anaheim-gazette 1952-03-18

Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1902 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anabeim, California. Phone Anabeim 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: $0 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 MAX BEISLER LEONARD KREIDT NEIL STANLEY G. E. MELLEN RALPH ROULAND DON YOUNG Trying to label communists... Except for an occasional lively outburst, like, "you're a meatball," smoking out the communist party has been a dreary job which will take years to finish. It was understood the job couldn't be speedy when Congress in the fall of 1950 passed, then re-passed over President Truman's veto, a law intended to crack down on communist activities in many directions. This story deals with only one phase of it: forcing the communist party to register as a communist-action outfit—meaning, a Moscow agent—and list its sources of income, with the names of its leaders and members. Ever since April 1951 the Justice Department has been presenting evidence to the five-member Subversive Activities Control thought the party, whose top leaders are in jail or fugitives, may not require more than a couple of months to offer evidence in its own defense to the board. Then the board will require more time, months probably, to reach a decision. If the board agrees with the attorney general that the party is taking orders from Moscow and tells it to register, then— The party can appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the board. If it loses there, the party can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. All that will take many months. Assuming that the board rules against the party, it's not expected that a decision from the Supreme Court can be expected. Hal Boyle NEW YORK (P)-Is the laugh getting old-fashioned? One way to judge a people read what they laugh at. There are some who believe American sense of humor is down hill. Many professional come complain the nation is developing an ulcer on its funnybone. "People are too tense," say. "People won't take kidding they used to. They don't like to laugh at themseconds any more." An antidote to this trend tense political year is provided editor Donald Day in a book selections from Will Rogers ed "How We Elect Our Parents." It is a handy little book back to sanity for both didates and voters who take their selves too seriously. Looking back at these years after his death on an Asian tundra, the humor of the chewing cowboy still stands well. But the cutting quality his quips stands out more clearly now that the grin that went them is buried. Will drew lariat noose tight on a lot of sense in his time that new strangling. ONE WONDI S whether statesmen of today could their tempers if they were target of his artful tosses. When they have held still for Rogers who wrote: "Ain't it funny how much hundreds of thousands of diers we can recruit with perseverance." This story deals with only one phase of it: forcing the communist party to register as a communist-action outfit—meaning, a Moscow agent—and list its sources of income, with the names of its leaders and members. Ever since April 1951 the Justice Department has been presenting evidence to the five-member Subversive Activities Control board, appointed by the president, to prove the communist party is a Moscow agent. The board itself was appointed Oct. 23, 1950, one month after the law was passed. But the board couldn't start its hearings until the following April for various reasons. The Justice Department needed time to gather evidence, in the form of documents and witnesses, and the communists tried to wreck the machinery by seeking injunctions which were denied. So far the government lawyers have offered a ton of documents and 19 witnesses and still has six more witnesses to bring before the board to show the party is working for Moscow. The government hopes to finish its case by May. Then it's the party's turn to produce evidence to refute the Justice Department. It could use a year or two for doing just that. BUT IN WASHINGTON it's proposition in writing in reference thereto. 75 Years Ago March, 1877 Mr. L. Paty has just made another contract with the Los Angeles Gas company to deliver 400 tons of ice. Col. R. S. Baker is about to build a hotel in Los Angeles to cost $100,000. The site is on the corner of Main and Arcadia sts., proposition in writing in reference thereto. 50 Years Ago March, 1902 The improvements at the San Juan Hot Springs have been sold by Miguel Krashouski, who holds a lease on the forty acres upon which they are situated, to Leo Forster, a nephew of Don Marcos. The party can appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the board. If it loses there, the party can appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. All that will take many months. Assuming that the board rules against the party, it's not expected that a decision from the Supreme Court can be expected before late in 1953, at the earliest. But the board hasn't been holding hearings every day since it started them last April. The sessions have dragged along, with the lawyers for the communists challenging the government lawyers and their witnesses, who were former party members or undercover agents for the government, at every step. Once in awhile the hearings have been enlivened by sharp exchanges between the lawyers. A couple of weeks ago Vito Marcantonio, lawyer for the communists, and Frank Denunzio, Justice Department lawyer, shouted "you're a meatball" at each other. Underlying all this is a question still unanswered because it hasn't become a problem yet: suppose in the end, if the Supreme Court says the party must register, the party dissolves and reappeared under another name, as the communist party of Canada did. Will the government have to go through this all over again? IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anakeim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL It's hard to get people to lie a thing as corruption when it's something that has always been going on... It's like the poor, it's always been with us. "The more you read and observe about this politics thing, you must admit that each party is worse than the other. The one that out always looks the best." "The Democrats take the whoring as a joke and the Republicans take it serious and run it a joke. So there's not much difference." "Harding is sending out speeches on the phonograph." 75 Years Ago March, 1877 Mr. L. Paty has just made another contract with the Los Angeles Gas company to deliver 400 tons of ice. Col. R. S. Baker is about to build a hotel in Los Angeles to cost $100,000. The site is on the corner of Main and Arcadia sts., and this will necessitate pulling down the old Stearns homestead. An uncommon sight was on the street in Los Angeles today, in the shape of a veritable woolly mule. The animal is white in color and is covered with a coat of wool of the most kinky character. He is owned by a gentleman living about four miles out of town, and may be seen almost any Saturday standing in front of the United States hotel or neighboring stores. It appears that it rained all around Anaheim yesterday. At Orange it rained enough to have puddles of water on the ground. On the Alamitos rancho it rained very heavily, accompanied by peals of thunder. On Sunday night Westminster and Gospel Swamp were favored with a smart shower. The town taxes will be due on March 1st, and the Marshal will be at the Planter's hotel on the 6th, 7th and 8th for the purpose of receiving the same. A horse was stolen from in front of Moosemaun's saloon last night abut half-past eight 'clock. At the meeting of the town trustees yesterday the matter in reference to a town clock was referred back to Mr. Hammes for proposition in writing in reference thereto. 50 Years Ago March, 1902 The improvements at the San Juan Hot Springs have been sold by Miguel Krashouski, who holds a lease on the forty acres upon which they are situated, to Leo Forster, a nephew of Don Marcos Forster. New buildings and improvements will follow the change of ownership and will render the springs more attractive than they have been in the past. Supervisor White of Chino held a conference at the city hall on Thursday last with supervisor Potter and Trustees Schneider, Fay and Weisel, on the subject of applying oil to weeds in this county. He explained in detail the method used in San Bernardino county, saying that oiled roads are dustless—much superior to the sprinkled roads and much cheaper. The entire state is taking up the agitation for oiled roads, and Mr. White's time is largely taken up in answering questions from all parts of the state. A Los Angeles man, De Camp, is the pioneer in this kind of work, and some years ago took out a patent for the process of applying oil to roads, imposing a royalty of $15 a mile a year upon all parties using it. The Redlands trustees paid royalty for a time, but they don't do it any longer. Mr. White says you can't patent a thing that comes out of the ground. Supervisor Potter says he plying it to the surface of the ground. Supervisor Potter says he will begin the work of applying oil on the road leading west of this city, running past Ben Snod- grass' place early next month. desires that the city trustees operate with him in applying it to the city limits. This will necessitate siting Centre street. He will also oil the country road leadlew west from Broadway and continue it to the Garden Grove road run south two miles. He desires the city trustees to oil West Broadway to the city limits. He will also oil the Olive road and wishes the city to oil East Central street to a junction therewith. The city will probably cooperate with him and the work to be put under headway early in April. 25 Years Ago March, 1927 Mrs. Emma Polhemus of Los Angelus spent several days tha Hal Boyle NEW YORK (P)—Is the belly rich getting old-fashioned? One way to judge a people is to what they laugh at. And there are some who believe the American sense of humor is going on hill. Many professional comedians explain the nation is developing older on its funnybone. People are too tense," they say. "People won't take the joking they used to. They don't like to laugh at themselves more." Antidote to this trend in a political year is provided by Donald Day in a book of citations from Will Rogers calling "How We Elect Our Presidency." It is a handy little guide back to sanity for both canvases and voters who take them too seriously. Looking back at these many years after his death on an Alasundra, the humor of the guming cowboy still stands up. But the cutting quality of clips stands out more clearly that the grin that went with his buried. Will drew his noose tight on a lot of non-in his time that needed gling. E WONDI tS whether the men of today could hold tempers if they were the kind of his artfull tosses. Would have held still for Rogers, wrote: "THINGS ARE PRETTY QUIET DOWN HERE" MORRIS WASHINGTON — A group of steel executives sat in OPS headquarters the other day listening to OPS officials explain a nice new price formula by which the steel companies would get a price increase under the Capehart amendment. Most of the steel executives looked bored, twiddled their fingers, gazed out the window. Reason for looking out the window was not the approach of spring on The Mall outside, but because it has become apparent that the steel industry is not going to accept a modest price increase merely under the Capehart amendment but wants a larger price increase above and beyond this to compensate for a pending wage boost. So what the bored looks on steel executives’ faces meant was that the American steel industry is heading for one of the biggest strikes the nation has seen in the last decade. Here are the factors which make that strike just about as certain as the setting of the sun tonight: 1. The Wage Stabilization board is recommending a wage increase for steel workers of about 15½ cents an hour. This increase is based on accepted cost-of-living indexes and the fact that other workers, such as General Motors, have enjoyed regular wage boosts while steel workers have been tied down with a long-term contract. 2. The Office of Price Stabilization will oppose any price boost to compensate for this wage increase. - Colony Quip By the Gazette Farm Editor PACIFIC COAST edition of the Wall Street Journal story March 11, telling about the terrible plight of the Florida industry. Headlines stated: Breakfast drink fruit piles up as trees outrun thirst. Prices plunge to 45 cents a box from ago. That is what the headlines screamed. Don’t let all this fool you, Mr. California grower,lation to what you have to sell, the picture is not that it is that the fruit is much cheaper. But not the valencia are not quite ready to pick. It is our guess and hope, if you that Florida valencias will bring their growers pretty good. Don’t forget this; their early and mid-season fruit this pretty poor. So was the prize. But it returned about a worth and some Florida growers will whisper this to your side, too. There were a lot of this stuff shipped and at time California navels brought big money. So—don’t let anybody build up an alibi for a poor your 1952 valencias by pointing out Florida’s troubles. IN THIS SAME article in the Wall Street Journal, if the end of it, you found some news that made the Florida pretty good. “Minute Maid Corp., another big ‘squeezer and free been in full production at its plants since the first of the cording to Henry Cragg, director of manufacturing.’ We ably run heavily to the end of May, maybe a little later that.’ Minute Maid had a carryover slightly larger than ago, but didn’t worry about it in view of the sales pitch.” H. S. Madsen, production manager here for Birds’ A full production year is planned; in fact we hope to double put.’ Stocks of Birds Eye concentrate, he adds, were down five weeks’, supply at the start of the season; last year they and a half times as large.” All in all the coming deal looks middling good with the small sizes too, going up every day since the lamented was eliminated and with the valencias at not more than of last year. It boils down to the fact that valencias can’t ing the grower some good dough. Of course, the California must realize that his fruit must be without frost, of fair good eating quality to be worth good money. Last year we sold about 32,000 cars of valencias free a total crop of about 62,000 cars and those 32,000 fr brought the grower about 90 per cent of his money. Thecias will get an earlier start this month. more you read and observe this politics thing, you got it that each party is worse the other. The one that's always looks the best." Democrats take the whole issue as a joke and the Republicans take it serious and run it like so there's not much difference. Is sending out his press on the phonograph. Well, he will have one consola—a record when dropped easily." Formalcy with me was when needed nothing and paid no tax." Would Will have thought vision? Well, he wrote: "Normally, I think the camera more harm for politics by other one factor. Everybody would rather get their picture on the papers than their What does the platform political party amount to commit with a photograph?" Place early next month. He said that the city trustees co-witness him in applying oil city limits. This will necessitate Centre street. He will drive the country road leading from Broadway and continue Garden Grove road and with two miles. He desired trustees to oil West City to the city limits. He oil the Olive road and the city to oil East Center to a junction therewith. He will probably cooperate with the work to be put through early in April. 5 Years Ago March, 1927 Emma Polhemus of Los Angeles spent several days the past week as the guest of her son, Dean Polhemus and family, of Placentia ave. Mrs. Polhemus is a former well known resident of this city and her many friends hereabout will be glad to learn that she contemplates returning in the near future to reside permanently. W. H. Thompson has leased the packing house on the Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks formerly occupied by the Stewart Fruit Company. His lease extends over a number of years and that house will be a busy place again. Mr. Thompson operates a packing house at Redlands and he will ship to the Eastern markets Anaheim valencias and Redlands navels. A STRONG HEART NEEDED—A metal lowers engineers 716 feet to the Colorado River at Marble Canyon, Arizona, to take soundings for a possible hydroelectric dam. TV-RADIOLOGIC Old Time TV Stories Related by Video Pioneer By TOM E. DANSON HOLLYWOOD — I ran into a fellow the other day by the name of Jerry Costigan, and, after listening to some of his stories about television and his early day experiences, decided that they should be passed on for the reader's pleasure. Jerry is unquestionably the oldest TV dealer on the coast—and one of the veterans of the industry in the nation. He is celebrating his 15th anniversary as a TV dealer (believe it or not) this week, and of course being a good Irishman, his new store in Culver City will be all green bearing shamrocks. All personnel automatically get an "O" prefix to their names on business cards. Jerry, known fondly as the "Smiling Irishman of TV," broke forth with some quaint reminiscences of the early days. For instance, he sold his first receiver to a rich Phoenix, Ariz., playboy who didn't care that he'd have to wait from then, 1937, until 1951 to get any programs. He just wanted it for a showy conversation piece and house "prop" to impress visitors to his showy desert retreat. He was the first to actually manufacture receivers on the West Coast, and being a showman, he also was first to install TV in a car—actually a home receiver facing out the rear of a station wagon, as a promotion stunt. Jerry recalled an early recollection of the time a somewhat tipsy patron of a bar listened to a baseball game. He didn't know until the game was over that he was sitting directly under one of Jerry's early Capitol TV receivers—and could have seen the game, too! Then there was the excitable Italian restaurant owner who complained because his large QuipsThe Wall Street Journal carried a terrible plight of the Florida citrus fast drink fruit piles up in Florida to 45 cents a box from $2 a yearreamed. Mr. California grower, for, in re-reading the picture is not that bad. True paper. But not the valencias. They our guess and hope, if you please, their growers pretty good money. And mid-season fruit this year was but it returned about all it was will whisper this to you on the fruits stuff shipped and at the same big money. Up an alibi for a poor return on out Florida's troubles. Wall Street Journal, if you read tows that made the Florida deal look or big 'squeezer and freezer,' hasnt since the first of the year, ac-ter of manufacturing. 'We'll prob-May, maybe a little light after over slightly larger than a year, on view of the sales pickup.' manager here for Birds Eye, says: in fact we hope to double our out-rate, he adds, were down to about the season; last year they were two books middling good with navels, in day since the lamented (?) proracias at not more than 75 per cent fact that valencias can't miss bring-Of course, the California grower without frost, of fair size and of good money. 100 cars of valencias fresh out of cars and those 32,000 fresh cars or cent of his money. The valen- SACRAMENTO (CNS) — California's 1952 legislature is shaping up to the point where some predictions can be made as to the final outcome. Any prediction, of course, is likely to be erroneous, it looks from the present writing like: 1. Governor Earl Warren's budget for $1,185,397,270, largest in history, will be adopted without major changes. There will be some minor cuts, but not enough to make an appreciable difference in the total. 2. The tax reduction program sponsored by some legislators, which contemplates reduction of a half cent in the sales tax, a slice off the corporation taxes, and an increase in exemptions to out of the state income tax, will be relegated to the "further study" file, although the program has some chance of passing the state assembly. 3. Request of the California Teacher's Association and allied educational groups for $60,000,-000 to augment the average daily attendance subventions to schools will not even get to first base—instead, around $12,000,000 recommended by Governor Warren for aid to over-populated and deficient school districts, will be voted. 4. The California Highway Patrol, over which a controversy rages, will have its request for 200 more men cut to 100 or less. 5. Loans will be made to both the school construction fund, and the veterans farm and home purchase fund to keep the two programs going until the people have opportunity next November to vote new bond issues. 6. The joint tenancy law will be restored to its former permissive, rather than the present mandatory provision of requiring court establishment of a surviving tenant's rights. 7. The bills strengthening laws for the punishment of sex criminals will be adopted. THIS IN GENERAL, is a summary of what the 1952 legislature will and won't do, and as far as prognostication is concerned, Jerry recalled an early recollection of the time a somewhat tipsy patron of a bar listened to a baseball game. He didn't know until the game was over that he was sitting directly under one of Jerry's early Capitol TV receivers—and could have seen the game, too! Then there was the excitable Italian restaurant owner who complained because his large screen set didn't show the entire ball field. The funniest, however, concerned a customer who thought he'd improve on Jerry's installing crew. When they left, he swerved his antenna toward the Coliseum, for that was where the event was coming from. A hurried call put him straight just in time for the event. DOWN TV-RADIO ROW . . . The first "Cavalcade of America" film for TV will be "The Story of Nathaniel Hawthorne" . . . A recent survey in Pittsburgh shows that 68 per cent of the city's families have TV . . . Elliott Lawrence and his band will play a dance date next month at Kishco-coquillas Park, Lewiston, Pa. Contrary to reports, Guy Lombardo will give up speedboat racing, the maestro is now having his famous racer, Tempo II, completely overhaul-ed. TELE-TIPS . . . New trends in western music will be featured on KTTV (11) when Carl Colner and his Melody Ranch orchestra start a new series tonight at 7 . . . A timid soul who has spent most of his life day-dreaming is suddenly a man of action if the story, "Mr. Be-miss Takes a Trip" from KNBH (4) at 8:30 . . Should We Continue Financial Aid to Europe?" is the question for the KECA (7) show, "America Votes," Tviewed at 9 . . . "Suspense" presents "Four Days to Kill" from KNXT (2) at 9:30 . . DIAL-LITES . . . A petition-signing stunt is featured on "People Are Funny" tonight at 7 from missive, rather than the present mandatory provision of requiring court establishment of a surviving tenant's rights. 7. The bills strengthening laws for the punishment of sex criminals will be adopted. THIS IN GENERAL, is a summary of what the 1952 legislature will and won't do, and as far as prognostication is concerned, is generally conceded among Capitol observers to cover the situation. Insofar as constructive legislation is concerned, it is felt the 1952 session will be almost a total loss, unless spending more than a billion dollars of the taxpayers money can be called constructive. During the past two weeks, the legislature has been loath to get down to work. Short sessions have marked the meeting dates, but committees, particularly those dealing with expenditures, the senate finance, and the assembly ways and means, have been consistently on the job preparing the budget for submission on the floor to the senate and assembly. EXECUTIVE: Governor Earl Warren; whose campaign for the Republican nomination for president is now really under way, has been hopping back and forth to Wisconsin, where he is campaigning for that state's delegation to the national convention. The governor will get into the Oregon primaries and as well, will be forced to campaign in California, although his opposition in this state has been held to more wishful thinking than to actual threat. MILK PRICES: The state bureau of milk control, price fixing body for all milk consumed in California, said it expected a re- quest for an increase in Los Angeles area prices; announced it plans hearings on giving volume discounts to public institutions and places where milk is consumed on the premises, and has asked the attorney general for an opinion as to whether such discounts are legal for stores. Some savings it was pointed out, could be effected in the budgets of public institutions, particularly the schools, if the first discounts are allowed, and possibility exists that store prices could be reduced, or held to present levels if the attorney general rules favorably. Britain's King Edward I wrote a check for 40 pounds payable to a Florence merchant 670 years ago.