper when he entertained Congressmen in the ex-speaker's private dining room. And when the story of the Boykin party was published, the Congressman issued a lengthy statement protesting his innocence. By this time some people were beginning to think that "everything is made for love" Boykin should be called "everything is made for loans." Chapter No. 3—Though never before published, Congressman Boykin pulled frantic wires to kill federal prosecution of a vote-fraud case in his home town, Mobile. In some respects this was more important than his efforts to kill tax-fraud cases, because it affected the most sacred right of the American people, the right to vote. During the May 1950 primaries, local citizens became aroused over ballot-box stuffing and the manner in which certain "ladies" from the red-light district repeated at the polls as many as 23 times. A local grand jury which tried to investigate was dismissed, foll- -Colony QuipBy the Gazette Farm Editor A NEW ORANGE year has started and the new crop of pavels is moving to market under volume prorate. The prices too, so the movement was pulled down to 800 cars to make. The navel deal is run by the real top people and the "elimination" of this variety is 6 per cent as against OVER 40 per cent. "The valencia oranges—which are common to Oranges One other thing to remember is that 344s of the navels are while in the valencia deal the OAC has power enough to move crime to ship anything smaller than the 288 size. (That 6 elimination of navels is practically taken care of by rots etc. Or natural elimination.) The northern crop will amount to about 15,000 cars and "tically all of it will move into fresh channels. The southern crop will amount to about 21,000 cars and all but 6 per cent move into fresh fruit channels. Six months and more of the citrus year will be given this movement by the powers who control the industry from tower of all wisdom which some people refer to as the Kremen. THEN THE ORANGE county valencias, which have been moved for quite a while; come up for consideration. McLain are all gone—but, he has more on the tree and those valencias not get in their way. So-o-o the 50,000 cars of valencias are at by the OAC and they say: Too, but too, much fruit. "Eliminate" about 40 per cent of the valencias. Then the Orange county boys say but you only threw 0 of yours away. The answer: Too many valencias. We also have compras from canned Florida juice for your valencias and so you boy have to "eliminate" about 40 per cent and be out of the m before those navels are ready. If at the start of the citrus year (this time of year where northern navels move), if all elements of the industry sat do talked over just what they would do for the year and just how of the "elimination" and how many of the weeks each variety be entitled to; and vote on a box basis, then, maybe, a be could be done for the entire industry. HOW LONG the Orange county valencias can take what lie on them by volume prorate is questionable. If this volume prorate of ours is so good then why are far below parity in grower's returns? If the California Fruit Growers Exchange is so good for growers in California why, then, are those same growers less than 50 per cent of parity for their fruit? Important job, some months ago was appointed appraiser of real estate for the federal reserve bank to pass upon applications for loans, and a couple of weeks ago was offered and accepted the option of appraiser for the fed-intermediate bank, which is money on chattle mortgages stock. His district includes a portion of Southern California. A number of local people affected the luncheon in Los Angeles last week, honoring Mrs. Lile Walker Willebrandt, assistant attorney general of the United States. Mrs. Willebrandt spoke on subject of prohibition enforcement, saying if the people believe in prohibition they would take the proper legal steps have it voided: Mrs. Florence Porter, dean of Republi-cation women of California was mistress. Attending from him were Miss E. Kate Rae, Clara Walsh, Mrs. Nellie E. and from Buena Park, Mr. Mrs. Harold Covey. During the May 1950 primaries, local citizens became aroused over ballot-box stuffing and the manner in which certain "ladies" from the red-light district repeated at the polls as many as 23 times. A local grand jury which tried to investigate was dismissed, following which certain irate Mobile citizens telephoned me. I placed the matter before the Justice Department and Peyton Ford, then deputy attorney general, assigned one of his best men, Ben Brooks, to prosecute. Repeatedly Congressman Boykin phoned the Justice Department. "Did that fellow Drew Pearson start this investigation?" he demanded. But Peyton Ford stood pat. So did Jim McInerny, head of the Criminal division. Both refused to call off the federal grand jury, which indicted 21-ballot-box stuffers and vote repeaters. There were howls of anguish from Congressman Boykin and some of his political allies in Mobile, but, in the end, 16 of the ballot manipulators pled "no defense" and were sentenced. Today Mobile is waiting patiently for U.S. Judge Daniel Thomas to make public the grand jury's report which puts the finger on Mobile's interesting system of vote repeaters from red-light districts; while Congressman Boykin is breathing heavily, hoping Judge Thomas won't. By this time some folks were beginning to think "everything is made for love" Boykin should be called "everything is made for votes." Despite this background, however, Congressman Boykin posterized Lamur Caudie incessantly in order to protect his friend from tax-fraud prosecution. Boykin had got the art of wire pulling down to a science, and he used the science for his own ends the ends of the people who ed him. Today he rates as illustration of how corrupt insidiously, almost imperce- spread through government (Another Pearson, colum corruption in government wlow tomorrow). TV-RADIOLOGIC Russ Morgan Band to be Silent New Year's Eve By TOM C. DANSON HOLLYWOOD — For the first time in 16 years, the easy-to-listen-to rhythms of Russ Morgan and his orchestra will not be heard either in person, or on radio on New Year's Eve. The popular band leader who is breaking all records at the Palladium, told me that this year he is going to entertain his wife during the annual celebration and not the public, and in order to do so, had to turn down a one-night offer from a Southern California ballroom of $3500. "Every year, for the past 16, my wife has had to sit by watching everyone else have fun, while the band entertained," he said, "so this year, I made up my mind that this was going to be her night." County Comment By GEORGE HART The state legislative political porridge soon will begin to boil. At least, the ingredients have been tossed into the pot. Now that Speaker Sam L. Collins of the California assembly has spiked all rumors regarding Morgan, whose voice sounds almost like a musical instrument; was born in the hard coal fields of Pennsylvania and was at one time a coal miner himself. His slogan, therefore, is very appropriate, "Coal dust to Stardust." At the present time, a book is being written about the genial dispenser of danceable rhythm, using his slogan as the title. Russ is a big fellow, and he put it: "I was 15½ pounds, April 29, 1904 at 3:08 a.m., and I bet I looked like a turkey." Besides presenting Music in the Morgan Manner, which is very easy to take, Russ is the composer of many international song hits. Among some of the most popular are "Does Your Heart Beat for Me?" "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place," "So Tired," "Sweet Elosee," "So Long," "Homepun" and "Flower of Dawn." This latter is his favorite, which didn't become a hit until just recently. It has been recorded by Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra with the unusual addition of 28 strings. When asked what his plans were when the engagement at the Palladium is completed, Russ unhesitatingly came back with, "I'm going to take a nice vacation—fact is, just get lost!" DOWN TV-RADIO ROW I have tried for months to get my Comment By GEORGE HART The state legislative political porridge soon will begin to boil. At least, the ingredients have been tossed into the pot. Now that Speaker Sam L. Collins of the California assembly has spiked all rumors regarding his (future political plans, by his definite statement) to this department anyway) that he will be a candidate for the state senate, the prospective 1952 campaign picture in the 75th assembly district begins to take clearer outline. Glen McCloud of Anaheim, former Republican county central committee chairman, is in the race for Collins' assembly seat while Collins goes after the seat being vacated by Senator Clyde Watson of Orange. Incidentally, there has been no indication of any opposition in Collins' path to the senate. As a campaigner, the speaker has earned the healthy respect of one and all. It would be a job to beat him. Someone may yet come along to try it, but not yet. Navy Lieutenant LeRoy Lyon, Jr., of Fullerton, a Republican, also will be a candidate for the assembly. This department has heard that Frank Rospaw, publisher of the Placentia Courler, also is considering entry into the campaign, but has not yet verified whether the former head of the California Newspaper Publishers association has made such a decision. In the 74th Assembly District, southern Orange county, the campaign situation is by no means clarified. Assemblyman Earl Stanley of Newport Beach, reported flirting with the notion of running for Congress in the new 28th District, probably will run for another term in the Assembly, some authoritative sources say, although Stanley himself hasn't said. If he doesn't run for the assembly, Col. Selim Franklin, Costo Mesa lawyer, surely wilt, and may do so anyway. When asked what his plans were when the engagement at the Palladium is completed, Russ unheatingly came back with, "I'm going to take a nice vacation—fact is, just get lost!" DOWN TV-RADIO ROW . . . I have tried for months to get my friend Hugh Brunzige, well-known network announcer, to give with a story. He probably is the most modest individual in radio. Hugh's pleasant voice is heard on "Comedy of Errors"—MBS with Elmer Peterson—NBC, Dr. Ernest Holmes—ABC, and just completed duties with "Aunt Mary"—NBC. He also recently joined the Businessmen's Art Association, and is currently showing his "first." TELE-TIPS . . . So that Southland Tvlewers may see what happens to their contribution to Santa's Sub-Station sponsored by KTTV (11) an hour-long tour will be shown tonight at 7:30. Victor Young will be the guest of honor on "Young Musical America" over KLAC (13) at 8:30. Memorable scenes from five famous movies will be seen on KNXTs (2) "Salute to Samuel Goldwyn" tonight at 8:30. The Story of a young copy boy will be told on "Royal Playhouse" over KECA (7) at 9. . . "Brand From the Burning" is the title of the story show during "Circle Theater" over KNBH (4) at 9:30. DIAL-LITES . . . Vern Pickering, truck driver who was given $20,000 by "People Are Funny" to play the stock market will report tonight on his success over KNX at 7. . . More in the way of adventure when "The Count of Monte Cristo" is alred over KHJ at 8. . . "Cavalcade of America" presents the 115-voice chorus in its annual Christmas program over KFI at 8:30. . . The first contestants of the season on Metropolitan Opera auditions will be heard over KECA tonight at 8:30. Earl Stanley of Newport Beach, reported flirting with the notion of running for Congress in the 28th District, probably will run for another term in the Assembly, some authoritative sources say, although Stanley himself hasn't said. If he doesn't run for the assembly, Col. Selim Franklin, Costo Mesa lawyer, surely will, and may do so anyway. Some directors of JOS are having a private chuckle. Sanitation District 11 (Huntington Beach) insisted on revisions of the agreement to purchase the existing Joint Outfall Sewer system, before it would join the other sanitation districts in approving an engineering plan and permit sale of the $8,508,000 sanitation bonds. District 11 called away from the purchase agreement clause providing that title to the sewerage system would revert to JOS if the proposed new system to be constructed were not giving adequate service within six years. That was cutting the deadline too fine to suit District 11. It insisted on changing the agreement in that respect. District 11 had its way because any one district could veto all the others. Besides, nobody else cared much either way about the clause in question. So the agreement was revised. So what? So now the new agreement has changed the six-year time limit. What is it now? The JOS directors say it is now six months. And that noise from the JOS directors meeting sounds very much like snickering. But District 11 is happy.