anaheim-gazette 1953-05-28

02 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT ANAHEM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1879 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY VOLUME LXXXII ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, MAY OBLONG VIEWS (From an Egg-shaped Head) BY WALDO HUNTER I had planned this week to write about the dance of Salome from the movie of the same name, but instead find it incumbent to acknowledge more correspondence. We shall take up the subject of Salome at a later date. The correspondence follows: To Mr. Waldo Hunter of OBLONG VIEWS Please permit me to correct your free interpretation of my recent open letter to the Anaheim School Board. This was not a "public apology" as you state but rather a correction of certain inferences in my remarks at the meeting. May I read the letter slowly with you: “This is to express my sincere appreciation for both the attention and time given to the answering of my questions.” That is what it said and that is what it meant. To my knowledge my questions were the only ones answered. And it went on to say: “I am sorry that individuals like Mr. Demaree have to face these issues publicly.” I am sorry that any citizen OFF TO AN EARLY START are officials of Annaheim's 30th annual Hallowe'en parade. Although Oct. 31 is the date for the colorful spectacle, the parade committees are planning to complete all arrangements several weeks before the event. Parade chiefs who meet every other Friday, are shown above. Seated 1-4 E. W. Moeller, secretary-manager of the Anaheim chamber of commerce; Al Marcoux, parade marshal; Bob Wurgaft, general chairman of the Hallowe'en festival; Henry Porcella, assistant general chairman; O. E. Hanson and Ed Hawkins, parade marshals. Standing, 1-r, Burr Williams and Oscar Schultz, parade marshals, and Harold Smith, parade general marshal. May I read the letter slowly with you: “This is to express my sincere appreciation for both the attention and time given to the answering of my questions.” That is what it said and that is what it meant. To my knowledge my questions were the only ones answered. And it went on to say: “I am sorry that individuals like Mr. Demaree have to face these issues publicly.” I am sorry that any citizen should be publicly questioned. Next time it may be you, or even me. Because of the time in which we live each of us are held accountable. ...and that is how we have kept America free.” This means that I am for public inquiry, especially in today's state of intellectual confusion...even if I am the one to be questioned. “If my remarks inferred criticism of American Youth or Anaheim High School Students my words were ill-chosen.” This is what it meant and this is what it said. This in no way retracts the statement that a High School student of 15 years is not in a position to judge what is or what is not American. And I said this not in criticism but as description. No amount of audience “boos” can alter or dismiss this fact. And lastly I simply meant to correct an inference that I represented the Anaheim Optimist Club. For the club as you know withdrew its investigation of UNESCO on the grounds that it was both political and controversial. Sincerely, DON MAY Anaheim, California (Ed. Note: It has been sagely written: “He that diggeth a pit, let him beware lest he, himself, fall therein.”) Dear Waldo; Anent the letter (written by me) which you printed two weeks ago, I received an ominous sounding, anonymous telephone call the other day which warned me that I am being “investigated.” Before my mysterious “investigator” finds it out for himself, I might as well make a clean breast of it and tell him that my life story is most lackluster and is barren of sensations—even for a boy from Kansas. He'd get more zest from investigating the book "Little Off to An Early Start are officials of Anaheim's 30th annual Hallowe'en parade. Although Oct. 31 is the date for the colorful spectacle, the parade committees are planning to complete all arrangements several weeks before the event. Parade chief tains who meet every other Friday, are shown above. Seated I-E.W. Moeller, secretary-manager of the Anaheim chamber of commerce; Al Marcoux, parade marshal; Bob Wurgaft, general chairman of the Hallowe'en festival; Henry Porcella, assistant general chairman; O.E.Hanson and Ed Hawkins, parade marshals. Standing, I-r, Burr Williams and Oscar Schultz, parade marshals, and Harold Smith, parade general marshal. Hallowe’en Parade Planners Set Oct. 1 as Target Date Officials of Anaheim's 30th annual Hallowe'en parade have set Oct. 1 as the “target” date for having this year's parade planned and mounted, it has been announced by Bob Wurgauft, Hallowe'en festival chairman. The parade will be launched Saturday night, Oct. 31. The 1953 parade will be limited in the number of floats, but more emphasis is being placed on the beauty and subject matter of the individual float entries. The five divisions of the parade will be limited to five major floats each, according to Harold W. Smith, parade general marshal. A new feature of the parade this year will be the replacement of the “grand finale” division of the parade with a division entitled “City. of Good Living.” Theme of the new division is the depicting of Anaheim life, and the history and growth of the Anaheim area. O.E.Hanson marshal of the division. Parade leaders meet every other Friday morning to exchange notes and to report progress on the parade. Osceola Fund Drive Reaches One-Third Mark A total of $33,842.85 has been raised toward the total fund needed to relocate the Orange county YMCA's Camp Osceola in the San Bernardino mountains, it was reported last Thursday at the third report dinner. Goal of the campaign is $112,000. Anaheim teams have accounted for $4557 of the total; Orange teams $2685.50, and north Orange county teams outside of Anaheim, $5093. Special gifts division has provided $21,507.35. Coast area teams have not reported yet, but local campaign headquarters said yesterday that the coast campaign has begun. Santa Ana YMCA is not participating in the campaign since they withdrew from Osceola during their current building remodelling activity. Team in District Competition Win In a clean sweep the Anaheim Elks ritualistic team, headed by Exalted Ruler Judge John Shea defeated El Cajon lodge to win first spot for BPOE South Coast district honors. This marks the second time in the existence of the northern Orange county lodge that the coveted district trophy has been earned by local lodge officers. The winning Anaheim ritualistic team includes, in addition to Exalted Ruler Shea, the following Elk lodge officers: D.A. Armstrong, leading knight; Tom Yellis, loyal knight; Charles Organ lecturing knight; Clayton Allen esquire; Edward Bloxom, chapelain, and Bob Wurgauft, innerv guard. Son of Local Couple to Enter Before my mysterious "investigator" finds it out for himself, I might as well make a clean breast of it and tell him that my life story is most lackluster and is barren of sensations—even for a boy from Kansas. He'd get more zest from investigating the book "Little Women." However, if he insists, let me invite him publicly to get in touch with me. I may be able to supply him with data which would save him a lot of frustration. Do you think this thing could be pushed far enough that I could get on TV? MAX BESLER (Ed. Note: You are indeed a fortunate fellow, Max, and I envy you. Seems one doesn't amount to a damn these days unless he is being investigated.) The Gazette received another letter last week from a citizen who shall remain anonymous because she was not writing it for publication. Among other things she commented "... We surely need the force of a decent newspaper and an intelligent staff of reporters in this town. Please accept my grateful thanks for your courageous stand on the recent UNESCO fracas. "Oblong Views" & Leonard Kfeldt's contribution at the High School were especially outstanding... As an afterthought of the entire affair, it is singular that far more citizens attended that yakfest at the high school than exercised their right of franchise at the polls in the school board election later. This is the American way? Anahiem teams have accounted for $4557 of the total; Orange teams $2685.50, and north Orange county teams outside of Anaheim, $5093. Special gifts division has provided $21,507.35. Coast area teams have not reported yet, but local campaign headquarters said yesterday that the coast campaign has been begun. Santa Ana YMCA is not participating in the campaign since they withdrew from Osceola during their current building remodeling activity. The YMCA organizations hope to wind up the campaign in time for the victory dinner scheduled for June 5. The fourth report dinner will be held in Anaheim Y building tonight at 7 p.m. Open House Set June 1 at Kwikset Locks Kwikset Locks will hold an "open house" for the general public on June 1 as part of the Anaheim chamber of commerce's observance of "Industrial day." It was announced by Adolf Schoepe, president of the Anaheim lockset manufacturing firm. Company guides will conduct tours through Kwikset's production facilities where the company manufactures its line of locksets. Visitors will be shown the various operations in the production of a lockset, including punch press, die casting, burnishing and plating, buffing, lacquer finishing, keying, lock, spindle, and latch assembly and the final assembly and packaging of the company's products. The tours will require about 20 minutes each. Tour hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 1. The plant is located at 516 E. Santa Ana, in Anahiem. Son of Local Couple to Enter Naval Academy Forrest R. Hanvey, Jr., son of Lt. and Mrs. Thomas V. Taylor of Anaheim, Calif., has been informed that he passed the physical examination, the last step to ward admission to the navy academy at Annapolis, following his appointment by Congressman James B. Utt of Santa Ana. Born in San Diego, Hanvey came to Orange county during his early life, attending the Lowell Grammar school in Santa Ana through the fifth grade. After seven years in the army and navy academy in Carlsbad, Calif., he graduated valedictorian in 1951. Since then he has been attending the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena where he is a member of the air force R. O.T.C. and has received the Air Force association's award for outstanding military achievement. He holds the rank of cadet major. Hanvey is active in school politics and varsity sports as well as YMCA work. New Blood Bank Record Set Here Anaheim chapter of the American Red Cross set a new record in its blood bank program last Friday when 265 donors registered to contribute a pint of blood. TO ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY GAZETTE NIA. THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1953 50 Cents per Month No. 364 City Fair Plans Laid Jaycee Hosts Community Groups' Representatives At Fair Planning Dinner Representatives of 17 Anaheim civic, service, fraternal and religious organizations met Monday night with members of the local Junior Chamber of Commerce to hear detailed plans for an Anaheim Community fair, July 22 to 26, to be sponsored by the junior chamber. General Chairman Les Monell presided over the dinner meeting held in the Elks club. He asked the assembled representatives to take the plans for the fair back to their own boards of directors with a view to getting their active cooperation and participation in the fair. Represented at the affair were the Y's Mennettes, Y's Men's club, Young Ladies' Institute, Knights of Columbus, Anaheim Business and Professional Women's club, Royal Arch Masons, 20-30 club, Optimist club, Jaycettes, Rotary club, Iznak Walton league, Exchange club, Veterans of Foreign Test are simple: Candidates must be more than 16 years of age and must reside in the area. An application blank must be filed with the queen chairman, Bob Malone. The winner will receive a free week's vacation for two at Apple Valley inn, a wardrobe of clothes designed exclusively for her by Gisela Bond worth $200, and $100 in cash. The second place winner will receive $50 in cash and third place winners $35. The Planners Target Date health, parade general marshalts, assistant general parade marshals. Standhts, parade marshals, and New feature of the parade war will be the replacement "grand finale" division of grade with a division encity. of Good Living." One of the new division is collecting of Anaheim life, and history and growth of the town area. O. E. Hanson is all of the division. Leaders meet every othday morning to exchange and report progress on grade. In District Expetition Win clean sweep the Anaheim dualistic team, headed by Ruler Judge John Shea, El Cajon lodge to win lot for BPOE South Coast honors. This marks the time in the existence of northern Orange county that the coveted district has been earned by local officers. Winning Anaheim ritualision includes, in addition to Ruler Shea, the followlodge officers: D. A. Armleading knight; Tom Yelknight; Charles Organ, g knight; Clayton Allen, Edward Bloxom, chapand Bob Wurgaft, inner Of Local To Enter Represented at the affair were the Y's Mennettes, Y's Men's club, Young Ladies' Institute, Knights of Columbus, Anaheim Business and Professional Women's club, Royal Arch Masons, 20-30 club, Optimist club, Jaycettes, Rotary club, Izaak Walton league, Exchange club, Veterans of Foreign Wars, auxiliary, American Legion auxiliary, Ebell club, Junior club and White Temple Methodist church. Also in attendance were Police Chief Mark Stephenson, Don Derr and Vic Ruedy, representing the city, and Warren Ashleigh, unofficially sitting in for the Elks club, White Temple church, and the YMCA. Details of the plan for the fair were presented by Bill Oberly of the Pan-American Amusement Co., which conducts some 35 community fairs throughout California, including the just-concluded Fullerton Community fair. The plan, as outlined by Oberly, is devised to get the maximum participation from each organization in the city by giving them a share in the proceeds of the fair, which he said, are not inconsiderable. For instance, he said, the top participating organizations stand to profit by $1200 to $1800 from a fair in Anaheim. Here's the way it works: A participating organization earns points through the efforts its members exert in behalf of the fair, through selling tickets to elect a queen of the fair, through selling exhibit booth space, and through membership and work on the various committees. Every dollar's worth of tickets or space sold earns 10 points and other points are apportioned for work, accomplished according to a fixed schedule. Organizations will also man the concessions during the fair, proceeds from which will go into their own treasuries. The concessions are assigned on the basis of the number of votes going to the organization's queen candidates. Thus, the club with the most queen votes is assigned to run the hot-dog wagon which nets the highest profit. Fifteen concessions are assigned. Ticket sellers also get a break, 20 per cent of the money collected by an organization for ticket sales going to the organization. Test are simple: Candidates must be more than 16 years of age and must reside in the area. An application blank must be filed with the queen chairman, Bob Malone. The winner will receive a free week's vacation for two at Apple Valley inn, a wardrobe of clothes designed exclusively for her by Gisela Bond worth $200, and $100 in cash. The second place winner will receive $50 in cash and third place winner $25. Tickets will be issued at 7:30 p.m., June 10, the place to be designated later. Anaheim city council has approved the use of LaPalma park for the community fair. County Students Receive Awards In Bank Program Among the 36 Southern California high school seniors receiving awards last Thursday night in the final round of Bank of America's achievement awards program were four students from Orange county schools. Miss Janet L. Larson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harwood Larson of 551 S. Lemon st., Anaheim, received a $100 award for her achievements in the liberal arts field. The other Orange county winners were Joan Kimes of Newport Beach, Mary Jane Tornquist of Huntington Beach, and James W. Workman of Orange. Each received an award of $100. A. J. Gook, chairman of the bank's board of directors, presented the checks which ranged from $100 to $1000, before an audience of 400 guests in Pomona college's Frary hall. The 36 winners had survived weeks of competition from representatives of 164 public, private and parochial schools in the Southland. The program is sponsored each year to bring recognition for scholastic achievement, leadership and promise of future service to society. Colonist Drivers Take Our Plains AWARD WINNERS — Four from this area won a total of alists in Bank of America's Thursday, May 21 in ceremlege. Front row, left to right Newport Beach union high school Trillingham, superintendent of schools, chairman of final Stewart Named Chamber Director George Stewart, manager of Anaheim J.C. Penney Co. stock has been named to fill the vacancy left on the Anaheim chamber of commerce board of directiby the death of Robert Rossbey who died earlier this month. The appointment was made by the executive committee of board of directors. Post Office to Close Saturday Anaheim post office will observe Saturday. May 30 as holiday. Postmaster Louis Holins said today. There will be no rural or citi delivery and lobby window will be closed. Mail will be received and dispatched on the usual holiday schedule. Of Local Tale to Enter Real Academy St R. Hanvey, Jr., son of Mrs. Thomas V. Taylorheim, Calif., has been in that he passed the physi-amination, the last step to admission to the navy aca- Annapolis, following his ment by Congressman U. Utt of Santa Ana. In San Diego, Hanvey Orange county during his lee, attending the Lowell school in Santa Ana at the fifth grade. After years in the army and navy he had valedictorian in 1951. He has been attending California Institute of Tech- on Pasadena where he is head of the air force R. O. And has received the Air Association's award for out- military achievement. He is rank of cadet major. Day is active in school poli- varsity sports as well A work. Blood Bank Record Set Here A chapter of the Ameri- Cross set a new record blood bank program last when 265 donors register- contribute a pint of blood. Dr. Brastad Ill In Ogden, Utah Dr. John P. Brastad, elderly Anaheim oculist with offices at 105 E. Center, is critically ill in an Ogden, Utah, hospital, his son Rod Brastad, revealed yesterday. Dr. Brastad was enroute to Minneapolis, Minn., for a visit with relatives when he was stricken on the train. Mrs. Brastad and their son flew to Ogden, Monday, to be at the doctor's bedside. Rod Brastad returned to Anaheim, but Mrs. Brastad has taken an apartment near the hospital and will remain with her husband. Colonist Drivers Take 2nd Place In Road-Day-O Kathleen Cordes and Bill Ensinger, representing Anaheim union high school at the annual Road-Day-O held last Saturday in Santa Ana, brought home second place honors. Santa Ana high school's Mona Knudtson and Tom Allen capped top honors. The Santa Ana team took the lead with a total of 873 points out of a possible 930. The Anaheimers scored 830, with Fuller-ton third with 811 points. Miss Cordes made high score for girls with 421 points, while Ensinger placed second among the boys with 409 points out of a possible 465 points for individuals. Points were won in demonstrations of driving skills, general knowledge of automobiles and rules of the road. The Road-Day-O is sponsored by the Farmers Insurance group to promote better driving among high school students. Winning contestants were presented their trophies yesterday noon at a luncheon in the Balboa Bay club. Intermission entertainment at the Road-Day-O included a demonstration by El Toro Marine base's crack drill team and a demonstration by Harry Naylor, U. S. champion truck driver. Optimists See Microwave Setup Anaheim Optimists will see demonstration of the microwave principle at their regular meeting 7 p.m., today in the Youth Centre building, 133 W. Chartres st. Corbin C. Devalon of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., Los Angeles public relations office will make the demonstration with the aid of a complete equipment setup. "Stocky" Stockwell will be pro- gram chairman of the evening. Native Sons Head Marine Capt. Louis Iglehart, veteran of both land and air warfare in Korea, gave Native Son of the Mother Colony parlor a look at the Korean situation at the fighting men see it at the 10th anniversary banquet, at the parlor, Tuesday night. Capt. Iglehart revealed that Americans fighting in the "bolic action" had nothing but praise for the way Gen. Douglas MacArthur handled his forces following the Chinese entry into the war as U.S. forces reached the Yalu river. He said MacArthur's personal tacti- Sunny Hills Site Chosen for Proposed New Hospital The Executive committee of the Northern Orange County Hospital Building Association, after careful consideration and weighing all prime and related factors, decided Tuesday in favor of the site on the Sunny Hills Ranch as the location for the future hospital. The site was purchased some years ago by a group of individuals in Northern Orange county specifically for a hospital. It meets all the requirements of state and county for hospitalization. The ownership of a site, in feeable as an accomplished fact is condition to filing an application for federal assistance through Hill-Burton act. Each year since 1946 Congress has approved $75,000,000 to be allocated on the basis of need to the states hospital building. California's funds in this fund has been around 10,000. Ready 52 hospitals in the state received federal aid, either the original construction or in enlargement and improvement of existing facilities. Eleven other institutions are in the planning stage. The formula for allotment is two thirds the allowable cost borne by the hospital agency and one third by federal aid. A second condition to the filling of an application is a corporate body formed for the purpose of building and operating a hospital. Following the meeting of the Executive committee and the selection of a site yesterday, an application was mailed for federal aid through the Hill-Burton channel. The appointment by the president of the association, Dr. William Boyce, of two new members of the Executive committee was approved. New members are Hubert Ferry of the Union Oil company, representing the oil industry, and E. B. Buster, general manager, Milford Rivet and Manufacturing Co., representing industry in general. Appointments announced a week ago were George Reisch, member of Northrop Aircraft, Inc., Mrs. Dorothy Proud, vice-president of the Kirkhill Rubber Co., and C. Stanley Chapman, businessman of Fullerton. ARD WINNERS — Four high school seniors in this area won a total of $550 in cash as fines in Bank of America's achievement awards Thursday, May 21 in ceremonies at Pomona coliseum. Front row, left to right, are Joan Kimes, Port Beach union high school, $250; Dr. C. C.ingham, superintendent of Los Angeles county schools, chairman of final judges; Mary Jane Tornquist, Huntington Beach union high school, $100. In back row are James Workman, Orange high school, $100., and Janet Larson, Anaheim union high school, $100. The students are holding the type of cup they won in their own schools which started them on their way to the zone and final competitions. STewart Named Chamber Director George Stewart, manager of theheim J. C. Penney Co. store, been named to fill the vacant on the Anaheim chamber commerce board of directors by death of Robert Rossberg, died earlier this month. Appointment was made by executive committee of theof directors. AT Office to the Saturday Anaheim post office will obey Saturday, May 30 as a day. Postmaster Louis Hoscaid today. There will be no rural or cityorry and lobby windows closed. Mail will be re- and dispatched on theholiday schedule. One Killed. Four Injured, Local Police Car Wrecked in Accidents Otho Alfred Hope, 72-year-old laborer of 702 Amstutz st., Anaheim, was killed in an accident last Sunday which also resulted in the injury of Robert S. Rinella, 32, Long Beach, driver of the other car involved. The wreck occurred at Walnut and Damonsts. In another crash Sunday, four persons were hurt when a car driven by John Dee McGonnis, 21, Artesia, turned west into Broadway from Manchester ave., and collided with a car driven by Norman Windfree Crocker, 23, of the marine air facility at Santa Ana. McGinnis and his passenger, Ronald Allen Rhodes, 17, Artesia, Mrs. Etta Ruth Crocker, 23, Orange, and Virginia Dale Brandl, 24, Orange, the latter passengers in the Crocker automobile, were injured and taken to Orange county hospital for treatment. Anaheim police car 315 was practically demolished Monday when it was involved in a collision with a car driven by Loretta Francis Maloney, 53, 14712 B E. Olive st., Anaheim, at Water and Janss sts. Officer Everill Lee Heaton, 30, was driving the police car. Neither driver was hurt. AUHS Seniors GetUSC Scholarships Office to the Saturday Aheim post office will observe Saturday, May 30 as a day. Postmaster Louis Hossaid today. There will be no rural or city cry and lobby windows closed. Mall will be redialed and dispatched on the holiday schedule. Optimists See Microwave Setup Optimists will see a disruption of the microwave plate at their regular meeting, today in the Youth Center ug. 133 W. Chartres st. John C. Devalon of the Pacific one and Telegraph Co.'s Angeles public relations official make the demonstration the aid of a complete equipsetup. "Stockwell will be prochairman of the evening." Condemnation of Land Sought for School Expansion Proceedings were initiated last Friday by trustees of Anaheim school district for the condemnation of land adjacent to the Jefferson school grounds at South and Olive sts, for expansion of school facilities. Addition of the property, owned by Louis R. Freeman, would extend the school grounds to Vermont st. on the south, Olive st. on the west, while the easterly boundary would remain the same. The area is proposed for use as playground, storage facilities and bus shed sites, which are needed since the addition of classrooms and toilet facilities to the school plant, according to trustees. AUHS Seniors Get USC Scholarships In recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement and student leadership, Marilyn J. Jorgenson and Elizabeth J. Van Humnick, seniors of Anaheim high school have been awarded scholarships to the University of Southern California. The announcement was made yesterday by Dr. Bernard L. Hyink, dean of students and chairman of the committee on student aid. The competitive award is for a one-year period beginning with the fall semester of this year. It is renewable, however, for a maximum of four years upon a satisfactory maintenance record at SC Vive Sons Hear Marine at Birthday Dinner One Capt. Louis Iglehart, a of both land and air warfare Korea, gave Native Sons Mother Colony parlor a at the Korean situation asighting men see it at the anniversary banquet, at the Tuesday night. Iglehart revealed that sons fighting in the "police had nothing but praise for my Gen. Douglas MacArthur." His forces following the entry into the war as UN reached the Yalu river. He MacArthur's personal tacti-ical conduct of the retreat to the "waist" of Korea must be credited for saving the whole UN expedition. He said both MacArthur and Ridgway could have changed the Korean picture radically if their hands had not been tied. He gave it as his personal opinion, supported by many of the fighting men of the 8th Army, that the UN has been a flop as far as the Korean action is concerned. He pointed out that 46 nations signed the resolution to take action against the Korean Reds, but only 17 nations participated, most of them only with token forces. He said he is against a blockade of the China coast since it would constitute an open act of war and would inevitably involve the United States in war with the USSR. Business of the session included a report on the 76th convention of the state NSGW at Sonoma, given by Bill Lester of Brea; the presentation to Len Schwacofer of a past president's pin in appreciation for his leadership last year by Charter President James Tuffree of Placetia.