anaheim-gazette 1963-12-05

The ANAHEIM GAZETTE Opinions Virgil Pinkley, Editor & Publisher 4—The Anaheim Gazette Thursday, December 5, 1963 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA U.S. Can Take Heart From the Johnson-Ike Relationship The close relationship between President Johnson and General Eisenhower is one of the most hopeful of all developments as the nation grieves and closes ranks behind our new Chief Executive. President Johnson asked General Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, to come to Washington within minutes after he returned to the Capitol from Dallas. He has requested Mr. Eisenhower to meet with him from time to time and to help him in his enormous undertaking. This is wise statesmanship. Any President needs all the thinking, guidance and support he can get from a man with the patriotism, judgment and experience of an Eisenhower. For the eight years Mr. Eisenhower age to act vigorously and in our best interests. World leadership must come from the White House! It is significant that even at this late date some so-called Republicans attack General Eisenhower bitterly, much of the blame for the world's ills for the last 11 years at his feet and even charge that he is unpatriotic and a Communist dupe or agent. This is vicious and unfair. Such charges are without foundation. The really is no need for a defense by Dwight D. Eisenhower. His 50 years of dedicated service to his nation are to mankind, his constant calls to duty and his achievements for America and all eloquent testimonials to this great good and kind man. Most people who attack General Eisenhower or who talk in slurring terms about him know if the Capitol from Dallas. He has requested Mr. Eisenhower to meet with him from time to time and to help him in his enormous undertaking. This is wise statesmanship. Any President needs all the thinking, guidance and support he can get from a man with the patriotism, judgment and experience of an Eisenhower. For the eight years Mr. Eisenhower was in the White House one of his closest friends and most frequent visitors was Lyndon Johnson, then Democratic Majority leader in the Senate. Johnson and the late Sam Rayburn, all from Texas where Ike was born, helped him many, many times and frequently they placed the welfare of the nation and the free world ahead of party considerations. When John Fitzgerald Kennedy was elected, President Eisenhower immediately began to have him briefed and other assistance extended to prepare him for the White House and to make an orderly, smooth and friendly transfer of power from one administration to another. Shortly after Mr. Kennedy entered the White House he telephoned General Eisenhower to gain his reaction and advice on several complicated foreign matters. He did this again several times and twice when he was in the Coachella Valley Desert he visited Ike at his winter home at the Eldorado Country Club in Palm Desert. The men exchanged views frankly and freely. There was a warm bond tween them. The General told his close friends many times that President Kennedy was making a good President. He added that he admired many of his traits. We and the free world need a strong, courageous and heavily supported President in the White House. Many of our best hopes are centered on the Chief Executive. He not only speaks for us, but for most free men everywhere. God give him the wisdom, the strength, guidance and cour 19th Century Bottlenecks "... this nation cannot hope to get the utmost in 20th Century railroad progress in the face of 19th Century government policy bottlenecks." That warning came, the other day, from a meeting of railroading's top leadership. These words followed: "A mountain of outdated regulation, unequal taxation and governmental favoritism toward other forms of transportation stands squarely astride the track to a better railroad future." They are strong words, but all the evidence supports them. Indeed, the Administration's comprehensive bill for sweeping reforms in transportation policy stresses, as a basic principle, that there should be much more reliance on competition between the various carriers and much less on regulatory policies which time and change have made obsolete. In fact, railroad regulation at times approaches heights of absurdity. A railroad official recently pointed out, "It is hard to believe, but it is more difficult for the railroads to reduce rates than it is to raise them. Here is a hangover from a day when the fear of monopolistic practices by the railroads was strong. That fear certainly, can no longer rationally exist. Competition — the toughest kind of competition—has solved that problem. And so have laws which are more than adequate to prevent unfair destructive actions by any industry. It cannot be repeated too often that the railroads ask no favors. They are only for equal treatment — and for national policy that will enable every agency of transportation to make the most of its own inherent advantage in seeking business. Why the delay? Hanna Heads Bill of Rights Week Celebration at Santa Ana College Santa Ana College Bill of Rights Week chairman, Mike Reiter, announced that Richard T. Hanna, member of Congress from the 34th Congressional District will be the speaker at the assembly scheduled today at 11 a.m. in Phillips Hall. Santa Ana College observes Bill of Rights Week Dec. 2-6, by various activities and programs for the schools in the Santa Ana Unified District. In addition to the appearance of Congressman Hanna, SAC students will present a dramatization of the Bill of Rights over closed-circuit TV. The program will be based on some 30,000 elementary secondary students. The show will be video tapped at the new Santa Ana Sch television center and broadcast continuously during national of Rights Week, Dec. 9-15. THE RAMPARTS WE WATCH HOME SECURITY FREE PRESS AN ALERT CITIZENRY DUE PROCESS RIGHT OF ASSEMBLY FREEDOM OF SPEECH TRIAL BY JURY FREEDOM OF WORSHIP BILL OF RIGHTS who attack General who talk in slurring YOUR STATE SENATOR REPORTS $2.3 Billion in State Taxes Major state taxes and fees now total more than $2.3 billion dollars. That's what the State of California is collecting from you and me this fiscal year. The largest amount collected comes from retail sales and u-net. Law In Action Jones worked nights at the plant which a Patrol Company and one of their best guards, Peter Piskel, guarded. Pete sometimes took his big German shepherd with him at night. Pete's dog, a friendly one, had flunked a course as a guard for the police. Too friendly. Pete took the dog with him partly to guard the plant as well to keep him company. The dog had been trained to attack but not to bite people. Jones, a worker, had to go out on the plant grounds. Suddenly the dog attacked Jones and knocked him to the pavement injuring his head and permanently impaired his hearing. Jones cued the Patrol company. Jones said that the dog should not have been allowed to go unleashed. He had no idea the dog was around. The Patrol company claimed it did not know that Pete was using his dog. He was not authorized to. Jones showed that the Patrol supervisor had seen Pete's dog and knew he took his dog along with him, but had not objected. Some employee's acts may be completely unauthorized or done without the employer's knowledge. In such cases employer most likely will not be liable. In another case a meter reader and bill collector sometimes took his dog along for companionship. He did not help the company in any way. When the dog became enraged at a customer and bit him the employer was not liable but the dog owner was. Dog owners are often liable for the acts of their dogs. If the dog bites persons who are on public property, the owner is liable. If the bitten person is lawfully on the owner's private property, again the owner is liable. If the dog owner violates a leash law or muzzle ordinance, again the owner is liable. The overly friendly dog without leash who leaps on others for pure affection, may expose his owner to liability. If the dog owner knows that his dog is vicious, or is trained to attack, he must see that the dog does no harm. The state owner can be relieved from retail sales and u-net — $749,522,744. Fuel next with $340,985,326. State income taxes no $299,033,797. Bank and tax taxes are close by $290,869,922. In Orange County over tax collections last year $111,114,840, or $126.27 per ta. This was based on a tion of about 900,000. Since course, our population creased to over one mil. State subventions, licen etc., in Orange County la totaled another $88,491, $66.47 per capita and 5 percent of the total revenue from Orange County tax. The state's assessed va was fixed last year a than $33.3 billion dollars. County's was better than $33.3 billion dollars. The property levy totaled $113.7 million $7.76 tax rate in Orange since 1961-62 and this out to $129.31 per capita county ranked 47th in the 58 counties. Here's something else der. Since 1946, the exp of state government in mia have increased 862 p Per capita expenditures creased 405 per cent. In general terms this state expenditures have ed slightly over five t 1946 level for reasons other "We don't dismiss for recess by saying, 'Toke ten,' Miss Ruffle!" GRIMROSE GRAMMAR By Bill Knoelton Jones sued the Patrol company. Jones said that the dog should not have been allowed to go unleashed. He had no idea the dog was around. The Patrol company claimed it did not know that Pete was using his dog. He was not authorized to. Jones showed that the Patrol supervisor had seen Pete's dog and knew he took his dog along with him, but had not objected. In most cases the company is liable for its employees' acts even without direct authorization. Pete was at fault in not using care in watching over his dog. Employees often went about the plant at night and this very kind of injury should have been fore-liable. If the bitten person is lawfully on the owner's private property, again the owner is liable. If the dog owner violates a leash law or muzzle ordinance, again the owner is liable. The overly friendly dog without leash who leaps on others for pure affection, may expose his owner to liability. If the dog owner knows that his dog is vicious, or is trained to attack, he must see that the dog does no harm. The dog owner can be relieved from liability if the injured person brought on harm himself. He may have assumed the risks or aroused the dog. If so he bears the burden of his own injuries. Note: California lawyers offer this column so you may know about our laws. Rights Week a College ed-circuit TV. The program will be beamed some 30,000 elementary and secondary students. The show will be video taped the new Santa Ana Schools division center and broadcast nationally Bill Rights Week, Dec. 9-15. SIDEBAR By Bob Perlman Managing Editor In newspaper talk, a sidebar is a story pointing up in detail some aspect of another major story, such as the many accounts of world wide reaction to President Kennedy's assassination. This column, which will appear here weekly, will give this writer's personal opinion on news of interest to Anaheim residents. Often the subject of these comments will be stories in the current issue of The Gazette, sometimes material on this page. Coming up for decision in the next few weeks are four of the most important issues to face Anaheim for a long time. If the powers that be goof on any of them, it could cost all of us for a lot longer. These issues are urban renewal, the Sheraton - Anaheim Hotel application, an overall convention hall design and the space analysis for the new city hall. Urban Renewal The urban renewal matter is an emotion-charged issue for the forces of retreat into the "good - old - days - thaf-never-were". There is in the United States today probably no more soundly conservative body of men guiding a city than Anaheim's city council. It is lamentably true that those of us who have been suffering the sniping of the ridiculously right for years sometimes get just the tiniest satisfaction from seeing the conservatism of such men as are on our by guess as the plans are being prepared. Councilman Fred Krein and A. J. Schutte have objected to having an outside consultant retained at this time to make the study. The alternatives appear to be either having the architect make the study before he draws his plans or having the city administrative staff do it. Both of these alternatives have flaws which we believe preclude their adoption. The city administrative staff has enough to do right now — or else such vigilant watchdogs of the taxpayers' dollar as we have on the city council would have reduced its size long ago. And an architect is not in the space analysis business any more than a building contractor is in the architect business or a dentist in the doctor business. The fields are allied but not identical, and when deciding issues involving so much taxpayers' money, we believe the best State Tax from retail sales and use taxes — $749,522,744. Fuel taxes are next with $340,985,326. Personal state income taxes now total $299,033,797. Bank and corporation taxes are close behind at $290,869,922. In Orange County overall state tax collections last year came to $111,114,840, or $126.27 per capita. This was based on a population of about 900,000. Since then, of course, our population has increased to over one million. State subventions, license fees, etc., in Orange County last year totaled another $58,491,283 or $66.47 per capita and $2.6 per cent of the total revenue derived from Orange County taxpayers. The state's assessed valuation was fixed last year at more than $33.3 billion dollars. Orange County's was better than $1.6 billion dollars. The property tax levy totaled $113.7 million with a $7.76 tax rate in Orange County during 1961-62 and this fugured out to $129.31 per capita. The county ranked 47th in the state's 58 counties. Here's something else to ponder. Since 1946, the expenditures of state government in California have increased 862 per cent. Per capita expenditures have increased 405 per cent. In general terms this means state expenditures have increased slightly over five times the 1946 level for reasons other than never-were." There is in the United States today probably no more soundly conservative body of men guiding a city than Anaheim's city council. It is lamentably true that those of us who have been suffering the sniping of the ridiculously right for years sometimes get just the tiniest satisfaction from seeing the conservatism of such men as are on our council challenged when they enter a field such as urban renewal. For all this time "true conservatives" like these have stood by while "liberals" were slandered, abused, hounded, persecuted and prosecuted on the flimsies of charges by the most irrational of tormentors. Now, quite properly, our conservative councilmen have undertaken to cure a canker sore on our economic body which could become a cancer. They are adopting the most conservative of means, again, quite properly. But because they are venturing to do anything at all, the lies, slanders, Red herrings, nuendoes, and the total arsenal of the stone age right are being readied against them. The tiny satisfaction we of less conservative bent may take in their shock at thus becoming victims instead of the onlookers should not stop us from rushing to their defense, particularly since it is our downtown they are trying to rescue just as much as it is theirs. The Hotel The decision on the hotel application will be made initially by the planning commission — perhaps as soon as the commission's next meeting Monday afternoon. It is unlikely that there will be any material opposition. If one or two area residents object, the Planning Commission should remember that while adjoining property owners have a right to be heard on the matter, the commission's duty is to the city as a whole. Rarely has a city in Southern California been confronted with so large and significant a project as this! of the taxpayers' dollar as we have on the city council would have reduced its size long ago. And an architect is not in the space analysis business any more than a building contractor is in the architect business or a dentist in the doctor business. The fields are allied but not identical, and when deciding issues involving so much taxpayers' money, we believe the best economy is to get the best specialist available to do the job. So the outside consultants approach appears in order. The Hall Next, the convention hall. The city council has committed Anaheim to building one, and the decision was a good one. At any rate, it was a good one, subject to proper execution of the decision. The council is completing its tours of the existing centers of similar nature, and has discovered a few hard facts. First and foremost is that if a convention hall is properly built and operated it will bring back its cost and more within a relatively brief period in terms of adding to the city's volume of business. And if our valued friends who don't happen to own businesses in Anaheim don't think that's important, let them look at their tax bills in comparison with those in communities which don't have a big, healthy business community. A healthy business community by its taxes can save the owner of a tract home as much as $10 a month on his tax bill. So the decisions on the convention hall are vital, and as with the space study, a dime "saved" in the wrong place can cost many dollars elsewhere. One thing the council has learned is that to really lure the lucrative conventions and shows the center must be big, perhaps bigger than the smaller gatherings might require. Next, and this will be the bitterest pill to swallow, the hope of building a center which will be fully self-supporting out of revenues, the bed tax and added sales tax it will engender is just a hope, and not much more. Still, the prevailing argument must still be, what will Here's something else to ponder. Since 1946, the expenditures of state government in California have increased 862 per cent. Per capita expenditures have increased 405 per cent. In general terms this means state expenditures have increased slightly over five times the 1946 level for reasons other than population growth. Price increases, salaries, inflation, account for another 200 per cent. Since the end World War II, the legislature has expanded or created new state programs three fold. It is estimated that this current fiscal year expenditures will be $2.8 billion dollars and in 1964 around $3.3 billion. In 1946, expenditures totaled a little over $342 million dollars. The question you and I must ponder how is whether this tax money has done our state a service or has it been wasted. No doubt there has been some good come of these programs. No doubt there has been some waste. The legislature is now in the process of determining where we go from here. Just so we don't get mixed up in another problem involving military maneuvers such as occurred in Georgia last year over operation "Water Moccasin," there's a big maneuver planned in California next May 13-30. It will be called "Exercise Desert Strike" and will involve 100,000 Army troops, (four divisions) and 18 Air Force squadrons — no barefoot Africans. The exercise will take place in a desert area of Southern California covering approximately 14 million acres in the vicinity of Fort Irwin, Blythe, Ripley, Dagget, and Bullion Mountain Range, the Big Sandy River and into Arizona across the Colorado River. You'll be hearing more about it next spring, I'm sure. It is unlikely that there will be any material opposition. If one or two area residents object, the Planning Commission should remember that while adjoining property owners have a right to be heard on the matter, the commission's duty is to the city as a whole. Rarely has a city in Southern California been confronted with so large and significant a project, so tidily packaged, and with such impressive backing. During the 15 years following World War II, the big hotel business has been one of the most thoroughly competitive in the nation, that the Sheraton organization has emerged from that era as one of the giants in its field is convincing evidence of its soundness and value to any community in which it seeks to operate. The owners and financial backers of the venture are established businessmen in the community, and there appears to be no reasonable justification for opposing the project. The Space Study The space utilization study must be made in some form or another before the city hall is built. The building will be built to take care of Anaheim's city hall needs for 40 years, and the necessary projections of how big to build it cannot be made. 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