anaheim-gazette 1960-01-15

Flu-like Illnesses Hit A wave of influenza-type illnesses swept over Anaheim and the Southland this week and threatened to spread to epidemic proportions. County Health Officer Dr. Edward Lee Russell said the State Department of Health had identified some of the viruses as being of the Asian strains which created wholesale absenteeism in this area in early 1958. Other sicknesses have been identified as belonging to the A- group influenza virus and the M (for mystery) virus; things seemed to be decidedly improved so far this month." popular place, not in terms of pa- The illnesses, also reported in epidemic proportions in nine other states, had bedridden a half-million people in nearby Los Angeles County Wednesday. Some businesses and industries reported absenteeism had risen to 15 per cent. High Schools Hit Anaheim Union High School District reported this week that the rate of absent students has more than doubled the normal non-attendance rate of 4.5 per cent and was close to 10 per cent on Monday and Tuesday. The district's two high schools Anaheim and Western, have an approximate enrollment of 5,100 students. The occurrence of illness among teachers had tripled, the school district attendance office 16 89 Years of Devotion to All That Is Good in Anaheim VOL. LXXXVIII, NO. 81 11 DISNEYLAND AND MIRA FLORES CORP. GET TOGETHER Ed Ettinger, left, Frank Sennes Look Over Hotel Plans State Medics Gather for Symposium at Bowl Sunday The wide and wonderful world of medicine will be the subject of the California Medical Assistants Association Symposium here Sunday. The event, sponsored by the Orange County Medical Assistants, will be held in Anaheim Bowl beginning at 9 a.m. Among topics to be discussed are socialized medicine, the human side of doctors and vote winning. Everett Bannister, County medical association secretary, will moderate the panel discussion and Dr. Sam Gendel, OCMA president, will serve as official host. North American Buys 80-Acres North American Aviation Co. has announced purchase of 80 acres near Orangewood Ave. and the Santa Ana Freeway. The purchase price was $640,-000. North American reportedly will use the acreage to build a plant for its Autonetics division. More Rain Today There is a 70 per cent chance of another rain storm today, the U.S. Weather Bureau reports. Tuesday's storm, the heaviest of the current season, brought 1.68 inches of rain to Anaheim, increasing the season's total to 3.71 inches. At this time in 1959 only 2.72 inches of rain had fallen. Bomb Scare at Bowl Power Lines Down Approximately two square miles of the city's northwestern section was blacked out for 10 minutes Tuesday after a truck hit hanging power lines. Police said a tractor and v truck driven by Howard Sylvie 52, of Phoenix City, Ala., hit wires on a parking lot at 7842 Euclid St. The wires were low, police said, for the truck clear. Anaheim, Grove Cities in 1959 80-Office Center To Be Built Soon Groundbreaking for the $75,000 Orangebrook Office Center the corner of Orange Ave. a Brookhurst St. will take place the near future, developers the proposed 53,000 square foot center have announced. North American Aviation Co. has announced purchase of 80 acres near Orangewood Ave. and the Santa Ana Freeway. The purchase price was $640,-900. North American reportedly will use the acreage to build a plant for its Autonetics division. Local Dentists to Attend S.F. Meet Seven Anaheim dentists—Drs. De Orr Cooley, Ernest H. Kay, William C. McCarthy, Clarence C. Graham, Kenneth L. Heuler, Dale O. Huseboe and Richard Miles Polentz—are expected to be among the more than 1,500 dentists attending the 64th annual meeting of the U. C. Dental Alumnia association in San Francisco, Jan. 24 and 25, it was revealed today. Bomb Scare at Bowl A bomb scare was set off by a prank telephone call Thursday at Anaheim Bowl, 1925 W. Lincoln Ave. Police said a caller asked for the manager and when the telephone operator was unable to locate him he told her a bomb had been planted in the building. A search turned up nothing. Building Fund Up A total of $1,360,000 is now in the Anaheim Union High School District building fund, school officials have announced. Orange County Population Orange County's mushrooming population reached 653,600 persons on Jan. 1, the California Taxpayers Assn. estimated. This, the CTA said, is an increase of 91,600 persons over Jan. 1, 1959. The county's last official federal census, 1950, recorded 437,-376 persons. The more than 200 per cent increase in population during the past decade is the largest of the state's 52 counties. CALIFORNIA REACHES a new population peak of 15,343,000 to start the new decade. In a pre-release of an article scheduled to appear in the January issue of "Tax Digest," official publication of the Association, Hugh H. Brown, Cal-Tax research statistician, stated, "The state showed groundbreaking for the $75,000 Orangebrook Office Center the corner of Orange Ave. a Brookhurst St. will take place the near future, developers the proposed 53,000 square foot center have announced. The center will have facilit for 80 offices, a bank, restaurant and some retail operations. Gilmore Named to County Commission John H. Gilmore of Anahe has been re-elected chairman the Orange County Planning Commission. Gilmore was elected the chairmanship in January, 1959 when Dr. Walter L. Bigham signed the position he held 24 years. es Hit Area, Absenteeism reported this week that of absent students had han doubled the normal endance rate of 4.5 per day and Tuesday. District's two high schools, on and Western, have an enate enrollment of 5,100. Occurrence of illness among had tripled, the school attendance office reported. The elementary school district, with 13,000 students, reported its rate of absent students was growing. School officers estimated that from about 10 to 15 per cent were away from their desks during the early parts of the week. A sampling of two city schools, Price and Marshall, showed that the number of absent students on one day had risen from 50 to 101 at Price school and from 63 to 141 at Marshall school. A district official said that absenteeism among teachers had approximately doubled in the past week. City personnel officer Charles Griffin said that the municipal government's work force had expeienced a 13 per cent rate of absenteeism in December "but things seem to be diddly improvd so far this month." Griffin said that at one time 11 workers were absent with flutype sicknesses in the city engineering department alone in D cember. He said the overall rate of a senteeism was about double t normal. Two Illnesses Two distinct type illnesseem to be effecting area redents. The first is the so-called "stomach flu" which is accopanied by gastro-intestinal set, fever, aches, pains and d rhea. The second illness is known ANAHEIM GAZET. FOURTEEN PAGES ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA JULY START ON 15 MILI CONVENTION - SHOW CE Dogone Job Petsitting Grove Man Runs Disney Dogmotel 14,777 Jailed County Jailhous Bulged at Seam Dogone Job Petsitting Grove Man Runs Disney Dogmotel Dog gone it, but Howard Decker has a funny job—he's a petsitter. Decker, a resident of 18751 Linnert St., Garden Grove, pursues his unusual trade at Disneyland. His hostelry, oops, kennels, is called, appropriately, Kennel Land. Decker cares for pets while patrons peruse the amusement park. He has 95 cages at his disposal and the record daily attendance figure was set last July 4 when Decker said. Jaycees Set Polio Clinic Saturday Anaheim Junior Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a polio clinic for North Orange County residents Saturday. The clinic will be set up at the Broadway-Anaheim Mall from 1 to 5 p.m. Shots will cost $1 each. Anaheim, Grove Lead All County Cities in 1959 Business Gains Anaheim led all Orange County cities in the number of new businesses established during the past half decade. The city now has 1,024 business firms in operation, a gain of 485 during the past five years, according to Dun & Bradstreet. Garden Grove now has 661 businesses, a forward stage during the same period of 406 new establishments. Santa Ana, the county seat, still has the most commercial LAUGHTER PRESCRIBED—Nationally-famed humorist, Edmund Harding, called the "doctor of laughter," will be the featured guest speaker at Executive Dinner Club of Anaheim Saturday. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Anaheim Bowl. Registration Open For Night School County Jailhouse Bulged at Seam To Hold 1959 Loa Orange County's jail was popular place not in term of tron enthusiasm, but business in 1959. The detention facility reported an all-time county record of 777 bookings, according to Captain Clarence Double. The jail, constructed near four decades ago, was built only house 260 inmates. During the month of December alone the average daily prison rolls were 500 persons. Much of the overcrowding be relieved in April when jail's new branch on Place Ave. will be opened It will commodate 400 prisoners. Two Men Killed In Separate Trai Freeway Crashes Two men were killed in separate accidents here this week. Charles W. Zimmerman, 3145 S. Gail Ave., Fullerton, killed early Wednesday when carr collided with a southbound train at the Ball Rd. crossing. Zimmerman, police said, sales manager at an Anaheim tomobile agency. Police said merman was driving east on Rd. when the accident occurred. Earl Raginald Knisley, 43 La Habra was killed in a traffic accident here Thursday. The California Highway said Knisley's auto was north on the Santa Ana Freeway when it swerved off the Be Built Soon Roundbreaking for the $750.00 orangebrook Office Center at corner of Orange Ave. and Hurst St. will take place in near future, developers of proposed 53,000 square foot have announced. The center will have facilities on offices, a bank, restaurant some retail operations. More Named to County Commission H. Gilmore of Anaheim been re-elected chairman of Orange County Planning Committee. Gilmore was elected to chairmanship in January, 1959. Dr. Walter L. Bigham re-entered the position he held for years. Hotel to Expand The second major expansion program in four years is under way at th Disneyland hotel, according to owner Jack Wrather. The $600,000 project will add 72 rooms to the hotel, bringing the total capacity of 306 rooms. Registration Open For Night School Registration for Anaheim Evening high school classes is now under way at 123 N. Citron St., according to Dr. Phillip J. Ackley, principal. Assigned to Europe George D. Reish Jr. of 842 Redondo Dr., Anaheim has taken a post as European field representative for Hughes Aircraft Co. in Paris. His wife, Marjorie, and sons, Terry, 15, and Trey, 10, will join month.Reish on the continent later this month. Postman Should Think for Self Anaheim has a thinking post office. Local postal workers Emergen Bosza and Arthur W. Krus were among 25 California and wailian Island post office employees given cash awards for gestions to improve mail service. Bosza got $12.50 for a suction which eliminated unnecessary handling of mails and K$12.50, for a suggestion to relocate post office equipment to provide additional space and eliminate furlough in the work area. Two other Anaheim workers Richard L. Baxter and Hermann Otto, were given merit certificates for ideas, but no money. Influential Sales Sales at Butler-Harbour construction company’s Influence Homes development have paid the $1,425,000 mark. reeism Rate Soars department alone in Deer. said the overall rate of abeism was about double the al. Two Illnesses to distinct type illnesses to be effecting area resiThe first is the so-called "each flu" which is accomby gastro-intestinal upever, aches, pains and diacsecond illness is known as clinical influenza and causes high fever, upper abdominal pain, headache and bone ache and a cough. There is no gastro-intestinal upset involved in this malady. Health officers said that as many as 10 per cent of the patients currently visiting private physicians have the second time type of illness. Both illnesses seem to be of one to four day duration. Orange County’s Oldest Newspaper Established in 1870 Published Every Thursday ZETTE NTY, CALIFORNIA FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1960. 15 MILLION - DOLLAR OW CENTER SCHEDULED 777 Jailed County Jailhouse ulged at Seams City Council Gives Final Approval To Mira Flores Corp.’s Project Here Construction is scheduled to begin in early July on a $15 million convention and entertainment center near Disneyland. The project will take from one year to 18 months to complete. City Council Tuesday night gave final approval on the multi- City Council Gives Final Approval To Mira Flores Corp.'s Project Here Construction is scheduled to begin in early July on a $15 million convention and entertainment center near Disneyland. The project will take from one year to 18 months to complete. City Council Tuesday night gave final approval on the multi-million-dollar development of the Mira Flores Corp. on 60 acres along the west side of West St. between Ball Rd. and Cerritos Ave. THE PROJECT, headed by Hollywood showman Frank Sennes, was delayed last week when Disneyland officials requested explicit information on what the development would include and what type of entertainment was planned. Lauren Wagner, Mira Flores president, delivered the details Thursday. The seven building development will include: 1. A 12-story hotel with 720 rooms, shops, a health club, a banquet room to accommodate 5,000, 40 penthouses and a supper club that will seat 500. 2. An aquacade facility with seating for 5,000 spectators. 3. A two-story cocktail lounge with a second floor grand (Continued on Page 2-A) Downtown Merchants Line Up Committee Posts for '60 Committee appointments far the Downtown Retail Merchants Division for 1960 have been made, chairman Arnold Howard announced. New board members are: Clayton Allen ,Swanbergers; Max Anwyl, Ben Franklin Stores; O. G. Neal, Karl's Shoe Stores; Harold Smith, Smith Reafsnyder Furniture Co.; M. F. Hoy, Bank of America; Martha chumacher, SQR Store. Committee appointments are: BUDGET and Finance—Boy Moy, chairman; Marcha Schuand Jim Bobbett. PROMOTIONS—De Lois Caldwell, chairman; Jim Bobbett, Max Anwyl, Howard Loudon, and Carl Putz. macher, Carl Putz, Louis Phillips (Continued on Page 2-A) God Job: Top Pay Assemblyman Richard Hanna of Orange County was the top Postman Should Think for Self Anaheim has a thinking man's office. Local postal workers Emery A. Zza and Arthur W. Kruse Jr. are among 25 California and Hawaiian Island post office employees given cash awards for suggestions to improve mail service. Zza got $12.50 for a suggestion which eliminated unnecessary mailing of mails and Kruse, $50, for a suggestion to relocate the office equipment to provide additional space and eliminate concession in the work area. Two other Anaheim workers, Richard L. Baxter and Herman P. Do, were given merit certificates ideas, but no money. Influential Sales Up Sales at Butler-Harbour Connection company's Influential Times development have passed $1,425,000 mark. Anaheim surgeon Dr. Samuel Gendel was installed Wednesday as president of the Orange County Medical Association. The ceremonies, the 72nd annual installation of officers for the county association, were held at the Red Hill Tennis Club. Named as president-elect was Dr. Thomas E. Hanigan, a Santa Ana physician. Hanigan will become president in 1961. Other new officers include Dr. William K. Friend of Santa Ana, secretary and Dr. Waynard W. Lowe of Fullerton, Drs. Hugh J. Plumb Jr. and Richard Altman of Newport Beach and Dr. Richard Eijell of Santa Ana, directors. Hi-Y Club Trip Set Freemont Junior Tri-Hi-Y club members will visit Farmer's Market in Los Angeles on Feb. 22. The trip will also include a tour of a television studio. God Job: Top Pay Assemblyman Richard Hanna of Orange County was the top paid California legislator in 1959. Hanna, representative from the County's 75th Assembly District, drew $12,714 for the year's labor. Holds Open House The Associated Chambers of Commerce will hold an open house at its new 2184 Harbor Blvd. headquarters Wednesday from 2 to 8 p.m. Cindy Didn't Forget Saint Nick Letters to Santa Claus pour into the Anaheim Post Office before Christmas, but the stream abruptly dries up the day after. That's why a childishly-scrawled note to Santa caught Anaheim Postmaster Marshall McFie's eye this week. He forwarded it to the Gazette with this note: "Many are those who ask for gifts, but few are those who appreciate them." The letter that touched the mailman's heart: "Dear Santa Claus: Thank you for the Revlon and the doll and the toys. I am glad that you liked the cookies and milk. Thank you for the blke. I am going to be a good girl. I will see you next year. Love, Cindy Simpson." You bet you will, Cindy.