anaheim-gazette 1952-07-23

ANAHEIM Daily GAZETTE Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 258 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1969, under the Act of March 2, 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: 800 per month by carrier or 40 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. KUGNEL Publisher MAX BELER Assistant Publisher LEONARD KREIDT City Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager G. E. MELLEN Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager DON YOUNG Circulation Manager COUNTY COMMENT BY GEORGE E. HART Word that the cities of Riverside and San Bernardino counties, despite the pending Orange county injunction suit to halt them are entering a race to drill water wells in the upper Santa Ana basin, will send Orange county water leaders hustling into that area shortly to see just what is up. If the report is found to be true, it undoubtedly will set off legal fireworks in earnest. Orange county has been holding off as long as possible with serving inmates in the injunction suit, keeping it merely as a protection of local rights, and a persuader to the amount used then, somebody would have to go thirsty or move elsewhere. The injunction suit was filed against the cities of Riverside, San Bernardino, Redlands and Colton, to prevent them from increasing their use of basin water. Lately, local water interests have heard that progress of the tup river territory in organizing to join MWD is being hampeed by opposition in Corona. Therefore, it is quite probable that Corona very soon will find herself included in the lawsuit unless she quits dragging her feet. Officials of the Orange county water district, plaintiff in the injunction proceedings, are in the mood to give Corona a touch of the spur. Drilling Race In view of the sincere efforts of many leaders in San Bernardino and Riverside counties to get CHICAGO. — The favorite cupination of this convention being President Truman as he is for. There are half a cabinet members here, the score of senators, plus highly placed Democratic plus two White House observers. Some of them actually have access to the White House by phone. Most of them don’t from many you can get at a secured version of who the pre-wants or whom he doesn’t. The situation is almost ideal with the Chicago convention 1944 when Franklin Roosevelt was en route by train to west coast, and when Bob negan, Ed Flynn of the Mayor Kelly of Chicago and er party bosses undertook to the delegates who they nominate as vice president. was the memorable occasion Hannagan, then national chair produced a letter listing first actor Harry Truman then J Wm. D. Douglas as FDR’s presence for vice president. It was not until some years er that Grace Tully, FDR’s sonal secretary, told how that ter had been retyped at He gan’s direction in order to Truman’s name ahead of D lafa’. Truman on Candidates Today the man who benefited by that switch of names is in White House with the power influence, perhaps pick his Ana basin, will send Orange county water leaders hustling into that area shortly to see just what is tip. If the report is found to be true, it undoubtedly will set off legal fireworks in earnest. Orange county has been holding off as long as possible with serving summons in the injunction suit, keeping it merely as a protection of local rights, and a persuader for the upriver cities to join the Metropolitan water district and voluntarily quit pumping local water. Promising progress has been made by interests in the two neighboring counties to organize the entire basin to those counties into a municipal water district, for annexation to MWD. But if some of the cities are going to disregard the need for importing Colorado river water, and dig deeper into the local supply, Tegardless of who else gets hurt, then look for Orange county to clamp down without further delay. Water Battle The upriver cities then would find themselves in a battle to keep their water supply from being cut back five years to the amount they were using Oct. 18, 1946, let alone increasing what they are using now. The Orange county injunction suit was filed Oct. 19, 1951, and that date pegs the time factor in determining the limit of wat use by those cities. If the Orange county suit succeeded, and local legal lights see no reason why it shouldn't, since cities have no legal right to pump water from underground, and only gain such rights by unchallenged use, then the upriver cities would either have to ration water or import from the Colorado, and quick. They have made a lot of growth since 1946 and if their water supply should be cut back that Corona very soon will find herself included in the lawsuit unless she quits dragging her feet. Officials of the Orange county water district, plaintiff in the injunction proceedings, are in the mood to give Corona a touch of the spur. Drilling Race In view of the sincere efforts of many leaders in San Bernardino and Riverside counties to get their territory into MWD, it came as a surprise here to learn that some of the cities are racing to see who can get the most new water wells drilled. It is not felt, however, that prosecution of the injunction suit against the cities would hurt the movement to join MWD, but rather would aid it by closing any other doors to water. The water well race apparently stemmed from recent purchase by the city of Riverside of 57 acres of water bearing land in the Antill basin of San Bernardino county. That move was viewed with apprehension by San Bernardino water users. Riverside has agreed to sell part of the tract to the San Bernardino county flood control district, but would reserve water rights on the part sold. The San Bernardino county water conservation district objects and has protested to the San Bernardino county supervisors against accepting such reservation. The Riverside move is said to have generated the race between the cities up there to get their hooks into the water supply before somebody else gets there. Orange county, with its injunction suit, will try to unhook them. Many Orange county water leaders will be with the Santa Ana River Water Conservation association, a tri-county body, on a tour of the water well sites in the upper basin scheduled next Aug. 24. We'll see what we shall see. Truman on Candidates Today the man who benefited by that switch of names is in White House with the power influence, perhaps pick his successor. Here is a summary how he seems to be reacting. In regular staff meetings, president has played his political cards close to his chest. No has he disclosed his hand regarding a possible successor. To a few extremely close visers, however, he finally cated that he would favor Alen Harriman, because of Herman's 100 per cent support of New-Fair Deal program. He was about two weeks before convention. When this word leaked however, Democratic Chairman Frank McKinney urged the president to reverse himself and Vice President Alben Barkley stead. McKinney is reported to have warned that the party would be split wide open if anyone controversial on the race question were nominated, and the Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower could easily carry the South. Several other Southern Democrats whom the president trusts made similar representations, and following this, Truman is reported to have given the word McKinney that he could promote the vice president's candidacy. Meanwhile, Mr. Truman still looks with favor on Harriman, although he has no objection to Estes K. Fauver, despite the fact that he has long been miffed at the Tennessee senator for the person trouncing he gave the president in New Hampshire. He is definitely thumbs down on Senators Robert S. Kerr and Richard B. Russell, however, and he has been miffed at Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for being so aloof, though he still regards Stevenson 'as an excellent man.' IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO From the Files of Anahaim Gosette By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago June 1877 "La Cronica" learns that a young man named Arriola is missing from San Juan. A short time ago he received from his employer $600, $400 of which he loaned to an American, and went into partnership with him in a ranch. Las Saturday Arriola disappeared, and has not been seen or heard of since. A number of suspicious circumstances surround his disappearance, and his friends fear that he has met with evil play. The authorities should investigate this mysterious affair in the cause of public justice. Its solution will probably develop the fact that a great crime has been committed. There has been filed in the office of the Secretary of State affairs of incorporation of the Orange Water company, to supply the town of Orange, Los Angeles county, with fresh water. Capital $1000, in shares of $100 each. Directors—N. D. Harwood, Henry Hall, R. L. Crowder, M. T. Parker and J. W. Anderson. Nine cars of cattle were shipped from the depot this morning. 50 Years Ago June 1902 Ed Zeus desires us to request of the party who borrowed his bathing suit from the livery stable, that he return the same and no questions will be asked. Ed wants to take his annual bath. N. F. Steadman and family drove to Corona to spend the Fourth. They left at 6 o'clock and made the trip in four hours, returning in the evening at 6 o'clock. The day's festivities included some good horse racing, Marco Forster's horse winning the big event. 25 Years Ago June 1927 After the close of the fiscal year June 30, directors of the Anaheim National Bank declared its usual semi-annual dividend of four per cent, and the stockholders are receiving checks for the profits due them. This bank is in a flourishing condition, having largely increased its business during the past year. Mrs. Myrtle Winter leaves Saturday on the Calawaii for a six weeks sojourn in Hawaii. He is definitely thumbs down on Senators Robert S. Kerr and Richard B. Russell, however, and he has been miffed at Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois for being so aloof, though he still regards Stevenson 'as an excellent man. That's about the way the president's variegated views have been expressed to intimates as the Democratic convention nears the voting stage. Behind Russell's T.-H. Statemen Sen. Dick Russell's denial that John L. Lewis influenced him in making his statement for revision of the Taft-Hartley act doesn't quite tell all the story. What happened was that the senator from Georgia had dinner with Chicago Boss Jake Arvey about ten days before the convention at which Dick put in a bid for Illinois' big bloc of delegates. Arvey, a diplomat, tried to let Russell down easily by explaining that his anti-labor record would be poison to the big city wing of the party—especially his support of the Taft-Hartley act. Later Russell related to his public relations adviser, David Charney, who also represents John L. Lewis. Lewis then concocted a statement, and slipped it to the Georgia senator through Charney. It may well be that Dick Russell didn't realize that it had come from Lewis, though He did have a luncheon with Lewis. Note 1—In addition to the rage of Virginia delegates, Atlanta Banker Freeman Strickland, treasurer of Russell's campaign, began burning up the wires to Chicago, told Dick that southern textile manufacturers were be- TAKE A LETTER RICHARD RUSSELL ROBERT KERR AVERELL HARRI MAN ADLAI STEVENS ON BRIEN M CMAHON ALBEN BARKLEY ESTES KEF AUVER HARRY TRUMAN DARK HORSE HARRY TRUMAN DARK HORSE TV-RADIOLOGIC Harry Babbitt Now Knows Problems of Shut-Ins By TOM E. DANSON HOLLYWOOD. — Any time you hear Harry Babbitt say he's singing a song for a shut-in, you can be sure the C.B.S. Pacific network singing - emcee has his heart in it. For now he knows, first hand what it means to be bed-ridden—unable to move, and having little or no contact with the outside world except for a radio. I talked with Harry at the studio in Columbia square just after his return to his "Second Cup of Coffee Club" program, following an absence of nearly six weeks. He had undergone spinal surgery and was still wearing a steel brace to support his back. "Believe me, Tom," he said, "after the first week of lying absolutely motionless on my back, I thought I'd go crazy. Then when I'd think of the three or more weeks of the same thing... well, unless you've gone through it yourself, you can't realize what it means to be an invalid." Every morning on Harry's show he makes a record—he calls it a "Personal Platter"—at the request of a listener who has written to him. Many of them are for persons in the same spot he was—confined to bed—or, at least unable to go out of their home and Harry sends them to these people—no matter where they live. "I wished I could have had someone send me a record." After they put me back down in bed," he said, "I went to sleep for nearly eight hours, it had tired me so much." Of course Harry isn't the only singer who delivers with requests from shut-ins. Everyone does it, because they all feel it's a nice thing to do. Harry knows more about it than that. He's been one himself—and he hopes it never happens to him again. While it couldn't happen to a nicer guy, we hope it doesn't either. DOWN TV-RADIO ROW ... The CIO in Philadelphia disclaims TV as a luxury ... Mel Allen has been signed to TV and broadcast the 1952 National Football league games ... In New York city, it is estimated that nearly 15,000 daytime hours a week are being spent by women in this area watching television, an increase of 61 per cent over 1951's figure ... In the fall, Bing Crosby's radio show will be heard Sunday nights ... Television has already devoured between 2500 and 3000 motion pictures with no new feature films to meet the growing shortage ... CBS is looking for a female lead for the TV film version of "Meet Millie" because Audrey Trotter who plays the radio version has movie committees. Hal Boyd (Editor's note: "Man's game," conclude Mae Peeble, American wife, in a letter her husband about the donkey serenade. CHICAGO (UP)—Death If I learn nothing else Democratic National I at least haev lear politics is really for me had better stick to where the rewards are they can be certain one man's ear. Yes, politics is for men deserve politics—less beasts. I am boiling mad at Democrats today for the behaved during ladies convention hall. If I had I'd have every woman boycott (or should I say both the Republican and cratic parties, and for political party—the "f only party." Since there are one million voting women than many United States, how would dirty, nasty, old, eighteen-donkey-a nd elephant-like that? They and their delusions of masculine sex. I guess I had better be the beginning, honey. Political conventions are baseball parks. They "ladies day" just to recognize the existence series. been miffed at the Tensenator for the personal ing he gave the president Hampshire. definitely thumbs down stors Robert S. Kerr and B. Russell, however, and been miffed at Governor evenson of Illinois for beloof, though he still revenson 'as an excellent about the way the presiteregated views have been to intimates as the tic convention nears the age. Russell's T.-H. Statement rick Russell's denial that Lewis influenced him g his statement for reflect the Taft-Hartley act suite tell all the story. happened was that the from Georgia had dinChicago Boss Jake Artent ten days before the at which Dick put in Illinois' big bloo of deleervey, a diplomat, tried russell down easily by that his anti-labor recbe poison to the bigof the party—especially port of the Taft-Hartrussell related to his pubuis adviser, David Charalso represents John Lewis then concocted it, and slipped it to a senator through Charnay well be that Dick dn't realize that it had a Lewis, though He did seon with Lewis. In addition to the rage a delegates, Atlanta Freeman Strickland, of Russell's campaign, suing up the wires loo old Dick that southern manufacturers were be- Every morning on Harry's show he makes a record—he calls it a "Personal Platter"—at the request of a listener who has written to him. Many of them are for per-sons in the same spot he was—confined to bed—or, at least un-able to go out of their home and Harry sends them to these people—no matter where they live. "I wished I could have had someone send me a record," Harry told me. "I know the effect of hearing the singer saying he was singing the song especially for me would have brightened my day considerably." He laughs about his convalescence now, but at the time, it was anything but funny. He told me how he felt the first day he was allowed to sit up in bed. He said after a minute and a half he wanted to scream—the pain, plus a complete weariness was almost too much for him. trayed. Georgia's Gov. Herman Talmadge also raised cain with Russell, was one of those who forced him to backtrack. Note 2—Charney, one of the best public relations men in the business, was cross examined by the Kefauver committee, because of alleged links with Frankie Costello. Kefauver probers found that he had never been the paid representative of Costello, though he had written favorable stories about him and was the applicant for the Copacahana club's liquor license, a night spot established by some of Costello's friends from Saratoga. Political observers consider it more than a coincidence that Charney should now be working for Sen. Russell as part of the stop-Kefauver campaign. Russell probably knew nothing about his background. STAR-LITES . . . There's a deal cooking for GEORGE JESSEL to act as emcee of a new TV series . . . First month's rotation of stars on next season's "Comedy Hour" has been set with DEAN MARTIN and JERRY LEWIS leading off Sept. 21, followed on successive Sundays by EDDIE CANTON, ABBOTT and COSTELLO and DONALD O'CONNOR . . . GRACIE ALLEN says that a midget can drink more than anybody. It takes him longer to get high . . . A group headed by BING CROSBY has been granted a video station permit by the FCC, for operation in Spokane, Wash. . . JACK (Queen for a Day) BAILEY is an accomplished artist. His paintings have been requested for exhibit in a New York gallery. 20 YEARS AGO IN RADIO—Russ Columbo was doing a sustaining show nightly except Wednesdays . . . A comedy show based on the "Joe Palooka" comic strip was launched . . . Irene Bordoni was guestarring on Rudy Valee's show . . Ed Wynn was a regular Tuesday night feature. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. . . When a girl's toes stick out of her shoes, she's in style. When mine stick out I'm a bum. In the fall, Bing Crosby's radio show will be heard Sunday nights . . Television has already devoured between 2500 and 3000 motion pictures with no new feature films to meet the growing shortage . . CBS is looking for a female lead for the TV film version of "Meet Millie" because Audrey Trotter who plays the radio version has movie commitments that bar her from TV. The leading female pete are invited to speak, and day afternoon the donat-gates heard—or, I must should have heard—Percy minister to Luxembourg. A. Anderson, ambassador on mark, and Georgia Nees treasurer of the United States. These ladies just looked lovely. I would hate to much they must have a new hair-dos and gown—the big moment of four years—a kind of mild junior prom. And they had hard on their speed had really interesting this say—all about how women take a more active part-ties, and how nice it is we have a depression any more whether do we go from here. What happened? The litle gallery applauded nicely the men delegates on this They acted more like real keys than delegates. You have thought they were a ried to each lady speaks way they refused to listen Just roamed around the laughing and scratching, jokes and eating hot dogs ply disgusting. Wilbur. Last night Mrs. India Ed- the vice chairman of the cratic national committee, angry she bawled them out threatened to go and sit down they wouldn't listen to ha- The World Today By JAMES MARLOW CHICAGO, (AP) — Those northern Democrats who marched bravely up the hill Monday night, have now marched right down again. On Monday they tried to tell the Southern Democrats where to get off and get out, if they wished. On Tuesday they pulled back. Fearing some Southern states might bolt the party after this Chicago meeting, this group of northerners got the convention to approve a resolution requiring all delegates to take a party loyalty pledge. And the penalty if the southerners didn't sign? Out they'd go. Not thrown out. They could keep their seats. But they couldn't take part in the convention. It would be as if they weren't there. If this was meant to tie the southerners tight to the party wagon, frighten them, or make them self-conscious, it didn't work. Whole batches of the southerners said they wouldn't sign. They said they couldn't pledge support to a party candidate or platform which hadn't yet been revealed because the folks back home might not like either. This put them in the position of saying: you give us the kind of candidate and platform we want, or we don't have to play ball. Facing a party split even before the convention was over, the planation of what the South wants in this convention or the election. Until 1936 the bloc of southern states were the controlling force in Democratic conventions. That was when a candidate couldn't be nominated unless two thirds of the delegates approved. This was changed to a simple majority vote in 1936. That meant the South was outnumbered thereafter in any convention where the rest of the southern politicians know the South. In this critical year southern states are in a position to regain some of that lost power, if only for this year, because of their unstated threat to take a walk unless they get the kind of candidate and platform they want. One thing they don't want is a strong civil rights plank in the platform. It was a strong civil rights plank in 1948 which led the states rights movement and cost Truman those 39 electoral votes. Actually, the southerners can hardly have any fear a Democratic administration could carry out civil rights legislation promised in the platform. The southerners in congress can block it. The southern politicians know this, one southern editor at the convention said, but have made civil rights such an issue back home they don't want to return to their own voters from a convention which approved a tough civil rights plank. So there is this social conflict between the southerners and Hal Boyle (Editor's note: "Politics is a man's game," concludes Trollis Mae Peeble, America's average wife, in a letter home to her husband about the National donkey serenade. CHICAGO (AP)—Dearest Wilbur, If I learn nothing else from the Democratic National convention, I at least haev learned this—politics is really for men. Women had better stick to matrimony, where the rewards are sureer and they can be certain of at least one man's ear. Yes, politics is for men. And men deserve politics—the heartless beasts. I am boiling mad at all male Democrats today for the way they behaved during ladies' day in convention hall. If I had my way I'd have every woman in America boycott (or should I say giricott?) both the Republican and Democratic parties, and form a new political party—the "for women only party." Since there are one million more voting women than men in the United States, how would all the dirty, nasty, old, cigar-chewing donkey- and elephant politicians like that? They and their silly old delusions of masculine superiority! I guess I had better begin from the beginning, honey. Anyway, political conventions are now like baseball parks. They have a "ladies day" just to prove they recognize the existence of two issues they couldn't pledge support to a party candidate or platform which hadn't yet been revealed because the folks back home might not like either. This put them in the position of saying: you give us the kind of candidate and platform we want, or we don't have to play ball. Facing a party split even before the convention was over, the northerners back pedaled. They softened the loyalty pledge until now it has practically no meaning at all for any state which wants to bolt. President Truman is credited with telling the northerners to back up and compromise. There's no mystery why: this is one year the Democrats need all the votes they can get. Particularly electoral votes. When the states righters pulled out of the party in 1948, they deprived Truman of 39 electoral votes. This year the margin of a few electoral votes may mean win or lose. There's no single, simple exsince they went right on laughing and scratching and eating hot dogs, she just stood there. Now I hope she is nominated vice-president and elected. She'll make those men senators listen later! But I suppose the men delegates finally got ashamed of their lack of chivalry. Because when Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was introduced as "the first lady of the world" they cheered her more than they did anybody else at the convention. "We ought to," whispered my new friend, the dubious delegate from Texas. "Half the people here got jobs from her husband." What I would like to do is to organize the women here and have them hiss and boo every time a man gets up to speak. A man will never listen to a woman—but nothing drives him crazier than finding out a woman won't listen to him. Even a Democratic politician couldn't stand that. Well, Wilbur, I should be coming home soon. It looks like Stevenson is in. I just saw a third issue in the platform. The southerners in congress can block it. The southern politicians know this, one southern editor at the convention said, but have made civil rights such an issue back home they don't want to return to their own voters from a convention which approved a tough civil rights plank. So there is this social conflict between the southerners and those northern Democrats who are given various labels, like "New Dealers." "Fair Dealers" and "Liberals." But the southerners, following a conservative pattern, is shown in their votes many times in congress with the most conservative elements of the Republican party, are in conflict with those labeled northerners in other fields. Those are only some of the factors involved in this north-south dispute. Undoubtedly there is the personal element, too, among those southerners who have had personal feuds with Truman. Babe Ruth hit 50 or more home runs in four seasons—1920, '21, '27 and '28. That is a record that stands today. Harold (Ple) Traynor holds the record for playing the most games at third base, 1864. He played for the Pirates for 17 consecutive voting women than men in the United States, how would all the dirty, nasty, old, cigar-chewing donkey-a nd elephant politicians like that? They and their silly old delusions of masculine superiority! I guess I had better begin from the beginning, honey. Anyway, political conventions are now like baseball parks. They have a "ladies day" just to prove they recognize the existence of two sexes. The leading female politicians are invited to speak, and yesterday afternoon the donkey delegates heard—or, I might say should have heard—Perle Mesta, minister to Luxembourg, Eugenie L. Anderson, ambassador to Denmark, and Georgia Neese Clark, treasurer of the United States. These ladies just looked simply lovely. I would hate to say how much they must have spent on new hair-dos and gowns. It was the big moment of four years for them—a kind of middle-aged junior prom. And they had worked hard on their speeches and really interesting things to say—all about how women should take a more active part in politics, and how nice it is we don't have a depression any more, and neither do we go from here? What happened? The ladies in the gallery applauded nicely. But a men delegates on the floor? They acted more like real donkeys than delegates. You would have thought they were all married to each lady speaker—they they refused to listen. They sat roamed around the floor, laughing and scratching, telling stories and eating hot dogs. Simplistic disgusting, Wilbur. Last night Mrs. India Edwards, vice chairman of the Democratic national committee, was so sorry she bawled them out. She待ened to go and sit down if they wouldn't listen to her. But, PROMOTED — August Ward, above, 59, career diplomat and one-time prisoner of Reds in Manchuria, has been nominated by President Truman to be Ambassador to Afghanistan. WHO'S ZOO—ON THE HIGHWAY DON'T BE A KANGAROO. Jumping a few places in a long line of traffic won't get you there any sooner.