anaheim-gazette 1953-01-28

6 Anaheim Gazette WED. MORNING, JAN. 22, 1923 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA District Governor Addresses Local Kiwanis on Service Opportunities Kiwanism brings happiness through the satisfaction of living today for a better tomorrow. Irvin C. Chapman, governor of the California-Arizona-Nevada district of Kiwanis, told the Anaheim Kiwanis yesterday at the weekly meeting. The individual is unable to do what a group can do, he said, which brings about the basic purpose of Kiwanis. Service to underprivileged youth is one of the primary functions of Kiwanis, and with this service Kiwanis members become better Kiwiansians, better civic leaders, and happier men. Chapman, a Fullerton resident, said. Boundless opportunities can be found in Kiwanis, he said, such as friendship, "but to gain friends we ourselves have to be one." In urging the Kiwanis to take an active part in tackling problems in the local area, Chapman stressed the fact that men should follow the laws of nature, rather than legislative law. "Men are happier," he said, when they do things naturally rather than because they are forced to do them." Religion, he explained, is the cornerstone of liberty, and without freedom of religion, all the other freedoms would soon vanish. "The atom bomb shouldn't be so terrifying," Chapman said, "for although an oppressive nation can take away our political, social, and economic freedoms, religion cannot be wiped out by might." Chapman praised the voters action in the November election, which, he said, "has swung the country from a slightly left trend more towards the center." Principle should not be given away in favor of expediency, he said. Chapman, who was sworn into office Saturday, was introduced by Program Chairman Frank Kellogg. In 1948 Chapman was Lt. Governor of the same district. 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CHEVROLET first in demand in value in sales MORE CHEVROLET TRUCKS IN BSE THAN ANY OTHER MAKE! CONE BROTHERS, Che 215 No. Los Angeles St. — Anaheim Tax Assessors also Happy over Proposed End of Furniture Tax By GEORGE E. HART Introduction of a bill in the current session of the state legislature to eliminate the assessing and taxing of furniture has produced some happy exclamations from housewives and their husbands. The bill also is getting some support from more surpris- Gene P. Newton Named President Of Credit Union Gene P. Newton, 707 N. Zeyn, Anaheim, has been elected president of the Kwikset Locks Credit Union, it was announced today by Mrs. Hebe Harke, business manager. Newton is chief of material control for the Anaheim lockset manufacturing firm. Other newly elected officers of the employee financial association are Ronald Burke, vice president, of 1505 Bush, Santa Ana, and Forrest Whitehouse, treasurer, of Long Beach. Other newly elected members of the board of directors are Myrtle Crain, 128 S. Melrose, Anaheim; Richard Swanson, Lakewood and Herbert Lathrop, Paramount. The supervisory committee members are Elwood Henry, 8111 S. Monterey, Anaheim; John Polta, 812 Wilshire, Fullerton and Laurel L. Titus, 315 King pl., Fullerton. Newly elected credit committee is composed of Leo Boisvert, 218 Carleton, Anaheim; Bill Sanders, 1100 W. Center, Anaheim and Betty Morris, Whittier. At the annual meeting of the Credit Union it was announced that the association has 440 members and total assets of $93,485, an almost 150 per cent increase over 1951. A four per cent divi- ing places, such as the county where assessment jobs are held out. Even at the assessor's they are hoping the bill will and no more nuisance of with the furniture asses which represents a very item of tax revenue, come with the county's total tax. Some say that the tax on furniture do not more than pay the cost of ting and collecting, but prepared by County Asse Hugh J. Plumb several years indicate that removal of fur from the tax roll might repa a loss of more than $600, year. The total tax on all of property this year ran at $16 million. Plumb, himself, while w to see the tax eliminated, do lieve that there is some val service to the taxpayer, be revenue, by having the field ut assessor call on him in spring. It provides oppoort for example, to file exam claims, besides getting first information on assessments sters. Those who feel that the c ture tax is hardly worth co ing point out that its elimi would save employment o twoen 40 and 50 field deput sessors every spring, be clerical help in the assessor fice and reduction in the num of employees required in the personal property department ing set up in the tax collector fice. That office has just over the collection of unsecured personal property from the sessor. That includes furniture. The field deput assessor's of assessing furniture usually sists merely of asking the holder whether there has any change since last year. Two Anaheimers enrolled at Pomona College AREMONT — Two students Anaheim, Celiah Hamilton, Cortez Hoskins, are enrolled Pomona college here, accorded a report today by William Neaton, acting of admissions to college. All 48 students from Orange City are attending Pomona col- this year. Enrollment is 1048, with students from 185 California counties. Thirty other states sent 120 students to Pomona heads this list with 18, led by Oregon with 14 andington with 13. Pomona college students from beyond the continental States, including six from Idaho and one from Puerto Rico, have seven students at Po- Other nations represented Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Malaya, Mexico, Peru, the oines, Samoa, Scotland, and Paul Bischoff, captain of the Virginia football team at 49 per cent of his team's passes during the '52 sea- Percussion Cap Explodes in Class LOS ANGELES (AP) — Walter Shelton, 12, suffered serious eye injuries and blew off the tips of two fingers Tuesday when he exploded a percussion cap in his classroom. Six other pupils of the Castellar st. elementary school received minor injuries. The fifth grade youngster lost part of his ring and middle fingers on the right hand and was punctured from the chest to the top of his head by copper fragments. Doctors said he will not lose his sight. Police said he was probing with tweezers at the percussion cap, which he had found on the desert last weekend. Al Marcoux New 'Ambassador' For Shrine Albert A. Marcoux, 311 N. Pine, Anaheim, has been appointed by the Potentate of El Bekal Temple, Long Beach Shrine, to be Potentate's Ambassador in Anaheim for 1953. Francis H. Gentry, of Long Beach, is Potentate of El Bekal. Marcoux is Safety and Health Director for Kwikset Locks, Inc. Anaheim. Mothers to March In Anti-Polio Porchlight Drive SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27 (AP)—Mothers will march in California tonight to solicit funds for use in the fight against infantile paralysis. They'll march wherever they see a porch light on. Or a light in a window, or in apartment houses, a handkerchief or even a shoe tied to a door. The march is the closing event of the annual March of Dimes. Gov Warren had this to say Tuesday about the marching mothers: "Mothers, more than anyone, are aware of the agonizing terror polio can cause a family." Their willingness to devote their time to going from door to door each year is an effort to win the fight against this dread disease deserves the cooperation and help of each of us." The governor is California chairman of the '53 March of Dimes. Woman Appears On Drunk Charge —Drunk Again After failing to appear in Anaheim Municipal court at 9 a.m. on a drunk charge yesterday morning, Maxine R. Rossiter finally appeared in the city hall, site of the courtroom, at 11 a.m., only to be returned to jail for again being intoxicated. Judge John Shea accepted the forfeiture of bail. $25, on the charge, which had been posted after Mrs. Rossiter. 40, was arrested Jan. 23 in a drunken state on Center st. near Los Angeles st. However, when Mrs. Rossiter, 225 S. Los Angeles st. arrived in court a few hours later, loudly proclaiming that she wished to see the judge, she was told by the supervisory committee members are Elwood Henry, 8111 S. Monterey, Anaheim; John Poltai 812 Wilshire, Fullerton and Laurel L. Titus, 315 King pl., Fullerton. Newly elected credit committee is composed of Leo Boisvert, 218 Carleton, Anaheim; Bill Sanders, 1100 W. Center, Anaheim and Betty Morris, Whittier. At the annual meeting of the Credit Union it was announced that the association has 440 members and total assets of $93,485, an almost 150 per cent increase over 1951. A four per cent dividend on savings accounts was declared by the Kwikset Credit Union. Mothers to March In Anti-Polio Porchlight Drive SACRAMENTO, Jan. 27 (AP)—Mothers will march in California tonight to solicit funds for use in the fight against infantile paralysis. They'll march wherever they see a porch light on. Or a light in a window, or in apartment houses, a handkerchief or even a shoe tied to a door. The march is the closing event of the annual March of Dimes. Gov Warren had this to say Tuesday about the marching mothers: "Mothers, more than anyone, are aware of the agonizing terror polio can cause a family." Their willingness to devote their time to going from door to door each year is an effort to win the fight against this dread disease deserves the cooperation and help of each of us." The governor is California chairman of the '53 March of Dimes. Woman Appears On Drunk Charge —Drunk Again After failing to appear in Anaheim Municipal court at 9 a.m. on a drunk charge yesterday morning, Maxine R. Rossiter finally appeared in the city hall, site of the courtroom, at 11 a.m., only to be returned to jail for again being intoxicated. Judge John Shea accepted the forfeiture of bail. $25, on the charge, which had been posted after Mrs. Rossiter. 40, was arrested Jan. 23 in a drunken state on Center st. near Los Angeles st. However, when Mrs. Rossiter, 225 S. Los Angeles st. arrived in court a few hours later, loudly proclaiming that she wished to see the judge, she was told by the supervisory committee members are Elwood Henry, 8111 S. Monterey, Anaheim; John Poltai 812 Wilshire, Fullerton and Laurel L. Titus, 315 King pl., Fullerton. Newly elected credit committee is composed of Leo Boisvert, 218 Carleton, Anaheim; Bill Sanders, 1100 W. Center, Anaheim and Betty Morris, Whittier. At the annual meeting of the Credit Union it was announced that the association has 440 members and total assets of $93,485, an almost 150 per cent increase over 1951. A four per cent dividend on savings accounts was declared by the Kwikset Credit Union. The field deputy assessors' of assessing furniture usually sists merely of asking the holder whether there has any change since last year. Answer is invariably "no" and assessor goes his way If no nosey and tries to find our himself, he irritates the holder and there is likley to a peck of trouble. The last check made upon f-future assessments was for the year 1949-50. (This is too sive a job to permit having it every year). The county assess office that year produced up upon which, allowing for an increase, the estimate of $600 revenue loss is predicted if bill passes. For the fiscal year 1949-50 were 46,782 furniture assessors for a total valuation of $106,910. After deducting the taxable tax Another 1240 assessments, representing $77,760 were exe-sing since each assessment was $106 under That left a net total able valuation of $97,800. Increases in total valuation since 1949-50 must have amounted 50 per cent by the current five year. The assessor's office gests 20 per cent a year who would be 60 per cent. But call it 50 per cent would mean a pertent total taxable value of $670,360. Now how much tax revenu will that valuation produce? R-vary all over the county so o-curing it exactly would be a lo-time job. But the tax rate aver-nt for the county is believed to about $4.75 per $100 of asses-tation. If so,the total tax reuue from furniture would around $697,839 currently. Cost of assessing and collect would include the pay-of-40 to field deputy assessors for three-months assessment per- and clerical work on that pa-cular assessment roll in the assessor's and tax collector's office It all should run less than $100,000 perhaps considerably less-the net revenue loss from elim-ating the furniture tax would be $600,000 or more. It might be of interest to note how the 1949-50 furniture assessments were made up.As prefi- 4 powerful reasons why you get more of what you want... more engine power! heavier, stronger, more durable frames increase rigidity, add to ruggedness and stamina of 1953 Chevrolet trucks. trucks up to 4000 Series heavy-duty models have "Torque-Action" brakes. Series 4000 and above use "Torque-Action" brakes in front, "Twin-Action" in rear. new stamina plus extra gasoline economy in heavy-duty models with Loadmaster engine, reduces hauling costs per ton-mile. Sectional Finals Of FFA Contest Slated Tomorrow Sectional finals of the Future Farmer of America public speaking and cooperative marketing contest will be held tomorrow at Santa Ana college with FFA chapters from all of Orange county participating. The cooperative marketing contest will be held at 4 p.m. with a banquet to follow at 6:30 p.m. Between the contest and the banquet, movies will be shown. Adlai to Speak In Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (AP) Adlai Stephenson is scheduled to speak at a $100-a-plate Democratic dinner in Los Angeles Feb. 26 to aid the Democratic national committee in a drive to clear away the debts of the unsuccessful presidential campaign. Plans for the dinner meeting in the Biltmore hotel were announced by the office of John Anson Ford, state Democratic national committee. A spokesman at Democratic headquarters here said the Democratic presidential candidate feels he has an obligation to help the national committee clear up the deficit. Tax Information Returns Due 2/16 Robert C. Kirkwood, chairman of the Franchise Tax Board, warned that on or before Feb. 16, at the 15th is on Sunday, all employees must file information returns. Form 599, with the State Franchise Tax Board for single employees who earn $2000 or more and married persons whose combined income is $3500 or more. These forms as well as Summary Form 596 may be secured from the Los Angeles office of the board at 206 State Building, First and Broadway. Happy over furniture Tax places, such as the place where assessment jobs are handed out. Even at the assessor's office they are hoping the bill will pass, and no more nuisance of fooling with the furniture assessing, which represents a very minor sum of tax revenue, compared with the county's total tax. Some say that the tax collections on furniture do not much more than pay the cost of assessing and collecting, but figures prepared by County Assessorugh J. Plumb several years ago indicate that removal of furniture from the tax roll might represent loss of more than $600,000 a year. The total tax on all forms of property this year ran above 1 million. Plumb, himself, while willing to see the tax eliminated, does believe that there is some value in service to the taxpayer, besides revenue, by having the field deputy assessor call on him every spring. It provides opportunity, example, to file exemption forms, besides getting first-hand information on assessments matters. Those who feel that the furniture tax is hardly worth collect- point out that its eliminating would save employment of be- ten 40 and 50 field deputy assessors every spring, besides practical help in the assessor's off- and reduction in the number employees required in the new personal property department be- set up in the tax collector's off- That office has just taken over the collection of unsecured personal property from the assor. That includes furniture. The field deputy assessor's work assessing furniture usually con- s merely of asking the house- der whether there has been change since last year. The HADES ! WATCH THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE THURSDAY FEB. 5th GAZETTE THURSDAY FEB. 5th FOR BLOCK BUSTERS