anaheim-gazette 1951-04-17

Anaheim Gazette TUESDAY, APRIL 17, ANAHEIM, CALIFORN NEW LEATHER-SEWING METHOD—Conventional method of poking holes in leather for sewing poses is to do it with 'a hand awl. Niles Fiscus, above, didn't like the uncertain spacing and crook holes made by the hand awl, so he put an awl in the drill press above and makes the holes easily, curately and quickly. The machine is not turning, but punches the holes. (Gazette photo by Kreid Fiscus Combines Leather Working With Innovations By LEONARD KREIDT Fiscus Combines Leather Working With Innovations BY LEONARD KREIDT Leather work is a centuries-old craft, but apparently there is still room for a new innovation or two—or was until Lt. Niles Fiscus of the Anaheim Police department became interested in it. Ten years ago Lt. Fiscus joined the local force and came up against problems in leather. He ordered belt, holster and cuff pocket from a standard police equipment supply company and immediately found that their work wasn't of a quality to satisfy his somewhat meticulous tastes. Leather working is an activity that's open to whoever gets the urge to try it, so Lt. Fiscus bought some leather, one or two leather-stamps, an awl, needles, cord and beeswax. A few days, some mistakes and a lot of work later he turned up at the department resplendent in a hand-made belt and holster that outshone anything the supply houses made available to police officers. Other officers were quick to see that Fiscus' equipment, though far from perfect, looked better and seemed likely to outlast the "store-bought" variety, so they kept him busy, turning out leather goods. As the demand for the products of his hobby increased, Fiscus outfitted part of his garage as a workroom and now it houses all the tools normally found in a leather-shop plus a few he dreamed up for himself. For example, he found that regular leather-craft supply companies demanded a fairly high price for stamps and edgers, so he went to work on some carriage bolt heads and came up with some highly practical tools. One of the most helpful innovations discovered by Fiscus—at least, no one told him about it—is that a common drill-press can Murdock, Moeller, West Enders Meet to Make Beauty Blueprint Business leaders in the vicinity of Manchester and Lincoln ave., met this morning with E. W. Moeller, of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and City Administrator Keith Murdoch, to discuss "City Beautification and Clean-Up" week in the "West Anaheim" area. A "West Anaheim Improvement Group" was organized to take cognizance of the general appearance of properties in the neighborhood of the Freeway. It was pointed out that an average of 12,000 cars daily move along the Freeway. Tens of thousands of people will gain impression of Anaheim from appearance of the properties in area. Meeting with Moeller and Doch this morning were Woodward of Mutual Orange distributors and chairman of Improvement Group; R. A. G. by of Freeway motel; H. C. A. of Allen Refrigeration and Harrison of Harrison Pumps. Woodward pointed out that Freeway area was a busy place in the "horse and buggy" era. One of the most helpful innovations discovered by Fiscus—at least, no one told him about it—is that a common drill-press can take a lot of the drudgery out of leather sewing. He had always had difficulty getting uniformly spaced, straightholes with a hand awl, so he fitted an awl into the chuck of a drill press and used the handle of the press to drive the awl through any number of thicknesses of leather. The result is sewing that is so evenly spaced in perfectly straight holes that it looks machine-sewn. While holsters of all varieties (he has some 45 templates and patterns for holsters) form the bulk of his work, Fiscus has branched into other forms of leather-craft. During World War II he formed a sort of partnership with a man who turned out hunting knives of exquisite workmanship and wanted sheaths of comparable quality in which to carry them. Fiscus was the man he chose to do the work and those knives were sent all over the world to servicemen in sheaths with a small-type "Fiscus" stamped on the back side. Many leather hobbyists turn to billfolds and purses for subjects, but Lt. Fiscus has avoided them from the beginning. "A lot of disabled folks, veterans and otherwise, make purses and billfolds as a means of earning their living, so I figured I wouldn't compete with them. I don't do leather work to make a living, so I think it's fairer this way," he explained. Anaheim police officers aren't the only ones who like Fiscus' work and obtain his holsters and belts in preference to commercial models. Policemen in neighboring towns have purchased them and guards from the Southland's many aviation plants have ordered them. 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Asked about reports that his Republican colleagues had prevailed on him yesterday to delay introducing the resolution, Cain said: "I have delayed—24 hours." Joseph Garcia Passes at Home Joseph Garcia, 52, died at his home, 211 N. Santa Fe, yesterday. He was born in Yorba, and has been a resident of Anaheim since 1927. Surviving him is his wife, Carmen; one son, Joseph E., of Anaheim; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Wobkin of Anaheim and Mrs. Alice Guest of Anaheim; one grandchild; three brothers, Ernest Atwood, Rudolph of Atwood and Nicholas of Anaheim; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Reyes of Los Angeles, Mrs. Macrena Pora of Atwood and Mrs. Alice Martinez of Parris, Calif. He was a member of the St. Boniface church and Rosary will Television (Continued from Page 1) Francisco stations, seven in Los Angeles and one in San Diego; more than $1,500,000 worth of equipment, including 16 cameras and five mobile units, and about 200 television personnel. Richfield Oil Co. paid $35,000 for exclusive sponsorship, and said in Los Angeles it will cover the event as a public service—without formal commercials but with spot sponsoring identification announcements. Much of the mobile TV equipment in Southern California was moved the 500 miles here to cover the general's return. Five national radio networks also will cover the MacArthur visit. With San Francisco's three TV stations in the industry "pool" for the MacArthur visit, the three systems—RRON-TV, KPIX and KGO-TV — will go on the air simultaneously as soon as word is received that the general's plane is approaching the International airport. This is expected to be between 7:30 and 8 p.m. They will stay on the air as long as there is anything to report. And they will resume the TV broadcast tomorrow morning when the general leaves his hotel at 9:45 a.m. for the parade, and will continue until his plane leaves for Washington at about 1:30 p.m. All five national radio networks will operate on the same basis, cancelling regularly scheduled programs in order to Board Discussions Teachers' Salaries Fifteen petitioners and spottors appeared last night to write the first open meeting of Anaheim elementary school since its recent dispute with Superintendent M. A. Gauer; the only thing that set night's meeting apart from usual was its 34-minute delay starting. Business last night involved adequate wages for Anaheim elementary teachers. Gauer, spotted for the Teacher's Salary committee, presented a prepared ment to the school board night at the board's re- stating that 79 teachers in elementary school system were affected by the petitioned income in salary. The board pointed out that committee that the An Elementary district employ highest paid teachers, by gross income, in Orange city at the present. It also mentioned that o $176,041.45 received from state, $285,985 goes into Ana teacher's salaries, more than per cent. And the board noted that 73 percent of the total get is spent toward teacher salaries. Gauer then advised the mittee to delay a request for immediate decision until giving the board more accurate formation concerning next income. Mr. Schmitt and J. L. Dr men; one son, Joseph E., of Anaheim; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Wobkin of Anaheim and Mrs. Alice Guest of Anaheim; one grandchild; three brothers, Ernest of Atwood, Rudolph of Atwood and Nicholas of Anaheim; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Reyes of Los Angeles, Mrs. Macrena Pora of Atwood and Mrs. Alice Martinez of Parris, Calif. 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