anaheim-gazette 1957-06-20

Anáheim Gets Gas Tax Revenue to Use on St. Work A record total of $29,219,479 of state gasoline tax revenues has been apportioned to 338 cities in California for city street work and engineering during the current fiscal year. State Director of Public Works Frank B. Durkee announced today. The total apportionment to Anáheim for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, was $161,-139.28. This is more than $2,000,000 over last year's record $26,957,-868. The gas tax distributed to cities for street work is the revenue from five-eighths of a cent per gallon out of the state gasoline taxes paid by highway users and is apportioned by the State Division of Highways from the State Highway Fund according to law on a population basis. The additional allocation to cities for engineering, also apportioned on a population basis, is taken from other state highway funds and varies from a minimum of $1,000 for cities under 5,000 population to a maximum of $20,000 for cities with more than half a million people. Fourteen new communities have entered the ranks of incorporated cities during the past 1957 LEGION FIREWORKS SHOW NAMES "MISS FIRECRACKER" Shapely Hollywood Actress Audrey Lowell has been named "Miss Firecracker for 1957" for the 25th annual American Legion Fireworks Show, set for the Coliseum Thursday night, July 4th. The Silver Anniversary of the memorable classic will be the greatest show of its kind ever to be staged, according to Managing Director Harry Myers. All proceeds of the Fireworks Show go to veterans rehabilitation. Joel Habener Wins Highest SAC Honors Joel Habener of 217 E. Water St., Anáheim, and Mrs. Peggy Longmont of Gordon Grove Fastest Growing County in State Is Orange County Orange County was rated California's fastest-growing county, according to a special research report on the area revealed this day by Joseph G. Stevens, manager of Security-First National Bank's Anaheim Branch. Among the 14 southernmost counties of the state, the change range from an increase of 102 per cent in Orange County to a decline of 2.0 per cent in King County. Among the 58 counties of the entire state, the range from plus 102.2 per cent in Orange County to minus 13.7 per cent in Plumas County. For California as a whole, the increase of 28.6 per cent for the southern half of the state, the gain was 33.6 per cent; and for the Los Angeles-Long Beach Metropolitan Area, plus 35.1 per cent. Since the 1950 Census, the population of California has increased at a rate more than 2 times that for the United States as a whole. This state has accounted for more than 18 per cent of the total population gain in the nation. Growth has been particularly rapid in the southern half of California, where the percentage gains since 1950 have been most The additional allocation to cities for engineering, also apportioned on a population basis, is taken from other state highway funds and varies from a minimum of $1,000 for cities under 5,000 population to a maximum of $20,000 for cities with more than half a million people. Fourteen new communities have entered the ranks of incorporated cities during the past year, making them eligible for a share in the 1956-57 apportionment. They are: Dairy Valley, La Puente, Downey, Rolling Hills and Paramount, all in Los Angeles county; Stanton, Garden Grove, Dairy City and Tri-City, Orange County; Monte Vista, San Bernardino County; Imperial Beach, San Diego County; Saratoga, Santa Clara County; Woodside, San Mateo County; and Escalon, San Joaquin County. Durkee pointed out that this money allocated to cities is in addition to the funds expended on state highways within cities and included in the State Highway Budget by the California Highway Commission. Other certain conditions, however, the city may, in cooperation with the State Department of Public Works, expend portions of these funds upon a state highway. State law requires the cities to expend at least 60 per cent of the 5/8 cent gas tax apportionment for construction on streets included in the major street system as designated by the city council and approved by the State Department of Public Works. Up to 40 per cent may be spent for maintenance of city streets. The engineering funds may be expended for engineering costs on any city street. Although these city street projects financed with state gas tax funds require state approval, Durkee pointed out that in actual practice it is a matter of close cooperation between state and local officials to obtain maximum benefit from the funds in terms of service to traffic. Joel Habener Wins Highest SAC Honors Joel Habener of 217 E. Water St., Anaheim, and Mrs. Peggy Langstraat, of Garden Grove, won highest scholastic honors to highlight the 41st commencement ceremonies at Santa Ana College last Thursday in Cook Gymnasium. Habener and Mrs. Langstraat were president and secretary, respectively, of the SAC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, national junior college honor society, and received the 35th annual presentation of $100 prizes from Robert L. Brown, Santa Ana book store owner. Habener was a track star and science major, while Mrs. Langstraat is a teaching major. Dr. Baxter M. Geeting, class of 1920, and chairman of Humanities and Fine Arts at Sacramento State College, gave the commencement address on "Never the Same River." Dr. Geeting was one of three former students to receive Alumni Achievement Awards from the faculty. The others were John R. Ramirez, '37, of Garden Grove, petroleum engineer, and Mrs. Dorothy Cartwright Piez, '26, Denver civil service executive. Habener also won the Bert Noble Foundation scholarship of $400. Among other honors awarded Miss Barbara Kramp, of Anaheim, president of the Associated were: Women Students and yearbook editor, the Northcross award in honor of Mrs. Eleanor Northcross, retired Dean of Women. Division honors for outstanding scholarship included: Science; Joel Habener; of Anaheim. Departmental achievement awards, given at the annual college banquet at the Disneyland Hotel the night before graduation, included: Delano yearbook Growth has been particularly rapid in the southern half of California, where the percentage gains since 1950 have been more than three times the national average. The 14 southernmost counties have accounted for 71 per cent of the net population increase in the state, and for 13 per cent of the national increase, the bank report said. More people have been added to the population of southern California during the past six years than during any previous period of equal length in the history of the area. There are 11 counties in California having over 100,000 population and showing percentage gains from April 1, 1950, to July 1, 1956, exceeding the state average: (1) Orange, plus 102.2 per cent; (2) Santa Clara, plus 59.9 percent; (3) San Mateo, plus 54.4 per cent; (4) San Diego, plus 48.8 percent; (5) San Bernardino, plus 47.2 per cent; (6) Sacramento plus 42.4 per cent; (7) Riverside plus 40.5 per cent; (8) Marina plus 39.9 per cent; (9) Ventura plus 34.3 per cent; (10) Los Angeles plus 31.7 per cent and (11) Monterey plus 30.2 per cent. Optimists to See Film on Carton Mfg. At the regular meeting this evening, Thursday, of the Optimist Club, the members will see the entire process of the manufacture of cartons used in everyday way through a film furnished by McNasha Container Corp., and narrated by Jerry Pauza. Following the film, questions will be answered. The meeting last week was most interesting. Willard Gregory of Beckman Instrument talked on "Instrumentation for Modern Industry." He told how his company started its opera 12th Tournament Junior Baseball To Start Aug. 12 D. Patrick Ahern, general chairman of the Annual Invitational American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament, announced today that Monday, August 12, had been set for the starting date of the 12th tournament to be played on Anaheim's La Palma Park Stadium diamond. Ahern anticipates that some 80 or 90 American Legion Junior Baseball teams will be seen in action during this tournament which will prove to be the outstanding baseball showcase as more than 100 big league scouts are on hand to watch these young baseballs give their all in hopes of bringing their team to the tournament championship which carries with it an all expense paid vacation at Catalina Island. Such big leaguers as Del Crandall, (Fullerton) and Walter Mathews (Santa Barbara) with Milwaukee Braves played in early tournaments. The Tournament schedule calls for two games nightly at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. with games on Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons at both Anaheim and Fullerton. Departmental achievement awards, given at the annual college banquet at the Disneyland Hotel the night before graduation, included: Del Ano yearbook award; Barbara Kramp of Anaheim. Magnolia School Dist. Gets $20,243 According to an announcement by Congressman James B. Utt (R-28th Dist.), the Magnolia School District in Anaheim has been awarded the sum of $20,-243.00 for school operating funds pursuant to Public Law 874. Schools which are heavily burdened by the impact of Federal installations in their area are eligible for financial assistance under this Public Law. The amount certified for payment is determined from the tentative entitlement for the fiscal year computed on the basis of information and estimates contained in the application. The total entitlement for the school district for fiscal year 1957 has been set at $25,304.40 of which the above amount has been certified for immediate payment. Additional payments will be subject to such adjustments as may be required by actual data and by the availability of funds in relation to total entitlements for financial assistance. LECTURE BROADCAST "Christian Science: The Way to Holiness and Health" will be the subject of a lecture to be radiocast over Station KFW (980kc), Friday, June 28, at no clock, from Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist, Los Angeles. The lecturer, Sylvia N. Poling, C.S., of Phoenix, Arizona, is member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship. Northeast Annexation Special Election Aug. 20; Rezonings Set The high point of the City Council meeting Tuesday evening was the setting of the date for the special election on the Northeast Annexation, which will be Aug. 20. The time set for hearing of protests has expired so the city may now proceed with further annexations of the property to the northeast of Anaheim. The proposed area includes 1063.58 acres and will be scheduled for M-1 zoning, light manufacturing, and is slated to become a large industrial area for this city. Originally the area covered 1400 acres however, some 400 acres was released to the City of Orange after that city claimed Anaheim had violated a "gentlemen's agreement" when city planners attempted to extend Anaheim city boundaries beyond the Santa Ana River. The proposed annexation is in the form of a large arc extending from Houston Freeway area into the Olive area and extending into the Peralta Hills section. At the last council meeting of the City of Placentia, it was hinted that city might fight the proposed annexation also, however, it was stated that this city had made no statement relative to imaginary boundaries between the two cities. The Midwood Manor Annexation, in south Anaheim, special "Bob" Hutchison Named to New Jersey At Kwikset Locks Robert J. "Bob" Hutchison who has been associated with Kwikset Locks, Inc., of this city for the past eight years, has been named Director of Industrial Relations for the lock manufacturing concern, it was announced by Adolf Schoepe, president. In his new responsibility, Hutchison will be in charge of the development and application of plans and practices for personnel administration, employ training and relations, wage ROBERT J. HUTCHISON salary administration and plumbing protection. During his eight years’ association with Kwikset Locks, Hutchison has acted as the Secretary of the Corporation as well as a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to Kwikset, he was associated with an account firm. Mr. Hutchison has been active in Anaheim community fairs, holding such positions as president of the Anaheim Youth Employment Service; chair member of the Orange County Industrial Security Association; member of Anaheim Lions Club and has represented Kwikset; the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Inc., and president of the Kwikset To-masters’ Club. Hutchison resides in La Hailey with his wife, Elaine, and children, Jeff and Cathy. S.S. Board Warns Disabled Persons Disability Freeze As a public service to its residents, The Anaheim Gazette souls a word of warning to the perennially and totally disabled, cording to Ralph A. Dillman, District Manager of the Santa Ana Social Security Administration office, a deadline is fast. meeting last week was interesting. Willard Gregg Beckman Instruments on "Instrumentation for Industry." He told how company started its operation a garage workshop at one of Dr. Beckman, who, time, was a Cal-Tech protein Pasadena. Continuing he related the growth young firm until today it right divisions with two of Fullerton, one at Newarbor and a new installation in Anaheim. Electronic instruments for in-ware among the several the firm manufactures. Sunday afternoon and evening 7, the Anaheim Op-Club will be hosts for the meeting to be held at and Hotel. Assisting in pertaining will be the Opti-club, who will be hostesses wives of the visiting Op-Club were on the RE BROADCAST Christian Science: The Wayness and Health" will be subject of a lecture to be rained over Station KFWB Friday, June 28, at 8 from Seventh Church of Scientist, Los Angeles. Lecturer, Sylvia N. Polling of Phoenix, Arizona, is a member of The Christian Science of Lectureship. OCPA AUXILIARY The Women's Auxiliary to the Orange County Pharmaceutical Association will hold the June meetin gin the Costa Mesa Park on Wednesday, June 26, at 12:30 p.m. It will be a picnic meeting and the children of the members are invited. All members are urged to attend, as the president, Mrs. Fred Adams, will give a report on the state convention held in Coronado. Local timetable of the exercises calls for activation of City and County Control Centers at 6 p.m. July 12. City and County employee service staffs together with volunteer service chiefs will man key points throughout the county until close of the exercise sometime after 10 p.m., it was said. Tests of communications, logistics and personnel utilization will be included in the exercise. Special emphasis will be given to projected care of evacuees in suburban support areas throughout the state, Morris said, while local Orange County CD officials will test and review the area's capability of caring for persons and property during the simulated bomb attack upon California. This year's test problem will be somewhat different, the local county CD officials revealed when it was learned that sealed orders are to be given target and near-target city CD directors on July 12, which will place the number, location and yield of the atomic and hydrogen bombs which will be simulated in the attack. Use of this method, Morris explained, will make the overall exercise more realistic than in previous years. Whether Orange County cities will actually be subjected to attack will not be known until the day of the exercise, Morris said. Final briefing of City Civil Defense Directors and Coordinators will take place July 5 when Anaheim Coordinator Charles Griffith is host to the County Coordinator's group, Morris announced. As a public service to its residents, The Anaheim Gazette sourced a word of warning to the pernently and totally disabled. Cording to Ralph A. Dillman, Director Manager of the Santa Ana Social Security Administration office, a deadline is fast approaching. He explained that a disability freeze application filed with his office this month could be reactive to the time the disability actually started. After June 1957, the application can be reactive for only one year from the date of application. The means that some persons would otherwise qualify for a disability freeze will not be able to qualify if they delay in filing their application beyond one month. Consequently, they will be unable to receive the monthly cash benefits they might otherwise receive. Mr. Dillman urges any person disabled six months or more, who has worked five years under social security to complete the course upon unless they have previously filed an application. They should mail it immediately. The o address needed is Post Office Box 661, Santa Ana, California Name Street and No. City State S. S. No. Date of Birth Date Disability Stopped You from Working Signature TO ALL THAT AS GOOD IN ANAHEIM GAZETTE F. 11 Thursday, June 20, 1957 No. 3 "Bob" Hutchison named to New Job Kwikset Locks Robert J. "Bob" Hutchison, has been associated with kwikset Locks, Inc., of this city the past eight years, has been led Director of Industrial Resources for the lock manufacturconcern, it was announced by of Schoepe, president. His new responsibility, Mr. Hutchison will be in charge of development and application ans practices for personadministration, employeeing and relations, wage and Unseasonably Hot Weather Here Brings Problems to Water Dept. Temperatures since last Monday have soared to the 100 mark and better and along with the weather was the water problem for city users. Water pressures have been extremely low due to the heavy demand on the facilities, with the result that several areas have almost been without water due to the pressure. On Monday the temperatures climbed to 104 degrees in the Anaheim area and on Tuesday it was even higher, 105 degrees. However, Wednesday saw a relief from the extreme heat since late Tuesday afternoon the winds shifted toward the ocean and brought cooling breezes, with the temperature reaching 97 degrees. To start the hot season, Monday morning dawned with a hot Santana wind blowing in from the desert, lasting all day. Subsiding by Tuesday, the mercury again made its climb to higher degrees despite any desert wind. County CD to Study Radiation Detection Fri-Sat. The vital role radiation detection would play in the event of war together with expansion of a training program for "Radef" monitors will be revealed in a two-day conference to be held in the State Building, Los Angeles, on Friday and Saturday, ac- City officials of all Orange County cities, by Tuesday noon, were requesting the conservation of water, less lawn watering and no car washing. They stated that if the heat continued for another day, the county would be without water. The water consumption for Anaheim, which normally is about 12 to 14 million gallons per day reached a high of 32,463,000 gallons on Tuesday. Multiply that by the other cities who use OBERT J. HUTCHISON by administration and plant detection. During his eight years' association with Kwikset Locks, Mr. Hutchison has acted as the Secretary of the Corporation as well as member of the Board of Directors. Prior to Kwikset, he was assisted with an accounting role in Anaheim community affairs holding such positions as Adm. of the Anaheim Youth Employment Service; charter owner of the Orange County Industrial Security Association; Adm. of Anaheim Lions Club, has represented Kwikset in Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of American Society of Corpor Secretaries, Inc., and past president of the Kwikset Toasters' Club. Hutchison resides in La Habra, his wife, Elaine, and two children, Jeff and Cathy. S. Board Warns Unable Persons Ability Freeze A public service to its readers of warning to the perma- and totally disabled. Ac-ing to Ralph A. Dillman, Dis-Manager of the Santa Ana Security Administration a deadline is fast ap- The vital role radiation detection would play in the event of war together with expansion of a training program for "Radef" monitors will be revealed in a two-day conference to be held in the State Building, Los Angeles, on Friday and Saturday, according to R. I. "Cuba" Morris, Assistant Director of Civil Defense for Orange County. Speaking to Civil Defense planners, "Radef" specialists of the various Civil Defense areas and teachers in southland high schools and colleges, will be a distinguished group of specialists including Dr. Alan Jarrett, Atomics International Program; Charles T. Rainey, Chief of "Radef" for the California Disaster Office in Sacramento; Bruce A. Ault, Assistant "Radef" Chief and Edward P. Joyce, Radiological Health Specialists, both of the Region 1 Civil Defense office located in Pasadena. A program to furnish radiological detection instruments to all school science departments, which include the teaching of radiation uses and hazards in their curriculums, will be discussed, Morris revealed. The program would be sponsored by the State Department of Education, he said. Among those attending from Orange County will be Spurgeon Sparks, Deputy Director of the County CD office; Chester Wilson and Ted Pullen, "Radef" squad gram; and "Radef" Evaluators leaders in the county "Radef" pro-Kenneth Powers, M.D., and Russell Ludwick, M.D. At present, the local program includes 110 trained "Radef" monitors together with two state "Radef" trailers and equipment; and more than 80 firemen and policemen of Orange County who have graduated from basic courses in radiation detection. At conclusion of the two-day conference, plans will be made for additional "Radef" training classes which will be offered the public with the beginning of the fall school term, Morris declared. City officials of the Orange County cities, by Tuesday noon, were requesting the conservation of water, less lawn watering and no car washing. They stated that if the heat continued for another day, the county would be without water. The water consumption for Anaheim, which normally is about 12 to 14 million gallons per day reached a high of 32,463,000 gallons on Tuesday. Multiply that by the other cities who use Metropolitan Water and a fair idea can be gained as to the huge volume of water demanded by the users and which readily shows why a water shortage could occur. Due to the heavy draw on reservoirs, even though the pumps worked steadily throughout the night Monday night, at 8 a.m. Tuesday the reservoirs stood at the same level as they were at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. This was due to the fact that the re-fill water could not match the heavy draw by county residents. Anaheim is among the Metropolitan Water users and, unlike several other cities, has its own wells which supplements the Metropolitan Water. Even with the added supply, local pressures were extremely low yet Tuesday evening. The low humidity made the heat a little more bearable since the lack of moisture in the air made it seem slightly cooler. With the high temperatures, the fire hazard increased also and citizens are warned to be very careful with lighted matches and other forms of combustible materials. Fire early Tuesday morning called out the fire department and volunteer fire fighters when high, dry grass along the Santa Fe right-of-way north of E. Sycamore Street to the industrial tract near Burton St., burned. At the same time, a second blaze was raging along the right-of-way near Winston St., in the southeast section of Anaheim. It is believed these fires were started from sparks from a train. Several large fires were raging in adjoining outlying areas, including a fire near the Seal Beach Naval Net Depot which covered many acres and with the flames shooting high into the air and Highway Patrol Seeking Men Would you like to be a state traffic officer in the California Highway Patrol? This question was asked today by Captain H. W. Null of the Anaheim area office of the Patrol who urged every man 21 to $1 years old in good physical condition to obtain full information at the local Patrol office, 1733 So. Haster Street in Anaheim. "Final filing date is July 12 and qualified young men are encouraged to discuss with any highway patrolman the possibilities of a 'I will be pleased to personally professional career in traffic enforcement.' Captain Null stated, discuss the work with any interested person and suggest such persons phone me at PRospect 4-3434 any time between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for an interview. 'Application blanks and specification sheets are also available at any Patrol office,' he continued. "Applications must be mailed to the State Personnel Board prior to the final filing date." "The written examination will be held at various locations throughout the State on August 10, 1957."