anaheim-gazette 1960-03-24

To Your Favorite Carrier Boy YOUR BEST BUY 30¢ PER MONTH VOL. LXXXVIII, NO. 41 11 ANAHEIM, ORA Colonist Ace Luecke CIF Team Choice Helms Foundation Selects Only One Anaheim Player to Team Anaheim Colonist basketball guard Bob Luecke was chosen to the first team of the AAA All-CIF Basketball selections, the Helms Athletic Foundation reports. State Okays Danbrook St. School Job Luecke, a six-foot, three-inch senior, was the lone selection from the CIF champion runners-up the Anaheim High School team which placed second in the AAA CIF Basketball championships. THE 186-POUND Luecke scored 266 points during the season for a per game average of 9.5 points. "Luecke was not a top scorer, but made up for his lack of points by strong rebounding ability and State Okays Danbrook St. School Job Centralia School district was given a green light by the state this week to proceed with its request to build a complete plant of 15 classrooms, two kindergarten rooms, administration building and multipurpose room at 320 Danbrook St. in Anaheim south of Lincoln Ave. The school will be known as the Danbrook school. Contractors' bids will be opened on Tuesday, April 5, at 2 p.m. A court hearing will be held April 4 in Santa Ana to condemn land in the vicinity of Miller and La Palma avenues for the district's ninth school. Centralia district is more than half built at the present time, according to the superintendent, Glen H. Dysinger, Sr. Attendance schools—more than half the 10,000 pupils expected as the result of a saturation survey made over two years ago in 1957. Members of the board of trustees and administrators work continuously to keep abreast of the rapid expansion in the residential areas served by Centralia School district. 'SMOGLESS CAR' Local Firm’s Electric Cars On Market A local firm has come up with senior, was the lone selection from the CIF champion runners-up the Anaheim High School team which placed second in the AAA CIF Basketball championships. THE 180-POUND Luecke scored 266 points during the season for a per game average of 9.5 points. "Luecke was not a top scorer, but made up for his lack of points by strong rebounding ability and team leadership," the Helms Foundation said. The all-star selection committee said it considered the Anaheim club "a well-rounded team." Thomas Dose, senior center for Glendale High School was named (Continued on Page 2-A) Pro-Footballers Train In County The Los Angeles Chargers, professional football team, will be conducting their pre-season training come next summer at Chapman College, it has been announced. Beginning in mid-July, the team will be using the Chapman Stadium and residence and dining facilities for a period of about eight weeks. The starting date has not yet been determined. Chapman's facilities were termed "outstanding and ideally located" by the Chargers' head coach Sid Gillman. The contract for leasing the facilities was signed by John L. Davis, president of Chapman College, and Frank Leahy, general manager of the Chargers. The Chargers, members of the recently organized American Football League, are owned by Barron Hilton, son of hotel executive Conrad Hilton. Bee-sy Bodies’ Play Gigantic Swarm Has Resident "The sky was actually said a pale housewife. "The humming you other distaff member of Fullerton city officials aggritated it was quite a sight. They estimated that the swarm which passed through a residential area and finally lightened an olive tree, naturally on St., at two million buzzin' couches of the hornet. THE POLICE were called. T saw the humming, swarming r and summoned park and recrational officers. State KC Conclave State-wide convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held Local Firm’s Electric Car’s On Market A local firm has come up with figures show 55,000 pupils in seven what might be a triple threat answer to three of motoring’s biggest headaches: economy, smog and parking space. R. D. Taylor and Fred Dunn, owners of a firm named for themselves at 2114 W. Ball Rd., have invaded the small-car market with pilot models of a four-wheeled electric auto. THE VEHICLES have been placed with dealers in Santa Monica, Riverside and Long Beach. Electrically-powered, the car produces no smog, is quiet and at 110-inches long is a cinch to park. The car weighs only 925 pounds and the 170 amperes of battery power will keep it running at 30 miles per hour for 50 miles. Taylor and Dunn have been building electric powered vehicles for 11 years. The cost of their economy car is $1,278. Grunion to Run Grunion will be running on Orange County beaches Saturday; Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The silvery fingerlings will come ashore at 9 p.m. Saturday night and one half hour later each ensuing night. State KC Conclave State-wide convention of the Knights of Columbus will be held in Anaheim May 13-14, it was announced today. The announcement was made by Grand Knight James J. Feeney of Anaheim Council-1154, the convention host. Supreme Knight Luke E. Hart will be the guest speaker at an awards luncheon on Saturday, May 14. His Eminence James Francis Cardinal McIntyre will address delegates at the convention's opening session. Other features of the two-day conclave will be a Knights of Columbus night at the park Friday, May 13, and golf and bowling tournaments. The convention will be held in Anaheim Bowl. Anaheim Man Latin American Tour Boss David C. Maddox of Anaheim, has been appointed by Brownell Tours as special coordinator to Rio and Sao Paulo in connection with the official Brownell Mission Tour Program featuring the Baptist World Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 26-July 3. Appointment was announced today by Brownell Tours, official tour company for North America. High School News Of U.S. Navy (At S) The fourth annual “journalists” will be staged. More than 400 students Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino are expected to take part in journalism advisors and co-directors. The program will begin at April 13 with registration at Long Beach Naval Base, followed by a tour of its facilities movies that night. The aspiring reporters will sleep in a bar and go aboard the Thetis Bay amphibious assault carrier (6) at 6 a.m. April 14. THE THETIS BAY was the escort aircraft carrier convoy for the purpose of exclusively trying Marines ashore by herter. Her successful pioneering use of vertical envelop tactics has led the Navy to two larger carriers, the Boxer the Princeton, for such missions. During their 10 hours after the young journalists will many typical naval activities including simulated attacks submarine and aircraft, as well as launching of helicopters with bat-ready Marines. ANAHEIM GAZETTE ANAHEIM, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SIXTEEN PAGES Mailed Forms We 200,000 Cent Sent to All Co YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA DEBUTS WITH 'HEIDI' APRIL 2 Anaheim's Youth Symphony Orchestra will make its first public appearance April 2 in a fifteen-minute prelude to the Anaheim Children's Theatre's production of Heidi." "Heidi" will be staged in the Anaheim High School auditorium at both 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. "Heidi" features a cast of both children and adults. The popular Swiss Alps story will close out this year's first season of Theatre which, according to all sources, has met with outstanding success. City Manager Describes LOW CALIFORNIANS TALK over political plans for incoming state and national elections. Congressman James B. Utt (left), representing Orange County in the Congressional District, and Richard M. Nixon, candidate for President, met to discuss California politics in the President's office. Both Utt and Nixon petitioners have been taken out to acquire the necessary number of signatures to insure each candidate a place on the 7 primary. Re-sy Bodies' Plague City Gigantic Swarm Settles In Tree; Has Residents, Officials Up in Air "The sky was actually black with them buzzing things," a pale housewife. "The humming you could hear for blocks," added an official distaff member of the patio and garbage disposal set. Delton city officials agreed it quite a sight. They estimated that the swarm passed through a residential area and finally lighted in a live tree, naturally on Olive at two million buzzin' cousins the hornet. THE POLICE were called. They the humming, swarming mass summoned park and recreation centers. They weren't sure how to corral the bee-sy convention without a hive so they summoned the State Forestry. The experts pondered at a distance and decided to leave the hive at rest over night. Everyone was up at the crack of dawn. They waited throughout the day and, alas, at 1:45 p.m. Thursday the hive rose up and swarmed off into the wild blue yonder. Conclave Set Here City Manager Describes $12 Million Bond Issue Study of 'Capital Program' Given (Editor's Note: On April 12 Anaheim voters will give the polls to decide the fate of an eight-part $12 million issue for major capital improvements. The following memorandum from City Manager Keith Murdoch on theposal as it is being submitted to the electorate and an by-item breakdown.) by KEITH MURDOCH Considerable analysis and study have been made on the various portions of the Capital Improvement Program since my initial recommendation of November 24. Some adjustments are indicated. It is apparent that the timing of the police facilities construction requires that this item be included in the present bond issue. In order that this might be done and that the bond program to be placed before the voters remain at a total of $12,000,000 some reductions were necessary. THE ARCHITECTURAL firm, Smith, Rowell and Morgridge, reviewed in considerable detail the initial proposal for a main library. They have been able to provide a preliminary plan for a main library building which embodies all of the recommendations of the Citizens Committee and the Library Board for initial construc-tion for a total estimated cost of $1,000,000. A previous indication that $1,550,000 would necessary for this purpose emphasize that the new figure not a curtailment of the Committee's and the Board's recommendation rather utilizes much more lower level space for operation. The Chamber of Commerce had committees working on of the portions of the bond gram, the Library and park. The Library Committee has viewed the $1,000,000 item main library and feels that a sound proposal. The Park Committee has reviewed the site acquisition program and that this figure of $1,450 should not be reduced. An analysis of the amount vided for the water district system shows that the $1,550 figure can be reduced s- (Continued on Page 2-A) POLICE were called. They humming, swarming mass summoned park and recreation centers. They waited throughout the day and, alas, at 1:45 p.m. Thursday the hive rose up and swarmed off into the wild blue yonder. Conclave Set Here High School Newshawks To Be Guests U.S. Navy (At Sea) April 13-14 The fourth annual "Day in the Navy" for high school navalists will be staged April 13-14. More than 400 students from schools in Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties expected to take part. They will be accompanied by their navalism advisors and other school authorities. The program will begin at noon on April 13 with registration at the Big Beach Naval Base, followed by a tour of its facilities and sites that night. The aspiring sailors will sleep in a barracks and go aboard the Thetis Bay, an inhibious assault carrier (LPH) at 6 a.m. April 14. THE THETIS BAY was the first art aircraft carrier converted to the purpose of exclusively carrying Marines ashore by helicopter. Her successful pioneering in use of vertical envelopmentics has led the Navy to utilize larger carriers, the Boxer and Princeton, for such missions. During their 10 hours at sea young journalists will see many typical naval activities, including simulated attacks by a marine and aircraft, as well as teaching of helicopters with com-ready Marines. Sponsor of "A Day in the Navy" is Public Relations Company 11-2, Naval Reserve, Los Angeles, which originated the program that has been widely copied throughout the nation. City and county boards of education, as well as parochial school officials and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, are co-operating in the project. IN ADDITION, the program has the support of the Los Angeles Newspaper Publishers Association as a step in the training of reporters because the students will be instructed in how to cover news aboard ship and get it ashore for publication. Authors of the best stories written about the cruise for a high school newspaper will be given prizes and the school scoring the most points will receive a special trophy. PICK THE QUEEN—These six beauties were all final in contest tonight, but only one will be new "Californi Citrus Queen" to reign over 1960 National Orange season in San Bernardino, April 28-May 8. Winner, originally selected from field of 45, will be announced when fcitrus exposition opens with gay "Fiesta Mexico" theme. Finalists, left to right front row, are: Shirlee rison, 17, Riverside, and Judy Ann Price, 17, San Ben dino. Middle row: Phyllis White, 18, El Monte, and Stephens, 17, Lindsay. At top: Roxanne Carlson, 18 Cajon, and Penni Lansing, 18, Miss Orange County. SHOWN ABOVE, left to right, are Mr. and Mrs. Muirhead, owners of the Sun-Lite Co., and Charles O superintendent. STATE LIBRARY SACRAMENTO CALIF Orange County's Oldest Newspaper Established in 1870 Published Every Thursday EEN PAGES THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1960 ailed Forms Weigh 12 Tons 0 Census Letters All County Homes ORCHESTRA APRIL 2 estra will make its first pubute prelude to the Anaheim di." helm High School auditorium children and adults. The popuhis year's first season of the es, has met with outstanding Door-to-Door Count April 1 Advance forms for the 1960 census are in the mall to 200,000 Orange County homes today, District Supervisor Abbott R. Williams of Fullerton announced today. Abbott said the forms totalled 12 tons of bulk mall. The advance report form is a new census-taking device which is designed to speed up the field canvass and provide more accu- EDWARD R. NIX, program director for radio station KWIZ, has been named chairman for industry for the 1960 April Cancer Crusade of the Orange County branch of the American Cancer Society. The county goal is $105,-895. Rec. Commission Endorses Bonds At their March meeting the Anaheim Park and Recreation Commission unanimously endorsed and recommended support for the proposed bond issue. At the same time they offered their services as group leaders, panel members or in any other way to achieve maximum community support. 'Tin Can' Beach Clean-up Started The long awaited clean-up of tin-can littered Bolsa Chica Beach got under way Monday. Bolsa Chica Beach, which stretches between Huntington Beach and Sunset Beach, has for years been called "Tin Can Beach" because of its littered condition. Advance forms for the 1960 census are in the mail to 200,000 Orange County homes today, District Supervisor Abbott R. Williams of Fullerton announced today. Abbott said the forms totalled 12 tons of bulk mail. The advance report form is a new census-taking device which is designed to speed up the field canvass and provide more accurate statistics. Distribution of this form before the start of the house-to-house canvass gives the family a chance to assemble information about each member in advance of the census taker's visit. The district supervisor urges all residents to fill out the form and have it ready for the census takers when they start their rounds on April 1. THE ADVANCE REPORT form contains seven questions about every person in the household and six questions about the household's dwelling. The household information asked for is name, address, sex, color or race, month and year of birth, whether married or single, and relationship to head of the household. The information required about the dwelling is the number of rooms, cooking facilities, plumbing, and whether rented or owned. At every fourth household, the census taker will leave a Census Household Questionnaire which contains additional questions covering population and housing characteristics which are being asked of a 25 per cent sample of the nation's population. Householders are requested to fill out the household questionnaire and mail it within three days to the local census district office. A pre-addressed, postage free envelope is being provided for this purpose. THE "SAMPLE" population questions include inquiries on country of birth, mother tongues of foreign born, schooling, employment, income and related (Continued on Page 2-A) ANAHEIM Conversation Pieces Modern Times Are 'Taxing' The "good old days" certainly were. A copy of the 1937-38 Orange County tax booklet discloses: ANAHEIM SCHOOLS collected $1.93 as the basic tax rate that year as compared to $3.81 now; Centralia's was $1.81 as compared to the present $4.09; Magnolia's $1.57 to $4.12. Water, oddly enough, is cheaper today. In 1937, the Metropolitan Water District rate was 40 cents on each $100 and this year it is 18 cents per 100. Speaking of People ... The Orange County population explosion of the past decade has been costly. During the 10-year period an estimated $10 million has been expended on capital improvements by the County government, the annual county payroll has jumped 200 per cent and there has been an 80 per cent increase in county taxes. ON THE BALANCE SIDE of the ledger County population has tripled and land values have doubled. The increased costs have been handled with efficiency, county officials note. As an illustration, in 1960 there was one County employe to every 140 residents and today there is one for every 232 county residents.