anaheim-gazette 1956-07-12

HOME SAVINGS and LOAN ASSOCIATION ACQUIRE ANAHEIM SAVINGS - LOAN Shrine Hosp. For Crippled Children Benefit August 1 There is an old adage that woman's work is never done. And, at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children it would seem that the adage is true in spite of push-button living. Last year volunteer women donated 7,120 hours of service to the hospital at 3160 Geneva St., Los Angeles. Among them were the Fatimas of the Faz, ladies organization of the Shrine, who acted as attendants at the therapeutic pool two days each week. This year is the fifth annual colorful Shrine Pageant and Football game to be presented at the Coliseum in Los Angeles. It will be put on by the Al Malaikah Shrine Temple, with the proceeds going to the Shriner hospital. This is the only big appeal made by the Shrine for the hospital during the year. It will be held Wednesday evening, Aug. 1, with more than 4,000 persons participating in the parade's five divisions. Tickets are available at the Shrine Temple, 655 W. Jefferson Blvd., for the hospital's big night. Since the hospital opened in 1952, 747 children have been Savings and Loan Association of Anaheim, with branches in Garden Grove and Buena Park, will become consolidated with Home Savings and Loan Association of Los Angeles upon approval of shareholders, stockholders and borrowing members of both institutions. The proposed merger, announced by Howard Ahmanson, Home president, marks Home Savings' entry into Orange County, the most rapidly growing area in the state, and joins two of southern California's oldest savings and loan institutions. Both were organized in 1889. The acquisition will bring to 14 the number of Home Savings' offices and will jump total assets to more than $425,000,000. Home Savings thus consolidates its position as the largest savings and loan association in the country with more than 100,000 savings accounts, over 35,000 borrowers. Reserves now total more than $30,000,000. Ahmanson declared that the three Anaheim association offices will operate under the Home banner at their same locations at 211 E. Center Street, Anaheim; 9836 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove; and at 6311 Manchester Blvd., Buena Park. All employees will be retained. In charge of the Anaheim office and a vice president of Home Savings will be Robert S. Borden, executive vice president of the Juvenile Problems To Get Attention Of Family Service JUVENILE PROBLEMS 30-1... Astounding disclosures of serious offenses, including perversions among Orange county children or tender years, today led officials of Family Service Association of Orange County to ask support of the agency's program to curb juvenile delinquency by seeking the root of the trouble in the home. Executive Director James A. May declared that "we are being told of most disturbing conditions among children 13, 14 and 15 years of age, in virtually every community of Orange County." Members of Family Service board of directors confirmed May's report that immoral practices among children of the 13-15 age group are widely current in nearly every part of the county. "This is more than ordinary juvenile misbehavior," said one board member. "It is of unthinkable character, but we cannot doubt the source of our reports." May emphasized that this situation, like all other juvenile delinquency, can be traced back to the homes of these children. "Maladjustments in family life broken homes, lack of parental supervision; these and other parental failures generate delinquency among the children," he stated. Live Steam Club Tour Sugar Plant, See Entire Process The Holly Sugar Company was host to over thirty members of the Tri-County Live Steamers and the Southern California Live Steamers last Sunday, July 8 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. The Steamers and their wives were taken on a conducted tour of the entire sugar factory at Santa Ana. The tour started with the beets as they came from the railroad cars — through the entire process of sugar making until the finished product of refined sugar was sacked in bags for the warehouse ready for wholesale delivery. This proved to be a very interesting process. The prime interests of the Steam Club members was the fact that the entire plant is operated by steam. The nine boilers with a frontage of 150 feet produces 15,000 tons of steam per hour. One large Corliss steam engine furnishes the power for the main plant building. Although this engine was put in service in 1912, it runs in continuous operation 24 hours each day, and is still one of the smoothest pieces of machinery used in the world today. One of the features of the tour was the stopping of this great engine so the members could see how easily and smoothly it started its tremendous load of energy. Annaheim association offices will operate under the Home banner at their same locations at 211 E. Center Street, Anaheim; 9838 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove; and at 6311 Manchester Blvd., Buena Park. All employees will be retained. In charge of the Annaheim office and a vice president of Home Savings will be Robert S. Borden, executive vice president of the Annaheim association. Borden has been with the Annaheim institution since 1950 and will bring to Home a keen insight and an intimate knowledge of the area. E. W. Sullivan and Herbert V. Watkins will remain managers of the Garden Grove and Buena Park offices with each becoming assistant vice president of Home. Retiring are William T. Wallop, president of the Annaheim association, and Elmer E. Bruce, secretary. Both have served the association in various capacities for 39 years, having joined on the same day—July 2, 1917. Both have played an important part in the burgeoning Orange County development witnessed over the past decade. Growth of the Savings and Loan Association of Anaheim has been rapid with assets jumping $7,228,995 to $18,167,375 in 1955. Assets as of June 30, 1956, were $20,690,044. Home Savings had a record gain of about $60,000,000 in assets during 1955. As of June 30, 1956, they totaled $398,000,-068. Financier Ahmanson purchased Home Savings and Loan when its assets were only $1,366,000 and it had one office, located in downtown Los Angeles. Under his guidance, the association grew to its present size with offices in downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Glendale, Burbank, Studio City, Arcadia, Highland Park, Huntington Park, Lakewood, Long Beach and Pasadena. The association became the nation's largest in March 1954, and has remained in this top position ever since. In addition to his activities in the savings and loan industry, Ahmanson is prominent in insurance, oil businesses, and the able character, but we cannot doubt the source of our reports. May emphasized that this situation, like all other juvenile delinquency, can be traced back to the homes of these children. "Maladjustments in family life broken homes, lack of parental supervision; these and other parental failures generate delinquency among the children," he stated. "This is the challenge that faces Family Service Association of Orange County. Family counselling, the sort that our agency provides through trained social service personnel, seeks the source of the trouble and offers the solution. More than 300 American communities have found Family Service programs valuable in treating problems or juvenile delinquency." "But," said May, "Family Service association, to accomplish its purpose, must have strong support, both in service and with funds from individuals and organizations of Orange County." Board members echoed May's comment. "We are a non-profit agency, dedicated to service," said one director. "Our fees for family counselling, naturally cannot cover the cost of operating, though we collect what we can. So it is necessary that every one who recognizes the need to do something about this serious problem should contribute to the solution." Veterans May Sign Up For Larger Cal-Vet Loans New application cards for California veterans who want farm or home loans under the expander "Cal-Vet" financing plan are now available at the Orange County Service office in Santa Ana, according to Ben Liebermann Orange County Veterans Service officer. By submitting this card to the State Department of Veteran Affairs, an applicant can place himself on the waiting list for the larger loans, depending on the size of loan he wants and bearing One of the features of the tour was the stopping of this great engine so the members could see how easily and smoothly it started its tremendous load of machinery throughout the entire five-story building. While other powers would have to start the machinery with a quick jerk, this engine with its smooth powerful steam power eased the machines gently up to full speed. The Steam Clubs are deeply appreciative to Tom Lacy, plant superintendent, Kenneth De Long, master mechanic for this tour, Louis G. Weide, firemen, S. C. Bragg and Wendell R. Paul, guides, for an excellent tour and enjoyable afternoon. The Tri-County Live Steam Club is made up of business, professional, and people from all walks of life who are interested in steam power. If interested contact Albert M. Cranston, secretary, telephone KEystone 5-4561. Our Servicemen PFC Juan Armenta, son of Henry V. Armenta, 10871 Berry St., Anaheim, is a member of the 11th Airborne Division in Germany. Armenta, a truck driver in Company M of the division's 503d Regiment, entered the Army in January, 1955, and completed basic training at Fort Campbell, Ky. Price Boost Set On Dry Cleaning At a recent meeting held at the Imperial Restaurant in Garden Grove, the Orange County Dry Cleaners Association, recently organized and representing 90 percent of the dry cleaners of Orange County, discussed and passed a resolution to increase prices of all dry cleaning to become effective on Monday, July 16. Frank Sesma, president of the association, stated that the increase was mandatory due to the increased wage schedule and the raise in operating costs. Prices have been raised in neighboring cities of other counties and this is found to be general over the entire state. San Diego, California, was one of the finest harbors in the world. By submitting this card to the State Department of Veterans Affairs, an applicant can place himself on the waiting list for the larger loans, depending on the size of loan he wants, and bearing in mind that first priority goes to wounded or disabled veterans and to applicants for lesser amounts of funds. Maximum loans under the revised program are $13,500 for a veteran to build a home on his own lot, or $15,000 to purchase an existing dwelling, or $40,000 to finance a farm. The State Department of Veterans Affairs will start making loans on July 5th to two groups: Veterans who, because of a war time disability or wound, are not subject to size-of-loan priority and veterans who request loans not exceeding $10,000 for a home or $20,000 for a farm. All other ex-servicemen's application cards will go on a waiting list until some time after a $500,000,000 veterans' bond issue is approved in November. Those requesting lesser amounts of funds will be first to be considered for financing at a later date. Help is offered to veterans to assemble the documentary evidence they will need to prove that they were wounded or disabled, if they are requesting priority. Borax is found in California Peru and Tibet. 62 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT ANAHEM Vol. LXXXIII Anaheim, Orange County, Calif. 11 Thursday Kuchel Co-Sponsors Flood Prevention Bill; Senate OK’s U. S. Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel announced yesterday the Senate has approved a flood prevention bill of which he is a co-sponsor to give the Army Engineers the discretionary right to spend up to $10,000,000 in any fiscal year on small projects not requiring specific authorization by Congress. The bill is enroute to the President for his approval. Under the legislation written by Kuchel, the Army Engineers are enabled to initiate construction of debris basins, retarding dams, subsidiary channels and other protective measures. A limit of $400,000 can be spent on any single work. Southern California will be a principal beneficiary of the new law, Kuchel said. "The projects are desperately needed in California's isolated canyons and on tributary streams to protect our many new suburban communities and recently developed agricultural areas," the California lawmaker pointed out. Edison Company Celebrating 60 Years Of Service From a pioneer electric plant costing total of $11,000 to a vast network of facilities representing an investment of $960,000,000 — that's the growth story of Southern California Edison Company, which this week celebrates its 60th anniversary. In an announcement heralding the 60th birthday, Edison Co. President Harold Quinton disclosed that the company will pass the billion-dollar mark in plant investment late this year. The first plant was called the West Side Lighting Company, and was incorporated in 1896 — just 17 years after Thomas A. Edison invented the first practical incandescent lamp. Its total "connected load" consisted of five commercial arc lights and three street arcs. Today, Southern California Edison Company operates 33 electrical generating plants, and serves almost four million people in an area extending through 10 streets of the legislation under consideration by the House Committee. Kuchel Favors Remedy In Civil Service Retirement Senator Kuchel has urged House to remedy a little real weakness in pending Federal civil service retirement legislation that would deny proposed creased benefits to lower-brained government workers. Some 2,000 postmasters at fourth-class offices would be hit by the benefit package. Kuchel said following Senate approval of the bill late in M careful study of the liberal pension and benefit system revealed that no increase in payments would be made to Fed employees earning $2,500 or annually. Pointing out he voted for measure, Senator Kuchel wrote Rep. Thomas Murray, chair of the House Post Office Civil Service Committee, certain the "unforseen discontinuity" was not intended by drivers of the legislation under consideration by the House Committee. Kuchel said postmasters at fourth-class offices represent nearly one-third of the nation. Large Building For Jewel Tea Co. To Be Erected Here Ground was broken this week by Anaheim Properties, Inc., for a $750,000 one-story area distribution warehouse and office building for Jewel Tea Co., Inc., it was announced this week by D. D. Coale, Jewel's division manager here and E. E. Rounds, operating manager. The nation-wide home distributor of food products and general merchandise has taken a long term lease on the new building, which is located at the corner of Ball Road and Lewis St., Anaheim. Completion of the 100,000 sq. ft. structure is expected Nov. 1. Situated on an eight-acre site, the dock high building will be built on a Southern Pacific Railway right-of-way. The site was purchased from the railroad. The new facility will serve the southland as far north as Fresno in the area where Jewel has distributed products for over 40 years. Fifty persons will staff the new plant, and the company also will continue to operate its coffee roasting and packing plant here. The new building is to be built of pre-cast, reinforced concrete tilt-up wall panel construction, with tapered steel girders and gypsum roof decking. It will be completely fireproof, with a fire sprinkler system installed throughout the structure. When completed the new facility will house the shipping, re-voicing and purchasing of five other protective measures. A limit of $400,000 can be spent on any single work. Southern California will be a principal beneficiary of the new law, Kuchel said. "The projects are desperately needed in California's isolated canyons and on tributary streams to protect our many new suburban communities and recently developed agricultural areas," the California lawmaker pointed out. West Side Lightning Company, and was incorporated in 1896 — just 17 years after Thomas A. Edison invented the first practical incandescent lamp. Its total "connected load" consisted of five commercial arc lights and three street arcs. Today, Southern California Edition Company operates 33 electrical generating plants, and serves almost four million people in an area extending through 10 counties in central and southern California. Edison has added more new customers than any other electric utility in the nation during each of the past four years, and now has a total of 1,386,000 installed meters. Edison's generating facilities include both hydro-electric and steam-electric plants. Its "Big Creek" hydro-electric development in the High Sierra has gained world fame for its remarkably efficient usage of "the hardest working water in the world." The $162,000,000 project, capturing the run-off from more than a thousand square miles of Sierra mountain slopes, consists of a series of man-made lakes, dams and tunnels connected to a stair-step succession of six powerhouses which use and re-use the water during its decent from an elevation of more than 7,000 feet down to about 1,000. The company now operates steam-electric generating stations — which supply more than half of Edison's total power output — at Redondo Beach, Long Beach, El Segundo and Etiwanda, near Fontana. A huge new steam station is under construction at Alamitos, near Long Beach, and work is expected to get underway within the next few weeks on a $60,000,000 steam station at Huntington Beach. Another multi-million dollar steam station is to be built near Oxnard in the near future. Still pioneering, Edison now is in final stages of construction of what will be California's first generating plant to produce electricity from atomic power. The experimental plant, located near Santa Susana, Calif., will utilize heat from a nuclear reactor being constructed by Atomic Interna Pointing out he voted for measure, Senator Kuchel wan Rep. Thomas Murray, chair of the House Post Office Civil Service Committee, he certain the "unforseen disarray" was not intended by drivers of the legislation under sideration by the House Committee. Kuchel said postmasters fourth-class offices represent nearly one-third of the national postmasters, would have to an additional one per cent their salaries to the retirement fund but would not enjoy additional benefits. Orange Show See Theme for the 1957 Exposition Again, the National Orchestra show at San Bernardino seek theme, this time for the 1957 position to be held next May 14 through March 24. And again the show will $100 for the theme or slogan judged the most adaptable the world's largest citrus exposition. It's an all-or-nothing test with no second or third awards. The theme adopted must itself to varied interpretation individual designers of exh for the cities, communities counties which annually parate in the golden exposition which spectacular displays largely fashioned of citrus fr from Southern California chards. The show's theme contest open to all residents of the so land. Suggestions must be written and be mailed before deadline hour, midnight July Theme should be addressed National Orange Show, San Bernardino. In the event identify slogans are accepted, the prize money will be split between the authors. Themes used in postwar shill will, of course, be rejected. Are: "Melodies on Para 'Fiesta de Oro,' 'California Famous Days,'" "The Cit rans under the expanded financing plan are now at the Orange County office in Santa Ana, acc to Ben Liebermann, County Veterans Service Submitting this card to the Department of Veterans an applicant can place on the waiting list for the loans, depending on the loan he wants, and bearing that first priority goes to disabled veterans applicants for lesser of funds. Sum loans under the reprogram are $13,500 for a to build a home on his or $15,000 to purchase dwelling, or $40,000 once a farm. State Department of Vet-fairs will start making July 5th to two groups: who, because of a war-ability or wound, are not to size-of-loan priority, veterans who request loans needing $10,000 for a home 100 for a farm. Other ex-servicemen's ap cards will go on a wait-till some time after a 1,000 veterans' bond issue lived in November. Those longer amounts of will be first to be confor financing at a later is offered to veterans to use the documentary evidence they will need to prove they were wounded or dis- they are requesting pri- is found in California, and Tibet. Our Servicemen During Navy ROTC ceremonies held in the Stanford university amphitheater, June 16, Stuart G. Schmid, son of Maj. Lowell K. Schmid of 710 Rosemary Lane, Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Alice L. Schmid of 9781 S. East St. Anaheim, was commissioned a Navy Ensign and received a Bachelor of Science degree. He will report to the radar picket destroyer USS H. W. Tucker for duty. Live Steam Engine Club Views Famous Collection In G. G. Enthusiasts of "live-steam" engines were privileged to view the famous collection of John Mathaws at his home in Garden Grove on Sunday of last week. This collection of steam locomotive engines, engines for boats, tractors, industrial uses and other types of machinery using steam engines, has been shown in many part of the world. Two years ago this collection was shown in England and drew many interested notables from over the European countries to view the exhibit. Members of the Tri-County Live Steam club were special guests Sunday. Mr. Mathews' engines are built on a three-fourth inch to the foot scale and are in operation in the back yard at his home. Among the notables from over southern California viewing the engines was Dick Bagley, now of Fullerton, who designed all the live steam engines for the trains and steam boats in use in Disneyland. Still pioneering. Edison now is in final stages of construction of what will be California's first generating plant to produce electricity from atomic power. The experimental plant, located near Santa Susana, Calif., will utilize heat from a nuclear reactor being constructed by Atomics International, a division of North American Aviation, Inc., Lloyd H. Perry Passes Early Today Lloyd H. Perry, 80 years old, age, a native of Nova Scotia resident of southern California for 36 years and of Anaheim six years, died early this (Thursday) morning at the Anahi Nursing Home after an extended illness. His home was at S. Claudina Street. He is survived by his wife Lydia H. Perry; three daughters Mrs. Edna G. Huffman of Hersfield, Mrs. Hilda M. Huntsfield, Anaheim and Mrs. Laura Schrandt of Long Beach; one ter, Mrs. Hattie Trask of N Scotia; six grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a member of the View Baptist church in N Scotia. Funeral services will be conducted in Hilgentfeld chapel on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Rev. V.K. Ledbetter, former pastor the First Baptist church, will fiicate and burial will follow the family plot in Westminster Memorial Park. CALIFORNIA STATE GO ALTHAT IS GOOD IN ANARRIM GAZETTE 11 Thursday, July 12, 1956 No. 8 Kuchel Favors Remedy In Civil Service Retirement Senator Kuchel has urged the state to remedy a little realized stress in pending Federal Civic service retirement legislation that would deny proposed ined benefits to lower-bracket government workers. Some 14-postmasters at fourth-class jobs would be hit by the bill. Kuchel said following Senate approval of the bill late in May, a study of the liberalized job and benefit system read that no increase in pay would be made to Federal employees earning $2,500 or less annually. Outting out he voted for theure, Senator Kuchel wrote Thomas Murray, chairman of the House Post Office and Service Committee, he is on the "unforseen discrepancy was not intended by draft of the legislation under condition by the House Committee." Kuchel said postmasters at non-class offices, representing one-third of the nation's Ball-Dale Annexation Delayed; Hearing July 31 For the second time, the Ball-Dale Annexation public hearing was held over until July 31 when the hearing has been scheduled again. The city clerk, due to the length of many of the petitions and the discrepancies which are being found has been unable to complete canvassing of the petition names. Dene Williams, city clerk, and her staff of workers have worked days, evenings and weekends in an effort to meet the deadline. The council chambers were filled to capacity Tuesday evening with residents of the area who had attended the meeting to see if their efforts to block annexation had met with any degree of success. The residents of the west area have formed an association, the West Anaheim Rural Property Owners Protective Assn., to fight the annexation of the West Anaheim and Ball-Dale areas to the City of Anaheim. The purpose of this group is to get the facts and present them to the members and residents of the area. The matter of taxation, utilities, sewage and the other matters that must face them if they are annexed to any city will be studied and explained to the property owners. Four committees were appointed by the association, the first Kuchel Asks For Extension Of Ship Repair Act Of 1954 U. S. Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel has become a co-sponsor of legislation with Sen. John Butler, Md., designed to extend for two more years the program to rehabilitate mothballed cargo vessels, the California solon reported yesterday. Nearly a dozen California shipbuilding and repair yards, employing thousands of workers, have engaged in the modernization program since passage of the out he voted for the future, Senator Kuchel wrote Thomas Murray, chairman the House Post Office and Service Committee, he is in the "unforseen discrepwas not intended by draftof the legislation under conlation by the House Commitchel said postmasters at non-class offices, representing by one-third of the nation's masters, would have to pay additional one per cent of salaries to the retirement but would not enjoy any personal benefits. Orange Show Seeks theme for the 1957 Exposition Again, the National Orange at San Bernardino seeks a time this time for the 1957 extion to be held next March through March 24. And again the show will pay for the theme or slogan aded the most adaptable for world's largest citrus exhibition. It's an all-or-nothing conwith no second or third fields. The theme adopted must lend to varied interpretation by individual designers of exhibits the cities, communities and cities which annually particiin in the golden exposition in such spectacular displays are only fashioned of citrus fruits. Southern California ords. The show's theme contest is to all residents of the southern Suggestions must be in eng and be mailed before the line hour, midnight July 27. One should be addressed to National Orange Show, San Berentino. In the event identical ans are accepted, the $100 money will be split between authors. Items used in postwar shows of course, be rejected. They "Melodies on Parade," ista de Doro," California's ous Days," "The Circus Subvention Money Comes to County Robert C. Kirkwood, state controller, today informed the county board of supervisors, that Orange county will receive $155,-131.52 as its share of the $5,904,-612 in highway users taxes apportioned to the counties in June. Net highway users taxes for the month of May amounted to $87,529,742 and were apportioned in June as follows: state highway fund for cities $2,339,835; counties, $5,904,612; and state highway fund for highways, $79,285,-295. This compares with a total apportionment of $21,260,186 for the month of April, 1956, Kirkwood said. "The large difference is due to the fact that a transfer of $62,000,000 was made to the State Highway fund in May, 1956. This is done in accordance with the vehicle code, which provides for transfer to the Highway Users Tax Fund of all moneys in the U. S. Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel has become a co-sponsor of legislation with Sen. John Butler, Md., designed to extend for two more years the program to rehabilitate mothballed cargo vessels, the California solon reported yesterday. Nearly a dozen California shipbuilding and repair yards, employing thousands of workers, have engaged in the modernization program since passage of the Emergency Ship Repair Act of 1954, Kuchel said. Kuchel and Butler also co-sponsored that legislation. The California lawmaker said Maritime Administration officials in recent discussions with him held out hope that if the modernization authority is extended and more money voted, a large amount of further work will be done by west coast firms. Maritime Administration policy is to do work at yards near mothball anchorages. Kuchel pointed out. More than 20 ships were taken to plants in the Los Angeles-Long Beach area during the fiscal year ending June 30. Pacific coast yards in the 1955 fiscal year and the first half of 1956 were assigned 88 ships. The original law authorized outlays aggregating $25,000,000 but Congress voted only $18,000,-000 for the two-year period covered by the original act. Cost of completing the program is estimated at exactly the balance of the unappropriated $7,000,000, Kuchel said. Metropolitan L. A. in Auto Club New Map The Automobile Club of Southern California has just published a completely new map of metropolitan Los Angeles. Covering about 1,925 square miles, the map's area extends northerly to the junction of U. S. 6 and 99, southerly to Point Fermin, easterly to Whittier and westerly to the beach cities and the Santa Suzana mountains. Available to members, armed forces personnel and out-of-state motorists at each of the Club's 59 district offices, the map also shows the presently completed This compares with a total apportionment of $21,260,186 for the month of April, 1956, Kirkwood said. "The large difference is due to the fact that a transfer of $62,000,000 was made to the State Highway fund in May, 1956. This is done in accordance with the vehicle code, which provides for transfer to the Highway Users Tax Fund of all moneys in the Motor Vehicle fund in excess of appropriations. A corresponding transfer of $60,000,000 was made in April, 1955." The June, 1956, highway users tax apportionment was derived during May from these sources: net gasoline tax, $22,280,012; use (diesel) fuel tax, $1,251,454; transfer from Motor Vehicle fund, $62,000,000; transfer from Motor Vehicle Transportation Tax fund, $1,997,551; and miscellaneous, $725. Alpha Beta To Build Third Big Market In Anaheim Leases have been signed for Alpha Beta supermarkets for new shopping centers in Anaheim and Santa Ana, Claude W. Edwards, president of Alpha Beta Food Markets, reported today. In a letter to stockholders, the company president said the new structures will give Alpha Beta a total of four stores in Santa Ana and three in Anaheim. The company's current expansion program calls for eight new stores to be completed by mid-1957. The famous gold rush to the Klondike took place in 1897. Covering about 1,925 square miles, the map's area extends northerly to the junction of U. S. 6 and 99, southerly to Point Fermin, easterly to Whittier and westerly to the beach cities and the Santa Suzana mountains. Available to members, armed forces personnel and out-of-state motorists at each of the Club's 59 district offices, the map also shows the presently completed mileage of the freeway system. Our Servicemen A first solo flight has been made by Naval Aviation Cadet Alfred I. Clayes, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Clayes of 9502 S. Euclid Ave., Anaheim. He graduated from Fullerton Junior college before entering the Naval Aviation Cadet program. Before leaving the Whiting Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station, Milton, Fla., for more advanced training, he will receive instruction in precision air work along with his regular solo flights. Army Pvt. Dennis D. Denny, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Denny, 8271 Elmlawn Dr., Anaheim, recently qualified as expert in firing the M-1 rifle in Korea. Denny, a personnel specialist in Service Company of the 7th Division's 31st Regiment, arrived overseas last February from an assignment at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He entered the Army in August, 1955, after his graduation from Long Beach State college.