anaheim-gazette 1959-09-03

EDITORIALS Closed Sessions; No One Cares! No one really cares... That aptly describes the City Council's current practice of holding closed sessions each Monday with City Manager Keith Murdoch. The practice was brought to light with a story in the Anaheim Gazette. Since that time the Gazette has published one editorial on the subject. Another was carried in a Garden Grove daily newspaper on the matter. Checking with the city manager's office shows that no complaints on the council's closed sessions have been received. That would indicate no one really cares whether the city council is in session or not. The fact that the public and press are not invited to these meetings, "described as workshop sessions," again seems to have little effect on residents. And every time one of these sessions is held it is in direct violation of California's Brown Act. Not that anyone including the city attorney, who has ruled these meetings do not violate the Brown Act, really care. The sessions still go on week after week and not a word is heard unless it is some lonely reporter asking if the meetings are continuing. No newspaper yet has asked to be invited to the sessions. The reason appears obvious. Newpapers, composed of many people, are human, too. They want to be invited and feel that they are welcome when engaging a meeting of any public agency. From the councilmen's standpoint apparently is little reason to open meetings to the public and press since they are making no decision business they are not violating the Act. City Manager Murdock describes meetings time and again as an "opportunity to get the council's feeling on many which are pending." He says he can rate efficiently without them. But everytime Murdock does give feeling" he in effect is carrying out session made by the council. Of course, always wait until a public vote on the matter, which has been before them. But most of the discuss information received at these meetings constitute a decision. It doesn't make any difference look at it. If the council acts or (and this must be done) it forms a If the public continues its appearances the closed sessions residents cannot have never been informed of the It is in effect "their own fun." Granted, this council may be and not take advantage of the situation can future councils, composed of may have never heard of or do no promise the same thing? Here's Life Saving Suggestion A simple precaution taken by parents could save the life of their minors completed for school opening. Here’s Life Saving Suggestion A simple precaution taken by parents could save the life of their minor child. It is an official prevention measure recommended by Everett Bannister, executive secretary of the Orange County Medical Association. It is a form which takes seconds to fill out. Parents by doing so can protect their youngsters from delay in getting medical attention in any emergency. The state law forbids any doctor from giving medical care (except in the life or death situations) in the case of a minor, without consent of parents or legal guardian. This coupon may be clipped (or copied) and given to the family doctor or doctors and the hospitals of the parents’ choice in the area. Parents should make certain such emergency consent forms are on file with the schools and that they give specific names of family doctors authorized to give emergency treatment to the children. It can spare much pain, suffering and needless delays to children in the event they are injured and parents are away from home. James L. Cooper, Garden Grove Daily News city editor, in a by-line article last week recorded these events: Dale Davis, 14, of 9041 Greenville St., Westminster, lay on a hospital bed 2½ hours Thursday awaiting seriously needed emergency surgery for a bad leg injury. The boy’s leg was badly cut when he accidentally walked through a pane of glass which was to be installed in a door at the new Westminster High School just being completed for school opening. Immediate first aid assistance given by Westminster High School Charles Marshburn and a nearby Dr. C. W. Durill Jr. and the young rushed to the hospital in Garden Gate Hospital officials at Palm Harbor hospital and doctors were ready to service shortly after 2:30 p.m. when accident occurred. But the surgery given until 5 p.m. and then only grandparents could be contacted in to give permission. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCEIVE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE I hereby authorize the followers to render medical treatment that they deem necessary to my children), in illness, or accident, during absence. Doctor’s name, address, phone: My children are: (Signed) Parents No Address Simple Form Can Prevent Sufficiency it should be sent to doctors, Message for This Labor Day JOHN F. HENNING Director Calif. Dept. of Industrial Relations The year 1969 makes a year of breakthrough for labor in California on many fronts. Employment figures have passed pre-recession highs. There are now some 6,000,000 persons employed in California, more than at any time in the history of the State. Wages have also reached record totals. Factory worker wages now average more than $100 per week. Additionally, fringe benefits have passed new frontiers. piece of social legislation within the decade and a half. And so it becomes factual duty of the State of California to ensure that no worker will ever suffer criminalization in employment, whether ing or discharge, in pay or promotion reason of his race, his color, his national origin. Also, the Legislature in provision a Consumers Counsel and an Economic Development Agency, as proposed by Brown Administration, wrote new JOHN F. HENNING Director Calif. Dept. of Industrial Relations The year 1959 makes a year of breakthrough for labor in California on many fronts. Employment figures have passed pre-recession highs. There are now some 6,000,000 persons employed in California, more than at any time in the history of the State. Wages have also reached record totals. Factory worker wages now average more than $100 per week. Additionally, fringe benefits have passed new frontiers, with improvements recorded in vacation plans, pension programs, health and welfare plan coverage, additional holidays and liberalized sick leave plans. Break-throughs were also made on the State legislative front in 1959. Maximum benefits for temporary disability due to job injuries are now $65 per week under the State Workmen's Compensation Law. Unemployment insurance benefits were boosted to $55 a week and unemployment disability insurance benefits for those disable through non-occupational causes, were advanced to $65 a week. Workmen's Compensation coverage in agriculture is now compulsory, thus granting to field workers rights long enjoyed by employees in all other occupations within the State. Further, the legislature is adopting Governor Brown's proposed Fair Employ-Practices Law, enacted the most significant "Watch out for children—they may not be watching for you." This is the special appeal F. E. Winchell, captain, commander of the California Highway Patrol's Anaheim Area, issued today after noting that reopening of schools increases the hazard to children in the vicinity of school grounds. "Small children, particularly, are unpredictable and may dash into the street any time," the captain continued. "Tractions of bicycle riders are also found schools, making special alertness part of every motorist necessary." The CHP commander also read drivers that they must stop when come upon a school bus that is discharged red light. ALS One Cares! They are welcome when attending of any public agency. The councilmen's standpoint there is little reason to open up the public and press. They feel are making no decisions on city are not violating the Brown manager Murdock describes these issue and again as an "opportunity council's feeling on many matters ending." He says he cannot operate without them. Anytime Murdock does get "their effect is carrying out a decision by the council. Of course, councils wait until a public session to matter, which has been brought But most of the discussion and received at these meetings do decision. It make any difference how you the council acts or instructs (must be done) it forms a decision. Public continues its apathy on residents cannot say they been informed of the situation. Effect "their own funeral." This council may be honorable advantage of the situation. But councils, composed of men we never heard of or do not know, same thing? Suggestion school opening. STRICTLY BUSINESS by McFausters AJAX UTENSIL COMPANY "Someone wants to order a yacht basin!" Books in Review Weekly book listings presented by the Anaheim Public Library, 241 South Los Angeles St., Anaheim, California. FICTION TENDERLOIN by Samuel H. Adams. They met and fell in love when he was a cub reporter in little old New York, that is, until her social set tried to clean up the tenderloin district of the big city. From that point on, events active music, ancient music, Greek, Oriental, types of crude instruments played, the era of the troubadours, violin makers, opera, composers and their contributions; pictures of instruments and composers; contains a fine detailed index for the raders' convenience. PSYCHOLOGY IN BUSINESS by Leslie & Elon Clark. Training programs in business attitudes, hiring new employees, lists of Supt. Paul Cook & Anaheim High School Trustees, 123 N. Cirtrade Anaheim, California Gentlemen: As a city resident parent and youth director to register a NO vote the introduction of some courses (of any type) of sex literature heim public school sy grade levels. The public school is the place to discuss cate family subject. Receiving sex education homes do not need consultation. The children receive "individual help" consultation — one class instruction! The instruction is not the inquiry teenagers see Too many wrong in of sex will arise from "for the masses"—the more harm than good. Once this sex education is rejected, I hope the District Trustees will fine work toward conceive better promotion of for the benefit of our Joan Cannad Concerned parent & S 1241 E. Belm P.S. Thank you, GAZETTE, for bringing issue to the public's To the Editor: Hurrah and height you have had at these chislers who op Suggestion School opening. The first aid assistance was administered High School Principal Hairburn and a nearby doctor, Murill Jr., and the youth was hospital in Garden Grove. Officials at Palm Harbor Hostors were ready to give the day after 2:30 p.m. when the arreed. But the surgery wasn't p.m. and then only because could be contacted in Corona mission. OM IT MAY CONCERN BY MEDICAL CARE FORM (Date) Authorize the following doctor medical treatment or care from necessary to my child (chil-ness, or accident, during my name, address, phone: Ren are: (Signed) Parents Name Address Form Can Prevent Suffering be sent to doctors, hospitals Door Day All legislation within the past half. And so it becomes the of the State of California to make worker will ever suffer dis-employment, whether in hir-rage, in pay or promotion, by race, his color, his creed or origin. Legislature in providing for Counsel and an Economic Degency, as proposed by the distrition, wrote new history. Weekly book listings presented by the Anaheim Public Library, 241 South Los Angeles St., Anaheim, California. FICTION TENDERLOIN by Samuel H. Adams. They met and fell in love when he was a cub reporter in little old New York, that is, until her social set tried to clean up the tenderloin district of the big city. From that point on, events take a crazy, twisting turn into big city politics, bruised emotions and broken hearts. HARD HEARTS ARE FOR CABBAGES by Vil Putman. Gyp-sies move from New York to Cali-fornia where they settle down for a while, and where a young gipsy man falls in love with a non-gipsy girl; gipsy customs, manner of life, beliefs, superstitions, language, are all revealed in part to the reader which makes for fascinating reading. NON-FICTION CHANNEL DASH by Terance Robertson. For 300 years no enemy ship had been able to sail through the English Channel, but February 12, 1942, the German battle fleet carried it off successfully in a mad dash through the Strait of Dover. Contains pictures of the thrilling action from beginning to end. THE GREAT SIOUX UPRISING by C. M. Oehler. In early dawn August 18, 1862, the howling braves got chief Little Crow up from his blankets to screen a declaration of war against the whites; it ended the following year in a hail of bullets at Hutchinson, Minnesota. Author shows you indian politics of the time, tribal jealousies, skullduggery in the agencies. A well-told piece of history. THE GREATEST GAMBLERS by Ruth S. Knowles. Oil industry in words and pictures, from pioneering beginnings to present day methods; gamblers that paid off and some that didn't, organization of companies such as Standard, Shell. Includes many famous names in oil. NEW MUSIC CREW by Marion Bauer and Ethel Poyser. Prim-i-tive music, ancient music, Greek, Oriental, types of crude instruments played, the era of the troubadours, violin makers, opera, composers and their contributions; pictures of instruments and composers; contains a fine detailed index for the radars' convenience. PSYCHOLOGY IN BUSINESS by Leslie & Elon Clark. Training programs in business attitudes, hiring new employees, lists of short films used in business, aspects of supervision, how to handle customers, supervision, apt to businessmen. Praisals, and other titles import- SEA DEVIL OF THE CONFEDERACY by Edward Boykin. John Maffitt commanded the commerce raider FLORIDA; the most daring naval captain of his age and of the Confederacy, and sailed on such raiding cruises as never a captain sailed before. Good true adventure reading that is much bitter than fiction. THIS INFINERAL WAR by Bell L. Wilcy (Editor). A first hand account of the Civil War from the Confederate side; letters of Sergeant John Fay to his wife Sarah; all these letters are dated and give the reader a feeling of being present at the scene in camp and on the march. VICTORIAN VISTA by James Laver. A "sampler" package of the Victorian era; bits of poetry, quotes from old books and newspapers of the time, photos, drawings, advertisements, advice on how to use proper etiquette, magazine articles, advice on how to use proper etiquette, magazine articles, advice to the lovelorn, all brought together by the author in this charming book. MIRAGE OF HEALTH by Rene Dubos (Harpers). General history of health through the ages from the earliest days to the present; contains chapters on disease, length of life, disease and human goals, prospects for a longer life span, ideas of utopia and many other subjects all part and parcel of the age-old search for eternal health. LAW IN ACTION FROM THE Former Knight School Eighteen months ago Governor Goodwin Edited a special session of Legislature to consider changes in the Code, including a pro- increase the number ed courses in academics in our high schools, amount of time spent subject matter instruc- LAW IN ACTION THE SHERIFF The sheriff, the common law's oldest peace officer, was the "keeper of the county" or "the shire" in old England. There he and the constable commanded the king's forces, kept his jails, and, as court officers, carried out the court orders or writs. Today the police largely keep the peace in our cities. In the county the sheriff keeps the jail, and, with the district attorney and the attorney general, fights crime. But mostly the sheriff works for the trial courts, serves summons, writes, and subpoenas. The constable does these things for the justice courts; and the United States Marshal, for the federal courts. If you win a lawsuit, the sheriff enforces the court judgment, perhaps taking over the loser's property, keeping it, and selling it to pay you off. He also conducts sheriff foreclosure sales. Who enforces a court writ for someone to take down a fence, to stop burning rubbish, to move a non-paying tenant out, or to stop a nuisance? In early California the sheriff named the deputies he needed, but today the county sheriffs, boards of supervisors, or civil service commissions often set the numbers. Note: California lawyers offer this column so you may learn about our laws. LAW IN ACTION THE SHERIFF The sheriff, the common law's oldest peace officer, was the "keeper of the county" or "the shire" in old England. There he and the constable commanded the king's forces, kept his jails, and, as court officers, carried out the court orders or writs. Today the police largely keep the peace in our cities. In the county the sheriff keeps the jail, and, with the district attorney and the attorney general, fights crime. But mostly the sheriff works for the trial courts, serves summons, writes, and subpoenas. The constable does these things for the justice courts; and the United States Marshal, for the federal courts. If you win a lawsuit, the sheriff enforces the court judgment, perhaps taking over the loser's property, keeping it, and selling it to pay you off. He also conducts sheriff foreclosure sales. Who enforces a court writ for someone to take down a fence, to stop burning rubbish, to move a non-paying tenant out, or to stop a nuisance? In early California the sheriff named the deputies he needed, but today the county sheriffs, boards of supervisors, or civil service commissions often set the numbers. It is interesting that there is no change of heart on greater attention to educational subjects in schools. U.S. County Officials Hear Local Supervisor Supt. Paul Cook & Anaheim High School District Trustees, 123 N. Cirtron, Anaheim, California Gentlemen: As a city resident, interested parent and youth director I wish to register a NO vote protesting the introduction of sex education courses (of any type) or distribution of sex literature in the Anaheim public school system at all grade levels. The public school system is not the place to discuss such a delicate family subject. The children receiving sex education in their homes do not need school instruction. The children not receiving sex education in their homes require "individual help" thru private consultation — certainly, not class instruction! Therefore, class instruction is not the answer to inquiring teenagers sex questions. Too many wrong interpretation of sex will arise from sex courses "for the masses"—thus, causing more harm than good. Once this sex education course is rejected, I hope the Anaheim District Trustees will continue the fine work toward concentration of better promotion of the "3 R's" for the benefit of our youth. Joan Cannaday Concerned parent & Scout Leader 1241 E. Belmont P.S. Thank you, ANAHEIM GAZETTE, for bringing this vital issue to the public's attention. To the Editor: Hurrah and heighho at last you have had at them. I mean these chislers who operate in the This is the text of an address delivered by Supervisor William Phillips of the third district which includes Anaheim before the National Association of County Officials, Detroit, Michigan. "ATTRACTING INDUSTRY TO YOUR COUNTY" Mr. President, Distinguished Guests and Fellow County Officials: We hope to present to you today the whys and wherefores and most important — the how of attracting business and industry to our counties. You will hear from well qualified men in almost every field — Business, Industries, Federal and State Government, and Labor. We are looking forward to a lively question and answer period after the formal presentations are over. We hope that the many provocative and puzzling questions that confound us all about industrial development will be asked at that time. The County in which I live — Orange County, California — is situated on the Southern Coastline of California between Los Angeles County and San Diego County. One of our claims to fame is that Disneyland is located there! Orange County in 1940 was a quiet lovely place to live with its principal industries being Agriculture and Oil. Its population four our County in cooperation with industry and the labor unions that have now been adopted by all of our cities; Our Air Pollution Control Program is well developed and efficiently operated County wide, and is coordinated with our neighboring counties. New facilities are presently being constructed, or are complete, for Juvenile Hall, Psychiatric Hospital, County Hospital, Branch Jail, County Library Audio Visual & Professional Teachers Libraries, Health & Sanitation, Welfare, Finance, Branch Courts, Engineering, etc. In fact, we are just beginning a new Master Plan Development Survey to explore and recommend the probable needs of each Governmental Service and facilities required, extrapolated on growth factors, as indicated from the Stanford Research Institute's "Survey on the Economic Development of Orange County to the Year 1980." We have also begun development of a Master Plan of Airspace, Airpdrts, Satellite & Emergency Landing Fields, and Support Facilities in cooperation with the Armed Services, commercial air lines and surrounding counties. FIRMS HELP We have found that the use of top flight consulting firms has materially expedited our renovation of County government. We have installed a completely new FROM THE NEWS Former Gov. Knight Saw School Need Eighteen months ago, former Governor Goodwin Knight called a special session of the State Legislature to consider proposed changes in the Education Code, including a proposal to increase the number of required courses in academic subjects in our high schools, and the amount of time spent in basic subject matter instruction in the County in which I live — Orange County, California, — is situated on the Southern Coastline of California between Los Angeles County and San Diego County. One of our claims to fame is that Disneyland is located there! Orange County in 1940 was a quiet lovely place to live with its principal industries being Agriculture and Oil. Its population was 130,000 people, and that figure hadn't varied much in years. By 1950 the official census was 216,300 Today in 1959, the population exceeds 700,000. We are growing now at the rate of almost 100,000 people a year! Our computations for 6 months of 1959 on tract maps and houses recorded show in excess of 250 new residents a day moving in. We don't just have a problem — we have many problems. And our new report from Stanford Research Institute predicts 2,500,000 people by 1980!!! Recognizing that we had to plan was an important part of our story. After all, each person uses 200 gallons of water a day, 100 gallons of sewage facilities, 3.7 pounds of trash disposal facilities, and they bring in one car for each 1.9 persons. Class rooms in schools couldn't be built fast enough for the new pupils. Also a sound economy demands new industries to supply jobs for the flood of new residents. SOLVING QUESTIONS Today we feel that we are on our way towards solving many of our problems by planning and implementing our services on a long range basis. All of our planning is based now on at least 20 years ahead. We feel that one of the most attractive factors to industry locating in our area is in our streamlining of all governmental methods and services, and concrete plans for development of highways, airports, water, sewers, utilities and land use master planning — all pointed toward expansion as needed! 700,000 people shouldn't and can't pay for all the services needed by 2,500,000 residents. We have an excellent master plan of highways based on City-County Roads on a grid system — East - West and North - South. Every two miles will be a major development of a Master Plan of Airspace, Airports, Satellite & Emergency Landing Fields, and Support Facilities in cooperation with the Armed Services, commercial air lines and surrounding counties. FIRMS HELP We have found that the use of top flight consulting firms has materially expedited our renovation of County government. We have installed a completely new system of fiscal controls, added by a fine survey by Booz, Allen & Hamilton, on data processing. In conjunction with this study. We have a high performance finance and budget system that really works. We have also been able to raise the interest return on the moneys we control, 15-20 million a month, by over 2½%, plus raising our bond ratings on Moody Investors Index from BAA to AA. We employ roughly 2800 employees in our County government, one of the lowest ratios of county employees per thousand population in the State of California — if not the lowest. Our tax rate, in spite of the fantastic demands for service for the deluge of people, is the lowest of any metropolitan county in the State. Although our population has increased 385% since 1940, compared to Los Angeles' 108% for the same period, our industrial factors have increased 660%. This has been accomplished by cooperation from cities, chambers of commerce, reality boards, industrialists, the County, and many others working together toward a balanced economy with diversified industry. We have made trips to conventions conferences and to the banking interests in New York to tell our Orange County Story. We have an excellent privately published monthly magazine that is sent all over the United States to heads of desirable industries, in fact, copies of that magazine "Orange County Industrial News" are on the table outside the door — help yourself to a copy when you go out.) We, the Board of Supervisors, publish a "Progress Report" on the status of business, banking, growth, etc. every quarter. We find this very helpful in telling the Story of our growth. Eighteen months ago, former Governor Goodwin Knight called a special session of the State Legislature to consider proposed changes in the Education Code, including a proposal "to increase the number of required courses in academic subjects in our high schools, and the amount of time spent in basic subject matter instruction in our elementary schools." In announcing the call, the Governor declared that "virtually everyday's newspaper, every magazine, carries evidence of the fact that people are concerned about their schools and are demanding greater stress on solid subject matter." "The erosion of public confidence in the basic jobs our schools are doing," he said, "constitutes an emergency which must be faced by everyone who believes that the future of our republic depends on the successful functioning of our system of free public education for every child." STUDY UNDER WAY In some educational quarters — notably the State Department of Education — Governor Knight's demands that the State "insist on minimum academic standards on which all which can be permitted to schools can build but below fall" were received with something less than enthusiasm. It is interesting, therefore, and reassuring, that the Department apparently has undergone a change of heart on the need for greater attention to basic educational subjects in the public schools. WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT MASTER PLAN OF HIGHWAYS BASED ON CITY-CITY ROADS ON A GRID SYSTEM — East - West and North - South. Every two miles will be a major county road, 120 feet in width, every mile a primary road 100 feet in width, and on the half miles, secondary roads 80 feet wide. As the land use is changed, the builder paves from the center line of the street and puts in the curbs and gutters. In this way, new land uses have provided 88 miles of improved highways at no cost to the taxpayer. All cities, and the County, hold to set back standards as approved by the joint City - County agreements. Our bridges are all expandable and very functional in design, and all are self-cleaning and self-draining. All that we have to do to increase the size of the bridge is to unbolt the spring bumper rails, our a new bridge next to the existing one, bolt the bumper rails back on, and lo and behold, we have an enlarged four or six lane bridge. FLOOD CONTROL We have developed and passed bond issues for sanitation and flood control. Work is well under way on both of these projects and keeping ahead of the inflow of people. We have also developed and begun a master plan of freeways and express ways with our neighboring counties. We have developed uniform building codes published monthly magazine that is sent all over the United States to heads of desirable industries, in fact, copies of that magazine "Orange County Industrial News" are on the table outside the door — help yourself to a copy when you go out.) We, the Board of Supervisors, publish a "Progress Report" on the status of business, banking, growth, etc. every quarter. We find this very helpful in telling the Story of our growth. KIND OF OFFERS We believe that County government does not have to offer land, or other costly inducements to industry to attract them to our area. We believe that foresight, efficiency in operations, and a friendly cooperative attitude; coupled with a stable tax base, sound transportation systems, and a stable work force who live in their own homes in an area of their choice, will outweigh the giveaway approach for industry searching for the proper place to locate and invest their money. In fact, almost 500 of the leading industrialists, bankers, utility heads, railroad executives, title company heads, city councilmen, school superintendents, college presidents, planning commissions, etc., attended our formal presentation of our formal presentation of Stanford Research Institute's study for our Board of Supervisors of The Economic Development of Orange County to the Year 1980." We were deluged with requests for copies at $5.00 a copy. Some of the executives of the railroads and industries asked for, and sent checks for, 40 copies! We only planned to print 2,600 copies but now it looks as though we will have to print more!