anaheim-gazette 1943-07-22

Telephone Employees Discuss Plans For Summer Recreational Program Meeting during the past week for what was quite literally an all-day affair in the city park, a hundred or more employees of the local office of Southern California Telephone company took their first steps toward putting a recreational program into effect. Mrs. Edna L. Anderson had the day's plans in charge, since it was in her mind that the recreational program was conceived. She has given much thought to some means of neutralizing the nerve strain to which telephone staffs are especially subjected under war conditions. Her idea of a recreational program to conform to the staggered hours under which employees are working, met with much enthusiasm, not only from employees themselves, but from officials present from Los Angeles and Pasadena offices. Already employees have signed up for volleyball, baseball, basketball, tennis, badminton, swimming, and other sports, while others inclined toward more sedentary pleasures, will take part in theater parties to Los Angeles. Everything is being planned as a change from working hours and nerve strain, but at the same time staff members will continue their accustomed war work, Red Cross activities, etc. The picnic at which the program was outlined, was also arranged to allow for staggered working hours. Some groups met for breakfast, others had mid-day lunchon, and still others shared evening picnic dinner in the park. The menu, prepared by Mrs. Anderson and her assistants, was declared by enthusiastic picnickers, to equal if not surpass pre-war days. Precious meat coupons were pooled to secure ground beef for flavoring the "spaghetti special" served with all varieties of vegetables and salads from Victory gardens, and fruits from home trees. Operators took turns in serving as they were free from duties at the office. Officials present were W. E. Stokes, district traffic superintendent, and H. C. Williams, assistant superintendent, Pasadena; W. A. Noble, division traffic supervisor, and Harold Tucker, advertising department, Los Angeles. Robert J. Rossberg, local manager, and his staff, with James Mrs. Balch Namen To Advisory Point On TB Association Prominent among amendments of tuberculosis and committees just made by T. Simmons of Santa Ana district of Orange County cullosis and Health assis was that of Mrs. R. W. Ba South Lemon street, Ana the chairmanship of the utilization committee. In announcing his appointee Simmons stated "The these committees has been cited by a recent survey liam Dohr of our board of directors . . . committee member to work out more sat methods of handling p coming under the several tee headings. They will Elder, plant manager, and staff were present. J. F. the Santa Ana branch was panied by two of his own Alda Gorton and Helen H while taking prominent p Mrs. Anderson and her a Mrs. Frances Fitzgerald a Minnie Stanley, were the operator, Dorothy James her assistant, Helen Reme all members of the staff. in theater parties to Los Angeles. Everything is being planned as a change from working hours and nerve strain, but at the same time advertising department, Los Angeles. Robert J. Rossberg, local manager, and his staff, with James Minnie Stanley, were the operator, Dorothy James her assistant, Helen Reme all members of the staff. Letter to a Letter to a P.O.W. FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF YOU'VE DONE YOUR BIT BOOST YOUR BOND BUYING This advertisement is a contribution to AnAHEIM Mrs. Balch Named To Advisory Post On TB Association Prominent among announcements of tuberculosis advisory committees just made by Linton A. Simmons of Santa Ana, president of Orange County Tuberculosis and Health association, was that of Mrs. R. W. Balch, 726 South Lemon street, Anaheim, to the chairmanship of the hospitalization committee. In announcing his appointments, Simmons stated "The need of these committees has been indicated by a recent survey by William Dohr of our board of directors . . . committee members are to work out more satisfactory methods of handling programs coming under the several committee headings. They will make aOLDER, plant manager, and his staff were present. J. F. Grey of the Santa Ana branch was accompanied by two of his operators, Alda Gorton and Helen Kennedy, while taking prominent part with Mrs. Anderson and her assistants, Mrs. Frances Fitzgerald and Mrs. Minnie Stanley, were the chief operator, Dorothy Jameson and her assistant, Helen Remella, and all members of the staff. AMERICAN HERO BY LEFF Mrs. Balch is first vice-president of the county association under President Simmons, with Frank A. Henderson of Santa Ana as second vice-president; Mrs. Homer G. Ames, 303 North Philadelphia street, Anaheim, secretary, and T. Gray Johnston, Santa Ana, treasurer. Others named to tuberculosis advisory committees in the county association include Ralph Smedley, Santa Ana, community health education; Dr. Mabel Geddes, county school physician, child health education; Dr. Robert Burns McAulay, Orange, Christmas seal sale; Drs. J. Luther Maroon, A. E. Chase, Mary E. Block and Waldo Wehrly, all of Santa Ana medical advisory; Miss Idabel Durgan, Orange, nursing and follow-up; Dr. Edward Lee Russell, county health officer, case-finding; F. William Dohr, Santa Ana, rehabilitation; Lucas Lucio, Santa Ana, Spanish advisory; Mrs. Sadie Wilson, Santa Ana, The Axis Stops at Nothing. Don't stop your War Bond Payroll Savings at 10%. Every soldier is a 100 percenter. Figure it out yourself. Crawford, Santa Ana, housing. Negro advisory; Mrs. Edna Hewitt Important development field of plastics during era, and the part they future production of Will you write a letter to a Prisoner of War . . . tonight? Maybe he's one of Jimmie Doolittle's boys. Perhaps he was left behind when Bataan fell. Anyway, he's an American, and he hasn't had a letter in a long, long time. And when you sit down to write, tell him why you didn't buy your share of War Bonds last pay day. "Dear Joe," you might say, "the old topcoat was getting kind of threadbare, so I . . ." Speaker Discusses Plastic's Place in World Industry Important developments in the field of plastics during the era, and the part they were discussed for a future production of plastic were discussed for a military club members meeting, by Steven O'Ginger of the Anaheim Consolidated Vultee Corporation. It was customary writing of Rotarians in Elk with Paul H. Demain over the business session. Following Golem's as speaker, he discussed ginnings in 1908, of in plastics, and their importance at present of aviation. With a basis, research worked on the plastic bake from which more known formulas have been out. Two types, lucite, he declared of limitless field for the nature of interior or household articles description. Golem demonstrated ing and shaping of also provided a company of various plastic parts the aircraft industry heim branch of the Vultee is devoted to the manufacture of for planes, he pointed. These parts, 85 per cent are produced by women include gun turrets, pilot and tail enclosing host of smaller parts and fighter planes pre-consolidated-Vultree. CORPORAL'S RATING Word of an advance from private first poral, for Cpl Orlanda has been received from Air Forces Technician Command basic training Orlando, Fla. Cpl. the Ernest T. Yorba 320, Route 3. Maybe he's one of Jimmie Doolittle's boys. Perhaps he was left behind when Bataan fell. Anyway, he's an American, and he hasn't had a letter in a long, long time. And when you sit down to write, tell him why you didn't buy your share of War Bonds last pay day. "Dear Joe," you might say, "the old topcoat was getting kind of threadbare, so I . . ." No, cross it out. Joe might not understand about the topcoat, especially if he's shivering in a damp Japanese cell. Let's try again. "Dear Joe, I've been working pretty hard and haven't had a vacation in over a year, so . . ." Hell, better cross that out, too. They don't ever get vacations where Joe's staying. Well, what are you waiting for? Go ahead, write the letter to Joe. Try to write it, anyhow. But mister, if somehow you find you can't finish that letter, will you, at least, do this for Joe? Will you up the amount of money you're putting into War Bonds and keep buying your share from here on in? FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF NOW DO YOUR BEST! THROUGH THE PAYROLL SAVINGS PLAN contribution to America's all-out war effort by IM GAZETTE IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO Extracts from files of The Gazette Issued Half a Century and a Quarter ago. These files contain the only Authentic History in Print of the Dally Doings of the Citizens of Anaheim and Orange County in the Days of the Pioneers. 25 Years Ago July 25, 1918 The time for filing nomination papers for state, congressional, county and township officers passed at midnight Thursday night. Assessor James Sleeper, District Attorney L. A. West. Recorder Justine Whitney, Tax Collector J. C. Lamb, and Surveyor J. L. McBride are without opposition, and are practically re-elected for another four year term. Walter Eden of Santa Ana is the only candidate filing nomination papers for assemblyman and his name alone will appear on the Republican, Democratic and Prohibition ballots. N. T. Edwards, present county clerk is the only nominee for supervisor of the fourth district and will succeed Supervisor F. W. Struck, who was not a candidate for re-election. Articles of incorporation were filed Friday by the Anaheim Orange and Citrus association. The capital stock is $50,000. The directors are C. E. Holcomb, A. G. Langenberger, George Rebman, R. M. Moore, and William Webman, all of Anaheim, and J. M. Callan and A. G. Miller both of Fullerton. F. C. Benjamin of the First National Bank has purchased from John Hartung a building lot on the southwest corner of Alberta and Los Angeles streets and will immediately begin the erection. 50 Years Ago July 27, 1893 The Board of Trustees met in regular session on Tuesday evening. Present, Trustees Witte Conrad and Pellegrin. The Marshall reported that ditches on Philadelphia street, which were opened contrary to city ordinance, would be closed by the party who constructed them as soon as he was through using them for irrigation purposes, but the board ordered the ditches closed immediately or a suitable culvert must be put in. Ordinance No. 82, fixing the time and place of meeting of the Board was introduced. It changes the time of meeting to the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, instead of every Tuesday evening. A petition was received from property owners in West Anaheim asking that the west end of Center street be sprinkled. The Southern Pacific company has generously offered to furnish 1,500 gallons of water per day for that purpose. This will not interfere with the sprinkling contract, as Mr. Boege can haul a load of water each way while going and coming from his residence three times a day, and sprinkle the street on one side, instead of hauling the empty wagon as now over the same route. The petition was granted. Adjourned. Quite a shower of rain fell in the beet fields west of town last Thursday night, in some places as Speaker Discusses Plastic’s Place In World Industry Important developments in the field of plastics during the war era, and the part they will play in future production of civilian needs were discussed for Anaheim Rotary club members at Monday's meeting, by Steven Golem, manager of the Anaheim branch of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft corporation. It was customary weekly meeting of Rotarians in Elks clubhouse, with Paul H. Demaree presiding over the business session. Following Golem's introduction as speaker, he discussed the beginnings in 1908, of the research in plastics, and their development so important at present in the field of aviation. With celluloid as a basis, research workers discovered the plastic bakelite in 1908, from which more than 2500 known formulas have been worked out. Two types, plexiglas and lucite, he declared offer an almost limitless field for the manufacture of interior ornaments and household articles of every description. Golem demonstrated the molding and shaping of plastics, and also provided a complete display of various plastic parts used in the aircraft industry. The Anaheim branch of Consolidated-Vultee is devoted exclusively to the manufacture of plastic parts for planes, he pointed out. These parts, 85 percent of which are produced by women workers, include gun turrets, windshields, pilot and tail enclosures and a host of smaller parts for bomber and fighter planes produced at the Consolidated-Vultree plant. CORPORAL'S RATING Word of an advance in rank from private first class to corporal, for Cpl Orlando V. Yorba, has been received from the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command basic training center at Orlando, Fla. Cpl. Yorba is of the Ernest T. Yorba family, Box 320, Route 3. F. C. Benjamin of the First National Bank has purchased from John Hartung a building lot on the southwest corner of Alberta and Los Angeles streets and will immediately begin the erection thereon of a fine residence. Sgt. James Sutherland of Fort Sill, Okalahoma, arrived here the first of the week. Jimmie has a twenty-day furlough, and will spend his time visiting with relatives and friends here and at Santa Monica. His brother Lawrence is now in France with a hospital unit. Mrs. C. E. Chamberlain and Mrs. Eva Boyd were hostesses to the Star Whist Club Friday afternoon. Mrs. J. W. Sackett won the first prize and Mrs. F. B. Kern the second. Mrs. C. A. Griggs getting the consolation. Refreshments were served by the hostesses after the game. Joe Hatfield has received a letter from his son, Sgt. Floyd Hatfield, dated July 2, in which he stated that he was in camp near New York and expected to start across immediately. Captain Lee Hatfield writes that he has been transferred to Camp Hancock, Georgia. When W. T. Alling reached the Cherry Blossom Monday morning he discovered that a turkey which he had been fattening for the Elks and five rabbits had disappeared. A number of crates in the rear of the Cherry Blossom and the Anaheim Produce store also disappeared. The turkey and rabbits it appears were not stolen as they were all recovered with the exception of one white rabbit. The roar of the great guns at Fort McArthur, San Pedro, thirty-two miles away, Monday sounded like distant thunder in Anaheim, causing windows to rattle and houses to shiver slightly. Ten shots were fired at intervals of half an hour. The shells were loaded with sand instead of explosives. The object of the firing was to test the new 14-inch guns. It is reported that no defects were found in the guns. This will not interfere with the sprinkling contract, as Mr. Boege can haul a load of water each way while going and coming from his residence three times a day, and sprinkle the street on one side, instead of hauling the empty wagon as now over the same route. The petition was granted. Adjourned. Quite a shower of rain fell in the beet fields west of town last Thursday night, in some places as much as a quarter of an inch. The precipitation was of material help to the late sown crops. At Chino the showers were of such volume as to retard the beginning of the harvest for several days. Harvesting was to have begun last Monday, but the rain has set back the work until the latter part of the week. The refinery starts up next week. While fishing in the Trabuca canyon last week Mat Walker came across a large mountain lion which approached within forty feet of him. The trout had been biting plentifully, but having nothing to fight the lion with, Mat quietly dropped the fishing rod, and getting out of sight behind a boulder, made for the camp to get his rifle. When he returned, however, the lion had gone. Mat followed the lion for some distance into the canyon, where he lost the trail. The lion was a big fellow and his hide would have made quite an interesting trophy. Mat will look for him again the next trip down. The old courthouse in Los Angeles has been leased to a party and papers signed for ten years with a proviso that a building to cost not less than $50,000 shall be erected on the premises. The basement will be used as a first class restaurant. The ground floor will be a casino to equal, if not exceed, any institution of that kind in any of the large cities. Work will be commenced soon. The property is owned by Mr. Bullard, uncle of Dr. Bullard of this city. The fumigators began their cruse against the scale last week, and have already fumigated the Schneider, Dyer, Porter, Perry and Mrs. Heiman orchards. The crusade will continue until the orange trees bloom in the spring. The Board of Supervisors on Monday voted to accept the pro- CORPORAL'S RATING Word of an advance in rank from private first class to corporal, for Cpl Orlando V. Yorba, has been received from the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command basic training center at Orlanda, Fla. Cpl. Yorba is of the Ernest T. Yorba family, Box 320, Route 3. The roar of the great guns at Fort McArthur, San Pedro, thirty-two miles away, Monday sounded like distant thunder in Anaheim, causing windows to rattle and houses to shiver slightly. Ten shots were fired at intervals of half an hour. The shells were loaded with sand instead of explosives. The object of the firing was to test the new 14-inch guns. It is reported that no defects were found in the guns. Mrs. Fletcher of the Central apartments has received word from her son, Robert Gregg, who was on the cruiser San Diego, when it was sunk off Fire Island, that he had been carried safely to port. Gregg enlisted in the navy in March, 1917, and is now a petty officer, first class. Eight hours of strenuous training per day at Camp Lewis will probably reduce the waist line of Pete Wisser and Earl Steadman, but they will no doubt prove excellent soldiers when they are in physical condition. For the purpose of raising an ambulance fund the Orange Union high school auctioned off a box of oranges, realizing $176 for the same. The oranges were returned to the school and shipped to President Wilson. Harry Underwood writes to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Daniels, that he has arrived safely in France and would soon be helping to lick the Kaiser. A. H. Witman, wife and son, Fred, and Herbert Oelke were visiting in Long Beach Sunday. Capt. Delbert Brunton sends word to his friends in Orange county that he has arrived safely in France. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Otto Rust visited at Balboa on Sunday, driving down in Mr. Rust's new Cadillac. The fumigators began their crusade against the scale last week, and have already fumigated the Schneider, Dyer, Porter, Perry and Mrs. Heiman orchards. The crusade will continue until the orange trees bloom in the spring. The Board of Supervisors on Monday voted to accept the proposition of W. H. Spurgeon to sell the county the block of land known as Spurgeon's parcel at Santa Ana, as a courthouse site, the price being $8,000. Last Sunday was the liveliest day of the season at the Landing. Quite a number of families picnicked on the sands. Mrs. Adolph Rimpau and family have taken rooms in the warehouse. J. K. Tuffree has moved his family down, but housekeeping has not yet begun on account of a missing stovepipe. Mrs. Koll has moved into the Hart cottage. Everyone regrets that Mrs. Dyer has been kept at home by sickness, but we hope soon to see her back again. Mrs. Bolz has kindly offered the use of the hall free to the young people, if they will furnish their own music for dancing. Otto des Granges put on his vest-pocket bathing suit and took a swim Sunday while the wind toyed with his whiskers. Gus Shade, Geo. Heffner, "Much" and Manuel Bustamente are holding down Camp Defiance. John and Arch Henry, Jack Landell were down Sunday viewing the sights. Miss Nora Stone and Miss Agnes Sprague of Fullerton were here Sunday. Doc Clark and his brother drove down late Sunday. About thirty persons from Ventura and Norwalk are camped east of the warehouse. Harry Butler is down from Los Angeles in a visit to relatives at Chateau Landell.