anaheim-gazette 1956-08-30

City Variances Add To Busy Council Meeting Tuesday Evening Edward M. Kirk, Anaheim Resident Since 1921, Passes Edward M. Kirk of 526 So. Palm Street, this city passed away at his home last Saturday at the age of 79 years. A native of Missouri, he had resided in Anaheim since 1921. Survivors are his wife, Nettie A. Kirk of the home; three sons, Harvey, Glenn and Roy Kirk, all of Anaheim; one step son, Loren A. Campbell of San Carlos; and two daughters, Mrs. Beatrice McCarl and Mrs. Nina Nendell, both of Long Beach. He was a member of Cedar River Lodge No. 89 of Fullerton, Neb., White Shrine of Fullerton, Cal., and Amaranth of Fullerton. Funeral services were conducted last Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the chapel of Backs, Campbell and Kaulbars Mortuary with the Rev. A. J. Casebeer, pastor of the first Christian Church, officiating. Anaheim Masonic Lodge had charge of the services at the entombment in Melrose Abbey Mausoleum. Work Starts On Garden Park General Hospital The city council meeting Tuesday evening was an extremely busy one with the highlight of the business finding a number of variance requests. Many citizens were present to air their pro and con views. A reclassification of property located at 420 to 532 S. Brookhurst Avenue was asked by Charles E. Drummond, Inc., Approval from R-A to C-3 was made when no protests were made. Ted Kuchel received approval of his request for reclassification on a piece of property located at 814 E. Center Street, to M-1, light manufacturing, upholding a recommendation made earlier by the planning commission. A hearing was continued to Sept. 25 on the request of applicant Joseph D. Huarte for reclassification of land on the northwest corner of Placentia and Vermont Avenues to R-3, multiple residential, after residents of R-1 zones in the area again protested the erection of apartments adjacent to their homes. A special use permit requested by Fred L. Lipp, and refused several weeks ago, was heard again, after he produced, signed petitions of nearby owners stating that 14 of the 15 property owners were not adverse to the trailer park which he proposed to build. He stated he had arranged for an access road to the property, the main objection to the original petition. It will come up at West Anaheim Annexation Try Halted By Council Annexation proceedings for west Anaheim were halted once again when the city council decided to question further, the validity of signatures on the protest petitions. According to the city clerk, several petitions involving a long list of names, were worded that their legality as protest petitions could be questioned. An opinion was requested from the city attorney before determining whether a sufficiency of protest tests existed which would stand against the setting of an election in the area. The question of the water servicing of an area annexed to a city was brought up by the Anaheim mayor, Charles A. Pearson. City Administrator Keith Murdock interpreted the governing laws to read that when an area is annexed, the city council is obligated to take over the administration of water service. However, he said, if the residents should wish to continue with the supplier of water at the time of the annexation, they could request it remain so and the president supplying company could continue to serve the area. This problem would have to be settled by the city council. The public hearing on annexation was held over to Sept. 11 so the city attorney could have additional time to look into legal aspects of the questionable petition. Work Starts On Garden Park General Hospital Ground-breaking ceremonies on Tuesday gave the go-head signal to the building of the proposed new Garden Park General Hospital to be located at Gilbert Street and Ball Road in Anaheim. The first stage of the construction includes facilities to accommodate 48 beds. The facility will be expanded to a maximum of 84 beds in the near future. Among the attractions of the modern medical institution will be patios for convalescent patients, hi-fi music in the halls, pastel colored rooms and a coffee shop which will advertise "Free coffee to all expectant M.P." Stress will be laid on the comfort of patients and the courteous treatment of their families. The hospital will consist of seven doctors with the probable addition of two more at a later date. Among dignitaries attending the ceremony were Sen. John A. Murdy, Rep. James B. Utt, Al Zuniga, Mayor of Stanton; Louis Lake, Mayor of Garden Grove; William Peek, Buena Park councilman; Charles Donahue, county building inspector; and Paul O'Neil, president of the hospital board, as well as the doctors who have been appointed on the hospital staff. General Fund Revenue Decrease Of 16% First Month California's General Fund revenues for the first month of the 1956-57 fiscal year totaled $33,-220,963, Robert C. Kirkwood, State Controller, said today. The amount is a decrease of A special use permit requested by Fred L. Lipp, and refused several weeks ago, was heard again after he produced signed petitions of nearby owners stating that 14 of the 15 property owners were not adverse to the trailer park which he proposed to build. He stated he had arranged for an access road to the property, the main objection to the original petition. It will come up at the next council meeting for further study. Requests carried over to future meetings included those of Carl and Vivian Wills asking a reclassification on land at the northeast corner of Lincoln and Grand Avenue. Final reading was set for Sept. 11. A reclassification request, in which the original property description was held by the owner to be in error, was also held over to Sept. 11. It involved the reading of an ordinance reclassifying the southwest corner of Lincoln and Stanton Avenues. Mrs. Peltzke, the applicant told councilmen she had wanted the entire parcel of 330 feet recognized C-3, rather than the 276 feet described in the ordinance. CAP Seeking Volunteer Pilots Orange County Civil Air Patrol officials issued an urgent call for volunteer pilots. Search and rescue work is done by the local C. A.P. The famed 42nd Air Rescue Squadron at March Field, Riverside, has been transferred, and all civilian and military search and rescue has been put into the hands of the Civil Air Patrol. Captain Tommy Enomoto of Garden Grove, Commanding Officer of the Santa Ana base C.A.P. squadron, calls for volunteers immediately. The Orange County squadron has four aircraft available right now and their headquarters is located at the Orange County airport next to Paul Muntz hangar. Their meetings are each Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. An intensive training program will get under way by Robert A. Local United Fund Chairmen Named Dick Gay, manager of Anaheim Branch, Bank of America, and Ed Hawkins, vice-president and west coast division manager for Rinshed-Mason Co., have been named to head the Anaheim United Fund campaign scheduled to begin on Sept. 17. Bob Dailey, president of the fund board, recently made his announcement of the appointments. Division heads are being lined up and are working on their phases of the drive to raise $122,-500 for 11 agencies who will participate this year in the funds to be apportioned. Mrs. T. W. Clark of Stanton is the suburban area chairman. Her area includes Cypress, Stanton and Los Alamitos. Mrs. R. W. Marvin of Anaheim is secretary of the board. Other division heads mapping plans are Max Besler, industrial; Mayor Charles Pearson and Herb Perry, advance gifts; Carl Radke and Harold Smith, retail business; Beatrice Miller, Avon Carlson and Andrew Ferrence, civic, governmental and youth; John Bertsch, Cliff Baxter, Mrs. Melvin Hilgenfeld, Miss Frieda Janss, residential; Jim McWaters and Barney Jordan, professional; Bill Walker and Carl Rau, real estate; Don Dailey and Fred Newcomb, Disneyland area. William Visser, new owner of the former Macres Flower shop on W. Center Street, is in charge of arranging downtown window displays. The agencies to participate in the funds derived from the united effort include Red Cross, Boy General Fund Revenue Decrease Of 16% First Month California's General Fund revenues for the first month of the 1956-57 fiscal year totaled $33,220,963; Robert C. Kirkwood, State Controller, said today. The amount is a decrease of $6,776,463, or 16.94 percent, under the corresponding period last year. Kirkwood said that the decrease should not be considered significant as it is attributed largely to operation of the new county sales tax that has slowed clearances into the Treasury. Revenue increases were recorded in the following: interest on investments and treasury deposits $2,124,918; royalties and other revenue from state lands, $292,107; personal income tax, $127,887; bank and corporation franchise and income taxes, $102,880; gift tax, $27,701; and other revenue, $470,234. These increases were partially offset by the following decreases: retail sales and use taxes, $8,-721,716; liquor taxes, $579,194; pari-mutuel fees, $505,513; and inheritance tax, $115,767. General fund governmental cost expenditures for July totaled $52,506,119, an increase of $8,-681,187 or 19.81 percent over the same period last year. Principal increases in governmental costs occurred in: aid to needy needy $845,923; aid to needy blind. $61,716; and miscellaneous fixed charges and appropriations, $7,883,031. Garden Grove, Commanding Officer of the Santa Ana base C.A.P. squadron, calls for volunteers immediately. The Orange County squadron has four aircraft available right now and their headquarters is located at the Orange County airport next to Paul Munts hangar. Their meetings are each Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. An intensive training program will get under way by Robert A. Campbell who will teach all phases in training to professional pilots. Mr. Campbell is a well known instructor and technical writer for the Fowler Aeronautical Service in Burbank. The Civil Air Patrol is the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force by act of Congress to act as a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the advancement of aviation. C.A.P. has more than 92,000 volunteer members including approximately 52,000 cadets—young men and women 15 years of age or older who are engaged in an intensive aviation education program—and more than 40,000 adult members who are pilots, observers, radio operators, first aid specialists, instructors and technical specialists. It can muster a total of some 6,000 planes in an emergency. These include light planes owned by CAP members and similar planes owned by CAP units augmented by more than 500 liaison planes on loan from the Air Force. The Civil Air Patrol was organized on December 1, 1941, to give wings to the nation's civil efforts as an agency of the office of civilian defense. Few Openings Left in Labor Day YMCA Camp A limited number of openings are available for the Family Camp over Labor Day week end at YMCA Camp Osceola, according to John Bertch, general secretary of the Anaheim YMCA. The committee for the Family Camp, which opens with lunch on Saturday noon, Sept. 1 and ends Monday afternoon, Sept. 3, held its final pre-camp planning session Tuesday evening, August 28, 7:30 p.m. at the Anaheim Y, according to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fricker, co-chairmen. Other members of the committee are: Mr. and Mrs. Richard Loop and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Babnick of Anaheim: Kendall Neisess of Orange; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Treacher; and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Christman of Fullerton. 82 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY SENATE OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1906 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Vol. LXXXIII Anaheim, Orange County, Calif. 11 Thursday Shown breaking ground for the $1,250,000. Altec Lansing Corporation plant in Anaheim are Dick Gay of the Chamber of Commerce and G. L. Carrington, President of Altec. Supervising the job are, left to right, Chamber of Commerce Manager George Strachan; A. A. Ward, Executive Vice President of Altec, Councilman A. J. Schuette, Plant Manager A. K. Davis, and Councillman Glenn Fry. Ind. Progress Week Stress Local-Made Products - Service George Strachan, secret manager of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce, said today his office has compiled a figure of $600,000 as the total approx. industrial and food process annual payroll of Anaheim. Additionally, he said, industrial spend almost $6,000,000 in area for utilities, supplies,ished and semi-finished goods services. Strachan said the $5,000 payroll figure was computed highlight Anaheim's observance of Industrial Progress Week, 4 through 7. At that time various industries will hold open house teachers and clergy will visit dustrial plants, displays will placed in merchants' store windows in Anaheim, and speakers will discuss the free enterprise system before various groups. Adolf Schoepe, President of Kwikset Locks, Inc., commencing on Industrial Progress Week stated: "Industry sometimes is on ittoes in telling people story of free enterprise and Altec Lansing Corp. Hold Groundbreaking for New Plant Groundbreaking ceremonies for the newest Altec Lansing Corporation plant were held in Anaheim late last week. The 14 acre site faces the Santa Ana Freeway at 1515 S. Manchester Avenue, just south of Harbor Boulevard. The new plant and corporate headquarters designed by the Austin Co. will total more than 100,000 square feet and will represent an investment estimated at $1,200,000. Partial completion of the new plant is scheduled for October with complete occupancy planned for January, 1957. The structure will house Altec's main offices, audio and acoustic research and engineering laboratories and complete production facilities for their audio products. The Austin Co. is serving Altec as engineers, architects and prime contractor for the expansion with the majority of the sub-contracts being let to Orange County construction concerns. Altec Lansing, recognized as a world leader in the fields of sound and electronics, has worked closely with the architects to assure the new facility meets the stringent acoustic requirements necessary to research. Among the unique features will be the public address system incorporating many completely new concepts and the "dead room" or "anechoic chamber" for critical measurement and analysis of sounds. To assure complete sound separation, this "anechoic chamber" is independently supported below ground level through a 500 square foot opening in the foundation of teachers and clergy will visit dustrial plants, displays will placed in merchants' store windows in Anaheim, and speakers will discuss the free enterprise system before various groups. Adolf Schoepe, President of Kwikset Locks, Inc., commented on Industrial Progress Week stated: "Industry sometimes is on itstoes in telling people about the story of free enterprise and showing folks in our community that factories certainly are desirable places in which to work and earn the family's livelihood." "Many people in the community simply don't realize—or have had the opportunity to learn that the men and women work in our plants, and the products they manufacture, vitally important to our community and to our national welfare." "Certainly, a job of all kinds and women employed in industry is to make the American people so well informed on free enterprise that they will not be tempted to trade free enterprise any phase of socialism, communism, controlism, welfare state, or any other undesirable which might come along." Industrial Progress Week will get underway on Tuesday when the Anaheim City Hall and other departments of the city government will have guided tours of the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The city will show the variety of equipment and vehicles necessary to service Anaheim in display on the north side of Center, from Claudina eastward. The equipment will be on view from 8 to 9:30 a.m., Tuesday From 9:30 to 10 a.m., the vehicles will form a parade which will move west on Center to Palm north on Palm to Sycamore, east to a dispersal area at Cove Park. At noon, Tuesday, the Anaheim Kiwanis Club will be host another local service clubs to help Representative James B. Utt. Visser, new owner of Her Macres Flower shop after Street, is in charge during downtown window agencies to participate in derived from the united Red Cross, Boy Openings in Labor YMCA Camp A number of openings available for the Family Labor Day week end in Camp Osceola, accorded Bertch, general secretary Anaheim YMCA. Committee for the Family which opens with lunch day noon, Sept. 1 and Sunday afternoon, Sept. 1 final pre-camp planning Tuesday evening, August 6 m. at the Anaheim to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. co - chairmen. Other of the committee are: Mrs. Richard Loop and Mrs. Nick Babnick, of Kendall Nelsess of Mr. and Mrs. Howard and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd of Fullerton. 3rd Fire Station Bids Called For By City Council A resolution calling for bids for the erection of the third fire station in the city of Anaheim was made last evening by the city councilmen. This station will be located on South Manchester avenue, adjacent to the new Altec Lansing Corporation building, land for which was given by that firm. Bids will be opened Sept. 25. A resolution setting a wage scale for workmen and mechanics to be employed in the construction of the new fire station was also asked. City Tax Rate Unchanged for '57 The city tax rate will remain unchanged for the tax year 1957, it was decided by the city council when the final reading of the city property tax ordinance was held Tuesday evening. The rate of $1.10 per $100 assessed valuation will remain in effect. Another point of business was the request from the city that the library board hand over $35,000 as its share of the cost of a recently purchased civic center site, met with opposition from the chairman of the library board. He stated that the library would gladly share its part of the cost and that they had the money to do so but before the library board would go ahead, it must request the city, in writing, to give a definite guarantee that when the building of the civic center became a reality, the library would be provided a site for a new building on the property. Another Anaheim Postal Delivery According to an announcement by Congressman James B. U (R-28th Dist.), city delivery will be extended in the subdivision bounded by Eileen, Orangewood and Santa Rosalia, west of South Stantan Boulevard and the residential development east of Gibbert between Broadway and Lincoln, effective August 31, 1956. This will provide postal delivery to approximately 193 family residences. Indigo is the most important blue dye known. TO ALL THAT GOOD IN ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY 11 Thursday, August 30, 1956 No. 13 L. Progress Week Press Local-Made Products - Service George Strachan, secretaryger of the Anaheim Chamber commerce, said today his offhas compiled a figure of $35,- 000 as the total approximate trial and food processing al payroll of Anaheim. In onion, he said, industrial firms almost $6,000,000 in this for utilities, supplies, finand semi-finished goods and ees. Strachan said the $35,000,000 all figure was computed to right Anaheim's observance Industrial Progress Week, Sept. through 7. At that time various series will hold open house, ers and clergy will visit inal plants, displays will be in merchants' store winin Anaheim, and speakers discuss the free enterprise in before various groups. Self Schoepe, President of set Locks, Inc., commentnation Industrial Progress Week, : "Industry sometimes is not tooes in telling people the of free enterprise and in Trades Institute Off to Good Start One month ago We Needle Trades Institute of Fullerton opened its doors, its purpose to train Indoexperienced women to operate power sewing machines. Don Kennington, owner, reports that all who have satisfactorily completed the three-week course have been employed by garment factories in this area. There are many employment opportunities in Orange County; for women who can operate factory power sewing machines. The school has a quick, but thorough method of teaching. Mrs. Dorothy Adams of Anaheim, who has worked the past 15 years in garment factories, is the head instructor. Classes operate from 8:36 a.m. to 8 p.m. week days, giving the woman a choice of hours, in which to take their training. The school invites all interested women to come to 445 East Wilshire Avenue, Fullerton, for a visit and a free trail test on the machines. "Louie" Hoskins Retiring After 20 Years Postmaster Louis, "Louie" as he is known to his many friends, Hoskins has announced his retirement effective Oct. 7 after 20 years as Anaheim's capable postmaster. Receiving his appointment through Senator William G. McAdoo in 1936, Mr. Hoskins started his first term when the postoffice was located on South Clementine Street. A short time after assuming his office, he was acting postmaster at the dedication ceremony of the present postoffice building. In-looking back over his return as postmaster Mr. Hoskins recalled the early days when he had 23 employees and nine city mail carriers. Quite a comparison with the situation today, since there are now 140 employees and 63 city routes with more to be added very shortly. He recalls that postal receipts totaled $51,000 in 1936 whereas, up to the present date for this year, more than $500,000 has passed through Efforts to Compromise on Building Fails Attempts to re-open a public hearing on the proposed building of a restaurant, cocktail lounge and several shops adjacent to one of the better subdivisions to Anaheim, met with failure last Tuesday evening as the city council attempted to effect a compromise between the builders and citizens of the area on Brookhurst street. The variance to build the shopping center had already been granted but citizens of the subdivision fought the installation, claiming it would ruin a neighborhood of $20,000 homes. After much discussion and debate among the city councilmen and the city attorney the builders were asked if the restaurant and cocktail lounge could be located furtherest from the homes, to which the builder would not agree. He stated it would entail an additional outlay of $10,000 to hire the architect to redraw the layout plan and to possibly regretting the site to meet the changed plan. As a result of the inability to meet an agreeable settlement, the council held the meeting over Sept. 4 for additional discussion. At the Tuesday evening session, citizens of the area filled the council chambers, coming for the purpose of protesting the construction of the commercial area. A.I.M. Club Name New Officers The charter members of the newly organized Anaheim Industrial Management Club met on Monday at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday at 10 a.m., Thursday at 10 a.m., Friday at 10 a.m., Saturday at 10 a.m. Our Servicemen John W. Brooks, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks of 9342 Hillview Rd. Anaheim is postmaster. Mr. Hoskins recalled the early days when he had 23 employees and nine city mail carriers. Quite a comparison with the situation today, since there are now 140 employees and 63 city routes with more to be added very shortly. He recalls that postal receipts totaled $51,000 in 1936 whereas, up to the present date for this year, more than $50,000 has passed through the local office. Mr. Hoskins described the Anaheim postoffice as "one of the fastest growing post offices in the United States and probably the most crowded". He said that relief is in sight since a substation is under construction in west Anaheim at Brookhurst Avenue and Ball Road, due to be ready for occupancy about Sept. 20. Twenty-three carriers will work from there. Badly needed equipment is arriving daily at the main office but "there isn't enough floor space to put it", he added. Since Mr. Hoskins celebrated his 60th birthday anniversary his retirement actually amounts to a resignation and his retirement with the post office department would not be forthcoming until his 62nd birthday. On disability retirement, he would have to have 35 years of active service or a disability, and "I haven't had 35 years service and no disability", he reiterated. In about two years, he will have full retirement with the post office department. Mr. and Mrs. Hoskins have planned a vacation of several months, visiting relatives in Oklahoma, Missouri and Alabama, then on to Miami, Fla., from where they will leave on Oct. 23 for a 72-day tour of the South American countries. They will continue to make Anaheim their home upon their return. Marshal McFlew will become acting postmaster upon Haskins' retirement. A.I.M. Club Name New Officers The charter members of the newly organized Anaheim Industrial Management Club met recently at Anaheim YMCA to officially sanction and accept their Constitution and By-Laws. The charter officers of the club were nominated and unanimously elected as follows: president, Everett Gillespie, personnel director, Delco Battery Operations; 1st vice-president, Jim Wright, management development and safety coordinator, Kwikset Locks, Inc.; 2nd vice-president, Ed Kearn, plant superintendent, Vista Furniture; secretary, Waino Taipale, process engineer, General Electric Co., terasurer, Ted Lindley, chief accountant, Electra Motors, Inc.; and sergeant-at-arms, Jim Rinker, foreman shipping and receiving, Delco Battery Operations. The members of the club discussed future plans and programs. Jim Wright, as chairman of the program committee, announced that the charter meeting of the club will take place at the Anaheim YMCA Sept. 10, 1956. Bob Smith, former training director and industrial relations director of Convair Corp. at San Diego and presently in charge of the industrial relations programs at UCLA will speak on "Scientific Management and Human Relations". Our Servicemen John W. Brooks, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brooks of 9342 Hillview Rd., Anaheim, is among the more than 700 Naval Reserve Training Corps midshipmen from 26 colleges and universities throughout the nation who completed a three-week aviationindoctrination at the Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi, Tex. Captain Edward C. Johnson, son of Army Capt. and Mrs. Edward Johnson, (Ret.), of 11412 Dallas Dr., Anaheim, and husband of the former Miss Alice I. Lewium of Milwaukee, Wis., is serving in Japan with the first Marine Aircraft Wing. He is a member of Marine Aircraft Group 11, based at the U.S. Naval Air Station, Atsuigi, Japan. Commissioned Warrant Officer Bynum W. Sutton, husband of the former Miss Margaret E. Haughey of 331 S. Olive St., Anaheim, is competing as a member of the crack U.S. Marine Corps Pistol Team against the top shooters of the land in the 1956 National Rifle and Pistol Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. He was chosen to represent the Marine Corps for his outstanding marksmanship and preliminary competition.