anaheim-gazette 1953-03-19

Rockhounds and Pebble Puppies Collect Rocks By Jean S. White To the rockhound and his teenage counterpart, the pebble puppy, jewels are everywhere. Lovely gems masquerade in ordinary looking rocks at the beach, in the mountains and on the desert waiting for discovery by the hobblehill who knows a fine piece of jade, jasper or petrified wood when he sees it. A pioneer member of this intrepid tribe is Rev. C. I. Andrews, a rockhound from way back. He says rocks are like people in that they have character, personality and individuality, and need only a beauty treatment to be thoroughly appreciated. "Andy" has a rock and gem collection at his East Broadway home that would knock your eye out. It begins in his den, spills over into the bedroom, and takes up again in an outdoor patio. He has cut and polished the several hundred minerals hard enough for cutting found locally and his finished products range from a stupendous collection of minerals polished into perfect spheres to ten pound bookends and exquisite costume jewelry. DEEP SECRET "Andy" began his hobby back in 1929 when every aspect of it from location of mineral deposits to types of cutting tools were enveloped with secrecy. He hunted rocks whenever and wherever he had the opportunity and rigged up his home-workshop by guess and by gosh. Gradually as more and more rockhounds were attracted to this fast growing hobby, the secrecy fell away. Now all pertinent information is pooled at monthly meetings of the Orange County Lapldary and Mineral Society, a branch of the national organization with 125 members. The society deems it unethical for members to withhold information that will benefit other rockhounds. ROCKHOUND AT WORK—The Rev. C. I. Andrews, minister of visitation at White Temple Methodist church, is shown above at work at his stone cutting and polishing developed with secrecy. He hunted rocks whenever and wherever he had the opportunity and rigged up his home-workshop by guess and by gosh. Gradually as more and more rockhounds were attracted to this fast growing hobby, the secrecy fell away. Now all pertinent information is pooled at monthly meetings of the Orange County Lapidary and Mineral Society, a branch of the national organization with 125 members. The society deems it unethical for members to withhold information that will benefit other rockhounds so that gem hunting and gem cutting has received a big lift. "Andy" makes most of his finds now on the week-end trips attended by as many as fifty club members. Favored among the happy hunting grounds are the Chuckawalla mountains beyond Indio, the Calico and Kramer mountain regions, Coon Hollow and Last Chance Canyon. The rockhounds are on the look-out for deposits of tourmaline, jasper, jade, petrified wood, petrified palm root, volcanic glass, etc. One of Andy's best finds was made right here in Anaheim. The discovery stemmed from the time in 1919 when a family was moving to California. As they were passing through Arizona's petrified forest, a small girl begged to be allowed to pick up a piece of petrified wood. Her mother, reluctant to add to the baggage, said, "just one." So the youngster lugged back a fifteen pound hunk of rock. The little girl was Alma Ruth Hilgenfeld and the rock has been half buried in her garden until two years ago when Andy noticed it. "That's too pretty a rock to neglect," said he, and with her permission turned it into several beautiful bookends, a tie clasp and the matched set of earrings that Alma Ruth wears on special occasions. HOME ARTISTRY Most of Andy's finished stones are cabochons; stones cut in rounded forms and polished, although he occasionally facets those that are transparent. He starts by slicing the rock with a saw edged with carbon-dum mixed with diamond filings. He re-saws it to the general contour. Other power driven equipment alds in the sanding the buffering and the final polishing which bring out the highlights and the glittering rainbow colors. The most promising gems become costume jewelry at his silversmith's desk where he mounts them in silver as rings, tie clasps, brooches and earrings. The sale of this unusual jewelry has lately begun to cover the cost of his expensive hobby. "This is a hobby that interests people at any age," Andy reflects. "Figure on an investment ranging between $750 and $2000." Milton Shelley Named Kwikset Gun Club Prexy Milton Shelley, 14402 E. Ball rd., Anaheim, has been elected president of the Kwikset Gun Club of Anaheim, new senior shooting group, the National Rifle association announced last week. Instructor for the newly chartered club is Bob Williams, 131 W. Broadway, Anaheim. Other officers are: Al Hallner, 5582 Karen st., Cypress, vice president; and Lois Titus, 215 King Place, Fullerton, secretary and treasurer. The new club, like thousands of others similarly chartered by the National Rifle association, joins in the promotion of competitive shooting and teaching of safe wheels, picked up of the Orda educational, good eye for tools for his rock-hunting hobby. It's fun and it's Fullerton Man To Head Hunt's Campbell Plant Ray L. Howard of 113 S. Citrus in Fullerton has been named superintendent of the Campbell Calif., plant of Hunt Foods, Inc., according to an announcement by C. W. Froelich, the company's vice-president in charge of production. Eduated in Fullerton schools, Howard affiliated with the company's Fullerton plant in 1934 when it was processing under the Val Vita label. On March 1, 1946 he was promoted to general production foreman of the local The most promising gems become costume jewelry at his silversmith's desk where he mounts them in silver as rings, tie clasps, brooches and earrings. The sale of this unusual jewelry has lately begun to cover the cost of his expensive hobby. "This is a hobby that interests people at any age," Andy reflects. "Figure on an investment ranging between $75 and $200 for a start," he goes on and advises beginners to subscribe to one of the five magazines devoted to the rockhound hobby to get all particulars. "No matter if you are an old rockhound or a young pebble puppy, skill will come with practice. Before long you will be operating the cutting saw, the grinding wheels and the sander to turn out jewelry for all your friends." Frank Galusha Named Editor of FJC 'Torchlight' The editorial staff of "Torchlight," creative writing magazine of Fullerton junior college students, was announced this week by C. E. Schneider, faculty advisor. Elected editor of the magazine was Frank Galusha, Anaheim, sophomore creative writing and journalism student. Aiding him will be Denny McGuire, Fullerton, as assistant editor, and Edna Bartlett, Whittier, as business manager. All three editorial officers are members of the creative writing class taught by Schneider. Edna Bartlett is also women's editor of the Weekly Torch, student newspaper, and McGuire is on the feature staff of that publication. COUNTY COMMENT By George E. Hart Izaak Walton League members throughout O county are ready to rise in arms against the state high department's proposed freeway through the scenic Cana nia redwoods. They are, therefore, leveling on the proposed measure before the state legislature which would give the highway department the right to remove trees in state parks where state highways are to be built. The bill doesn't say anything about the redwoods, but the Ikes are saying plenty about it. They are saying that the bill means particularly the new freeway along the present Redwood highway route through Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties. The remaining redwoods saved from the logging companies are mostly a fringe along the Redwood highway, the Ikes point out. To ram a wide freeway through them would remove even the fringe. It would destroy one of the state's most famous scenic attractions. Would Skirt Groves State park officials told the Ikes that it is not necessary to route the new freeway through the groves. Because they are little more than a fringe, the road builders would need to go only a few feet to one side to find just as good a route, without disturbing the great forest monarchs that are more than a score of centuries old. That was enough for the Ikes. They always have lived up to their official designation as "defenders of the soil, woods, waters and wildlife." The Izaak Walton league of California donated $5000 to purchase one redwood grove in order to preserve it. Most of that money came from Orange county, because most of the membership is in Orange county. The chapters in Orange, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Fullerton and Garden Grove, and the two women's chapters, Anaheim's Ikettes and Fullerton's Ann Newman chapter, are the backbone of the state organization. State headquarters are in Anaheim. EAST Anahein of 128 65% DON'T D these C Priced as low as $845 $41.50 Per Mo Kew, C.I. wheels, shaping one of the stones he has picked up on his wanderings as a member of the Orange County Lapidary Society. (Gazette photo) andrews educational, he says. All one needs is a good eye for a likely rock and a few basic tools for the home shop. (Gazette photo) erton Man Head Hunt's Campbell Plant Howard of 113 S. Citruserton has been named student of the Campbell plant of Hunt Foods, Inc. to an announcement by Froellch, the company's resident in charge of production in Fullerton schools, affiliated with the Campbell plant in 1934 was processing under the label. On March 1, 1946 promoted to general proforeman of the local plant, and on Sept. 1, 1950 became assistant production superintendent, the position he held at the time of his promotion. ANAHEIM RADIATOR REPAIR ONE DAY SERVICE Phone Anaheim 3269 Rear Crowell Olds 252 N. 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Hart members throughout Orange against the state highway through the scenic Califorpropriation for a federal dam the Blue river in Kansas. Theyotesed to the federal power commission against permit for a dam a northern Wisconsin river. 14 Anaheim Gazette THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1953 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA The Ikes have a deep distrust of bureaucracy and the two federal agencies which waste so much money competing in the building of unneeded dams. At the league's last national convention in Tulsa, Okla., the Orange county Ikes got through a resolution blasting the fantastic central Arizona project, which would take California's water from the Colorado river. Build Up County Streams Locally, the Ikes, who often work in concert through their county council, have built hundreds of loose-rock dams on such streams as Holy Jim creek and Silverado creek, thus retarding runoff and making good trout streams of both creeks. 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