anaheim-gazette 1952-07-11

Anaheim Gazette FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1852 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 258 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered is 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 MAR BESELER Assistant Publisher LEONARD KREIDT City Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G.E. MELLEN Assistant Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager Hal Boyle (Editor's Note: Wilbur Peeble, America's most average guy, has been himself into serious trouble while attending the Republican National Convention. He tells about it himself in his letter to his faithful wife:) BY HAL BOYLE CHICAGO (P)—Well, Trellis Mac, I just hope you can realize the spot I've got myself in by marching for Taft, Eisenhower, Warren and MacArthur. I have overnight become the overnight all-American Republican, and I have had to beat down a movement among the stockyards boys to name me for president. Here's how it happened, honey, and that blonde who held my hand while the television camera was pointed our way was just OBLONG VIEWS (From an Egg-shaped Head) By WALDO HUNTER By LEONARD KREIDT (for Waldo Hunter) Former detractors from the shining name of television are rapidly changing their viewpoint, what with the extensive TV coverage of the national Republican convention. Never before has Mr. Average American been in such a wonderful position to feel that he really has his fingers in the political pie. Disillusionment at finding that Gen. MacArthur, best known to the public either in a scrambled-egg-festooned garrison cap, or with a corn cob purposefully gripped in the vice of a granite jaw, CHICAGO—For a man knew almost nothing about politics, Ike Eisenhower has pretty well at Chicago. Lounging in a dark red robe and a pair of shorts, he hower sat in his suite at the tel Blackstone getting ready from division commanders in tule. There was not the same vision, of course, and it's also difficult that Eisenhower under all the political jockeying on campaign commanders as he wove the feints of his division commanders. But, in politics as in war, history usually goes to the man who has had 12 years of careful organization behind him, too; with some of the most devil leaders in the GOP, here are factors which Eisenhower has backing him: 1. A skilled chief of staff what Gen. Omar Bradley was the Normandy landing, Gov. T. Dewey of New York has been Ike's political battle. Though he popular with many leaders, Dewey knows the political moves, built up a smooth machine, and it really functioned in Chicagoland. 2. A cause—It wasn't until I handed Eisenhower the "steal" slogan in Texas and Louisiana that Ike really began gathering steam. This gave him chance to argue that the Republicans do not go in for the corruption that they'd pinned on Democrats. The argument carried weight. I have overnight become the overnight all-American Republican, and I have had to beat down a movement among the stockyards boys to name me for president. Here's how it happened, honey, and that blonde who held my hand while the television camera was pointed our way was just joking—she said. Anyway, I didn't see her later. Well, dear, I didn't have a pass to get into convention hall, and naturally, after a week of civic duty here I wanted to see what was going on. I was standing at the entrance to the hall when a fellow came up to me and said, "how about carrying this banner into the hall?" "Why, sure," I said. And for 40-odd minutes I muscled that sign saying "win with Taft." Well, honey, after that, just as they were about to throw me out of the hall, an elderly man with a California accent thrust a "win with Warren" sign in my hand, and said: "carry on for a great Republican Democrat." That was when I got hit by one of the circling paper saucers they were throwing up for fun. Of course, the saucer that hit me would have to have a stale hot dog covered with mustard on it. Honey, there is no way you can take mustard off a suit here for less than $2.50—and a letter of gratitude to the valet. There is no charge for the black eye. Well, Trellis Mae, then they filled the Eisenhower demonstration, and the lady in front of me tossed away her Warren sign and said: "If you can't carry for Ike you're yellow." So I grabbed an Ike sign and followed her gamely around until she started talking to a wildflower from South Dakota—or was it North Vermont? It became such a madhouse, Trellis Mae, that when they nominated Stassen I jumped up and prabbed a sign. Then somebody said: "we aren't yelling for Starboard." Never before has Mr. Average American been in such a wonderful position to feel that he really has his fingers in the political pie. Disillusionment at finding that Gen. MacArthur, best known to the public either in a scrambled egg-festooned garrison cap, or with a corn cob purposefully gripped in the vice of a granite jaw, haq a bald spot which he vainly endeavors to conceal with a rather painfully executed coiffure is amply repaid by a ringside seat at the battles carried on on the convention floor or in committee hearings. Many an intelligent American who thought he knew all about political conventions has learned some new wrinkles associated with the politicians' art—all because of TV. Before the current convention, we felt the only excuse for TV in the home was the coverage of sports: football, boxing, basketball and baseball; half-hour live drama presentations and live news coverage, such as that given the January floods, Miss Chadwick's channel swim and Wednesday's Warner Bros. fire. The convention jockeying for votes, the rising and falling fortunes of the favorites, affect a viewer remarkably like the tides of fortune in a grudge football game involving his alma mater. Substitute Taft for USC and Ike for UCLA and you get an idea of what I mean. A convention announcer might describe the "game" somewhat like this: "Taft, dominating the game throughout the initial period, led at the half, 548 to 475. Early in the third period, however, the Ikes gave the ball to Quarterback Tom Dewey who took it on a sneak through the forward wall of Taft and slashed into their secondary for a 22 vote gain. "Again in the third period, Ike pulverized the Taft line for gain after gain and toward the end of the quarter edged ahead to take the lead. "As we go into the final written convention." 2. A cause—It wasn't until I handed Eisenhower the "steal" slogan in Texas and Louisiana that Ike really began to gather steam. This gave him chance to argue that the Republicans do not go in for the corruption that they'd pinned on by Democrats. The argument carried weight. 3. A high-powered public campaign—No convention since that which nominated Wendell Willkie in 1940 has seen anything to equal Ike's ballyhoo. It was done by some experts from General Mills in Minneapolis and from Young and Rubrican in New York. There's been lot of merely spontaneous sentiment, too. Pretty girl boosting Ike have been everywhere, passing out buttons lining the handful. Taft buttons were passed out parsimoniously, once one at a time. 4. Money—Though Taft seems to have most of the cash at fin land and the Eisenhower forces we slow in paying their hotel posit someone has really taken the rubber band off the Eisenhower bankroll recently. The claims that Wall Street opened for Ike are probably correct Winthrop Aldrich, head of the Chase bank and a member of the Rockerfeller family, is an old and faithful Dewey supporter. 5. Economic pressures — If every convention, whether Republican or Democratic, it's this deals and the last-minute pressures that swing big blocks on delegates. FDR got the nomination in 1932 by promising two cabinet posts to William Gibb McAdoy for his friends and the vice presidency to John Nance Garner. CAPABLE SWING-MEN — A Chicago today, the Michigan delegation was swung into line chiefly by General Motors and Ford Four years ago, the head of the Michigan delegation, Arthur Summerfield, was strong for Taft Even when Michigan Republican held their convention this year. If you can't carry for Ike you've yellow." So I grabbed an Ike sign and followed her gamely around until she started talking to a widower from South Dakota—or was it North Vermont? It became such a madhouse, Trellis Mac, that when they nominated Stassen I jumped up and grabbed a sign. Then somebody said, "we aren't yelling for Stassen now. This isn't 1948." Well, honey, the convention was killing time, and finally an oil man from Oklahoma got up and nominated General MacArthur, and said of him that he had "a name that will not die, and will not lade away." The funny thing about the next 30 minutes of madness, Trellis Mac, is that everybody joined in. It was late at night and the delegates were very tired. I don't think they were politically for MacArthur at all. But he was a symbol—like the American flag they hauled out and hollered for. The last banner I ended up carrying said, "the people want Mac." I am not at all convinced that is true—but it is a possibility. The Republicans are kind of glazed up right now, and aren't sure whom they want. And this letter comes to you from a tired, loving husband, tired of shouldering many banners, Your own, Wilbur. P.S. I hate to bring up money again—but send me some more. I had to buy a round of soft drinks for all its banner carriers. We all agreed on only one thing—Governor Warren has the best-looking family. Ikes gave the ball to Quarterback Tom Dewey who took it on a sneak through the forward wall of Taft and slashed into their secondary for a 22 vote gain. "Again in the third period, Ikel pulverized the Taft line for gain after gain and toward the end of the quarter edged ahead to take the lead. "As we go into the final critical period, it looks like Ikel, but we can't be sure. Taft is fighting mad and is marshalling all its forces to regain that lead. One thing is sure—you won't know the winner in this game until the final gun!" County Cities to Ask Higher Gas Tax Allocations Cities of Orange county will renew their efforts to obtain extra allocations of state-collected gasoline taxes from the county's share, the executive board of the Orange County League of Cities decided in a meeting at Santa Ana last evening. For several years, the county granted several cities portions of the county's own share of the state gas tax, in addition to what the cities receive directly from the state. The total amounted to $110,000 a year. Last fiscal year, the county supervisors shut off this extra allocation to the cities, on the ground that the county's own road building program required all of the county's share of the gas taxes. If You Drive! Don't Drink CAPABLE SWING-MEN — A Chicago today, the Michigan delegation was swung into line chiefly by General Motors and Ford Four years ago, the head of the Michigan delegation, Arthur Summerfield, was strong for Taft. Even when Michigan Republican held their convention this year Summerfield still held out for Taft. But Summerfield is a General Motors dealer, in fact, is reputed to be the biggest Chevrolet dealer in the world. So, when General Motors notified Summerfield in no uncertain terms that he had better be for Eisenhower it gave him cause for thought. Simultaneously one of Henry Ford's executives sent word to Summerfield that if he wanted any money for the GOP in Michigan he had better get off the Taft bandwagon. So, at Chicago swing-man Summerfield helped swing Michigan delegates to Ikel. Swing-man for Pennsylvania, Gov. John Fine, started out leaning toward either Taft or Eisenhower. But the steel industry of Pennsylvania is the most potent in the state, and also happens to be for Eisenhower. Its executives can be persuasive. Also persuasive were some talks with Governor Dewey had with local political leaders in Pennsylvania and which they in turn had with Fine. They told him that with Ikel on the ticket it made the difference between winning or losing their districts in November, and they wanted to win. These were some of the moves by which Ikel Eisenhower, the naive and none-too-happy politician, learned that when it comes "TELL ME WHEN IT'S ALL OVER" MORRIS Bandleader Lawrence Welk Discovers Television Is His Own Pot of Gold By JACK QUIGG (For Bob Thomas) HOLLYWOOD (AP)—Lawrence Welk, a North Dakota farm boy who became a bandleader, then had to tour for 25 years to make it pay, has settled down at last—because of television. TV was once regarded as a threat to the band business, the theory being that it kept folks at home and out of dance halls. Welk maintains the opposite. In May, 1951, Welk started a brief engagement at the Aragon ballroom, a vast ocean front establishment that was then virtually on the financial rocks. At the same time television station KTLA was seeking a band for a half hour show once a week. After hearing Welk, station manager Klaus Landsberg signed him for four weeks. The response to the 49-year-old baton waver’s “Champagne Music” left both Landsberg and Welk somewhat awed. The ballroom, which before Welk was attracting as few as a score of patrons on week nights, began drawing hundreds. Week-end crowds now exceed 8000. The Aragon has signed him to a contract that has another year to to politics there’s more than one way to skin a candidate. CHICAGO MERRY - GO-ROUND—More has leaked out on the New York caucus at which Tom Dewey really cracked the whip. Welk’s Friday night telecast from the Aragon pulls fan mail that would make many a movie star envious. After the program became tops in its time spot, KTLA gave him a two-year contract, and is now laying plans to kinescope his programs and distribute them nationally. The brand of music that has put Welk on top is light, breezy, pleasant on the ears and easy to dance to. But it takes more than music, he says, to put a band across on TV. Showmanship is equally important. Welk doesn’t use acts. Instead he has trained all but two of his 17 musicians to do specialty solos. The two holdouts claim modesty but Welks hopes to change that. Besides his pretty feminine vocalist, Roberta Lynn, and his Irish tenor, Gene Purcell, half a dozen other bandsmen can and do get up and make with the vocal cords. Sometimes they team to make duets, trios and quartettes. “One talent the good Lord gave me,” Welk says, “was the ability to find talent in musicians that other bandleaders have passed up.” “My pianist didn’t know he could sing until two years ago, when I encouraged him to try,” the bandleader related. “He has become a talented vocalist. My violinist had never been a soloist. He lacked the technique for certain types of playing. We arranged a number of tunes to fit run. Public Evaluator Quality of Radio TV Announcing By C. E. BUTTER NEW YORK (AP)—Dancers supplying fill-in calls for a public event such as a literal convention talk Some folks seem to think They cite instances of voice from the speakers is being fed into the circuits—both radio and lon—at the same time the nouncer is attempting some explanatory phrase The result is a tower effect, disconcerting to a listener alike. The sax has developed at baseballs. Without specifying over another, it’s been on all networks hand. Republican meeting our cage. Announceers doing ion at times seem to fear the picture can often be ter job than any word is a tendency, too, to be tive. Generally, though, the ing has been of a quality tain interest even when age flow became overeager anyone in the talking desk is to have a few laurels be Betty Furness. She was signed to the comment to the commercial mess the sponsor on CBS and Her style won much in comment. Meanwhile the radio works have arranged their BLE SWING-MEN — At today, the Michigan delegation swung into line chief-general Motors and Ford. Years ago, the head of the delegation, Arthur Sumner, was strong for Taft. Then Michigan Republicans convention this year, held still held out for Summerfield is a Gen-sors dealer, in fact, re-be the biggest Chevrolet the world. So, when motors notified Summerfield no uncertain terms that better be for Eisenhower, him cause for thought. Necessity one of Henry executives sent word to hold that if he wanted for the GOP in Mich-лад better get off the wagon. So, at Chicago, at Summerfield helped Michigan delegates to Ike. Ian for Pennsylvania, Fine, started out leaned either Taft or Eisenhower the steel industry of India is the most potent state, and also happens to enblower. Its executives suasive. Also persuasive he talks with Governor Ed with local political Pennsylvania and which man had with Fine. They that with Ike on the slide the difference being losing their dis- November, and they win. Here some of the moves like Eisenhower, the none-too-happy politic-ed that when it comes to politics there more than one way to skin a candidate. CHICAGO MERRY - GO-ROUND—More has leaked out on the New York caucus at which Tom Dewey really cracked the whip. To keep his delegates in line on the question of changing the old 1912 rules on seating contested delegates, Dewey urged: "It's all right to have a difference of opinion, but I'm a regular Republican and a great believer in party regularity. You can still be a Republican and disagree with me in this fight, but not a New York Republican." State Chairman Bill Pfeiffer echoed Dewey: "I also have a long memory and I won't forget those who desert us on this issue." New York's Sen. Irving Ives was milder. He said: "If we are going to fight corruption in the Democratic administration we have got to keep our own house clean." They won the day. With the exception of one delegate, New York stuck with Dewey on the contested delegates issue. General MacArthur's cardinal mistake in his keynote speech was making it too long. Remarked one delegate: "I guess his speech was all fight, but I went to sleep." Gov. John Lodge of Connecticut made the best speech of the convention—less bombast and more appeal to reason, Guy Gabrielson did a good job of presiding. Remarked one lady delegate from Missouri: "All we Republicals do is quote Abraham Lincoln and all the Democrats do is run against Herbert Hoover." My pianist didn't know he could sing until two years ago, when I encouraged him to try," the bandleader related. "He has become a talented vocalist. My violinist had never been a soloist. He lacked the technique for certain types of playing. We arranged a number of tunes to fit his abilities. Today he can perform like a virtuoso for 10 and 15 minutes at a time." Showmanship isn't everything, however. Welk said—"you must make people like you." He makes it a point to get out on the floor and meet the dancers. His musicians go out of their way to be friendly. "We operate like a business holding regular meetings. If someone has fluffed off on his obligation to the people, we bring it out at the meeting," Welk says. For most of his 25 years as a bandleader, Welk has toured the east and midwest, occasionally invading Pacific Coast states. For one 10-year period, 1926 to 1936, he did nothing but one-night stands. People he played for during his travels have now settled in this area. Now the owner of a mansion in exclusive Brentwood—the first permanent home he has shared with his wife and three children—Welk says he has settled down for good. And he thinks he's done pretty well for a guy who once couldn't hold a job in the band business. When at 21, Welk left the family farm near Bismarck, N.Dak. He had no trouble finding employment as an accordionist. But invariably, he was fixed. "The other musicians would complain because I couldn't music," he says. "I could keep in tempo on songs I had to start my own to keep eating." Jap Newsman Likens Republican Convention to Homeland Festival By MARTHA COLE CHICAGO. (F)—Just like a festival back home is the way a Japanese newspaperman describes the Republican national convention. And a newspaperman from the other side of the world, Arne Thoren of the Stockholm Expressen, said it was hard to believe "that out of this sometimes terrific chaos the best man for the Republican nomination will be chosen." The two—Thoren and Takehike Shinohara, of the newspaper Asahi in Tokyo—are among 20 foreign newsmen covering the convention. Actually, 47 foreign newspapers and agencies are represented at the convention, but many of their correspondents are based in Washington and New York. The foreign newsmen stick together in one section of the press tables on the convention floor and in a corner of the general press room in the basement of the convention headquarters hotel. English is their common language. Ojuka Julius from "Politika" in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, was taking notes in his native language. "I think I miss the serious business here," he said of the convention floor turmoil. "You learn fast, brother," a passing American newspaperman assured him. "It's a wonderful mixture of show, religious meeting, patriotic speeches and political maneuvering." Thoren said. "We think we have a democracy in Sweden. We have, but it hasn't found this way of working yet." Thoren arrived last week from Korea, where he had been working for his paper. Shigehiko Morita from Chubu Nippon Shimbun, the central Japan daily at Nagoya, said all of the Japanese newsmen here were especially interested in the speech of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Monday night. The only comment Morita had on MacArthur or his speech was "He looks tired." Most of the correspondents for London papers are from Washington bureaus. However, Alistair Forbes of the London Sunday Dispach, Malcolm Muggeridge of the London Daily Telegraph and John Gordon of the London Sunday Express came over from England. Western Union estimated that 100,000 words were cabled to foreign newspapers in the first two days of the convention. That compares with the 145,000 words cabled abroad during the entire 1948 GOP convention. Public Evaluates Quality of Radio TV Announcing By C. E. BUTTERFIELD NEW YORK. (AP)—Do announcers supplying fill-in commentary for a public event such as a political convention talk too much? Some folks seem to think so. They cite instances where a voice from the speaker's rostrum is being fed into the broadcast circuits—both radio and television—at the same time that an announcer is attempting to offer some explanatory phrases. The result is a tower of Babel effect, disconcerting to viewer and listener alike. The same effect has developed at baseball broadcasts. Without specifying one case over another, it's been the same on all networks handling the Republican meeting out of Chicago. Announcers doing television at times seem to forget that the picture can often do a better job than any words. There is a tendency, too, to be repetitive. Generally, though, the announcing has been of a quality to maintain interest even when the verbage flow became overextended. If anyone in the talking department is to have a few laurels it would be Betty Furness. She wasn't assigned to the commentary, but to the commercial messages for the sponsor on CBS and Dumont. Her style won much favorable comment. Meanwhile the radio-TV networks have arranged their schedules convention headquarters hotel. English is their common language. Ojuka Julius from "Politika" in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, was taking notes in his native language. "I think I miss the serious business here," he said of the convention floor turmoil. "You learn fast, brother," a day Express came over from England. Western Union estimated that 100,000 words were cabled to foreign newspapers in the first two days of the convention. That compares with the 145,000 words cabled abroad during the entire 1948 GOP convention. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anaheim Gazette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago June 1877 We learn that Los Angeles was afflicted with a very severe sandstorm yesterday, so sorry. Stephen M. White of Los Angeles came down on the train last night. One of the most heart rending occurrences it has ever been our fortune to chronicle occurred yesterday at N. H. Mitchell's stable. A horse, which Mr. Mitchell valued quite highly, received a fearful blow which severed the fore and aft legs from the body. The wind carried the severed parts to parts unknown, and Mr. Mitchell will pay a suitable reward for their recovery. If they do not turn up, Gooch must paint another sign. Mrs. Summerfield and Mrs. Barnett of San Francisco are visiting Anaheim, the guests of P. Davis Esq. Our attention was called yesterday to a skillful piece of work done by Mrs. Barnett. It is a wreath made of fish scales and eyes, fastened on silver wire. The effect is very beautiful, and is enhanced by the blue background of the frame in which it is encased. As a piece of artistic handiwork it is deserving of mention and the fact that the scales and eyes of fish is only material used renders it all the more an object of curiosity. 50 Years Ago June 1923 James W. Landell breathed his last at his home in Buena Park on Friday afternoon. He had been ill during several months. In his death the county loses one of its oldest and most highly esteemed citizens. He had lived in this section since 1874. Deceased was born in Philadelphia in 1886 and was educated in that city. He built the machinery for Cramp's first shipbuilding plant. He married Sally Moore, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Hughes, in 1865. They had six children, five of whom survive. viz. Frank Landell of Newhall, John Landell of San Juan Capistrano, Margaret Hargreaves of Fallbrook, Charles and Gilbert Landell of Buena Park. The funeral occurred on Sunday morning and was conducted by Rev. Corbin of Buena Park. The remains found a last resting place in Anaheim cemetery. Deceased was for many years Justice of the Peace for this township. 25 Years Ago June 1927 Francis Bode, son of Rev. and Mrs. A. G. H. Bode, is attending the officers training camp at Monterey, where he will remain for six weeks. Mrs. Nellie E. Terry and Miss Kate Rae were guests on Monday at a luncheon at St. Ann's Inn, Santa Ana, given by Mrs. A. P. Nelson county president of the Gas Co. Official Addresses Lions The Stanton Lions heard Pauling, Anaheim supervisor of the southern Counties Gas co., this week as speaker. He illustrated his talk with a movie called Challenge of Growth," pertaining to the fast growth of Southern California and how the utility companies have to be on their knees to meet the many problems that subdivisions come in and manpower and supplies are needed. The program was presented by George L. Park of Long Beach who acted as program chairman. The new president, Royal C. Harten reappointed Lewis McCainney, Harry Tabatt, Alfred W. Rock and Roy Allen on the building rental committee and added the name of Hal Eastwood. In addition to their previous duties the group agreed to assume the responsibility of keeping the buildings clean. Implain because I couldn't read music," he says. "I could only hop in tempo on songs I knew. Had to start my own band to hop eating." WHO'S ZOO—ON THE HIGHWAY DON'T BE A SHEEP. Following too closely will only lead to an accident. Leave plenty of room between your car and the car ahead.