anaheim-gazette 1959-12-25

EDITORIAL ANAHEIM GAZETTE NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AGRICULTURE MEMBER GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO., INC. BERT J. ABRAHAM President MRS. HENRY KUCHEL Vice-President THEODORE KUCHEL Secretary-Treasurer SENATOR THOS. KUCHEL Director BERT J. ABRAHAM and TED KUCHEL Co-Publishers NEW PHONE: PR 2-1800 Published Thursday of each week at 259 East Center Street, Anaheim, California Entered as second class mail matter under the act of March 3, 1879. All rights herein are reserved. SUBSCRIPTION: $3.00 per year, payable in advance. 'So Hallowed and So Gracious Is the Time'—and Opportunity "Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes." 'So Hallowed and So Gracious Is the Time'—and Opportunity "Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long: And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad, The nights are wholesome, then no planets strike, No fairy takes nor witch hath power to charm, So hallowed and so gracious is the time." —Shakespeare. Christmas is nostalgia and anticipation. It is joy—the gladness of giving and receiving. It is one of the world's greatest festivals—and it is a visit home, the laughter of songs, the enticing smells of food made savory by just the fact that it is Christmas. It holds in its lovely, all-encompassing heart a golden blessing for all who have faith, even for those who may not understand. There is the eternalness of eternity in Christmas in that it denotes an everlasting affirmation of the Babe of Bethlehem who came to this earth 1,959 years ago and whose teachings as he embarked on his three-year ministry can, if we will, be the epitome of our living and our hope. Yet this happy time of Christmas finds the spirit of man sorely troubled. In the most awesome circumstances of history, he has a general sense of uncertainty and futility, of having lost his way, of being swept headlong and uncontrollably towafd possible disaster. That man in his genius is suddenly bursting the bonds of earth and time and space, and seems on the verge of "knowing many of the mysteries," would rightly be a thrilling, uplifting contemplation, a day of glory. Instead it fills the world with dread, and is ashes in our mouths. In this state of mind it is easy to hail the coming of Christmas as a pleasant and needed distraction. We can immerse ourselves in the events and traditions and beauties of the season as a monetary escape from the worries and tensions that will return to us on the morrow. But man was given better wisdom than this 3,000 years ago, by the psalmist David, who sang all the year 'round, most of all when there was despair and disaster: "Rejoice in the Lord; He is our help and shield." David's 33rd psalm must have been composed at such a time, both then and now. Its cogent lesson is quoted, for clarity, from the Revised Standard version: "A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. "The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save." And again: "The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nought; He frustrated the plans of the peoples. "The counsel of the Lord stands forever . . ." Translated into a meaning for Christmas, this is to say that man's puny efforts are futile to save him without the counsel of the Lord—to be merciful and deal justly, to walk humbly, to serve whose wife Idoma, lives at Arlington Ave., Anaheim, completed the final phase six months active military training under the Reserves Act program at Bliss, Tex. Recruit Barbara J. Wynne daughter of Mr. and Mrs. chie C. Witte of 115 E. No St., Anaheim, has completed eight weeks of basic military training at the Women's A Corps (WAC) Center, McClellan, Ala. Robert D. Briney, aviation ordnanceman airman USN, of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Briney of 2235 Blanchard A Anaheim, was a participant in the Navy's Fourth Annual Weapons Meet, or "Opera Gun Top," at the Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station at Yu Ariz. He is with the U.S. Squadron Seven at Brown P Naval Auxiliary Station, CVista, Calif. Leslie L. Trott, petty officer 3rd-c. USN, son of Mrs. Jackson of 2558 Heffron, Anaheim, has been graduated Recruit Training at the N Training Center, San Diego. Army Pvt. David R. Besson son of Mr. and Mrs. Fessler of 2660 Glencrest A Anaheim, has completed final phase of six months military training under Reserve Forces Act program Fort Bliss, Tex. He will spend the rest of his military service with the 251st Artillery's Library C, a National Guard at Long Beach. Bessler is radar specialist and anti- craft artilleryman. Michael O. Hanlon, son man seaman apprentice, U son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hanlon of 1239 Dwyer Anaheim, is back in Beach aboard the destroyer USS Manfield, after a month tour of duty with U. S. Seventh Fleet in Western Pacific. ROGER H. JONES, 1326 L PI., Anaheim, has been na "A king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. "The war horse is a vain hope for victory, and by its great might it cannot save." And again: "The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nought; He frustrated the plans of the peoples. "The counsel of the Lord stands forever . . ." Translated into a meaning for Christmas, this is to say that man's pungent efforts are futile to save him without the counsel of the Lord—to be merciful and deal justly, to walk humbly, to serve and to love. And Christmas is the wonderful reassurance that this strength never ceases to be available and renewable. For the one "miracle" of the manger that is a known fact to all men is this: The brief, obscure ministry to which the Babe was destined—which some thought erroneously to have "failed" in the end—did indeed change the course of human history, for millenniums yet to come. Rejoicing in that event has its true expression in a new inflow of will and power to face the world bravely and confidently, that is, if man will only realize that he cannot outgrow or fly away from the truth taught by the humble Galilean carpenter. The important thing is not to leave Christ out of our Christmas, out of our daily living, whether we are on this planet or visiting one of our celestial neighbors. Officialdom's 'Casualness' Not Enough Ordinarily Anaheim is gifted with a fine municipal officialdom, one wide awake to the city's needs. But even such a smooth-working and efficient set of city officials can, at time, go asleep at the switch. With a $12 million bond issue for needed improvements moving in sight for next spring, every possible effort should be made to provide Anaheim citizenry with an unabated fine public service. That means votes for the improvement program. This efficiency and thoroughness slipped a cog last week in the accidental "tear gas attack" which forced families in the Crescent and Gilbert Ave. areas in the western section of the city, to flee their homes when a strawberry farmer fertilized his 20 acres with Ethyleen-bl-Bromide, an insecticide comprising a tear gas element which in its effects on the eyes and lungs assume formidable seriousness. Testimony at the Council meeting following the affair clearly indicated that neither the police nor city health authorities were on the job even though they received numerous phone calls advising them of the dangerous situation. The same was true of the county health authorities. Such oversights, and we use a gentle word, is no excuse for a "casualness" with which some officials can approach a city's prob- News About Our Service Men Michael L. Smith, petty officer, 2-c USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Smith of 209 S. Margate Dr., Anaheim; Ralph Marco, petty officer, 3-c NN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. DeMarco of 1236 Chevy Case Dr., Anaheim, and James Nellesen, petty officer 3-c NN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Nellesen of 1173 Cherry Way, Anaheim, will graduate on Jan. 4 from recruit training at theaval Training Center, San Dio. Army Pvt. James S. Palm, whose wife Idoma, lives at 1322 Kington Ave., Anaheim, has completed the final phase of months active military training under the Reserve Forces Act program at Fort Miss, Tex. Recruit Barbara J. Witte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlee C. Witte of 115 E. North Anaheim, has completed eight weeks of basic military BOOKS In Review Weekly book listings presented by the Anaheim Public Library, 241 South Los Angeles St., Anaheim: FICTION CLOWN OF HEMLOCK, by Richard H. Asby. From the war to the sleepy little California town where he was raised, he comes back, works in his father's store, tries to settle down but doesn't make it because of love, restlessness and boredom. THE MASTER OF BADGER'S HALL, by Henry Trecee. The shepherd's boy grew up in the shadow of Badger's Hall, and ended by owning it in a winner-take-all story of boxing's bare knuckle era in England. NON-FICTION ADVERTISING AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE by Association of National Advertisers. Best use of packaging and display at the decisive point of contact with customer. Color plates, charts, organization, research in purchasing and display. THE ANGER OF ACHILLES, by Robert Graves. Homer's Illiad brought to life by the magic of the novelist's pen retells again in modern talk. Achilles and Odysseus, the golden Honor Farm Site Approval Is Seen Final negotiations for purchase of a 100-acre industrial honor farm site near El Toro Marine Corps Air Base have been started by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Breakthrough of a three-year search for the site occurred when the supervisors unanimously approved the County Grand Jury's recommendation to acquire the Borregos Canyon site from the Irvine Co. Search for a site began on Nov. 6, 1956, when voters approved a $250,000 bond issue to acquire a site. Several such have been offered in the past months but none proved acceptable. they were the five most powerful dictators in South America. The legend of their rise and fall is presented here. SOUTH OF APPOMATTOX, by Nash Burger & John Bettsworth. At Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865, after the crash of battle had ended; where did they all go? What did they do in later life? Davis, Lee, Johnston, Longstreet, their later lives in words and some old photos and tintypes of the time. Students Hear About Indians Third graders at Mira L school paused in the midss Christmas excitement to ten and learn about a group Americans who live in a different world from theirs. Mrs. Robert F. Runnel led third grade classes to about the Pueblo Indians New Mexico and Arizona; cording to Mrs. Rummel, ancient Indians, who were before the Spaniards, are farming Indians. Mrs. Rummel shwed slide the combined group which taken this fall when she her husband visited four or 18 main pueblos in New Mexico and all of the Hopi pu which comprise nine village three mesas. Excitem YOURS THOROUG Recruit Barbara J. Witte, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arlene C. Witte of 115 E. North Anaheim, has completed eight weeks of basic military training at the Women's Army Corps (WAC) Center, Fort Clellan, Ala. Robert D. Briney, aviation financeman airman USN, son Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth N. Kinney of 2235 Blanchard Ave., Anaheim, was a participant in the Navy's Fourth Annual Air Weapons Meet, or "Operation Top," at the Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station at Yuma, AZ. He is with the Utility Quadron Seven at Brown Field Naval Auxiliary Station, Chula Vista, Calif. Leslie L. Trott, petty officer d-c, USN, son of Mrs. Jim Jackson of 2558 Heffron Dr., Anaheim, has been graduated recruit Training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego. Army Pvt. David R. Bessler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bessler of 2660 Glencrest Ave., Anaheim, has completed the final phase of six months active military training under the Reserve Forces Act program at Fort Bliss, Tex. He will spend the rest of his military service with the 251st Artillery's Battery C, a National Guard unit Long Beach. Bessler is a decor specialist and antiaircraft artilleryman. Michael O. Hanlon, sonarian seaman apprentice USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Hanlin of 1239 Dwyer Dr., Anaheim, is back in Long Beach aboard the destroyer USS Manfield, after a five-month tour of duty with the S.S. Seventh Fleet in the western Pacific. Gerger H. Jones, 1326 Lotus Anaheim, has been named Association of National Advertisers. Best use of packaging and display at the decisive point of contact with customer. Color plates, charts, organization, research in purchasing and display. THE ANGER OF ACHILLES, by Robert Graves. Homer's Illiad brought to life by the magic of the novelist's pen retells again in modern talk. Achilles and Odysseus, the golden heroes who went up against Troy in the far off days of yore. A NEW LIFE IN YOUR YEARS, by H. Wolterck (M.D.). How to be a successful senior citizen today. Easy reading for everybody about today's life-span, physical and psychological changes in aging. CLEAR CHANNELS by Max Wylie. A blow by blow account of how television became a social institution. Shows and programs are analyzed in words and photographs. Concludes with charts and diagrams mapping progress of TV. IMPATIENT GIANT, by Gerald Clark. Beneath the block, belching smoke of blast furnaces, teeming Chinese millions work on dams, fields, in factories, in a striving, ferocious industrial war between democratic India and their own Communist China. Contains speeches and photographs. THE RAFT, by DeVere Baker. Against the pounding seas and driving winds of the Pacific Ocean, they sailed for 80 days to Hawaii on nothing but a raft. Many good photographs. TWILIGHT OF THE TYRANTS by Tad Szulec. They wore brilliant uniforms and lived in splendid palaces, for nounced. Jones joined California Bank in 1954, and was assigned to the payroll section of the personnel department as an administrative assistant in 1955. Prior to that, he was associated with Castle and Cooke Ltd., Honolulu, as an operations analyst. A native of Portland, Ore., Jones is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War, attaining the tersworth. At Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865, after the crash of battle had ended; where did they all go? What did they do in later life? Davis, Lee, Johnston, Longstreet, their later lives in words and some old photos and tintypes of the time. HILGENFIELD MORTUARY Faithful, Courteous Service 120 E. 5roadway, Anaheim PHONE KE 5-4105 VETERANS of WW I Wives, Wildows, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters ARE URGED TO JOIN Anaheim Auxiliary Barracks 1235 TR 1-2212 PR 2-0553 Tire Retreading 8 HOUR SERVICE All Work Guaranteed Shipkey - Pearson 120 W. Center St—Anaheim KE 5-1167 — KE 5-1168 We Give S & H Green Stamps GOODYEAR TIRES ANAHEIM TRUCK & TRANSFER CO. Moving - Storage General Trucking PHONE KE 5-2863 505 S. Los Angeles St. ANAHEIM HEY KIDS PRE-CHRISTMAS (At the Garage) 3 Complete Shows — Connie Walt Disney Film Festival California Farmers Doing Well That uneasiness over losses of valuable farm acreage which has been disturbing the California urban mind about the future welfare of the state's agriculture, can abate. Where a fine orchard stood yesterday, a subdivision shows itself today. Cities, like Anaheim, extend their limits to accommodate additional homes and the erstwhile orange groves give way to the city's progress. Rapid expansion to meet the space requirements of an exploding population includes not only new city streets and buildings but also new freeways and overland highways. All these must be installed where wanted, irrespective of the fertility and worth of the agricultural land that has to be vacated or sites and roadbeds. Comes now a leading aggie journal, the "California Farmer," with a report indicating that the farm families are still doing well, thank you. "California's cash income in 1958 reached a record total of $852,792,000," reports the California Farmer, "which is an increase of 3.6 per cent over 1957, and 14.4 per cent more than the 197-56 average. This latest report was made by the California Farm and Livestock Reporting Service in an October report. The state maintained first place in the nation's farm economy, producing more than 8 per cent of the national total cash farm income." From these figures, it is clear enough that losses of arable land to urban encroachment is being compensated for by increased fields from land remaining under cultivation. The independent, enterprising California farmer may have been hurt here and there by this new type of "land erosion," but he is getting okken, as he always has, on his efficiency, his foresight and his industry. Students Hear About Indians Third graders at Mira Linda school paused in the midst of Christmas excitement to listen and learn about a group of Americans who live in a different world from theirs. Mrs. Robert F. Runmel visited third grade classes to tell about the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico and Arizona. According to Mrs. Runmel, the ancient Indians, who were here before the Spaniards, are the farming Indians. Mrs. Rummel shwed slides to one combined group which were taken this fall when she and her husband visited four of the 8 main pueblos in New Mexico and all of the Hopi pueblos which comprise nine villages in three mesas. Mrs. Rummel followed up the pictures by displaying pottery, baskets, moccasins, ceremonial instruments, cradle boards and rugs. Mrs. Rummel praised the method of pupil placement in Centralia district which allowed her to speak in the rooms at different interest levels. She believes the schools often go unappreciated in what they are able to accomplish. GIVE SOMETHING FOR THE CAR DISCOUNT PRICES WEST AUTO SUPPLY SERVING ORANGE COUNTY FOR 40 YEARS ANAHEIM 203 So. Los Angeles KE 5.4109 OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS Also 1959 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa—LI 8-6411 Excitement! Fun! Thrills! YOURS TO ENJOY NOW! THOROUGHBRED RACING AT BEAUTIFUL Excitement! Fun! Thrills! YOURS TO ENJOY NOW! THOROUGHBRED RACING AT BEAUTIFUL Santa Anita Silver Anniversary Meeting They're racing at Santa Anita! Thrill to America's greatest Thoroughbreds fighting it out to the wire! Join the most glamorous crowd in the world of sport! If you like, bring a picnic and enjoy it with your family and friends amid the sparkling fountains and lovely gardens of Santa Anita's incomparable infield! Plenty Of Parking • Room for over 30,000 cars in Santa Anita's 200-acre parking lot! Always a place for your car...always easy to get in and out. Just 14 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Luxurious Facilities • Spacious, all-covered Grandstand, luxurious Clubhouse...all better than ever. There's a spectacular hillside grass course—the only one in the country. There’s a beautiful new coffee shop on the Grandstand mezzanine...more escalators for your convenience...expanded refreshment facilities throughout the Park! There’s fun for everyone at Santa Anita—Southern California's great winter spectacle! So bring your family...your friends and have the time of your life at Santa Anita! DEC.26 - MAR.10 Santa Anita 25TH ANNIVERSARY NOW! RESERVED SEATS ON SALE BY MAIL! Now for the first time, you may reserve seats in advance by mail for any racing day of the 1959-60 Santa Anita meeting, December 26-March 10. All seats $1.30 including taxes (regular admission charge to be paid at gate) Grandstand Reserved—every racing day Clubhouse Reserved—all days except Saturdays & Holidays Write: DAILY RESERVATIONS, enclosing check or money order stating number of tickets desired. Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. Make check or money order payable to Los Angeles Turf Club. No reservations by phone. TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE DIRECT TO THE TRAIN! It's easy to get to Santa Anita—even if you're not driving. Special buses leave frequently for Santa Anita from many locations in the Greater Los Angeles area. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL YOUR BUS COMPANY POST TIME 1:00 PM MY KIDS! IT'S FREE! CHRISTMAS SHOW — THUR., DEC. 24 (At the Garden Theater in Ahaheim) The Shows — Continuous From 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Film Festival Plus 3 Stooge Comedy! Y KIDS! IT'S FREE! CHRISTMAS SHOW — THUR., DEC. 24 (At the Garden Theater in Ahaheim) Live Shows — Continuous From 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Disney Film Festival Plus 3 Stooge Comedy! AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLLOWING FRIENDLY ANAHEIM MERCHANTS TING GOODS center St. MARKET Angeles St. LEANERS center St. SUPPLY CO. m-Olive Rd. 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