anaheim-gazette 1955-01-06

BLONG VIEWS (From an Egg-Shaped Head) By WALDO HUNTER. P.S.B. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE that there are many house-hunters on the trail here in Southern California today in search of a home. It has been written that ownership of a home is the Great American Dream. For what it is worth, we say now: let the buyer beware lest it turn out to be the Great American Nightmare. For the benefit of those in search of houses, we herewith print some of the catch-phrases used by sellers, with our interpretations added. Don't smile too archly. I bought one once; sold it; and am in the process of buying another. Car Port: We ran out of humber. Low Down Payment, Rest Like Rent: Like no rent you will ever hear tell of on this earth. $2700 down and $435 per month. Landscaped: Still cluttered by dispirited, thirsty and scraggly orange trees, standing pristine and handsome against a backdrop of viciously proliferating weeds of all descriptions. A Sacrifice: You will know soon enough who is doing the sacrificing. Complete with Den: The architect got fouled up, decided to enlarge a left-over closet. You Have to See This to Believe It: Truer words were never 100,000th Meter Installed By Southern Counties Gas JUSTIN M. KENNEDY (Heads Southern Counties Gas) County Water Level Held Good During Past Year The year 1954 was the first in 10 that the water level in Orange county's underground basin held its own against huge de- Southern Counties Gas Co., increased the number of meters served in Anaheim by it Orange county division by a spectacular 137 per cent in the last 10 years. This fact was disclosed today the gas company was ready to celebrate a milestone in the development of Orange county—connection of the 100,000 the meter served by its Orange county division on Thursday, January 13. The "gold" meter will be connected at the opening of the "Biennial Beem" model home in Santa Ana. The hot features the latest "New Freedom Gas Kitchen." Civic and business dignitaries have been invited to the open house, according to Jill M. Kennedy, manager of gas company's Orange County vision. Connection of the 100,000th meter in Orange county marks third time one of the gas company's eight operating divisions has reached this goal. Other have been Santa Monica and Gabriel Valley divisions. Orange County division recently is the company's fast-growing, Kennedy said, with nearly 50 per cent of meters expected to be connected during scheduled to be made operative this division. While Southern Counties Co. has been an Orange county Landscaped: Still cluttered by dispirited, thirsty and scraggly orange trees, standing pristine and handsome against a backdrop of viciously proliferating weeds of all descriptions. A Sacrifice: You will know soon enough who is doing the sacrificing. Complete with Den: The architect got fouled up, decided to enlarge a left-over closet. You Have to See This to Belleve It: Truer words were never spoken. Plastered Walls: Well, the carpenter was, anyway. Beautiful View: Rear neighbor's clothes line, battered garbage cans, and 1936 Chevy under belated repair. Also telephone and power poles without number. Secluded: Inaccessible; no roads. Close In: Next door to super market. Not Near Town, But Charming and Suburban: Watch out for the wildcats after 7 p.m. Near Schools: As near as the first available school bus. Patio: Developer didn't feel it economically sound to spend his money to fill in that open area. Get some bricks. Ideal Beach House: Old piano crate thrown overboard from distressed coastal freighter and washed up onto beach. Weatherproofed: Complete with roof. Owner Must Sell: Transferred Back East: We can't stand another week in this novel. Long Term Lease: This is generally a typographical error. It should read: "Long term leash." Multiple Listing: A net thrown up all over town to make sure this bird doesn't get away. Escrow Office: A place where an already dry man is milked even further, if such is possible. Interest: Something which you lose immediately when the first payment on principle comes due. Principle: An ephemeral and elusive quality totally lacking in the thinking of a lot of sellers. Ideal Neighborhood: Nobody within 50 miles, either side. IF DREW PEARSON can do it, why can't I? Here are predictions for the year ahead: 1. A Russian diplomat will say "boo" and the U.S. State Department will be thrown into a greater turmull than usual. 2. Muskogee, Oklahoma, will get 6 inches of snow. 3. Someone somewhere in Texas, poking around in a corn field, County Water Level Held Good During Past Year The year 1954 was the first in 10 that the water level in Orange county's underground basin held its own against huge demands of an increasing population and the present seven-year cycle. To do the job the county imported 90,000 acre feet of Colorado river water at a cost of $844,000, according to Howard Crooke, secretary-manager of the Orange County Water District. The water district itself was the biggest importer of water into the county. It bought 63,000 acre feet for its underground basin sinking program, spending $556,000. The county's purchases during 1954 were 56 per cent of the total sales during MWD's 1952-53 water year — July to July. Total at that time was 162,302 acre feet. Levels in seven test wells, when measured on Dec. 1, averaged 1.5 feet higher than a year ago. The wells, on which automatic recording devices are maintained by the County Flood Control District, are all located out of the water district's basin recharge area. BILL BARTLETT SELECTED NEW NASH DEALER Bill Bartlett, who has served Anaheim Motorists for the past 38 years with general repair and service, specializing on Nash cars, announces his appointment as Nash Sales Representative for northern Orange county. Starting in 1917 with the P.J. Weisel Co., Dodge and Hudson dealers at that time, he has operated continuously from the same address, 210 S. Los Angeles St., Anaheim. In 1918 the business was purchased by Charles H. Mann who served as Nash distributor from 1935 to 1939, at which time the agency was purchased by Bartlett, who has specialized in Nash service ever since. As authorized Nash representative, he will still endeavor to give the same satisfactory service on all makes that so many in this area have come to rely on, Bartlett said. MURDY VOICES FEAR OVER SICK STATE BUDGET John A Murdy, Jr., state tor, 35th district, in his news letter to the Orange co-press, this week took a goke at voters who "blithely more and more costly meas (at the polls) place on the lature the responsibility for ing the taxes to cover the of these measures, then blame 'politicians' for high cost of erment. In commenting on how state budget will be met for 56, Murdy said present source revenue will probably lack million per year of meeting penses. IF DREW PEARSON can do it, why can't I? Here are predictions for the year ahead: 1. A Russian diplomat will say "boo" and the U.S. State Department will be thrown into a greater turmoil than usual. 2. Muskogee, Oklahoma, will get 6 inches of snow. 3. Someone somewhere in Texas, poking around in a corn field, will stumble across a pumpkin two feet in diameter, and we will never hear the last of it. 4. A famous Hollywood reigning lady will get a divorce. 5. An Anaheim merchant will modernize his store front, and people will come from miles around to gape and gawp, perhaps even to spend a little money. 6. Russian planes will shoot down a couple of unarmed U.S. patrol bombers, and the State Department will send a stern note to Moscow saying: "Naughty, naughty!" 7. A California team will win the Rose Bowl game, and the Rose Bowl will immediately cave in. 8. Marilyn Monroe will start playing center field for the New York Yankees. 9. Some big pharmaceutical house will come up with a super wonder drug, which will be antihistamine half of the time and pro-histamine the rest of the time. People will by it in swarms and die like flies. The American Medical association, when asked to define "histamine" will be thrown into a great dither. 10. Someone in Long Beach will go to bed with all the windows closed and an open, unvented gas heater blazing. People won't be bothered by him very much any more. 11. Someone will start from Wilmington to New Zealand in a rebuilt Convair fuel tank. People won't be bothered by him very much any more. California Bank to Locate in Anaheim Permission has been received from the state superintendent of banks for the establishment of a branch of the California Bank to locate in Anaheim, according to Frank L. King, California Bank president. King said that efforts are now being made for a suitable location in Anaheim. NORTHROP PERSON VOTE SPURNS UNION Personnel of Northrop Aircraft's Anaheim division Wednesday rejected the UAW-CIO as a bargaining agent for a vote of 468 to 406. Approximately 900 production, maintenance and shop clerical personnel out of a total of 1300 employees were eligible to vote in the election. A total of 897 votes were cast, 23 votes having been challenged. The election was conducted under supervision of the National Labor Relations Board with Leo Fischer, field examiner for the NLRB, in charge of the election proceedings. It is the second time Northrop- Anaheim personnel have reelected the UAW-CIO and the fifthsecutive time the internal union has failed to win eleven among Northrop personnel. Last April, a similar election was conducted, with 340 employing against union member 291 favoring the CIO, and expressing a desire to affirm with the AFL-IAM. (Intern For Installed Counties Gas Northern Counties Gas Co., has released the number of meters in Anaheim by it Orange division by a spectacular cent in the last 10 years. The fact was disclosed today as gas company was ready to create a milestone in the development of Orange county—consumption of the 100,000 the meter by its Orange county division on Thursday, January 13. "gold" meter will be conducted at the opening of the "Bon-nee" model home in Santa Ana. The home is the latest "New Freedom Kitchen." Civic and business enterprises have been invited to open house, according to Jus-F. Kennedy, manager of the company's Orange County district. Connection of the 100,000th member in Orange county marks the time one of the gas companies eight operating divisions reached this goal. Others been Santa Monica and San Diego Valley divisions. Orange County division curry is the company's fastest growing, Kennedy said, with nearly 50 per cent of meters expected to be connected during 1955 judged to be made operative in division. Southern Counties Gas has been an Orange county $2 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT ANNAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY VOLUME LXXXIII ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 545,678 Auto Batteries Produced by Delco-Remy in Anaheim During 1954 Anaheim's automobile storage battery plant, operated by the Delco-Remy Division of General Motors Corporation, during the past year produced 545,678 6-volt and 12-volt batteries. It was announced this week by GM's office at 3440 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles. The Delco-Remy Division completed construction of their Anaheim plant in the spring of 1954. Located on a 90-acre tract, the plant has 185,000 square feet of floor space. Locally provided services and supplies is uppermost in the planning of General Motors' operations, wherever possible. It is estimated that General Motors' assembly plants in California, and the Anaheim battery plant spent approximately $80 million for materials, supplies, and services provided by California concerns, the major expenditures being for freight and transportation charges, utilities, locally manufactured items used in the finished motor vehicles and batteries, and for a wide list of miscellaneous material and services. Payroll and employment figures for General Motors operations in California are not available at the present time, but it is anticipated that the figures for all operations in the state will approximate $43,365,716 for an average of 9631 employees. Strike violence at Westlake diary of Kwikset Locks, Inc. tana, has caused a nationally manufacturing plant in the Fentana area. This disclosure was made by Harvey H. Head, chairman of the San Bernardino County Industrial commission. Adolf Schoepe, president of both Kwikset and West Coast Loading said the union violence resulted in damage to private property, limitation of individuals, and hospitalization of persons who needed to work while the unions were striking against West Coast Loading. Schoepe, a community leader and a leading spokesman for industry in Orange county, said "the actual strike violence well as the disclosure that new dustry had taken cognizance the violece and may not move into the Fontana area bring close to home a situation where working men and women and communities of Orange county must consider and control." BANK OF AMERICA OPENS 15 NEW BRANCHES IN STATE DURING 1954 Bank of America was granted permits during 1954 to open 15 new branches throughout California, says S. Clark Beise, president of the statewide institution. BANK OF AMERICA OPENS 15 NEW BRANCHES IN STATE DURING 1954 Bank of America was granted permits during 1954 to open 15 new branches throughout California, says S. Clark Beise, president of the statewide institution. Six of the branches have already been opened, three in Southern California, in Riverside, Bakersfield, and Santa Fe Springs. The remaining nine branches will be opened during 1955, it was stated at the bank's San Francisco headquarters, and will be located in communities of the San Francisco bay area, Central California and Southern California. Beise stated that this increase in banking facilities was indicative of the bank's policy to keep pace with the steady growth and development of the state. Located in both metropolitan and agricultural communities, the new branches will offer all banking services of the statewide institution to the areas they serve. Currently the bank has 548 branches in 330 communities throughout California. Passing the nine billion dollar mark, Bank of America marked the completion of its 50th anniversary year by posting total resources of $9,163,355,289 in its statement of condition dated Dec. 31. This figure, highest ever attained by a private enterprise bank, is an increase og $661,593,-568 over the same date last year. Memorial Dinner For Late Resident At a memorial dinner on Monday evening at the Elks club, $1300 was presented to the Mother Colony Hospital fund in memory of Mrs. Mary Ella Coons, a pioneer civic worker whose fondest dream had been the founding of a hospital in this area. The sum represented the entire proceeds of the recent benefit held at the Water Wheel restaurant by the Altrusa club, ($900) and donations from several local residents. Altrusa president, Marguerite Coons (Mrs. Rex Coons) made the presentation to Oscar Shultz, president of the Mother Colony Hospital Board of Directors. MALPRACTICE IN MEDICINE TOPIC MEETING JAN. 11 Mary Kimm, president of the Orange County Medical Assistance association, has announced a Jan. 11 meeting at the Anaheim Elks club to begin at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be John Allen of the firm of Highsmith and Allen, legal counsel for the Nettleship Co. His topic is to be "Malpractice." Medical men and women employed by the medical profession are invited to make reservations for the dinner by Jan. 7 with Mrs. Lois Quast, 600 E. Chapman Ave., Orange. ANAHEIM LOT SIZES TO BE LIMITED TO 70 FEET Because home owners adjacent to building tract No. 1940 on the West side of Gilbert St. and north of Broadway, protested that 60-foot lots in the tract would decrease values of their property, the City Council has decided to make 70-foot frontage lots, with a minimum of 7200 square feet the standard in future home developments in Anaheim. A city ordinance is in preparation to this effect. Ninety-four property owners, with Donald F. Ralston, 9112 Gilbert St., acting as their spokesman, petitioned the council at its meeting last week protesting the proposed 60-foot lots on the tract which is being developed by George H. Holstein & Sons, Costa Mesa. Judge Dawson to Address Local 'Y' Hon. Leroy Dawson, judge of the Superior court for Los Angeles county, with headquarters in Burbank, will be the principal speake and employee relations because it is necessary to provide purchasing power, and fix our communities. We hope he man and woman in our communities will take a personal interest in these matters and help us list any irresponsible element... PERSONNEL IN UNION BID Aircraft's Anaheim division OA as a bargaining agent by nearly 900 production, main- Anaheim personnel have rejected UAW-CIO and the fifth consecutive time the international union has failed to win elections along Northrop personnel. Last April, a similar election was conducted, with 340 employees facing against union membership; favoring the CIO, and 22 opposing a desire to affiliate with the AFL-IAM. (International Association of Machinists). The Northrop plant at Hawthorne some years ago defeated the union three times in organizing efforts. "I am most appreciative of the support of Northrop policies shown by so many of those who voted," said Richard R. Nohan, Northrop-Anaheim manager. "I am glad the election is over. We have a big job ahead of us and one of the finest industrial teams in the world here at Northrop-Anaheim. Now we can devote our full energies to the task ahead." Judge Dawson to Address Local 'Y' Hon. Leroy Dawson, judge of the Superior court for Los Angeles county, with headquarters in Burbank, will be the principal speaker at the Anaheim YMCA annual meeting, Jan. 27, according to an announcement by Warren L. Ashleigh, chairman of the annual dinner committee. The event will begin with dinner at 6:30 p.m., at the Elks club, 423 N. Los Angeles street. Judge Dawson has chosen for the subject of his talk "What I Like About America." Anaheim Tennis Club Members At Palm Springs The Anaheim Tennis club was represented at the 6th annual Palm Springs tennis tournament during the holidays by the Misses Jean Williams, Rita Marcoux and Pamela Davis, who played their matches at the Smoke Tree ranch and Tennis club. Mrs. Lawrence Wagner of 585 S. Citron street, was hostess to the W.S.C.S. Executive Board of White Temple Methodist church, at her home on Thursday morning, January 6. Mrs. Becky Massey of Anahorage, Alaska, is enjoying a three week vacation in Anaheim with her daughter, Miss Jo Addington, of 218 N. Clementine street. License to wed has been issued Mary Lee Karbel of 104 S. Helena St. and Ernest Laudon of Paramount. REVISIONS IN '5 INCOME TAX LAWS TO BE EXPLAINED "Save your family money understanding the 1954 income tax revisions" will be the theme of a public meeting on Friday Jan. 7, from 10 to 12 o'clock the Farm Bureau hall, 1916 Chapman Ave., Orange meeting is sponsored by theange County Extension Lee and O. W. Wallace, admister of internal revenue the Orange county area to be the speaker. CALIFORNIA STATE IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM GAZETTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1955. CHOEPE SCORES CIO VIOLENCE AT FONTANA PLANT; ASKS UNITY Strike violence at West Coast Loading Coast Loading Corporation, Fontana, a subsidiary of Kwikset Locks, Inc., Anaheim, and at a paper box manufacturing company in Fonhas caused a nationally known company to suspend negotiations for a site for a new manufacturing plant in the Fonarea. This disclosure was by Harvey H. Head, chair of the San Bernardino Counindustrial commission. Mif Schoepe, president of both set and West Coast Loading, the union violence resulted in damage to private property, intation of individuals, and hostage of persons who needwork while the unionists striking against West Coast ing. Schoepe, a community leader a leading spokesman for intry in Orange county, said actual strike violence as was the disclosure that new iny had taken cognizance of violence and may not move the Fontana area brings to home a situation which long men and women and the counties of Orange county consider and control." Freak Storms Dump Snow, Hail, and Rain This has been a week of freakish weather for Orange county. Thundershowers struck the area Monday afternoon, dropping nearly an inch of pea-sized hail on Garden Grove and two inches of snow on Santiago Peak. Accompanied by flashes of lightning and several loud peals of thunder, the hall struck at about 2:20 p.m., and for nearly 15 minutes played an ear splitting staccato on roof tops and car hoods. It was reported to have deposited a white swath about a half mile wide down the center of the county in the Harbor Blvd., area from slightly north of Garden Grove Blvd., to Costa Mesa. Heaviest hit was an area of about a square mile in the vicinity of Harbor and Garden Grove Blvds., where the storm deposited TESTS CONTINUE IN MAN'S DEATH IN DENTAL CHAIR Pending what attendants at the county coroner's office called toxicological tests, cause of a man's death in the dentist chair of Dr. Paul S. Arnold, Anaheim, may not be known for weeks. John B. Miranda, 38, of 201½ E. Truslow St., Fullerton, died suddenly in the office of the local dentist after having been administered an anesthetic which Dr. Arnold said was procaine. The dentist added that he had treated Miranda on two occasions in November, with no apparent ill effects to the patient. Dr. E. F. Cain and the Anaheim fire department attempted to revive the stricken Miranda. Dr. Raymond Brandt, county autopsy surgeon, is conducting the investigation. The body is at the Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars mortuary. WHITE TEMPLE CHURCH PLANS HALL OPENING Formal opening of the new Fellowship Hall at White Temple Methodist church will be keyed with a banquet on Tuesday evening, Jan. 11 at 6:30 o'clock. The celebration will be sponsored by the Woman's Society of Christian Service and will take the place of the traditional birthday dinner. The Rev. Melvin Wheatley, pastor of the Westwood Methodist church, will be guest speaker. His topic is to be: "Take Time To Be Whole." The program is to include a variety of musical acts and the presentation of the architects and building officials. The community is invited to attend this celebration. Proceeds will be used for the purchase of an electric dish washing machine for the kitchen. START SECOND ROUND OF CITY CAGE TOURNEY As the second round of the City Recreation Department basketball struck at about 2:20 p.m., and for nearly 15 minutes played an ear splitting staccato on roof tops and car hoods. It was reported to have deposited a white swath about a half mile wide down the center of the county in the Harbor Blvd., area from slightly north of Garden Grove Blvd., to Costa Mesa. Heaviest hit was an area of about a square mile in the vicinity of Harbor and Garden Grove Blvd., where the storm deposited an inch or more of hail on the ground. Much of it had not melted by dark yesterday, and snow men hastily sculptured by delighted youngsters still stood on front lawns this morning. Rainfall in the Garden Grove area was reported at 60-inch for the brief storm to raise the season's total for that area to 3.45-inch compared with 1.12 for last year. The County Flood Control reported two inches of snow on Santiago Peak to bring the season's precipitation total there to 7.72 inches. As the Gazette went to press today (Thursday) showers which began early this morning were continuing. 4 Million Lockset Sale is 1955 Goal Of Kwikset, Inc. Kwikset Locks, Inc., of Anaheim, announced today that it will sell more than 4,000,000 locksets, principally in the home construction field, throughout the nation in 1954. Government and private statisticians estimate a total of 1,150,000 new homes will be built in the United States in 1954. These homes require an estimated 15–500,000 locksets for the doors throughout the homes. Kwikset, one of more than 30 lockset manufacturers in the nation, has become a leader in its field since it was founded in 1945. Kwikset also manufactures die cast-chrome parts for automobiles, defense products, and powdered metal parts for industry. DECLARES DIVIDEND The Board of Directors of Kwikset Locks, Inc., Anaheim, at a meeting December 27 declared a dividend of 25 cents per share on the common stock of record Dec. 31, 1954, payable Jan. 15, 1955. START SECOND ROUND OF CITY CAGE TOURNEY As the second round of the City Recreation Department basketball schedule progresses, three industrial games have been scheduled for January 10. They will see Anaheim Teachers vs Robertshaw-Fulton; Alpha Beta vs Northrop, and Kwikset Locks vs Delco-Remy. On January 11, the church league games will see Zion Lutheran vs Nazarene; Latter Day Saints vs Church of Christ; and First Baptist vs Zion Lutheran. City league games planned for January 13 are Kwikset Locks vs Cotlers; Ritz Cleaners vs Elks Club and French Laundry vs Optimist Club. All games will be played in the AUHS gymnasium. NUTWOOD-BALL VOTERS ELECT TO JOIN ANAHEIM Residents of the Nutwood-Ball Rd. area southwest of Anaheim's city limits voted 33 to 7 Tuesday for annexation to the city, according to Deane Williams, city clerk, who said that almost 100 per cent of the eligible voters in the 145-acre area participated in the balloting. The area is between Nutwood St. and Brookhurst Ave south of Ball Rd. and north of Cerritos Ave. BUSINESS TRENDS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SHOW MARKED RISE Business trends in the southern half of California showed considerable strength in November, James F. McWaters, manager of Security-First National Bank's Anahejm branch reported today. Quoting from that bank's Monthly Summary of Business Conditions he said the business index and 11 of its 14 component series showed gains over October. Many of the business indicators were at or near peak levels. Among those which established new records last month were building permits, electric power used by industry, and bank debits. In Southern California computed by the bank has just been revised, the local banker pointed out. It is noteworthy that the new index climbed to an all-time peak in November, exceeding by 7/10 of one per cent the previous record established in May 1953. As compared with a year ago, business activity last month was up by 6 per cent. Building permits in Southern California last month totaled $157,145,000, the summary said. This was the largest November total in history, 51 per cent above a year ago.