anaheim-gazette 1957-01-17

Chuckwagon Breakfast to Benefit March of Dimes CHUCKWAGON STARS — Dick Lane, famous TV announcer, is shown, center below, with group of entertainers who will appear at the big Chuckwagon Breakfast benefit for the March of Dimes to be staged Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Chuckwagon Cafe, Sunny Hills Ranch, by Associated Riding Clubs of Orange County and the Sheriff's Office. CHUCKWAGON STARS — Dick Lane, famous TV announcer, is shown, center below, with group of entertainers who will appear at the big Chuck wagon. Breakfast benefit for the March of Dimes to be staged Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Chuckwagon Cafe, Sunny Hills Ranch, by Associated Riding Clubs of Orange County and the Sheriff's Mounted Posse. Assembling a long list of star performers for their program, the Associated Riding Clubs of Orange County and the Sheriff's Mounted Posse were ready today to serve several thousand hungry guests at their Chuckwagon breakfast, accompanied by a Western Variety Show, next Sunday morning at Sunny Hills Ranch. The event is a benefit for the March of Dimes, and the proceeds — donations of ten dimes from each guest—will go to that fund for fighting polio. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. until noon at the Chuckwagon Cafe, near Highway 101, north of the Fullerton business district. Food and other supplies will be mostly donated by various firms, to swell the fund for the March of Dimes. Dick Lane, famous TV announcer, heads the list of performers from the entertainment world, whose acts will enliven the breakfast hours. Tex Williams, well known cowboy musician of TV fans, will be among the artists on hand. Val Moore's Studio in Stanton will present the "Girls from the South Seas" in Hawaiian hula dances. Jo-An Burdick, talented dancer from an Anaheim baton school; the Santa Ana High School Debutantes, singing group of 22 girls; the Twin Tones, two girl vocalists, and the Y-Not Twirlers, a group of acrobatic dancers, are included in the program. Music will be furnished by the Home Towners, Santa Ana orchestra. Percy Fuller, Santa Ana, is chairman of the breakfast committee for Associated Riding Clubs, with Gail Harmon, Santa Ana, as publicity chairman, Gene Ford, Garden Grove, is president Gas Company to Honor Employees With Service Pins for Years Worked Sixty-four employees of Southern Counties Gas Company's Orange County Division, who collectively have amassed 1,584 years "on the job" in serving people of this area will be honored Tuesday, Jan. 22, at a dinner at the Greenbrier restaurant in Garden Grove. The occasion will mark formal presentation of service pins to all of the utility's employees in this area who have worked with the company for 15 years or longer. Presentation will be made by the firm's president and general manager Guy W. Wadsworth, Jr. One of the employees being honored — Sidney W. Allender, of Santa Ana — has been with Southern Counties more than 40 years; 18 have served the company more than 30 years, each; while 28 others — including Division Manager Justin M. Kennedy, Division Superintendent Harold G. Kragh, and Customers' Department Manager Robert E. Strand — have been with the utility for 20 years or more, each. The Anaheim employees are Paul King who has 29 years service; Paul Hyson with 27 years; Frank W. Clark with 21 years and Robert W. Gaerte who has worked 15 years. H'wood Stars to Return Here for Spring Training The Hollywood Stars will return to Anaheim for their spring training exercises, club President Robert C. Cobb has announced. The Stars will do their training at La Palma Park for the sixth straight spring, and M.Cobb said, "we are extremely satisfied—as we have always been with the facilities provided for at Anaheim, and we are deep appreciative of the wonderful operation extended to us over these years by the city officials and fans of Anaheim." The club—for the first time will maintain its spring headquarters at the new Disneyland Hotel. The hotel is situated about 16 miles from the borough. Local CHP Office Has 4 New Officers Four new traffic officers of the California Highway Patrol last week began work at the Anaheim office according to Captain Herbert W. Null. The Anaheim area office covers the entire unincorporated area of Orange County. More than one quarter of a million persons reside in this territory. Two of the four officers reported from the Patrol's training academy at Sacramento, where they recently completed a three months training course. These include Officers Thomas F. Mulligan and Larry R. Piatt. Officers transferred to the Anaheim area at their own request include Ernest Boswell from West Los Angeles and H. E. Knapp, Jr., from Norwalk. Officer D. A. Kipp was transferred to San Bernardino at his own request. The Louisiana Purchase added 827,987 square miles to the domain of the United States. Girl Scouts Turn 'Peanut Vendors' More than 15,000 young girls between the ages of seven and 16 will be ringing doorbells throughout Orange County and other southland sectors, starting Friday, Jan. 18, when ten different councils of Camp Fire Girls start their annual peanut sale drive. For two weeks, beginning on Friday, the youngsters will be out to sell their familiar red, white and blue cans of vacuum packed Virginia salted peanuts for 50 cents per can. Purpose of the yearly campaign is to raise funds for annual Camp Fire Girls' activities and to provide funds to remodel or develop their summer camps. Such council areas as Burbank, Glendale, Pomona, Compton, San Gabriel Valley, Rio Hondo, San Bernardino, El Monte, Los Angeles County and Ventura County will be participating in the project. The drive ends February 3. MORE MAIL DELIVERY According to an announcement by Congressman James B. Utt (R-28th Dist.) city delivery will be extended in Anaheim to include 2,043 family residences in 23 separate extensions covering most of the city's perimeter. This extended service will be effective on Jan. 21. Annual Dinner Of Boy Scout Council Jan. 24 The annual recognition dinner of the Northern Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America will be held on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. in the main dining room at Knott's Berry Farm. Mr. Lloyd, an outstanding speaker, will give the main dress of the evening. Entertainment and recognition awards for some Boy Scouts will make a splendid program. This is the annual "get together" of Scouters from all districts of the Council area, to honor few of the members for outstanding service to boyhood. Post Office Here Announces Mail Delivery Changes On Jan. 28, a change in postal districts in Anaheim and Garden Grove post offices will become effective which will enable about 1,300 residents of the City of Garden Grove to have their mail delivered by the Garden Grove post office, it was announced today by Acting Postmaster Marshall N. McFie. At the present time the Anaheim Postal district includes some sections of the city of Garden Grove. Roughly, the area affected is from Katella Avenue to Orangewood Avenue between Magnolia Avenue and Euclid Avenue. Another small area is located south of Orangewood between West Street and Harbor Blvd. Notices of the change in service are being mailed to each patron affected. Anaheim Churches To Observe 'Y' Day Some 20 Protestant churches throughout Anaheim will observe YMCA Sunday, Jan. 27, it was announced today. More than 4000 special church bulletins have been distributed by the 'Y' for the occasion. In many churches, ministers will pay tribute to the 'Y' in their sermons and in others YMCA laymen and professional workers will be pulpit guests. Also planned are special ceremonies featuring 'Y' members. "This marks the 34th year that we have observed YMCA Sunday locally," Wilbert Bonney, 'Y' president, said, "and we find it to be a fine way to point up the strong partnership of the 'Y' and the Church in helping young people." The 34th annual Anaheim YMCA dinner meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, will be the principal local event during YMCA week, according to Bonney. It will be held at the Elks Club at 6:30 p.m. Dinner reservations are essential and may be made by phoning Mrs. Walter Taylor, KE 5-4472. City Council Tuesday, Gr Despite a previous denial request for a variance by the Anaheim Planning Commission, Anaheim City Council last Friday evening granted the vari­request for a medical buil­d and a super-service station ad­the street from the new Ana­l Memorial Hospital on West Palma Avenue. Residents had fought the posed request on the grounds service station would incr traffic hazards at La Palma avenue and West Street and tha­would tend to devalue resi­tual property to the south of proposed installation. At an earlier meeting of planning group, the request the service station was denied the medical building request granted and at the Tuesday ning meeting the council mem­decided against the previous commendation and granted variance to Dr. Robert P. R. Coming before the counc­two previous sessions, the reca­for a variance by Dr. Edward Abrams to use his home f Minor Employees Years Worked Ana Ana has 43 employees have service records from 15 years with the company Orange has five who have from 17 to 23 years. Fuller with three employees from 18 years, Garden Grove with employees, Tustin two em- and Costa Mesa, Newport Laguna Beach, Hunting- beach and South Laguna with yees who have 15 or more service to their credit. Altec Lansing Corp. Appoints New V-P To Anaheim Plant G. L. Carrington, Sr., president and chairman of the board of Altec Companies, Inc., announced this week the election of E. Z. Walters to the post of financial vice president. Walters, comptroller of Altec since its formation in 1937, also continues as vice president of the manufacturing subsidiary, Altec Lansing Corporation, in which post he is supervising vice president of that company's Beverly Hills plant operations. As financial vice president, Walters will operate from the company's new headquarters and manufacturing plant near Disneyland in Anaheim. In the same announcement, Carrington revealed the appointment of C. R. Rihinsland as comptroller of Altec Companies . Inc. Rihinsland has been head of the tax department for the parent corporation as well as its subsidiaries. Rihinsland, transferred from the New York office, will be located in Anaheim and will coordinate tax and financial matters for the various Altec companies. Square Dance Class Begins on Jan. 21 A new class for beginners in square dancing will start on Monday night, Jan. 21, at 8 o'clock in the YWCA auditorium in Santa Ana, 1412 No. Sycamore, and will meet every Monday night for a total of twenty-five lessons. The popularity of square dancing in Orange County continues to rise, and those who want to start enjoying the friendliness of this activity and to learn the other small area is located south of Orangewood between West Street and Harbor Blvd. Notices of the change in service are being mailed to each patron affected. The 34th annual Anaheim YMCA dinner meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, will be the principal local event during YMCA week, according to Bonney. It will be held at the Elks Club at 6:30 p.m. Dinner reservations are essential and may be made by phoning Mrs. Walter Taylor, KE 5-4472. Highway Patrol Give Statistics On Accidents. Etc. In a recent report from the office of the local Highway Patrol, Orange County had an increase of accidents and arrests for 1956 over 1955, the total accidents being 3557 as compared to 2999 in 1955. In a break-down of the 1956 figure, the following accidents were listed: fatal accidents, 79; persons killed, 97; personal injury accidents, 1406; persons injured, 2416, and property damage accidents, 2091. Total citations issued in 1956 were 24,841 as compared to 15,269 in 1955. Fifty-three stolen cars were recovered in 1956; 15 were arrested for driving stolen cars; one arrest for rape; ten felony hit-run arrests; eight drunk driving with injury arrests; three manslaughter with gross neglect; six man-slaughter without gross neglect; one armed robbery; one driving under influence of narcotics; 327 drunk driving; 95 drunk in public view and 92 hit and run arrests. Total miles traveled by the Highway Patrol was 1,114,842 as compared to 754,617 miles in 1955. On Jan. 1, 1956, the Orange County area had four sergeants and 46 traffic officers while on Jan. 1, 1957, there were five sergeants and 51 traffic officers. The above figures reflect a 10.8 per cent increase in traffic officers; a 62.5 per cent increase in citations issued; a 48.5 per cent increase in patrol miles traveled; only 18.6 per cent increase in total accidents, and an increase of 61.5 per cent in drunk driving arrests. Citations for hazardous planning group, the request for the service station was denied the medical building request granted and at the Tuesday ning meeting the council mem decided against the previous commendation and granted variance to Dr. Robert P. Ra-Coming before the council two previous sessions, the req for a variance by Dr. Edward Abrams to use his home for medical office was denied T day. The proposed office w have been located and facing Lincoln Avenue which has erally been conceded by coun men to be slated for common development and would have next door to a present me building on the east. Residents of the Lincoln development fought the reo on the grounds that the prop involved was built and bought a residence and deed restric- plus city planning for the area manded it remain so. After than three hours before the e-cil in argument, the coun nally bowed to the wishes o grate citizens and denied tha quest. Five other variance req were granted, the first of w was for property extending w ward from State Street sou th the intersection with Plac Avenue was rezoned from R-M-1, the variance requeste Rhea M. Todd acting as she for Katz and Trubowicz Co.- Angeles. The property will be divided into lots of from tw five acres and light manufa will be built. It is an area a acres and is known as the "N east Annexation". Orco Commercial Property were granted their request for classification for property on northwest corner of Wil Road, and South Los An Street to C-3 zoning where a ice station will be built. Add al lots in the same tract were zoned C-1. Five lots in the Leo Freec subdivision along the north of Katella Avenue west of H Street were reclassified to C light manufacturing with an tional ten lots in the am A new class for beginners in square dancing will start on Monday night, Jan. 21, at 8 o'clock in the YWCA auditorium in Santa Ana, 1412 No. Sycamore, and will meet every Monday night for a total of twenty-five lessons. The popularity of square dancing in Orange County continues to rise, and those who want to start enjoying the friendliness of this activity and to learn the basic steps that are used in the western style of square dancing are urged to attend the first night. Folks who have square danced before but want to brush up are also invited. The class is limited to those over high school age. Don and Evelyn Frisbee of Yorba Linda, members of the Southern California Callers Association, which approves the course, will be in charge of the class and promise an interesting evening of fun and relaxation. For information, call the YWCA, KI 2-3577 or Mrs. Evelyn Frisbee, Lambert 5-535 or Don Frisbee, LAkeview 8-7251 or 8-7274. GETS 5-YEAR PIN Sherrie Estrada of 1909 Embassy, Anaheim, was presented a 5-year service pin at the annual Blue Cross "OLD TIMERS" banquet held recently at the Mayfair Hotel in Los Angeles. Pins are awarded to Blue Cross employees who pass the 5-year mark of employment. True rubies have been found in the United States, in the Cowee valley in North Carolina. Two Anaheim Men Get Promotions Two men from Anaheim were among the 14 Orange County Naval Reservists attached to Naval Reserve Surface Division 11-28, Santa Ana, that received promotions for work accomplished. To be eligible for a promotion each man had to attend weekly drills; perform two weeks active training duty annually; complete the required practical tests commensurate with his rate requirement and successfully pass a written examination on military and professional subjects. These men were Robert D. Tilton, to seaman; Ronald S. Sabo, to yeoman third class. Included in the list were two from Buena Park; one from Garden Grove; one from Newport Beach; one from Placentia; four from Santa Ana; one from San Clemente and two from Tustin. The first Rotary club in the United States was established in Chicago in 1905. Walther League Rally Sun. Jan. 20 On Sunday, Jan. 20, the Rally of Orange County Lunaran Walther Leagues will be held at Immuelan Lutheran church Orange. The theme of the rally was "personal mission work" with Rev. David Stirdivant of Los Angeles as the guest speaker. Stirdivant has been active work among people of Median background. His parish was merely in Santa Ana, and he now pastor at Santa Cruz, Angeles. The rally will begin with registration at 3 p.m. and the meeting will start at 3:30 a.m. sides the guest speaker, the will include a business session an evening meal, a vesper service and the group will then go to the Santa Ana Skate Ranch recreation. TO ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Thursday, January 17, 1957 STATE No. 33 City Council in Busy Session Tuesday, Grant Variances Despite a previous denial of a request for a variance by the Anaheim Planning Commission, thehelm City Council last Tuesday evening granted the variance rest for a medical building a super-service station across street from the new Anaheim Memorial Hospital on West La Palma Avenue. Residents had fought the proposed request on the grounds the ice station would increase the hazards at La Palma Avenue and West Street and that it would tend to devalue residents' property to the south of the closed installation. At an earlier meeting of theoning group, the request for service station was denied but medical building request was dated and at the Tuesday evening meeting the council members added against the previous re-commendation and granted theance to Dr. Robert P. Ralls. Now before the council in previous sessions, the request a variance by Dr. Edward Hams to use his home for a or heavy commercial where they will erect a service station. Another reclassification was granted Tuesday evening when Vandruff Development Co. was granted a rezoning to C-1 for property on the east side of Stanton Avenue, between Ball Road and Rome Avenue for the development of commercial shopping areas for residents in that area. Two public hearing dates were also set, the first being a variance for the operation of a retail nursery business on the west side of Placentia Avenue between South Street and Vermont Avenue to be heard on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m., Charles A. Christensen, requesting the variance, was denied the request by the planning commission after residents objected to the nursery whereupon Christensen appealed to the council. A variance request submitted by Placido Veyna and Anthony Casas for permission to operate a restaurant with wine and beer sales in a house on Harbor Blvd., was held over for public hearing after councilmen questioned if the property had sufficient space. Gilbert Kraemer. Native Orange Countian, Dies Gilbert U. Kraemer, son of the late Samuel Kraemer, Sr., and a native born son of Orange County, passed away last Monday at St. Joseph Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Kraemer was born in Placentia 60 years ago and had lived in this area his entire life, the home being at 5931 Kraemer Avenue. He was a citrus rancher and was very active in Anaheim civic affairs until ill health forced him to retire from activity. He was Past Exalted Ruler of Anaheim Elks, president of Yorba Orange Crowers Association, director of Northern Orange County Fruit Exchange, past director of Anaheim branch of Bank of America and was president of Holy Name Society of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia, where he was a member. Surviving are his wife, Esther of the home in Placentia; two sons, Gilbert, Jr., of Placentia, and Daniel of Pauma Valley, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Beverly Brennan of Santa Monica. coming group, the request for service station was denied but medical building request was started and at the Tuesday evening meeting the council members added against the previous recommendation and granted the chance to Dr. Robert P. Ralls. coming before the council in previous sessions, the request a variance by Dr. Edward H. Adams to use his home for a local office was denied Tuesday. The proposed office would be been located and facing on Lincoln Avenue which has generally been conceded by council to be slated for commercial development and would have been put door to a present medical building on the east. Residents of the Lincoln Park Development fought the request for the grounds that the property solved was built and bought as residence and deed restrictions on city planning for the area decided it remain so. After more than three hours before the council in argument, the council finally bowed to the wishes of the citizens and denied the request. Drive other variance requests were granted, the first of which for property extending eastward from State Street south of intersection with Placentia Avenue was rezoned from R-A to C, the variance requested by Lisa M. Todd acting as the agent Katz and Trubowicz Co., Los Angeles. The property will be sub-divided into lots of from two to four acres and light manufacturing will be built. It is an area of 20 acres and is known as the "Northwest Annexation". Marco Commercial Properties are granted their request for registration for property on the northwest corner of Winston Road and South Los Angeles set to C-3 zoning where a servocation will be built. Addition-lots in the same tract were reclassified to C-1 or not manufacturing with an additional lot in the same tract. Katella Area Residents Vote Property into City An area comprising almost 804 acres with an assessed valuation of $382,059 on the county tax rolls officially became a part of the City of Anaheim in the Tuesday election by property owners of land in the Katella Annexation in the southeast part of the city. The property owners voted by a majority of 3 to 2. The unofficial count of ballots, according to Dene Williams, city clerk, showed 113 voters of the 250 registered in the area went to the polls. The results showed 66 in favor of the annexation to 47 voters against it. Written protests to the annexation prior to the Tuesday voting showed a total valuation of $4,640. Co-chairmen of Heart Fund Drive Is Named Lester Lev of Fullerton and Mr. and Mrs. William Cheney of Santa Ana have been appointed co-chairmen of the Orange County Heart Association's coming Heart Fund campaign, it was announced today by Francis G. Mackey, M. D., president of the voluntary health agency. Lev and Mr. and Mrs. Cheney will head the drive in the northern Orange County Fruit Exchange, past director of Anaheim branch of Bank of America and was president of Holy Name Society of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia, where he was a member. Surviving are his wife, Esther of the home in Placentia; two sons, Gilbert, Jr., of Placentia, and Daniel of Pauma Valley, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Beverly Brennan of Santa Monica, and Mrs. Joanne Middleton of San Jose; 13 grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Adella C. Muckenthaler of Fullerton, Mrs. Angeline L. Backs of Placentia, and Mrs. Geraldine Roth of Monrovia, and three brothers, Arnold R. Kraemer of Las Vegas, Lawrence P. Kraemer and Louis T. Kraemer, both of Placentia. Holy Rosary was recited Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock in the sanctuary of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia with Mass today, Thursday, at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Church. Interment will follow in Holy Sepulchre cemetery with Backs, Campbell and Kaulbara Mortuary the funeral directors. Edison Company Salesman Wins Winter Vacation A High Sierra holiday — three days at Southern California Edison's Big Creek Lodge in the rugged mountains northeast of Fresno — has been won by Ray Jones, Santa Ana appliance salesmán, in Edison's recently concluded electric range sales contest. Jones is a salesman at Harry Dickson Appliances, 1241 South Main, Santa Ana. Spectacular scenery, a vacation from all business pressures and a conducted tour of the $164,000,000 Edison chain of powerhouses, lakes and dams will be enjoyed by Jones on the prize winning trip, Edison district manager R. E. Bacon pointed out. Big Creek, one of the most efficient hydro projects in the world, has been developed by Edison Drive Is Named Lester Lev of Fullerton and Mr. and Mrs. William Cheney of Santa Ana have been appointed co-chairmen of the Orange County Heart Association's coming Heart Fund campaign, it was announced today by Francis G. Mackey, M. D., president of the voluntary health agency. Lev and Mr. and Mrs. Cheney will head the drive in the northern and southern areas of the county, respectively. Lev is a Fullerton attorney and Cheney a veteran airlines pilot. Money gathered during Heart Month, Mackey explained, will be used for the Heart Association's three pronged attack with research, community services and lay and professional education against the killer. In addition, funds are also used to support the broader research programs of the California and American Heart Associations, he added. Auto Influx Mark Set in Southland Automobile influx into California and the southland rolled to its second consecutive annual record in 1956, the Automobile Club of Southern California reported today. Some 1,867,782 out-of-state cars, with 4,978,367 passengers, entered California in 1956 compared to 1,762,681 cars, with 4,742,595 passengers, in 1955. The southland record was set by 958,481 foreign cars — a three per cent increase over 1955 — with 2,568,788 passengers. Spectacular scenery, a vacation from all business pressures and a conducted tour of the $164,000,000 Edison chain of powerhouses, lakes and dams will be enjoyed by Jones on the prize winning trip, Edison district manager R. E. Bacon pointed out. Big Creek, one of the most efficient hydro projects in the world, has been developed by Edison over a 46-year period. Snow runoff water from a 1,050-square mile drainage area is captured in five company-built lakes — Huntington, Shaver, Thomas A. Edison, Florence and Redinger — and is used and reused many times as it is run through a series of seven powerhouses. The contest, which ended November 30, is part of an intensive, 15-month advertising and promotional program being conducted by the Edison Company. The theme, "Live Better . . . Electrically," which has been used to spark a nation-wide electrical appliance campaign, was printed on posters, banners and window display material as part of the electric range sales program. During the contest, the company sponsored electrical cooking demonstrations put on by expert home economists in its local electric living centers to further aid the appliance dealers. GARDEN CLUB MEET FRL Members of the Anaheim Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Fred Edwards at 1511 E. Santa Ana Street, on Friday at 1:30 p.m. An interesting program will be presented.