anaheim-gazette 1958-09-04

THE EXTRA COLUMN (By Frank Hall) Labor Day: a vacation day on Monday after which you labor the rest of the week to catch up for the time you lost on Monday. Don Rankin is authority for this statement: Coffee is being sold in Anaheim for 5 cents per cup. This seems like a trend in the right direction and who knows, maybe 25c breakfasts will be back on the menus. The Anaheim United Fund campaign will soon be here and you lucky people will be asked to give nothing but money. They're making me attend 7:30 committee meeting breakfasts. A newspaper picture editor explaining sex says, "It's like the old story of Venus re Milo and the garter. You know Venus is a work of art. But put a garter on her and she immediately would become obscene." Anaheim is the largest city in Orange County, BUT, we still don't have storm drains on the north side of Center Street. This is the time of the year when Democrats and Republicans BY RALPH ROSEY More Favorable Business News More and more favorable business news is coming to light. For example: 1. In July, according to the Department of Commerce, personal income rose from the previous month by about $2.5 billion. Of the increase, $1 billion was in private industry wages and salaries, reflecting moderately higher employment hours and wages. Another $1 billion resulted from the recently voted pay increase for government civilian workers. The other $\frac{1}{2}$ billion was in transfer payments, largely veterans and social security benefits. The total on an annual rate was $354.5 billion as against a recession low last February of $346.4 billion. 2. Private housing starts continued their upward climb and in July were at an annual rate of 1,160,000, the highest level in two and one half years. For the first seven months of this year the total has been at an annual rate of 1,014,000. The comparable figures last year was 970,000. The primary cause of the increase has been a plentiful supply of mortgage money. The estimate for the year still is being held at 1.1 million starts. Other construction also is making new high records. 3. Industrial production as measured by the Federal Reserve index advanced another two percentage points in July to 133. The June figure was revised upward one point to 131. The low was last April at 126. This index uses 1947-49 as equal to 100, and price changes do not affect it. There is a Anaheim is the largest city in Orange County, BUT, we still don't have storm drains on the north side of Center Street. This is the time of the year when Democrats and Republicans agree on only one thing, and that is that election day will be November 4, 1958. Postmaster Marshall McFlea has returned from his vacation. No one has told me this, but the publicity releases have started up again from the Anaheim No. 1 post office. Welcome back, Marsh! Schools in most cities will open next week for the fall semester and the biggest insult you can give a schoolteacher, especially a school principal, is to say, "Well, I see you're going back to work again." These unsung heroes usually work twelve months in the year, but get credit for only nine. Something has got to be done about this football business. News of fall practices, early pre-season games, coaches who have nervous breakdowns, etc. and etc., keeps crowding baseball into shorter columns. I don't like my courses mixed up. It's something like trying to enjoy dessert along with the main course. Here comes a letter from the "Sno-Ball Committee, F.W.S.A." Better open it. My curiosity has got me. By Golly, it really does have something to do with snow. It's announcing the annual preski carnival and dance, and, like everything else, they will select "Queen" for the year. Their date conflicts with the Annual Goat Raisers Convention, so you see the predicament it leaves me in. Food Handling and Related Subjects The estimate for the year still is being held at 1.1 million starts. Other construction also is making new high records. 3. Industrial production as measured by the Federal Reserve index advanced another two percentage points in July to 133. The June figure was revised upward one point to 131. The low was last April at 126. This index uses 1947-49 as equal to 100, and price changes do not affect it. There is a substantial seasonal corrective for July and many observers had believed that it would not be enough to keep the index from falling. The higher figure, therefore, is especially encouraging. 4. On the basis of preliminary reports it appears that business profits tended to level out in the second quarter. It had been anticipated that they would show a further drop of appreciable proportions. If final reports bear out the preliminary figures it will mean that business has done an extraordinary job of cutting expense and increasing efficiency. State of profits in the second quarter would indicate the probability of an increase in the third quarter, although the total would still be well below a year earlier. Dividends have held up remarkably well—much better than customary in such a recession. 5. Both employment and unemployment for the month ending July 15 were a bit disappointing. Employment increased about 200,000 and unemployment dropped 143,000 to 5.3 million. Both figures on the surface appear favorable but the normal seasonal change for this period is appreciably larger. Unemployment for example, for purely seasonal reasons should have declined around 500,000. Employment was less than expected because of bad weather. 6. Government spending continues to increase. The total of Federal, state and local rose on a seasonally adjusted annual rate from about $114 billion in the third quarter of last year to $123 billion in the second quarter of this year. Revenues declined in the same period by $8 billion. The net result was that, whereas there was an overall surplus of some $3 billion in the third quarter of last year, there was a deficit of over $12 billion in the second quarter of 1958 on an annual basis. 7. The Federal Reserve system has made two moves to lessen the danger of inflation. The first was an increase in the margin for stock trading from 50 to 70 per cent. In other words, where before one was required to put up only $50 in order to buy $100 worth of stock, he is now required to put up $70. The second was an increase in the rediscount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; and, on Food Handling and Related Subjects In Adult Classes Techniques of restaurant management and food handling will be offered in a 13 week Adult Education Course on the Santa Ana College campus, starting Sept. 8, by Mason L. Ehrman, food administrator for Disneyland. The course will be offered at 7 to 10 p.m. each Thursday. The class will include business organization and administration, sanitation and training of personnel, restaurant accounting practices, menu making and planning, food cost and accounting, purchasing, sanitation and hygiene, developing and a training manual, kitchen management, meat buying and work simplifications. Outstanding personalities in the restaurant industry, food auditors, food consultants and business management technicians will be guest speakers. Motion pictures will be shown. Ehrman, who lives at 743 Gilbuck Drive, Anaheim, has lectured for UCLA extension classes the past six years, served from 1940 to 1945 as food adviser and consultant in a hospital center consisting of six army general hospitals and has been employed by Disneyland since 1955. Those taking the course will enroll the first night of the class. TASK FORCE 201, LEBANON, —Army Pvt. Guillermo B. Lamers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Lamers, 1419 Buckingham Ave., Anaheim, is serving with Task Force 201 in Lebanon. Task Force 201 is made up of airborne elements of the 24th Infantry Division in Augsburg, Germany, and support command troops from Army units throughout Europe. They were airlifted in two phases by cargo-type aircraft from Augsburg, via Adana, Turkey, to Beirut. Anaheim Rhinos Home Schedule The Orange County Rhinos, Anaheim's semi-professional football team, announced the following home-game schedule. All games are played in La Palma Park Stadium and start at 2 p.m. Sept. 7, San Francisco; Sept. 14, Eagle Rock Athletic Club; Sept. 21, Tuoson; Sept. 28, San Gabriel; Oct. 5, Bakerfield; Oct. 12, Venice; Oct. 19, Salinas; Oct. 26, Contra Costa; November 9, Camp Pendleton and November 23, Eagle Rock A.C. 88 YEARS OF DEVOTION TO ALL THAT ANAHEIM Vol. LXXXVIII—Anaheim, Orange County, Calif. 11 Assistance League Committees Plan For Future Events Returning from a brief vacation, Mrs. C. B. Neighbors conducted a board meeting of the Assistance League of Anaheim last week, at which time Mrs. Robert Parrett announced that working manuals had been given her committee and that all cases will now be processed through the League Center at 1341 W. La Palma Street, the hours being the same as the Thrift Shop. Members of Mrs. Parrett's welfare committee are Mmes. C. Haskell, B. McPherson, Leo Prils, Melvin Duffy, R. Donovan, B. R. Coupland, E. Kersten, M. Westbrook, Niels Boege, J. Goodell and Mrs. G. Tokar. Dates for future events of the ways and means committee were announced by Mrs. James Patterson, chairman, The Tables and Tea Home Tour will be held on Nov. 2 and the After Easter Ball has been set for April 12. Mrs. Robert Dockson, house chairman, and her committee announced they have been busy with regular rentals and wedding receptions at the club house, however a few dates are open for social functions. The first event for the Surrey Name Lee Reasin As Escrow Officer Lee Reasin, formerly with the Orange County Title Company'of Santa Ana, joined the staff of the Anaheim Savings and Loan Association this week it has been announced by J. Bernard Soto, manager. With the Orange County Title company Reasin was title officer, a position he held for 5½ years. Prior to that time he was with the Bank of America. Reasin served five years in World War II with the air corp. He has a wife and two children and received his schooling in Maryland. Diversified Hobbies Reasin has two interesting hobbies. He is currently president of the Santa Ana Community Players and last year received the award for the best actor of the year. This year, Reasin said, the company is presenting a play called, "The Man Called Peter," taken from the book about the life of Peter Marshall. The play is to be presented the last of this month. For twenty years Reasin has had a hobby of dog raising, specializing Shetland sheep dogs, which are miniature collies. Anaheim BPW Club To Participate in Band Sponsorship Highlighting the meeting of the Anaheim Business and Professional Women's Club, on Wednesday Aug. 27, was the report on the 14th biennial of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., by Florence Bechtle, held in Seattle July 6-11 and attended by 2,699 delegates, representing 52 state federations which includes Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, as well as 48 states in continental United States. Miss Bechtle stated that Miss Grace B. Daniels of Kingston, Pa., was elected president of the Federation succeeding Miss Hazel Palmer. Slides of side trips and convention activities gave a picture story of the convention and the beauty of the north country. Local Club Activities President Norma Nipper announced that Margaret Boyser would be the club's representative at the meeting, to be held on Sept 5 at the Anaheim Ebell clubhouse, for the purpose of organizing an Anaheim Memorial Hospital Guild and that Public Affairs Chairman Delois Chronister would represent the club on Anaheim's Capital Improvement Pro- by the Federal percentage points in ward one point to 131. index uses 1947-49 as affect it. There is a and many observers high to keep the index more, is especially enports it appears that the second quarter. show a further drop parts bear out the precess has done an excreasing efficiency. would indicate the quarter, although the earlier. Dividends have than customary in ment for the month ing. Employment inent dropped 143,000 pace appear favorable period is appreciably purely seasonal rea00. Employment was other. to increase. The total seasonally adjusted anthe third quarter of quarter of this year. led by $8 billion. The is an overall surplus of last year, there the second quarter of made two moves that was an increase in to 70 per cent. In reired to put up only he is now required in the rediscount Francisco; and, on announced by Mrs. James Patterson, chairman. The Tables and Tea Home Tour will be held on Nov. 2 and the After Easter Ball has been set for April 12. Mrs. Robert Dockson, house chairman, and her committee announced they have been busy with regular rentals and wedding receptions at the club house, however a few dates are open for social functions. The first event for the Surrey Club will be the attendance at the Ice Follies on Sept. 13, according to Mrs. Robert Borden, chairman. The members will have dinner at Barraclough's. She also announced that membership in this division is now filled. The Thrift Shop, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Charles Conrad, has been busy with regular business. They are requesting donations for the shop. Junior president, Mrs. Niels Le Vecke reported they are assisting needy mothers outfit children for school. Democrats Oppose Props. 16-17-18 The Orange County Democratic Central Committee has through resolution of its membership, affirmed its opposition to Propositions 16, 17 and 18, which will appear on the November ballot. The committee acted at its regular monthly meeting this week in the County Courthouse to go on record against the propositions to back up the stand taken by the Democratic State Central Committee in August. The resolution pointed out that opposition to these measures is part of the Democratic Party platform and that all Democrats running for state-wide office have opposed them publicly. Proposition 16 would rescind the tax exemption of church-supported schools. Proposition 17 proposes to lower the sales tax and raise the income tax on higher-bracket incomes. Proposition 18 would make the open shop compulsory in labor-management contracts. Planning Now for 1960 L.A. Census Use of the latest electronic calculators will provide results on the Los Angeles metropolitan area's 1960 census nearly a year ahead of 1950's compilation, it was disclosed today. Dr. Robert C. Klove, assistant chief, geography division, Bureau of the Census, from Washington D.C., told more than 100 conferences attending a Census Tract Symposium at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce that results will be available by the end of 1960. He said that 150,000 enumerators would be hired in the southland to handle the tremendous task of counting the population in the nation's third largest city. This compares with 130,000 in 1950. Will Check On Commuters New additions to the census taking procedure will include a tabulation on the commuting habits of southland residents. Questions to be asked will determine not only where the people live but how far they drive to work, Klove reported. The bulk of census information gathering will take place in April of 1960 with an expected completion of more than 90 per cent by the end of the month, Klove said. Five-Year Interval A five rather than a 10 year interval between censuses was advocated by the Washington official to provide a better basis for beauty of the north country. Local Club Activities President Norma Nipper announced that Margaret Boyser would be the club's representative at the meeting, to be held on Sept 5 at the Anaheim Ebell clubhouse, for the purpose of organizing an Anaheim Memorial Hospital Guild and that Public Affairs Chairman Delois Chronister would represent the club on Anaheim's Capital Improvement Program. As one of its community projects, the club voted to participate in sponsoring the Orange County Youth Band of which Vesey Walker is director. Mae Cornbloom, Erthel Thatcher and Carol Wallace were hostesses for the evening. Two False Ideas Held About Polio BERKELEY, — Two false ideas about polio seem to prevent people from being vaccinated against the disease according to Dr. Malcom H. Merrill, director, California State Department of Public Health. "Many people think that adults do not get polio," he said. "This is not true. Nearly one-third of the cases of paralytic polio that have been reported in California this year were in people over 20 years of age. There is evidence that when older people contract the disease, crippling effects are more severe and more permanent." Three Inoculations Needed "Another fallacy is that people are protected if others in their family or the community are immunized. Again, this is untrue. Only the individual who is vaccinated is protected. Children and adults who have not had the full series of three innoculations should do so immediately." A total of 139 cases of polio, 86 of them paralytic, have been reported in California this year. Dr. Merrill pointed out that California has polio cases throughout the year with the highest incidence usually occurring in the late summer and early fall. MRS. MARY V. BROWN Mary V. Brown, 81, a native of London, England, who was brought to America by her par- as made two moves that was an increase in to 70 per cent. In required to put up only he is now required use in the rediscount Francisco; and, on the other Reserve back of this change serve authorities that and that the problem rate tends to tighten the expansion of loans and importance. They scope. Small wonder, convinced that business question is how noted, however, thatception of new auto-selves to the state- IM Rhinos Schedule range County Rhinos, semi-professional foot-announced the follow-game schedule. All played in La Palma sum and start at 2 p.m. San Francisco; Sept. Rock Athletic Club; Tuoson; Sept. 28, San Oct. 5, Bakersfield; Oct. Oct. 19, Salinas; Oct. Costa; November 9, Idleton and November Rock A.C. GLENN ORR Glenn Alfred Orr, 58, a native of Iowa and a resident of Anaheim for nine months, died suddenly at his home, 515 S. Indiana, last Wednesday evening. He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church. He leaves his wife, Marian Orr; two sons, William of Westminster and Robert of La Puente; a daughter, Mrs. Raymond Romine of Iowa; a brother, Elmer L. of San Gabriel and three brothers and six sisters in the east and nine grandchildren. FOR KANSANS Former residents of Atchison, Kansas, and Atchison County, will meet at the annual picnic at Bixby Park, Long Beach, Sunday, September 14, it has been announced. There will be free coffee and ice, Mrs. Leta Andrews, 1202 S. Magnolia, Santa Ana, said. In April 1947 the Army-Navy Nurses Act created and established the Nurse Corps as a permanent staff corps of the U.S. Navy. A total of 139 cases of polio, 86 of them paralytic, have been reported in California this year. Dr. Merrill pointed out that California has polio cases throughout the year with the highest incidence usually occurring in the late summer and early fall. MRS. MARY V. BROWN Mary V. Brown, 81, a native of London, England, who was brought to America by her parents at the age of two years and who lived in the Anaheim area for 36 years, died Sunday at the Florence Nightingale Rest Home in Orange after an extended illness. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Faith Helen Crouch of Texas; five sons, Clifford H., Herbert O. and Raymond J. Taylor of Texas, Walter F. Taylor of Anaheim and Hugh F. Taylor of Northridge, Calif.; 18 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the Hilgenfeld Mortuary Chapel Tuesday. Rev. Alexander McCandless, pastor of the Evangelical-United Brethren Church, officiated. INFANT DIES Martin David Kennedy, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy of 1284 California Place, Anaheim, died early Tuesday morning at St. Jude Hospital. He leaves besides his parents, a brother, Matthew J.; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy of Long Beach and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Agnes Stowball of Anaheim. Funeral services were held at the grave-side in the Anaheim Cemetery with the Rev. Harry Stief, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church, officiating. Hilgenfeld Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. GOAL of $175,000 Is Set For United Fund Campaign The goal for the forthcoming United Fund Campaign in the Anaheim area is $175,000 as established by the board of directors for the fund and reviewed and endorsed in a recent meeting of the newly formed United Fund Citizens Advisory Committee. "This is a realistic goal," states Edward S. Hawkins, president for the United Fund in the Anaheim area. The United Fund drive will raise operating funds for fourteen "human service agencies" in the Anaheim area which includes Anaheim, Centralia, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Magnolia and Stanton. The general campaign will open on or about October 15, and is scheduled to close by November 22. Emergency Situation In explaining the goal for this year's campaign, Hawkins advises the fund fell $33,000 short of its $156,000 goal in last year's campaign, thus creating an urgent and emergency situation within the agencies of the United Fund in the Anaheim area. "These human service groups have been advisory committee of seventy leading citizens backed the recommendations of the budget committee set up to study the need. Minimum Requirements Although the human services agencies requested $207,000 for their basic needs for programs in 1959, this was pared to $175,000 so as to present a reasonable and fair campaign goal to the area. "This figure, however, does not allow any funds toward meeting the two month's deficit in this year's budgets," advises Hawkins. "In this, our largest annual teamwork project, we should raise the full amount of $207,000 in our United Fund area of 120,000 people!" Hawkins further notes the campaign goal represents far less than amounts raised by Chests and United Funds in other parts of the nation and southern California in comparable areas. The participating agencies of the United Fund for the Anaheim area are: American Red Cross, Association of Christian Churches, Bay Scouts Early Home of Theodore Reiser Was First Brick Residence Here Another early day Anaheim landmark gave way to progress this week when the pioneer home of Theodore Reiser, at the corner of Olive and Santa Ana Streets in Anaheim, was razed. According to early records and a history of Los Angeles County, published in a book owned by Mrs. Henry Kuchel, the house was built at a cost of $6,000. Mr. and Mrs. Reiser had no children and the history relates that they lived quietly at this location. A picture of the house and yard shows it a beautiful two-story structure with a white fence around the large yard. Made First Wine Here The history also tells that Relser was president of the Anaheim City Council. He made the first wine in Anaheim and distilled the first brandy. He was also the first Worshipful Master of the Anaheim Masonic Lodge No. 207. Herman Hoch, personnel supervisor at Kwikset, added some additional information about the old residence. Kwikset purchased the property about ten years ago from Miss Beryle Kennedy, an Anaheim school teacher. The land is part of the original 20-acre vinyard owned by Reiser. His wine cellar was part of his home and some of the brick walls of the residence were reported to be 19-inch thick. It was the first brick home built in Anaheim since Reiser was a member of the original colony coming here from San Francisco. Wine: 20c Per Gallon Hoch relates that Reiser made wine from Mission grapes. It took 15 pounds of grapes to make one gallon of wine which Reiser sold for 20 cents. "Yes," Mrs. Henry Kuchel said, when hearing about this price. "I read where he sold his brandy for 50 cents a pint." And with the razing of the house many of the early day memories pass on into history. In the last few years the structure has been used by Kwikset as a cafeteria on the main floor while the second floor was used for a chemistry lab, security offices and credit union offices. Also Built Music Hall Reiser built the music hall at the corner of Olive and Center Streets and this hall provided excellent musical programs for the settlers. He was also credited as being one of the most public spirited citizens of Anaheim and contributed liberally to other buildings in the early townsite. Democrats Set Up Costa Mesa Hdqtrs. Richard Nevins, the Democrat candidate for the Board of Equalization will be the honored guest at the grand opening and open house of the Democrat Headquarters in Costa Mesa, at 1700 Newport Blvd., Saturday, September 6. The headquarters will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., with refreshments and snacks being served throughout the day. Special guests during the day will include officers of the Democratic Central Committee, the Council of Clubs, and the various County Democratic Clubs. At 8:00 p.m. there will be a special program featuring a talk by Richard Nevins. He will discuss the office of the Board of Equalization, its problems, needs, issues, and his approach. David Tickner, candidate for the Assembly from the 74th district, and Ted Boyett, candidate for Congress has promised to be on hand. In December 1941 when the Japanese attacked and captured Guam, five Navy nurses were taken prisoner and sent to a military prison in Japan. In August 1942 they were returned to the U.S. aboard the exchange ship, Gripsholm. Good Advice For College Freshmen "Plan to hit your books hard and regularly from the very first in order to achieve the grades you need for success," was the advice offered by Wayne Wedin, student body president, associate students of Fullerton Junior College, in a letter to some 2200 freshmen who have applied for admission to Fullerton Junior College this fall. This hard work plus participation in some phase of the student activity program will assure the new students a successful, enjoyable, and valuable college year. Wedin told the applicants. Included in the letter from the student body president was a thorough discussion of the questions which normally are foremost in the minds of new college students. Wedin urged the applicants to be sure that their high school transcripts had been sent to the college and that they had taken the college aptitude and English tests. He suggested that the new students consider carefully the matter of a major and of the four-year college they might wish to attend before their appointment with their counselor.