anaheim-gazette 1952-03-03

2 Anaheim Gazette MONDAY/MARCH 5, 1952 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 258 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2200. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 8, 1869, under the Art of March 3, 1878. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights here are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION fee per month by carrier or $0 per year by carrier to most. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the news reported in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispensations. THOMAS E. RUCHEL MAN DESEL LEONARD KREIDT WELI STANLEY G. E. HILEN RALPH NOLLAND JIM BLOODDIAN DON YOUNG That terrible TV wresslin'... Did you TV wrestling fans ever wonder how the foes of the Baron and Wild Red Berry can take those "neck-breakers," "Kansas cyclones," knee lifts, forearm blows, and what not, and still survive to walk calmly off to the showers? Did you ever gasp to see a wrestler appear on a card every night for a week, apparently take terrific beatings, and still come right back the next week for more anguish? (Did you wonder, like our next door neighbor did, why some of the wrestlers appearing on TV didn't even win a nod for the best comedy shows of the year?) Do you grimace when the bird with the beard squirms in pain and pounds fiercely on the mat—indicating inhumane treatment by a wrestling bad man? Do you yawn as the hideous my professional support, I have never had to treat a wrestler for anything more than a post-natal sinus drig." An occasional accident does happen. One night a wrestler approached the doctor and informed him that his arm hurt and had been palming him for weeks. The X-rays showed a fracture and chip lodged in the joint. But this mind you was an accident. How do the mafemen do such horrible things to each other and not get hurt? "The shower is they have been doing it for years," claims Dr. Poole. "They know how to fall and are past masters in the art of putting on an set of anguish and mortal pain." According to the doctor, some of the most despicable villains will often surprise you outside the ring. One wrestler built up a rice beginning just before the streets will be quitted. For promptly at 1 o'clock groups of Puerto Ricans locked up, to a school or office building, so vote of the most important docunist in the Western Hemisphere new Puerto Rican Constitution. The voters will be look for the buildings and schools in order to prevent their rents at the polls. They sit waiting their turn to vote a great calm settles down the island. This calm is a fence that you can almost thousands of pencils scattered on thousands of bins in this American plebiscite self-determination of people. This unique balloting place in the oldest parish America, yet is one of the few experiments in self-governance. It was just a few miles here that Christopher Colle first poked the nose of his Marina into the mysteries of New World. The turret tower the governor's palace at San Francisco from which this new constituent will be administered was only 40 years after Columbus rival here. And, as Columbus pioneered new world, so Puerto Rico the United States may be placing a new governmental system which may set a pattern for western hemisphere. Friendly to U.S. In actual fact the so-called "Diamond City" of the Northwest. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gaertle BY MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago March, 1877 We were shown yesterday an elegant cabinet for the Orange-thorpe school made at the mill of A. Guy Smith & Co. It is an elecpurse of $300. We note with great pleasure that Albert Rimpau has been appointed District Court Clerk, vice Boswell, resigned. 50 Years Ago March, 1902 LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago March, 1877 We were shown yesterday an elegant cabinet for the Orange-thorpe school made at the mill of A. Guy Smith & Co. It is an elegant piece of workmanship and is manufactured entirely from the wood of Oregon and California. We visited the dog-pound yesterday and found that one efficient dog-catcher had made a collection of curs not to be surpassed by any city in the county. He can certainly boost of having as large a collection of mungy, hungry-looking dogs as can be scared up anywhere. It is now proposed that the bark of the eucalyptus tree be used as a substitute for tobacco. It is said that they produce all the exhilarating and some of the narcotic influences of the weed. Every few weeks a new virtue is discovered to be possessed by this tree, but as a general thing the test of experiment demolishes the truth of the story. There was a landango last Sunday evening at a house near the location of the Spanish Circum. It was largely attended and judging from the noise when we passed by, there was a general good time. There will be a race at Santa Ana on Saturday, between the horses "Children" and "Shark," half a mile and repeat, for a purse of $200. We note with great pleasure that Albert Rimpau has been appointed District Court Clerk, vice Boswell, resigned. Mr. Thomas Rowan was among the passengers from Los Angeles last night. Our marshal made a raid upon the Celestials yesterday and marched them up to the recorder's office. Three of them were fined $10 each for celebrating the new year with fireworks, and two contributed $5 each for keeping the fireworks about their places of business. The Board of Town Trustees met yesterday, and organized as a Board of Equalization. In the case of John Adams it was determined that an increase of $210 on assessment should be made. In the case of the Bank of Anaheim it was ordered that the increase should be $3000 and in the case of R. Luedke, $200—The Board adjourned to meet immediately as a board of trustees. Report of the marshal showing fines collected $45, license tax $118, received and placed on file. The commissioners appointed by act of the legislature to settle up the affairs of the City of Anaheim made an offer to the town of Anaheim of the property of said city, in consideration of the assumption and settlement by the town of Anaheim of the indebtedness. 50 Years Ago March, 1903 Oscar Renner has returned from Sonora, after an absence of several months, and says California is good enough for him. He resumed his position at Fedman's and will be at home there to his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Vinson have disposed of their property he contemplate an early visit to dian territory. Mr. Vinson been ill lately with an attack la gripe. J. Asher is at Teachapi on two-weeks business trip. John Gardiner of Fullerton and Miss Louise Dean of Riverside were married yesterday at home of the bride's parents in the latter city. Miss Laura Roller has gone from Centralia to Los Angeles reside permanently with her sister Mrs. Passmore. Messara Muesser, Kinlow Reese and Harris, four of San Ana's prominent capitalists were in town on a visit to friends on Tuesday afternoon. Wm. Ahiborn will represent the Turnverein at the next Tagsatu A LOT OF BALLAST FOR A MAGIC CARPET SAN JUAN—Today, in Puerto ce, beginning just before noon, the streets will be quite empty. promptly at 1 o'clock; little groups of Puerto Ricans will be kicked up, 180 to a schoolhouse office building, so vote on one of the most important documents in the Western Hemisphere—the Puerto Rican Constitution. The voters will be locked in the buildings and schoolhouses order to prevent their repeating at the polls. They sit quietly waiting their turn to vote while great calm settles down over the island. This calm is so insecure that you can almost hear thousands of peninsula scratching houses on thousands of ballets this American plebiscite on self-determination of peoples. This unique balloting is takplace in the oldest part of America, yet is one of the newest experiments in self-government. It was just a few miles from that Christopher Columbus poked the nose of his Santa ma into the mysteries of the World. The turret tower of governor's palace at San Juan which this new constitution be administered was built 40 years after Columbus arrived here. And, as Columbus pioneered a world, so Puerto Rico and United States may be pioneera new governmental system which may set a pattern for the western hemisphere. Finally to U.S. actual fact the so-called own New Yorkers of the Northwest The Sacramento Scene BY HENRY C. MACARTHUR Capital News Service SACRAMENTO (ONS)—With the 1952 budget session of the state legislature under way, the attention of California officials is turned primarily to fiscal affairs, with the point at issue, the spending of more than a billion dollars of the taxpayer's money during the 1952-53 fiscal year. California's state department heads generally have figured out how to spend the colossal sum as shown in the "plush" budget submitted to the solos. — A budget which originally sought a $38,000,000 increase in operating expenditures alone. Checked first by the legislative auditor, and again by the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, and again by the Senate Finance Committee; some of the water has been squeezed out of the document, but in the opinion of many legislators, it is as yet, far from dry. Consequently, the task of slicing even more off the contemplated expenditures, will constitute the major activity at the budget session. As expressed by Senator Ben Hulse, Imperial county, who chairmans the powerful senate finance committee, "we should not only accept the reductions suggested by the legislative auditor, but not even further." Islators advocating should put such through, it is the state would depend up the loss in revenue unlikely, however, in demands by the on the taxpayer's there will be any taxes as all. EXECUTIVE: Governor spent most of last east, both to make a Cleveland, Ohio; on station; and to further ambitions for the pro-filing in the Wisconsin election, which will be 1. In this election, the governor will face him with two of the other nounced aspirants to House in the personal Taft and Harold Stass of the Wisconsin voter candidate it is predict far toward setting it cannot be termed because of the absence hower's name as a candidate. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION bomb-sized controversies behind the scenes over education paper-printing acts to the low-bidding San newspaper which is his said city amounting to 1 gold coin. It was ordered the offer be accepted and the town of Anaheim assume debtedness of the city, and warrants of the town be in place of those now outgoing and that the commission be requested to make the end bill of sale of said property. of the Southern California Turner District to take place at San Diego next month. 25 Years Ago March, 1927 Many pessimists who became alarmed because January was not as wet a month as was anticipated and who predicted another dry question is one of many cations, involving as unceasing round of red tape with no central on the subject, the school district administration get as much for their neighbors secured tion of what is and why essay in school construction much the Field act on protection has added tension costs, and finally... 25 Years Ago March, 1927 Many pessimists who became alarmed because January was not as wet a month as was anticipated and who predicted another dry season, have had their fears allayed. This has been the wettest week experienced in this section for many years. The storm which struck the Pacific Coast Sunday and has continued throughout the week was the heaviest experienced in fifty years. It covered the entire coast from Canada to Mexico, and the weather bureau reports another storm on the ocean following it up which should reach the northern coast today or tomorrow. The rain began falling Sunday morning and at 8 o'clock Monday morning 2.09 inches had fallen. Tuesday mornings measurement was 6.77, and Leo Sheridan reported 3.14 Wednesday morning, precipitation for the previous 24 hours. This made a total for the storm up to yesterday morning of 5.89, making the season's total to that date 12.87, and it was still raining. Last year to date the measurement was 6.12 and the total for the entire season was 11.30. The Santa Ana river is brimful of water, but there was no indication of a break. Many highways are inundated. The northern section of Anaheim; in the sand wash district and Sonora-town was inundated. Buena Park and Garden Grove are under water, but no serious damage and no casualties are reported. Consequently, the task of slicing even more off the contemplated expenditures, will constitute the major activity at the budget session. As expressed by Senator Ben Kube, Imperial county, who chairmans the powerful senate finance committee, "we should not only accept the reductions suggested by the legislative auditor, but cut even farther!" The threat of cuts, though, has little terror for most of the departments. None will be sliced to endanger their operations, or even put them on an "austerity" program. Reason for this is that Californians are pouring taxes into the state treasury faster than the state can spend the money. At the same time, the administration has indicated through Governor Earl Warren that it does not favor a cut in taxes at this time. THE SURPLUS: State Controller Thomas H. Kuchel predicts a state surplus of $146,000,000 by the end of the fiscal year. This much money, all unappropriated and unearmarked, gives legislators itchy fingers, particularly those who have pet projects in their own balliwicks. But some indications have been given that the pet project department, which is properly known as the pork-barrel, won't function to a great extent this year, for the simple reason that the state's needs, particularly on roads and schools, are going to top any individual requests that might be made. While the state surplus and a tax cut are two separate subjects, they must be discussed as one. For if some of the leg- cations, involving as a unceasing round of red tape with no central on the subject, the school district administers as much for their neighbors secured tion of what is and what essary in school construction much the Field act on protection has added to tion costs, and finally tinning need for new state architect's associate the middle of the control is attempting to gather facts and figures to pro- real picture. Just when done concerning future and this is important tonia's coming crop of you as yet unsolved, but thie doubt, the stewards state on the first $250 have plenty of bearing ever may be requested to ture. VETERAN FINANCE Callahan, director of finance of veterans affair, announced his department sued a cease order for further applications to chase of veterans hoard farms. All available Callahan says, are escaped without another by the state cannot conti- program. The legislature ordered a vote on a bill for next November, millions. And unless a mer arrangement is made legislature, application have to wait until this sue is sold before furious chases can be given to signal. TV-RADIOLOGIC Lombardo’s Reputation Is At Stake in Listener Test By TOM E. DANSON HOLLYWOOD—Word comes to me from New York that once again, Guy Lombardo is staking his reputation on his belief that people will listen to the “sweetest music this side of heaven” as well as dance to it. Last year, for the first time in his long career, Guy took his crew on a tour during which his music was not played for dancers. It was a concert tour for listeners only. Despite objections from his managers who pointed out that his reputation of 20 years would be at stake, he launched his tour. His managers felt that people who would pay to see him in person would want to dance to his music. After all, Lombardo was not a Toocanini! Guy, hover, felt that his audience was the entire family and that he wanted to do concerts to entertain the whole family. The maestro also pointed out that his music was listened to as well as danced to, by pulling statistics from his files about his radio ratings over the years. (These have been exceptionally high). Lombardo’s arguments won out, and his two month concert tour gave show biz trade papers page one for the entire period. Here’s how it stacked up: All existing records for an entertainment event were shattered in most of the 60 cities in which the band appeared. Guy proved than sound. We want to talk.” Comedian Joe E. Brown is making a series of personal appearances in the east, retiring to New York tonight to make his final on the Arthur Godfrey show. Carl Ravazza will open the middle of this month with a starring stand at the Coconut Grove. He’s slated for a TV package soon, too. TELE-TIPS . . . Three more big time movies on KLAC (13) with the lead off picture being, “Shamrock Hill” starting at 7 … “The Ventura Feud” is featured tonight on the “Kit Carson” episode starring Bill Williams from KECA (7) at 7:30 … The Delta Rhythm Boys will appear again tonight on “Dixie Showboat”, because of popular request when this is Tviewed over KTLA (5) at 8 … Mexican champs will meet Wild Red Berry and the Champ in a tag team main event of wrestling from KTTV (11) at 8:30 … “Maid of Cotton,” Pat Mullarkey, a skier and a hat designer will appear as special guests of Lee Hogan when her show is viewed over KNBH (4) at 9 … Cynthia and Kay Strrother of Seal Beach, Calif., will pay a return visit to Peter Potter’s Party tonight at 11:15 over KNXT (2). They are now known as “The Bell Sisters.” isolators advocating a tax cut should put such measures through, it is the surplus the state would depend on to make up the loss in revenue. It is unlikely, however, in view of the demands by the departments on the taxpayer's dollar that there will be any reduction in taxes as all. EXECUTIVE: Governor Warren spent most of last week in the east, both to make an address in Cleveland, Ohio; on soil conservation, and to further his political ambitions for the presidency by filing in the Wisconsin primary election, which will be held April 1. In this election, the California governor will face his first tussle with two of the other three announced aspirants to the White House in the persons of Senator Taft and Harold Stassen. Choice of the Wisconsin voters for a GOP candidate it is predicted, may go far toward setting a trend. Yet it cannot be termed a real test because of the absence of Winnipeg's name as a candidate. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION: A bomb-sized controversy is raging behind the scenes over the question of school construction costs, the question being whether or not the public is getting its money's worth in class-rooms for the $250,000,000 it voted for the relief of distressed school districts. The question is one of many ramifications, involving as it does an unceasing round of government red tape with no central authority on the subject, the desires of school district administrators to get as much for their districts as their neighbors secured, the question of what is and what isn't necessary in school construction, how much the Field act on earthquake protection has added to construction costs, and finally, the concern from his files about his radio ratings over the years. (These have been exceptionally high). Lombardo's arguments won out, and his two month concert tour gave show biz trade papers page one for the entire period. Here's how it stacked up: All existing records for an entertainment event were shattered in most of the 60 cities in which the band appeared. Guy proved conclusively, that people would pay good money to watch a popular dance band give a concert. (Benny Goodman also proved this point with his concerts in Carnegie Hall). This month, Guy started out again with another of his concert tours, but this time for a much longer period. For the next three months he will play in cities throughout the south, southwest, midwest, northeast and east. While the maestro is on this tour, his "Your Hit Parade" and "Lombardoland, USA" programs will continue to be heard as usual. So, once more, he is staking his money and reputation on the listener appeal. DOWN TV-RADIO ROW... Get a kick out of the story of two women on a plane, with one of the women saying to the pilot, "Now, don't start going faster -Colony QuipsBy the Gazette Farm Editor FLORIDA CITRUS has been having a bad time this year with their early and mid-season oranges. In fact it is so bad that the grower will only get a little more than double the net return that the California valencia grower will eventually get from U-NO-HOO for that part of his fruit that was canned. Yes, boys, that is provable and is not just "loose talk." So let's not take the Kremlin's tears about Florida as an antidote for poor valencia returns to California growers. Instead, let us quietly, but insistently, keep reminding the "hired help" that we are still expecting a better job from them and not only for members but for the entire California industry. Let us tell them gently and eagerly that we desire to be surprised this year, not by their protestations of infallibility, but by the amount of mazuma the grower gets for his fruit. In other words it is our feeling that if the "baloney boys" would concentrate on getting not less than a certain amount for every salable California prune, kosher or not, they would immediately justify their position and start earning the salary. cations, involving as it does an unceasing round of government red tape with no central authority on the subject, the desires of school district administrators to get as much for their districts as their neighbors secured, the question of what is and what isn't necessary in school construction, how much the Field act on earthquake protection has added to construction costs, and finally, the continuing need for new schools. The state architect's association is in the middle of the controversy, and is attempting to gather together facts and figures to present the real picture. Just what will be done concerning future financing, and this is important to California's coming crop of youngsters, is as yet unsolved, but there is little doubt the stewardship of the state on the first $250 million will have plenty of bearing in whatever may be requested in the future. VETERAN FINANCING: And Callahan, director of the department of veterans affairs, announced his department has issued a cease order for taking further applications for purchase of veterans homes and farms. All available funds, Callahan says, are earmarked, and without another bond issue, the state cannot continue the program. The legislature has ordered a vote on a bond issue for next November, for $160 millions. And unless some other arrangement is made by the legislature, applications will have to wait until this bond issue is sold before further purchases can be given the green signal. So let's not take the Kremlin's tears about Florida as an antidote for poor valencia returns to California growers. Instead, let us quietly, but insistently, keep reminding the "hired help" that we are still expecting a better job from them and not only for members but for the entire California industry. Let us tell them gently and eagerly that we desire to be surprised this year, not by their protestations of infallibility, but by the amount of mazuma the grower gets for his fruit. In other words it is our feeling that if the "baloney boys" would concentrate on getting not less than a certain amount for every salable California orange, kosher or not, they would immediately justify their position and start earning the salaries we can't help paying them. Last year they even bragged about selling "large chain stores" a goodly supply of Sunkist oranges. What in the devil had they been doing in former years? Well? NOW IT IS our hope that this year there will not be too many California oranges headed for "products." Why? Simply because we in California have not found out how to return the grower any dough for this type of fruit. Sure, certain plants have done very well but when you get to the "big deal" and fall on your face with 16.313 cents a pound-for solids it is not very good for old man grower. Put that gun down, boy, just remember we didn't say a word about this before withdrawal time was over. We want to make this point right here: Why is it that the California grower is not told about his return on "Juice" in a cold turkey manner? What real difference would it make? The Florida grower, far better informed that his pototype in California, knows to the penny what his fruit is worth as Juice, concentrate or fresh. But with a short crop of California valencias coming up there should be time, and we think it well worth the effort, to reappraise the position of the Orange county valencia grower and to attempt to sell at a profit and much nearer parity, at least $5,000 cars of fresh California valencias in 1952. Lets us also trim up our by-products operation; putting the emphasis, not in the defensive "we done better" category but on the firm, honest basis of enough dough to the grower so he can keep on raising them. If this can't be done then leave em on the tree. Is that a problem? Sure it is. But that is what the boys "upstairs" are hired to solve. Or are they? It would be as good employment as they could find. We will wager on that.