anaheim-gazette 1957-02-07

"SWIERL-A PLAN FOR BETTER READING" IN BOOK STORES FEB. 25, WRITTEN BY ANAHEIM CITIZEN Helen M. Thompson of Orangewood Ave., this city, has just had a book, "Swierl-A Plan for Better Reading", published which will be in the book stores and book departments of leading department stores on Feb. 25. Publishers are Vantage Press, Inc., of New York. SWIERL is a made word, meaning communications unlimited. Each letter stands for one or more important habits of mind and conduct that must be developed if a child is to learn to read successfully... to overcome the communications problem that causes his parents such concern. SWIERL stands for a definite, positive plan. This timely book was written specifically for the parent whose child cannot seem to master the habit of reading intelligently. Measured by the standards of most people today, a child is considered pretty successful in school if he can read. Since reading establishes status in our society, the child who cannot read carries a stigma, the result of which is a complexity of problems for him, Mrs. Thompson points out. The book enumerates the diverse problems that develop both at home and in school because a child is backward in learning to read. Basing her findings chiefly on her experiences as head of the Thompson Reading Clinic conducted here each summer and from her many years of work with students of all ages in the Long Beach schools, Mrs. Thompson writes concrete data, case histories. First Permanent Is Big Thrill for Hungarian Woman Mrs. Duffy, a Hungarian refugee now residing in Santa Ana, had the thrill of her first permanent other day when Jerry Bennett, owner-manager of Hairpin Beauty Salon, presented her Bank Swamped By Applicants For Auto Licenses Anaheim Branch of the Bank of America processed 13,500 mobile license tag applications during January, with the great number of applicants swarming the two special windows set aside for that purpose during last part of the month. Two members of the clerical staff, Margaret Engel Iola Harrison had attended a special course of instructionvised by officers of the State Department of Motor Vehicles. Total fees collected for state amounted to approximately $300,000 during the month. Last-minute applicants for lines blocks long on Monday, on Friday alone; $43,000 was lected. Gas Company Rate Case Being Heard by CPUC Despite what he termed efforts to postpone the timew rate relief would become imperative, the president of South Counties Gas Company today dicated the utility needs $6.400 in additional gross revenue The book enumerates the diverse problems that develop both at home and in school because a child is backward in learning to read. Basing her findings chiefly on her experiences as head of the Thompson Reading Clinic conducted here each summer and from her many years of work with students of all ages in the Long Beach schools, Mrs. Thompson gives concrete data—case histories and the methods used to solve each problem. Fundamental, she says, is co-operation between parents and teacher. SWIERL does not stop there. Its concept embraces the total development of the child...his whole personality, and the best possible environmental attitudes for him as he sets out to acquire reading and other habits properly related to worthy community membership. Helen M. Thompson has been interested in children's problems all her life...and she has been a teacher since her first assignment to an Iowa country school at the age of sixteen. The Thompson Reading Clinic held at Anaheim High School for a period of six weeks during the summer is concrete evidence of her devotion to the problems of children and their reading habits. The clinic has grown substantially each year until the past two years she has trained and employed a number of teachers to assist her with the work. At present Mrs. Thompson is conducting a night class for teachers in classroom management. She has had wide experience as a counselor and school psychologist and in teacher training, both at Montana State Normal College and the University of Southern California. She is reading clinician for the Long Beach public schools. Mrs. Thompson has written articles for numerous educational journals, among them the Sierra Educational News, now the California Teachers Journal; the Service Bulletin, a publication of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; the California Journal of Secondary Education and Educa-tion with the permanent. Sponsors of the Duffy family are Mr. and Mrs. Bard of Santa Ana. Mr. Duffy was born in the United States but was taken to Hungary at the age of seven where he has since lived. He is a farmer and is seeking work in this line at present. Maria Semper, with Mr. Semper own and operate the Accordion Studio on E. Center St., was interpreter and she said Mrs. Duffy thinks "Everything and everyone is so different here. People are so kind and they smile so much." The Duffy family crossed the border into Austria Nov. 9, 1956, and have been in the United States one month. Mrs. Duffy has learned one American word, "Good", which she applies to everything in this country. They have two boys, age seven and three and a half years. The seven year old goes to school and likes it, but finds it so different from the schools in his native country. Management Club Hear Prominent Speakers at Meet Four prominent local industrialists spoke last Monday night at the dinner meeting of the Anaheim Industrial Management Club according to Jim Wright, chairman of the program. The meeting was held at the Anaheim YMCA with dinner at 6:30 p.m. The four principal speakers who served on a panel to discuss the subject, "The type of Assistance Staff Functions Can Give Production Supervisors", were Robert Daily, resident manager of Delco Battery Operations; Edward Wadsworth cited the fact that in the last 11 years his company investment in facilities has to be increased nearly four-fold from $42,507,000 in 1945 to $118,000,000 in 1955. California. She is reading clinician for the Long Beach public schools. Mrs. Thompson has written articles for numerous educational journals, among them the Sierra Educational News, now the California Teachers Journal; the Service Bulletin, a publication of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; the California Journal of Secondary Education and Educational Horizons, official organ of Pi Lambda Theta. She is a member of the Association for Childhood Education International, the American Educational Research Association, an associate of the American Psychological Association, the International Reading Association, the National Education Association, an honorary life member of the National Council of Parents and Teachers, a life member of Pi Lambda Theta, national honorary society for women in education. The book is a timely one since the controversy over reading habits has been published in newspapers and magazines throughout this country and in the opinion of many noted authorities on the subject, Mrs. Thompson has a closer solution to the complex problems of teaching children to read and read properly. Scientific investigation into causes of reading disabilities has been accelerated. Despite the increase in research, investigators appear to find it difficult to reach agreement as to the causes of reading problems. SWIERL approaches the reading problem from another angle, one that is proving to be the answer through diligence in proper study and cooperation between parents and the teacher. Methodist Union Meets La Habra Mon. The Orange County Methodist Union will meet at the Methodist Church in La Habra next Monday evening, Feb. 11. The ladies of the church will serve dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the church which is located at 631 No. Hiatt St. Dr. Ed O'Rear, superintendent of Pacific Homes, will give a report on "Methodist Homes". He also serves as secretary of the Southern California-Arizona Conference of the Methodist Church and is well known in Methodist circles. He has served on many conference and general conference boards and commissions. Wadsworth cited the fact in the last 11 years his company investment in facilities has to be increased nearly four-fifth from $42,507,000 in 1945 to $152,200 at year-end 1956. "Despite this terrific increase he added, 'in plant investment as necessitated by system growth—which in the last few years exceeded in size the total of but a few gas companies in U.S. — we have never failed provide service for the customer when he wanted it." "We have never had to maintain waiting lists for any care of service and the supply of needed to serve our firm requirements' has always been maintained," he said. SONS BORN A son was born to Mr. and M. Ronald Wilcox of 10595 Crew at Anaheim, at St. Joseph Hospital on Jan. 25; to Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis of 6832 E. Orange Anaheim, at St. Joseph Hospital on Jan. 27; also to Mr. and M. Vernon Bird of 10911 Nutwave Ave., Anaheim, on Jan. 27, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coats of 10381 Sylvan St., Anaheim, on Jan. 28, both born at St. Joseph Hospital. ANNOUNCE DAUGHTERS Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Hall 1322 Castle Ave., Anaheim, nounce the birth of a daughter Jan. 26; and Mr. and Mrs. Fran Ramey of 10381 Sylvan St., Anaheim, on Jan. 28, both born at St. Joseph Hospital. Bank Swamped Applicants for Auto Licenses Anaheim Branch of the Bank America processed 13,500 auto-license tag applications January, with the greater number of applicants swamping two special windows set aside that purpose during the part of the month. Two members of the bank's local staff, Margaret Engel and Harrison had attended a course of instruction supervised by officers of the State Department of Motor Vehicles. Total fees collected for the amounted to approximately 1,000 during the month. First-minute applicants formed blocks long on Monday, and Friday alone, $43,000 was colled. Silverwoods Store Here Is Due to Open April 1 Construction of a new $225,000 Silverwoods store in the Broadway Orange County Shopping Center in Anaheim in now under way, according to an announcement yesterday by Stephen C. Bilheimer, president of the clothing firm. The store will be the ninth in the Silverwoods' chain, which extends throughout suburban Los Angeles and as far north as Santa Barbara. The 15,000 square foot structure will be one of the first in the new shopping center to open. It will contain a complete line of men's wearing apparel, shoes, hats, and a complete women's sportswear department, as well as Campus and Ivy Shops. Interior planning and design of the one-story structure is under the direction of Burke, Kober & Nicolais, designers and architects, Los Angeles. The Orange County project, when completed, will be the third Bilheimer referred to the growth of the Silverwoods stores over the past years, a growth which he expects will continue. "The ever-increasing numbers of Silverwoods' customers requires that we furnish superior neighborhood shopping facilities wherever possible. With many Silverwoods' customers now residing in Orange County, we naturally want a major store convenient to them. The industrial development, and the residential building required by the large population influx in this area, make us additionally optimistic about our future in Orange County," he said. The new store, scheduled to open April 1, 1957, will be contemporary in design, suitable to suburban shopping, according to Gene Burke, partner in the design firm. Wall-to-wall carpeting, a generous use of planters, wood paneling and coloring to create a background for the merchandise, will be employed to emphasize the dirt. Dr. Brown to Talk On World Trends At Public Forum The Anaheim Evening School Forum will present Giles T. Brown as speaker day, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Brown's topic will be "Trends" and the lecture will concern with world-wide political trends as revealed by recent events. Dr. Brown, Social Science vision head at Orange Coastlege has gained considerable as an excellent and insistent speaker. His extensive training have given him a statesman grasp of the problems of troubled world. Dr. Brown received his degree at several institutions: A. B. San Diego State College, M.Degree from University of California at Berkeley, and the tor of Philosophy degree from Claremont Graduate School has contributed to leading zines of the country and was 1950 winner, Pacific His Award presented by the American Historical Association. Despite what he termed best efforts to postpone the time when relief would become imperative the president of Southern cities Gas Company today indicated the utility needs $4,453,000 additional gross revenue to maintain dependable service to customers. The statement was made by W. Wadsworth, Jr., on the day of public hearings on Northern Counties' request for rates before the California Public Utilities Commission in Los Angeles. Wadsworth also serves as general manager of the city. His statement Wadsworth requested for additional use would mean an average case of 60 cents a mouth in bill of the company's "typical essential customer." The total added amount is nearly 55 per cent, or $3,000 would go toward federal state income taxes, and frankly payments to local governors. asons for rate relief, Wadsworth said, are five-fold: (1) activated growth—at the rate of and 50,000 new customers—a at higher than historical investment per customer; (2) based costs of gas; (3) a more $9,000,000 expenditure for distance pipelines to secure national supplies of out-of-state (4) an 8½ per cent increaseages in the last two years; (5) higher property taxes. Wadsworth cited the fact that the last 11 years his company's treatment in facilities has had increased nearly four-fold, $42,507,000 in 1945 to $157,000. Yorba Orange Growers Hold Annual Meeting Members of the Yorba Orange Growers Association met for their annual meeting in their packing house at Yorba, Thursday morning, Jan. 31. Norman Reeves was elected president and other officers re-elected are J. C. Travis, vice-president; George C. Easton, secretary-manager; and Josephine Fulfer, assistant secretary. Bernard Yorba was elected to the Board of Directors to complete the unexpired term of Gilbert U. Kraemer. Other directors are Norman Reeves, J. C. Travis, Lawrence P. Kraemer and Louis T. Kraemer. Marvin Ross is field superintendent. Manager Easton reported that the association had handled in excess of 500 carloads of Valencias during the 1956 season and that field box averages and per acre returns had been considerably above the average of recent years. Optimists Hear Talk by Don Derr Don Derr, director of the Anaheim Park and Recreation department, The new store, scheduled to open April 1, 1957, will be contemporary in design, suitable to suburban shopping, according to Gene Burke, partner in the design firm. Wall-to-wall carpeting, a generous use of planters, wood paneling and coloring to create a background for the merchandise, will be employed to emphasize the distinctively casual interior. Exterior signs will be both decorative and colorful. A 6,000 square foot basement will provide for a large stock room. The entire 400,000 square foot shopping center was designed by Welton Becket, FAIA. Louis C. Dunn, Inc., is the general contractor. Local Churches to Participate in Lutheran Mission Huge rallies will be conducted in six districts throughout the southland on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 10, to launch the 1957 Los Angeles Area Lutheran Evangelism Mission. The mission is scheduled to continue through Friday, Feb. 15, at 104 churches from 75 southland cities. Local churches participating in the Mission are Grace, Faith and Our Redeemer Lutheran churches. Due to the geographical condition of the area, it was decided to hold six district rallies, according to Rev. John P. Stump, Mission chairman. Included in the locations of the rallies will be Orange County District; seven churches participating, Grace Lutheran Church, 700 W. South St., Anaheim, Rev. Harry Stief, host pastor. A second rally will be held on Friday evening, Feb. 15, at these same locations, stated Rev. Martin Olson, Area Rally Chairman. One-thousand youths are expected to attend a special "Youth Rally" to be held Saturday evening Feb. 9, at Our Savior's Luth- Dr. Brown received his degree at several institutions: A. B. San Diego State College, M.D. Degree from University of California at Berkeley, and the tor of Philosophy degree from Claremont Graduate School has contributed to leading zines of the country and was 1950 winner, Pacific His- Award presented by the A can Historical Association, Tic Coast Branch. The Forum meets in the school auditorium at 811 W. Ter St., Anaheim. There is no mission charge, and the pub invited. Youth Symphony Music Especially For Young People "Fun and motion" is the county's young people hear revealed in music whose Orange County Philharmonic society orchestra presents them on the season's "Symphony For Youth" in twin seas on Saturday, Feb. 16. The tions for the concerts are Orange Coast College au-m at 10:30 a.m. and the P ton High School auditori c 3 p.m., both programs being ed by the Society's fully psional symphony orchestra. As has been the custom, Belinfante, permanent conso f of the Orange County Philharmonic will include the music a verbal comm planned to enrich the young ple's understanding of the poser, his music, and the im mentation. Miss Belinfante and Mrs. Ferrey of Santa Ana, chairm "Symphonies For Youth", chosen selections which a proven appeal for young ple. To be heard are the movement from Beethoven's torale" symphony."Pacific i by Honegger,"In War from the Second Suite by E MacDowell, and ""Hum o Song" from the Eight Russian Songs of Liadov. Working with Orange C based costs of gas; (3) a more $9,000,000 expenditure for distance pipelines to secure national supplies of out-of-state (4) an 8½ per cent increase in the last two years; (5) higher property taxes. Bandsworth cited the fact that the last 11 years his company’s investment in facilities has had increased nearly-four-fold, to $42,507,000 in 1945 to $157,000 at year-end 1956. Despite this terrific increase” added, “in plant investment necessitated by system growth which in the last few years has led in size the total of all a few gas companies in the — we have never failed to trade service for the customer he wanted it. We have never had to main-waiting lists for any class service and the supply of gas used to serve our firm require-ces” has always been maintain-able said. OPTIMISTS Hear Talk by Don Derr Don Derr, director of the Anaheim Park and Recreation department was guest speaker at the Optimist club meeting last Thursday evening, who told of the routine functioning of this department and the problems which they are confronting. The uppermost problem is the obtaining of park sites to keep up with the growth. He gave a comparison of the growth from 1949 when Anaheim had a population of 12,500 and comprised an area of about 4¼ square miles while today the area is almost 25 square miles and has a population of 60,000 persons. Derr also outlined a new program the Park and Recreation Department is establishing for the summer months. A Youth Employment Program will assist the youth in being placed in positions they are capable of handling. A council, comprising adults, is to be drawn up for this program and should be a fine thing for those young people who want to earn some money during the summer vacation time. The meeting tonight, Thursday, will have a representative from the Richfield Oil Corporation who will tell of things in the world of petroleum. Larry D. Inscore, construction apprentice, USN, of 1151 W. Vermont, Anaheim, is serving at the U. S. Naval Air Facility, Naha, Okinawa. Local Student in SC Symphonic Band Fred Barnett, 2102 Crone Ave., freshman music education major, will be playing in the University of Southern California Trojan Symphonic Band’s annual winter concert Sunday evening, Feb. 17. Presented by the SC School of Music, the concert will be at 8:30 p.m. in Bovard auditorium on the SC campus and will be conducted by William O. Schaefer, director of bands. Among the ten numbers to be played at the concert will be works by Berlioz, Rimsky-Korsakov, Copland, Wagner and Stravinsky. The concert will be open to the public with no admission charge. A marriage license was issued last week end to Johnny Samudio of 9712 Pacific Ave., and Barbara Sue Duhamell of 1267 E. Willow St., both of Anaheim. Symphonies For Youth”, chosen selections which a proven appeal for young ple. To be heard are the movement from Beethoven’s torale” symphony.” Pacific by Honegger.” In War from the Second Suite by E MacDowell, and “Hum o Song” from the Eight Russian Songs of Liadov. Working with Orange C Philharmonic Society meet from most of the county’s Mrs. Ferrey and her committee have sent early notice of the cert to all schools, P-TA Scouting groups in the hope knowing the sections to be will be of value to those in planning forthcoming clubs activities and will also enable to make plans for attending concerts which are open to admission free. John R. Young, Father of Anaheim Man, Dies in L. A. John R. Young, father of lace H. Young of this city, p away last Sunday at his home 1345 W. 94th Street, Los Ar He was a native of Iowa, there 97 years ago and had in California for 35 years. Survivors other than his s daughter, Mrs. T. C. Stren Long Beach; five grandchildren three great great grandchildren. The Rev. A. J. Casebeer, of the First Christian Church this city, will conduct the first service in the Backs, Cara and Kaulbars Mortuary Saturday at 2 p.m. Inter will be in Loma Vista Meadow Park. TO ALL THAT IS GOOD IN ANAHEIM ORANGE COUNTY'S OLDEST NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN 1870 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY if. 11 Thursday, February 7, 1957 No. 36 r. Brown to Talk On World Trends At Public Forum The Anaheim Evening High School Forum will present Dr. Jes T. Brown as speaker Mon., Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Brown's topic will be "World Trends" and the lecture will be accompanied with world-wide social and political trends as revealed recent events. Dr. Brown, Social Science division head at Orange Coast College, has gained considerable note in an excellent and inspiring speaker. His extensive travels have given him a statesmanlikeusp of the problems of this troubled world. Dr. Brown received his degrees several institutions: A. B. from San Diego State College, Masters degree from University of California at Berkeley, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Amerynont Graduate School. He is contributed to leading magazines of the country and was the 500 winner, Pacific History Award presented by the American Historical Association, Pacific Edition. Annexation Petitions in Northeast Area Received by Anaheim Council 'Phone Company Expects '57 Biggest Year in History Exploding population gains throughout southern California will make 1957 the biggest year in the history of Pacific Telephone, Richard W. Taylor, Orange division manager, said today. During the next 12 months, Taylor said, the company's investment in telephone facilities for the Orange County area will reach nearly $50,000,000 to keep pace with telephone demand. Taylor further stated that a $1½ million building program will kick off the year with like amounts scheduled for expansion of service and equipment betterments. The manager predicted that close to 40,000 telephones will be added to the county. Petitions asking annexation of the "Northeast Annex" to the City of Anaheim was read at an adjourned meeting of the Anaheim City Council last Friday afternoon. The area northeast of the city comprises 1400 acres and was processed two weeks before the Friday meeting and this created quite a stir in the City of Orange administration, which they claim involves about 300 acres of the Nohl ranch, thereby jeopardizing that city's water supply and water storage rights in the Peralta Hills area. Following the original action by Anaheim, the City of Orange instituted condemnation proceedings against virtually the same 300 acres of Nohl's property asked for annexation by Anaheim, claiming the land was necessary for the erection of a water storage reservoir. It is reported that Orange has, since that time, filed an annexation with the Orange County Boundaries Commission. Dr. Brown received his degrees several institutions: A. B. from San Diego State College, Masters degree from University of California at Berkeley, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Argentine Graduate School. He is contributed to leading magazines of the country and was the 500 winner, Pacific History Award presented by the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch. The Forum meets in the high school auditorium at 811 W. Cen St., Anaheim. There is no admission charge, and the public is invited. South Symphonies Music Especially For Young People "Fun and motion" is the theme of county's young people will hear revealed in music when the Orange County Philharmonic Society orchestra presents the second in the season's "Symphonies For Youth" in twin sessions on Saturday, Feb. 16. The locations for the concerts are the Orange Coast College auditorium at 10:30 a.m. and the Fullerton High School auditorium at p.m., both programs being played by the Society's fully professional, symphony orchestra. As has been the custom, Frieda Belinfante, permanent conductor of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra, will include with the music a verbal commentary aimed to enrich the young people's understanding of the composer, his music, and the instrumentation. Miss Belinfante and Mrs. Fred Murrey of Santa Ana, chairman of symphonies For Youth", have chosen selections which have proven appeal for young people. To be heard are the third movement from Beethoven's "Pas-raile" symphony, "Pacific 231" Honegger, "In War Time" from the Second Suite by Edward MacDowell, and "Humorous Song" from the Eight Rusian Folk songs of Liadov. Working with Orange County ment in telephone facilities for the Orange County area will reach nearly $50,000,000 to keep pace with telephone demand. Taylor further stated that a $1½ million building program will kick off the year with like amounts scheduled for expansion of service and equipment betterments. The manager predicted that close to 40,000 telephones will be added to this year's 152,000 telephones that were in service at the end of 1956. He said that during the year the company expects to add over 500 men and women to the already expanding telephone force of 2500 employees. Annual earnings should climb to a record $12 million. Citrus Growers Invited to Riverside Feb. 14 Orange county growers have been extended a special invitation to visit the University of California's Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, Feb. 14. The station will observe its 50th anniversary that day with an open house, a symposium on agricultural research and a banquet. President Robert Gordon Sproul of the statewide University will welcome visitors to the symposium and will preside at the banquet. Tours of the station laboratories, experiments and exhibits will be conducted throughout the day, starting from the horticulture building and ending at the faculty club. A color motion picture on biological control will be shown in the club. The symposium will feature a discussion of the past, present and future of agricultural research in southern California by Dr. Harry R. Wellman, vice-president for agricultural sciences of the university; Dr. Leon D. Batchelor, director-emeritus of the Citrus Experiment Station; and Dr. A. M. Boyce, present director. Following the original action by Anaheim, the City of Orange instituted condemnation proceedings against virtually the same 300 acres of Nohl's property asked for annexation by Anaheim, claiming the land was necessary for the erection of a water storage reservoir. It is reported that Orange has, since that time, filed an annexation with the Orange CountyBoundaries Commission. Under the annexation law, no other city may file on land already under annexation procedure by a municipality, and since Anaheim was the first to file on the land, this city has prior rights to the problem. Proponents' petitions were received by the City Clerk last Friday and referred to the council at their meeting. The council formally received the petitions and turned them back to the City Clerk for checking of signatures and establishing whether the necessary 25 per cent of property value in the area was represented. If the City Clerk finds a sufficiency does exist, the council will then set a date for public hearing, after which she issue will go to a vote of residents in the affected area. Orange has set the date of March 5 as the date for public hearing on its attempt to annex the Nohl acreage, even though they have filed after Anaheim had taken the initial steps for annexation. This was possible because the area encompassed in the Orange annexation map is "uninhabited" and therefore need not go to a vote, it is claimed. Anaheim's annexation includes a large inhabited area west of the Santa Ana river in addition to the Nohl property. Minnie F. Howard, Anaheim Resident Since 1889, Passes Mrs. Minnie F. Howard, a resident of Anaheim since 1889, passed away very unexpectedly early Monday morning at her home at 322 S. Claudina St., this city. She was wife of the late Judge Symphonies For Youth", have chosen selections which have proven appeal for young people. To be heard are the third movement from Beethoven's "Pascale" symphony, "Pacific 231". Honegger, "In War Time" from the Second Suite by Edward MacDowell, and "Humorous Song" from the Eight Russian Folk songs of Liadov. Working with Orange County Philharmonic Society members from most of the county's cities, Mrs. Ferrey and her committee sent early notices of the concert to all schools, P-TA, andouting groups in the hope that showing the sections to be heard will be of value to those groups planning forthcoming club activities and will also enable them make plans for attending the concerts which are open to all, admission free. John R. Young, Father of Anaheim Man, Dies in L. A. John R. Young, father of Walke H. Young of this city, passed away last Sunday at his home at 55 W. 94th Street, Los Angeles. He was a native of Iowa, born 97 years ago and had been California for 35 years. Survivors other than his son, is daughter, Mrs. T. C. Strength of Beach; five grandchildren; the great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. The Rev. A. J. Casebeer, pastor of the First Christian Church of its city, will conduct the funeral service in the Backs, Campbell Kaulbars Mortuary chapel Saturday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in Loma Vista Memorial Park. The symposium will feature a discussion of the past, present and future of agricultural research in southern California by Dr. Harry R. Wellman, vice-president for agricultural sciences of the university; Dr. Leon D. Batchelor, director-emeritus of the Citrus Experiment Station; and Dr. A. M. Boyce, present director. Speakers at the banquet will include T. Allen Lombard, chairman of the Citrus Industry Research Advisory committee; Paul S. Armstrong, former general manager of Sunkist Growers; and Albert J. Thille, president of Calavo Growers and a director of Diamond Walnut Growers, Inc. U.S. Motors Hosts 105 Club Members The U.S. Electrical Motors plant at Anaheim, played host to 105 members of the Orange County Electrical Club on Thursday, Jan. 31. A tour of the big modern plant was made in small groups, each in charge of a guide. U.S. Motors' display car was inspected, with its unusual exhibit of the Varitrol Automatic Control of variable speed motors. The company's "Success Story" film was shown and guests were presented with bulletins, a diary and a handsome plastic model of U.S. Motors' famous Syncrogear motor. Presiding over the club meeting was Chairman Harold Meyers of the program committee. Prior to the plant tour the club held a dinner meeting at the Imperial Restaurant in Garden Grove. Mrs. Minnie F. Howard, a resident of Anaheim since 1889, passed away very unexpectedly early Monday morning at her home at 322 S. Claudina St., this city. She was the wife of the late Judge Howard who was prominent in the early days of this city, having served as city judge and for a number of years was in the photography business here. She was 81 years of age and came to the United States at the age of five years from Germany, where she was born. Surviving is one son, Dr. Horace J. Howard of Santa Ana; one daughter, Miss Adele M. Howard of the home; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and of the Rebekah Lodge No. 268. Funeral services were conducted from Hilgenfeld Mortuary Chapel Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with interment in Anaheim cemetery. Serving at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill., is James M. Norman, fireman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Peterson of 875 S. Philadelphia St., Anaheim. Before entering the service in Aug. 1956, he attended Anaheim Union High School. Gerard Ditoll, of 10142 Gravier St., Anaheim, graduated from recruit training Feb. 2 at the Naval Training Center, San Diego. In nine weeks of instruction, the "raw recruit" is developed into a Navy Bluejacket, ready for duty with the fleet.