anaheim-gazette 1944-12-14

Joseph M. Soucie Accident Victim; Funeral Tuesday Joseph M. Soucie, 63 years old, who resided on Route 2, Anaheim, was killed almost instantly last Thursday night when he was struck and carried 75 feet by an automobile on West Lincoln Boulevard near the Centralia school, the car said to have been driven by Delden Murray Parker of El Modena. Another machine, following the first, swerved to avoid hitting the Parker car, and struck a telephone pole causing injuries to the driver, Dewey C. Rhodes of West Ross Street, Santa Ana, and J. T. West of Silverado, a passenger in the Rhodes car. Both were taken to Orange County hospital where Rhodes was listed with major injuries and West has minor injuries. According to reports, Soucie had been drinking in a cafe and had left about 11:30 and started to cross Lincoln Road just west of Western Street when he was hit by the Parker machine. Mr. Soucie was a native of Minnesota and had been a resident of Anaheim and vicinity for the past eight years. He had served in the U. S. Navy for five years. At the inquest held on Monday, the coroner's jury found that the death was accidental and the driver of the car was exonerated. The inquest was held at Hilgenfeld mortuary. Surviving are one daughter who resides in San Francisco; one brother, Edward C. Soucie of Culver City; one sister, Mrs. George Castle, Arlington and two grandchildren. A recitation of the Holy Rosary was held Monday morning at 8:30 am, 73 years ago and had made her home in Anaheim since 1916. Left surviving are her husband, J. Merced; five sons, Victorino of Lower California, Marguerito of Anaheim, Jose of Mexico, Antonio of Anaheim and Placido of Anaheim; two daughters, Mrs. Anclma Charais of Anaheim and Miss Ascencio Veyna, also of Anaheim and nineteen grandchildren. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was held Sunday evening at 7:30 at Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars chapel with Mass at St. Boniface church Monday at 9 a.m. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre cemetery. Robert Villalobos Accident Victim; Funeral Today Robert Villalobos, the twelve year old son of Mrs. Leonor Villalobos, and youngest member of the well known family, met a tragic death last Saturday when he was killed in an automobile accident at an intersection near Artesia on Orangethorpe Avenue when a truck in which he was riding collided with another truck driven by Julian Sar of Artesia. Robert was a passenger with G. D. Valdez of this city. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Leonor Villalobos of the home at 125 Walnut Street, Anaheim; six brothers, Rual of Mexico, Arnold, with the Army in the South Pacific, Charles of Delano, Joe in the Merchant Marine service, Manuel in the Coast Guard and S/Sgt. Ruddy in the U. S. Army; four sisters, Mrs. Josephine Ruiz of Los Angeles, and Misses Ernestine, Lola and Carmen, all of the home. All the brothers are at home atico, 73 years ago and had made her home in Anaheim since 1916. Left surviving are her husband, J. Merced; five sons, Victorino of Lower California, Marguerito of Anaheim, Jose of Mexico, Antonio of Anaheim and Placido of Anaheim; two daughters, Mrs. Anclma Charais of Anaheim and Miss Ascencio Veyna, also of Anaheim and nineteen grandchildren. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was held Sunday evening at 7:30 at Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars chapel with Mass at St. Boniface church Monday at 9 a.m. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre cemetery. Robert Villalobos, the twelve year old son of Mrs. Leonor Villalobos, and youngest member of the well known family, met a tragic death last Saturday when he was killed in an automobile accident at an intersection near Artesia on Orangethorpe Avenue when a truck in which he was riding collided with another truck driven by Julian Sar of Artesia. Robert was a passenger with G. D. Valdez of this city. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Leonor Villalobos of the home at 125 Walnut Street, Anaheim; six brothers, Rural of Mexico, Arnold, with the Army in the South Pacific, Charles of Delano, Joe in the Merchant Marine service, Manuel in the Coast Guard and S/Sgt. Ruddy in the U. S. Army; four sisters, Mrs. Josephine Ruiz of Los Angeles, and Misses Ernestine, Lola and Carmen, all of the home. T. B. Association Appoints Work Plan Committee The board of directors of the Orange County Tuberculosis and Health Association, Monday noon appointed the following budget program committee to plan work for the 1945-46 fiscal year which begins April 1st. Meeting at the Y. W. C. A., Santa Ana, the board formally approved the appointment by the president, Linton T. Simmons of Santa Ana-Placentia, of Reverend Robert Burns McAuley, Orange chairman, together with T. Gray Johnston, Drs. Mary C. Block and E. L. Russell, Frank A. Henderson and F. William Dohr of Santa Ana, and Mrs. R. W. Balch of Anaheim. Among the projects under consideration of the committee will be expansion of the sheltered workshop initiated in cooperation with the bureau of vocational rehabilitation of the schools, case-finding in cooperation with the county health department, and the year-round educational program. Emphasis is placed on tuberculosis and heart disease in any programs undertaken. Special programs are being planned in cooperation with the American Legion posts and auxiliaries nationally and locally. "The success of the program will depend in large measure on the success to the Christmas Sale," Mr. Simmons stated, "which began Nov. 27 and will continue until Christmas. The quota is $275,825 for Orange County." At the inquest held on Monday, the coroner's jury found that the death was accidental and the driver of the car was exonerated. The inquest was held at Hilgenfeld mortuary. Surviving are one daughter who resides in San Francisco; one brother, Edward C. Soucie of Culver City; one sister, Mrs. George Castle, Arlington and two grandchildren. A recitation of the Holy Rosary was held Monday morning at 8 o'clock in the Hilgenfeld chapel with Mass read at St. Boniface church Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock with interment at the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre. Julia B. Veyna Taken by Death Mrs. Julia G. Veyna passed away at her home at 607 East Chartres street last Friday afternoon. She was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Leonor Villalobos of the home at 125 Walnut Street, Anaheim; six brothers, Rual of Mexico, Arnold, with the Army in the South Pacific, Charles of Delano, Joe in the Merchant Marine service, Manuel in the Coast Guard and S/Sgt. Ruddy in the U.S. Army; four sisters, Mrs. Josephine Ruiz of Los Angeles, and Misses Ernestine, Lola and Carmen, all of the home. All the brothers are at home at present with the exception of Arnold who is in the south Pacific. 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Velvet bodice with draped skirt and ragline sleeves. Strictly for the glamorous type. ANAHEIM GAZETTE SOCIETY NEWS IMPRESSIVE INVESTITURE SERVICE FOR LEADERS AND GIRL SCOUT MEMBERS Climaxing an intensive course in leadership and Girl Scouts in their work, an investiture ceremony was held last Thursday afternoon for the Benjamin Franklin Girl Scout Troop No. 6, the ceremony being held at 4 p.m. For this particular program, the parents and friends of the girls were guests and witnessed the awarding of pins to ten of the girls. At the close of the afternoon, a refreshment course of cookies and punch was served. Thursday evening members of the Anaheim Girl Scout council and leaders of eighteen troops organized in this city and assistant leaders were officially inducted into the Girl Scouts of America organization, in impressive rites held at the Benjamin Franklin school auditorium. The ritualistic ceremony was conducted by Miss Marie Von Kanel, executive secretary for Girl Scouts in this city, who was assisted by Mrs. Arthur Roquet, Girl Scout commissioner; Miss Adah Louise Wilcox, camp chairman and Miss Alice Williamson, president of the Intermediate Leaders' association. The investiture service was concluded with the entire group repeating in unison the Girl Scout promise with Miss Von Kanel, immediately afterward, lighting three white candles, denoting the symbols of the three points brought out in the promise. Council members and leaders who were awarded the Scout pins to the contest judge, Jerome A. Pleby Harnish, Ontario, California publisher, at 119 Armsley Square. The award for this project will be given at the District meeting of Palm Springs on February 7, 1945. Plans for Snow Camp Include 5 Group Outings Frank Kellogg, Sr., special committee chairman from the local YMCA, is working on plans with the help of Jerry Patton, local secretary, and other members of his committee, for the snow camp to be held again this year for the members of Hi-Y, Tri-Y and Girl Reserve groups of the local high school at Moon Camp on Big Bear Lake, owned and operated by Harry Burden of Anaheim. The first group to go is especially for boys who are members of the basketball team who are unable to go on weekends during the school period and will be held at the camp on December 29, 30 and 31. Girls from the same age group of the school will also go at this time. The second group will be for the seniors and they will go on January 12, 13 and 14; the third group or junior class, will go January 19, 20 and 21; fourth group or sophomore class, January 26, 27 and 28 while the freshman class will go on February 2, 3 and 4. Each camp period will accommodate fifty persons, twenty-five of these to be boys and twenty-five to be girls. The first to sign up for this camp period will be the first to go in each group. The members to go will be chosen from the list of most active workers on the county Tuberculosis and Ana-Placentia Association, Monday noon, dated the following budget-term committee to plan work for 1945-46 fiscal year which April 1st. During at the Y. W. C. A., San Antonio, the board formally appointed the appointment by the grant, Linton T. Simmons of Ana-Placentia, of Reverend Burns McAuley, Orange canyon, together with T. Grayanon, Drs. Mary C. Block and Russell F. William Dohr of Santa Clara and Mrs. R. W. Balch of Ana-Placentia. The projects under consideration of the committee will be initiated in cooperation with Neurol of vocational rehabilitation of the schools, case-finding operation with the county department, and the year-end educational program. Emily placed on tuberculosis art disease in any programs taken. Special programs are planned in cooperation with American Legion posts and ties nationally and locally. Success of the program will be large measure, on the basis to the Christmas Seal Mr. Simmons stated, "which Nov. 27 and will continue Christmas. The quota is $27,-Orange County." Girl Scout commissioner; Miss Adah Louise Wilcox, camp chairman and Miss Alice Williamson, president of the Intermediate Leaders' association. The investiture service was concluded with the entire group repeating in unison the Girl Scout promise with Miss Von Kanel, immediately afterward, lighting three white candles, denoting the symbols of the three points brought out in the promise. Council members and leaders who were awarded the Scout pins were: Mrs. Arthur Roquet, commissioner; Mrs. Norma Tessner, deputy commissioner; Miss E. Kate Rea, deputy commissioner; Juliette Low, chairman; Mrs. J. Lee Rogers, treasurer; Mrs. Roy Helsing, camp chairman; Miss Adah Louise Wilcox, camp chairman and leader of troop one; Mrs. Homer Wallace, service chairman; Mrs. Ted Payne, program chairman; Mrs. W. E. Whiteman, leader of troop two; Miss Marilyn Rogers, leader of troops two and seven; Miss Helen Motley, troop three leader; Mrs. E. H. Kirk and Miss Veronica Birenbaum, troop four; Miss Alice Williamson and Mrs. Dayton Smith, leaders troop six; Miss Betty Coleston and Miss Anna Claire Mauerhan, leaders for troop nine; Mrs. J. F. Davenport and Mrs. Herman Lenz, troop ten; Miss Elsie Smith and Mrs. E. J. McKinney, troop eleven; Miss Janice Barta, for troop fourteen; Mrs. Peter Schmitz, Mrs. Lee Fabian and Mrs. L. A. Casey, troop fifteen; Mrs. T. B. Kuchel, for troop sixteen; Mrs. Thomas Mitchell and Mrs. Ernest Sears, leaders for troop seventeen and for troop eighteen; Mrs. Nila Speer, Mrs. G. F. Kohlenberger and Mrs. Dick Baumfalk. Three assistant leaders are Doris Hilton for troop six; Laura Karcher, troop eight and Shirley Osborn for troop four. Leaders who have been in active Girl Scout work for a year or more were honored by receiving special awards of service badges, included in this group were Mrs. Whitman, Mrs. Lenz, Mrs. Kirk, Mrs. Davenport, Miss Wilcox, Miss Mauerhan, Miss Rogers, Miss Coleston, Miss Williamson and Miss Birenbaum. Miss E. Kate Rea was awarded a ten year service emblem in the form of a numeral pin guard while those receiving the five year emblems were Mrs. Roquet, Miss Williamson and Mrs. Helsing. The Girl Scout Thanks badge was presented by Miss Rea to Miss Wilcox for fifteen years of active Girl Scout work, being active in both the state and district programs and serving during that time. Mr. Manning was a member of the first Maurice Evans' G-I Shakespearean players group, organized through the colonel's orders, and of which the speaker was very dubious as to its success. The subsequent acceptance by the G-I Joes established this form of entertainment as a permanent part of their leisure moments. He stated that so long as the men of our fighting forces clamored for entertainment of this sort, their morale up-building need not be feared in this country. A delightful and very entertaining program was presented with Roberta Norland favoring with several violin selections; Edith Brown, soloist, and Glenn Greder, pianist. The distribution of Christmas gifts concluded the evening. Local professional men with their wives attending were: Dr. and Mrs. M. M. Henderson, Dr. and Mrs. John Boege, Dr. and Mrs. H. Neville, Dr. and Mrs. William Stehly, Dr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Temple, Dr. and Mrs. William McCarthy, Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Tompkins and Lt. and Mrs. Charles Schultz. Women's Club Announces Prize Contest; End Jan. 15. Announcement has been made by Mrs. Leslie Foster, chairman of Press and Publicity for Southern District, Federation of Women's Clubs, that she will give a $5.00 prize for the best short letter on Press and Publicity written by January 15, 1945. The merits of each letter will be judged by two things: First, what the Writers' Club has done to put its good deeds before the public; second, for the new publicity ideals for future use. Those desiring to send in entries are asked to send them directly January 12, 13 and 14; the third group or junior class, will go January 19, 20 and 21; fourth group or sophomore class, January 26, 27 and 28 while the freshman class will go on February 2, 3 and 4. Each camp period will accommodate fifty persons, twenty-five of these to be boys and twenty-five to be girls. The first to sign up for this camp period will be the first to go in each group. The members to go will be chosen from the list of most active workers on the six Hi-Y, one Try-Y and four Girl Reserve organizations. An established price of ten dollars has been set and will include the bus transportation, meals and lodging for the three day camp. The same bus service that transported the other camp groups has been secured again this year. This camp is eagerly awaited by the members of the High school each year because it is one of the highlights of the year of school activities and is under the sponsorship of the local YMCA. Lillian B. Martens Taken by Death Fri. Lillian B. Martens passed away last Friday evening at St. Joseph's hospital after an extended illness. Born in Nebraska 47 years ago she had been a resident of Anaheim for thirty-three years. She is survived by her father Albert Neiman with whom she made her home at 401 East Adelaide Street; two brothers, William L Neiman of Nebraska and Ervin H. Neiman of Anaheim and two sisters, Mrs. A.C.Cooper of Anaheim and Mrs.C.H.Shoup of Bakersfield. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral services were conducted from the Hilgenfeld chapel on Tuesday at 2 o'clock with the Rev Stanley Frederick George, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiating with interment in Fairhaven cemetery. When in need of job printing call the Anaheim Gazette, Phone 2206."We'll be there in a minute." Mauerhan, Miss Rogers, Miss Coleston, Miss Williamson and Miss Birenbaum. Miss E. Kate Rea was awarded a ten year service emblem in the form of a numeral pin guard while those receiving the five year emblems were Mrs. Roquet, Miss Williamson and Mrs. Helsing. The Girl Scout Thanks badge was presented by Miss Rea to Miss Wilcox for fifteen years of active Girl Scout work, being active in both the state and district programs and serving during that time as executive camp organizer, leader and in many other capacities. M. A. Gauer is the only person to hold another badge in this city. The pledge of allegiance by the entire assembled group concluded the investiture service, the members of the Benjamin Franklin troop six serving as flag bearers. Newly invested Scouts repeated the Girl Scout promise, the Scout laws and creed closing with the entire group of Scouters singing the Scout song, "Girl Scouts Together." This is the first program of this kind held in the Scouting program in this city and it was of great interest to the active workers and guests, bringing a new thought to the work among the younger girls in this national program. Funeral Service Held for Mother Of Local Man Funeral services were held on Tuesday in Santa Ana for Mrs. Minerva Ellen Meadow who died last Saturday at her home in Orange after an illness of two years. Included among the survivors are a son, Elvin Meadows of this city. 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