anaheim-bulletin 1955-07-13

Anaheim Man Spends Two Years, $160 Building Detailed Battery-Powered Scale Model Boats as Absorbing Hobby By BETTE JO SMITH The sleek looking cabin cruiser, dubbed "Jerry," skimmed across the waters at Newport Bay doing about 20 miles an hour. Several people were standing on the banks watching it, as they always do when Larry Lansdowne, owner of the neat little job, takes it out into the water. He had built it himself, it had taken him nearly a year and he was proud of the results. complete with an overhead light. The decks of both boats are made of hardwood. to learn how to build the trestles! Not "Kid Stuff" "Model building is not "kid stuff," Lansdowne insisted. "All most all members of the various model clubs are men between 30 and 60, and there are very few under 18." His interest in seeing that the younger boys should become in By BETTE JO SMITH The sleek looking cabin cruiser, dubbed "Jerry," skimmed across the waters at Newport Bay doing about 20 miles an hour. Several people were standing on the banks watching it, as they always do when Larry Lansdowne, owner of the neat little job, takes it out into the water. He had built it himself, it had taken him nearly a year and he was proud of the results. It was getting late so Lansdowne decided it was time to turn toward shore. He started to reel in his fishing line. From shore he could see the little boat hobbing on the water as it came toward him. The line of his fishing pole was attached to the bow of his model boat. Here it came, putting along on its twin engines...whoops...it hit the side of the pier. But that wouldn't hurt it, not like it would have hurt some of the model airplanes he had made. That was one of the main reasons Lansdowne had started to build model boats. It seemed that he would build a plane and the first time he flew it, it would crash and there would go all of his labor and money. With a model boat a person could bang it against all kinds of objects and it wouldn't do too much damage. Cost $160 Lansdowne started on this new hobby of his two years ago. He has built two cabin cruisers in that length of time. It has taken him two years to complete both of them and they have cost about $160. The first one he built has only one motor. He named this one after his young daughter, Vicki. It is complete with tiny lights which Lansdowne made himself and on the deck there are two miniature deck chairs. The little boat is about 33 inches long and weighs about 10 pounds. He learned quite a bit about model boat building with the first one and when he started on the second he was a little more experienced. This one he named "Jerry" after his son and it was equipped with twin engines. Both boats are modeled after the Chris Craft. They are battery powered (12-volt system) and Lansdowne takes along his fishing pole whenever he takes them out and they can be guilded in any direction he wishes complete with an overhead light. The decks of both boats are made of hardwood. Lansdowne, who is 30 years old and the father of two children, resides at 10902 Sally Lane, Anaheim. He first started model building in 1934. His father, A. L. Lansdowne of Newport Beach, helped him build his first airplane and they have made many since that time. One plane was purchased by a well-known airplane manufacturer because of its perfection. Nine months were spent building this particular model. Another one, built by the younger Lansdowne, had a seven-foot wing span. Lansdowne relates that one day a couple of neighborhood boys were in his garage admiring the plane. When started to leave they were called back by the owner with the words "Aren't you going to take your plane home with you?" Needless to say, the boys did take the plane home. "Boys Should Have Hobbies" It is Lansdowne's belief that if more boys were given a hobby of some kind there would be less juvenile delinquency. According to him, there are always complaints from neighbors about the noise of model airplanes, aside from the fact that you stand a chance of crashing it the first time you fly it. But a model boat...well they don't make any noise and they are just as much fun. When asked if there are any model boat clubs in existence, he stated that he hadn't heard of any, but he thought they would do a lot of good for the teenagers. According to him, any kind of modeling should be pushed, especially by the parents. In recalling his model building experience, he spoke of the model house, he had built. He went to the lumber yard where he got the plans for a 1300-square-foot house. He built the house on an 1½-inch scale. It was complete with floor joists, sub-flooring, hardwood floors, to learn how to build the trestles! Not "Kid Stuff" "Model building is not "kid stuff." Lansdowne insisted. "All most all members of the various model clubs are men between 30 and 60, and there are very few under 18." His interest in seeing that the younger boys should become interested in model building is quite evident in the fact that at the present time he is helping an eight-year-old neighbor boy build a boat. At the present time, Lansdowne is working on a 40-inch model. The hull is nearly completed and it is made of balsa wood. Individual planking, the same as would be in a real boat is being carefully glued in place. The builder estimates that it will take him one and a half years to complete it at an estimated cost of $250. This boat will be radio controlled and will hold about 50 pounds. He already has his eye on his next project. It is an Albatross triphibian airplane with a 54 inch wing span. So maybe in another year he will take another try at airplanes, who knows? Chuck Wagon Breakfast Set for Capistrano SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO—The third annual Chuck Wagon break fast and Trail Rides, sponsored by the Capistrano Business Association, will be held Sunday morning, July 17, it was announced today. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. until 12 noon in the shady walnut grove on the east side of Highway 101, a quarter mile south of the mission. The public is invited to this gala community sponsored affair. Proceeds from the breakfast will be used toward the building of a community park and swimming pool. All Southern California horsemen are especially invited to attend and to camp overnight in the shady grove near the mission. There will be a Saturday ride at 3 p.m., which will take a leisurely course through picturesque San Juan Capistrano valley. Saturday night there will be high school dance at the local high school. model boat building with the first one and when he started on the second he was a little more experienced. This one he named "Jerry" after his son and it was equipped with twin engines. Both boats are modeled after the Chris Craft. They are battery powered (12-volt system) and Lansdowne takes along his fishing pole whenever he takes them out and they can be gulped in any direction he wishes them to go. Hardwood Decks Tiny curtains adorn the windows. "Vicky" boasts a galley would do a lot of good for the teen-agers. According to him, any kind of modeling should be pushed, especially by the parents. In recalling his model building experience, he spoke of the model house, he had built. He went to the lumber yard where he got the plans for a 1300-square-foot house. He built the house on an 1½-inch scale. It was complete with floor joists, sub-flooring, hardwood floors, everything that should have gone into the full-size house went into the model. He also belonged to a train club. His only reason for joining this club was community dance at the local high school to which the public is also invited. Dancing contests and prizes for best Western, Spanish and Indian costumes will be featured. Saturday night there will be a community dance at the local high school to which the public is also invited. Dancing contests and prizes for best Western, Spanish and Indian costumes will be featured. Sunday morning at 9, the annual horsemen's ride from San Juan Capistrano to the seacoast will be preceded by a grand entry of a horsemen participating. 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Under the plant managership of soft-spoken Henry Bosch, OCCA recently installed a revolutionary sizer and volume filler. Made in Anaheim The installing of the intricate contraption manufactured by F. B. Roberts of Anaheim has speeded up old hand-packing procedures to the point that packing costs have been sliced in half. Bosch explained: "I'd say our packaging costs have been cut at least 50 per cent. Where we used to have 35 packers on the floor we now have only seven women. It is the only one in operation in Orange County and the state. Tulare county has similar machines. However, I think you'll see many more of them next year." The contraption, with the appearance of one of Rube Goldberg's famed drawings, sizes, weighs and funnels oranges into cardboard cartons. The machine divides the citrus into seven different sizes at the rate of 3500 to 3600 cartons a day. Oranges to Europe In days gone by it was necessary for packers to count and pack the oranges into cartons on wooden crates by hand Plant. Cypress, Placentia News Correspondents Wanted by Bulletin News correspondents for Cypress and Placentia are needed by the Anaheim Bulletin to write the news of the towns' clubs, organizations, civic events and social happenings. Newspaper experience would be helpful, but not necessary. Prerequisites are a typewriter, telephone, accurate spelling and a desire to know your neighbors better. If you are interested or know of someone who might like to write for the Bulletin, contact Jim Duncan, County Editor, at KEystone 5-6051 for further information. Report Fair Premium Books Now Available Premium books for the 65th Anniversary Orange County Fair, Aug. 9-14, now are available. It was announced today by R.M.C. Fullenwider, secretary-manager of the Fair. The books, which list the hunEach Thursday evening at reation Park "family night" be observed. This will serve opportunity for each member HOW TO BUILD THE NOT "KID STUFF" Building is not "kid ansdowne insisted." All members of the various clubs are men between 30, and there are very er 18." REST IN SEEING THAT THE BOYS Should become in model building is evident in the fact that at ant time he is helping an old neighbor boy build the present time, Lanss working on a 40-inch hull is nearly com- d it is made of balsa individual planking, the would be in a real boat, carefully glued in place. Under estimates that it him one and a half complete it at an esti- cost of $250. This boat radio controlled and will out 50 pounds. READY HAS HIS EYE ON HIS JOB. It is an Albatross airplane with a 54 g span. So maybe in an ar he will take another planes, who knows? WAGON BREAKFAST FOR CAPISTRANO UAN CAPISTRANO—The usual Chuck Wagon break- Trail Rides, sponsored by Capistrano Business Associa- be held Sunday morn- 17, it was announced AST WILL BE SERVED FROM until 12 noon in the alnut grove on the east Highway 101, a quarter- th of the mission. The invited to this gala com- sponsored affair. Pro- om the breakfast will be guard the building of a com- park and swimming pool, northern California horsemen specially invited to attend camp overnight in the grove near the mission. Will be a Saturday ride at which will take a leisure- through picturesque San Capistrano valley. AY NIGHT THERE WILL BE A YAY DANCE AT THE LOCAL high next year." The contraption, with the appearance of one of Rube Goldberg's famed drawings, sizes, weighs and funnels oranges into cardboard cartons. The machine divides the citrus into seven different sizes at the rate of 3500 to 3600 cartons a day. ORANGES TO EUROPE In days gone by it was neces- sary for packers to count and pack the oranges into cartons or wooden crates by hand. Plant Foreman Jim Duffy and his crew have been 100 per cent on cartons this year. Last year 93 per cent of the oranges shipped out of OCCA through Mutual Orange Distributors was in cartons. This is in line with the associat- ion's eye to the future. Roughly 40 per cent of the firm's output goes to Europe. As we strolled through the immense warehouse Bosch showed the writer 1000 cartons of "Orange King" fruit tagged for Europe. "Orange King" is the associa- tion's top product marketed under the "Pure Gold" trademark. Each carton weighs 38½ pounds. About 60 per cent of the overseas shipments are in the 288 and 344 orange grades, the smallest sized. The association also sends its product to all points in the nation and to Canada. The OCCA was formed back in 1924. Its members contribute to a revolving fund. The associa- tion owns its trucks which are utilized by picking orews in member groves. The orange packaging season ranges from May to November. Grove pickers work a nine-hour day. Average in the plant is eight hours, with 30 minutes in rest breaks. PLANS FOR CITY'S Third Fire Station Approved FULLERTON, (OCNS) — City Councilmen last week ordered plans drawn for the rity's third fire station, but plans to purchase land for a fourth station hit a snag. The firm of Smith, Powell, and Morgridge, Los Angeles, was emplied as architect for the new fire station on the east side of Acacia avenue near Ross avenue. It is planned to station a four-man crew and a 1250-gallon pumper there. Councilmen did not execute an Report Fair Premium Books Now Available Premium books for the 65th Anniversary Orange County Fair, Aug. 9-14, now are available. It was announced today by R.M.C. Fullenwider, secretary-manager of the Fair. The books, which list the hundreds of classifications of exhibits to be open for the 1955 exposition, are being mailed to all former exhibitors, and copies are obtainable through Chamber of Commerce offices throughout the county. Included in the departments open for participation by Orange Coun- ty residents are agriculture, hori- culture, floriculture, community and organization exhibits, one-family farm displays, livestock, poultry, rabbits, bees and honey, home economics, fine arts and ceramics, hobbies, mineral and lapidary, and a long list of classes in the Jun- lor Fair. Copies of the book also are available by writing to the Fair office, 20391 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. Deadline for entries in the 1955 Fair is July 22, and all applications must be received by that date. Each Thursday evening at reation Park "'family night' be observed. This will serve opportunity for each memb- erthe family to get together a park and use the many fac- tions that will be made available an opportunity to plan a with friends and neighbors. The Recreation department using this particular night te velop a badminton club for adult members of the family club will be open to any re- of Buena Park, Park Recreation and Parkways District. Craig er, tennis coach, will conduc- badminton instruction and pler-club tournaments through the summer months. Each Thursday evening, er sis will be placed on family g such as volley ball, ping shuffleboard, badminton and other table games. The equi locker hours will be from 6 p.m. on this night. Ray Thomas, recreation YOU GET Most size of any low-price car, for a truly big Look styling . . . most COMfort in the room ECONOMY features . . . TWO TOP ENGINES: the YOU PA sponsored affair. Profrom the breakfast will be guard the building of a compark and swimming pool. Southern California horsemen specially invited to attend camp overnight in the prove near the mission. will be a Saturday ride at which will take a leisurethrough picturesque San bistrano valley. day night there will be a city dance at the local high which the public is also Dancing contests and best Western. Spanish costumes will be feamorning at 9, the annual n's ride from San Juan to the seacoast will be by a grand entry of all, participating. News You'll See It In Anaheim Bulletin City Councilmen last week ordered plans drawn for the rity's third fire station, but plans to purchase land for a fourth station hit a snag. The firm of Smith, Powell, and Morgridge, Los Angeles, was employed as architect for the new fire station on the east side of Acacia avenue near Ross avenue. It is planned to station a fourman crew and a 1250-gallon pumper there. Councilmen did not execute an option for the purchase of a fourth fire station site on Fullerton road north of the St. Jude Hospital site. 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(OCNS photo) News From the City of Buena Park ETTE JO SMITH LAWRENCE 2-2705 Each Thursday evening at Recreation Park "family night" will observe. This will serve as an opportunity for each member of the tor, urges all to get a group together this week and visit the park. Archery classes will be given Garden Grove Soldier Being Returned to U.S. Sgt. Geraid McCullah, 22, whose wife, Delores, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eafl McCullah, live at 10131 Imperial Avenue, Garden Grove, is sched- News From the City of Buena Park BETTE JO SMITH LAWRENCE 2-2705 Each Thursday evening at Recreation Park "family night" will be observed. This will serve as an opportunity for each member of family to get together at the park and use the many facilities that will be made available, also opportunity to plan a picnic friends and neighbors. The Recreation department is giving this particular night to depop a badminton club for the best members of the family. The club will be open to any resident Buena Park, Park Recreation Parkways District. Craig Bakkennis coach, will conduct the badminton instruction and plan in-club tournaments throughout summer months. Each Thursday evening, empha-sis will be placed on family games as volley ball, ping pong, table games. The equipment per hours will be from 6 to 10 on this night. Yay Thomas, recreation direc-tor, urges all to get a group together this week and visit the park. Archery classes will be given every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the enclosed softball diamond area. These classes are offered to youth of the Buena Park from the ages of 10 to 19. Craig Barker will be the instructor and he suggests that, if you have your own archery equipment, bring it with you, although equipment will be furnished by the recreation department. There will be three classes – beginners, intermediates, and advanced groups. Adults are welcome to take part in this program if they so desire. Tennis instruction will be offered to the adult public each Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. While there will be a limited number of tennis rackets available at the park, the members of the class are asked to bring their own tennis equipment if possible. As the classes progress during the summer months, there will be novice tournaments planned to culminate the season's activities. Garden Grove Soldier Being Returned to U.S. Sgt. Geraid McCullah, 22, whose wife, Delores, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eafl McCullah, live at 10131 Imperial Avenue, Garden Grove, is scheduled to leave Germany for the U.S. in July as part of Operation Gyroscope, the Army's new unit rotation plan. Sergeant McCullah's unit, the First Infantry Division, is being replaced in Europe by the 10th Infantry Division. The two divisions are the first units to take part in the transfer plan. 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