anaheim-gazette 1958-04-17

EDITORIALS You Didn't Do Your Duty Two-thirds of you Anaheim residents, who are registered voters, failed to do your duty last week. Your duty, and the duty of every American citizen, is to vote and keep his voting privilege valid. Your duty, in this representative government, is to back up your candidates with your vote. How much more enthusiastic and how much more pleased would the winning candidates have been had they received two-thirds of the possible total vote instead of only one-tenth. Those who failed to vote in the Anaheim city election last week would be the first to holler long and loud if someone had told them they were disfranchised. The one-third vote in Anaheim last week makes this city a city ruled by the minority instead of the majority. Think what might have happened had a minority group been organized to perpetrate some special legislation upon Anaheim. It could have been most successful and a mere 4,000 voters would have carried any issue on the ballot. That's really going too far in our thinking, I realize. But I still say, it could have happened. One of our readers suggested that, "It's too bad we didn't have a controversial issue on the ballot to bring out have to be enticed to the polls with a controversial issue? the voters." Shame on you voters who didn't vote. Do you Don't you think that the selection of your city councilmen is important? This editorial is not intended to reflect in any manner that The Gazette was displeased with the voters' selection last week. That is beside the point in this One of our readers suggested that, "It's too bad we didn't have a controversial issue on the ballot to bring out have to be enticed to the polls with a controversial issue? the voters." Shame on you voters who didn't vote. Do you Don't you think that the selection of your city councilmen is important? This editorial is not intended to reflect in any manner that The Gazette was displeased with the voters' selection last week. That is beside the point in this issue of complete WHAT'S DOING H. I. Perry, your Telephone Manager in Anaheim Why are these two phone men having such a hard time opening that metal box? You can blame it on corrosion. It can rust or crack even tough metals, and here it has sealed the box shut. Phone wires from your house are connected to a box like this. But this one, in a special test, was exposed to wind, fog and ocean spray. We use these tests to learn new facts about corrosion. We also test to find metals that can resist it, yet are economical. By controlling this and other destroyers, we save thou- Why are these two phone men having such a hard time opening that metal box? You can blame it on corrosion. It can rust or crack even tough metals, and here it has sealed the box shut. Phone wires from your house are connected to a box like this. But this one, in a special test, was exposed to wind, fog and ocean spray. We use these tests to learn new facts about corrosion. We also test to find metals that can resist it, yet are economical. By controlling this and other destroyers, we save thousands of dollars worth of equipment each year—and make your service still more reliable. HEY, DAD! DAD, DON'T FORGET — A very special day is close upon us, May 11th, Mother's Day. Surely setting aside one day a year is only a token gesture to be paid for the abundance of love, kindness, patience and dedication that Mothers freely give over the years. There are many ways in which to show your appreciation and, perhaps, you'll let us help you with one. A gift of a colored extension telephone in the kitchen would save Mother time and steps all year long; not to mention avoiding a scorched pan or two. Sound good? Stop in or call our business office today to find out which one of our seven eye-appealing colors would add to Mother's decor in the kitchen. irresponsibility expressed last week by Anaheim voters who were eligible to vote and didn't. Take another look at it...If 16,000 or More Anaheim residents are willing to allow 7,000 voters decide who sits on the city council, and if the 16,000 are willing to live in Anaheim regardless of who was elected, then these 16,000 have taken city government as philosophical as the weather. They evidently hold to the belief that everyone talks about it but why try to do anything about it? It would be interesting to learn the various and sundry reasons why 16,000 voters failed to go to the polls in Anaheim last week and either endorse or protest the action of the two incumbents. However, taking a more optimistic view of the election last week, let's think that the 7,000 who did vote, and who gave the two incumbents more than a 3,000 vote total, were a representative cross-section of all Anaheim voters and that the results would have been no different but the vote would have been more encouraging. The results were certainly a tribute to the Schutte-Fry line of thinking and planning for Anaheim. These have proven by their past actions that they have interests of all Anaheim voters at heart and that will continue to grow under their administration. POWER OF THE PRESS A leading association of retailers recently had a convention. And one of the highlights developed, to an Editor and Publisher account, is that "Nuremain tops among retailers as the prime imple moving goods." That speaks well for the power, prestige and of the press, in this era when all manner of media ping for a share in the advertising dollar. The pri in regularly-issued periodicals, has not lost its ma At a recent conference, the mayors of 82 p our big cities said that parking is the most urgent problem. It's common for four or more cares for each space on the streets. 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Funeral services were held in Backs, Troutman and Kaulbars chapel, Thursday morning with Rev. James Sullivan officiating. MARIE B. SHARPE Marie B. Sharpe, 82, died after a prolonged illness Saturday morning at the Florence Nightingale Sanitarium. She had been a resident of Anaheim since 1917. She is survived by a son, Glen and a grandson. Private funeral services were held at the Anaheim cemetery with Rev. A. J. Casebeer officiating. Arrangements were made by Backs, Troutman and Kaulbars Mortuary. DAVID RAY CLARK David Ray Clark, 8 years old, died in a fatal accident while playing in a pond at Struck Street and Collins Avenue last Friday. He was born in Alva, Oklahoma and had been an Anaheim resident two years and was a member of the Methodist church. He was a student at Benjamin Franklin School. He is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clark of Anaheim and three brothers and three sisters. 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