anaheim-gazette 1952-09-18

OBLONG VIEWS (From an Egg-Shaped Head) BY WALDO HUNTER This man Adlal Stevenson (the Elaine Thrush of Illinois) is being rather harshly criticized for his practice of sprinkling bright quips throughout his campaign speeches. His opponents say that campaign speeches should be deadly serious and devoid of humor. It seems to me that they are wrong. Political speeches are, at best, a massive waste of anyone's time. If a spieler can discuss the heavy issues of these frightful days and at the same time dilute his speech with humor, he should not be regarded as a politician, but as a magician. I say more power to this new face in the political fold. If we at times can't understand some of the polished phrases he so effortlessly tosses about, we can at least laugh when he cracks wise. Main trouble with the world today is that it has forgotten how to laugh. Take a look at the average pedestrian plodding along the sidewalk. His face is set in a grim and dour frown. Look at the people as they pass by in automobiles. Their faces are strained and gaunt. Most of them look like they have just swallowed a handfull of shingle nails. Main trouble with the Russians, too, is that they have no sense of humor. Nor do they understand the good old Yankee sense of humor, or they would never put out such a preposterous claim that they invented the game of baseball. The whole world laughs at them for these statements, and their propaganda dissolves in a huge cloud of chuckles, guffaws and belly-laughs. Laughter will relieve just about any onerous situation. The only time I ever saw this to hold not true was in the army when I laughed at a second lieutenant after he had told me my rifle was dirty. Of course, we do not want a Bob Hope in the White House. But then neither do we want a beetle-puss who is afraid to throw his head back once in a while and laugh at protocol, pomposity and stuffed-shirtism. General Ike knows full well that it is within the pattern of American psychology to retain its priceless sense of humor even in times of greatest peril. He knows that even on a battlefield, with death and destruction on all sides, some GI invariably comes up with a wisecrack which evokes laughter, averts panic and heightens morale. And another thing: as a veteran, I am afraid that if we get a general in the White House he will have us all out at 5:45 a.m. daily except Sunday picking up cigarette butts, or looking for the sunrise. Other Political Notes: Gov. Stevenson in his San Francisco talk recently foresaw total employment of 80,000,000 in this country in the years ahead. Sixty million civilian jobs, 20 million on the federal payroll? ... The Republicans in Orange county are not idle. They plan a mammoth banquet-down at the Balboa Bay Club (not exactly a hang-out for the Common Man) Sept. 23, where House Leader Joe Martin will speak, and where plate lunches will be vended at $50 each. This is keeping inflation down? Wonder if the OPS has heard about such a jacking up of food prices... Political Glossary: Democrat: An "in" who wants to stay that way. Republican: An "out" who would like to change his classification. Independent: A guy who is ashamed to admit association with either gang. Progress is being made week on a new $250,000 ad to the Anaheim telephone office building at 217 N. 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The structure will provide additional 10,700 square feet space to the central making a total of more than square feet available for the stallation of dial switching ment to care for future telecommunications in the Anaheim change. Meanwhile, across the street the northeast corner of I and Chardtes streets, a new pany parking lot is being topped. Having frontages on feet on Lemon and 120 fe Charttes, the facility will vide off-street parking for 300 employees who work in central office, relieving the ent congestion of automobile. "Our expansion of floor equipment and facilities is tinuing here," Rossberg said provide for the tremendous growing telephone system. It is part of our program to carry communications needs." JET JEEP IN FLIGHT—The XH-26, a one-man pulse-jet helicopter made for the Army by American Helicopter Co., of Torrance, zips into the air in its first public flight demonstration before Army Secretary Frank Pace, Jr. The small ship is for Army use with combat infantrymen. Top speed is 80 miles an hour and flight range about an hour and a half. It has been unofficially dubbed the "Jet Jeep" because of its jeep-like qualities in the air. It is the smallest copter ever procured by the Army. CIT President to Address Teachers' Institute in Santa Ana Sept. 23 Various school problems of housing, financing and adult education are slated for discussion at Orange county's annual fall trustees' Administrators' Institute and workshop in Santa Ana Junior college next Tuesday, Sept. 23. CIT President to Address Teachers' Institute in Santa Ana Sept. 23 Various school problems of housing, financing and adult education are slated for discussion at Orange county's annual fall trustees' Administrators' institute and workshop in Santa Ana Junior college next Tuesday, Sept. 23. Climaxing the sessions will be an address on "The Place of Education in the American Scene" by Dr. Lee DuBridge, president of California Institute of Technology. Afternoon and evening sessions are expected to air such currently prominent questions as adult education and school financing, in which Sen. Nelson S. Dilworth of Riverside, legislative leader in school affairs, will take a leading part. Senator Dilworth will report on findings of his Senate interim committee on education at the afternoon session, and in the after-dinner session will summarize "Crucial Problems In Public Education: Facing the 1953 State Legislature." The program, as announced by Henry LeBard, president of the Orange county School Trustees Association and County School Superintendent Linton T. Simmons, will include panel discussions by groups of trustees, administrators and others at each session. The afternoon session will conclude a conducted tour of the new Glenn L. Martin elementary school in Santa Ana. Section one of the afternoon session, dealing with "Current Problems in Adult Education," led by Stuart Carrier, director of adult education at the college, will hear the senate committee findings from Senator Dilworth, and a discussion of "Administering the Program of Adult Education" by Dr. George C. Mann, chief of the Bureau of Adult Education in the State Department of Education. Section two will cover "Current Problems in School Housing," with D. Russell Parks as discussion leader. Charles Gibson, assistant chief of the state Bureau of School Planning, will speak on "California's Present and Immediate Future Needs for School Facilities," said Dr. Henrich J. Hull, superintendent of Torrance city schools, will relate how Torrance solved critical school housing problems. Section three deals with "Financing Public Education," with Francis N. Laird as leader. Dr. D. Lloyd Nelson, professor at University of Southern California, will speak on "Problems and Issues in Financing California Public Schools." Section leaders will summarize afternoon session results at the evening session, following a 60-minute dinner. Dr. DuBridge's address will conclude the program. Dr. DuBridge, recognize authority in the field of radio and member of the Atomic Energy commission, also is chairman of the Science Advisory committee in the Office of Defense Mobilization. From 1940 to 1945 was director of the radiation laboratory at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and had leading part in development of radar control in aircraft during World War II. Telephone Co. Building Nears Completion Here Progress is being made this week on a new $250,000 addition to the Anaheim telephone central office building at 217 N. Lemon Ave., it was announced today by manager R. J. Rossberg of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. Construction work is about per cent completed. Excavation was started in June of the one-story and basement structure which is scheduled to be completed early next spring. Almost all of the reinforced concrete columns of the original building, erected in 1930, have been replaced with steel columns, the manager stated. The new additions, being built by Walter J. Dinkel, general contractor, is located on the west side of the present building. The structure will provide an additional 10,700 square feet of space to the central office, taking a total of more than 34,000 square feet available for the installation of dial switching equipment to care for future telephone requirements in the Anaheim extension. Meanwhile, across the street on northeast corner of Lemon Chartres streets, a new commercial parking lot is being blackened. Having frontages of 150 on Lemon and 120 feet on Chartres, the facility will provide off-street parking for nearly employees who work in the retail office, relieving the prespongement of automobiles. Our expansion of floor space, pment and facilities is coming here," Rossberg said, "toide for the tremendously busy telephone system. It's all part of our program to care for communications needs." An Deerlin to Work for Citizens SEES AND DRAWS AFTER TEN YEARS OF DARKNESS—Mrs. Alett Radzai sketches her husband, Roland, seeing him through eyes whose sight has been restored by two cornea operations. Mrs. Radzai, mother of four children, was blind from 1940 to 1950 and had never seen her husband until her vision had been restored. She had been an art student before she lost her six plans to resume her studies. She husband are in New York City from Miami home so that she may make public appearances in behalf of the drive of the Lighthouse of the New Association for the Blind. Justice Douglas Sells Democracy to Burmese By ROBERT HEWETT MANDALAY, Burma (UP) — The tall, earnest American in a rumpled secersucker suit glanced out of the window at the golden pagoda spires shimmering in the hot sun. Then he looked back at the brown faces around him and began to talk: "It's an inspiring thing to find in your great country of Burma an atmosphere of true democracy. The speaker was William O. Douglas, associate justice of the U.S. supreme court. This year he visited Burma for the first time on a tour that included the Philippines, Malaya, Thailand, Indochina, Formosa, Japan and Korea. The main objective, aside from his love for travel, was to get material for the latest in a series of His audience here was bar association. It was that Douglas was quite prise to lawyers in Schooled in the English of the law, their mental a "high-court" judge is man with stern dignity. Burmese, they are floor Communist propaganda Americans as fat, crudeists." By ROBERT HEWETT MANDALAY, Burma (P) — The tall, earnest American in a rumpled seersucker suit glanced out of the window at the golden pagoda spires shimmering in the hot sun. Then he looked back at the brown faces around him and began to talk: “It’s an inspiring thing to find in your great country of Burma an atmosphere of true democracy. It is, particularly inspiring here because Communists all over Asia are trying by bloodshed to impose a system that denies the human rights you are protecting.” The speaker was William O. Douglas, associate justice of the U.S. supreme court. This year he visited Burma for the first time on a tour that included the Philippines, Malaya, Thailand, Indochina, Formosa, Japan and Korea. The main objective, aside from his love for travel, was to get material for the latest in a series of books and magazine articles. But Douglas finds himself spending more time as a salesman for America. His audience here wants bar association. It was that Douglas was quick to praise to lawyers in Schoololed in the English of the law, their mental acuity a “high-court” judge is man with stern dignity. Burmese, they are flooded Communist propaganda Americans as fat, crudeists. Douglas steals Communist by reminding these dependent people that the States started this revolution. They look alike— ONE important different They look alike—ONE important different gas water heaters is the 10-YEAR WARRANTY PLAN Follow these rules, too: 1) Buy an automatic GAS water heater because gas heats water three times faster and costs less. 2) Buy the size of automatic gas water heater big enough to take care of both your present and future needs. Your plumber-dealer's approved sizing chart tells at a glance the recommended size for your needs. 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At current tax rates, the average veteran's exemption is worth between forty and fifty dollars. Church exemptions, applicable only to places of public worship, increased from 8342 in 1952 to 8992 this year. The value at which these properties were assessed increased from $83,000,000 to $92,000,000. The average church will save five to six hundred dollars in taxes by reason of this exemption. Approximately 100 private colleges claimed exemptions totaling $46,623,000. These figures do not include the state colleges and university, since their property, like that of the local schools and junior colleges, is exempt as publicly owned property. An even slower rate of growth occurred in what are known as welfare exemptions. This is a category that includes non-profit hospital, charitable, scientific, and religious institutions other than places of public worship. The number of such exemptions increased from 1241 in 1951 to 1282 in 1952, the assessed value of exempt property from $55,886,000 to $56,048,000. Court decisions that hospitals are not exempt if they make substantial additions to surplus, even though individuals are unable to share in the profits, were largely responsible for holding these exemptions to a level only fractionally higher than last year's. In Orange county, exempt properties were valued on the assessment roll at $18,396,000. The number and assessed value by type of owner were: church, 241—$3,618,-000; college, 3—$209,000; welfare, 29—$965,000; veterans, 17,060—$14,604,000. New Director Named to MOD Irvin Hartley, widely known Upland citrus grower has been appointed to the Mutual Orange Distributors Board of Directors to fill the unexpired term of G. W. Burch who resigned. Announcement of Hartley's appointment was made by John M. Van Horn, secretary. Hartley is a partner in the Euclid ave. 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