anaheim-gazette 1953-11-12

OBLONG VIEWS (From an Egg-Shaped Head) by WALDO HUNTER, P.S.B. The Gazette staff will lose one of its key men next week when Editor Len Kreldt resigns in favor of a better position with the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, Inc., with headquarters in Covina. A newspaper always regrets the loss of a competent and conscientious workman, but the feeling of regret is mitigated to some extent by the knowledge that he is moving on to fresher fields and opportunities for advancement with a chain of weekly newspapers; opportunities which The Gazette's type of operation necessarily can not afford. We feel that Leonard, in his three years as editorial helmsman of The Gazette, during its operation as a daily and more recently as a weekly, did an exemplary job. He was deeply interested in the problems, the expansion, the progress and future of Anaheim, and he knew his town well. He was eminently fair in the treatment of news stories, and sincerely tried to support all worthwhile community organizations, projects and functions. But above all (and this is the acid test for any editor of a small city newspaper) he was liked by the boys in the back shop. Good luck to him and to his wife, Pat, in their new field of endeavor. He was eminently fair in the treatment of news stories, and sincerely tried to support all worthwhile community organizations, projects and functions. But above all (and this is the acid test for any editor of a small city newspaper) he was liked by the boys in the back shop. Good luck to him and to his wife, Pat, in their new field of endeavor. Although your correspondent would hesitate to inject himself into any local controversy (!) I take liberty at this time to reprint an editorial from the Oct. 13, 1953, edition of the New York Times, without any embellishments on my part. The editorial makes its point quite clearly, and is quite apropos to a city lying somewhere along the Pacific coast in the citrus belt. NO TEXTBOOKS ON TRIAL The New York State commission with least work to do is the one appointed twenty months ago by the Regents to investigate charges that textbooks used in the public schools contain subversive material. According to a news story that we published yesterday, the commission has never held a meeting. Its inactivity is not due to any stolthfulness on the part of its three distinguished members but to the simple fact that despite all the sound and fury on this subject two or three years ago, nobody has yet brought any books before the commission to investigate. The reason cannot be that there was no interest in the possibility that subversive writings had crept into the state school system. In fact, it was as a result of the intense pressures of small but exceptionally vocal groups of citizens fearing Communist penetration of school textbooks that the state commission was established. It was wisely provided that the commission would act only on specific complaint and would conduct both a private investigation and also a public hearing at which opponents and defenders of the book could be heard. We said at the time that this procedure would permit the people who were complaining about textbooks to cite chapter and verse; and we added that if the commission acted judiciously it could put an end to some "wild and unfounded" allegations. What has happened? Exactly nothing, except that the allegations—which must indeed have CONVENIENT — Mrs. Alma Pelser posts office, the new her letters the easy way—in Anaheim post office's new drive-up letter box. Situated just off the east driveway of the post of- Local PO Steps Ahead with New 'Drive-up' Box Something new in collection boxes for the convenience of Anaheim post office patrons has been installed by Postmaster Louis H. Hoskins. It will no longer be necessary for those who wish to mail letters to go into the post office. Patrons can now drive up beside the new-type collection box just installed on the curb in front of the local office and mail letters without getting out of their cars. This service is designed to relieve the congestion due to the very limited parking space along Broadway during the busy times of the day, Hoskins said. It makes Anaheim one of the very few cities to have this convenience, according to the postmaster. The concrete base for the box, with its guard rails, was built by the city of Anaheim. Hoskins said the guard rails, made of railroad tracks, came from Anaheim's old horse-drawn street car and freight line on Santa Ana street. The rails were dug up from under the street some time ago and have been in storage at the city yard. Hoskins said the mail will be picked up from the box for each dispatch going out of the Anaheim office, assuring patrons of the fastest possible service. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schauer, 225 Evelyn dr., welcomed a 6 lbs. 12½ oz. son in St. Joseph hospital on Monday. New Camp Cabins, New Excellent progress is reported Orange County YMCA Camp Coeola. The new camp is located five miles up the mountain slopes from the old site toward Jenny Lake in a heavily timbered area at an elevation of 7,000 feet in the Barton Flats camping area, about 32 miles from Redlands. A county-wide fund campaign last spring raised $90,850 of the goal of $112,000, the minimum amount needed to complete the building program. Last spring the Camp committee was given an excellent building from Orange Coast college and moved it to the camp site. The building has been revamped into a beautiful new lodge and a section of it used for the new camp craft shop and staff headquarters and in addition another building for an infirmary and program activities. Individual donors and service clubs throughout the county have provided ten cabins which are rapidly being completed. All of the labor is being donated by service club members themselves-on weekends working hard—and fast to complete their jobs. These clubs are: Anaheim Lions' Club, Anaheim Kiwanis Club, Anaheim YMCA Men, Anaheim American Legion Post No. 72, Placentia Rotary Club, Brea Lions' Club, La Habra Kiwanis Club, Buena Park YMCA Board, Fullerton Elementary School Men, and the Fullerton 20-30 Club. The La Habra Kiwanis have fully completed their cabins including cost of construction. Freak Smash-up Charles Eldon Hale, 34, 826 Casa Blanca pl., Fullerton, was killed instantly at about 2:20 a.m., Wednesday, when he was thrown from his car and run over by another automobile on Santa Ana Freeway near Kateilla crissling. According to California Highway Patrol report, Hale was headed north and swerved to avoid striking another car which loomed ahead of him in a heavy fog. The swerving car collided with a pickup truck driven by J. F. Ballenger, 37, of 828 Jadeway, Anaheim. The impact threw Hale out of his car and into the path of a car driven by William Norman Clark, 22, Santa Ana Marine. Anaheim Red Cross Chapters Use New Quarters for First Time A rising vote of thanks for their excellent plans and supervision of the remodeled Red Cross Chapter house was given Mrs. Foster Warwick and H. O. Weldon at the first chapter meeting in the new quarters last week. Chairman Joe R. Thompson announced that improvements in the building are practically completed, and that anyone interested is invited to make an inspection. The historic landmark is a gift to the chapter from Mr. and Mrs. John Dwyer. Official open house will be held on Sunday, December 6 from 3 to 8 p.m., with Mrs. E. H. Kersten and Mrs. John Wilson in charge. The diverse activities of the Anaheim Red Cross were reflected in the reports of special chairmen, Mrs. P. H. Nelson, Blood Program chairman, announced that a Mobile Blood Unit will be at the Ebell Club on Friday, Nov. 20. Clyde Cromer, Blood Recruitment chairman, expects 200 donors. First Aid chairman Hubert Ladig described two first aid classes now in session. The one at Marywood School is taught by Miss Diane Rivers and one at Anaheim Union High School is taught by Avon Carlson. Mrs. E. H. Kersten, Service Groups chairman, reported that 8 of her workers gave 34 hours of service during the month. According to Mrs. Robert P. Clark, Production chairman, materials for sewing and yarn for knitting are now available. Work may be done in the Chapter rooms, which are open five days a week, or may be taken out. For Home Service, Mrs. John Kemper, chairman, reported that 33 cases were open during the month, 6 of which were new and 3 re-opened. Service was given in 15 active service and 1 veteran cases. There were 38 offices callers and 6 home calls made. 14 telegrams were sent and 14 received. Financial assistance was given in 3 cases. Miss Frieda Janss, Hospital chairman, had attended the meeting of the Long Beach Hospital Council at the Long Beach Veterans hospital, and had also attended the regular birthday party at which Anaheim Chapter provided refreshments. 1500 cookies were made by the Chapter's Junior Red Cross members in the high school, Mrs. Harry Spotts and Mrs. Ruth Hall will assist in decorating the Christmas trees at the hospital next month. Junior Red Cross enrollment is now in progress in all schools in the area, Miss Minnie Spicer said. Two students are to be sent to the Junior Red Cross conference which will be held later in the year. OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM HEM GAZETTE ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 1953 No. 5 Churches Plan Community Thanksgiving Service After the successful pattern of the last several years, Anaheim is again planning its traditional Community Thanksgiving services to be held in the auditorium of Anaheim Union High school from 9 until 10 a.m., on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26. This hour has been found to be ideal, as it is early enough to allow worshippers ample time to get to out-of-town points for family gatherings, or to prepare dinners at home. Chairman of the Planning committee for the Anaheim Association of Churches is Rev. William McKinley Walker, pastor of the Wesley Methodist church. A committee of laymen and women and other local pastors have assisted him in preparing this year's event. The featured speaker will be the Rev. John Kimball Saville of St. Michael's Episcopal church. The High School orchestra and usherettes will assist in the service, as will junior high boys of the various churches who will form byterian church. A nursery will operated during the service small children, to enable parish attend. This will be conduced by Anaheim Girl Scouts. Mayor Charles Pearson open the service with the off Thanksgiving proclamation. Service clubs, women's clubs, Y groups will join in public the community festival. Over have usually attended in years. Promotions Give Three Anaheim Police Officers Three Anaheim policemen ceived promotions in rank week. Police Chief Mark Stephen New Camp Osceola Takes Shape as Ten Cabins, New Lodge Near Completion County School Population Up American Education Week (November 8 to 14), held annually to inform the public of accomplishments and needs of public schools, was highlighted this week by a report from the Orange County Superintendent of Schools. John Selinger Dies at Home John J. Selinger, 75, a resident of Anaheim and vicinity since 1885, died last Sunday at his ranch home, 13652 E. Orangethorpe ave. Rose Bastanchur Dies in Brawley Mrs. Rose Bastanchury, 42, 30 years a resident of Anaheim, died last Friday in Brawley, Calif., where she had lived for the past three years. She was a native Idaho. Survivors Include her husband Domingo (Budd) Bartanchury. County School Population Up American Education Week (November 8 to 14), held annually to inform the public of accomplishments and needs of public schools, was highlighted this week by a report from the Orange County Superintendent of Schools which provided numerical gains in county school population over the past year, averaging 10 per cent throughout the county. Leading all high schools in increased enrollment was Fullerton Union High School with 323 new students, followed by Garden Grove with 262 (or 35.8 per cent, largest percentage growth). Other county high school numerical increases included Anaheim with 198, Santa Ana with 175, and Newport Harbor with 151. On the elementary level, numerical gains were headed by Garden Grove (918, an increase of 34 per cent), with Fullerton next (820). Other elementary increases were Anaheim (643), Santa Ana (527), Costa Mesa (316), La Habra (294), Newport Beach (291), Buena Park (181, Alamitos (170), Westminster (134), and San Joaquin (112). Arrested Marine Admits Burglaries Eugene Louis King, 22, Santa Ana Marine, will stand trial in Anaheim for attempted burglary of a local store. After that, he will be turned over to authorities of Santa Ana, Orange, Orange county and Los Angeles county for prosecution of at least 18 counts of burglary. King was arrested last Thursday night as he attempted to hide under a tarpaulin at the rear of the Manchester Feed and Milling Co. Rose Bastanchury Dies in Brawley Mrs. Rose Bastanchury, 42, 30 years a resident of Anaheim, died last Friday in Brawley, Calif., where she had lived for the past three years. She was a native Idaho. Survivors include her husband Domingo (Bud) Bastanchury; two daughters, Barbara and Virginia; a son, Donald; a sister, Mrs. Mae Dugan of Anaheim; three brothers, William and Albert Bushman of Anaheim, and Mr. thew Bushman of Riverside; her mother, Mrs. John Bushman also of Anaheim. Recitation of the Holy Ross was held Tuesday evening at the Backs, Campbell and Kaulba mortuary with Requiem mass. St. Boniface church Wednesday morning. Interment was made at Holy Sepulchre cemetery. A. J. Schutte to Fill Council Chair Left By Robert H. Boney A. J. Schutte, Anaheim rancher, planning commissioner and civic leader, was named Tuesday evening to fill out the unexpired portion of City Councilman Robert H. Boney's term. Boney submitted his resignation to the council for reasons of health. Following acceptance of Boney's resignation and passage of a resolution of appreciation by the council, Mayor Charles Pearson announced the appointment of Schutte to the post. His term will expire Apr. 1, 1954. Boney, who has resided here 31 years and has conducted a Dodge-Plymouth agency for the past 18 years, served 12 years on the city council. He has been an active civic leader, serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary club in the past. Among his governmental duties are the chairmanships of the Joint Outfall Sewer board and Sanitation District board. Schutte, who lives at 400 W. Alberta st., has resided here for 27 years. He is president of Zion Lutheran church, treasurer and chairman of the Board of Control of the Lutheran Home Asso- Hospital Ass'n. Anaheim's Mother Colony Hospital Association received a $1000 boost this week when the Anaheim Lions club turned over to it a donation voted by the board of directors. Lion President Dick Glover announced the gift, which service organizations voted "to get the ball rolling." It will be added to other gifts by local clubs and service groups, which will be announced later by the association. Elderly Man Hit On S. LA Street Howard Chilson Seberance, 75, of 210 Ellsworth st., Anaheim, received cuts and bruises Tuesday evening when he was struck by a car at the intersection of Los Angeles and Water sts. He refused ambulance service to a hospital and was taken to his home. Driver of the car was Virginia Lee Harrington, 26, housewife, of 412 E. Sycamore st. She was driving south on Los Angeles st. and the accident happened as Seberance crossed the street at Water street. No citation was given at the scene of the accident. Anaheim police are investigating the accident to determine whether a citation should be issued. Polio Hits St. Catherine's Boy Orange county's 168th polio victim this year is a 9-year-old Los Angeles boy entered in St. Catherine's Military academy in Anaheim. Maurice Gartin, Jr., was taken from the school Oct. 30 because of illness, and on Nov. 5 was taken to Los Angeles County General with a case of severe bulbar-spinal poliomyelitis. Steps to protect other students who contacted the boy are being taken, including quarantine in quarters and shots of gamma globulin authorized by state health authorities. Marine Flyer Killed in El Toro Crash Marine Capt. Robert L. Nelson, 26, husband of Mrs. Barbara Jeanne Nelson of 1902 South Olive, Santa Ana, Calif., was killed instantly, Friday (Nov. 6) when his Douglas Skyraider attack fighter-bomber crashed and exploded upon impact, west of the El Toro, Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Calif. Capt. Nelson was participating in an aerial demonstration witnessed by the visiting Commandant of the British Royal Marine Corps, Lieutenant General John C. Westall; Major General Christian F. Schilt, commanding general, Aircraft Fleet Marine Force Pacific; and other high ranking Marine Corps officers. Capt. Nelson, the pilot of one of 12 planes, was simulating a close air support run and upon approaching the end of his dive, the plane suddenly winged over and crashed in a cultivated field just outside of the air station, approximately 200 yards from Highway 101. Cost Figures on St. Jude Hospital Construction Revealed at Meeting A cost of construction estimate on the proposed St. Jude Hospital was presented to the St. Jude Hospital building council. He has been an active civic leader, serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary club in the past. Among his governmental duties are the chairmanships of the Joint Outfall Sewer board and Sanitation District board. Schutte, who lives at 400 W. Alberta st., has resided here for 27 years. He is president of Zion Lutheran church, treasurer and chairman of the Board of Control of the Lutheran Home Association of California, which operates the Anaheim Lutheran Home for the Aged; president of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home of the West, which is to be built in Terra Bella, Calif.; president of the Anaheim Cemetery district; president of the Olive Heights Citrus Assn., and immediate Past President of Anaheim Kiwanis. Cost Figures on St. Jude Hospital Construction Revealed at Meeting A cost of construction estimate on the proposed St. Jude Hospital was presented to the St. Jude Hospital building council. He has been an active civic leader, serving as president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary club in the past. Among his governmental duties are the chairmanships of the Joint Outfall Sewer board and Sanitation District board. Schutte, who lives at 400 W. Alberta st., has resided here for 27 years. He is president of Zion Lutheran church, treasurer and chairman of the Board of Control of the Lutheran Home Association of California, which operates the Anaheim Lutheran Home for the Aged; president of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home of the West, which is to be built in Terra Bella, Calif.; president of the Anaheim Cemetery district; president of the Olive Heights Citrus Assn., and immediate Past President of Anaheim Kiwanis. Cost Figures on St. Jude Hospital Construction Revealed at Meeting Cost Figures on St. Jude Hospital Construction Revealed at Meeting A cost of construction estimate on the proposed St. Jude Hospital was presented to the St. Jude Hospital Building Fund Campaign committee at a meeting Tuesday morning, Nov. 10. Miles Sharkey, Medical Committee chairman, read the figures which were arrived at in conferences between Rev. Mother Felix of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange and architects representing the firm of John W. Maloney, experts in this type of design. The total cost, when ready to open will be $2,001,200, with a breakdown of $1,440,000 for the building itself, exterior work—$60,000, movable equipment—$200,000, site survey—$3,000 architect's and engineer's fees — $120,000, supervision of construction on site—$7,200, road building and landscaping—$48,000, and heating plant—$125,000. These figures are for a hospital of about 100 beds. Meanwhile final campaign preparations are being made in each community within the area to be serviced by the hospital. Advance contacts with major concerns are slated to begin Nov. 23 and more general campaigns to start by early December. $750,000 is the goal, with that amount to be matched by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, and further increased with government grants to total approximately $2,000,000. Above is an archi-ry, $2,000,000 building Sunny Hills site north of Fullerton. Tebor Freesz is the architect assigned by firm of John W. Maloney of Seattle, specialists in institutional construction of this type.