anaheim-gazette 1951-12-19

Anaheim Gazette WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 USANAHEIM CARE FORUM Christmas Business 'Just Fine, Lousy.' Reported by Merchants Across Country NEW YORK (UP)—How's Christmas business? "Just fine. As good or better than last year," some merchants report. "Frankly lousy," say others. Those are some of the opinions turned up by an Associated Press survey of Christmas shopping trends in 23 major retail areas across the nation. Most retailers are confident of increased dollar sales. But there's plenty of talk, too, about customers being a lot more choosy than they were a year ago. And there is some talk of consumer price resistance. Higher Prices Result Higher prices probably account for a good part of any increase in dollar volume over last Christmas, many merchants say. That suggests the fact that prices in some lines of merchandise have been drastically marked down in an effort to prod reluctant buyers. The pattern of retail opinion is spotty. Q. F. Walker, chief economist for Macy's New York finds the volume of Christmas sales thus far "less favorable than expected." A spokesman for Gimbel in Philadelphia reports: "Business is terrific, better than most years, but not quite as good as last year which was exceptional." Bigger Than 1950 R. C. Dolbin, manager of the Dallas, Tex., Retail Merchants Association. Soviet Supreme Court said today that men with Russian-sounding names have been put to death as American saboteur spies parachuted to Russia. The announcement from the military college of the city said they were dropped into Syria from an American plane needed by American military officers. Their names were given at I. Osmanov and F. K. Sarantti (Michael McDermott, State department press officer in Washington, said the State Department knows nothing about the incarnation and said he never heard of men with those names). Macy's New York reports brisk holiday business in toys, cosmetics cancias and games—but not enough to offset the slump in such "big profit" items as washing machines and refrigerators. In many areas those traditional socks and neckties for the "old man" are moving fairly well. By and large, however, women's apparel is doing better than men's girls' better than boys'. Retailers give no convincing explanation. Generally speaking, soft goods sales are up, while sales of hard goods, including television sets, are below 1950's record-smashing levels. The change in shopping habits is attributed mainly to the scare buying of a year ago prompted by the entry of the Chinese commissar. Russia's story of the cloak-dagger incident said: Q. F. Walker, chief economist for Macy's New York finds the volume of Christmas sales thus far "less favorable than expected." A spokesman for Gimbel in Philadelphia reports: "Business is terrific, better than most years, but not quite as good as last year which was exceptional." Bigger Than 1950. R. C. Dolbin, manager of the Dallas, Tex., Retail Merchants Association, predicts: "There’s no question that this will be a bigger Christmas than 1950." It is generally agreed that profits will be lower, mostly because of reduced markups and the higher cost of doing business. In some instances brisk sales are being achieved simply because of "giveaway prices of costly advertising and promotion." Huge sums are being spent to lure store traffic. The trend is toward more and better paid department store Santa Clauses, more free cocktails and fashion shows, more free circuses for the children. "Stag" shopping nights for male apparel is doing better than men's girls' better than boys'. Retailers give no convincing explanation. Generally speaking, soft goods sales are up, while sales of hard goods, including television sets, are below 1950's record-smashing levels. The change in shopping habits is attributed mainly to the scare buying of a year ago prompted by the entry of the Chinese communists into the Korean war. Retailers cite these other factors: The erratic weather of the past few weeks, heavy consumer spending on housing and food, higher personal income taxes. NEW YORK—The American Telephone and Telegraph company says more than a million persons desiring phone service in 1952 will not get it because of inadequate government copper allocations. Mammoth Cave in Southwestern Kentucky was made a national park in 1936. The ANAHEIM DIVISION of the Robertshaw-Fulton Cont ANNOUNCED The OPENING of NEW PLACE Euclid Ave. at Santa AnaHEIM, CALIFO NEW PLANT Euclid Ave. at Santa Ana Heim, Califo JANUARY 2nd "Thermy" Applications for Employment May Now Be Week Until FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21st, and Ag BER 26th, 27th, 28th Between the Hours 5:30 P.M. at the Plant. First Available Openings Will OFFICE PERSONNEL P.B.X. OPERATORS ENGINEERS DESIGNERS MODEL MAKERS MAINTENANCE MEN Soviet Supreme Court Says Two Men Shot as U.S. Spies OSCOOW (UP) The Soviet Supreme Court said today that two men with Russian-sounding names were put to death as American saboteur-spies parachuted in Russia. The announcement from the military college of the court they were dropped into Russia from an American plane man by American military officials names were given as A. Stasmanov and F. K. Sarantsev. Michael McDermott, State Department press officer in Washington, said the state department was nothing about the incident said he never heard of two men with those names; the Russians have accused the United States in the United Nations of using some of the mutualarity act's 100 million dollar appropriation to pay for treason the Soviet bloc. The act provides funds to pay nationals of Europe for helping western nations. The two were arrested in Austria shortly after dropping into Austria's Moldavian Republic, a state of farms and light industries near the Romanian border the Russians said. Ongled papers, guns, poison large sums of money were used on them when they were fired up, the Soviet account relied on Russia's story of the cloak-and-ger incident said: report to U. S. agents at Kars, Turkey. The account gave no details on how the men were caught, when they were tried, nor when and how their death sentences were carried out. Gas Association Growing on Coast, Mountain Areas SAN FRANCISCO (UP)—Growth of defense and other industries on the west coast is indicated in a report by the American Gas Association that industrial users of natural gas jumped 11.9 per cent in the quarter ended Sept. 30 as compared with a year earlier. This was the largest year-to-year increase reported for any area of the country. Industrial customers of three utilities, serving 90 per cent of the customers on the Pacific Coast, numbered 7500. A year earlier it was 6700. There was a gain of 6.9 per cent in residential customers and 4.1 in commercial. Total number of customers at the quarter's end was 2,863,300 against 2,097,000 a year earlier. The second largest gain in industrial users of natural gas was reported for the mountain states—Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Anaheim Gazetteer by JOHN S. NEUBAUER Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people saith the Lord—Isa. 40:1 CALIFORNIANA — Humbolt Bay, frequently passed by mariners for three centuries but never used or described, was discovered by a party of eight miners led by Dr. Josiah Gregg, a frontiersman from New Mexico, Dec. 20, 1849. The group was seeking a better route for supplies from San Francisco to the mines of the Trinity River. Dissension caused by privations caused the party to break up. Dr. Gregg died of starvation on the way back to the Sacramento valley; the others survived. Hans Buhne, second officer of the trading ship Laura Virginia, was the first to enter the bay in a small boat April 9, 1850. Lt. Douglas Ottinger named the bay in honor of the German explorer, Alexander Humbolt. BUILDING — The development of Orange county communities can be best shown by reproducing a building-permit-valuation table. City Last mo. 11 mo. '51 Santa Ana 3379,450 89,678,784 Newport 271,161 8,252,704 Fullerton 216,189 8,376,255 ANAHEIM 411,190 5,030,686 La Habra 61,345 4,165,090 San Clemente 258,413 2,947,544 Orange 135,650 2,087,664 Arguna 687,930 1,789,452 Hunt Beach 21,450 728,598 Brea 57,797 490,918 Seal Beach 26,556 189,786 There was a gain of 6.9 per cent in residential customers and 4.1 in commercial. Total number of customers at the quarter's end was 2,663,300 against 2,097,000 a year earlier. The second largest gain in industrial users of natural gas was reported for the mountain states—Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. This area gained 6.7 per cent in industrial customers, bringing the total to 1600. The report was based on data from 11 utilities that serve 77 per cent of the customers. WASHINGTON (U.S.) John Carter Vincent, a career diplomat who has been a repeated target of Senator McCarthy (R-Wisc) in pressing his charges of communism in government, is being questioned by a state department loyalty-security board. The lowest spot in the United States is Inyo, Calif. It is 280 feet below sea level. BUILDING—The development of Orange county communities can be best shown by reproducing a building-permit-valuation table. City Last mo. 11 mo. '51 Santa Ana $379,450 $9,679,784 Newport 271,161 8,252,704 Fullerton 214,169 6,376,255 Anheim 411,490 5,030,696 La Habra 61,245 165,990 San Clemente 288,412 2,847,544 Orange 135,680 2,087,664 Laguna 68,130 1,795,845 Hunt. Beach 21,450 728,598 Brea 57,797 490,918 Seal. Beach 26,550 189,786 NEWSCENE — City Clerk Charles Griffith pointed out that the "Master plan for the development of La Palma Park adopted in 1937" does not include the triangle offered for Fullerton-Anheim municipal court. County Counsel Joel Ogle ruled that property dedicated to park use could not be utilized for other purposes. The property in question was unturfed until a few years ago. In fact, the ground served as Anheim's hellport; but the 'copiers made so much dust that the site was abandoned and to lay the dust Vie Ready's crew planted grass. If the Anheim-Fullerton-Brea municipal courts are to be consolidated, there isn't a better place than that adjacent to La Palma park. LINE-O-TYPE—Virgil Isbell filed suit in behalf of his daughter Janet Isbell, 17-year-old Fullerton college student, who was hit by a car driven by Carol Jean Peterson and registered to Carl Blakee. Condemnation proceedings have been begun to provide a freeway access south of Anheim. Suit is against Charles F. Hughes, Everett Hughes and Della Hughes, property owners. The "Pants Burglar" is operating in Huntington Beach now. Tony Mollica lost $22... Helen Ovledo, Max Gerber, Marian Caracausa and Delores Giardino, talented Anahi students, scored a hit on their first TV show... Adolfo Garcia who operated a store in Anahi for sometime will open a delicatessen-grocery in connection with his Fullerton tamale-tortilla factory... Hoyt Corbitt, the Yorba Lindan, has done a lot for the Avocado growers of the county... NEW! BATISTH BLOUSE so delicately d a breath of Spr 2.98 From the imported yarn ed fabric itself (and t high sheen, more lasting no wilted look!) to the NEW PLANT e. at Santa Ana Freeway AHEIM, CALIFORNIA RY 2nd, 1952 Day Now Be Made This R 21st, and Again on DECEMthe Hours of 11:00 A.M. to nings Will Include PERSONNEL ERATORS S S MAKERS ANCE MEN and Delores Giardino, talented Anahi students, scored a hit on their first TV show. Adolfo Garcia who operated a store in Anaheim for sometime will open a delicatessen-grocery in connection with his Fullerton tamale-tortilla factory. Hoyt Corbitt, the Yorba Lindan, has done a lot for the Avocado growers of the county. NITECAPSULE — Some guys enlist; others wait to be asked. INDIANAPOLIS (UP) — William (Big Bill) Hutcheson, 77, president of the AFL-United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America for the last 36 years, says he is going to resign on Jan. 1. WASHINGTON (UP)—Two Senate appropriations committee members predicted today Congress will cut down on foreign aid spending next year. WASHINGTON (UP)—The Senate Internal Security subcommittee called on the State Department last night to tighten its screening of passport applications to prevent communists from traveling behind the iron curtain. NEW YORK (UP)—A three-day strike against Pan American World Airways ended today as CIO transport workers returned to their jobs in compliance with White House intervention. WASHINGTON (UP)—To save scarce metals needed in the defense program, the government and the states have agreed on a program to make 1951 or 1952 automobile license plates do indefinitely. PENNEY'S ALWAYS FIRST QUALITY! ANAHEIM STORE Store Hours 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Christmas Eve to 5:30 p.m. ONLY 4 MORE DAYS STILL PLENTY OF WONDERFUL GIFTS AT PENNEY'S! ARRIVED JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! NEW FASHIONS AND FABRICS FOR SPRING '52! NEW as '52...fresh spring DRESSES Yes... In Your Size 5'90 Yes... In Your Size 590 Nothing old or stale here! They're spanking-new dresses that look ahead to Spring, in most wanted fabrics, in a wide choice of smart styles, Spring's newest colors, Newest fabrics! • Acetate Rayon Crepe Prints! • Menswear Rayons! • Butcher Weave Rayons! • Woven Cotton Ginghams • Woven Cotton Chambrays! NEW! BATISTE BLOUSES so delicately detailed ... a breath of Spring to a suit 298 From the imported yarn or imported fabric itself (and that means high sheen, more lasting finish ... no wilted look!) to the last beau. 2£.98 From the imported yarn or imported fabric itself (and that means high sheen, more lasting finish... no wilted look!) to the last beautifully worked bit of embroidery perfect! White, pintels, 32-40 HERE THEY ARE! NEW TEENAGE FLATS WITH COLOR SETTING THE STAGE FOR SPRING '52 PASTELS 2£.98 Yes! Only 2.98 for these cute new flats in six spring shades that will "spark" any teenagers wardrobe. Sizes 4 to 9, AA-B.