anaheim-bulletin 1959-04-29

RECEIVES AWARDS — Receiving three safety awards for the Anaheim plant of United States Industrial Chemicals Co. is (left) Harry Barnes, manager of USI. The awards are shown being presented by Joseph J. Prabulos, Supervisor Safety Director for the National Distillers and Chemical injury, between Nov. 7, 1955 through Dec. 31, 1958. The second award was from the Greater Los Angeles Safety Council for perfect record in the Business and Industry Safety Contest. The third was received from the National Chemists' Assn. for the operation of a plant without disabling in- RECEIVES AWARDS — Receiving three safety awards for the Anaheim plant of United States Industrial Chemicals Co. is (left) Harry Barnes, manager of USI. The awards are shown being presented by Joseph J. Prabulos, Supervisor Safety Director for the National Distillers and Chemical Corp. (right), while Paul Rumfelt (center), plant chemist, Jooks on. One award is from the National Safety Council for 225,693 man-hours without injury, between Nov. 7, 1955 through Dec. 31, 1958. The second award was from the Greater Los Angeles Safety Council for perfect record in the Business and Industry Safety Contest. The third was received from the National Chemists' Assn. for the operation of a plant without disabling injury in the year 1958. This was the sixth time USI has won an award of this type. (Bulletin Photo) Council Approves Plans for Harbor Blvd. Buildings A reclassification request submitted by the Tietz Construction Company but pleaded by purchaser Thomas Coughlin was granted last night by City Council in their weekly meeting. The request was to have a change of parking requirements in the C-1 zone located on the west side of Harbor Blvd. 150 feet north of Katella Ave. The original ordinance on the matter states that 75 per cent of the property shall be employed as parking area, but due to the size of the lot, Coughlin pleaded, this would leave him but 700 square feet on which to build for commercial purposes and would therefore not be a paying venture. The proposed businesses to be installed by Coughlin are a liquor store, delicatessen, barber shop, beauty parlor and travel agency to service the many motels in the surrounding area. Coughlin showed plans to council and pointed out that he has a permanent easement on adjoining Union Oil Company land which, if necessary he could employ for parking, although he stated that such use would not be required as he also had an agreement to use ten parking stalls on the Union service station property. The request was granted by council after long deliberation. Katella-Brookhurst Annex Hearing Slated A petition requesting annexation of inhabited territory known as the The Bulletin ORANGE COUNTY NEWS SECTION B Wednesday, April 26, 1959 Fullerton Airport Solution Offered BUENA PARK — The Buena Park City Council last night opened bids on a new sewer project within the city, abandoned an alley and passed the first reading for an ordinance re-zoning property in the southerly portion of the city. Sewer Assessment District Four, particularly the area of Stanton Ave., and Page Road will have bids accepted by the council on May 19 when contracts will be let for construction of sewer facilities in that area. The project will be one of a long list of future work which is being planned by City Engineer Glen Danielson and his staff and will add to the sanitation facilities designed for the city by the hard pressed engineering staff in their attempt to keep with the developments taking place in Buena Park. Citizens in the area between Rostrata and Western Ave., who of late have been trooping to the council chambers in an effort to have the council abandon an old county easement, made their final trip last night when the council adopted a resolution closing the lover's lane hideaway which has caused nothing but trouble for those residents in the past. The 20-foot easement was a thorn in the side of the neighborhood since it was used as a late when they could erect fences and the like to prevent any further intrusion on their property. "I immediately," came the reply. But it wasn't until City Attorney Warren Ferguson explained to them the property will be recorded back to them, that they all trooped out of the council chambers smiling and probably planning the week end construction jobs they will now undergo to seal off their property from unwanted visitors. A zone change ordinance from C-2 to R-1 passed its first reading last night. The area in question is in the southeast corner of Ball Road and Miller Street. There was some concern on part of the councilmen as to the limitations of commercial property by the zone change. It was pointed out by a developing company representative that areas immediately adjacent to the property, particularly to the east, west and south were in other municipalities and were zoned for commercial use. Katella-Brookhurst Annex Hearing Slated A petition requesting annexation of inhabited territory known as the Katella Park Annexation was received by the City Council last night and a date of June 2, 7 p.m. set for a public hearing. City Clerk Dene Williams said that a check of registered voters in the area indicated 113 qualified electors. The petition was signed by 86 persons, all of whom were found to be qualified. Citizens in the area between Rostrata and Western Ave., who off late have been trooping to the council chambers in an effort to have the council abandon an old county easement, made their final trip last night when the council adopted a resolution closing the lover's lane hideaway which has caused nothing but trouble for those residents in the past. The 20-foot easement was a thorn in the side of the neighborhood since it was used as a late hours rendezvous for various and sundry night blooming drinkers who littered the areas between the residents homes with old bottles and other "debris." Council adopted the resolution and the property owners, still apparently dazed by the fast action, queried that governing body as to Two New Principals Hired for City Schools Two new principals for the Anaheim City School District were hired last night by the board of trustees. Starting as principals next year will be Nick Ferrero, a helping teacher in the local district, and Norval Granz, of Long Beach, now teaching in the Los Angeles City School District. The appointments, made on the recommendation of Superintendent Robert Shanks, came after the screening of 10 local and eight out-of-district applicants. The screening committee was authorized to meet again to pick one more principal for the district next year. Trustees were notified last night that the district can depend upon a financial grant of $25,000 to help pay for the district's closed circuit television project. The funds will be given by the Fund for the Advancement of Education of the Ford Foundation. In other action last night trustees approved final plans for the television studio at the old Broadway School, accepted the gift of a model eye and ear from the Katella School PTA, accepted with regret the resignations of Hal Shirey, maintenance man, and Kenneth Eley, gardener; and approved the employment of Birney A. Halleen and Angelo Oliveira as custodians. Tentative plans for the improvements on Western Ave., between La Palma and Orangethorpe, have apparently met with snags on one side of the street since property owners on the west side of Western Ave., indicated to the city they do not desire to dedicate any property for the widening, curbing and guttering of their street front. However, the developers on the other side of the street will go ahead and improve one-half of Western Ave. The recent two-death plane crash in Buena Park came in for mention again last night when Councilman John Stecko read a letter from radio personality John McShane, who wrote the council on behalf of a pilots and airplane owners club. The Skylarks, in the letter to the council made recommendations for the improved safety of the operation of the Fullerton Municipal Airport. Those recommendations were such that half of the traffic entering and leaving the field would be diverted to one side of the field in a flight pattern, which would reduce the traffic over Buena Park. Buena Park Students Face If Hanna-Sponsored Bill City Wants Present Library Site For Parking Lot for Civic Center BUENA PARK — Not only will the students of the Buena Park Elementary District be without adequate facilities in the near future if voters again turn down the proposed bond issues and tax override for the district, they may be faced with the possibility of not having public library the state legislature dissolves the Buena Park Elementary District. Recently the bond issues for the Buena Park Elementary District went down in defeat. Among the items which the issues would provide were included, funds for the completion of the 8th St. School, a proposed building site for an additional school and a tax override measure which would allow continuance of operation of the district on its present plane. Now the district may not have the public library facilities made available to them in the future. If the State legislature passes a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Hanna of the 75th District the present Buena Park Library District will be dissolved. To face up to the dilemma of the proposed library district's disbandment, the PTA Executive Council of the Buena Park Elementary District met yesterday afternoon. On the afternoon's agenda was a petition to be circulated by PTA members throughout the district to have the bill dropped. One PTA member told the Bulletin that in city plans, the present Buena Park Library will be removed to provide a parking lot for the civic center. According to Centralla District Supervisor Glen Dysinger St., the dissolution of the Buena Park Library District would not only be a serious blow to the community but especially so to the Centralla schools. "We feel that the present system of library operation is one of the finest we or any other district has," Dysinger said this morning. Each of the Schools within the Centralia District has from 300 to 600 books for use by students. If the library district is dissolved, this would mean a loss to the elementary students of public library books they now have in each of the schools expressly for their use." Dysinger added. Mrs. Calaway, the district librarian has done a 'very great service' to the Centralia District. She not only kept up with the tremendous growth of the area has experienced in this district but has added to the library service with- HIRE NEW FIREMEN Garden Grove City Council Approves Shopping Center in Southern Area GARDEN GROVE — A new shopping center got the green light from the Garden Grove city council and it will be developed to include a supermarket, gas station, small department store and numerous speciality shops. Owner of the land is Jerald Elsenhower and the new center will be located at the southwest corner of Westminster Ave. and Verano St. The service station will occupy the corner and the market will be alongside Verano with the remainder of the shops facing Westminster Ave. Parking facilities will be provided in the center according to the precise plan which was also approved by councilmen. In a meeting which saw six public hearings staged, only two persons appeared, both for the same item. The two men, one Joe Ojeda, realtor, were the only ones to approach the council on an issue and theirs was the only one denied by the council. Ojeda had asked for commercial zoning on a parcel of land at the northeast corner of Trask Ave. and Verano St. The land is now zoned residential-professional and, following the council's denial, will re- a request for commercial zoning on land now zoned residential at the easterly terminus of Stuart Dr. They also approved a rezoning from commercial to residential-professional land owned by Sheldon Chasin at the southeasterly terminus of Belfast St., northerly of Garden Grove Blvd. Apartment houses are now being built in this area and the applicants plan to erect additional units. Ojeda was luckier on his other request. He had asked for rezoning from residential to commercial for three and one-half lots located 110 feet north of Tweentree Ave. on the east side of Harbor Blvd. Council also authorized the purchase of a new four-door station wagon for the Police Department. Smith Motors, the Ford agency in Garden Grove, submitted the only bid on the vehicle. Their bid passed its first reading. The area in question southeast corner of Ball Miller Street. has some concern on part encilmen as to the limi-commercial property by change. pointed out by a develop-mentary representative that immediately adjacent to the particularly to the east, south were in other mu-terial and were zoned for use. could provide enough prop-ortive for commercial pur-itive the residents of the high needed shopping fane plans for the improve-Western Ave., between and Orangethorpe, have met with snags on one street since property the west side of Western located to the city they do not dedicate any property dening, curbing and gut-heir street front. er, the developers on the end of the street will go and improve one-half of ave. ent two-death plane crash Park came in for men-last night when Council Stecko read a letter to personality John Mc-wo wrote the council on a pilots and airplane ub. marks, in the letter to the side recommendations foroved safety of the opera-Fullerton Municipal Air-recommendations were half of the traffic enter-aving the two air strips would be diverted to the field in a flight path would reduce the traf-buena Park. The two men, one Joe Ojeda, realtor, were the only ones to approach the council on an issue and theirs was the only one denied by the council. Ojeda had asked for commercial zoning on a parcel of land at the northeast corner of Trask Ave. and Verano St. The land is now zoned residential-professional and, following the council's denial, will remain that way. However the council did approve The Skylark's letter indicated to the council that it was the desire of the club to go to the City of Fullerton and the airport Manager, with the "improved" method of traffic pattern routing for the airport. The left hand strip would handle incoming and outgoing traffic in a left turn manner. The right hand strip would do the opposite. This would mean that half of the flights in and out of the Fullerton Airport would turn away from Buena Park and thereby reduce the hazardous flight pattern as it now exists. The Buena Park Council was unanimous in their approval of the contents of the letter and City Clerk, Marguerite Courson was directed to reply to the Skylarks, commending them for their efforts in attempting to help solve Buena Park's dilemma. In two other matters, parking was taken into consideration by the council last night, when a resolution restricting vehicular parking on the south side of Manchester Boulevard from Western Ave., to Grand Ave., to two hours, was approved. Also the council approved a resolution restricting vehicular parking on both sides of Whitaker Ave., from Grand to Manchester. Ojeda was luckier on his other request. He had asked for re-zoning from residential to commercial for three and one-half lots located 110 feet north of Tweentree Ave. on the east side of Harbor Blvd. Council also authorized the purchase of a new four-door station wagon for the Police Department. Smith Motors, the Ford agency in Garden Grove, submitted the only bid on the vehicle. Their bid, which was accepted was $2,629.28. They also agreed to give the city $1,200 for the station wagon now in use by the police department. Police Chief Reese Ballard also heard the council approve his request for four new patrolmen. They will be employed by May 1. Fire Chief Marion Umphress also heard his request for 12 new firemen meet with council approval They also will be employed by May 1. Chief Umphress explained that the new fire station, number three for the city, will be ready June 1 and the men are needed to staff the station, located on Trask Ave. just east of Harbor Blvd. The Chief said the men would undergo a 30-day training period from May 1 until the new station was ready. The council heard an appraisal of four parcels of land located on the north side of Acacia St., across 7th St. from the present city hall. The city is attempting to purchase the land for use as additional parking space for the city hall and for expansion of facilities. Councilmen authorized the city to attempt to purchase the land at the appraised value of $27,110 for the four parcels. They also agreed that they would purchase any single parcel for its appraised price and condemn the other pieces of property whose owners did not wish to sell at the appraised price. ents Face Book Loss ed Bill Is Successful Get Tickets HERE ANAHEIM Hi Neighbor Day May 16 Saturday by entertainment Dance Information A Entertainment B-B-Q Tickets Auburn, WA Mayor A. J. Schutte demonborliness by purchasing the first Lions' Clubs - sponsored Hi Neighbor due to be held in Anaheim Park May fair, which is being planned as an annual, will feature free entertainment by professional and local talent, and will end with a square dance. Tickets to the barbecue are $1.25 for those over BOR → Mayor A. J. Schutte demonborliness by purchasing the first Lions' Clubs - sponsored Hi Neighbor day at 12 noon and continuing until 10 Lions' President Herb Perry. The affair, which is being planned as an annual, will feature free entertainment by professional and local talent, and will end with a square dance. Tickets to the barbecue are $1.25 for those over 12 and 95 cents for children. Lions Club Plans Sponsorship Of Hi Neighbor Day at Anaheim Park By purchasing the first ticket to Anaheim's Hi Neighbor Day barbecue, Mayor A. J. Schutte kicked off the ticket selling drive for the May 16 affair to be held in Anaheim Park from 12 noon to 10 p.m. Sponsored by the Anaheim Lion's Clubs, the event is designed to bring members of the community together in friendly concourse. Professional and local talent, including television's Sgt. Preston, will entertain. High schools of the area will participate with circus stunts, gymnastics, choral singing, band and drill teams and an aquatic demonstration staged in the Anaheim Plunge by the Anaheim High Aquatic team. Booths will be set up by civic, service and church organizations to acquaint citizens with work currently being done in those fields. The event will come to a close at 10 p.m. with a square dance. The Lions' sponsored affair, which is hoped to be held annually from this date, is completely free except for the barbecue, which costs $1.25 for persons over 12 and 95 cents for all children under the age of 12, chairman Bill Walker said. Tickets for the barbecue may be obtained at the following places: Frank Tausch Agency, E. Center St.; LaMont Printing, N. Los Angeles St.; Louis Monteleone Liquors, N. Euclid; Lin-Brook Hardware, W. Lincoln; Bob Williams Sporting Goods, W. Broadway; Shipkey and Pearson's, W. Center; Firestone Store, W. Center St.; L. N. Wisser Sporting Goods, W. Center St., and the Chamber of Commerce office on N. Los Angeles St. Absentee Vote Count For City Annex Told After a count was made of absentee ballots at last night's meeting of the City Council, City Clerk Dene Williams announced that the proposed Magnolia-Cerritos Annexation failed to pass. Last weeks unofficial tabulation showed 239 "no" votes cast against 206 "yes". The absentee count was three "yes" and two "no", making a total of 241 "against" and 209 "for." OPEN HOUSE — May 2 has been set Fire Service Day" throughout the state. In honor of firemen who devote their protection of lives and property of the fire crew at Anaheim's Fire e who are getting ready for the open (from left) Engineer Ed Lawler, behind Engineer Bob Richard; Fire Chief Ed Stringer; Jim Heying, Assistant Chief; and Captain Tom Menasco. All three Anaheim Fire stations will be open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on "Open House" Day. Headquarters Station is located in downtown Anabeim, 115 E. Broadway; Station Two, 853 Brookhurst, and Station Three is located at 1563 S. Manchester. (Bulletin Photo)